8th month old and going to be 9 month ....

My bubbly baby has grown again. He babbles the whole time and  grab everthing in sight. He will grab books from the shelves and plonk it on the floor, pull curtains, pull on my hanging clothes, knock plastic containers on the floor, punch on plastic containers, tear books or advertisement booklet into pieces, clap his hands, imitate melody, gets impatient when changing diaper and he wants to get away fast, dislike people picking his nose, scream when he likes, doesn't like to watch tv unless there are colours that fascinate him, blowing bubbles, clucking his tongue. He likes to play with water and he is still wandering what's that tiny peanut (his private) attach below his lower body when he looks at himself naked in the mirror.Playing with cords are his favourite too.Thinking that slapping his hands and telling him "no" to the cords will not make him understand, instead he will clap his hands or smile.Babies though they are naughty in our eyes, they are such very curious individual and I love them as they are. His common words are dedede, mama, baba, mimi (i think it's "milk"), mum mum (for food) , shzar (for star ) when I sing " twinkle twinkle little star " for him. At night he won't sleep in his cot unless he sleep with his mummy and daddy first then mummy or daddy move him to his cot while he is asleep. Likes people and love to play with people but no matter how I train him to be independent he will start wailing when I go for my shower and leave him in the room.

Where is my dream home?

Yesterday I felt somewhat dissappointed because I found my dream house but it was sold. The house is a freehold and has a little garden with a car porch that fits 2 cars. The kitchen was extended with kitchen cabinet and island top. Overall the house looks neat and it's only Rm 340k. I felt like I wanna cry .....but what's the use, I'm not looking hard enough. I just felt stressed out because my baby is going to be one year old and he needs more space than a bedroom to roam.

what to do on the 1st 3 days without breast milk?

As a 1st time mother, I panicked when I’m not producing breast milk on the 1st 4 days of giving birth. It’s tough because I thought breast milk will come automatically on the 2nd day.


On the night of giving birth, I only breastfed my baby once then the next day I was discharged from the hospital. Thereafter, I breastfed my baby every 4 hours. Actually, the doctor suggested that I breastfeed every 2 hours but I couldn’t do it because I was too exhausted from the labor and pain. So, this goes on for 3 days. I tried to use breast pump to see if there is any milk. I did produce little milk but not sufficient to pour it out to my baby. The milk just collect around the breast pump.


On the 3rd day , my baby was all cranky and he cried the whole night. Next day he was admitted to the hospital for jaundice. He’s been a bit yellowish from 2nd day. I call it fortunate because I was about to give up breastfeeding when the same doctor encouraged me to keep going and on the 4th night my breast milk came and I can hear my boy gulping intently. So, enough of my story. Here is what to do and what to expect:






Facts:


1) when baby was born their nutrition supply can last them for 3 days. All they need is just the colostrums.


2) water can only be given in 2 teaspoon a day . Too much of water is dangerous for the newborn.


What to do:


1) breast feed baby every 2 hours or whenever baby cries.
 2) be patient.

3) rest more. Rest whenever baby is asleep because you will be breastfeeding every 2 hours or so for the whole 24 hours.

 4) drink water or fluids before breast feed and after breast fed. Make sure water supply is near you because you will feel thirsty after the feeding.

 5) avoid ginger and any other herbs which will affect milk supply.






***** if there is still no breast milk after the 3rd day, better consult the lactation lady at the hospital. I heard there is a medication to induce the milk supply but I just prefer to generate my breast milk naturally.

Finding "me".

I still can't believe that I have an 8 month old son. It's a different "me" from the day I gave birth.I have to rediscover the new "me" , a mother , new priorities, new dreams, new hope, new responsibility. No more the " just do the way I want it, I want to be this sky high" . No more shopping, pretty clothes, pretty me, fashion, travel,career, money.....it's all about breastfeeding day and night, changing baby diaper, make sure he poo poo everyday, make him happy, make sure he's got all the nutrition that he needs, being frugal .Don't get me wrong, I love my baby.... it's just that being a mother is sometimes not an easy task, I have lost myself through these time.