其實我覺得補奶粉亦都唔係一件壊事, 所以唔使覺得自己失敗. 我阿仔最近偶爾胃口都好好, 媽咪奶唔夠食嘅時候嫲嫲都會補3-4 oz 奶粉俾佢. 我最初都有啲啲唔開心, 惊做唔到全人奶 (this is my goal). 但係有一個 BK 媽咪同我講話咁都好過 BB 唔肯食. 諗深啲又係嘅, 至起碼可以確保阿仔食飽飽啊嘛!
One more thing, baby at this age (16 days) is still very young and sucking a big exercise for them!! And that's why they tend to fall asleep very soon after sucking for little while. My first baby fell asleep after sucking for 5 mins, and no matter what I did (e.g. cold pad, take off all clothes), she still slept! So, she was just too tired from sucking!!
CC113, never think that you fail to be a good mom! As all other moms said, you have to relax first because if you are not relaxed, your milk flow won't be good! Also, try to rest more and eat more!! I remember when I breastfed my first baby, she cried all the times during the first 5 days and always asked for milk every 1.5 hours!! And then when I went to see the doctor, she said she didn't gain weight ! @_@ and I need to top up with formula. And after I top up with formula, she slept for 2 to 3 hours straight and at that time, I felt so upset because I didn't know that my baby cried because she did not have enough.
After 7 weeks, I still did not have enough milk. However, my baby was constipated and thus, I decided to let her suck, suck and suck even though I didn't have enough milk! Amazingly, after 3 days of sucking, my milk supply had increased a lot because my baby could still sleep long after feeding!! Don't give up and just let your baby suck whenever she wants. If she cries on your breast (just like what my baby did after 7 weeks), I still tried to let her suck, and the more she suck, the more milk you have. Eventually, your body will know how much milk your baby needs!!
Now I am breastfeeding my second baby, and it's way easier!!
Remember, if mom is not happy, no one is happy. If mom is happy, everyone is happy! 加油!
16 days is in the "growth burst" period, and at that time i almost have to feed him every hour which i wish i could just hang him to my breast and tell him to feed himself... trust me after the 3 weeks growth burst it will goes much easier, and your effort for giving him to suck whenever he asked for will pay off as it stimulate your breast to produce more milk than before...Keep it up ar and don't blame yourself even if have to supplement with formula . I supplement with formula before 6 weeks and after that i didn't even touched the formula tim..