Wish I am there now
Monday, 24 October, 2005
General | 笔者: Twinsmom
This morning called my mom, she said she stay in the hospital until 10pm last night, ET quite weak, nearly fainted when she got up from bed, and bled badly when she transfered to the maternity ward yesterday morning, but now she is OK, and try to breastfeed the baby.
Uh, my mom said baby’s head very big wor, usually is 35cm, her bay’s head is 37cm, anyway, I don’t know how big my twins’ head was when they born, so no idea how it is.
I called her about five minutes ago, baby is with her, can hear the baby crying, very si-man. Hear that cry really feel like carry him.
ET said baby cry because he try to suck but nothing come out, so in the phone I just remind her the position, and wait for baby’s mouth opne then put him to the breast.
Ah… wish so badly I am there now. But I will be goign to Singapore by 4th, urgh… want tocall her, but afraid interupt her resting, my mom is that kind of no-milk-give-formula-also-can, then will go buy formula wna, so…
I really really wish I am there now.
ahhh, I think Earthtone probably wants you to by herside badly too … every new mum needs your expertise …
hopefully the nurses there will be equally helpful. Tell earthtone that we’re with her.
Keep on trying!
i also wish you’re there now, at least she’ll have someone to guide her. i know most mums feel there’s no milk the first time they breastfeed but that’s not true… the colostrum comes in very little but it sure is enough for the newborns….
i’ve failed but i wish earthtone would success in breastfeeding, and i believe she can do it cos she is lucky to have u as her guidance.
我们在这为她打气!加油!
My sis also got problem when she discharge 1st 2 days, she call me about why still dun have milk come out. I told her you should let him suck when he need milk, so the brest will prosess the milk for him soon.
Her MIL not so support about breastmilk cause she scare the baby very attech to mother then she will very hard to takecare after confinment month, very poor of her baby.
Hope ET will success breastfeeding journey to many many month
Hey..Twinsmom,
better fast, fast go.. because donch be like me.. ET kenna pressurized.. and then feed baby formula..!!
go quick, quick..!! and send ET my rgds ok..??
if can.. can give address of ET to me..?? at least i can send her a congratulatory card.. and some baby stuff.. ???
actually others would think that it’ll be easier to guide one’s sister through the BF journey but it’s not entirely true. especially the BF mom must have the persistance to continue BF. even though we know it’ll be difficult in the beginning, there’s only so much you can tell, our sis still have to go through the difficult experience by themselves. so I refrain from giving my sis too much pressure to BF exclusively although we know it’s for the good of baby, because ultimately it’s her choice how long the BF journey would be…
Yeah I remember my first time breastfeeding, my son yell so loudly because suck suck but no milk come out, until all the mothers in the nursery room look at me. However the head nurse came in and teach me the proper positioning. He did manage to suck and milk did come out. However, he was yelling again the next day. Sigh, demanding child i have. It ended up half bf and half formula.
I hope that Earthtone will get it and enjoy every moment of it. Keep encouraging her.
erm….i was told that the milk only comes 2 days after delivery…..so at the mean time do what har?
better ban your mom from the hospital if she tried to bring formula! otherwise there will be no going back liao… baby who breastfeed are stronger than non-breastfed… because they suck harder on breast than bottles!
Don’t worry about baby getting hungry… they can survive one! they are much stronger than any adults there
p/s: I will be going to JB on 29th or 30th… can offer you a ride to go earlier if you want
Really hope ET will persevere, and the hospital she’s in is breastfeeding friendly and able to help her.
Remind your mum about the benefit of breast feeding, so that she won’t anyhow just give formula loh.
Hope you’ll soon be at her side to give her guidance and support.
Hmm…no comment on the BF – cause I M a failer! Ask ET not to give up, sure can succeed one. Imagine in olden days where there was no formula, the babies also survive wat, hor!….I won’t give up too this 2nd time round!
Er…37cm big meh?? Last time my girl also 37cm and she was only 2.86kg wor.
Greenapple, sue — Last time when I gave birth to the twins, I wished so badly my mom or my sister can be by my side, not that they can help me on breastfeed, but emotional support — everything was new and unfamiliar for me. wait, wait, wait…until 4th…urgh…so long…more than one week.
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she need to cook for ET leh, and also she kind of emotional support for ET, though not breastfeed lar.
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Shiaulin, 我给她加油打气，你们给我加油打气啰。
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1+2mom, emm… yah, usually that is what the care taker afraid of, the baby attach to the mother because of breastfeed, but we have seen a lot working mom breastfeed too right, so it prove not a problem at all.
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Mama Bok, that’s very nice of you, will ask ET, because I just realise I don’t have her addy!!!
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DG, 你说到我的心里了，觉得因为是自己的妹妹，所以更觉得压力。
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Michelle, I had one baby suck well, and another baby yelling, the one suck well one everyone telling me she suck too well and I will not ahve milk, the other one yelling wan, they also said she suck no milk so cry. *sigh*… when the support tak ada, suck well and yelling also end in the same comment
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Fashionasia, good question. since the milk not coming in in the first few days (some mom need 4-5 days for the milk to come, me was the example lar), so what the baby can do is just suckling lor, got colostrum mah (tht is precious), suckling also kind of like place order to mommy body, to ask mommy factory to make more milk mah
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Egghead, cannot ban my mom,
My dad already bought ticket leh, but thanks for your offer, the first thing after saw your offer was call my dad, too bad he bought already.
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Zara’s mum, really hope the hospital hurse is helpful lor, have to call my mom drum her ear liao.
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Annie, that’s why I have no idea lor, my mom say until like wah…SO BIG… some more the doctor said might need c-sec pulak, may be that doctor never see big head before
Wish Earthtone have a smooth and successful breastfeeding journey!
To me, 37cm is very big! My girl was only 32cm when born.
No idea how big is my baby’s head when she was born… me bad me bad
Have to test my wife if she can remember that… haha…
wa, your mom actually at the hospital? very devoted mom la. ya, its true that we can only give our support and advise, whether it is taken kindly is another matter. I have friends who shake their heads and laugh and say, I am not as strong (more like as convicted) as you. COngratss to Earthtone!! And the new aunt!
Sorry…sorry…twinsmom…I made a mistake lar… dun scold har…*promise* not to scold first then I tell you… promise?*
*promise*
Actually hor, my girl’s head circumference is 34cm not 37cm… I mistaken liao. For her length was 47cm…. Nah, dun scold har… u promise wan!!!
Go then, don’t wait. Actually the comment about ’suck but no milk come out’, is just a mispercaption, I believe. When I was bfg first time, I couldn’t tell whether there were milk came out or not – just can’t tell, right? Even there was milk, should be very little, body needs time to produce mah.
Anyway, Ian’s head circumference was 33 cm at birth, but his birth size was small also lah (3.01kg only).
I wonder how ET gave birth to 37cm! I was already suffereing with the 33cm boy…
Okie.. dokie.. just mail mail me.. hhehe!!
Jefferene, suzette, ya lor, my sister said she push so many time, but the feeling was so great after baby came out.
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Jacky, test your wife? you yourself can’t remember so want to change subject and test your wife?
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Mrs.B, thanks goodness my parent have retired now, otherwise my mom can’t be her side now.
Thanks for your wishes
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Annie, ai yoh, don’t lar like that…I where got so “small gas” wan? scold you on this small thing meh? hehehe…