It's another round of checkup in PPUM. It was a raining when we got into the car and I slept through the journey till PPUM. Hubby was driving all the time and I took for granted the privilege I had. Got the number 1008. Not too bad, the eighth person. This time, I am there for my blood test result, pap smear result and also for doc to intepret my ultrasound scan I did on 16 July 2009. As usual, it started with urine and blood pressure test. Both are normal. Then I stepped on the weighing scale, put on 3.6kg, 1.2kg more than the first checkup.
Next, the nurse came to ask if I've attended the talk on breastfeeding. I said no and she suggested I go for the talk while waiting for my turn to see the doc. Fine, I thought, hmm, it's time to attend and to know the skills to breastfeed.
Hubby joined together to the room, there are three other mothers and us. The nurse explained that the PPUM is a "Hospital Rakan Bayi", whereby they have a policy to encourage the mothers to breastfeed their baby up to 6 months old without additional supplements or even water. It is also good to breastfeed until 1 or 2 years old. Next, she went into detail to explain the "milk factories" in our breast and mentioned the scientific names which I couldn't remember clearly.
Next, the reason why we should breastfeed, how to breastfeed and the advantages of breastfeeding. I find the talk interesting. The talk lasted about half an hour.
We waited for another half an hour before I am called to see the doc. It took me about 2 hours plus to wait for my turn, and I came out from the doc's room in less than 10 minutes. The test results were ok, my Angel's heartbeat is ok and Angel's growth is fine too. A sigh of relief!
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