It's been almost 4 months and I still have those baby fats with me. What I hate is that it's not that they are difficult to shed, it's just that I am lazy. The clubhouse is literally just 10 steps away from my house and yet I chose to ignore its existence. Worst, I always, always, always use the 'still breastfeeding' excuse to not resume my exercise regime ('my milk will turn sour', although I know that wont happen if I exercise in moderation) and I even refused to cut down my food intake aka diet ('I am breastfeeding so I need the nutrients to keep up my energy level'). Teruk kan .. and then I complain I'm fat. Ha ha ha!
Anyway, speaking of, Alhamdulillah I am still breastfeeding and like MrsSAHM, I promise that I will not brag or get obsessed with breastfeeding and I will not look down at moms who doesn't. My only aim for now is to comply that 6 months mark and after that we shall see. Not that I plan to stop either but I don't want to be too ambitious as I know from experience that breastfeeding isn't as easy as it sounds. If it was that easy, believe me, no moms would've stopped.
Baby#2 is turning 4 months old in just 6 days and I cannot help but feel how fast time flies. He did his first back to front roll when he hit exactly 3.5 months on 4th December 2009 and now he rolls like a pro. Baby#2 is more on the chubby side -- last time I weigh him he was 6.7 kg and that was last month. I have a feeling he is close to (if not more than) 8 kg now.
A lot of you must wonder how the big brother cope with the little one. Well, I can happily say that the two brothers co-exists just fine, which comes as a surprise to everyone, including us, given that MyToddler is quite 'aggressive' with everyone else. But hey, I'm not complaining! MyToddler used to be really (REALLY) handful. I've read all that Terrible Twos articles way before MyToddler turned 2 and at the time I thought it was all exaggerated. But boy was I wroong! MyToddler was the worst case of Terrible Twos one could imagine -- tantrums, no patience, hitting, kicking, screaming, bitting, mood swings etc. Those who know us in person know that I am not exaggerating and if anything, the description above is quite an understatement to how bad MyToddler's Terrible Twos stage were. But Alhamdulillah, as the Terrible Twos stage wear off he is, slowly but gradually, transforming into a more behaved little boy. He no longer hits/kick/bite people for 'leisure', doesn't throw tantrum out of thin air and can tolerate reasoning. Well ... most of the time anyway. It really takes a village to raise this boy but OtherHalf and I are doing everything we can to guide him. I kept telling OtherHalf that this is probably karma getting back at me -- my parents told me that I was such a diffiult baby myself so perhaps now it's my turn to endure what they went through raising me ...
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I like when you say "I promise that I will not brag or get obsessed with breastfeeding and I will not look down at moms who doesn't" :)
Because it is quite annoying reading other blogs who talk on motherhood and keep condemning mothers who choose not to breastfeed/cant' breastfeed. These mothers who breastfeed are supposed to be mothers with good hearts....but when they start to judge other mothers...I don't see the sincerity anymore.
anyway, can you convey to MrsSAHM...that I would like to read her blog (again). I forgot to drop my emails when she decided ti privatise her blog back then :)
I agree with you and Amira. My son is now 3 plus months and I'm starting to give him formula at night , it seems to help him sleep longer which means I get more hours of sleep as well. I use the ready-to-feed Enfamil formula (I live in the US by the way) and it's only good for 1 hour lepas tu kena masuk trash lah. Good thing is it comes in 2 oz bottle, so it won't be such a waste kalau tak habis. I'm very lucky because he takes in everything; pacifier, bottle, formula, breastmilk, and EBM.
Breastfeeding is not for everyone and to those who don't have any problem breastfeeding their children shall not judge others who are not so fortunate to do so. My GF is struggling to keep up her supply, she's taking Fenugreek pills and it does help a bit. I'm also aiming at 6 month mark whereas he won't be 100% depending on me for foods. So baby cereal and baby foods, get ready for us!! LoL
Amirs : I'll let MrsSAHM know ok :)
Mrs O : Lucky you! When I delivered my first, the hospital gave us few bottles to sample at home and I really loved it .. so senang kan! And plus the packaging looks nice... nampak macam soya bean :)
Anyway girls, honestly I too am struggling with breastfeeding. I bought segala macam tea from amazon.com and at the same time consume fenugreek pills to increase my supply. It helps to maintain my supply but whenever I pump can only get about 40-60ml max. So nak tak nak I have to drag my baby along whenever or wherever I go ... grrrr!
Yes the Ready-to-Feed small bottle is nice and cute; they come in 2 oz, 6 oz, and 8 oz. It looks more like a Teh Tarik more than a soymilk to me! LoL I can't stand the smell of this kind of liquid formula but it helps him sleep a lot longer at night so whatever works!
When he was a few weeks old, he loved to sleep while being held. So my mom, husband, and myself took turn every 2-3 hours to hold him. It was frustrating because I was recovering for the unplanned c-section & it was H-E-L-L. He wouldn't come down at all, my pelvis is too narrow to fit his head. He was 7 lbs 1 oz (3.3 kg) at birth. Pushed for 3 hrs used every single thing that could help him come down but I think if I really pushed him so hard, I'd suffer a very severe tear & might have to get epi. Ick!
I pump every few days, feed him on demand, give him formula at night. When all things fail, he gets a paci.
I used to have this stuck-up mind about giving formula to your baby that it wasn't good for his growing. I'd hate to carry the hot water, bottle, & powder container for formula to anywhere I go. Whenever we/I go out, I used to bring along about 4 oz of EBM with me. But that seems to annoy me o now I just bring my boobies with him. I've become an expert at changing diaper and nursing him in my car in the mall parking lot!!! When you don't have a lemon to make lemonade, you improvise. Hihihi
By the way, I also have a blog too. I remember you way back when you were still living in S. The link is theorzechowskis.blogspot.com
Hello Miss Flamingo!
Haven't dropped by here for a long time. Aww, so nice of you to mention me in this post :)
How's the breastfeeding going? True, if it was so easy, non of the mommies would stop or would find it hard to begin with in the first place. Plus, I never got it why people say,"Eii, kesian nya baby," when you tell them you're not/stopped breastfeeding. It doesn't mean that you love your child less.
Amira (tumpang kejap) : Just email me at warmbabyblankets[at]gmail[dot]com and I'll include you in the list. Not that I update much these days. Heheh...
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