Hi sumathi
I could latch my #1 on directly to suckle and also express out for her to drink through the bottle.
Hi aneesha
Hi MTBs, I do have a contact for CL. She was recommended to me by a friend and we used her during confinement after the birth of my #1. She is a M'sian and really very hard-working and pro-breast-feeding. Do PM me if you are interested.
Btw, please don't overstratch your bodies now. We may be still agile and mobile, but our bodies are undergoing changes, like loose joints. So, if you are still going shopping for baby stuff, rest periodically every 30mins or something, so you will not be too tired.
Re: Buying Baby Stuff
My hubby decided that we will only buy the items off-peak (i.e. after CNY). We are expecting a girl again (according to the gynae, but I still feel I am having boy leh. We'll see when time comes).
The baby will be sharing more, if not all the items used by #1. If you are having #1, then higher chances that you are in your nesting mode. But do remember that, you only need important items like pumps, cot, bath-tubs, diapers, bath gels and lotions and prams/strollers. It's really all the essentials. You may just want to get only 1 set of new clothes for the trip home from hospital.
Experienced mums will tell you, when you are celebrating Full-Moon, all your friends and relatives will get you the other clothes and toys. So that was our shopping strategy when we were expecting #1, and we saved quite a bit from the clothes and toys.