hi mummy!
i direct bf my girl for only 3-4days? I couldn't latch her properly and she keeps falling asleep on me. it makes me super tiring to latch her those few days as i was taking care of my own confinement too. i did mixed feeding for her first month, 1-2 bm feeds before bedtime as i have vvvvvery low supply. the rest of the feedings, full formula. i stopped giving bm when she entered 1 month plus old as no matter how much power pump i did, i still couldn't even get 1 feed. it was demoralising but i cant keep trying something impossible and let my girl suffer waiting for my supply. so 1 month onwards, full formula. theres pros and cons with formula. good thing are you can save abit of your energy from pumping, use that time to bond while bottle feeding, easier and painless etc. cons are formula need to be stocked up regularly haha my baby drinks 1tin for 1 week at least. never more than 10days,need new tin alr.
my girl is alr 3months old now. maybe its too soon to say but everyone said her milestone is very fast. faster milestone more than her own 3months. even my husband is shocked as hes always busy working and boom next thing he knew baby alr interacting and answering him with baby language and etc. i dont think its purely based on what milk ( bm vs ff), its also on how to talk to them, playtime with them, etc. interactions are the most important thing in a child's development, not only thru milk. thats what i believed.
but mummy! dont be too hard on yourself ok? you know whats best for your baby. even if you decide full BF, being stress won't help with the supply. most important, mummy happy, baby happy.
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