Thanks to encouragement from Christine and Karen from their blogs, I had decided I would continue breastfeeding even after returning to work. It would mean having to express during working hours. For that, I made a huge purchase with my breast pump. After researching a lot during my confinement, I settled for the Ameda Lactaline Personal double pump, putting aside the initial Spectra 3 I was considering. I’m not one of those lucky women who find it so easy to pump even with a manual pump, for me, I really needed a good one in order get anything out. At the time, I wanted to buy this from UK, but…

I didn’t buy a lot of breastfeeding gear until I was actually doing it, and realised there are so many things I needed to make breastfeeding more relaxing and comfortable. So here’s a list of things that I found essential to achieve that especially for mums who want to breastfeed on the long term. 1) Bumblebee nursing pillow I breastfeed for a month without using this, and by that time, I had aching arms, back and backside! I tried all kinds of pillows and chairs around my house, and different positions but couldn’t get one that’s actually confortable. It’s no fun to to holding a baby that gets heavier each…

So, confinement is finally over, but instead of sighing with relief, I wish it was a little longer. Let’s see why.. 1) I had a super cun confinement nanny, her name is Mandy Mandy has been in the business for only 5 years, and used to work in a restaurant. She’s totally passionate about cooking and food, and is easily satisfied when I eat up everything. She doesn’t cook in huge proportions and force me to eat though, it’s just enough. She’s really easy to get a long with, and helped me out a lot. She certainly taught me many things, from bathing the baby, to how to boil red…