(2009/08) August 2009 MTBs

Hello gals
Re: pumping
What is the frequency that we should pump? Also what is the average yield per pump?
Today I took out my sterlizer and went through all the instructions. One more week to go for me
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Jules,
ya lor infact i tink he gainin too much... but not everywk he gain so much la.. hopefully he does slow down a bit i tink i mus control my diet a bit liao maybe i ate too much bread n cookies :p
 
pinkmama, pump at least 3hrly. average yield varies a lot from individual to individual..

piggytoh, haha mummies really are one kind hor.. gain too fast also worry, gain too slow also panic! if only u can donate some of ur boy's wt to mine.. hehehe
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Tinkabel,

Yup, I will reserve the 11am slot for you.
Will send you the confirmation email later today or by tomorrow.
Btw, Ive also add you in my facebook
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Michelle,

Glad that you enjoyed the session and you had manage to take the shots b4 you pop.
Will have them to send you the pic asap
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btw, we feel you have some resemblence to Sandy Lam ( Lin Yi Lian )...hehehehe..pretty...
 
Hai, thanks for the reply from mummies weishy, Jul_in_week33, Jules, Reira and Mashy. Really appreciate. Actually I had a manual Avent breast pump for my 1st baby. Now thinking to get an electrical one to reduce tireness.

Do you all wash the pump each time after used? Previously i used to wash it after each pumping, but i heard from my friend can put into a ziplock bag and store in fridge, only wash at the end of the day. Any mums practise this? After delivery, i will become full time mom at home, so will try to pump each time after my baby latching to stimulate the prodcution of breast milk, in this case i will need to pump quite often. So thinking any way to save some times for washing the pump. Any advices from the experienced moms here? Thanks.
 
siew lai

My CL washes and sterilises it after every pump. Oh lucky me!
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pink
most basic is morn first pump and night before u sleep. Coz if not, you'll get very clogged up esp if your bb sleeps longer thru the night. The rest u can just fill it up as and when.
 
There are still two more slots this coming Sat ( 25 Jul 09 ) if any MTB are still keen in the FOC Maternity Makeover..

1) Arrive 12.00pm ( Session 12.30pm-02.00pm)
2) Arrive 06.00pm ( Session 06.30pm-08.00pm)

Thanks....
 
Donkeymami,
hahah thanks.. cant wait to carry him in my arm
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Jules,
ya lor... as long as the baby still in our tummy there r so much thing to worry abt... if can transfer weight i am more than glad to do so keke
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Dolce,
this is 3D but non colour 1... free 1 from mygynae so cant hiam... but too bad partial face is blk..

Siew Lai,
i tink at the v min u mus rinse the pump leh.. cos my kolig they bring the pump to work n i see them pump... they dun sterilise every pump but they rinse n wipes the pump after every use..
 
Piggy,

I got a 3D scan foc from gynae too ( Profile pic in my facebook ).
But somehow yours seems so much sharper, clearer and zoomed in. hahahaha...
 
jules
true that colostrum will only line the pump and bottle. but the lady from my gynae's clinic told me, pump can help to stimulate breast wor. so will help milk to come in or something. i think i will just pump after feeding to let my breasts think need more supply bah.

now a days i only drink coffee like once a week lah. actually sweet stuffs i eat often leh. haiz... i am back to the pre-preggie self - like to snack. T_T dont dare to weigh myself anymore.

mashy
i thought warm towel/water to massage is to get more milk? cold towel then will relieve engorgement? or is it the other way? @_@ confused.

oh wow. $417.30! did Dr Ong said Hayley's jaundice will go away after the 3 days? I know that hospital stay will definately be more expensive and we cant see baby! wed will be the day when you need to return the pep bed right? do they come to ur place to retrieve it or u need to go down and return?

yeah, my friend told me i will need to put baby in pep bed all the time cept feeding, changing diaper. does she cry when you on air-con?

piggytoh
everyday i've been drinking tea! well, red raspberry tea but taste like green tea. altho no caffaine but now i a bit sian of the taste liao. drinking 3 cups a day now.

pinkmama
hehe so excited! i havent learn how to use the pump & the handsfree kit. roughly know which button to press but i donno when need to increase suction. will you be using full blast?
 
Dolce,
ya i saw urs:p... my gynae he try his best to get the best view so we spent quite sometime durin the scan maybe his machine is new 1 tt y clearer? the actual scan is clearer this 1 i jus use camera n take 1 so not as clear wor...
 
piggy,
oh ur boy so cute ya
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reina,
dont drink coffee just bcas u hope bb dont gain too much!!! i notice that was a time i craving for bak kuk teh and keep eating sweet stuff like dessert, donuts.. i cut down ALL and eat more veg, more soup and my wt go down and bb still gaining but at least i know he gain all the gd things leh.. and bb wt does slow donw.. oh no more durian too.
 
reira: dont make zac absorb lesser now lah.. who knows what other side effects there may be... his organs all this all developing now leh, dont play play wor.

i think u pump out no point leh.. cos colostrum very little, as jules say, maybe when u invert the bottle to feed him, may be the amount only enough to coat the bottle's inside...

jules: oh, thats good... try lying on ur left side too whenever u can..

mashy: then 1st day no milk, then baby feed on what?
 
Reira,
oh rasp tea not counter la but like wat the gals say dun specially drink jus to slow down the baby.. i also like sweet thing so now tryin to cut but a bit difficult
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Regg,
Thanks.. till now i still cant visualise his face wor keke..
 
reira

Warm towel/water to massage is to clear clogged ducts and relieve the pain during engorgement. U can then massage the lumps out. Cold towel will relieve pain but it doesn't solve the prob of clogged ducts and rock like breasts.

No guarantee, but it's supposed to at least help reduce it. They do delivery and collection. On wed, if dr says need more phototherapy, just need to call them to extend. It's $100 per day for extension.

No, she didn't cry at all.
 
sharon
i read bad review about dr keoy leh. let me go dig out the posts.
ah wong only works with dr ong or keoy but dr ong is very good according to pris. was quite relieve zachary will be under dr ong cos i scared i forgot to request which gynae then end up under dr keoy.

piggytoh
did ur colleague put the pump in zip lock bag? if not, the next round they use it, wouldnt the pump became dirty? aiyo sian. must go and read sterilizer manual still. *headache*

ah wong told me to cut down sweet stuffs so zachary wont grow too big leh. so i did lor.

regg
when i say drink coffee, it is more of like a cup every few days lah. expensive leh starbuck coffee... everyday drink i "pok gai".

babyS
actually the pumping is just for stimulating for milk de lah.

mashy
is there any site that teach how to massage lumps out? oh man... so we have to endure the engorgement for as long as we bf? or engorgement will go away once our body know how much milk baby needs? @_@

ok thanks =) now i get a clearer picture of how this pep bed goes about.
 
Reira,
my kolig got rinse n wipe dry mah so it clean den she put it in her cooler bag which she use to store when she goin home...
 
Hi ladies

Long time not being in here.

My birth story:

1. Waterbag burst at 5.30pm on 12 Jul 2009. Can't decide whether I could not control urine or water bag, so after trying kegel exercise, still leaking, decided to head to hospital.


2. No contraction at all even when I was heading to hospital. When to labour ward to let the nurse check, confirm waterbag burst. Done CTG, I was dilating slowly but contractions were very mild,

3. Give my suppository to clear my bowel at 7pm and dh went to admit me.

4. About 8pm, the nurses (or midwives) confirmed with me whether I want epidural. I requested for it as I could heard screaming and shouting along the way to delivery suite at TMC and also gynae, nurses and midwives giving instruction to push,

5. About 8.20pm, anaethsiologist came to administrate the epidural and giving me sodium chloride drip to prevent low bp. I had very mild and small amount of epidural. Nurse Adeline and Imee were with me in the suite while dh went to get a bit. They were telling me jokes throughout.

6. I was dilated about 8cm at 9pm but contraction was still mild and dh was surprised to hear jokes in delivery suite.

7. At 11pm, I was almost fully dilated and contractions were more regular and Dr Wong came. Was told that the membrane that surrounded baby Ray was thick so was told to push it out.

8. At 11.25pm, Dr Wong was telling me and dh, he could see baby's head and it is full of hair. Dr Wong asked dh to take a look.

9. I could feel the contractions but no pain and Dr Wong instructed me to follow my contraction to push. In between, Dr Wong and the nurses continue telling jokes. 3 pushes and Ray arrived into the world through nature vaginal birth. Dh told me, Ray just slided out easily at 11.46pm on 12 Jul 2009.

Overall, a very pleasant birth experience at TMC. Dh commented that it is the 1st time that lots of laughters and jokes been told in delivery suite instead of screaming and crying, I did not even use much of the dosage of epidural given (less than 10%). By 3pm, I was able to walk to the toilet with help and pee.

Thanks Baby S for informing everyone here.
 
pris
Omg Pris!!! glad to see you back!! Wow! your birth experience sounds good! instead of all the screaming and shouting and crying! lucky!

How is baby Ray?

mashy
ouch... engorgement is because a lots of milk in breasts right? a good sign lah but the pain...

piggytoh
i must go and buy those big ziplock bag liao. so that i can put the funnel part inside. what does she use to wipe clean? hankerchief?

sharon
i found the post with neg review about dr keoy le.

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/....cgi?tpc=2052338&post=8335571#POST8335571 (jenifur's reply to Milkyway)
 
Mashy, nice meeting you. Ray is doing well, though he has a little jaundice, Dr Ong said just to sun him daily before 11pm and after 5pm for 15 minutes on the front and back.

I am feeding on demand and bm came in on 3rd day and demand feeding and pumping is increasing bm. Ray is fully on bm now.
 
I am going to clean up and then bringing Ray down to get some sun.

Now, Ray is at the reverse cycle, meaning sleeping in the day and wakes up at night.
 
Reira, baby Ray is doing well, he can suckle very well and I am trying to get him to go on 2 hourly cycle for bfding as he is now on 1.5 hourly. And after bfding Ray, I will pump out the extra.
 
Re: Learning pts on bf
Mashy, you mention Drink lots of fluids. I realise that on days when i drink more soup, water(whichever form), i get more milk.

>> do you mean any type of fluids? or water? Cos I thought during confinement we cannot take water as it will cause water retension and we should drink red dates tea instead? Red dates tea considered?
 
Reira
I roughly tried out the hands free kit, but like not very stable, but perhaps I didn't adjust the strap properly

So it's not necessary to sterlize the pump after every use? But the storage bottle must right?
 
sharon
yah can change when u visit ah wong, just ask her but remember to tell her hor! when i got my admission letter hor, i didnt saw the PD column on it and asked the counter if i can choose dr ong as pd haha

piggytoh
oh norm tissue ah. now i am too kan cheong about baby lah. like paranoid if things are dirty. cant even trust tissue's cleaniness! which date are u going to induce?

pink
huh... i got no idea leh. but i think i will sterilize the pump before use, just incase. maybe the manual got say how to handle it like when do we need to sterilize?
 
Reira,
cos when my kolig come back to work her baby abt 3-4mth liao so ok la.. for the 1st mth better sterilise everything u use for baby...
mygynae say can only fix a date in my nex appt cos now to early to tell if my cervix condition is ok.. but he lookin at the 1st wkend of Aug lor..
 
Finally my home internet connection is working!!! Haven't been posting much cos my router having problem ... finally it's solved!

piggy
No leh ... my ovann is not engaged yet, and his position is not low enuf to come out
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Hope no more pain ....
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reira
My next visit will be next Thursday ... i may change it to earlier cos next Thursday is 30th .. need to close a/cs and i foresee a bz day. Somemore i have to make sure my replacement can handle the a/cs after i'm gone. If not i can't go in peace when i start my ML next mth.

jul
I was even thinking of wearing my hubby's unwanted shirt instead of buying another pj ... !
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These few days started to feel my tummy very heavy and really have to walk very slowly. Even hubby commented tat he finds my tummy look very big recently .... when he made tat comment, he's actually smiling and felt very happy cos he said that means ovann is growing bigger le. But i feel so xin ku and it's like the tummy is so tight, esp when ovan moves ... like no space for him to move like dat.

piggy,
So is your hubby back already?
 
DOnkeymami,
dunno yet cos mus fix a date first so now a bit gan cheong cos he only got 1 wk here so mus estimate zhun zhun...

Pegsfur,
no he still waiting for my confirmation but he may go ahead n book air tix to come back 1st wk of AUg wkend..
 
reira,
okies...im seeing her on wed...anything else i need look out? hehee
u got ask her bout passing bb for to u to breastfeed once u gif birth?
 
Piggy
1st weekend of august means next Saturday right?

Re: clothes for hospital
Btw do we need to bring our own clothes apart from the pjs? Or we just wear those flimsy hospital gown when got visitors?
 


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