<font color="119911">Keron&Jeris</font>,
yr hubby gd wor...I scolded my hubby when he only know how to slp. of cos, wkday, I will not disturb him cos he got to work. but I already told him wkened must help but he.....like today, I am so angry and threw the pillow at him when I called him several times, I needed help (bb dun want to slp fr 12am/1am after his feed and all the way...I also dun want my mum to help in night shift cos day time, she already helped a lot in hsehold) but even bb cry so loud, this man hor also cannot hear one...
<font color="119911">misscandy</font>,
my boy this wk dun want to slp after his 12am/1am feed. burping and feeding him already consider big project liao (cos need at least half an hr of feeding (last mth, at least 1hr)). by the time, feeding him liao, I got to pump and the cycle goes on. he also will gek till face red red when i place him on his playpen and will 'er ni' then. so doc advise to let him sit upright 20mins before plc him bck to slp. but hor, once, he is plc on his playpen, he struggle via stretching till 'er ni' then cry....the whole night needed either to carry or let him slp on his rock and rock him to slp. dunno as if his playpen got pins wor....
the max I can slp is 20-30 mins every pump/feed. luckily, mum helped out over at 4am if not...I can 'die' of tiredness....dun day yr face gaunt looking, mine also like that....panda eyes etc...tummy still bloated....
hmm...how do u lost weight?? I have not weight myself ever since I knew I gained weight in march loh.
re:bf.
once, the supply reduced, a bit hard to reversed bck loh. yup,some medicine like fengukee. i heard fr another forum mummies that this medicine Mexalon was prescribed to her by her gynae after she delivered. she only took 3 pills then stopped already. her breasts became very engorged and as a first-timer, she didnt know wht to do...really had a hard time then cos the milk will kept flowing non-stop. now, she got so much bm that she also dunno what to do.
how's yr bb?
<font color="119911">babe</font>,
see this posting where this mummy shared her experience abt tbf and how she maintain her supply. u 'jia you' in bf.
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Even though I am not sure how exactly i maintain my good supply of BM, i think i will share some experiences here, hope it helps!
1) Before my BM started, i ate this medicine called "Mexalon" (not sure if i spelled correctly), and the flow came non stop after that...
2) I eat 3 meals a day regularly. Breakfast will definitely have one boiled egg, one milo, one slice of bread + cheese, one apple. Night time before sleep i will drink a glass of HL milk. Other than that, i eat normal meals. I actually eat everyting i feel like eating, occasionally I will crave for macdonald and coke...and i will satisfy myself every now and then
3) I have one electric pump and one manual pump (used to have one manual pump only, but really pump until handache...). I will start with the electric pump first, till it seems finish, i will use manual pump. The reason why is becos electric pump tends to be less efficient in emptying the BM, so got to use manual pump to make sure everything is out.
4) I try to sleep and rest once i got chance....
5) I drink lots of water, before and after pumping.
6) I pump every 4-5 hours, make sure at least 5 times per day.
I think thats about it.....
Actually my pumping wasnt always very smooth...My right breast tends to get clots very easily, especially during the first month. It was so painful and i couldnt empty them out...At the end i went to hospital, and the lactation consultant actually used needles to poke my nipples It didnt work as well!!!! And the consultant was out of ideas...I was so stressed and scared of getting mastitis which will stop BM. But i told myself i got to do it, i cant let these clots stopped my BM. So, with faith, i used cold cabbage to apply hours b4 pumping, and i prayed.... It cleared at the end! I was so glad and relieved, really felt like striking lottery, hehe.
These clots still come back every now and then, esp. sometimes when i overslept and the interval between pumping gets too long. But i managed it with determination and faith.
Everyone has a different stories when it comes to BF, but lets jiayou together, to provide the best for our babies
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<font color="119911">IDAARSHAD</font>,
wow, fast and smooth labour u have.....cheers...wondering how u cope with 4 kids? I got 2 kids head already big with lack of slp liao...
