Friday, April 3, 2009

Do you have a good support system?

No one tells you that caring for a child is easy. That's why you need a good and strong support system. I think we have one and just moment ago I feel really blessed. I suppose we did good though both having only little sleep. Each of us now understands what needs to be done and doing the next things for each other really works. Example, changing diapers - daddy hold the baby, I go prepare for warm water. I pump milk, he stores it and wash up. All this without being asked to do. Makes life easier for both. The keys is we are always ready for one another and helping each other on the next task that comes along. Small things to big things. One at the time.
My first few days and weeks was tough. One things for sure is keeping my temper down was not easy. Feeding, changing diapers and pumping milk, man... how hard it is right? haha... trust me is more than that. You will get angry, you will feel like killing each other but STOP, KEEP COOL and EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
Ladies, this is important. If you are going to have a baby soon and planning to, make sure you have a supportive husband. Well, not that you already don't know. Anyways, is a partnership that needs understanding, open to each other, patience, compromising and most importantly you need love (you must love your child and love each other). Why? Because when things gets really tough, you always need to remind yourself that you love one another. Both has good intentions and just need to work it out. TELL HIM or HER THAT YOU LOVE HIM or HER ALL THE TIME. It does really help.
You can't do it alone, ask for help. If you don't have a partner that is willing to do this, doesnt matter. Get your mom, relatives, friends or external help. Just get a good support team ready, your child needs it. Not only you, but for your child too.
I am also blessed with a great mom that is willing to help without complaining. She has been open to all my decisions and she helped without asking for any return. I really want to thank her and still figuring what to get her. I suppose no amount of money or present can repay the love she gave to my son, my hubby and to me. THANK YOU MUMMY, WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS.

Oh! THANK YOU BABY. WE LOVE YOU TOO ;)

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Delivered 62kg, wk1=61kg (yay!), wk2=60kg, wk3=60kg, wk4=60kg (OH NO!)

What's happening? Why am I not losing weight? Well, I don't expect myself to immediate go back to my pre preggy state but 60kg? I gained 17kg and only lost 7 (baby+plasenta+water retention). So, I actually ate more for myself instead for the baby.
You thought you can exercise and eat balance diet to lose weight. Dream on, you are not allow to even lift up you hand or walk down the stair after delivery for at least 30days. Well, by right according to my trusted confinement lady (ah hem) confinement should be 100 days. Food that you eat during confinement is not going to help much either. We are suppose to eat every 4 hours.
Then again if you are breastfeeding you are required to eat good amount of calories to keep up the milk production. So, tell me how to lose weight lar. Some people tell me that breastfeeding speeds up the weight lost, but it is only a myth to me :(.