My BB is 1 month old. I tried BF, but my BB got excessive weight loss in the 1st week and I have to feed her with bottle as supplement. After going home, I tried BF again, but I still got not enough milk. After each feed, my BB got hungry after 30min!!! and she got very frequent abdoman pain and poo poo. 99 said it is because of my breast milk.
MCH nurse said because my BB only take my early milk, so she got hungry very soon. However, my BB drinks only 15min every time and fall in sleep. I cannot wake her up, I had tried to rock her, change nappkin, even take a bath, she will not wake up, until 20-30min later, she rest enough then she will ask for milk.
I tried to feed her with BF on demand today, from 8am she draink every 1hr, 15min each time, but cry very frequently, I think its because of abdoman pain, she cannot sleep very well and poo poo after each feed. Until 5pm, 99 said she had too much poo poo and abdoman pain today, she told me to stop feed her with breast milk and she gave her a bottle, she draink 3oz in 1 goal and sleep from 5pm till now , is already 5hr. 99 said she is too hungry and tired. I feel very guilty because I made my BB so hungry, tired and had so much pain. Shall I give up BF so that my BB won't be so hungry and can sleep well and ahs less abdoman pain :-(
hnsc01: You are doing great in trying so hard and put in so much effort to BF your daughter! Give yourself a big big clap! Don't give up yet. If it is the problem with foremilk, you can always pump out the foremilk before nursing your baby so that she will be taking in more hindmilk. Hindmilk's color is solid white, and foremilk color is pale white and watery. I used to have to do the same thing for my daughter when she was a newborn.
Keep it up! We all give you our support here! Ask your 99 to give you support, instead of discouragement. Ask her to make you fish soup with papaya daily for good milk production. Make sure you are getting enough sleep too. ADD OIL!!!