Breastfeeding Part 19

[Dyewel]

Wala kasi kaming nursing room or clinic.

Pwede ka naman mag-demand ng nursing area, meron tayong RA about that. Ako kasi sa office lang din ng boss nag-pump. Alam na nila na pag-pumunta ako don bawal sila pumasok. Pwede ka namang mag-lagay ng signage sa pinto while pumping.  Kahit nasa-loob nagamit pa rin ako ng cover.   

[cheniwin]

my baby turns 8 months old lang and namamayat na sya, hindi sya nag gain since last month pedia visit naming gusto ko na sya bigyan ng formula milk kaso ayaw mag recommend ng pedia nya insisting ituloy ko daw ebf anyways I work at night I pumped 10 ounces lang ng milk, un ang milk nya while Im away at night then sa morning paguwi ko latch sya sakin right away, another one before ako matulog before lunch then sa hapon gigising ako para makalatch sya and before ako pumasok sa worka total of 4 feedings, na feeling ko kulang na for her, minsan ang lakas ng suck nya naiinis sya walang makuha
Ganun din ba kayo mommies? or dapat mas madami pa dun ang feedings naming in a day and more than 10 ounces dapat nadedede sya at night, thanks! nag start na rin kami mag solids kaya lang ayaw nya madalas hilig nya mag resist, once or twice lang sya mag eat potatoes or vegetables madalas hindi pa kami nag meat

[Shadow Angel]

^Iba kasi ang gatas ng ina kahit konti lang yan iba ang nutrients na nakukuha ng bata for me lang as long as hindi sakitin ang baby ko at hindi malnourish at walang advise ng pedia ok lang sa akin kahit hindi mataba si baby. Besides lumalaki na baby mo mas active na kaya papayat na talaga.

[simang]

my baby turns 8 months old lang and namamayat na sya, hindi sya nag gain since last month pedia visit naming gusto ko na sya bigyan ng formula milk kaso ayaw mag recommend ng pedia nya insisting ituloy ko daw ebf anyways I work at night I pumped 10 ounces lang ng milk, un ang milk nya while Im away at night then sa morning paguwi ko latch sya sakin right away, another one before ako matulog before lunch then sa hapon gigising ako para makalatch sya and before ako pumasok sa worka total of 4 feedings, na feeling ko kulang na for her, minsan ang lakas ng suck nya naiinis sya walang makuha
Ganun din ba kayo mommies? or dapat mas madami pa dun ang feedings naming in a day and more than 10 ounces dapat nadedede sya at night, thanks! nag start na rin kami mag solids kaya lang ayaw nya madalas hilig nya mag resist, once or twice lang sya mag eat potatoes or vegetables madalas hindi pa kami nag meat

Hi sis, same with my daughter, she's 10 months now pero from 6-8 months naglose sya ng 600 grams. Very petite din sya, lowest weight nya was at 8 months 7.4kgs lang sya. My pedia is not a BF advocate so concern ko din na ipagformula nya kami since nga naglose sya ng weight pero buti na lang di nya inadvise ang fm. She told me to continue breastfeeding (direct latch kami so I wouldn't know exactly how much ang nakoconsume nya) and damihan na lan ang pag offer ng solids. Same with you hindi rin gaanong kalakas kumain ng solids baby ko before. Pero eventually natutunan din nya, basta offer lang ako ng offer ng fruits, veggies and now malakas na sya mag rice and kumakain na din ng chicken and beef (as long as walang salt; natural herbs and spices lang gamit ko for her food). She has gained naman na kahit papano, 8.4kgs na sya ngayon. She's still very petite pero super active na kasi sya. Agree also with sis shadow, malikot na kasi kaya babagal talaga ang paggain ng weight. Tsaka sabi ng pedia as long as within normal limits ang height and weight also head circumference no need to worry. Minsan kasi nasa genes din eh. Bukod sa cute ang batang mataba, wala naman na other advantages.. So wag ka masyado magworry, trust your breastmilk kasi if kulang man sa kanya yung 10oz na naiiwan mo, i'm sure bumabawi sya pag direct latch na kayo para makuha nya yung need nya talaga.

[gulaysk]

^^Sis gaano ka katagal wala sa bahay? Sabi ng bf counselors sa BFP group, 1-1.5 oz/hr ang rule sa pagbibigay ng expressed milk sa baby. That amount is enough regardless of baby's age. So if you are gone for about 10 hrs, the 10 oz that you pump when at work should be enough. Babawiin din naman ni baby yung pagdede kapag nagdirect latch na kayo pagkauwi mo.

Also, how does your baby take your pumped milk? Nakabote ba? BFP recommends/advocates cupfeeding to avoid nipple confusion and shallow latch (na eventually magiging cause ng paghina ng milk supply). Follow the 1-1.5oz/hr rule. Kung nakabote si baby, kukulangin talaga ang 10oz mo kasi nga flow lang nang flow ang gatas as opposed to cupfeeding na baby-led.

[gulaysk]

^^Sis gaano ka katagal wala sa bahay? Sabi ng bf counselors sa BFP group, 1-1.5 oz/hr ang rule sa pagbibigay ng expressed milk sa baby. That amount is enough regardless of baby's age. So if you are gone for about 10 hrs, the 10 oz that you pump when at work should be enough. Babawiin din naman ni baby yung pagdede kapag nagdirect latch na kayo pagkauwi mo.

Also, how does your baby take your pumped milk? Nakabote ba? BFP recommends/advocates cupfeeding to avoid nipple confusion and shallow latch (na eventually magiging cause ng paghina ng milk supply). Follow the 1-1.5oz/hr rule. Kung nakabote si baby, kukulangin talaga ang 10oz mo kasi nga flow lang nang flow ang gatas as opposed to cupfeeding na baby-led.

[diann28]

Pano mo malalaman na wala ka ng milk? Kasi pag nag hahandpress ako konti nalang lumalabas sakin. Si baby ko 13months na.direct pa din sya sakin mag milk. At matagal sya mag latch.ok naman weight nya.9.4kgs.medyo di sya ma solidas gusto nya mag bf.

[Pink_Sugar]

gusto ko sana ebf si baby kaso nadehydrate sya nung 4 day old pa lang sya. Buti nasa hospital pa kami nun, 3 days post CS ako and kasama ko na agad baby after 24 hours ata nung pagka anak ko. Sabi ko walang nalabas na gatas, sabi nila meron daw yun kapag sinusuck ni baby. Nagtataka ako kasi pagkatapos nya magdede iyak sya ng iyak. Yun pala gutom na gutom na. Ayun 4th day namin sa hospital at for discharge na. Nilagnat si baby at malalim hinga nya, yun pala dehydrated na. Di sya nadischarge at inobserve sya for 24 hours. Ayun nga daw gutom na gutom si baby. Simula nun mixed feeding na si baby for 2 months. Then ngayon formula milk na sya and di naman sya nagkakasakit at ang taba pa nya lalo.

[fionaapple]

my baby turns 8 months old lang and namamayat na sya, hindi sya nag gain since last month pedia visit naming gusto ko na sya bigyan ng formula milk kaso ayaw mag recommend ng pedia nya insisting ituloy ko daw ebf anyways I work at night I pumped 10 ounces lang ng milk, un ang milk nya while Im away at night then sa morning paguwi ko latch sya sakin right away, another one before ako matulog before lunch then sa hapon gigising ako para makalatch sya and before ako pumasok sa worka total of 4 feedings, na feeling ko kulang na for her, minsan ang lakas ng suck nya naiinis sya walang makuha
Ganun din ba kayo mommies? or dapat mas madami pa dun ang feedings naming in a day and more than 10 ounces dapat nadedede sya at night, thanks! nag start na rin kami mag solids kaya lang ayaw nya madalas hilig nya mag resist, once or twice lang sya mag eat potatoes or vegetables madalas hindi pa kami nag meat

sis cheniwin, and all moms here in GT na problem ang weight ni baby nila na AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OLD NA,  per advice from BFP counselors, di na nag-aapply yung "1-1.5 oz per hour rule" for babies who have passed the 6-month-exlusive breastfeeding period. Since pwede na sila mag-solids, complementary source of nutrients and calories na lang ang breast milk. Dapat na unti unti mag focus sa right nutrition though healthy and natural food. Di na dependent sa milk ang baby.

Ganyan din baby ko, humina weight gain upon reaching 6th months up. yun pala dapat frequent meals and snacks na. tsaka need na din protein rich foods like egg yolk, cheese, fish and chicken. Eleven months na si baby. nung nag focus kami sa pagkain, mas nag ge gain na siya ng weight.

during daytime while i am at work, she takes my milk through Pigeon bottles and she consumes mga 5-7 oz na lang. when i return home from work, unlilatch na pati all through the night. so hinahabol nya rin milk consumption nya when we are together. that is called REVERSE CYCLING.

so wag na mag worry mga mommies with babies who are already starting to eat solid food.

[gulaysk]

From what I've gathered sa BFP, breastmilk is still the main source of nutrition for baby's first year. It is after the first year that the baby should get most of the nutrition from solids.

Quoting from the BFP informative posters:

"Nurse first!

Until baby is a year old, breastmilk should be the primary source of her nutrition.  Even after you've begun to introduce solids, nurse baby before each meal. This will ensure mama's milk will remain plentiful, and that solids are not replacing vital calories, fats and nutrients found in mama's milk."

[akosijoan]

humina milk ko nung nag 6 months si baby. madalas na din sya formula. ngayon turning 8 months, hirap na ko magpa latch, may ipin na sya (2 sa taas, 2 sa baba) and everytime I try magpa latch kinakagat nya, super sakit napapaiyak ako talaga.
I've tried din sa gabi pag sleeping sya and need mag-milk, pinapalatch ko ng nakapikit..ganun pa rin kakagatin talaga nya.

Any advice how to deal with it and how to nurse yung teeth-ing baby.

[Miss Granger]

^ BF momma here to a 10 month old baby, so far meron siyang 6 na teeth. And kasama ata sa pag papa breastfeed ang pangangagat nila. Napap sigaw pa nga ako pag kinakagat niya ako. Anyway sis, try mo siya i-discipline. You can talk to her/ him na bad yun and hindi mo na siya padedehin hehe. Basta wag ka tatawa pag sinaway mo siya kasi baka isipin niya nakikipaglaro ka.  Hang on momma.

[LittleAnanya]

Asking for my 2 friends:

My friends are selling glutathione caps. Then yung isa kong friend is breastfeeding currently. We just want to know kung keri lang mag take ng gluta caps while ebf? Thanks mga sis!

[det060403]

^so i checked bfp regarding glutha... No daw.

[Ms. Pink1988]

Mga sis! Yung babies niyo ba may sound pag naglatch sainyo? Ang hirap iexplain nung sound hindi kasi squeaking or clicking.  Yung tunog niya is parang similar sa pag hinihika. Tapos malakas.. parang tunog kinakapos ng hininga. Pero parang okay naman siya. 1 month and 2 weeks na baby ko. 2nd baby ko and EBF din first baby ko.

[det060403]

ang pagkakaalam ko pag may sounds ibig sabihin mali yung paglatch niya. sa mouth ba galing or sa paghinga niya?

[momofafour]

Hi Mommies! Ive breastfed my four children and wrote about some tips on my blog:

https://momofafour.wordpress.com/2017/06/03/breastfeeding-chronicles/

You might find it helpful

[mindiegirl]

Hi mommies. Planning and praying hard to breast feed my first baby (20 weeks preggy now). Nag join ako sa BFP and nagbabasa ako ng anything about breastfeeding para maka pag ready na din. Based sa mga questions na nababasa ko sa BFP and sa experiences ng mga friends ko na mommy na (pero hindi naging successful sa bf journey nila) ang nagiging problem is pagkalabas ni baby wala daw lumalabas na milk sa kanila. I've read na hindi pa talaga ganon kadami ang output ng mommy kasi at day 3-5 pa yung mature milk, na maliit pa tummy ni baby at madaming ibang reason sa pag iyak nya (hindi lang dahil gutom). Ang question ko is sa mga naka experience na nito, anong ginagawa nyo pag umiyak ang new born nyo at nate temp kayong isipin na dahil wala syang nakukuha sa breast? Pano sya mapapatahan para hindi ma sabotage ang bf journey?

[simang]

^congrats on your pregnancy sis Nung pregnant ako, i wasn't really pushing on breastfeeding, sabi ko if may milk then good but if wala okay lang. Siguro partly I was so scared of all the bf horror stories na nabasa ko nung buntis pa ako, how painful it is, how other babies get dehydrated, etc etc. Nung nanganak ako and tried to breastfeed, feeling ko talaga walang lumalabas. Buti na lang the nurses educated me na it's normal na kahit feeling ko walang lumalabas, doesn't mean na wala talaga. They encouraged me to breastfeed as much as possible para mastimulate agad ang milk production. I guess I got lucky kasi the day after giving birth umaapaw na ang milk ko. My daughter is almost 13 months and we're still exclusively breastfeeding.

Anyway, eto tips ko --- 1) trust your body. Maaamaze ka na lang how magical your body is. From pregnancy to nourishing your child. Our bodies are made for that purpose, so inisip ko talaga na God knows what my body can do so I just have to trust that. 2) if umiiyak si baby and hindi tumatahan even after breastfeeding, sometimes they just need skin-to-skin contact. That's what i did, pag umiiyak at di mapatahan we just do skin to skin, it normally calms her down. 3) Eat healthy (and take supplements as needed). Di ko alam if the supplement i took actually helped but I guess it encouraged me to breastfeed more siguro psychological na dadami yun milk ko so kelangan makuha yun ni baby. 4) Breastfeed as often as possible, sometimes kahit hindi pa umiiyak si baby I offer my breast na. Yan ang sure way to really boost your supply. If you decide to give formula, don't rely on it heavily. Supplement lang sya. You still have to breastfeed as much as you can. First week ni baby they can't even finish a 2-oz bottle. So if magformula ka don't give that much at once. Breastfeed first, then if baby doesn't settle, try supplementing with a little amount. 5) Have enough rest. Mahirap ito and when they say you have to sleep when baby sleeps, usually di mo magagawa yan kasi when baby's sleeping, that's the time na pwede ka maligo, kumain, etc. But try to rest as much as possible to help your body recover and keep you refreshed.

Good luck on your pregnancy and sana maging successful din ang breastfeeding journey mo.

[mindiegirl]

thanks so much sa advice sis! Big help! Medyo nakaka discourage kasi insights ng mommy friends ko na nakakaawa daw talaga pag umiyak na yung baby, mapapabigay ka ng formula. Congrats sa succesful bf journey mo. Oo ako din nung wala pa ko gano nababasa about bf hindi naman ako ganon ka eager. Pero nung nalaman ko ang daming benefits both sa mother and baby, gusto ko talagang magawa. Hopefully through your tips and prayers na din maging succesful din ako.