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No mummies are alone. We all go through similar challenges. Some slightly more than others. That's why such forums are so popular. We give each other morale support even though we don't know each other by face. Don't feel like u have to suffer in silence. I remember when I gave birth to my #1...

@kitty_kitty Don't be sad. U try ur best. If u feel bad why not give it one last shot n get Betty to help since everyone here says she is good. To give up BF u cannot just stop overnight also. You need to see how frequent u used to latch/pump. E.g. Usually 3hrly then you stretch to 4hrly and...

@agaga Think v natural one lor.... No matter how u arrange they will still come back to u. Special connexion between kids n mum somehow.

@agaga not putting ur kids in separate rooms? I had my #1 behaving like #2 at some point also. Stress!!! Now all 3 behave like babies. Faint! Thankfully older ones already on FM. Although I managed to sustain on TBM until 7.5mths but I also made a conscious decision to stop. Cos I was not...

@kitty_kitty U dont hv to give up totally. Can supplement with FM. Not enough rest also cause supply to drop. If u hv supply in storage get someone to bottle feed while u pump. That u can get rest. If u don't pump at night u will get even more engorged n blocked. Personally I find milk...

@Vivian88 I poor thing. Did u apply nipple cream for ur sore nipples? See if u can get more help from ur LC. Jia you!

Keep clean lor. Personally I will feel v hot if I dun chg regularly n frequently. Keep dry.

My confinement lady told me not to wash with the "black liquid". I presume it is potassium permanganate. She says below will turn black. Anyway my gyne nvr give anything n say just wash with water after every visit to the toilet. Seemed to work well for all 3 pregnancies. Oh! Chg ur pad...

Techno music?!?! Hehehe. That's interesting. My midwife used some vibrator on my tummy to "wake" bb up cos bb was happily sleeping at 5cm dilation n took more than half the time to reach 7cm.

Just wana encourage u both that as mothers we are never and will never be perfect. But one thing for sure we will do the best that we can for our kids. So don't beat urselves up cos u didn't get to so natural birth. Under those circumstances might hv been safer for both u n bb to csect. Now...

@shabsrina What an eventful birth! But be thankful that you have a healthy bb. Both mummy and bb are safe. Enjoy ur bb. 3.8kg. Wow! Congrats mummy!

Kitty. I find it helps to sit on hard surface. Someone taught me this. Sit with both feet on the ground on a wooden stool or chair. Don't sit on soft surfaces. Cos soft surfaces cause the bottom to open n hence stretches the wound.

Eh. This is my first visit post delivery. Hehe. Bb is almost 3 weeks old. I must say u hv been a v good girl. Sit down n lie down as much as I can. Super pampered cos confinement lady brings everything to me. I am also worried of prolapse. Cos this pregnancy has been a very "heavy" one for me...

My stitches seems ok but I think I developed piles... Taking lactulose to soften stool. Going to see gyne in a week's time.

U try cold compress (I.e just use ice pack) on the breast to relief the swelling and pain but not the nipple. As u use cold compress u hand express out the milk. Just enough to feel relief. I did that when I was engorged in between every feed. But my LC asked me not to do it so often. Cos supply...