(2008/06) June 2008

Hi smurfjoyce, i'm doing my degree in a private school in Parklane. I'm not a teacher though, I'm a real estate agent but now stop temporarily cos need to take care of my boy.

Wah feifei, u also studying? It's very tiring to b studying & taking care of bb man. My mid term exams somemore next wk, siao liao. Will b spending this whole wk studying.
 


smurfjoyce;
i store up about 20 packets of 90ml in the freezer b4 start of wk. Now, i try to store only 1 extra pack each day.

Felicia,
wow u reach office so early. I struggle to make it to wk at 830am everyday. Saluate u. But hor i still proud that i am always the earliest in my dept and i stay further from wk n have a kid.

MLP and veniz,
how do u manage 3 pumps in the office? very onz. I think i super lazy mum. I only pumped once during lunch at work (250-300ml). My other timing is 6.30am ( 130ml)-after feeding at 6am. evening at 7pm ( 250ml). Then i latch in the nites ( 2x if bb wakes up or 1 latch 1 feed).

veniz,
u still do housework. i go to bed at 9pm almost every night. Sometimes even too lazy to wake up in the middle of nite to express. Super peifu yr energy.

I am still thinking of whether or not to do lasik. Serious tot b4 preggie. But hor, wear spec can hide my wrinkles better though i hate the look. do let me know if u know of any good dr. i may try the Paragon one. Hubby will subsidize.

btw, how much do yr bb drink. Kyler drinks about 6-7 times of 130ml each day. Stagnant for a long time. Not sure if its too little.
 
Hi MLP, shycloud & mummies who expressed,
You can try pump awhile, after 1 letdown stopped and massaged then pump again.. then stopped again, drink hot water then pump again, then stop again, massage then try to use fingers massage your nipples, will get another letdown.. do this cycle a few times, can get a few letdowns in 1 pumping session. HTHs!

I will be pumping 3x a day in office.. cos gotta maintain TBF for another 9mths at least so need to work harder, plus milk ss will initially dip when we go back to work.. as we are depending on pumping to maintain ss.. so once pumping schedules established can b a bit lazy pump 2x a day :p

hi Veniz,
you back at work huh?? me left 1 more week... sianz...think must carry haversack and own barang barang and I work so far far east leh!!!

hi Nss,
Did you hint ot convey to your nanny politely, to ask her hubby not to smoke in front of your boy?
 
bonjovi..
i recently increase my girl's intake to 130ml..but she consumes abt 5-6 times niah...for ur case not too little lor i feel...

i never store leh usually watever i pump will be for her next day feeds. no excess to store lolz.
 
bonjovi...
ur MS quite good leh...so long interval can get good MS...wa lau i must pump like 3 hrs to maintain supply if exceed tat time, the amt does not equate to the time. for eg 3 hrs i can get 100ml so 6 hrs should have 200ml..but i will get less than tat...sianz...
 
hi gals...
how ar all of u?
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i'm going back to work next wed... still in a state of denial on that... hope i will be able to find time to pump when i start work.

toking abt lesportsac, i am an all-time fan...
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i hv been buying lesportsac bags since 2 yrs back and yes, they are fantastic diaper bags. wats more they are waterproof and light-weight. I usu use the medium tribeca when i bring bb out. if go out for longer time, i use the Weekender model.

as for letdowns, i get abt 2-3 each side everytime i pump. i guess thats normal cos most of u seem to be having that number as well.

any of u went to comex last week?
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i went on fri and got myself a new laptop... hehe...

and oh... i hv oso invested in a Beco carrier. now awaiting its delivery...
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hope it will be good. i am terrible at the sling, tried many times but cant make it... sigh... and oh.... www.cozybabies.com.sg is now having sale for the Beco carrier until this week. i oni paid $170 for mine.
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piyo, i did tat wen the amt i pump look so pathetic..it sure helps but takes longer

bonjovi, urs looks impressive compared to mine leh, my boy drinks btwn 60 to 130ml (5 fr bottle + 2-3 direct latch). Sometimes cannot finish & sometimes like starving, so we adjust amt & waste a bit lor.

nss, can smell smoke on ur bb?
 
shycloud, for me, 2hrs 100ml then 5hrs 200 to 250mls. now i increase my fenugreek, at least 4 tab/day. do u feel engorged?
 
Mag,
ya lor, taking a part time degree at UNISIM for Business...tough lor but i am holding on...But hor, i might be quitting my job next year...to take care of my bb...wait til she is older, can go into childcare, then i will work again...
 
Jo,
my bb had flu lor, tink not so soon wor..Yest brought her to see PD at 10pm+, poor ger, so cranky lor, wants me to carry her all e time...then her mucus kept flowing out lor, and coughing..i see liao also heartpain...lucky today she better liao lor =D.
 
shern,
i no longer feel engorged liao..trying to get back tat feel @ least it indicates tat im producing more milk.

i took fenugreek 3pills/3x a day...but maybe cos i stopped for a while and recently resume back. so im trying to see if it increases more
 
feifei...
oh dear... hope she gets well soon. my elder boy fell sick last weekend... and now my turn to get it... and latest is my girl oso... keep hearing her cough.. and having runny nose too... btw wat kind of med does ur PD prescribe for your girl? the thot of letting such a small bb take medication pains me.
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shycloud,

Wow your BB taking 130ml 5 to 6 feeds .

My boy who is in his 14weeks drink 100ml only regardless of BM or FM . maybe my boy is a small drinker for abt 5 feed a day . Out of 5 feeds ...twice latching !
 
soyabean,
hihi..long time din see u here lor =D..

The carrier quite ex hor? but is it suitable for our bbs at their age?
 
soyabean,
tks ger...its the flu syrup and cough syrup wor..I add theminto her milk if not she will spilt out one...nowadays bb bery clever de...Yest nite we add into her water cos she just finish her milk, heng she guai guai drink, drink liao, 15mins KO lor...cos the med will cause drowsiness de..

jo,
My ger drinking 160ml every 4hrly lor
 
jo..
initially she drinks little too and got me so worried and she can sleep for longer hrs! my gal definitely small drinker and she coming to 12th wks..

im still monitoring her intake whether to increase cos she can finish her bottles recently..
 
shycloud...
ur bb now oni needs 5-6feeds a day? dats good. is she sleeping longer at night already? mine still takes abt 8 feeds per day, and each time abt 110/120ml.

feifei...
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hi hi... hv been pretty busy so nowadays i dun hv luxury to stay online for long. maybe it will be better when i go back to work and i hv to face the comp for a long time... hehe...
yeah, the carrier is abt ex... but i will be claiming some amt from my coy as my bb welcome gift... so not so ex for me ultimately... :p and yes... it can be used for infants. i find it very troublesome to be lugging a stroller out all the time... :p
 
shycloud,

my boy is 14 weeks liao. His weight gain for last 3 weeks is 500g. Not as fast as b4.

i am also 3hrly at approximately 120ml. To hv 130ml (the last 10ml very trying), i massage like mad and use hands to squeeze. For days very stress at work, ss will also drop.

shern,
my boy also becoming more playful and harder to feed. Last week also has esipode of drinking 50ml. Mine usually only manages 4 bottles and 2-3 direct latch. Luckily, my mo's maid very patient with him.

piyo,
is massage nipple or breast? Seems like i doing wrong thing all these while. Ya, i express then massage then express like u mentioned. That's why take long time to pump leh.

shern, shycloud,
i find drinking lotsa of water helpful.can pump more.. or at least less effort.
 
soyabean,

she already start to sleep longer in the nite..when she into her 2 mths plus..

bonjovi,
i can only pump 2 times @ work so demoralising to achieve so little. aiyah must drink more water liao!

maybe bcos my gal drinks little so my breasts also produce ard tat amt to suit her feeds? lolz
 
shycloud, i know wat u mean, at least got tat feeling feel 'safer'

feifei, ur bb very consistent, gd leh. glad her flu is better if not so heart pain cos they're so small
 
shycloud...
wow... how long she sleep wifout waking up? mine the most 5hrs... extending pumping by hours dun mean the ss will incr proportionately... i oso found out abt that... i achieved the most yield if i pump every 3hrly... but nowaday i oni pump 4-5 hourly...
 
shern,

ya lor i used to have tat but not anymore when i resume back to work.

soyabean,
longest record: 9 hrs. ya extending the interval does not help my ss. im trying means and ways to increase ss.
 
<font color="aa00aa">shern, tat time i was not on shift work just tat my account need me to deal with headquarter so no choice ned to start at 7am. But now is i had choice but too used to the early routine liao. Evreyday i came in and will on the light, macam i'm like the office facility ppl. haha....

feifei, i always feel sleepy around 3-4pm. So, i always choose to express at tat timing so tat i can 'steal' some nap as well. hehe...

Riz, after back to work, i only pump 4 times a day. Fixed at around 5am, 9.30am, 3.30pm &amp; 9.30pm.
My MS actually decrease few days after i return to work. Initially i tot was due to my menses, but seems like now stil on and off still had spotting but my MS had increase back to norm liao. On average can get 300ml on each session, but if longer interval can get >400ml. It oso very much depend on my water intake. Maybe u wanna drink more hot soup and milo to increase ur BM.

Bonjovi, i oso the 1st one to arrive , in fact the 1st person to arrive in our level. Me like u, stay far from my work place. But i think from next week, i'll arrive late liao coz need to send my #1 to childcare before come to work. Need to squeze amongst the crowded MRT. Sian!</font>
 
Mummies,
Envy envy leh... u all can pump so much! I 7+ pump then 1+ pump again got only 100-120ml. furthermore i need 30mins to get that amount.
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Veniz, Piyo, Shern, I dunno tat the bbsitter hb smokes even though my big boss been there for more than 2 years, he always come home nice and clean. Prob becos yesterday and today, the bbsitter hb is on MC and did not go to work. Anyway, I taught my big boss to ask the bbsitter hb not to smoke in front of him and baby if he sees the bbsitter hb smoking.

Soyabean, had not seen you online for some time, hope your kids get well soon.

Fei Fei, your girl drink 160ml 4 hourly? How many weeks is she? Hope she gets well soon.
My boy is 11 weeks and drinking 140ml to 150ml every 3-4 hourly when not latching. Dunno whether this is too much...

Smurfjoyce, you may have to stock up the equivalent amount of bm that your bb drink for a week, jia you. Btw, have you intro the bottle to your bb? My bb reject bottle initially, I had to change quite a couple of different type of bottle before he finally drink from the bottle.

Bonjovi, have you start letting bb in the bath tub yet?
 
felicia...
u have got abundant supply of ss.. how to increase ar? no matter how i try it still maintains the same as last time...y huh? approx 30ml/hr
 
Felicia...wah my eyes popped wif envy...300-400ml...i never had tat record b4 leh...
now fasting month for muslim..i oso notice the decrease in MS ...
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wat did u do besides water intake to get so much of MS??
 
Shern, I trying out this schedule first, not sure if it will make me more tired or not at end of the week. Otherwise, I dunno how to plan another schedule (best is to get a fuss free maid, which is really impossible for me now.
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Bonjovi, my son couldn't regonise you yesterday, coz you let down your hair, haha. Anyway, I didn't express 3 times a workplace lar, its only MLP lar. Also hor, the houseworks are those small ones, like sterilze bottles, bring down dry clothes, hand wash/ put soiled clothes in washing machine, etc. So its only small things lar. My gal only take 100ml every 3hrs, except for night feed, after 9pm feed, she will sleep till morning 5plus.

Christina, I find that this Lesportsac I bought a bit high when carry lor, now having 2nd heart should get the bigger $125 one.

Soyabean, you bought the beco carrier from Ashley? Which print you bought? I bought mine from an oversea spree organiser at $150.00 including shipping and delivery.

piyo, working liao lar, otherwise will jio you for another anchorage makan session. You enjoy the remaining of your ML bah.
 
hi to all mommies

wow...envy leh cox yr BM still can get 300 to 400ml...as for me not even 10ml....haizzz.

bb marsyha don't like to be latch anymore and my BM getting lesser and lesser each day...n now puasa....
 
nss, ya, best teach your boy to tell nanny's hb not to smoke near him or in the house.

Felicia, you can express so much huh? I told my colleague (non married) she said why we comparing who expressing a lot of milk huh? I should have tell her we want to see got any leftovers can use to play water bomb at each other, hee.
 
Hi Danryan

I was reading some sites on breastfdg and fasting..apparantly some sites says puasa don really affect..i am oso fasting..2day is 2nd day..still monitoring if MS kps decreasing ..i hope it doesnt affect so much..already MS low..still go down ..beri upseting..
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veniz...
wat a waste! use bm to play waterbomb... keke...
for me, my freezer is full beyond full. i now hv some frozen stash at my mum's, my aunt's and my mil's. a fren of mine came over last weekend to take some packs for her 6mo bb.

as for beco, i bgt the Morgan print, the one wif the skulls. hehe... which one did u get?

nss...
thanks... i oso hope so... it isnt easy to take care of kids when ill... lucky i hv got a maid who can help out... i think 140-150 isnt too much as long as ur bb can finish the milk.
 
danryan...
since bb now not latching, why not u pump more regularly to incr ur ss? cos ur body doesnt hv to "listen" to wat the bb needs anymore, but to your pump. so if u pump more regularly, u might find it incr.... and dun be so stress over it. the more u stress, the less u get... cheer up!
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fei fei...

wow!! u oso studying.. MUst be hard now especially wif bb around. cant do much. We might have met each other b4 at unisim. since my minor is business... what module u taking now?
 
Veniz, milk bomb u mean? haha...

Piyo, Shern, Bonjovi, thanks for sharing tips on increasing ms. i'm like shycloud but abit worse...think 20-30ml/hr. But will continue to pump....and continue my fenugreek of 3pills x3times daily.
 
veniz
play waterbomb?? wat a waste...

ritzy
my gal prefers to drink FM...last mth almost 4 tins of 800gm Mamex Gold....coz last mth i was on medication..
 
soyabean

ya lor...keep pumping and till my breast veins felt so painful...i did not bring my pump since i back to work...when reached home then i pump leh....my mistake..
 
nss,

try feeding with bottles liao..cos need to attend class at nite. he's fine. ystd tried feeding FM. rejected.. bt today seems ok. feel sad to feed FM..
 
Hi gers,
No time to log in until now. Haiz, buy day. My ss just dropped during teh last pump.. haiz.. I think too stress liao. Now, I am feeling so sleepy. must be the lunch.

re: Milk ss
I oso realised that I get lesser ss if I drag my expressing interval as compared to pumping 3 hourly. I am expressing about 20 mins each time. Trying to stick to 3 hourly cos I pump while working at the same time. ;p

feifei,
I duno when I will bring my baby back yet. Maybe this Sat. Hehe.
 
soya bean.. u mean pump regularly but don pump for too long time??? lets say bb latch few times in the nite..then how many hours interval should i go pump? now i pump 4 hrly..tis am oni hv 50ml..
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the most i can go is 100ml?? so pathetic..
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soyabean

i didn't pump at work anymore....coz no place or empty room, only toilet leh...unhygenic...i pump 15mins each breast when reached home..
 
rizty..
yes... pump regularly... but dun pump too long each session... abt 20-30min... 30min is max... how abt trying to pump every 3hrly? and try to relax when pump... being stressed affects the ss...
 
soyabean,
9 days?? Are you intending to bring her to the PD? I am also constantly playing hide &amp; seek with my bb's poo poo. She has started moving bowels ever since she was switched to FrisoComfort, about 1x every 2 days. She constipated like mad when I put her on similac &amp; NAN. Apparently, she poo poo when she's on Friso and not on my BM wor. So whenever she dun poo poo, my mum will feed more FM and less EBM.
 


soyabean

wah....so long yr gal didn't poo...everyday when i reach home sure i ask my mom or my maid whether she poo or not...but so far everyday poo...
 

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