"You Have a Baby" brand. The milk bags are cheap - less than RM30 for 100pcs.

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Added on January 6, 2011, 9:58 amBtw am also thinking of testing milk-boosting tea. I want to stock up more . Will be buying Earth Mama Angel Baby Milkmaid tea.

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 6 2011, 09:58 AM

No water needed for baby... my sister-in-law follow WHO recommendation, but now her >6 months baby, when she tries to feed her water, she does not want it, she only wants milk.

So now we feed our baby some water just in case. Harmless, right?!

If baby's dehydrated, yes. But feeding water for the sake of feeding water is a bit weird for me.

Btw water tastes horrible to babies since breastmilk is sweet

I guess that's the reason why now SIL's baby only wants milk and not water. How long before baby's body requires water? 1 year old?

Breastmilk is 88% water There are a lot of other ways to get water inside your body other than just plain water.

Porridge or soup, for example.

OMG...the papa can help to drink too

syd, u testing liao then review a bit la... how do u know bm is sweet?

it is kinda sweet...at least my wife's bm was...she did bf for a while las time...
dun ask how i know ok...LoL

the baby got needs, but dun forget the daddy too...LOL

This post has been edited by ijnek: Jan 6 2011, 02:24 PM

I'll do a review.

I know it's sweet because of the lactose content

and because I tasted mine

No need to ask already know

My husband said if he accidently drink my milk, he's gonna have to call me mommy

i say dun waste it..fresh from the n.p.les...the best u can ever hv

I don't drink milk just like that. I like it with milo and chocolate... so how?

I agree with SydG there. I only started offering water once baby starts solid food. Initially they will reject but just keep trying. My kid likes to drink water now, so I feel the 1st 6 months no water doesn't really affect them, IMHO.

For my dad who doesnt like plain milk, I put half chocolate milk and half plain milk. Doesnt taste that bad and wont have too much sugar calories either.

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Added on January 7, 2011, 9:36 am

I remember the first few days of pumping, I spilled some of my milk. I cried


This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 7 2011, 09:36 AM

LoL...
my joke answer of the day "laced the nipples with milo powder or chocolate syrup and suck"

LoL...sorry if i step on any1's toes un-intentionally...jus couldn't help it...

syd, y put the words so small? not fair u put bm into ur dad's drink??

janicelly, i agree too coz i c the ebm... so much water still need more water meh? i dun think bm is heaty too... even the white tongue should b normal... when i tell my hb that bm contains water too, his reply is "elder generation thinks differently: they give water" so mil said i'm lazy to feed my boy water

ijnek, auhckw, u guys just gimme an excellent idea... quite erotic ya

omg
dun try it pls...LoL

when my 2 babies were on bm, no water was given
my in-laws or parents hv no objections.
unlike milk powder, bm is real food, did not undergo any other 'un-natural' processing

This post has been edited by ijnek: Jan 7 2011, 02:09 PM

cow's milk laaa.. since i suggested drinking more milk to boost supply

btw tell your husband this - elder generation also used to smoke opium, ok. that doesnt make it good.

i shall say nothing on the erotic part

ijnek, diff ppl diff opinion... wat can i do?

syd, we have no choice... takkan start another civil war in home? once bitten twice shy for me... dun wanna b blame for breaking family harmony...

nickit...ya, i agreed with u...
different ppl different ideas, especially older folks...

Yes...what you pump out doesn't mean that it's the same volume as when your baby drink.

I'm still breastfeeding my 17mth old son. My only problem now is I plan to wean him off by 2 but no sign of him wanting to let go of his momma's boobies. He doesn't drink any other milk other than his momma's.

For those who were asking about how to increase milk production..these are the pointers:

1) Drink lots of fluids! water..juices..milk..though...milk can coz some reaction to certain babies (if they are lactose intolerant)
2) More demand..more supply...try to direct feed as often as you can..and try to schedule in extra pumping session if possible
3) Easier said than done...sufficient rest..it will interfere your production if you don't have much sleep/rest
4) Stress...is another contributing factor to low supply...
5) I used to boil fennel and fenugreek seeds and drink the water..twice a day

hope this info helps