My baby is one month old and I have been trying to bfeeding him since he was born. I tried using breatmilk completely but baby's weight dropped a lot at the begining so we decided to top up by formula. Besides, he often falls asleep while I nurse him so even he eats for an hour, he doesn't eat much. I tried expressing my milk but eventually, he has more formula than breastmilk. These days, I try breastfeed him again and he seems sucking ok. Usually he can suck for 15 to 20 mins so I reduce the amount of formula. Then we start to see the baby cries a lot more and he doesn't seem to settle like before. Today, I was out for the whole day so have to ask the nanny to feed him formula instead. Surprisingly, he is a lot more contented and is able to settle right after every feed. I start to wonder if it means I haven't provided enough breastmilk to my baby. I want to continue trying to breastfeed him but at the same time, I worry that he doesn't get enough from me.
Could anyone tell me what to do? Should I express my milk every 2 hrs now and feed him by using bottle (given that he doesn't fall asleep when he drinks out of bottle and we can tell how much he drinks each time)? Or should I keep on breastfeeding him like usual but top up formula after each feed (maybe 40 to 60ml each time)? I really want my baby to be healthy and be able to settle. It will be appreciated if anyone of you can share your experience or knowledge with me. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. Of course I remember you. I heard from Amy that you got pregnant and congratulations that you have another cute girl! Yes, I came back to HK just to give birth to my baby so that he can get HK residency right away. Now my husband still working in NZ. I wonder if it is also one of the reasons why he is getting more stressed out these days (he spent 3 wks with his dad after he was born). I tried to train my baby to follow a more regular schedule but noticed that it may be a bit too hard for him at his age. Plus he often falls asleep while I'm breastfeeding him so looks like he doesn't get enough from me. If I try expressing my milk and feed it to him by bottle, he can be more satisfied and be able to settle easier. If he has enough to drink then basically, we can let him sleep anywhere (in his cot or with me). I also tried your method by leaving him in his own cot and let him learn to settle himself. But he can keep on crying for 45 mins and still can't settle. Even worse, he becomes so worked up that the whole schedule thing all goes into rubbish bin. It is like a cycle, he is too tired but he can't sleep because he is overtired and then he can't get enough milk to drink as he falls asleep once he is sucking from me. sighs...
Maybe because my milk supply is not good enough or other reasons, now I have to feed him every 2 and a half hour instead of 4 hrs like you with your baby. Only when it is in the middle of the night when I feed him at 2am and around 6am then he can suck very well. Only about 20 mins of good sucking can last him 3 to even 4 hrs.
Oh well, I don't know what I can do now but at the moment, try to express my milk as often as I can. I miss breastfeeding my baby but I'd rather him getting my breastmilk properly at this stage... Try my best to minimize the chance of using formula but sometimes can be quite hard...
It will be great if I can call you and ask you more about how to take care of my baby. It is probably easier for you to pm me and give me your phone number in NZ and tell me when is the good time to call. Again, thank you very much for your advice.
Thank you all for your useful advice. I guess my milk supply is a bit low at the moment which probably because I was too tired taking care of my baby these days. He has been crying a lot during the past week... I will try to rest more and ask my parents for help. I have been expressing my milk almost every 3 hrs today, although sometimes I can hardly get anything. Will probably give formula to my baby at night so he can stay satisfied for longer time and I can rest better. I also start drinking the herbal drinks suggested by other BF mothers. Have been drinking heaps of water and soup already. I will not give up so easily and will try my best to keep it up! Thanks to you all again.
don't give up!! I breastfeed my boy since his birth. I express my breastmilk since he was born. there is no problem. Try to express your milk every three hour ( of course you will be very busy as you also have to feed him). I feed him by using bottle every time. you have to squeeze your breast and try to suck your left ad right breast alternately (i.e. left right left right... until there is really no more milk can b pumped out). i can pumped out ~2oz per hr. i don't think bottle feed of breast milk is no good. the point is we want our boy/girl to have breast milk.
the more frequent you pump, the more milk you have.
and of course you have to drink a lot of soup, water, fluid...
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