Answering Questions on Ze Boobs!

I have to thank Aliyah for her strings of questions - and before I disappoint her by forgetting to answer her "boob"bilicious questions, I better do it right now. Maybe I should give myself another nick - Boob Queen *LOL* And to Ms mumble, with regards to our conversation the other day, about *ahem* enhancements - I found another product (claimed to be ala natural) that you just need to stick to the less-endowned assets and it will result in some improvement to that area. And since we don't want to consume anything after what happen to Andrea De Cruz in the Slim-10 saga, I think this is worth a try - $72 per package available at Guardian. 8)

So here are the answers - drum roll please....no drum rolls? how about butter rolls? cheese rolls? 8p *pardon my cheeky mood - it's that time of the month again*

1) Why do some women with engorged breasts ended up with no milk to feed newborn that long? sometimes setakat 3 bulan jer pas tuh no more supply.

Engorge breasts is the result of supply exceeding demand. The hormones in the woman's body is trying to regulate the supply of milk, 2 or 3 days after delivery. So it is common for a woman who just give birth to have engorged breasts. But it doesn't mean that the breasts will stay engorged for long if the supply is not met with demand for the milk i.e the baby not breastfeeding. If the baby is not put to the breast, or do not breastfeed, the supply of milk will gradually fall. And the body will react to that and will reduce the milk produce and subsequently, no milk at all.

So to ensure a good supply of milk, the body has to know that the milk will be needed and even if the baby is not breastfeeding regularly, it is advisable that new mothers pump their milk. The other reason for the reduce of breastmilk is the food that the mother is consuming. Some food reduces the supply of milk, some food is known to increase the supply of milk. But given that Singapore is a developing country, lack of nutrition is hardly the cause of drop in milk supply.

2) do women with small breasts have enuff supply for their newborn? hmmm...2 cousins of mine bof b/feed. 1 b/feed till the child is 2yrs and the other till 2 mths only. what went wrong? any way out?

The supply of milk has nothing to do with your breast size. I am rather small built, don't have much to boast about. And still I breastfeed for 8 years. Only stopped temporarily during each pregnancy. It has all to do with the demand for milk. If the demand is consistent, the body will tell the brain to produce the milk required.

Again to ensure a good supply, you have to make sure that your baby is breastfed. Some babies do not know how to breastfeed and you have to show them, entice them, open their mouth and make sure they suck properly. This is to prevent sore nipples. Some babies are natural "suckers" - suck milk and then suck blood also...hehehe.

3) i tot only formula milk makes baby grow BOOM! while b/feed makes baby grow moderate in size sometimes smaller - is this true?

Not true. Breastfed babies are rounder - you can see the difference especially when they are around 3 to 10 months before they become more active. Once they become active, they will shed their baby fat faster. One thing I also notice about breastfed babies is their tolerance for cold temperature. Even in cool temperature when we adults are shivering , they will be perspiring.

However, formula milk babies are more like to become obese as they grow older and their immune system tend to be not as strong as the breastfed babies. Just to add on a bit. One of my friends did not have a good support system when she gave birth to her 1st and 2nd. Both her mother and mother-in-law thought that her milk was too thin and not good for the baby, blah blah blah. I hope to touch on this myth sometime later. So she gave them formula and she noticed that her children got very low immunity system - easily got sick, in and out of hospitals, bad case of bronchitis and recovery would take very long.

So when she was pregnant with her 3rd child, she was adamant to breastfeed. Now, her 3rd child just turn 3 and still breastfeeding. The child is so much more healthy, hardly fall sick. And when she compared her daughter with her two older sons, she felt that she had shortchanged her sons. All because she did not get the support she needed.

So I hope I have answered your question, Aliyah....beautifully I hope...hehehe..sapelah nak puji kan, kalau bukan diri sendiri? 8P