Sketches of Life|Life Lived in Simplicity

My last post on breastfeeding was in February. Since then, nothing has change much about my breastfeeding journey. My 4th child turned 2 years old last month and he hardly drink formula milk. The most he will drink is an ounce! Whenever he sees that I am free from nursing his baby sister, he will hop on my lap and request for mommy’s milk. Even when I am still carrying his baby sister, he will ask me to put his sister down! At times when I am nursing his baby sister, he will help himself with the other boob if I allow him.

I think I “spoiled” him. During the first few days after giving birthday to his baby sister, every time my breast is engorged, I get him to suck it. Sometimes 2-3 times per night. He got so used to it and now he still wakes up 2-3 times every night to have a dose of mommy’s milk. Even though my newborn sleeps through the night for at least 8 hours before looking for mommy’s milk, I still can’t enjoy sleeping 6-8 hours straight. I have to wake up for my 2yo. If I don’t he will cry till he gets it.

I thank God that my body can still produce breast milk for 2 until this day. Never once my newborn did not have enough because her kor kor is drinking at the same time. The more kor kor drinks, the more milk mei mei will get. My newborn often cry not because she does not have enough but she is getting more than she wants. After she is full, she just wants to suckle to sleep but milk is still flowing out. She will cry out loud because she does not want anymore. At times, I was so tempted to give her the pacifier but I did not. What I did was, I get her kor kor to almost empty the side she wants to suckle then pass back to her. No more fast flowing milk and she will be happily suckles it to sleep.

I have no intention to wean my 2yo. As long as he wants my milk, I will let him drink. Breast milk is the best medicine too. When he had fever recently, he refused water, don’t even want 100Plus and hardly eat any solid. All he wants was my boobs. With some paracetamol syrup to bring down his temperature and breast milk almost the whole day, he got better the next day.

I got the feeling that he will “hang around” as long as I have milk in my boobs.

Bank Negara requested the insurance company to lower the insurance premium for old cars but we have to bring the car to Puspakom for inspection. Did you see the prawn behind the rock? Instead of everything goes into the insurance companies bank accounts, the government is helping to spread the wealth to Puspakom. If you go do some digging, I am sure Puspakom belongs to one of the UMNOs cronies.

I need to renew my road tax and car insurance by next week. Looking at www.wholesaleinsurance.net, they are affordable but I live in Malaysia leh. I wonder how low is low. And how much Puspakom will charge for one old junk? Will they make it difficult to pass the inspection unless we give “extra”? We will find out soon.

I asked them to gather around to take a group picture before we head home, they sat in a straight row and not looking at the camera. Looks like illegal immigrants waiting to be deported only.

They have so much fun at the beach on Labor Day; my children and 2 of their cousins.

They imagined that those sands are snow and made snowman!

Even my 2yo enjoyed sliding on the sand.