Ramblings of a Mami of Two

I have no regrets spending on this little machine called Medela Freestyle and let me tell you why. PROS It's a dual pump Means you take lesser time to empty your tanks, because you take advantage of the let down reflex at both tanks as soon as they happen. Bukan senang nak tunggu the reflex datang. It's better than single pump, you have to empty one side, and when the reflex comes sometimes susu from the other tank rugi macam tu je.  Besides that, I don't have to worry about having to change the bottle in case penuh. Avent bottles, the small ones that fit into the cooler bags, can hold up to 6 oz. This leads to this mental block that I had, I'd pump just to get the bottled filled, when it did, I'd be satisfied and stopped pumping.  With Medela FS, the two bottles can hold up to 16 oz, tak payah risau2 botol penuh. Jadi 6 oz against 16 oz per session. You pick. Boleh pump hands-free    Being able to pump hands-free means you can pump a...

I don't refer to Susuibu.com and other breastfeeding mum's groups pages as religiously as I did previously. I just don't want to bitch (silently) those mothers (not all) who successfully breastfeed their children, exclusively for six months or the whole 2 years (congratulations yo!) and at the same time look down upon other mothers who don't do so.  "Kasihannya anak-anak itu, ketahuilah itu hak mereka untuk disusukan oleh ibu mereka... Janganlah disuapkan susu lembu kepada mereka."  "Bukannya susah untuk menyusukan anak, dimana ada kemahuan, disitu ada jalan." "Mengapala disusukan anak tu dengan susu formula?" ********** Dear Breastfeeding Mothers,  Thank you for sharing with us your success stories, for the pictures of your freezers filled with your EBM to the brink. They inspire me to be as determined and as rajin as you guys are. Who don't want to see their baby thrive solely from our susu? It's the b...

Kimi’s almost 9 months-old now, and that’s how long I’ve been breastfeeding him. Truly satisfying. As mentioned before , my milk supply has gone down really bad, that I’ve considered supplementing with formula. I have actually, with Isomil, only couple of days after that entry. Since then, I have come to accept the fact that I’m not longer fully breastfeeding him. Actually, when I said “ come to accept the fact ”, what I really meant was, “ kept pumping, while fully acknowledging that the two bottles are not enough for one day, and assume that another bottle will magically appear out of thin air ”. The reality has never dawn on me because I’ve never seen him drinking it in front of me, let alone mixing it for him! Like they always say, ignorance is bliss. Exactly. But last night was truly heartbreaking. Apparently, my milk is not enough, he keeps waking up at night and worse, I could hear his stomach grumbling! (Yes, it took me THAT long to realize that Kimi is hungry) . I had no choic...

For the past 6 months, I’ve been blessed to be given the opportunity to exclusively-breastfeed Kimi, despite facing several terrible drought seasons. For this, I couldn’t have been more thankful. All seemed rosy and I got the vibe that this will go on until Kimi’s second birthday. That was up until last week… …when I used up all of my stock. Stock’s gone. Depleted. Finish. Nada. Nil. Ilek. Actually, tinggal satu botol of 4 oz. But that doesn’t make any difference. What’s worse, I’m getting less and less for each pumping session. ********************************************************** I’m such a strong advocate of breastfeeding to the extent of making myself look like an ass / jerk when it comes to situations like these: Other people : “I tak boleh la breastfeed anak I, susu I tak cukup.. lagipun I hantar anak I dekat babysitter..” Me the ass: “Ada je sebenarnya susu, you kena selalu pump aje” Other people : *Offered kimi sweets* Me the ass: “Ey, ey tak boleh! Dia tak makan sweets!” ...

Kimi turns exactly six months today... Honestly, time flies really fast when you're having fun =) For the past six months, I must say this buncit has achieved a lot! ( ecey mommy ini perasan ). Among Kimi's milestone so far: weighs 7.8 kg. I get a lot of ppl calling him semangat and once, gemok when we're strolling in the malls. likes to jump-jump a lot. Doesnt matter if he's in a good mood or not, as long as you stand him up, he'll jump can roll over left and right, flip over from back to tummy and tummy to back. knows his name. But then maybe he gets a bit confused sometimes coz I often call him baby. Hahahaha I knowwwwwwwwwwww, I'm spoiling himmm... what to do? likes toys that are hanging and swinging in front of him will pull anything he can grab, mostly my hair and my rantai dah kenal mommy and ayah, our faces and our voices. This I know for sure when he starts to cry whenever we're around and not pick him up. And I know he knows me sebab he cries with ...