I have been extremeeeelllyyyyy busy these past few days I can’t even breathe gahhhh. I am busy at my current job but I am also busy planning my next career move. And I haven’t even been here for a year yet miahahaha. That’s me. Perhaps I shall blab about my current job huh, perhaps in the next posting. But for now, it’s Ayra’s updates.
We took her to the government clinic for her 6 month checkup last Friday.
Weight: 7.3kg naked (my baby is getting chubbier by the minute!)
Height: 68cms
Head circumference: 41cm
Chest circumference: 44cm
She is healthy and well, responding well to everything. Can sit much much better now, hardly toppling over though she sometimes fall backwards (and hard) on purpose hahahah maybe she’s tired. She still needs help eating, and the nurse advised to feed her with rice porridge and veges and fish but I am waiting till she can eat proper. I am getting a cookbook for babies to start cooking for her hehehe and I can’t wait! I also got some jar food; bananas, applesauce, pears and sweet potato, just to start her on tasting different food. Perhaps she doesn’t like the rice cereal much. She is hungry much more often and I just instructed the maid to start feeding her twice a day since milk alone is not enough to sustain her.
On the other hand, being extremely busy lately, I haven’t had much time to pump milk. I could only pump twice in a day as compared to the ideal 3 times. And I have been silently getting lazier and lazier to pump. I feel extremely guilty about this, but really I am losing the ‘mojo’ to pump milk. The supply has also been getting lower and lower I don’t know how long more can I keep this up :( A part of me just wants to let her drink formula during the day and breastfeed her at night but another part of me dread that if I stop pumping the supply would be so low I can’t even sustain her at night. Can anyone enlighten me on this?
When Ayra was born, I planned to fully breastfeed her for 6 months only. But this was cut short the moment I went outstation. She had to be supplemented with formula, about one bottle a day. Then I wanted to stop pumping when she started eating and just feed her at night. I got some friends who only pumped for the first 6 months. But then again, now with mommy-blogger friends, I found that some of them are still pumping even though their babies are approaching the 1 year mark! Oh how I salute them. Now I can only pump about 2-3 bottles in a day but she drinks 4 bottles when I am at work so she still needs the formula. Gahhh how lose the ‘leceh’ feeling to pump milk. I need motivation!!! It is soo hard especially with loads of work to do at office and keep having to be out.
Oh the woes of being a working-breastfeeding mom….
ayra’s moommy,
dont give up..my milk supply also reducing..but still pumping regularly..if i were requested to travel again, i think i need to give my dotter formula milk as well..sigh..hv u try milkmaid tea?i havent try that yet, it works for a fren of mine anyway..may u share with me, what fm u feed ayra?i m in limbo what to choose for her, in case i hv to feed her fm anytime soon now..my dotter is 4.5mos now and going to start solid soon, may u share ur turn-to-solid experience my ayra here?thanks!
Hey you.
Still havent bump into u guys, hehe,
Anyway, my little Mish’al just turned 10 months old, and I’m persevering to breastfeed him till he turns 1 yr old, at the least. He’s still chubby due to all that Mama’s milk but now that he’s up and about, its all in the right places, hehe.
Yeah, this breastfeeding can really wreck your nerves and cause havoc to your life, especially as a working mum. But just stick to it, even when the milk suply can seem low. Sometimes its the time of the month, you know, when your hormones suddenly change, and that can affect your milk supply too.
You can try this Pil Asi that I’ve been taking lah. I bought it from the fabulousmom online shop. Ok-priced. Seems to help. The Milkmaid tea didnt do much for me and is bloody expensive if you keep having to buy it every few months.
Oh ya. Sometimes its ur pump’s parts that needs to be replaced. Try doing that and see if it makes a difference to your ebm. Our milk supply is usually more than what we can express via the pump.
And one more thing. (Long comment…sorreeee)Its ok to feed her formula during the day if you cant pump enough, but try not to miss your pumping session in the office lah. And if possible, just feed her your milk durig the weekends. Food-wise, i’m sure Ayra will love it! Mishi loves everything fruity (except durian heeheee)and carrots and pumpkin are good starters :)
Give Ayra a big kiss from me!
hehe yups indeed, the woes of a working-breastfeeding mum. but don’t give up k. you’re doing a really wonderful thing for your ayra. insyaAllah, cukup lah tu macam2 mana pun. :)
ive also heard abt the pil ASI thing. maybe u shud give it a try. the milkmaid tea didnt work for me but i have it if u want to try first (sbb nak beli mahal sey). anyways dont give up k kiddo’s mom! persevere persevere persevere! :D
mazu: i have tried milkmaid tea but didnt help me much. i used to feed ayra enfalac A+ but it is too expensive la, now I just give her the normal enfalac. it depends on your baby though, some babies reject certain types of formula. as for solids, i started ayra on nestle rice cereal with milk; veryyyy runny mix and ’sumbat’ water bottle as soon as the food from the spoon is in her mouth!
Fa: eh u got blog or not?? share la link if got… maybe we might just meet at mikail’s bday do hehehe. i also tried the milkmaid tea but it is troublesome. am trying the ASI pil as per your recommendation! i wanna keep bfeeding her too… just sooo hard to pump! as for the pump, i just got a new one so im sure it’s not the pump’s fault! memang weekends i fully bfeed her anyways.. yeah now for food can’t wait to cook for her!
hetz: ok!!!! gonna try not to give up! let’s motivate each other hehehehe. and am sure gonna try the ASI!
ahah!the dilemma of every working BF mommy.been there!well,the milkmaid tea,errr..doesnt work that great for me either.but whatever it is kiddo’mom,try NOT to get upset with the low supply,.and oh ya,lets not compare with other mommy(who can ex-BF for a longtime) ,coz thats what i DID the lasttime,and i got stress up tak pasal2!do whats you THINK is the BEST(and comfortable with) for u and for ayra.just be calm,be possitive and most importantly a Happy mommy! :)
ya, got blog, but actually for my brothers yg duk study overseas. dia org shy sikit, so i tell my frens not to give comments lah. but i alwiz talk merapu on d blog. bab menyampah kat boss pun ada…aiya…if u want d link i email to u lah…wats ur email add?
ira: hahahaha yeah i know what u mean!! susah kan not to compare with other people? yeah i should do what i deem is best for our family… thanks for the advise dear!!!
Fa: aisey email pun kene publicize ke… it’s in my ‘about’ page.. yanzster@gmail.com
thanks for sharing moomy’s ayra & the rest!
kiddo’s mom, i know this comment may came a bit late (aiyoyo busy peesy semacam la pulak).. i have to say; i agree with ira. do what YOU think is best for you and ayra. what ayra doesnt need is a stressed out mother. memang lah all of us want to try to breastfeed as much as we can, as long as possible. tapi sometimes things dont work out the way you want them to. i work part-time and still find it hard to find time to pump 3 times a day. inikan pulak masa work full-time dulu (when i worked full-time, i pumped twice a day aje). and guess what…? gibran now doesn’t even want to breastfeed direct from the breasts during the day (unless we’re in the car or if he’s half-asleep). so like it or not, i gotta continue pumping to make sure my supply stays stable and i give him expressed breastmilk from the bottle aje skarang. but sometimes when i’m busy, i still terpaksa mix in formula. i give him Nan1 Hypoallergenic formula from Nestle because he’s got sensitive stomach (and thank God it’s not super expensive). that one big tin has lasted us more than a month coz i only give formula when i dont have time to pump. don’t be too hard on yourself; i know many working moms who breastfeed their kids at night only. i even asked gibran’s paed if it’s ok for me to do the same, and she said should be no problem lah; the supply should be sufficient even though it’ll be much less than what we’re used to. just drink water and horlicks lebih sikit at night. i personally find horlicks works better than the milkmaid tea for me. i drink 1 cup of horlicks in the evening, and at 9 p.m. i’d pump out about 5 oz. of milk easily. then i’ll have another cup of horlicks before bed, and so far the supply for gib’s night feedings is sufficient. bottom line; don’t be too hard on yourself. do what you can, hun, do what you think is best!
alamakkkk again terpanjang sgt pulak this comment! sorry..
yeah, i drink horlicks too (frequent, ohya lupa, u tak minum benda2 putih, uve said be4..) and i take motilium 10 mg pills (once daily) to maintain supply.
i think baby ade time2 jugak, sometimes minum byk, sometimes skit, so if x terdaya tu, topup w formula juga..
mazu: ;)
Babybooned: i love long comments la! thanks so much for the info and heads up.. ur sooo informative! hehehe
zyi: looks like i have to force myself to drink horlicks la hehehe dah banyak org recommend :)
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