morning!
had a bad night again.. kept awake from 2-4plus am with irregular contractions.. dunno what this bb trying to do leh
pris, ur birth story is so peaceful! i am also v sure i want epidural for this birth.. its probably the only thing that allows me to retain some dignity throughout the whole process!
siewlai, i was pumping 2-3 hrly in the day and 3-4 hrly at night with avent pump in the 1st mth. cos bb was still young, i sterilised after each use. but i'm not sure if thats necessary, cos when i switched to ameda, the instruction manual just said to wash and rinse b4 each use. no mention of requiring sterilising.
reira, if u gonna pump, maybe u can latch bb both sides abt 10-15min each instead of what the nurses advocate- ie 20min on 1 breast. that way bb will be more likely to get more colostrum? i also thot of pumping even in hosp to stimulate breasts better, but the thought of precious colostrum going down the drain instead of into my bb putting me off leh..
re gp b strep, from my last preg, i remember the guidelines was to treat while in labour. no need/point for oral antibiotics before that as it can recur.. but maybe got more updated guidelines since then? check with ur gyne if u worried lor.
btw, who is using freestyle? i was looking thru the manual, and it doesnt mention that we need to sterilise before EACH use. just need to sterilise before FIRST use. can someone else read the manual and confirm if that's correct??
bathing - someone mentioned using lemongrass instead of herbs? how to do that? must boil the lemongrass with anything or just dump a stalk into the bath water will do?