HUNNY I’M HOME!!!

Two days ago, the doctor decided I was showing enough progress to be discharged!  My BP is still not normal but good enough. *notbad.jpg

I just have to keep monitoring my BP every few hours and take meds. *beams

With Fatty in front of the hospital.  And my pregnancy pillow which is so awesome it’s now my forever pillow.

I was ecstatic to go home with Fatty and have things go back to normal.  But they’re not really normal because now we had to leave Fighter in the NICU. 🙁  When I was there I was forever popping in and out of the NICU to see him just because I could.  But now obviously the most I can see him is once or twice a day argh can’t wait for the month to pass so confinement ends and Fighter can come home with us!

It is awesome being home though and holding hands otter style with Fatty when we go to bed. 🙂 But now he super busy maybe making up for all the time he spent in the hospital the past month.  Never mind I made him barley to drink today. #goodwife

Came home to a fruit bouquet sent by 76Style thank you Hama san and Hikky and everyone!!  Edible flowers are from yummyflowerz which is run by Eric lol.

We received sooo many flowers and fruits and hampers and chicken essence lolol from everyone thank you so much guys!!! Also quite a few baby things which is really helpful because… I delivered so early that we haven’t finished preparing all the stuff yet.

I told Fighter about all the new things aunties and uncles got for him and he twitched and went back to sleep wtf.  I think that was him saying thank you lolol.

Fighter’s own room is not ready yet so for the meantime he’s sleeping in our study, which is closer to our room.

This is the bed that Suet built.  Early in my hospitalization I was still allowed home leave so I came home for a few hours and Suet came and set up Fighter’s crib for him hehe thanks Auntie Suet.

Sorry ah quite obsessed with this new effect on Camera360.

Came home and saw all his stuff laid out. 😀

Yea we got the Bugaboo Bee Special Colour Collection!!!! Posted about it on Instagram ages ago.  This color is called Sunny Gold, next time Imma blog and review it!

It came while I was in hospital and I was so impatient to see it. Lol.

The huge present next to the Bugaboo is a baby swing from Joanne and Wai Sun thank you ahhhh! Haven’t unwrapped it yet to save space haha.

Diaper cake from Alison thanks Ally!  I was also super reluctant to open it but I finally did so I could see what was in it and figure out what I don’t need to buy anymore.  The answer is… less diapers to buy. Lolol.

We also somehow received damn alot of giraffe themed stuff for some reason – Sophie the giraffe from Angela, a giraffe blankie from Rose, and a lot of giraffe stuffed animals!  Why ah is giraffe the cool animal now? Lol.  Or maybe everyone secretly hopes if Fighter associates with enough giraffes he’ll confirm grow up tall wtf hahaha.

Super love this new addition to our home!  A glider and footstool – a present Oeko Furniture.  They read our blogs and gifted us this glider!

I hadn’t gotten round to getting a glider – for sitting and cuddling/breastfeeding so I’m damn happy!  Thanks Oeko!

So what have I been doing since I’ve been home?

This.

My life has been taken over by pumping milk!!! Hahaha.  Fighter doesn’t drink that much yet but the lactation consultant advised doing it every 3 hours to maintain my supply for when he is finally able to latch.

So right now my days are filled with pumping, then freezing and carting frozen milk to the hospital.

I’ve gotten a few offers to donate breast milk to us which I found really strange but I guess that’s what people do?  The first time I heard of it I was quite grossed out wtf but some mothers cannot produce enough milk and they need it for their preemies. Desperate times call for desperate measures wtf.

After all I went through, luckily I can pump milk!  Seriously imagine I already had such a shit month then at the end of it still cannot lactate wtf.  At least now I feel better that I can do this for Fighter since we can’t do anything else at the moment.

Best shower ever.  Cos I haven’t showered properly in a week don’t judge me. :X  Chinese confinement means you cannot shower with water cos they believe that your pores open after delivery (:X) and showering with water will give you chills/future backaches/future headaches.

So Mummy Ooi went out and got me herbs to boil and shower with.  Best feeling ever thanks Mummy!

Confinement also means you’re literally confined to your home to recuperate but I have to go to the hospital daily so I’m not that confined.

For the next month my OOTD is going to be Fatty’s shirts and stretchy pants don’t judge me again hahaha.

I actually lost 10kg over a week (most of whichI peed out omg) — I guess I didn’t actually put on that much weight, everything was fluid retention only — so yea I think I’m more or less back to my normal self.  Except tummy which is still round. D:

Hence Fatty’s shirts which arebigger than my own.  Also it’s easier to wear button downs cos when I do kangaroo care with Fighter, it’s easier to just unbutton my shirt and slip him inside to keep him warm.

I read on Wikipedia that kangaroo care is the best way to regulate a preterm baby’s body temperature — better than an incubator — and it’s true!  Whenever I hold Fighter his temperature always stays at 36.6C only but if he’s in his incubator, it can fluctuate a bit. And his heartbeat which normally fluctuates too will calm down and maintain within a good range.  God I’m awesome wtf.

Whatcha doing Fighter?

“Oh mommy you’re so funny! Tee hee.”