See the little baby button saying ah gu to daddy ;) hubby says baby is not afraid of tickles!
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Pumping like a cow??
For the record, I am writing this post with one hand via the iPhone whilst carrying the little one.
He hasn't pooped in three days so he is extremely cranky and can't nap unless he is carried..
This has nothing to do with the tittle of my post ..oppps!
Okie since I have said before that for this child I am doing exclusive pumping, I thoughti will post about the volumes I pump. During his hospitalization for jaundice, I started to pump. At that time, he was about 14 days old and I could only get 70ml per 2-3 hours. High stress made it worst. I bought a tin of formula cos I was convinced that I needed to use it during the stay. ;) thankfully it remained unused.
Got home and brought the tin home... With lots of fish soup and red date tea, volumes started going up - now it was 90ml per 2 hours. Pumping was like a ritual for me. Each time he was fed via the bottle by cl, I would pump and I kept this up even at nights. I was convinced that once cl went home, my volumes will drop cos how can I pump and feed him? Thankfully hubby was v supportive and said he will do the night feeds.
After cl left, I was managing about 120ml per pump, sometimes 150ml. Fridge ran out of space and a day before his full month, I bought a freezer!!! Was proud of my milk stash!
So in the 2nd month of pumping, I would average 200ml per pump and now it's at 3 hours intervals with a 5 hour stretch at night. This would be about 1.2 litre each day which is about equal to the amount he consumes ;)
That I think qualifies me for cow status!
As for pumps, I now have two .. Pisa and freestyle, both medelas. ;) freestyle when I am out or need to pump in the living room whilst rocking the baby on his rocker, and Pisa for the stronger suctions when I need it in the nights and mornings (otherwise it will take too long and I will fall asleep pumping).
And I have a stock of nursing teas, pills and supplements ;) mooo mooo! Hopefully all this will continue to help me reach my goal of 6 months!
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He hasn't pooped in three days so he is extremely cranky and can't nap unless he is carried..
This has nothing to do with the tittle of my post ..oppps!
Okie since I have said before that for this child I am doing exclusive pumping, I thoughti will post about the volumes I pump. During his hospitalization for jaundice, I started to pump. At that time, he was about 14 days old and I could only get 70ml per 2-3 hours. High stress made it worst. I bought a tin of formula cos I was convinced that I needed to use it during the stay. ;) thankfully it remained unused.
Got home and brought the tin home... With lots of fish soup and red date tea, volumes started going up - now it was 90ml per 2 hours. Pumping was like a ritual for me. Each time he was fed via the bottle by cl, I would pump and I kept this up even at nights. I was convinced that once cl went home, my volumes will drop cos how can I pump and feed him? Thankfully hubby was v supportive and said he will do the night feeds.
After cl left, I was managing about 120ml per pump, sometimes 150ml. Fridge ran out of space and a day before his full month, I bought a freezer!!! Was proud of my milk stash!
So in the 2nd month of pumping, I would average 200ml per pump and now it's at 3 hours intervals with a 5 hour stretch at night. This would be about 1.2 litre each day which is about equal to the amount he consumes ;)
That I think qualifies me for cow status!
As for pumps, I now have two .. Pisa and freestyle, both medelas. ;) freestyle when I am out or need to pump in the living room whilst rocking the baby on his rocker, and Pisa for the stronger suctions when I need it in the nights and mornings (otherwise it will take too long and I will fall asleep pumping).
And I have a stock of nursing teas, pills and supplements ;) mooo mooo! Hopefully all this will continue to help me reach my goal of 6 months!
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Haha hungry boy!!
Baby button is turning out to be quite an eater! Weight check at 2 months is 6.565kg ;) good size.
Here's a picture of my greedy eater:
Hungrily holding his own bottle?
Well so far this little one still refuses to latch on so i am still pumping. Of cos it's not the same but I still want to give him bm, in whatever way possible. The waking up in the middle of the night is the toughest! Feel like a zombie at times. And during the day I have to pump once every 2.5-3 hours. At times I feel like a slave to the pump but it's getting easier. Only tough part is going out with the baby and the pump in tow. Boy do I miss latching!
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Here's a picture of my greedy eater:
Hungrily holding his own bottle?
Well so far this little one still refuses to latch on so i am still pumping. Of cos it's not the same but I still want to give him bm, in whatever way possible. The waking up in the middle of the night is the toughest! Feel like a zombie at times. And during the day I have to pump once every 2.5-3 hours. At times I feel like a slave to the pump but it's getting easier. Only tough part is going out with the baby and the pump in tow. Boy do I miss latching!
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When your almost 3 year old slams the door in your face
Yes, it has happened to us. And I thought such behaviours will only happen in his teens.
After baby button came along, there were days when I swear I dun know what over came my child. His temper would be so bad and there were tantrums all day. Simple things became impossible. I guess that's his way of gaining attention. Drives me and sing up the wall.
When he is good, he is good. Almost every night he will tell me he is sorry and that he loves me. Makes me love him so much. I am praying for the patience to deal with this boy!!
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Pics
Picture of Jason taken today ;) face is round like mooncake !
Justin and daddy enjoying ice cream at ikea. One of the rare nights that he went out late.
At jm place during cny period. I like Justin's expression in this photo
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Justin and daddy enjoying ice cream at ikea. One of the rare nights that he went out late.
At jm place during cny period. I like Justin's expression in this photo
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Baby button's skin?
Okies, baby button has ezcema. Which didn't suprise me cos justin has also got sensitive nose. But that doesn't mean I dun worry about it. Sigh!
Anyways, during his one month old party, he presented himself to his family with very red red ezcema cheeks. We saw dr lim and was given some medication for that. It sort of went away but his cheek remained dry.
Then about 1 week ago, I started to notice that his thighs were rough and so was his arms. Asked dr lim during his 2 months review and she said to keep moisturizing and it will be okie.
When the condition didn't improve, I sought the advice of my friends and decided to bring him to a skin doctor. Saw another dr lim at east shore and what he said really cracked me and sari up!
"yes mrs Yong, Jason does have ezcema on his face and he has sensitive skin. But what he has on his arms and legs is not ezcema... U see, we often see this condition on babies this size.. He is growing at a faster rate then his sweat glands can catch up with. Thus the rashes are actually due to clogged pores. "In short, my baby is too fat! Yikes!
Ok like when Justin was young , I got chided for making him obese. I guess I am about to hear that about Jason too!
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The one about the big poop!
Disgusting tittle but ;) hey I never knew it would be so satisfying to blog about my son's poop. Cos he finally did his first bm poopie in the toliet bowl on 2 march!!! Yeah!
Many thanks to his teacher in school for showing him how his classmates did it. Had to enlist the teacher's help cos he was terrified of sitting on the toliet bowl. I think he wad scared of getting flushed away! After a kind demonstration from his classmate, he bravely sat on the training seat and did his first "plong". Of cos sari and I cheered him on!
As for the pee pee part, he used to refused to go to the toliet. After about 2 weeks of training in school and at home, I can say that he goes without much resistance now. In school he tells his teachers that he needs to pee but at home he doesn't. Think the tv is far more interesting! I get him to go about once an hour and so far, we still have accidents but we are getting there. School has also started to train him to nap without diaper but I am not so brave yet ;(
When we go out he normally wears a diaper but we take him to the loo, and sometimes I notice that he has stayed dry! Yippy!
So that concludes the update on the potty status. I now truly believe the words of wisdom " when he is ready, it will happen"
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Many thanks to his teacher in school for showing him how his classmates did it. Had to enlist the teacher's help cos he was terrified of sitting on the toliet bowl. I think he wad scared of getting flushed away! After a kind demonstration from his classmate, he bravely sat on the training seat and did his first "plong". Of cos sari and I cheered him on!
As for the pee pee part, he used to refused to go to the toliet. After about 2 weeks of training in school and at home, I can say that he goes without much resistance now. In school he tells his teachers that he needs to pee but at home he doesn't. Think the tv is far more interesting! I get him to go about once an hour and so far, we still have accidents but we are getting there. School has also started to train him to nap without diaper but I am not so brave yet ;(
When we go out he normally wears a diaper but we take him to the loo, and sometimes I notice that he has stayed dry! Yippy!
So that concludes the update on the potty status. I now truly believe the words of wisdom " when he is ready, it will happen"
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