Finally some time to log on. Thanks gals for all the compliments of baby Keanan's photo. After coming back home, i was also emotional for the 1st 2 days, maybe becoz of all the big changes. After that, on the 5th day, my milk flow came in. But that night, my breasts were so blown out and hard and sore i thought it was engorgment i took to cold compress to get thru the night. Eventually, the next morning when we went to visit PD for post checkup for Keanan, Dr Ngiam said it's muscle and not milk yet, will go off in 12-24 hours. Ah chey, wonder why Mrs Wong didn't mention before. Now baby is used to formula (coz he was hungry and milk not in yet and colostrum not enf), i'm trying very hard to let him latch on and reduce the formula to just night feeds. He cries so hard like i'm torturing him, i was so upset i cried yday also, i feel like i can't produce enuf of 30ml he needs. But eventually after asking ard, i figure it's not me, coz when i pump, today being day 6, i can get 50ml, which is enuf for him so far (but i'm sure this will fluctuate until it stabalises). But sadly, it's thru cup/bottle and not my breast( i try not to let him get used to the bottle teats, else he'll reject my breast). Think my problem is short breast nipple, think he finds it hard to latch on, so when he panic, he just grabs and suck really hard, my right nipple a bit sore. Fortunately, i get some comfort that at least, when i pump, there is still some BM for him for now....
wonder if u gals are also finding a hard time to latch? Breast feeding is so tough, he is 6 days old, 2 days since my milk came in, and he is latching on 1-2mins but i can see he is getting some milk but impatient hungry little fella cannot wait so his daddy say "use cup", prevent him from getting used to bottle teat...dunno how many tears i've cried already....hope he can latch on soon...