I have made no secret that out of everything I have experienced so far throughout Motherhood, breastfeeding and pumping remains one of the most difficult things that I have had to do thus far. The pain, the fear of mastitis, the discomfort of engorgement, worrying about not producing enough to feed my baby... and the list goes on. But despite all these obstacles, as a Mother I still want to try my best to provide for my children, so I persevered.
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With both my daughters I relied heavily on pumping to provide them with breastmilk. Pumping meant that I could feed my daughters breastmilk and all the goodness that comes with it, whilst also allowing myself to get back to a somewhat normal routine and plan my day around my pumping schedule. It also means Daddy can step in to help with feeding when Mommy really needs to rest 😅 The breast pump is one of my most used items, which is precisely why investing in a good one is so important (用過你就知道品質高嘅重要性). When it comes to baby products, there are so many choices out there it can be overwhelming. However, as a second time Mommy, I learnt from the past and knew that all I need is 一個效率同舒適度一樣咁高嘅奶泵!
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With Elia, I decided to try out a new pump and finally settled on the Philips Avent double electric breast pump as its design is inspired by the baby’s natural feeding movement - Natural Motion Technology - which closely mimics the way a real baby feeds (真係好似親身餵緊咁,糅合乳頭刺激同奶泵吸力,所以更快更有效率🥇). This unique feature can stimulate and help to express more milk in less time. Plus its soft cushion padding on the breast shields makes pumping much more comfortable. This is extremely important to me, because let’s be honest, all Mommies want to get pumping done as quickly as possible so that we can spend more quality time bonding with and cuddling our little ones 🥰
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Philips Avent
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breastfeeding overwhelming 在 Mandeeeee Facebook 的最佳貼文
A letter to my 18-month old Baby Brooks:
Thank you for 18 months of beautiful memories. Thank you for catching up to the flow of my overwhelming burst of breastmilk at first when your little mouth and little throat weren’t prepared to handle it yet... eventually we managed found our own flow, together. Thank you for always being so easy-going, for taking whatever Mom offers, no matter how it’s offered.
When you know you have hurt Mommy, although you may not know how or how to prevent it the next time it happens, you always stop whatever you were doing that caused the pain to kiss me better first.
You really don’t like an angry or upset Mommy, so you would always pause, look me in the eye and keeping calling, “Mommy, Mommy,” until Mommy smiles again.
There are so many things you don’t understand about the world yet, but you understand your current world so well: we are all you know and we know you feel so safe and happy with us. I hope you will always know you are safe and very much loved by your brother, daddy and most of all, Mommy.
This is the end of our breastfeeding journey together, but the beginning of so much more. You will now want me to hold you because you just want me to hold you. You will now call for me, just because you want Mommy to be there. You will now enjoy food more, I am sure, without anymore fussy distractions for Mommy’s milk.
As any breastfeeding Mom would agree, I cannot bear the thought of not holding you close for comfort when you need to be soothed; I cannot bear the thought of you not needing me to make you feel better anymore through the mere comfort of nursing; and if you were to catch a cold or a virus, I cannot bear not having the best medicine there is on Earth for you readily available at your command.
But we will grow together, and we will love each other so much more in so many different ways. I know, because your brother turned out to be the perfect boy too, with or without my breastmilk in the long run.
I love you so much. In all shapes, sizes and forms you can ever imagine.
Love,
Mommy
breastfeeding overwhelming 在 Facebook 的精選貼文
It's not a fancy photo, but it's one that is worth commemorating!
Today, 25th Oct, is the day i stepped out of my house for the first time after i delivered.
I finally breathe the air outside of my house after 33 days! (Hospital runs DOESN'T COUNT! LOL) Albeit it being a short 1hour breakfast meet with my gfs nearby was all it was, it was still a much needed break! I felt that that was all i needed for now to gain some back sanity.
It's my decision to choose the journey of exclusive latching for my breastfeeding journey. That also means baby is stuck to me all day. On most days, Layla is like a magnet. When i put her down, she'd cry or wake up very quickly from her nap. Somedays are tougher than others, on those days, i question if my decision is a right one. If i had bottle fed, I'll have a lot more freedom and definitely get a lot more rest. But with every choice comes with its own set of pros and cons. And everyday i remind myself that this is my decision and it is what i choose. I know that i have the option of bottle feeding or formula feeding, and it's not like one is better than the other, but latching is my ultimate decision. So on days where it gets overwhelming, i remind myself that I CHOSE THIS.
There's something rather grounding when i remind myself that 'I CHOSE THIS'. This, can be anything from breastfeeding, to choice of partner, to choice of work, to basically anything. When you choose something, it means that you were given the free will to select other options, yet you decide on this and accept all the consequences and responsibilities that come with it. Psychology terms, it's called Choice Theory.
So whenever the going gets tough, i remind myself that 'I Chose This'. It has helped me through many difficult times in the past. Hopefully this little tip will also help you through yours!
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breastfeeding overwhelming 在 Dr Robyn - The Thompson Method Breastfeeding - Facebook 的必吃
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