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shan (shan33)
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Username: shan33
Post Number: 48
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 2:13 pm: | 
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Pauline, i bought the More Milk Plus from TMC pharmacy, costs $48.40. you can try to google "Motherlove More Milk Plus" to find out more about it. It also has fenugeek in it plus other herbs that are supposed to boost milk ss. at least it helped me regain my milk ss, little as it is!
Ling ling, my MIL also cooked the papaya & fish soup for me & it tasted & smelt really fishy too. *yucks* appreciate if anyone can share their recipe with us! |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 7
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 2:59 pm: |
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thanks shan.
i had a confinement recipe, it uses pig tails bone, red dates, wolfberries, white rice wine and ginger adding to the green papaya soup. i tried added with fish, really difficult to swallow. |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 33
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 4:58 pm: |
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Ling Ling, ginger was added to the papaya & fish bone soup..i'm quite alright with the taste & even ate the fish probably they are fresh from the wet market..i delivered my 2kids at gleneagles but was told to latch on & not FM, maybe u hv met the "lazy" nurse.. |
Jean (scent77)
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Username: scent77
Post Number: 34
Registered: 8-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 4:59 pm: |
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Actually I always envy those mums who are able to latch on the bb. My 1st child I tried to latch on... but he don't even want to suck and engorement and stuff and so I gave up. Then my 2nd child,i was determined to breastfeed and buy nipple puller/sheilds etc hopefully would be able to do it this time round, but still unable to ... the lactation consultant say my breasts make it so hard for my bb to latch on no douth they tried helping me latch on during my 4 days stay at hospital..
Feel quite disappointed after 2 tries still unable to have my bb latch on and hence unable the bonding that breastfeeding gives...especially if there are so many adverts media magazines raving on how gd breastfeeding is.....
I guess as easy it might sound, but sometimes is quite difficult to be able to latch on |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 5:14 pm: |
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Jean,
Don't feel disappointed cos at least u tried..give EBM instead... |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 115
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 7:13 pm: |
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Yes Jean.. it's important for bb that the mom happy.. I was under a tremendous stress oso that time when I had to supplemen.. but our main priority is that bb grow healthy n happy, rite ? 
Doris, that time I buzz the nurse in the middle of the nite. Being the 1st time mom, dont know anything abt bb so when bb cried cried and cried, I was worried.. so several nite in hospital, I called the nurse several time and ask why my bb cry n cry like that ? she answered : ' ya lohh... the BM is not enough, I told u to supplemen but u dont want so just like this lo... !! " I was so scared by her answer. Even my hubby n I got a nick name for her "supplemen auntie " :D and decided to let bb cry n try to cuddle her rather call the nurse again :P |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 757
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 8:42 am: |
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For fish bone soup has to add ginger. I used to boil the fish bone soup to cook yong tau hu so it taste nicer. Can also drink more ikan billis soup too. |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 119
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 9:49 am: |
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for the fish bone soup, any seasoning need to be put in ? salt, pepper, msg ? :P |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 35
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 11:56 am: |
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i dont know but definitely no msg maybe she has put salt or light soya sauce & pepper |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 12:33 pm: |
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i cant swallow anything tasteless. adding salt should be fine, up to individual. if u are still worried, maybe add lesser? |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 36
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 2:10 pm: |
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ling ling, during my confinement, after each latch on, i would drink a cup of milo or milk (milkmaid which is used to make coffee) or anmum, i'm not sure if helps but it does in terms of fluid consumption..we need fluid to have supply too. |
petrina (ryan_mummy)
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Username: ryan_mummy
Post Number: 357
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 2:32 pm: |
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best way to upkeep milk supply -
drink hot milky drink immediately BEFORE latching or pumping
if necessary; supplements like fenugreek or mother's milk tea
best to "drown" urself in fish. LOTS... "oil based fish like cod fish, salmon, threadfin
Eat more red meat to replenish red blood cells for mummies.
NEVER drink cold fluids meaning u need to abandon ur gassy drinks and ice cold water
Lastly, NEVER give up latching... NO matter how painful. juz look at ur baby and everything is worth the effort... Good luck to all. Cheers! |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 120
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:21 am: |
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Doris so after latch on drink Milo uh ?
Petrina before latch on oso ? how longbefore latch on we should drink this ? |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 37
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:50 am: |
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ling ling, sometimes i felt giddy after latch on & thirsty so i will drink milo immediately but i also do drink milo or hot milk before latch on...milo can be heaty for some people thus dont drink too much if you can't take it, drink hot milk instead.
if u did not go on diet, eat enough, drink enough fluid & latch or pump every 2-3hrs (even middle of the nite), yr supply shd increase..
sometimes my bb screamed & struggled too, i've to stand, pat & slightly rock so that she'll drink...i realised sometimes her struggle is because she's passing "gas" or urine & she becomes angry but after a while she'll continue to drink |
BabyRainbowz (babyrainbowz)
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Username: babyrainbowz
Post Number: 1650
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 12:44 pm: |
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i'm quite lost over here.
Now my baby coming 11 months.
Have wean off breast and can't express enough for baby so added FM in BM after weaning.
Now supply dropping n dropping.
First can express 200ml after weaning off. after 2 weeks only 100ml .. Can feel that is going down to 80ml.
Am i drying up ?? |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 124
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 1:27 pm: |
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Babyrainbowz, heard bb is the best pump bcos of that no other pump can imitate the amount of bb suckling. But some mommies say also actually we mite have more from the amount we pumped cos the pump is not as effective as bb ....
Doris, I Do feel MIlo bit heaty n some pp suggested me if I took heaty food the bm will reduced.. so dont really dare taken a lot..
So bb struggle only to pass on something uh ? :P will try to monitor more.... |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 9
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 2:14 pm: |
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doris,
i didnt latch on my baby regulary after i delivered due to some reason. now i am trying hard to pump every 3 hrs and what i can get not even 20ml. i can only latch on my baby around 5 mins at most because not much milk for him to drink. he struggle, cry and angry too. if i am only pumping, what else can i do besides all the solution that u all mentioned earlier? |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 39
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 5:05 pm: |
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pauline, when my bb was not with me for 10days, i could only pump every 2-3hrs & was also unable to pump much initially, not even 20ml & it was after 2wks or so then my milk comes in |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 40
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 5:11 pm: |
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pauline, supplement is fine cos do not want bb to go hungry but shd also continue to latch on & pump even dont have milk but to stimulate & tell the brain to produce more milk, yr supply should come in, dont give up.. |
BabyRainbowz (babyrainbowz)
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Username: babyrainbowz
Post Number: 1657
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 5:32 pm: |
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ling yes baby is the best pump.
But i already wean my baby off breast. Very upset but no choice cause bb is biting me till i got nipple infection. And for some reasons i'm not able to latch anymore. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 10
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 6:06 pm: |
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thanks doris, i will continue to work hard, hopefully my case is ass optimimstic as yours. |
Hazel See (hazelsee)
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Username: hazelsee
Post Number: 194
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 6:16 pm: |
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hi babyrainbowz
my baby is coming to 15 months, since he turned 12 months my milk supply dropped drastically. i've been fully expressing my milk since he is 2 months old because i'd a slipped disc and was hospitalised and cannot carry baby for some time.
At 11 months I pump out about a total of 480ml per day. But I think the body will naturally wean. Now my supply is so little that no electric or manual pumps can help to get the milk out. I use my hands to squeeze and can only get about 60ml per day. I just mix it with FM to feed baby. So far, even though it's very very little EBM, I still see that his immunity is quite good, thank God for that. People around will get flu and cough, but he still quite okay. Even when he gets a flu, he recovers quite fast. So I encourage mommies here to go on as long as possible.
I always psycho myself during the time that I almost gave up (after resuming work at 3 months), that if during the days that I was hospitalised and can't walk or get out from bed and had to use a bed pan to relieve myself, I can still pump milk for my baby, now that I can walk, I definitely can persevere. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 11
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 7:15 pm: |
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doris, sorry on the typo error. supposed to be "as optimistic as your case". =p |
BabyRainbowz (babyrainbowz)
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Username: babyrainbowz
Post Number: 1662
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 12:42 am: |
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Hazel, yes i'm still trying hard to express.
Just feeling after i wean off baby, is so hard to get milk out of me .. |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 43
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 - 9:50 am: |
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Hazel,
I really admire u..4yrs back i wean off my son from BM after 2 mths cos got to go for operation & could not carry my bb & I regretted so much. Thus, now my no. 2, i've told myself i definitely have to do it & hope my supply is enough when i return to work..
babyrainbowz, i understand tat supply will also drop due to stress & less frequent on breasts but u've already done a gd job by giving her BM for 11mths.. |
sleek (sleek)
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Username: sleek
Post Number: 1794
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:42 am: |
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hey babyrainbowz, were you pumping regularly before you weaned off the breast? for myself, after my boy turned 8-9mo, i didnt pump regularly anymore so when i tried recently after he turned 1, i couldnt get much but as we're on direct latch we're still ok. i've heard mummies say that the breast gets 'used' to the pump thus causing this 'problem' of getting very little milk when trying to pump after a hiatus
hazel, many kudos to your perseverance! you are a great mummy! |
BabyRainbowz (babyrainbowz)
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Username: babyrainbowz
Post Number: 1695
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 2:48 pm: |
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Sleek,
I was on TBF until i wean him off breast.
I was expressing like 50ml only even i did not latch him
i'm having problem with breast getting used to baby instead of pump. No matter how i pump no let down. After a few secs of getting about 20-30ml of milk. It will be dripping type and i need to compress my breast while pumping.
Now i'm almost giving up .. Cause is so upset to see milk supply getting lesser.
And also cause i can't pump as much as he drinks i need to add in FM. |
Hazel See (hazelsee)
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Username: hazelsee
Post Number: 196
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 3:15 pm: |
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hi babyrainbowz
consider carefully b4 giving up. i'm pumping 50ml per day now also, but i find that the little i'm giving him is still good for baby's health. I just use hands to squeeze nowadays, use pump too troublesome for such low quantity of milk. i've been pumping 50ml for the past month already, seems like it's sustained at this low level and is not dropping anymore. Hopefully I can last till baby is 24 months! Still have 9 months to go... |
BabyRainbowz (babyrainbowz)
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Username: babyrainbowz
Post Number: 1727
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3:26 pm: |
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Hazel! I am also hand expressing now. Just pump is a hassel ...
Still hanging on!! |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 134
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:21 pm: |
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mommies, at least u have given ur baby for many months.. Better than none at all rite ? So sometimes mayb it's a good thing that finally u r drying else mite got blockage Like my friend.. she has stopped bf bb long time ago but now seem she's producing again.. confused ? need to go minor surgery to open the block |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 44
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:28 pm: |
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hi babyrainbowz,
when u wean off yr bb from breast, did she/he refuse bottle? my bb is abt 14wks old & she refuse to drink from bottle, any recommendation on which brand of bottle or any way to make her drink from bottle? |
jeffrey (jazzproperty)
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Username: jazzproperty
Post Number: 17
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:45 pm: |
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where to get the supplements to improve on the breast milk supply??
my baby will be due in jan, when can my wife start to take the supplements? |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 135
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 2:57 pm: |
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Doris,
At first my bb also refused than the doc said ask somebody else to feed bb with the bottle. Bb refused the bottle feed from u cos they can smell the milk from u. Maybe worth to try...
JEffrey, if u r reading all the archives u will have the idea about the supplemen n where to get but it works differently from person to person tho |
sleek (sleek)
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Username: sleek
Post Number: 1830
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 3:12 pm: |
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jeffrey (jazzproperty): if your wife mentally prepares herself during pregnancy, reads up on breastfeeding, talks to ppl who have successfully breastfed and has your total support, she may not need any supplements at all. I have never taken any and am still going strong after 16m.
Doris Low (dnkk): it is very normal for your bb to reject the bottle initially after total latch on, like ling says the baby can smell you (the fresh milk from you) so it is best if you leave the house totally while someone else tries to feed. It may take a while and intitally some babies even rather not drink from the bottle at all and will drink their full from you once you return, but as all babies first instinct is survival, they wont starve themselves and eventually they will take the bottle once they realise that mum 'is not coming back'. take care |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 46
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 5:34 pm: |
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thanks ling ling & sleek, my mil bottle fed my gal & refused to drink..i juz bought nuk & pigeon bottles & hopefully she will drink.
jeffrey, congrats!. agreed with sleek that yr wife will not need to take supplement. It is important that you must be very supportive over breastfeeding. You can call the breastfeeding mothers' support group (BMSG) where the volunteers are very helpful in answering any breastfeeding questions. their tel no. is 63393558 & some hospital also have lactation who can answer yr questions on breastfeeding. |
jeffrey (jazzproperty)
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Username: jazzproperty
Post Number: 18
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 9:06 pm: |
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ok thanks all for the reply.
we will call the BMSG when in need.
thanks again |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 763
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 8:36 am: |
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Doris, when I am going back to work soon, I cut down on latching on during the day time. Got a few time he refused to drink too. I also change alot of teats too. In the end I used the pigeon brown teat cos softer. Partly also because he is teething at 3 months old.
Now I have to express 3 times a day during office again. My son milk intake has increased. Can't afford to cut down as he drinks about 7-8oz each time. |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Post Number: 47
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 3:37 pm: |
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maureen,
i bought various teats & luckily today, she drank using the brown nuk teat. how old is yr son? my gal now at 3mths drank abt 2.5-3oz every 2-3hrs & if i pump 3hrs interval, i can collect abt 4 to 5oz & i intend to pump 3times in office, hopefully its sufficient for her. |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 137
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 6:24 pm: |
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Maureen,
Wahhh.. ur son start teething at 3 mo ?? does that mean ur son will start solid sooner also ? |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 765
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:40 am: |
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Doris, my baby is now 10 months liao.
Ling ling, yes. I can feel his gum is hard at the side of the mouth. No he didn't start solid food early. |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Post Number: 49
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 3:57 pm: |
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maureen,
i hope i can be like you, still pump at 10mths..my son also start teething @ 3mths+ & got his full set of teeth pretty fast, not sure if my daughter will be like him too. |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 766
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 5:03 pm: |
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Doris, I have been bf my elder son for 19.5mths. This time round is my last time to bf. So I pull myself to continue even I am busy at work liao. |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 50
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 9:01 pm: |
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maureen,
wow..salute! its not easy to pump for so long with the busy work |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 767
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 2:22 pm: |
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Doris, no choice cos I enjoy bf. This is one the way that I make myself to move on. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 12
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 2:07 pm: |
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doris, last time u say u couldn't even pump 20 ml of BM at first and supply start to come in after 2 weeks, how much is it? i'd tried for 2 weeks, supply still the same (less than 20 ml), breast is always soft. as i know, i only able to pump more when there is engorgement. everytime pump so little, very tiring, i'm unable to get any milk after 30mins pumping. with so little result, wonder if i can continue when i go back to work next mth. my baby is now 6 weeks old. |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 167
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 2:25 pm: |
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Pauline, I think they also mention the frequency matters.. How many times u pump in a day ? |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 13
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 8:32 pm: |
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ling ling, i pump 5 to 6 times a day. sometimes quite difficult to stick to 3 hourly once le =p |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 772
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11:05 am: |
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Pauline, sometimes no need to stick to 3 hrly. 2 hrly also can. Try to drink more fluid. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Post Number: 14
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 3:47 pm: |
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maureen, when i pump 2 hourly, the volume is even lesser. after 15mins pumping already dry up and don know got 10 ml or not. |
sleek (sleek)
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Username: sleek
Post Number: 1900
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 5:14 pm: |
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pauline, your breasts need a few days to adjust to making more/ less milk. So if you continue pumping 2 hourly even though nothing is coming out, it should come out a few days later. |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Post Number: 773
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 7:16 pm: |
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Yes I agreed with sleek. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Post Number: 15
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 9:48 pm: |
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sleek, but it is already been 6 weeks, still the same le. the supply didnt increase much at all. |
sleek (sleek)
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Username: sleek
Post Number: 1909
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 2:36 am: |
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hi pauline, not sure if you've come across these links before from dr sears
can't pump enough milk, http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T026700.asp
20 tips for working and breastfeeding, http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T025100.asp
Making more milk while working, http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T026800.asp
Whole list of breastfeeding answers, info - http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T020100.asp |
Pauline (makubex)
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Post Number: 16
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 3:00 pm: |
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hi sleek, thanks for the info. btw, my mother in law say some ppl really have very little milk by nature, is this true? |
cactus_79 (cactus_79)
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Post Number: 4620
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 3:05 pm: |
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Pauline, I would say not true. I pumped with medela PIS for 45 minutes every 2 hours during the first 6 weeks. My output was so miserable! Less than 80ml per pump. not enough for my son who was drinking 100ml every 3 hours!! But i persisted and now, my son is 5 months old. I have 275 bags of milk in freezer ( I gave away 75 bags to another mother) and I'm still pumping 1.7l every 24 hours. I now express only 3 times per 24 hours. I beliee every mother is capable of producing milk, but some mothers take shorter time to produce milk to meet their bb's needs. Others, like me, take a longer time to get there. but importatnly is, we get that at the end of the day. Keep trying k! |
sleek (sleek)
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Username: sleek
Post Number: 1910
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 3:08 pm: |
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Pauline, I always muse that if starving women in Africa can produce enough milk for their babies, then I don't see why well-fed women in developed 1st world countries have problems. A very low percentage of women are truly unable to breastfeed due to various medical/ physical reasons. However breastfeeding in this modern age is not easy cos we don't have our grandmas, mums, etc to learn from and it does take preparation, research, support and effort to be able to successfully breastfeed. Also be careful about supplementation with FM as that means your body produces less 1 (or X number of) feed.
Take care, stay positive and don't stress yourself out |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 177
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 4:30 pm: |
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Pauline....
Actually I'm also the one who refuse to believe but til now I dont think I'm producing enough for my bb.. The thing is in my opinion, mom shouldnt stress out over this.. need to have enough rest, food n drink.. all of this which is quite a challenge if we dont have anybody to help us around..
But though I dont think I have enough, last nite bb seemed ok to suckle only.. n cos I think it's not much, I tried to gave FM, she didnt drink it..
So... I mean I dont know.. maybe it's quite enough for her.. but the thing is in a short period she need another feed unlike FM which last longer.. |
Pauline (makubex)
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Post Number: 17
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 8:47 pm: |
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wow cactus,
i envy you so much, i am looking forward to that day, hoping to realize it. but i think your pump is better, i am now using avent manual pump. my mum also say my breast is not hard. that's why no milk, is your breast harder when your supply is very little that time? i'll continue to try while i am still on maternity. also worried because i am going back to work next month, might not be able to pump so often.
sleek,
like what u said, i lack of knowledge about breastfeeding when i deliver, didnt pump regularly although i don't have any milk at early stage. i thought i only need to pump when breast is harder, which i found out this is not the case from the dr sears link that u gave me. so regret for not doing enough homework previously.
ling ling and mummies,
i have a query: usually i feed my baby 8 times of FM in a day, i notice that by latching him on before supplement him with FM everytime,it drags his feeding schedule. in the end he only had 6 to 7 feeds a day, will it affect his growth? |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Post Number: 51
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 10:43 pm: |
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pauline,
i only managed to pump 70ml from both side on 2nd wk. when my bb was back, i latched her on my breasts till last wk, we started to bottle feed her..now back to work & pump 3times during office hrs & get 15oz and after work, i'll latch on again and the first feed in the morning will be latch on one side & pump the other side...
agreed with sleek that stress will decrease supply..I don't believe that we cant get enough milk..when i've my 1st one, nurse, gynae & massage lady told me that my nipples were very dry & not producing enough milk but i insisted & latched on frequently & i've enough milk for my son (too bad, i've to stop 2mths later)..probably u r stress thus not much milk..this happened to me when my mil did my 1st confinement & i was extremely stressed out esp when she insisted on formula & insisted that i've no milk...thus pauline u need to relax..also before u return to work, pls try to get someone to bottle feed her so that she won't refuse bottle..u can do it, dont give up... |
cactus_79 (cactus_79)
Intermediate Member
Username: cactus_79
Post Number: 4622
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 10:24 am: |
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Pauline, please don't envy me. Every woman is unique. Your milk will come in and you WILL be able to meet your baby's needs. Please believe in yourself. Initially, my breasts were not hard at all. really. I only experienced engorgement (hardness) about 4th month. BUT hard breasts DOES NOT mean alot of milk. It is actually a warning sign to please feed the baby or please express the milk.. if not, have blocked ducts / infection. I had infection 3 times already.... I know what engorgement means... it's not a good sign. Soft breasts can still have milk. You m entioned that you worry cos you are going back to work. please don't worry (I know it's so easy for me to say this) but the more relaxed you are about, the quicker your milk productino will meet your bb's needs. You have alot of support from mothers on this forum, so hang in there k.
I agree with Doris. I have a left inverted nipple.. .and was told that it's going to be hard to breast feed. Up to today, the milk from my left is about 20% less than the milk from my right side although I've always used a double pump and pumped both sides at the same time.. but my thinking is, less milk from left side is better than no milk from left side, so I persist. Try to make the best out of your situation. There are moms out there (some part of this world) who have no pump to help them express... you are capable of producing milk (during my first week after delivery, I could only hand express 10ml!!! I didn't express through machine cos I was producing SOOO little, whatever milk I was producing would be left on the breast sheild and not even go down the bottle. I was so pathetic!!)I believe you are capable of meeting your bb's needs if you persevere. Trust your body, gal! |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 182
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:21 pm: |
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Pauline
Latching the bb then the the FM feed become less, means bb got something from the latch on.. u suppose to b happy btw, baby r better pump so even thou it looks like u pump very little, bb more able to suck them out |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 52
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 1:35 pm: |
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Pauline,
i have the same experience as cactus ie milk on shield instead of bottle cos not much milk but now i am able to do it so dont feel discourage..
Ling Ling,
it seems like your supply has increased, that's a gd sign... |
cactus_79 (cactus_79)
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Username: cactus_79
Post Number: 4623
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 2:08 pm: |
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Doris, good to know I wasn't alone during the first few days... I was so upset and demorislied to see the milk get stuck on the funnel back then. If I had known of your experience earlier, I wouldn't have felt so upset |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 18
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 8:17 pm: |
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doris,
ya, u are right, everytime while pumping, i keep thinking why is it still so little milk. in fact i am doing sales job, so have to think abt work although i am on maternity.
cactus,
u are right, i almost give up and do nothing for the 1st 3 weeks after delivery. after joined this forum, encouragement from mummies here really help me hang in there until today. i will continue to work hard towards realizing my dream to produce more BM.
thank for u all. =) |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 185
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 9:28 pm: |
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Doris.... hehehe... actually dont really think my supply has increased that much.. NO engorgement at all... Beside I latch baby after many hours only... I felt may not b enough but bb looks quite happy and refuse FM after the latch... but that's after long long hours 
and now with nobody helping ard the house, cant really alocate proper time to pump oredi so just latch bb |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 55
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 9:36 pm: |
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ling ling,
if u constantly nurse yr baby, u wont get enogorgement..if bb looks happy, she shd be satisfied..i understand, no helper very difficult to pump & sterilise
cactus, though we hardly have milk initially, we strive on & make it..3 cheers for us :-)
pauline, during these 3wks maternity leave, i've also being working from home & i do admit tat work stress will affect supply..if i knew there's this forum 4yrs back, i wont feel discouraged as only my hubby supported breastfeeding...latch on or pump more, yr supply will come in |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 19
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 11:26 pm: |
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ling ling,
i am same with you, very busy as i am taking care of baby alone.
doris,
yeah,u are right. nowadays although i find pumping milk very tiring(especially i am alone at home) which i have gave up before, but now i am more determined to do it. |
cactus_79 (cactus_79)
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Username: cactus_79
Post Number: 4627
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, December 01, 2008 - 9:54 am: |
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Hang in there Pauline. It will only get better for you! |
Doris Low (dnkk)
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Username: dnkk
Post Number: 57
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - 6:37 pm: |
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pauline,
u can make it..dun worry |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
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Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 817
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 12:44 pm: |
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Another 2 days more to go, I have been bf my baby for 1 yr. Recently my supply drops badly because there are 2 weeks, I have cut down one session as I have to go back home to bath for my baby. And due to work also. Now I might to supplement my baby with FM. Feeling so sad. |
Ling ling (linx)
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Username: linx
Post Number: 443
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 10:49 pm: |
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Maureen
Well done girl... !! 1 yr is very good indeed oredi.. pls ont b sad... Just 2 more dayss !! hang in there |
јës§ (luvudeepdeep)
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Username: luvudeepdeep
Post Number: 630
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:10 pm: |
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mummies, i hav prob here...
my bb is 6wk old now and on TBF, during the 1st 2wk after deliver, i can easily pump an output of 180-200ml but i dun pump often, only 1-2times a day & i will let my bb latch on most of time, then from 3rd wk onwards, i started to go for total latch on but then last week i decided to pump again coz i wanna feed my boy EBM at nite which he can sleep longer which is 3hrs, coz if i latch him on during nite time he will wake up every 1.5-2hrs!!! but now i realised that i cannot pump so much anymore, i try to pump every 3hrs but can only get 60-100ml, if i pump after latch on (1.5hr later) even worse coz i can only get a pathetic amt of 20ml, i hav been trying so hard for almost a week already but my supply is not increasing... wat else can i do, i already pump / latch on so often but milk still so little... i'm so stress until i wanna giving up liao... |
Maureen Lim (rabbit41)
Member
Username: rabbit41
Post Number: 818
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 1:03 pm: |
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Mon I have started to add some FM to BM and he doesn't really like it. I added too much scoop then I have reduced to 3/4 scoop. He is ok. But I will still give him BM and only supplement with FM if EBM is not enough. |
joyce (joyce_7580)
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Username: joyce_7580
Post Number: 949
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 2:10 pm: |
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mummies,
i have extra frozen beastmilk to give away. Any idea where can i give to?
The date is still within 3 months.
Frozen breastmilk is store at first few years breastmik bag and Avent cups. |
јës§ (luvudeepdeep)
Member
Username: luvudeepdeep
Post Number: 636
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 2:36 pm: |
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hi joyce,
someone is looking for breastmilk... look at the post on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 2:33 pm from nick: yell0wp0wer (yell0wp0wer)
http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/578191/1325340.html?1231914703 |
joyce (joyce_7580)
Member
Username: joyce_7580
Post Number: 950
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 4:40 pm: |
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Hi jes,
thanks for your info. will contact her soon |
Pauline (makubex)
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Username: makubex
Post Number: 23
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 9:08 am: |
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hi jes,
if u are stress abt how much breastmilk u can pump out everytime u pump, it'll affect the vol the u can pump out, try to relax. dont ever give up on breastfeeding, because i done that before for 3 weeks during my confinement, also due to stress from jaundice of my baby and not having support from my mother who keep asking me gv baby FM since i have no breastmilk. later i decided to pick it up again at 4th week of my confinement, i pump every 3 hrly. also, i seek lactation consultant help, and i am now on drug to increase my milk supply. your 60-100 ml now is still much better than mine as i am on drug, i can only pump 40ml each time.
since u are on confinement, u might wan to go through this thread and see how mummies here increase their milk supply by having some food. eg: supplement, fish soup, drink more water, eat more threadfin or cod fish etc....
lastly, hang in there and dont give up.my baby is 3mths now and i can persevere because the mummies here is very encouraging and helpful. |
BB_Bel (crayonxiaoxin)
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Username: crayonxiaoxin
Post Number: 29
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 5:36 pm: |
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Hi mummies,
I've EBM for donations. Pls. contact me @ 97605382 if keen..
^ ^ |
SWM (swm)
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Username: swm
Post Number: 16
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2009 - 10:52 am: |
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Hi mummies,
After reading all these posts, you gals at least found support from this forum.
I've got pressure from my hubby to stop bf. Cos my baby latch on for hours. And i don't produce a lot of BM. Plus my elder son is behaving badly, attention seeking. So I shld stop bf, and divert my time to take good care of elder one & baby.
So sad, right. |
Xueyi (jayce)
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Username: jayce
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 10:08 am: |
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Hi SWM, maybe you wanna pump out breastmilk to feed your baby? Then you can ask your husband to feed her ebm while you spend more time with your son. My elder son is also very naughty and attention seeking, like to bully his meimei.. But he already got used to me latching my daughter =) How old are your kids? My son is 3 years old, my daughter is coming to 5 mths old. |
Xueyi (jayce)
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Username: jayce
Post Number: 8
Registered: 2-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 2:02 am: |
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Anyone got recipes to increase milk supply to share? |
SWM (swm)
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Username: swm
Post Number: 24
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 1:17 pm: |
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My boy is 3 half, brother is 2 months old.
I also got difficulty find time to express, being busy with 2 kids. |
Pauline (makubex)
New member
Username: makubex
Post Number: 25
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 9:55 am: |
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Hi,
I have got organic mother's milk tea bag to let go at cheaper price because i am going to stop breastfeeding soon. pls contact me if anyone is keen at 9662 4562. it is to promotes milk supply. |
afcai (afcai)
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Username: afcai
Post Number: 10131
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:22 pm: |
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xueyi,
the following link might be useful to u...on how to increase milk supply.
http://sg.theasianparent.com/articles/how-to-increase-breast-milk-supply/
impt diet tips for bf mum
http://sg.theasianparent.com/articles/important-diet-tips-for-breastfeeding-moms/ |
Ai Sakura (ai_sakura)
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Username: ai_sakura
Post Number: 123
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Friday, December 02, 2011 - 12:52 pm: |
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Can try fenugreek, papaya soup, dried longans, and of course drink more water.. plus relax
Ai @ http://www.sakuraharuka.com |
sunny (sunny72)
Member
Username: sunny72
Post Number: 547
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 3:04 pm: |
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Posting this in a couple of threads cos I'm quite pleased with this recent find.
I found that fenugreek tabs and nursing teas helped increase my milk but are really quite expensive. Found a shop at North Bridge Rd (722 North Bridge Rd) which sells the herb in its natural state - first time I bought, it was only $2 for 50 grams. Good for quite a few cups of tea. Owner (Encik Wahab HP97341700) is very helpful and will teach you how to brew the tea.
I just bought a second round from him today. He also recommended "black seed" to me, also to increase nursing amongst other benefits. I will try it and post results here or somewhere in the forum for all.
[for those who dont mind the cost, I found Sacred Tea to be v effective. Used that during my confinement month. But v ex. ] |
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