@algu,
some women may not want to breastfeed for whatever reasons. at least have the courtesy to ask her first before you buy something that she may not use.

already discussed. she agreed to BF provided can produce milk. she actually quite nervous, she think the process is tiring & hurting.
this is because all surrounding friend n family is fully depends on formula.

start rant

Arguing with friends and sadly, family about breastfeeding is so tiring, I had to continuously remind myself to just nod and smile.

It usually goes like this -

Them : So your baby is breastfeeding?
Me : Yes
Them : Fully or mixed with formula?
Me : Fully.
Them : Oh you're very lucky got milk | Your baby is a girl so she doesnt drink so much - if boy then have to campur cause they drink lots | or something insulting like that
Me : *Smiles and nods*

In my heart I was in rage because I worked too damn hard to make sure that I get to exclusively provide my child with breastmilk till she's 6 months old - I watched videos/read books how to produce lots of milk, what to eat/drink, which pump to buy, how to pump, when to pump, when to feed, how often to feed, how long to feed, what to do after feeding, how to store, how to reheat and a lot of other things.

And my baby is 6kg at 2 months old - she drinks lots since birth (back then every one and a half hour for half an hour - I burnt so much calories, I went back to my pre-pregnancy weight in 2 weeks) so the volume argument is moot.

I found out that the comments they made were from their shame/guilt of their own inability to do the same. None of them actually asked me how I manage to do it, as I'd be more than happy to share the knowledge. I'll never condemn a mother's choice to formula-feed their kids within the first few months because they have their own reasons; just dont insult me for doing it differently. Urgh.

end rant

Oh well.

wow, i need to look out for all these info n pass to my wife. luckily i have a few colleague that fully BF.

syd, i wish i had the guts to stand up against all those bias n remarks even from hubby... so i've told myself, the next baby i'll do confinement in my mum's house... at least i'm more comfortable arguing there plus my mum is ex-nurse... can use reason gambate syd~!

HonMun,
I've pumped for almost 3 years & erm, they're not sagging XD

algu,
Knowledge is power. There are a lot of resources to read from online . Sites such was www.kellymom.com & www.llli.org provides great information.

BF is not easy, it takes a lot of hard work & determination to succeed .

Syd,
Haih, those are very common. People usually will terbeliak when I tell them I am BFing exclusively (no FM too, just like you) cos I am very thin XD (used to weigh 41kg when my baby was younger), hahaha.

nicKit,
For your next pregnancy, start "brainwashing" you hubby once pregnancy is confirmed. Hubby is our best supporter when the "world" is against you!

Just to share..I bf my kids until they are 2 1/2 yearsold (I have 4)..& frankly speaking my girl bf more than my boys..you just can't blame nature or genetic..what u need is patience & perseverance

We have a electric Medela breast pump to use at home but need one for the office as the office does not have mother's room, only the ladies toilet without any electrical power. Additionally, dont want to use electric pump as it is noisy and the whole block would know we are pumping breast milk.

What is the manual / battery operated breast pump that is quiet and recommended?

why all discuss brands except Avent?

that day at the baby carnival at MV, bought already avent. asked my wife why not medela, she just replied she like avent name

do your office has prayer room? you can use the female prayer room to pump like my wife...

as for the battery operated pump, u can try madela free style, with built in rechargeable battery and the sound is less than a phone vibration.

It's like discussing abt a Sony Walkman. Good, but iPods are the bomb

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Added on December 3, 2010, 5:40 pmTo add to poster above,

If you're a non muslim, you're not prohibited to enter the prayer room. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

This post has been edited by Syd G: Dec 3 2010, 05:40 PM

I also like Avent brand but dont know how the manual / battery operated breast pump works.
I will be embarrassed if it is loud. I doubt there is any shopping mall where they can actually let us try this, yes? Try as in just turn it on for sound-test.

Prayer room to do breast pump? Ok, even if I'm not prohibited, I think some Muslim may not like the idea? Not sure because my office block share with other offices about 7 - 8 other companies in the same block. That is troublesome.

Medela Free Style, ok I will survey it in the baby shops nearby.

Ok, thanks for confirmation. I will keep that in mind.

just want to share, today.. while my wife was pumping, she heard that the other pump (which dont know the brand) was so loud... luckly her's was silent... hmm.. u r of course not prohibited to enter the muslim prayer room, it just that, u need to know how to act inside so that others will not mad at u la... u could ask ur muslim friend to help with that... or u could enter during non-prime time, that way, it will less people and more privacy...

last time, i went to the shop near the pasar borong selangor (can't remember the shop's name), they did have samples pump to test the sound or if you want to at least have a feel in your hand... but not to test the pump on your breast la... huhuh..

pudu pasar got alot so cheap

The shop akrami is referring to should be Moms Little One .

I am dad to be, and I do find that this year end there are plenty of offer and sale for breast pump, I got 50% off for Tommee Tippee electric breast pump with power adapter and battery option, the entire set cost me only RM300.
There are feel online store providing the same price, or you can check out littlewhiz.com, I believe is a good bargain.

Just to share...

guys it just so happened that i saw this part of lowyat. but we have this philips avent isis single pump (battery or electric powered) which was, used only twice (i know cos i assemble and setup it) and has been sitting idle ever since. we bought it for RM695 in jusco when my wife still pregnant, intending to use it of course. but then we came to realize a sad fact, that not all women have that much milk (we tried all reasonable means). since the baby demands lots, we eventually shifted to formula. i say this in whole honesty that we thought of reselling it, but i do not know where. so now i found this thread, at least there may be interested people to buy it.

mint condition everything including box, all sterilized. if any interested people kindly PM me. better it has use for people who will really benefit from it. my son is turning 14 months in a few days... we got no benefit from the purchase of that

http://lilkaistore.com/ -Can pay installments
http://www.mybreastpumpshop.com/ -sell medela pumps and spareparts only. Good after sales service.Can pay installments too if not mistaken

Both sell breastpumps below market price. I bought mine from Ajasu- http://www.mybreastpumpshop.com.Been using it for 8 months and happy with it

yeah, u're right =)

Well, just to share, i've been a dad for 3 months. u just can't predict how ur baby will turn up. Mine was a boy. Born in PCMC, a bf friendly hospital. They encourage the mums to bf their baby. Also it helps the baby recover from jaundice quicker.

Back to the topic, my wife use Avent manual breast pump. She's happy with it. It's non-tiring, uses less energy from you and comforting withe massaging function. Only thing is, my son prefer direct from source milk rather than feed him with bottle. He's quite picky, rejects all formula milk, tried all, with either resulted in "berak cair" or not passing at all. Sorry for the words used. So my wife had to deal with him always. But still. Avent manual pump is good. And my son will take the pumped milk if he doesn't see my wife.