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Majlis Aqiqah Anak Pertama - Hurrera

Alhamdulillah, Hurrera's aqiqah was successfully held during last Hari Raya Haji. Thanks to everyone that's helping out especially my mother and father that work more than myself in organizing this event. It was held at my parents' house. It was indeed a beautiful event :) Minus the hot weather of course. My very rajin pregnant sister The menu served was nasi beriyani, chicken dish, dalca, ayam berempah, etc and the main star is of course the lamb! Gulai kambing :) This is my mother's first time engaging this caterer as our usual caterer had other commitment during that time. It's not bad after all. And this is my first time doing my own deco for an event. Thought of renting a dais but no, I want to cut cost. So DIY it is! Was very proud with this wall of fame that I made from scratch <3 Garlands, honeycomb balls, paper fans, balloons and tissue pompom bought at Spotlight and Party Wonderland Baby girl could not let off her finge

Me Being a Lactation Consultant

LC. Do I want to become one? At the moment, no. But I love to read and share breastfeeding knowledge with mommies out there, especially the ones who's still in confinement. Earlier of this week, a friend of mine who has just given birth about a week texted me, asking on breastfeeding. Her situation is like this. She does direct feeding, but at the same time she pump out her breast milk and supply her son with EBM. At the end of the day she still top up with formula milk. She observed that her baby needs 3-3.5oz per feeding. Each time she pump she can obtain about 3 oz. Then she was sad because she can't fully BF her child because she thought her milk supply is insufficient. She asked me on how to boost up milk production. I can see few problems here: 1. During confinement, why would you want to pump out your breast milk if you or your baby do not have any medical condition? 2. 3-3.5oz is too much for a newborn. You should teach your child to take less, before he/ sh