(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs

pinksorbet,
yah worth following up if your breasts still hurt. I had a bruised sensation on my left breast two days before I got the high fever. Then all hell broke loose from then onwards :p Better monitor

misscandy,
yah lor I drink so little fluid. Plus I take a lot of milo, which many say is considered heaty. where oh where is the option to upload video? I don;t think I have that option leh. Help!

Pumpkin,
Oh noooooooo so poor thing! This sounds too scary. Mdm Rokiah also told me about clients who had to have their milk ducts removed surgically. She kept telling me that I must be diligent in pumping after every latch. If not empty then at least 10min each side to clear some. Even 3 times a day is better than nothing. I didn;t know I had to. All along I thought you should pump after every latch only if you want to increase the MS. She says that unfortunately when one has too much milk there is a higher risk of plugged ducts, so ... seems like I can;t escape the pumping. Sian.

BTW, an interesting into. She says that most of us should have higher yield in our right breast. Maybe only 1 out of every 20 will be the opp. She says I'm likely to be a leftie. But even then she was dead sure that my right should have much more than what I have now; just that I had clusters of lumps uncleared. =P
 


it's quite scary leh. She more or less removed the lumps from my troubled left breast this morning but by now, 12 hrs later, I can feel something there again.
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Hey LiLi,
yah yah I read about how the lack of sleep is one of the contributing factors to plugged ducts and mastities on kelly mom. Our body's way of telling us that the system cannot take it.

so I'm trying to sleep a bit earlier onw. Just before I fell prey to mastitis I was going to bed later and later.... sometimes 3am. :p
 
hey alfafa,

really arh..me also left breast more than right leh....but should both side be the same will be best?but i try to pump to confirm breast are soft soft and stop pump...resultant of pumpin with manual pump is thumb painful cos breast kena abused haha...
 
hi mummies

been reading but not posting. hard to post when i'm pumping and massaging with both hands :p

<font color="ff0000">vivien,</font>
how do you hand express so efficiently? i hv been trying out for the past few days but not very efficient, like very slow and oops, painful! not sure if i'm pressing too hard
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<font color="ff0000">a.fireangel,</font>
thanks for the quiz, it's fun! haha though only partially accurate. hb and me got very diff results..

<font color="ff0000">annmelody,</font>
sorry dear, undecided whether to get the carrier yet coz not sure if i can still cont on bf when i return to work. with all my blocked ducts, if it worsen, i may hv to give up. will see how during the last 2 wks of jun when i do trial stimulation of pumping and latching on times. thanks!

<font color="ff0000">alfafa,</font>
glad to read you are feeling much better, must rem to compress the area you still feel lumps. haha mdm rokiah is indeed amazing and the exp with her is a huge booster to confidence in bf when we see "fountains of milk" (as quoted from one mummy)
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<font color="ff0000">pumpkinseed,</font>
hv transferred $28 for the sleep workshop to you, pls check. Also, if we order the playmat on fri, we don't hv to lug the playmat home ourselves right? can request for delivery right? haha can't imagine lugging it home myself :p

<font color="ff0000">ida,</font>
can add me on for the nursing cover? would like to get the peony design. hmnnn the reversible nursing cover order from the BP earlier like so slow, no updates on when we'll receiving it yet...might as well get another to practice pumping under the cover. thanks dear!

re.photoshoot
thanks to all mummies for comparing the photoshoot, haha i got tempted enough to sign up with tomato photo! was originally intending to take when my little boy is 6 mths, but i guess better to start early and hv shots of him when he's younger than to regret not taking later on. yup yup like mentioned by one of the mummy, signing up with tomato is really coz they dun use flash, it's very impt criteria for me
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re. mixing bm and fm
mummies who are feeding your bbs with both bm and fm. do you mix bm with fm in one bottle to feed when you supplement during one feed? wonder if that can be done?

re. sleep workshop at pumpkinseed
any SK mummies going? can we share cab there?
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hee tink it's a long way to bukit timah area from SK and i'm worried will miss timing for pumping.
 
alfafa,
Sorry to hear about your fever from Mastitis. Really didn't think it would happen to you since you TBF! Guess you have a lotta BM which can be a blessing as well as a pain. Take care ya?

I still TBF my bb and pump out only once a day, usually ard 3-4am, after bb latches on. That has been working for me as I just want to maintain the supply and have a little extra in case she has a growth spurt. But as you mentioned Mdm Rokiah's suggestion of pumping after every latching, guess for you, you'll have to do that instead. I sure hope I don't get Mastitis as I'm all alone in Melbourne with only my hubby who has to work. It'll be no joke and no fun.

My right breast also has more milkflow than the left but I try to balance out through latching.
 
alfafa,
Your description of your mastitis episode (minus the milk bath) reminds me of mine. The drama was I had the high fever of 39.3degrees celsius just 1.5 days before my oral defense (exam where I have to present my work and go through an oral examination by 3 examiners). And the day before the exam I was sitting for so long in TMC parentcraft unblocking my ducts instead of preparing for exams at home. In the end, Mrs Wong diagnosed that I have a seriously clogged up "pipe" and she had to use her kungfu fist to break that "pipe" into 3 sections so that I can slowly try to pump those out. Wah... when she was breaking that piece of ceramic-like thing in me, it was so painful I almost kicked her (if not cos I loop my ankle around the leg of the chair I was sitting on).
 
babe,
Can still get mastitis despite tbf. I had mine last time when I was 3 and a half month into tbf, and also diligently pumping 4 times a day plus latching once a day after I return back to work.
 
<font color="ff0000">kris</font> - heehee ya lor. haven buy yet :p now GSS so better chopchop buy now. Still finding a suitable model and considering 2nd hand one too

<font color="ff0000">queenie</font> - u received ur wetbags liaoz? i bought from 2 different BPs and realise their quality really different. The more exp one really higher quality overall and even the tags are more professional. oh have u bought the playmat online yet? I donno why when I select the pooh design and apply discount, the price still $200
 
Vernice
I also have just realise that actually there are different between the PUL type. There is 1mil type and 2mil type. Think 2mil one is thicker.
 
<font color="119911">CP gathering tomorrow:
reservation is under Kris @ 1230pm, mummies pls proceed directly inside. We will b having the 1 for 1 lunch menu, cya tmr.

jo,
u have all the hp of the mummies le rite? juz in case anyone need to contact us.</font>
 
Vernice
Yup, i got from her. Very thick although the design is not that cute but quite nice too. Nowadays more nicer design already.
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - then the current ongoing BP leh? is it the thick or thin one? u think thin one is enough? I got the more expensive one but when received, find it much smaller than i tot. hehe..then the cheap one size just nice..so thinking of getting another one
 
Vernice
She got PMed me and said she will have the 2mil PUL lining next week at the same price. I think will be thicker. If not get from mummycents is the best, coz her one is confirm very thick. I got 3 bags from her previously and they are very thick.

Wahaha......i have only put in dry clothes before so not sure if thin one good or not leh.
 
Now abit regretted getting the cheaper one, coz mummycents also got alot nice wetbag but too bad i did not go in and see her BP. If not will get from her. :p
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - why regret the cheaper one? mummycents one are nice but really exp. i got a small one at $25.80 including postage. whereas the cheaper one is only $18.50. But mummycent's bag really look pro. think she ordered from overseas instead of self made like the cheaper one.

So u ordered from the sugarlicious at the thicker version?

eh total how many u got now?
 
Prosper
Wahaha......no. She offer me another design at a cheaper price since mine was lost.

Vernice
Coz i saw the BP from mummycents one quite nice and confirm that they are thick. Yup, i request thicker version one from sugar.

Wahaha......alot lar. Mmmm.....let me count.....2 small one, 1 medium, 1 large and 1 x-large, so total i got 5 of it and had ordered 1 cheaper one and 2 from sugar.

Using the X-large one for my elder son to bring to childcare for his dirty clothes.
 
Ida, will try to transfer the money for the poncho asap! btw i can collect from you as i'm staying in SK. Ryan jus had his 1st DPT jab today. any babies experience fever for this jab?
 
Grace
All the jabs normally won't cause any fever. I had asked the doctor when my elder son when for all his jabs. Doctor said that the jab got contain dosage to prevent fever.
 
kome, saw from the thread tat she might lost her hello kitty. but anyway think sugar ones will have better quality.

I am stilling waiting for mine as well from sugar.
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - the wetbag package was lost? how many are there inside? like that u wasted how much?

wa...like that u got total of 8 wetbags?!?! u really spreeing leh!!! I only got 2 small/med ones..tot selling one to get a bigger one.

Ya mummycent's material are much better, not just the PUL, even the outer lining also.
 
<font color="ff0000">prosper</font> - u also bought from sugar? how many u buy? I am so tempted to get another one leh...but i worried the quality not as good

<font color="ff0000">alfafa</font> - u managed to sell ur play mat liaoz?
 
vernice, i bought 2 from her. her designs r nice. think quality ok ba.
I miss out mummycent bp, if not i will buy from her too
 
<font color="ff0000">prosper</font> - ya mummycents one are good just more exp :p i think another BP organiser is 'oniky' also selling same thing as mummycents
 
Vernice
I ordered 1 bag and the design is a limited edition, no more of that design. Wasted $18.90 lor. Hahaha.....had got alot but they are really very useful. I love to use them when i am out, sure got 1 or 2 wetbags inside my big bag one. :p

Prosper
Ya lor, i thought her design will be the same previously so i never go see her BP. Just now went and see than know she got alot of new ad nice design.
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - joann said her PUL is 2mm one leh. The 1mm one is for bibs as per her explaination..maybe u can compare with sugar one see if it is the same?
mummycents said her next BP will be in June so mummies keep a look out
 
<font color="0000ff">CompassPoint Gathering at Swensens @ 1230 pm tomorrow</font>
Mothers going, my HP no is 92711490 if u need to contact me. See all of you tomorrow~!
 
Missycandy
Register mail expensive, one to save it unless my spending is over $50 than i opt for register.

Vernice
They are about the same lar. Not sure which got newer design. Is it? I not sure also but i can confirm that mummycents one will be thicker.
 
kome
how come u stop BF so early?

vernice
my lochia not yet stop... still hv spotting... last sat went back to gynae for pap smear but lochia not completely finish so cannot do... so hv to do it a month later...
any mummies lochia not stop like me? dun noe why taking so long to clear... wondering anything wrong w my sys anot... =p

re:carseat
i got britax class Si for my boi... suitable for infant to 4 yrs old if i rem correctly... tink there's another mummy oso bought it but can't rem who...

prosper
so fast u gg back work? u take less than 4mths?
 
<font color="ff0000">sun</font> - my refular lochia only stop after 7 weeks. but now on/off got spotting lor. My mum also wonder why my lochia so long one. I asked <font color="ff0000">sassybb</font> before and hers also took so long to end. So i think its ok lah. How much u bought ur carseat?

<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - hmm..maybe i just wait and see got nicer designs or not.
 
Sun
Stress from my mum and lack of sleep, so i had stop BF already.

Vernice
Maybe you can wait for mummycents BP and see how lor.
 
hi march mummies,

been following up with this thread but i'm just too lousy to catch up with u lovely mummies, u mummies just too powerfully fast hahaha.

i've read abt this Mdm Rokiah and she sounds like a woman with "magic". Can someone tell me more abt her? is she frm a hospital or somthing?

re: rental of pump
i'm current breastfeeding my boy exclusively and got to go back to work soon. I thought of rent a pump, preferbly Medela Freestyle or any duo pump. Any mummies here know where can i rent a pump apart from Mum &amp; Babes?? Their rental fee quite ex.

thanks in advance
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idaarshad - i've read abt the ponchos that u mummies are getting. Do u have a pic of that ponchos or a link which i can have a look too?

THanks
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prosper
icic... times flies...
my ml will end soon too n back to work...
u'll still pump at work?

vernice
ic... hopefully my lochia will stop soon as end of may gg to be 2 mths for me...
i bought the carseat @ ard $400+ @ mothercare...

kome
icic... yr mil not supportive of BF?
 



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