The breastfeeding journey

Alhamdulillah this time with Sofia i was given a chance to breastfeed (BF) her again
and syukur too this time i have gained quite more knowledge on BF

and so i took some supplements to boost my milk
ekceli, it depends pada individual jugak, some will have more and some will not
rezeki masing2 Allah bagi. Overall, do not judge moms yang have less EBM (express breast milk) supply. NEVER JUDGE!

consist fenugreek from Fabulous mom

Fenugreek above is one of the supplement i took. Bought at Fabulous Mom UKelang and taste good.
Beside that, i boil dried longan +red dates too and drink it, hot or cold
It didn't give my EBM till mencurah2 oversupply but it helps to boost la
others are like : durian, milo, ovaltine, chocolate, nasi, overnite oats etc
if you google pun there's a lot of supplements, be it in natural ways (food/drink) or in tablets

As long as we have the effort rather than just give up without trying, that's a BIG L!

To complete this journey, i bought Medela swing at Fabulosmom too
SO lucky there were having sale 50% for almost 2months
The package was quite a good steal for me
RM699 - medela swing set with so many free gifts : 3 ice packs that last for 8hrs, 6 storage bottles for EBM and the cooler bag

Lets pray and doa that Allah grants me more milk supply so i can achieve my target of 6mo bf Sofia and once achieved, eventually the durations continues as long as they're supply

the baby feed guide

AMIN!

2nd Pregnancy Journey

It's almost a month now ever since i gave birthed to Sofia
so let me just update the overall story and will share the story of delivery on separate one

i have been studied and learn more on  my 2nd pregnancy
lagi best if cakap i have kept my self informed this time
i am more to gentle birth and have joined the Gentle Birth Group in FB too
i aimed to have a gentle birth this time. At least not to have epidural, no epi etc (will share my birth plan here)
Honestly, i was depend on my gynae to do the best for me and HM 4 yrs ago. It was my first child anyway, so many new things i have to adapt and learn that time. Tho HM was admitted to NICU and recovered, i am hoping my 2nd birth won't be the same. I am a bit trauma.

With my 2nd pregnancy, i am a bit relaxed and pretty excited. tak tau kenapa but this time i was prepared
towards the 38wks onwards, i started to feel nervous.

During my first trimester, i dont have much nausea unlike before, but just a mild one
no empty stomach otherwise i would have gastric.
entering 2nd trimester, i was a bit relaxed and enjoying every meals. i have this sudden cravings for watermelon. i would eat it almost everyday, as a must fruit for me to have till my end pregnancy
Beside that, i drank coconut quite frequent, maybe due to the hot weather, i kinda need a relief for my throat
Plus, i have this sweet tooth cravings too. Thank god that i dont have diabetic, high BP etc. Consider myself as a low risk mother

This time i decided to take early maternity leave. Due to dah tak laratla. Kalini entering 7mo je i dah start mencungap and penat sgt. I felt heavier than bawak HM dulu. Tak tau kenapa. Plus i'm not gaining much, 8kg in overall..padehal sofia lahir at 3.2kg
Plus, my office takde lift so dah malas nak climbed to 4th floor everyday (plus dah takde mood nak kejelah) so i decided cuti awal..in total i cuti for 3months

It was a good one. no stress about work etc..dok umah relax do housework (mild) and layan baby inside. Pressure at down there mmg dah heavy, barely sleep on sides so on back je. Baby movement pun makin terasa as i have kulit yang nipis kata doctor. So tahan and layan je la.

Nak tau cerita pasal beranak, ok next post......................................>

Useful FB support page for mommies

i would like to share some of the useful links/Fb page/groups that you can find and join related to pregnancy/parenting/breastfeeding/caesarean groups etc

You see, when you become a first time mommy, you wanna find more info on pregnancy. The do's and don't etc
Then you tend to find info on delivery. On what are the risk of overdue? What is the natural inducer? A good way/why it's good to have a natural birth etc
Next, when you have delivered your baby, you have a question of breastfeeding/parenting/baby sleeping pattern etc

And so the questions and curiosity continues
It's good to learn and as we are practising/becoming a good mother/parents, we must learn

So do i. While i'm still learning to feed myself with so much new info and understands jargon related to all above, i am glad that i have friends who are willing to share with me
And so, below is the groups that i have joined, which i think could benefits some of you


Secret Club for Mommies -  click here SCFM 
You can ask basically about anything, as specified in the groups pinned post. Mostly related to parenting etc

The Breastfeeding Advocates Network - click here TBAN
mostly related to breastfeeding - on what good supplements etc

The Gentle Birth Group - click here GBG
If you're planning to learn and have a gentle birth delivery and learn so many new things on delivery, they have a good group support. There are also doctors in this group

ICAN Malaysia/VBAC support - click here
Eversince my 2nd pregnancy i had a c-sect, i started to joined this group with regards VBAC (vagina birth after caesarean). Learn more about c-sect here. There's also doctors in here

Solid/Semisolid Food for your baby - click here
Starting to feed food to your child? to get more recipes? here here


The above were to name a few. They even have few groups for each. You can try search and look for it at the FB. I can say that they are actually quite a good support groups that help mommies out there.
You'll be surprisingly amazed on how advance and good those mommies in each group.
They are well informed and have such a high spirits and energy!

Get yourself well informed too!

Reality Bites

Yikes, that sucks kan
i know but i am the kind of mother that have to work to help support the family but no complaint. i got to have my own pocket money yay!

so today i started my work after 3 months on maternity hols. (yes, i took an early 1mo off as i can't barely walk and climbed the office staircase. my office located at 4th floor and have NO lift)
it breaks my heart to leave my two girls at home especially Sofia who is still on breastfeeding.
Tho i know she is the kind of baby that is well behaved. No cranky except cried for milk or when she wants someone to dukung her, other than that she is easy to managed. Same like HM before. I am so thankful that i was given two daughters that beside cheer up my day and also a good girls.. Syukur!

I just wish and doa that my husband is stabilise enough in future so i don't have this mixed feelings leaving them during weekdays

OK, back to work
(imagine at 4pm now i'm still blogging instead doing my office work. Well, i need to familiarize myself after been away for 3mo kan...Alasan sangat)