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Congrats @Simply_Seema!!
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I also read the womanly art of breastfeeding. It is a very good book. La la leech group have a 24 hr helpline to ask for help.
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Congratulations on your baby =)
You are doing the very best you can, and that’s all that matters
Happy Recovering :hugz:
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Congratulations Seema!
Looks like you have a supportive medical team with the baby's best interests at heart. Good luck with everything!
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LC visited me every single day when I was in the hospital and apparently every thing is ok with the latch. I do feed him at night and only supplement with the formula. Only for the 3:00 AM feed my husband first gives him the pumped milk and then the formula.
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simply seema congrats! i ate a lot of cream of wheat to increase my supply. Try eating it for breakfast.
My only regret about breastfeeding was i had pumped too much and had too much supply. If i didn't pump every 4-5 hours i would be in pain. Working and pumping was not easy.
My son never latched on so I pumped starting the hospital. LOVE it! I did it for 7-8 months and had enough supply in the freezer to feed him for few months.
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LC visited me every single day when I was in the hospital and apparently every thing is ok with the latch. I do feed him at night and only supplement with the formula. Only for the 3:00 AM feed my husband first gives him the pumped milk and then the formula.
You seem to be doing great and using all the resources.As you said yourself happy mum is best for baby. Also your baby is has had colostrum which is the most important. I hope you are enjoying him loads. :)
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bfeeding - ahhh...so many ups and downs with it.
I stressed myself out so much that I got very ill during the second month of bfeeding and lost at least 1/3 of my supply. I would be up at all hours reading about bfeeding and trying to make sure my son was getting an adequate amount of milk.
He cried for 4 hours every day until about 4 months because he had colic - but to me I kept putting myself down thinking it wasnt colic, it was me and my milk affecting him. I had a horrible pediatrician tell me to stop bfeeding for a week and see how my baby reacted to formula which was even WORSE.
I finally drove across town and had him checked to make sure he was okay and the doctor checked his weight and asked if I was giving him rocket fuel lol.
Looking back, I loved the bonding time I had with my son but I hated the self doubt and misery. I hated that I questioned myself so much. I wished I had more confidence in it.
In the 4th month, I was doing a combination of both - pumping at work and producing enough milk that he only needed one bottle of formula at night.
My advice : try bfeeding - if it's not for you, dont beat yourself up. At around 6 months your baby will most likely start wanting what you're eating anyway along with milk/formula.
All babies truly want are happy mommies :)
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I found this thread while searching for bfeeding tips on internet. Hmmm it almost relates to my condition.
Baby # 1: I had c section after which developed spinal headache for 3 days. After almost 5 days when I started to bfeed, my baby simply refused no matter how much I tried , prayed and again tried. Eventually ended up into exclusively bottlefeeding after 14 days of her birth. I still remember the way I used to cry in washroom when my baby used to refuse my bmilk (I found washroom a best place to cry coz I can’t cry in front of my mother who used to sleep in my room at that time). But now whenever I look at my 1.5 yr toddler I think all does it matter is health and wellness of baby whether the baby is taking bmilk or formula.. But due to her skinny body I always get comments from my in laws that she wouldnt be that skinny if u could have bfeed her.
Baby #2](http://gupshup.org/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2) : baby admitted into hospital for 7 days after delivery. Again when I started to bfeed my baby . he refused but this time around I have watched many videos in bfeeding and read articles , asked help. From my friends who have successfuly bfeed their babies. So with all spirits I tried to bfeed him for straight 3 days but the baby showed stubborn behaviour. BUT there were times when he tried to suckle and I had bleeding and sore nipples , I literally prayed that plz Allah make this bfeding easy for me and my baby. BUT BUT BUT the baby was still showing no interest . anyhow , long story short I started giving nine formula along with some ongoing efforts to bfeed. (Due to low birth weight and poor health I could not resist to bottle feed him)
I feel terrible about not bfeeding my second baby, hmmm I have heard many stories where mother’s get successful bfeeding their second baby if the first one refuses. I wonder how do they do it. I feel unpreveliaged whenever I think that I could not be able to bfeed my baby. I wish it all would be as easy an smooth for me as I have seen it for other mothers.