fynn - i dunno whether it was GA or just some stronger dose of anesthetic, but i was knocked out for i thk 30-45 min. since i was gonna c-sec, i had another procedure to remove some cysts as well (which i wld have otherwise done at a later stage). but i woke v fast. i rmbr my gynae tapped me on the shoulder and said op's done. and i was awake. and cos for the entire 1hr, the anesthetist had to be there as well. perhaps, for c-sec delivery only, the time is shorter, so charges are less? i have no idea.
babyzel - thanks for advice. i used warm towel last night and spent many hours massaging out most of the hard lumps in the breasts. have to massage quite hard and pump at the same time (realised hand expression works for really engorged breasts, but if you wanna clear the lumps more efficiently, massaging and pumping is way more efficient) but i realised that there are some blocked ducts appearing in the armpits. those are v hard to remove tho [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif] anyone has any advice on that?
jeanchua - the beta-carotene in fruits is the thingy that cause ppl to turn yellow when they eat too much of it (for eg, papaya, carrot, etc). Jaundice yellow is nth to do with that. it's a liver thingy - liver unable to break down certain stuff hence, baby turns yellow. that's why babies only get jaundice from 3-4th day onwards, when their livers really have to start working and are unable to work thru all the stuff, they end up turning yellow.
hu1j13 - yeah, did tell gynae abt total bf, she totally supported too. and wrote in my letter to labour ward as well. really don't know why they didn't "wake" me up to breastfeed that first time.