I learnt from SusuIbu.com that dried longan + red dates can increase milk supply.
Off I went to kedai sen-sei to buy those items. Mencabar jugakla nak mencari kedai sen-sei ni sebab I’m not very familiar with Kajang area and I know that there is no kedai sen-sei in Bandar Baru Bangi sebab kawasan Melayu. Meraban-raban jugakla mencari, nak tak nak kena jugak ke Kajang.
The reason nak try petua ni bukan sebab my supply dah merundum. For the time being my supply is doing just OK. 4 bottles of 3oz EBM daily at the babysitter’s, cukup untuk Tasneem’s daily need. My in-house stock now cuma ada 5 botol aje. 4 in my fridge and 1 kat rumah babysitter.
On daily basis I plan to have 4 pumping sessions. 6-7am, 9-10am, 1-2pm and 4-5pm, BUT I often missed the 6-7am, and 1-2pm session. Every pump (both sides) I’ll usually get 6-7oz of EBM. Those EBM I will transfer to jelly bottle and I’ll have 4 bottles of EBM, 3oz each. For me to get 6-7oz of milk, I’ll pump for 1 hour, 30mins each. Mungkin teknik ni kurang berkesan for long term, because I read an article (tak ingat url) yang to increase milk supply kena increase pump session + decrease pump time, meaning short pumping time but frequent session.
The sad thing is, I can’t do that. I’m afraid that if I decrease pumping time, I will not express the 6-7oz of EBM that I needed. I tried not to use the buffer stock and I’m trying to increase my in-house stock.
So that’s why I wanted to try the dried longan + red dates petua. If let say the petua works for me, I hope I can express more milk within that 1 hour so that I can have more in-house stock. macam tamak aje kan bunyi nye. hehe 
Lucky that my current-not-so-best- job doesnt require me to travel outstation, but I just feel secure to see stocks of EBM piling up my fridge. Tak simpan bahan mentah pun xpe. hehe.
Lets just see if the petua works for me.
March 12, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I’ve tried the longan tricks tuh…and I would say that its quite okay…I rasa my milk supply takderlah sampai melimpah-limpah tp aderlah lebih sikit dari biasa. Besides, whatever that we try, just remember that the milk production is based on the amount that ur baby consumed for that day….Tapi it’s good utk try semua mende tuh…kene experiment..lagipun nih first child..sama mcm I jugak..semua mende I makan…semua mende I try…My pumping session pon lebih kurang macam U jugak..5-6am, 9-10am,12-1pm, 3-4pm and lastly 6-7pm…Sekali pam tuh tak banyak pon except yang early morning….Sehari I dapatlah dlm 16oz…cukuplah utk cover my doter punya utk sehari….Maybe when she starts drinking more then only I will produce more milk kot…Anyway, keep on trying…for both of us!!
**yeeahhh go us go!! I know that our milk production based on baby’s demand/needs, tapi biasalaaah, tamak. Saje je nak susu byk2, jeles tgk org lain mewah dgn susu and bley buat stock smpai berpuluh.huhu
same laaa kita ape benda makanan yg kononnye boleh bykkan susu sume i makan, dari tak penah makan terus makan je e.g:jantung pisang, lobak putih. I mmg minum milk, soya and makan oats in daily basis,so now ni nak try longan plak.**
March 13, 2008 at 7:29 am
For me kurma merah worked. Masa I dalam pantang my mum tak bagi minum air kosong langsung, so instead dia bagi i minum air kurma merah + gula batu. Her chinese friend yg suggest. Then lepas habis pantang, i stopped drinking air kurma merah tu and I perasan that my milk supply memang drop sikit. So sekarang start minum balik at least twice a week to make sure supply maintain. I also drink milk maid tea once a week tapi it’s much more expensive la kan.
Having more in-house stock will be useful. I pun macam you asyik nak tambahkan stock. Memang mcm tamak. Shah kata sampai bila nak tambahkan stock. Dia takut tak de electric nanti rugi semua stock tu.
** I baru tau psl dried longan ni since join susuibu tu la. masa dlm pantang i minum air kosong, susu & horlicks je. milkmaid tea ade tp i x brape nak minum sebb tak suka taste dia. rugi jek beli..huuhhuu. ade org suggest letak red dates dlm air longan tu tp i x letak sbb x suka kurma. air longan tu i suka sbb b4 this i suka order air mata kucing kundur suam kat kedai. harap2 this petua works for me sebab tamak (hehe) nak tmbah stock.**
March 13, 2008 at 12:26 pm
nannoor, nak tanya, kalau nak beli breast pump, mana yg ok ek? leh bagi brand and price sekali tak? skrg tgh survey…
** husni kena ikut ur needs & budget. if nak electric, mmg mahal tapi good investment. kalau nk pump manual pun ok, cuma kena tahan sikitla penat nk pump tu. mcm sya guna Avent IQ Isis Uno, electric pump. So far mmg xde mendatangkan masalah & efektif, sya cepat dpt ‘let-down’ and bunyi pun x bising. Ade ramai gak mommies lain guna Medela Pump-in-style (PIS). Kalau nk tahu lebih cuba browse forum susuibu and tgk under index “Pengeluaran Susu Ibu”. ade ramai mommies yg bagi testimonial about pump. cuma yg plg penting, kena ikut keperluan & budget. husni dah nak due kan?? brsalin kat mana nnti??**
March 13, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Wah.. bagus betul tengok ibu2 kat sini very determine to fully breastfeed your child. Kuatkan semangat dan teruskan usaha!
** heh heh.. mmg semangattt !! **
March 13, 2008 at 5:12 pm
dah try dah? ok tak? i pun penah try milkmaid tea tuu jugak tapi tak berkesan sgt…hmmm…i pun senang jer hati kalau tgk EBM stok piling up…good luck k
** dah minum 2 hari, so far ade peningkatan lah esp pagi2 lepas bangun tu bengkak gile, dah lama x kena bengkak susu. rasa cm seronok je kena bengkak susu w/pun sakit.
hehe**
March 13, 2008 at 6:08 pm
ok.. thanx 4 d info… survey2 gak.. tp xtau nak pilih yg mane.. mmg kena tgk budget jgk la… husni skrg 35 weeks, due 19 april.. buat check up kat Kajang plaza medical centre (KPMC). Klu xde aral, bersalin kat situ kot…
tu la, dulu masa kite nk beli pump pun dok baca testimonial org je dulu. sbb benda tu bukan murah kan?! 35weeks, wah dah dekat dh tu..hehe. goodluck okey.. husni dok kajang ke?? keje putrajaya kan??**
March 18, 2008 at 4:52 pm
ada org kat opis ni kata teh asiatika HPA works..cuba la..tp sebenarnya direct stimulation tu yg plg berkesan..caiyo!
** i’d go for direct stimulation. but there’s no harm in trying the petua(s) rite??
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March 23, 2008 at 3:16 pm
ermmm panh dgr Malta drinks tak.. i tried once lpas baca kat web. tp lepas try, ada org meragui halal ke tak. ye la bcos manufactured by guinness. tp itu takde alcohol. pnah minum pun dulu, infact selalu je minum masa skolah~before kawin.
mmg bengkak gila, lepas feed baby pun bengkak bengkil. terpaksa pump at 4am. tak minum byk pun, tak sampai half can.
dried longan works? milkmate tea tak berapa berkesan for me. sama je baik mkn oat yg sedap tu. tapi masih minum sbb nak habiskan. mahal je beli.
** dried longan works for me. milkmaid tea aku x minum regularly, so tak tau berkesan ke tak & iye, mmg rugi je aku beli. sape2 nak beli sila lah email saya ok!! ini serius tau. Malta drinks penah dengar tp aku x penah minum sbb rasa cm yucks!! aje. dengar2 jgak drinks tu x halal sbb guinness yg produce. as for now, i’d stick with dried longan.**