Suzette's Parenting and Breastfeeding Blog

Early this month, I blogged about wishing to quit expressing in the office. After discussed with MIL, I dropped the idea and continue to express – only once a day in the office.

However, yesterday I did my gynecology check-up, and discussed about trying for 2nd baby. Doctor asked me to stop breastfeeding, because it will release a hormone that contracts the uterus and make it hard to conceive.

So, today will be the first day I stop expressing. It is kind of a relief as I am very tired of this. But on the other hand, I am not ready to wean Ian completely. He just loves it so much. When I reached home yesterday, he cling on to me and said ‘nan-nan’… He lay down quietly next to me and waited to be nursed. He is such an active baby, and his only quiet time is when he is nursed. I see his adorable face in my arms and enjoying his fix. He would close his eyes, and swing his legs, pull my shirt… I just love this wonderful moment. This is kind of ‘Me and Ian Time’, which no body can share.

I really don’t know how to completely wean him off later. It is such a difficult process for both of us. Not only difficult for him, it is difficult for me as well. To stop expressing is easy, but to stop nursing Ian directly is hard.

I wonder how other nursing mothers can get pregnant and continue to nurse their toddlers. Why they have no problems as what my doc told me?

After grounded for 2 months, traveling starts again! Last week went to Tanjong Jara, and this week in Beijing (again). Flew on Mon night flight, arrived at 6am, meeting starts at 10am.

At first, thought of sleeping through the flight. Then was asked to be seated next to a newly joined colleague, “so that we can talk on the journey” – as said by the guy’s boss. Luckily my boss was so nice, before the flight she told the new guy to let me sleep. That guy changed his seat when he checked in – I felt a little ‘paiseh’! :p

Anyway, on Tuesday (first) night, we went to 老舍茶馆 (Lao She tea house), which has some great performance on 京剧 (Beijing Opera). The greatest one was 变脸 (face-change). Love it! This is a place must go!

Actually, I wanted to visit Beijing Underground City (北京地下城), but strange enough none of the locals or taxi drivers ever heard of it. I searched the web, and finally found 2 reports on this:
Part 1
Part 2

Looks like only the hotel’s concierge also knows about this place. With the help from the web and the concierge, the taxi finally managed to take me there on Thursday morning. Not exactly sending me to the right place. He just dropped me off around that area, and I had to walk for around 10 min to get to the place. I had to ask around.

It is no big deal about the place, but I have to say it is worth visiting: can’t believe the people can dig out such huge underground city that can accommodate 300,000 people. The place connects all places, and can even go to Tianjin. It is just so amazing. Well, when I said ‘no big deal’ is because the place they open for tourist is only very small area – quite disappointing.

I paid RMB 20, for a guided tour. They will not allow anyone go in without a guide because there have been cases where people got lost. It only took me 30 min to finish the tour. So, this can be done during lunch hour, or early in the morning before office hour. They open from 8:30am till 6pm.

They don’t allow photography inside, but I still managed to get a photo with my phone.

At one point, I switched to use the ice cream Malaysia bag to store my expressed milk. One day, someone gave us 20 tubes of durian ice cream Malaysia. MIL placed it near to my EBM ice cream, and it is really hard to differentiate which is which. I was happily waiting for someone to accidentally take my EBM ice cream to eat. Hahaha – wicked me!

But it didn’t happen. So disappointed! :p

Ever since Ian know how to roll over his body, at around 5-month old, he would not sleep on his back no matter how much we tried. He always sleeps on his tummy. Later, when he started to like his bolster, this is how he sleeps most of the time…