| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
| Feeding Frenzy |
The kid is 9 weeks old today and is on total breast-milk. I will be going back to work in two weeks time and we have been “training” her to take the bottle. We have tried for three weeks without avail. She refuses the bottle and would take 20 minutes to drink 10-20 ml. These are the following ways we tried:
Feeding Time
We tried to give her the bottle when she is really hungry, not hungry etc. She would rather cry herself to sleep then take the bottle. Her mood changed when we persisted with the bottle, and she will become listless and sleepy. For a few days, she became disagreeable at the beast, refusing to feed more than 10 minutes. She would use her hands to push away or to cry loudly. Now, we are giving her the bottle at the start of feeding time (10.30 AM and 2.00 PM). It is up to her to drink as much as she wants (nothing more than 25 ml each time). When she becomes upset, I’ll breastfeed her.
Feeding Posture
Cradling her is impossible as she will cry even more hysterically. So far, she is least disagreeable in the rocker. Someone else will give her the bottle
Teats
Pigeon, AVENT, NUK and Medela. We tried silicon and rubber teats, and of different hole sizes as well.
Milk
Other than one time of Naan formula, we give her breast milk (at first those frozen ones that I expressed earlier, now are fresh one expressed at most 2 hours before her feeding time).
My Presence
I know she should not hear or see me. Hence, I tried going out, and going to another room etc.
It has been a stressful three weeks and as the days passed, I get more worried as I will be returning to work. I enjoy BFing the kid and my milk supply is pretty well-established. But working is a must… Well, she must feed too...Labels: feeding, milk |
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| Tuesday, August 01, 2006 |
| That's easy for you to say |
 Photo By Steve Longus
(Got Milk? Lots of it. And the kid only wants it fresh!)
The kid and I are at the in-laws place. The inevitable is nearing. I am going back to work and she is not taking to the bottle. Not at all… We are here today to let her adjust to being taken care by her paternal grandparents. The trouble with placing the kid with the grand-ies is there are two sets of parents here. Oh… Oh… I have just been told to open the windows to allow fresh air into the room while she sleeps. I guess while they could sense the breeze, they failed to see the stream of sunlight entering as well? They will ask me why the kid is not sleeping well instead. And why am I asking if the kid could sleep well? She has just fallen asleep without her 2nd feed. After 15 minutes of giving her the bottle they gave up. What a fierce baby she is, they said. Have you not been listening? The next strategy on their list that was made up 30 years is to see if she would take the bottle after some time of mild starvation. The kid has been there and done that. I guess sometimes you have to see it to believe it. I have a choice. I chose to place the kid under their charge and I chose not to intervene to their suggestions as they will be her main care-givers.
She is definitely out of her schedule and it makes me feel uneasy. The very one we tried so hard to get her in and we are so used to it. But if it means a breakthrough, I will take the chance. We will have to be prepared for a listless and fussy baby. I hope tomorrow is a better day.Labels: feeding, milk, motherhood |
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