Milking my way - Part 3 - Finale

I have reduced milk pumping from 3 times last month to 2 times in last 2 weeks of September (after didi turned 7 month-old)

once in the morning before i go to work, once in the evening.

7am -730am -150ml
730-8pm - 150ml

The supply is enough for didi , since he eats rice cereal twice , and i just feed him FM at night and in the early morning.

Then, staring from october, i have then reduce the pumping to once a day (evening after i come back from work), i can see significant drop in my milk supply now,., i can only pump out most 120ml..
so it has been goin on for abt 2 weeks.. then my supply dropped further.. i can only squeeze out 50ml.. at times. only 30ml.. so pathetic.. so i pumped for the last time on Sunday (17th October)..for 50ml. didi had that in the morning, for him, it's like drink water.. cos so little.. haaa

then, i stop pumping milk. i feel somehow nostalgic over the whole experiece.. yes, it seemed like just yesterday i started the breasfeeding journey.. endure endure endure.. then once im accustomised with the routine and im fine with it.. staying at home for 4 months helped a lot too.. as my job is just to feed baby..i really appreciate the bonding time with my baby through breastfeeding..this is very very priceless..

now, i think it;s time for my little boy to depend on solid and formula milk.. mummy got to take a rest and he has to go on without meas his source of food. mm.. hind sight.. im already thinking abt travelling .. alalalalal..

I hipe the whole 8 months of breastmilk really benefit my boy and of course myself.. i feel proud of myself for al the hard work to insist on exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of my boy's life.. i also feel thankful that the support i get from home and from work.. else it wont have happen that easily ..

and one thing abt the whole experience.. my boobs which expanded to E size.. now shrink back to my A+.. sob.. but i feel myself.. the lighter me.. hahahha..

Milking my way - Part 2

written on 28th sept

I have been replacing one of the breastmilk with formula milk since didi turned 6 month-old in August. and since i have pro-long the milk pumping time, and reduce the pumping from 5 times (4 hourly) to 4 times (6 hoursly)

7am - pump before go to work
1pm-2pm- pump in the office
730pm-8pm-pump at home
2am-3am pump at home

I noticed the milk amount has reduced pretty fast since i stop latching. and with the above schedule, there is no leakage or engorge. the milk suply has reduced to 150ml only. after didi turned 7 month-old in September, i then prolong the milk pumping even more..with the pumping schedule below, ( 7 to 8 hourly) and i have cut down on early morning pumping, just occasionally i still get up to pump cos didi wants to drink and i thought instead of formula , i just pump and give him instantly. then i would adjust the next pumping time.

7am - pump before go to work
1pm-2pm- pump in the office
730pm-8pm-pump at home

OR

3am - pump before go to work
11am to 11:30am- pump in the office
730pm-8pm-pump at home

the milk supply usually around 140ml or 120ml.. much lesser now, except for the overnight pump, which i still can get 150ml or 180ml..so each month i shall slowly reduce the expressed milk supply until completely cut off. feel a bit nostalgic but i guess it's time for my bb to be free from me as source of food. heee..

I've been eating a piece of cheese daily with bread and drink milk to ensure im not being depleted from Calsium. and i try to consume cod/salmon on weekly basis to ensure my milk contain healthy supply of DHA.. other than that i eat as per normal.

so, i have stopped coffee for more than a year now.. i dun crave for it anymore. im thinking should i just stop it for good ? haaa..

I have lost quite a fair bit compare to 3 months back ( the time when i started to go back to work ), but my tummy still protrude like a small mountain.. sigh.. got to do a lot of exercise to tone it up. and stretch marks on my inner and side of my thighs.. sad.

Morning Shock

Written- Sept 28th

this morning, i got to pump milk at about 515am, i was shocked at what i felt and saw.. blood blood blood.. in my panties.. Oh no.. i have some disease of something? why blood ? then slowly it dawned on me that my mensus came.. they finally are back after 15 months of resting.. and i have forgotten abt having mensus means blood stain in panties.. how silly..

then, i quickly finish up my milk pumping, feed lil baby boy then go and bath. I almost cant believe it that even i still breastfeeding i can have mensus. eventhough i know, from what i read that it is possible. well, i guess maybe it got to do with my reduction in milk pumping from 5 times a day to 4 times then now 3 times a day.. as i want to slowly wean off breastmilk to my bb boy.. with the rice cereal and eventually porridge and formula milk, bb boy is getting what he needs for his growth. and i wont be stressed up by what i consumed anymore and he needs more calsium than what i can provide to him.

another journey is going to complete.. and im glad i chose to breasfeed my bb boy as i see how happy and healthy boy he is now :)

Milking my way

now it's 5am in the morning and im awake, writing blog.. yes it's not insane, i just cant sleep after expression milk for didi. he is sound asleep after his 450am feed. lil missy is also sound asleep beside me on my bed, while the father on the floor.

recently, i again cant sleep after feeding didi in the wee hours..always lie there for so long..by the time i think i start to sleep, it's time to get up..so today, since it's weekend, i just get up and get few things done..

i like the queitness.. cool..

well, i have successfully breastfeed lil Jared exclusively for the first 6 months of his life. Now, i still continue to breastfeed him, but no more latching on, because just after he turned 6 month-old, he started to have 2 teeth (lower incisor) and he started to bite whenever i latch him on.

so, i just express the milk out and bottle feed him. eventhough forum/fren said baby should not bite when they suck milk, cos they r not using their jaw/gum, they r using the cieling of their upper mouth to press on the nipple.. and i should tell bb not to bite.

I tried many time, when he cry for milk, i latch him, he will stop and give me a good bite and when i tell him saying "no no, cannot bite mummy, else no more nen nen for u" he will smile at me.. I even tried when he is in good mood, latch him on, he still bite.. so gave up.. i have phoabia even.

i guess, it's good enough, 6 months of exclusiveness.. haaa. my pumping schedule as below now


7am - pump before go to work
11am-1130am- pump in the office
3pm-330pm - pump in the office
730pm-8pm-pump at home
2am-3am pump at home ,then bottle feed didi - i can pump up to 200ml to 240ml

Each time (except the early morning pump) i can pump out 150ml-180ml

my milk still enough for didi, more than enough. as now we gave him one feed of rice cereal, and i feed of formula milk.

didi is able to hold his bottle now, i still use glass botles, so usually i will help him hold a bit in case he drop and break it.



so, shall see how long my milk supply can last since im just expressing and no more latching. from fren's experience, this way, milk will reduce very fast and no more.

I hope i have given didi the best food of his life . the maximum i can accept for breastfeeding is one year. cos i think no point continue too long. he will need more iron than calsium.

Didi weight on 26 August is 8.5kg , almost similar to July's weight. but his chubbiness tells all. no worries !

Happy growing up my boy !

Breastfeeding jouney

I have breastfed my bb boy for two months now.. i almost cant believe it. I really feel good each time i bf him. as im thinking, im giving him the best food.

so, yesterday we went to buy the coler bag, which will enable me to store expressed bm when i go back to work. When i was having missy, i wanted to buy the bag too, but, ,my determination was not that strong then, due to sore nipples and all, thus i gave up after merely 1 month, so did not get to buy the bag for the purpose.

so, now after 2 months, my milk still coming, now is supply more than demand, as bb is not taking so much. if i express after 3 hours, i can get 250 ml.. my boy only drink 150ml the most each time.

so, i guess i will be able to continue, mum is cooking papaya soup or trotter peanuts soup for me eveyday. hee.. thanks to her really.


so, with the right gadget, right flow, we shall continue as long as we can , for u my dear baby.