From that day onwards, things went downhill. I'm struggling to get even 10 oz a day. I was afraid it's dwindling to a scary non-existence, so I'm getting down to business. I searched for guidance and inspiration at susuibu.com and I tried almost everything in the book.
1. Oatmeal with milk/milo everyday. Fish too.
2. Fresh bolied fenugreek (yucks). Should be more potent that those capsules
3. Radishes
4. Gallons and gallons of water
5. EarthMama Milk Maid Tea
6. Green Papayas
Poor Martian & Tok, I had to enlist their help to make my mission a success.
we have lots of 'em in our backyard. *shouts* Remember, dear. You're doing this for Nunu!
the elusive Tok did the 'slaughtering'
The green papaya soup aren't bad at all. I don't know when it's suppose to kick in coz so far I haven't exprience a difference. I started on the milkmaid tea only yesterday & praying that this is the answer.
Other than that, I'm closely monitoring these tips:
1. Feed on demand and not the clock
2. Nurse every chance I have
3. Express milk after feeding the baby
4. Pump more at work.
5. Direct feeding on weekends
6. Pump on one side while feeding baby on the other.
7. Co-sleep at night (she wakes up for night feeds anyway)
I never thought I'd miss the moments when I'd feel all 'tegang' and leaking like a tap...
9 comments:
nanti ucu tanyakan petua dari 'ibu mertuaku', sebab dia nyusukan anak yang last tu sampai umurnya 4 tahun!
wahh lao! dasatt tu! terlebih sasaran 2 tahun
you passed out at a clinic? hey! are you pregnant again or what?
some mothers are blessed with lots of susu until their kids dah besar panjang. I remember I planned to b-f my first child upto 1 yr old. tapi the supply just stopped itself when she was 5-6 months old. I had a great problem adjusting sarah to bottlefeeds. masa awal2, she went susuless and foodless for 2-3 days!
some doctor friends queried my tahap kesihatan, kot2 i was stressed etc..
with amar, my kilang minyak went on a strike at 4 months! sedih gak since i've tried horlicks, drinking the yucky fresh milk myself and makan lobak putih, all saranan ibu2 yang kilang penuh with anak bergayut sampai ke besar.
unfortunately semua usaha tidak berjaya. it was early retirement for both of my kids. probably some of us dah ditentukan begitu.
haha, pecah record ni comment panjang sungguh.
hey anne, mebe ur period's finally coming....?
wow that papaya is as big as durian! Can you ship some to us pleaseeee ?
mama sarah, a lot of things can go wrong along the way. some mums need to work harder while some are just peachy till the end. but to me, i'll never say die & wont give up juz yet!
eh u buka kilang minyak ke kilang susu?? LOL
hana! mana u tau??! hehe it came alright! can pretend i'm the barren old broad any longer huh? tht could be the problem kot
alya, cannn! you send me your apples n oranges frm ur backyard ok?
macam mama sarah cakap, mak mertua ucu pun suggest suruh makan lobak putih, masak la apa2 asalkan ada lobak putih, buat sayur ke, masak lemak ke whatever laa.. n kalau ada masa lebih baik bagi terus dari badan susu tue.. so susu tu payah nak 'kehabisan stok'..
dear ucue, dah cuba dah makan lobak tu. Tiap2 kali masak (1/2 batang) anne makan sorang2 sampai habis sayur tu! Masih tak givup lagi, semalam dah mkn. Mlm ni nak makan lagi! Huhuhu boringnya...
Kalau kat rumah memang bagi direct terus, kalau bagi direct mmg takder masalah. Yg problem sikit tu nak pam hari2 tu rasa cam susah sgt. Tak mcm dulu senang je nak penuhkan botol. Agaknya sbb period dah dtg balik kot. Yg risau ni tak lama lg nak puasa. Takut tak dpt pam langsung!
alaa ciannya anne.. mesti bosan punya kena makan itu ini kan.. tapi anak punya pasal sanggup buat apa aje. pening jugak ya, tak lama lagi posa, mesti lagi kurang sebab kurang minum air..
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