Antara Aktiviti Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka

Jumaat lepas , Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka telah mendapat kebenaran dari Pengarah Hospital Besar Melaka untuk melakukan support mother to mother visit khasnya dalam membimbing, memberi tunjuk ajar dan support untuk ibu-ibu tentang breastfeeding.Antara jalan terbaik yang dirasakan oleh pihak Kelab adalah dengan membuat visit and support to the mothers kat hospital.

Kami ( Aku and Wawa ) sampai around 11am dan setelah diperkenalkan oleh nurses di ward O&G oleh sister Menaka, so kami pun buat lah tugasan kami. Hanya sempat cover 2 wards tapi kebanyakan ibu , anak-anak mereka diletakkan di nursery ( atas sebab kesihatan ) . So, ada few je yang baby rooming in with mother.

Ada sorang ibu ni, aku cukup salute with her determination to pump her milk. Anak dia masih di nursery atas sebab kesihatan dan masih dipuasakan ( no milk ) . So bila kami sampai di katil ibu ni, tengok dia tengah pumping. Wawa pun bantu tuamkan breast ibu ni coz dah engorged sangat. At the same time, Wawa ajar cara betul hand expressing breastmilk. Sebab ibu ni menggunakan manual pump which all mothers tau, stimulation memang payah kalau pakai manual.So, to up kan stimulation breast untuk mengeluarkan susu, jalan terbaik adalah hand express, then bila flow dah laju, sambung guna pump.Ibu ni dah lah c-zer and it was like her 2nd day but her passion to pump, bersungguh-sungguh aku tengok dan memang aku salute. Kita pun tahu siapa bersalin c-zer sakit nya memang extra lebih sikit dari bersalin normal.

Then aku attend one mum ni. Baru bersalin jam 7.20am pagi tu. And waktu aku ke katil dia, ibu ni tengah breastfeed baby dia. So, dia cakap dah lama sungguh baby dia hisap. Susu dia ada ke tak de agaknya. Aku cakap, keep on bagi to stimulate the milk supaya keluar. And ibu ni kata tangan dia dah lenguh, dia try letak baby dia, baby dia cam nangis tak puas.So aku betulkan posisi ibu, tangan biarkan relax dan lega supaya ibu selesa and tak penat badan nak susukan. Dalam breastfeeding position ni, yang penting kita kena relax, bila badan kita tak relax , tu yang kita rasa tak selesa and anak nyusu pon macam tak selesa.

So, memang kesian tengok ibu ni, aku cakap kat ibu ni, why not try lepaskan nipple. And check kot kot le baby ni poo poo ke tu yang baby cam rasa tak sedap je. Sekali bila letak kat baby cot, tu diaaaaa..poo poo amat banyak sekali. So, aku pon mau praktis balik skill pegang baby kecik , aku volunteer to bersihkan the baby girl. Lepas bersihkan apa semua , terus lelap. Huhuhuhuhu. Sign of baby kadang2 rasa tak best , adalah tengok pampers dia. Poo-poo atau kencing dah banyak sangat.Bila baby tu dah tido, aku terfikir lagi 2 bulan gitu, it’s my turn to hold a baby sekecik itu. Dah bersedia ke aku?  

Anyway, ada macam2 ibu dengan macam-macam jenis masalah yang kami dapat attend. And we really enjoy it even though habis je visit around 12.30pm tu, perut aku memang terasa lain macam nya. Maybe due to jalan banyak sangat. Besar gila la hospital melaka ni.

Insya allah, next friday we will be doing the same thing. Hopefully dapat jumpa mothers yang lain.

Those mothers yang nak join kami di Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka, feel free to leave a comment di entry ini atau SMS :

Arin : 016-2792755

Wawa : 019-6551980

Aktiviti Kami Sekitar November 2010

Bulan November 2010 ini, dijangka aktiviti voluntarily work aku & wawa agak penuh. But we really love it. Coz we're doing it with full of passion and we want to share the passion with all the ladies tak kisah la yang terdiri dari kaum mak-mak, bakal mak atau yang masih belum berkahwin dan mempunyai anak. Yang penting, segala info , segala pengalaman dapat dikongsi bersama.

Pada 12 November 2010, salah seorang our monthly SGM member's telah menjemput aku and wawa for a small talk bout early breastfeeding and myths. Small get together with the staff ini telah di buat di Centre for Affiliate and Diploma Programme di MMU , Melaka.Staffs yang memang eager untuk berkongsi pengalaman dan info . Talk telah diadakan dari jam 3pm - 5pm ++ . Terima kasih warga MMU kerana menjemput kami.

Monthly mom- to mom Support Group Meeting yang di conduct oleh Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka juga telah diadakan pada 14 November 2010 . Terdapat muka-muka baru yang datang kali ini. Perbincangan kali ini, berkisar tentang pelbagai masalah : ada pasal risau bila pump tak cukup, kerisauan tidak dapat meneruskan breastfeeding journey selepas habis pantang dek kerana jerja dan bermacam lagi. 

Insya Allah, pada 26 November 2010 , kumpulan Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka akan mengadakan hospital visit di Hospital Melaka. Ianya adalah salah satu cara untuk kami memberikan support, menyalurkan info pada ibu-ibu yang baru bersalin di hospital Melaka. Mom-to mom support adalah lebih berkesan dan efekif.

Penutup bulan November iaitu pada 29 November 2010, sekali lagi Kelab Susu Ibu Melaka dijemput untuk bersama-sama menjayakan Seminar Susu Ibu di Hospital Jasin , Melaka . Insya allah, kami akan membuka booth dan bolehlah para penduduk sekitar Jasin datang untuk bertanya, meminta pendapat mengenai susu ibu kepada kami pada hari itu. Insya Allah, kami sedia membantu . :)

Semoga apa yang kami lakukan dan akan lakukan ini, akan memberi benefit pada semua di luar sana . :)

Mom To Mom Support Group Get Together

Penyusuan Susu Ibu perlukan keazaman, kekuatan mental, ketahanan emosi dan pengetahuan. Anda rasa anda keseorangan?

Jangan risau. Marilah sama-sama kita menyokong antara satu sama lain. Sertailah kami diperjumpaan ini:

Mom to Mom Support Group Get Together
Bila? 1 Ogos 2010 (Ahad) jam 4.00 - 5.00 petang

Dimana? Lot 156, Jalan Bukit Beruang, Bukit Beruang Heights, Melaka.

kredit: lemprica.com

Hubungi kami untuk maklumat lanjut:

Ashikin (Air Keroh)                     017.381.1605
Menaka (Bukit Beruang)             017.6150.757
Jess Wong (Alor Gajah)              016.3568.093
Mariati (Melaka Tengah)             013.760.1693
Wawa (Merlimau)                       019.655.1980
Arin Yaakob (Tengkera)             016.279.2755

Jumpa di sana ya!

Fathers Can Support Breastfeeding Too

We all know that breastfeeding is good for the mother and the baby. But how about the father? Often times, fathers will feel left out.

Don't fret. Fathers have their own roles in breastfeeding.

Now, how can fathers be in the family breastfeeding team? There are 7 ways fathers can support breastfeeding according to Alexis Ridrigo from Keep Abreast.



And this is how my husband supports breastfeeding (according to the list).

1. He supported her natural birthplan :

The husband failed to be there when i delivered - the first, second and also the third time (despite me giving birth in the private hospital so that he could stay and accompany me.)

But nevermind lah.

He let me choose the hospital i wanted to go, the OB-GYN and whatever decision in regards of the birthplan.


:)

2. He allowed her to room in with her babies.

Me,  being a bad mother asked the nurses to take care of my baby while i tried to get some sleep after a long night. I managed to breastfeed my baby after birth anyway. And when i was home for confinement, he let me be with the baby all time.

3. He took over caring for their older children

While i be with the baby in the same room, the husband took care of the older kids. And everytime when i need to sleep early, or when i was down with migraine, or whenever i just am plain lazy.

4. He woke up in the middle of the night to take care of the baby

He doesn't have to do this. I change the kids diapers before i go to sleep.

Whenever Sawda is hungry, all she has to do is to latch on my breast.

And Sawda hardly woke up at night for other purpose other than to be breastfed. She is really a gift from heaven.

But i am sure, if Sawda ever needs attention in the middle of the night, he will be able to take care of her.

5. He is proud of her breastfeeding in the public

He has never restricts me from breastfeeding in the public, but know that i need to make sure that my bare areas are not shown.

6. He never questioned her purchase on breastfeeding supplies and gadgets

He has never questioned any of the purchases. And brought me to any shops to get my breastfeeding stuffs. Near or far.

7. He promotes breastfeeding to everyone he knows.

Oh, there was once, he suggested something on breastfeeding to Muslimat PAS Melaka during the PAS meeting.

And he also suggested me to start the (Melaka) Breastfeeding Mothers Support Group (which we already have now, even though i did not initiated the support group) , create a blog solely dedicated on breastfeeding issues (this blog), let me spent my weekend to attend the lactation training, and many more.

He also tells his friend that his kids are breastfed babies.

He encourages his female friends to breastfeed their babies.

All in all, fathers and husbands should also support breastfeeding.

Read here for more breastfeeding benefits for fathers.

:)

Support Group Meeting Melaka

Kepada ibu-ibu dan bapak-bapak di luar sana yang pernah menyusu, sedang menyusu dan akan menyusu serta menyokong idea penyusuan susu ibu, marilah berkongsi pengalaman dan memperkayakan pengetahuan dengan menghadiri Kumpulan Sokongan Susu Ibu di Melaka.

Perjumpaan Kumpulan Sokongan ini diadakan pada setiap hari Ahad, minggu pertama setiap bulan pada jam 4.00 petang sehingga 5.00 petang. 

Tempatnya?

Lot 156, Jalan Bukit Beruang, 

Bukit Beruang Heights, Bukit Beruang, Melaka. 

Sambil-sambil kita membeli-belah di Jusco Bukit Beruang, singgah lah sebentar memeriahkan perjumpaan ini.


Anda boleh juga membantu dengan mencetak dan menyebarkan Support Group Meeting ini kepada rakan-rakan dan sanak-saudara.

Kita jumpa disana ya!