I love this group LB, EY N support group because it helped me a lot or still helping.. The major thing is it is the only only only platform/source in my life who is providing all informations regarding BF and free of cost. I have never knew that BF is gold before knowing u and joining this group.
Ahhhhh it’s a long story, im a first time mom, a working lady as well(lecturer of chemistry). Even Before wedding i decided to breastfeed my kids because my mom is a breast cancer survivar and she always told us that she couldn’t breastfed us kids because she has inverted nipples. So after marriage, got pregnant soon, but near to delivery my MIL gave me a manual pump, she said as u r working it will help u. Aftr giving birth via c section i started breastfeed my child who was also low birth weight.. I was so kuch depressed, and then my SIL gifted me an avent pump, i had a vry good supply even my shirts remained wet all the time but my baby faced trouble latching and i had no idea of anything because no one guided. Even my mom said he will not latch because u have inverted nipples too. Everyone was pushing me to start pumping except my child’s pediatrician and my husband.. They always said try try try. Every one said u have a good supply but no one told me that it will eventually end if I. WILL. NOT. EBF. MY. CHILD.
sso i started top feed too because actually no one can exclusively breastfeed a baby. At the end of 3 months of my baby my milk supply got so much low like it was on the ratio of 10/90 in bf/top feed then i met Hareem in some other group. We talked on messenger u asked me to pump at least 8 times, skin to skin time and sooji rub. I started doing all this it was very difficult because my baby didn’t know anything of latching he cried always and mostly i cried too..
But i remained persistent i start to drink A. LOT. OF WATER. started pumping every time like literally every time during cooking before bed time, after bedtime during midnite and what not…
But i doesn’t happen like within a day, it took me 3 months to get it on a ratio of 70/30 in bf/top feed..
It’s a huge huge huge success and satisfaction for me.. I’m so happy so satisfied so calm. My baby is 6mo and i want to continue this journey till 2 years inshAllah.
So thanx a lot to this group for whatever u r doing. Allah will reward you with best of everything Insha ALLAH.