MORNING MOMMIES!
busybee,
we don't use baby vicks direct on abby and i think vicks doesn't recommend that we use it on infants either but when she was recovering from the flu (i passed to her. sob), i rubbed tiny tiny bit on her clothes on belly area (because put on chest too close to her nose, might be overpowering), rub hands to heat up then used my oily hands to put some on the soles of her feet also, dunno.. that's what my mil recommended. but in very very little minute amounts only. it helped lots.
JJmom,
letdown:
i think different things work for different moms but i read that the production of breastmilk is part hormonal and psychological. don't stress lor.. supplement if you have to. about the horlicks, i have to be honest. after 2 weeks of drinking horlicks 4-6 times a day (i like my fluids), i was damn sian of it.
so this week i started mixing up horlicks with anmum and nestum, nestum with anmum, horlicks with nestum, milo with anmum, i take alot of dao huey jiu (vitasoy if not fresh ones from market), i also drink alot of water (like.. maybe 2 big airpots worth per day).. it helps. i get a decent 150 after she latches, about 200 if she doesn't and on days i pump every 6-8 hours (i might get 250-300).
no schedule for me because have alot of things to do leh.. i dunno how to follow schedule. it's murphy's law, when i pump, she cries, when i bathe, she cries, when i shit, she cries, when i eat, she cries but when i'm there next to her, she sleeps. sometimes.. so my supply ain't great and it's not enough sometimes, i give her friso, everyones sleep better .. like what enya told me, i've done my best lor.
good luck
p.s. pump makes a difference.. i'm using the medela mini electric dual. it's noisy and it sounds like i'm manufacturing something (yea, milk) but it works for me but may not work for some..
whitepaper,
i like ch already.. downing! ahhahahahaha.. i like babies with the appetites of alcoholic seamen.. abby almost didn't finish my ebm yesterday, there was 40 ml left (i was almost crying.. almost contemplated on drinking it myself), i had to pop bottle back into warmer, burp her, give her a break and cheer her. you should see me.. it was like ladies night at mohammed sultan all over again except with milk. i was going 'YEA ABBY, GO ABBY! SCULL SCULL SCULL!!!' and she finished it. The man complained that i was giving my baby the japanese water torture treatment.. heeee heeee heeeeee
jollyhoppy,
abby fidgets.. she probably inherited attention deficit disorder along with a truckload of neuroses from me. that's when she gets frustrated trying to sleep, sometimes i carry, sometimes i pat, sometimes i burp her and sometimes i hold her hand and arms down gently but firmly until she sleeps. sometimes nothing i do works until someone else carries her.. i think trial and error bah,. i do the same thing as Ribena, get her to sleep first then put her down into her bed.
mommies,
wind:
a friend of mine recommended tallon oil for wind but i do the same with the ru yi oil, rub hands to heat up oil, put on belly then using the same hands, rub to heat up, hold onto soles of feet. i do that after bath times and before she sleeps, she doesn't have a big problem with wind although she fusses alot more in the evening but according to research, that is expected. there's an actual graph, i'ld scan it up later.
pump:
i'm looking for a handheld manual pump (i think may be quieter) so i can try and lock room, pump discreetly in school when i go back to work in jan. any recommendations? i'm looking at the avent one, anyone with experiences? damn sian.. i want to keep the flow going man.. but it's a boy's school and it's a damn weird feeling.
sling:
i have success! i have success! what i did wrong was just assume she will guai guai get in and allow me to sling her downstairs. what i should have done was yesterday put her in sling for about 5-10 minutes after she has fed and burped and she didn't fuss. with the advice of some mommies, i walked around the house.. got her used to the motion. last night after an evening feed, i did the same thing and she fell asleep in 5 minutes! havent mastered slipping her head in yet.. my right arm is supporting but i don't feel her weight.. so far left arm is free to go clear things, one hand type, weight disributed on upper back and length of shoulder. woohoo. i aim to have both hands free with 2 weeks of practice.
meetup:
haiyur.. i want to join the PG and SKers too. any mommies in the east want to head out for kopi or teh?
