Sun_tan, I also had problems with my first CL leh. Plus I find so not worth to spend the money hiring a lousy one. Gave me more anger and headaches. This time round hope I can get a good one.
Latching really make my life so much easier. Yes, go out I just need a nursing shawl, no need to feed water for the early days until they start solid food as well coz our bm has lots of water content which is sufficient to keep them hydrate. Water is not necessary. So I didn't really give my son water b4 he started his solid food at 6 months old. I was fully bf him, but he got taste a few times of FM all due to my CL!!! Kept demoralizing me saying my bb cried because didn't have enough milk, my bb reflux, she suspected my bm got problem and fed my son fm without my consent. Was so furious that time and sacked her. So, back to latching, is not xin ku, but more convenient to me. As long as bb is with me, he is my pump. My previous thread mummy taught me how to lie on bed to latch, this is really a very lazy and superb position to latch, I can even latch my son and sleep at the same time. He will auto unlatch when he had enough.
sun_tan, your qustions are all what I had when I learn bf. Now I am telling you what I have been taught. You control your mind and body, not otherwise. Demand is ALWAYS equal to Supply. You must have this mentality and you can suceeed easily. You know bb have enough if he looks satisfied after latching, sleep well, have normal no. of output. Read more on bf books, and you will know all the answers to your question marks. I also asked the same qns if latch one breast, need to pump out another one. My mummy friend nv have this problem and she managed to train her breast to produce milk every 4 hrly each side. She latches only one side each time, 2-3 hrly in the beginning, and next breast for the next feed. I also find this amazing, but I suceed with her method too. Your breast will get the message you want and work for you the way you want it. At the beginning maybe you will feel abit full but just continue latching alternate breast and your breasts will work that way for u. Maybe in the beginning we must give two breast if milk is not enough. But for #2 mummy who bf b4 I think milk should kick in very fast ba.
Mamaling, there's way to wake a sleepy baby n latching them. If I remember correctly, must undress them, and tickle them or what. For me, I latch my bb immediately after delivered him, in the delivery ward, coz that is the best time to make them latch as they are alert. Once they fall asleep later will be more difficult.
