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[gloriousmotherhood22]

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6th Month

We just celebrated Naylaa's sixth month on the 13th of last month, but instead of posting about the usual baby stuff, I'd like to take this opportunity to write about my breastfeeding journey. Before I got pregnant, I heard about the painful journey of breastfeeding; cracked nipples, sleepless nights because your baby just loves to comfort nursing, mastitis (ouch!), etc. So naturally, when I got pregnant, I decided not to deep dive into this and just go with the flow. I did not have any expectations but I knew it was going to be hard. After I gave birth, I was lucky enough to have a baby that knew how to latch. We didn't struggle but the hard part came when she had jaundice. I was pumping while crying because my baby was admitted and I had to pump every 2-3 hours to make sure my supply would kick in and my baby had enough to drink while I was at home. At that point since it was only my first week, I only managed to pump between 1-2 oz per session. I was crying, tired and missing my baby and it was then when my family suggested for me to mix feed her and focus on baby getting better (jaundice will go down if your baby frequently poops/pees). At that moment, I decided to let go and just mix feed her. I was sad but I needed to be less stressed to ensure my supply increases and true enough, it did. When my baby came back, we stopped giving her formula and focused on direct latching. Since I was pumping frequently during my confinement, I had oversupply issue. That was the start of another headache.. During my confinement, I had very bad fever and it was due to mastitis. I had no idea what to do, I just took panadols to ease the pain. I didn't know that I could've gone for massage. I just waited and let the pain subside on its own. Going back to work was another headache because my daughter didn't take bottle and it was partly my fault because when she accepted bottle during her first month, I decided to stop it because I thought it would be confusing for her. We spent hundreds on getting the perfect bottle but at the end of the day, after I went back to work, she just took the bottle because she was too hungry. My poor baby. I pump three times at work; morning, lunch break and an hour before I go back home. Alhamdulillah, my workplace supports breastfeeding so that part, it was easy for me but to be honest, I am tired of pumping but since my daughter rejects formula, I still have to do it. Thankfully, I found my milkbooster quite early! My body responds well to longan + red date tea, salmon and cheese. Moral of the story of breastfeeding is.. do it at your own pace. Don't have to listen to others. Of course the best practice is two years but your sanity should always come first. You don't have to do it for two years just because your bestfriend did it for all of her kids. Breastfeeding is not easy, being a mother is already hard enough. How long do I plan to nurse Naylaa? I have no idea but I guess since she has started her solids, I'm going to take this one step at a time.

[deiasilva10]

I am very happy with the fact that DC finally hit the nail on the head, brought up the discussion of heroes killing as a last resort. It did not seem logical, at least to me, that Diana as a warrior, as a student of war, allowing crooked and straight that his enemies abused his mercy. It is obvious that some villains, as well as some thugs, killers and crooks simply does not have repair. While my heart become sad for this conclusion it becomes lighter to know that lives are saved by the fact that these people do not live together more in our company. Meredith Finch has done a very decent and courageous work with Wonder Woman. The appearance of Hippolyta filled me with hope that her magnificent figure will return soon to the comic book. Her words were wise and also may have put an end to the ridiculous argument that make Diana God of War she become more violent and merciless.