We were early at Berjaya Times Square on the Saturday a fortnight ago so that we did not have to queue up too long at Digi. We wanted to change our numbers from postpaid to a prepaid. Only about 4 people ahead of us and we still had to wait for quite long before it was our turn. Right after waiting for an hour plus, Little Jen was already crying out for milk. I bought my brunch cause I was really hungry before rushing off to search for a Baby Room.
The nearest Baby Room was on the 3rd Floor. Following the signboards, they led us to the Baby Room next to the Gents Toilet. This is the first time a Baby Room is next to the Gents Toilet instead of the Ladies Toilet.
I guessed the signboards were misleading and caused an elderly auntie to walk into the Baby Room in search for the Ladies Toilet. And worse, her grown up son then came in after her to lead her to the right place. Luckily, I had done my nursing. It was really unpleasant as there was no curtains or doors to allow Mummies to have some privacy.
Upon stepping into the Baby Room, there was a bench on the right which was maybe meant for nursing or waiting Hubbies. Then, there was a Rubbermaid diaper changing station and a sink. Interestingly, there were 2 small toilets for Little Toddlers in a small room without doors. Not much privacy and imagine 2 Mummies cramping in the room to get their Little Toddlers to pee or poop...
Conclusion, it was a Baby Care room and nothing close to being a Nursing Room.. so, not a really baby-friendly mall unless you don't mind strangers walking in while you are in the midst of a nursing session..
Monday, January 24, 2011
Genting Highlands, Pahang - First World Hotel Nursing Room
We checked out of the First World Hotel room at about 11am and went for lunch. The rest of our family members went to the Casino again to try their luck after filling up their tummies. Little Jen and I were of course lingering around the resort together with Hubby.
Very soon, Little Jen was showing signs of hunger again. Since we checked out already, I had to look for a baby room or something like that to nurse him. We went to the toilet area in front of the Starbuck cafe but the Auntie Cleaner told us that there were no chairs in the Baby Room. She kindly told us that there was another Baby Room at the toilet on the opposite end of the Hotel Lobby. So, we rushed to the other side hoping that we would be able to find a nice and cosy Baby Room there.
Guess what? The "Baby Room" was actually in the Ladies Toilet itself and it is ONE OF THE CUBICLES! Or to be more accurate, 2 of the cubicles made into a "Baby Room"! Well, since we had no other better idea than to do the nursing in the designated area in the Toilet, we did it. Little Jen was so distracted by the sounds of doors opening and closing and then, there was also a lot of interesting flushing sound.. best of all was the smell of the toilet.
In the cubicle, there was a small toilet bowl designed for Little Toddlers opposite the bench where Mothers were supposed to sit and nurse their Little Ones. On the other corner of the cubicle was a Rubbermaid diaper changing station. Hmm... So far, my worst experience!
Very soon, Little Jen was showing signs of hunger again. Since we checked out already, I had to look for a baby room or something like that to nurse him. We went to the toilet area in front of the Starbuck cafe but the Auntie Cleaner told us that there were no chairs in the Baby Room. She kindly told us that there was another Baby Room at the toilet on the opposite end of the Hotel Lobby. So, we rushed to the other side hoping that we would be able to find a nice and cosy Baby Room there.
Guess what? The "Baby Room" was actually in the Ladies Toilet itself and it is ONE OF THE CUBICLES! Or to be more accurate, 2 of the cubicles made into a "Baby Room"! Well, since we had no other better idea than to do the nursing in the designated area in the Toilet, we did it. Little Jen was so distracted by the sounds of doors opening and closing and then, there was also a lot of interesting flushing sound.. best of all was the smell of the toilet.
In the cubicle, there was a small toilet bowl designed for Little Toddlers opposite the bench where Mothers were supposed to sit and nurse their Little Ones. On the other corner of the cubicle was a Rubbermaid diaper changing station. Hmm... So far, my worst experience!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Chinese - Not a fan of breast feeding?
First and foremost, being a Malaysian in a multi-racial society, I am in no way being racist with particular reference to this blog.
My son just turned 6 months old and he had to take his Hepatitis B 3rd Dose jab. So, this morning, I took him to the government clinic for his jab as usual and there was a nursing room at the clinic. Knowing that I would have to wait at least half an hour for my turn, I brought Little Jen into the room to nurse since it was also about time that he would be crying for milk.
In the nursing room, there were 2 Malay ladies with their babies chatting away. I used my nursing cover while nursing Little Jen as usual. Once done, I covered myself and took the nursing cover off. One of the ladies asked how old was Little Jen and I replied her that Little Jen was already 6 months old. Both of them looked very surprised and commented that Little Jen looked older than 6 months old because of his size.
Both their babies were also 6 months old and both were girls. One was about 6+kg and another was about 7+kg. When I told them that Little Jen already had 2 teeth since he was about 4+ mths old and now, 3 more teeth showed their presence at the gums already. The proud mother of the 7+kg baby girl then said that her baby too had 2 little teeth but the 6+kg baby girl's mother said that her daughter had none.
They then asked if I nursed Little Jen exclusively, to which I proudly replied yes but I had to give him expressed milk when I was away working. They then commented how good breastmilk was for babies and that too bad very few Chinese breastfed their babies. Well, I supported their statement by saying that even my own mother breastfed for less than 2 weeks and my mother in-law did not breastfeed at all during their time. Having both mothers who were not experienced in breastfeeding, it was much harder for me as I had to learn the art of breastfeeding on my own. The only time I had someone experienced teaching me was during my stay in the hospital after delivery and mind you, that was only once the Nurse taught me. I was left dangling with so many questions in my head and so many hurdles to overcome on my own.
Thanks a lot to the book - The First Years and the lots of internet research done while expecting and after the confinement month, I managed to pull through.
Back to why my own mothers were not supportive of breastfeeding, at least during their time, one of the reasons given was that Doctors never advised them to do so and that formula milk was so over-rated, it was said to be even better than breastmilk that time. Also, of course, due to the pain during early breastfeeding period was not encouraging at all. Maybe now since there have been extensive studies done over the decades, breastfeeding is again back in the scene.
Looked like Little Jen was growing well physically although he took only breastmilk and best of all, his teeth sprouted early as well. I wanted to quit after 6 months but considering again, I might not.. Let's see.
My son just turned 6 months old and he had to take his Hepatitis B 3rd Dose jab. So, this morning, I took him to the government clinic for his jab as usual and there was a nursing room at the clinic. Knowing that I would have to wait at least half an hour for my turn, I brought Little Jen into the room to nurse since it was also about time that he would be crying for milk.
In the nursing room, there were 2 Malay ladies with their babies chatting away. I used my nursing cover while nursing Little Jen as usual. Once done, I covered myself and took the nursing cover off. One of the ladies asked how old was Little Jen and I replied her that Little Jen was already 6 months old. Both of them looked very surprised and commented that Little Jen looked older than 6 months old because of his size.
Both their babies were also 6 months old and both were girls. One was about 6+kg and another was about 7+kg. When I told them that Little Jen already had 2 teeth since he was about 4+ mths old and now, 3 more teeth showed their presence at the gums already. The proud mother of the 7+kg baby girl then said that her baby too had 2 little teeth but the 6+kg baby girl's mother said that her daughter had none.
They then asked if I nursed Little Jen exclusively, to which I proudly replied yes but I had to give him expressed milk when I was away working. They then commented how good breastmilk was for babies and that too bad very few Chinese breastfed their babies. Well, I supported their statement by saying that even my own mother breastfed for less than 2 weeks and my mother in-law did not breastfeed at all during their time. Having both mothers who were not experienced in breastfeeding, it was much harder for me as I had to learn the art of breastfeeding on my own. The only time I had someone experienced teaching me was during my stay in the hospital after delivery and mind you, that was only once the Nurse taught me. I was left dangling with so many questions in my head and so many hurdles to overcome on my own.
Thanks a lot to the book - The First Years and the lots of internet research done while expecting and after the confinement month, I managed to pull through.
Back to why my own mothers were not supportive of breastfeeding, at least during their time, one of the reasons given was that Doctors never advised them to do so and that formula milk was so over-rated, it was said to be even better than breastmilk that time. Also, of course, due to the pain during early breastfeeding period was not encouraging at all. Maybe now since there have been extensive studies done over the decades, breastfeeding is again back in the scene.
Looked like Little Jen was growing well physically although he took only breastmilk and best of all, his teeth sprouted early as well. I wanted to quit after 6 months but considering again, I might not.. Let's see.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Do not mix Cereal with Breast Milk
Thank Lord, Little Jen recovered the next day after he had fever which caused him to vomit badly. He vomited less and was more himself already the next day - The Little Rascal.
During our visit to the Doctor, he was asking on what Little Jen took the day before and said that he could already take cereal or porridege since he was already 6 months old. I told the Doctor that Little Jen had been taking a spoon or two of rice cereal for the past 2-3 weeks to give him a taste of solid food. Then he wanted to know if we added milk or water for the cereal. I told him that I added breast milk to the cereal because heard that breast milk contained some enzymes to help him digest the cereal. Doctor advised to add formula milk instead of breast milk as breast milk was too nutritious to be wasted as a diluent for the cereals.
The addition of breast milk to the cereal was said to be a waste as the baby will then absorb nutrient from the cereal instead of the milk, thus, wasting the milk's nutrients.
Since Little Jen is healthy again, I have resumed giving him rice cereals. This time with milk or just water. He seems to be eagerly waiting for this time of the day when he is to take his cereal. The amount has increased from 1 to 3 tablespoons. Soon, will introduce him new solid foods.
During our visit to the Doctor, he was asking on what Little Jen took the day before and said that he could already take cereal or porridege since he was already 6 months old. I told the Doctor that Little Jen had been taking a spoon or two of rice cereal for the past 2-3 weeks to give him a taste of solid food. Then he wanted to know if we added milk or water for the cereal. I told him that I added breast milk to the cereal because heard that breast milk contained some enzymes to help him digest the cereal. Doctor advised to add formula milk instead of breast milk as breast milk was too nutritious to be wasted as a diluent for the cereals.
The addition of breast milk to the cereal was said to be a waste as the baby will then absorb nutrient from the cereal instead of the milk, thus, wasting the milk's nutrients.
Since Little Jen is healthy again, I have resumed giving him rice cereals. This time with milk or just water. He seems to be eagerly waiting for this time of the day when he is to take his cereal. The amount has increased from 1 to 3 tablespoons. Soon, will introduce him new solid foods.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Why Little Jen Vomits after Nursing
Just last night, Little Jen walked into the dining area to look for me in his walker and laughed so happily when he saw me peeping through the kitchen door. He slept well that night.
The next morning, he woke up as usual, took his bath and then, drank his milk (expressed breast milk). The milk he drank was pumped that morning itself while he was taking his bath. So, the milk was fresh from the farm. After drinking, he played as usual with his teething toys. Suddenly, while I was working in the living room upstairs, I heard a loud splash of liquid onto the floor. There was Little Jen in my sister-in-law's arms and there was semi-digested milk all over her and Little Jen.
By about 12.30pm, Little Jen took about 1 tablespoon of cereal as usual and then by about 1.30pm, he had his milk. But then, awhile after that he vomited everything again.
This repeated after I nursed him at about 3-4pm and then by 6pm, he was hungry again. I fed him and after the next round of feeding at about 8pm, he dozed off. We were at the clinic by then, waiting for the Doctor. He woke up soon after and vomited again at the clinic. He seemed to vomit more than what he had drank/eaten.
Finally when it was our turn to see the Doctor, he checked Little Jen's temperature again. Earlier his temperature was about 37.7 deg C and now it was already 38.3 deg C. No one in the family including me was having any fever or was vomiting. Doctor was suspecting that the fever might be due to the fact that he was sprouting new tooth. However, further examination showed that Little Jen had a throat infection which led to his fever. Since he vomited so much, his tummy was also very gassy causing him to vomit further.
Doctor gave salt for him to drink with about 2-3 oz of water and recommended to let him have milk half an hour after the drink. He also gave Little Jen a small bottle of what he called "bactericidal" for Little Jen's throat infection. Of course, there was the fever and cough syrup for him too.
Oh ya, Doctor also said to continue breastfeeding him since breast milk would help him recovr much faster and would be much easier on his tummy.
Little Jen is now sleeping soundly and it seems like his fever is much better already. Poor Little Jen, hopefully this will only make him a stronger boy.. :)
The next morning, he woke up as usual, took his bath and then, drank his milk (expressed breast milk). The milk he drank was pumped that morning itself while he was taking his bath. So, the milk was fresh from the farm. After drinking, he played as usual with his teething toys. Suddenly, while I was working in the living room upstairs, I heard a loud splash of liquid onto the floor. There was Little Jen in my sister-in-law's arms and there was semi-digested milk all over her and Little Jen.
By about 12.30pm, Little Jen took about 1 tablespoon of cereal as usual and then by about 1.30pm, he had his milk. But then, awhile after that he vomited everything again.
This repeated after I nursed him at about 3-4pm and then by 6pm, he was hungry again. I fed him and after the next round of feeding at about 8pm, he dozed off. We were at the clinic by then, waiting for the Doctor. He woke up soon after and vomited again at the clinic. He seemed to vomit more than what he had drank/eaten.
Finally when it was our turn to see the Doctor, he checked Little Jen's temperature again. Earlier his temperature was about 37.7 deg C and now it was already 38.3 deg C. No one in the family including me was having any fever or was vomiting. Doctor was suspecting that the fever might be due to the fact that he was sprouting new tooth. However, further examination showed that Little Jen had a throat infection which led to his fever. Since he vomited so much, his tummy was also very gassy causing him to vomit further.
Doctor gave salt for him to drink with about 2-3 oz of water and recommended to let him have milk half an hour after the drink. He also gave Little Jen a small bottle of what he called "bactericidal" for Little Jen's throat infection. Of course, there was the fever and cough syrup for him too.
Oh ya, Doctor also said to continue breastfeeding him since breast milk would help him recovr much faster and would be much easier on his tummy.
Little Jen is now sleeping soundly and it seems like his fever is much better already. Poor Little Jen, hopefully this will only make him a stronger boy.. :)
Starting Solid Food 1
This is a link to a great article on starting solid food for your Little Ones - STARTING SOLID FOODS.
For the past 3 weeks, my Little Jen had been taking a spoonful a day of rice cereals. The rice cereal was given usually after he took his expressed breat milk (EBM) when I was away for work. Baseed on the article, it seemed like solid is best to be given in between milk sessions. Since I was also thinking of trying to reduce my pumping session during working hours or skip one of the session, maybe this is a better idea. Will have to try and work out a suitable feeding schedule for Little Jen. Maybe as following:
9.30am - Rice cereal
10.30am - Milk
1.00pm - Milk
3.30pm - Rice cereal
4.30pm - Milk
I wonder if this will be okay on him, will blog on the improved schedule later :)
For the past 3 weeks, my Little Jen had been taking a spoonful a day of rice cereals. The rice cereal was given usually after he took his expressed breat milk (EBM) when I was away for work. Baseed on the article, it seemed like solid is best to be given in between milk sessions. Since I was also thinking of trying to reduce my pumping session during working hours or skip one of the session, maybe this is a better idea. Will have to try and work out a suitable feeding schedule for Little Jen. Maybe as following:
9.30am - Rice cereal
10.30am - Milk
1.00pm - Milk
3.30pm - Rice cereal
4.30pm - Milk
I wonder if this will be okay on him, will blog on the improved schedule later :)
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