It is post op day 1. I am doing fine. Ambulating in the ward the next morning and sitting up to try breast feeding. it felt weird when chipsmore started sucking on the nipple. I know that his stomach is still very small and i do not need to feed him much. But i have GDM and he is at risk of hypoglycaemia. During his stay in the hospital, he had one episode of hypoglycaemia. paediatric has seen him and planned for discharge once the sugar is stable.
Family members and colleagues came visiting. Ang TS has been very supportive. It is very rare to get a male colleague who knows so much about breast feeding. He shared his papaya soup with pork recipe with me. He even gave his wife's number so that i can consult her when i have difficulty to breast feed. Getting chipsmore to latch has not been easy. my muscles ache when i carry him. I just can't put my areola inside his mouth. Nurses has been helping me occasionally. It seems so simple when they are around. But when i am alone, i just can't feed chipsmore. We had to give him frequent formula milk.
Cafu has been staying with me in the hospital the whole time. Chipsmore laughed at day 1 of life. It was really scary to both of us. Probably DHA has done its wonders.
The room 1 that i was staying must have been haunted. I could hear another baby crying beside my bed. I don't dare to look at that side and kept waking cafu up to on the lights.
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