Pumping Working Mom

Breastfeeding for a working mom could be a bit distracting and time consuming. For me, I had to pump 3 times a day. Had to wake up extra early to pump once before going to work. Then once again at work and then another one before going in for bed. It takes about 30-45mins for a pumping session. At work, I usually pump after lunch, around 2.30pm and then solat. I would be like MIA for about an hour or so. Huhu. Around 3.30pm I pon muncul balek kat office. Buat-buat keje sket and then opppss..dah nak kene balek dah. That was my routine until Aqil was about 10months. Now I only pump like once (rarely twice) a day and the pumping sessions are like short..only 15mins or so.

Back then, I can get like 12oz of milk per pumping session, 3 times a day. That means around 36oz of milk per day. Aqil only needed 10-12oz of milk for nursery. You can imagine la I had excess. My freezer was full..all the storage bottles were used up. I had plenty of milk. But now, I really have to struggle to even get 10oz per day. And now since Aqil's a bit bigger he needs about 14oz at nursery. Haiihhh.

Since I sit at a cubicle and not have my own room, I had to go pump at a small room inside the kilang's clinic. It's a small room, meant for nursing mothers. Has a chair, power supply and a mini fridge to keep BM. Good thing its a mother-friendly-workplace. Usually I do a bit of reading while pumping...one time, I even had a gossip session with Nad in here while I pump. Hehe.

Fridge yang buruk tetapi banyak berjase :p

I mentioned in my previous post that I had the Medela Mini-E. For me it was an okay pump la except for the sound. It sounded like a motorboat or even a lawn mower. Man..that pump was noisy and I mean very very noisy. Before going back to work from my maternity leave, I decided to buy another pump. After a few surveys, I bought the Medela Swing. Wanted the Medela Freestyle but it costs far too much (RM1600+) for a breastpump. T_T  Let's see la..if ada rezeki beli for the next round plak..hehe.

My Medela Swing yang banyak berjasa~

So before going to work, I have to pack:

1. pump
2. extra bottles (around 4 or 5 4oz bottles)
3. marker and masking tape (to label the bottles)
4. power cord
5. chargeable batteries (just in case need to use it somewhere without power supply)
6. cooler bag

I put them all in my 'Pump Bag'. So I bawak my laptop bag and my Pump Bag. Dah tak bawak my handbag dah since I selalu kena tegur dengan pakcik-pakcik tanya why I bawak banyak sangat bag, nak balek kampung ke..lalala. Biar jela kan nak bawak berapa banyak bag pon. Diorang guys tak payah bawak bag pon if tak bawak laptop home. Senang je. Huhu.

I had all kinds of challenges while breastfeeding. But I keep on at it for the sake of the baby. Only NOW i know why syurga di bawah tapak kaki ibu. Its not like kita tak tahu how much our mothers have done for us..how much they sacrificed to take care of us..but you really wont know unless you have the first hand experience. Trust me. Thank you Mama for all that you've done~

Guess who's back?

It's been so long since my last post. December 2008. Hohoh. Eclipse will even be coming out soon this summer.

I'm having a lazy Saturday afternoon (which I'm lovin' it by the way) so I thought of updating this blog. I've made some changes to the layouts. I love playing with layouts and interfaces...any job opportunities out there anywhere? Heheh :p

Well...since its been so0o0o lo0o0oonggg...soooo0o0 much have happened. So here's a recap:

• First thing's first...I'm no longer a misses...I'm a MRS now. Been married for 8 months 1 week 3 days according to this anniversary ticker down here :)

Married life so far has been great. Of course there are the ups and downs...we still argue sometimes and then there's the occasional merajuking here and there..life is not always peachy..but at the end of the day..I'm grateful that I've found my other half.

It wasn't planned and we didn't know each other for that long but by a year of getting to know each other we got married. Many people often ask how we met and all since me having met someone came out of the blue. What more deciding to get married and all :p Well, to those who didn't know. I met Hilmi for the very first time on August 31st, 2008. I was driving my sister to her friend's house for a kenduri. It turned out that my sister's friend had a brother and that brother was Hilmi. We got to know each other there and things just started to fall into place. We had some sort of chemistry going on and I was very comfortable around him. One thing led to another and on July 24th, 2009 we got married. Alhamdulillah for all the blessings~ I'd better stop before I get too mushy. Hilmi's not here and I miss him :p

• Anyway, soon after came graduation. After 4 long years of studying, I graduated. Alhamdulillah. Oh how I miss the good old studying days. Now I know that it is so0o0o true when people say that student life is the best phase of your life. Nothing to worry about but just studying. But I guess all of us have to grow up. We can't be stuck in that phase forever right?

• I'm also currently working now. Last month was my 1 year anniversary with from the company. 1 year has been ever so short come to think of it. I currently live nearby my office. It's only a 5-10 minutes drive which I love compared to the 1 jammed-packed-hour going through MRR2 from Bangi :p Having our own place is also an experience and I love playing house :)

• Oh..and last but not least..I'm currently pregnant. About 7 months. 2 more months to go InshaAllah. The Doc says its a boy :) Hopefully things will go well for the pregnancy and birth. Ameen~

Here's my baby bump. Doesn't quite look like a baby bump does it? Looks like I had too much to eat more like it :p Will try to get better pictures next time.

Well, thats that. Looks like I rambled quite a lot here. Hurm. I'm going through soo0o much with the pregnancy and all. It is indeed a life experience. I feel like I need to record things down. Heheh. Hopefully, I'll write more in my next entry. Looks like my blog will turn into a mommy baby blog. I'm growing up~ Aaaaaaaaahhh~ Yikes~ Heheh :p

"to be happy means learning to let go of expectations from yourself or from other people"

the end

eit has just finished today~
it has been memorable.
the ending was a sweet one...
really unexpected...
i guess it goes to show..save the best for last :)
really really last..nearly nak balek baru ckp :p
still dunno what i will do...but alhamdulillah~

"life is like a box of chocolates..you never know what you're gonna get"

m.l.s

we're moving.
huhu.

tmrnd that is.

cyberjaya here we come.
i get to see nad now. hihi. i will pindah first. huhu.

no more leaving the house late.
from 15mins drive to 30. plus rush hour sumore. bobobo~

my supervisor is out.
im bored.
im tired of reading this manual.
in short..m.a.l.a.s.
feels like reading for class.
class with abur@s. hehe.

tips@unaberry.net: put characters/symbols instead of normal letters to avoid being googled at :p the same goes for passwords. harder for people to decrypt.

btw..i think writing manuals are quite fun la. maybe i should give it a go later. hehe :p x0x0~

"dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that dont"

of OS'es~ o.O

time goes by so0o0o0 fast~

ive read through like around a gazillion pages and its already 4.
time is relative.
it is getting harder and harder to predict time as days go by. its nearing the end of days..akhir zaman.

as much as i like reading..my eyes feel like popping out~ o.O
it is also turning green.
not green with envy but green...derived from the direct translation of 'mata menghijau' haha.

i need a break. i once read the best way possible to that is by doing the exact opposite.
the acronym of reading = writing.
blogging will have to make do.

ive been reading and searching since morning, but it feels like the more i read..the less i know so i dig deeper which leads me to read more and more...
sometimes when you do research on the net you tend to deviate from your core objectives..if you have time on your hands that is (like me now :p)
because of this deviation it will take longer to get to the bottom of things.

from reading about OS'es i can click and click and click and then i'll find myself in someone's blog reading about comparing religions and stuff. haiiisyh.
my browsers are full of tabs.
my bookmarks back home are full of links and folders waiting to be read in my spare time.
its hard not to get side tracked sometimes.
it happens when you have so much time to spare :p

iqra'~
read!
thats the first word of the quran.
not just reading blindly...but also to understand.
i came across a blog...your average ordinary malay girl..my age...an apostate..murtad from islam...without her parents knowing.
astaghfirullah~
the things you read...its just b0b0b0..ta'aban2~
wanted to share the link here but the browser got hanged and all was lost. cant seem to retrace back my steps. i dont know how i could go from reading about OS to there :p

i just came across blake ross's blog here: www.blakeross.com
its fascinating to see whats behind the mind of the person who co-created firefox during his teens. he's only 23 btw :p

blake ross

he also developed a web OS called 'parakey' which was recently bought by facebook. facebook as a new web OS? hurm. its interesting really to read about the development and stuff since all these while ive been an end user of facebook without giving a h00t out of how things actually work.

ok..enough rantings..
back to reading...
OS vs web OS
its been an interesting topic so i dont mind..not like in OS class dulu. huhu.
i thought i was done with OS'es, kernels, paging, segments, virtual memory and stuff.
one of my least fave subjects..haiisyh~
some more background reading and then i can start building the widgets.
dr abur@s must be proud..haha :D

"reading is to mind as what exercise is to body"

mothers day

second sunday of may...its...

mothers day

happy mothers day to the mothers of the w0rld...

tomorrow is monday. monday blues. huhu.

great minds think alike...
coincidently...great minds wear the same colour :p


j0m nad..training..hikhik :p
nxt week? i'll countdown..hihi..
wani & cik nadiah..get ready :p

all the best for tomorow nad. good luck :)

to my dearest..thank you~ :)
and to all..thanx~ :)

"a mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces that she never did care for pie"

work

EIT just started for most. engineering industrial training. i hope we get all the training necessary. haha.

its the 3rd day and im slowly getting momentum. my sleeping habits are slowly adapting. no more staying up late at nites playing games or watching stories..kan faiz? huhu. those 'used to be' daily routines will be saved up for the weekends after i qada' on sleep. hehe. it sounds like i work hard labor je..in construction sites. haha. no no..my work requires me sitting down in an air conditioned room..facing 2 pc's..staring at the screen for 8 hours. hoho.

what i need right now is a penguin..a cup of coffee and some pretty hefty pampering(php). hoho. lame joke~

happy working people~ :)

"never work just for money or for power..they wont save your soul or help u sleep at night"