Heya ladies, better post before the busy week starts.. rushing to get a 500pg report printed and send them overseas (6 copies) before christmas!! nuts!
Ayana, congrats on the boy! u can start shopping liao!!
Candymix, here's my attempt to ans ur questions:
1) usually, u feed abt 20-30mins per boob. initial amt of milk (foremilk) is thinner so it flows easier when baby sucks at your boob hungrily. aft 5-10min, ur milk changes to hindmilk which is thicker and more filling. if u feed too short on one boob, baby only gets foremilk and it can make them hungry faster and some say it can lead to colicky babies. my advice is to let the baby suck for min 20 mins, then burp, then offer the other breast to see if baby still wants milk.
2)Not sure abt hypnobirthing, but i guess no harm trying.
3)U dun have to rush to the hospital if u have show, unless accompanied with contraction pains.. for some people, they can lose their mucus plug early but don't go into labour until a few weeks later.
4) yes bf-ed babies dun need water. haha.. i didn't feed my son water until he started solids. if the kid rejects water, there are a couple of things u can do like diluting fruit juices or even syringing water into their mouths.
BM has just the right amt of water for babies so there's no need to feed water.
Beebeemer, cough is better cos i buay tahan and started on antibiotics.. but the bad news is, i m having sore throat AGAIN!!! arghh!!