(2008/12) December 2008 MTBs


Jowin:
Which LC you see at KK? Mine taught me how to drag pumping interval without drop in milk supply leh. I even manage to go without night pumps without drop in supply.
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Echo:
Suggest you see an LC also. Coz 1 production line is not normal. Usually means your other lines are blocked. If dun settle, in time may develop into mastitis.
 
Gathering
Tentative Date - 20 June 2009 (Sat)
Time - from 11am onwards till 5/6pm
Venue - Corporation Road

Attendance
1. Emeraldbride - Self, Hb & BB?
2. Bubblepearl - self, bb, hb(3 pax)
3. Rachel - Self & bb
4. Ikeike - self, bb & hb
5. 2ndbb - self, bb
6. Pastillies - self, bb & hb
7. Juzyounme - self, bb

Tentative
1. Fabbie
2. iemik0
3. Spaghetti - self, bb & hb
4. Merydith - self,bb,hb,maid
5. Esthers -self,bb,hb
6. Snowger - self,bb,hb
7. Joanne81 - self,bb,hb
 
Tara
Yup that's my niece! She's gotten sick more frequently since starting at IFC, and even though she has been breastfed for the longest time, her immunity seems quite low. Any time that there is a sniffly kid at ifc, she'll come home with the sniffles the next day...

we would like to have 3kids, preferably 2girls and 1boy, so we hope to have a boy next too! will try the chinese calendar method since it seems quite accurate. I hope not to end up with 3kids all of the same gender.

Kath
am interested in toothpaste too, keep me in the loop!
 
Gathering
Tentative Date - 20 June 2009 (Sat)
Time - from 11am onwards till 5/6pm
Venue - Corporation Road

Attendance
1. Emeraldbride - Self, Hb & BB?
2. Bubblepearl - self, bb, hb(3 pax)
3. Rachel - Self & bb
4. Ikeike - self, bb & hb
5. 2ndbb - self, bb
6. Pastillies - self, bb & hb
7. Juzyounme - self, bb

Tentative
1. Fabbie
2. iemik0
3. Spaghetti - self, bb & hb
4. Merydith - self,bb,hb,maid
5. Esthers -self,bb,hb
6. Snowger - self,bb,hb
7. Joanne81 - self,bb,hb
8. Echt - self, bb
 
haha.. "production line".. so cute.. is that how's it is described?
last time massage lady told me shd have 6, but i only have 1, massaged liao still only 1..

used to also pump 45mins to 1hr.. bo pian leh thou it's bad.. v ke lian ss, need to collect e drops to make a feed =(
 
Oh now i know what u girls mean by 'production line' liaoz....is it how it's called? Well, i have 3-4 production line but like Cindy, my ss is also very pathetic le so every drop counts to me! =(

Gambateh all breastfeeding moms! I have been BF-ing Jordan for 5.5 months liao! Wuahahahahha...
 
Fifi,
Share leh share leh... what the LC teach u? *keke*

Jo,
TMC LC oso the same lah. I went during my confinement, they oso told me must DIE DIE pump 3 hrly! Anyway they disapprove pumping lor. Seriously if I pump 3hrly all the way, I would have given up BFing! :p

Echt/Echo and other gals,
Like what Fifi says, each breast should have a few "sprays" at any one time... So if you oni got 1 spray/production line, then btr see an LC... If u dun wan to see LC, mayb u check ur breast see if lumpy... cos if lumpy means u already hv congested breast and yes u may get infection!

Tamms,
how u count? haha...
 
echt,
me also have only 1 let down, production line also not many, maybe around 3.

I pump 15 min only coz I have no patient to pump.
Last time TMC parentcraft teach me, 5 min each side, till 30 min max.
 
aiyo.. last time got LC came my hse never say anythg leh, somemore she supposedly quite good one.. kns.. now too late liao ah.

btw, i tried adding some of u on FB..dunno if u can rec..haha.. coz i dun really noe how to use, just anyhow click!
 
esthers,
That's cos u use single electric is it? That's equals to 15mins per side lor... :p

Paiseh paiseh nvr sms u back. U free this week to collect? From tmr to thursday which day u free?
 
Happy Belated Mummies Day everyone.

Been up to my head with work and packing. It is crazy! And i got so much work to clear before i can 'fang xin' to leave... jialut.. anyway here's a photo of Avery saying hi to all the mummies here!
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snowger
aiyah pump that time can see mah.... haha......... hard to count but got at least 8 from what i see :p
Previously so sensitive I used to have a let down every time I took a shower so can count too! now much better
 
snowger..
Hehe.. its ok.. i prefer wed, hb work morning shift, so he can drive me to your place.
If u not free that day, other day I also can come, I can take bus.

Me using the manual single pump, I didnt pump 5 mins leh, I see the milk not much, I switch, after that switch again. Total 15 mins

Rachel,
Haiz.. me also every drops count girl.. output a bit only.

Me thinking to BF till 6 months, now 5 months plus liao..
Gambateh ne ladies...
 
hi Kath
oh. 1 production line really means others are block.. so really have to clear.. i always pressed hard at my nipple to see the spray b4 i started pumping.. to make sure tat its not just ONE spray but alot...

Fabbie did a good job in clearing her production line.. she always check her nipple to see if there are blocks anot...Often, we have to clean our nipple n not to have balance milk to dry on it.. This is to prevent block of the line at the opening
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I also always pump between 30-45mins

Snowger..
today i will try 8 hrs pump interval & reduce to 3 pump sessions per day.. have to see i can tahan anot...

Fifi
I dun remember which LC already.. i saw the nametag.. only remember they are called " nurse manager"...

Hi Phyl..
ohh.. which chair cheap n nice??
 
echo
I choose my bb le.. ^^ have decided. cus im thinking if i quite concentrate my work and quit my breastfeeding will really help me in my work? what if not? i will blame myself! and im like u. last time can work.. and i las time can work like as fast as a rabbit. now im like as slow as a turtle sia. more n more lazy. and sometimes topid..

example my coll told me that my ad dun have a border. so i say ok ok i go print again to have border. i can go back to my desk and just PRINT my ad again without adding a border leh! faints. so short memory i have!
 
fabbie, is not cause u r stoopid.. u must remember, we took 4mths of maternity leave and hence did not work for that duration. Naturally we will need to pick up the speed at work.

I oso find it quite difficult to get into the momentum at work now. At times during meeting, i feel like sleeping and I can feel my eyes closing.
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Juz now pump at 1pm.. 15minutes onie, did the massage like what the LC taught me.. indeed got more productions and yield oso better.. yesterday same time onie got 100ml today got 150ml!!! Hopefully it stays the same later. Oh..i added extra pump session at 3am this morning, hoping to increase the milk ss. I m so zombied!!
 
Hi girls,

1) I have 2 adult tickets to the Bird Park for sale. U.P $18 a pax, now gg for $28 a pair. Expires 30th June 2009.

2) Also have a BINB Beddie Bye Zip Around Blanket for sale, "Replaces loose blankets for safe comfotable sleep" U.P $34, now gg for $28. Color: Light Yellow, Size: L, for up to 31" in length.

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3) Lastly, I have a BN Mustela Specific Support Bust Cream for sale. U.P is $38.50, now gg for $27. http://www.mustelausa.com/specific_support_bust.html

Do pm me if interested!! Thanks!!
 
Snowger:
I posted here before liaoz wor. Ok I repeat. To extend pumping interval without drop in SS, you have to stretch the interval bit by bit. Lets say you are doing 3 hrs now. Then you go to 3hrs 30mins. Do this interval till your body is adapted, i.e. your breasts dun become hard/too full when pumping time is due. Then move on to 4 hrs. Repeat till you get the interval you want. If you can, stretch only 15 mins a time better still.

Make sure you massage breasts + NIPPLE + AEROLA before and AFTER each pump/latch. Best is you roll your nipple and aerola to ensure milk can spray before and after each pump. Most pple dunno that you need to roll your nipples and aerola to prevent blocks.

When pumping, make sure your funnels are the correct fit. Your whole nipple and aerola should be within the center circular part. Your nipples also should NOT hit against the side of the funnel as the abrasion can lead to blisters.

When checking for blocks, dun juz press inwards. You may not feel the block nor pain. Kneed the sides... can feel de.


Jowin:
At 24 hrs clinic? Those are not LC. They are juz nurse managers wor. I find they can help you abit, esp if its middle of the night, etc but cannot really educate you on lactation issues. The LCs work weekdays office hours de. They see patients in a room near the women specialist clinics.
 
YPG: Wah, u really fast hands, fast legs.. haha.. so fast head to bee choo salon le..Give feeback ok? I stay quite far away, think the nearest outlet will be clementi for me.
Echo, give ur feeback too ok once you vidite them.

Ehh.. where to buy Wella 1.5 shampoo?
 
wa. I finally bought a walker for Calista. Can't tahan .. she doesn't want to sit in the swing or the rocker or bouncer anymore .. keeps leaning forward trying to sit up ...

Hunted around and found a CHEAP one at this shop called Moms and Babes Lucky Baby brand for only $50 !! .. The panel has some buttons to push (there's music) .. I didn't want the one that can be used as a rocker cos I had one before .. seldom used that function.

Calista loves sitting in the walker .. she can't control where she moves to but it does move around and she is super happy that she is sitting up and moving around on her own.
 
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Hi Ladies
I just chance upon this website while searching for organic fruits & vegetables deliveries in SG since Bryan has started solids. Damn...should have found this earlier and it could solve my problem of getting Green papaya for my fish soup during confinement :S

Here is the website :http://www.greencircle.com.sg/index.htm
 
Fifi,
I've been doing the massage frequently... And heng heng, I have been doing the time extension (bit by bit) part from 3hrs to 4hrs...

I check the number of production lines by rolling the areola before each pump. Ok, I think the oni thing I missed is massaging aft pump! And the funnels part, I rem u telling me before. Damn jia lat, I need to buy but Robinson dun seem to carry... :'(

Just to share, there was one morning i woke up and the breast was super hard on one side. I thot sure get infection, but apparently kneading the breast pretty hard while pumping does clear the lumps! And tat day I pumped 4hrly instead of 6hrly... :p
 
hi Fifi
thanks for sharing. Yes.. those are not LC cos i only go to those 24hrs women clinic if EMMERGENCY like block n pain till hell...

today.. i just skip from a 6hrs interval to a 8hrs interval as i wanna reduce my SS , to sleep more n just wan to give my girl enough. Daily , i pump out about 1200ml but my girl is drinking at about 800ml max. Soon she will start her solid n also need not so much milk already.

The only thing i afraid of is BLOCK... cos a sudden increase from 6hrs interval to 8 hrs intervals is ALOT...SIGH...But seriously, i m really tired but still wanna BF.

Hi snowger.
Yes.. massage after each pump helps. i always hand express after each pump..
 
jowinbaby
wah, you got very good output.

mine output drop after i go back to work. I pump 5 time, try going for 4 but the output drop especially at work, so i go back to 5 time.
ready miss my sleep.

even if they start solid as they grow they will want more milk also.
 
kath
every day in office i was knocking head liao. Lol. too tired. haha i think later im going to pump and sleep liao hahha
 
Hi Winnie
Yes, they will need milk also.. but reduce in amount as some meals will be replaced by solid.
My girl is taking abt 180ml now at 5 feeds a day.
Perhaps she will be taking only 3-4 feeds a day after she start solid & perhaps max drinking 240ml of milk per feed.

240ml X 4 feeds = 960ml a day...as i m pumping 1200ml, i maybe able to reduce 1 session, to get more sleep n rest.

If SS drop alot, perhaps i can supplement her with my frozen EBM...or FM lor
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Sigh.. BF seem to suck my energy off real much... i just try my best lor
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Re: Pumping breastmilk
Nowadays i also getting very tired of pumping. Sometimes pump until aerola tissue abit tear and bleed. And breasts felt itchy. Maybe allergic to Lanolin in Purelan. My breasts like shang heng lei lei like that. Haiz.. Dun feel like continue to pump liao. Thinking of stop breastfeeding totally when my gal is 6 mths old. So now i think is the best time i try to increase my pumping interval and dun empty my breast completely. I hope i won't get any lumps or blockage by doing so.
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Jowin - Wow! My gal still drinking 140ml per feed 3 hrly & 5 or 6 feeds per day. Nowadays we try not to let her drink too much. If she sleep at 9pm, we try not to wake her up to feed her. Cos alot of pple say my gal very big, dun look like 4 mths old that time. We scare she'll b overweight if feed her more. :p
 
Chantalle,

For my shoulder hair length, I paid $32 for my treatment. But I bought their hair shampoo ($14) and hair tonic ($22) which I have intention of buying. They are not pushy in their products.

They mostly deal with hair scalps problem, which I think may be the problem for me. My hairs had been feeling very oily.

The lady commented that I drop alot of hairs when she washing the hairs for me. She said probably I need 6 or 7 treatments to see effect. I hope so.

But after washing, she din dry my hairs as she apply hair tonic for me. I still drop 1 or 2 thread of hair when I brush through my hairs now. But it is certainly better than b4. I will see close to 5 thread of hairs whenever I brush my finger across my hairs. Hope this is a good sign. Also, even though I sweat now, I dun feel my hairs as oily as usual. Though I may have to spend close to $300 but I dun mind if it is working and it is still relatively much cheaper than Yunnan.

I am thinking of twice treatment in a week to see faster results though the lady recommend once a week treatment will do.
 
fong..when wanna meet to collect ur desitin?? Haha... wanna come down tmr for lunch? Me having with Ah Bur

My boy ah..drinking 190ml every 4hrs..i abit worried after Jowin was telling me how their tummy will expand then next tiem will become obese..
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Fong
im tired also. and lazy. but getting use to it liao and dying to have my life back! arghz.. cus nipples are so sensitive!!

btw. a mummy email me
"hi all
i prefer to sell all 3 items together (jumperoo, deluxe swing and gym), i will give preference to buyer who take all 3 together
$240 only
self collect at dakota crescent no delivery
prices are fixed
thks"
 
Snowger:
That one likely is a milk blister. i.e. skin covering the opening of 1 duct and preventing milk from flowing through. Roll nipple and aerola harder to open the blister.
 
Hi Kath
aiyo. Dun worry..
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if zach cannot take such a huge volume n puke after milk.. then its better to split up the feeding. But if he can take it, its ok
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Ashlynne sometimes will puke cos 180ml seem abit too much for her.. so i always range 170-180ml lor..

Hi Fong2
Ashlynne takes 180ml every 4 hours.. tats means 5 feeds a day n amount to 900ml a day.

Your girl is taking 140ml every 3 hrs, about 6 feed a day, its amount to 840ml a day..

in terms of volume.. its about the same
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I m just taking my PD's measurement of milk intake..

Your baby weight X 4 divided by the no. of feed...
 
Hi rachel
this is what the PD taught me.. a rough estimation.
eg: ur child is 7.5kg X 4 / 5 feeds a day = 177ml

something like tat...
 
kath, tml lunch confirm hor...pls count me in too for the toothpaste... but what toothbrush to use since my ger is toothless...was thinkin of getting something to clean her tongue leh...

gwen, how's the condition of her FP stuff? i oso 1 2 buy jumperoo for my ger, that day she tried in phyl's hse, very happy leh...
 
Bur - Sure, c u next week, if u can meet both Kath & myself for lunch.
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Btw, how's ur gal's scalp? That time u mention there's white spots on her scalp & u bringing her to NSC.

Jowin - I still can't get it leh. My gal is 7.24kg. Then if feed her 6 feeds per day, based on your formula i get 4.827.. U mean per intake, my gal shld drink 4.827ml? or is it measured in oz?
 



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