Entry 0012 - Avent Via Cup

Careless me. Last week tertumpahkan susu lepas habis mengepam. Dah lah production so-so aje. Isk isk isk. Last weekend lak lupa buat stok update. Ntah berapa ketul aje tinggal kat dalam freezer tu.

Remember my rants about Avent Via Cups? Initially, I bought those for the conveniece it offers. Store EBM in it, warm it up and put on the 'neck adaptor'. And voila, dah jadi botol susu without having to use the botol susu itself. It'd be useful and especially helpful kalau nak store 6oz in the cups. Kalau setakat nak store 3oz in an 6oz, memang makan space freezer. Freezer lak kena kongsi dengan ayam, ikan, nugget bla bla bla. The cups are safely stored away in the kitchen cabinet.

The 'convenience' - in photos..

Avent bottle, Via cup and its adaptor

Simply take-off Via original cap.
Put on adaptor.
Put on the upper part of Avent bottle.

Entry 0011 - Red Alert! Red Alert!

Bekalan harian Adam.

7 packs of frozen EBM.

One thawed and heated to suam-suam EBM.
And a pacifier.

Every weekend, I do my stock count. Last week it was 56x3oz. Yesterday it was depleted to 49x3oz. Last week Adam consumed more than what I 'produced' via pumping. Plus, on Sunday, he refused direct feeding. Nak botol dia tu.

I am the kind yang susah nak increasekan production. I tried lobak putih, kurma merah, betik, oat, fenugreek -> all to very minimal effect. Tapi tetap ku telan jua. Manalah tau kot-kot stop all those, nanti production decrease pulak kan. Janji usaha tu ada.

Based on my readings, one of the remedy to inscrease breastmilk is dried longan. I've tested it. Like I said earlier, to minimal effect but hey,.. sungguh sedap okeh. Bought some dried ones in one of those stalls in MidValley. RM4 for a small pack. Second time I bought from kedai singseh in Cheras Perdana, RM6 for medium pack. Last I bought was from Carrefour MidValley that went by weight.

I normally boiled a big pot (about 3 litres) of water with brown sugar or 'nnesang kerek'. Then I added dried longan and have it simmered for another 1/2 hour. Leave to cool and indulge. Kalau masuk fridge, perghhh... lagi lah best. Since I am breastfeeding and can be considered baru bersalin jugak, I need to minimise my iced/cold food.

Try lah, best tau.

Entry 0010 - PISA ku

*drumrolllllll*

Introducing my PISA. It came a little bit more than a week before. I tried it at night for a week at home to fimiliarise myself with it and also to adjust my body to it. First 2 or 3 tries, I did not get let down. After that, there's no looking back, so to speak.

This week, I finally carry this baby to office. It weights a lot to be frank but what's all that as com pared to the benefits of breastfeeding kan? Anak suka, Ayah setuju! I still don't dare leaving this baby in the office. Buatnya hilang, nangesssss....

I 'park' this baby in my office make-shift surau, near the power point. I do my business facing the shelves or the wall. You knowlah double pump. It leaves you almost 1/2 naked while doing it. And I am the kind of person yang suka nak tengok the milk flow. When there's letdown, lagi suka tengok flow susu yang hebat itu. Tapi sebenarnya, tak kira susu hebat atau tidak, saya tetap suka tengok aktiviti pam itu.

I am so motivated!

Note: -
:: PISA was bought from TheLittleCaliph

top part of the bag is well insulated.
the inner carries is insulated as well.
that blue thing is the cooling element.
tahan dari pagi sampai petang despite its small size.

my baby

lepak kat sini sampai ku ambil balik.
ps - nampak beg pink itu?

ku punya. ku tak suka pink.

tapi beg itu free.

ku ambil jua.

i always bring my handphone while pumping.

set the timer to 10 minutes.

inner bag.
beg jerut itu untuk simpan corong yang ku guna.
bubuh dalam fridge.
so don't have to wash each and everytime.
lepas 2x baru ku basuh.

Entry 0009 - 11082008 The Day I Decided To Go Public

Adam turns 3 months today. I decided this blog to go public.
Tiada niat menunjuk-nunjuk.
Just a sharing of one working mother's struggle to breastfeed.
The ups and downs.
Advises are welcomed :)