Anak Susuan yg ke -3

First experience aku ada anak susuan masa breastfeed Saeed. Masa tuh di 'approach' oleh Aida untuk tolong baby Hany aka Fudhayl. Memandangkan masa tuh susu aku mmg banyak, so, lepas dapat approval dari hubby, selamatlah susu aku diminum oleh Fudhayl. Rasanya ada dlm 2-3 kali kiteorg hantar susu untuk Fudhayl sampailah Hany sihat balik. Dalam masa yang sama, Sheda kawan kat MMU dulu pun contact aku sbb ada prob nak breastfeed anak dia. Sbb nak motivate dia keep on breastfeeding, aku 'sedekah' jugak susu aku untuk anak ke 2 dia. and aku sempat breastfeed direct sambil ajar sheda cara2 latching. Alhamdulillah, walaupun masa tuh ada 2 org anak susuan, rezeki Saeed tak berkurang langsung. Itulah hikmahnya bersedekahkan?

Kali nih, kiteorg bantu ex-opismate hubby masa kat SUK dulu. Adik Iera nih mmg rapat ngan hubby sblm kawin lagi. Kebetulan dia pun baru dapat baby girl sebulan lepas Zhafrah lahir. Baby dia premature and need lots of attention. Dia semangat nak breastfeed baby dia tapi susu tak banyak. Mula2 tuh dia dok tanya camana nak banyakkan susu etc. Dia agak takut nak bagi formula sbb anak dia premature. So, lepas tanya hubby, aku pun offer susu aku. Kesian kat baby dia.. Alhamdulillah, dah 4 kali diaorg datang amik susu kat rumah. and semlm might be the last sbb Nisa' dah nak masuk 6 bulan. and diaorg decide nak continue bagi susu kambing. Susu iera mmg tak banyak, and susu aku pun mmg ngam2 untuk Zhafrah. 

Zhafrah sekarang siang jer minum 10 bekas. i bekas = 3oz, meaning dia minum 30 oz skali!! banyak tak?? aku dengar pun naik takut.. walaupun dah start solid food, selera dia makin bertambah pulak. bubur makan jugak.. susu minum gak.. manalah tak bam bam si kecik sorang tuh. so, skang, aku kena start pump slalu.. arituh dah duk malas2 nak pam sbb tgk stok banyak.. tapi skang, freezer tuh dah kosong jer.. risau pun ada..

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My Breastfeeding Journey

Arinih nak citer pasal my own experience on breastfeeding. Actually, mula2 tahu breastfeeding nih after baca blog kawan2 yg tegar breastfeeding their babies. Excited pregnantkan amin penuh ngan hopes and dreams of perfect roles as a mum dan yg pastinya, one of it will be breastfeeding amin till 2 years old. thanks to mr google for all useful info on breastfeeding. cuma masa mula2 tuh tak mampu nak beli pam yg mahal2. even till giving birth aku tak beli pun breastpump sbb after reading other's experience, ada yg tak dpt nak breastfeed their babies atas sbb2 tertentu, so, kalau beli awal2 pump agak membazir kalau tak dapat nak guna nnt. unfortunately, kami tersilap pilih hospital for delivery, i thought all private hospital are baby friendly which means they'll not giving formulas to babies and encourage mummies to breastfeed the baby. 

amin was born thru caesarean, after delivery aku ditempatkan kat delivery room lagi till bius hilang. masa nurse datang utk tukar urine bag, aku bgtaulah yg aku nak breastfeed amin, tapi boleh dia cakap 'kalau caesar mmg tak boleh bfeed baby, kiteorg bagi susu formula dulu ye' aku cam terkesima jap.. aik, napalak tak boleh bfeed? memandangkan masa tuh aku lalok lagi, so, aku diamkan jer dulu..

lepas bius abis, diaorg pun transfer aku masuk bilik. then, again aku kata aku nak bfeedkan amin. still the same reason given by them. aku cam tak puas ati, then aku berkeras jugak kata nak bfeedkan amin. pastuh barulah diaorg hantar amin utk bfeeding. first time bfeed amin tak dapat nak diungkap dgn kata2.. n i still got the feeling until now when i breastfeed Zhafrah.. it's such a wonderful feeling holding your baby close to you and watching them sucking your milk.. and i love the sound they make during feeding.. it's so cute hehehe

lepas discharged, bermulalah episod baru.. alhamdulillah susu aku mmg banyak.. kalau duk saja2 or baring, mesti tetiba 'let down' dgn sendirinya.. being amin masa dlm pantang siang tido jer.. menyusu pun tak nak. malam jer dia bgn every 1 hour utk menyusu.. so siang aku pump buat stok utk naik keje nanti.. masa tuh hubby belikan pam manual brand Anakku. sayangnyer, pam tuh bertahan 2 minggu jer.. maybe sbb heavy duty sgt kot. then, hubby belikan pump Pureen.. yg nih guna battery and it only last for 6 months sblm motor dia rosak.. sepanjang guna pump Pureen mmg takde masalah dgn production. mmg standard production aku 10oz every pumping session. Tapi bila Pureen rosak, production aku menurun sbb aku tak reti pam guna tangan.. masa nih amatlah tension.. then, cepat2 kiteorg beli pam medela mini-e. mmg bagus and production pun byk balik. mini-e selamat aku guna smplah wean off amin at 1 year 10 months sbb aku pregnantkan saeed. 

masa pregnant saeed, mmg positive betul nak bfeedkan dia jugak.. dapat tahu pasal medela freestyle dari Aida. ok, amat menarik and harganya boleh buat telan air liur 2-3 kali. for the first time, aku beli barang thru ebay sbb kat ebay lagi murah. aku dapat dlm RM800++ includes shipping.. masa tuh kat msia harganya RM2.5k rasanya. amat teruja nak guna freestyle, and bila bersalinkan saeed, aku dah siap2 buat stok masa pantang jugak. Alhamdulillah, masa saeed aku bersalin kat Sime Darby Medical Centre (SDMC) dulu SJMC which is baby friendly hospital. mmg diaorg akan kacau waktu tido utk nursing baby. siap ada lactation consultant dtg utk ajar latching, pumping n etc. memandangkan aku dah ada pengalaman ngan amin, so, takde masalah sgt bila time saeed.

pada aku medela freestyle mmg terbaik.. dgn situasi aku yg balik keje kena multitasking, function freestyle mmg amat berguna.. aku boleh mengepam sambil memasak kat dapur and buat keje umah.. just sangkut jer pam kat pinggang.. dlm packaging dia siap provide belt, tapi aku tak pernah guna pun.. aku slalu sangkut kat getah kain baju kurung aku jer.. production still maintain 10oz every session.. and alhamdulillah rezeki yg melimpah bagi aku kesempatan utk share susu aku dgn 2 org anak susuan aku, Fudhayl and Haziq. saeed fully bfeed smplah 2 thn lebih, masa aku pregnantkan zhafrah. insiden yg tak boleh lupa, aku terpaksa buang hampir semua stok dlm pantang sbb susu rosak.. masa pantang aku duk umah in law, so, bila letrik takde kat umah mmg kiteorg tak perasan. bila balik umah lepas pantang nak train saeed bottle feeding, dia asik menolak. rupa2nya susu dah masam.. rasa nak menangis masa buang susu2 tuh semua

utk zhafrah, kami upgrade lagi beli upright freezer.. nak upgrade pump medela takde kuar model baru lagi :) so, tambah freezer jer sbb ikut experience mmg tak muat guna fridge biasa. abis jer pantang, freezer aku pun penuh.. pening dah nak letak kat mana stok2.. so, skang nih aku ala2 malas nak pam slalu n byk bagi direct feeding kat zhafrah kalau breast engorge. 

utk freestyle nih takde prob cuma softfit breastshield tuh slalu koyak.. baru2 nih dua2 soft fit aku koyak..lps review kat net, akhirnya aku beli personal fit breastshield kat one baby world. tu pun hasil survey semua online shop and ebay, kat one baby world yg plg murah.. cuma RM25 jer satu utk size M. masa beli tu aku sorang je naik atas, hubby n kids tunggu dlm keter sbb nak cepat. sempatlah aku belek2 breastshield tuh sbb nampak cam kecik, takut tak muat. lagi satu, prob ngan battery dia.. yg nih buat aku cuak jugaklah sbb bila charge battery cam tak full.. masa saeed dulu pernah jadi jugak.. bila aku modify kat battery dia letak paper sket baru ok.. masa pregnantkan zhafrah, aku dah start check balik.. takut2 rosak lagi.. mula2 tuh mmg dia cam tak charge.. lps google kat net, byk jumpa mmg prob freestyle kat motor dia.. sebenarnya bukan battery yg tak charge tapi motor dia prob.. jumpalah satu website nih ajar camana nak reset balik.. alhamdulillah lps ikut step by step, pump berjaya di charge and boleh guna smplah arinih.. mintak2 bertahanlah pump nih smp anak yg ke 7.. bolehke? hehehe

ramai kawan2 tanya tips camana susu aku leh byk, aku pun takdelah amalkan supplement. mkn cam biasa jer.. few tips yg aku boleh kongsikan

masa pregnant

1. aku tetiap ari baca surah al hujurat. fadilat surah nih utk banyakkan susu. masa baca kena yakin and byk2 doa supaya susu banyak.. amalan nih mmg aku tak miss since pregnantkan amin

2. dah masuk third trimester, aku start bersihkan nipple and urut2 breast masa mandi utk elak nipple tersumbat..

dlm pantang

1. aku minum pagi n petang ngan susu anmum lacta

2. masa zhafrah, aku tukar ganti ngan susu kambing hira' and nmpk kesan byk jugak susu

yg penting, mesti pikir yg indah2 je masa pumping.. kalau bosan tgklah gambar/video baby utk stimulate.. 

breastfeed nih guna prinsip demand n supply.. so pada aku takde istilah air susu takde.. 

kalau demand byk, byklah supply.. direct feeding boleh stimulate breast utk produce more milk.. 

breastfeeding nih bukannya slalu indah jer.. ada jugak pahitnya. masa saeed, aku kena nipple clogged waktu pantang.. sakit sgt smp aku nak demam. lepas urut baru ok sket.. and kena pump slalu.

waktu zhafrah pun sama, aku lambat urut, so, breast mmg bengkak masa tuh. masa tulah aku belajar cara hand express sbb kalau breast bengkak mmg tak boleh guna pump. alhamdulillah, pas hand express 2-3 kali, breast aku dah ok.. yg pelik masa zhafrah nih (yerlah first girllah katakan) buat pertama kalinya aku ada lump under armpit sebelah kanan.. mula2 aku tak perasan, masa mandi baru ternampak cam pelik kat armpit aku.. bila google, it's normal.. sbb urat susu mmg smp ke lengan.. so, bila breast aku engorge, susu tuh berkumpul kat bwh armpit.. nampak scary tau.. tapi bila makcik urut tuh kata ada org kena dua2 belah skali.. so, mmg normal kot.. lepas pantang lump tuh dah mengecil tapi tak hilang terus smplah skang.. aku baca kat net, dia kata lump tuh hilang pas kita stop bfeed nnt sbb dh takde milk production.. nasib baik tak sakit, cuma nampak hodoh jerlaa..

itulah sikit sebanyak pengalaman aku.. hopefully, aku dapat bfeed zhafrah smp 2 thn sama cam saeed.. amiinnn

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RED ALERT!!!

Stok susu aku secara rasminya habis semalam dan arinih hasil perahan cuma dapat 3oz (one of the reason sbb bateri pam out). susahnya hati ummi.. camana nak stock up balik ni yer? actually, lepas raya arituh, cuma dapat pam sekali je sehari. kalau buat 2 kali sure 2nd time tuh tak dapat byk pun. saeed mlm skang pun dah boleh minum air masak jer. kalau tidak, asik nangis jer cam tak cukup susu. siannyer anak ummi.. tak boleh jadi nih.. nak kena ikhtiar bykkan susu balik... nasib baik besok smp end of weekend ummi cuti. kawan2 ada idea??

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Medela & Allergie

sebelum citer pasal allergie.. semlm petang selamat beli softfit breastshield kat Medela, Ampang. Kedainyer agak berserabut sebab in process nak pindah ke UOA Bangsar (Sebelah Dataran Maybank). masa aku sampai, ada one lady nih tgh nak servis PIS dia.. lama jugaklah kiteorg duk tunggu situ... bila staff tuh tanya nak apa, aku katalah nak beli softfit. then hubby tanya kalau battery freestyle berapa RM? dia terus tanya ada warranty lagi tak? aku terus kata, rasanya takde sbb kiteorg beli kat ebay. ooohh.. kalau beli dr ebay US mmg takde warranty ngan dia.. so, lepas dia check ngan bos dia, diaorg letak harga RM600. kalau betul nak beli dia bagi RM500, sbb medela malaysia bwk masuk item from Swiss, so yg manufactured US diaorg tak cover... yg aku tak puas hati, dia duk ulang byk kali keburukan beli kat ebay. yerlah walaupun murah tapi kalau rosak takde warranty.. lebih kurang gitulah maksud dia.. so what?? diaorg jual freestyle skang RM2300... 4 kali ganda tuh dr harga yg aku beli dulu.. kalau beli ngan dia pun n warranty period dah abis, still kena charged jugak... malas nak layan dia.. aku n hubby diam jerlah dia kata apapun.. kuar dr situ, my remark.. baik beli battery kat ebay... n hubby agrees

disbbkan semlm balik awal, so smp umah pun awal.. g amik amin dulu kat umah MIL. tgk naik merah2 kat muka n dahi dia.. bila tanya MIL kata kena gigit nyamuk. tapi aku rasa cam gegata.. sama cam aku kena masa dlm pantang arituh.. aku bgtau hubby, amin allergie to something ni kot.. mula2 dia kata tak gatal, tapi bila dlm keter dah start tergaru2 badan n kaki.. tgk2 abis badan n bawah ketiak pun dah merah.. nak g klinik tak sempat sbb hubby ada keje mlm tuh, so, decide bwk amin besok pagi kalau still merah jugak.. bgn pagi tadi dah kurang sket, tapi kiteorg g jugak klinik utk amin ubat.. doktor bagi 2 jenis ubat.. hopefully, hilang teruslah merah2 tuh.. n smp skang aku still wondering apa yg dia allergiekan tuh..

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My Freestyle

Dah seminggu breastshield aku koyak.. bila pam sure dapat sikit jer, so, terpaksalah buat single pumping.. last weekend puas cari kat kedai, tp semuanya takde samada dah abis ataupun mmg tak jual.. akhirnya, aku call medela office kat ampang.. nasib baik ada, tapi nak kena g belilah.. dah roger hubby utk amik cepat arinih coz office diaorg tutup kul 5.30ptg.. mtk2 bos bagi balik awal.. kalau tak susahlah nak buat projek minggu nih.

ermm.. cepat pulak koyak breastshield kali nih.. ke sbb nama dia pun softfit.. so, mmg sensitif kot..

hasil harian 10oz++

tapi bila dah koyak (nampak tak selofan tape tuh??)

dapat 2oz++ jer utk bhgn yg koyak tuh.. :(

tapi bila buat single pumping.. dapatlah 5oz++ balik :):) cuma amik masa lama lah, sbb kena pam 2 kali

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post mortem first day

semalam dapat pam sekali jer kat opis. petang tak sempat nak pam sbb bos pgl discussion. hubby dah tunggu kat bawah dr 5.20pm lagik. niat nak mengepam dlm kete terpaksa dibatalkan sbb tak confidence nak pegang dua2 botol skali. takut terseksi pulak nnt :) jalan kat kl nih cam biasalah, 24 jam asik jem jerr.. smp ke shah alam dah kul 6.50pm, mmg kena overtimelah nih.. hubby decide nak amik amin dulu since kiteorg lalu umah MIL. so, amik saeed kul 7.15pm. masa tuh dia tgh tido.. yg tak sedap mata memandang ada puting dlm mulut saeed.. aik.. mana datang putinglak nih? aku merungut dlm hati.. aku tanyalah kat akak tuh.. dia kata budak2 lain yg letaklah tuh.. aku diam jerlah. btw, dia kata saeed ok jer.. tido jer.. nangis pun bila nak susu.. aku bekalkan 18oz, abis semuanya. last bottle aku bawak balik.. dlm keter saeed nangis nak menyusu so aku bagi botol jerlah.. smp umah terus kuarkan lauk utk masak dinner.. buat sambal ikan n sawi goreng. masa tuh b****t dah engorged.. last2 beranikan diri try buat handsfree.. buat 2 in 1 job.. masak smbl pumping.. mengagumkan... takde setitik pun susu yg tumpah masa aku pump tuh.. dptlah 12oz.. puas ati dapat siapkan 2 keje serentak.. dlm kul 8.00 dah siap masak, tgh2 kemas dapur.. hubby panggil suh tgk anak2.. rupa2nya dua2 beradik dah tido.. amin tertido masa main lego.. sian anak2 ummi.. lepas dinner ngan hubby, baru naik atas..

pagi tadi masa htr saeed, aku pesan baik2 ngan akak tuh jgn kasi puting.. tak pernah dibuat2 bagi puting kat anak2.. saeed senyum jer bila akak tu dukung.. mmg serasilah kot..

btw, arinih nak kena pam at least 2 kali.. kalau tak mahu jadi kes cam semlm :)

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Medela Freestyle Review

i've never used double pump before.. with mini-e, i manage to breastfeed amin till 22 months. although, mini-e bunyi cam mesin rumput (quoted from aida), tapi performance very satisfying.. for saeed, mmg dah aimed utk double pump sebab slalu terjadi kes masa pam kat opis, pam sebelah, sebelah lagi pun kuar susu jugak.. rasa sayang susu tuh buang camtuh jer. kalau double pump nih lagi jimat masa n dapat byk susu.. after survey semua double pump yg ada kat market, akhirnya decide utk beli freestyle sbb sizenya yg begitu compact.. ringan n kecik, senang nak go mobile :) since tahu pregnant, dah start kumpul duit utk beli fs nih sbb harganya mahal sungguh! sambil2 tuh rajin gak search kat ebay. alhamdulillah, nak dijadikan rezeki, dapat beli kat ebay dgn harga yg cukup murah.. RM 800+ jer utk 1 set of new fs.. bukan 2nd hand tau!

start guna fs masa dlm pantang.. mula2 pakai tuh cam susu tak kuar n suction tak kuat pun.. frust jugak first attempt tuh. rupa2nya n****e yg tersumbat.. in 2nd week, try nak buat stok.. saeed menyusu sebelah n aku try pam lagi sebelah.. first stock dapat 3oz jer.. risau gak masa tuh sbb susu cam sikit jer.. lepas tuh every time saeed menyusu aku akan pam.. then, baru byk sket susu.. adalah sekali sekala pam dua2 belah sekali.. tapi tak pernah try lagik buat freestyle.. still pegang ngan tangan.. tak confidence sgt nak biar pam tuh tergantung walaupun bertali :) stok yg berjaya dikumpul masa dlm pantang kira2 5 minggu adalah dalam 70++ bekas.. pas pantang still lagik pumping n bekas susu habis stok dlm seminggu pas pantang.. every pumping session dlm 7 minit dapatlah 12oz.. puas ati sebab every time pump mesti dapat byk..

hari nih, first time try freestyle method n tak menjadi!! silap sendiri jugak sbb tak test kat umah dulu.. duk pusing2 tali tuh dok pikir camana nak gantungkan dia.. last2 jadi separuh gantung separuh pegang :) so, to those yg nak guna cara freestyle, kena try n test dulu kat umah.. takdelah kat opis kelam kabut cam saya :)

overall comment, saya amat berpuas ati dgn fs.. satu pelaburan yg berbaloi baloi..

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Philips Avent iQ Bottle Warmer

This entry is for Farra.. nilah warmer yg kita pesan dengan Nabilah dr UK.. masa tuh model nih lom smp Msia lagi.. ada model yg lama jer.. tu pun mahal RM227.. bila tgk kat UK murah.. tuh pesan dgn nabilah.. dapatlah model baru RM 180.. arituh masa beli brg2 baby, byk kedai dah ada model baru nih.. yg model lama diaorg dah tak jual.. harga kat sini RM 330 rasanya.. mahalkan?

Ni model lama
Ni model baru yg ayu beli

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Yey! my pump is finally arrived!

Pagi2 lagi posto dah smp bawak kotak besar.. yes, this is it (my heart told me) when the posto asking around who is Idayu.. besarnya kotak.. the posto remarks " kuih raya dah smp" :)alhamdulillah, after abt 1 month plus waiting for the pump, finally it arrives safely today.. takut jugak sbb first time beli thru ebay.. tapi tgk status seller tuh mmg ok.. harga pulak mmg murah compared to store price which skang dah cecah RM 2k+ rasanya.. aku dapat beli on best offer basis.. USD200 + USD40 utk shipping.. converted to RM dlm 800++ waaa tak sabar rasanya nak try pump baru nih.. mmg kecik n lightweight! semangat betul nak start projek nnt :)

The box

The pump

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W.E.A.N.I.N.G

last saturday, buat DIY pregnancy test and it comes out positive!! tak sangka pulak pregnant wpun dh ada tanda2 cam pregnant.. slalu kalau tak dtg period mmg normal sbb still breastfeed amin, so doc pun kata mmg period tak menentu.. last period is on oct.. dah 2 bln tak dtg, n masa blk jb arituh, simptom2 pregnant lagi ketara... perut asik lapar jer.. kepala pening2.. sblm blk ke kl, buat test... terus hubby tak kasi breastfeed amin.. sian sgt kat amin.. smp nangis2 mtk susu... tak tahan sgt tgk dia masa tuh smp aku pun menangis skali.. bila dia tgk ummi nangis, dia terus stop nangis.. siap kesatkan air mata ummi.. lagilah ummi sedih.. berenti kat tepi jln beli botol susu n air susu kotak.. amin mmg tak nak minum susu formula.. smp tertido tak menyusu.. kesian sgt kat amin.. bila dia terjaga menangis mtk susu, bagilah susu kotak tuh.. dia tak nak langsung.. last2 belikan dia air soya.. tuh pun tak letak dlm botol susu.. bagi pakai straw jer.. pastuh explain kat dia kenapa dia tak boleh menyusu lagi.. katalah yg susu skang baby punya, amin kena minum guna botol jer.. dia cam faham jer..siap cium perut ummi bila suh sayang baby.. sweet sgt.. besar betul pengorbanan amin utk adik... mlm is the most challenging time sbb dia tak sedar masa tuh.. so, cakaplah apapun mmg dia tak terima.. first night dia terjaga 3 kali.. sekali jer dia minum soya.. second night, dia terjaga 2 kali, n lepas pujuk baru dia nak minum guna botol.. last night, dia dah cam ok sket.. bila kata 't**' utk baby, dia terus mtk botol... sayang sgt anak ummi nih.. mesti amin jadi abg long yg baik n sayangkan adik.. terima kasih yer amin sbb sanggup berkorban untuk adik.. ummi akan ingat saat nih smp bila2.. you're such a wonderful boy!!

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Breastfeeding leads to better-behaved kids, study says

Wed, Oct 29, 2008 (Reuters Health) — Breastfeeding may have a positive influence on behavior in early childhood, according to results of a study presented Wednesday at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in San Diego.

In the study, parents of 1- to 5-year-old children who were breastfed as infants were 15 percent less likely to report concern for the child's behavior than parents of kids who were not breastfed.
In addition, breastfed children were 37 percent less likely to have doctor-diagnosed behavior or conduct problems or to have received mental health care.

The findings -- based on more than 100,000 interviews with parents or guardians on the health of their children conducted as part of the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health -- also support studies that have showed that breastfeeding enhances intellectual ability in children.

Specifically, parents of breastfed children were 23 percent less apt to report concern about their child's ability to learn, according to study presenter and lead researcher Dr. Katherine Hobbs Knutson from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

"Although correlations between breastfeeding and childhood cognition are well supported by research, our findings provide new evidence for a lesser understood issue of whether breastfeeding may also influence childhood emotional development," Knutson told Reuters Health.

"Our research is promising, indicating that human milk may be protective against childhood behavioral disorders," she concluded.

Megan Rauscher

Source: Babycenter.com

p/s: YES! Amin is still breasfeeding exclusively.

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M.O.G.O.K S.U.S.U

Yes! Kids nowadays dah pandai mogok wpun belum pandai bercakap atau berjalan. Nasib baik tak sampai tahap buat demonstrasi. Semalam dan hari ini aku amik cuti. Kenapa? Sbb abah Amin pergi berkursus ke Janda Baik smp Ahad nih. So, disebabkan kami cuma ada satu kereta, maka terpaksalah ummu Amin amik cuti. Nasib baik Nenek Amin ada temankan sekali. Abah Amin bertolak Rabu petang bersama 2 org lagi rakannya. First night Amin ok. Lepas Maghrib terus tido smp ke pagi. Hari Khamis, Amin cam biasa, bgn tido, bfast, mandi, main, tido balik, bgn lunch, main ngan nenek. Petang semlm, first time bawak Amin gi playground dekat ngan umah. Punyalah seronok dia dapat main kat situ.

Bab mogok susu

Dijadikan cerita, masa nak menyusukan Amin, dia pergi gigit n****e Ummi. Ummi pulak emosional ter'marah' Amin. Selalunya Abah Amin yg tolong marahkan. Apa lagi menangislah dia. Dua kali dia buat, dua2 kali kena marah. Pastuh masa nak tido semlm dia menangis yg tahap menjerit sekuat hati. Ingatkan dia sakit perut. Offer b****t dia tolak. Siap geleng2 kepala tak nak. Mata dah layu sgt dah masa tuh tapi still tak nak tido. At last, my mom panaskan BLM dlm fridge. Letak dlm bottle, bagi dia terus dia minum dgn suka hatinya. Masa tuh punyalah geram. Merajuk rupanya smp boikot tak nak breastfeed. Lepas abis susu dlm botol baru dia nak tido. Dlm kul 1.30am dia bgn lagi, tak cukup susu. Terpaksa bancuhkan susu tepung (dpt free). Dia minum tak byk, maybe tak suka sgt. Pastuh dia tido balik. Sepanjang mlm semlm rasa2nya adalah 4-5 kali jugak dia terjaga nak susu. Bila offer b****t dia tak nak. So, bagi jer susu tepung jer. Smplah pagi tadi. pas bfast n mandi. Dia mengantuk nak tido balik tapi still on MOGOK mode. So, bagi jer air masak. Minum pulak tuh, sebelum ni kalau bagi air masak dlm botol mentah2 dia tolak. Tapi disbbkan mogok, air masak pun dia telan. Isk... napalah Amin nih 'bijak' sgt.

My mom kata maybe Amin dah nak berhenti menyusu badan kot. Ermm... tapi cam pelik pulak, selalunya susah nak ush budak berhenti menyusu. Tapi nih dia pulak tak nak. Masa Amin tido Ummi surf net cari sbb napa Amin tak nak breastfeed. At last terjumpalah several article pasal 'Nursing Strike'. Rupa2nya ramai ibu2 kat luar sana yg experienced the same thing. Inilah bagusnya Internet. Maklumat di hujung jari. Bila baca article2 tuh. Ummi trylah one of the step 'Try nursing when your baby is asleep or very sleepy. Many babies who refuse to nurse when they're awake will breastfeed when they're sleepy. ' Alhamdulillah, Amin nak menyusu masa dia tido. So, betullah dia tgh 'nursing strike'.

Tak tahu sampai bila Amin nak mogok, tapi Ummi akan tetap bfeedkan Amin hopefully smp Amin umur 2 tahun. InsyaAllah.

Infos on Nursing Strike from babycenter.com

Nursing strikeby Natalie Walker Whitlock
Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board

What is it?

A baby who refuses to breastfeed, and is not in the process of being weaned, is said to be on a "nursing strike." A nursing strike is your baby's way of telling you that something's wrong. And it'll probably take a little detective work to figure out the problem.

What causes it?

According to the La Leche League International, some of the most common reasons for a nursing strike include:

• Mouth pain from teething, a cold sore, or an infection (such as thrush).

• In an older baby, the baby is afraid Mom will scream. This is common when your teething baby bites and you react by yelling.

• An ear infection, which causes pressure or pain while nursing.

• A cold or stuffy nose, which makes breathing difficult while nursing.

• Too many bottles or overuse of a pacifier, resulting in a reduced milk supply.

• A major disruption in your baby's routine, such as you returning to work.

• An unusually long separation from you.

Other causes include food sensitivity or allergy (most likely to occur in the early months), a cream or perfumed product applied on or near your breasts, or a change in the taste of your milk caused by a vitamin, a drug, or certain foods.

What can I do?A nursing strike can be hard for even the most dedicated breastfeeding mother. If you and your baby are dealing with a nursing strike, now's the time to reconfirm your commitment to breastfeeding. With patience and support, you can survive a strike.

A nursing strike usually lasts between two and five days, or longer. While you continue to encourage your baby to nurse, you'll need to express your milk by hand or pump every few hours (about as often as your baby had been nursing). This will help prevent plugged ducts or engorgement, and provide your baby with the milk he needs. Try offering the expressed milk in a sippy cup, a spoon, an eyedropper, or a feeding syringe. Use a bottle as a last resort, because it could make the problem worse.

Here are some recommended ways to overcome a nursing strike:
• Try nursing when your baby is asleep or very sleepy. Many babies who refuse to nurse when they're awake will breastfeed when they're sleepy.

• Visit your baby's doctor to rule out medical causes (such as an ear infection or thrush) and seek feeding advice.

• Vary your nursing position.

• Nurse in motion. Some babies are more likely to nurse when you rock or walk them than when you're sitting or standing still.

• Nurse in an environment that's free from distractions. It's common for a 6- to 9-month-old to go on a nursing strike as he becomes more aware of the world. Babies this age are easily distracted and often prefer to "snack" at the breast instead of settling down for a meal. Try nursing in a dimly lit, quiet room, away from the sound of the radio or television.

• Give your baby lots of skin-to-skin contact (try nursing without a shirt on or in a warm bath). A sling or carrier can help keep your baby close between nursing attempts.

• Try eliminating food (such as caffeine, chocolate, cruciferous vegetables, or spicy food) from your diet that may be irritating to your baby

It's easy to jump to the conclusion that a baby who doesn't want to nurse is weaning himself. But it is unlikely that a baby under a year old who has been successfully breastfeeding is ready to give up nursing.

Will it affect my baby?

A nursing strike can be upsetting for your baby as well as for you. Try to keep other elements of your baby's routine as normal as possible during the strike. Give him extra attention and physical contact.

If you're worried that your baby isn't getting enough food, keep track of wet diapers. At least five to six wet disposable diapers per day — or six to eight cloth diapers — indicate that he's taking in enough fluid (disposable diapers are so absorbent that you may not notice every time he urinates). Don't hesitate to call the doctor if you're worried.

Can I still nurse?

Absolutely. It's important to keep trying to nurse your baby. With patience and persistence you should get back to your breastfeeding routine.

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Gene may explain why breastfeeding boosts intelligence

Tue, Nov 6, 2007(Reuters) - A very common gene can help explain why breast-fed babies tend to grow up to be more intelligent than those raised exclusively on bottled milk.

Breast-fed babies who shared the genetic variant outscored bottle-fed peers in intelligence tests, researchers said. The variant to the FADS2 gene, involved in processing fatty acids, is found in about 90 percent of people, they added.

"For 100 years, the intelligence quotient has been at the heart of scientific and public debates about nature versus nurture," Terrie Moffitt of Kings College London and colleagues wrote in their report, published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"Evidence that nature and nurture work together drives a nail in the coffin of the nature-versus-nurture debate."

The study looked at 3,200 children in Britain and New Zealand.

Breast-feeding has many advantages for children including reducing infections, respiratory illnesses and diarrhoea, earlier research has shown. A study presented at an American Heart Association meeting on Monday added healthier blood cholesterol levels to that list.

Although scientists have been looking at potential links between breast-feeding and intelligence for decades, the direct relationship has not always been clear.

The researchers studied the FADS2 gene involved in processing omega 3 fatty acids found in foods such as salmon, nuts and avocados and turning them into nutrients for the brain.

In both countries, breast-fed children had a higher IQ by about 6 to 7 points, but only if they had a variant that made the gene more efficiently process fatty acids.

For those with the less common — and less efficient — variant, breast-feeding made no difference when it came to intelligence, the researchers said.

The researchers ruled out alternate explanations, saying the effect of FADS2 applied equally to babies with normal and low birth weight. The effect was also the same no matter the mother's social class or IQ.

The team also tested the mothers' DNA and concluded that the FADS2 gene did not somehow alter the quality of breast milk.

"We took cells from the children and then analyzed DNA and then we compared how they scored on IQ tests and looked up if they were breast-fed as babies," Moffitt said in a telephone interview. "It was very straightforward."

While the researchers have found at least one gene linking intelligence and breast-feeding, they said they still need to better understand how FADS2 processes nutrients in breast milk.

They also acknowledge that many other genes also likely have a role in intelligence but say their study offers a different approach to unraveling the human genome, Moffitt added.

-- Michael Kahn

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How to Increase Milk Supply?

Lately nih milk supply cam kurang sket, maybe due to kurang pump for abt 1 week masa pump rosak arituh. So, arinih free takde keje, ummu amin godeh2 cari kt net food yg boleh tambah susu.. below are some of the foods that works

a. sawi putih
b. kucai
c. oat
d. longan/mata kucing kering (buat air)
e. halba
f. pucuk manis
g. lobak putih
h. sengkuang cina
i. coklat
j. kurma
k. pegaga

weekend nih nk try buat air longan and nak cari kurma byk2.

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Alhamdulillah...

Alhamdulillah.. perkataan tulah yg slalu bermain kt mulut aku lately nih. Betapa adilnya Allah kepada hamba2nya. Rezeki yg dtg tak semestinya dlm bentuk wangkan? aku bersyukur sbb Allah izinkan aku breastfeed Amin secara eksklusif smplah sekarang. Mendengar cerita ceriti kawan2 yg tak dapat breastfeed sbb milk supply kurang, aku tumpang simpati. Sebulan 4 tin susu abis. Harga bukannya murah.. main puluh2 semuanya. Itu tak termasuk kos cari susu yg sesuai dgn baby. Nasib baiklah Amin tak perlukan top up formula. Stock yg dlm fridge tuh pun boleh cover utk seminggu. Apa rahsianya? Aku pun tak pasti.. tapi seingat aku, masa pregnant dulu slalu doa biarlah susu banyak.. amalkan baca surah al-Hujuraat pastuh consume food yg boleh stimulate susu. Alhamdulillah sblm bersalin air susu dah ada. Amin pun automatically tau latch. Berkat minum susu ummi, amin dah makin semangat skang. Di usia 3 bln berat Amin dah cecah 6.5kg dan skang umah jadi bising dgn suara Amin. Sentiasa excited bercerita. Yg plg sweet bila Amin kena inject. Jerit sekejap pastuh tido blk dan Alhamdulillah setakat nih dia tak demam bila kena inject. Itulah hikmahnya Allah perintahkan kaum ibu utk beri anak2 susu badan. Moga2 aku dapat breastfeed Amin smp umurnya cecah 2 thn.

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