BF - the preparation

Ada orang tanya, what is the preparation for breastfeeding-working-mom. Specifically, kalau nak express the breastmilk, what to have and to do.

Jawapan dari saya, a new working mom who express the breast milk at the office.

1. A bag that can store your EBM (express breast milk). Make sure the bag can fit all your equipment. Equipment = bottle, chillers, pump. Dan yang paling penting, tahan sejuk to keep your EBM.


2. Bottle. Ini untuk simpan EBM. Kalau EBM mewah, bawa lah extra botol. Ada botol yang 4 oz, ada juga yang 9 oz. Me? Bawak 2 botol 4 oz dan 1 botol 9 oz. My EBM is around 15 to 20 oz. So, muatlah 3 botol tu. Normally, the 4 oz can go until 5 0z EBM and 9 0z can go until 10 oz. Balik rumah I keep the EBM in the bottle and storage bag.


3. Chillers. Beli yang tahan lama, up to 8 hours. Mula-mula aku beli ice pack dari Guardian. That one tahan sampai tengahari je. Then I bought Coleman chillers. Ha, ini tahan lama. Sampai petang sejuk. Kalau tak jumpa kat kedai, you can purchase online from MLO. Click here to see the rupa bentuk.


4. Pump. In the market, there are various brand and type of pump. Kalau nak double pumping, you can get the electric pump. Me? Use manual pump, from Avent. Sangat berpuas hati.


5. Dan, tak kurang pentingnya, cloth. Ini untuk mengelap apa-apa yang patut. Susah gak kalau tak ada.

Those things are the least thing you have to have to express the milk. Some 'pengusaha-pengusaha EBM' at my tempat kerja, simpan botol-botol dalam bekas khas, macam tupperware yang bukan brand Tupperware. Itu kalau bag is big enough to masukkan that thing. Ada juga yang bawa reading material. Dan ada juga yang bawa laptop, sambil pump sambil tengok movie. Pump session is taking about 15-20 minutes. Kalau keluar bukan macam shower, it'll take longer.

So, hope this helps.