Sabi ng lahat breast milk is still best for babies....medyo 50/50 ako diyan sa issue na iyan. I can't stress enough na hindi ako medical practitioner or authority sa ano mang bagay.
As a mother and even before then, ginusto ko rin na mag-breastfeed. For starters I used to beleive 100 per cent that it is the best for babies. So what changed? Amapalaya bitter herbs lang siguro ako kasi after three days I gave up breastfeeding....natagalan kasi bago lumabas ang milk and well sabihin na nating impatient ang baby ko, so kaysa gutumin siya I gave up and let her have formula. Seriously though, ang take ko diyan ngayon is kung laging healthy food at hindi stressed ang mommy well and good go for breastfeeding...but if not...well...baka lang....hindi rin gaano makabuti kay baby. And also kung hindi ka makapag produce ng maraming milk....dont beat yourself up about it....my kid turned out fine pa rin naman kahit hindi breastfed.
But...there is a big but....I suggest that you do try to breastfeed kahit 1 week man lang kasi the thing they called colostrum which helps the babies to have a strong immune system is the first thing that comes out before the mature milk. It is said to be high in carbohydrates, protein and antibodies.
Whatever you choose to do....I just want to share that it is a good idea to know when the baby wants to be fed even before he/she starts crying. Mas mainam na iyon kaysa gahol na gahol ka sa pagtimpla ng gatas kapag nagsimula na umiyak si baby...at mas mainam na rin 'yon kaysa masira ng husto ang mood ni baby dabil natagalan bago siya nakainom ng milk.
When a baby sucks his/her hand it's a good indication that you have to start preparing the bottle or searching for a nice comfortable place to breastfeed.(Sorry sa mga nakalaalam na nito, honestly I didn't know this until I read it from a book akala ko nature lang talaga ng baby ang magsubo ng kamay)
It is also wise to not just give a bottle to a baby just because he or she is crying. Duh.....yes....you might say that...but I have encountered parents/caregivers who would right away put a bottle on a baby even if it has only been an hour since the baby had a bottle. In my opinion.....isa ito sa mga causes kung bakit may mga batang obese...kasi minsan kahit busog pa ang baby binibigyan ng gatas para lang huwag na umiyak, hanggang sa makalakihan na ang pagkuha ng comfort sa bote...o sa pagkain kapag tumanda na. You may or may not agree with me on this one...again....it is entirely up to you.
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RandomParenting is difficult...anybody who tells you otherwise probably made someone else raise his or her child. But.....there are things that could make it easier and managable.
