Why Cant I Exclusively Just Express For Next Feeding / Future Feeding? Hi. Saw this comment by a member, Pauline : Whatever u pump out is to store and stock up...not to use for next feeding. and that is exactly the area Id like to ask about. From the beginning Ive been expressing specifically for next feeding due to inverted nipples, dont know how to hold, baby mang chang with me and me and those around me not being able to stand the pressure of one more second of him quivering badly while crying. Baby was admitted for jaundice twice and advised to be fed 20-30ml every 2-3 hours. There was no way I was able to get him to latch even with the help of lactation nurses left right and center and the clock is ticking. I was not going to waste time trying to get it right - as long as baby is fed because the jaundice was like 350 and I cannot risk his health for some utopian picture of a direct feeding ideal. He was on formula 20% and EBM 80% until Day 16 then 10%-90%EBM. Baby is now 33 days and over the past one week I have begun to help him latch after hes at least 70% full and not too cranky and hungry. Ive added one by one tools to my arsenal : medela nipple shields and milk shells, nursing pillow, Nuby manual breast pump, storage bottles. Being older hes now nursing. In the last 24 hours Ive managed to substitute two feedings with DL instead of EBM. Woo hoo! I much prefer feeding from a bottle because I can express when I have the energy and state of mind and feed him when he wants and also pass to others to feed him if I want to relax. (Im not a working mom.) I can also express spare and go out for several hours with him. (Bear in mind I am still practising how to get him to latch and how to hold him.) I feel giving EBM offers me more freedom in terms of time, movement and lifestyle. Feeding on demand doesnt feel a right fit for me. He feeds, sleeps, wakes 15 minutes later, feeds 10-15 mins, sleeps 15 minutes, on and on. I saw this happening with other DL babies while I was rooming in at the neonatal ward - babies that keep waking up every 15 - 30 minutes, feed little and fall asleep, mother puts them down and the cycle repeats. All time tied up! I am convinced of the convenience and benefit of DL yet it doesnt seem a fit for my rhythm. Why cant I continue to just express and keep for next feeding?
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:45:36 +0000
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