the lactation consultation who went to visit me in ward the first day told me to put the baby upright to burp him in order to wake him up. So you might want to try burping.
Try to listen to the swallowing sound fr baby . If he did not cry and really went sleeping, once he is hungry for the next...
it will be good if you let out yr angers by words:) instead of bottling up. by the way, why are u not pumping 3 hourly instead.
for myself, i am lucky to be a successful exclusive ebm. but i still do latch when im lazy. initially i thought baby sucking might not be able to promote more milk...
maybe she need alot of cuddling and attention. for mine, he needs alot of of attention in the first one month, but after one month, my life is so much easier! i really believe babies need alot of time to adjust to the life outside our tummy
every babies are different when it comes to appetite. so there is no general rule of how much they should drink. they might drink lesser than others but as long as they put on weight gradually, it is fine.
they will stop if they are full
for mine, he drink 110ml from 3 weeks old to 2 months...
the size of baby tummy :
day 1 - can hold ard 10ml
day 3 - can hold ard 25ml
day 10 - can hold ard 45 - 60ml
this was adapt from thomson medical breastfeeding book
my boy took ard 30ml ard 1 week. because i pump and feed when he turn 1 week plus
so i u realise yr baby finish what u gave...
by the way, i used to work out the price plus shipping to SG on amazon.com, happen to be more expensive or some slightly cheaper only. might as well get from local seller. but please note, export set need plug convertor. but almost half the price of Sg set, i think it is worth:-)
there used to be a few sellers in singaporemotherhood forum. check that site. i got mine from one of the seller at $450+ before price increased, i got mine in early this year.
message me if u need the contact.
there is website like www.agapebabies.com etc , they are selling a few medela pumps ;-)
please visit a doctor, most probably u will be prescribe antibiotics safe for pregnancy. u can drink lots of water, rest more , if u want to avoid doctor. but before u consume / self medicate, please check its safe or not.
i have gone through what you had. headache caused by hormonal changes are common. but should not be too long over a period, most probably once yr body get used, it will be less often. if really painful, ask doctor for panadol, or else, just bear with it and stay relax.
backaches will get worst...
milk volume & weaning
hi raoul,
souns like my baby and yrs have the same habit. mine turning 3mth , is just having 100 to 110ml, recently just refused to drink milk, sometimes 80ml or less only (frequency of 3hrs)
no worries no the milk consumption part, they will cry when hungry. i have...