Milk Booster saya!! :D

Assalammualaikum dan Selamat Sejahtera,

Alhamdulillah, perjalanan kali ni memang smooth sangat. Rezeki kami berdua murah, syukur. Entahlah, rasanya kali ni saya jadi lebih rajin dengan ada extra pumping session yg awal pagi. Sebab tu kot, hasil tuaian saya lebih banyak..

Kali ini saya nak refresh balik milk booster saya. Actually semuanya memang milk booster saya sejak dari zaman Hadiff lagi.

Top 5 milk booster.
1- Sudah semestinya cinta hati saya Muhammad Hafiy Rifqi. Meet his demand, direct latch whenever with him... jangan complain kalau dia asik nak bergayuuuuuut ja... Baby adalah stimulasi yg TERBAIK.
2- Kalau dah berjauhan gi kerja, kenalah pam..kena ikut schedule.. rutin saya without fail so far insyaAllah pukul 2am, 6am, 10am, 1pm dan 4pm . Pumping session hat pukul 2am dan 6am saya buat tandem nursing. Baby sebelah, pump sebelah..yeild memang memberansangkan..sebab isapan baby boleh induce let down reflex..kadang sampai 2 kali tau.
3- Happy..yeap..breastfeeding moms memang kena happy happy.. kalau stress confirm merudumlaaaa hasilnya.
4- Organic soy by Melilea. Sedap tau...
5- Air longan, rebus dan tambah gula...minum panas-panas...

Selain dari itu, durian juga milk booster saya.. may be sebba saya ni hantu durian kot.... bila makan durian yg sedap, saya happy..bila happy susu pun wallah laa.... hehehhe

Okeh itu ja kot buat rini.. Mau sambung buat keja (bosannya kena keja ganti sabtu..huhuhuh)

Ciao!

Rozy

EBM uNtUk H@FiY

Assalammualaikum dan Selamat Sejahtera,

Bermula sudah perjalanan breastfeeding saya yang ke-3.
Penyusuan susu ibu bersama MUHAMMAD HAFIY RIFQI anak saya yang ke-3.
Alhamdulillah despite having a tough time on the early days of his delivery, I managed to fight through all the obstacles.
As at yesterday, I managed to collect 12packs x 3.5oz of EBM after 1 week of harvesting.

I guess I'm among blessed mothers of a down syndrome baby that is allowed to direct breastfeed the baby. (Yeap, my little anak syurga is a Down Syndrome baby. I blog about this in the future :) )Many down syndrome babies are not capable to latch on their mothers' (.)(.) due to small mouth cavity. Syukur again.

Okie dokie..that is all for now.
Gosh!! I have a lot to blog but little time I have (alasan!!!)

EBM Stock Alert - Almost the end

Assalammualaikum dan Selamat Sejahtera,

Tak spesifik post pun, sekadar nak 'simpan' EBM STOCK ALERT hat saya letak dulu kat widget saya.
Dah tak releven dengan hidup dah lani as Husna pun dah mixed feeding.
So ni kira sebagai kenangan jalaaa..kot-kot nanti anak cucu nak baca kan..hehhehe

Nak ikut, macam2 dah saya tempuhi selama menyusukan anak-anak saya Hadiff dan Husna.
Bangga, ketawa, menangis dan kecewa memang menyulami perjalanan itu.
Sungguh indah walaupun tidak semudah yg disangkakan.
Jika, saya akan melahirkan seorang lagi umat Muhammad, saya tetap dengan niat menyusukan dia. InsyaAllah.
Maka dengan itu, segala pam, botol, steriliser, cooler bag yg banyak tu..saya dah simpan elok-elok dalam deep freezer saya yg dah kosong.
Syukur Ya Allah kerana mengurniakan saya nikmat menyusukan anak-anak saya.
Alhamdulillah...

Alamak...sedeyyy laa pulokkk

Berita Harian mesti minta maaf pada HM4HB!!

The Full Report on the False Allegation Made by Berita Harian Against Human Milk 4 Human Babies - Malaysia can now be viewed in public. This is the most important document since this whole incident happened. This document debunks the myths highlighted by BH and corrected the wrong and slanderous views.
PLEASE READ IT AND SPREAD IT FAR AND WIDE:
Laporan penuh di sini

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FNXlQ8jAvSi4nyjmrYcdya3lCnfpg-Eqccx4s8ji-L8/edit?hl=en_US

Dan sila tandatangan di petisyen di bawah:

 

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/berita-harian-please-apologize-to-human-milk-4-human-b.html

Apa yang dipublish di Berita Harian.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9f8XEmCHsdXMjdiMDQzYTctNDIyMi00ZWJkLTg3NzktODg5YTQ1MzFlY2Nm&hl=en_US

BERITA HARIAN MAHU KITA LUPAKAN SAJA HAL INI SEBAB ITU MEREKA BERDIAM DIRI. KITA TAK BOLEH DIBULI.

 

Make Penang Breastfeeding Friendly

Masage from MMPS

Dear all,

Do join us in this event either be there at the event or virtually. If you're from Penang, we strongly encourage you to come and support us. We need 100 mothers to breastfeed at the event to create a bigger impact or to further increase breastfeeding awareness to the community/public. 

Come on mothers, don't be shy. This is the time we stand up together and tell the public BREASTFEED is the BEST FEED, and it's NORMAL to breastfeed in the public. We adult want to dine in a fine restaurant or eat anywhere, why can't our lovely baby? Why do we need to hide or breastfeed in the toilet? Our baby definitely don't want to be fed in the toilet (smelly, yucks!) Babies have their right to be fed in anywhere too. When the public see more mothers breastfeed in the public more often, they will definitely accept it as a normal thing eventually. So we need your support. Come join us in the event. We alone cannot change the culture, we need you all to educate the public what is RIGHT!

Do come and join us on 9th Oct. For details on how to pre-register, please see below email.

Help us to spread the words too. Thanking in advance. Cheers.

email MMPS  : - pgmmps@gmail.com

Dear all,

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2011, participate in the launch of "Make Penang Breastfeeding Friendly" organized by MMPS, on 9th October, Sunday at 3:15pm - 5:00pm, at Straits Quay Penang. 

In line with the launch, we will also be having a "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" event at 4pm. We encourage all breastfeeding mothers to come along and show your support by breastfeeding your baby at the event.

Mothers from all over Malaysia are also invited to join us in the "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" event. You can be ANYWHERE! Just breastfeed your child/ren on 9th October, Sunday at 4 pm. We will send an e-certificate to you (the e-certificate is more beautiful this time ^^).

Pre-registration for the "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" is required at http://tiny.cc/1min-bf.

To RSVP for the event at Straits Quay, go to https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153372448089881.

For any inquiries, please email us at pgmmps@gmail.com or go to MMPS website at http://pgmmps.wordpress.com/.

Breastfeeding: A gift that lasts a lifetime.

Thank you.

Connie Mooi

MMPS

NOTA KAKI:-

Do share ya!! Thanks. :)

Stok husna

Stok susu ibu pada usia husna setahun sebulan.
Walaupun tak banyak,
Walaupun depleting dengan cepat,
Walaupun ummi hanya boleh restock balik satu per tiga dari yang keluar,
Ummi bersyukur kerana Allah masih memberi kita rezeki untuk meneruskan penyusuan susu ibu.
Alhamdulillah....


- Posted live from my iPhone

World Breastfeeding Week 2011 - One Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding

An email fom MMPS (Mother to Mother Peer Support)
Please register (send email to the organizer, if you're interested to join.
Me will never miss it!!

Happy World Breastfeeding Week (August 1st – 7th) 2011, from MMPS.

This year MMPS (Mother to Mother Peer Support) would like to hold a ‘virtual’ One Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding event.

This will take place on August 6th at 3pm.The idea is that anyone can join in, anywhere; either alone or in a group: mothers at home, at work, whilst shopping etc.

Soothing music will be available on the Internet so you can to get relaxed and prepared to breastfeed. This should be done around 2.45pm. All children feeding over the 3.00 – 3.01pm minute will be counted into the event.

We will use Koala Kids as our hub/base to coordinate and correlate the numbers.

As our name suggests we would like to spread the word Mother to Mother so please pass this message on via word of mouth, email, s.m.s. etc. to anyone and everyone you think may be interested in taking part.

This year we also want to show recognition to all our valiant working mums or mothers who are otherwise separated from their children. To honour these brave and determined ladies we are asking you to support and take part in this year’s event. You can do this in one of two ways:

1) This is the most preferred. At the designated time, on the 6th, put your child to the breast. You may be surprised and your child may comfortably feed.

2) Alternatively feed your breast milk to your child via cup or spoon. MMPS does not condone or recommend bottles or teats so feeding your child via this method will not count for this event.

Please then, by 3.30pm, send MMPS a message via email pgmmps@gmail.com OR sms to ONE of the following numbers: 0174259378 / 0124156446 / 0165533782 to indicate your inclusion in the final count. Email/SMS us the name of mother and child/ren and your email address. (For example: Connie Mooi and YangYang, pgmmps@gmail.com). We'll send you an e-certificate.

The total number of participants will then be announced by 4pm along with certificate details.

MMPS will be organising another One Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding event in October, on a larger scale. This will include Hospitals and Confinement Centres so to all our pregnant mothers out there, “don’t worry if you miss out on this event.”

Many thanks for your on-going support. It is your own dedication, determination and enthusiasm that will make this event successful. Please support by joining-in and spreading the message.

Thanks.

Best regards,

MMPS

Blog Breastfeeding moms- please take note!!

Salam dan Selamat Sejahtera,

This is only a gentle/kind/friendly reminder. :)
For the past two days, I had a good discussion with fellow breastfeeding moms in a facebook group dedicated to breastfeeding moms (and those who wants to know more about breastfeeding).
We had a good discussion on how long the breastmilk can be consumed by the baby once the fresh/frozen milk has been warmed.
( berapa lama susu fresh atau frozen boleh bertahan di dalam suhu bilik sekiranya telah dipanaskan?)
A friend had linked the discussion to a breastfeeding mom's blog (which is one of a good sources for breastfeeding info) and we were surprised to read the guideline. It had stirred a confusion among us.

I immediately sought advice from a good friend of mine, who is also a breastfeeding advocate and a licensed breastfeeding counselor. She gave me a very good reference which I would like to share it here.
Please click on the link below :-

ABM Clinical Protocol #8: Human Milk StorageInformation for Home Use for Full-Term Infants(Original Protocol March 2004; Revision #1 March 2010)

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol Committee

Therefore, I would really appreciate if you has included any breastfeeding guideline in your blog, please cross check the guideline with this protocol.

This will help to avoid any future confusion among breastfeeding moms especially new mommies.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards
Rozy

NIP in a Ring Sling

Mudah sangat.
You should learn.
It needs lots of practice but once you have mastered it..
It is a breezee..easy peasy..
BTW, that pic was taken at Bukit Bendera, Hadiff wanted to 'nek ketapi'.
:)

PuMpInG n DrIvInG with SeAtBeLt

 

Who say we cannot use seatbelt while pumping and driving.

I did that almost everytime I commute to and fro Perda-Kamunting.

It is comfortable and SAFE!

The upper strap will be placed above the breastsheild (as seen above), 

while

the lower strap will be placed on the tummy so that the bottles can be seated right on the hips.

well, I never use the handsfree..NEVER (as I'm just impatient to set it right).

I'd tried once and gave up :p

Switch on the pump and concentrate on your driving.

HAVE A SAFE PUMPING JOURNEY!!

:)

Nursing In Public? Not a Problem at All!!

I nurse every where..it is not a problem for me.

My tricks are:-
No1 : CONFIDENT
No2: CONFIDENT
No3: CONFIDENT


Yeap, confident that you can do it.
Confident that you can still cover your aurat while breastfeeding
If you feel awkward,you baby can feel it and she will never feel comfortable nursing.


Well, other tips are of course..proper clothing and may be nursing aid like nursing cover?
I  DIY my nursing cover HERE (well not really sew it myself ).. it is cheap.
I don't really bring the nursing cover, but since I'm an avid babywearer, I will always have a ring sling with me.


Here as a ring sling (my new addition to the family Baby Jeans Baby Queen from Comfy Joey)

and here as a nursing cover and I wasn't wearing a nursing clothes.
The weight of the rings sort of HOLD the cover.

Both pictures were taken at Sungai Palas Boh Tea Plantation. <---sedap scones kat situ..yummy yummmy...

Here, read this illustration...hilariously  true!!

 

IF YOU DON'T LIKE US TO NURSE IN PUBLIC, PLEASE PUT A BLANKET OVER YOUR HEAD!

:)

RaIsE yOuR sHiRt!!

I sang this song heart loud!!
It's so meaningful.

Copy from PEACEFUL PARENTING

Adaptation of Raise Your Glass by Pink.
Words by Morgan Rowanwaif.
Photo ©2011 Jennifer Quesada for peaceful parenting.

Raise Your Shirt

Cry, cry! He’s hungry again.

Feel a let down kickin’ in,

Pop my nursing bra,

Bring my baby to my chest -

Then let him do all of the rest.

His eyes say, “Thank you, Ma.”


Lower risks of female cancer

Baby’s best immune enhancer.

Trims the tummy, saves you money.

Let’s get serious!


So raise your shirt if you are proud

To feed your baby

Just like Nature meant.

We will never be, never be

Anything but strong

And loving mothers -

All you nursing Moms!

Won't you come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Just come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!


Why, why do they always try

To keep us hidden from the public eye?

Just get over it! (Get over it already)

I’ve got state and federal rights

To feed my little one in plain sight.

Dude, it’s just a tit. (Hello!)


Lower risks of female cancer.

Baby’s best immune enhancer.

Trims the tummy, saves you money.

Let’s get serious!

So raise your shirt if you are proud

To feed your baby

Just like Nature meant.

We will never be, never be

Anything but strong

And loving mothers -

All you nursing Moms!

Won't you come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Just come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Won't you come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Just come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!


Oh man, I leaked on my shirt...

that sucks!


Now we know, “Breast is best.”

They put it to the test.

You could choose to supplement

We can always, we can always

Pump to boost supply....


So raise your (Ow! Don’t bite Mommy.)


So raise your shirt if you are proud

To feed your baby

Just like Nature meant.

We will never be, never be

Anything but strong

And loving mothers -

All you nursing Moms!

So raise your shirt if you are proud

To feed your baby

Just like Nature meant.

We will never be, never be

Anything but strong

And loving mothers -

All you nursing Moms!

Won't you come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Just come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

Won't you come on and come on and

Raise your shirt!

For them.

Just come on and come on and

Raise your shirt... for them.


View Pink's original Raise Your Glass music video here.

For additional information, support and links visit the Breastfeeding Resources Page.

ThIs Is HoW I TrEaT My bReAsTpUmP PaRts @ WoRk PLaCe

My breast pump is MEDELA FREESTYLE which I bought from Aja (now my best friend :)) from MYBREASTPUMPSHOP.COM.
I have been using it since Hadiff still on breastfeeding (that was 2 years ago).
I place all the parts (membrane, breast shield and the back cap) in a Tupperware (Freezer Mate range to be exact but not sure the size).
.

Usually,  I pump at my work station as lucky me, my work station is located at a verrry strategic area with high level of privacy.. ala-ala exclusive high end housing area :p

Sila abaikan permandangan yg semak itu, lakonan sahaja ..hahahhaha

After I complete my 15minutes pumping session (which can be prolonged if I'm so hooked on MBW forum), I will put back the parts in its container and placed it at the top tier of the chiller. Next to my breast milk bottles. No washing or cleaning is done.

Another lucky me, as my office is also equipped with a nice 1 door fridge which is hmm..not many of us use it. My boss only put his fresh fruits and yogurts.

When it comes to next pumping session, I just run hot water from the water dispenser. Not to clean it, but to warm the breast shield. (sejuk oo pakai pam kalau tak panaskan sikit).

 Water from the water dispenser is not really hot, if it is, add in some cold water to reduce the temperature.

 I pump 3 times during office hour, so the same steps each time until the last session. I will wash the parts with warm soapy water.

Please use milk bottle detergent, not dish detergent okeh.

Then, I put it upside down to remove the water from the parts (I will do this until the clock shows 5 -> its time to chaalloo :))

Make sure this is done wayy far from your papers.

Extra Note:-

I don't use cloth or tissue paper to wipe dry my breast pump parts as I don't want any lint or dust stick on the parts. Air dry is the best drying method but I prefer it to just dry in the container instead of mesh bag as again dust from the environment may stick on the parts. Besides chiller, you can also keep your parts cooled in the cooler bag. Not to worry, as breast milk has all the goodness and a special property which is antibacterial.

That's all..let me know if you have any doubts ya.

AlKiSaH BoToL BP-A

Cerita ni may be dah jadik basi since dah ramai yang blog about this..
Tapi harap boleh baca sampai habis ya apa yang saya nak explain kat sini..:)
Happy reading!!

Avent BPA and the rest all made of PP (doesn't contain BPA)

Alhamdulillah..sejak kerajaan mengharamkan penjualan botol yang mengandungi bisphenol-A, masyarakat mula membuka mata. Walaupun begitu, sudah ramai ibu-ibu yang sudah lama menggunakan botol tanpa bisphenol-A ini. Namun, saya perlu perbetulkan mengenai sedikit fakta mengenai botol yg mengandungi BPA dan botol BPA Free.

Singkatan
BPA: bisphenol-A
PC :Polycarbonate
PP: Polypropylene

Just for the sake of understanding dan semoga orang tidak tertanya-tanya, polimer adalah bidang saya masa di Uni dahulu dan sekarang bekerja dalam bidang pembuatan alatan hospital yg dibuat dari polimer.

Mengenai pengecaman botol yang mengandungi BPA:-
1-JENIS PLASTIK
Hanya plastik polikarbonat yang mengandungi bisphenol-A. Oleh itu kalau nak lebih mudah just refer pada polikarbonat.

2- SIFAT
Polikarbonat ini character dia glassy transparent (sekiranya tiada coating) dan keras. Helmet kita pun dibuat dari polikarbonat. Compact disk pun dibuat dengan PC. Pada  awal pembuatan botol plastik, PC dipilih kerana sifatnya yang transparent, resistant to higher temperature and tidak mudah pecah. (almaklumlah baby kan suka baling membaling-membaling ni :) )

3-  LABEL
Sekiranya anda membuat pengecaman menggunakan label recycle, cara ini hanya boleh diguna pakai sekiranya nombor 7 dan beserta label PC.. kerana nombor 7 adalah pengkelasan untuk OTHER PLASTICS yang tidak dilabel sebagai 1,2,3,4,5,6. Saya ada terbaca di group facebook yg dia ditipu oleh label. Kotak tulis BPA FREE tapi ada nombor 7 bawah botol. Hakikatnya, botol itu memang botol BPA FREE. Simbol recycle ni adalah untuk memudahkan kerja sorting dilakukan. Unfortunately, PC bukanlah a commodity plastik yg sangat banyak digunakan, oleh itu PC dikelaskan bersama2 plastik yang lain.

contoh label recycle PC

Malah ramai juga pengeluar botol susu yang tidak melabel jenis plastik yang digunakan.
Oleh yang demikian, kenal pasti sifat PC untuk mudah pengecaman. Transparent macam kaca dan keras.

Botol BPA FREE

1-BAHAN ALTERNATIF
Kebanyakkan syarikat dah mula convert dari polikarbonat kepada polypropylene. Ini kerana PP adalah plastik yang murah. PP adalah plastik komoditi. Walaupun PP tidak mengandungi BPA, janganla kita leka. PP adalah meant for cold storage container not for hot storage. Kalau ikut durability, PP kalah dengan PC. PC is tougher and more temperature resistant compare to PP. PP punya shelf life is shorter than PC. Kalau kita compare botol susu yang dibuat dari PP dan PC, botol PP lebih mudah bertukar warna ke kuningan tapi botol PC boleh maintain glassy transparent pada masa yang lebih lama. PP juga mudah degradasi bila expose pada UV light so warna mudah bertukar ke kuningan.

Avent ada keluarkan botol dari PES (Polyethersulphone) which also classified under recycle number 7. PES ni adalah plastik kejuruteraan, tough macam PC juga dan mempunyai ketahanan suhu yang baik. So sesuaila dengan harga botol tu kan. Nak detail lagi baca di SINI.

2- PEMILIHAN
Semasa memilih botol BPA FREE saya cadangkan pilihlah botol yang berkualiti. Jangan pilih botol yang mudah kemek jika ditekan, wall thickness yang nipis. Botol jenis ini banyak terdapat di supermarket.. so masa nak beli tu tekan2 sikit botol tu, kalau macam senang kemek, it is not a good bottle.Botol ni sebenarnya tidak tahan panas.Cari botol yang keras contohnya botol susu tuppaware. Tukar setiap kali 6bulan ataupun setelah botol ada calar atau warna bertukar.


3- HARGA
Kalau mengikut harga bahan mentah plastik, PC adalah lebih mahal dari PP.Oleh yang demikian, anda may be akan jumpa botol BPA FREE yg lebih murah dari botol PC.


Botol PC atau botol dari plastik apa pun, still botol plastik..still dibuat secara kimia. Bila subjected to high temperature, dikuatiri bahan kimia akan meresap keluar dan mencemari susu. The best is of course botol kaca, tapi kalau memanjang pecah sungguh tak praktikal la pulak kan. :)

Tumbler minum yang kita selalu jumpa di supermarket yang berwarna warni tu pun adalah dari polikarbonat.
So alang-alang dah botol susu pun kita tukar ke BPA FREE why not kita avoid terus dari mengguna polikarbonat dalam perkakasan makan minum kita.

Jangan risau, bekas dadih bukan dibuat dari PC. Ingat PC ni mahal so takdaknya orang nak guna PC pada barang single use macam bekas dadih ni.

Sekian.
Kalau ada apa2 kemusykilan, just let me know. InsyaAllah, kalau saya boleh tolong jawap, saya jawap.

*maaf ya, BM saya memang sedikit tunggang langgang. :)

lepas ni saya akan explain pasal PVC / PHATALATES dalam toys pulak.. Ini lagi bahaya.. :)

SOP for nursery on EBM Handling Procedure

Many have asked me how I explained to Husna's former nursery and (3baby sitters after that :p) on EBM handling.
Not only I taught them with 5bottles of EBM storage that filled up with plain water, I printed a SOP, laminated it and stick it on their fridges.
It is very important to ensure that they really understand not only how to handle EBM but also the consequences if they fail to follow it.
I made sure they understand why they cannot shake the milk, warm the milk with hot water and why the milk must be placed at the highest compartment of the chiller.

Below is the updated SOP.
Please feel free to use it..just change the water from thermos to warmer (and elaborate more if need be) if you provide a warmer to the day care.



 1-   Keluarkan botol susu dari beg dan simpan botol susu di bahagian sejuk tingkat paling atas BUKAN bahagian beku.
2-   Ambil botol susu mengikut turutan nombor 1,2,3,4,5,6.
3-   Pasang puting.
4-   Panaskan di dalam bekas yang mengandungi AIR PANAS DARI BOTOL THERMOS. Biarkan seketika.
5-   Periksa suhu susu. JANGAN GONCANG BOTOL SUSU, goyang sahaja.
6-   Lapik kain lampin dibawah dagu Husna.
7-   Baca Bismillah
8-   Pegang botol susu semasa susu diberikan.
9-   Setelah selesai, BURP Husna.
10-  Bilas botol susu dan cuci puting.

Susu yang tidak habis boleh disimpan dan diminum dalam masa 1jam. Buang setelah tamat 1 jam.
Jangan beri air masak.

Sekiranya ada apa-apa soalan sila telefon/sms 018-XXXX979
Terima kasih banyak-banyak naa..

Happy Breastfeeding!!

Benarkah Milk Booster/Supplement Menjadi Penyelesaian Masalah Kurang Susu?

Copy and Paste dari facebook Kumpulan Ibu Menyusukan.

As Salam,

Kebelakangan ini, ibu-ibu yang berjumpa dengan saya sering mengadu mengenai masalah kurang susu. Di kalangan mereka, ramai yang bertanya bagaimana boleh diatasi masalah kurang susu ini. Bila di soal selidik, ramai dikalangan mereka yang terlalu bergantung harap kepada supplement/ milk booster dan kurang mengambil berat mengenai kekerapan penyusuan dan kekerapan pengosongan payudara yang betul. Bukan mereka sahaja tetapi mungkin ramai lagi di luar sana yang culas dan terlalu mengharapkan keajaiban daripada milk booster dan supplement yang sering digembar gemburkan dapat menambah penghasilan susu dan memekatkan susu ibu.

Pada pandangan saya, bukanlah menjadi satu kesalahan kalau inginkan susu badan yang banyak.Itu namanya naluri keibuan dan ianya sangat mulia kerana niat itu bersangkut paut dengan tanggungjawab kita pada si kecil. Juga bukan menjadi kesalahan jika ingin mencuba pelbagai supplement/milk booster yang dipercayai dapat meningkatkan penghasilan susu ibu. Tetapi pengambilan supplement/milk booster/ ini sebenarnya perlu seiring dengan usaha yang kerap untuk mengosongkan payudara (breast) ibu kerana ia sangat perlu/penting dan menjadi kunci utama dalam konsep supply & demand yang mana sangat penting dalam proses penghasilan susu ibu. Kalau payudara tidak dikosongkan ataupun tidak kosong dengan betul, bagaimana susu yang baru nak dihasilkan, bukan?

Secara logiknya la sebagai contoh, kalau hari ini kita memasak, dan kemudian anak dan hubby makan hanya sedikit aje. Kemudian kita masak lagi, masak sikit jer sebab lauk semalam ada lagi. Kemudian hal ni berlarutan selama seminggu,.Hubby dan anak hanya makan sikit setiap kali kita masak dan panaskan balance lauk semalam. Kemudian cukup seminggu kita pun dah malas nak masak lagi sebab lauk semalam banyak lagi. Kita hanya panaskan lauk balance semalam dan hubby/anak dah tak nak makan-makan lagi dah sebab kita hanya hidangkan lauk yang dipanaskan tu. Akhirnya kita dah completely malas nak masak dan hanya beli la makanan kat restoran makanan segera sebagai ganti.Buat apa nak masak ek kalau dah tak de orang nak makan? Nampak tak kesannya?

Ha, cam tu la badan kita berfungsi, kalau susu tu dikeluarkan sepenuhnya, maka breast kita akan produce susu lain. Tapi kalau tak dikeluarkan, buat apa nak hasilkan susu yang lain sebab balance susu masih ada dalam breast, kan? Penyudahnya, breast kita dah bagi signal kat otak, tak payah la susah payah nak hasilkan susu sebab keperluan dan permintaan tak banyak. Akhirnya susu kurang/ kering dan kita kena la beli susu segera dalam tin atau kotak kat pasaraya. Nampak tak persamaan dengan contoh diatas tadi?

Satu lagi kesan akibat kurangnya pengosongan breast (samada menyusu bayi atau pengepaman), air susu badan ibu akan lebih cair kerana mengandungi lebihan air dalam kandungan susu tadi.Ramai yang mengeluh kerana susu cair dan anak cepat lapar bila diberi susu ibu. Ramai yang tidak perasan dan sedar akan kesan yang satu ini. Petuanya senang saja, kalau nak susu nampak pekat, kerapkan pengosongan payudara tadi.

Jadi kosongkan breast dengan betul, kerapkan penyusuan/pengepaman dan jika nak ambil supplement/milk booster, kaji dulu samada ianya sesuai atau tidak dengan condition/tahap kesihatan diri kita dan bukannya sekadar menjadi pengikut kepada amalan orang lain. Ini kerana bukan semua milk booster sesuai dengan semua orang.
Daripada sudut lain iaitu dari segi perniagaan, saya lihat sikap kebergantungan ibu-ibu kepada milk booster dan supplement ini, adalah ”KEJAYAAN DAN KEBERKESANANNYA PEMASARAN/MARKETING” oleh agen-agen pemasaran syarikat yg menjual produk ini. di dalam perniagaan, kejayaan ini diiringi dengan kata EXCELENTtetapi dari sudut penyusuan ibu, ianya dilihat menjurus kepada satu MASALAH kerana jalan penyelesaian kepada masalah kurangnya penghasilan susu ibu telah DITENGGELAMI oleh populariti milk bosster/supplement tadi.

Akhirnya kata, tepuklah dada dan tanyalah BREAST! 8D

Salam Kasih,

Zatul Hijanah Ramzi
Kaunselor Laktasi/Peer Counselor Program Administrator (PCPA) for MBfPC
www.babynme.com.my/blog
email: admin@babynme.com.my

nota dari saya:-
Saya bukanlah seorang yang anti supplement..namun begitu, saya kesal jika supplement TERLALU dikaitkan dengan kejayaan penyusuan susu ibu. Sudah menjadi trend bahawa hanya dengan makan Shak*** susu akan jadi banyak.... Namun perkara utama kurang dititik beratkan seperti frequent pumping and nursing.

PeCaH LaGI

Tak suka botol safety plus.. penutup  botol dia brittle..
jatuh sikit dah pecah..
harini punah satu botol EBM tumpah..
adoyyaaiii rugi-rugi...

ni kali ke-dua ni.
so kawan2 kalau nak beli botol tu fikirlaa baik buruknya..
saya suka botol bumble bee...so far jatuh tak pernah lagi pecah..
tp tu laa printing dia cepat betul hilang..
suka botol MLO gak, tp since Husna consume just 4oz..
bila pump guna botol 5oz terasa macam dapat ciput lak..
ceeyyyy saiko betul tu.. :p

tapi tu laa.. syukurlaa..rezeki Husna..
selalunyaa kalau pump pukul sepuluh memang dapat cukup cukup 4oz..
rini dapat laa 7oz lebih..
Allah bg ganti yg tumpah tadi tu.. Alhamdulillah..

SuP lObAK PuTiH

Kak Mieja selalu bg resepi tuk tambahkan susu.
Memang Kak Mieja adalah salah satu sumber rujukan dan inspirasi saya dalam penyusuan susu ibu.
Bila baca entry Kak Mieja di SINI terasa nak ja buat.
To tell you the truth, I used to hate lobak putih ni...erkkk so tak sedap.
But now I look at lobat putih differently..since it has a value that I need most now. :p
Lobak putih juga adalah galaqtogugue tuk menambahkan susu ibu.

Resepi saya
Tumis bawang putih, bawang merah dengan sedikit minyak masak
Tumbuk ikan bilis dan masukkkan lam periuk
tambah air
masukkan batang celery
masukkan lobak putih yg dipotong bulat (pastu potong dua)
masuk garam dan lada sulah secukup rasa
biar seketika
angkat dan boh lam tepawer bawak pi opis.
 seeeeeeeeeedappp OOOO!! <---cara Hadiff cakap bila makan.

EBM as @ 1/1/11 and kisah tuan empunya EBM

 

 dikeluarkan tuk penyusunan FIFO

  

Bila masuk deep freezer taklaa banyak sangat, banyak ruang lagi.

dan hari ini, tuan empunya susu susu ini telah register masuk babysitter baru..

ni yg nombor 3...

Husna, jangan meghap2 naa.... duduk umah orang elok2..

petang nanti Ummi pi amik..

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