Another episode of bengkak susu

Well..as mentioned in my previous entry, I had to visit SilTerra, Kulim yesterday.

So my hubby and my lil pumpkin (yang masih tido lena) anta saya di office around 6am.

Took the 8.15am flight..sampai SilTerra around 11am.

During lunch break..ingatkan nak pump..semangat ni..siap pinjam Freestyle from my colleague..

Iye la kan..kang bawak my Spectre..sekali takde plug nak cucuk..naye je

So my Spectre kne tinggal kat meja opis je

However..that wat my biggest mistake ever..sbb Freestyle didn’t work properly

Suction tak kuat lansung even though I put it to the max

According to the owner..her Freestlye has gone caput la kot..dua tahun pakai beb and tak pnah pegi anta service

But..she managed to breastfeed her baby for 2 years =)

So..saya tak dapat pump (mase tu dah nak nangis dah sbb susu tgh banyak) dan jugak panic tak tau nak buat ape

Last resort..saye try marmet..express milk pkai tangan

Never did that before..agak susah jugak nak aim soh susu masuk dalam botol..haha

Pestu nak perah tu quite tricky..lagi2 mase tu kat dalam surau

Mule2 segan jugak..but memandangkan tgh sakit..buat selumber badak je

Lagipon pekerja2 situ tak knal saye pon..hahahha

So in 20 mins, I managed to pump out 2oz..tu pon breast still penuh lagi..tp tak dapat nak continue..because I felt dizzy (asik menunduk terbongkok2)..lagipon it was already 2pm

Kena sambung meeting..

At 6..before balik..I told my colleagues yg I went to surau to perform my asar prayer

Tipu sunat je..sebenarnye nak “pump” lagi..sbb tadi mase zohor dah siap jamak dah..hahha

The same, saya hanya sempat  kuarkan susu untuk redakan rase sakit menyengat..and I know, it wont last long..

Then we went to island..looking for restaurant seafood teluk tempoyak

I cudnt concentrate on meals sbb mase tu mmg tgh sakit gile..

Luckily kat situ ade surau

So once again, lepas makan, I excused myself to perform my prayer

Memandangkan tade org dalam surau, kat tempat wuduk tu jugak I did marmet

Sedey tgk susu2 yang dibazirkan..but i had no choice

Kali ini rase sakit tak hilang..walaupon dah banyak susu dikuarkan

Sbb ade satu liang tersumbat..means ade satu part kat bahagian breast ni keras dan penuh dgn susu

Nangis..dah le penat gile..dan jugak mengantuk..

Pestu, proceed ke airport untuk amik flight balik kl

Kali ni I excused myself to washroom untuk keluarkan lagi susu

But to no avail..sakit berdenyut masih ade..macam nak demam pon ade

But since I already have flu + cough + not enough sleep package..demam tu tak terase sgt

Sampai rumah around 1.30am..Hakim still tido

Saya terus ON my spectre and pump..lega sket rase

Dapat le beberapa botol semalam..huhu

However liang yg tersumbat tu masih degil..pump pon tak jalan..picit2 pon tak jalan

So I took a hot shower..dan pump lagi..barulah susu dari liang yg tersumbat tu keluar..

Legaa..dah boleh tido..at 2.30am

When I left to work this morning..Hakim was still sleeping..

So he hasn’t see me yet..and I haven’t talk to him yet

And that is why.. I miss him badly! I shud have take a day off or ask for MC!

(but ari selasa tu dah MC..takkan ari ni nak MC plak..aiyoo)


Pestu ari ni pump..dapat sket pulak..expected..sbb smlm tak kosongkan betul2..uhuks

Panduan untuk para ibu yang menghantar anak ke nursery/pengasuh untuk kali pertama

Tu dia..panjang btol title..hehhee..sorry..saya dah lama gile tak blog..sangat2 sibuk sekarang ni..memang tak sempat nak update cerita dah..

Okie..entry ni saya tulis khas untuk para ibu yang akan menghantar anak ke nursery/pengasuh buat kali pertama. Saya terpanggil untuk menjawab persoalan2 yang diajukan di group Mommies United di FB dan memandangkan untuk letak jawapan yang panjang lebar kat sana agak sukar, so saya letak kat sini. Untuk pengetahun, I am not the expert..semua info yang diberikan adalah berdasarkan pengalaman.

1. Susu ketika berpantang tak banyak..macam mana ye?

Ok..saya nak share pengalaman saya. Masa saya berpantang dulu, saya start pump 2 weeks before start kije....dan mula2 saya pump..saya dapat 1oz di belah kiri..0.5oz di sebelah kanan..alhamdulillah..ada jugak susu untuk anak saya..second day..saya start pump lagi..memandangkan saya dah plan awal2 jadual mengepam saya bila saya bekerja nanti, so saya try praktis mengikut jadual tersebut..which is 6am, 9am, 1pm, 4pm. So setiap kali Hakim menyusu di waktu yg berhampiran dgn waktu mengepam saya, saya akan prepare pump, and pump selepas dia habis menyusu. Sedikit tu memang sedikit, come on lah…Hakim kan baru lepas minum..tp saya pump jugak untuk memastikan breast kosong..as well to give signal to my body that I need more milk!. So itu adalah amalan saya ketika 10 hari terakhir sebelum kerja. Dan di hari pertama saya berkerja, saya dapat collect almost 20oz. Alhamdulillah..saya tak pernah reveal berapa amount yg saya collect..but this time i think I have to..untuk kasi semangat kepada para2 ibu bekerja…So please jgn risau if susu sikit. In fact, kalau rajin pump, you will notice that jumlah susu akan bertambah..and insya-Allah akan penuh botol tu nanti untuk satu seisi pump at each side. =)

2. Susu ketika berpantang tak banyak…macam mana nak bekalkan kepada pengasuh/nursery?

Untuk yakinkan hati, ibu2 sekalian kena buat eksperimen. Ive been there and done that. Seminggu terakhir before pegi kerja, latih anak minum susu botol during office hour. Masa saya dulu, saya dah tau saya akan pergi kerja at 8 dan sampai office at 6.30pm. So between these hours, saya bagi susu yg diperah..either yg diperah semalam..or yg diperah pada hari yang sama ketika dia tidur. Saya start dengan 2oz, and if Im not mistaken, Hakim tak habis pon. But his consumption gradually increases as well. So untuk tahu patent bayi anda minum, buat latihan ini selama seminggu minimum. Bayi akan dilatih untuk minum botol, dan anda dapat tahu berapa yg perlu dibekalkan kepada nursery, dan berapa oz yg perlu disediakan didalam setiap botol. Pattern untuk setiap bayi adalah berlainan. Rasanya dulu Hakim minum in average 12oz ketika dia 3 bulan. Dia pernah consume as high as 20oz and as low as 9oz. So if im not mistaken, hari2 saya bekalkan 20oz dalam botol 2oz MLO kepada babysitter. Balance saya akan simpan untuk stock. Masa ni, semua yang saya bekalkan adalah fresh, bukan frozen lagi (sbb masih tak tau camne nak rotate susu sebenarnye). My current practice is, only one bottle is thawed milk, the others are fresh. Jangan sesekali kasi ke semua thawed milk/ banyak thawed milk dari fresh milk utk baby ketika dia di nursery/babysitter!

3. Susu ketika berpantang tak banyak..berapa stock yang perlu dibuat before start kerja?

Minimum..amount yang anak akan minum untuk hari pertama di nursery..or amount untuk dua hari lah..saya hari tu dapat buat dekat 70oz gitu..and end up..tak pakai sgt..sebab saya kasi yang fresh sahaja..perah hari..esok consume..and still dapat buat stock..dah stock bertambah sampai kena beli deep freezer. Saya bukan nak riak, nauzubillah, but hanya untuk meyakinkan para ibu yang susu akan bertambah kalau kite pump in regular schedule dan keep breastfeeding at home.Insya- Allah, if you do that, stock dalam peti akan 5 kali (or more) ganda dari stock anda ketika dalam pantang. So dalam pantang tu, silalah simpan duit dan start survey deep freezer. Upright type is prefereable..senang nak susun susu. Lagipon nanti bile dah start solid food, peti akan penuh dengan Tupperware pulak..hehehehhe..so it is a good investment. I bought mine second hand kat mudah..harga around rm650.

4. Susu ketika berpantang tak banyak..nak makan ape ek untuk kasi banyak?

Seriously, I dunt know as nothing works for me. Tu pon kekadang menjadi..kekadang tak menjadi. I dunt take any pills or supplement, except set ibu menyusu Shaklee..tu pon amik sebab penat kije badan rase lesu sgt…alhamdulillah..lepas amik, rase bertenaga..senang dapat let-down reflex..susu pon nampak pekat..huhuhuhu..so nasihat saya hanyalah..KEEP PUMPING & JAGA KESIHATAN TUBUH BADAN!

Ok tu je..kalau ade persoalan..bleh tanye..and I am happy to answer/help.

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How to store your Expressed breast milk (EBM)

Kite sambung balik topic breastfeeding ye..this time..saye nak share pasal ebm storage. For me it is a bit tricky and requires strategy..huhu

Mostly rasenye dah tau kot rules menyimpan susu ibu ni cth:

1. Duration utk keep susu ibu di bhgn peti bawah- fresh ebm
2. If simpan di peti bawah, letak susu di bhgn paling atas (chiller) dan paling belakang…sbb bhgn tersebut adalah kawasan yg paling sejuk, so susu tidak akan terdedah dgn perubahan suhu setiap kali pintu sejuk dibuka.
3. Duration utk keep susu ibu di bhgn peti atas (bhgn ais) –frozen ebm
4. Duration utk keep susu ibu did lm deep freezer – a must buy if susu banyak
5. Susu yang di perah berlainan session, boleh di campur bersama dgn syarat:
• sesi perahan kedua2 hendaklah dalam lingkungan 24 jam
• suhu kedua2 susu yang hendak di campur itu adalah sama. Cth nya, susu perahan sesi pertama telah di simpan di bhgn sejuk bawah, oleh itu, susu yang baru di perah harus di letakkan di dalam peti sejuk, selama sekurang2nya 1 jam, baru di campur kedua2nya. Ini adalah untuk mengelak pembiakan bacteria (if im not mistaken)

ade tertampal info ni di peti sejuk di rumah =) source

Untuk menyimpan susu ibu:

1. Di bhgn peti bawah, saya menggunakan bottle milk storage. Got a variety of brands of it. MLO, Jingle Jungle, Bumble Bee and Autumz. Sume saye suke..especially BB and Autumnz sbb murah. Hahahaha..so selesai je perah, saya terus masukkan ke dalam peti sejuk bawah. Owh..saya jugak beli botol MLO yang size 2oz tu..sgtt comeeyyyy!suke sgt!

Kenapa saya ade banyak sgt? sbb setiap hari, saya perlukan 10 botol (6 botol di bawa ke office utk seisi perahan, 4 botol dihantar ke pengasuh)..pestu nak tunggu botol kering semua, lambat..at minimum, saya perlukan 20 botol..hehhe

2. Selalunya, susu yang di perah hari ini, akan diguna pakai utk keesokan harinya. Dan balance yg tak di pakai, akan di masukkan ke dalam freezer.

3. Susu yang akan di masukkan ke dalam freezer, saya pakai plastic storage bag. Why? Sbb saya tak mampu nak beli storage bottle banyak2..huhuhuhu. Lagipon, any bottle..yang takde BPA pon, dinasihatkan supaya ditukar setiap 6 bulan. Tu yang saya dok garu kepala ni, sbb Hakim nak masuk 6 bulan dah..isk.

Amount yang di simpan:

Para ibu yg nak menyusu badan anak sampai dia cecah 2 tahun kne well-planned. Jgn main simpan je susu penuh satu botol/bag. Terutama ketika anak masih bayi. Sebab bayi yang menyusu badan, dia akan minum sket, but kerap. So kalau bayi just minum 3 oz, tp kite store 5oz dlm setiap botol, kan dah rugi 2oz tu. Remember, thawed frozen ebm harus digunakan dalam masa 24 hours (dari waktu ia diturunkan ke peti sejuk bawah), jangka hayat frozen ebm yang di panaskan adalah sangat sekejap iaitu 1 jam, compares to jangka hayat susu fresh ebm yang di panaskan iaitu 2-3 hours. Oleh itu, sila build up a plan utk simpan susu ye. =)

Ketika Hakim 2-3 bulan: saya letak 2 oz dalam setiap botol/bag. Sbb Hakim tak minum banyak..kadang2 2oz tu pon masih bersisa dan terpaksa dibuang..

Hakim 3-sekarang: saya letak 4 oz dalam setiap botol/bag. Sbb Hakim minum paling banyak pon 4oz utk setiap seisi penyusuaan.. and most likely, saya akan keep this pattern.

Nisbah antara fresh ebm and thaw ebm yang digunakan setiap hari:

My preference is to use only one bottle of thawed ebm, selebeynye semua fresh ebm. Kenapa? Sbb susu yang difrozen mempunyai kurang antibodi dan nutrisi compares to fresh ebm, disebabkan oleh proses pembekuan. However, frozen ebm is much more better than formula milk.

So setiap hari, saya bekalkan 4 botol 4oz fresh ebm, dan 1 botol 4oz thaw ebm kepada pengasuh. My prob is, saya dapat secara purata 6 botol sehari , so selalunya antara 2 ke 3 botol susu yang harus di simpan di peti beku. Sedangkan, susu beku yang digunakan setiap hari hanya 1..itu pon if Hakim dihantar ke rumah pengasuh. Kalau weekend or saya cuti..mmg saya direct feed sahaja. So walaupon susu beku di peti sejuk atas boleh bertahan selama 3 bulan, saya masih tidak mampu mengunakan stok2 susu beku saya secara efficient. Ada yang terpaksa dibuang disebabkan tempoh 3 bulan itu sudah tamat (Sedeyy) Oleh itu, encik suami dgn baik hati membelikan deep freezer. Alhamdulillah, dah tak pening kepala saya piker camne nak rotate stock frozen ebm ni.

Label botol/bag:

Saya pakai magic tape..senang nak lekat, senang nak tulis..pakai pensil pon buleh. Info yg di letak: Nama Hakim, tarikh susu di perah dan berapa oz.

Last but not least: do a LOT of reading about how to handle EBM ni..pls jgn main hentam keromo..at least beli buku Panduan Penyusuan untuk Ibu yang Bekerjaya tu. Just RM10 dan sgt sgt berguna.

Untuk ibu yang anta anak ke pengasuh dan berkerjaya, jgn lupe beli 2 sets of ice packs and cooler bag. Sbb satu untuk di bawa ke office dan 1 digunakan untuk letak susu yg dihantar pengasuh. In my case, my bff kasi 1 set as a present. Thanks a lot fara =)

I am not the expert, if ade tersalah info, kindly correct me.

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Cara utk menambahkan pengeluaran susu

There are a lot of food/drink that can be a milk booster..but none works for me..huhu

Seriously, I tried lobak putih, longan (makan berkilo2 fresh longan), pegaga, kurma, milo, horlicks, chocs, oats etc..tade perubahan yg sgt ketara..

Sesetengah orang kata, klu consume milk booster ni, dlm setengah jam, “poket” dah penuh..tp in my case..tarak..klu 6 jam tak di perah dan tak diguna pakai..haa mmg “poket” sgt penuh..but sampai le takde basah lencun bajunye..huhuhu

So saya lebey concentrate on techniques cth:

Let down reflex (LDR): Dari pemahaman saya, time ni le susu keluar banyak..dan jugak pekat..klu time saya pump tade LDR, mmg susunye cair dan sgt sedikit..so saye akn make sure saya dapat 3 or 4 LDR utk setiap session

Stay hydrated: saya akan make sure badan saya cukup air..setiap kali DF, saya akan minum segelas air..eventho di malam hari..mmg sblm tido saya akan top up botol air dan letak dlm bilik tidur. Di office pulak, saya akan cuba habiskan 1.5L di waktu pagi, dan 1.5L air di waktu petang..kerana berdasarkan pengalaman, bile badan saya tak cukup air (bibir jadi kering, kulit muka pon kering), susu yg dihasilkan sgt sedikit..ok maybe air masak adalah milk booster saye..hehehehe

Kerap pump: yg ni dah tak praktis sgt dahh..pemalas sungguh..haih..tp berdasarkan pengalaman jugak..mmg sgt membantu..try pump setiap dua jam or tiga jam, dlm sehari dua, amount susu akan bertambah..saya sedar mase saya mula2 mengepam..first time pump, dapat 1.5oz je sekali pump..dalam seminggu, ianya sekali ganda bertambah.

Double pumping: It’s better buat double pumping dari single pumping..sbb each breast akan stimulate each other..so LDR akan datang dgn cepat..dan susu keluar laju dari kedua-dua belah instead of sebelah je. If u guys buat single pump, sila stimulate breast yg tak di pump pakan tgn =)

Ada lagi techniques yg saya tak cuba cth:

Tandem pumping : sambil DF sambil pump..errr..bg saya amat complicated..so malas nak try

Power pumping: hohoho..regular pumping pon saye asik skip..ape tah lagi nak buat power pumping..org yg pakai FS ok kot..but still, saya terase amat leceh untuk pasang, lekapkan corong, pump, basuh, sterilize dan keringkan all the equipement..ishh..mmg big M sungguh.

Pump di awal pagi: yg ni lagi tak pnah try..bangun menyusu Hakim malam2 dah more than enugh kot..kang tak tido plak..huhu

Fenugreek: sampai lani saye tak consume pil fenugreek yg dibeli..hihihihihi..org kata sgt berkesan..cume kena tahan bau badan je la..huhu

Ok..ni je yg bleh saya bebel pasal milk booster..hehehe

kindly take note that i am not the expert. I just share my breastfeeding experience. It works for me, and it may not work/suitable for you

Q&A session.

Received a few questions asking me about breastfeeding, and I am glad to answer them one by one..however, kindly take note that i am not the expert. I just share my breastfeeding experience. It works for me, and it may not work/suitable for you.

1) First question was about pumping. How many time i pump and how do i manage do it at work place.

Err tricky question as I am now couldnt find time to pump (or pemalas sebenarnye..haha). Before this saya pump 4 times a day..except weekend. My schedule was 6am, 9am, 1pm and 4pm. And that's it. Saya tak pump di rumah..hanya direct feeding sahaja. Kalau ade susu lebey (means breast dah bengkak sebenanye) baru saye pump..(pemalas gilee).. Weekend pulak selalunye saye pump di waktu pagi, usai solat subuh sbb hakim blom bangun lagi..saye pump di waktu weekend hanya untuk dapatkan supply susu di hari isnin..saya akan sentiasa pastikan Hakim minum fresh milk, dan hanya satu botol frozen EBM sahaja yg saya bekalkan kepada pengasuh (tp ade kes ari tu errr..saye terpakse bekalkan 3 botol frozen EBM..huhu) Sekarang ni, saya pump 3 kali je..yg kol 6am tu dah TERskip..erk!

duration: saya pump selama setengah jam untuk setiap session..seb baek buat double pumping..klu tak jenuh menunggu..huhu..

People may ask..cukup ke susu utk Hakim..utk buat stock? well well well..Hakim minum around 12oz to 16 oz daily..dan kalau saya dapat stock 4oz per day pon syukur alhamdulillah..lagipon saye hanya pakai 4oz frozen EBM per day..so skang ni stock dalam freezer..err banyak dan most probably ade terpakse dibuang(uhukss sedey)..saya tak suke membazir dan sangat rase bersalah untuk membuang susu2 yg diperah..saye still struggle untuk manage stock2 saye supaya tiada yg dibuang..huhu

People may also ask, dah klu stock banyak..knape tak kasi frozen EBM je kat pengasuh? kerana telah disyorkan untuk senitasa memberi lebih fresh EBMdaripada frozen EBM..contoh, saya kasi 4 botol susu kepada pengasuh, hanya 1 je frozen EBM, yang lain are fresh EBM (yang diperah sehari sebelumnya)

Camne saya pump di pejabat? Memandangkan bos saya sgt strict dan tak gemar melihat kuli2nya sentiasa menghilang dari pandangannya, so saya hanya pump di meja saya walaupon ade bilik mengepam di atas. Saya harus berterima kasih kepada

a) Farha kerana dia merupakan pengepam pertama di office..kerana dia, semua orang di dalam office dapat menerima the fact that ibu menyusu perlu mengepam and they respect it..Tidak dinafikan, suami saya pon memberi dorongan untuk saya menyusu Hakim kerana melihat kegigihan Farha mengepam di pejabat..hehehhhe..so dengan muka tak berape tebal, saya pon turut mengepam di dalam pejabat

b) Hands-free breast pumping strap from Pumpin Pal. Kerana gadget ini, saya dapat mengepam sambil buat kerja2 di pejabat..so bos pon tak komplen sbb kerja sentiasa jalan

2) Second question, berape banyak susu yang saya dapat.

Erkk..tough question, saye tak penah rasenye disclose publicly berape amount yg saya dapat..sebab satu, saye takut ia menimbul perasaan riak di hati saya..nauzubillah..i know how hard it is to get enough milk for your baby..dan rezeki orang laen2..so kalau boleh saya elakkan untuk memberitahu..one thing for sure..susu saya maybe sikit dari org ni, sebab Hakim minum lagi sikit dari baby dia, dan susu saya lagi banyak dari org ni, sbb Hakim minum lagi banyak dari baby dia..so saya percaya, susu yg ade, rezeki yg Allah nak kasi kat Hakim..bukan sebab saya special dapat menyusu Hakim sampai lani, or bukan sebab pump saya canggih, or anything..it is based on usaha dan jugak yang penting doa. So to answer that question, apa yg saya buleh cakap is, susu yg saya perah cukup untuk Hakim minum keesokkan harinya, dan jugak untuk buat stock sebotol dua..tu je =)

Baru 2 soalan, dah panjang pulak..sambung lain kali ye..harap2 ade lagi mase..ngeee :D

pengalaman bengkak susu

Dalam pantang, saye takde pengalaman bengkak susu..eventho susu banyak..tp tak pnah bengkak..pada awal2 tu pulak..mmg takde susu, nenen pon lembikk jah..huhuhu

Bile saye di kelantan, my mom ask me to stim..kat umah mmg ade stimmer yg besar tu..dok dlm stimmer for about 15 mins sambil periuk kat bawah tu mendidihkan air akar kayu. Rasenye mmg perghhh..panas!! berpeluh2 satu badan..kain basahan mmg lencun..tp yg best..i noticed susu bertambah sejak dari situ..maybe stim tu unplugged mane2 yg tersumbat kot..dan akibatnye, malam tu saye tido (saye stim bdn time petang)..baju t-shirt saye basah lencun dibhagian hadapan tanpa saye sedari..huhuhu..

Kini dah dua bulan lebey my nenen successfully supply milk to my lil hakim..dan dia bekerja makin keras sejak saye mengepam..poor them..kadang2 tu terpk jugak..camne kah bengkak susu tu..sbb tak pnah rase kan..mase mengandung dulu, saye siap beli tuam lagi, dah org kate soh beli utk hilang bengkak susu ni..tp tak terpakai pon..

But last week, saye asik terpk nak “Servis” both breasts dgn menuam ..kot2 bleh tambahkan lagi susu ke..tp tak terbuat2..sampai le semalam..kisahnye..

I woke up at 1.30 to nurse hakim..mule2 bagi belah kanan dulu..but he was fussy..asik dok hisap lepas hisap lepas..so I tot yg belah kanan tu dah kosong..so tukar ke belah kiri..punye dia hisap sampai tertido

Then terbangun lagi at 2.30..so kasi lah belah kanan pulak..lagipon saye rase belah kanan ni berat semacam..tp Hakim macam tak puas minum..instead of tido, dia terus bukak mata pandang saye..huhu kesiann..since dua2 dah terjaga..so saye letak je dia kat babycot dan onkan tv..mase nak tunduk tu..tetibe rase sakit kat breast kanan..ouchh..bile tekan2..mak aihh kerasnyee dan berketul2 di bhgn atas breast..tekan plak blah kiri..uikk..lembik normal jee..bile nak angkat tangan kanan..mmg sakit wooo..

So I said, ni kot bengkak susu..so gigih pegi amik tuam utk tuamkan breast…tuam punye tuam punye tuam dekat 30 mins..rase cam dah lembik sket..but still lg keras dari sebelah kiri..tak bleh jadi ni..so saye try pump..uiks..takde susu kuar..hakim minum abiskah??pump for about 15 mins, takde kuar jugak..breast pulak makin sakit dan makin beratt..wooo nak nangis dah time ni..so saye tuam lagi sekali..konon2nye nak unplugged mane2 saluran tersumbat kat dalam tu..pestu kasi Hakim menyusu belah kanan tu..sbb org kate baby sucks better than a pump..but still Hakim cam sedut angin je..takde pon bunyi dia menelan..breast makin berat dan sakit..Hakim pulak merengek nak susu..so terpakse kasi belah kiri sampai dia tertido kekenyangan..

Since dia dah tido, saye pon try la jugak nak tido..but cannot maa..so nak tak nak..i had to resolve the prob..lagipon saye rase sakitnye makin bertambah..kalau tunggu pagi esok..sure tak tergerak tgn ni..n kalut nak gi office pulak..

It was 4am n skali lagi saye tried to pump..tp susu tetap tak keluar..(ade Cuma setitik dua saje)..sedangkan breast sgt berat, compared to yg belah kiri yg baru Hakim kosongkan..saya tried urut..tak jalan jugak..hampir nak give up dah..sbb tak tau nak buat ape..and then saye terpk nak tgk my nipple..dan ternampak ade warna putih kat bhgn atas nipple..org kate tu tandanya liang tersumbat..so saye korek/picit/bersihkan sampai yg putih tu takde..and pump semula..skali susu memancut2 keluar..dari liang itu sahaja!

Makin lama saye pump, bengkak tu surut..fuhhhh..lega rase..saye tunggu sampai ia kosong..then baru sambung balik tido..pagi ni, bangun..dah takde rase sakit..huhuhu

Yang saye kurang paham, mengape susu just kuar dari liang itu sahaja..so bile google2..terjumpe article yg saye kasi link dlm previous entry. Article tu ckp:

When you compare the breast to a bathtub, it’s important to understand that each breast has multiple lobes, so there are actually multiple individual “bathtubs” within each breast. Different lobes can be in different stages according to their degree of fullness, which is why we can never really say that the breast is completely empty.

So in my case, lobes lain dah lame kosong..yg tinggal hanya yg bengkak itu je..tu pasal bile pump..susu dari situ je keluar..dan bengkak makin surut

Moral of the story: eventho baby slalu direct feed, nipple tu kne bersihkan jugak..n unplugged mane yg patut..huhuhu..so slalu le servicekan breast anda =)

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Breastfeeding

Disclaimer: I am not an expert in breastfeeding..cerita di sini hanyalah based on my experience or based on kawan2 punye experience..hehehe..and I don’t care if u are 100%pro-BM or 50%pro-BM or 100%pro-FM..all decisions taken regarding this matter are for Hakim’s interest..kindly do not judge or be rude if they are not aligned with what u believe.

Susu saye tak kuar pada hari pertama kelahiran Hakim..dan jugak untuk hari2 berikutnye..mase kat hospital, doktor dok picit2 breast saye..but to no avail..mmg setitik pon tarak..apetah lagi kolustrum..so I got no choice, kasi formula milk..but doktor pesan soh Hakim breastfeed dulu (eventho takde susu) for about 15mins at each breast utk stimulate penghasilan susu, baru kasi FM..

Hari ke-6, makcik yg jaga saye dlm pantang tu picit2 and urut2 lagi, baru le nampak susu..setitik and just ade satu liang je..huhuhu..hati saye gembira bukan kepalang eventho susu masih sedikit..at least usaha untuk stimulate penghasilan susu berhasil..

Hari ke-12 was the last day umi Hakim top up dgn susu FM..bile nampak Hakim dah kenyang dgn minum susu badan, saye terus stop walaupon baru je beli satu tin susu bersaiz sederhana besar..sampai lani tak sentuh2 n masih berbaki dlm Tupperware..huhuhu..

Bile susu dah banyak, saye mule rase let-down..which is a bit painful..macam air terjun mencurah2 dari bahu..huhu..and hakim pulak tersedak2 setiap kali let-down..kesian sgt dia…dan saye pulak panic takut susu masuk dlm paru2..dah le time dia minum susu mesti berbunyi..cam ade lendir dlm tekak dia gitu..i was so worried about it..pestu pegi pulak bace pasal bayi mati tersedak susu..lagi le saye risau..but dr said, it is normal,,lendir tu adalah sisa baki air ketuban,,dan akan hilang nanti..

So alhamdulillah, saye dah dapat fully breastfeed my lil Hakim..rezeki susu Hakim mmg mencurah2 since then..saye start pump susu and buat stock ketika dua minggu sebelum bekerja..i bought spectra 3 breastpump..and it works wonderfully. Saya tried to have 4 pump sessions everyday..which are 6am, 10pm, 1pm and 4pm..dan selalunye saya akan pump selepas Hakim selesai menyusu..so kadang2 termiss one session..hehehe..time weekend lagi le..asik keluar berjalan je..mmg tak sempat nak pump…bile dah masuk kerja, saye keep the same schedule..4 sessions each day..alhamdulillah.. cukup untuk Hakim minum the next day dan jugak untuk buat stock..last week, walid Hakim dah belikan upright freezer..legaaa..dah tak payah pening2 camne nak simpan susu..huhuhu

I don’t take any supplement yet..tapi ade beli dah botol pil fenugreek, in case susu tetibe merundum..saye ingat nak beli Shaklee jugak..tp bukan untuk increase milk, tp utk kasi tenaga dan kasi badan sihat..mmg saye kepenatan sejak menjadi ibu ni..so any testimonials from Shaklee users?or perhaps, any recommended supplement utk boost our energy?

Btw..saye ade soalan..baby 2 bulan selalunye minum berape oz ek? My Hakim currently consumes only 9oz je bile dia dok ngan pengasuh..i packed 3oz in each bottle..so roughly..dia minum 3 kali je sehari?awat dgn saye cam nak nenen slalu jehh..haihh risauuu btoll..risau takut dia tak cukup minum..risau takut pengasuh pepandai top up FM sesuka hati tanpa pengetahuan saya…

p/s: i had no clue on how our breasts work to produce milk..had a lot of questions about it..dan slalunye saye tanya my colleague, Farha..heheh ..mase dlm pantang tu, sket2 tepon/msg/chat dia, heheh..thanks a lot babe..sorry le klu ganggu hang buat kije ekk..hehhe..btw, this morning, I found this article..and it explains in details about milk production, dan soalan2 saye terjawab bile bace article ni..worth a read..have fun reading!

express your breast milk

I think most of u guys already knew what is express breast milk (EBM) rite?

But I am not sure if you guys realize that to handle EBM is not as simple as ABC..EBM has to be handled with care, otherwise all the nutrients inside will be gone.

Sayangkan..kite nak kasi susu ibu kat anak kite sbb susu ibu adalah yg terbaik..tetapi disebabkan kecuaian dan kekurangan ilmu mengenai cara untuk menguruskan EBM, maka benefits yg diimpikan tidak diperolehi.

Lagi teruk if susu itu is no longer suitable for ur baby.

So I strongly encourage all mommies-to-be to do some research about it..read the articles which are available on the internet..

or simply buy this book: Buku Panduan Penyusuan Untuk Ibu Yang Bekerjaya.


Dalam tu ade pasal camne nak menyusu bayi dgn betul, camne nak perah ebm, nak simpan dan nak guna balik ebm..jadual mengepam utk ibu yg bekerjaya dan a lot more.

Bg saya, buku ini amat berbaloi dan all the essential info pasal penyusuan dan EBM are there.

Price: RM10 You can easily get it at any babystore. I bought mine at Fabulous Mom.

p/s: I dont receive any commission for promoting this book..cuma in my opinion, mommies have to well prepared and have to get correct information about handling ebm.

what shud I know about breastmilk?

As I am approaching my 6 months of pregnancy,
I become excited on the preparation of our baby,
and of course, i regularly open pregnancy books, babycenter, the bump and all sort of website related to pregnancy
in order to monitor my changes, my baby's growth etc.

And suddenly I realize, there's something that I have missed.
which is knowledge preparation for newborn.
sampai lani, if i bukak all those books and website, i akan bace part pregnancy je
tak pnah jengok pon pasal birth (blame to those pictures time nak lahirkan anak yg buat saye kecut perut dan rase ngilu..huhuhu)
tak pnah jugak bace pasal camne nak jaga baby, berapa ounce newborn baby minum susu setiap kali? or berapa kerap baby minum?
meaning to say, saye just concentrate mengenai pregnancy sahaja!

walhal, pengetahuan utk menjaga baby nanti is important as well.
last friday, i just googled about breastmilk
as one of my colleague (who's going to deliver pretty soon) gave a set of breastmilk (BM) storage from MLO.
excitedd ok bile sy dapat hadiah tuu..sgt comeelll
so terus google about how to store breastmilk
and found this website: KellyMom which provides a reference card on how to store breastmilk, and on how to use the frozen/refrigerated breastmilk



believe me..it took me sometimes to understand the card
had to refer to my guru in BM, Farha, baru le saye paham
hahhahha

Quick summarize:

1. Nak simpan susu ibu ni banyak cara, and tempoh expiration nye depends on cara disimpan.
2. Newborn baby slalu minum 2 ounce je in average setiap kali menyusu, so simpan dlm kuantiti yg kecil (preferable 2 ounce). Klu simpan dlm kuantiti yg banyak, nanti tak abis minum, kne buang pulak.rugi
3. According to Farha, susu yg difrozen dan ingin digunakan, better biarkan di dalam refrigerator dulu (thawing) for 12 hours, then baru panaskan n kasi baby minum. Directly panaskan susu frozen ini adalah tidak digalakkan.
4. Susu ibu ni tak bleh digoncang macam susu formula yg kite slalu buat utk anak buah tu.
5. Some recommend to store BM dlm plastik, jimat space dr simpan dlm botol ni. But ari tu sy bace MLO, dia ckp tak digalakkan sbb bleh plastik tu bleh menyerap nutrisi susu tuh. And semalam, my auntie yg juga seroang doktor pon bg warning yg same kepada saye. So im going to stick with bottle storage.
6. My auntie jugak ckp..err botol2 susu yg kite beli tu..eventhough branded and BPA-FREE..kne slalu jugak tukar like setiap 6 bulan ke..sbb all plastic products tak bleh di-recycle infinitely. Eventhough botol tak rosak, tak bercalar, tp dia sarankan soh tukar jugak.

p/s: my auntie nak kasi breastpump Spectra3 kat saye..dia ckp by the time saye abis pantang tu, dia dah tak pakai dah BP tu..hihihi sukaa! my sis plak nak kasi manual BP Avent..which is a must have jugak! sukaa lagii! so skang tak payah pening2 nak beli BP and nak pilih mane yg elok..pakai ape yg ade sahaja =)

Shaklee: Halal or Haram?

p/s: this entry is created in order to clarify the halal status of Shaklee. It is not ,in any way, to offend any Shaklee's distributor or consumers. Comments and information are welcomed. Hope we can get some benefits from this.

I have been eying on Shaklee's products for several months
ever since my colleague, Farha, told me the benefits of using this product, which is to increase the breast milk (BM) production.
I have friends who had to stop BF as early as the baby reached 3 months, due to lack of BM
Of course, I would like to avoid this situation, as i aim to BF for 2 years.
Thus, Shaklee really catches my interest.
For breastfeeding mom, it is suggested to take: Alfalfa complex, B-complex, Vita-C and Vita-Lea (source)

As Shaklee is an oversea product, the best thing to do is to check if it is Halal or not.
So I sent an email to Shaklee (i think the HQ in US) and asked if all the Shaklee's products are suitable for vegetarian.
Had been in France for 8 years, I have this habit to ask/check if the food that I am going to buy is suitable for vegetarian. I find it the nicest and the easiest way to know if I can eat it or not without offending the other party. I also would like to avoid the judging look when I pronounce the word "Halal" and to avoid explaining why i can only eat halal food. Believe me, they dont take"because I am a Muslim" as an answer.

Enfin bref, Shaklee did reply, by providing me a list of Shaklee's products which are suitable for vegetarian.
To my big surprise (actually I expected all the products are derived only from plants..huhu) only 25 are listed. (cf pics below)





Luckily, 3 of the products for BF set are in the list, while Vita-Lea is not. Thus I googled on the internet, and Wow! there have been a lot of discussion about this. I got some info, mainly from Shaklee's independent distributor's website, but to my regret, all of them just copied and pasted the same story. Luckily, there is an halal certificate from Islamic Services of America, certifying SOME Shaklee's products (not all of them ye)

At the same time, I also emailed one of the distributor, Kak Azlin, in order to get more clarification on this matter. By the way, one point that caught my attention when reading the story is , Shaklee's distributors assure that Shaklee do separate manufacturing for Islamic countries (that is what I understand from the underlined sentence on the website, as if Shaklee's is concerned about the Halal issue in Muslim world. If this is true, I will really respect Shaklee as not so many non-muslim company really do that.

A reply from Kak Azlin confirmed that Shaklee uses Halal bovine gelatine in the products that are distributed in Islamic countries, and the slaughter halal certificate (can i say that?huhu) is always been renewed from time to time. According to her, this confirmation was obtained from her upline, who visited the factory. She promised me to email the certificate to prove the story.

I am still waiting for her email, because, for me, it sounds a bit weird that Shaklee distributes halal products only for Islamic countries, as the US, France and the UK for example, have a large Muslim population as well. Well, let's wait for the certificate.

On the other hand, as I said, I found the Halal certificate from I.S.A from her website. So I contacted I.S.A in order to confirm the authenticity of the certificate. They did reply, and confirmed that it is authentic. They also confirmed that I.S.A certifies Halal for SOME of Shaklee's products, which are listed on the certificate, but according to them, there are many of Shaklee's products that have not been submitted to I.S.A for halal certification.
Here is a copy of the certificate issued by I.S.A:



If you guys compare the vegetarian list and the halal list, there are some which are halal but not listed for vegetarian. In my humble and not expert opinion, it is may due to the fact that vegetarian does not eat meat AT ALL, including fish. So if the product contains oil fish for example, it is not suitable for vegetarian, but it is considered halal for us. Other than this reason, I dunt have any idea. Wallahualam.

As for me, I am glad to see that Veta-Lea is listed as halal, thus I can use it without any doubt. My conclusion from my finding is, not all Shaklee's products are Halal, if you really care with what you eat, than it is better to consume those which are certified Halal. For other products, I will consider it as non-halal and will wait for confirmation to prove the "separate manufacturing" story. By the way, Jakim recognises I.S.A =)

new update:
just noticed that not all Shaklee products are distributed to Malaysia..and the Shaklee products that we have in Malaysia (refers to Shaklee's Malaysia website) are all listed in halal certificate. Alhamdulillah =)