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By: Asyie Ali
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| Monday, 12-Jan-2009 12:00 |
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My Breastfeeding story
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Bag pump(Beg spectra though now i'm using Medela)
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The inside of my bag
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The pump i need to sell off before getting a new one
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Pump Spectra and Spectra bottle
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Inside of the spectra3 box
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The free item together with the package
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The new Medela Swing
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This is how it looks like when assembled
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Alhamdullilah 12/1/09 ni cukup 6 bulan I breastfeed Alesya.Exclusively..
Sekarang sudah start solid on her....well actually I started giving her solid when she was 5mos and 2 weeks. 
Big thanks especially to Aspa for being a supportive husband all this while.Though sometimes when it is very difficult to stay in course(dan kekadang tu sakit ati juge ngan Aspa ni..nak je aku suh die yg breasfeed Alesya..haha) but thanks to his nagging and constant support, keeps me determine to exclusively breastfeed Alesya.
And also to my friends Spiker(yanie) and Erin for giving great advice on breastfeeding.Thanks guys..you’re the best.
And also I really appreciate the online info that can be found easily and very2 informative especially susuibu.com.
Heh cam ucapan Grammy Award pule…hehe.But hey, I think it’s by far my best achievement in life for being able to exclusively breastfeed Alesya despite all the challenges and hardship.
I think all the breastfeed mum would agree with this.It’s not easy to exclusively breastfeed (but it’s not impossible ) while you are a 9-5 working mum and having another child who barely depends on herself.
The biggest mistake I made in this journey is actually I didn’t make any stock during my confinement.Konon cam susu akan ada le all the time le though actually kalau nak compare with other mums, my milk supply is not that much.But enough for my Aleysa.. well that’s the most important thing pun. And at times, there will be low supply of milk.Actually benda ni biasa berlaku cume I didn’t have enough knowledge and didn’t prepare for that..heh.
So just to make sure that Alesya gets enough supply for the next day, at times I will get up at nights 3-4 times. In the office, I need to find time for pumping session 2-3 times daily.Mmg terkejar2 with the works and everything but somehow I manage.
What I can see the difference between Aisy (formula baby) and Alesya (breastfed baby) is actually their behaviour.Alesya appears to be more calm and a happy and content baby. Aisy pule dulu masa kici2 she was very cranky and selalu menangis je and very difficult to handle.And alhamdullilah so far, Alesya jarang sakit.I think in this 6 months die hanya 2 kali selsema and batuk(tu pun recover cepat) and also 2 times je kot demam.But Aisy, I can remember we had to see the doctors almost every week.Be it diarrhea, flu, cough, bronchitis, demam I think most of the time due to the flu, cough and diarrhea.Though awal2 dulu aku ingat Alesya pun diarrhea padahal mmg breastfed baby akan poo poo more often than formulafed baby 
And with Alesya, I am very close and I can feel the bond between us.I can always feel Alesya needs me all the time(not sure le die need me or need the nenens haha). But with Aisy, dulu2 if I am not around pun tape..she is better off without me and she is closed to my mum(her opah) than me.That is very sad, but to tell you the truth I think I really learn how to handle a baby when I got Alesya. Pernah juga doctor tanya aku something and die hairan aku tatau apa2 mcm le aku baru dpt 1st baby..haha padahal da 2 anak.Sampai mcm tu sekali kan?Heh
Hey I know it’s not good to compare our children but I just wanna tell the significant difference between breastfed baby and formulafed baby so that I can remember them when I become older and senile and browsing back all the entries in this fotopage can remind me of this wonderful experience...
Tak payah le aku cite ape kesusahan yg lain sbb I dun want to read again the hardship I had to endure for this past 6 months.Just wanna tell the happy2 things…kan
By the way, nasib baik I still simpan my breastpump even lepas tak berjaya fully breastfeed Aisy dulu. I can still remember the nagging from Aspa(mostly because membazir sbb tak guna pun the pump since we spent so much on the pump plus the extra accessories which I think now not that important pun heh..biasa le semangat terlebih). I kept everything even the kotak pun still ada haha and hoped that I could exclusively breastfeed my next child and fully utilized the pump.Alhamdullilah, berjaya this time round nyeh nyeh.
By the way, my first pump was Spectra 3.
So, bila da berjaya breasfeed, I persuade Aspa to purchase another pump which is lighter, more mobile and battery operated since I commute to the office by komuter and also LRT which at that point of time was not convenient to kendong the 1.5kg spectra everyday la kan!!
So after lengthy explanation and constant persuasion, I got my second pump Medela Swing(nasib baik le time tu pun ada promo..plus I had to sell off the Spectra 3 before I can get a new one  hee nasib baik simpan agi kotak pam tu)
So I am happy with the pump until now.But..heh ada but agi ni..I am thinking of getting a double pump so that I can reduce my pumping time. So tgh eyeing Ameda (sbb still within budget..wishing for Medela Freestyle but way expensive and really out of our budget.. )
So dunno le how I can convince Aspa so that die bagi aku beli yg lain…heh
Has to go the same process again le(dem I should have jot down the ayat2 that made Aspa agree to allow me to change the current pump..haha)
Tgk la kalau berjaya, then you will see my next entry with my new pump, Ameda
Beg ni le yg I bawa everyday to my office.Yg kici tu the cooler bag.I didn't change to Medela bag since I find that this bag is very practical, easy to clean, good material and most importantly not to waste extra money to purchase another bag
Well this is the inside of my bag.See ada 2 compartment so yg the smaller compartment tu I can still put my Medela swing (which is wrapped in Medela carry bag) and the bigger compartment is for my cooler bag and the bottles.Inside the cooler bag is the Techni Ice.
Sebenarnye sedey juge masa nak letgo Spectra3.Tu sbb I amik gambar utk disimpan(sentimental juge aku ni... )
And this is my current pump, Medela Swing.Mmg best tapi...tu le it's better if it can do double pumping but unfortunately Medela Swing is only for single pumping...
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i am proud of u!! maria pun dulu berjaya exclusively breastfed my baby sampai 6mths..mmg rasa the strong bonding dgn my baby and he is healthy, alhamdulillah. But it is not easy peasy..i agree..
. Sadly, I kena emergency operation for appendix on 14hb and couldn't breastfeed my baby because of all the bius and painkillers..so after stock dalam peti sejuk abis he had to go on formula..dunno why rasa depressed gila..although glad this didn't happen earlier than 6 months. I pun guna Spectra 3, and mmg tak larat angkut gi balik ofis..was thinking of getting the Ameda Purely Yours pun, can you give me a review? I really want to get it. Currently my manual is Medela Harmony yg mmg sgt best (using it kat ofis skang sbb susah sgt nak pasang spectra tu kenkadang). Tell me how it goes? my email is sakina [at] bernama dot com.
