Big Baby and Small Baby

Two new friends chilling out in the jungle.

Good Feeds

I really appreciate her relaxed looks after a good feed. It gives me a great sense of satisfaction even though I have to squeeze out milk from a few pumping sessions to replace one supplemental formula feeding.

Awake at 2am

I am awake at 2am and probably throughout the night. dd and I do not look forward to night times these days. In preparation for our battle with fussy Fifi for the nights, we do our yoga stretches after brushing our teeth. Fifi is apparently still in jet lag after birth. She sleeps so well in the day and can sleep anywhere but come night time and she's perky and quick to fuss. I hope she can tell the difference between day and night soon.

Just one of those nights...

Wah Wah Wah for 3 hours straight... Slowly turning into a zombie in the last few nights

Fifi is One Week Old!

This time last week I was getting to go to the hospital and now Fifi is one week old. Yay!

Little Fifi is only one week old and today is already her third visit to a doctor. The first one was her first visit to the pediatrician. The second one was a weight recheck at the pediatrician because she was too underweight. And today she is at the pediatric opthalmalogist to check for cataracts. So many tests for such a young one!

Waiting for pupil dilation eye-drops at the ophthalmologist 

Fifi is still on supplemental formula but after the visit to the lactation consultant, she suggested I attach a thin tubing to my nipple so she can still learn to latch on and get more milk so she gets more encouragement and won't be so frustrated from working hard but not getting food. The lactation consultant also went through the latching positions which were really useful-hopefully no more sore nipples for me anymore.

How shall we celebrate her one-week birthday today?

Day 7

I just realised that I don't pump hard enough so that's why only a few drips come out at each pumping session! Duh. Now I crank up the pressure and I seem to be getting more at each pumping session after the breastfeeds. And then I can feed those precious spoonfuls to fifi after each breastfeed. But it sucks. (pun intended).
We also observed that fifi has really sensitive butts and won't latch on properly unless she has her diaper changed. We bought her Pampers Sensitive diapers initially because we didn't know if she had any sensitive skin after birth. Then after visiting the doctor yesterday, we changed her into those regular Pampers diapers at the doctor's. After coming home, she won't latch on and kept breaking into bawls and chewing away at my nipples. Ouch* She only agreed to latch on cooperatively after we changed her diaper back! She also gets all fussy and chews away when she has a peed or pooed diaper. Ouch*
Later we are going to see the lactation consultant. I think I would like to make sure my latching positions are correct because I'm a bit annoyed at my sore nipples. It doesn't help that my bottom hurts from the recovery of my stitches and my fat piles. But perseverance! I hope the milk-maid fairy visits me soon.

Day 6

Today is the second appointment back to the pediatrician after the first visit yesterday showed that fifi is 10%  below birth weight. The doctor was concerned and asked me to supplement with formula milk after each breastfeed until my milk supply comes in and she doesn't keep losing weight and end up in hospital. Boo. I feel pretty disappointed and feel that it's my fault for missing some of her feeding times in the hospital and not keeping up with those feeds by pumping diligently. I couldn't stop crying after I went home.

Jiejie sends lots of words of encouragement and advice on breastfeeding which was nice and comforting. Now I breastfeed for 10minutes on each side, pump for another 10minutes each side, and let dd top her up with 30ml of formula. I can't bear to see her drinking someone else's milk so it was nice that dd prepares the formula concoction and feeds her. It was also nice that he always brings me a clean funnel and bottle for my pumping sessions.

Time to go home!

I feel nervous somehow!

Current weight:124lb

Exploding time bomb (dd point of view)

8am: wif wakes up with mild cramps and says there is slight bleeding on her pad
9am: called the doc about the bleeding and tell us to come into the hosp to get checked. Wif takes a shower while me n grammies get ready. Is today the day??? *Nervous*
10am: checked into the hosp and wif gets initial check. 2cm dilated so maybe we need to go home
11am: officially checked into the hotel room due to Fifi heart rate being higher than normal
12pm: grabbed a quick bite in the cafeteria. Actually pretty cheap!
123pm: walking around w wif but her contractions look like they r hurting more. Feeling a bit useless bcos I can't do much to help ease the pain.
3pm: 6cm dilated. Woohoo! Right on schedule so far. Nurse nancy and dr white say wif is the most cooperative patient so far. They also said we got the last labor room.
330pm: just changed from nurse nancy to nurse Michelle. Thanks nurse nancy!
430pm: more and more contractions. Wonder how much wif is dilated. Dr said she will check again around 5-6.
608pm: Sophie Tsui is born! Wif had to go through some excruciating pain in the last hour or so. Glad she got it over with
105am: all settled into the recovery room. Wif is trying to catch up on some z's while I keep watch over Sophie. Wif finally looks a bit more comfortable. :) Sophie has been sleeping pretty well for the last hour also.
500am: Sophie slept all the way until now. I tried to wake her up a few times to feed but she must have had an exciting dream. Nurse comes in to change diapers and then she finally wakes up. Oh first poopy! Some tar looking black stuff that they mention in the books. Wif then feeds Sophie and Sophie lets out a big gurgly fart. Guess its time to figure out how to change a diaper. 1st diaper changer for daddy = successful! Woohoo. Got Sophie swaddled up and now time for some rest. Good night.