Can't remember hav I share my bf experience here b4 becoz preg forgetful...
Anyway share again my "painful" experience....It is veri impt to hav ur hb support. Both of u must be veri pro bf. Mine was nt a veri smooth bf journey. My gal was latched on immediately after born. But my latched on was nt a successful 1. I did nt get much help fr anybody. My gal bite my nipple until sored n bled. I always had fear when it is bf time. I tot my nipple nt used to my gal suckling. Boy was I wrong....It was actually wrong method and i didn't know abt tat.. So when ur bb bite, must train them nt to bite n u urself must find a correct method for them to suckle... And remember, once ur nipple bled, pls do nt feed ur bb. nt gd for bb to drink bm wif blood in it. Let ur bled nipple rest n healed. Apply nipple cream. Can oso apply nipple cream after each feed when starting bf. Will be gd so tat ur nipple oso dun get sore so easily.
After my nipple sore n bled, I let it rest for a few days. I was braless for a few days to air my bled nipple, apply nipple cream and apply cold frozen cabbage to let it heal. I was afraid tat she wldn't wan to latch on anymore and my TBF plan wld be a failure. Anyway I did nt give her TBF in the 1st pl coz nt much bf...I mix a bit of FM wif watever bm I cld give her....She was quite okie wif it. Personally I feel is okie to mix a bit of fm wif bm. When doing bf, must be happy n relax. if nt will affect our bm flow. After a few days care, my nipple start to heal but she no longer wan to latch liao. I try to pump it out by using electrical pump...but nt gd choice...make my nipple bled again after it juz manage to heal. So I decided to use avent manual pump after my sis's frend(she pump for a yr w/o latching due to her son dun wan to latch.)'s advise. It really paid off. the avent manual pump doesn't hurt n it increase my milk flow. I decided to pump regularly every 3 hrs. I woke up 2 or 3 times everynite to pump until my milk flow stablize n become regular no matter how tired I feel. Avent manual pump is really my saver. Tats how I manage to bf her until almost 9 mths.
When ur milk became stablized n regular, u can trained ur breast when to let ur milk flow out...., by then u can used less breast pad...I only used 1 breast pad a day when my milk stablized. Breastfeeding is really no easy task. I REALLY DREAD BF UNTIL NW. I feel I got no life of my own during my bf period. Nw got to start all over again for my number 2. But boh pian. BF= PERSERVANCE + LOTS OF HARD WORK. DEMAND = SUPPLY! Watever decision we make, whether to TFM or partial BF or FM, We must be happy. Told u my own personally experience nt to scare u but to get u mentally prepare. Different ppl got different thinking n advise. Btw, I dun give my gal frozen BM cos I hate the strong fishy smell of frozen bm....For mi refrigerated BM is okie! ;p. I oso gave my gal warm plain water during bf...dun care watever ppl say tat bf no nid to drink plain water...