Period after birth

Last Friday was my first day of menstrual period. Honestly I was surprised when  I got my period back ! kind of exciting . My cycle has been taking long break and now is returning to work! Well 9 months pregnant  since July 2012 of course you got no period. I had my pospartum bleeding about  a month. Then no period until Axel turned 6 month ++. Bloody from vajayjay is not fun at all but at least I feel pretty normal now.  :-)

Thankfully the flow is normal and no cramps.

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Breastmilk Supply Challenge

Breastfeeding is really commitment. Since the breastmilk is a way better than formula.We decided to feed Axel the breastmilk exclusively for at least 12 months. The decision that we've made honestly really tough for me, as working mom.

The double electric breast pump that I bought a few weeks ago seriously is a time saver than my manual pump. My OBgyn recommended Medela but I bought Philips Avent after reading the reviews. I shopped the electric pump, the bottles and the spinning rack. Those stuff are really worth it for 100% nursing mom.

Axel feeds a lot and pees a lot. We feed him every 2-3 hours currently. I have to supply at least 4-5 bottles of breastmilk everyday during the day. So I pumped every morning before leaving to work and when I got time to fit my working schedule. Most of the time I can't have lunch meal. I tried to eat good snack a lot and drink a lot during working time.

One more thing is the cleaning part. Washing, sanitizing ang sterilizing the breast pump parts and the bottles each time after using really giving me such a hard time sometimes but I have to do it to prevent bacteria and avoid the risk to the baby.

Pumping the milk is an amazing experience. I never get bored watching the milk squirting out from both breast everytime the pump working on them. Filling up the bottlefull definitely is my satisfaction part. I guess it made me less anxiety or worry  if I am not around and leave my baby with somebody else.

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