The Blissful Corner

Not an expert on this one but I just want to share how we managed Sofia's sleep at night. When people ask me if I'm getting enough sleep since Sofia came, they are always surprised to hear that I get enough sleep ever since. Of course the first few weeks were zombie sleeping but it was just because I need to feed my daughter every 2 hours to stimulate my milk. But Sofia did not really (and is not) give us a hard time to get enough sleep.  I've heard some moms whose babies were wide awake and would play in the middle of the night. My daughter never did that. She'd only wake up and cry because of normal stuff like colic, too hot or too cold room temperature, wet diaper or simply wanted to be fed but not at all, because she wanted to play. So for moms with newborns coming, here are my tips. Some I got from a pediatrician. 1. Breastfeed and co-sleep. Of course, so to minimize the need to move. The first two and a half months, co-sleeping and breastfeeding did

***Sofia was 5 months when I wrote this Five months is another milestone as a breastfeeding mom. I've been nursing my child since day one and gladly, I never gave up. So how did I do it? Express, express, nurse, nurse, nurse! That simple. I was able to build stash as soon as I was allowed to pump and that was on my 6th week. I only bought my pump the day before my 6th week. I directly nursed for six weeks. They say during your 6th week, that's the time breastmilk gets stable. I think six weeks are just enough to stimulate milk and allow your breast to produce enough for your child. I only had two weeks left for my maternity leave when I started to pump. After Sofia nursed during  midnight , I'd get up and pump. I was getting fair enough of milk during those days. When we started practicing how to feed Sofia if I'll be away for work, I pumped more than how much she has consumed. That continued until a month after I came back to work. After that, I noticed a

Note: I wrote this when Sofia was 7-8 months old A little less popular than a leading brand, Spectra has a wide range of products a breastfeeding mom can choose from and my choice is Spectra 9+. This is actually recommended by my husband's officemates. I think two or three of his officemates use this and they highly recommended this (see how supportive my husband is?).    Spectra 9+ is cheaper compared to a leading brand. At its price, you get to have a double electric pump. I love the led monitor that shows time, suction level and suction type. It's very handy and has good battery life. I've been using this for six months already (Sofia was 6 weeks old when I started to pump) and I can say, it has done an excellent job. It comes with a lot of parts that means having a lot to wash but it doesn't matter. I just needed to wash the parts once a day and just put inside the refrigerator after every use. I've change the valves twice  in 6 months  already to make sur