My breastfeeding Journey with 1st baby Khadeejah

I would like to share my little story about my experinces with my 5 children. I started my journey 12 years ago in year 2000 when i delivered my khadeejah while doing my housemanship in PPUM. I didnt know much about breastfeeding. Once i saw khadeejah after given by the doc, i put her on my breast, i decided not to give her other than breastmilk. It was a magical feeling that is very diff to be described. After 2 months i started my work again with mix feeling. i used the medela breastpump in the hosp to breastpump my milk and i rented the same from medela the same pump to carry home. my husband took no pay leave for 1 year to look after khadeejah while doing his MBA. He took khadeejah to see me 4 times in a day (i did alternate day on call) in the hospital for direct breastfeeding and take home few bottles of milk. Not to tell with a serries of nipple confusion.There were few occasions that i could not express out even a single drop of milk at night while working at hosp due to lack of sleep, heavy workload and tiredness. i called my husband and ask him to send khadeejah to my sister in law for breastmilk so that some left bottles at home can be reserved to be used in the morning. Alhamdulillah that khadeejah got max feeding from me and my sister in law. She was fully breastfed for 6 months and continue feeding for 1 year 1 month when i got pregnant again with my 2nd baby zaynab where khadeejah refused my breast after some effort given.

My breastfeeding Journey with Zaynab

Salaam and good morning friends.. I would like to share my breastfeeding journey with my 2nd daughter started in July 2002. She was born healthy and cute. She did latch well and feed well. After 3 days gave birth, my husband was relocated by his company to Khartoum, Sudan. Some challenges started few weeks later. Zaynab had a problem with colic, esp at night every day. When it happened, She did not latch well and cried for a long time. Solution that i took was to do baby massage. She had baby massage 2 times a day. Besides that, burping after each feeding was a must and doa. She was more comfortable sleeping on her tummy (pls make sure your baby sleep on flat surface with no pillow around her/him and able to lift and turn his/her head themselves). Whenever it happened, the positon that she wanted was only on upright position with her head on my shoulder until the pain was over.

When she was 2 months old, we moved together to Sudan. Zaynab was fully breastfed. She was coping well with the new environment, had never fall sick when she was under 6 months (thanks to breastmilk). Unfortunately Khadeejah who was already 2 years and 11 months admitted to hospital with acute bronchitis during the earlier period of our stay in Khartoum. Zaynab was successfully breastfed for 2 years. I got pregnant again with Saudah when Zaynab was 1 year 7 months. I experienced breast tenderness (pain on the nipples during breastfeeding) during pregnancy.

InsyaAllah i will continue my writing about my experience with my other children Saudah, Abdullah and Safiyyah. Happy reading.

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