Making breastmilk is a lot harder than it looks!
This blog is about my experience with breastfeeding. And I got to say it has its ups and downs. And you know what, it is worth it for that little cutie that suckles and is coeing the whole time. Yes, breastfeeding can be exhausting because you fall asleep; I recommend sitting in a rocking chair and using a boppy so you won’t get tired,
I got this boppy and it helps a lot. Click the link to check it out
holding the baby’s head up, and making both you and the baby comfy. A breast pump comes in handy, either electric or manual. However, they are a bit pricy; thanks to WIC, I was able to rent one. If you feel like you qualify for WIC, you can get one. Click the link below to see if you qualify for WIC, I did and it is a big help.
When you make a lot of milk, your baby will get big and strong. My baby loves my breast milk a lot more than the formula because she chugs the milk like Corona (hold the virus). She finished the bottle in less than seven minutes.
Being a first-time mom is a bit scary, but it is a blessing to have many other people, such as neighbors, cousins, and my mom, help me out when there is something I don’t know or understand, for example, Breast milk. Our first food comes from mom, from the beginning of the womb to the milk from her breast. But I learned something that TV lied 100%. Pumping breast milk is hard as hell!
When I tried to pump milk after the birth of my beautiful baby girl, I wasn’t getting squat! Ok, maybe a few drops. We are talking about two or three droplets. But they were the color yellow; this is a valuable nutrient called colostrum, and that’s where all anti-bodies are.
Pumping breast milk is no easy task; it is painful initially with the suction pumps and when the baby suckles from the breast the first time. I’ll admit the pump does make you feel like a cow, but in the beginning, you don’t fill up the bottles right away. My doctor and other nurses explain that this could be because when a woman gives birth to a premature baby or is a first-time mom, the body will have difficulty making milk. After all, the body thinks the baby hasn’t been born.
So, it would take days, maybe even weeks. Thank god for the internet, Lactation consultants, and Doctors who can recommend how to produce milk with massage techniques to help relax and create milk flow, certain foods such as oatmeal, green veggies, Mother’s milk, and lots and lots of water, and finally, vitamin supplements.
I highly recommend Sunflower Lecithin capsules.
Thanks to the internet, you can find out what else you can do…but check or ask your doctor or a specialist first.
Every three hours
I was told every three hours, I would need to pump to produce more milk, but I have noticed that when I sleep less, I don’t make much milk, but when I pump every four or five hours. I make much more milk for my little girl. I don’t know if it would work for anyone.
Thank goodness for baby formula, don’t get me wrong, I think breastfeeding is the best thing to feed your baby to help develop antibodies and a robust immune system, but when your breast milk is low, or you can’t produce as much, it is best to feed them the formula to your hungry baby until you have enough milk for your little boy/girl. Breastfeeding is the best way to bond with your baby and get your baby to get used to your voice and get the baby used to your scent.
So there you have it.
Originally published at https://vocal.media.
