1/1/15
Happy new year!!!! The best achievement for 2014 is having baby chipsmore.
I washed my hair today. words just can't describe how comfortable it is to have warm water and shampoo running thru my itchy scalp. unfortunately, i am down with fever after the shower. most probably it is due to breast engorgement.
I visited chipsmore in the hospital this morning. He seems to be very comfortable until the photo light. The nurse said that he doesn't sleep from 3 - 6 am. He was crying for feeds. My baby can now drink upto 3 ounces of milk.
my new year resolution : to be a good mummy and to pass PACES
Thursday, January 1, 2015
day 10 of life
31/12/14
Baby chipsmore is still jaundiced. All the way upto his lower limbs. hubby took him to KK buntong to check his bilirubin level again. This time it is above photo level. Since ward 6C in GH is terribly congested with babies, i have decided to admit him to KPJ to prevent cross infection. I called Ang prior to admission to choose the best doctor for him. I chose Dr LSF (Dr K's husband) to take care of him. According to Dr LSF, Chips is having deep jaundice. He needs to be admitted for phototherapy. the risk factor for his jaundice : mother O positive blood group, forceps delivery and GDM.
I gave him direct breast feeding before going home. I really wanted to roomed in with him but mother in law and hubby insisted that i should rest at home. Hubby will send the expressed breast milk to him. I felt so sad to leave chipsmore in the nursery. I could still remember his eyes before i dumped him there. I missed him so badly that i cried once i reached home.
I felt like everything has been my fault. Probably i am suffering from post partum blues. Mum said that how can i missed the jaundice when she can noticed it. Why never check bilirubin for 2 days? mother in law said my baby has jaundice cause i took too much ginger. Again... i feel like everybody is blaming me for his jaundice. I felt very depressed and hopeless at this point of time. Worst is spending new year eve without my baby by my side. I hope that he can be discharged home soon.
Baby chipsmore is still jaundiced. All the way upto his lower limbs. hubby took him to KK buntong to check his bilirubin level again. This time it is above photo level. Since ward 6C in GH is terribly congested with babies, i have decided to admit him to KPJ to prevent cross infection. I called Ang prior to admission to choose the best doctor for him. I chose Dr LSF (Dr K's husband) to take care of him. According to Dr LSF, Chips is having deep jaundice. He needs to be admitted for phototherapy. the risk factor for his jaundice : mother O positive blood group, forceps delivery and GDM.
I gave him direct breast feeding before going home. I really wanted to roomed in with him but mother in law and hubby insisted that i should rest at home. Hubby will send the expressed breast milk to him. I felt so sad to leave chipsmore in the nursery. I could still remember his eyes before i dumped him there. I missed him so badly that i cried once i reached home.
I felt like everything has been my fault. Probably i am suffering from post partum blues. Mum said that how can i missed the jaundice when she can noticed it. Why never check bilirubin for 2 days? mother in law said my baby has jaundice cause i took too much ginger. Again... i feel like everybody is blaming me for his jaundice. I felt very depressed and hopeless at this point of time. Worst is spending new year eve without my baby by my side. I hope that he can be discharged home soon.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
day 9 of life
30/12/14
Charmaine yi yi came to visit chipsmore today. It was fun seeing how charmaine try to carry chipsmore. She sang him ABC song and started rocking him. She claims that chipsmore is too heavy for her to carry. So, as time goes by, she leaned backwards and backwards. She nearly dropped Chips when Chips gave a loud fart.
I have decided to name chipsmore DARYL LAU KAI XIANG.
Since chipsmore is made in paris during our honeymoon, Daryl suits him. Daryl means beloved or little darling in french. Kai Xiang means able to fly high. Just don't understand why in laws still prefer ming feng. But i refuse to name my baby that.
Chips is gaining weight. Getting more active and alert. He knows how to cry for feed. He drinks so much of milk now until he wets his bed. Mamy Poko can no longer absorb his pee pee. Feeding was so difficult initially because he blocked his palate with his tongue. Now, he knows how to put his tongue down. He burps a lot too. he is also getting more puffy over his rosy cheeks.
Charmaine yi yi came to visit chipsmore today. It was fun seeing how charmaine try to carry chipsmore. She sang him ABC song and started rocking him. She claims that chipsmore is too heavy for her to carry. So, as time goes by, she leaned backwards and backwards. She nearly dropped Chips when Chips gave a loud fart.
I have decided to name chipsmore DARYL LAU KAI XIANG.
Since chipsmore is made in paris during our honeymoon, Daryl suits him. Daryl means beloved or little darling in french. Kai Xiang means able to fly high. Just don't understand why in laws still prefer ming feng. But i refuse to name my baby that.
Chips is gaining weight. Getting more active and alert. He knows how to cry for feed. He drinks so much of milk now until he wets his bed. Mamy Poko can no longer absorb his pee pee. Feeding was so difficult initially because he blocked his palate with his tongue. Now, he knows how to put his tongue down. He burps a lot too. he is also getting more puffy over his rosy cheeks.
day 6 of life
27/12/14
Arghhh..... today has been the worst day of my confinement period. My breasts were so engorged. It was so painful. I can't even sleep in left lateral position. It just hurt everywhere. I tried to use medela to pump the milk but it was so engorged until nothing is flowing out. It must have been extremely oedematous that the ducts were compressed.
Mom came for visiting today with kupo. As usual, she commented that i have not been pumping enough. Then, I scream the very moment she pinches my right areola. I donno why but I feel that she is not understanding enough. She kept commenting that my milk is so little. I cried after she left.
On the contrary, hubby has been very supportive. He bought me cold compress from manjaku mall. He said money doesn't matter. I cried to sleep. feeling depressed that i don't have enough milk for chipsmore. feeling scared that i will get fever when milk can't be expressed. I also cry because i felt touched with what cafu has done to support me. I just love you so much bao bei.
With the cold compress, the pain subsided. The confinement lady gave me some warm water to massage my breasts. Milk started flowing out again and phew............what a relief
Arghhh..... today has been the worst day of my confinement period. My breasts were so engorged. It was so painful. I can't even sleep in left lateral position. It just hurt everywhere. I tried to use medela to pump the milk but it was so engorged until nothing is flowing out. It must have been extremely oedematous that the ducts were compressed.
Mom came for visiting today with kupo. As usual, she commented that i have not been pumping enough. Then, I scream the very moment she pinches my right areola. I donno why but I feel that she is not understanding enough. She kept commenting that my milk is so little. I cried after she left.
On the contrary, hubby has been very supportive. He bought me cold compress from manjaku mall. He said money doesn't matter. I cried to sleep. feeling depressed that i don't have enough milk for chipsmore. feeling scared that i will get fever when milk can't be expressed. I also cry because i felt touched with what cafu has done to support me. I just love you so much bao bei.
With the cold compress, the pain subsided. The confinement lady gave me some warm water to massage my breasts. Milk started flowing out again and phew............what a relief
day 5 of life
26/12/14
The Maternal and child health nurse came visiting today. Chips is again jaundiced up to his chest. Cafu has to bring him to the buntong clinic to check his jaundice level. Thank god that it is under photo level again.
Eric and Sheao Loei came for visit today. Chips opens his eyes wider and said hmm when he was given his very first ang pao. We felt much better after chips was examined by sheao loei. Moro's was complete. We had a good laughter on how many times cafu did moro's per day.
Milk is starting to kick in but still insufficient for chipsmore. medela has became my good friend.
We then discussed chip's chinese name with eric. eric's mandarin is just superb. there is a list of name given by the astrologer mak sing loong. father in law is very keen on naming him ming feng. But i find it so 'kolot'.
In the end, we came up with the name
Darren Lau Kai Jye ( which means armour and able to protect himself)
the confinement lady came today. i felt very anxious when she started handling chipsmore.
when she bathes chipsmore, i am afraid that she will trip and fall. when she washes the hair first instead of the face, i got upset. Im just not willing to trust anybody to take care of chipsmore. So, i spent most of the time scrutinising the confinement lady. I made her wash chipsmore's face first. I asked her how many babies she has taken care of. I just don't want my baby to be her experiment.
Anyway, we were both less exhausted with the arrival of the confinement lady. Just going to ignore the unhygienic part of her. Dr Oh said old ladies are like that.
The Maternal and child health nurse came visiting today. Chips is again jaundiced up to his chest. Cafu has to bring him to the buntong clinic to check his jaundice level. Thank god that it is under photo level again.
Eric and Sheao Loei came for visit today. Chips opens his eyes wider and said hmm when he was given his very first ang pao. We felt much better after chips was examined by sheao loei. Moro's was complete. We had a good laughter on how many times cafu did moro's per day.
Milk is starting to kick in but still insufficient for chipsmore. medela has became my good friend.
We then discussed chip's chinese name with eric. eric's mandarin is just superb. there is a list of name given by the astrologer mak sing loong. father in law is very keen on naming him ming feng. But i find it so 'kolot'.
In the end, we came up with the name
Darren Lau Kai Jye ( which means armour and able to protect himself)
the confinement lady came today. i felt very anxious when she started handling chipsmore.
when she bathes chipsmore, i am afraid that she will trip and fall. when she washes the hair first instead of the face, i got upset. Im just not willing to trust anybody to take care of chipsmore. So, i spent most of the time scrutinising the confinement lady. I made her wash chipsmore's face first. I asked her how many babies she has taken care of. I just don't want my baby to be her experiment.
Anyway, we were both less exhausted with the arrival of the confinement lady. Just going to ignore the unhygienic part of her. Dr Oh said old ladies are like that.
Monday, December 29, 2014
day 4 of life
25/12/14
It is finally christmas day. I really miss the christmas buffet that hubby usually planned for both of us. I miss seeing the christmas deco in the shopping malls. I made cafu to promise that he will bring me and chips for christmas buffet next year.
We have been giving formula milk to chips. I tried using the medela breast pump today. Woah.. finally some milk is there. I just love my medela pump.
After consulting Hng for the amount that we should feed, chips is more active. He opens his eyes and smile.
My in laws have decided to get us a confinement lady. Of course, mom is not happy about it. But she doesn't understand that we have been so tired. Cafu just couldn't wake up in the morning. I guessed that it was worst that doing medical call. I donno how kupo will feel. I hope she doesn't mind.
Chips was dressed up nicely for photo shooting today
He is trying his best to turn over ...................... Another awesome development. Thanks to DHA
It is finally christmas day. I really miss the christmas buffet that hubby usually planned for both of us. I miss seeing the christmas deco in the shopping malls. I made cafu to promise that he will bring me and chips for christmas buffet next year.
After consulting Hng for the amount that we should feed, chips is more active. He opens his eyes and smile.
My in laws have decided to get us a confinement lady. Of course, mom is not happy about it. But she doesn't understand that we have been so tired. Cafu just couldn't wake up in the morning. I guessed that it was worst that doing medical call. I donno how kupo will feel. I hope she doesn't mind.
Chips was dressed up nicely for photo shooting today
He is trying his best to turn over ...................... Another awesome development. Thanks to DHA
day 3 of life
24/12/14
It is chip's day 3 of life. I find it very disturbing at times with the frequent vital signs monitoring and antibiotic administration. Just couldn't sleep well. Chips has his BCG today and was noted to have slight jaundice. he was put under photo while waiting for his bilirubin level. It felt so hurtful to see him under the photo naked because he was cold. Both of us were discharged the very same day. His jaundice is below photo level. Mom bought a cake for the 1st mat staff as a token of appreciation.
Boss and the staff from skin department came today. they gave me a bag to put baby items. Of course, brother Ang TS came and gave me more moral support.
The rain finally stopped on the day of discharge.
We went to manjaku mall to get a pillow for breast feeding. Sister Leong has made a very good recommendation. At least, my muscles no longer ache while feeding chipsmore.
To initiate breast feeding is not at all simple. I do not know how much milk chips is taking. As a result, he went into another episode of hypo. Sugar was just 1.7. Cafu and I were both so worried that he might end up having cerebral palsy. He wasn't crying for hunger. He just kept sleeping. The new daddy kept doing moro's reflex just to make sure that he is fine.
Mom told me to stay in cafu's house during confinement. She said cafu is not comfortable in my house. True as it is but we were both dead tired taking care of chipsmore. We just can't handle him without the help of a confinement lady.
It is chip's day 3 of life. I find it very disturbing at times with the frequent vital signs monitoring and antibiotic administration. Just couldn't sleep well. Chips has his BCG today and was noted to have slight jaundice. he was put under photo while waiting for his bilirubin level. It felt so hurtful to see him under the photo naked because he was cold. Both of us were discharged the very same day. His jaundice is below photo level. Mom bought a cake for the 1st mat staff as a token of appreciation.
Boss and the staff from skin department came today. they gave me a bag to put baby items. Of course, brother Ang TS came and gave me more moral support.
The rain finally stopped on the day of discharge.
We went to manjaku mall to get a pillow for breast feeding. Sister Leong has made a very good recommendation. At least, my muscles no longer ache while feeding chipsmore.
To initiate breast feeding is not at all simple. I do not know how much milk chips is taking. As a result, he went into another episode of hypo. Sugar was just 1.7. Cafu and I were both so worried that he might end up having cerebral palsy. He wasn't crying for hunger. He just kept sleeping. The new daddy kept doing moro's reflex just to make sure that he is fine.
Mom told me to stay in cafu's house during confinement. She said cafu is not comfortable in my house. True as it is but we were both dead tired taking care of chipsmore. We just can't handle him without the help of a confinement lady.
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