(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs


Mummies, need ur advise... Am thinking of going to Parentcraft for help.. my supply has been really low these few days.. breast is soft but seems like got lumps..

Then sometimes can latch baby on 1/2 hr but after that can still express 20-40ml. Then baby will still fuss as though not enough milk..
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He seems to be latching on well but not drawing milk?? Sigh.. really dunno what to do leh
 
<font color="ff0000">xueli></font>
oooh...FM then different story...coz TBF dun need to be fed with water at all for 1st 6 months..
i dunno abt FM though i know FM is quite heaty....

<font color="ff0000">MooJenn></font>
tats great!! keep it up and jiayou!!! hehehe.. :p
sometimes dunno good to feel engorgement (means we have milk) or not..
coz its so irritating with the engorgement.. haha...

<font color="ff0000">Waiwai></font>
yah...i think its hard for the older generation to understand..next time i think we'll be the ones to tell our daughter.. BF BF BF!!
And we would be the ones to teach her how to do it right..and give good encouragement...
the older generation is really not knowledged in BF la..so we cant blame them..
most of the people 40 and above..prob didnt BF or prob just a month or 2 for the sake of doing it....

<font color="ff0000">BB Full Month Celebration></font>
hahaha....just wondering any mummies buying new clothes to wear??
from where????????????

Not just bb...we need to look good also leh.. people also come to see us...
not matter how big our tummies stil is...we need to be pretty pretty also leh...

hate to wear back the maternity clothes if i can.....
 
*mama to 6Js*

i guess she is ok nw coz didn't complain abt any pain anymore...back to her usual self
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*wai wai*

yes i v pissed off by pple who made stooopid comment abt BF and expressing of BM oso. mil and grand mil actually say don't pump, nt good coz air will go inside the milk, bb drink le will haf wind...anyway i can't be bothered...no matter what still haf to pump to keep the supply going and to relieve engorgement oso. the EBM then hw, throw??

Lucky my CL quiet type, she don't make comments or bother abt wat i do.
 
stephanie> try switchin to the other side once u latch on for 25-30mins, but bb dun seem to suck well. change to other side, bb will suck better. dun latch on one side for more den 30mins.

rach> lol. cannot wear back ur old clothes? i almost back to pre-pregnancy weight le. left 1 more kg. i tried n managed to wear my old jeans liao. so happy. ask hubby fat or not, he say no =p

girlygirly> good ur cl quiet. i like quiet pple. mine very kpo sometimes. ask me baby bonus, materniy leave, den masasge lady how much. say so good to earn, 1hr 50bucks. she must b thinking she work 24hrs still less den 75bucks -_-"
 
<font color="ff0000">Michelle></font>
wah...what did u not eat or eat??
i left 4 kg more..sianz...
and...prepregnancy clothes...all in the box.. hahahhaa.....
tummy still there..u no tummy liaoz also???
 
mamato6Js
Wooh, your boy look so much better... just in time for full month celebration! Phew!

bernice and aria jo
My boy keeps licking his lips and rooting soon after I fed him too. Just to share my experience, 2 nites ago, I latch him for an hour, he didn't seems full so I fed him 60ml FM, still cries and my mum says maybe still not enough so I fed him another 60ml. In the end, he puked! I concluded that he wasn't really hungry but it was due to wind in his stomach so he cries. Now I keep burping him b4, mid and after feed. Much better now.
 
rach> erms. i eat everything leh. even mooncakes. yummy!! haha. all along i wear my prepregnancy clothes. but i got some loose one some tight ones =p even during pregnancy i din buy much clothes. so all mine prepregnancy clothes are still hanging in de wardrobe.

tummy? still abit flabby, but much better le. anyway before pregnant, my tummy oso not very toned la. cos after marriage oredi grew fatter =p

itsy> ya. in btw feed, i unlatch my boy every 10-15mins to burp him. or whenever i c his latching not very right i will unlatch n burp
 
mama to 6Js:
your boy looks so much better!
your maid is 40 and is already a grandma?? so young as grandma... by the time i'm 40 my kids are still in primary school haha

Michelle:
u are right, even i was sooooo pissed just now i tried my best to talk nicely, scared she will "chu" pattern on my boy who is innocent

rach:
i don't like people who are not qualified to comment to talk so much. yes, our grandchildren will benefit as we understand the benefits of breastfeeding haha

girlygirly:
good that u have a quiet CL. this morning my CL went to bath my boy when it was about time to feed, then boy cried, then i heard she said to my boy "don't K** P*" i wanted to scold her for saying such unpleasant words in front of my kid, but i don't want to offend her then she bullies my boy later
 
Rach,Waiwai,Crystal,
Thanks for the advise...

Just came back from check up. My gal got to stay at hospital for 2 days. jaundice too high. 19. sigh... this situation no choice have to give her FM right? will bring EBM for her too.
 
hi,

after we do admission at tmc, r we shown the bedroom n settle the bag first, or straight away got to the delivery/labor ward first without seeing the bedroom?

does anyone know if tmc provide those hotel kind disposable bedroom slippers? wat abt towels?

heard that they charge for underpads too, true? i got a lot, can i bring my own n refuse to use theirs? (cheapo me)

does anyone know how the $3 per entry carpark coupon work? no need to insert our cashcard when enter the carpark?
 
sarah,

u can go to the hospital and breastfeed her if you are latching.
for my #1, she had fm for the 2 days stay as my supply is not enuff for her (i never latch only expressed)

for #2, she fully breastmilk as my supply is enuff.

my pd told me that.. actually give fm, their jaundice will go down faster.

my #2 is breastfeed jaundice.. only clear after one month.
 
waiwai> ya lo. our kid is so innocent. wun wan them to be harmed in anyway juz becos we scolded our cl for their wrong doings =p

wah. btw ur cl cmi. use such vulgar words to bb. heng i nv caught my cl saying tat to bb. else i will tell her straight. i think i need to send u hm. u r a bad influence to my son. i employed u to take care of him, if he dun make noise, ur service will not even be needed here. so i guess it's best u find some other quiet kid to take care.

sarah> tat time is stayed on with my boy so he still continued on his bm =)
 
<font color="aa00aa">JanJan</font>, if you are going down to TMC when you are in pain, they will ask hubby bring you to labour ward first then ask hubby come down to do admission.. won't be shown to the room first. My hubby was told that the room will only be charged when they send you up after delivery.

Yes, TMC does provide bedroom slippers, towels and even a small toiletries pack complimentary... I got those provided in my single bedroom ... not sure for 2 bedded or 4 bedded though but should be the same...

If I'm not wrong, they provide one pack included in the delivery package ba.. but I do see some charged on my bill though but I have an extra pack in my drawer to bring home... maybe you can call them and ask them about bringing ur own underpads and see if they can take it off from bill.

I think u dun need to insert cashcard when enter.. If you have the $3 coupon, when exit, do not have cashcard inserted. Go to the gantry and put in the $3 coupon then insert cashcard... Upon admission, you will be given an envelope with all these information in them.

Also, do not forget ur marriage cert for birth registration. Also need the bank book of the trustee to apply for the CDA Co-savings account if its your 2nd or later child.
 
<font color="ff0000">Michelle></font>
wah...so good.... my tummy still not as small as it should be.. think mine is those hard to lose one..even though already lost quite some inches...
i stretched it too much la.. sigh....

<font color="ff0000">waiwai></font>
hahah...there's always a generation or 2 to sacrifice to make changes.. :p
 
stephanie

thanks.

ususally how many underpads to b consumed during the hospital stay?

if we go labor ward first, meaning we must carry the suitcase/bag to this ward too?

so meaning time for admission is not impt rite? (to save one nite charge), since we will go to labor ward first.

may i know how to apply bb bonus account? can do it at tmc?
 
Thanks aria jo for the info. Will try your method tonight. It is especially at night, she seems like want to drink more and get hungry easily.

The funny thing is that during the day, I feed her 60ml, she is satisfied and goes back to sleep. But at night, after feeding her 60ml, she will doze off, I’ll pat her and when I put her down, she is still ok until about half hour later, she’s making noises again. The same thing happened last night again. Fed her at 2.30am with 60ml of breast milk, rock her, burp her, pacify her and again her eyes big big and awake, put her down and not long later, she cries again and no choice gotta pick her up. This continued until 4.30am, she began to lick her lips and open her mouth. Since her last feed was 2.30am, the next feed should be 5.30am so I just let her suckle my breasts for 30mins, she was quiet. Then, about 5am, I let her drink again. After drinking, she still make noises and on-off falling asleep. Sigh, really dread the night. What to do? Getting more frustrated.

My baby’s poo is greenish yellowish and got those curd like sesame seed size paste thingy. Is it normal?
 
jan jan,

In the labour ward you will have to use their underpads.

When you are back at your ward... You can use your own. They used 2 on me in the 1st change.. Subsequently ws up to me how many I wanted to use.

Your bag will be handled by your HB..

When it is time to do admission, the mid-wife or staff will inform you HB to do so.

BB bonus, they will provide you with an envelope with all these details during your stay, you can slowly read up. =)
 
Purpleclouds,

Peanut/sesame like things is normal in their poopoo.. =3

Seems like we're going through a phase here yea? My li'l rascal was torturing me too.. Now I think she's kinda slowly getting adjusted.. she stays awake for like 3 - 4 hrs after her shower and feed...

We don't have a choice but to be "slaves" to them for this period of time I guess.. I got really frustrated too.. X3
 
rach> of cos cannot compared with prepregnancy, cos now more flabby with de extra skin, but happy enugh tat i can squeeze into all my jeans. keke. tried them last wkend =p

jan jan> ya. can do at the hospital for de cda acct n bb bonus together when u register ur child birthcert. but i din manage to do my cda n bb bonus, cos i din know need to bring bank book -_-

bernice> yeah. de shit is normal
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pamelia> lol. slaves. erms. only wife is slave. hubby usually treat bb as play toys. den when bb fuss, dey leave for wk still -_-"
 
Mwerkz,

Yeah.. Slaves is the word man.. But my HB still ok... He will take over when I'm very tired... So I will always ask him... Come back early!!! I'm dying!!!

RE: Jul,

Jul, WHERE ARE YOU????
 
pamelia> haha. ya. my hubby oso will take over when he at hm. so i m slave in de day. he slave at nite. but usually after 1am, i try not to disturb him. since he need to wake up at 7 to prepare for wk oso -_-
 
*michelle*
u like quiet pple?? u'll like me too, haha..anyway my cl, if i wanna talk then i talk to her. otherwise she'll be busy feeding bb or in kitchen and i'll be in the rm on the net. we chat on things like bb bonus, families oso lor...bt if i don't wanna talk much on tat topic, i'll juz change topic or bring across lightly...

*wai wai*

sorry arh, wats K** P*?? Michelle says is vulgar words, really??

my cl sometimes will 'scold' my bb oso lor...bt is gently in kidding manner so ok lor..still acceptable...say: ai ya, ger ger huai dan la, yi zhi gua gua jiao, yao bao bao, bu ke yi yi zhi bao bao de...yao orh orh...blah blah blah...

but if vulgar, confirm nt acceptable. no matter how pissed off im, i will never utter a word of vulgarities to others oso.

must tell her off...bt think hw we put the message across is v impt lor. and oso our tone...must be tactful to avoid offending her n make sure she doesn't do it again...
 
*pam*

haha..juz thinking abt JUL oso...wanna say long time nv hear fr her oredi...yesterday juz mention to hub say Jul long time din log in oredi. muz be v busy wif her boy.
 
Mwerkz,

My HB can "entertain" her till 1am... then I'd ask him to sleep... She'll "torture" me from 2-3am till 4-5am.. Sometimes 6am...

Am trying very hard to change her day and night... I don't want her keeping us up at night and affecting our business when my DH goes to the salon like a zombie. =X

What will the customers/staff think?
 
Sarah
hope your baby get well soon. my #1 also had phototherapy, so was on FM and EBM for 2 days

girlygirly, Michelle
yes that is hokkien vulgar words. sometimes my boy cries she would speak to him in hokkien which i don't quite understand (me cantonese), but some words i can understand. who is she to talk to my son in this manner? if i hear one more time, then i'll say to my son loudly "bad influence, u better don't learn to say bad words from aunty!!"
think i'm not giving her a big ang pao when she leaves next week
 
1) My baby sometimes cries after feeding.. like want to latch on further.. I let her latch, then I figure out that she ate too much cause she will vomit milk out again.. This goes on for a week liao ..I'm tempted to give her a pacificer. Is it advisable?

2) I latch her on during the day and get my maid to feed her the EBM at night.. How much EMB should I be feeding her each time? Currently, I'm giving 60ml. Is it enough?

3) Can I store my EBM in my normal fridge freezer? And for how long can I keep the milk in there for? Cause I always have the impression that when ppl say they freeze their breastmilk, it's in the deep freeze kind.

4) Normal fridge, How long can I keep my milk in there for? From my knowledge, it's 24hrs, right?

Thanks for answering these questions in advance.. Just wanna make sure that I'm doing the right thing for my sweetie pie..
 
girlygirly> lol. usually if i dun wan tok i will juz keep quiet =x anyway most of the time she speak chinese or cantonese which i dun really understand. since i told her before my chinese no good n dunno cantonese, so i will ignore her at times =x

actually K** P* is not a vulgar word. but it basically means cry father, which is actually cursing the employers in a way. so if me, i definitely send her back.

pamelia> my boy sleeping timing is fr 7-10/11, so hubby seldom get to play with him. since his dad come hm slightly after 7. so he olways say i deprive him of playing with his son. cos i dun like him to disturb bb when he is sleeping. cos wake up means milk =x

waiwai> lol. ya. say her ap confiscated when she scolding vulgar at ur son. haha. yeah. my cl going back this thurs. so happy!! hm alone with bb n me =p

enxuan> i oso very tempted to give bb pacifier. but so far haven. have like 2boxes lying in my cupboard.

freezer is 2mths, n freezer with seperate compartment is 4mths if i not wrong. fridge i think is 48hrs? no meh?
 
michelle,

I also dunno. I read from somewhere, say 24hrs.. I rem hospital say 48hrs.. So I also confused.. But choose to play safe. Haiz.. that's why I throw my milk away after one day.. found it so wasteful.. so decided to clarify now.
 
<font color="ff0000">Pam></font>
i was thinking of Jul this morning too!!
i wonder how's she doing...

never try the clothes opposite thing??

<font color="ff0000">Michelle></font>
MMmm.. maybe if i free.. i can dig out my jeans and try..wahahha....never dared to.. hehehe.

i leave burping to HB if he's home..he's a great burper.... he's a very impatient person..
but when it comes to our princess, he's surprisingly patient with her.. but not with me! hmph!!

<font color="ff0000">girly></font>
kao pei??

<font color="ff0000">enxuan></font>
if i'm not wrong.. normal fridge freezer is 3 months..deep freezer is 6 months..
normal fridge is 48 hours..
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i'll thaw my frozen milk in the fridge overnite leh... so its already 24 hours.. to be used for next day's feed.. :p
 
enxuan> ya. is comfirm 48hrs. cannot be 24hrs. else in office i pump milk. let bb bring to sch, by than oredi more den 24hrs =p

rach> lol. i know how to burp bb too. =p but hubby will burp when he is at hm. cos he say he no chance play with bb -_-
 
Connie,

Deep fried coin bag I think, it's those mini popiah skin with fillings wrapped in a shape of a mini coin bag. Some are nice.. Depending on what's in the filling.
 
thanks for your advises!! Wasted.. I threw some of my precious EBM away... HiAZ.. no wonder, I keep thinking, wah... 24hrs only.. that means everyday must pump and keep.. no difference from latching on leh..

haha.. blur me.
 
enxuan,
Came across your question. When I was working with my 1st child. I would pump on Friday and keep it in the fridge for Monday's feed. No problem. For thawed milk -24hours in the fridge.
 
*wai wai* *michelle*

i see i see...nt vulgar bt beri chor lor/uncivilised oso with bad meaning...

i dunno hw i will react bt my hub will definitely nt tolerate this...

engage CL same like engage maid, sometimes its really luck if can get a good one...
 
rach> y u all buying so many nursing bra? i got like 8 or so liao. but i bought from mothercare tat time.

enxuan> bm so precious, y dun ask first den decide whether to throw or not =p

pamelia> i heard u shuld swaddle ur bb esp in de first mth. cos dey are used to tat feeling when in de womb. i oso nv on aircon for bb. only give him fan. only i use aircon in my room =p
 
<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">mamato6...</font>

i also duno wor.. shelled say cos milk supply has stabilsed and engorgement period over le. hmm.. 100ml is bef latching lor.. so its not gd.. I'm left with abt 8 packs in the freezer n 2-3 packs is the fridge. I'm giving hb feed ebm when im resting or aslp. So like not enough wor.. my gal can now drink ard 100ml le.

Ya.. now pumping hard again lo... hoping for the increase.. of cos dun have to hit the 300ml la.. just increase 50% i also happy. And most imptly, i hope it doesnt deplete! </font>
 
<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">rach...</font>

The reason why i didnt pump so frequently cos i was having oversupply.. so wanted to put the signal to my body that i dun need that much.. then who knows.. it dropped so much...haiz...

Ya, now emptying my breasts frequently.. hope for some increase again lo. </font>
 
<font face="kristen itc"><font color="#FF6666">Jess...</font>

Like i say, dun have to envy..Everybody is different. Mines' dropping liao.. sigh..

U JIAYOU K? *hugs*</font>
 


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

If only my supply stayed that way lo. I can sell my EBM to u mummies.. lolz..

But it has dropped tremenously le. Might not hve enough for my gal, how to provide to urs?
hurhur...</font>
 

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