The Pump that Betrayed Me

For the past few nights, I was too tired to express when Lil Isaac couldn’t empty my breasts during the 1st night feed at past midnight. He had been waking up only once for comfort latching for the past nights, latching only for awhile before falling back to sleep. The moment I put him back to the cot, I crawled back to my bed too. Then I tried to wake up a few hours later to express. I am trying to maintain the night pump, which I read is important to maintain supply.

Last night was one of the many nights where I was simply too tired and couldn’t stay awake to express when Lil Isaac didn’t empty my breasts. The next moment that I regain conscious, my alarm was going off, telling me that it is time to wake up for work. I would usually snooze a little more but jumped off the bed this morning to express, partly bcos I missed my night pump and also bcos I had a lunch discussion and had to make some adjustments to my usual expressing schedule.

Just when I was finishing expressing (I think I was done), the pump DIED on me! It is the same problem that I had with the first pump that died on me a few months ago. I heard the same “ennhhhh… ennnhhh… ennnnhhhh..” and then there was no more. My heart died together with the pump. Why? Why? Why? This month is barely 6 months old! And it is not cheap lor. Money is one thing, I heartache at the fact that I will have to find ways to express in the day without my pumps. Boohoo.

So, I will be taking half day emergency leave this afternoon to bring both pumps to the service center at Tagore Lane, which is some ulu, ulu part at Thomson. The 2nd pump is definitely still under warranty but I don’t know where the warranty card or receipt is. I bet I didn’t keep them as I had absolute trust in my Ameda pump and didn’t expect it to die on me so quickly. I read that sometimes the servicing takes mere minutes, simply to put the misaligned parts back on track. I hope this is the case with at least 1 of the 2 pumps. If the servicing takes longer, I hope they have loan sets to spare. Otherwise, I will have to go find a new set. All these while, milk will be accumulating and I will only be able to “release” when I am home after the mad rush.

I will be cabbing from office to Tagore Lane and back home. My office at Tuas and the ulu ulu Tagore Lane are definitely not the best places to get cabs. Please, God, have mercy on me. -________-“

Mummy Lim