Entering into the 3rd week of motherhood and I am still trying to get the hang of it with surrounding everything abt Estelle. Luckily with the help of the confinement lady I am able to take a nap or so, blogging, clearing office emails, etc. Most impt I do not need to worry abt my meals. Its a luxury for this 1 mth confinement period. Cant imagine life after the confinement lady left. I have to admit that I am abit worried to be home alone with Estelle as a first time mother. But again, its all in the mind.. I guess will just have to go with the flow and I will sail thru smoothly.. For the time being, I will learn as much as I could from the confinement lady and had told her that from next week onwards I will be 'in full' force to take care of Estelle so as to get myself prepared.
As a mother, expressing milk is 1 of the major task and its 1 of the tedious task for me cause I am low in supply!! I had been trying to drink more liquid and soup, rest more and increasing the frequency of pumping to every 2hrs, get someone to unclog the milk ducts, but everything was in vain.. Moreover, the frequent pumping makes me sore. Even the pump had wear off within 2 weeks and I gotta get a new pump for 'heavy usage'.. but still supply didnt increase. Desperately, I seek help from the lactation consultant at TMC yesterday. They recommended me to take Fenugreek to boast the supply. Currently had seen a slight increase, hopefully over the next few days I will have enough supply to meet Estelle's demand.. Breastfeeding is exhausting and needs alots of patience especially dealing with low supply.. It is so stressful and sad.. Hopefully, my goal of total breastfeeding shall succeed in days to come.. Wish me luck!
Here's some photo of Estelle over the weeks. Newly born photos are already uploaded on the facebook..
Cupfeeding
'Dont disturb me' look
'I want milk' signal
With Dr Beh
Pretty in Pink
'Huh' look
Yawn
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