Discharged and Charging

Everything is good and we settled payment, got our things packed and ready to go.... SHoPPing! The lactation consultant who came by to see me earlier that day, i think she is 2nd to Mrs Wong who is the head of the parentcraft centre! Even if she is not 2nd in charge, she is very experience and very motherly! Her name is lilian and she told me she remember seeing me before and when i told her i was attending her prep talk for new parents from the wards to attend, i was in her class 2 years ago. My problem was i didnt have the right size for my bra and it isnt giving me the support i needed and the milk veins? not sure the term to use are kinda block up and lumps making my breast very hard... so she massaged with pressure on my chest and i had to breathe in and out to ease the pain! but after she did it and taught me how to massage, the next thing she told me is to get a bigger and better support bra. So directly from TMC we head United Sq to get the Medela pump parts that we needed to replace and got new bras. then we popped by sis' place to picked up the dishes mum prep for my lunch!

Once home, i had to practice the massage cos it was still painful and latching baby A on was tough... then when baby A managed to sleep, i took some time to see my gal and really baby R isnt baby anymore... suddenly a day not seeing her at all, she didnt come by on the eve cos mil and i agreed that she should try to nap in the afternoon and to be prepared to receive her lit sis with better sleep... baby R seems so big gal suddenly! she looked taller, bigger in size and somehow more sensible when she is in the mood and of cos she did throw tantrum here and there , very eager to be part of what we were doing with baby A... getting in the way all the time... poor gal jus trying very hard to be a good sister cos she is told Not to touch her feet, not to stand over the cot to see baby A.... hard to balance it out at times but we have to tell her there are certain things she can't do!

Glad the books i ordered are here! i gave baby R her 1st book to reward her for being a good sister! Her favourite story she watches on the dvd - Harod and his purple crayon! Baby R eyes' beamed in delight to receive the book and she gave me a kiss on my lips to thank me. the down part of the whole day is Gx! Once home, we had to unpack the bags and cos we werent really ready before baby A came cos we were suppose to have the weekends to tie up the loose ends and i had another 3 weekdays to work things out... everything changed and we had so much to do... cos we needed to adjust things in the room to create space for more things.... GX was mean when i can't recall where the things he was asking for were... when i remembered wrongly he was mad at me and i got really pissed i walked out of the room!

My mil calmed me down and she went to tell Gx to do the same and i was so upset esp when mum called to see how we were doing... i teared. so fed up with Gx who seriously has more rest than i did in the hospital cos once i breastfeed at 4am i am kind of awake and its difficult for me to get back into sleep mode... i did calm down and packed the things out of the bags instead of being in the same room as him... didnt want to make things worse cos baby A cries pretty loud to inform us her needs... we did talked nicely to each other...

Coming to baby A... She is loud! she sure hops like a bunny! Joking! but when we placed her to change her soiled diaper, she cries till her face is red and she is loud! she moves further and further up from where she was place thats why i said she hops! Tried to feed her latched on and she was causing me pain but i didnt want her to cry further so i bear with the pain... Jiejie was so sweet to Jiayou for her little sis!

I had an earlier snack-dinner cos i was really hungry i had mum's black vinegar pig trotters with some rice! I simply love mum's pig trotters! was glad mum got this prep cos i was so hungry and this was superb! Mum was suppose to pop by with later dinner but i got gx to go over to sis' place instead to take the shower trolley! so i didnt get to see mum at all but i didnt want her to take the trouble to travel to and fro...

when fil and gx came home with packet dinner and my homecooked delights from mum, i told gx to have his fill first. He was so smart not to packet his dinner cos knowing my mum would prep too much and i wot be able to finish... i stayed in the room to rest while baby A was in her cot sleeping... then i heard baby R's voice very loudly she exclaimed :

I must take care of Mimi! I need to ask her to take dinner!

i sat up on the bed and the door opened, seeing my dear baby R coming towards me, i teared. daddy followed baby R and said I knew you sure cry one! he wanted to make sure i know what baby R said... Gx told baby R to let me rest first and took her out but baby R kept running back to check to see if i was doing fine in the room and of cos she checked on her baby sis too!

When i had dinner, baby R kept coming to see how i am still... we didnt managed to get baby R to bed at her usual time cos gx and i were busy cleaning baby A up for the 1st time on our own without the nurses... baby A poo quite a few times thru the afternoon till nite and when i told mum this morning, she told us its becos baby A is on breastmilk which is easy for baby to digest thus more poo! Mum is sure an expert after staying with baby nephew L who's fully on breastmilk!

it was tough to put our 2 gals in the same room at the same time trying to make them sleep! baby R is now used to sleep in the dark and only in the dark she would behave and get restless cos she can't see a thing and if we ignore and pretend to be sleeping, baby R would eventually rest for the nite... but on the other hand, baby A is used to the lights in the nursery! she comes into the hospital room i also have to on the lights to feed her if not she would struggle and will cry if the lights werent on! So i told gx to take baby R and make her sleep while i carried baby A out in the living room to sway her to sleep...

walked back to the pitched dark room... i heard snores... when my eyes adjusted to the darkness, i see a hand waving... i switched on the lights and i see baby R sitting up waving at me while daddy was snoring away! so i changed with daddy, i took over in the room and managed to make baby R close her eyes and that was almost 12mn... and i somehow slept too and only when gx came into the room with baby A... i woke up to do my next expressing...

The expressed milk came in handy cos gx helped me feed baby A while i could continue to rest for the nite... i am thankful to gx who helped me out even thou his temper and tone was sickening... he still tried his best to support me...

Today we charged on, starting the morning with sunning baby A cos she has jaudice. baby R was wondering what we were doing and after we explained to her, i asked daddy to help take a pic but instead, baby R went to take the camera with mil's help and both of them took a shot for baby A and me! Gx and i were working as fast as we could with changing baby A... cos once she starts crying, she wont stop till she is completely cleaned up and swaddled! It was also easy to guess whats upsetting her so much... after knowing the facts that breastfed babies poo much more!

Today Daddy and Mummy bath baby A for the 1st time, she started crying and daddy said beside not liking her soiled diapers, baby A doesnt like it when she doesnt have clothes on! But once we got her into the water, she was all calm and enjoyed the splashes... but once out of the tub! Charged went gx and i!

today as a reward and to cheer baby R, trying to show her my attention, i got her to put on the fluffy purple skirt mil got for her and i got her to pose for me to catch some shots! she was happy being a little ballerina posing and jumping high for me to snap away! Received my parcel of sock and clothings i ordered before giving birth... showed baby R the socks i bought for her to wear to school and there were 3 pairs for her to use when she sleeps... she loved it and gave me a kiss on my lips to thank me on her own! but this little cranky gal didnt want to nap and got herself so tired before she doze off...

on the hand i have been expressing milk thru the day and haven latched baby on at all... hope this works cos its actually NO pain for me and faster way to satisfy her hunger without struggle but gx was worried about the flow... not being fed as many times in the hosital, i actually drank less and not constantly... whenever i can drink, i drink alot at one shot... not sure if this affects the volume of the milk... will have to ask for help if volume doesnt increase... cos baby's now taking 30-40ml but in time to come she would need more!

I know i should be resting... but somehow, i really want bits and pieces of my day to be recorded! loaded the pics as i typed but i am running out of time to load them up... will try my best to so something... but to me text now is the best memories cos pics i can always post but cracking my brains to remember days of activities = IMPOSSIBLE! so i hope to be able to keep up with my updates as much as possible!

had porkchops, potato and gingery orange tangy fish fillet for lunch.... mum said she would pop by earlier with my dinner and i can't wait to see her and of cos have my yummy dinner... feels so good to be pampered by my mum... her cooking is precious esp at this point of my life... mum did so much for me... so did my mil...

my mil showered my with support, helping me with the clear up and with our things like the hampers baskets taking over the coffeetable she told me to leave those till we are free to clear them... she didnt mind at all the whole living room in a mess filled with our things... she had to wait till baby R slept in the nite, she started doing her laundry.... Also my sil purposely took a day off from work to stay home to help look after baby R and help my mil watch baby R while she does some cleaning up in the house before we returned! I appreciate all the help at home... i am very blessed...

i gota go prep myself a cup of hot red date tea my mum brewed and drink up all the rest of the fish & papaya soup and go express my next round of milk for baby A before she wakes up... Gx is napping with baby R now and he needs to recharge for the nite duty... i am very thankful.