The passing of Singer Arwah Siti Sarah left a big void in the industry. I recall her being very down to earth and bubbly when I interviewed her during my stint as a TV Journalist and Presenter, and as I attended her virtual tahlil, it seems others peers felt the same thing as she was very joyful and lovely to be around.
Truth be told? I thought she was going to make it. Prior to her complications, Myslondongallery had another friend, Ika who suffered stage 5 Covid-19 complications. She was 33 weeks pregnant and the doctors pulled her son out at a mere 1.8kgs. We extended donations and food for her whole family who also were tested positive.
Ika pulled thru and woke up.
Alhamdulillah.
Before Arwah's passing, there have been other pregnant mothers who suffered the same fate but Arwah's death highlighted again, the need to be more cautious about SOP and managing the pandemic. Most importantly? The need for herd immunity and for focus on priority vaccination for the vulnerable - the elders, pregnant and nursing mothers and those who require immediate jabs.
It is sad that there are still anti-vaxxers out there. It seems Arwah's widow felt the way about the vaccination. Could she have survived the fate had she agreed to the vaccination? Only God knows.
We are living in scary times but we can't afford to be confined for too long as businesses and mental health is deteriorating. But at the same time, the cases are on the rise and the rakyat is not coming together to be SOP compliant and careful.
This article popped on my feed.
"70 kes kematian ibu hamil disebabkan komplikasi COVID-19 - Dr Noor Hisham"
Let's fight this virus folks. It can only be done collectively.
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Before the night ends.. here’s sharing more on #worldbreastfeedingweek ❤️
.. It's been over a year with Ellie now, and breastfeeding 🤱 her for as long as I can, committing myself as much as I had with her brothers too. Definitely an enriching and rewarding journey seeing how her brothers benefit from my contribution.
Many of my friends told me how impressed by my determination and I must emphasise that it definitely didn’t come without any struggles. Love to share how we managed to go thru this long nights and all around the clock schedule for the past 6 years…
1. Cuddle and skin contact as much as you can! I’m a self high mama, and I have high level of energy. After Every birth labour I would smell, touch, carry and request for long skin to skin contact moments (As much as Im exhausted from all the pushes, my adrenaline and urge to feed them is higher than being fatigue). Though having ample rest is also very important, make sure you are well-rested too! As all these senses of smell, touch and sight helps in promoting lactation production too! To make it more comfy at home, side latch and cuddle to nap together (be careful when you co-sleep so as not to endanger your baby).
2. Stay hydrated and eat! Yes, feed yourself mama or else how you can get your energy or nutrients to feed your little ones! Drinking up, especially before every feed - mine was warm red date tea, milo and even bbt helped me! All types of Soups, especially those with a lot collagens such as white fungus, pork bones and even peach gums boosted my supply. (Pls check - for peach gums may be too cooling for some)
3. Rest, nap and sleep while you can! No need to explain but you know why. It regenerates your own recovery too. I literally nap as much as my babies, and I do that together, so side latching is definitely my favourite position.
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It's finally a wrap! Such mixed feelings. Always. Especially for this project.
Filming《大大的梦想》is by far the hardest production of my life. Not because of the script or filming process, but because i started filming when Layla was just 4.5m old. In this 3months of filming, I went thru 3 rounds of growth spurt, transitting her to sleeping alone, teething, her learning how to sit and crawl, and starting solids. Well, that basically equates to NO SLEEP for Mama! On top of that, there's still scripts to memorize every night. I could have slept in and let my helper do the nightshifts. But i felt terrible that she'll have to do both the day and night! Also, that means Layla will not have me to take care of her at all! So, i chose to wake up when she wakes up at night.
The beginning was the hardest. Both Layla and i had to get use to a new rhythm and routine. She was crying so much bcos i wasn't there for her to latch. She was totally not familiar with drinking from bottles then. So in the day she didnt drink much, neither did she sleep much. It was a horrible time for me at work. I was zombie from lack of sleep, and worrying abt how people was handling her at home. My heart and my body was nv in the same place.
On days I'm not working, i will bring her out and prepare purees so when I'm not able to feed her, other people will have frozen cubes ready for her. In short, i never rested. 😭
Oh, dont get me started on pumping. I lugged a huge bag with pumping equipments everywhere i went. and pray that my cooler bag dont melt under the hot sun! I pumped in the car whenever we move from one location to another. Which means i had to drive everywhere instead of taking company transport(again, no rest). Sometimes, in desperation, i even had to resort to pumping in the toilet. Yikes, hate that the most! So unhygienic!
Fast forward 3 months later, what i need to deal with now is my dwindling milk supply, bcos i just couldn't pump as often when i was at work. I def dont have enough to meet her demand now. 😭 And even if i do, she doesnt wanna latch anymore after realizing the convenience of drinking from a bottle. So looks like it's gonna be (cont below)