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 0002 - Sonang Kojo

Today I bought 2 things.

No 1 - AVENT BOTTLE & FOOD WARMER
Avent has discontinued the old version and now they're selling this 'IQ' something. The salesperson told me, this is a digital one. I don't care much if it's digital or analogue or whatever, as long as it serves the purpose. Of course at much higher price. Which I bought anyway. Now I can heat frozen or refrigerated or room-temperated milk/food with a few pushes of a button. No, 2 buttons actually. Nampaknya kena mengepam banyak-banyak nih, to make the buy worth the money spent. Likewise with my 2nd child (Iman), I'm gonna prepare Adam homemade baby-food when the time comes. A warmer will definately come handy.




No 2 - FENUGREEK (HALBA) CAPSULES
I'd try anything, anything suggested to boost milk-supply, to be frank. As long as it's halal and thank God tekakku ini can accept anything from sayur to jamu and everything else in between. Bought it at GNC Midvalley for RM62.90. A bottle has 100 capsules. Will update on the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) later okies.

Note: -

:: Avent Bottle/Food Warmer was bought from Mothercare, MidValley.

:: Fenugreek Capsules was bought from GNC, also in MidValley.