(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs

[happykae]

Take care and get well soon <font color="0000ff"> Jennifer</font>

<font color="0000ff"> Mamato6js</font>
Their age gap is quite close too - luckily you have 2 helper to help you out. You mean you will lug baby along when you sent the kiddo to classes?

<font color="0000ff"> Rach</font>
Dont be depressed - sometimes baby do fuss and wail when they arent drinking enuf. is okay that you gave baby some FM, at least it ease the crying and let your breast and yourself rest for a couple of hrs. Yeah it might be good if you can pump out some for the night feeding. I believe with sufficent resting and postive mindset, you will success in TBF.

Last nite my baby also fuss from 2am - 5am - both DH and myself are fustrated. she kept wanting to drink then poo then drink again and scream ---- reli dunno what she wans.

Finally at 5am gave her another 20ml of EBM then she slept. I think sufficent rest is impt becos my supply dropped, oni managed to produced 100ml for 6am pump. Then i get to rest from 630am - 10.30am and at 11am pump i produced 210ml.

 

[camomile3]

Hi all, congrats to all mummies whom had delivered. now back at my IL place doing my confinement. can't wait for the 1 mth period to be over cos mil watching me making sure i adhere to the traditional confinement rules. now gotta fig how to bargain fr her initial 40days confinement to the 30 days instead.

Ling
What happened? hope u are recovering well.

 

[sweetbabies]

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[mwerkz]

grrrs.. my boy driving me nuts. drink so much!!! no milk for him le la =x

mamato6js> keke. ya. urs diff case. cos u got alot of bigger kids. i dun haf =p so i juz stay hm with my boyboy

shelled> ya lo!! so irritating with de forum goin down. grrs...

j@@n> haha. heng no one care wat i do as long as bb get his milk =p

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff099">joon</font>
Piperlime can arh!? Then can get free shipping also! As long as got piperlime items in your order, then free US shipping!!
Are you organising? When is your 10% promo code expiring?

Kanchiong kanchiong leh! Add me on MSN leh: shell.shush[at]gmail.com

If we wait for Oct's "colors of the mth" then cannot buy purple color @ USD24 liao leh...
<font color="ff099">Who else wanna buy purple color nursing tank?</font> If no one else wants purple then we wait for Oct's colors lor.


<font color="ff099">Michelle</font>
Ya lah! This week I kenna down 2 times liao lor. Both times also more than a few hours!
They never spare thought for us who kenna confine at home!


<font color="ff099">Re: Pumping</font>
Wah lau. All of you hor... affected me liao leh. I suddenly paranoid I got not enough milk also. So I went to pump right side while latching K to left side. Got 80ml lah!
Then 2hrs later I latch right side, pump left side, also got 45 ml!

Scare me half to death lor. Thought why my boobs never feel swollen for the last few days. Wondering is it very low supply or what, cos I swear off pumping last week, then never empty out, then my supply drop.

Bad influence arh!!

 

[mwerkz]

shelled> keke. yalo. so bored at hm. soon ur can go out le la

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">michelle...</font>

I suggest u to pump aft latching lo. it helps to boost n maintain supply. My gal is not able to empty my breasts so now i will always pump at least 4 - 6 times a day; just to make sure my supply stays there. 300ml is the max i got so far.. on the avg, its abt 250ml nia.. (If i pump aft every feed, i tink my breast cannot take it ah.. hurhur)</font>

 

[enxuan]

Hi all,
Didn't had time to log in since coming home yesterday. Wah.. busy like dunno what... No time to sleep too. Poor hubby and me, need to take turns to attend to bb and both of us are first time parents.. So a lil lost.. lolz..

Breastfeeding:
Why do some mummies wake up their bb for feeding? Now, I only feed when she cries.. like on demand.. Not sure how it should work too leh.
The thing is, when I try to wake her up for feeds, she's not really keen and can get grouchy and like dun wanna latch onto my breast..
So therefore I feed when she cries for it. Please advise if I'm doing it correctly.. Confused.

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">rach...</font>

Like i mentioned, 300ml is the max i hit so far. on the avg, i yield abt 250ml nia.. Jiayou ba! </font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">happykae..</font>

its super heavy n hard lo.. it no longer look like my breasts anymore... lolz...</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">joon...</font>

Yea, it was a freaking night. feeling much better le.. Thanks!

</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">mamato6...</font>

dun have to feel jealous.. i sometimes hope im not gettin so much lo.. very uncomfy de.. </font>

 

[paigey]

>SHELLED, J@@N
Hehe, thanks for advice, me here have small boobies so I guess no reason to worry.

@SHELLED: I have this brochure for melrose catering was looking at it last night, so glad that you have tried it...eh, can recommend what dish is a must have?
They have Queen's Choice, King's choice...

>SANDWICH
*phew* ok, because my legs were itchy, cannot tahan, so I smother some elomet then panicked ebcause not sure whether i should use elomet while breastfeeding!
I use Desonide cream for face and neck when i have outbreak...but so far, legs and arms are worst!
Suprisingly, my eczema was totally under control in my 2nd and 3rd trimester, then now coming back

>HAPPYKAE
*phew* last night, she was such a good baby, woke up in 3.5 hrs intervals, nurse her for 20 mins, she happily went back to sleep...I really don't know her sleep pattern! she's full of suprises...

>MICHELLE
which polyclinic do you you go to? Yes, I agree, the first doctor i saw was super kiasu and kiasi, so ordered so many test, second doc was a bit more boh-chap.

>JENIFUR
take care and get well soon!

Aiyo, I also created this msg after lunch but cannot send out, now woke up from afternoon nap then can send...!

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">shelled...</font>

Need to ask one meh? Of cos i do la.. </font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">milkyway...</font>

u can start to pump liao.. no matter how little it may be, just pump. I only had like 5ml on both sides when i first started pumping.
Jiayou!</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">Jenifur...</font>

GET WELL SOON!!! Take Care!!!</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">flower...</font>

my gals cord also dropped off on the 8th day.. n u know what? hb threw it away.. i was in the hospital that day. so i didnt know. not able to stop him altho i ever mentioned to him i wana keep.. haiz.. when i got home, its too late liao. my uncles' maid has cleared the trash. *sobz*</font>

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff0099">Michelle</font>
Wah! I don't want to imagine juggling 2 of them and going out hor. Go downstairs can lah. But if need to take transport, I think I will faint!


<font color="ff0099">enxuan</font>
1st time parents are like that one lah. Hubs and I also nearly went insane last time with J.
What's worse is that the bugger likes to cry nonstop for no reason! We almost went deaf!
On the bright side, all this is only temporary. They will grow out of it soon enough, and your poor suffering ears will be able to recover.

Usually i try to wake bb up to BF just slightly before he starts to cry. Helps keep him calm, and won't let him get overly agitated until later after BF cannot sleep.
Basically is to make sure he stays calm and relaxed so easier for him to doze off shortly after BF lor. Otherwise will stay up and cry cry cry until no one can sleep!


<font color="ff0099">Paige</font>
According to my friend who has AA cup size, small tits also can sag! And it looks worse than big saggy tits. So pls beware!

Actually all the dishes from Melrose Bake House is very nice. But I notice ppl tend not to like the Pork Chop very much. Maybe you might wanna skip the pork chop lor.
Otherwise, the sweet &amp; sour fish is always gone very fast. Curry chicken and Yang Chow fried rice also have very good reviews from my guests.
Oh, and the honeydew sago was left with NOT A SINGLE DROP. Everyone whack finish everything.
I only got to taste a small measly bowl of it, then left hungering for more, but there was none left. *sob sob*

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff0099">Ling</font>
Awwww i also miss you!! *hugs*
Have you tried your nursing tanks yet? Sui boh?? Long enough??

 

[mwerkz]

ling> but now my boy practically empties my breast. n the funny thing is, he can suck on the left non stop, but right cannot.

i lazy to pump cos of the sterilising. mayb i shuld.

paige> i go to the one at bukit batok. cos it's near my hm.

shelled> i can img how tough having to juggle 2 of ur kids when going out. i dare not even bring my boy out alone. so. haha. 2 is out of de question.

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">sandwich...</font>

hope it doesnt affect me in future lo.. thanks!
hurhur~ u try talk to him lo.. no use de.. "rest" to him means lying on the bed.. </font>

 

[pamelia]

Pamelia ( Myself ) Update!

I went to the hospital just now with crampy feeling since 10am... Was strapped to the CTG for an hour with contraction interval at 6-9mins. Dilation... 1cm!

Was asked if I would wanna admit myself and stay at the ward till I am ready... I chose not to... And now I am back at the salon. XD

It feels really uncomfortable though... This period cramp feeling ( As I type this to you... I am FEELING IT!!! )... But thinking about the number of things I can do here rather than being stuck in the hospital is much more meaningful to me...

I wonder when will it be really unbearable for me to wanna rush myself to the hospital. Pffft... 1 thing I know for sure... I cannot stand for long now... Like FINALLY huh? After 9 whole months on my feet!

( How many mommas self update like I do in this condition huh? XD )

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">shelled...</font>

eh.. u start the glamour mum spree to "sia" me again ah? tsk! tsk! tsk! I haven collected those 2 from Jen yet. *bleh*.. shall wait till she's better than i ask hb go collect ba.. hope she's feeling betta?</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">michelle...</font>

gd for u lo. ur boy can empty ur breasts... but tink u can try pumping aft latching also la.. should have some left overs de.. heez...

I also lazy to wash n sterilize.. but what to do? </font>

 

[designerdaddy]

Dear mummies, Sorry to interupt.

I'm a freelance designer daddy who wana spend more time with my bb gal and wife hence, setting up this thread so tat i can earn some
pocket $ and of course, bonding with my gal. ;-)

pls take alook and do engage my service if u'r interested.

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/2926835.html?1252998222

thank you for ur time...

 

[hanabiwaiwai]

joon
my boy's PD advised me not to take too much ginger to prevent his jaundice getting worse

mampoko
me too sore nipples... gotta bite my lips every time he starts to suckle

michelle (mwerkz)
how did u manage to get sore nipples heal? just by correct positioning? now 1 week liao my nipples still sore

Saphira
thanks for the info on baby's weight gain. mine gained 400 g in 2 days!!! even PD is suprised

Jenifur
get well soon! Take care!!

Kam
my PD said if jaundice level >15 then need to have phototherapy... diff PD gives diff level??

Shelled
my boy is more "violent" sucker than my #1 gal... as if he wants to swallow my nipples!

glad that my boy's jaundice level goes down from 13.8 to 12.3! PD says no need to be hospitalised! yeah

btw, he becomes "cordless" baby today... dropped his cord when he was fussing for milk

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff0099">Ling</font>
How to "sia" you when you haven't even collect and try your 2 long tanks?? YOu collect first then say lah!


<font color="ff0099">Pamelia</font>
Congrats! Your time is finally here!
I also self-updated when I was lying there in boredom at the delivery ward leh. You ain't the first one. Sorry to bust your bubble!

Wish you best of luck when it finally gets unbearable enough for you to get admitted. Speedy labour, onwards!!


<font color="ff0099">Waiwai</font>
Wahhhh! 400g in 2 days!? Mine 300g in 3 days I thought damn tok-gong already! Your milk must be highly highly nutritious!
Good to know that his jaundice is under control and needs no intervention.

1 week still sore nipples doesn't sound too right. Are you still engorged? If you are, then try to soften your nipple by squeezing ard the areola to let out some milk before letting bb latch on. Helps him get a better grip without needing to chew on you.
Coupled with correct latching position, you should be right as rain.

"Cordless baby" sounds so high-tech!! Look ma, no wires!!

 

[mwerkz]

ling> dunno leh. hubby's colleague say growth spurts. last time he only drink one side. now need 2 side wor. hah. nvm la. i'll play along with him. give him watever i have. if dun haf, he got to go sleep, wait for the nxt hr for supply to come in ba =p

usually i only pump on wkends. cos can get hubby to sterilise n store de milk for me. i m lazy. must give him some stuffs to do =p

waiwai> ya. after getting de correct position, den de nipples will auto heal, cos no more injured ma. for me, as long as bb dun latch properly, i'll pull out my nipples, even if he cries n scream, i'll make sure he get it right. both sides healed properly after bb turn 1wk. sometimes still abit sore, but not those injured kind, is cos of too much sucking. but till de nxt feed, it's good again

 

[mwerkz]

shelled> hahaha. u really made me laugh at this: "Cordless baby" sounds so high-tech!! Look ma, no wires!!

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff0099">Michelle</font>
Hahhaa. Really mah! Cordless = no wires, right?

Today I busy until siao siao already.
Been tandem pumping 3 times (total combined only ard 170ml), then J having slight fever from his immunisation, then wrapping up the Glamourmom tanks to be mailed, uploading the pics from K's full mth party, then still doing the usual stuff. *Phew*
Didn't even manage to nap today!

I suspect tonight I will concuss once my head hits the pillow!

 

[stephie1735]

Hi ladies!!

Just an update, Baby Jordan arrived this afternoon. Natural delivery with Epidural. It was a smooth and fast delivery!!!

After 3 pushes, Baby J's head was out and after 2 pushes, shoulders was out!

With Epidural, the only discomfort and pain was pressure down below when baby goes through the birth canal...

Other than that, it was a breeze.. Dr Paul is really good!!!

 

[mwerkz]

bb full month> think i decided to go with neo gardens for my full mth catering. anyone tried their international menu? de asian menu too boring. wan something more interesting

 

[rayrachel]

<font color="ff0000">shelled></font>
wondering if Oct colors will be nicer leh.. hahaha....
but if u say colors change every month, will u order again in Oct???
but the irony is dunno what colors available in Oct...and gotta wait a long while...
But it doesnt matter if we have many nursing tanks rite?
I'm okay to take one purple now...
I'll confirm size when i receive Batch 1 from u...

Coz i scare L too small for me... not sure if i wanna get an XL or not...

<font color="ff0000">j@@n></font>
heheeh..we can always get one if we want purple..and then buy again in Oct...maybe we should just buy 1 a month...
hahahhha...then if everyone buys one.. we should be able to consolidate US$200 ya?? kekekek...

<font color="ff0000">Happykae></font>
yah... i'm suspecting she's having colic...coz she cries at ungodly hour....11pm - 4am.....
And just now she actually slept from 1pm - 550pm!!!
i havent had this long time to rest man..
i could pump and sleep for an hour...had dinner...before i latched her... but she fell asleep after 1 breast...

ya... i pumped out 70ml earlier....and then i slept from 445pm - 530pm...and now i pumping..nothing much come out le...
so now i need to latch on till nite feed i'll get CL to feed her the 70ml EBM pumped out this afternoon..
pray i have enough to pump and latch on soon...then i can rest at nite..to pump out more...
yeah yeah... i forgot can pump and give EBM...my mentality was stucked at i only want to latch...and no FM...
forgot can give EBM...though its bottle..but at least its EBM better than FM....
i just realised this morning.... blur rite??
give birth liao cannot think properly.. hehehe...

wah... i wonder when i can have 200ml... how many days are u??
i'm on my 9th day.....

70ml max so far.... for a full pump before latch...

your 210ml is after or before latch??

<font color="ff0000">Ling></font>
hur hur hur... 300ml...i only have 30ml at times... >.<"
i can have 100ml now i happy liaoz...
which day are u at already??

 

[flower4]

Help! why my bb tummy is bloated &amp; swellen?! he seems like suffering and making alot of noise or hard time gettin something out from himself?

isit colic? sob..... i din do anyting difference except these few days i try to bottle feed 1 time per day only leh....

wat goes wrong? shld i bring bb to doctor.. sigh.. so sad to see bb being withdraw blood sooo painful with his tiny feet..

 

[rayrachel]

flower> bloated could be colic.... i think..that time my gal was bloated...PD says got alot of wind.
give some medicine to pass out wind....
now getting better...

if unsure, u might wanna go see doc??

 

[bbq98]

I dun mind getting the purple tank top. Do count me in.

 

[princess09]

Shelled
mucus plug - mine not tat sticky. abit stick than usual and yellowish but today seems like lesser.

how i wish i will deliver after this wkend which i start my ML.

Joon,
hopefully my princess can sense that im gg for my ML.

not bad if reli give birth next wk means she got six sense power! hee...

 

[pamelia]

Shelled,

I didn't wait in the delivery ward and update... I was at the shop, And now am home giving you mommies another update that I will be admitting myself in less than an hours time because the pain has been UNBEARABLE for the last 3 hours!

Update again soon~ Meanwhile, Happy pumping and rest well Mommies &amp; MTBs!~

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">shelled...</font>

*bleh*</font>

 

[chellechelle]

<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">rach...</font>

I guess I'm just 4 days ahead of u since i delivered on 4th?</font>

 

[blessedmommy]

ling
ur 300ml hor is making many of us stres here! u dun set so high standard can or not? v hard to keep up leh. LOL

 

[blessedmommy]

flower
sounds like colic to me. try burping him? if u still worried tomo make a trip to pd, buy urself a pc of mind.

pamelia
have a smooth delivery ! waiting for ur update! finally ur turn!

congrats to those who have delivered!

 

[flower4]

rach,
see dr ok ok, wat medicine ur dr gave ur bb? can i give wind water which off the rack kind?

 

[flower4]

thanks mamato6js,

think my depression reappear again... sigh... w bb colic problem...

 

[shelled]

<font color="ff0099">Rach</font>
Depends on what colors they have next mth lor. I think they zhun zhun change the colors on the 1st day of every mth, so have to wait til 1st Oct lah.
But confirm won't have purple again. Cos August's colors were red, grey and red with grey trim. Don't think they will repeat the colors until a few mths later.

Yup. Actually if everyone is buying the USD24 nursing tanks, can only take 9 pcs, otherwise run the risk of kenna GST.


<font color="ff0099">flower4</font>
Did you burp bb properly? Sounds like he's got gas leh.
You can try to burp him, rub "Ru Yi" oil on his tummy, or give a bit of gripe water (肥仔水) mixed with boiled water. All helps to "dispel wind". But it's "olden" method, so might or might not work. Altho the oil and gripe water tends to work for my boys.
Can try try loh.

Don't depress lah. Early days with bb is like that one.
I promise promise it will get better as time goes by. *cross my heart*


<font color="ff0099">Pamelia</font>
You smart lah, update from your shop instead of waiting in delivery ward like goondu me.

So boring to be waiting there lor.
The room I was waiting in for 5hrs had no TV even. Just lie there and stare at ceiling. At least the proper labour ward got TV can fight boredom for a bit.

Good luck!! Jiayou jiayou jiayou!


<font color="ff0099">mama to 6Js / Ling</font>
Yah yah. I agree! The 300ml yield is giving us stress, man!

 

[lxlb]

hi mummies, i've popped! Pls update status board.

Congrats to all moms who have delivered. Jia you!

Mummy's Nick: lxlb
Status :FTWMTB
BB# : 1
EDD : 11 Sep
ADD : 13 Sep
Wt : 3.33kg
Lt : 53cm
Method : Natural with Epi
BB's Gender : Prince
BB's Name : Dylan
Gynae : Prof. Xu
Hospital : Amcare Beijing
Location : Beijing

 

[rayrachel]

<font color="ff0000">Pamelia></font>
jiayou jiayou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
soon soon!!!

<font color="ff0000">Ling></font>
oh okie... i pray i'll have 300ml in 4 days time then...wahahhahahaa..... 200ml also accpetable...
hence i'm now pumping diligently.. wahahaa... CL just fed my girl with EBM...
and i'm pumping hard to keep the EBM....so that i can latch on in the day and rest at nite...
girl girl will get to drink her full n sleep better.. hehehe..

<font color="ff0000">flower></font>
its a orange color medicine loh.. i dunno what is that... but she farted alot after taking it..
so i guess its working... hehehe..

<font color="ff0000">shelled></font>
wah lao... i wanna red....was hoping they'll have red next round....was the red the one u wore to last outing??
MMmmm........
so as of now, how many dun mind the purple liaoz??
seems like a few people are asking for it since u posted...
wanna consolidate?
I dun mind get a purple..next month see what color then decide to buy again or not......
everyone trusted ur taste tat the purple is really cool!! hahaha..

<font color="ff0000">Post Natal Massage></font>
Just to share something my Massage Lady told me earlier...
I rem someone mentioned before having a tear in the uterus due to post natal massage and i asked my ML abt it...
ML says...that post natal massage should only be done at least after 5 days for Normal Delivery and after 20 days for C-sect.

Reason:
1. Uterus has just begun to shrink on the 2nd and 3rd day...and its still swollen.
If the ML is not pro or good enough and start to push the uterus up, may end up tearing the uterus..
For C-sect, the reason is obvious. Need to let the wound heal first..

Anything done before 5 days for Natural and 20 days for C-sect has its risks involved.
If you've done it before the stipulated days and is still well &amp; alive, count urself lucky.

Why some ML says can do after 3rd day or 2 weeks for C-sect.
They just wanna earn ur money and start fast... or they have too much time and dun really think for u...

shit...she said something else..which i cant rem now....
but yah.... its better for everyone if we do it after 5 days for Natural &amp; 20 days for c-sect...
thats the gist of it...

the one i'm engaging is Mona...and she's cheap and good...with effect from Nov 2009, she charges 5 sessions for $170.
1 hour each..

Oh... post natal massage should be done within 40 days...else the wind in us is difficult to get out after that...
after my 3rd session, my tummy has gone down from 42 inch to 40.5 inch to 39.5 inch as of yest afternoon...

Oh...Mona does only 5 sessions at one go because that what u need to be effective.
She gave the rationale as..when u go see doc.. u take the medicine everyday til you recover..
u dun take medicine on Mon, Wed, Fri and hope to get well soon....
same as Post Natal Massage..
after 1st session. the pains are purged out.... the 2-5th sessions will work on those areas and get the wind out asap...
min 5 sessions is what is needed... 7-10 are fine too..
After the 1st 5 sessions, you get the bulk out, subsequently, you can do it on alt days its fine...
but the 1st 5 sessions is very important...

 

[bbq98]

Rach, is ur CL good? How much does she charge?

 

[rayrachel]

Alrite. my last pump is 80ml...
jiayou!!! time to sleep..good nite mummies!

 

[rayrachel]

bbq> i feel she's good enough for me...
She cooks nice, at least nice to me... and she takes really good care of me and bb..she even put on socks for me at nite while i BF bb...

She will pour drink and bring to me when i'm pumping...she just made me a glass of milk...
she washes the dishes, cooks, and she sweeps every 2 days and mop the kitchen every day twice after lunch and dinner....
I'm pretty happy with her la.. no complaints so far..

She bans me from bathing...pleading me not to do this and that...explains its not good for me..
ahahhaa...and 1st time i see myself so obedient..
she said what i listen and OKAY.... i'll not do it....
everyday i ask her what to eat for lunch and dinner tom?
she'll suggest and see if i'm okay..
so far i just anything...go along with what she suggest..

And it has been pretty fine all these while..

$1800.. if include cooking for ur HB or family, then $1900...

She's 44years old..so young and capable...she's healthy and fit too...
she was telling me she coming out on 1Nov for some run... those 5km, 10km run..faint....

but u want a CL???? too late rite? hehehe..or next birth? hahaa..