Hi all,
Am now hanging ard waiting to deliver.
mermaider:
They will arrange pre-admissions anytime before delivery. Its to explain the charges and take the deposit. If you haven done it at delivery, they will do it at the delivery suite.
Michi:
Before you go to work, prepare the feeds in the fridge (thawed). If your baby feeds at regular time, very easy to warm up beforehand. If not, BM warms up very fast from thawed in fridge stage coz only need to warm to room temperature (dun warm any hotter than that as it kills the nutrients). Good to let baby wait too. Learn to be patient.
I disagree with moments (sorry moments). Do not mix FM with BM. FM needs to be hotter when made. This kills all the nutrients in BM. Its a big waste.
Basically, I think your MIL is against BF. So she is gonna come up with many things to discourage you, like not enuff milk, etc. You have to stay strong and not get affected. Babies are born with reserves. So in the first few days, whatever colostrum you have is enough. There is no need to supplement even if you think you have no milk. Just latch on and let baby stimulate the supply. If you supplement, the body is gonna think you do not need the milk. In the first few months, its very important to latch/pump very regularly (2-3 hours). Do not drop night pumps/feeds as that causes a drastic drop in supply. Some people will say if you do not get enough sleep, your supply will drop. The truth is, if you drop the pumps, your supply will drop way more drastically. In fact, it can cause your supply to dry up. Then babies do cry for comfort. They are out of the tummy where they are so used to being so snug and comfy. Its not insufficient milk like what MILs will say. Then when they say baby sleep longer with FM - this is coz it takes so long to digest (& much of it wont even get digested, unlike BM which is almost completedly digested and absorbed). Hope all these gets you prepared.
sardonyx:
I am using Nepia diapers. Of coz will use the pack of whatever that hospital provides first.
Am now hanging ard waiting to deliver.
mermaider:
They will arrange pre-admissions anytime before delivery. Its to explain the charges and take the deposit. If you haven done it at delivery, they will do it at the delivery suite.
Michi:
Before you go to work, prepare the feeds in the fridge (thawed). If your baby feeds at regular time, very easy to warm up beforehand. If not, BM warms up very fast from thawed in fridge stage coz only need to warm to room temperature (dun warm any hotter than that as it kills the nutrients). Good to let baby wait too. Learn to be patient.
I disagree with moments (sorry moments). Do not mix FM with BM. FM needs to be hotter when made. This kills all the nutrients in BM. Its a big waste.
Basically, I think your MIL is against BF. So she is gonna come up with many things to discourage you, like not enuff milk, etc. You have to stay strong and not get affected. Babies are born with reserves. So in the first few days, whatever colostrum you have is enough. There is no need to supplement even if you think you have no milk. Just latch on and let baby stimulate the supply. If you supplement, the body is gonna think you do not need the milk. In the first few months, its very important to latch/pump very regularly (2-3 hours). Do not drop night pumps/feeds as that causes a drastic drop in supply. Some people will say if you do not get enough sleep, your supply will drop. The truth is, if you drop the pumps, your supply will drop way more drastically. In fact, it can cause your supply to dry up. Then babies do cry for comfort. They are out of the tummy where they are so used to being so snug and comfy. Its not insufficient milk like what MILs will say. Then when they say baby sleep longer with FM - this is coz it takes so long to digest (& much of it wont even get digested, unlike BM which is almost completedly digested and absorbed). Hope all these gets you prepared.
sardonyx:
I am using Nepia diapers. Of coz will use the pack of whatever that hospital provides first.