The Breastfeeding Journey

All i can say is, after 16 days struggling, i SALUTE all those mommies yang berjaya breastfed their babies. Tak kira lah, 6 months ke, 12 months or how many many months pun.

IT AIN'T EASY!!!

Tapi, as long as kita nekad kita NAK BREASTFEED, Insyaallah akan dipermudahkan jalannya...

My breastfeeding journey was quite a rocky one i would say. For the first 14 days, Hussein was not able to latch on properly. Jaundice was about to kick in, so in a panic state, i bottle feed him with EBM. Engorgement was also an issue. A big thanx to a loaned Avent manual breast pump from my SIL.

During that 14 days, i immersed in a lot of reading, join support groups and even consulted some lactation consultant. And mothers, all these really helps. Please join breastfeeding support groups as you can link with other mommies who have the same problem. I joined the :

The Breastfeeding Advocates Network

Kumpulan Ibu Menyusu Badan

Susuibu.my

And as for lactation consultant, saya cuba from dua website, susuibu.my and also jenlia2u.com. They provide house visits. Yg from susuibu tu its RM 80 per hour.

Ada juga yang certified lactation consultant, but they are Breastfeeding Peer Counsellors.

Yang ni adalah volunteers, so I only got advice thru the phone. But they also do house calls kalau tak silap.

WAH..boleh bayangkan tak betapa tak senang duduknya dalam dua minggu tu, dok mencari apa lagi yang tak kena.

But Alhamdullillah, at day 14, Hussein made a perfect latch on, which lasted for more than 15 minutes and that was the best moment I can ever imagined. Hilang segala risau.....

So the moral is, it takes practice,practice & practice. Like what the pediatrician said...."Give the fella a break la, dia baru saja keluar, u can't expect him to know everything.."