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Breastfeeding Journey



Myah was a NICU baby and that made it very hard for us to breast feed every day. I tried to get her to latch every day but with her low tone it was hard. Myah was not gaining as much weight as they would have liked her to so they put her on formula to get more calories in her. Myah was getting both my breastmilk and formula. I wasn't producing much in the beginning so they also had to give her formula when i had no milk to give. 
Myah had developed jaundice so she had to be under the light as much as possible so that limited the time i has to try and get her to latch. Myah came home after a week in the hospital and we continued to try and latch at times it was hard for both her and i, so I continued to pump and give her milk out of a bottle. I developed an over supply of milk. I was on a strict schedule of pumping every two hours during the day and every three hours at night. Myah was sleeping through the night so i had to wake her up to give her a bottles since she was still not at her birth weight. While i was feeding her a bottles i was also pumping. After Myah reached her birth weight we felt that she no longer needed to be woken up to eat while she slept. I still got up and pumped every three hours. I was so tired and had even fallen asleep at times pumping and would wake up hours later still connected to the pump! I tried every day to get her to latch it just was not happening for us. I gave up for about a week or so the following day i had tried and she actually latched!! I was beyond excited, we still fed her a bottle because i had no idea if she was getting enough milk or not. I would latch her once a day and if she seemed like she wanted the breast i would try more. This went on until Myah was two months old once she turned two months old she latched on everyday for each feed and we only gave her one bottle a day! After about a month she no longer needed a bottle, i still pumped after every feed because i had such an over supply. Our breastfeeding journey started after that she has been attached to nursing ever since. I absolutely love the bond we have. It took time for us to get the hang of it but it was totally worth it, and i would do it over again. 

Remember fed is best!! Just because you can't breast feed doesn't mean your a bad mom you are doing an amazing job no matter what way you are feeding your child. 


As for my over production of milk i donated to both local moms and to a milk bank called Ni-Q it is such a rewarding feeling being able to feed not only my baby but other babies as well. 



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  1. UnknownAugust 8, 2017 at 1:17 PM

    I'm glad you didn't give up on breast feeding. It really is the best for baby. I still breast feed my 13 month old & don't plan on stoping until she is ready to stop. Good job mama. 💕💕

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    1. NothingdownaboutmyahAugust 16, 2017 at 6:49 PM

      Go mama!! Your doing such a good job too! I did not it was hard bht so worth it. I dont plan on stopping until shes ready or i dry up.

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