Alhamdulillah Fahry is getting better and better. This week, on Monday his weight was measured and recorded as 1.33kg, and on Wednesday it is measured again and recorded as 1.38kg. 50g in two days! What a progress! We expect he’ll hit 1.4kg something by end of this week. so, 200g to go before he can get out of the incubator.
To bring Fahry home, after discussing with Abiy, we decided to do it after his operation done. We are yet to discuss with the doctors, I think they are not bringing Fahry’s case in serious discussion before he’s really ready to be brought to the OT.
Fahry is still taking 30ml per feeding in 3 hourly. Alhamdulillah my milk getting better, and it always ‘untouched leftovers’ cos I usually send more than what he takes, in case he increases feeding. EBM for preemie, when keeping in refrigerator have to be consumed within 24 hours. I usually bring back home any ‘yesterday’s milk’, and keep it frozen in our freezer. The nurse also asked me to bring home the ‘expired’ milk (for preemie baby like Fahry) or else they’ll throw them out.
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But I’m still keep on pumping even if the milk sent is more than enough to ensure my supply would at least maintained. I am lucky cos Hafiy is still breastfeeding so I have extra stimulator. For moms who are depending on pumping alone, they need to pump longer, at least for half an hour to stimulate prolactin. However, I’m still pumping for half an hour.
For now we still sending the EBM twice a day, during weekends every morning and night, during weekdays, at lunch hour and night. I try to make at least 6 containers per trip, of 35ml per container.
As usual, there were some ‘advices’ regarding the right feeding, such as, ‘give him FM so that he’ll gain weight faster’,’add cereal in his milk’, etc. 😀 Well, thank you for the concerns but so sorry I can’t follow the suggestion because Fahry could only takes his mommy’s breastmilk. His digestive system is immature, even a full-term baby can’t take such cereal and so on.
We are lucky cos at this baby-friendly hospital, breastfeeding is given a big priority. It’s a good feeling when the nurses always try to ‘stop’ some mothers who insist to give their babies FM. Even there are mothers who dilute FM at their home and bring it to the nursery, but the nurses and Paed knew.. 😛
This week, we had many visitors, including friends, UTP Alumni’s reps and our HR Office’s fraternity. But none of them were able to see Fahry, except Uncle Ady. Hahaha.
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