{"id":8085,"date":"2016-04-07T06:59:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T05:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojababica.si\/breastfeeding-3-months-of-effort-a-story-2\/"},"modified":"2016-04-07T06:59:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T05:59:25","slug":"breastfeeding-3-months-of-effort-a-story-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mojababica.si\/en\/breastfeeding-3-months-of-effort-a-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Breastfeeding &#8211; 3 months of effort; a story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I put my baby girl to the breast for the first time in the first hour after birth and she started sucking diligently quite quickly.<\/strong> I had learned about the need to put the newborn to the breast quickly after birth and all other things about breastfeeding by reading books, attending a breastfeeding support group, and attending prenatal classes. Despite all the prior preparation, I <em><strong>often felt completely lost and desperate during breastfeeding and about breastfeeding.<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n<p>In the maternity ward, I put her to the breast regularly\u2014sometimes on my own, sometimes with the help of the nurses\u2014and always when my baby girl showed interest. <em><strong>After just one day, my flat nipples became red, cracked, and incredibly painful.<\/strong><\/em> Breastfeeding caused me terrible pain, accompanied by a few tears and a few drops of blood, and I sweated terribly. Of course, I persevered and was optimistic that it would get better soon. I was already using Multimam compresses and creams in the hospital, but they didn&#8217;t help at all\u2014even <em><strong>the pajamas touching my nipples were bothersome.<\/strong><\/em>  <\/p>\n<p>They kept us in the hospital one day longer because my daughter had lost more than 10% of her birth weight. It wasn&#8217;t until the third day after birth that my breasts filled with milk in a way that I could actually feel. At home, in a relaxed environment, we continued breastfeeding diligently, and I put her to the breast very often. She breastfed for a long time because she would doze off a bit during feeding, but if I tried to take her off, she would quickly start sucking again.    <em><strong>Breastfeeding was very exhausting for me because the feedings were long and frequent, and my nipples were terribly painful.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>One week after being discharged from the hospital, we had a weight check and found that despite regular breastfeeding, she had only gained 40g. We did a breastfeeding assessment by weighing her before and after feeding, and this time too, despite encouragement, she fell asleep and the difference in grams was only 40.  <em><strong>We were given a supplement.<\/strong> <\/em>We offered her the supplement 2 or 3 times a day after breastfeeding, but she mostly &#8216;spilled&#8217; it. At the check-up a week later, she had gained 10g. We were given a different supplement that works as an anti-reflux formula. By the next check-up, we had finally gained a satisfactory amount of weight.   <\/p>\n<p>During this period, I breastfed with nipple shields because the condition hadn&#8217;t improved at all 14 days after birth, and I was really struggling to put her to the breast. <em><strong>With the shields, it was somewhat better, although still painful.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When she was about a month old, I got mastitis. Suddenly fever, a hardened breast. With compresses and massage, I managed to resolve the situation overnight on my own. <em><strong>I have mastitis and she needs a supplement,<\/strong><\/em> and two weeks later mastitis with a 40\u00b0C fever, which landed me on antibiotics because there was no other way. And at the same time, I was desperate because I was breastfeeding whenever my baby girl wanted, encouraging her not to fall asleep during feeding, gritting my teeth from the still-present pain when putting her to the breast, and yet she still needed a supplement in addition to breastfeeding. I consulted with the pediatrician and read all the advice from breastfeeding experts. Then I somehow came to terms with the fact that what matters is that my baby girl is thriving and content. I stopped blaming myself, which I had been doing before even though I didn&#8217;t know exactly what for. \ud83d\ude42 <em><strong>I valued every feeding and thought that combination feeding was better than just formula. I decided that I would just breastfeed with shields throughout.<\/strong><\/em>       <\/p>\n<p>At two months old, I slowly removed the shields. <em><strong>Breastfeeding is now, at three months old, finally pleasant and pain-free<\/strong><\/em>, although I no longer believed that was even possible. <em><strong>At two months, my baby girl suddenly started refusing the supplement and was completely satisfied with just breastfeeding.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At three months, she breastfeeds every 2-4 hours. She breastfeeds for 15 to 20 minutes. We no longer need the supplement. My nipples don&#8217;t hurt.   <\/p>\n<p>I never believed I would write those last sentences. <em><strong>It took quite some time, but we finally became such a team in breastfeeding that we can fully breastfeed and enjoy it together.<\/strong> <\/em>I&#8217;m glad I persevered, despite all the obstacles and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>When someone asks me what childbirth was like, I tell them that childbirth isn&#8217;t that hard at all\u2014breastfeeding is hard, very hard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/content\/dam\/images\/1\/6\/9\/9\/t\/d\/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1699jy.png\/1439234232729.jpg\">photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I put my baby girl to the breast for the first time in the first hour after birth and she started sucking diligently quite quickly. 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