Breastfeeding and Expressing problem

Breastfeefing need a consistent routine and discipline..we can't just expect that it will stays the same without any hardwork..my routine has changed tremendously last few days coz I left the office at 8.30am for site inspection and arrived at the office only after 2.30pm...By that time I already missed my first pumping session...

And as expected my boobs were so hard and God..it was painful....I had trouble to expressed any milk the first 10 minutes....I keep on pumping and praying and the milk came out...

That was a horrible experience...

Adapting

I'm still trying to adapt with my new setting and ambience during my pumping session. It's not comfortable at first to place the pump on to my breast because that surau is an open plan space with no curtain or divider for changing area. I have to cover myself with my tusung or shawl. Some did ask how much do I got..?..banyak ke and so on...?

There is one lady who also preparing EBM but she's using Spectra..she look so efficeint and multitasking..pumping and chatting on her PDA..handsfree from the pump and bottle unlike me who use one hand to hold the handle..a bit tiring but I can't complaint too much..maybe it's in the mind.....

I managed to collect 7oz today for one session..quite okay , but I skip the first morning session since my Big Boss dragged the meeting for almost three hours..

A new beginning with just a small hurdles...

EBM for working mom

Being a working mom and still breastfeeding a baby means extra work at the office. We still need to find time for our baby, meaning that we need not extra time but to adjust our lifestyle..if before having a baby, we could go to Sogo or Alamanda during lunch time, now we have to include 'pumping session' in our list and exclude shopping or jalan-jalan tengok kasut for the sake of our baby.

Why do we need to pump at the office, can't we just directly feed the baby at home after 5pm? the reason is we need to have enough supply, in order to achieved this we need to tell our body that we demand more. It is by expressing the milk either using our hand or pump. I pump 2 or 3 times at the office, normally at 9am or 10am, lunch time and before leaving home at 4.30pm.It is better to do it at the same time everyday...


Avent manual pump

Avent cooler bag.. I now carry two bag daily to the office plus two kid's nursery bag..

This cooler bag comes with 2 packs of cooling gel, I seldom use it coz my house is just 5 minutes from the office but for those who travel far it is their essential item.