The bump journey

The feeling is so familiar and yet uncomfortable. I got my first menses when baby is 19+5 weeks old. It's not cramp, but I just miss having no menses for 1 year ;p

At birth BCG 1st dose + Hep B 1st dose 1-month Hep B 2nd dose 2-month DTaP 1st dose + Hib 1st dose + Polio 1st dose 3-month DTaP 2nd dose + Hib 2nd dose + Polio 2nd dose 5-month DTaP 3rd dose + Hib 3rd dose + Polio 3rd dose 6-month Hep B 3rd dose 9-month MMR 1st dose 12-month MMR 2nd dose 18-month DTaP Booster + Hib Booster + Polio (IPV) Booster 7 yo MR 2nd dose + DT Booster + 13 yo HPV 1st & 2nd dose 15 yo Tetanus Booster

Meconium Greenish-black, tarry, sticky stool that looks like motor oil Meconium is made up of amniotic fluid, mucus, skin cells, and other stuff ingested in utera. This is usually passed out within 24 hours after birth. Transitional stool Dark green-brown and less sticky When baby is 2-4 days old and start digesting early breast-milk or formula, baby is likely to pass out transitional stool Breastfeed stool Seedy yellow or slightly green stool with a mushy or creamy consistency, sweet smelling If baby is breastfeed, the stool will indicate that he/she is not receiving mature breast-milk instead of colostrum or transitional milk. It may be runny enough to resemble diarrhea. Stool color may vary depending on what you are (high-iron). If you see bright green and frothy stool, your baby is getting too much foremilk (the low calorie milk that comes first in a feeding), and not enough ...

Breastfeed problem Solution Latching pain Have baby's mouth cover more of areola below the nipple than above Clogged/Plugged ducts 1. Get plenty of rest 2. Apply warm compress to your breasts and massage them Mastitis 1. Treat with antibiotiocs Empty your beasts as often as you can Low milk supply Nurse and pump as aften as possible Inverted nipples 1. Use nipple shiels 2. Pump right before nursing baby Cracked nipples 1. Breastfeed more often at shorter intervals 2. Moistennipples with breast milk after nursing Engorgement / High milk supply 1. Hand express before you nurse to get milk flowing 2. Breastfeed more frequently Thrush See doctor for antifungal medication Baby sleeping at breast 1. Start nursing baby on fuller breast for more efficiency 2. Stimulate baby by t...

From the day I prepare to conceive until 1 month after delivery, close to RM50k were spent. No. Item   SGD     RM   1 Prenatal scans and tests 2 BioTest Pregnancy Test Kit (SG selling at SGD 8.20, MY selling at RM5.52)                   7.36                 22.08 3 Sold BioTest Pregnancy Test Kit (Carousel)                 (6.00)               (18.00) 4 Doctor visit (SG one time SGD38 without ultrasound, MY one time RM35-58 with ultrasound)                 38.00 ...