My flipping baby..@ 14 weeks!

My girl marks her 14th week yesterday by demonstrating to her Daddy that she can flip if she wants to from her back to her front..

Daddy didn't know that it was her first flip without assistance and acted nonchalantly, and even told me that she already had done her tummy time all by herself... i was puzzled when he told me this.. but was sooo excited..

All we did was to show Jadelle where to place her legs and arms and she picked it up fast in 2 days! At the last August mummies gathering, she was still struggling to hold up her head! (See video clip on previous post)

Now, i am worried that she soon will be turning and flipping out of my queen sized bed! Oh dear, my girl's trying to learn as fast as she could and growing up faster then i expected. Soon, i will have to put protective corners around the house and plug up all the electrical points.

I am glad that we were able to witness her first flip.. and cross my fingers that i will not miss anymore of her firsts....

I will be making my first working trip to KL tomorrow and this pose a headache for me..how to pump and store the milk? Looks like i have to bring my fridge to go and require assistance from colleagues in the M'sia office for fridge storage.. as well as during trips. I am crossing my fingers that i won't need to pump so long.. :( sigh..

Breastfeeding in this sense is really a pain.. and i ache to se my girl waking up every 2 hours to suckle for milk, cos i keep thinking that my milk ain't enough and that is why she still wakes up so often at night for milk.. yet, to see her latched on so comfortably, especially when initially she don't know how to latch... my heart melts.. latching her on is the most efficient way for me to bond with her now, giving my lack of time with her, as a Full Time Working Mother (FTWM). I am now wondering if i should attempt to feed her via bottle at her last feed so that she is full enough to sleep longer and perhaps last through the night..

I will have to latch Jadelle on until 3am and pray for the best.. can Andy handle his princess alone????

Will update on THAT when i return!

Aug 2006 mummies gathering!!

Back to work 1 week and jadelle is 13 weeks old!

Ok, i survived 1 week of work! And, it was tough. Expressing at work is stressful, disruptive and super inconvenient at my workplace! i try to express min. 3 times a day, and aim to express 4 times.. am expressing 180-220ml per day only. which is enough for 2 feeds only? This means that Jadelle on some days might have to drink some formula milk to tide over until i am back home..

I miss her so much at work this week, and am still adjusting to life in the office after baby.. My bosses are loading me back with my projects.. with the expressing that i need to do in the office, and me trying to return home ASAP to latch Jadelle back on.. it is extremely hard to concentrate 100% on my work.

I have to express in the handicap toilet, but as i am not used to a pump, it is hard for me to have a letdown! As such, my pumping time is 1 hr, even with a dual electric pump (by the way, i actually have to pull extension cord into the toilet! How bad and embarrassing can that get?)

I am actually expressing now, hoping to stimulate my breasts to produce more milk and get used to the pump so that letdown iz easier. This is easier said then done!

Just back from a gathering with the August mummies from the internet forum. So fun to see and compare the babies! Never been to one! And today's gathering actually was filmed down by a TV crew for their new programme to be broadcast in December! Can't wait to see Jadelle on camera..


Hm, a new year is approaching! My wishlist?? LOTS! Here goes:

1) I can express enough milk to feed Jadelle
2) More $$
3) A breastfeeding friendly workplace!
4) Get a new job that i really like with new challenges but yet, don't need me to sacrifice time with Jadelle & AK..
5) That Jadelle don't get addicted to TV from the long hours her grandma put her in front of it.
6) Jadelle DO NOT PICK UP broken languages from her grandparents that is totally incorrect.
7) Jadelle can finally sleep through the night and in her own bed!
8) AK and i have more "us" time together..
9) more LV and coach bags!
10) To start my own niche online business that will earn $$ by itself!
11) Get back my flat tummy!
12) Stretchmarks begone!
13) That everyone i love be healthy and fine..:)

Will be bring Jadelle for her 5 in 1 jab @ polyclinic tomorrow.. hope all goes well!