EP is like the hardest things I've ever done. All the middle of the night pumps and washing of bottles are taking a toll on me. And the worst thing is, no pump is compatible with babies's mouth. And I've developed a big hard lumps on my left breast one morning. It was painful. Can't sleep with the pain so i desperately need a masseur to help me with the lump.
On my previous post, I've shared about my post natal massage with Madam Zee. She was fully booked so she can't help me that day. By chance, I've met someone else and I was thinking I really need to introduce to my fellow mummies my Breast SIFU. She is specialised in breast massage and she can turn your hard boobs into soft tofu with her magic hand!
Madam Ida is really the master of breasts! She came over my place that afternoon and discovered that I have blockage everywhere. My nipples, under my areola, on my side boobs and on my under boobs. She took 1.5 hours to clear for me. It was like raining milk and some is in yellowish colour which she explained to me it was those milk that stuck inside for a very long time. My hard breasts felt like tofu again! Finally my tank is empty. It feels so good again. And the best part is her massage is ZERO PAIN! i repeat, ZERO PAIN. My lumps was painful to touch and until now i still couldn't understand how could she massage away without feeling pain. (my pain tolerance is quite high)
It's great to see a good letdown like the picture above but how many mummies here really have this kinda flow when pumping or breastfeeding? My milk was creamy so I'm prone to lumps. Plus all along I've thought that HIGH SUCTION = BETTER YIELD. NONONO! It's WRONG! I've recently adjusted my pump mode from expression mode level 8 to level 4. Surprisingly, my yield is more when I'm using level 4. And when i pump, i did not pay attention to my underboobs and always pressing on it causing blockage at the underboobs. Thanks to my BREAST SIFU i know what I'm doing wrong all this while.
There are many mummies out there think that they are low supply mum, but you might have blockage that you doesn't even know. Blockage at the nipple is hard to detect. I urge all the mummies out there that are thinking of giving up breastfeeding due to low supply to call my breast SIFU, Madam Ida because I'm sure she could help you. And for those that has lumps but doesn't bother to do anything about it because it is not painful, you might regretting it when you had mastitis.
Madam Ida's charges are absolutely reasonable!
$60 for 45 mins
$120 for 90 mins (serious blockage)
Her contact is 94249829
And her Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Mdm-Ida-Breast-Massage-1725953131004498/
I'm very happy that i could pump 1 litre a day again. After i developed the lumps, my yield dropped immediately from 140ml-150ml to 80ml per pump. I pump 7 times a day almost every 3-3.5hours. To all EP mummies, you guys are awesome! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Give a tap on your own shoulder. Looking at my cute lil monster, I know all the hard work is worth it! Look how much he gained. 7 weeks from 2.935kg to 5.265kg. And from 49cm to 57.5cm.
One of the benefit of EP :
SLIM DOWN FASTER
(Due to all the sleep deprived nights)
2 months PP today and feeling great about my boobies and my yield. Thanks to my BREAST SIFU, MADAM IDA.
