Hihi! How's everyone doing now?
Our babies are now 7-8 mths old already:Dancing_wub: I guess everyone must be real busy with our little ones.
For me, it's a medley of work, home, feeding and playing with baby, and then concussed..... :err: Hee!
Yeah!! :Dancing_tongue:
Sometimes, it can be quite discouraging when others make snide remarks like 'you got enough breastmilk?' or 'how come baby not chubby when she drinks your milk?' or 'huh? can breastfeed until 1 year meh?' etc, just ignore them and presevere on! You know what you are...
Hihi, yours is not an uncommon problem. I faced the same problem before going back to work, and posted a thread on it. You can see this for the suggestions by other mummies. I tried it and it worked for me! I'm back at work for 2 months now...
Thanks mummies for all the suggestions! :tlaugh:
Yup I now disappear when she is being fed from bottle. Got Hubby or MIL to feed. Also switched to pigeon bottle. She managed to drink 20ml of ebm just!! Got progress! But that's after many sessions of struggle and crying and coaxing.... Really...
My baby is now 2 mths old and refuses to drink from bottle. She was fed from both bottle and breast in her 1st month, then subsequently fully latch on in her 2nd month. Now as I tried to re-introduce bottle with ebm, she refuses to drink from bottle, and will cry non-stop to be breastfed. :eek...
Lingerbell, hang on! Just remind yourself that while it's stressful and tiring, you are giving your baby the best food.
On my side, I'm still struggling with inadequate milk supply, painful nipples etc, and when it gets too painful, I just pump out a few times for her to drink. Not the best...
Lingerbell, I'm also having difficulties. Firstly, baby seems hungry half an hr after feeding her, so family is questioning whether my milk supply is sufficient... :embarrassed: sigh... and my nipples also hurt!!
Got a lactation consultant to come by my place this morning to check my...
Dear mummies, yeah I did get a lactation consultant to drop by my place this morning. She said my latch is not incorrect, and it's ok to feel pain in the initial 30s of latch (hmmm?!?... ) but should not feel pain after that once baby suckles from the aerola. She also corrected some of the...