Some might say breastfeeding is a challenge. I prefer call it as 'a journey to remember'. Breastfeeding has to be learned, it doesn't come naturally. Some mothers and infants may learn quickly, while others take time. Some might face difficulties, some give it up halfway. But Alhamdulillah, in this IT savvy environment, there are so many sources that we can dig the knowledge.
I started getting information about breastfeeding when i was expecting Maryam. I was blessed masa tu to have my ex-schoolmates yang dah jadi certified lactation caunselors, having their own retailers, updating articles and sharing more and more information on breasfeeding. They recommended me to some products and brands yang sampai sekarang i guna. Due to their advice, I even bought my first and only breastpump when i was in 24 weeks! Sebab masa tu takut kalau-kalau la dia lahir pre-mature, so i prepared everything sebelum usia kandungan 7 bulan. I got supports from them, my spouse and family too.
So now i am spreading my support to those new moms out there yang menjayakan penyusuan ibu. We are in the same ship, friends. Breastfeeding moms need support dari orang sekeliling, percayalah. And i tak menolak kemungkinan ada yang tak dapat meneruskan penyusuan disebabkan tentangan dari keluarga dan sebagainya, misalnya mak dia cakap "pergi la beli susu formula untuk baby ni, kesian dia asyik nangis je, susu kau sikit je tu". I akan sedih bila dengar ayat-ayat macam ni, surely i akan lagi down and maybe boleh give up kot.
Itu belum ambil kira lagi penyusuan secara eksklusif. Masih ramai orang-orang tua yang suruh kita bagi baby minum air masak. No! Polisi Penyusuan Susu Ibu Dunia dan Malaysia ialah, semua ibu digalakkan menyusu anaknya dengan SUSU IBU SAHAJA sepanjang ENAM BULAN PERTAMA dan meneruskan penyusuan sehingga usianya 2 tahun. Makanan pelengkap dimulakan pada usianya 6 bulan. Polisi ini jelas menyatakan hanya susu ibu sahaja makanan bayi untuk 6 bulan pertamanya dan penyusuan masih diteruskan sehinggga anak berusia 2 tahun. Nyata susu ibu sahaja tanpa air suam mahupun susu tambahan mampu memenuhi khasiat yang diperlukan sepanjang tumbesaran bayi. Percayalah pada kemampuan badan kita menghasilkan this precious drop.
To those Gen-X and Gen-Y mommies out there, speak up! Ingat, zaman emak-emak and nenek-nenek kita dulu tak ada banyak info. Betul, zaman dia dulu, misi (read as nurse) ajar macam tu, suruh bagi baby minum air masak. Kawan-kawan, ilmu ni dynamic ye. Kita mungkin katakan apa yang kita belajar sekarang ni dah paling betul, tapi kita tak tau zaman akan datang it might be salah, ada lain yang lebih betul. Zaman makcik i sekolah agama dulu, belajar tajwid macam lain, bila dia pergi belajar dengan ustaz-ustaz zaman sekarang, dah lain. Dulu masa i sekolah menengah, i belajar tulis formula oxidation-reduction macam yang cikgu ajar. Tapi sekarang my friends yang dah jadi cikgu biologi and cikgu kimia bagitahu apa yang kita belajar di sekolah dulu tu salah. Now they have cara penulisan formula yang lain. Ikutlah perkembangan zaman. That's the point.
So, berbalik kepada breastfeeding ni, jangan malu mencari ilmu.
I experienced tandem nursing, what a sweet moment to have two babies tugging on you at the same time. I knew i was expecting Mardeyah bila milk production merudum. Masa tu my SIL recommended me to consume ubat muntah without knowing that i conceived again. So Maryam sempat menyusu exclusively sampai five months before i campur dengan susu formula. Dr. Khamsiah, my gynae pernah cakap "Yes, milk production akan kurang or even stop once you conceived sebab Allah tak akan bebankan ibu yang mengandung dengan menyusukan (anak lain yang masih kecil)". And she advised me to stop breastfeeding kalau ada complication like bleeding, cramping, etc. Alhamdulillah i tak mengalami semua tu, tetapi dengan kuasa Allah, susu tu kering dengan sendirinya sampai i bersalin. Allah tak akan bebankan kita di luar kemampuan kita, kan?
Mardeyah dulu pun a fast learner. A few minutes after giving birth to her, she had her first colostrum. On the second day, I started my tandem nursing session, Oma helped me out in getting both of them in position. Since then, I treated my girls as a twin. Alhamdulillah, internet banyak membantu, i had learned a lot. I just goggled tandem nursing position, and i practiced on my own. It needs more efforts and kesabaran.
Alhamdulliah, i dapat menyusukan both Maryam dan Mardeyah until they were three and two! That was after i had been diagnosed with hyperthyroid and had to consume a very high dose medicine. *insert cry here*
Susahnya nak wean off dalam keadaan terpaksa masa tu. Macam-macam i cuba and lastly, i consumed over-the-counter-pills yang orang guna untuk stop susu - cannot remember pil tu nama apa. Mind you, pil tu membuatkan kita jadi loya, mual and i sendiri experienced muntah yang sangat dahsyat.
Habis cerita tandem nursing.
Sekarang ni turn Abdullah si bobiboy pula. After two years berehat, i started the routine all over again. Frankly speaking, mula-mula tu i dah lupa semuanya especially about EBM handling ni, so when i was expecting him, i did all the search, to refresh balik semula.
Alhamdulillah, my first and only Spectra3 breastpump still in a good condition. Walaupun dah berusia lima tahun. It is an electronic pump. Ramai yang cakap Spectra3 ni senyap sikit bunyi dia compared to brand lain. Entah, i tak pernah beli or cuba other brands tapi i pernah dengar bunyi Medela, kuat juga la bunyinya compared to mine.
This time I cuma beli breast shield set sahaja sebab yang lama tu dah teruk rupanya.
And this time i prefer using breastmilk storage bag. I suka brand Autumn ni, bagus sebab ada double zip lock and plastic dia sterilized and tebal sikit. They come in two size rasanya, 7oz and 12oz. Untungnya zaman sekarang, tak susah nak beli breastfeeding products ni, retailers and resellers berlambak-lambak.
Sampai sekarang i suka MLO (mom's little ones) punya cooler bag. Sesuai nak bawa ke office. Back in 2009 i bought my first MLO cooler bag yang kecil sikit, now dah jadi cosmetic box. And i ada beli MLO backpack yang boleh occupies Spectra3 tu. Tapi tali beg tu dah putus and i simpan berkurun dalam stor sampai dia makan diri. This time i beli baru. This one has two zipped compartments.
I beli MLO reusable ice pack sebab yang lama dulu tu dah pecah and jelly dia dah terkeluar meleleh-leleh. This time, masih lagi MLO pujaan hati. Didatangkan dengan woven pouch.
So now i am spreading my support to those new moms out there yang menjayakan penyusuan ibu. We are in the same ship, friends. Breastfeeding moms need support dari orang sekeliling, percayalah. And i tak menolak kemungkinan ada yang tak dapat meneruskan penyusuan disebabkan tentangan dari keluarga dan sebagainya, misalnya mak dia cakap "pergi la beli susu formula untuk baby ni, kesian dia asyik nangis je, susu kau sikit je tu". I akan sedih bila dengar ayat-ayat macam ni, surely i akan lagi down and maybe boleh give up kot.
Itu belum ambil kira lagi penyusuan secara eksklusif. Masih ramai orang-orang tua yang suruh kita bagi baby minum air masak. No! Polisi Penyusuan Susu Ibu Dunia dan Malaysia ialah, semua ibu digalakkan menyusu anaknya dengan SUSU IBU SAHAJA sepanjang ENAM BULAN PERTAMA dan meneruskan penyusuan sehingga usianya 2 tahun. Makanan pelengkap dimulakan pada usianya 6 bulan. Polisi ini jelas menyatakan hanya susu ibu sahaja makanan bayi untuk 6 bulan pertamanya dan penyusuan masih diteruskan sehinggga anak berusia 2 tahun. Nyata susu ibu sahaja tanpa air suam mahupun susu tambahan mampu memenuhi khasiat yang diperlukan sepanjang tumbesaran bayi. Percayalah pada kemampuan badan kita menghasilkan this precious drop.
To those Gen-X and Gen-Y mommies out there, speak up! Ingat, zaman emak-emak and nenek-nenek kita dulu tak ada banyak info. Betul, zaman dia dulu, misi (read as nurse) ajar macam tu, suruh bagi baby minum air masak. Kawan-kawan, ilmu ni dynamic ye. Kita mungkin katakan apa yang kita belajar sekarang ni dah paling betul, tapi kita tak tau zaman akan datang it might be salah, ada lain yang lebih betul. Zaman makcik i sekolah agama dulu, belajar tajwid macam lain, bila dia pergi belajar dengan ustaz-ustaz zaman sekarang, dah lain. Dulu masa i sekolah menengah, i belajar tulis formula oxidation-reduction macam yang cikgu ajar. Tapi sekarang my friends yang dah jadi cikgu biologi and cikgu kimia bagitahu apa yang kita belajar di sekolah dulu tu salah. Now they have cara penulisan formula yang lain. Ikutlah perkembangan zaman. That's the point.
So, berbalik kepada breastfeeding ni, jangan malu mencari ilmu.
I experienced tandem nursing, what a sweet moment to have two babies tugging on you at the same time. I knew i was expecting Mardeyah bila milk production merudum. Masa tu my SIL recommended me to consume ubat muntah without knowing that i conceived again. So Maryam sempat menyusu exclusively sampai five months before i campur dengan susu formula. Dr. Khamsiah, my gynae pernah cakap "Yes, milk production akan kurang or even stop once you conceived sebab Allah tak akan bebankan ibu yang mengandung dengan menyusukan (anak lain yang masih kecil)". And she advised me to stop breastfeeding kalau ada complication like bleeding, cramping, etc. Alhamdulillah i tak mengalami semua tu, tetapi dengan kuasa Allah, susu tu kering dengan sendirinya sampai i bersalin. Allah tak akan bebankan kita di luar kemampuan kita, kan?
Mardeyah dulu pun a fast learner. A few minutes after giving birth to her, she had her first colostrum. On the second day, I started my tandem nursing session, Oma helped me out in getting both of them in position. Since then, I treated my girls as a twin. Alhamdulillah, internet banyak membantu, i had learned a lot. I just goggled tandem nursing position, and i practiced on my own. It needs more efforts and kesabaran.
Alhamdulliah, i dapat menyusukan both Maryam dan Mardeyah until they were three and two! That was after i had been diagnosed with hyperthyroid and had to consume a very high dose medicine. *insert cry here*
Susahnya nak wean off dalam keadaan terpaksa masa tu. Macam-macam i cuba and lastly, i consumed over-the-counter-pills yang orang guna untuk stop susu - cannot remember pil tu nama apa. Mind you, pil tu membuatkan kita jadi loya, mual and i sendiri experienced muntah yang sangat dahsyat.
Habis cerita tandem nursing.
Again, breastfeeding has to be learned, it doesn't necessarily come naturally. For most mothers, it has to be learned. Secondly, it needs a bit of help and support. Lastly, practise to be perfect. Then only we and our baby(-ies) will enjoy breastfeeding, the joy of it that we can not deny, a remarkable journey as a mother.
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