Breastfeeding dan puasa

Salam Ramadhan.. Semoga ibadah diterima dan diberkati.

Oh God, now I realise selama berpantang ni all the way cerita pasal mak2 je. So sorry but I'm just expressing what I want in my own space. **bla bla bla

Now that this is a holy month of Ramadhan, one of my husband's concern is that could I possibly fasting while at the same time still continue to breastfeed? He urge me not to fast at first, saying he will pay for fidyah whatsoever... but being me, I never skip fasting since I'm 7 years old unless during period time after puberty. Therefore, I never thought of not fasting eventhough I need to feed my little one with breastmilk.

And today is the 15th day of Ramadhan, I'm still fasting without fail and still breastfeeding my baby exclusively, alhamdulillah. I did ask a friend of mine whether the amount of milk dropped when she breastfeed while fasting, in her case, yes, a little bit. But I really don't want to think or stress myself about it.

I don't know if the milk supply dropped or not, I just continue breastfeed as usual and pumping while I can. Yes, now I seldom feel like my breast is full or had any let down during the day but still when pumping there's actually quite a lot to be stock up for lil one.

One  pumping session during the day of Ramadhan, alhamdulillah

So to conclude this entry, for me brestfeeding while fasting did not have significant impact on the milk supply **at least for me** provided that mom drinks a lot of water during buka puasa and sahur. I force myself to drink a lot as I do not want to be or feel dehydrated during the day. At the same time still continue drinking air akar herbanika Nona Roguy and fenugreek tablet supplement to maintain my milk supply **or at least made my brain believe that both can increase my milk supply, eventhough if it is not pun... at least psychologically I believe I can do it**

I don't want to stressed myself when they are mothers who can pump up to 20oz per session OMFG!! Wow that's amazing. But for me, I just be grateful for what I have. And to all breastfeeding mothers out there, all the best! Happy fasting! Bye

Prepping for the bun in the oven

I'm soo lazy to blog about mommy checklist ahaha... Last time aku guna Leesa Formula and fully utilised all the items. Macam aku cakapla, aku suka sangat ginger cream dia. Kali ni nak try set NR tapi rasa-rasanya macam nak beli ala carte ginger cream Leesa Formula hihi.. I miss the smell..

Aku pernah mengomel pasal sembelit masa berpantang last time. Kali ni, tidak lagi. Seriously item wajib ada bagi aku yang amat-amat penting ialah Duphalac dan berbondong-bondong enema. Sekarang baru 26th weeks, still long way to go hopefully. Barang baby shouldve crossed the list already, barang mommy ape lah sangat. Ngeh..

Barang keperluan berpantang
Maternity pad/ Overnight pad
Disposable panties
Nursing cover
Nursing bra
Minyak urut
Tungku
Stokin, sweater
Hairdryer (untuk keringkan luka bawah, yes I use this!)
Slipper
Breast pad
Set berpantang
Barut
Mandian herba

Kebanyakan barang dah ada masa berpantang anak pertama dulu. Macam barut, sweater, stokin, panties semua tu. Jadi tak banyak yang perlu get ready kali ni. Cuma aku fokus nak ambik set berpantang dengan breastpump je..

What have I done in the past weeks?

Menyelesaikan semua shopping spree sebelum diri ini tak larat nak mengusung badan membeli benda-benda ni semua. Sekarang pun dah rasa macam nak tercabut tulang punggung ni. Adoi.. Kalau dah sarat habislah. Lesson learnt masa past pregnancy. No more last minutes prepping.

Sekarang fokus baca balik buku You Having a Baby by Dr Mehmet Oz yang glemer dalam Oprah tu. Ada jugak certain benda yang takde dalam list terbeli jugak. Adatlah kan. Macam beli medela swing maxi tu ada beberapa pakej boleh pilih. Since semua benda aku dah beli, so aku opt to take baby carrier dengan hands free breast pump bra as their free gift. Hands free bra tu pun mahal jugak kalau nak beli. Walaupun tak terfikir pun sebelum ni hehe..

Rompers aku beli kat Kenanga wholesale city jer. Satu pek ada 5 helai. Aku beli 2 pek 10 helai cuma RM50. Kebanyakan barang baby beli masa expo Sogo hari tu. Sangat berbaloi lah kot nama pun baby expo. Yang last aku beli breastpump with all the free gifts, avent starter kit (paten lama pun lantaklah sana asal menang di poket sendiri ahahah), diaper bag, lotion halau nyamuk semua beli kat PWTC baby expo. Sangat worth every penny lah aku rasa.

The end~

Breastpump Unimom Mezzo

Seronok dapat breastfeed baby selama ni sebab tau she gets the best out of me. Tapi of course lah kena ada breastpump sebab nak bagi bekal dia bawak nursery. :)

"Benda mahal tak semestinya bagus. Benda bagus tak semestinya mahal".. Eheyyy.. macam pernah dengar tapi di mana ya..?? Breastpump yang aku guna Unimom Mezzo. Breastpump manual je pun. Memang tak pernah dengar tapi bila search kat internet dan blog2 breastpump yang murah dan bagus mesti ada review pasal Unimom Mezzo. Boleh takkk.. nak yang murah je. Hihi..

First time nak guna memang tak keluar susu langsung. Oh my! Dalam hati cakap demmit pam murah memang macam ni ke? Tipula semua review2 bagai tu. Harus pakai yang letrikk kekononnn.. Sebenarnya aku terpaksa guna masa awal-awal bersalin lagi sebab baby admitted nicu for second time due to chicken pox. Dua hari perah pakai tangan ok! Naik lenguh bahu ni padahal breastpump ade je dah beli cuma tak pandai pasang dan pakai. Cam tuuuttt je alasan. Haha..

Lepas tu saje-saje lah try test pakai sebab dah lenguh perah pakai tangan. Tengok2 laju je kua susu. Plus tak sakit langsung pun. Aku tak tau lah kalau guna breastpump lain sakit tu macam mana tapi yang ni pump memang lembut je dan flow susu pun ok. Kalau miss B penuh, pam 5 minit pun dah dapat 5oz. Kebaikan manual breastpump ni aku boleh pam di mana-mana je. Dalam kereta, kat office, sebab tak payah berletrik bagai. 

Banyak ke sikit susu yang di pam tu bagi aku bukan sebab breastpump. Kalau slalu stimulate dengan baby punya suction dekat miss B then susu pun akan lebih banyak keluar. Banyak atau kurang nye susu based on supply and demand. Kalau selalu susukan baby, insyaallah stok susu tak akan kurang. Pam pun jangan stress. Rileks je sedar2 dah penuh breastmilk storage tu.

See..??

Breastmilk memang aku tak letak dalam freezer sebab kesian kat baby mesti tak sedap minum susu beku yang dah dicairkan. Eh? So aku letak tempat fridge aje susu boleh tahan dalam 5 hingga 7 hari. Tiap-tiap hari mesti pump 4 botol untuk stok. So far, cukup lagi everytime hantar nursery. Bagi 16oz je umur dia 2 bulan ni dari pukul 8.30am sampai pukul 6.00pm masa ambik dia. Seronok pam malam-malam pukul 2 - 3 pagi sebab flow susu tu laju and cepat penuh botol. Hihi..

Tak ada susu formula yang setanding dengan susu ibu sebab hanya susu ibu yang mempunyai antibodi untuk ketahanan badan baby. Manusia TAK BOLEH cipta antibodi. It's all in your mind. Masa baby aku kena chicken pox memang aku nak bagi susu badan so that dia akan lebih kuat lawan virus campak tu. Alhamdulillah I manage to provide her with breastmilk every single day. Kalau new born kena chiken pox memang sangat bahaya sebab boleh kena paru-paru n otak dia. Bersyukur sangat it didn't happen to my baby. Aku cuma doa dia kuat lawan penyakit tu. So, admitted 9 days dan alhamdulillah sekarang dia la baby paling sihat dan nakaiii.. I'm the happiest mom in the whole world again. :)

And btw this baby is RM118 per unit. Just buy la ok if u got much cheaper price than the retail price. Tell ya it is worth every penny.