with the World Breastfeeding Week around the corner once again, i realise that this time, i don’t have much else to say about The BF Issue like i did the last time. i guess because everything that can be said, i’ve said before.
things on the ‘udder’ front have been pretty much on auto-mode and a breeze, like second nature, that i’m barely reflective, or conscious, about it anymore. furthermore, the little one doesn’t seem to require as much nursing as her brother did when he was a baby. she hardly even asks for it, actually, which should make first-time bf-ing mums worried, but a second-time bf-ing mum (who is, like me, a little lazy) quite relieved.
ok, so i *think* she hasn’t been growing as chubby as her brother did in the first few months. the last we sneakily weighed her at the hospital during aniq’s follow-up, she tipped the scale at a rather ‘dainty’ 6.4kg. which is what… 1kg a month? is that ok? i don’t know. another thing about second-time mums (who are a little lazy) is that, they don’t bother looking at growth charts anymore.
and another thing that i’ve been procrastinating (due to said laziness), is the pumping. have been meaning to buy a proper pump to finally call my own (seeing how the previous pumps were hand-me-downs), with all the gift vouchers i’ve saved up (breastfeeding is, after all, about being prudent, no?), but even that has not been put into action. and note to self: please buy a few bottles for her too. that’s another thing i’ve been procrastinating, practising her to go on the bottle. simply because mommy’s boobies don’t need to be washed, scrubbed and boiled after every feed (ie. she’s too lazy to do the whole sterilising routine).
poor excuse, i know. i’m just trying to, erm, minimise my life, you see. and also for the fact that, i’m still contemplating on doing this… sahm thing a little longer. and no, this one is not due to laziness. i’m growing into a new routine with the kids and i realise that i REALLY like being The Big Boss to them. heck with the ‘let’s-bring-women-back-to-the-workforce’ thing. this IS work, dammit. a grossly-underpaid and under-recognised one. grrrrrr.
so, aaanyway, back to the World Breastfeeding Week. wasn’t that the point of this entry? aah…
as with the previous years, there will be a mass synchronised breastfeeding session.
Venue : National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) , The Giving Place,
6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-88 The Central, Singapore 059817
Located @ The Central, a shopping mall directly above Clarke Quay MRT
Date: 16th Aug 2008 (Sat), 2pm
there, i’ve done my part in advocating tek-milk for this year. will you join me? come on, melayu boleh! save the earth! save your children! and most importantly, save your money! :d
besides, clarke quay on a saturday sounds as happening as it can get to this mak-bawah-tempurung.
signing off,
The Once Self-Proclaimed Tit-Nazi who’s not so sure if she’s even doing it right anymore, with soggy + sagging boobs to boot.
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Good on you Hana & all you mommies who managed to go all the way to full BF, you all deserve a great big pat on the back. And for those who tried but didn’t manage to do it fully or otherwise, also deserve a big pat as well :-) The daddies better make sure they show their utmost appreciation to all the mommies, ‘cos by right they ought to financially compensate the mommies for doing this and not take it as a given ;-)
you’re rite man…2nd-time mom don’t bother abt growth chart…my gal is as petite as she can be but i dun bother la, i know she get enough nutrients from my BM. even now, at 2yo, she is tiny but a ferocious eater….our PD pun tak comment ape-ape pun…
good that you take longer maternity break to bf exclusive…don’t need to bother abt pumping. i dun like the bottle intro part..tried so many teats until she settled on pigeon peristaltic.
Be the Big Boss all the way!!! I support you. Lol.
hehe..jia yo hana! BF all the way. Be a SAHM as long as you can.I wish I can, would love to stay at home and watch the kiddoes grow. Linda, my kids seems to love the pigeon peristaltic nipple too. The transition between breast to bottle seems easy. I do not have problem with them not wanting to be breastfed nor them not wanting the bottle. It promotes nice growth of teeth too!
SAHM Kudos to you! Its for them anyway. Be the best mummy ever. You live once right..
Hana, 1kg a month is really good! My second one (who’s turning 3 months soon) is about 6.5kg now and I’m kinda worried whether or not he’s getting enough. He loves to suck his fingers, you see. Even after a feed (on both breasts). So, my lovely paediatrician assured me that he’s doing fine and the sucking fingers is just a past-time. I hope it won’t turn out to become a bad habit, though. My only grouse is with these few nurses who thinks my baby isn’t getting enough and pushing me to give him formula. And they think the whitish milk build-up on the lips is due to dehydration!!
Are they really nurses?
Anyway, BIG UPS to breastfeeding and World Breastfeeding Week!!!
i never breastfeed before. fateha was tubefed when she was in nicu. then by the time she’s ready to breastfeed, i got dry :(
hmm auni is heavier than fateha. she’s only 5.4kg. but dr said her body size and weight are just nice. phew!!!
i think she would look cuter wif beefy thighs like auni..
I haven’t got a 2nd kid and I already can’t remember much about Adam’s weight gain over the past months!
I’m still partially BF-ing him though. Bila lah nak wean eh…he’s 15 mths.
So u extending yr NPL?
oooh tough decision eh? but you make a great mom even tho you’re working anyway!
extend your npl!!! i’m all for it!! go hana go hana go go goooo!!! my colleague reminded me that this time i have with my child will never come back and the rewards are enormous. she went on long npl when her three children were younger and she can feel how close and strong the bond she has with her children (and the children with her) is.
and, i know i’m going to be a lazy breastfeeding mom (hopefully i’ll be successful at it again). i totally do not enjoy the scrubbing, sterilising and more sterilising (because i can be damn anal at times).
i somehow doubt an extension would be approved lah, ha ha.
but you know, i’m sure all the working mums out there would, in their defense, say that their working means having more means to enrich their children’s lives… or something, and that working doesnt necessarily mean less bonding with their children. they’d probably go so far as to say that stay-home mums are just saying that (having closer bond with their kids, etc) to justify their unemployment (!!) and make them (working mums) feel guilty about going to work. it’s pretty much like the breastfeeding issue, isn’t it? it’s all about personal choices and priorities – there just isn’t a ‘right’ answer. :S
hi jane doe, sucking of fingers (and anything they can grab!) is natural, so just let them!
Ni takda kena mengena langsong ok..!! Boboy can play(i tink), tat day he oredi took out his soccer boots.. heheh.
Go all the way Hana. I manage to BF my 1st son 6mths, 2nd 4mths and the 3rd one 3mths… the moment I go back to work my flow stop coming…I try to expressed but the production was not that good. Stressed and mental exhaustion (work mostly) make it dried up I guessed. Kudos to all the mom who can breast feed all the way!!
Hana I totally agree with you about personal choice thingy, sob sob due to work I am constantly hit by guilty pangs of not being the first to be updated with my child development.I know I can’t be a sham at least not for know hehe but I’ll certainly make it up by working hard to provide the best for my child. I’m sure you’ll do the same too.
yes goin back to work also dries me up..sob sob..so i dah bertekad, kalau ada no2, i wana take a long2 break from work!! But when there’s only 1 breadwinner, $ is always the issue right?? But I think we all can adjust our finances & just make some sacrificies…But I think being a working mum is also good, it liberates us as women in our passionate attempt to juggle everything…
i also want to bf!!! hahah ..second one insya allah… i also agree masing2 ah … kalau kita jer nak betul pun susah kan..
anyway tak dapat breastfeed pun ok lah..tak payah nak bunuh diri ..ahhaha ..anak pun tak mati per wahwhahwahwa
I had wanted to bf when I was pregnant with my first. After birth I tried to bf but the milk supply was not much. I was encouraged by the nurses and had my baby with me throughout the days in the hospital. But unfortunately, mi MIL kept commenting how weird it is since the boobs are big but the milk’s not much. It was confusing and she kept passing the remark constantly to me and to the visitors. I finally gave in and partially feed him formula. It’s 4 months now and I regret cos I wish I had exclusively bf my son from the beginning. Now living on my own I am trying my best to bf him but its hard cos I am now back at work. But the guilt just lives on… Worse now my SIL sometimes ridicule my inability to produce enough milk to bf my son. sigh. I wish I had persevered like you.
i don’t think there should be any regrets. i’m pretty sure you tried hard but sometimes, it’s just stressful. many things play a part and results in your ability to or not to be able to breastfeed. it might be sad but try looking it on the bright side. it’s not always bad just because you can’t breastfeed. everyone have the right to their own opinion but nobody has the right to hurt anybody. and nobody really knows what we are going through so try not to bother with these other people. mothers know what’s best for their kiddos, remember? so really,don’t bother. you’ve tried your best.