Hi mummies,
Thanks for all the well wishes. I will try to answer all your questions.
This is my 2nd boy. After delivery, baby and I stay in the hospital for 2 days as baby need to do all the test (hearing test, jaundice monitoring, BCG jab etc).
We were allowed to discharge on 2nd day after confirming that baby got no jaundice.
As for bathing, I did not bath in the hospital as I try to "tong" since I did not sweat at all. So still feeling clean and fresh. I only used tap water to wash up every morning.
Contraction Pain
The pain is like menses cramp. The cramp will come and go. When the pain comes more frequent and become more and more painful (for me is every 2-3mins) means you shld be in labour soon.
After delivery
Menses will come immediately after delivery. For me, my menses is heavy on the 1st day. The midwife will put 3 pads for you after delivery and all the 3 pads will be soiled. 2nd day is still manageable. Just 1 pad is enough. We will be provided 1 pack of maternity pad. For me, I used up all the pads for the 2 days. So for those mummies with heavy flow, you probably need to buy extra and pack into your bag.
Baby's Poo
Baby really poo alot. The 1st day when he is back at home, I think I change him almost 7 diapers a day. He can poo while you are still changing him or poo immediately after you change him.
Breast Milk
I did not express any milk in hospital. Been latching baby directly. When I am at home, I tried to pump for the 1st time, only manage to pump a pathetic of 20ml for 2 breasts. I also experience the same when I delivered my 1st boy. But after much latching and pumping, the colostrum will start to increase from 3rd day onwards. So for 1st time mummies, dun be despair, just keep on pumping and latching. For now, I can pump 100-120ml milk from both breast after latching my boy. Our nipples will feel sore immediately after pumping. So if baby latch, you will feel pain and uncomfortable. Our nipples will also bleed after latching and pump.
Breast Pumps
I am using 2 types of pump. For the 1st few days, when breast milk are limited, I use manual pump as I can control the suction when I pump. (Will feel pain when engorged and milk is little)
When milk start to increase, I will use electric pump. Save time and pumping will be faster. Pumps used were Avent Manual Pump and Medela electric pump.
Re baby and mummy
When I was in 31 week, I am already 2cm dilation. Gynae gave me MC to rest at home and pills to relax cervix so that I will not deliver so soon as baby lungs are not fully develop.
I knew that I will deliver early but didn't know so early. I didn't have chance to choose baby name till now. hahaha...But will need to get the name real soon.
Thanks Roxy for updating my details. Here is a picture of my boy.
My baby is doing well. Thanks for all your concern. He is waking every 1-2 hours at night and ask for milk. I am becoming a zombie soon.
Will try to post pics of baby soon. File too huge. need to do some magic first.
And sorry for the long posting. If I miss some question, pls asked again, I was quickly browsing thru as baby is taking a nap...