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weaning

2012-02-29T23:09:00.003-08:00

Currently I am reading on this topic from different sorces, specially tru the net. I have been wondering when I should discontinue from bf the first born. He is turning 19 months in a week. Only another 5 months to go according to surah Al Baqarah of 2 years bf.

Well, I actually found out that I have been unconsiously trying to wean him. I have to admit I kind of feeling guilty towards him however sometimes I found bf 2 boys is a bit too overwhelming, more than I could handle especially during those 'long' days.

Sometimes me and hubby will distract him, most of the time when we were out and about - time is limited. If we are travelling in the car, then it's fine. And at other times I would simply tell him that I am not in the mood for it - so far with no success as he would cry his heart out. He understands but he refuse to take 'no' for the answer.

I really wonder how many days are left before he would wean. Would he self wean? Am I encoraging him to wean faster?

18months mile stone

2012-01-31T16:22:00.000-08:00

Iskandar is yet to turn 18 months, in 9 days to be exact. However I am soooo pleased this morning he said he wants to 'berak' and he actually did!!! =)

Even though it was only the size of 20cents, the fact that he could hold his bowel movement and release when he should is a great accomplishment to me. Probably because over the weekend I was pissed off *read:angry* with him when I carried him to release his bm twice but he decided to pooped only 20mins later in his diaper. Not to mention before this, there was once, he was standing at the toilet door, refuse to enter and decide to release at the door few minutes after I remove his diaper!!!

He finally walks approximately 2weeks after the baby born. Alhamdulillah.

mod-living

2012-01-18T16:08:00.000-08:00

I notice that I have few post on draft under home improvement - frugal living category. It sits there remain because of the works are still in progress. Hence I decided to move it into another blog : mod-living , let the draft sits there instead while I am working on the improvement slowly.

what's happening

2011-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:00

5th - 9th December 2011

12th December 2011

15th - 16th December 2011

35 weeks

2011-11-22T20:12:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, at 35weeks, baru mula membeli belah untuk bayi ini. rasa macam tak banyak barang perlu dibeli pun. However, even after almost a year i made a post on my desire for medela freestyle, I still WANT it!!! dah la Esfarizam buat sale. petanda apakah itu?

Play Power

2011-11-02T17:44:00.000-07:00

Rentetan post DIY box with bottle cap, saya ketemu produk pelekat kotak susu / kotak tisu / kotak bijirin dan pelbagai bungkusan produk harian lain di playbox menerusi AT's ohdeedoh. Definitely an interesting product but of course, its not something I would spend my money on.

Further, I found another article by the same site on toy math formula. Here's the quotation:

When I buy a toy for my son there are a bunch of things I take into consideration: how much does it cost? how much room in my house will it take up? do I like the materials it's made from? and, perhaps most importantly, will my son enjoy it and play with it often? Toy industry expert Richard Gottlieb has distilled a few of these considerations into a formula for what he calls a toy's 'play power.' Math is my Achilles heel, but here goes: Play Power (PP) = Joy + Durability / Cost. Quite simply, the most fun for the least cost. Now, what are some of those toys??

Some of the toys listed are bicycle, toy cars and playdoh. So next time before making any purchase on toys, Play Power is something I may need to consider.

DIY box with bottle cap

2011-10-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

Materials:

Glue
Scissors
Bottle caps
Empty Box
Pen / crayon / colour pencil

1. Kumpulkan tutup botol yang seberapa banyak yang dijumpai.

2. Kotak kosong yang digunakan.

3. Dismantle dan terbalikkan kotak kosong.

4. Susun tutup botol di atas kotak tersebut dan lukis parimeter penutup botol
sebelum mula menggunting.

5. Warnakan perimeter penutup botol yang telah digunting berdasarkan warna penutup botol.

6. Red bottle cap and blue bottle cap. Gam pada sambungan kotak.

7. Red perimeter and blue perimeter. And you are set to play!

As a parent we definitely have plenty of consideration when deciding to purchase a toy / game for the offspring. Even with this do-it-yourself box, I have to admit that it is not accident proof if the kid is below 3 years old. However every toy has it own pro and cons, I think do-it-yourself toy (free hence any damage couldn’t hurt your pocket) benefits more than its cons because kids find excitement in their toys only for a brief period.

Nama pun anak kecil, kalau bagi main apa pun it has to be under your supervision to avoid any unfortunate incidents - choking, poking, cuts and the list goes on.

p/s: iskandar suka goncang-goncang kotak ini bila penutup botol ada di dalam because it makes sounds like a rattle.

at 1 tahun 1 bulan 9 hari

2011-10-12T18:12:00.000-07:00

Powder Milk Can Turned Dry Ingrediants Can

2011-10-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

Jalan-jalan di kedai hardware terlihat ini, teringin sebab belum ada. Currently all dry ingrediants are still being kept in Tupperware. Macam sayang sebenarnya guna Tupperware yang agak mahal untuk barangan seharian. Kalau buat bekas bekal atau simpan cooked food macam lagi sesuai.

Tengok harga - RM 13.90 each. Mak aiii *gigit jari*

Mari spray paint tin susu bayi =)

There is only grey and red colour at home. So I used grey.
A few layers every 10-15 minutes depending on the weather.

The can before and after.

I couldn't find any stencil lettering. UPVC sticker would do. RM 4.90 for this letters.

Stick it on and its done =)

Lagi satu can nak tulis aper yer?

Confirm boleh dapat bertin-tin at less than RM1.00 each since the spray paint is from another project, just the cost of the lettering. At RM 13.90 I could have like 14 cans kut?

Pertimbangan Ketika Membeli Peti Ais

2011-09-29T17:53:00.001-07:00

Consideration when purchasing a fridge

When I turned into the AFC channel I always look at their kitchen and its appliances. Mata jadi hijau apabila melihat peti ais mereka. Lebih-lebih lagi yang ada 2 pintu side by side, 1 door to access the freezer while the other is to the refrigerator *dah la hijau mata, terliur plak tu*.

The apartment we bought came with a small fridge – 95 liter to be exact. The freezer can only accommodate a single tray of ice cube. Mana muat nak taruk ebm.

We have been hunting for a new fridge since then. I am looking at 240l minimum. Mari lihat perkara-perkara yang dirasakan saya perlu diambil kira ketika membeli peti ais.

1. single unit or more?
Initially I wanted a freezer – chest or box as additional instead of buying a new fridge since we need more freezer space and not the storage. the 95l would be sufficient.

More appliances also mean more usage of the electricity. Macam ada banyak kereta gaknya, berganda la maintenance instead of a single maintenance. However have you notice that most houses has at least 2 fridge / freezer or MORE? Especially those who cater for their f&b business. Adakah ini bermakna lagi elok beli 1 saje fridge tapi besar? If you only use the other/s for additional space which meant only on certain occasions then you can opt to switch it off when its not being used. Maka mungkin lebih berbaloi membeli lebih dari 1. tapi berbaloi ke sebenarnya kalau jadi occasional use?

2. space
Do you have sufficient space to accommodate more than 1 unit instead of a single bigger unit? Refrigerator manufacturer tends to add the height of their product more than its perimeter to make it bigger. So definitely you would save more space to have a single unit instead of 2 or more. Lebih-lebih lagi kalau anda beli box freezer macam kat kedai runcit yang diguna untuk jual ais krim. Tinggi peti itu paras pinggang tapi panjang x lebarnya sangat makan space.

3. size
The size matters during transportation or if you are going to move to another place. Sudah pasti perlu sewa lori besar dan tenaga yang mampu menampung berat peti anda. Kalau ada banyak peti ais, beratnya distributed, tak la menghabis tenaga kat satu peti. Mungkin muat tumpang van sedara, tak perlu sewa lori pun.

4. maintenance
Cleaning a single huge fridge might require more time, rasa macam kerja tak sudah-sudah. Kalau fridge kecil, tak selama mana and you can decide to clean the remaining units later. Tapi kalau kita memang jenis rajin maintain fridge – tak perlu tunggu kotor, nampak tumpah atau sisa sikit dah kemas, tak de la perlu set aside masa dan tenaga hanya untuk kerja membersih peti ais itu. Jadinya cleaning is only relevant to certain people.

5. How many people are using it - determining how many liters
Bilangan ahli keluarga anda. Why do you actually need a big fridge kalau setakat tinggal bedua dan sering makan di luar? Kalau peti dah besar nanti apa yang ada dalam fridge pun tak tau sampai expired pun tak sedar. You might eat more of less fresh product than those who own smaller fridge. Muat untuk seminggu ke sepuluh hari mungkin sudah memadai, maksimum 2 minggu. So you need to do groceries shopping only between 2-4 times in a month.

6. Spare parts
Kalau peti anda mengalami kerosakan dan perlu diganti bahagian tertentu, anda tidak akan menghadapai masalah jika peti itu adalah dari jenema yang boleh dipercayai dan mudah didapati. Namun point ini tidaklah begitu relevant kerena jika anda membeli peti ais yang berkualiti memang tidak ada masalah untuk tahan sampai 10 tahun dan seperti biasa tempoh guaranty hanya setahun pun.

7. Harga.

Sudah pasti kita perlu mengukur baju di badan sendiri. Kalau besar, besar lah harganya - lebih 250liter biasanya sudah pasti harga pasarannya mencecah 4 angka. Jika mahu jenema terkemuka atau import, sila la bayar untuk harga import naik kapal dan lori dari jenama tempatan yang hanya naik lori. jika anda survey peti ais secara terperinci anda akan perasan sebenarnya ada di antara model elba = goldstar = LG tapi harganya mungkin berbeza kerana promosi, market standing dan sebagainya. Kalau spare part pun brand ini boleh je mix and match.

Saya mencari peti yang mempunyai compartment freezer sama besar dengan ruang bawahnya tapi mengalami kesukaran, nak beli 2 unit rasa tak berbaloi kerana perkara di item 1 & 2 di atas. Kononnya untuk simpan ebm senang la tapi sekarang bukan ada susu pun T_T nanti ada susu kembali mungkin perlu meniru stail menumpang fridge seperti ramai ibu-ibu lain. Hoho..

Me and dear hubby went to second hand shop to hunt for our fridge. I want a bigger sizer but at smaller price (",)

pemakanan anak

2011-09-19T18:02:00.000-07:00

iskandar sudah jemu makan bubur saya masak sejak sebelum dia berumur setahun. dia hanya mahu apa yang orang lain makan. asyik bubur saja barangkali. dah tuka daging, ayam dan ikan pun masih tidak mahu bubur.

tapi last weekend saja nak buat jugak sebab dah lama tak masak bubur untuk dia. buat bekal ketika ke open house.

bubur ayam + carrot + potato

steamed potato + broccoli + carrot
(leftover from dinner)

oat + dates + raisin
(memang dalam his bag with his cereal. so ada option in case dia tak mau cereal.)

bekalan ke open house

namanya saja bekalan ke open house tapi dia makan dalam kereta. bila sampai rumah orang dia nak makan apa yang orang lain makan. kuih raya, kerepek, nasi, etc..

selamat hari raya 1432 H

2011-09-02T09:39:00.003-07:00

alhamdulillah raya was as normal as anticipated, except the part my dear cousin reverse the family's mpv into the back door of my car. me and hubby had upset stomach during 2nd syawal tho. it kinda disturbed our balik kampung journey to johor. sadly it was not due to over eating but because of spoiled raya dishes T_T

by the way, there is a newborn baby on hubby's side. he is 2 months old. the mother is still bf the baby. i wonder whether she wish to continue or otherwise when her maternity leave is over. its none of my business so i only asked whether she have started bottle feeding. according to his mother the baby have started with no problem alternating. she was fully bf when i saw her. so it was ebm or formula in a bottle remained a mystery to me.

being baby makes the newborn cries from time to time and sometimes lasts for an hour if he is not being feed constantly. beralih bulan - growth sprut barangkali. namun saya terasa gatal nak tanya susu cukup ke? kene bagi formula jugak gakny, syik nangis je, xkenyang gaknya.. saje nk repeat what she said to me approximately a year ago. hahahahaha... keji. but i won't lower myself to her level by doing so :-)

extension of ramadhan

2011-08-29T18:44:00.000-07:00

may i request for extension of time ramadhan? aci tak? saya memasang 2 niat pada ramadhan kali ini iaitu agar saya berjaya puasa penuh dan khatam al quran. terawih? don't mention it

ketika mengandungkan iskandar saya pilih memilih surah-surah yang ingin dibaca. namun niat untuk menghabiskan kesemua surah pada pregnancy kali ini dan bulan ramadhan dijadikan pemangkin.

alhamdulillah seperti akan berjaya puasa penuh, belum kantoi lagi. tapi niat khatam itu seperti tidak kesampaian. oleh itu perlu additional time to finish it. tambah sehari for every juzuk and that shall be like 9 days? hohohohoho...

2nd MMR attempt and UMMC

2011-08-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

second attempt to the hospital for the MMR vaccine. we met the doctor and was advised to conduct the vaccination under 24hours supervision. the toddler will be warded in order to conduct the injection. owhohohoho... maka saya yang sudah cuti 1 setengah hari perlu cuti lagi sehari.

anyway, i went to the pre natal clinic to register. we made a tour since the place has been transferred!!! to the new block! yeay =)

amik gambar kat lobi je yer, tak ramai orang. dalam klinik ramai.

however now i am no longer certain to give birth in which hospital. hukhukhuk... let's see how i shall categorize the two hospitals that we are considering.

Selangor Medical

1. i wanted to give birth in the Selangor Medical as shikin gave birth at the hospital, twice and she found that her doctor was really encouraging for VB and helpful.

2. the baby will be anak selangor unlike iskandar.

3. you can have your birthing partner in the labour room.

UMMC

1. they have my medical record.

2. cheap.

3. dekat dengan rumah saya

and that's about it. until now we discovered that they have just moved - less than a month ok. i shall add another few advantages.

4. the new building (kompleks kesihatan wanita dan kanak-kanak) will allow you to have your partner in labour room =) dulu tak muat gaknya, it was quite cramp i have to admit.

5. being a government hospital, they definitely will make you opt for VB. i am praying hard and hope that i will have a VBACB.

6. its new!!! =) yer saya tau, new not necessarily means good. they will have flaws here and there. tapi baru kan, macam refreshing! *macam demc yang baru pindah setahun itu*

jadi bagaimana? memang saya dan suami sudah sepakat menjadikan UMMC as the back up hospital in case of emergency. kalau tak jadi besalin situ nanti amek je balik deposit. tiada masalah.

owh adilah, mari lah set date g check up bersama. boleh bersosial sementara menunggu. kalau kamu ada, i will add it to no. 7 of the advantages. *assuming your partner is like mine, very unlikely to accompany to the check up trips unless during weekends sebab cuti sudah habis*

btw, went for a check up last weekend. he is now 21 weeks and he is still not into position. yeah there is plenty of time for him to engaged into position. however due to the past experience, the doctor managed to scare me a lil bit *sigh*

1 year and 1 day

2011-08-12T16:57:00.000-07:00

1 year and 1 day. that was how long i have been giving iskandar ebm supply to his baby sitter. even tho in the past month or so i only manage to provide approximately 1 oz T_T

yeah, i only pumped once daily. rasa penat la nak membasuh equipment tu semua bila hasil setakat 0.5 oz. rasa membazir air untuk membasuh pun ada. membazir letrik tuk steril lagi. *ayat-ayat manusia yang tak reti bersyukur ka?*

The day after his birthday, i had a looooooong meeting at the site. took around 4 hours, not to mention the travelling period. when i reached the office, i tried to finished up some work until the end of office hours. lepas tu teringat nak amik anak, dah masuk kereta baru teringat tak pam lagi. so that was the end of my pumping journey.

berangan jugak nak pam the following day since i am on leave to take the boy to the hospital for his 1 year old MMR vaccine. however the hospital trip was a short trip, the rest of the day spent at a shopping mall. maka tidak pam la saya, sendirian bersama anak itu. tak kuasa nak angkut segala pumping equipment.

the MMR vaccine was a short trip because just like the previous vaccination trips, thanks to the efficient nurses at the UMMC. i really like the procedure. tak de la jenuh nak menunggu dengan anak yang kecil. tapi jangan lambat la. kene datang awal. kalau lambat kang mau kene tunggu. 30 min je tapi. tak lama pun.

namun begitu, seperti yang pernah saya nyatakan di entry yang lepas, iskandar allergi telur. the nurse told us to came back on friday for doctor consultation. lagi la kejap jadinya, sebab tak kene inject pun, amek nombor pun tak payah. abah iskandar siap sampai ofis kul 9 lagi. masuk sejam je lambat. let's see what shall happened at the next visit occay.

arial vs times new roman, calibri and century gothic

2011-08-10T19:51:00.000-07:00

i came across this article that summaries when printing using century gothic font, one could save as much as 30% of the ink toner compared to using arial font. times new roman and calibri are the other 2 types of font that falls under this savvy font category.

diarrhoea and fever

2011-08-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

rabu lepas, sejak pulang di petang hari sehingga lah ke pagi, anak saya sudah membuang sebanyak 5x. he is having diarrhoea. kali pertama sepanjang hayatnya. apakah punca? i am considering the food to be blamed. well for 1 thing he is not a picky eater and another thing he is allergic to cow's milk protein and eggs. in less than 6 months we discovered these 2 foods as source of allergic. so its possible the list still goes on, right?

however when i sent him to the bs this morning she said maybe because he is teething. huh? yer ka? ntah la..

then on Thursday when i fetched him, he was having fever and it was quite high, almost 39 degrees. from the last 4 fevers, only once he had such a record. however the fever only last for few hours. before iftar he started sweating and become grumpy from feeling uncomfortable - signs of recovering.

demam nak masuk setahun gaknya, tuka bulan. maka sepanjang his first year, he 5 fevers was occurred.

Tafsiran Al Quran - PUASA

2011-08-02T13:38:00.000-07:00

Suami saya email tafsiran ini. saya baca sambil lalu je *skim tru?*. but something caught my eyes.

SURAH AL BAQARAH

[183]
Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Kamu diwajibkan berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang yang dahulu daripada kamu, supaya kamu bertaqwa.

[184]
(Puasa yang diwajibkan itu ialah beberapa hari yang tertentu; maka sesiapa di antara kamu yang sakit, atau dalam musafir, (bolehlah ia berbuka), kemudian wajiblah ia berpuasa sebanyak (hari yang dibuka) itu pada hari-hari yang lain; dan wajib atas orang-orang yang tidak terdaya berpuasa (kerana tua dan sebagainya) membayar fidyah iaitu memberi makan orang miskin. Maka sesiapa yang dengan sukarela memberikan (bayaran fidyah) lebih dari yang ditentukan itu, maka itu adalah suatu kebaikan baginya; dan (walaupun demikian) berpuasa itu lebih baik bagi kamu daripada memberi fidyah), kalau kamu mengetahui.

[185]
(Masa yang diwajibkan kamu berpuasa itu ialah) bulan Ramadan yang padanya diturunkan Al-Quran, menjadi petunjuk bagi sekalian manusia, dan menjadi keterangan-keterangan yang menjelaskan petunjuk dan (menjelaskan) perbezaan antara yang benar dengan yang salah. Oleh itu, sesiapa dari antara kamu yang menyaksikan anak bulan Ramadan (atau mengetahuinya), maka hendaklah ia berpuasa bulan itu; dan sesiapa yang sakit atau dalam musafir maka (bolehlah ia berbuka, Kemudian wajiblah ia berpuasa) sebanyak hari yang ditinggalkan itu pada hari-hari yang lain. (Dengan ketetapan yang demikian itu) Allah menghendaki kamu beroleh kemudahan, dan Ia tidak menghendaki kamu menanggung kesukaran. Dan juga supaya kamu cukupkan bilangan puasa (sebulan Ramadan), dan supaya kamu membesarkan Allah kerana mendapat petunjukNya, dan supaya kamu bersyukur.

[186]
Dan apabila hamba-hambaKu bertanya kepadamu mengenai Aku maka (beritahu kepada mereka): sesungguhnya Aku (Allah) sentiasa hampir (kepada mereka); Aku perkenankan permohonan orang yang berdoa apabila ia berdoa kepadaKu. Maka hendaklah mereka menyahut seruanku (dengan mematuhi perintahKu), dan hendaklah mereka beriman kepadaKu supaya mereka menjadi baik serta betul.

[187]
Dihalalkan bagi kamu, pada malam hari puasa, bercampur (bersetubuh) dengan isteri-isteri kamu. Isteri-isteri kamu itu adalah sebagai pakaian bagi kamu dan kamu pula sebagai pakaian bagi mereka. Allah mengetahui bahawasanya kamu mengkhianati diri sendiri, lalu Ia menerima taubat kamu dan memaafkan kamu. Maka sekarang setubuhilah isteri-isteri kamu dan carilah apa-apa yang telah ditetapkan oleh Allah bagi kamu; dan makanlah serta minumlah sehingga nyata kepada kamu benang putih (cahaya siang) dari benang hitam kegelapan malam), iaitu waktu fajar. Kemudian sempurnakanlah puasa itu sehingga waktu malam (maghrib); dan janganlah kamu setubuhi isteri-isteri kamu ketika kamu sedang beriktikaf di masjid. Itulah batas-batas larangan Allah, maka janganlah kamu menghampirinya. Demikian Allah menerangkan ayat-ayat hukumNya kepada sekalian manusia supaya mereka bertaqwa.

kalau kamu mengetahui

the word is - kalau, jika, if... sangat lah Allah tak berharap pun kita akan faham apa yang cuba di sampaikan. memadailah dengan mengikut perintah dan meninggalkan laranganNya. nampak la sangat kita ni manusia, akal terbatas. itu pun nak solat terawikh berjemaah setiap hari macam tak kan tercapai je, gue capek memanjang T_T

*still praying hard i would manage to fast for the whole month without any missing days - amin*

map

2011-07-21T18:43:00.000-07:00

i bought a simple outdated map at a bookstore near to the office. i have seen maps being used as decoration numerous times. saya sangat lah bekenan. furthermore it is a big piece but doesn't always have to be expensive unlike a big piece of paintings or pictures.

this entry by apartment therapy's ohhdeedoh gives a sense of encouragement. i tried to hang the map i bought, however it looked like a pathetic attempt. keep dreaming to buy chair rail to surround the map to give a presentation of a frame.

tengok map ni macam di gantung begitu saja tapi it doesn't look awkward.

yang ini pun sama. tak de pun deco lain.

if you go tru all the pictures, others might look a bit flashy and glam but not these two. makes me wonder why the one i hang doesn't look as good. their camera perhaps?

liverpool vs malaysia

2011-07-20T22:45:00.000-07:00

membawa anak kecil ke stadium bukanlah masalah yang besar. apabila dia menangis, itu bukan masalah kerana seluruh stadium yang besorak itu mampu menenggelamkan suaranya.

saya agak kecewa kerana tiada yang menjaga pintu ke tempat duduk. meaning unless you pay for the primer seat, no one else will care whether you are seated at the assigned location or otherwise. adalah mencabar meredah manusia yang memilih tempat duduk di tangga berbanding kerusi.

laluan asal adalah untuk = orang turun + orang naik
namun sudah menjadi = tempat duduk + orang naik + orang turun + tempat duduk *grrrr*

iskandar menangis ketika sesi meredah lautan manusia itu. kedengaran la saya ada yang menyebut - kenapa la bawak baby ke tempat sebegini? owh engkau tu, nape la tak cari kerusi? duduk dekat laluan?

kami hanya meredah ketika waktu rehat 15min itu. kiranya during first half terjengket-jengket nak tengok padang. dah sampai lambat kan. dapat tempat duduk sahaja terus raja kecil mula mengunyah.

makan bubur pulak

cubaan mencucuk kepala abang di hadapan

abang pun melarikan diri

cubaan mencucuk orang duduk di sebelah pula *tak sempat amek gambar*

he saw i brought along his story book - dia sibuk nak baca buku
*orang lain bersorakan dia xheran*

orang lain lambai scarf liverpool, dia lambai-lambai sapu tangan

yang berbaju oren di belakang itu adalah group yang bersorak untuk malaysia siap dengan drum bagai. ini budak sangat la suka join in the noise.

gembira bila dapat bersorak angkat tangan sama ketika gol dijaringkan

saya amat bersyukur we were seated at the end of the row. iskandar nak menyusu tak la rasa self conscious sangat. the view is out of the field.

walaupun lewat, kami tidak miss any goals. walaupun tengok the first 2 goals dalam keadaan terkejar-kejar. the remaining 7 goals was during the second half kan. it was a good game. malaysian played well.

Datuk K. Rajagopal was not happy to see the seas of reds? nak wat gana, selama ni tujuan untuk mereka memakai baju merah itu tidak kena maksud unless ketika main bola atau futsal. otherwise ia di bawa ketika menonton wayang atau bersiaran di pasar malam. 1st time kate dapat pakai baju merah dan kene dengan tujuan. aritu time lawan vietnam, taiwan dah pakai baju malaysia kan. Plus this is a friendly game against a club not against another national team. suami saya pun pakai baju kelabu supaya tak obvious *asal defensive mode lak nih?*

further, you can't deny that the crowd scream louder to support the national team even tho they are wearing red.

*next ialah misi cubaan membawa anak kecil menonton wayang*

are you ready?

2011-07-14T22:32:00.000-07:00

for the past few days the lil boy has been unwell. isnin dan selasa demam. tapi malam saja. siangnya elok. oleh itu saya tidak ambil cuti to take care of him.

i am blaming the neighbouring country's action. or shall i say no action? aksi kepada open fire tapi tiada aksi untuk mengawal atau memberhentikannya when its clearly affecting others.

sore throat, coughing, ulcer, running nose and mild fever. abah iskandar decided to seek for medical advise if he is still unwell on the third day. however it was a miracle on the third day dia sudah beransur pulih.

iskandar, kita perlu sihat weekend ini yer. ingin temankan abah menonton aksi bola. awak masuk free, rugi la tak join. nanti iskandar pakai jersery biru yer - not yellow and definitely not the RED.

terima kasih kepada puan fatin dan suami =)

hasil ciput?

2011-07-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

semalam online dengan juli. juli bercerita dia sudah memberi dhia delisha formula milk. katanya bila pam tak dapat banyak, dapat 4oz ja. 4oz ja?!!! abes tu saya ni sekali pam dapat 1oz je, tu kira sadis la yer? T_T

jangan tertipu, ini hasil 2x yer, bukan sekali. sedey tak? );

ooowh anak saya allergic susu lembu yer. mungkin allah nak saya teruskan usaha memberi susu ibu walaupun hasilnya sangat ciput.

sekarang sudah membekalkan susu soya setelah cobaan 3x formula pelbagai jenama berasaskan protein lembu menyebabkan iskandar:
i. muntah-muntah
ii. naik ruam

so far dia tak mau minum susu soya itu namun dia tidak la muntah-muntah atau naik ruam. susu dia di buat campur dalam cerealnya.

sudah 11 bulan tapi makanan masih mahu rasa susu. at least only the cereal, unlike before. all his food - pureed vege and porridge need to be added with milk. buat rasa pengat kate oni iskandar. susu memang sudah berkurang, lagi mahu makan segala dengan susu. sudahnya when he turned 10 months, all his ebm stock was gone.

sekarang ini saya target ~~berangan~~ untuk pam 8x sehari. initially i managed to secure 6x daily. namun sekarang ini 3x sehari saja T_T

weekend

2011-07-04T00:28:00.002-07:00

pulang dari kampung halaman en suami hujung bulan lalu kami singgah di PD. teringin nak berendam. nak g pool syik tak de rezeki ja.

sekarang fridge penuh makanan iskandar apabila berjalan-jalan.
*abaikan hasil susu yang ciput itu*

muka bahagia - bangun pagi terus pergi breakfast

bagusnya ada kiddies utensils.

bye bye mommy

gendang gendut tali kecapi, kenyang perut senang hati

Iskandar gemar bermandi mandi, tapi masuk pool, dia agak kaku. Owh iskandar, mana la awak dapat perangai ini? Ibu anda gemar berenang renang kamu tahu, sampai mengandung 8 bulan masih ke kolam. *kalau bukan dari saya perangai ini, tentu la dari the other half kan?*

This was the second attempt to get him into the pool. First time was early this year, he was only 5 months then. We thought he might be ready by now, tapi nampaknya dia memang agak cuak dengan open water *pool pun consider open water ka?*. kalau gi laut camne la gaknya gayanya.

Maka tiada gambar berenang yer since I have to hold him i.e. carry him inside the pool or hold him even when he is sitting on the float while the father keep him distracted. Sangatlah kaku ini budak di dalam air, tak de nyer nak splashing around. Kaki pun tak berani nak bergerak-gerak apatah lagi kicking. Katak tu punya la menyembur air dia ngelak, kalau dalam wash basin memang galak la dia dengan paip air.

booo~

CAK!!!

nak camera!

ni yang geram ni!

...

2011-07-04T00:27:00.000-07:00

i am still in haze on why the blog refused to upload any pics. orang tengah bersemangat nak update, dia pulak tak nak. sigh. dari minggu lepas.. been approximately 5 days.

muara

2011-06-13T20:13:00.000-07:00

last 2 weekends nak pergi tengok perabot second hand di klang. tapi tesalah simpang, sudahnya saya kate pada en suami: "apa kate kita ke muara?"

dah lama giler tak pegi. lagi pun it was still early, belum jam 7, sebelum kelaparan sempat gaknya makanan yang di pesan tiba ke meja.

en suami kendong iskandar, di bilangnya pada saya: "amek je la apa yang patut"

ketam 3 ekor, sotong 2 ekor, udang tak kira ekor

menanti makanan. lepas order dah magrib. sempat la solat sebelum makanan tiba. chantek kan view? *sb colour biru alas meja sama ngan laut dan langit barangkali*

dia sibuk nak main ngan camera, amek gamba tak duduk diam tapi.

udang tadi masak tom yam

ketam goreng sambal

sotong tak sempat amek gambar, dah lambat sampai terus masuk perut la.

total dinner RM75. when we checked the bill, yang mahalnya udang, lagi mahal dari ketam.. hurmmm... dah lama teringin, ok la kut. dari nak g umbai, memang tak sampai la kan.

...

2011-05-23T17:58:00.001-07:00

dia batuk selsema tika hujung minggu. abah pulang ke kampung halaman hantar ibundanya, mummy and baby ke mid valley ;)

iskandar ikut girls day out. puas la iskandar rotation kene dukung - hazwani dan shima, ainol dan bazlina tidak terlibat.

the trip was only around couple of hours, yet he seems restless.

owh sorry yer baby, you were really feeling unwell, were you?

sunday was hafsa's e-day, i don't feel like taking the challenge to travel with him alone. further, his health might get even worse.

today, he refuse to let me go. nak melekat. selalu dia tak kisah pun if i do not carry him around as long as i am within his eye view. selalu kalau tak sihat je gini gaya but he was not really sick, selsema & batuk je.

maka ambil keputusan untuk duduk di rumah saja.

buy 1, free 1

2011-05-17T17:58:00.000-07:00

only for the day

daily stock take

2011-05-05T17:08:00.000-07:00

minggu ini gigih habiskan stok ebm bulan mac. gigih habiskan sb mg tak de susu nak bawak bekal, kena guna. sampai en suami pun dah tau nak pilih stock yang mana. kalau tidak, once a week je kua masukkan - on fridays (in) and mondays (out) nak update stock. sekarang everyday update stock sampai jadi tinggal dua digit ja - 99oz!!! sudah semakin cuak ok.

bleh tahan berapa hari saja. it won't last even till end of the month. sebelum ni susu kurang pun tak penah kurang 3 digit - 100+ oz ja la, tak penah pun 200+ oz, tak de storage space kate. sekarang sebelum makin meruncing, perlu mengambil langkah yang lebih drastik. apakah ia? saya pun tak tau ;(

party

2011-05-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

you are invited to ameer & ardini birthday party
*ignore the fridge magnet*

owh ini budak belum cukup setahun, not even 9 months is invited for a birthday party?

*tak jauh pun, next door neighbour ja*

suka tepuk tangan, nak dengar lagu tepuk amai-amai sambil bertepuk, tak suka meniarap apatah lagi merangkak. now i have to start arranging our plan around his social life? apakah maknanya? huhu~

weekend demam

2011-04-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

malam jumaat iskandar demam, destinasi di hari jumaat ialah ke hospital. demamnya dah ilang menjelang malam, less than 24hours ja demamnya. tapi meragamnya lepas tu melarat 2-4 hari.

dan sudah pasti, tiada gaya budak demam kalau di bawa berjalan walaupun destinasi adalah hospital.

penangan budak demam, saya pun naik tak sedap badan ari sabtu dan ahad offically demam. isnin bercuti bersama anak tersayang.

kesan demam sudah pasti la susu menyusut dengan cemerlang. kalau dapat 5oz kata sikit, sekarang dapat 3.5 - 4oz. nak kata apa?

alhamdulillah
tak payah la nak sayang frozen milk tu, thawed ja
rajinkan diri buat air longan kurma tu yer

sebenarnya saya pun tak pasti keberhasilan buat air longan kurma tu, tapi since the last time susu kurang, saya duk minum air nih, finally production stable. jadinya saya tak mau la menyangkal keberkesanannya.

kealpaan

2011-04-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

again, manusia alpa. saya tertinggal tiub pam for like the third time. makanya tak kan nak beli lagi manual pam. guna kerahan tenaga je la yer. dan hasilnya, saya tak larat nak pam sampai reach amount selalu *sigh*

kalau tau tertinggal tiub tadi balik kejap lepas site meeting. ini sedar time dah masuk ofis, nak pam baru teringat. by the way, the image below is the current site condition.

yup, completed. bestnya orang yang nak pindah rumah baru ni.

mee bandung muar at sek 8

2011-04-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

semalam berjaya g dinner di luar - aktiviti yang telah lama ditinggalkan sejak kehadiran cahaya mata. menu adalah makan mee bandung muar di sek 8 petaling jaya - dekat rumah ja, tak berani nak pegi jauh2. selalu pergi mid valley kalau nak ke mall dekat tapi smlm kan J-kad day. owh tak sanggup nak harung jem, cari parking, etc. kat sek 8 tu park tepi jalan ja, dah sampai. nama pun gerai.

nampak tak plate jalan2 cari makan tu?
gantung kat almari - atas deep freezer tu, on the left side.
(kepala en suami termasuk half, kepala iskandar tinggal top part ja)

1. lokasi

opposite IPD Petaling, section 8. there is a row of stall, its on the left side of the row. nama pun gerai, sebelum pergi suami saya kata nanti ramai smokers. well since its kinda further apart than many of the stall which operates at night, there is a distance between the stall and the group of smokers will be seating.

tengok gambar ni rasa cukup jarak tak? bagi saya agak cukup la.

2. the taste

sangat rasa teruja ketika makan. bawang goreng ada, daging tak lumayan tapi tak la kedekut tahi idung masin, the portion ok, not too little (but can't say its too much) - just right. kuah pun ok, harga RM4.50 and RM6.00 with prawns. saya pun wonder kenapa lama tak ke situ, padhal its near by.

bila turn suami saya makan then it hits me in the head - and i don't mean it just literally. the msg kicked in. then i remembered why we don't go there anymore. unless i want to bare the head ace for the next 12hour to 24 hours, tak yah la gi situ lagi.

designing kitchen

2011-04-11T17:46:00.000-07:00

tajuk apakah ini? saya dan suami kept bickering on the kitchen design. poyo macam dapur besar. padhal panjang x lebar = 3 langkah x 3 langkah T_T

seriously its hard to fit so many appliances in a 'big' kitchen. we have plenty of electrical wares as wedding gifts. i love most of it - make it all. except the toast maker because we received 2 of it, given to fatin as her wedding gift (alarmak, fatin jangan kecik hati eh). memanjangkan hadiah, sebab ada 2 kan. we have 2 coffee maker and 2 blender. but now with iskandar, i am glad we have 2 of it. 1 could be used to prepare his meal. the rest, 1 each.

anyway, if u have this 3 equipment - you have a kitchen. they are:
1. sink
2. stove
3. fridge

we still do not have item no. 2, so we are yet to have a kitchen. my husband wants to have the stove outside at 'wet kitchen' while i wish to have it inside because i want to use the 'wet kitchen' as laundry area.

i would really love to have a wet kitchen. if only we have a larger space! since we don't, make do around with what you have.

finally i managed to changed hubby's mind after showing him article by ikea on the triangle concept (image below courtesy of ikea online catalog). stove - fridge - sink : these 3 should be within the shape of a triangle to optimise ones movement. if we were to have the stove in the wet kitchen area, the fridge and sink would be in a different room. hence there won't be a triangle. conclusion: the 'wet kitchen' is out -yeay =)

now i really do not want to make a hole on the existing kitchen counter. so the stove might need to be stove cum oven. still discussing with dear hubby, it was his proposal to have stove + oven.

public display

2011-04-04T17:42:00.000-07:00

i am still conscious to bf in public. setelah iskandar hampir 8 bulan, baru berani kut. itu pun still 'kut'..

cover up segala tak pernah beli sb tak rasa nak buat aktivit itu di public. lagi suka ke baby room/mother's room/etc.

tapi haritu cam iskandar nak hisap candu lama sangat. dia nak telena, kalau tidak diberi nanti dia menangis mencari. dah lama duk dalam kereta sensorg, bosan. sedangkan si suami melantak sendirian. gamble la kua.

sempat mintak si suami amek pics =)

owh yeah, the location was mydin subang. mg public place betul. selama ni kalau public pun tak de la tempat sesak pun.

gaya konon berani ^_^

mcd breakfast

2011-03-30T17:43:00.000-07:00

owh akan tamat tempoh free breakfast ini baru nak buat entry ini. kerana saya buat sebab ramai lagi rupernya tak tau pasal kupon ini. agak pelik la jugak. sb setiap pagi mcd bawah ni org beratur sampai keluar pintu tapi masih tidak diketahui umum.

saya sampai muak makan sb set nya agak besar, ada hash brown siap. if its just the sausage mcmuffin tak la muak sgt kut *org dah bagi free pun byk songeh*

jadi apa lagi, sila la ke mcd pada hari terakhir promosi ini. saya dah pegi 5 kali kut *kalu still ada wani ngan syue kat ofis ni jadi lagi byk kali gaknya. sb ramai org boleh tlg rotate beratur que panjang itu*

mirror mirror on the wall

2011-03-28T17:40:00.000-07:00

saya tiada mood untuk update. so taruk la gamba =)

wall design

2011-03-21T17:42:00.001-07:00

lately i love to search online for designs on nursery rooms. nampak cantik dan menarik compared to other rooms. the colourful colours and designs (animals, vehicles, shapes - get it?). kalau setakat master bedroom ke, toilet ke, kitchen ke, seme pn tak kan pass kalau buat semenarik nursery sebab tak nak orang confuse tu rumah orang ke taska sebenarnya.

i found these images during surfing. found it at apartment therapy.

notice something familiar?

you do not? refresh your memory at this entry.
or the image below.

tapi nape nampak lagi sangat chantek kat umah dia (apart from not all the leaves was stick by abah iskandar on the branches) ?!!! tak aci *green eyed*

bronchiolitis

2011-03-20T19:24:00.000-07:00

the weekend and the weekend before was spent in hospital instead of the usual destination - shopping mall. the lil boy started to cough and its getting worse. his daddy wanted to ensure his condition - the reason we went for the first trip.

the current trip because he had fever, due to the cough. he was diagnosed with lung infection. and the doctor request to conduct x-ray. he was given nebulizer before suction of the mucus. initially iskandar was restless trying to escape the mask, after a while he became relax, probably feeling his breathing doesn't require as much effort.

sampai tertidur dalam keselesaan

the doctor prescribed paracetamol and antibiotic. i gave him paracetamol the moment he had fever, before the trip to the hospital. antibiotic? anti la i. dia baru 7 bulan kut. saya kate pada abah iskandar, tak nak bagi. belum 8 bulan dah nak relay on antibiotic, tak nak la immune system dia tak mampu fight simple virus/bacteria. semakin lama semakin bergantung pada medication karang *mummy iskandar nak jadi doctor demi menjaga anak terunanya*

pulang ke rumah saya pun google - lung infection in babies. yang keluar pneumonia. rasanya pneumonia ni penyakit teruk je. tak kan la iskandar kene pneumonia. the next closest to it is bronchiolitis. maka doctor wannabe ini diagnosed iskandar lung infection itu ialah bronchiolitis. its a common infection pun. antara bahan bacaan yang diketemui ialah di kidshealth.

balik tu saya kate pada abah iskandar - agaknya nurse tu kate kita tak pandai jaga anak tak?

however overall i have to say i was really satisfied with ummc. probably it was weekend, not many patient was around. the nurses, doctors and staff seems accommodating. the waiting was not long hours. consultation/examination with doctor, documentation and recording by nurses, the mask gas and extracting mucus, going to x-ray, pharmacy and payment at the counter only took an hour and a half!

*tapi abah iskandar nak redeem cupon mcd di pagi hari itu tidak kesampaian sb pulang dari hosp que breakfast tu dah panjang giler*

his bag of milk

2011-03-17T20:13:00.000-07:00

hari ini kita lihat ke dalam beg yang dibekalkan kepada iskandar untuk di bawa ke rumah babysitter.

initially i provided 6 bottles of 2.5oz = 15oz. however currently he consume slightly more than 15oz. so i try to pack at least 18oz daily. however it all depends on how much my body produced the day before. sometime it's only 16-17oz and sometimes it's more, up to 21oz.

kenapa tak pack 3oz x 5 botol = 15oz? sebabnya saya tidak mahu membazir. iskandar bukan habiskan 3oz sekali minum. he took his time to consume the milk. jadinya, saya mau elakkan susu yang diminum itu dibiar terlalu lama selepas dipanaskan. atau jika terbiar terlalu lama, akhirnya ia dibuang :'(

melalui bacaan saya, susu yang telah dipanaskan harus diminum dalam masa sejam (tapi saya selalu extend je =p )

3oz/bottle x 6 bottles
1 ice pack
2 teats

the red bag is his. the babysitter's grandchildren always offer to carry the bag to the car. macam beg camera kate mereka.

bought the bag at a warehouse sale for RM15
the ice pack is the same as the one in my bag

previously i numbered each bottle based on which to be consumed first - picture below. nowadays i rarely do it since he would finish it all. dulu dia minum tak habis, so the unfinished could be used the following day.

my bag of milk

2011-03-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

entri ini dibuat khas untuk puan shikin ibrahim dan puan juliza sabri. puan shikin untuk menyuntik semangat menyusu secara ekslusif untuk bayi keduanya selepas kelahiran yang dijangka pada bulan jun ini. manakala puan juliza yang memulakan kerja minggu ini (sangat poyo konon2 nak mengajar juli. padhal dia duk umah jaga anak dia smpi 5 bulan dan berjaya menyusu secara ekslusif bukan macam penulis ini tapi gedik nak dedicate entry ini untuk juli jugak).

saya ada 2 beg susu iaitu 1 untuk di bawa iskandar ke babysitter and another for myself to carry to work. so today we are going to take a peep into my nursing bag.

saya punya beg mengandungi perkara berikut:

pump & its equipment (adapter, valve & etc)
cooler bag
4 empty bottles
1 ice pack
pill sterilizer as back up
energizer battery C as back up

i would normally pump at the office twice during noon (before zohor/lunch) and evening (before asar). however through my understanding, other mothers would normally conduct their session around 11am and 3 pm. my body rarely produce 5oz on single side, hence the need for me to change the bottle while pumping is a very slim occurrence and 4 bottles are sufficient for the 2 sessions.

i keep the sterilized funnel (breastshield) and bottle inside the cooler bag (picture above). the ice pack would be transferred into the freezer once i reached the office. the milk will be kept in the fridge and transferred to the cooler bag after my evening pumping session (picture below).

the bag below is how i carry the milk everyday. i don't have the fashionable insulated bag (city style bag or such). teringin jugak bag lawa-lawa tu, bak kate puan farah farhan - baju purple bawak beg purple, kalu baju pink bawak beg pink, etc. tapi ukur duit di badan sendiri la yer. kalau mampu nape tidak? sometimes the pump comes with the bag and the additional equipment at additional price. the thrift person inside me refuse to spend more than what i could afford =p

total cost of milk carriage:
cooler bag (RM 19.90 from carefour)
ice pack (RM 19.90 from jusco with 20% discount)
bag (bought it more than 7 years ago as swim bag,
so i can't recall the price tag)

further, when i reached home i would nurse my baby while pumping. so that is how i manage my pumping schedule =)
*kalau gi meeting, kene pam dalam kereta tu lain cerita la kan*

update

2011-03-13T19:25:00.001-07:00

update? nothing to update. same old thing.

however i am so thankful my milk supply is doing fine. not as great as before but not as bad. i finally appreciate more on whatever amount that my body produce. i finally understand how to distinguished between less, moderate, excessive.

apart from that, i think i missed going to mee bandung muar in sek 8. saw it aired in jalan-jalan cari makan. dah lama bazlina tak ajak ke sana.

i also missed going to amcorp mall. the excess book store in particular. if i am not mistaken i only managed to read a book so far this year and it was a chic lit. need to snap a good bargain book to stimulate my erosive mind.

*the paragraph below is a reminder for myself. took from blog puan suraya at diyaluna*

Sabda baginda s.a.w :
Bagi setiap tegukan susu yang diberikan kepada bayi, ibu mendapat satu pahala kebaikan.Jikalau ibu terpaksa bangun pada malam hari kerana bayinya itu, maka ia dapat pahala sebagaimana pahala orang yang membebaskan hamba sahaya 70 orang di jalan Allah.

Apabila seorang wanita menyusukan bayinya, maka setiap tegukan susu yang diberikan meperolehi pahala yang sama dengan pahala orang yang menghidupkan seorang yang mati. Apabila ia memisahkan penyusuan bayinya (setelah cukup usia), satu malaikat khusus akan mengucapkan selamat kepadanya kerana keberhasilannya melakukan tugas menyusukan anaknya).
Dan ia berkata : “dosa-dosamu yang lampau sudah diampuni”

map of palestine 1946 to 2000

2011-02-28T16:36:00.000-08:00

meet with tok zaman and his wife opah ha today. they were trying to put their experience in palestine into words. their trip to pass the immigration was made hard by the officer. routine it seems. to demoralize tourist from visiting or revisit. actions by the unwelcome occupants of the turbulent country being described as worse than the apartheid system. i do not intend to go into details on the account of their rude behaviour. the map below speaks volume on what a person might have to endure even in a so call justice world today.

source : fast times in Palestine

thrifty decor chick

2011-02-22T09:49:00.000-08:00

ooowh sangat la saya teruja dan gembira selain suka hati jumpa blog thriftydecorchick ini. rasa inspired (boleh kan kate gitu?). she's so like berkira - thrift tapi dengan gaya yang cool. further more apart from her home loan she is debt free!!! harus belajar cara-cara menjadi begitu dan aim to be debt free ASAP!!!

sejak minggu lepas kerja saya godeh blog dia tengok previous entries yang menarik di samping linked entries under category parties di blog orang lain. i likeeee ;)

*saya selalu la nak tekan 'follow' kat blog orang tapi tak tau kenapa slalu keluar - try again later. later itu menjadi sangat later setelah cubaan yang sangat banyak kali. susah la nak follow blog orang lain*

Video Pak Cik Dan Mak cik Curi Susu Tin

2011-02-21T19:23:00.001-08:00

nora tunjuk video ni pada saya. saya tak upload video tu di sini. google dan cari la kamu. tengok video ni rasa macam sedih. kalau dah tak mampu nak makan minum sampai kene mencuri yang salah masyarakat or shall i say pemerintah?

nape la nak menangkan pencuri tu pulak saya ni. ntah2 orang tu berkemampuan, bukan orang susuh.

kalau bagi susu badan dah tak payah mencuri susu. ke dia buat sindekit menjual susu tepung bayi? wallahualam. entah la. yang pasti sila ambil iktibar. ukur baju di badan sendiri.

the measures taken

2011-02-21T17:39:00.000-08:00

cubaan menambahkan hasil penuaian.

1. season's longan and red dates
bought this at carefour for RM1.19.

2. dried logan and dried red dates

longan RM9.60 for 200gram
red dates at RM2.90 for 200gram
rock sugar (eh betul ke?) for RM 1.50
Total RM14 produced approximately 3 liters

instead of buying 3 liters season's longan
(RM 11.90 for 10 cans of 300ml)

Mana lagi jimat? ntah la. sebab RM 14 tak kira duit gas, air dan labour. Tapi RM14 dapat buah skali. nora kate kalau potong tengah kurma tu dapat air yang lebih manis. Harus cuba menjadi lebih rajin dan memotong buah itu sebelum rebus.

3. susu kambing.

brand nubian. during my pregnancy i tried to consume goat's milk but failed. tak lalu je tekak minum. tapi semalam minum ok ja. rasa susu tepung je. probably because i bought chocolate flavour. i bought this bottle at RM5 at Jaya Grocer while the one i tried previously i bought at the night market also cost me RM5.

adakah cubaan berjaya? entah la. saya pun tak pasti. sebab hasil tidak bertambah tapi alhamdulillah tidak pula semakin berkurangan. still maintain at the reduced amount. but without hassle atau usaha berhempas pulas untuk dapat 20oz. insya allah confirm dapat. kalau tak kene gigih lebih sket untuk reach target.

lagi pun based on my 'extensive' reading, the milk produced will drop when the baby starts eating solids. further it produced only the required amount, not less or more. the body finally established the demand and only produced the necessary supply (semua ayat sedapkan hati walaupun green eye terjuling with nv tengok gambar susu orang lain melimpah ruah sampai expired).

*nora kate harus kekal bersyukur sebab masih mampu. fatin kate at least still ada stock walaupun setakat 100oz+. mari berdendang nasyid raihan bertajuk alhamdulillah*

weekend iskandar

2011-02-20T17:02:00.000-08:00

aktiviti hujung minggu si kecil.

reading is fun!!!

penat duduk baca sambil baring

main truck

and potty training

catz ii

2011-02-14T22:15:00.000-08:00

rentetan kisah haiwan peliharaan di rumah dalam entry sebelum ini, kali ni lihat la aksi ini pula.

perangai billy seperti yang dijangka. walker cum bouncer itu baru dibeli pada hujung minggu, 2 days ago. jari yang 5 ni pun tak penuh lagi mengira berapa kali iskandar naik.

hujung minggu yang merugikan kerana kurang sihat. sempat cari walker ini saja. rancangan hujung minggu tergendala kerana saya kurang sihat. hari ini mc. en hairul pula masih belum pulang dari kerja. angan-angan untuk keluar esok menggantikan hujung minggu seperti tidak menjadi kenyataan. mesti abah iskandar mahu rehat-rehat saja, capek bekerja sepanjang siang malam.

pureen manual pump

2011-02-10T10:12:00.000-08:00

mari kita buat review tentang penggunaan pam baru yang dibeli kala terdesak kelmarin.

comprising of:
cylinder also works as bottle
shield
smaller shield to suit different sizes
teat
sealing disc

1.0 perkara yang best

1.1 slim

owh sangat kecil. selalu kalau pam kecil, botol tetap besar. ini botol dia silinder saja. kecik molek. muat je nak masuk handbag comel =)

1.2 tiada pam
kalau beli pam manual, suction is made through pumping. using this pump, suction is made through up and down movement - piston. tak de pam bulat yang besar itu.

1.3 sunyi sepi
tiada bunyi langsung except during initial pumping - bunyi angin.

1.4 murah

nama pun pam dikala terdesak. berbaloi la pada harga RM32.90. nora kate next time tinggal dalam kereta saja di kala kesempitan, ada back up.

2.0 perkara yang tidak berapa best

2.1 botol 3 oz
kecik tak hingat. boleh menjatuhkan semangat apabila perlu kerap transfer hasil ke botol lain dan mengosongkan botol slim itu.

2.2 bpa

ada contain bpa atau tidak? ini tidak tercatat pada kotak itu. saya terlupa nak pastikan perkara ini ketika membeli. kotak sangat simple sampai tiada buku manual, ada manual hanya seperti yang tertera pada kotak.

2.3 performance
ini adalah perkara penting dalam pembelian mana-mana pam. time saya guna tangan dapat 5oz dalam masa 40min, guna pam ini dapat 5oz dalam masa 30min. kesimpulan? tak tersimpul lagi. huhu.. kene guna few more times baru dapat buat simpulan.

iskandar is six!!!

2011-02-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

six months baru bukan 6 years old =)

teruja? mahu target menyusu sehingga iskandar umur setahun pula. yosh!!!

saja taruk gambar ni. tak de kaitan dengan 6 bulan pun. he was 4 and a half then.

mayday

2011-02-08T14:50:00.000-08:00

esok iskandar masuk 6 bulan. owh rasa hati berbunga kerana berjaya menyusukan anak sendiri semalam 6 bulan secara ekslusif. ekslusif ke? dia sudah lama start makan macam-macam. kene cari apa definasi penyusuan susu ibu secara ekslusif.

sangat la ingin diduga yang maha esa kerana riak walaupun di dalam hati. tadi time nak mengepam baru sedar tertinggal tiub penyambung dari motor ke shield. seme benda bawak, tinggal tiub kecik panjang tu je la.

en suami kate pulang la ke rumah ambil tiub itu atau pergi rumah bs untuk direct feed. sudah sakit maka perah secara manual tanpa sebarang alat bantuan. biasa saya akan berusaha dapatkan at least 7oz tapi tadi dapat 5oz setelah berusaha lebih 30 min. dah la banyak salah target tak masuk botol.

oleh kerana sayang ~~malas cari~~ parking spot, tak sanggup pulang mengambil tiub atau ke rumah bs untuk direct feeding maka saya ke farmasi. jengah ke guardian, ini la yang dijumpai.

pergi ke farmasi baru di seberang guardian, ada 1 jenis sahaja. piegon at RM54.90. sempat lagi nak buat perbandingan harga tu. padhal dah terdesak. i bought the pureen manual, box tinggi tu.

bagus la pejabat ini banyak kedai untuk shopping bukan kerja di kilang yang jauh di ceruk. sempat makan di kayu sambil berfikir dan berdiskusi bersama wani dan nora. nak beli pam tu pun pikir sampai tiga ~~ratus~~ kali. memang patut pun orang beli susu lembu setiap minggu pejam mata bila ambil, jangan pikir panjang atau anak kurus ~~kebulur~~.

sekarang tengah rendam dalam kapsul steril. petang nanti akan dicuba guna pam baru.

*sengaja nak pam baru ke sebenarnya? buat-buat tertinggal kat rumah*

torres transfer and potty

2011-02-06T22:52:00.000-08:00

semalam membeli belah di kampung halaman en suami. rancangan membeli walker dan potty. kedai walker masih bercuti tahun baru cina. potty dapat diskaun 20% from RM 25 to RM 20.

ada pilihan warna merah, hijau dan biru.

saya tanya suami saya mahu yang mana? dia kate biru, kasi poo poo pada chelsea.

eh pulak?

masih tidak puas hati dengan Torres berpindah dari liverpool ke chelsea rupernya. trai-Tor?

ntah la. tapi kalau match hari ni liverpool menang, mungkin dia akan kurang kisah dengan pemergian fernando torres dari the reads kepada the blues~

lesson

2011-02-04T23:25:00.000-08:00

after almost a year and a half my menstruation cycle took a break, yesterday i had a heavy one. sudah lama maka memang ketandusan stok. sudahnya saya pohon jasa baik en suami pergi membeli. details and specifications was given. he called when he reached to the pharmacy to confirm. he return home with a slight difference than the requested. brand, surface type, range, package size dah betul, slack dekat size. kwang kwang kwang. dapat 80% je eh.

tak pe yer en suami, first attempt. today he returned with as previously requested.

dah lama tak de slot 3R. kalau tak boleh pesan en suami tengok dan belajar cara-cara membeli tuala wanita yang dikehendaki.

weaning

2011-02-03T16:58:00.000-08:00

iskandar baru nak masuk 6 bulan tapi dah pikir nak weaning off? tak la, saja start reading on this topic. tak nak nanti time dah dekat baru nak mula baca. juga tidak mahu timbul rasa perlu weaning lebih awal dari yang diharapkan. lagi pun esok cuti raya cina - tak de orang kat ofis, saja update blog ~~dari pura-pura bekerja~~.

adik ipar saya sedang mengajar anak dia untuk berhenti dari direct feeding according to my dear husband.

my dear swim friend during the good ol days - shikin, shared her weaning story.

saya mau jadi lebih bersedia sebelum waktunya tiba. yosh!

selamat bercuti. loooong weekend ;)

*sibuk baca topik lain untuk melupakan hasil mengepam yang tidak selumayan dulu. sedang berusaha menambahkan frekuensi mengepam*

supply and demand

2011-02-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

currently i am beginning to feel the hurtful pinch of not producing as much milk as before. finally the hormone begins to wear off i guess. since the past few weeks i am no longer getting 8oz or more in a single pumping session.

even when i am full, i can hardly feel it. my body adjusted to it by now - another layman guess. dah tak de signal waktu mengepam telah tiba. oleh kerana itu saya semakin lalai dengan jadual mengepam. and now he is almost 5 months, he demands more supply during the day. an increased of approximately 5 oz from 15 oz.

sekarang la baru saya nak memulakan aktiviti mengepam sebaik pulang ke rumah, sebelum tidur dan sejurus selepas bangun. sebelum ni ketika di rumah saya pump bila rasa full saja. sekarang tidak tunggu waktu itu tiba. biarlah dapat tak sampai 1 oz pun dalam 1 sesi.

insya allah stok masih cukup walaupun 100 oz+ saja. saya perlu lebih istiqamah sebelum keadaan menjadi parah. ini pun belum mula period, kalau sudah mula period mungkin lagi teruk terjejas. baik elak perkara yang tidak diingini (membeli susu tepung) dari berlaku.

tenang yang ribut

2011-01-31T16:06:00.000-08:00

rentetan suami saya pulang ke kampung untuk mengundi, cuaca di dun tenang semakin buruk. hujan lebat sudah dijangka oleh jabatan meterologi. namun banjir adalah di luar jangkaan.

pagi-pagi ahad suami saya pergi membuang undi dan bersiap untuk ke kenduri kawin di bandar segamat. sejam di dalam kereta untuk ke labis katanya. apabila menghampiri bandar labis yang kurang 10km dari rumahnya, pihak polis mengarahkan pusing ke tempat asal kerana paras air yang semakin meningkat. sebelum itu paras air masih belum cukup tinggi, siapa yang awal tu memang lepas la bandar.

suami saya tak jadi naik keretapi jam 4ptg dan tidak jadi tiba di klcentral lebih kurang jam 8malam seperti yang dijadualkan. terputus hubungan dengan dunia luar. suami saya yang terkena serangan gastrik tidak dapat ke bandar untuk mendapatkan bekalan ubatan. dia tertinggal ubat kat rumah pj ni.

pagi tadi paras air semakin surut. tengah hari tadi suami saya telah berjaya keluar dari labis. namun jalan untuk ke segamat masih ditenggelami air. suami saya tumpang adik iparnya yang akan pulang ke jb. he will take a bus ride from batu pahat.

semalam keluar berita kawasan di jasin pula banjir. ini baru few districts around malaysia. tak boleh nak bayangkan penduduk australia yang banjir sampai almost whole queensland tenggelam. subhanallah. mintak dijauhkan.

semoga pelantikan adun baru yang telah diberi mandat oleh penduduk tempatan ini berjaya menggalas tugas dengan cemerlang.

insomnia

2011-01-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

definition of insomnia as referred to dictionary.com -chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleep.

entry ini berkenaan kepayahan oleh iskandar untuk tidur, not really related to insomnia pon =p or my daily interrupted sleep since given birth to iskandar.

everyday he would wake up approximately at 7am. he would require a nap between 1-2 hours after his morning rise. tapi dia sangat susuah untuk tidur walaupun dia sudah penat dan menjadi cranky. maka di situ lah peranan penting buaian.

he would rather force his eyes wide open, trying to maximized his play time instead of having few minutes rest. perkara ini turut diwar-warkan oleh bs iskandar. bayi ini tiada masalah krtikal berkaitan pemakanan, pembuangan, kesihatan, bermain dan segala aktiviti lain berkaitan hidup seorang bayi. masalah kritikal hanyalah terletak pada tidur.

jika anda google tentang artikel berkaitan - how many hours of sleep a baby requires, sering kali jadual atau ringkasan akan diberikan berdasarkan umur bayi. sudah pasti iskandar langsung tidak berjaya mempamerkan ciri-ciri yang terdapat pada jadual itu.

tidur-tidur ayam pun macam dah cukup bagi dia. setakat 5-10minutes saja. half an hour tu memang cukup lama la untuk dia.

susah tidur siang itu sudah pasti, malam pun begitu juga. most babies will fall asleep after maghrib and they reached the moon by isya. bayi saya tidur antara jam 9-10. most of the time by forced - masuk buai dan dodoi. sekarang dia sudah semakin kurang menyusu sampai terlena.

however once he is asleep, memang sangat lena la kan. hanya bangun untuk menyusu, itu pun mata masih tertutup, kepala sahaja ke kiri dan kanan mencari punca susu.

tapi alhamdulillah dia tak bergantung sepenuhnya kepada buai.

*mommy iskandar buat-buat lupa pulak anaknya ada masalah menggunakan botol. dia kurang suka guna botol, mau direct feeding. kalau cuti lebih 2 hari, bila dihantar ke babysitter, ketika pulang mesti iskandar kene complaint. mau disuap susunya, petang baru ingat balik cara-cara menggunakan botol.

*blog ni dah jadi macam blog iskandar pulak, since his birth most of the entries is about him. shows my world revolve around him*

election DUN N 05 johor

2011-01-29T08:34:00.000-08:00

an election for district of Tenang will be held tomorrow due to a vacant seat since the former Datuk Sulaiman Taha passed away end of last year.

ini adalah entry pertama berbentuk politik oleh saya. i am writing this because i am married to man from a felda in the district. the former politician even attended our wedding on feb 2010. a man who managed to carried his obligations as a politician. according to my other half, he is an easy going man and likable by the people. owh saya tidak cuba mempengaruhi minda para pengundi ya. itu hak anda sebagai pengundi. i am just giving my opinion. kedatangan saya sebagai keluarga baru ke daerah itu telah dialu-alukan oleh beliau dan keluarga (T_T)

al-fatihah.

suami saya akan naik keretapi malam ini untuk pulang mengundi dan pulang petang esok - sorta a day trip. dia memilih untuk tidak menaiki bas kerana kebanyakkan perkhidmatan bas hanya ditawarkan sehingga segamat dan tidak sampai ke labis. kalau keretapi behenti je kat labis tu. further more with many incidents occurred in the past few months in regard with the express buses, tak payah la kut naik.

owh saya tidak membuang undi di sana dan oleh kerana raya cina nanti kami akan ke sana maka saya mengmabil keputusan untuk duduk rumah dan ~~berpoya - poya sehingga larut malam~~ basuh baju *beberapa hari lepas bekalan air terputus and living in an old area in petaling jaya, once the water come back running it comes with dirts from the erosive pipes which will spoil the washed clothes*.

anyway, sejak bermula kempen di peringkat akhir sejak pertengahan bulan januari, saya telah menerima banyak sms propaganda pilihan raya ini. setakat satu dua gigih la lagi. ni sampai dekat 10 sms, #*@! saya bukannya didaftarkan di situ. tau la saya ni supplementary suami saya, tapi naik geram la. siap dapat voice call sampai 3 lagi tu.

lagi pun saya tak berdaftar dengan SPR pon. owhohohoho. sudahkah anda berdaftar? i better do so within this year. an applicant will be listed only 6 months after their submission received by the SPR.

considerations when pumping while driving

2011-01-26T22:01:00.000-08:00

saya telah melakukan aktiviti mengepam sambil memandu selama beberapa kali. tak sampai 10kali pn, tak expert pn, tapi saje nak tulis tentang aktiviti ini. the focus is on considerations one shall take into account to ensure the success of this activity.

apa yang perlu di ambil kira ialah:

1. electric pump
kalau pakai manual camne nak drive? lagi la bawak kereta manual macam saya. kalau pakai elektrik gigih la, double pumping lagi bagus.

2. clothing
i would advise to wear front button clothing. if you are wearing t-shirts, baju kurung or other than the button clothing, you might need to be more careful when positioning the pump. it would be hard for you to reach the position while driving in case the need to reposition it occurs.

3. the number of passenger
i would prefer to be alone. for me it is a private activity. unless, you are the co-pilot. twice i pumped while my colleague behind the wheel. the first attempt i failed. zero milk was produced - my guess i was too cautious with others presence. however the second attempt, 3 months after was successful. i was more relaxed than i think, after few months.

another plus factor to be alone is you need the co-pilot seat to put your equipment. otherwise you have to ask the passenger to take the back seat. tak pasal nampak macam anda adalah driver dan di belakang adalah bos. kwang kwang kwang. lagi pun pump saya kan besar, tak comel lote macam pam yang mahal-mahal tu (nak bayar yang ni pun dah mengiggil, tapi dah berbaloi-baloi la kan sekarang).

4. location
location of where you are from, where you are heading and you have to plan the route. yup, plenty of considerations - you have to plan your journey. if you are taking a 10 minutes trip, tak payah la nak pump dalam kereta kut. sampai destinasi la baru pump. unless the journey is more than half an hour. however in my case the journey might take less than half an hour but waiting for parking will take another half an hour. sejam, kalau dah bengkak tak tahan kut. tak pasal membazir 0.5 oz kalau gagal mengelakan berlaku let down yang sangat down, maka saya akan pump.

i will install the equipment before beginning the journey so where you are from is important. if the parking area is not congested it will be fine. if it is a place where people move about, forget it. another thing, the parking lot might equipped with surveillance camera, so beware, you might be caught on camera 'performing' '=p

the journey shall be plan not to include toll plaza unless you have smart tag/touch and go. kalau tak kantoi la kan.

uninstalling the machine could be done when you reach your destination - if its not a crowded place of course! sometimes i did at red traffic lights. i will check on the quantity achieved and save it before unplug the shield. rugi kalau hasil tumpah, so cap it first before removing the connection tube.

ini hasilnya =)

terminal bersepadu selatan

2011-01-24T17:34:00.000-08:00

saya, suami bersama raja kecil telah melakukan lawatan kehormat ke terminal bersepadu selatan pada hujung minggu lalu. suami saya nak cari tiket untuk pulang mengundi di kampung pada hujung bulan ini.

saje nak buat review pada pandangan saya tentang terminal baru ini. there has been plenty negative reviews in the news regarding this terminal. lets see what i have to write about this!

1. lokasi
dari terminal ini boleh nampak rumah puan hasiken la of cos ;-)

2. ticketing counter
kaunter tiket telah menjadi isu negatif yang dibangkitkan oleh pengusaha bas ekspres. saiz boothnya sama besar dengan booth tiket di puduraya. yeah, it should have been bigger. kate pun 'idea of having a bus terminal with the concept of airport'. buat kaunter macam kaunter check in kat airport yang besar-besar la kan patutnya. tapi saya bukan pengusaha bas, maka saya tak kisah la kan part ni =p

3. connection
dari perkataan bersepadu ia berjaya menjadi hub kerana interconnected dengan lrt star, komuter, erl dan tidak jauh dari lebuhraya utama - besraya dan metramac.

4. facilities
oleh kerana saya rasa rekaan terminal ini adalah difokuskan kepada pengguna dan bukan pengusaha bas (it should have been focusing on both parties) ia cukup selesa pada pandangan saya. tandas cukup, tempat makan pun besar, ada jejantas berbumbung untuk sampai ke lrt-erl-komuter, parking pun banyak, semua segi lah, siap ada aircond yang menyegarkan itu. no wonder another negative remark from the public on who will bare the high maintenance cost *saya nak pasang aircond setiap malam di rumah pun rasa tak mampu (T_T) *

tapi kan, tapi saya rasa kan, tempat duduk dia terlalu centralized. only at certain area sahaja - waiting area and food court. tak de yang kat tepi-tepi tiang tu. tempat tu dah la besar, pastu kendong iskandar, nak rehat kene jalan jauh sket. itu je kut saya kureng sket.

5. facilities - baby room
owh ini adalah facility yang telah diterjah awal-awal lagi. there are 8 baby rooms in 3 different level. all next to the ladies powder room. each comes with a chair, a table and a changing counter. kesimpulannya bilik tu untuk sorang baby je la at a time. kalau dah ada orang, sila la jalan mencari bilik lain yang kosong.

saya tak sempat capture gambar sebab ada mak cik cleaner yang efficient, sedang saya bukak pintu bilik tu mak cik tu tanya: 'nak cari apa? tandas di sebelah sana yer'. iskandar bersama abah, dia ingat saya tak de anak gaknya. sesaja buat tinjuan.

baby milk bath

2011-01-20T12:22:00.000-08:00

hari isnin iskandar tak jadi ke bs kerana demam. susu dah siap thawed. sayangnya nak buang. duk dalam fridge la beberapa hari walau sudah expired. semalam iskandar dah sihat, finally dia mandi selepas 2 hari. mandian susu macam kat spa guna susu expired. hoho...

the thawed milk. 13 oz tau, mestilah sayang nak buang. kasi campur dalam besin mandian.

layankan je la ibu saya ini walau tak rela.

football fever

2011-01-19T11:46:00.000-08:00

demam bola tapi bola tak de, ada demam saja. finally after 5 months iskandar had his first fever. since sunday night. capek gue. alhamdulillah tak teruk mana pun cumanya dia jadi sangat la nak berkepit. capek dukung budak 7.4kg ke sana sini.

we took iskandar to the hospital on monday. tuesday he was still not feeling well. makanya suami saya kate hari ni pun cuti juga yer. tapi alhamdulillah iskandar sudah sihat.

dia sudah sihat and i am on leave, apa lagi berjalan la. ikut oni iskandar ke sogo. bestnya jalan-jalan di mall ketika kekosongan. petang pergi carefour subang kejap. sudahnya budak tu baru nak sihat jadi sangat la cranky kepenatan. sendiri cari pasal.

efficient deliveries - betulkah?

2011-01-12T17:15:00.000-08:00

oleh kerana geram saya tulis la perkara ini di sini. perkara ini tidak pernah berlaku. baru sekali. tapi saya tetap rasa geram dan tidak puas hati.

'making efficient deliveries and cost-effective' adalah sebahagian daripada janji perkhidmatan mereka. saya hantar certificate ini pada 29 disember lalu kerana raya cina semakin hampir. they anticipate to receive their payment by then. saya punya la gelabah ayam prepare sebelum pergi bercuti pada hujung tahun sehingga awal tahun lalu.

dah masuk 2 minggu pun tak sampai-sampai lagi pada penerimanya. sangat geram dokumen itu masih belum tiba. lagi geram saya tidak diberitahu yang mereka gagal untuk hantar pada keesokan harinya. they should have inform!!! they always inform. i do not know what is the problem this time around.

something else could have been arranged if they informed. esok kalau pergi meeting mau saya kene bambu dengan client kerana masih pending perkara ini (T_T)

ebm

2011-01-11T08:41:00.000-08:00

tetiba terasa nak buat entry pasal ebm - lagi pun angka 1-1-11 cam lawa la pulak nak buat entry. sejak akhir-akhir ini saya sudah mula rajin menggunakan stock ebm kerana sangat 'rajin' bangun malam dan pam di subuh hari. semalam dah cilok 10 oz hari ni lagi 10 oz. mampukah nak ganti balik? lagi pun stok bulan november banyak nanti nak kene habiskan *ayat sedapkan hati*

thawing the ebm stock. the 2 bottles was from yesterday's pumping.

haah dapat 2 botol je sebab petang tu tak sempat pump (T_T)

saya sihat dan kuat dengan susu ibu

saya dah 5 bulan. dah besar. peha pun mengalahkan drumstick ayam umur 5 bulan.

nora andaman

2011-01-10T01:17:00.000-08:00

i wrote entry on nora andaman during my 'bride to be period'. i found 2 different nora andaman out there. 1 of it is the famous one located in bb plaza and the other which i hired is located in petaling jaya off old klang road. pictures of the one i enggaged is here.

the bb nora andaman was introduced to me by en rahim. he planned to enggaged them for his big day. so i did checked out the shop. however i decided not to hire them due to location factor and when i went there twice and at both times they were closed. they close on weekends - inconvenience for me. i have to admit tho they do offer good price for the wedding packages.

the pj nora andaman (to be continued)

tahun baru azam baru?

2011-01-09T12:41:00.000-08:00

suami saya menyatakan hasratnya untuk mencuba semula menduduki peperiksaan CIMA yang sudah ditinggalkan sejak 2 tahun lepas kerana wang yang ada sepanjang 2 tahun lepas diperuntukan untuk kawin dan keluarga. so finally he feels that now his financial is on a good track so he can spend some on the examination.

saya cuma pesan kepadanya fail tak pe tapi make sure try your best dan ambil paper twice kerana exam entrance fees dikira untuk 2 kali paper setahun so kalau amek paper sekali je rugi la entrance fee tu. mungkin itu azam tahun baru dia.

sekarang ini adalah saya. puan hasiken dan nora tanya saya minggu lepas ada register dengan institution tak? saya kate tidak. dengan institution pun malas nak register apatah lagi dengan board.

apa la nak jadi dengan diri sendiri ini. tidak rasa mahu move forward kah? sudah kerja berapa tahun. kalau isi log book pun dah boleh submit dan seat for the exam pun. setakat anak sorang nak pura-pura terlalu sibuk sampai tak mampu cope kah?

nak cari kerja lain, tukar angin pun macam mahu tidak mahu saja. seronok duduk sini sampai naik lemak sebab sini boleh datang lambat balik awal, tak payah punch card. asal datang sebelum bos mencari sudah memadai. macam pejabat ~~mak~~ bapak sendiri jer.

sila la muhasabah diri sendiri yer puan siti apa mahu jadi pada diri sendiri.

catz

2011-01-08T11:47:00.000-08:00

the three ladies have been with us for the past 3 years and 4 months. definitely pets makes a wonderful companion. they would not reply any nasty words when you nag or scold them. kucing-kucing ini sangat manja mungkin kerana kucing rumah but we let them go outside due to the trustworthy relationship between us.

they would do their business at home and not at the neighbour's place, they are ladies so they won't go into fight except for Amy, itu pun kalau ada yang kacau territory dia dan bukan sengaja mencari gaduh. they dare not go too far away from home, so a very slim chance for them to get any lice and diseases.

during my pregnancy, i tried to reduce any direct contact with them and wash my hands each time i hold them. otherwise i would not care much, we even shared the same bed.

however after iskandar was born. i totally stop any contact with them during the confinement period. even my dear mother do not dare to touch them to avoid any furs being transfered to the fragile baby. they girls merajuk ok. sebab tiga hari ibu saya tidak belai mereka. siap buat mogok lapar lagi. gedik tak? fine la kalau nak kata agak comel kerana craving for attention. tapi saya naik geram bila aksi berikut dipamerkan.

Billy - budget comel. iskandar belum dapat duduk situ dia dah rasmikan. this high chair is a present from iskandar's Nek Liz.

Ally (Elizabeth) yang sentiasa mencari katil/kerusi yang kemas dan bersih untuk menjadi tempat beradu. boleh pulak orang dah menjerit dia buat relax je. at the end my brother had to pick him up. buat tak paham bahasa ja kene halau. kalau sebut cicak pandai pulak belari mencari cicak.

Tapi Ally ni memang yang paling mecabar iman. dah gemuk tapi asyik mintak makan macam kebuluran. Demand fish in can instead of the cat biscuit. Ada sekali tu siap naik bouncer iskandar, tak sempat snap picture sebab halau dia dengar cakap. kalau tidak dia ni lah yang paling buat tak paham bahasa.

Amy! she is my favorite. so far dia belum kantoi buat aksi mengarut. she is a true cat, wild at heart but homey. carry herself well. tau bila nak manja, bila nak mintak makan, bila nak gedik dan tidak demand. she knows how to hunt insects as her desserts so she rarely demand for the expansive can food.

tapi satu benda tak tahan, dia malas mandi!!! sangat melengas sampai kene slalu tolong mandikan. the other two girls sangat groomy. however since she turned 3 she finally care to take care of her cleanness more than her usual standard.

1st solid - officially

2011-01-07T21:51:00.000-08:00

akhirnya semalam saya telah membekalkan iskandar the organic cereal to bring to the bs's house. nak try bagi dulu asyik tak sempat saja kerana ketika dia bersama saya memang susu badan memang sudah mencukupi untuk dia. i gave to the bs so that she could give something that i choose instead of what she selected (yang mana saya kurang berkenan).

petang itu ketika saya ambil iskandar (lewat sedikit dari biasa kerana ada report yang perlu disiapkan) dia pulang bersama 3 botol penuh and only 3 empty bottles!!! he consume 9oz during the last 10 hours.

the lady has been giving him solids besides the one i packed for him. mesti la budak tu pilih makanan dari susu! GERAM tau tak!!! eeeeiiiii... sabo yer puan siti. he wants direct feeding, he prefers anything else besides milk in the bottle. he would rather wait for me to have his milk.

maka petang itu setelah lebih sebulan aktiviti 'berhenti di tepi jalan ketika pulang dari rumah untuk menyusukan anak' diberhentikan, saya berhenti dua kali. i reached home at 9pm after 2 hours journey to get home which only 15km from the bs's place.

iskandar kebulur tau tak. dia nak susu jugak. saya dah hint banyak kali. tadi pun saya pesan pada iskandar depan the bs sebelum pergi kerja: iskandar habiskan susu tau, penat pump tapi tak minum, nanti kene buang, membazir...

nak bising banyak-banyak pada bs tu kang dikatanya saya cerewet. kalau iskandar kene reject lagi susah saya. iskandar sudah serasi di situ, dah biasa. kalau hantar tempat lain dia kene adjust to his surroundings semula. bagaimanakah?

tahun baru akaun baru

2011-01-05T17:47:00.000-08:00

selamat tahun baru 2011. spent time in penang / sg petani during new year weekend for ajat + syuwari wedding. congratulations =)

on monday, abah iskandar (in black, posisi - timur laut) finally managed to open a saving account for the baby king - he is almost 5 months!

we wanted to open his account with maybank (more benefits apparently). however, its still new year and most banks are super busy. everybody are at the banks to check and withdraw their asb profit besides open new bank account. this was the third bank we went to - the one which accept our application.

pasrah saja la for the time being considering we hardly managed to find time to open his account (padhal mummy iskandar kerja kat taipan kut. bukan ada lebey 10 bank ke kat situ? maybank pun ada 2 branch. ~~pura-pura~~ busy sangat gaknya)

tetap bersyukur sebab berjaya memulakan, yang susah adalah istiqamahnya bukan initial starting point.

apart from the account, his daddy subscribed to an insurance policy by prudential. kawan abah iskandar promote bila dia tau saya mengadung. it was procured end of last year. the policies detail i am not sure though. semua abah dia je yang settlekan - saya tolong ~~bebel~~ ingatkan saja.

holiday mood

2010-12-30T16:38:00.000-08:00

malaysia telah memenangi piala suzuki itu. alhamdulillah. namun begitu saya telah merancang untuk mengambil cuti hari esok sejak 3 bulan lepas sebab saya telah book bilik untuk bercuti-cuti *nama pun bilik free, maka perlu berebut-rebut dan buat plan awal, kalau tak mana nak dapat*. tapi sekarang dapat cuti free plak. dah siap2 apply cuti dari 2 minggu lepas. rezeki saya lah kan memang cuti sebenarnya.

tiba-tiba hari ini dan semalam agak sibuk. petang semalam balik meeting terus mencari seluar renang untuk iskandar di summit usj. jumpa yang murah - finally! tapi bila pulang en suami lihat dia seperti tidak suka. katanya terlalu besar - mestilah beli besar. confirm next time iskandar dapat pergi swim lagi nanti dia sudah besar. tak payah beli lagi.

maka hari ini setelah balik meeting pagi tadi telah membeli yang lain di klcc. i managed to go 4 stores in 52minutes!!! wah wah sudah rasa seperti menjadi superwoman macam watak ibu dalam 'no ordinary family' pula. maka sekarang bayi itu sudah ada 2 seluar renang. jangan hujan hendaknya, tak pasal membazir sahaja.

seperti biasa, telah melakukan double tasking ketika memandu - pumping while driving. i should write on how to this *wink*

p/s: selamat bercuti. buat ajat - selamat menjadi cik puan :)

progressing

2010-12-28T16:11:00.000-08:00

alhamdulillah sekarang sekarang iskandar dah minum average 18oz daily. currently i am providing 21oz daily. nak sangat anak minum banyak, amek engkau. sekarang kalau pump twice daily in the office i will get average 15oz+/-. maka sekarang sila bangun tengah malam dan pump untuk mendapatkan 21oz tu yer (T_T)

the bs still giving him solids. mesti dia ingat saya kedekut kerana masih tidak memberi iskandar makan. membiarkan anak sendiri kebulur. tapi dia sudah mahu minum dengan cemerlang menggunakan botol bukan? tak perlu bagi makan pun cukup jer kut. so far during weekends and holidays when i spent 24 hours with him, he seems content enough without any other than direct feeding.

forcing solids

2010-12-26T18:13:00.000-08:00

forcing? since i am starting to give iskandar solids before i intended lets called in dipaksa ok?

the baby sitter kept giving me hints to start providing iskandar with food besides giving milk.

last week i increased each bottle from 2.5oz to 3.0oz. he comes home with 5 empty bottles and only 1 bottle still remained full.

this week additional 1oz per bottle. saya mahu mula habiskan stok bulan oktober sebelum tamat tempohnya selain mahu lihat sama ada bs itu masih mahu meneruskan memberi iskandar makan walaupun sudah dihint untuk memberi susu sepenuhnya. i will start giving you solids beginning next year - another week if she still wants to feed him. sekarang iskandar makan puas-puas bekal orang lain yer.

found the organic rice at justlife, the curve damansara. i was however advised by the store assistant to start with mixture of rice and quinoa produced in a pack of 220g from 'why not?'

*mangkuk tingkat awak tu nanti dah 6 bulan baru start guna yer. bekal based on recipe kat babynat site. macam menarik..*

teething

2010-12-25T14:56:00.000-08:00

iskandar is teething!!! and he is only 4 months and a half.

4 months is the initial time line for teething.

3 months being considered as early.

5 - 6 months is the usual occurrence.

is this his sign of readiness for solids?

owh iskandar, kita pergi beli makanan awak hari ini ya.

samsung lcd screen contest

2010-12-23T23:38:00.000-08:00

as for those who know me, they would know that i am an occasional slogan contester. it all begin because i am a reader. the book i read - the prize winner of defiance, ohio - how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less influenced me.

*picture courtesy of amazon.com*

anyway i want to make a review on the recent contest organizer of a challenge which i entered after months being away from submitting any forms.

the contest was by a famous local newspaper in their Sunday paper. i am just curious on how the **** (ikut imaginasi anda) the expect participants to submit the contest before 12.01am on dec 21, 2010 while the contest was for view on dec 19.

i have to admit there are reviews made by avid compers that a certain newspaper (not this one) intentionally make the contest regulations a hassle to reduce numbers of winners. AND there even some who pre-selected or named the winners instead of the eager participants. alar kata lainnya konon-konon saja buat contest itu sebagai acara rasmi tapi pemenangnya sudah ada. this is especially for the sweep stake contest.

why am i writing on this? sebab kecewa agaknya.

pengasuh dera bayi

2010-12-22T22:11:00.000-08:00

suami saya email video ini. mari layankan *layankan? sendiri pn tak sanggup tengok*

rasanya orang ni sudah tidak siuman. no one in the right mind would do this. when nora watched this video - matanya terbeliak sambil menahan dada. punya la terkejut.

boleh pulak tu ada yang sanggup pegang video membiarkan aksi tidak serupa manusia ini. haiwan pun tak akan buat bergini pada anaknya. subhanallah. entah mana la source video ini.

tak pasal suami saya ditegur kerana giving me ideas on the current baby sitter (T_T)

apartment kota damansara

2010-12-21T20:58:00.000-08:00

owh sudah lama tidak pergi meninjau rumah-rumah sebagai aktiviti masa lapang. minggu lepas ajak suami saya singgah apartment ini on the way dari hospital tawakal ke rumah selepas melawat bayi baru.

tidak la berharap apa pun dari tinjauan ini. memang suami saya agak tidak berkenan rumah low cost di seksyen 4 kota damansara itu. ini berikutan unit ini di blok belakang dan ia terletak di tengah-tengah blok oleh itu pencahayaan adalah agak kurang baik - feng shui tak best.

saya nak sangat pergi melihat pun kerana pada 55k dan 5% bayaran muka, kalau unit ini bermasalah ketika acquisition process tak la terasa sangat kerana jumlah yang agak minima *minima pun duit gak puan siti ooooii~*

its ok. just to get back in the 'on site view for sale/auction property' mood after almost half a year break. semoga slowly kami dapat balik masuk mode buat aktiviti ini diwaktu lapang.

medela freestyle

2010-12-20T08:21:00.000-08:00

baru buat satu entry pasal pasal mi pump awal bulan ini. lagi satu lukilan pasal breastpump nak dibuat. padhal before this when i browse the net during window shopping for breast pump i made nil entry on breastpump. kesimpulan: saya gedik nak pump baru (read: nafsu).

owh gatalnya saya ini. ini semua gara-gara melihat entry oleh pn fiza yang menjual pump ini pada harga murah (25% lesser than retail price). jadi teringin pula nak buat koleksi breastpump (read: gedik). macam kerja suami saya cop duit, hari hari dapat cilok sekeping duit, cukup bulan boleh shopping.

maka saya pun mula la google pasal breast pump ini. owh sangat la portable. macam bawak ipod versi besar sedikit sahaja. cool gadget isn't it?

*untuk mematikan nafsu ini saya telah google dah melihat review negatif produk ini selain berangan boleh bercuti ke mana kalau tak beli pump ini*

post natal essentials

2010-12-19T03:44:00.000-08:00

i write this entry in the cojunction with latest event - fatin's first birth and mak uteh's third. alhamdulillah everthing is fine apart from each with their own complications.

fatin undergo surgery due to the long labour hours she went through plus the baby's position (was not engagged even at the eleventh hour-details i still need to enquire). as for mak uteh she planned for c-cut due to severe hemorrhoids however the baby decide to opt for normal birth before confirmation of the surgery date was made.

my post natal essentials are based on my experience and related to fatin's current conditions.

1. pati prune
jenama inner shine tidak semestinya menjadi pilihan. tetapi dulu suami saya belikan yang ni. pembuangan kali pertama selepas bersalin adalah kurang menyenangkan terutama bagi mereka yang bersalin secara normal. instead of eating prune, the concentrated juice is an advisable option. dates is another recommendable product.

i suggested to mak uteh during her pregnancy days. when i bought this for her 2 days after her labour, according to her it doesnt provide her with the desired result. well her hemorrhoids was quite bad, so prune won't cooperate well with her system but it worked fine in my case.

2. bengkung

ibu saya telah membelikan saya bengkung ini di http://www.bengkungmoden.com/.

hana beli dekat hospital brand dale sebelah ni lagi murah. saya bukan nak promote yer tapi ini adalah produk yang telah kami gunakan. hana bought as advised by her o&g.

i advised fatin to bought this. its very helpful especially when you need to move about, it reduce the movement which also reduce the pain. saya mula berjalan-jalan pada hari ke-8 bepantang kerana bawa iskandar ke hospital kan. when fatin finally feels shes strong enough for the journey to go back to her home town, this will be very much needed.

compared to the original version of bengkung we used, this comes with a Velcro instead of the rope alike that need to be tied together macam pakai kasut tali.

3. herbs / jamu
well this might differ according to ones customs. as for me, my dear mother bought for me this tropical herbs.

it comes with its own bengkung but i didn't use this as it may strain my c-cut tummy.

jamu ni sebenarnya ikut pilihan hati. bonda saya sponsor yang ini sebab jamunya kapsul, tak payah minum, tinggal telan. lagi senang katanya. pengalaman saya ialah jamu memanaskan badan. memang dalam pantang saya peluh macam orang bersukan olahraga. asyik nak pasang kipas sekuatnya dan ibu saya akan kate: awak tu dalam pantang (read: tutup kipas tu. jangan berlebihan).

ini adalah pandangan peribadi saya lah kan. it all depends on the culture and the norms around the family. selain pemakanan sihat - produk yang tersenarai itu saya rasa membantu.

p/s: owh juli sorry la tak tulis entry ni time awak besalin.

mangkuk tingkat

2010-12-17T17:24:00.001-08:00

semalam ke mid valley untuk menghantar notebook suami saya yang bermasalah hard drivenya - while it still falls under the warranty period. masih j-card day rupanya. patut pun payah cari parking.

baby room pun penuh, alhamdulillah perut iskandar sudah dipenuhkan ketika menanti parking.

after dinner we tried to hunt for organic brown rice but failed to buy any. we are not up to the 'long que in the supermarket' mood. so next we search for mangkuk tingkat for iskandar.

do not have much time to consider which would be the best purchase, after a short decision making discussuion, kami sepakat. tak sempat nak tanya bazlina pun mana yang dia bekenan (asked her to review for me). mana yang kelihatan saja yang disenarai pendek, xmencari banyak pilihan pun (i always try to compare between few shpos and think for few days before making any decision).

kate pun ini pembelian kerana didesak, belum terdesak. by right now should have been a good time to start making review for the best purchase i.e. year end sale and 2 months before iskandar should start solids.

maka sekarang en. iskandar sudah ada bekas untuk taruk bekal. sudah bermula tempoh isi bekal yang harus difikirkan oleh ibu awak. but i am going to stick to my plan to give iskandar 18-21oz for at least a week and see the bs's reaction. if she still feeds iskandar than i have to start preparing his meals.

*adakah sekarang ini sudah bermakna saya tidak lagi menyusukan secara ekslusif? kata lainnya ialah gagal? (T_T) *

starting solids

2010-12-14T16:46:00.000-08:00

saya memasang hajat untuk melakukan penyususan secara ekslusif selama 6 bulan. it is being recommended due to its goodness and not to mention saving. saya masih belum habis google ~~malas~~ merancang menu dan pelan pemakanan untuk iskandar. *syik kacau bazlina mintak checkkan mangkuk tingkat di mid valley, saya sendiri belum kesempatan menjengah ke mall itu*

walaubagaimanapun baby sitter iskandar telah mula memberi dia makan. saya rasa biarlah memandangkan saya faham bukan senang menjaga kerenah dia. lagi la dia sukar untuk minum botol, sanggup berpuasa demi menunggu waktu direct feeding. kalau kelaparan lagi la meragam budak itu. maka saya relakan dia diberi makan walaupun bukan saya yang memulakan aktiviti itu *tapi sedikit terasa kerana tanpa permisi*

dia baru 4 bulan. diberi bubur. ok la. setiap hari saya tanya banyak tak dia makan? alhamdulillah susu pun dia sudah minum between 12-14oz daily. tapi semalam diberi roti. saya lagi terasa hati (T_T)

lepas ni nak hantar 18-21oz daily instead of the usual 15oz. kasi hint tak yah bagi makan banyak2. saya malas la nak tegur dia. dia orang tua lagi pun dia dah jaga iskandar dengan sangat baik. walaupun rm350 tu orang kate mahal, baju iskandar kadang kadang siap dibasuhnya ~~walaupun sampai turun warnanya~~.

tapi ikutkan macam pelik jugak kenapa bila dengan bs lapar,bila bersama saya ok saja pulak walau tidak diberi makan.bs iskandar kata iskandar mahu makan. bayi tau kah sebenarnya apa yang dikehendakinya? *its a retorical question*

najis mukhaffafah

2010-12-10T17:15:00.000-08:00

entri kali ini berkenanan jenis-jenis najis dan fokus (the reason i write this entry) kepada najis mukhaffafah.

mari kita freash back memory ketika zaman bersekolahan tentang jenis - jenis najis.

terdapat 3 kategori najis iaitu:

1. Najis mughallazah
Najis ini adalah najis berat yang berkaitan anjing dan ba alif ba ya. sebarang perkara dari kedua mamalia ini serta segala anggota badannya i.e. apa-apa yang berkaitan dengan haiwan ini adalah najis. tiada istilah mee halal cap babi (shazri likes to make this joke which i found lame) kesimpulan, walaupun hanya cap babi ia telah mendatangkan keraguan maka janganlah anda terlibat dengan produk itu (membuat, mengedar, menjual mahupun mengedar)

Cara menyucikan najis mughallazah:
sekiranya usaha mengelak terjebak dengan najis ini gagal, ini adalah teknik pembersihannya.
-Bersihkan bahagian yang terkena najis.
-Basuh sebanyak tujuh kali.
-Kali pertama mesti menggunakan tanah bersih yang dicampur dengan air.
-Gunakan air mutlak untuk membuat basuhan seterusnya (sebanyak 6x) sehingga hilang bau, warna dan rasa.

2. Najis mutawassitah
Najis mutawassitah ialah najis sederhana. Contoh najis ini ialah darah, nanah, muntah, najis manusia dan bangkai.

Cara menyucikan najis mutawassitah:
-Basuh dengan menggunakan air bersih hingga hilang warna, bau dan rasa
-Sebaik-baiknya basuh sehingga tiga kali dengan air mutlak.

3. Najis mukhaffafah
Najis mukhaffafah ialah najis ringan. Contoh najis ini ialah air kencing kanak-kanak lelaki berusia di bawah dua tahun yang tidak makan atau minum sesuatu yang lain selain susu ibu yang lemak manis berkrim tetapi berkhasiat itu. Najis iskandar termasuk dalam kategori ini.

Cara menyucikan najis mukhaffafah:
-Basuh bahagian yang terkena najis dan lap.
-Percikkan air di tempat yang terkena najis, saya guna spray
-Lap dengan kain bersih sehingga kering

sekarang mari saya nyatakan bahawa saya masih kekal menyusukan kerana perkara ini. dah la baby boy memancut. kenkadang tealpa terlupa tutup bila mengganti lampin, abes la segala tempat menjadi sasaran najis tersebut.

raise your hand. stop child abuse now!

2010-12-09T18:44:00.000-08:00

get me on board! i am on board.

filled the card when i went to withdraw from maybank taipan. filled in particulars and submit into a box. then i was given a brief background on unicef and their 4 missions in malaysia which requires financial assistance at only rm 38/month or rm 58/month. no string attached and you may terminate your monthly aid whenever you want.you would be given a quarterly update through mail on their activity and how they use the fund, as long as you contribute to the organization

the four missions are:

1. education

focus on children of orang asli education

2. health

to provide assistance on a child's health

3. hiv / aids

assistance would be given to carrying mothers who infected with hiv. the mothers will be given injection to protect the unborn from transmission of the disease. wola~ a healthy baby from infected parents

4. protection

provide children from child abuse. the campaign is part of their mission

p/s: owh saya tidak donate, sudikah anda?

cameron highland

2010-12-08T21:19:00.000-08:00

suami saya mahu pergi kerana his family is going so if i don't join, it will look like we want to be outcast. fine, kami pergi walaupun saya tak rela.

owh sangat la saya asyik melepaskan geram pada suami saya. memang la tak aci. tapi tak larat ok. naik bukit 2 jam tu memang mabuk, iskandar meragam the whole way.

when we reached there he was exhausted, we can't leave the apartment. we watched tv3 since there was no cable channel. the rest of the family went to the wet market, strawberry field, etc. iskandar needs to get his sleep, it was raining. carrying him in his carrier is not an option for a sleeping child while the stroller is out of question when you are going to climb the hills *naik escalator pun suami saya elak, nak naik lift jugak, apakan lagi naik bukit*

bergambar dari balcony apartment saja lah kami. waktu sudah menginjak ke magrib, oleh itu kami tidak terlibat dengan sebarangaktiviti riadah di luar dari apartment.

aktiviti dalam apartment ialah tidurkan iskandar, menonton dan bergambar.

we ate tapau lunch and dinner, prepared breakfast and had a lunch at a stall during our journey home.

the journey going home was a massive jam. an hour journey will get you 10km at the max. i make my husband turn around and used the old zig zag route to tapah instead of the newer one which gets you to simpang pulai - the one we used initially.

we made few stops along the road home. suami saya agak kurang gembira dengan kondisi jalan itu namun sudah pasti lagi cepat - i think considering the horrible jam.

namun yang saya suka ialah sebab hujan, merasa la sejuknya. kalau tak hujan confirm la panas.

sesi bergambar di dalam bilik. iskandar lah model nya.

mi pump

2010-12-04T21:30:00.000-08:00

demam + gastric suami saya telah kembali.

setelah bawa dia ke clinic saya ~~paksa~~ ajak suami saya ke warehouse sale barangan bayi di jalan tandang. dah telanjur keluar and its not far away from home.
...........................................................................mi pump

memang murah barangannya tapi kebanyakkannya barangan yang telah kami miliki. dari stroller, mainaan ke feeding products. dapat la iskandar 1 mainan baru.

saya sangat teruja melihat breastpump mipump by baby first years. normal price is rm599 tapi semua barangan pada jualan gudang itu adalah pada potongan 60%.

sangat compact compared to by my medela mini e.

it comes with the bag, cooler bag, ice pack and bottles!

yang paling best- its quiet!!!

medela mini e

suami saya kate: yang ada kat rumah tu nak buat apa? T_T *tak pe la berangan je. lagi pun tgk la bottle first years, besar mulutnya - tak compatible dengan bottle lain. tak pasal kene beli botol baru*

p/s: suami saya tak sihat, rasanya ada possibility tak payah g cameron tak?

medicine

2010-12-01T10:51:00.000-08:00

rentetan kajian saya bersama cik haniza mengapa iskandar kurang menyusu, cik haniza selaku pegawai farmasi telah membekalkan saya ubat-ubatan dari hospital kuala lumpur untuk kegunaan iskandar. apabila ditanya berapa yang harus dibayar jawabnya : 'saya tak terima rasuah'. eh pulak? aku tanya bape harga ubatan itu. rupernya free. ingatkan murah bukan totally free. mari lihat ubat-ubatan yang haniza rasa perlu untuk bayi bernama iskandar itu

1) paracetamol - liquid
I was given this by the hospital during Iskandar's injection when he turned 6 weeks for fever. On the left is brand Feril given by Haniza while on the right is Uphamol. Both with same dosage, for babies. So far I don't have to give Iskandar the paracetamol but Haniza said just in case.

2) paracetamol - capsule

This is another form of medicine for babies. I specifically requested this from Haniza instead of the liquid form since I already have a bottle of it. However she wants to give both even though she prefers the liquid *baik la Haniza, terima kasih!*. In case Iskandar refuse to take the liquid form, I have an alternative.

3) Normal Saline and Xepanicol

These are eye drops. I was given the Xepanicol (green) by doctor in Labis when we went to check Iskandar's red eye. We were told by the doctor to give only one drop daily for the baby. Haniza said the dosage might be too strong for babies. My mother advice was to use breast milk instead for his sore eye. We only used it once though.

The Normal Saline was given by Haniza for Iskandar's nose block to be used 3 times daily. When I checked with other nasal products it contained the same minerals. Advise by Haniza must be good then *not like i dont' trust her or under estimate her ability*. So people, instead of spending money for the nice packaging for the nasal *kononnya easier to be used* which much more expensive, why don't you opt for the saline. Further, most eye drops expiry date are within 3 months upon discarding the protective neck seal.

4) Royce Enema

Iskandar always have problem during his 'private' session which requires assistance from the parents. The doctor advise to use petroleum jelly and cotton buds to stimulate the discarding process. Haniza gave this an alternative from our normal procedure. The small tube at the capping will be inserted through the anus. The royce enema contain sodium - similar with the eye drops but it comes with additional compound - oil. We tried using this only once (without inserting) due to the rough surface of the tube.

5) Syringe and measurement cup

Finally, the instruments to use the above mentioned medicine as complement.

noor bazlina sharifmuddin

2010-11-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

Entry ini dibuat khas untuk bazlina sempena ulang tahun kelahirannya pada 18 november lalu. Welcome to the quarter century old club.

She is a dear friend whom i have known since my secondary school. However we only became closer after we finished our pre uni – matriculation. We shared many of our life journeys together due to our common background.

Antara latar belakang yang sama tersebut adalah:

The fact we both are not very close to our parents, so she was sort of each other's peer pressure
We both are among the few who are still in Malaysia from a group of our close friends
We need financial assistance to complete our education apart from FAMA and PTPTN which only enough to cover the basics, hence we were once a colleague

Definitely we are both a two completely different person and being an assuntarian instead of a sri amanian, we embrace each other’s differences than trying to be who you should be (i did not said this, this was from shazri). Take the picture for example. she is a fan and i read the fiction because she influenced it. While as for me, i am an occasional slogan contester, so now bazlina is more aware when there is any slogan contest.

I finally felt we are in a different path in life when i did not joined her trip to United Kingdom (T_T). She was in England on her 25th birthday while i am married with a child (among the crazy things you would do when you fell in love).

Probably it would not be too much to declare i did somehow influenced her to travel. As much as i did not able to go with her to the UK trip and many more trips in future (i am sooo sure of this – traveling is an addiction), i am happy i was part of the reason behind her travelhollic. Even though we would probably would not travel together anymore in the very near future and as for me, i might not be able to travel as much as i would love to.

But then again we had plenty trips together. perhentian 2007, sabah 2008, penang 2009, Jakarta/bandung 2009 and Singapore 2009 plus few more trips in between.

I wrote this entry partly because i missed traveling and i am jealous that i could not joined her. Further, she works in mid valley and currently its Year End Sale. The fact she is currently still in the Europe, I could not simply sms/chat/email/call to give her a shopping lists. Bazlina balik la cepat. gue ada shopping list baru for the Y.E.S. ni (read - i already miss her and benefits that comes from having a good friend)

p/s: shazri ring earlier to inquire whether i owned a citibank airasia card. he wants to make a transit in the Europe for his US trip. seorang lagi rakan yang terlibat dalam kancah pengembaraan disebabkan saya. damn.

salahkan ibu mengandung

2010-11-28T17:14:00.000-08:00

bersiaran dari kampung halaman suami saya di felda kemelah. saya ni asyik la nak terasa hati apabila ditegur. well i am just human. so when people kept saying things that makes you feel like an incompetant parent, i would say i usully don't take their 'advises and comments' well. i took it as a negative remark.

budak ni baru 3 bulan tapi semua kalau tak kene dengan iskandar jadi salah ibu yang mengandung. panas je hati. asyik rasa malas balik kampung sebab saya rasa bedosa geram dengan orang yang 'bijaksana' itu semua. mari lihat antara 'remark' yang meninggalkan kesan di hati ibu yang telah melahirkan ini.

antaranya ialah:

1. tak boleh makan pedas
eh engkau, kalau aku makan pedas, anak aku cirit ke? dia memang berak cair pun kan. owh you meant to say susu jadi pedas? hotak engkau. *sila refer entry ini*

2. besalin songsang

'dulu masa mengandung bila tido suka lipat bantal eh?'

saya yang masih mamai ketika disoal terus cuba 'recall' dan 'flash back'. setelah difikirkan saya pun kata: 'tak de la'. owh kalau aku kata memang tidur lipat bantal budak tu lahir songsang salah aku la. again - hotak engkau. some people memang tak faham apa itu qada dan qadar atau pun 'nature', things happen.

3. iskandar perlu start makan

memandai bibik tu dukung-dukung iskandar dan bagi iskandar jilat orange. she saw iskandar kept crying when he was in my arms. dia jadi cranky dan agak demanding. namun bila orang lain dukung, senyap budak tu. my conclusion would be he is already confident enough to shout out loud to demand attention from his parents because we won't ignore him.

instead she asked: dah mula bagi makan belum? lapar barangkali.

i have disucussed with my husband that we will only start giving iskandar solids when i finally couldn't cope with his nursing demand.

dulu dia minum sebelah pun tak habis. sekarang ni sudah meningkat minum habis one side. belum regularly minum both sides per feeding pun. by the way - he is not even FOUR MONTHS!

Kenapa engkau tak buat teori dia mengantuk atau cuaca panas atau lampinnya perlu ditukar?? sebab tadi engkau bagi oren dia suka kan?

aaaaarrrrghhhhhh!!!! esok balik peejay yer pn. aminah. only another day to face.

baby room - jusco sunway pyramid

2010-11-26T19:14:00.000-08:00

i have been to baby room / nursing room / mother room in few shopping malls. each offers different environment, layout and equipment. I would like to start writing review for those I visited provided that Iskandar was in good mood. Kalau tak gane nak capture gambar kan?

Let's start with this one. Instead of baby room operated by pyramid themselves, we were in jusco when Iskandar wants to be feed. Its located at the babies department behind strollers and infant car seat display on level F.

The space is quite cramp compared to the one in jusco mid valley and OU.

There is a double seating sofa at the walkway entering this room - for partner/companion. At the open area located changing table to fit 3 babies at at time. *no pics peeps, too many busy parents taking turns changing nappies. do not want to be in their way*

They provide 3 nursing cubicles without door leaf (as usual) but comes with a curtain. As you can see there is a twin sofa and side table. Iskandar loves wall paper with images, he was distracted when we entered the room and start cooing at the images. For a few moment he forgot about his meal.

Its clean and well maintained.

Unlike the ones in OU and mid valley, it does not come with swing in case your little ones get cranky and need additional assistance to fall asleep. Hot water in a flask is provided - if i am not mistaken.

1st anniversary

2010-11-24T17:34:00.000-08:00

minggu lepas suami saya pergi membasuh kereta di stesen minyak berhampiran rumah. its really near, less than a kilometre away from home but it took him more than an hour. i was kind of pissed off because we planned to go out after zohor. iskandar was on his 'bekepit dan qada menyusu bersama mummy' mode so i can get nothing done while my dear hubby 'membasuh kereta'. thankfully i managed to keep my calm from being bitter. later when we reached home after kenduri kak sarah and short trip to sunway pyramid, he gave me this album (",)

he bought it at amcorp mall after he cleaned his car. memandangkan saya peminat aizat (almost named iskandar aizat instead) maka sangat teruja ok. siap ada kad lagi, the gift is in conjunction with our anniversary (i am yet to buy any gift for him). pass la kan scale romantic with A-

owh about this album, its fine but i would say i prefer his 1st one better (comment pandai but its not like i own it).

*i forgot our exact anniversary date. ingat date kenduri instead of nikah. tak pe 1st year kantoi. many years to remember =p *

to the left. why?

2010-11-20T21:43:00.000-08:00

kenapa iskandar gemar menyusu di sebelah kiri berbanding kanan? kadang-kandang boleh dia meraung-raung tak nak kanan, padhal tangki dah penuh sampai terpaksa pump walaupun bayi ada bersama. macam-macam yer kamu iskandar. peluang menjadi bayi yang manja memang tidak dilepaskan budak ini nampaknya. setelah melayari internet di waktu ~~kerja~~ kelapangan dan berdiskusi santai di kalangan keluarga, beberapa punca telah dikenal pasti. mari kita lihat lebih lanjut punca-punca kejadian.

1. selesa posisi itu
mungkin memang begitu fitrah dia. macam fitrah dia ketika dalam perut, tidak mahu kepala di bawah. lagi pun memang ada orang yang gemar tidur mengiring, sama ada kiri atau kanan. namun tidak dapat dipastikan sama ada ini punca dia suka mengiring ke kanan atau tidak memandangkan dia masih belum boleh berbicara.

2. kanan byk sgt susu
seperti yang telah dinyatakan, kadang-kadang memang sampai sangat penuh tangki kanan yang menjadikannya sangat tegang. maka susah untuk 'latch'. mungkin juga bila sudah penuh, kelancarannya jadi agak deras. memang pun kenkadang sampai tesedak dibuatnya. oleh itu, saya ada mengambil langkah kurangkan sedikit apabila sudah terlalu penuh. apabila lebih kurang 1oz dikeluarkan, baru diberi bayi. tapi kalau dia tak nak, buat gaya mana pun tak kene.

3. psychology
ini diutarakan oleh ainol. katanya menurut psychology, oleh kerana kedudukan jantung manusia di sebelah kiri, bayi akan rasa lebih tenang apabila mendengar degupan jantung ibunya. ala ala macam kembali ke zaman dalam kandungan.

4. tidak menghempap jantung
teori ini dikeluarkan oleh abah iskandar. katanya apabila mengiring ke kanan, jantung manusia tidak terasa terbeban. kita memang digalakkan tidur di posisi kanan seperti yang telah diriwayatkan. Diriwayatkan daripada Barra2 bin 'Azib r.a: Sesungguhnya Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:

إذا أتيت مضجعك فتوضأ وضوءك للصلاة ثم اضطجع على شقك الأيمن...

Maksudnya: "Apabila kamu hendak tidur di tempat pembaringan kamu hendaklah kamu berwuduk seperti wuduk untuk solat. Kemudian hendaklah kamu baring di lambung kanan kamu." (Hr Bukhari dan Muslim)

bijak anak syurga ini. alhamdulillah.

tapi kan, rasulullah s.a.w. hanya minum bahagian kanan dari ibu susuannya. maka sebenarnya dia tak ikut sunnah pun, ikut keselesaan. melainkan di malam hari, dia tak larat agaknya untuk protes, mana yang dihidang, itu yang diminum. namun kini, kadang-kadang saya akan membiarkan iskandar kekal baring di bahagian kanan berpangkukan bantal apabila tangki kanan sudah penuh dan tidak dapat dibendung lagi.

aidiladha

2010-11-18T16:53:00.000-08:00

setelah berpuasa selama tiga ~~puluh~~ hari, marilah beraya =)*alhamdulillah saya telah berjaya mula menggantikan puasa yang sangat banyak hutangnya itu*

di pagi raya, suami saya pegi masjid, setelah dia pulang dari masjid, ke kajang la kami. kemudian pegi ikea. eh ikea? hohoho.. last weekend suami saya tertinggalkan tortoise iskandar di parking lot amcorp mall *lihat kura-kura itu sentiasa tergantung di dalam stroller*

maka kami mencari ganti permainan itu. sian pulak anak bujang saya itu asyik berborak dengan dinding *sebenarnya penat nak kendong lelama sambil layan dia berborak dengan dinding atau fridge magnet di peti ais itu, kalau toys boleh baring-baring sambil berborak*

since he turned 3 months, he began enjoying his outings. suka hati melihat-lihat keliling, sampai lupa mintak minum.

rasa berbaloi-baloi beli wall sticker RM 5 di kedai buku dekat pejabat saya ini. panjang cerita iskandar bersama burung-burung itu, dia pun buat bunyi macam burung apabila berborak. dah pandai bercerita budak ni, banyak kisah pulak tu. paling tak tahan, he likes to have audience!

*gossip: alhamdulillah dapat jumpa sedara yang tak seramai mana itu except mak su who had fever and cousin jazrin who is still in Melbourne for his master. pak yang came alone, he have 2 wives and 5 children but he choose to came alone. kalau kawin 4? mungkin masih beraya berseorangan. kesimpulan: lu pikir la sendiri

3 months

2010-11-12T17:17:00.000-08:00

apabila petang jumaat, kemalasan menjengah yer. sepoi-sepoi weekend memanggil. marilah kita menaip.

few days back the little boy turns 3 months. me and my dear husband went to the UH to give him the following vaccine injection due. sangat segera pelaksanaan nurse itu. tak sampai 10minit pas amek nombor kami dipanggil dan segalanya tamat. abah iskandar pun tak sempat keluar dari elevated parking block tu lagi. tapi kan telupa nak mintak nurse tu timbang dia la. rasa-rasanya dah lebih 5kg berat dia.

anyway, lepas kene inject saya pun agak la berwaspada takut dia demam. tengok dia macam ok jer. maka lepas breakfast bersama suami saya, siap-siap masuk kereta nak ke rumah pengasuh itu. baru gerak 5 minit dah start meraung. berenti tepi jalan la yer jawabnya. even after menyusu pun dia meragam. try tukar lampin pulak, still meraung-raung. nak demam agaknya dia. maka pusing balik ke rumah la kami. oni iskandar offer to look after him. saya ok kan aja. belum pernah pun mak menjaga iskandar sendirian.

balik tu dia still meragam-ragam. saya sudah khuatir la kan. setelah didodoi-dodoi kurang la dia menangis. tapi bila letak dalam buai kuat la mejeritnya. sambung la mendukung dia - dari pagi bawak pergi hospital sampai kul 11 syik dukung sudah terasa bebannya. tetiba dia membuang. terus dia dah ok. itu rupernya punca meragam. bukan demam. alhamdulillah badan dia kuat, tak demam.

tapi, kenapa la iskandar masih kurang menyusu di siang hari? weekend ok jer tapi. tadi balik site meeting singgah kejap nak menyusukan iskandar. dia punya meraung macam kene makan ubat - belum penah bagi makan ubat pun except gripe water yang dia suka itu. memang tak minum siang ke budak ni? ke distracted bila di rumah pengasuh itu berjumpa rakan taulan?

kalau ikut cuti government bagi 90hari tu dah tamat pun, tempoh menyesuaikan diri dah tamat, tapi iskandar masih tidak menyesuaikan diri untuk minum botol. bagaimanakah? harus campur ke susunya? tapi dia langsung tak menunjukkan aksi kebuluran, masih bangun setiap dua jam di malam hari. dan sanggupkah saya tengok dia meraung dengan lebih dahsyat apabila membuang apabila selain susu ibu masuk digestion system dia? i am just praying hard when he finally starts eating solids, there would be more nutritions go through his system duirng the day.

anak kera di hutan disusukan

2010-11-11T23:11:00.000-08:00

anak di rumah mati kebuluran. itu la perasaan saya. boleh pergi kerja setiap hari tapi anak tak minum di siang hari. sampai rasa malas nak pump twice daily at the office. sekarang pun dah asyik ngelat. pump sekali je. sesi petang akan skip. sambil nurse iskandar bila sampai rumah, lagi sebelah pump. dia tak suka kanan pun kan.

punya kita gagah pump, akhirnya di buang. saya telah offer nora untuk disusukan nadeem, at least tak membazir lah kan. tapi nadeem tak mau. nora cerita anaknya meraung tak dapat enfalac. i found a web that advertised breast milk for sale. lists of mothers with extra milk and also few who wants to buy. itu kat U.S. la tapi.

every week saya akan dapat simpan 20 oz+ memandangkan iskandar kurang minum susu yang telah dipump. banyak mana sangat pun nak simpan? menurut bacaan saya yang tidak meluas ini, storing 80 oz is sufficient, calculation being made based on 5 working days to cover the baby's requirement through the day. however this statement do not consider days when the mother's milk production might decrease.

kalau decrease pun, susu tu tahan 3 bulan je. lepas 3 bulan memang dah tak boleh pakai pun. so kalau saya simpan 80 oz sebulan, dalam masa 3 bulan patut ada more than 200 oz. to date ada more than 100 oz + 20 oz (this week's collection). apabila storage reached 200 oz, sambil tambah susu fresh dalam fridge, buang yang lama gitu? tapi bukankah membazir namanya? (T_T)

harus berkira-kira memberi iskandar mandi susu jawabnya.

auto pilot

2010-11-10T18:19:00.000-08:00

banyaknya posts yang tak publish lagi, semua dalam draft, tak edit habis lagi. sekarang tgh nak tender jadinya agak occupied. tak de chance la nak update blog di office, kalau balik memang saya pengsan melayan raja kecil itu.

anyway, sekarang ini topic apa lagi yang mahu dibicarakan agaknya? yer -breastfeeding -AGAIN. saya mahu tulis banyak-banyak pasal pengalaman menyusukan anak pertama ini yer. saya sudah mula google on solid food walaupun iskandar baru berumur 3 bulan. sebelum saya mula buat topic pasal solid food semata, biarlah sekarang pasal breastfeeding semata lagi yer.

semalam merupakan hari pertama saya sudah tidak sedar diri ketika menyusu di tengah malam. bila sedar tengok kedai susu tak tutup, habis basah baju dan bantal yang dipeluk. esok pagi saya tanya suami saya jam berapa saya menyusukan iskandar. sudah menjadi auto-pilot agaknya.

its suppose to be good or bad? good because it shows that i still get undisturbed sleep. bad because i might forgot my boundary and squeeze the baby boy. another good thing i guess that i am no longer time his feeding accurately. i nurse him more on his demand.

llli.org

2010-11-09T08:15:00.000-08:00

sila lihat icon llli - la leche league international di sebelah kanan blog ini. currently this is another web site i refer to gain information related to breastfeeding apart from kelly.com, dunia susu ibu (another icon below llli) and blogs by nursing mothers to encourage myself through this journey.

saya hanya ingin menyatakan kecewaan apabila melihat malaysia tidak tersenarai di dalam liga ini. how far have we been left behind due to the capitalism? ;(

sangat la masih ramai di negara ini yang menggunakan susu formula - kejayaan kapitalis yang tidak dapat disangkal langsung!

ibu saya menceritakan bahawa sewaktu kami dilahirkan (in the 80's and early 90's), hospital membuka tender untuk membekalkan susu formula ke hospital-hospital. sudah pasti banyak syarikat yang tidak heran masuk tender membekalkan susu ini pada harga yang rendah. bayi baru lahir tidak memerlukan susu yang banyak. sample mereka untuk setiap bayi mungkin setakat RM10 tetapi jika bayi itu sudah sesuai dengan susu tersebut, the baby will stick to their brand for the next 2 years or even more mungkin. setakat RM10 bagi sample, tak heran la pastu leh dapat beribu-riban years ahead.

memang para kapitalist ini sangat berjaya mengubah mindset semua untuk menggunakan produk mereka dari menyusu secara semula jadi.

*owh kenapa lah saya masih emphasising on the savings gained from breastfeeding than the actual goodness of it?*

kenapa iskandar kurang menyusu?

2010-11-08T23:24:00.000-08:00

Minggu lepas Iskandar tidak mahu menyusu seperti biasa apabila pulang ke rumah dari rumah pengasuhnya - dia tidak buka seperti biasa. Maka beberapa spekulasi telah terhasil. Mari kita lihat spekulasi-spekulasi tersebut.

1. Hidung tersumbat

Babies and even adult with blocked nose will face breathing difficulties. It will be even worse for babies due to their inability to blow or using any other method by themselves to remove the mucus.

Apabila tersumbat pernafasan akan dilakukan melalui mulut. Kalau nak menyusu dan bernafas serentak adalah meletihkan dan menjadi punca bayi ‘cranky’. Tapi spekulasi ini agak tidak berasa memandangkan iskandar mungkin hanya mengalami mild blocked nose from the sound of his breathing and he did not show any sign of discomfort. En hairul tired to let him breath the smell of vicks on his finger tips. Namun tiada perbezaan yang kelihatan.

Setelah berbicara bersama haniza, dia pun setuju ini bukan punca utama ketidak mahuan iskandar menyusu seperti biasa.

2. Kembung Perut

Ini adalah spekulasi oleh suami saya. Namun seperti item 1 di atas, perkara ini ‘being ruled out’ kerana sebab yang sama – no sign of discomfort.

3. Mahu Susu Lain

Owh ini amat mengecilkan hati saya yang sememangnya berbesar hati. Ia diutarakan oleh pengasuh iskandar yang turut berkongsi kerisauan melihat iskandar yang semakin kurang menyusu. Apabila saya kata malam pun dia sudah kurang minum – tiada lagi sesi berbuka puasa, yang disarankan oleh pengasuh itu ialah cuba susu formula yang banyak pilihan di pasaran. Adakah saya perlu mencuba apa yang disarankan? Saya telah mempertimbangkannya dan turut berdiskusi bersama abah iskandar. Abahnya pun seaakan reluctant. Namun ini masih kekal di dalam pertimbangan saya kerana tak kan nak biar anak kelaparan.

4. Kecil Hati

Ini dinyatakan oleh Oni iskandar. Ibu saya kata mungkin dia terasa kerana kerap ditegur gemuk dan sekaum dengannya. Sememangnya ada beberapa yang telah memberi tahu saya potensi kejadian ini selain oni iskandar, mereka termasuklah nora dan pengasuh iskandar. 'Owh budak bulat, jangan risau anda tidak gemuk yer. doktor pun kata awak sihat.'

5. Menjaga Hati

Haniza 'diagonsis' item ini. Kata haniza mungkin kerana iskandar kesian melihat mummynya penat balik kerja dan perlu terus menyusukan dia selama sejam dua. Rasanya saya tidak pernah mengeluarkan kata-kata itu. Sudah pasti banyak kali terlintas dalam hati kenapa iskandar tidak menyusu di rumah pengasuh? Tak payah la buka puasa kalau siang dia tak puasa. Namun, seperti yang dikata Kak Nor - pengasuh iskandar, jangan ditegur pattern minum anak anda. Selagi dia mahu menyusu itu sudah bagus. 'Owh iskandar, tak pe la mummy penat. Ibu rela penat dari melihat awak susut mendadak. lagipun sekarang belum pindah rumah, bonda tak perlu masak dinner dan boleh mengelak kemas dapur. sila lah minum sepuasnya.'

6. Reverse Cycle

Jika dikaji semula artikel di kellymom.com, ini mungkin apa yang dikatakan sebagai reverse cycle.

Setelah seminggu, hari ini dia kembali biasa. Dia akan berbuka. Tapi, tidak lagi immediately apabila tiba di rumah. Dia sudah pandai tunggu sehingga magrib atau sebelum isya sebelum memulakan sesi yang sekarang hanya menjadi setengah jam or so dan immediately apabila tiba di rumah dia akan minum sedikit dahulu seperti biasa. Gaya macam orang buka - buka ala kadar, main meal comes later.

Alhamdulillah its getting better dia masih mahu direct feeding dan sesi berbuka sakan ditangguhkan sedikit kemudian dan bukan serta merta setelah tiba di rumah.

food to avoid when breastfeeding

2010-10-23T16:59:00.000-07:00

Making women think that they must maintain ‘perfect’ diets in order to have thriving breastfed babies is an unnecessary obstacle to breastfeeding.

Is there a list of foods that I should avoid while breastfeeding?

There are NO foods that a mother should avoid simply because she is breastfeeding. It is generally recommended that you eat whatever you like, whenever you like, in the amounts that you like and continue to do this unless you notice an obvious reaction in your baby to a particular food. There is no such thing as a "LIST OF FOODS THAT BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS SHOULD NOT EAT" because most nursing moms can eat anything they want, and because the babies who are sensitive to certain foods are each unique - what bothers one may not bother another.

found this at kellymom.com

seperti air mata manusia, adakah rasanya lebih pedas jika anda baru lepas makan cili api?

memang lah tidak boleh disamakan antara susu ibu dan air mata manusia, tapi saya rasa ia adalah perumpaan yang ok for a layman like me. komposisi susu kekal sama namun kandungan nutrisinya pasti berubah mengikut apa yang dimakan. ia bukan seperti bahan buangan yer. apa yang kte makan itu yang keluar. maka perumpamaan air mata adalah lebih baik. setuju?

adakah jika anda makan makanan yang mengandungi kadar gas yang tinggi akan menyebabkan anak anda kembung? i took this advise only when i was still in my confinement period. iskandar may be too sensitive to his new surroundings then but right after i finished the confinement period, i began to consume food with lesser limitation. *dah kate mak yang prepare makanan, mana ada masak sendiri. mak saya lah yang jaga makan saya sebenarnya, bukan diri sendiri =p*

kembung or colicky most likely due to the baby's immature digestion system and not because of the breast milk. i repeat - due to immature digestion system. maka sila jangan rasa bersalah jika anda makan makanan yang mengadungi kadar gas yang berlebihan. to read more on this go to kellymom - again.

however, to strongly disagree a mother's milk do not contain anytraces of chillies / gases / caffeine would not be accurate. the milk could be affected if the mother consume too much of the food. hence, one should consume all food and beverages in moderate. further, a baby might be too sensitive and allergic to a certain type of food but it is a very rare case.

*penutup kata: entry ini dibuat oleh orang yang mempunyai pandangan sendiri dengan ilmu yang belum tentu seluas besin mandian bayi. ia hanyalah untuk menyedapkan hati penulis yang tidak mahu berpantang belebihan walaupun memasang niat untuk fully breastfeed. seperti yang diutarakan di website yang menjadi rujukan itu (kellymom.com), tabiat diet yang tidak menyihatkan lebih memudaratkan diri sendiri daripada bayi anda =p *

personal record

2010-10-19T09:45:00.000-07:00

for the 1st time, ini lah pertama kali nak ambil gambar susu sendiri. hohoho. agak bersemangat untuk capture kerana ini adalah hasil maximum yang pernah dapat dengan hanya sekali pump - 9.5oz!!!

saya sudah cukup gembira walaupun ada org yang boleh dapat 14oz skali pump. saya punya average adalah di antara 7-8oz. tak pun 6oz. so 9.5oz ini mg sangat mengujakan.

susu ibu

2010-10-18T10:23:00.000-07:00

Semalam apabila melawat keluarga pak cik najmi yang tidak sempat dikunjungi ketika raya, kelihatan isterinya mengandung 7 bulan. Ohohoho... sudah lama tidak ketemu rupernya.

As elder with 2 and half kids, they gave their opinion on parenting. So here i would like to review his comment on breastfeeding (topic apa lagi la minah ni nak citer pun)

Sekarang saya mungkin sudah tidak terasa apabila soal saya ingin berusaha fully breastfeed dipersoalkan.

Their first child, now 8 is a boy. So through their experience like many others have said – budak laki kuat minum. Kebetulan pula kami melawat mereka sudah petang – time iskandar reverse cycle. Saya asyik la tarik baju nak bagi iskandar minum.

Katanya nanti kene campur jugak tu. Tak larat. Amir dulu pun balik malam je bagi direct feeding. Tapi asyik bangun jugak, tu yang campur.

Saya dengan diplomatiknya menjawab: consider jugak. Tapi selagi larat cuba la. (harus diingat merendah diri dan tidak melawan cakap orang tua. Belum tentu pun allah izinkan nak dapat fully BF. Kalau terjadi, tak de la tekilan sgt.)

The aunty pulak: owh mg nak bagi susu badan je eh. Frozen la yer. Pastu cairkan.

Saya: haah. So far stock ada lagi. Belum habis. (wife dia lebih memahami rupernya.) i admit to her that i do not do anything else besides nursing iskandar after i reach home from work.

Come to think of it bagus jugak la ada husband gini gaya. Memandangkan memberi anak susu ibu merupakan tanggungjawab bapa sebagai nafkah kepada anak yang menjadi sunat muaakat, namun bukan semua mampu. Ini bermaksud pak cik najmi sedar kemampuan isterinya had mana. Atas dasar muafakat, they decided to add formula milk in their son’s diet.

“Apabila keduanya ingin menyapih (memberhentikan penyusuan) sebelum dua tahun dengan kerelaan keduanya dan permesyuaratan, maka tidak ada dosa atas keduanya” – Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 233

Dari dapat husband yang isteri tak larat tapi paksa BF jugak. Lagi pilu kan?

Yesterday when mak su mimi came over and she was giving encouragement for being able to fully BF iskandar. Dia siap cerita pasal kawannya yang pumping while driving, in the meeting, in surau, etc. Kalau boleh pumping dalam meeting tu pump mahal la yer – discreet. Saya punya bunyi macam vending machine. Pumping while driving – sudah cuba dan gagal.Defenitely I am definitely still conscious about breastfeeding in public!

Kembali bersatu

2010-10-17T16:22:00.001-07:00

Owh saya telah Berjaya memaksa diri ke dalam selaur jeans yang sudah ditinggalkan sejak mengandung 5 bulan. Been trying to force myself into it since habis pantang namun acapkalimenemui kegagalan. I have been wearing my maternity jeans even after my confinement period to avoid any pressure on the c-cut. Tapi bosan la.

Maka dengan hati kembang dan berbunga riang saya pun berjalan-jalan bersama jeans itu.

Hari ini niat di hati ingin memakai lagi. Bila memaksa diri, suami saya kata: tak muat la. Dah tak payah pakai bengkung kalau pakai jeans tu (T_T)

Pandangan suami diterima. Jeans lain dipunggah dan dijumpai. Jeans yang muat itu ialah dalam kategori apabila saya kembang sedikit i.e. selepas raya

kesimpulan: perlu exercise kah saya?

90 days

2010-10-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

Alhamdulillah dalam pembentangan budget semalam the prime minister announced on the 90 days maternity leave. Saya sangat gembira walaupun bukan civil servant. I hope this is a first step to initiate many other benefits to new parents. Such as a week leave instead of 3 days for the new dads. Dads too get the blues ok, daddy’s blue. Adjusting yourself with a ever demanding new born is a real challenge tau tak.

Seriously 60 days is very limited. Confinement period itself 44 days, leaving you with only 16 days to train a new born to use bottle and adapt to a new environment without their parents 24 hours in the next 12 day, minus the 4 days of weekend. That provided both, the mother and baby is healthy and the guardian while the parents are away is doing a good job. Other wise, lu piker la sendiri.

Giving bottles to infants 6 weeks or younger is not advisable by the medical practitioners to avoid confusion.

To start a new routine and disturb the 6 weeks routine the baby used to in less than 2 weeks, if you are lucky. Adjustment to the new period needs to be done after going back to work. so sekarang ini adjustment period itu sudah dipanjangkan - Alhamdulillah.

I have to admit its hard to adapt to iskandar nursing demand right after work. he normally wants approximately 2 hours on and off nursing right after we reach home. He will start wailing in the car after 15 minutes in his baby car seat and the journey to reach home without heavy traffic is 20 minutes.

Iya benar – budak lelaki drinks more. Saya bersyukur belum pindah. Kalau dah pindah confirm tak larat. Of course i have to prepare dinner or at least tidy up after dinner. Mana nak larat, dah 2 jam menghadap budak tu. Nak basuh botol lagi. Kemas baju dia for the next day lagi. Diri sendiri lagi nak jaga. Pastu malam nanti dia start balik nursing for every 2 hours.

Ini anak sorang larat la nak layan, kalau dah bederet? Mau tak rasa terabai. Adjustment period for the older siblings lagi.

lepas ini 90 hari itu akan menjadi akta pula harapnya. amin.