This is very funny and sensitive you know?!
I mean before I had my baby all I knew about breastfeeding was that it was mum and child bonding .
I thought once you had your baby, you just breastfeed them immediately. Well yes, its recommended that you breastfeed your baby during the first hour of baby's life but what you might not know is that most cases there's no milk. What's been produced is a thick yellowish fluid called 'colostrum' for the first few days until the breast milk comes.
Now some mum's like myself gets impatient and even tear up because we want to nurse our babies. That's where we look out for what would boost our milk supply.
Well in my case 'Gulder' beer was suggested which I took second day after delivery and it worked for me. I also took Palm wine and I was lactating.
Other suggestion would be lactating cookies which I'd post the recipe soon on the blog.
Now one thing that really got to me during my first two weeks of breastfeeding that no one told me, taught me or even emphasized on was "latching".
For the first two weeks of breastfeeding I was in horrible pains as I couldn't get my baby to latch correctly. it was so excruciating that I cried whenever baby cried or was hungry; to think that I had her on exclusive breastfeeding and babies feed roughly every two to three hours.
Not long I got a deep cut that I dreaded putting on my bra or allowing any fabric come close to my nipples .
Long story short after my visit to the hospital and several advises from other mothers and blogs about breastfeeding I learnt how to latch correctly .
Whenever i was ready to nurse I touch baby's nose/lip with my nipple so she'd open her mouth and then I place nipple in.
Google "Latching" for more tips.
Finally I'd want to appreciate all mothers and women all over the world. Making things seem so easy. I mean there came the guilt again, on several occasion i could picture most of the mothers I knew breastfeeding and they didn't seem to be in any pain.
Love ,
LuluXtra.
I mean before I had my baby all I knew about breastfeeding was that it was mum and child bonding .
I thought once you had your baby, you just breastfeed them immediately. Well yes, its recommended that you breastfeed your baby during the first hour of baby's life but what you might not know is that most cases there's no milk. What's been produced is a thick yellowish fluid called 'colostrum' for the first few days until the breast milk comes.
Now some mum's like myself gets impatient and even tear up because we want to nurse our babies. That's where we look out for what would boost our milk supply.
Well in my case 'Gulder' beer was suggested which I took second day after delivery and it worked for me. I also took Palm wine and I was lactating.
Other suggestion would be lactating cookies which I'd post the recipe soon on the blog.
Now one thing that really got to me during my first two weeks of breastfeeding that no one told me, taught me or even emphasized on was "latching".
For the first two weeks of breastfeeding I was in horrible pains as I couldn't get my baby to latch correctly. it was so excruciating that I cried whenever baby cried or was hungry; to think that I had her on exclusive breastfeeding and babies feed roughly every two to three hours.
Not long I got a deep cut that I dreaded putting on my bra or allowing any fabric come close to my nipples .
Long story short after my visit to the hospital and several advises from other mothers and blogs about breastfeeding I learnt how to latch correctly .
Whenever i was ready to nurse I touch baby's nose/lip with my nipple so she'd open her mouth and then I place nipple in.
Google "Latching" for more tips.
Finally I'd want to appreciate all mothers and women all over the world. Making things seem so easy. I mean there came the guilt again, on several occasion i could picture most of the mothers I knew breastfeeding and they didn't seem to be in any pain.
Love ,
LuluXtra.
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