I have attended a meaningful event last Saturday, organized by Anggugu – a chinese breastfeeding forum. I’m one of the member and Mr. Yiau was also helping out on photography on that day.

There are booths like Fabulous Mom, The Baby Bliss, Bibi Palace, MumnBaby, Uniq Fullmoon and many more selling kids & mommy’s stuff.

The most meaningful moment was during the “Group Breastfeeding for 1 Minute” event, in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week. There are so many great mommies who keep up to breastfeed their kids even up till 2 – 3 years old and they are not shy or afraid to breastfeed even in the public, the determination and courage are really touching….. How I wish I coul be part of this but too bad have stopped breastfeeding for too long.

Thanks to Anggugu’s team who have work hard together to make this event a success, there are still a lot of things to improve on but I’m sure they can do a lot better next year. Having said that, I’m already looking forward to next year’s event .

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As mentioned in my previous post, tomorrow 8th August 2009 (Saturday) will be the Anggugu forum 2nd Anniversary Event in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week.

Apart from the “Group Breastfeeding for 1 Minute” event at 11am, there will be forum at 11.30am and also seminar by Dr. Koe at 3pm. Of course there are booths selling baby and kids wear, nursing wear, toys, books and etc. For mommy’s convenience, there’s a baby room for the babies and reading corner for the kids to keep them occupied as well.

If you happen to be in the area, or have no plans for the weekend, do drop by Global Business Park, Jupiter Hall (level 4) between 10am – 5pm to attend this event and visit me…..hehehe and oh by the way, parking is free!!

Map is attached below. Click to enlarge

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Anggugu Forum (www.anggugu.com) is the first Chinese Language Breastfeeding & Parenting Forum in Malaysia. Established in July of year 2007, this website has been helping young mothers to solve their breastfeeding problems.

This year, for the first time, Anggugu is preparing a non-profit event in conjunction with the World Breastfeeding Week 2009 (WBW). The purpose of this event is to encourage mothers to breastfeed their baby – breastfeed as long as they could.

Date: 8th August 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: Jupiter Hall, Global Business Park, PJ.

There will be activities such as group breastfeeding for 1 minute, breastfeeding quizes, breastfeeding seminar, photo contest and etc.

The Breastfeeding for 1 minute event will starts at 11.00am and all participants will receive a certificate and small gift for joining this meaningful event.

The Breastfeeding Seminar will be conducted by Dr. Koe and will be held at 3.00pm.

Apart from the activities mentioned above, there will be also booths selling babies & kids stuff, moms’s essentials and many more, you may also want to take this opportunity to take a family studio photo for only RM10.00!!

This event is not only targeted for breastfeeding moms but also those who are expecting and wants to learn more about breastfeeding. Basically everyone who support breastfeeding should attend this meaningful event.

So come join me on 8th August 2009 or at least help to spread the words ok?

For more info, please visit www.anggugu.com

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The feeling isn’t easy, although I have thought of quiting much earlier in Feb, but I’m still dragging on since to Kaith has not wean off her mid night feed.

But I have decided to put a full stop today and I took the Bromocriptine pill given by doctor to stop my breast milk production. I need to take 2 pills each day for 5 days and the milk would then slowly stopped, well it’s the same as how I stop breastfeeding Dillon last time.

I only managed to breastfeed Dillon for 8 months and now Kaith for 9 months, it’s not very long but I’m proud that I’ve at least keep it up for more than half a year. My breastfeeding journey has been pleasant and I’ve enjoyed it very much, I’ll never forget the precious intimate moment I had with my 2 lil’ ones….

Dillon at 8 months old then; Kaith at 9 months old now

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As mentioned in my previous post, I have decided to discontinue breastfeeding Kaith and wanted to wean her off the midnight feed, up till today I’m not able to “achieve” it yet. Kaith still wakes up around 3am for milk, even I tried to cradle her back to sleep without giving her milk but I failed, and she doesn’t want pacifier as well.

Last 2 days, I’ve asked my maid to room in with Kaith while Dillon sleeps with me, hoping that maybe Kaith won’t wake up for milk if it wasn’t me sleeping next to her…. too bad it’s the same, worst still my maid needs to wake up & make milk for her while I need to wake up to express milk, which is more hassle and more tiring for both of us.

So now everything is back to usual where Kaith is sleeping with me and I’m still breastfeeding her midnight.

Any tips on how to put a stop to this?

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I have decided to discontinue my breastfeeding journey.

In fact I’ve initially planned to stop after Chinese New Year but I’m yet to wean her off mid night feed so I still keep it up till now.

Kaith will be turning 8 months by next Monday & she has already started on solid food. Although I wish to be able to breastfeed longer, but as a full time working mum, it’s really not easy to keep it up due to work commitment, plus there is a demanding boy at his terrible 2s at home.

Anyway, I’m happy & proud that I’ve achieved my “target” (to breastfeed at least 6 months), so it’s time to nicely put a full stop to my breastfeeding journey now without any regret ….

I have truly enjoyed both of my breastfeeding journey and I think they are one of the most beautiful moments in my life, and the greatest gift I had given to my kids.

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This picture is taken at my office pantry, and this is my cooler bag, which I’d carry to work with me everyday. I bought this bag from Fabulous mum, and it comes with ice sheets. The bag (with ice sheets) is insulated to keep the milk chilled for up to 12 hours and it comes with separate pocket to keep the breastpump and accessories. Some of my colleagues even mistaken it as a camera bag, hahaha LOL.

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This is not a sponsored post. The below opinions and comparisons are made based on my own experience and it is not related to any advertising campaign and I am absolutely not against any companies/products mentioned below.

There are many types of breast pump of different brands available in the market ranging from below a hundred to few hundred, and I would say it is worth to invest in a good breast pump.

I have used both Avent Isis and Medela Harmony pump before, both are manual pump and both are good. But if you want me to choose one that I prefer more, it’d be the Medela Harmony and here are my reasons:

1)Medela Harmony has let-down mode that simulates baby’s initial rapid suckling to initiate faster milk flow later when we switch to expression mode.
2)It has soft, flexible breast shield that massages the breast & areola. I find that Avent Isis breast shield is not as comfy.
3)Easier assembly and cleaning — fewer parts than other manual pumps including the Avent Isis (I think it has 9 parts)
4)Compatible with most standard baby bottles, so you can attach bottle of any size to collect the milk. Unlike the Avent Isis which we can only attach with the wide neck storage bottle.

No. 4 is essential to me because the Avent Isis comes with a 4oz wide neck storage bottle but I pump 7oz each time, so I have to stop pumping when the bottle is full, pour out the milk to another bottle and continue pumping, it’s really a hassle especially when I pump in the office. I know I can buy a bigger Avent bottle but it is pricey and how many I need to buy right? With Medela Harmony, I just attached any standard bottle (any brand) of 8oz size and I can pump without any “interruption”.

I prefer a manual pump than electric pump, though the electric ones could pump in a shorter time and won’t tired our hands, but I still prefer to do it in manual way, where I get to control the pace myself, I feel more humanly touch.

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Some of you might have heard or tried on this recipe, which is said to be able to boost up our milk supply. Well I’ve tried it a couple of times and it helps. This soupd is also good to consume during confinement too.

Papaya Soup with Pork Ribs ??????

Green Papaya ???
Pork Ribs* ??
Red Dates ??
Kei Zi ??

Method:
1. Wash the exterior of the green papaya clean, remove seed but leave the skin intact. Cut into pieces.
2. Boil the pork ribs, together with green papaya pieces red dates & kei zi for about 2 hours and it’s ready to be served.
3. You may add a little salt to taste if you desired.

Note:
It must be green papaya.
The papaya skin must remain intact for cooking this soup.
* For those who doesn’t consume pork, can replace with fish bone or chicken carcass.

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After 4 months breastfeeding Kaith exclusively, she is now taking formula milk occasionally as my milk supply is lesser, and also she has increased her milk intake to 5.5oz already (she weighs a healthy 6.8kg now)

It’s my bad that I didn’t pump as frequent lately, sometimes due to work time constraints; and sometimes due to my weekend activities where I’m always on the go, I just couldn’t keep up to my feeding and pumping schedule.

Nowadays she is taking formula once every 2 days, the rest of the time are still on breast milk. Same as Dillon, I don’t plan to start Kaith on solid until she is 6-7 months old.

Look how much she enjoys sucking on her fingers…hmmm…. yummy….

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I’ve talked to many mums and I realised that one of the major concern for nursing mums would be on milk supply. Some won’t have the milk flow during the first few days or week, esp. the first time mum. It’s often frustrated and upset when no matter how hard we try to pump, we can only get very little milk, I was in the situation before and hence I do feel the pain.

I’m lucky that my milk flow was established starting the 2nd week and I managed to breastfeed my son for 8 months and now still breastfeeding my daughter who is turning 5 months old next week.

The most important thing to maintain the milk flow is to let baby latch on whenever possible, it helps to stimulate our body to produce more milk. Try to pump on regular basis if can’t feed direct, in order to maintain the supply. Apart from that, make sure we drink enough fluid, be it water or soup.

Read here and here for more details on how to increase/maintain milk supply.

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Ever since the 8th day Kaith was born, I’ve been breastfeeding her exclusively and today is the 112th day in my breastfeeding journey.

It’s been about 1.5 months after I returned to work. Everyday I would carry along my cooler bag with all the accessories to office and I normally need to pump twice a day at work. I consider myself a lonely ranger because no one else is doing or had done so in this office.

I would say with my past experience, it’s so much easier for me to breastfeed this time. Though at times I do feel tired & tied up but I never thought of giving up. I know this is the best I could give to my baby (& the best way for me to lose weight too, hehehe). I’m planning to keep this up until Kaith turns 8 months, or even longer…. – to be continued

P/S: The good thing is, I’ve lost another 1 kg this month

Part 1 & Part 2

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It’s been almost a week since I delivered Kaith and I’m glad that everything went on smoothly to date.

Nurses has came to check on Kaith & myself on Day 3 & today, they said Kaith has no jaundice at all & she is healthy, and of course they encourage me to keep breastfeeding Kaith, which I’m already doing anyway. They will come again on Day 10 to measure her weight. Kaith is currently on breast milk & formula milk alternately (poor mummy has not establish her milk supply yet :<), taking 3oz each feed on 3-4 hours interval.

Confinement has been pleasant so far, I’ve been taking herbal hot bath everyday, and I’ve also gone for Malay post natal massage on Day 4, which actually has made me feel more energetic & healthier, I shall be going for another round sometime this week.

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