hi mummies,
sorry busy morning! I can barely catch up!
Happy_mummy - PLEASE CONTINUE TO BF even when sick!
My theory is more or less the same but the best antibody produced is when you latch, lesser or not when pumping/ expressing. Thats what the books says, what my gyn says too. Haven't consulted the PD on that but should be lah!
Liting - 90-100ml is 3.5 oz. That is waaaay too much water. Esp at one sitting! You will need to space out the water. For starters, so much water will cause water intoxication (one of the mummies said). Also, this is an old wives' tale, it tends to thin the milk drank. Altho I do believe that it can happen! Think about it, if milk is all they drink, too much water like 3 oz can constitute almost 1 feed! It is thinning the nutrients from earlier feeds.
As for rashes/ heatiness, it also depends on what you eat. For milk, you may want to consider watching how much you drink. I actually drink an average of 2+litres a day from giving birth. I didn't care what the confinement nanny and what the elders were saying. For every cup of sweetened longan water, I will have a 250ml glass of water. I peed a lot haha but it kept me very hydrated and I did have enough milk.
Your body could be heaty and with the pumping, it could affect your EBM.
To reduce heatiness, I mentioned before I give betw 1-2 oz of water a day. Usually the 2nd feed of 1oz of water is in the late afternoon/ early evening before I start the FM feeds. Or, you can alternate your EBM feeds with your FM? At least the EBM is watery and won't be that heaty for baby.
Another thing about rashes - babies tend to have it. It's like them releasing the toxins whilst in utero. That's what my nanny said. For infants, PDs suggest using EBm to dab on the rashes for them to go away. Btw, you know why mummies are so great? Our BM can also help with pink eye!
curiousgal - thanks for the cream. We saw one Egozite? My mum applied yesterday but not much effect leh.
happy_mummy - how old was baby when you gave up Bfeeding? I'm on the cusp of giving up! I pump about 4 times a day e.g. every 5-6hrs. It's really rough in the office! I'm also having low MS now.. this morning... I pumped a miserable 3oz! My girl is 5oz going onto 6 oz! How?
My husband told me that baby is fine and if I'm having trouble with milk supply, he's much happier if I gave up and just FM feed. I'm still considering.. Anyway, it'll take another 2-3 weeks to wean, so she'll be 4.5 mths when I make the decision.
Am planning to see the Mother & Child lactation consultant this Sat and see how. But yeah... it's a difficult decision to make. Esp when I'm actually very open to FM! The only fear is what happens when she falls ill after her next few jabs. I won't be able to 'make her feel' better. And mostly, I'm continuing cos she was pre-term by 1-2 weeks. Although it's a pathetic 2 feeds a day
He will fuss n cry loudly if he is hungry or zzz but u just hv to keep calm n attend to his needs. 
