Yippie!!! Abis Pantang!

today is our last day of confinement. yippie! lucky we have only 40 days of pantang, i can't add another 4 days in my diary... not anymore! (plus, Abiy's coming here next Sunday!).

i didn't undergo a strict pantang, plus, my parents both work at hospital and we're left alone for the whole day. but still, there's some do's & dont's i obeyed. yg penting, no oily, windy & itchy food. & xbole tambah nasi, nanti buncit. macam kerap xpe. hehe.

1st & 2nd Week:
1. bengkung with garam kunyit for 3 days & the rest with minyak halia
2. wear socks
3. mandi air teresat (daun2 kayu)
4. mkn ikan bakar
5. minum air sepear kederaer + manjakani
6. xbole keluar rumah (out for postnatal follow up @PSH)

3rd Week:
1. cannot wear bengkung anymore.. sudah longgar!
2. urut & tungku
3. mandi air teresat
4. xbole keluar rumah (out to cyber cafe to submit my MYPR - $#%#@$@$)

4th Week & the rest:
1. xbole keluar rumah (out for Hafiy's 1st month follow up)

39th Day
we had our 'pelepas' ceremony. tak tau non-Kelantan ckp ape. Mami explain ke Abiy pun cakap "kami ada upacara habis pantang" huhu. hm... but unfortunately i dont have any pic from the event, nobody to snap us laaa!

the ceremony started after Zuhur. TokSu Manaf, Man of Ceremony suruh Mami duduk berlunjur sambil pegang Hafiy. Hafiy pulak duk melalak, laparla tu dr pagi xmo minum. Mami kasikla Hafiy nenen sambil TokSu Manaf duk baca2 ayat2 utk upecare tu. ayat ape? ayat Quran lah :) dia baca sambil tiup2 bealkang Mami & usap2 kepala Hafiy. Mak Tok siap pesan suh TokSu Manaf baca2 sket so that Hafiy dah tak melalak malam2. TokSu Manaf terer bab2 ni. Pak Su dulu duk melalak2, lepas kna tiup dgn dia terus aman... Hafiy? heh, kita tgkla mlm kang.

oyek, arini jgk parcel from Russia sampai... say thanks to Aunty Sarah!

baju tuk Hafiy & coklat tuk Mami. hehe. cutekan baju Hafiy? Mak Tok kata kena pakai terus jgn simpan2, nt Hafiy cepat besar dah xpadan :p coklat tu Mami nak tunggu Abiy sampai Ahad ni br nak try sama2.

blk ke upacara tu... sambil2 duk tiup Mami & Hafiy tu, TokSu Manaf duk tiup gak sejag air putih & sepiring garam. dia suh Mami & Hafiy minum sikit air tu & lebihnya wat campur ngan air mandi. garam tu pulak, bawak balik ke Miri & campur ngan garam masak Mami. purpose dia? series Mami tak tahu. ikut je la orang tua suruh... lagipun Mami tak nampak sebarang unsur khurafat pun.

lepas upacara pelepas tu, pakcik2 tu buat solat hajat & makan2. hehe. tp Mami bole makan ayam goreng jer... alahai terliur tgk gulai keladi & sira labu.. wuhuhuhu~ 2 hari ni Mami kene telan air daun 'tapak sulaiman' (?-whatever its name la) & daun senduduk putih. campur kunyit hidup & blend. mujurlah Mami penggemar ubat2an herba ni, so the yuck rasa tu, no problemlah!

spas tu Mami susukan Hafiy nak suh Hafiy tido, tapi end up Mami yg tido. huhu. Hafiy duk tekelip2 sampai la Tok Chik datang angkat Hafiy bawak keluar.

besarnye.. idung ke serombong kapal tu?

skg kita dah nak abis pantang (kira dah abisla, arini je pon kan?), hopefully Hafiy dah tak melalak lg malam2, macam malam tadi.. Ya Rabbi... sampai Mami ilang punca cemana nak soothe kan Hafiy. dokong takmo, peluk takmo, hayun takmo, bagi nenen takmo, dodoi takmo... last2 Hafiy penat & senyap sendiri. ayyoyo... padahal dah kene tiup dah siang tadi!

skg ni.. Hafiy dah kurang la minum botol... tak tau la dah tak suka sgt ke, dah kenyang dah. sikit pulak Hafiy minum. minum ngan Mami pun jarang jugak. asik nak mengamuk je.. sambil2 minum tu melalak2 sampai Mami kene stop takut Hafiy tersedak plak. hai... ni nak Mami risau Hafiy underweight lagi ke... ayoyooo!

sedapnya minum susu Mami dalam botol..

alahai, ciputnya Hafiy minum... banyak ni besanya Mami tepaksa dump je la, sal another batch will come, dah obsolete yg ini. huhuhu.

cemanapun, Mami enjoi pantang bersama Hafiy. siang2 Hafiy xde wat perangai sangat. pagi2 Hafiy bangun, Mami mandikan pastu tidokan balik. tp.. Hafiy kadang2 loyar jugak. kalo Hafiy mcm rengek2 time Mami nak mandikan, Mami cakap "kita mandi dulu, pas mandi kang Mami upah susu ye"... lepas je mandi, xsempat lap xsempat apa, Hafiy dah claim susu! pastu kalo Mami cakap "..pas mandi, pakai baju kang Mami upah susu ye"... lepas je pakai baju, smpat pakai suar Hafiy dah claim susu. adeh. ape daaa... kecik2 dah pandai yek.

pas beranakkan Hafiy ni, ada la beberapa 'side effect' ke Mami ni. huhu.

lepas bersalin:
1. sembelits - oh my... tidak sanggup hadapinya lg. siap Mami cry dlm toilet tau!
2. ketidakstabilan emosi (postpartum depression/baby blues) - masa very first days tu almost everynight Mami nangis without reason.
3. bigger boops - u yeah.. macam Pamela Anderson you!
4. perut muncit & berlipats
5. cracked nipples
6. bontot jatuh
7. bigger thigh

current:
1. perut muncit lagi. isk isk isk... dahla Mami cannot pakai bengkung dah.. longgar sudah! keciknye Mami Hafiy nih.
2. sakit urat belakang - duk kendong Hafiy especially time nyusu. nyesal xbeli nursing pillow.
3. cracked aeroela (?)

however, semua tu dah tak menjadi hal skg. yang penting, Hafiy dah selamat lahir dengan comel sempurna & bertambah2 sihatnya dari sehari ke sehari. arapnye after pantang ni (org Kelantan cakap, lepas 40) Hafiy dah tak melalak tahpape malam2 ye.. igt Mami cakap.. malam time tuk tido tau!

oh iye, sebagai seorang yg mementingkan self satisfaction, akan Mami usahakan on perut muncit & strech marks ni :)

besaunye kaki sape ni...

1 Month Follow Up

dulu, orang bgtau Mami, baby boy sgt kuat menyusu.. setiap kali bangun, setiap kali tu la nak susu. bila Hafiy lahir, Hafiy tak kuat nyusu pun. kadang2 Mami yg offerkan susu tapi ada time2 Hafiy taknak. risau jgk Mami, ape tak normal ke anak Mami ni. tak cukup susu ke, etc. Mami bgtau Abiy, Mami heran naper Hafiy xmacam boy lain yg kuat nyusu. Abiy kata, mmg mcm tu la instint sorang Mak, salu risau yg bukan2. pastu, asal anak nangis je igt nak susu, asal anak bangun je, kasik susu, tu yg anak suka bergayut. baby mana reti nak reject. Mami fikir, betul juga...

sebenarnya dari 1st time Mami susukan Hafiy Mami dah disiplinkan Hafiy, kalo dah kenyang, stop, jangan gayut2. Mami tengok mata dah pejam.. hisap pun slow, Mami tarik mulut Hafiy pelan2. kalo Hafiy gigit kuat lagi, maknanya Hafiy tgh mamam. kalo Hafiy tak gigit kuat, tgh menyoyot la tu. Abiy kata, jangan suka sgt offer susu kalo Hafiy nangis, check dulu diaper Hafiy, tgk dulu position Hafiy kot Hafiy lenguh ke, try tepuk2 dulu, kalo semua tak jalan baru kasik susu. ada juga time2 yg Mami jadi risau Hafiy underweight sal xkuat nyusu ke tapi nenek2 yg datang semua cakap Hafiy semangat. lega sikit hati Mami.

sekarang pun Hafiy takde asik nak susu je. malam2 b4 tido Mami kenyangkan Hafiy baru tidokan. takdela Hafiy bgn malam2 nak susu ke apa. biasa kalo Hafiy jaga tgh malam Mami tepuk2 je Hafiy tido balik. kadang2 je Hafiy nak nyonyot..kasik can la... [time Abiy takde bole la, hehe]. tp Hafiy macam biasa la, kalo nyusu Mami, asik nak tido je. syok sangat kot. tu yg Mami kasik je EBM kat Hafiy walaupun kadang2 Hafiy macam tak suka. tapi anak Mami ni minum botol baru habis!

lalu, Mami buat kesimpulan, baby boy takdela teruk sangat menyusu sampai maknye tak bole buat apa, cuma derang suka bergayut. maknye kena pandai tengok baby tu sebenarnya tengah minum ke tengah nyonyot. mak2 baby boy kena disiplinkan baby, minum time lapar je. kalo tak lapa, jangan duk bergayut nanti maknye tak bole nak buat apa. kes Hafiy pula, kalo Hafiy bangun, Mami tak bole buat apa pasal Hafiy nak berteman je. kalo tinggal sorang2 mula la... melalak sampai merah2 muka. Mami tak jumpa lagi solutution yg satu ni. nak kena beli mainan gantung2 agaknye. oh ye, Mami rasa ada bukti baby boy sebenarnya suka bergayut je. cuba tengok Hafiy ni...

...tembam kan saya?

masa ni Mami bwk Hafiy pegi jumpa Doktor Mazidah, paed kat PSH utk follow up sebulan. Abiy takde, so Hafiy pegi ngan Mami, Tok Ayah, Mak Tok, Pak Su & Pak De Limi. Mami ingat nak letak Hafiy dalam carseat tp sebab xmuat, Hafiy duk riba Mak Tok je la.

Hafiy mula2 masuk kereta.


kereta gerak je, Hafiy pun belayar jugak.

kat sini ikut schedule baru, 2 bulan baru kena inject. bulan depan kene pegi inject la Hafiy :) time check sebulan, doktor chek tinggi, berat & fizikal Hafiy je.

weight: 5kg (birth 3.3kg) - berat macam guni beras yg Abiy salu beli.
height: 56cm (birth 54cm)

Hafiy kena check dgn Doktor Mazidah. Doktor cakap Hafiy good, sangat sihat!

lega rasa Mami. tak sangka betul, Hafiy yang tak setiap masa nak menyusu dapat gain weight yg sangat sihat. (ataukah susu Mami byk sgt nutrien? minum sikit je kenyang lama dan bole jadi gomok?)

balik dari hospital tu kita pegi KBMall, open house umah Dr. Nik (yg Hafiy nangis2 nak susu depan2 orang tu.. EBM dah habis, kena la Mami susukan Hafiy depan2 orang), DZ Smart & terus balik rumah! kat KBMall & DZ Smart Hafiy duk tido je. lenguh Mami dokong. dahle berat!

tp ada satu perkara yg Mami terkilankan. before Hafiy lahir, doktor Awang bgtau Mami & Abiy, ball Hafiy besar sebab ada air. dia cakap, nanti akan hilang sendiri. bila Hafiy lahir, mmg betul ball Hafiy sangat besar. orang2 tua yg datang tengok Hafiy suruh Mami tuam dengan macam2 la. beras la, pasir la, kelapa la...

bila Mami refer ke Doktor Mazidah, dia cakap "hey, jangan tuam! bahaya tu, nanti tak bole pregnant wife dia esok!" isk3x.. doktor Mazidah cakap, kalo tuam ball Hafiy tu, bole rosakkan kilang sperm Hafiy. bole jadi lelaki2 yg mand*l sekarang ni, akibat dari mak bapak derang duk tuam ball masa kecik2 dulu la. so jangan tuam ball baby! Mami terkejut sangat, rasa bersalah sangat2 kat Hafiy. tp Mami tak pernah tuamkan pun, nasib baik la doktor Mazidah bgtau. kalo tak, tak bercucu la Mami. huhu. sekarang kalo ada sesapa suruh Mami wat benda tu lagi, Mami cakap, "tak bole, doktor pakar kata nanti rosak kilang benih dia" :)

Hafiy ngan Pak Su & Mak Tok

"Abiy tau tak, masa bawak saya pegi spital tu Mami pakai jeans tau! Mami dah kurus! Mami seronok la tu, seminggu pas lahirkan saya dia dah turun 7kg, lebih 1kg je dari berat asal dia. sepanjang pregnantkan saya Mami naik 8kg. skg Mami nak kurus lagi. dia cakap kalo dokong saya nak suh nampak macam dokong adik. tak sedar diri kan Mami tu Abiy"

I am 1 Month Old!

assalamualaikum Mami. ooo Mami, saya dah sebulan la Mami. masa dalam perut Mami dulu, Mami & Abiy cakap nak ajar saya cakap BI tp sampai ari ni takde pun Mami cakap BI ngan saya. hampeh la Mami ni. duk cakap Kelate je. nanti macamana saya nak paham ape Abiy cakap kalo Mami tak ajar saya cakap bahasa lain. Abiy cakap KL tau!

sekarang saya dah baik sikit. kalo tak, malam2 je saya melalak. saya bukan ape Mami, biasala budak2 kecik macam saya kan, saya bukannya tahu siang ke, malam ke. tapi sejak Mami peluk saya tido malam2, saya rasa hangat je. naper Mami tak peluk saya dari dulu? oh, agaknya saya kecik sangat masa tu, Mami takut terhempap saya ek? takpe, saya da besar skg. kalo Mami hempap saya, saya hempap Mami balik. hwa3x...

skg ni kan Mami, saya masih tak tau ape lagi. kebanyakan gerak geri saya ni refleks aje. pengelihatan pun blur2 lagi. ala2 Mami & Abiy punya kalo bukak spek tu. tapi kaler2 terang memang menarik perhatian saya. Mami plak tak belikan saya mainan yg bole saya tengok2.. tu yg saya duk asik tengok lampu je. saya pun suka tgk TV pasal TV ada kaler2 terang gitu. orang kata saya bole nampak makhluk halus.. ntah, saya pun tak pasti yg saya nampak tu makhluk halus ke makhluk kasar. tp yg konfem, saya xbole nampak kuman la... Mami, bila nak beli mainan gantung2 kat buaian saya ni... tuhari dengar2 Mami cakap nak beli takmo kasi saya bosan duk dalam buai sorang2.

saya tido dalam buai? Nye yang carikan buai minggu lepas pasal dia tak larat nak hayun2 saya. saya suka kene hayun2. dulu Abiy yg selalu hayun2 saya. bila Abiy dah balik Miri, saya mintak Mami, Mak Tok, Tok Ayah & Nye pulak hayunkan. tp Nye dah tak larat, so dia carikan buai. best jugak dok dalam buai. Mami takut saya nanti tak bole tido kalo tak buai, tu yg dulu Mami takmo buaikan saya. tapi saya ni kan anak Mami..saya bole semua la Mami. kan saya pun suka tido atas lengan Mami jugak... kadang2 Mami tepuk2 pun saya bole lena. best kan saya?

saya tak sabar la nak besar, Mami. tu yg saya asik mintak Mami dudukkan saya & saya nak berdiri. semua orang kat sini bole berdiri, nape saya asik kena baring je. boringla xleh nak gerak2. tu yg saya salu mtk Mami dokong saya, bole jugak tengok pemandangan lain. hehe.

saya suka Mami nyanyi2 ngan saya. lagu feveret kita sejak dulu.. Little Fingers, pastu Mami ubah lirik lagu Old Mc Donald jadi Little Hafiy, Baa Baa Black Sheep jadi Baa Baa Hafiy, This Old Man jadi This Lil' Boy, Mary Had A Little Lamb jadi Hafiy Had a Little Lamb... Mami kadang2 suka nyanyi lagu Backstreet Boys, tapi nada macam sedih2 je, mesti tingat kat Abiy ni. hihihi.

saya suka Mami urut2 badan saya walaupun geli sikit2 hehe. kalo saya geli2, Mami yang gelak. Mami salu urut saya sebelum mandi pagi, petang2 & time nyusu. Mami suka cium saya, tu pun saya suka. bole tertido saya kalo kena cium ngan Mami. saya suka mandi dengan Mami. kalo orang lain mandikan, awal2 lg saya melalak, kalo ngan Mami, dah angkat dari besen tu baru saya melalak. sejuk la.. mandi air suam, bila kuar je pori2 saya terbuka, abis kena udara tau. dahla badan saya ni lagi cepat kehilangan haba dari orang besar. sal tu kalo nk bolenkan saya Mami tutup kipas. nanti saya kesejukkaaannn~~~

saya suka batuk kuat2 & buat gaya nak terbelahak. saya macam tu sejak Abiy ada kat sini lagi. semua orang gabra. hehe. skg pun saya batuk kuat2. Mami ckp saya macam orang tua. saya paling tak suka kalo tersedu. marah betul saya. kacau sungguh sedu2 ni. nak menangis pun susah. apa lagi, saya bebel2 la kalo sedu.

semalam Mami pakaikan saya baju yg Mak Siti beli kat Cambodia. Mami cakap saya hensem. hehe. saya pun rasa saya hensem. yg penting, mesti lagik hensem dari Abiy :D tak caya tengokla gamba terbaru saya ni.

saya dalam macam2 ekspressi. tp sayangnya saya tak pandai senyum lagi. time tido bole la saya wat. orang kata, kembar yg agah saya. sapentah kembar saya, saya pun xtau la. tu saya duk pandang tingkap sal ada cahaya kat situ. bila la pengelihatan saya nak clear ni... boringla asik kene tengok muka Mami je.. saya nak tengok kucing. Mami cakap umah Mak Tok ada kucing...

saya dalam buai. kain pelikat Abiy tu.. tu yg wat saya lena je duk kat dalam ni. tp tak tahan, panasla. peluh2 badan saya jadiknya sampai basah2 baju ngan bantal yg lapik belakang saya. Mami cakap macam Abiy, kalo peluh abis basah sumer. tu bantal dua bijik tu salunye saya tendang sampai ke bawah time tido. yg benda bawah lengan saya tu pasir+beras+bawang yg Mami letak dalam saputagan wat tuam perut saya yang salu kembung. napelah perut saya asik kembung je, saya pun xtau la.

sapa suh Mami tinggal saya sorang2.. kan saya dah melalak. Mami cakap saya manja terlebih pasal masa dalam perut Mami duk layan saya je, duk manjakan saya je. ntah, saya pun tak pasti. Mami kata nanti adik saya pasni Mami xnak layan sangat dia masa dalam perut, nak tengok dia manja macam saya ke tak. kalo macam saya maknanya memang anak Mami manja2 la (macam Mami?), kalo dia tak manja, maknanya tepatlah teori Mami tu. hehe. sianla adik saya tu.. saba je la ye dik...

urgh.. paling tensen la kalo kene tummy time. kalo duk macam ni, Mami kene urut2 belakang saya, kalo tak, saya jerit je la. tak suka betul. saya lagi suka tummy2 kat dada Mami daripada duk atas tilam ni. tak hangat macam badan Mami la...

apa tengok? nak ke..? hehe.

Abiy... bila nak balik? mai la balik tengok saya yg membesar dengan sihat dan kuat ni... Rindu kat Abiy tau!

Menyusukan Hafiy

in high mood of writing about breastfeeding~~

Mami nk tulis kot BM pulak. maybe sebab dh dkt 2bulan Mami tak masuk ofis so Mami dah malas nk berBI. dgn Hafiy skg pun Mami ckp Kelate je. hehehe.

Mami seronok sangat nyusukan Hafiy. Mami xpasti la sejak bila Mami terniat nak menyusukan anak2 Mami. Agaknya masa makcik Hanis baru dapat baby 1st, Kak Fida' (yg dah 2 tahun skg), pasal dia selalu cerita kat Mami cara2 nk simpan EBM, cara2 nak breastfeed, etc. dia siap tunjuk Mami lagi beg susu dia yg penuh botol2 susu yg diisi susu dia utk Kak Fida'. maybe la.. sejak tu Mami jadi niat nak menyusukan & berkobar2 nak susukan Hafiy & adik2 Hafiy walaupun masa tu Mami belum kawen lagi.

Mami rasa bertuah sebab Mami ada ramai kawan yg nyusukan anak secara ekslusif & penuh. banyak Mami belajar dari diorang even tho masa tu Mami belum kawen. bila Mami kawen ngan Abiy, Mami bgtau Abiy yg Mami nk susukan anak2 Mami. Abiy sgt sokong malah dia insist pulak Mami susukan Hafiy & adik2 sampai 2tahun. hehe. & bila Mami ngandungkan Hafiy, Tok Ma & Tok Pa suruh Mami susukan Hafiy supaya Hafiy sihat, kuat, cerdas dan cergas. Mami pun lagi banyak belajar pasal penyusuan dari kawan2, forum atas talian (hehe) dan cikgu google.

masa Mami ngandungkan Hafiy, Mami selalu mimpi susukan baby. Mami rasa seronok sangat & tak sabar nak susukan Hafiy. bila Hafiy lahir, Mami sedih sangat sebab lepas je Hafiy kuar dari perut Mami, misi2 tu bawak Hafiy pegi. derang ckp Hafiy ngantuk+sejuk sbb drug yg doktor cucuk kat Mami. derang bawak Hafiy pegi panaskan badan kat nursery & Mami pun lepas tu terus tak sedarkan diri sebab drug tu. bila misi bawa Hafiy jumpa Mami, Mami nk susukan hafiy tp Hafiy taknak sebab Hafiy dah kenyang disuap dek misi2 tu. Mami cuak juga tp Mami piki positif je la. takpe, nanti Hafiy lapa kang mesti Hafiy nak jugak. Hafiy kecik lagi, mesti tak kenal lagi puting plastik ke yg ori. huhu.

skg ni Hafiy suka sgt nyusu dgn Mami. bila nak tido, Hafiy cari Mami, sebab itu adelah ubat tido Hafiy :) tapi awal2 Mami dah ajar Hafiy minum pakai botol sebab Mami xnak Hafiy suka ngendeng nanti. Mami pam & kasik Hafiy minum dgn botol+puting avent yg besau tu. tp anak Mami ni mmg bijaklah. bila Mami kasik botol, Hafiy tak ngada2 nak nyusu Mami, bila Mami nyusu, tak ngada2 mintak botol. cuma time tido malam Hafiy xnak botol. agaknya Hafiy xlapa sangat, cuma nak nyonyot je wat ubat tido. & time tido mlm, Hafiy suka position baring, senang nak lena kot xpayah Mami angkat2. pastu, Hafiy xsuka benda lain selain susu Mami. penah nenek2 ni kasik Hafiy air masak tp Hafiy luah balik. bijaknya anak Mami!

Mami pam susu ke Hafiy pakai avent isis uno yg Abiy belikan tu. best sangat! pam letrik tu membolehkan Mami pam sambil baca buku, sambil surf, sambil chatting, sambil makan, hehe. & nanti Mami nak try pam sambil nyusu Hafiy pulak [update:Mami try semalam & we did it! seronok!]. biasanya Mami pam pagi2, tengahari & malam. kalo pagi tu Mami bole dpt collection paling banyak. skg Mami bole dpt 9oz lebih kalo pam pagi sebab susu Mami bengkak sgt. biasa tengahari Mami bole dapat 4-5oz. malam pun camtu 4-5oz. kira2 dalam sehari Mami leh dpt 18oz camtu. tp sayangla Mami xbole simpan.. Mami rasa nak jual je susu Mami ni hehe.

masa mula2 pam, Mami dpt sket aje. xsampai 1oz pun. pastu Mami massage pelan2, sampai urat susu Mami kendur, alhamdulillah byk dapat. Mami mandi air suam gak & kadang2 tuam utk lancarkan susu. tp Hafiy hisap kuat, itu yg Mami salu kasi Hafiy hisap utk stimulatekan susu. dulu Mami pam sebab org selalu dtg tgk Hafiy. Mami xmo kaco sessi melawat dgn sessi menyusu plak. mcm tu OK sket, org dtg pun tak terganggu. skg Mami pam utk stimulation pulak.

susu Mami salu bocor2 keluar. habisla semua anggota Mami bau hamis susu. kadang segan je bila orang datang rumah. Mami bau semacam. walopon Mami salu pakai breast collecting shell tp kadang bocor jugak. Mami suka sgt pakai benda ni, kalo Hafiy geget & rasa pedih2 bila kena nursing bra Mami, pakai tu dia jadi tak besentuh & tak pedih dah. & susu pun tak mengalir, especialy masa ngepam, kadang2 Mami leh dpt kutip 1oz dr belah satu lagi. tp Mami ada sepasang je, mcm kene ada extra. nantila Mami diskas dgn Abiy.

Mami rasa seronok tengok Hafiy. pada Mami, Hafiy xdela chubby sangat & takde la pulak kurus. agaknya macam ni la baby yg nyusu ibu pasal bila Hafiy nyusu Mami, Hafiy kene hisap baru susu kuar. kalo Hafiy hisap botol, xhisap pun susu kuar jugak. so Hafiy tak 'overfed' bila nyusu Mami. Mami beli botol avent tu pun sebab dia ada breatflow technology + anti colic.walopon ramai komplen kt Mami, botol besar sgt la.. puting besar sgtla.. tp Mami buat derk aje. sukahati Mamila, anak Mami + duit Mami. hehe.

so far, Mami xbole detectla kebijakan Hafiy cemana. yela, baru sebulan kan. tp Hafiy xjangkit pun selsema yg kena Mak Tok & Pak Su padahal setiap hari Hafiy mengendeng ngan Mak Tok & Pak Su. walopon selsema disebabkan virus, bkn bakteria tp Mami rasa Hafiy tak kena sebab Hafiy kuat, minum susu Mami :)

Mami suka nak ajak kawan2 Mami yg baru dapat baby supaya fully breastfeed macam Mami. Mami nak tambah kawan yg bole share experience & beri motivasi. Mami penah demotivated, bila Hafiy asek kembung & Mak Tok marah Mami. dia ckp sebab Mami xjaga makan. pastu bila Mami jaga makan, Hafiy kembung jugak. org kata sbb badan Mami byk angin. Mami rasa macam nak kasik susu formula je kat Hafiy supaya Mami tak dipersalahkan. tp bila Mami piki waras, mmg la tak mudah. tambah2 bila kita nk buat benda yg xsemua orang buat, bukan bole senang2. & tambah2 Mami keje. tak ramai orang tahu yg bole terus menyusu badan walaupun kerja. ramai duk tanya Mami "bila nk start campur?" Mami diam je, malas nk layan.

Mami harap Hafiy nak susu Mami sampai Hafiy umur 2 tahun ya!

[byk idea tp xsmpat nak tulis Hafiy duk panggil2 Mami]

Abiy, Tok Ayah, Mak Tok, Tok Ma, Hafiy, Mami, Tok Pa & Cik Mat.

Breastfeeding Experience

burping session with Abiy

i am a very amatur but yet try my best to ensure the ONLY milk goes into your tummy is my breastmilk. however, i failed at the very first stop when the nurses gave you formula milk as your first feed. i tried to offer my breastmilk to you when we were in the hospital but you refused. i had some anxiety since my fren once told me that if i don't give my baby breastmilk at his first 30minutes, my milk is gonna dissappear after few weeks. and when babies are given bottle for their first feeding, they'll reluctant for breastnips! oh no.. in fact i wanna breastfeed you until you are 2 year old!

as soon as we reached home, i tried to offer you the nip. alhamdulillah, you sucked vigorously (i was afraid if you didn't know how to suck but you did very well!). i didn't have fear of 'baby is having insufficient milk, since i believed my colostrum was enough for you and losing weight at your first week is healthy.

my very first time breastfeed you was... all trial and error. what i saw & read from books & worldwideweb never been that easy to practise. and nurses at the hospital never taught me how to breastfeed. until my nurse auntie came and showed me the right position and right way to breastfeed.

the first 3 days, my breasts were just the same size as before. and the nips was high, made it uneasy to hold you right to the nips. and i tot i didn't produce anything. huhu. however, at the fourth day, my breasts engorged, and the nips got lowered :P (i think i have to change the cupsize of my nursing bras). and during your very first week, you spent your time sleeping, until i had to pump the milk out, everytime my breasts engorge.

once i was afraid of 'you don't get enough milk coz you sleep all the time'. but looking at your physical development... very good! everybody says that you are 'big and doesn't like an under confinement baby', then i confident you get enough from me.

another burping session with Abiy

i tried to give you breastfeed as much as possible but i still pump minimum 2 times a day, usually in the morning and at night before to go sleep. and sometimes in the afternoon or evening if you don't wake up. however, we have no proper fridge, so i can't keep any stock for you. my mom 'allows' me to keep the milk for a day only in our refrigerator. however, EBM is very useful, because when breastfeeding, you're gonna sleep after few sucks but you're gonna finish a bottle per feeding of EBM. usually i give you EBM in the afternoon and at night before go to bed, so that you won't wake me up to feed you over and over again, hehe.

i really watch my food intake, bcoz you got colic since about 2 weeks ago. maybe i was too excited about hariraya, i ate anything of everything and the result is, you got severe colic. so, for now i listen to the elders, stop taking food that cause wind! i continue my supplement intake and drink plenty of water [trying hard to meet the recommended amount for breastfeeding mom, 4Litre!]. & this time i don't miss soy protein, 2-3 times a day :) [i manage to consume a tin in a month!].

breastfeeding, is a wonderful experience. i got sorenipples during the first week, and getting use to it by now. and i also had sore-aurela. phew~ you are so ganazzz! for sorenipples, i use bepanthen, the cream i put on your butt to avoid nappy rash :P and i wear breastshield to protect my nips. soooo uneasy until i can't even touch them! urgh... that's hurt~

i don't know how much your feeding dosage but for sure 3oz per feeding is a must. if i feed you with EBM, i'll wake you up after several hours, i.e. 2-3 hours, but if breastfeeding, i just wait for your demand. your signs for feeding are very cute - sucking your hands and turning your head left or right :D

i do not care much about my milk supply, as long as you get enough milk. i used to think about getting milk supply helper but it's no use. i can't even keep it for more than a day... but i still pump out because my breasts engorge beautifully =) [sometimes i have to let the milk flows to te drain rather than my son's =( but what to do... if only i could sell my milk huhu]. i hope my milk supply will increase when the suitable time to keep it for stocks, only when we go back to miri. however, i strongly believe that the milk supply is based on demand. as you getting older and need more milk, the supply will increase to fill you up.

i pray everysecond so that i can give you my breastmilk until you are 2 year old. it's not about saving money for cutting down expenses for your milk, in fact fully breastfeeding requires more than that, for the mom's supplements and extra nutrition, not including the breastfeeding apparatus, but we want the very best for our kids.

however, still, breastfeding is not simple. there's a price i have to pay. it change my life and body completely. but it worths! =) the most important thing is knowledge and support. even my mom asked me to feed you with plain water but i kindly told her that a breastfed baby doesn't need any other food including plain water. but i can't exclusively breastfeed you since you had colic and need to consume some herbs to stop it. but to me it's OK. i never think about exclusive breastfeeding, fully breastfeeding is enough.

in a nutshell, my daily routine as a breastfeeding mom will never be the same as before. and to maintain my milk supply:
1. drink plenty of water - recommended 4litres
2. have a balance diet
3. get enough rest
4. drink horlicks+milk+soy protein and milo
5. pump minimum 2 times per day
6. breastfeed as much as possible
7. be positive that i can always satisfy my baby(ies)
8. and the MOST important thing, PRAY!