Hi all, I juz deliver my bb girl.. She is 21 days old...
I am still breast feeding her... Which is thankfull

My maternity leave ends 2 months...
And after tat I need to back to work...
Which my work sometime require long stretch meeting...
My working hour 8.30-6....

Can i pump in this schedule 7.15am, 12.45pm, 6pm.....

Currently I am pumping every 3-4 hour.....
Hw to tune ya?

Besides tat, if I pump in office, can i keep the milk in fridge NON freezer compartment,but when bk home I transfer to freezer?

When I was BF last time, I also pump in office, during lunch hour and after office hour. I put the milk in a cooler bag with ice packs, which claimed that it can last for 14 hours maximum, as there is no fridge in my office. So far so good. For those having the same problem with fridge, may do the same thing.

Finally I finished reading the whole 90 pages..

Now I'm fully motivated..

Going to buy medela freestyle and fenugreek this weekend! Hopefully my wife's production can cope with my boy's demand of 24oz per day (not including direct latching at night and in the morning)..

Hi all..
Would like to ask all breast feeding mummy here, izzit ok for a mum who plan to fully breastfeed to travel when baby is 4 mths old..? Will it be troublesome?

Many thanks in advance..

Yes, it is ok.

Are you travelling with the baby? if you are, it's great to travel when you breastfeed. There is no need to bring bottles, formulas, thermos, etc

If you are not travelling with the baby, you just have to make sure you stock up enough EBM for him/her.
I travelled without my baby when he was 3 months old. I was away for 2 weeks and I was lucky I had enough EBM to last him that long.

Hi dear.. Thanks for ur reply. Im not traveling with the baby.. That's why I'm kinda worried. Cuz even now my MIL did mention abt formula milk.. My EDD will be on this early December. I'm afraid that when I'm not around she will feed my baby with formula..

Does it mean that when I'm traveling, I have to expressed out the breast milk and throw it away..?

Hi all, anyone interested buying a used Medela Pump In Style Advanced? My wife just used it for about a month and unfortunately her breast milk was not enough to feed our baby boy so we decided to switch to formula milk instead. The pump was bought in March this year and covered with one year warranty (with proof of purchase). Will let go at RM1000 Please pm me for more detail. Thanks.

When you travel, you have to pump as often as you would nurse to keep the supply going. If you are not planning to bring it back home with you, then you just have to throw it away.

Alternatively, you can freeze your EBM and bring it back in styrofoam box and put dry ice in it to keep it cool and frozen. If you are travelling with air, the maximum dry ice allowed is 2.5kg.

I think it is quite troublesome to bring it back.. and it will be such a waste to throw it away.. im still thinking abt the travelling part.. if possible, i might just drop it..
btw, thanks a lot for ur reply..

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This post has been edited by mikanico: Oct 24 2012, 10:39 AM

hi all did you all ever heard that Moringa leaf can produce more bm? cos my fren told me that her wife taking the Moringa leaf then produce more milk. so i hope anyone here can give some advice. thanks

Hi, I have a fully breast fed 6 month old..

can anyone out there kindly give me answer. My wife now fully bf my LO but the problem now is the right breast is more milk supply than the left breast. The right side can produce 3oz and the left oni manage produce 1oz only.

Hi, does your wife DL? Try to DL more on the left side. It happened to me, so for a while, I always DL on left side first, if not enough, continue on right side. After like a week, both almost balance but not like 3 oz to 3 oz, ya. Sure got a bit difference.

when try to DL the LO keep cry cos he suck little of the milk so just little while only. OK i will try to call my wife to do more DL of left and see the result. Thanks for the info ya =)

congratulation ! nice sharing of info

Nice thread so tat we can share lots of thoughts. Thanks ya

Thanks to a few forumers here like Syd G and Jilliam who suggested breastcrawling or breastcrawl, I did it and was able to BF my LO for longer than I expected.

New mommies can try it straight after labour. It's really a precious moment

my EDD is on christmas, now doing breastfeeding research, am planning to BF my daughter, hopefully i got enuff supply.......but i really wonder.......if direct latch on, is it when new born, each feeding session 1 side is sufficient? so tat means i should pump the other side while baby latch on to increase supply?

The first few drops are GOLD pls do let your newborn latch on cos that's colostrum.

I tried breastcrawl as soon as I delivered my baby. Basically that's how you put your baby near your breast to let him or her get used to the smell and be able to find his or her way to mommy's nipple. Once he's there it ll be his instinct to latch on. This will encourage direct feeding.

Don't worry that your baby won't feel enough even though there's no milk. Colostrum should be sufficient to provide him or her with nutrition. Before you go on labour your breasts are already filled with colostrum (to prepare your journey to breastfeeding). You can try squeeze it out from your nipple around 37 weeks. It's yellowish and not milky at all.

When you're in the hospital, you can opt for fully BF or mix with formula. If you choose the later, it only means you get to rest more to recuperate. Nurses would feed by using syringes so that won't create nipple confusion or stop your bb from wanting breast milk. In whatever situation you won't have to bring your breast pump. I'd say direct feeding is the best kind of feeding.

Direct feeding (in the right way) will cause less wind and will create the special bonding between mommy and baby. Some experienced forumers here suggested direct feeding for the first few months and only use a breast pump when mommy starts working. Last but not least, direct feeding will stimulate your milk supply