Breastfeeding

I was motivated by my friend who is so dedicated to express milk for his son who only came back over weekend. The doctor advised her that this is the best nutrient for a baby.

At first, I was a bit hesitated. After seeing my son having flu and sinus every month, I decided to breastfeed my daughter for at least 6 months.

I took about three months of maternity leaves. Breastfeeding at home is v relaxing. Whenever she cried, I just stucked my breast into her mouth. That was why she grew faster than other babies. Two weeks before starting work, I started to gather milk as spared supply when I couldn't express enough milk for her after work. At first, I was struggling how to store my breast milk. I started off using all my Brand's chicken of essense bottles. Then, I used all kind of glass bottles. V last minute, I started to buy proper milk bottle which I can carry to work. I oso borrowed an insulated bag from my friend to transport my milk.

Going back to work, I was a bit embarassed to tell people that I breastfeed. They asked where will I express milk. I answered TOILET. They puzzled why TOILET. It is so dirty. They encouraged me to express it in the meeting room or store room.

I felt v stressful to express milk in the office as I always walked around with my little black suitcase which looks v presentable while I look for available room. A lot of guys wondered why I got so many prez in a day. I didn't tell them what it was. :P

I finally settled with express milk routine where people has gotten used to my noisy pumping sound and my little secret bag. Unfortunately, I couldn't express enough for my baby girl which requires 4 bottles a day and I managed to pump only two bottles.

Recently, my cousin's son was admitted to hospital twice and was diagnosed with intestine infection. He is only one month plus. Doctor advised my cousin to give him breastmilk so that he has stronger immune system. ??? She wasn't successful to breastfeed him since birth. Where got milk oredi? My cousin called me to help. I was oso puzzled how to help her since my daughter oredi not having enuf supply soon. My storage can only last for few days. I dunno if I'm selfish. I advise her to try to buy from mothers who deliver at general hospital. Chances are they may trade it for money. Alternatively, she can ask her gynae to buy some from his customers. What kind of doctor? Give a solution which people can't make it.

Now that I know how valueable breastmilk can be. Mothers-to-be, pls breastfeed your child so that he or she won't get silk easily especially at their vulnerable age.

100th Day

My daughter has already past 100th day without realising it. We forgot to celebrate for her. She was supposed to lick a chicken thigh plus chicken tounge and china leek. We only managed to get her a drumstick few days later. Second child is always at disadvantage where attention was shared with other sibling. My husband was also getting a bit relaxed with second child. Yup, I shouldn't forget the 4th month celebration when I'm supposed to hang a string of malee biscuit around her neck to keep her slyver. She is drooling a lot like her brother and she bites her fingers more serious than her brother. Remind me???

Fever

On one bright morning, my son was extremely quiet and sat alone on a sofa. We thought that he was having difficulty in passing motion again. He will normally do it quietly without any disturbance from others.


Later, we headed out to MIL's house without noticing that he wasn't feel well. In the car, he slept and wasn't active as usual. In my MIL's hse, he was playing with his cousins. Then, we went to our new house and pumped petrol. He was again fell asleep in the car. He also followed us to check out the new house. When we went back to the car, my SIL felt that he wasn't feeling well and his body was warm. We quickly went back to my MIL's hse and finished the pot of Bakuteh before heading home without noticing his fever was already past 39 C.


It was a public holiday. We searched around Cheras and Kepong to look for child's clinic but to no avail. We ended-up at a normal clinic at Metro Prima. The doctor wasn't v convincing and we decided to send him to Pantai Hospital and his fever was 39.5C.


As I needed to breastfeed my baby girl, my husband and my SIL sent my son to Pantai in the evening. The doctor quickly took off all his shirts and wiped his body to cool off his body in an air-conditioned room. She also inserted a fever pill into his buttock. Soon, the fever subsided. It was already around 9pm. When they were about to leave, my son got rashes all over his body and his eyes were swollen. Went to the doctor. Allergic to the pill (Volren, Voltron). He was also short of breath temporarily. A paeditrician was called to come-in and inspect him.


When my husband informed me about that. My FIL felt panic and he wanted to visit my son. As my FIL couldn't handle my baby girl, he got to drive and I carried my baby girl. He was seriously short of breath when he was panic. I was so worried if he could drive us safely to the hospital. I told him to calm down and took a deep breath before leaving the house. Along the way, I was the navigator but his eyesight was bad at nite. He almost missed some of the turning and drove on the wrong lane sometimes. Our life was at risk. Despite the danger ride, we arrived safely at Pantai.


I visited my son. He hardly ate anything and only wanted to eat bread and biscuits. Then, I decided to stay overnite to take care of him together with my SIL. I expressed milk in the hospital and my baby girl went home with my husband. They inserted a tube on his hand to make it easier for jab but he was bleeding when the nurse gave him a jab simply the tube wasn't in the right place. He cried. I was v sad to see him suffering at this young age.


Next day, the paed visited him and let him discharged. After going home, his fever came back again. We took off his shirt and use wet cold clothes to cool him down. We measure his temperature every hour so that it always below 38. Then, my BIL brought my MIL and his daughter to visit him. They tried to use various methods (made a flour dough and rolled on his chest and back) to see if he got "Ju Mo Dan" and rolled hot boiled egg to cool off his body. I was so nervous if the would make his fever worse. PENGSAN!!!


Next day, we brought him back to Pantai to see another Paed. He gave him some fever syrup and antibiotic. His fever was only suppressed by the the fever syrup. On the third day, my MIL asked me to buy goat horn (ling yang sai kok) to get rid of the fever. Since we can't mix chinese medicine with western one, we have to stop the western medicine first. However, his fever was getting worse when he refused to take the chinese medicine. I made a choice to feed him back the fever syrup.

At nite, I found out from friends/relatives that he could be getting dengue with rashes appeared on his body. We went back to Pantai on new year eve midnite. It was so lucky to bump into the same doctor treated him when he was admitted. She checked the rashes and confirmed that it was not dengue but it was just mild viral infection. The doctor advised us to finish off the antibiotic first and monitor his condition. When the clock strucked at 12 midnite, the doctor wished my son a happy new year. Thank God!!! My son was OK!!! What a precious NY gift?

Rottweiler

My husband brought back a rottweiler puppy which was bought from a relative at RM200. It was meant to jaga our new house. My husband was so excited about him and spending lots of time reading dog book on how to train and take care of him.

He was temporarily reared by my BIL until after CNY. He was sent back to Kepong house. Every morning and evening, my husband walked him out but he worked v late.

All other family members don't quite like dog. He ended-up not being taken care of. He was feed only two times a day. V early morning and v late at nite. His shits was not properly clean. He wasn't bathed few weeks because my husband worked late and worked over weekend as well. Smelly smelly.......
Rains.... he will get wet. Sunny day....... he will get sun burn......... Pity.........



Finally, he was sent back to BIL house. What a relief!! I don't have to be disturbed by him and get my pants dirty. (He climbed onto my pants). Only my husband and my little boy will miss him.

Smile

She is v adorable and socialable as her brother. She always smiles since she was one month plus. She will respond to u. But, she can also shout at you when you ignore her. She likes to be accompanied and she likes people talk to her.

When she was angry or hungry, she can cried v v loud until she scare of her. I think she has a stronger character.

Hand Shaking

Her hands shaked uncontrollably non-stop when she was in deep sleep after few days discharged from the hospital. SCARE!!! Sent her back to the Pantai Peadiatrician. Doctor said she was lack of calcium and gave her red calcium syrup. Puzzle? I thought I'd have enuf calcium knowing that I drank milk & soya milk, eat calcium pill, eat tauhu during my pregnancy. I continued drinking milk powder after delivery.

After finished the calcium syrup, her condition didn't get better. On her 2nd visit, the doctor took her blood but she didn't have enough blood. They massaged her hands to squeeze out more blood. She cried and cried v loudly. What a painful experience!!

Then, the test results showed that she was ok. Huh! What a relief? The doctor concluded that she was just scared when she felt unsecured. Her conditions continued until she past two months old.

At first, I thought she was disturbed by the dirty thing. During my confinement at my MIL house, one Indian lady (two floors above my MIL unit) jumped off her back yard through my back room and landed on the ground with a loud bang. My daughter was awaken by her. Since then, I was v scared to sleep alone. So does she.

Heavy Weight

My little girl was born 3.62kg. When she turned one month, her weight was 4.3kg. Then, two months old.... her weight was escalated to 6.1kg. Doctor couldn't believe it, so did I. We put her on the weighing scale three rounds to confirm her weight. She was moved from the average weight line to the Above average line.

She is taller and heavier than the average babies. :P

Heavy Rain

I was alone after the delivery most of the time as my husband was working. Then, I decided to discharge on Wed and my SIL helped to pick-up my confinement lady at the commuter station. When I was about to discharge, there are issues with my claims and it was delayed until late afternoon. My husband got to go. Nobody else knows how to drive to Pantai (my SIL & FIL). No Choice. My SIL took a cab to Pantai and fetch my daughter and I.

Heavy downpour. Luckily, Pantai helped us to call a cab. Since then, my daughter was always associated with rain. Wherever she went, it always rained until she turned two months old.

Mei Mei

Finally, mei mei has arrived on 10 of nov to accompany KY. A day before her arrival, it was unusual morning where I noticed I pee in my pants uncontrollable at around 3am. My water bag burst. I was so panic and get myself a hot shower and a good hair wash before rushing to hospital thinking that I'll deliver any time. When I reached the EU, I was sent to the labour room. The nurse checked and the cervix was still not dilated. I was asked to wait for doctor. Around 7.30am, Dr. dropped by and checked. "No sign of contraction", WAIT. He gave me option WAIT or INDUCE. Since INDUCE=PAIN, i rather wait. I was advised to change to normal room and walk around to have faster dilation. All single rooms were taken and I had to share room with a Indian lady who watched loud Indian movies. Restless day... Nurse came around to check baby heartbeat almost every hour.

Around 3pm, my contraction started and I walked around to speed-up the dilation. The doctor came by around evening and checked my cervix was already dilated 5cm but he said that I might deliver early in the morning and asked to eat a good meal and took enough rest. I decided to change back to labour room since there is more quiet.

Waiting........ until midnight, the contraction was getting intense but the dilation only 6-7cm. After 24 hours wait, the pain was so unbearable, i was asked to lie on my side to get more contraction. Finally, I felt the urge to pass motion. I asked for nurse and she helped to massage my lower back to relieve the pain. Few minutes later, doctor came. As usual, they set-up the bed to make it easier for me to PUSH.

Suddenly, I was blurred. I mixed-up PULL & PUSH. I was supposed to pull the steel bar and push the baby out. I was confused. With two pushes, they could see the baby hair. Few more failed attempts, I was restless and asked doctor to help. Last try, I felt like tearing my vaginal apart and the baby head came out. I had to hold my breath then and the doctor was pulling the baby out. My husband was more daring this round, standing besides the doctor to watch the whole process. He cut the baby cord.

Mei Mei cried so loud after coming out. She played with her slyver and she spitted a lot. She was then cleaned-up and wrapped in a Hello Kitty cloth. The same evil nurse named her a "naughty girl" as she kicks a lot and easily get frustrated.