Supply = Demand = Supply
Have Faith because you have MILK!
It is tough, tougher as I thought because my milk is not kicking in and I am in depressed with a crying baby and unsupportive CL. CL who tells me I do not have milk and my breastmilk is not good enough.
When you are already in this depression mode, what you can do is, find a support group or someone to motivate you. Gina is a certified LC and a mother of four. Very experience and big heart to share, she write this as follows that I want to share it out to you.
Read this many many times and print this into your heart..
Love,
Hot MaMa
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By Gina,
What's the #1 worry for pregnant mommy in TBAN? Worry of not enough milk right? Do you know our ancestors (from about 100 years ago) never have this problem/worry? Because there were no Formula milk! With the creation of FM, and with its unethical marketing gimmick, they have successfully convinced mothers in the past 100 years that modern mothers would most likely not have enough milk! Our grandmothers and our own mothers are victims of this!.
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And today groups like TBAN are spreading the awareness that human beings are born to be breastfed, that ALL mothers will have colostrum and only a very small percentage (about 1%) might have difficulty producing enough milk. It really does not help the new anxious pregnant mother to receive advice to “supplement first la, it’s ok to top-up, don’t let your baby starve, don’t so insist on DL DL DL DL, don’t put stress on the new mother".
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Just because you did all those things and you ‘turned out ok’ does not make it ok. Your ‘turned out ok’ case may be because you were lucky.
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Research has proven that the BEST way to increase supply is to DL DL DL. And because you didn’t DL all the time and still manage to fully BF and it ‘turned out ok’, please don’t go telling people that DL is not so important, because for the majority, they will have problems when they don’t DL. Do you want to be responsible for a new mother who took your advice, do not DL all the time, pump and let CL feed, and then eventually have to struggle with her supply. Or the mother who pump often and ended up with plugged ducts and mastitis because she did not DL all the time?
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Your experience is just your experience. It’s just ONE case. Lactation consultants and breastfeeding specialists have the opportunity to encounter hundreds and thousands of cases, and we are able to see and understand what work or don’t work for the ‘majority’. We also understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’, but there are certain natural laws that hold true most of the time ie the law of gravity is true and real, unless you are on the moon! So the laws of breastfeeding and milk production are true and real unless you have ‘special conditions’ (which affects only about 1-2% mommies).
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But what should a new mother do to ensure that she’s really doing her best?
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First and foremost – Be strong and determined to breastfeed. LEARN about breastfeeding BEFORE baby’s arrival. Learn about normal baby’s behavior!
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Secondly : when in the delivery ward, review all you have learnt about breastfeeding newborn. Many people actually forget what they have learnt because they attended one class when they were 7 months pregnant, and then never seek additional info on breastfeeding after that.
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3rd : seek help immediately from the right people especially if you are breastfeeding non-stop, and cant even get to sleep. Be willing to get out from your comfort zone and out of your house to seek help. If your baby is sick, will you go to the doctor or do you call the doctor to come to you? Do you think breastfeeding your baby is important enough to seek help even if it means going out during confinement?
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4th: know what to expect ie poo and pee, and if your baby is not giving you the adequate amount, seek help!!! Don’t say things like “I was so determined to breastfeed until I cause my baby to be so dehydrated and have to be hospitalized etc etc etc. That’s why I think we shouldn’t be so nazi about breastfeeding”. Before your baby got so dehydrated until need hospitalization, there are tell-tale signs already, and you have to seek help.
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5th : shop around for breastfeeding friendly doctors and hospitals. Insist on this. You are the paying customer!
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6th : don’t let your CL / old folks etc bully you or spoil your breastfeeding dreams! You got to be strong and determined for your baby’s sake. Your baby depends on you to protect him.
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The newer threat today in the guise of helping mothers is the BREASTPUMP, misleading mothers to think they absolutely must pump their breast as early as possible to get more milk. Or using the pump to determine if a mother has milk or 'letdown'. This is utter nonsense! The pump can never replace the effectiveness of a baby suckle. Sure, breastpumps does have its benefits, but if someone encourages you to exclusively pump instead of helping you direct latch, or simply waving off direct latching as impossible due to whatever condition, ALARM BELLS should ring! Stay away from this person and seek help from a more experienced and knowledgeable person with good track record for helping mothers direct latch.
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Do you really want to breastfeed? Then breastfeed!! And arm yourself with the right info and knowledge! Do whatever it takes!
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DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL
All the best.
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