however, in actual fact i wasn't that successful with gaby as well.
to-date, gaby's bascially on formula milk (FM) and supplemented with my breast milk (BM).
i would try to latch him as much as possible during the day - and later he would still cry for milk (CL was ever-ready with that FM bottle to make sure gaby is well fed!) and i have to give in.
my supply is low, that is a fact and i can only blame it on myself for not putting 100% effort to pump & latch rigourously as i should.
and another thing; i've pretty much 'lost' the skill of trying to latch gaby to the breast during every feed. the fact that he'd kept pushing his head back while i'm trying to adjust his body and his head towards me makes feeding a struggle every time... well, at least 7 out of 10 times! and in this type of weather and the heatiness of my body (not to mention the sweat!), it is a tough battle which makes me very irritated and frustrated at the same time. i could only said ARGH... in my head... oh, except for the times when he BITES my nipple hard when HE got frustrated too!
but despite all the struggles and frustrations and pain during this whole journey thus far, the biggest satisfaction i get from it is to see my precious son suckling at my breast and after he has drained all the little milk that i have, he'd give me that special smile.
*drunk from milk overdose... :p
and that in itself, is priceless! :)
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