It's been 46 days since delivery. Dah habis pantang - hooray!!! (tapi sebenarnya lepas mak balik kg lepas sebulan sy bersalin, mcm dah x pantang sgt pon...huhuhu). Tapi tinggal lagi beberapa hari je life as full time house sebelum start bekerja next week.
Start pregnant with Insyirah, sy dah nekad this time around I'm going to breastfeed baby exclusively at least sampai 6 bulan. Masa kembar dulu sy x breastfeed exclusively dek kerana tidak bersedia dan tidak berilmu sgt tentang breastfeeding exclusively utk ibu2 bekerja. Takde role model pon masa tu sbb as far as I know masa tu takde sorang pon my officemates yg pam susu kat opis. Tapi alhamdulilah, sy berjaya juga breastfeed sikembar sampai umur diorg 2 thn dan perah susu (pakai tgn aje!) kat opis bila ada masa or sbb engorgement.
Skrg ramai kwn2 sy working mothers berjaya breastfeed anak2 diorg exclusively dan byk exposure kat mana2 menggalakkan penyusuan eksklusif. FB, blogs, TV, mcm2 la, so it triggers more mothers to do exclusive breastfeeding termasuk la sy :).
To me breastfeeding is always challenging eventhough this is my 2nd time. The first few days lepas Insyirah lahir, susu tak berapa byk , dia pon x pandai menyusu sgt, so asik x latching properly menyebabkan puting sy merekah teruk. Dah la dia menyusu lama, like 45 min - 1 jam gitu, so my back sakit sgt2 walaupun rasanya dah duduk properly. Ikutkan cabaran2 tu mmg rasa nak give-up bg susu formula aje, but I keep chanting dlm kepala otak - breastfeed is the best for the baby - byk pahala Allah s.w.t berikan utk ibu2 yg menyusukan anak2 mereka, so sy kuatkan semangat and tahan sakit. Dan susu ibu terbukti sgt baik sbb on the 3rd day Insyirah lahir, dia ada jaundis yg agak tinggi levelnya. Masa kat hospital Insyirah byk minum formula sbb sy x larat nak menyusukan dia. So doktor suruh sy bg as much as possible susu badan to Insyirah. Next day, check darah balik, level jaundis Insyirah dah normal!
Alhamdulilah.
3rd week in confinement, sy dpt job offer yg sgt menarik. Tak amik, mcm sayang, sbb kerja tu kat Durian Tunggal ni je and comes with good salary and vehicle. Mmg la seronok jadi surirumah for the last 3 1/2 years but extra income is always welcome coz selain meringankan beban financial cik HB, boleh la hulur2 kat parents and adik bongsu yg tgh belajar.
But the thing is, I keep asking myself - boleh berjaya ke azam nak breastfeed exclusively ni?
So far, sy dah berjaya simpan sikit susu perah. Ada 14 botol dgn susu 4oz setiap satu, so harap2 cukup la for the beginning. I'm afraid bila dah keje nanti tak sempat nak perah susu byk2 sbb tak tau lagi nature keje ni macamana. At the moment sy guna pam Spectra single pumping yg sy pinjam dr adik sy and I'm aiming to buy Medela Freestyle a.s.a.p sbb rata2 kwn2 rekomen yg itu kalau nak production yg byk dlm masa yg singkat.
Hopefully I'm going to make it - demi Insyirah!
And here is an interesting & motivating breastfeeding montage - thanks to a friend who posted it in FB.
YAKIN BOLEH!!!!
