Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Ndlulela

I-Fed Ingcono Kakhulu - Ukuhlonipha Iviki Lomhlaba Lokuncelisa Ibele kanye Nokunika Amandla Zonke Izinketho Zokuncelisa

Siyakwamukela, bomama abathandekayo nabanye, kuleli bhulogi lebhulogi elisuka enhliziyweni lapho sihlangana khona ukuze sigubhe Iviki Lomhlaba Lokuncelisa Ibele. Leli sonto elokuqaphela nokweseka izinkambo ezehlukene zomama kanye nokugubha uthando nokuzinikela abakuthulula ekondleni izingane zabo. Njengomama oziqhenyayo oke wancelisa abafana ababili abahle, ngimagange ukuhlanganyela ngohambo lwami lomuntu siqu, ngikhanyisela amaqiniso okuncelisa, kuyilapho ngikhuthaza indlela yobubele eyengeziwe yokweseka omama abakhiqiza ukudla ngokukhetha noma ngesidingo. Leli sonto akulona nje elokugubha ukuncelisa ibele; kumayelana nokwamukela izindlela ezehlukene zokuba ngumama kanye nokukhuthaza isiko lothando nokuqonda phakathi kwabo bonke omama kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bakhetha ukuzondla kanjani izingane zabo ezimnandi.

Phakathi nokukhulelwa kwami ​​kokuqala, nganginethemba lokuncelisa indodana yami ibele okungenani unyaka. Ngokungalindelekile, wachitha izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili egunjini labagula kakhulu (i-NICU) ngemva kokuzalwa, kodwa lokho kwaletha ukusekelwa uchwepheshe wokuncelisa owangiqondisa ezinsukwini zokuqala. Ngenxa yokuthi angikwazanga ukubamba indodana yami ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokuphila kwayo, ngaqala ngajwayelana nepompo yezinga lasesibhedlela engangiyisebenzisa njalo ngemva kwamahora amathathu. Ubisi lwami lwathatha izinsuku ukuthi lungene futhi izikhathi zami zokuqala zokumpompa zazikhipha amaconsi nje obisi. Umyeni wami wayesebenzisa umjovo ukuze abambe wonke amaconsi futhi alethe leli golide eliyigugu e-NICU lapho ayeligqobhoza emlonyeni wendodana yethu. Lolu bisi lwengezwe ngobisi lwebele olunikezwa indodana yami ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi indodana yami ithola umsoco eyayikudinga ezinsukwini zayo zokuqala zokuphila. Ekugcineni saphumelela ekubeni umhlengikazi, kodwa ngenxa yesimo sakhe sempilo, kwadingeka ngidle ngokuphindwe kathathu amasonto ambalwa, okwangishiya ngikhathele. Lapho ngibuyela emsebenzini, kwakudingeka ngimpompe ngenkuthalo njalo ngemva kwamahora amathathu, futhi izindleko ezihambisana nokuncelisa zazinkulu. Naphezu kwezinselelo, ngaqhubeka nokuncelisa ibele ngoba kwasisebenzela, kodwa ngiyabona ukuthi kungaba nzima kangakanani komama ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo.

Lapho indodana yami yesibili izalwa, sagwema ukuhlala kwe-NICU, kodwa sahlala izinsuku ezinhlanu esibhedlela, okwaphinde kwaletha ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ukuze uhambo lwethu lokuncelisa luqale kahle. Kwaphela izinsuku indodana yami incela cishe ihora ngalinye. Ngezwa sengathi angeke ngiphinde ngilale. Lapho indodana yami ingaphezudlwana kwezinyanga ezimbili ubudala, safunda ukuthi yayinokwaliwa amaprotheni obisi okwakusho ukuthi kwakufanele ngiqede lonke ubisi ekudleni kwami ​​- hhayi nje ushizi nobisi, kodwa noma yini nge-whey ne-casein. Ngifunde ukuthi ngisho ne-probiotic yami yayivaliwe! Ngaleso sikhathi, izwe lalinenkinga yokushoda kwefomula. Ngokweqiniso, ukube bekungengenxa yalo mcimbi cishe bengizoshintshela ekufunzweni kwefomula. Ukucindezeleka kokufunda wonke amalebula futhi ngingadli lutho ngaphandle uma ngiqinisekile nge-110% yalokho okwakukuyo kubangele ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka okuvame ukuzizwa kudlulele. Kungalesi sikhathi izindaba bezigcwele izihloko zezindaba zokuncelisa “mahhala” ngazithola sengicasukile futhi ngicasulwa ukuthi yize kungadingeki ngiswayiphe ikhadi lami lesikweletu ngenxa yobisi engangiluncelisa indodana yami, amabhodlela, izikhwama. , ama-coolers, ipompo, izingxenye zepompo, i-lanolin, i-lactation consults, ama-antibiotics ukwelapha i-mastitis, isikhathi sami namandla ami ngokuqinisekile kwakunezindleko.

Kuyadumaza ukubona indlela abesifazane abangabhekana ngayo namahloni nokwahlulelwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izinqumo zabo zokuncelisa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, omama abangakwazi ukuncelisa ibele noma abakhetha ukungakunceli bavame ukugxekwa ngezinqumo zabo, okubenza bazizwe benecala noma bengafaneleki. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abesifazane abancelisa ngaphezu kwalokho okulindelwe umphakathi bangase bahlangabezane nemibono engemihle, ebenza bazizwe bengakhululekile noma bahlulelwe. Ngemva nje kokuba indodana yami endala iphendule unyaka owodwa, ngangena endlini yokuphumula ngibeke isikhwama sami sepompo esimnyama ehlombe lami. Ngaba nenhlanhla yokuba nobisi ukuze ngibuyisele ebhange lobisi obelubalulekile kimina ngemuva kokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu eNICU. Ngakhetha ukupompa indodana yami ngemva kokuba ilunyuliwe ukuze ngifinyelele igoli lami lokunikela. Ngeke ngikukhohlwe ukubukeka kokunengeka njengoba uzakwethu ebuza, “Ineminyaka emingaki indodana yakho futhi? Usakwenza LOKHO?!"

Njengoba sigubha Isonto Likazwelonke Lokuncelisa Ibele, ngiyethemba ukuthi singathatha lokhu njengethuba lokugqashula kulezi zimo zengqondo eziyingozi futhi seseke bonke omama ohambweni lwabo ngabanye. Wonke umama ufanelwe ukuhlonishwa nokuqonda, njengoba ukukhetha esikwenzayo kungokomuntu siqu futhi kufanele kugujwe esikhundleni sokucwaswa. Ukunika abesifazane amandla okwenza izinqumo eziphusile kanye nokwamukela ukwehlukahlukana kokuba ngumama kuyisihluthulelo sokugqugquzela indawo enozwelo nebandakanya wonke umuntu. Kuyinkolelo yami ukuthi bonke omama kufanele bathole ukwesekwa nokuphepha ukuze bakhethe ukondla izingane zabo ngendlela enengqondo ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ngokomzimba kanye/noma nenhlalakahle engokomzwelo.

Ngaba nenhlanhla emangalisayo ukuthola amahora amaningi okusekelwa kokuncelisa, umsebenzi owawuhlanganisa uhlelo olwaludinga ukuthi ngihambe imizuzu engu-30 njalo ngemva kwamahora amathathu, uphathina owayewasha izingxenye zephampu izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, umshwalense owawukhokhela izindleko ezigcwele. iphampu yami, udokotela wezingane owayeqeqeshe abasebenzi bezokuncelisa; izingane ezinekhono lokuxhumanisa ukuncelisa, ukugwinya nokuphefumula; nomzimba owakhiqiza ubisi olwanele olwagcina ingane yami yondlekile. Akukho kulokhu okumahhala, futhi ngakunye kuza nenani elikhulu lelungelo. Kuleli qophelo cishe siyazazi izinzuzo zezempilo zokuncelisa, kodwa azibalulekile kakhulu kunomama ozikhethela okungcono kakhulu mayelana nendlela yokuyondla ingane yakhe. Uhambo lwabo bonke omama luhlukile, ngakho-ke phakathi naleli sonto kwangathi singabonisa ukweseka okwengeziwe ezinqumweni zomunye nomunye sibe sihlose umgomo ofanayo: umntwana onempilo, ondleke kahle kanye nomama ojabulayo.