Breastfeeding Facts!!

Although many women complain about having low milk supply, 95% are merely perception of insufficient milk supply:

1. Very common (50% of breastfeeding mothers)
2. Common cause for weaning
3. Only about 5% of women will not produce adequate amounts of milk for their baby

Reasons a mother may falsely believe her milk supply is Insufficient are as follows:

Nipple Confusion

Cerita Ummu Ilham:

Selepas discharged from hospital, I got nipple crack...sakitnya tuhan saja yg tahu sbb baby kena feeding 3 hrsly..jadiknya tak tahu bila nk sembuh..setiap kali baby suck berdenyut2 sakitnya.. cuba lansinoh cream boleh la jugak.. last2 letak breast milk after each feeding than let air dried. Disebabkan nipple crack, saya pun akan pump milk from left breast utk kasik kt baby thru bottle.. and at that time masih 1st week. tengok baby minum tanpa byk menolak. Bila midwife tahu saya kasik trhu bottle terus dia minta stop agar baby tak nipple confused....so what is the fuss about? In the early stage of BF, mum is trying to sustain the milk production..dan caranya ialah thru nipple stimulant from baby, kalau baby sudah suka dgn artificial nipple, agak susah mum nk ada susu yg byk..kerana baby will prefer bottle than direct feeding from breast. Kalau nk feeding guna artificial nipple make sure milk production sudah establish ( beyond 6 weeks) . So I got this long explanation from breastfeeding.com.

What is Nipple Confusion? It is a problem that arises when a breastfed baby is given an artificial (rubber or silicon) nipple and must try to learn to nurse both from his mother's breast and the bottle nipple. While seemingly similar, these two feeding methods require completely different mouth and tongue motions and swallowing skills.