(2010/07) July 2010 MTB


suika: I plan to BF my baby for as long as possible. Express out when I go to work, latch her when I'm around etc. One thing worries me is my gynae told me that if I intend to breastfeed, my bleeding will continues until I stop breastfeeding. :p Is it true!?!?!?!?!?! I dun want to bleed/wear pad for so long!!!! It's so inconvenient and uncomfortable. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]



anyway, I will bottle feed more in the day with latching once/twice, and at night I will latch baby laying down. I feel that it's more convenient. Imagine 3am and still need to go kitchen, take out milk, warm up milk etc. I just bring her to my bed, lay down and latch her laying down until we sleep :p *keke*



I also have the problem of leaking milk on one side while I pump the other side!!! oh man! First few times I don't know then my top kept getting soaked! Change so many tops until like no more clothes to wear. Now i just use a breastpad to soak it up. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif] if use bottle to collect and pump at the same time, I scared I clumsy. :p



serene: yap, now I standby hankie beside me when I BF, once baby unlatch herself I will reach over to the hankie and cover my breast! Also can Shun Bian wipe her mouth. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
cherrymum: Try putting baby in the living room in the day, watch tv, make noise = "disturb" her. If got friends/family come visit then ask them to talk/play with baby. :D *keke* Then at night bring her to her cot and let her sleep.



I read somewhere that you cannot constantly put baby in the cot the whole day. Put baby in the cot only when she needs to sleep so as to "train" her that cot time = sleep time. Environment also same. My baby is in the living room in the day (only when i wanna latch her then i bring her into my bedroom), then at night when need to sleep I bring her into my room where her cot is.

 
hi.. i bought e fenugreek seeds frm sheng shiong leh.. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
jastine: i'm breastfeeding and my bleeding has ceased. my baby is 6 weeks now. i dont understand why your gynae says that. maybe you shld verify with her.



i actually enjoy baby latching so i only use EBM when we go shopping. i used to give her EBM when we have visitors but i soon found out that breastfeeding is a good way to excuse myself and bb.



get breast shells to collect yr milk. i bought medela ones - save a lot of milk! you shld try.

 
lasery2k: mi taking the 'hong zhao jiu' now oso....will adds in half bowl into my soup n put to boil...for mi i'll pump dry first then hv my meals n then drag my pump timing after that...



Jastine: how come ur gynea told u that u'll continue bleeding? this bleeding shd b cleared withing 2-3wks max...if prolong hv to see doc liao coz i read it's not supposed to b so long....last time when i hving my #1 most of us BF n we hv no such problems of bleeding continues till u stop breastfeeding....oni that if u continues to BF then ur new cycle of menses might not come so early



immas: sheng shiong got sell the seeds? at which section?

 
Immas, SHENG SHIONG?! really! wah i must get it! sheng siong just downstair my house sia....... yay!



Jastine: I am envious! I hope i have overflowing milk supply, have prayed to God to give me abundance of milk supply haha!



bb always not full when i latch her on, in the end still must bottle feed her......

 
tks bliss for the info.



Went to visit my gynae yest for follow-up checkup & asked her abt fenugreek to increase my milk supply (cuz now stagnant @ 50-60ml each pump).



She got me a prescription to get Motilium @ TMC pharmacy....said that one can also try.



I hv not tried it yet cuz currently on antibiotics & painkillers so dun want to take so much medicine p/day. Will try it next week or so.

 
suika: oh oh! noted! Now most of the time i bottle feed her.. okie next feed i shall latch her =)



Am going to sheng siong to look for fenugreek seeds hehe.. yay can go out, cuz my CL very nice, she doesn't control me much, MIL and mama not ard hiak hiak.. at first CL said cannot shower, but i told her i want, she also will boil the herbal water for me everyday.. i can order my confinement food by looking at the recipes, she will then cook for me.. i love confinement food, can't wait for zhu jiao cu! but she said 2 weeks later then eat hehe..

 
Does anyone takes both Fenugreek together with Mother's Milk Tea? Is it safe to consume both at the same time? How many cups of the milk tea is advisable per day?

 
My boy keep wanting us to carry. Whenever I put him down he will wail. Wonder how u all coax ur baby?



After drinking, my boy always like to gek. Then he will spit out his milk. Will any of ur bb like that? If not he will kinda choke on his milk. I try burping him for 10 to 15 mins but he still like this. Recently he keep cough like there is something on his throat. Wonder if he is having a cough. Haiz..

 
I dun know why my gynae say bleeding will continues if i BF. Maybe I hear wrongly, was half awake when gynae came to visit me in the hospital after delivery :p.



So just to re-confirm, bleeding will stop after 6-8 weeks? Then won't have menses while BF-ing??

 
Hi mummies..



I'm now thinking of starting my malay massage next week after one mth from my c-sect.. just would like to check with u gals what is the good point for having the massage? it really can push out all the wind from our body and get slimmer? i'm so paranoid now as my gynae told me tat those massage doesnt really help much in slimming, but only for relaxing.. she asked me not to waste money.. and i also dont really like the feeling of having the massage oil on me for the whole day.. dont think i can take it... haa.. dont feel good to lie on the bed also.. and next week onwards, only me and my boy will be at home alone.. so quite hard for me to arrange the timing for massage too... wanna ask u gals opinion.. if the massage really works then i dont mind to have all the trouble lah..

 
fazzy: previously when my BM was not enuff, we top up with FM. During then, BB stool is closer to that of FM stool. More dark green but with some parts a bit yellowish. I think might be that FM more difficult to digest so "dominates" the stool appearance althou we feed more BM than FM then.



Pris: Previously I also have barely enough milk for my bb and have to top up with FM sometimes. These few days, I have been able to latch bb on quite well so in the day, I latch him whenever he demand for milk. Then after the feed, I will pump for 10-15 mins. Usually can get about 40-60ml each time I pump. So I will keep the expressed milk for my parents to feed him during the wee hours.



massage: I have finished my post-natal massage. Only did for 5 session & 1 additional session of tummy wrap cos my ML say that my body has recoverly alot, tummy & womb shrink down already and breast ok (no engorgement or blocked duct).



I did my massage with Mdm Suria, part of Mdm Ida's team. I do not find the massage oil oily or smelly. In fact I find that it is easily absorb by the skin. After the massage, Mdm Suria will wipe my breast clean for me so that I can breastfeed my bb later. Then she will do the tummy wrap for me and then masage my bb. I had no issue feeding my bb immediately after the massage. the tummy need to be wrapped for 8 hrs after that can remove and bath.



I really enjoy my massage with Mdm Suria. She is such a nice person. Althou I only had 5 session with her, she gave me & bb some useful little gifts and even came back on the 6th day to do tummy wrap for me FOC. I m so thankful that I engaged Mdm Suria =)

 
shit! just now went down to buy sth, the cashier tot i am pregnant lo! said "ke yi ma?" then i told her i just gave birth, she commented my tummy is look big, but it's already so much smaller! I told her i gave birth one week ago, and asked her if tummy will be back to shape after one week. She said YES oh!



Really meh? one week only can be back to normal?



so sad now T_T

 
post-natal massage:

I did my massage with Mdm Zalia, think also part of Mdm Ida's team, as Mdm Ida only doing for West side and I staying rather North.



So far had 1 session with her yesterday, waiting for my next session with her later. Massage is relaxing. She also help me massage my breasts too.



She used 2 types of oil on me. She told me the 2nd one (think is the strong herbal smell one) she usually use for Malays (p.s I'm chinese). But she say it's very good so she use for me. :p



Think I will have 5 sessions with her, hopefully can shrink my tummy and get me back in shape faster. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]



Oh ya, she mentioned about getting a tummy binder, cost $30. She will order from Mdm Ida. Anyone tried the tummy binder from them before?

 
shann: Did you massage or bind ur tummy?? I realised after my massage/binding session (overnight) yesterday, my tummy seems a lot smaller!



I think the binding works to a certain extend of "pushing" wind out and also support the womb.

 
Jastine: Yes i use the binder i bought from KKH, not yet massage though i have already engaged one, cuz i had caesarean so seek for gynae's approval first, thursday will go back for check up and remove the bandage.



Must make the binder tighter! it's so much smaller already compared to my 2nd day after delivery. sobsob why she said still big! hmphhhhhhhh...

 
Jolyn, my bb same, will gek until face red red and spit up milk. So usually aft feeding, I don't put her down immed, just carry her for abt 20 mins. Sometimes not free, I just put her on bouncer aft burping.

 
Redbb, I don't believe in post natal massage and I didn't engage any ML. For my #1, I regained my pre preg figure in 3 mths time. For this #2, I can see that I have lose alot of weight too, tummy is still there but believe that it will go away b4 going back to work. As for wind in body, the confinement food and red dates drink will help to expel it out. My friends who did post natal massage commented that it didn't help much for slimming. But is true that massage is quite relaxing.

 
Jastine: Yes i use the binder i bought from KKH, not yet massage though i have already engaged one, cuz i had caesarean so seek for gynae's approval first, thursday will go back for check up and remove the bandage.

 
Hmm.. dunno is it due to me always getting depressed or what but i regained my pre-preg weight since 3rd week. What's left is the flabby skin on tummy. For malay massage, i dunno it helps in slimming or not but it was definitely relaxing! i always fall asleep during the massage... but the binding helps to tuck in the tummy flabs a bit. On my last day of massage my ML also helped to push the womb back or something.



RE: Storing of breastmilk

By the way, i read previously that someone mentioned can combine EBM from different pumping times, but same day together? I thought cannot so i have so many bottles in my fridge with irregular amounts! want to feed bb also difficult, must heat many bottles that total up to her consumption. So just to confirm, it is ok to combine?? just pour the newly expressed milk into the older bottle from the fridge?

 
jastine,



np [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif] not too sure. maybe u can check with the seller?



me getting lansinoh brand

 
sweetkiss wat i do now is for eg i pump at 3pm,

i store at fridge. next pump 6pm i will also store in the fridge first to make it cold. then i combine both together. But the timing i still take 3pm. if u want store a specific amt then u just pour to the first one to reach that amt..

 
am not sure which section.. my husband bought for me.. n it costs only 60cents per packet.. so cheap!! hee..

anyway.. i bought e organic milkmaid tea as well.. supposed to boost supply as well.. has anyone tried that b4..??



Jolin: i intend to tke both fenugreek n e tea.. but unsure of e effects though..

 
shann: ya! not suppose to drink water! Drink those red dates drink. My MIL will cook 1 big pot every morning and put in thermal flask. Then I just pour out and drink it. It helps to hydrate our body too.



vivi: where to get lansinoh brand bags??

 
raise n shine..



yes, massage n tummy binder helps alot...after give birth..i still look as though 5mths preggy loh.. after massage 2 weeks aready strink bk liao..nw left the access flabby fats still lingering at tummy..need to start excerising to tone bk after tt le..

 
Jastine: I used the binder from Mdm Ida. She bind me with the cloth then use the tummy binder. So tight that I have to sit up so straight. Move like robot.

 
Alcohol while breastfeeding

what Bliss, Pillow said were correct. my mom wanted to make tonic with DOM for me but my PD cousin stopped her, said baby's liver still not strong enough, dunno what effects it has on baby. my mom also commented that i dun look rosy



Shann

aiya, jusy ignore those comments la. dun worry, if you keep breastfeeding, sure will lose all the weight that you gained during pregnancy. read that breastfeeding can help burn up to 500 kcal



4 days after delivery, hubby's uncle + wife came to visit. when that aunty saw me, the first thing she said was "wah! still so big!" din even congratulate me or at least ask about how i was doing. sigh...some ppl never think before they speak



mrslong

i gave my baby pacifier when she was 2 wks. din want to but she vomitted her milk and it came out thru her nose, so called up cousin and cousin said too frequent feeding, and told to use pacifier to see whether baby was really hungry or not. she said no harm using it - better than baby sucks fingers. but my baby only wants the pacifier at nite, for a short while, when she's trying to go to sleep. she'll spit it out if she finds no need for it



post natal massage

i really like it, especially the 1st 2 days - really helped to loosen my muscles and expel the wind. the 1st nite, i had a really good sleep. so good that i couldn't open my eyes when my baby cried for milk. luckily i have my mum with me, so she fed baby. hehehe. oh ya, after the 1st session, when i took off the binder, i could see that my tummy was so much smaller



fazzy

my baby's on FM more than BM. her poo is yellow and soft

 
shann: mi oso can't wait to eat 'zhu jiao' heehee



red BB: last time my massage no help mi slim dwn alot but it did helps to tighten up ur tummy....some of my friends did managed to slim down so i guessed the results varies....she told mi must b disciple, wrap for 40days



my massage was done by Mdm Ida....she's good after 1st time massage my breast then today no more engorged liao

 
Jo Lyn - My girl also keep wanting to be carried.. last time suckle suckle will fall asleep.. now, she'll wake up after burping.. once put down on the bed will wake up.. sigh.. carry until so tired.. CL say now can only let her cry for like 5 min, cannot let her cry too long, scared will have wind if cry too long.



For the choking part, my girl also had that. I asked the PD, he say try to feed lying down, the gravity will slow down the flow. The spitting out of milk part I'm not sure, but my girl will spit out some after some time of feeding if not burped properly.

 
ok, seems like quite alot of bb wanna be carried. My bb keep slp for maybe 1 to 2 hrs then wake up crying. Is not feeding time and diaper not wet. Wonder what happen..

 
Jo_lyn, my bb also. today she slept max 10mins each time we put her down before she starts crying. it take us 25-30mins to coax her to sleep. has been like this for the past few days. also dunno what's wrong with her, sigh.

 
Shann, ignore the comments lah, it takes time for our bodies to recover. It takes up to 6 mths to a full year to fully regain figure n strength! If loose weight too fast, may look very haggard



post natal massage-c-sec

I had my post natal massage 3 weeks after c-sec.

really helped quite a lot, now i think i m at pre-preggy state - however, still have the excess left over from #1 - those studborn fats [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]

mine is by a chinese lady - she does javanese massage.

 
I think i am gonna give up latching le.. for now..



just now tried, totally messed up her schedule, with bottle feed EBM, she drank all in 5 minutes, after burping will fall asleep with satisfaction.



When i latch, she suckled for 45 minutes, and she unlatched herself, she didn't cry so we thought she was full already. After FIL played with her for a while, we tried to put her to sleep, couldn't.. realized she was not hungry and not full, so gave her more milk, still cannot go to sleep.. one hour later, again asked for milk.. still couldn't sleep.. then times up for next feeding already!



I don't have this problem when i bottle feed her, she can sleep so well for 2 hours nowadays (used to be 3 hours, she is probably going tru growth spurt).



Now she just finished another bottle of EBM, sleeping so soundly...



Will be doing 100% EBM since going back to work in sept le.. need more milk supply!

 
shann: why u gg back to work so fast?? u took 2 months of maternity leave only?



So now u r gg to freeze ur BM?? what are you using to freeze them???

 
jastine: July and August.. yea.. cuz i teach piano, i don't want my students to take break for too long.. also need to prepare for exams ma.. so sept lor, but only to those who can come to my house cuz i have no helper, when i teach i get my MIL to come to look after bb..but i will be at home la. Then October has to resume fully le. Then bb will be sent to bbsitter for half day, day time i can look after by myself.



I have nothing to freeze now! hahaa.. only enough for next feed like that.. i wish i can have milk supply like yours haha!

 
Shann Yeng,



I was demoralised last week wrt to latching as well. I believed baby was going through growth spurt and she demanded milk every 1.5 - 2 hrs. I felt that my milk supply couldn't keep up to it. Like everytime she fed, towards the end, I felt there's no more milk flowing out. Like you, I was altenating latching and pumping as well.



But I spoke to a lady from the breastfeeding support group, she was very encouraging. For BF, there's no feeding time to follow. it's really feed on demand, even if it means hourly. She told me to stop pumping for now and just concentrate on total latching, until my milk supply is established. Thus, that's what I did. I had to psychologically tell myself that baby is getting sufficient milk through latching and do not be too bothered about feeding time. Importantly is baby's regular stools/ urine. Not every time baby cries is due to insufficient feeding. Maybe she wants attention in other areas.



Now, I'm on complete latching and doing fine. Baby sleeps longer now. This is just something I would like to share. It may or may not be useful to you. But have the belief that you can latch her fully. Perhaps, the milk supply will come in more after that. Mine is still not much (that's what I feel), but as long as my baby's satisfied, I believe she's getting enough.

 
Hi mummies,



how many sessions of massage did you do to find tummy shrink?



I slim down alot on my body but find tummy still not satsfied, did 2 sessions of massage 3weeks after c section, find my scar abit painful so stop after that..thought of doing now.will it still works ? btw, now 7 weeks after birth

 
Hi all,



I Formula feed & BF my bb, but she only popo 2 days -3 days once, izzit normal?



Anyone experience the same thing?

 


Cheese,



Hi, how r you? you had a natural or c section?



Me have not logged in for a month liao.



After my CL left, me also cant cope..but give yourself time..me take about 3 days to settle down.



My BB kept crying seems to be finding the CL or her smell for 3 days..luckily when the CL is here, I latched my bb a few times a day & have bonding with her..otherwise I think I need much more time to settle down.

 
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