In the future there will be new mothers who will read this thread and see your struggles and wont give up themselves.

So, dont worry about thread closure

btw how to bf in public? i mean like in tesco, giant or carrefour? jusco has already a place to bf in the toilet but hypermarket... let's say u're shopping in those places then baby wanna feed or u're waiting for fren in mcdonald's or starbucks... how le? so far i've nv seen ppl bf in public other than wearing ring sling... my hubby is a skeptical abt bf in the public even in a moving car n i go like ... bring shawl n wear something ez to bf... still he's not convinced... mayb shy gua... i've bought the ring for sling but haven't managed to sew it... tried to place my boy in the sarong ala ring sling style but he cried... so i dun have the confidence to sew it... the purpose of the sling was to bf outside... now... it's still under review...

nickit,
When I suggested you to put extra milk at parents' place, it's not for you to go there daily to take for usage. It's really an emergency stash & you'll only need to go there once a while to rotate your stash.

As for freezing milk in ice cube trays, you can consider Milk Trays. After they're frozen, you can put them in ziplock bags.

You can invest in nursing wears - discreet & with easy openings. If not, can consider nursing poncho (but this will attract stares). I've BFed everywhere in public & the best "accessory" is definitely my nursing tank top. You can wear in underneath normal clothing or wear a cardigan etc over it. Most of the time, ppl won't know you are BFing - it looks like you are cradling baby to sleep. Just practice in front of the mirror before you try it outside & you'll be surprised how "less' there is to see. Ask your hubby to see to. It's not as bad as he thinks

Re BFing in moving car, big no no cos baby should be in car seat ALL.THE.TIME. If need to, stop the car then only BF.

Re ringsling, do give it a try. Just practice more & you'll get it right. As for baby crying when you put him in, do try again but this time walk after you put him inside. I bet he'll calm down. After some time, he'll grow to like it.
I used to wear my daughter in a pouch sling when she was smaller & she loved it .

janice, i was thinking of the same milk tray but they're quite heavy on the pocket... i've tok abt stashing of ebm in the freeze but hb suggested not to... just use fm lo mayb i secrectly stock them in my mum's freeze sometimes i feel like he's sarcastic... wants me to bf coz scared of the tainted milk... then ask me wanna bf how long n answer is 2 yrs if possible, he said u got so much milk meh? sigh...

do u still wear the nursing bra inside the tank or just the tank n normal clothes?

i've tried to persuade hb to buy a car seat but no... so i had to take extra care wif bb when we go out (but he dun like taking bb out coz he cries... therefore i had to stay home... )

will try the ring sling out... should the cloth b soft or can it be as hard (not very hard but like starchy) as sarong?

i just found out that u can wear nursing bra underneath the nursing tank or just wear it on its own... anyway my boy hasn't been poo poo for 4 days now... i read it's normal but should i b concern? mayb i should try the potty... some will poo poo when they put the potty under their bum... another question is wat type of vomit should i take note? sometimes he vomit clear-like-saliva wif some white threads... other would like starch water... anyone?

n it's very difficult to find nice nursing wear... if u got recommendation pls leave me a note... thanks~!

This post has been edited by nicKit: Dec 16 2010, 01:44 PM

I have no experience with formula milk poop but my daughter can go 3 days without pooping and flood her diapers with mustard poop afterwards for 2 days I guess it's normal?

For nursing wear, I carry her in a ring sling. And I also found an awesome top - http://www.thebabyloft.com/catalog/product...roducts_id=1007

No nid to cover tummy. Just a shawl or cardigan will do. I'd buy all the colours if I'm not so stingy with money now

I always carry a lampin double as a shawl, find a quiet restorant, go to a corner and just bf, or you can buy those ring sling.

syd, my boy has been on full bm for nearly two weeks now but he just stopped pooing for the last 5 days... he's still active n wets, just no poo poo... i wish i can buy all if not for finance concern will b going to fabulous mum this weekend n c wat i can find...

moorish, lampin? won't take b eye-catching? i'm in mid of creating my own ring sling... cross finger it'll turn out like a ring sling

NO poo poo for 5 days is normal, no worries.

I think I got used to it, most time those that stares are young guys hoping to catch something. The lampin doubles as a shawl, just cover, but my baby very notty yo, she dont like, she like to see scenery she'll pull the lampin down, and the fight continues thruout the whole process. Lampin also triple as towel when washing her at mall

Good for you. Not to take credits but hopefully we managed to help you out somewhat

Today I ran out storage bottles. Buying 30 more

syd, no worries... sometimes i need a place to vent out wow... 30 bottles... i'm still thinking whether to get another 6 bottles to get 12 bottles... coz i haven't go back to work so i dunno... even i did go back it's only for a mth... to get or not to get... sigh... anyway went to fabulous mum n bought a nursing tank... nice material... now only practice practice practice... oh n my ring sling is done... just a comment from my mil... "xmas kah? (referring to the cloth i chose from my hantaran/guo da li)" takkan use mr bean prints meh... bears cute wat...

moorish, i dun think i dare to use lampin... i bring shawl oso feel a bit like "can i do this?" type of feeling... not to mention a lampin... like today... my boy woke up from his sleep n crying for feed while we were at fabulous mum... the salesgirl was kind enuf to lend me a place to breastfeed but hubby was skeptical (coz it's a new area anyway, dunno coz hidden camera or not )... so i quickly bought my stuff n back to the car... i told him baby wants feed if not he'll continue crying... then baru gimme feed the baby... cover him wif my shawl then went straight back home... i really dun get it... if wanna go out can ma... just feed the baby then he'll b good n go back sleep/not crying n screaming n u can continue do wat u wanna do...i just dun get it sigh...

I've seen so many moms, young ones I'm talking about, BF in full view, now this I dun dare to do. Just yesterday at times square, this young mom around 20+ bf without cover at 3rd floor in front of old kimmo, gosh the amount of eyes staring at her, she just selamber oni. Seen few times at midvalley, once in kim gary oso.

full view? i oso dun dare... seriously i haven't seen at least one bf mummy in jb or i din take note? any bf mummy wanna make frens? weekend is such a lazy time to pump... zzzz...

Hello Hello!~
Beyond reporting in. My first baby daughter. Officially 5 months old today. My wife still going strong despite early setback of not enough milk. Breast milk is the way to go.

beyond, that's good ... i'll keep it in mind

Keep it up. Make sure drink plenty of fluid (soup/water/milk).

if u dun mind, beyond, can tell me how ur wife went thru the 5 mths? can gimme some inspiration

My journey so far;

During 1st two weeks i was soo happy that i seemed to have endless supply of milk, i pump every 3-4hours getting around average 6oz-8oz pertime, around 50oz perday. Then the nitemare begins, my pump went kookoo and i cant pump out the milk. Because i was producing more milk my bb can suck/drink, i had an engorgement and fever. When i recover the next day, my supply went down to 2oz!! Lucky i had 14 bottles of 5oz milk storage else i couldnt meet my baby's needs as he was so used to drinking between 4oz to 7oz perfeed. I was so stressed out, i had to pump every 2 hours, and then later down to every 1 hour to keep up.

I am happy to say that after few days of trying, my milk supply is back to normal. For mothers whose supply is running low, try pumping every 2hours. It helps to boast your supply.

nicKit, I think I ll ask my wife to post her story later tonite. Kekekek.

3 months down, 3 more to go.