Bubbly Blabber

Disclaimer: The first part of this speech was actually taken from a previous post on this blog. This is my speech no. 10 for Toastmasters. Yahoo! I am now a competent communicator! ====================================================================== Let go and let God. This is the title of my toastmaster’s speech no. 1. It talks about my life, the obstacles that I went through and how I lived by my motto – to just let go and let God. Now that this is my speech no. 10, I think it is just fitting that I end my toastmaster’s journey with a speech about my new life – a life of a new mother. Allow me first to share the first instance, a tip of the iceberg, my first pregnancy.   Actual photo of my PT  March 2010 , I got a pregnancy kit to check if I was positive. I was not expecting anything because I have checked several times and the result was always NEGATIVE... But lo and behold, I saw 2 pink lines on the stick!!! It was around 5:30 AM when I checked and I...

In my previous post, I said that Breast is Best… however, I am getting frustrated now that it seems I am low in supply. I have been working for almost a month now and I pump in our office thrice a day then direct feed at night. Sometimes I only get 2 ounce per pumping session. Then at night, Giulia sometimes sleep for 5-6 hours so I get to direct feed only for a couple of times. I also had my period on my 3 rd week at work and I guess that also contributed to my low supply. I have tried so many things to increase my milk supply. I take malunggay capsule, fenugreek capsule, eat malunggay cookies, drink lots of water, drank “boiled” buko juice and still my supply is low. I already have a back-up formula – S26 Gold HA as suggested by our Pedia. But of course, as much as possible, I want to still breastfeed Giulia. I will continue to pump until God knows when… I am still hopeful that I will be able to provide enough nourishment for our princess. J