Went to NUH today to be 'tested'

by the nurses on how to handle new borns.. it seems strange that NUH actually have this scheme in place.  For all first mums, they will insist that you go through a series of 'training' by the nurses before they allow you to take your bb home.  If you fail and they think that you are not confident enough to take care of your new born, they will not allow the bb to be discharged, but will instead ask the mum to go down to the hospital every day to receive sufficient training!  What strange rules indeed, me as the mum do not have the right to discharge my bb but leave it to the hands of the nurses and docs ?? sigh.. seems like govt really see heavily on bbs nowadays.. even have to make sure that the mummy know how to take care of the bb before they let them go..

I started off with changing diaper which is a breeze, since i have seen it so too many times when Cepheus was still in the ICU, next is bottle feeding, which is also a breeze, since i have fed him a few times too, and also latching, which the nurse actually praised me that i seem quite good in latching though i am a newbie! haha.. the final one will be tomorrow which is bathing.. this is what i am worried about too, as i have never bathed him before.. although i keep telling them that my MIL will be there to help me with the bb, they insist that mummy must master the skill before bb can go home..

spent almost 6 hours in NUH today, i am not prepared to stay that long and so did not prepare to bring my manual breast pump to the hospital, although i tried to latch Cepheus on, he being so lazy, gave up after awhile (since my milk is not so much now, he need to work hard for the milk by sucking more and harder) and start crying, so he did not empty my milk and i have to end up supplementing him with my defrosted milk.. I was feeling so full and in pain when my breast start to engorge from 3pm.. and after Cepheus refused to latch on longer... and then he started to cry out for attention and will only calm down if you carry him in your arms.. i was so annoyed and upset with an engorged and painful breast plus a crying baby.. the nurse offered to help but i refused.. i carried Cepheus in my arms until he falls asleep, put him down quietly before returning home.. what a tired day! but fulfilling as well! cos i managed to latch Cepheus on even if its only for 10 min! I felt like a mother! haha.. and tomorrow, i will be able to bring him home! yippee hooray! can't wait to let him sleep in his own bed and play his own toys!

And oh yes, did i say that Cepheus is very popular in his ward?  Even young children from beds further from his came over to visit him and say hi to me today! He said that he is very cute and that he sounds very 'pitiful' when he cries.. which i answered 'which bb do not sound pitiful when crying??' haha.. and i think Cepheus is notorious for insisting on being carried that the nurses came to me to 'complain' that he always bully them and make them take turns carry him to sleep!