Honestly i'm not sure whether i'm entitled already to write about this, but hey, it is my diary anyway right?
First sentence for being a working and nursing mom : It Is Not Easy.
Everything in this world is not easy. Everything has its own challenge and problem. And so do breastfeeding.
I start to install this thought into my head in my early pregnancy. And i have my lovely husband by my side that give full support and commitment.
Nine months of pregnancy, almost everyday i do research. I knew it's not going to be easy, working and breastfeeding. In fact, at first i even did not have the picture. How to breastfeed if i have to work? Did i have to go back? Etc etc...
Alhamdulillah thanks to technology, i learnt a lot from bloggers. I go around and ask everyone about how to. And read stuff about it. And make a list-to-buy. Like this (is it view-able?):-
All i can say, to make this happen, we first have to make little investment.
We went to buy BPA-free breast milk storage bottles, cooler bag, food & bottle warmer, sterilizer, washable breast pads, milk bottle and few other things here.
My best friend already sponsor me a Medela Harmony Breastpump as a gift for Amir Hamzah's birth.
Time to put everything into practice. Everything is already bought, so i HAVE and MUST breastfeed my baby. That's what i keep repeating in my head. There's no other option.
But of course the greater part is, PRAY. Everyday before and after birth and till now, this is my prayer:-
"Ya Allah....tetapkanlah aliran susu ini untuk anakku hingga dia dua tahun ya Allah..Sesungguhnya hanya Engkau sahajalah Maha Pemberi Rezeki..."
Yes, how great we are, how much milk we have, how many money we spent, His Power is above all...So that will be the FIRST pillar in this topic.
Then alhamdulillah so far everything goes smoothly. From the first drop of milk, colostrum, till now.
1 week before start working, i start pumping. At first everything is peculiar. Am i pumping right?
At the beginning, i store 3aunts of milk per bottle. Everyday Amir will consume about 5-6 bottles. And i will pump at the office, 4 bottle (3 aunts each). Kind of unbalance right? But that the purpose of early storing.
Actually, i still in the phase of disciplining myself of pumping time. The right way to do it is:-
- You must pump every 2-3 hours per day.
Me? Last time twice a day (one session at morning, one session at evening).
Now? Once per day. I got 5 aunts per breast. 2 bottles per day.
That is wrong, don't follow me.
We must make sure that the same amount of bottle out and in everyday.
Now that Amir has start eating, the amount of milk consumes had dropped greatly. He only consume 2 bottles of 5 aunts milk per day. But he will definitely make that up once at home. He'll clinging to me all the time (haha).
The bad experience so far:-
- I've once face the challenge of not having enough EBM (express breast milk) in the freezer. I have to pump today, for tomorrow's stock. I woke early in the morning pump, i pump once i got home, and so on.
But still, alhamdulillah, amir still fully breastfeeding, because there's no other option for me.
Just have to be tough for the first 6 months, because that's the time our baby depends 100% on our milk. Get ready to pump everywhere, in the office, in the moving car, in the mall, anytime...
Get ready to face crack nipple..physical changes.. environmental challenge...everything.
After the first 6 months, storing milk will be a little bit easier. Because we add up with food.
About supplement, for me, i just drink Anmum Lacta. When i feel like the milk production is quite slow, i'll add up other food like lobak putih and so on.
My aim is to breastfeed Amir till he's two years old. Ameen ya Allah....
Last but not least, I still training myself to pump at least twice a day, and got 4 bottles total. I still dreaming of seeing my freezer is full with EBM stock like everyone else.
p/s: forgive my writing style that's quite messy. I have to recall my writing skill back in SPM's era. Cheers...
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