hehe zarief is bottle fed since day 2.. we both have latching problem.. and i have lack skills in breast feeding.. and i could not stand to see him cry of hunger. so the best way is to express the breast milk and feed him by using the bottle.. i breaks my heart not being able to feed my own son directly but i am still grateful to Allah because i could still feed him nutritious milk.
anyways, since he is bottle fed he has gas problem in which he swallowed air during feeding. before he was born we did not see the bottle feeding coming hence we crossed out the bottle part. (a reminder to young parents: it's better to be prepared beforehand..). when the siren blared (zarief's) everybody panicked and the only option was the bottles that were available in the anakku hamper that we bought.. so zarief is contented with the silicone teats.
the nurses who came for house visits did explain and assisted me and zarief with direct feeding but it only lasted for a few minutes since he's accustomed to the silicone teats thus rejecting mine.. (sobs!) but for me as long as he's full and happy i'm fine.
so the pumping episodes begin.. they were tedious as you have to wash the pumping equipments after every use.. well i pump every 3-4 hours so you do the math.. and we have to be concern of the time of pumping, the storage of the milk etc. and it is costly mind you. a good electric double pump costs a bomb.. of course manual pump is just fine but it takes a while to pump both sides. i end up with a sore arm and it's very discouraging to pump. (the main thing is you have to work extra hard but extra hard work and me? totally a mismatch haha) but again, it's all worthwhile when i see zarief drank the milk happily..
another scary episode started yesterday.. i intended to feed zarief by using a little expensive bottle with suitable silicone teat for a newborn.. with features that could reduce colic (he has gas problem) so hubs and i went to alor setar and hunt for that bottle.. upon reaching home we tried feeding zarief using that bottle and you know what? he HATES it. he wants the old bottle that sometimes made him tersedak during feeding, the fast flowing bottle. hehehe there goes my intention of feeding him using a branded bottle. hahaha!
anyway zarief, despite all the tantrums and merajuk episodes.. mummy still loves you very much. you are still very adorable and unique. i felt that my boy is so clever! he has tastes and he's headstrong.. hehe my mum says he's just like me in terms of behaviour. haha well it runs in the genes!
later people..
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