Alhamdulillah, my lil’ baby is back!

Yesterday, we went to Selangor Medical Center at 1 pm. My hubby went for solat Jumaat and I went straight to the second floor.

She was sleeping peacefully. Oh honey baby, mama is here!

I picked her up and breastfeed her. She sucked vigorously for a minute and slept again. I wonder whether she got my milk or not during the feeding. My breast still feeling heavy.

Anyway, we waited for the bill while me still trying to breastfeed my baby. The hospital bill for the 10 days intensive care treatments for jaundice and infection is almost RM7,000!

Half of the amount was for paying the specialists looking after my baby. That’s included a brief consultancy by Datuk Dr Zakaria, a very well-known paed specialist who gave opinion on lil’ Izzah stomach/intestine condition.

If not mistaken, Dr Zakaria is the doctor who performed the separation surgery for the siamese twin from Kedah. It was in the television and papers right?

Before going home, Dr Ling gave us six tins of special formula for premature babies. The premature special infant formula’s brand is Enfalac A+.

Dr Ling advised to give the formula in addition to breastmilk in case my milk is not enough. Izzah’s weight has dropped to 1.98 kg. She was given IV drip of glucose for about 7 days since addmitted (due to regurgitation/vomitting).

It was only the last 3 days that she was given my expressed breast milk. The special infant formula could help her gain her weight faster.

Back home, I tried breastfeeding her again.

Thank God! She latched and suck so very vigorously when I offered her my right breast. It was almost empty in 10 minutes!