Since I do not have enough milk to feed my BB, I can only half feed my BB with "ma ma" milk & half feed with formula. :-(
Though I know I can never be full BF mom, I can only try my best to BF my BB. However, milk volume decreased a lot after I returned to work a few days! Sometimes, I feel very frustrated when I see that my BB does not have enough ma ma milk to eat and continues to cry or I can only pump 0.5 - 1 oz. each time!
Are you the same? pls share! I hope I am not the only one who have such problem!
Thanks for sharing & support, I feel more comfortable & less pressure now!
I will try my best to continue, though very little. But I think little is better than none, do you agree? BTW, how long do you intend to feed your BB & how old is your BB now?
Do drop in to share more & support each other when you have time! Thanks!
Don't give up!! Remember to drink more water and soup!! Yes, you all are right, we have already given the best thing to our babies. Don't give too much pressure yourselves. Just enjoy the times when we breat-feed our bb.
How old your bb? My daughter is already 5.5 mths old.
B/4 back to work, I'm a full BF mom. Once I realize my milk bank is not enough before the end of maternity leave, I gave too much pressure on myslef. But you shall have a belief that a full BF mom is the perfect situation, however, if your bb can have mother milk, it is better to have full formula milk.
It is normal the milk vol will decrease after you back to work as this is mainly related to the principle of "demand and supply".
Be relax (I have a very nervous week, therefore, I can ony pump 1 oz each time like you). Drink more water, milk and soup. Now, I try to use electric pump and manual pump during lunch time, it's work. I only need to spend 15-20 mins. Before I sat in the store room for nearly 45 40 mins with one manual pump only. The result is not good.
Don't give up. At first, I set the target is 3 months only. Then, I change to 6 months (I shall acheive but not easy). I also brought the pumps and ice bag when I had only a 2 days business trip to Korea. I brought the pumped milk back to HK and feed my daughter next day! "Mother" colleagues also suggested me to give up as they found it is quite troublesome to pump and store the milk. However, you are the one who decide what is the best to your bb.
It's not easy for a working mom to continue breast feeding your baby. However, when you think about how good it is to your baby, you will forgot about all the difficulities.
My BB is already 3.5 months old. Thanks for your encouragement!
Yes, you are right. Too much pressure would decrease milk supply - the first week I returned to work, my milk volume really dropped a lot and my BB did not have enough to eat (even with both breasts & she is usually satisfied with one breast in the past). These make me very depressed and nervous.
Luckily, with all your support & sharing - I began to relax more and drink more water -> now the situation has improved.
Originally, my target is to feed her for at least 1 month. But after a while, my target changed to 3 months. Now, 3 months has passed & I decided to feed her for at least 6 months. I hope I can be successful with all your support!
Yesterday, when my BB is just 3.5 months - she can turn her body. When I saw that she had such strength, I feel very happy because I think ma ma milk do help her to develop faster!
I heard many people say that some BB can only turn from 4 - 6 months. BTW, when did your BBs turn?
I'm a full BF mom, but i need to back to work soon, so today i tried to teach my BB used bottle (formula milk), but she seems refused and only drink 1.5oz and stop drinking and cried(now is 5 weeks' old). Any methods can help or which treats is better? Please help!
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