Hi Meixue,
Hope you are feeling better now. for my first gal, my labour, del n recovery was not enjoyable at all! i had bad side effects of epidural too
..n was not in the mood to carry her n bf her right after birth. recovery was slow as well. i guess the not so nice experience causes bb blue for me too...i was always crying or in bad mood.
hehe but to motivate u (to have more kids), my 2nd gal was totally different! everything was so easy n smooth, recovery was very fast that pp said i din look like i juz gave birth..i was full of energy n cheerful...so every birth/child is different.
as for BF. juz remember to empty ur breasts (be it direct latch or express) maximum of 3hrly interval (counted from the time u start feeding to the start of nx feed). if bb cant empty both breasts, you have to express, so that your body will continue to produce more milk. the ones u express, you can freeze them first. incase you need to be away from bb (eg ur chk up, run errands etc) you can pass the EBM to bb caregiver. this is wat i did, my excess i give to my elder gal (she enjoys coz she was a bf bb too), n the rest i freeze them.
Hope you are feeling better now. for my first gal, my labour, del n recovery was not enjoyable at all! i had bad side effects of epidural too
![sad.gif](http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif)
hehe but to motivate u (to have more kids), my 2nd gal was totally different! everything was so easy n smooth, recovery was very fast that pp said i din look like i juz gave birth..i was full of energy n cheerful...so every birth/child is different.
as for BF. juz remember to empty ur breasts (be it direct latch or express) maximum of 3hrly interval (counted from the time u start feeding to the start of nx feed). if bb cant empty both breasts, you have to express, so that your body will continue to produce more milk. the ones u express, you can freeze them first. incase you need to be away from bb (eg ur chk up, run errands etc) you can pass the EBM to bb caregiver. this is wat i did, my excess i give to my elder gal (she enjoys coz she was a bf bb too), n the rest i freeze them.