Breastfeeding Stress

Have been quite stressed up on breastfeeding these couple of days cos Garreth boy is a high cc to maintain and has been demanding his feeds at every 2 hrs interval. Just 2 days ago, I've decided to latch him on entirely during day and then bottle feed him with either formula or my expressed breastmilk at night, but seems like he has developed the habit of suckling to sleep and has been giving the confinement auntie hell at night, yelling for my breasts. I refused to budge cos' I want him to get adapted to bottles at night as I would not have the luxury of total breastfeed him when I'm back to work. Not sure if what I'm doing is right though...sigh.

Anyway, Hubby Goh has been a great support so far. Seeming me so stressed, he took half day leave yesterday and brought me out to Sitex show to hunt for a cheap LCD TV bargain together. The old 29" Philips in the living room died on us on the 5th day I was discharged from the hospital and the house felt so dead without a TV, especially when visitors start to roll in.

Talk about visitors, there has been no one day where we have peaceful days without visitors. Who were the ones who said post-natal women needs plenty of rest during confinement? Seems like alot of people are not aware or totally bor chup, they just happy happy pop by without calling us in advance or check if it's convenience to visit.

Yes, I'm talking about my MIL the dearest.

Eversince she's back from her Genting trip, she has come almost everyday to visit her grandson. Sometimes alone, sometimes she will bring her relatives or good friends along. Usually she will shoo me to my room to rest, but come on lah, how to sleep when they are all talking and laughing loudly in my living room? And that's not all, she will bring her camera along with her everytime and then start shooting Garreth boy with the flash on although I have told her umpteen times that flash are harmful to newborns' eyes. She will just replied and said that baby is sleeping, his eyes are closed, so no issues. I am so freaking pissed!

I think she has also gave up on me cos' she keeps asking me to rest but I don't, she asks me to eat more but I don't cos' I'm not hungry all the time and the list keeps going on. In fact, I think I have broken more confinement rules than any other gals that my confinement auntie also shook her head, haha. But it's amazing that my mum has been quite supportive so far, besides ice-cream and durians, she also allowed me to go out to take a breather at times. I think our own mums are the best! Haha..

Here's my garreth boy...the little rascal!