Exclusive Pumping

In 10 days, Abdul Muhaimin, the person i fall in love every second of my life is turning 1. It also means I have been a pumper that long. To be honest, it was not a sweet memory for me. All the stress, the cries, the frustration, the loneliness and all negative feelings i have endured for almost a year now, I wud never suggest anyone to be a pumper. Though it sounds bad, all the negative feelings are drown by one and only positive one: Love.

Not a mushy type but i think the love i have for Minmin has kept me going till this second. My plan was to survive for after confinement only. Then i target to stop when Minmim reach 6 months old. Now i'm still pumping.hehe it's love to give the best to my baby though.

But Minmin is no longer 100% given breast milk. During fasting month, my production was bad enough that I had to give him formula. Then minmin started to have a mind on his own. For his night feeding, he would throw tantrum and sulked if the milk came late to him.

I'm already super exhausted during the day i cannot lose my night rest as well. So for night feeding, formula is the solution. He's happy and mommy's happy.

He feeds around 7 times in 24 hours. His night feeding is once or twice only. So he's still getting milk mostly from mommy.hahaha

A roller coaster ride it has been since I first heard his cry in the operation theatre but he's definitely worth it.

Actually i cant wait to have my second baby! Hahaha but not too soon. Next year InsyaAllah

LACTE DUET Breastpump Review

This is a super overdue post but I still have to do it just because my life is boring so erego the long silence.hahaha

It's a review of the fifth breastpump - yea I know. Dah boleh bukak kedai.hahahaha

It started a few months ago i think in early May. I was taking my Spectra S1 out of the car for my usual pump routine in school. I had too many things in my hand and I accidentally slipped off  the bag and it dropped on the road. The sound broke my heart because I knew the damage was done. The impact of the fall made Spectra 'pengsan' coz it just wouldnt turn on.

And as an EP mom where my supply depends so much on the pump, I panic..All bad thoughts started coming in so 1 hour after the incident, I already purchased a new one, through online. I think EP Mom out there can relate to this because the pump is our savior. Without it, how our babies gonna get supply? huhu

So in the quick research for the best and cheap pump, I chose LACTE DUET. Double pump, reviews were good and cheap. But there's no built in battery and it depends on electricity. But i think this year the technology of breastpump has evolved so much that most pumps now are compatible to be used with power bank.hahah

So here is my honest review. As usual, cincai one ok. As long as you get the idea.

• Double pump. Can be used as single without having to pull out one tube. it has two motors that work for each side. Very suitable for heavy user.
• Suction: SUPERB. READ THIS, JUST SUPERB! It feels like it's not working but after every session, you'll get a bottle full of milk.
• Small, light weight, convenience
• Each session: 30 minutes then it will turn off automatically
• Worth the money as it costs me only RM450

So, in comparison with all the pumps that I have bought and used for sometimes, here I arrange it starting from the best to the least. Please be reminded that this is my personal opinions so please dont bash me if you disagree.

LACTE DUET ---> SPECTRA S1 ----> SPECTRA M1 ---> MEDELA FREESTYLE-->manual pump

After almost a year becoming an EP Mom, trying different kinds of pumps, the amount of milk you are producing doesnt depend on what type of pump you are using. It depends on your body. My SIL is using Medela FS and she could get 10oz after 10minutes of pumping. me? 40 mins with FS I could get around 4oz. hoho and also because my supply isnt that much la.hahaha

Ok, let's enjoy the photos

 

By the way, I bought this from my favourite only store: PumpOntheGo.

For RM450, it came with the free gifts: ziplock bag, cooler bag and ice packs. Totally worth it.

 

Inside the box. The white cable is the special cable that can be connected to any power bank. =)

 

 

The pump: Stimulation function, suction level and the button at the bottom is where you can control whether you want to have double pump or single pump. Very convenient if you are a fan of power pumping.

The power bank. Bought from FabulousMom. This power bank can tahan for 5-6 sessions. not bad huh?

As usual, any further question kindly leave a comment or better, shoot me an email so I can personally reply you flyawaycandle@yahoo.com

Tata!

Heroes

These 2 handsome dudes here keep me going everyday. Life is tough on me right now but i need to keep going. I know at the end, i will find what ever i was looking for.

Cant wait for 1st syawal where all 3 of us will gather as a family for our first raya ������

One after another

If one day i were ever to host any top position, i hope i wont be a douche like the boss who has been lying to us close to a year now. And now he's avoiding the fact that it's our right that he had promised a year ago.

In this holy month, I hope God clears your mind so that you can sleep peacefully at night after all the lies and hopes you threw on us.

I'm trying so hard to let this go and redha to all the current happenings i just cant.because we had hope and we trust all the beautiful promises from the boss.

Ramadhan,bring peace to my heart because i'm scared i wont be.

Fasting and nursing

This is my first ramadhan as a mom. A nursing mom. And after 11 days I can conclude that, it's exhausting.

No wonder a pregnant/nursing mom has their own rules for fasting. I had always wondered why is there a special rule for this group. Last year, I managed to fast for 30 days despite being pregnant. and I understood why. This year, I have a deeper understanding why nursing moms are special.

Before ramadhan, I asked a colleague how is it to fast as a nursing mom. She told me she'd always feel tired at the end of the day. and i finally understood why.

As milk is made mostly from water, I'm thirsty most of the time. Even at night after buka puasa. I drank gallons of water to replenish and I could say it's still not enough. and as a nursing mom, I burn calories which leads to exhaustion. Everyday I came home feeling super tired and all i wanted to do is to lay on the bed waiting for Maghrib.

No wonder moms are super human. I hope I will be one and stop whining how tired i am.haha

Ramadhan

Another silence. I guess i have lost the touch of blogging.there are just so many things i want to ramble but i think age has made me wiser hence so many things are better keep inside instead of telling the world. Wow! Sound like an auntie here.

Another Ramadhan is here. I was down with bad sore throat on the first day of fasting then fever came then flu and phlegm.

Alhamdulillah today all left except i'm still coughing. Very badly. I was in class teaching today when suddenly the wave of cough hit me. I literally coughed non stop in front of 20 pairs of eyes looking worriedly at me.it ran for about 2 minutes and at then of it i was breathless, watery eyes, red face and hopeless. I wanted to run as far as i can.....ok that's just too dramatic.but i did feel embarrass and vulnerable coz my students got to see that side of me.....haha

Happy Ramadhan peeps ��

Frust

Hola!

Havent been writing for so long now. Still finding my muse to blog again.

Anyhoo, I woke up this morning feeling frustrated. Just lemme vent my frustration and i'll be new again.

Here it goes.

First of all, lemme stress here that i am not being judgemental because that's the worst thing to feel, as a new mom to feel judged.

I dont know how but somehow my journey as an EP mom knew by some people i've known for years, since school, degree years, distant relatives. Maybe some birds passed the news or they happened to stumble on this boring blog.hahha so I started getting messages be it on fb or whatsapp asking for tips.these are people who are just like me, cant breastfeed our babies for some reasons.

I was sooo happy to help, to encourage and happy that they are people who struggle just like me. For a moment there i feel useful. I try my best to help,giving tips how to pump,when to pump how to store how to manage basically from A to Z.

Ok here comes the disappointing part.

For all the efforts and times spent on these ladies, a couple gave up.i dont care you want to give up or not.i'm.not judging that part because i know how hard this journey is. But the stupid reasons, i cant stand.

One mom told me she gave up because her supply was very low. Like 3oz a day. So i asked how many times you pump in a day? She said ONCE.  I stop replying after that.

For your baby's sake, pump at least  every 2-3 hours laaaaaaa.aigoooo you pump once then no direct feeding. Miracles dont happen in a day. I took 3 months to make my supple stable.

The second mom told me she quit because she got tired of pumping. She ws using a manual pump. Not only tired, that manual pump hurts too. I told her to buy a double pump, electric pump. She refuse coz she dont want to waste money.

Fine. But you dont mind wasting my time. Investing for the baby is not wasting money. It's your baby.if you can spend so much on smartphones, why not for baby. There are many good and affordable pumps nowadays,especially this year. You can get Spectra, Lacte Duet, Malish under RM500.dont strict yourself to just medela.

I am frustrated because they give up, without full efforts. What evs. Just next time dont come crying whining "i cant feed my baby" tone but do nothing to change the situation.

WHhh kellas kau mak.lama tak blog tetiba meroyan.

Happy Sunday!