Me and breastfeeding.... :)

Ibu dah lama nak update blog ni pasal breastfeeding... satu usaha murni untuk anak ibu , Umar Danish... Ibu sebelum bersalin Umar, ibu dah nekad nak menyusukan Umar selama mungkin.. 1st waktu Nurin, ibu cetek pengetahuan, memandangkan anak first, dah la bersalin secara ceaserean .. dengan puting tengelam, susu tak keluar... mcm2 la.. Waktu dengan Hana, alhamdulillah.. berjaya jugak nak breastfeed tapi byk betul tanggapan negatif dr ahli keluarga and saudara mara terdekat... yg mengatakan..."campur la sket susu formula... tak kenyang anak"... menyebabkan, makin hari makin Hana tak nak kat susu ibu.. nen pun waktu malam je... itupun sampai 5-6 bulan... SO, dengan Umar ni, dalam pantang lagi ibu dah start baca byk pasal susu ibu.,.. exclusive breastfeeding...mcm mana simpan stock... dan macam2... paling ibu suka baca ialah blog http://alinalan.blogspot.com. ... mmg salute la ibu bekerjaya ni...

Alhamdulillah, niat murni utk breastfeed Umar secara exclusive berjaya jugak selama 3.5-4 bulan... bukan ibu sengaja nak campur selepas itu, tapi ibu terpaksa campur demi kesihatan Umar. Utk pengetahuan semua, Umar tak berapa sihat... lahir 2.9kg tapi selepas 2 bulan, berat Umar tak naik sampai 1 kg pun... 3.8kg.. Doktor2 risau, kenapa perkembangan dia tak mcm2 kakak2 dia.. lepas 3 bulan, naik 200g je... lagi risau.. tp ibu nekad gak nak breastfeed... turun naik hospital sungai buloh, PMC, and tropicana medical centre... isk... sedih je.. so, doktor ckp agaknya anak kamu ni minum byk tapi semua tak jadi isi, keluar balik.. (mmg pun .. asal lepas minum je, berak cirit... isk)... So, selepas perkembangan yg sgt tidak normal itu, maka selepas nearly 4 bulan, ibu campurkan dgn S26 (Atas nasihat doktor)... itu pun kalau Umar minum 12 kali... 1 kali je susu S26...yg lain still exclusive breastfeed or EBM ibu... alhamdulillah, lepas 4 bulan, Umar dah tak cirit birit, dan perkembangan dia pun bertambah baik... Syukur sesangat...

Ibu still breastfeed dia... mostly full susu Ibu... tapi kadang2 terpaksa jugak 1 botol S26 kalau hasil perahan susu ibu kurg memberangsangkan... (-ve value dah )... mana taknya, umar minum kat taska 6 bottles of 4 oz... (umar kuat nangis...agaknya, cikgu taska ni duk sumbat susu je setiap kali nangis ... sejak 3 bulan dah bekalkan mcm tu.. mula2 bekalkan 2-3oz setiap botol... tp mengadu tak cukup... so ibu tambah la ke 4 oz every bottle... Licin setiap kali balik... siap suruh bwk extra lagi... (pelik, biar benar taska ni... takkan badan halus mcm tu minum more than 24 oz dlm masa 12 hours)...tapi takpela...demi Umar, anything bole... tu yg kadang2 terpaksa campur gak..

Jadual pumping Ibu di pejabat
Biasa bermula @ 10.30-11am , @ 2.30-3pm dan @ 5.30-6pm. Kebiasaan nye ibu
akan berjemaah pumping dengan rakan sekerja ibu , Hana (dr department PE). Sekarang ni tambah lak dengan kwn ibu Azlifah yg baru masuk keja lepas cuti bersalin. Rutin ini membuatkan kami akan sentiasa ingat mengingati antara satu sama lain. Maklum ler kekadang leka buat kerja sampai terlepas waktu mengepam. Kami semua pump di surau PE. Kat Perodua ni slacknya takde bilik exclusive utk penyusuan ibu... :)

Apabila di rumah ibu terpaksa menggunakan kaedah tandem pumping - sebelah payudara bagi baby menyusu, sebelah lagi pump. Kebiasaannya hasil perahan ibu sikit je dalam 2.5 oz setiap breast. tu yg ibu terpaksa bgn dgn gigihnya setiap kali umar breastfeed waktu malam... kalau umar bgn kul 1 pagi, 3 pagi, 4 pagi... sebelah umar minum, sebelah ibu pump dengan Medela Harmony ibu... mmg ngantuk sangat2, tapi ibu terpaksa sebab volume negative... nak kena kejar bagi dpt balik... sampai 4 bulan ibu buat.., sekarang tak dah... dah tak larat..Biasanya sebelum ke pejabat, Ibumesti pump 1x. Sejak mula kerja, ibu wajibkan bangun pukul 5... bagi Umar minum sebelah, dan ibu pump sebelah... punya la takut lewat ke tempat kerja... nanti kena black list lak. Sekarang dah susah nak buat tandem nursing sebab dah menyusu baring selalu terlelap skali dengan baby.

Pulang dari pejabat, malamnya ibu juga akan pastikan tandem pumping 1x before menyusu Umar untuk tidur. So total 1 hari ibu akan pumping lebih dari 4-5 kali.


Ni lah stock ibu ... walaupun ibu ada deep freezer, tp ibu tak guna... ibu khas kan deep freezer utk lauk... fridge ni khas utk susu ibu... takut busuk la bila bercampur.

macam ni la ibu bekalkan susu ke taska... dah ada label... siap dgn 2 puting utk senang transfer..takyah cikgu basuh2.... siap bekalkan Warmer lagi... warmer dah lama ada sejak zaman hana...tinggal je dkt nursery, kalau cuti lama bawak balik.
Ni la hasil kat surau PE... Ni hasil waktu pagi... meriah sikit... sebelah kanan dpt 100ml, belah kiri dpt 80ml.. nearly 6oz la.. ... letak dlm drawer bagi suhu setting sebelum transfer ke cooler bag. tak byk macam kawan ibu si Hana... dia masyallah, sekali pump sebelah kanan 5oz, sebelah kiri 5oz... total 10oz setiap kali perah... Isk, ibu tak sebanyak itu... tp alhamdulillah, masih mencukupi utk Umar. Kebiasaannya, Ibu dpt pump 5oz (10.30am), 4oz (2pm) dan 3oz (5.30pm)... alhamdulillah...
ni bila dah transfer dlm liner utk simpan dlm freezer... :) ... bestkan breastfeed ni... Ibu tak jeles tgk blog2 ibu-ibu lain yg susu mereka melimpah ruah... hehehe ibu tak jeles pun, tapi tumpang seronok... tumpang gembira tgk hasil mereka... bagi ibu, setiap titisan susu ibu itu berharga utk anak masing2... masih mencukupi utk anak masing2, insyaallah... seperti yg telah ditetapkan oleh Allah SWT. masih ada rezeki utk Umar... and ibu akan teruskan usaha ibu ni selagi Umar masih nak kat nenen ibu ni... hehehe... esok nak inject umar 5 bulan... yeye.. bulan dpn, umar bole start solid feeding... Ibu dah beli dah bekas2 kecik Avent nak simpan puree and porridge... hehehe... kali ni, ibu nekad nak bg anak2 ibu yg terbaik... sedikit menyesal time nurin and hana tak bersungguh2 mcm ni... tapi masih belum terlewat kan... :) Semoga Allah menyenangkan usaha ibu ni... Amin..

Breastfeeding is still the best for babies by Dahlia (Daphne) Iking

I am a failure! These four words kept playing in my mind when I made the decision to switch to formula instead of sticking to breastmilk seven weeks after the birth of my firstborn.

When I told my mummy friends this, the wagging of their fingers began without them really trying to explain how I could benefit. Perhaps if someone had shown some understanding then, I might have listened more.

Fast forward to my second pregnancy, I am now more aware of the benefits of breastfeeding. In fact, the goodness of providing breast milk is so established that the World Health Organisation says all babies should be exclusively breastfed for at least sis months. Breast milk is believed to be packed with all the nutrients your baby needs during these months, as well as antibodies so he or she can better fight off infection.

It also prepares the baby for a healthy life. Research shows that adults who were breastfed have lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure, as well as some protection against being overweight and developing Type 2 diabetes.

Mothers benefit from breastfeeding, too. It reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, as well as being a natural aid to getting back to the mother’s pre-pregnancy weight and trust me, after a few months of not seeing your own toes while standing up, you’d be more than delighted to lose the extra pounds gained as soon as possible!

And good news for those who are frugal — breastfeeding costs nothing and can help develop that mother and baby bond. And hey, traveling is so much easier when you are breastfeeding. Just whip out God’s gifts — and voila — instant milk at just the right temperature, so there is no need to lug around luggage for bottles and stuff.

So with all the pros, why then, is the rate of breastfeeding still quite low in some parts of the world, even in Malaysia?

Back then, I don’t think formula milk was readily accessible as it is today. I am pretty sure Eve had only her mammary glands to offer Cain as his source of food instead of a tin of milk in the Garden of Eden. So breastfeeding should be a natural process, right? Well, not exactly.

Though nursing does come naturally, it comes naturally a little later for some mothers and babies than for others. Sometimes, there are physical factors like engorged breasts and sore nipples that foil those first attempts; at other times it’s just a simple lack of experience on the part of both participants.

I was the epitome of this malady. There was fumbling and bungled efforts and tears from both Isobel and I. I gave up and switched to cow’s milk.

This is not the only reason why some mothers retire from breastfeeding before the six-month mark. Some find it cumbersome to breastfeed once they start work a month or two after confinement. There is the need for pumping during the baby’s ‘feeding time’ to ensure the breasts are stimulated for a constant supply of milk. This gets harder if the mother has a hectic job and worst, no condusive spot to pump or breastfeed.

Aishah Sinclair, TV host and mother to one-year-old Soraya is frustrated with the lack of baby friendly care rooms in public areas.

“I hate it that in Malaysia, they don’t have nursing rooms especially in malls. In Jakarta, most malls have a nursing room on every level!”

Actress and founder of Dynas Nursing Attire (DnA), Dynas Mokthar searched high and low for a place to breastfeed her daughter in a mall one day, and settled for a surau. She was unceremoniously chased out. This also happened on a public bench at a shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur even though she had a poncho on top of the baby.

“We are encouraged to breastfeed as it’s not just good for mother and baby, but in my religion, mothers receive pahala for breastfeeding. It’s frustrating that there are not enough public facilities or areas for favorable feeding and pumping.”

Sazzy Falak, celebrity newbie mum to twins Imaan and Tiara agrees with both Aishah and Dynas.

“Breastfeeding requires a comfortable, quiet location. I find it disturbing that the nursing rooms are inside toilets that are quite often smelly, dirty and cold.”

I went to check out a few popular malls in the Klang Valley to see how true this was — and sadly, my celeb friends were right.

I am surprised that although breastfeeding is given the thumbs up — the act of breastfeeding in public is frowned upon in some cases. I recall a mother scowling at me when I first breastfed Isobel in public (mind you, breast and baby were covered under a nursing shawl) and scowling mum said to her son, “Ish! Tengkok nak… tak senonah nak menyusu dikhayalak ramai!” (See son… how disgusting that she is breastfeeding in public!)

Unfortunately, despite knowing the benefits of breastfeeding, the rates are not going to change overnight, particularly in deprived places. Hence the important need for breastfeeding in public to be accepted with the proper amenities provided. Working mothers should also be granted flexibility from the workforce to allow them to express their milk accordingly.

It would also be great to have a stronger and more prominent breastfeeding support group here in Malaysia, too — to help mothers like myself to not give up on giving their child — the best nature has to offer.

* Daphne Iking is looking forward to breastfeeding her baby exclusively for at least a year. Email her your thoughts at daphne@daphneiking.com.

Thank you hubby!

Ibu sekarang berada di kampung Merapoh, Kuala Lipis, Pahang Darul Makmur. Setakat ni, setiap kali ibu bersalin, ibu mmg berpantang kat sini ngan Busu (adik abah yang paling bongsu). Busu la yg jaga Nurin, Hana n baby Umar. Ibu tak berpantang kat Muar (kpg mertua) sebab tak nak menyusahkan mak yg dah tak berapa kuat. Kesian pulak nak turun naik mandikan baby and masak utk Ibu. Mak ibu lak bekerja.... career a.k.a. working mom.. :) . tp alhamdulillah, sejak bersara dr LHDN, and skang keja waktu anjal ngan Pricewater house Coopers and Securities Commissions ni... mak amik cuti 3 minggu sempena hari raya and jaga Kakak Nurin and Kakak Hana...

Insyaallah, hujung minggu ni mak akan hantar kakak2 umar balik kampung since cuti dia nak abis,.. and ibu will be re-united with all my kids. Ayah pun suka la hantar ibu balik kampung.. hehehe, dpt dia concentrate ngan keja opis yg tak abis2 bawak masalah .. hehehe.. tengah2 ibu bersalin, bole dia dpt msg yg company dia top contributer downtime kat Perodua... apalagi.. nyaris mengamuk... nasib baik, pikiran dia still kat ibu yg tengah sakit bersalin.

:) selalunya bila ayah busy, utk elakkan ibu dr mengarut2 duk ckp 'ye la...tak layan ibu'..ayah pun suka la suprisekan ibu ngan hadiah ke bunga ke.. hahaha.. tp awal2 sebelum bagi hadiah dah pesan... abg busy yek bulan ni... mungkin pas 3 minggu baru ayah lawat ibu n anak2... hehehe... takpela.. dah terbiasa.

Alhamdulillah..ayah jaga makan ibu time ibu kat rumah sorg berpantang sementara tunggu Baby keluar hospital, buat itu buat ini... dalam busy2 settle kan umah, basuh, jemur and lipat kain... , sempat jugak ayah pegi shopping beli hadiah utk ibu...

dalam masa yg sama, kawan baik ayah pun hadiahkan ibu hadiah sempena raya... setiap tahun raya, sejak ibu kahwin ngan ayah 5 tahun lepas, tiap2 tahun ibu dpt set pinggan mangkuk Correlle atau Corningware. tp tahun ni, dia hadiahkan handbag utk ibu sempena raya... 'punya la jeles ayahnya... sebab dia kata kalau bagi pinggan, bole gak abang guna... ni bg handbag'.. hahaha.. pas tu bole lak dia kata... 'eh bag ni sama mcm yg abang beli utk yati waktu kat bangkok dulu... '.. hehhee mmgla bang, yang kat bangkok harga rm10..keras pun ye.. ibu buat simpan telekung je... yg ni ori..hahaha... lembut semacam leather je.. siap kat zip tak tulis 'YKK' mcm yg kat bangkok.. :)

tgk la beg kat bwh tu, mana tak ayah jeles... raya haji baru bole ibu melaram...ayah siap kata abis la beg-beg coach kat umah duk dlm kotak balik... :)

ni la beg yg kawan ayah bagi... :) senyum sampai ke telinga ibu.. nak harapkan beli sendiri, jgn harapla nak membazir.. masuk outlet2 dia pun tak sanggup.. (ibu bukan dato'ct nak beli brand ni)

ni gelang ayah bagi ibu... :) (rasanya sebab dia seronok sgt dpt baby lelaki yg ditunggu2)

ni la Ipad2 baru ibu... hehehe, ayah kata kesian ibu tak dpt guna Ipad ibu...asyik kena conquer ngan kakak Nurin tgk Barbie and kakak Hana tgk Barney je... so.. ayah belikan ibu Ipad2 .. ganti Ipad lama ibu... :)

so... Thank you hubby darling kerana memanjakan and menjaga ibu... :)

This post is tribute to you...

Day 17....27 more to go

Dah hari ke 17..... Lagi 27 hari... Tamatlah hari berpantang... So far so good, alhamdulillah.

Rindu!!

Rindu nya budak 2 ni,... Insyaallah hari Ahad, ibu dpt jumpa princesses ibu.. :)

Day 8

Assalamualaikum.... Dah masuk hari ke - 8 dah hari ni... tp baby belum keluar lagi dr NICU;

tapi alhamdulillah, doktor dah cabut Oxygen Support kat hidung and Tube minum dr perut baby.. At last, baby ibu bole move easily tanpa gangguan.. and menurut nurse, dia tido pun dah start nyenyak, kalau tak asyik nangis je nak cabut semua tube yg ada kat tangan, kaki, hidung and mulut dia..

Dan semalam alhamdulillah, pada pukul 4 ptg, doktor keluarkan dr incubator... tp ada kuning sket, so kena duduk bawah UV lak.. :(

Yea... dah takde oxygen support kat hidung...

I can suck my fingers now... yummy..

Ibu,.. I'm out from the kotak... but kena jemur sket... :)

So... ni dah masuk 8 hari (tolak 4 hari ibu kena tahan kat hospital); keja ibu kat umah duk pump susu je utk baby ibu... ayah lak kena hantar susu 2 kali sehari kat Tropicana Medical Centre nak make sure supply baby cukup... alhamdulillah, supply makin hari makin bertambah mula dengan sikit je kat hospital,.. sampai la hari ke 8 kat umah.

stok dah increase... alhamdulillah

non stop pumping using Spectra.. promo lak

pelan-pelan stok bertambah... syukur. dpt baby zat susu ibu

stok waktu first balik umah... bole la...

stok kat hospital... almaklumlah ... baru-baru.. dah la takde baby nak stimulate.. :(

So... sekarang boleh la ibu umumkan nama adik kepada Nurin & Hana... :) Introducing Baby 'UMAR DANISH Bin MOHD NIZAM'. Ayah finally daftar kat JPN Kota Damansara semalam.. so it is finalized... Ibu doakan agar Umar jadi anak yg soleh, sihat dan dapat membantu ibu and ayah di hari tua kelak... Insyaallah... :) Amin.

Semoga cepat sihat ye Umar... Ibu tak dpt lagi nak dakap Umar.. harap2 secepat mungkin... :)

Pray for my son....

Assalamualaikum... dah lama betul tak update blog... busy ngan anak2 + tak larat dengan 3rd pregnancy asyik sakit je..

Untuk makluman, Ibu dah selamat melahirkan baby boy (Alhamdulillah) pada 26hb Ramadhan 2011 bersamaan 26hb August 2011 baru-baru ni...pada jam 7.30am secara pembedahan LAGI di Putra Medical Centre. Sepatutnya bersalin selepas raya... tp disebabkan ada premature contraction, ibu terpaksa bersalin awal seminggu... :(

Alhamdulillah, ibu beransur sihat... tp sakit sebab pembedahan tu mmg ada... tp ibu terpaksa la tanggung sebab nak anak2 sihat...

Untuk makluman, ibu tak dpt dukung lagi anak ibu ni... sebab pada jam 5 ptg hari yg sama Ibu deliver, baby terpaksa dipindahkan ke NICU Tropicana Medical Centre disebabkan masalah pernafasan... :( ni dah masuk hari ke-7 baby kat situ, ibu baru 2 kali lawat dia... itupun dpt sentuh sket2 je... sebab baby dlm ventilator and incubator... sedih hati ibu. Kakak-kakak dia, Nurin and Hana ... dan di bawa pulang ke kampung oleh Atuk and Wan utk sambut Hari Raya. Lagi sedih hati Ibu... berdua di rumah sahaja sempena Syawal tahun ni... anak di kampung, dan anak di hospital... tp ibu kena bersabar sebab tak elok ibu baru bersalin asyik sedih kan...

Doakan anak ibu sihat yek... ibu sedih tgk tube2 masuk badan... keja ibu kat umah duk pump breastmilk je nak pastikan baby ibu dpt khasiat yg sepatutnya walaupun tak sihat... setiap kali ibu lawat dia, ibu nangis... tp alhamdulillah doktor kata progress baby bertambah baik... hari ni insyallah doktor akan putuskan oxygen support nak ajar dia bernafas dengan sendiri secara ryhtmatic... doakan anak ibu mempunyai daya ketahanan yg tinggi... Insyaallah...

Nanti ibu post beberapa gambar baby ibu sebelum transfer and condition sekarang... and juga gambar kakak-kakak dia beraya yg dihantar melalui MMS oleh atuk diaorg...

Baby current condition... :( sedih hati ibu tengok

Baby hari ke 3 di NICU

Baby 1st day... waktu nak transfer ke TMC

Baby waktu transfer... masuk dlm bilik wad ibu... tp ibu tak bole sentuh... :(
Baby waktu lahir... :) my son...

Kakak Nurin and kakak Hana di Hari Raya ke-2

Kakak Nurin and Kakak Hana dengan Atuk dan Wan di Hari Raya Pertama di Kpg Merapoh

Hana takut mercun di malam raya... :) comel kan bersumbat tisu telinganya

Kak long pun takut jugak... muka sedih je

Kakak in matching outfits.... pada hari melemang... :) rindu ibu kat puteri-puteri ibu ni..