Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding - A word which 普天下的妈妈 (of all generations) will know!

Breast milk is good for babies! There are many advantages of breastfeeding. Just do a search using goggles & you will find many topics on it.

Despite the advantages of breastfeeding, some mummies will still go for formula milk for their babies. Most working mums will fall into this category. They need to go back to work after their confinement. There is no way they can do direct breastfeeding during working hours. Another way for their babies to drink breast milk will be to express out. Working mums will have to do it in the office & then bring home for their babies. I have a few friends doing that for their baby. This is what we called "母爱的伟大".

Breastfeeding is not easy & need a lot of moral and physical support from husband & family. Tho like some people had say, babies can just drink it anytime & anywhere. That's good news for babies. But how about mothers? For any breastfeeding mums, they will sure had went through tough days likes blocked ducts, sore nipples, "sour words" from relatives & friends etc. Husband & family must give a lot of support & not "泼冷水".

My son was born in Yr2003. As a new & inexperienced mum, I had difficulty in breastfeeding. Tho I did try to latch but was unsuccessful b'coz baby just can't latch & I really dunno how. So, I opted for formula milk. Being a newbie, pils & sils were very "helpful". Everyone gave me their own "tips" on feeding my baby. When I tried to latch, they will ask: "got milk or not? USE BOTTLE lah"; "u dunno how to latch, USE BOTTLE lah!"; "cannot let baby cry, USE BOTTLE lah!"; "u just come home, nei nei "ciao sng" cannot let baby drink, USE BOTTLE lah!"

Aiyah, they really can think of all sort of funny things! Really buey tahan them, so "扫兴"! So, I gave up on breastfeeding after pils keeps complaining my son cried non-stop when I try to latch. Thought changing to bottle-feeding & I would have a better life but I was wrong. No more pumping of breast milk too b'coz pils insisted that frozen breast milk is unhealthy & cannot give baby. Okie, give up & use formula milk!

Things were not over yet! Pils & sils "suggestion/order" was that I should/must put a lot of milk powder (more spoonfuls than required) b'coz according to them, baby will then feel "full". Which end up, my poor son got constipation since infant. And it was my fault b'coz I did not give him enough water. Hiazzz... My son had never like water then.

Pils will "spot-check" (they would ke ke linger around when I'm preparing) the milk that I'm going to give baby & at every feed (how many feeds a day, can you imagine?) they will "talk" about the amount of milk powder used is not enough. They were very "helpful" in a way that they will keeps checking the clock & "remind" me when 3hrs is up, FEEDING TIME! "Talk" non-stop at me to make milk even if baby was still in dreamland & insisted I waked him up for milk. Alamak, I dun have enough rest already & they were giving me more problems.

That's include night feedings. Once they heard baby cry, they will come knocking at my door & insisted I must wake up asap to make milk. Really felt like, opening the door & gave them a good scolding! Lucky, we moved out when my son was about 9mths old & my life got much much better! At least I had enough sleep in the day if my son woke up for night feeds.

My girl in Yr2005, tho "experienced" but still new to breastfeeding. I decided to try out breastfeeding this time as no one will come & disturb me! Tried on my own but still could not succeed. Lucky, my friend Paw Paw stepped out & helped me thru'!! Really tks her, she is my saviour! :)

But just like what my gynae had commented, I had "over-did" it! As now my girl is already coming to 22 months & she is still on total-breastfeeding! She took solids but still she wants to latch on 24hrs / 7 days. Especially now I told her I want to wean her off. This is so tiring! I SHOULD have stopped latching since she is 6-12mths but I was lazy & continued to let her latch! Hiazzzz.....

How am I going to wean her off!!!!!!!!!!

My new DKNY bag

Hubby bought this bag for me last sunday to replace my old & spoilt projectshop bag. This bag is not the new arrival from DKNY, but is from the previous batch. We first saw it in Vivocity, Tangs with 20% discount (maybe b'coz new arrivals just came & they wanna clear stock?). This range got 3 models, the other 2 bags are much bigger than this.

Tangs only left with the white (background with DKNY wordings) & green (instead of pink) strap. Don't think green colour was nice & scare the white background will be dirtied very easily. But hubby was very interested. He had been "bio-ing" DKNY bags since few months ago but I had never decided on any yet. He checked DKNY's bags before & found their materials & sewings very good. That's what he commented but we had not own any before so hopefully he is right about it!

So, he jio me to go Takashimaya to check out! But too bad Takashimaya's bag department did not carry this range (Takashimaya's bags are all new arrivals?). Hubby, then, brought me to the old CK Tang. Saw the bag there but is the white & green one too (also 20% off). Enquired the promoter but was told that the displayed bag was the last piece liao. Hiazz... But after enquiring, I got to know that this bag actually got a grey & pink range (the one above) but SOLD OUT too..... Faint!

We decided to try Isetan at Shaw House but did not see any DKNY's bags at the bag department tho.... instead hubby "bio-ed" 1 Coach bag from far, asked me to check out the price & it was $329! Maybe my next bag from him will be this? Haahaaa...day dreaming again!

Hubby 不死心 so he said go the Isetan at Wisma Atria b'coz he remembered there is a DKNY section there! After leaving Shaw House, I remembered that should be a DKNY section above?? Or no? Blur me... cannot remember. Anyway we left Shaw house already when I remembered that. So no point going back there again.

Hate to go Orchard Road on a Sunday, the whole area was flooded with filipino maids or Indo or Sri Lanka or whatever country? I dunno who is who also, all looked the same to me. Haahaa...

Finally we reached Wisma's Isetan (after being sandwiched in the crowds!), I asked the salesgirl at the DKNY's section. She "promoted" to us that the bag is a new arrival (huh??!!) which made me excited so I asked if there is a new piece. She checked & told me: LAST PIECE. OMG, again! Then, she told me there is another colour & went over to a shelf & took out this grey & pink bag. Wah, I was really attracted to this bag!!! Haahaa... BUT (dun be so happy!) there is no 20% off at Isetan & same thing, LAST PIECE!

Hubby checked the bag & handed it over to the salesgirl to pack! Keekee.... He bought it at the original price of S$239.00... So touched leh!!! Hubby still can joked with me that I should go & "teased" the salesgirl why NEW ARRIVAL so fast no stock? Anyway, I decided to 放她一马 b'coz she say my girl very cute!! Haahaaa....

Aiyoh, talk so much on the "process" on buying the bag but have not talk anything on it! This is a hand-carried bag. A bit worried that I will have difficulty in holding my bag & carry my girl at the same time! Above is how the inside of the bag looks like! Very roomy hor, can put a lot of barang barang inside! Heehee.. But already got "warning" from hubby that no more junk in the bag!! Haahaa...

My old projectshop bag was spoilt due to my junks! Put too many things & we always got difficulty finding stuffs inside. In fact, that bag was spoilt within a month after purchasing! Err... glad to say that it was not my fault (b'coz normally new bag no junk yet :p), the sewings for holding the strap was not good & it came off.

Was waiting to buy the HTC TyTN II pda hp at the end of the year, so wanted to get a nice bag to go with it! I think I siao liao! Haahaa...

Care Bear Show

Went compasspoint on 1st Sept & realised that there's care bear show!!!! The show was from 31st August to 5th September, but we din managed to catch any of them! Reason coz dh is not interested in such cartoon character shows & I can't managed with 2 toddlers alone.

Anyway, the kids were very happy to see the posters & take photos with them! Yeah, I love care bears too!! It used to be my favourite cartoon that bring me thru' my childhood! 真是童心未免！ Heehee....

Below are some of the photos taken at the show! Hope to keep it as a memory in my blog! *Sorry for some of the lousy photos!*