A Mum Should Be .....

It's been almost 2 years since my last post...Ooo, am I that busy? The answer is "Yes".

Maura Dianka was born on 20th January 2010 at Eka Hospital BSD at 7.29 a.m trough the caesarean. Thanks to Dr Wiku Andonotopo, SpOG..you're the best obgyn, a combination of good skill and good heart :)

Since that day, my life is never same again.....totally changed. Now I am a mum, and what people have said that how busy being a mother is definitely true... I remember the first hard week, struggling the pain, breastfeeding every 2 hour, family & friends visit every time ( I was very happy, really, having friends n family who love and care about me n the baby, but sometime I just want a long time to sleep :).

The problems continue when I started to work after 3 month unpaid leave. Hunting a nanny is a very exhausted  & time consuming things. But I was lucky, because I have part time job. My music class just started at 3 p.m everyday, so I had more time to take care my baby in the morning. Since I commit to breastfeed my baby exclusively until she's 2 years old, I should pump my breast every 2 hours.. So the Medela Mini Electric is always in my bag. The hardest thing is when I have a music entertainment job on weekend. From 3 p.m to 11 p.m, I should manage my time during sound checking and rehearsal, to go the toilet for pumping my breast. I was lucky if the wedding was held in the 5-star hotel. They have sofa in the toilet, so I can pump comfortably. I was unlucky if the place had only toilet cubicle, so I could hear people grunting behind the door, asking what is this woman doing inside (with an awkward pump sound)...

November 2010 we've decided to take an offering, being a full time employee. Since then, I have to depend on the nanny full day. I just meet my baby after working hour, but Thank God, I still can breastfeed my baby, even only in the morning and night before sleeping time. So I still have that bonding. Sometime I am very sad when I looked at my baby expression while we were leaving her. I know, thousand moms feel the same.

The nanny problems also come and go, and I know it's a never ending story....

Sometime the problems make me think again about part time job... it's a dilemma....

So, what a mum should be..... ?