slinky
Active Member
Hi,
I'm normal delivery with epidural, without assistance. Had quite a big tear down to anus and my gynae snipped abit to prevent the tear from worsening. Had stiches all way down to opening of anus.
BD
I guessed my hb couldn't wait anymore upon learning my lochia has stopped after so many months of celibacy. I was also quite worried initially & couldn't relax. But, after hb try, I found that its not painful at all and so we continued lor. As expected, bb cried for milk during the crucial moment & my breasts starting leaking. My hb just helped to drink some of the leaking milk & we finished off the job before attending to bb. BTW, is ur BM sweet? Hb say mine is sweet, no wonder bb like addicted to it..
Queen
I've been told to stay off colouring hair while BF cuz the chemicals in hair dye will be partially absorbed into your bloodstream and lymphatic system.
RE: Pumping
I noticed I can pump indefinitely after awhile if I set the pressure to quite high. HOwever, I seldom do that as high pressure is painful on the nipples.
Celine,
My hb is sharing the load by bottle feeding bb with my EBM at 12am, 4am, 7am while I pump and wash the bottles after the feed. After he feeds bb, he'll help change her diapers then go back to sleep. Initially, I was doing total latching on & I complained to him its too tiring that way so we tried this way out.
Expressing BM
I'm using th Medala electric dual pump & I can express only about 50ml after bb latches on. If bb doesn't latch on, can express about 100-200ml depending on how long I pump. Usually, I just pump until the milk is not jetting out anymore but just dripping (abt 5min, 120ml). If I want to pump until breasts really empty out (200ml), I'll have to pump abt 15min & my nipples will get sore. Anyway, I found out the best time to pump for me is bedtime and during morning feeds because bb don't latch on. Right now, I have about 10+ 100ml bottles of milk in my freezer. Freezer running out of space to keep milk, so considering getting a smaller fridge just to keep bb food, stuff and milk..
BB choking on BM?
My bb sometimes chokes while latched on.. I wonder if my milk flow is too fast/strong for her or my bb is sick?
Sunny,
When there's a letdown, u can feel the breasts like abit itchy inside, like got 1 ant crawling on ur breast towards ur nipple? Lousy description I guess.. but I really thought got ant crawling on my breasts when I first felt it cuz my milk is sweet.
Yuen Yuen,
Wads ur bb's jaundice level? My bb also had borderline jaundice (13.5)on her 4th day. When we went back for another blood test on her 7th day, level dropped to 10.7 so PD say she's safe since she's gaining weight and jaundice level dropping. If her level has gone up to 14, she'll have to be admitted for phototheraphy. My hb and I were so worried then but now, bb is ok liao.
I'm normal delivery with epidural, without assistance. Had quite a big tear down to anus and my gynae snipped abit to prevent the tear from worsening. Had stiches all way down to opening of anus.
BD
I guessed my hb couldn't wait anymore upon learning my lochia has stopped after so many months of celibacy. I was also quite worried initially & couldn't relax. But, after hb try, I found that its not painful at all and so we continued lor. As expected, bb cried for milk during the crucial moment & my breasts starting leaking. My hb just helped to drink some of the leaking milk & we finished off the job before attending to bb. BTW, is ur BM sweet? Hb say mine is sweet, no wonder bb like addicted to it..
Queen
I've been told to stay off colouring hair while BF cuz the chemicals in hair dye will be partially absorbed into your bloodstream and lymphatic system.
RE: Pumping
I noticed I can pump indefinitely after awhile if I set the pressure to quite high. HOwever, I seldom do that as high pressure is painful on the nipples.
Celine,
My hb is sharing the load by bottle feeding bb with my EBM at 12am, 4am, 7am while I pump and wash the bottles after the feed. After he feeds bb, he'll help change her diapers then go back to sleep. Initially, I was doing total latching on & I complained to him its too tiring that way so we tried this way out.
Expressing BM
I'm using th Medala electric dual pump & I can express only about 50ml after bb latches on. If bb doesn't latch on, can express about 100-200ml depending on how long I pump. Usually, I just pump until the milk is not jetting out anymore but just dripping (abt 5min, 120ml). If I want to pump until breasts really empty out (200ml), I'll have to pump abt 15min & my nipples will get sore. Anyway, I found out the best time to pump for me is bedtime and during morning feeds because bb don't latch on. Right now, I have about 10+ 100ml bottles of milk in my freezer. Freezer running out of space to keep milk, so considering getting a smaller fridge just to keep bb food, stuff and milk..
BB choking on BM?
My bb sometimes chokes while latched on.. I wonder if my milk flow is too fast/strong for her or my bb is sick?
Sunny,
When there's a letdown, u can feel the breasts like abit itchy inside, like got 1 ant crawling on ur breast towards ur nipple? Lousy description I guess.. but I really thought got ant crawling on my breasts when I first felt it cuz my milk is sweet.
Yuen Yuen,
Wads ur bb's jaundice level? My bb also had borderline jaundice (13.5)on her 4th day. When we went back for another blood test on her 7th day, level dropped to 10.7 so PD say she's safe since she's gaining weight and jaundice level dropping. If her level has gone up to 14, she'll have to be admitted for phototheraphy. My hb and I were so worried then but now, bb is ok liao.