Hello Mommies. Pa-open up lang po. So I gave birth nung Saturday lang, June 20. (I posted my baby girl's photo). What happened was baby was put in NICU for 6 hours due to meconium stain. She was being observed kung nakakain ba ng poop and if stable ba breathing niya. Glorty God, okay naman lahat ng tests niya. While nasa NICU si baby, she was fed Similac (with pedia's approval and mine too) kasi naubusan ng breastmilk ang hospital.
Hindi din ako nakapunta agad sa NICU because I was placed sa recovery room for 3 hours. Nanganak ako 1am, nagkita kami ni baby mga 11am na. To make the story short, baby was bottlefed during those hours na hindi kami magkasama.
Now that we are home, pinipilit ko talaga siyang i-latch pero ayaw niya talaga. Mas dumedede siya sa bottle kesa sakin. The whole day today I tried latching her but came to a point na napapaiyak na din ako.
For 4 days now, nagpa-pump ako ng breastmilk ko every 2-3hours. May nakukuha naman ako pero marami na yung 2 ounce. Hindi pa ganun kadami. I eat healthy foods naman, supplement with Mega Malunggay and laging may sabaw. Dahil nga hindi pa madami breastmilk ko, I also continued giving her Similac. Na-alternate ko breastmilk and formula.
Yung concern ko lang po Mommies, tama po ba tong ginagawa ko? I am hoping na makakapag-stash ako ng breastmilk, kahit ilagay ko nalang sa bottle at ipadede sa kanya. Hopefully pag marami na ako breastmilk, mai-eliminate na din namin si Similac. I also opt na hindi nalang magdirect latch kasi babalik na ako sa work by July 6. I was thinking if may pondo akong breastmilk, at least pwede ko iwan c baby na may food pa rin.
Tama po ba tong gagawin ko? Masama po ba yung plan ko for baby about the way I feed her?
Thank you po and I appreciate your thoughts.