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Jaundice down finally
This morning, Josiah had his 3rd visit to the Klinik Kesihatan at 14 days old to do a blood test. Previously, the bilirubin level was 10.8 on the first test, and then 11.3 on the 2nd test. The doctor then asked me to cut off all intake of herbs, especially Chinese herbs, and only breastfeed at least 1-2 hours after meals, since there are ginger in the meals. However, I don’t take the ginger directly, the doctor at Kajang hospital said if fried with vegetables and meat, it is still ok, just don’t eat them directly. So, today, if the level has not dropped, meaning above 10, Josiah might need…
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Things I couldn’t have lived 14 days without
For some mothers, the confinement time is traumatic and horrifying, aka imprisonment in your own room with your new baby that cries and poops non stop. Thank God for me, today being day 14 and it’s going great. I owed it a lot to a very nice confinement lady. But that’s for another post. Today, I want to talk about some of the products I bought that really helped me through the pain and the supposed torture. 1) No-Rinse Shampoo and Body Wash I bought these from Thebabyloft.com. Most women, me included, cannot go more than 2 days without washing their hair. So imagine when in confinement we are not…
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Week 1 & 2 – Jaundice
Week 1 of motherhood is known to be the toughest one yet for any new mothers, what with all the new things and fatigue to face. Having read up so much has not prepared me much for what reality brings. I returned home on the day of my delivery without a confinement lady, as she had to travel from Setiawan by bus, I had earlier booked her for Feb 6 only. Thank God for John’s sister, Rita who just came back from Sarikei on that day the night before, and she came to help with the cooking and all that. I started breastfeeding Josiah from the hospital itself, and though…
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The Birth Experience
This can be pretty graphic, so read at your own risk. So by my calculations, my EDD aka Due Date for Baby Josiah was Feb 6. However, by Monday Feb 2 I was starting to get some contractions. By Wednesday, I finished all the work I can so I don’t have to go back to work on Thursday. So many people were asking me to take 2 days off before the due date. On Wednesday whole, I was timing the contractions, and it was getting pretty regular at 5-10 minutes apart, lasting at least 30 seconds. That was from early morning, then as at around midnight, it became closer and…
