breastfeed & weight loss

Through my experienced, i`ve met few mommies who are desperately wanting to loose weight as soon as they deliver their babies. yes i know, semua nak badan macam miranda kerr, adriana lima, cindy crawford lepas bersalin. nanti tak hot mommy la kalo badan empat segi tepat kan. tak boleh nak berfesyen ala ziana zain, eraa fazira and rozita che wan kalo tak pasang badan lepas bersalin. disebab kan ini jugala ibu-ibu decide untuk pantang setengah mati lepas bersalin. memang diakui pantang bagus untuk wanita tapi jangan main ikut saja. ingat ibu-ibu bersalin kena susukan baby. and in order to produced milk, mommy kena makan a good amount of meal and a healthy food. 

imagine, masa pantang, kena makan ikan sepat masin, ikan kering, bawang merah, lada hitam, halia etc. air pun kena minum dua ruas jari saja. nasi kena panas, tak ada kuah. tak boleh makan sayur, ikan segar, seafood, telur, ayam,daging. lepas tu kena makan jamu itu ini. so tell me, with all this kind of food, how are you going to produce a milk for your baby? how are you going to recover after giving birth? during labour, a mother loss a lot of blood. so kalau tak makan zat yang secukupnya, how nak ganti balik darah yang hilang, how luka-luka nak sembuh? lepas tu semua sibuk bergantung harap pada supplement yang ada. u name it, salindah, biodex, shaklee etc, semua laris. tu belum masuk lagi product untuk weight loss. abc acai berry, fellina inchloss, teh herba etc. laris gila di pasaran. semua berlumba nak back to size xs/s lepas bersalin. eh tipula if i said i dont want to get back in shape lepas bersalin. tak kan anak baru seorang, badan dah tak de shape, dah pakai baju saiz xxxl. pitam laki dibuatnya.

im not against getting back in shape after having a baby but i feel sorry for the baby yang mane ibunya sibuk nak loose weight sampai lupa tanggungjawab kat anak. senang cerita, a selfish and obsessive mom yang nak sangat kurus. 

susu ibu adalah yang makanan terawal baby, which is given one hour right after delivery process. colustrum or susu awal ibu, the thick yellowish milk sangat bagus sebab dia bagi antibodi dekat baby. tapi tak semua mommy sedar hal ni. mane yang beranak kat hospital swasta, they just simply let their babies being feed with the cows milk. ha susu lembu. nak jenama apa? anmum essential? dumex? u name it. majoriti hospital swasta just letak sign PROMOTE BREASTFEED tapi tak dikuatkuasakan. susu lembu sedia ada to feed the baby. kesian dekat baby. balik ke rumah, ibu-ibu dah start pantang bagai nak gila. susu kan anak gitu-gitu aje, lepas tu complain baby tak nak dah susu ibu so ibu proceed dengan susu yang ada kat pasaran. the truth is, kalau kita tak ajar awal-awal, tak sabar dalam menyusukan anak, macam mana anak tu nak suka dengan susu ibu?? 

back to hal pantang. memang pantang tradisional malay, sangat strict. ade tu siap tak boleh keluar rumah, jejak kaki kat tanah for 44days alasannya nanti badan masuk angin. wtf?? makan pun tak blh banyak air, nanti vagina berair. wtf???? yes im not really into tradisional thinggy when it comes to pantang. during my confinement period last year, i ate lots of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and drink lots of water. i do somehow follow some of the tradisional pantang thinggy such as bertungku, pakai bengkung and berurut. and i maintain my shaped by exercising. buat kerja kat rumah eg: kemas rumah, memasak pun dah kira exercise. solat pun membantu kita menggerakkan anggota badan. kira macam light exercise juga. 

ibu-ibu, jangan terlalu taksub. makanla dengan seimbang. minum banyak air. air masak 8 gelas sehari macam biasa, susu/milo/horlicks jangan dilupa. sayur, buah, ikan, ayam, daging makanla dengan amaun yang secukupnya. yes pantang tetap pantang. mana-mana makanan yang ada unsur sejuk, gatal, berangin and tajam, elakkan. air bicarbonat, ais, jangan diambil. vitamin tambahan boleh ambil tapi janganla sampai diri tu dah jadi macam farmasi, segala ubat telan sekaligus. kita bukan robot ya. halia + lada hitam memang sinonim as a most important pantang food. so cuba la makan steam or fish soup with ginger and black pepper. apa salahnya. masih juga lauk pantang. 

pasal nak cepat loose weight, studies have proven that u can loose weight by breastfeeding your baby. yes no doubt about it. kenapa takut sangat nak susukan anak? takut sebab kalo susukan anak, u will feel hungry and akan makan banyak, takut nanti bertambah gemuk. macam tu?? no you are wrong. if you breastfeed your baby, practice a good diet and exercise, u dont need to waste your money over those slimming pills etc in order to stay in shape right after delivery process. jamu-jamu and mahjun semua tak perlu. kenapa perlu rely on semua tu for the rest of our life to stay healthy while we can maintain it naturally? 

there is one case back then while i was in my clinical field, one of my patient sued her mother in law. mana taknya, dia paksa menantu dia follow her strict pantang, then sudahnya rahim menantu rosak terus kena remove. imagine u as a young woman who only just welcome one child, dah tak ada rahim, tak sempurna macam wanita lain while sebaliknya u can produce more babies. 

most mommy yang bekerja bagi alasan susah nak continue breastfeed sebab nanti nak pergi kerja, anak tinggal kat pengasuh or nursery so the choose those milk on the shelf.  senang katanya. cukup bulan, time gaji, borong aje berapa tin nak. siapa cakap susah to breastfeed even bekerjaya? zaman sekarang dunia dah maju. u have a portable breastpump, milk storage, warmer, cooler. pilih saja nak jenama apa. harga ikut kemampuan. mahal atau murah. dont tell me raising a kid is damn expensive while u can afford channel, gucci, prada or even lv. your kid should be your number 1 priority right? i`ve come across this one article, about a young mother, she`s no ordinary woman, she`s an airforce fighter pilot and amazingly, she still can breastfeed her baby. if she can do it, why cant you the office mommy?? 

so to all the mommies and mommy-to-be out there, ask yourself. anak yag diutamakan or diri sendiri yang penting? you want the best for your baby or just for yourself?