How much is the breast milk

Joining a lot of forum is very useful that i know i'm a normal mum hahahaha

I used to store breast milk -at least a bottle- everyday in the fridge, which last 24hours and there was time I wasted the milk because it just too much for the baby! and I once put in the freezer which last 3 months!
--- I pump 5 times a day

I have also experienced the milk racing with my little one but thank God my breast milk just ENOUGH for the baby!
--- I pump 6-7 times a day

Now I enjoy the abundant of breast milk again hohohohoho....
--- Back to 5 times a day with more milk

This is what I eat and drink
1. Water
2. 2 glasses of green peas everyday
3. Green veggie
4. daun katuk (which I found out not really worked for me)
5. Mongolian Pumpkin
6. Pork, esp. the feet (IT WORKS THE BEST)- make it into soup, the magic is in the soup not the meat ( I just love the meat as well hahahahah)

Recipee for the Feet Pork Soup

Ingredients
Feet pork (tigh to nail)
soy sauce
salt
pepper

Directions
Put all the ingredients to the pan and boil it for 1,5-2 hours

My tips for mums for getting more milk are eat a lot and enjoy life! If you feel tired expressing the milk, read again the advantages of breast milk so you will highly motivated! Express your milk consistently, e.g. every 4 hours. Isn't it amazing how God provides the milk enough for the baby.....

Back to work-loosing milk

My maternity leaves just over! When it times to get back to work, it’s really not easy, not for me nor the baby! No proper facility absolutely one of the worst from the other worst…..

Bringing the baby with me not a choice as I don’t have any family around and I also give him breast milk…….so he’ll be with me wherever I go…

I have proposed to be a part timer; still it’s not easy to spend time pumping the milk in the corner of the office with a worry feeling someone will call and need to find me urgently!

So here the problem arises……my milk supply decrease….and it’s like a milk race between me and the baby. Sometimes…when the baby’s hungry I haven’t pumped the milk because it’s not 3 hours yet and don’t suggest me the formula, I have committed myself to give breast milk!

I should work 3 days a week for one month only as I have to prepare my replacement to be ready and I will quit after. Yesterday I planned to work full day as my husband get a holiday and I planned to store the breast milk in the freezer…..what happen is I don’t even get more milk, usually I can save a bottle in the fridge just in case.

I was worry, which I know I can’t be worry….My tips for mums are trying to sleep a lot, it will definitely increase your milk supply. After the last pump and saved in a bottle ask your husband to feed the baby at night, so you will have unbroken night. Try to relax and drink like you never drink before! If you really committed to give only the best, which is breast milk, set the priority on your baby….

Breast milk-warning!

I just read this....DO NOT SHAKE the breast milk in a bottle
I do this ALWAYS....lucky that I don't miss this important information...
read this!

Don't Shake the Milk
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC

Why not?
Because shaking expressed mothers' milk (or boiling or freezing it) denatures the shaped molecules of the protective proteins, leaving only the pieces - the amino acids - the parts. Lactoferrin, lysozyme, and other protective components work their protection magic when they are in their original shaped molecular structure. Some components remain intact, even during freezing, shaking or heating. They not only protect the gut from many kinds of infection, but also prevent inflammation of the gut lining. Even broken up, the separate amino acids are still really good stuff and are digested by the baby as nutrients.
Imagine a set of pop-beads assembled into a necklace or bracelet. When the beads are acting as a bracelet or necklace, they are doing their job as protective elements. When you break apart the beads, you have in your hand many individual chunks of amino acids which are then digested.
Cellular components are also susceptible to damage by physical stress. After all, they are living cells.
With mother's milk, you get at least two functions for the price of one. With manufactured formula, you only get the individual beads, never the necklace or bracelet. And never the living cells.
So, please handle human milk gently, respectfully and kindly. It's far more than perfect food for babies - it's a living tissue and protective shield too.

Breastfeeding Challenge

My business during pregnancy….I was so busy, really…..around 1 weeks before the due I just asked for my maternity leave, so I could take a rest but on Sunday before I even had my maternity leave started, the baby was born already.

I don’t read heaps of article or anything else for welcoming the baby, this is what I regretted but now I look forward and see what I can do. That’s the big WHY I make this blog so I can share practical tips I’ve experienced as an amateur mum…..

Here, where I live now……the hospital staff didn’t insist us to breastfeed our baby soon after being delivered. After several hours (thank God it was only 4hours- 12.30-4.30am) struggling with the baby. They maybe saw that no drops of milk from my breast and they asked me what brand of formula I wanted to give to the baby. PLEASE! I felt so tired and I didn’t know the best formula milk ever! I’m a new mum! Finally they decided for me and after couple of days I know mine is one of the best formula.

They brought my baby twice a day and asked me to try breastfeeding him….but in other side I have a lot of visitors and I didn’t feel comfortable to breastfeeding my son. I still also felt exhausted. Currently, after reading articles I just knew that baby can survive without any milk until 2 days because mum naturally has put enough food inside the baby’s tummy.

My tips for mums are TELL the doctor and the nurse that you want to breastfeed your baby badly so they will show their support. Stay the visitors away so you have private time with the baby. Don’t give up! Ever! Positive thinking and be confident! Drink more, eat a lot of nutritious food! Ask someone to handle the household job, so you can focus to your baby, take a rest. Sleep proved to increase the breast milk. Having your family to help will be a great advantage to reduce stress.

If the milk won’t let down, just like me. Start to pump by the time you back home. Do not wait or feel hopeless. I started very late, which is after 3 weeks. I started by making commitment to myself that I WANT TO GIVE ONLY THE BEST FOR THE BABY. I started with 5 cc in 10 minutes and then 10cc in 20 minutes….I shouted when I can get 60cc in 40minutes and now I can have 100 cc in 10 minutes. Jot down in your book how much you can get every day so you will know the significant progress you’ve achieved. The main thing is NEVER GIVE UP and PRAY!

I mixed it with formula milk for around 1 month and after that free of formula. You will proud of yourself later on. I’m gonna attach article of the advantages of breastfeeding for mums and babies.