World Breastfeeding Week 2010 (1-7 August 2010)

Yup..bagi yang tak aware, tomorrow suda start WBW 2010...

Bagi aku yang tegar ngan BF nih...memang mengalu-alukan WBW..bukan apa utk bagi kesedaran to all mommies and oso bakal2 mommies ttg kebaikan BF.

Kenapa tak nak BF yer??

- working mama?? Tak kuasa nak pam? berkorban utk anak skit bleh?

- BM tak der 'label' DHA dan sebagainya mcm kat tin FM yer? tak cukup pengetahuan nih

- Breast tak cantik kalau BF? sebab salah pilih size bra time preggy actually

- BF so kampung? ye ke?

- BM tak der?? Stimulate, minum byk air, try pil2 kat market and jaga makanan

owh...byk sgt alasan sebenarnya...

suka hati korang ler...anak korang...kekekek

Hm....aku BF Alesya sebab (tak ikut susunan yer)

- Aku nak bagi yang terbaik utk dia

- Sebab aku malas nak bgn malam buat susu

- Aku dok umah senang BF

- Jimat duit

- Build bond between aku n anakku

Jadi, jom lah memeriahkan WBW 2010 ni dgn memberi yg terbaik utk anak2 kita. Tambahkan pengetahuan dlm BF and renung2kan lah yer yang blm BF tu.

 

My breastfeeding journey

Dah 5 bulan aku breastfeed Alesya yer...and hopefully the journey will go on sampai dia 2 yrs...semoga dipermudahkan olehNya. Banyak yang aku belajar sebenarnya along this journey. Now i know that:

1) First time momma memang selalunya lambat for BM to produce. Better to have back up plan. Breastpump, FM..jgn nanti anak menangis tak cukup susu tgh2 mlm susah.

2) BF bukan mudah. Sometime you get upset macam BM tak produce byk or baby still lapar eventho dah lama BF so kena byk bersabar and kena kuat emosi jugak.

3) Kena stimulate untuk produce byk BM and oso kena selalu think positif..

4) Kena mkn byk serat utk mummy yang BF sebab kalau tak baby susah nak poo-poo. Mcm Alesya hari tu 5 hari tak poo-poo. Now aku amalkan mkn epal and oren setiap hari. Paling prun / plum juice aku rasa

5) Eventho BF still kena burpkan baby.

6) Minum byk air mmg bagus utk BM production tp BM agak cair. Nak BM pekat mknlah oat / jantung pisang

7) Kalau mummy sakit cam demam still bleh BF, baby takkan jangkit sebab the milk will produce antibodi yang buatkan bb tak kena sakit mummy dia. Unless kalau Aids / Cancer or hepatitis kot tak leh

8) BF menurunkan berat badan aku after bersalin

9) Kalau bekerja baik ajar botol time dlm pantang lagi..pump and masukkan BF dlm botol..mcm Alesya skang asyik nak direct jer sebab aku ajar mcm tu.

10) Hubby pun kena support jugak kalau tak memang susah nak berjaya dlm exclusive BF nih.

Tu lah saja secubit pengalaman aku sepanjang 5 bulan nih. Selamat ber BF yer kawan2

Lagi pasal BPA free bottle

Jumpak article nih tadi pasal BPA free bottle. Worth reading..

What You Need to Know About BPAs
by Alison Rhodes

Based on emerging scientific study, there has been a growing scrutiny and concern about products containing Bisphenol-A (BPA) and the health threat it poses for our children. BPA is a chemical used mostly in polycarbonate plastics (PC), which are used in: baby bottles, sippy cups, sports bottles, canned food/ formula lining, and jar food lids among other things. Many researchers and scientists believe it causes a wide range of health problems, including breast and prostate cancer, infertility, diabetes and brain damage.

While the FDA contends that polycarbonate plastics are not dangerous, major retailers such as Walmart and Toys R Us are phasing out all baby bottles and other feeding products that contain BPAs. Bottle manufacturers are also taking note of parent's concern. Earlier this year, Playtex distributed one million free samples of Playtex Drop-Ins Original Nurser Systems, which are free of BPAs. It also announced that the balance of the product line will be converted to BPA-free material by year end. Even Avent, who appears to be the last hold-out, has now released a bottle that is similar to Playtex Nurser Drop-In System. While the outer shell of the bottle is still polycarbonate, the liner is polyethylene, which is a safe plastic, and keeps the liquid from touching any part of the bottle.

So how do you know if you're bottle or other feeding products have BPAs in them? What's more, how do you eliminate BPA's from other products in your home?

Check the number: Look at the recycling symbol on the bottom of your bottle or sippy cup. Polycarbonate plastic is usually marked with a 7. It might sometimes have a PC next to it indicating polycarbonate. But, not all #7's have BPAs and it's almost impossible to know which ones do and don't. Unfortunately many items don't have a recycling symbol on them which means you'll have to call the manufacturer directly and ask them, search their website or check a website such as Z Recommends http://zrecs.blogspot.com which reviews toys and infant products. In their Third Edition on BPA in Infant Care Products they have provided an exhaustive list of each manufacturer and the products that are BPA free. You can even send them a text message to find out information on a particular product.

Check the can: Most cans are lined with plastic that contains BPAs. That means that infant formula is at a high risk. When selecting a formula choose one that is in powdered form rather than liquid as liquid baby formula has some of the highest BPA levels of products tested.

The FDA contends that BPA is safe yet, as a mom, the nagging question remains; "Am I harming my child?" We all want what is best for our family and, if there are options available free of a particular chemical, most moms are saying "rather be safe than sorry."

Food during breastfeeding

Memang susu ibu nih susu terbaik bagi baby and that's why mum nak kena jaga makanan so baby always get the best. Few things why pemakanan seimbang nih penting ketika BF. First, kalau kurang nutrien badan jadi lemah / letih sebab banyak simpanan tenaga dah habis ketika BF and susu pun jadi kurang. sebab ni lah aku selalu mkn berlebihan. But, sendiri mau ingat lah..kalau mkn lebih2 pulak, bila badan mau kurus daa..dah lah time pregnant asal teringin jer sumer makan...kekekke Ada byk pendapat ttg food supplement during BF nih. Ada kata perlu and ada kata tak. As kita sendiri yang tau cara pemakanan kita seimbang ke tak so buatlah pilihan sendiri. Antara food supplement yang dicadangkan
- kalsium (aku minum segelas anmum lacta sehari kalau rajin. bukan apa takut reput gg n tulang...kakka.)
- Vitamin A: (sumber: hati, sayur berdaun gelap, buah dan sayur berwarna oren) - aku tak ambik supplement nih sebab aku selalu mkn hati..kekke...siyes, laki aku tak der peluang aku belasah sumer
- B kompleks (sumber: ikan, daging tanpa lemak, susu dan hati) aku rasa Bkomp aku cukup..pepandai jer
- Vitamin C (tak mkn gak)

p/s: Penting utk pelbagaikan kelas mknan. Ni boleh refer piramid makanan. Malas nak tempek kat sini.

Tapi, aku ada ambik produk nih..namanya Neurogain. Ada DHA etc lah. Alah, minyak ikan sebenonye nih. Sebenarnya, laki aku lah ckp kalu bg FM kan ada tulis kat tin tuh DHA, AA and segala mcm kebaikan so dia tanya kalau susu ibu camna plak. Sebagai org yang tegar nak BF memang senang jer aku berjaya yakinkan laki aku tapi aku mkn gak neurogain nih sebab since preggy aku dah mkn. Hopefully baik utk IQ aku gak. Dah terlambat lah..

Selain suma food supplement tu, paling penting kena minum byk air lah. At least 8-10 gelas. Baru lah penghasilan BM berjalan lancar.

I love and enjoy BF! Sebab BM ni memang custom made utk baby kita...and i love to eat oso sebab tu ko buat entry ni kan?

Tips memperbanyakkan susu ibu

This few days notice BM berkurangan. So carik2 petua menambahkan BM. Dapatlah petua2 nih dari susuibu.com:
1) Menambahkan kekerapan penyusuan - stimulate breast to produce more milk
    (Masalahnya Alesya dah geram sebab dia nak minum tak banyak BM so dia uwaaa)
2) Mengambil herba atau makanan tambahan cth:
     - soya
     - spirulina (tadak budget nak beli)
     - halba (fenugreek) - masukkan dlm kari
     - habbatus sauda (belum ada budget)
     - Herba Shatavari(asparagus recemos) dari Himalaya (tak cukup tambang nak g himalaya..kekeke)
     - lobak putih
     - brokoli (makan tapi tak cukup berkesan)
3) Pengambilan cecair yang mencukupi dalam bentuk minuman berkhasiat, susu atau air kosong (memang diamalkan)

Actually aku ingat nak beli pil2 di bawah nih

then baru teringat yang aku still ada pil nona roguy yang aku tak makan ari tu psal Alesya kembung kalau aku

makan. Then aku try makan alhamdulillah Alesya ok jer and susu pun bertambah. Cuma...pukul 4 pagi aku kena bangun g cari dr. tan. Tapi dah tau dah...After 12 jam memang membuang so dah adjust time...hehhe....

Aku bersyukur sangat sebab dah BF Alesya for 3 and half month now. Disebalik onak dan duri dipermudahkan jugak untuk aku BF anak aku. Harap2 bleh lah BF sampai setahun at least.

BPA bottle..prihatinkah kita?

Baca pasal baby bottle yang ada BPA ni risau lak aku. Skang nih Alesya pakai botol Dr. Brown tp BPA bottle bukan BPA free. Ingat nak beli botol baru ujung bulan nih. Meh usha skit pasal BPA bottle nih.

Apa tu BPA?
Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA, is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives
Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, concerns about the use of bisphenol A in consumer products were regularly reported in the news media in 2008 after several governments issued reports questioning its safety, and some retailers have removed products containing it from their shelves. A 2010 report from the FDA raised further concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants, and young children.

Kesan kalu pakai botol BPA ni apa lak?
For boys penurunan penghasilan sperma, penambahan berat prostat, dan kanser testis Sementara pada perempuan, BPA berpotensi mengakibatkan ketidaknormalan perkembangan endometrium yang dapat menyebabkan infertiliti serta meningkatkan risiko terkena kanser payudara. Anak-anak, terutama bayi yang masih dalam kandungan dan bayi yang baru lahir, berisiko tinggi terhadap bahan kimia tersebut.

Camna nak tau BPA free ke tak botol tu?
- tgk label
- kaler (selalu honey kaler)
- rasa so far yang BPA free kat M'sia nih brand tupperware, pureen, avent, mam (ikut botol bukan ikut brand)
- ada tag recycle no. 5 atau PP

Hmm..kalau dah terbeli tu make sure tak calar ek botol tu. Kalau calar baek ler tukau sebab takut susu tercemar ngan BPA. Aku pun nak tukau ler utk Alesya. Maybe ujung bulan kot sebab dia pun jarang gak ler menyusu pakai botol. Skang jer kerap skit. Dulu direct jer.

Review on Spectra3

Alhamdulillah tercapai hasrat nak beli electric breastpump after dah penat tgn pakai manual bp. So yesterday hubby beli spectra3. Last nite after sterile then do the testing. So far ok. Of coz dah tak lenguh tgn. Bleh mengepam sambil tgk tv. Hehehhe.. But, as per other ppl comment, S3 nih leceh sebab kalau ada power point baru leh pakai so kena sit still kat power point n tak leh pakai kalau mobile. Besides, pump ni agak berat. 1kg plus.
Anyway, i', still happy sebab dah berjaya buat stock for 3oz. Memang tak kuar byk lagi my BM. about 1.5 oz jer after 20 mins pump. But since this my first try then ok lah. Give time to my body n brain to process that i need more BM then usual for stock purpose.
My bb awake...