For 6 months now, Bebi A has been an "almost" full breastfed baby. However, with my recent bout with throat and ear infection, I had to stop supplementing her diet and give her fomula. It has been 6 days now to be exact.
The thing is I've been happy with her progress but she's a little underweight. And, this plus the demands of my work contribute to this nagging question --- Shall I continue breastfeeding her?
Another factor to consider is that she's not actually feeding from me. She doesn't want to latch anymore. I have to pump 5 times a day to give her sustenance. Even at the wee hours of the morning, when I know that she's about to wake up, I also wake up to pump.
It's quite tiring.
But, just the thought of stopping makes me feel so guilty.
(I guess I should take this as a sign, this happened the day before I actually started taking antibiotics) --- On the way to my workstation, my CEO and I happen to ride the same lift. He asked me about Bebi A. I smiled and told him that she's fine. He asked me if I'm still breastfeeding. I answered yes. He said that I should do so til she's a year old. (ang ingay talaga ng pump ko! hahaha)
The thing is I've been happy with her progress but she's a little underweight. And, this plus the demands of my work contribute to this nagging question --- Shall I continue breastfeeding her?
Another factor to consider is that she's not actually feeding from me. She doesn't want to latch anymore. I have to pump 5 times a day to give her sustenance. Even at the wee hours of the morning, when I know that she's about to wake up, I also wake up to pump.
It's quite tiring.
But, just the thought of stopping makes me feel so guilty.
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(I guess I should take this as a sign, this happened the day before I actually started taking antibiotics) --- On the way to my workstation, my CEO and I happen to ride the same lift. He asked me about Bebi A. I smiled and told him that she's fine. He asked me if I'm still breastfeeding. I answered yes. He said that I should do so til she's a year old. (ang ingay talaga ng pump ko! hahaha)
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