BF & Me : The Journey & Sharing Some Tips

Alhamdulillah, dah nak masuk 3 bulan setengah dah diriku berkecimpung dlm BF ni.

Allah memperkenankan do'aku utk fully BF my second and hopefully sampai lah Imani umur 2 tahun InsyaAllah...Ameen..

Tolong doakan ye semua :)

Seriously, betul macam sumer BF moms kat luar sana cakap..memang bukan mudah nak jadi BF mom..kena cekal and very the strong..

Kat sini nak share sikit experience so far...

For future reference (InsyaAllah), nak jot down sikit experience n tips2 yang I have been doing for the last three month plus..

After deliver, your body will be very2 tired. Try as hard as you could to DF and if marmet & pumping has no desired result, it is not the end of the world if you hand the baby over to the nurse to feed him/her while you try to gain back energy ...As for me, mmg tak banyak sangat EBM yang kuar masa day one and Imani start nangis macam Kaisara dulu. But this time, I shredded just a little tears.

On our third day onwards, Alhamdulillah the only milk that Imani drank was mine, InsyaAllah. Cuma during the jaundice period, we fed her kurma, grapes and air zam zam.

Seriously, memang rasa saaaaangat mencabar. Badan pun rasa restless and exhausted. But at the same time feeling very grateful and thank you Allah for giving me this opportunity to DF my darling.

Tips masa confinement untuk buat stock:

1. While DF your baby, try to do tandem

2. Start early, around two weeks after delivery

3. After feeding or before feeding the baby, pump. If it's before, try to leave some if you feel that the baby will wake up anytime soon. If not, then you have to bear the screaming lah kan..hehe

4. Pump in the middle of the night or if you know the marmet technique, use it (to save the energy to wash all the pump parts...)

5. Don't count the oz ..but do it frequently..  and relaxxx

At first in one day, I could only collect around 3-10oz. Average was 5oz. But Alhamdulillah, before I start working, I managed to have 200oz in the freezer.

Tips masa dah start keje:

1. Prepare your mind to cope with the surrounding. I pump at my workstation. It is much easier and save time too. Last time pump dekat surau. But kat tempat lagi efficient coz boleh buat keje jugak at the same time.

2. Since pam kat tempat, you need the nursing cover. But instead of buying one, try to find your old pashmina or shawl first. Then sew along the long edge. Tinggalkan sikit untuk masukkan kepala.

3. Use double electric pump. Dah pernah try single pam, mmg double pam jimat dari segi energy and time. Tips nak dapatkan double pam, start saving and allocate the money once you pregnant. Kira dalam masa 9 bulan tu, simpan sikit2 untuk beli pam. Hehe..InsyaAllah..ada tu rezeki baby :)

4. To save time and energy, again, prepare two ice bags. One, for the bottles and one for the parts. If you have a huge cooler bag or fridge at the office, then use it to store the parts. So that you don't need to wash the parts everytime you pump. Just place it neatly in the case, and cool it in the bag or fridge.

Perasan tak all the tips tu pasal save energy and time. Sebabnye, selagi boleh, nak try to pump up to four times a day at the office. Jadinya, kalau less energy and less masa, kurang stress n InsyaAllah collection pun boleh tahan. Alhamdulillah setakat ni (baru sebulan kerja..paaaanjang lagi journey) dapat collect around 14-22oz per day kat office. Average nye around 16-17oz...Weekend and malam memang off pam. Tapi if cekal, kalau pam or marmet, memang berbaloi baloi :)

Alhamdulillah, stock bertambah from 200oz jadi 300oz. But still pending on buying the deep freezer...selagi boleh, try to fit peti ais tu, akan cuba ku susun2 jugak..hehe..

Comparing bottle and plastic bag, my preference would be the bottle. maybe sbb Imani minum from Medela nye botol. So, if bottle, senang sikit. Medela, Bumble Bee boleh fit teat tu.

Harap dapat membantu ibu2 or bakal2 ibu selain menjadi reference for my future babies..hehe...InsyaAllah..

Share sikit gambar yang tak terlintas langsung di fikiran boleh snap gambar ni macam mom2 lain selalu post tu..Syukran Ya Allah.. 

Okies,.till next time sumer... :)

p/s: Tadi BS Imani wassap video...anak mama dah pandai meniarap..Alhamdulillah :) Cepat dua minggu dari Alongnya...nak masuk 3 bulan setengah cik kak ni & tak tido kat sofa lagi dah..love u both my darling angels