Hey Readers!!!! At last I am back..... Yup!!! It was becoming very tough for me to write since me and my family have been travelling a lot from past couple of months and as she is growing, Anushka now asks for more attention... After so long had really forgotten that i used to write blogs.... Y'day somebody from my dear Hubby office asked him that it
has been too long Priyanka has not written anything on her blog..... So Ramanuj reminded me of it.... and then after reading all of my blogs I watched some of Anushka's birth and days after birth videos.... And so here's wot happened after that.....
After THE BIRTH DAY, due to all of the hard work, it was very tiring for me to handle and calm the crying baby..... She was like hungry all of the time..... she had to be fed every two hours and I wasn't able to cope up with her..... I was damn tired and needed lot of rest.... and she was hungry..... The doctors and other attendants kept me motivating and telling me to feed her..... but due to all the pain I used to sleep for 3-4 hours..... and Ramanuj handled her..... Whenever I woke up I fed her but I think she was not full..... So she kept on crying..... then the next day one of the Pediatrician came and told that if this will go on Anushka might have jaundice..... Ramanuj was frightened and told me to gain strength and feed..... but it was very very difficult... So doctor adviced to start bottle feeding her.... I didnt like the idea at all but didnt have much option..... So agreed to his advice.... But remember all the soon-to-be moms out there..... dont do this mistake..... Doctors say that mothers should feed their babies after delivery as soon as possible in order to enhance the milk production.... and later every two hours or according to the child's need.... DO NOT BOTTLE FEED YOUR BABIES unless u are helpless..... because the baby can have Nipple Confusion..... The milk flows easily through the bottle so babies hardly do any job..... but if the babies are fed mother's milk, they have to do a little hard work..... Also if you bottle feed your baby, he/she will get used to it and later on you might suffer problems.... Mother's milk is best for the baby...... It has all the required nutrients that the baby needs for the first six months of life..... Also experts say that those who are fed mother's milk their IQs are higher than those who are not..... If you breastfeed, your child is least likely to have allergies and infections..... Breastmilk has many benefits for mothers too.... breastfeeding moms are least likely to get breast cancer..... Breastfeeding helps moms to get their pre-natal size back soon..... So both mom ad baby are benefited when breastfed..... I too did the same but along with bottle.... But as far as possible feed your child only mother's milk ......
Well if you dont have any option and are stuck with the option of bottle feeding, see that you pump your milk in bottle and give that to the baby..... For extracting the milk you can choose an hand breast-pump or an electric breast-pump...... those who work and dont have time to manually pump the milk, electric breastpump can help you.... you can carry them with you to work and extract the milk.... these are a little expensive(about USD350)...... so,for stay-at-home moms, hand breast-pump are good option...... they cost like USD40..... whatever is your option, make a note to sterlise all the parts of the pump as well as bottle in hot boiling water for 10 minutes before using..... also after extracting the milk, offer the needed amount only to the baby..... store the excess milk in a bottle and freeze it...... if you refrigerate it, it should be consumed within 24 hours.... else it gets expired..... but if you deep freeze, it does not expire for 2-3 months......to be sure of the expiration, label the milk container with the date.....
If you have other problems such as if you dont produce enough milk that satisfies the baby's needs, you can then formula-feed...... but be sure to choose the right formula.... discuss it with ur child's pediatrician..... in US we got a very nice brand named Similac...... Similac is available in India too but in very few places..... and it costs too much(INR 3500 per kg)..... so discuss with ur pediatrician for ur options..... Do not feed ur baby cow's milk or any animal milk..... Cow's milk is just for calf... not for a human baby...... It is very difficult to digest cow's milk when baby is so young..... Doctors say that it may result into internal bleeding...... also they contain many allergens.... so dont give ur child cow's milk until he/she is one year old......
Mother's milk is best for the baby...... So make yourself a little strong to give your child the best thing.....
To be continued.....
