the melodramatic mouse is now mellomom
In: It Sucks|Motherhood
9 May 2010In the beginning I was worried that I didn’t produce enough. So now my body is giving me what I wanted by overflowing the *ahem* Twins and at the same time punishing me for doubting its efficiency by blocking the passage way (-__-||) What is Engorgement? Engorgement is due to milk excessively filling the breast [...]
In: My Reviews
7 May 2010Happy Mother’s Day ♥ From Daddy to Mommy for Baby ♥ Since I no longer draw a paycheck, everything seems to be a gift one way or another. So it’s nice to claim — though self declared — this as my Mother’s Day present from the husband I tried my new toy early this morning [...]
In: Motherhood|Postnatal
13 Apr 2010I have been feeding the sink since I started breastfeeding Natey exclusively 3.5 weeks ago. I don’t keep any of my EBM now, whether after feeds or in between feeds. I don’t want to put Natey back on the bottle because that made him greedy and impatient. He bites — with his super hard gums [...]
In: My Reviews
2 Apr 2010I got the Medela Harmony last November during Fabulous Mom’s Relocation Sale for a steal at RM211, normal price is RM269. At that point, getting a pump was for the just-in-case situations. So budget played a big part As advised by the Mommies on MsianBrides, a manual pump was sufficient if I am a SAHM [...]
I have never doubted that I would breastfeed Nathaniel exclusively. It is the most natural and loving thing to do for our baby. So I did not understand why some Mothers choose not to. But now I do… My breastfeeding journey did not begin easy. I suffered from piles during my pregnancy, and during delivery [...]
Last Friday I thought we struck Gold when we bought the Medela Harmony at Fabulous Mom’s Relocation Sale. They made an error of the sale price on their website — instead of RM228.65, it was going for RM211.65. So we saved an extra RM17 and that was indeed a steal deal! *squeal* Unfortunately, it was [...]
Why Breastfeeding Mothers need a Breast Pump? Allows a nursing mother to easily express and store breast milk to feed her baby for times when they will be apart. Give the father an opportunity to feed his child as well. When baby is too sick to breastfeed or when mother is down with cold. Help [...]
mel⋅o⋅dra⋅mat⋅ic
[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik]
–adjective
1. of, like, or befitting melodrama.
2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.
–noun
3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.
mouse
[n. mous; v. mouz]
–noun
1. any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families.
2. a quiet, timid person.
3. Slang. a girl or woman.