hello mommies,

I have been following this app for almost a month now..N it's such a good feeling reading all the posts at end of d day at dead o d night when my LO is sleeping peacefully..I feel a sense of pride n happiness when I see d sense of sisterhood approach u guys answer every question or post an article..It's like hey m not alone..But there is one thing that I have observed,which is d eery silence when a mom posts something about formula feeding..if it's a question she is immediately advised for BF n ways to increase it.if it's an article there r no comments on it..not even a word of encouragement..

I was a BF mom for untill my LO was 2.5months..After my LO's birth I use to focus on BF.e Even though that meant waking every hour or so,with every patience in d world along with prayers in my heart I wud nurse him for a full tummy..But even after nursing he wud cry..n I wud try n soothe him.Lemme tell u all this while,I have tried all d possible diets regularly,every single day.everything, from lauki,to jeera, to methi laddoos, to saunf,to sagoo kheer, to Dalia, shatavarex, lactare tabs (mind u,this was part of my daily diet)..aI never had any engorgement,no leaking,nothing..I still persisted,quarrelled with my mom who said u r keeping ur child hungry..My LO had normal pee counts n was active,but never seemed satiated..That's when cold struck n his feeds even went further down..becoz of chocked nose n throat my doc advised along with BF(coz it has antibodies  n will make healing faster)to start formula with a spoon bowl..did the too..his weight gain all those two months much was ok..800gms..after that he healed I continued BF with formula almost two or thrice a day..he wud still cry after every feed..the same cycle continued.(Bdw,I forgot to mention I had even seen a lactation consultant n she said ur child latches beautifully,so latching was not a problem)..His no. of feeds dropped but pee count was still gud n he was active..Being a mother however I was concerned..Everyone wud comment on how slim my LO was n I wud think yh coz he is a bit tall for his age..then during his next vaccination doc was concerned about his weight which was a mere 400gms gain..by this time alomst a month had passed by since his illness for d effect of d meds to completely go..Doc adviced to come after a week coz he was a lil surprised by d weight gain..we went after a week but no substantial weight gain..that's when he began asking if my Breast was engorged,if I did leak a bit..U wid be surprised to one to know,even after not feeding for almost 6-7hours nothing of d sort happened..my LO use to latch for almost thirtyins,so there's goes d demand supply theory out o d window..I remember crying almost a whole week after d doc visit..I had kept my child hungry all coz I wanted to BF,all coz I wanted to cling to that awesome feel when ur child latches on to u,all coz I wanted my child to be healthy n strengthen his immune system..I was not wrong in having those thoughts but all d while in all my stubbornness I ignored d fact that my child was hungry..I knew someday d milk supply wud build up n be enf for my child..but someday never came..I didn't lose my faith n patience for alomst three months,but look what it did to my child..for almost 3.5months I kept him hungry..N it still pains me..he has gone into d d habit of not having much milk since birth all coz o me..he still doesn't take much, not his age appropriate..I still haven't gone for his weight check,it's just been a month of  switch to formula..just for d fear of finding out that my child has not gained weight appropriately..like I said he still feeds less..

My point is, when a mother goes for Formula feeding it is with much pain in heart,not always becoz o ignorance..please encourage her too,please answer her too..a mom is a mom after all..

Bdw,my doc advised for complete bottle feed as long as hygiene is maintained(coz of his not feeding much)...Every day I pray to d Lord to make my baby feed at least somewhere near his age appropriate feed(which is lil more than half now,or in wort days only half) Oh d endless struggle in feeding..God give us d strength n bless all our chintus with health n happiness..