i read somewhere that the first 2 hours after the baby's birth is the best time in establishing the breastfeeding "habit" sa kanya. and i didn't know that we have to specifically tell the staff sa nursery not to give pistoy water or formula sa bottle until makadede sya sa akin, para di sya ma-confuse or masanay agad sa tsupon.
it's not even up for discussion, i am determined to breastfeed for at least 3 months. sa maximum, siguro hangga't walang ngipin si pistoy? =B although some claim it doesn't become a hindrance kahit may ngipin na ang baby. natatakot lang ata akong mapanggigilan at makagat. hehe! siguro this is when the pumps are really gonna be very helpful. nagtanong na ko sa facilities dito sa office, may isang medical room malapit sa gym na pwede kong gamitin when pumping milk. it's a small room, pero may lock, may cot, at may sariling restroom, so ayos na rin. i'm gonna call it my "milking station". hehe!
we've started taking care of some paper works na rin for the hospital and for my office. then i suddenly remembered, kailangan ko na rin mag-file for naturalization/citizenship before things get really crazy. daming kailangang fill-up-an!
i've created a baby registry sa amazon.com, pero wala pang laman. i plan on following a checklist, pero yung iba don di ko alam kung kailangan ba talaga or dala na lang ng commercialization. like baby wipes warmer. pistoy is gonna be a winter baby, so maybe it is a need. ewan ko lang. di ba mabilis matutuyo ang baby wipes pag winawarm up? hehe! i don't think people follow baby registries, but they usually have promos that you could get the stuff left on your registry at 10% off. hehe! pistoy's gotta learn the trade. ;-) hubby je is a co-registrant, so i think i have to watch out if a 50" plasma tv makes it to the baby registry.
crib hunt is still underway. i'm thinking of getting one with wheels, para madali syang ilipat kung saan-saan. but aside from the wooden crib, we might get the portable one too, yung pwedeng i-fold na may mesh chuva. mama wants to be here pag bumili ng crib. it's just a matter of narrowing down the choices based on safety features and price, para mas madali na ang shopping.
ano ba pa, car seat. they have those stroller/travel system na parang 3-in-1 na. infant seat, carrier, and stroller. something tells me magiging lakwatsero itong si pistoy, kaya i might have to bump it up my list, lalo na't mahirap mag-shop dahil sa dami ng nire-recall at safety features na kailangang tignan. ang arte kasi dito sa US! sa pinas, kandungin mo lang, ok na. hehe!
it's only 87 days to go before pistoy's big day! pero parang wala pa kaming ginagawa. at the same time, i feel like i'm very busy. maybe i need to focus on one task and see it to completion. para naman may feeling of accomplishment ako.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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good luck mare! kaya mo yan! just hope di ka na nga magka tummy flu and galingan mo mag breast feed ha.
ReplyDeletethanks mare! dapat galingan din ni pistoy sumipsep. hehe! =P
ReplyDeletebasta hindi nila bigyan ng bote si pistoy, oks yun. usually cup feeding or through a syringe (na walang needle syempre hehe).. pero super konti pa ng kelangan na milk sa first couple of days, so don't worry much about it.
ReplyDeletepure breastmilk lang sya, first 2 weeks, nothing else (pag uwi mo sa bahay).. guaranteed, matuto kayong maglatch! si anshe nakapagbreastfeed! so proud hehe. sabihan mo na rin si tita harriet na wag magbigay ng formula kasi usually, sila talaga ang natataranta at ginugutom mo daw ang baby hehe.
exciting talaga bumili ng gamit! bonding time nyo pang mag asawa hehe.
ay wag ka muna pala magbote sa two weeks na yun uh. sa 15th day ka na magintroduce ng bote. magpump ka lang tapos istore mo sya for use nga on the 15th day. kasi ang bote, skill din sya eh. pag napatagal ka sa pagintroduce, mahihirapan karin. good luck!!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the tips gewi! when storing breastmilk, is it better to just refrigerate or freeze it? i read na yung iba fini-freeze nila? pano yon, eh hindi naman advisable i-microwave pag iwa-warm na? =P
ReplyDeletekung marami, freeze it. refrigerating kasi good for 2 days lang yung milk dun. freezing can be good for a month, yung iba nga as long as 3 months.
ReplyDeletesa day na gagamitin mo, ilagay mo sa ref yung galing freezer, tapos warm it by putting the bottle/whatever lalagyan ng milk sa hot water to thaw.
I guess iba iba ang standard nila pag dating sa breastmilk storage. Ang turo nman sa min sa hospital 555 daw. 5 hrs at room temp, 5 days sa fridge and 5 months sa freezer =) thawing nman, just place the milk in the fridge overnight then use it in the next 24 hrs after ma-thaw. Bumili kmi ng quick bottle warmer. Ready na yung milk in a minute or two =)
ReplyDelete~jane