Wednesday 31 October 2012

My favourite magazine~

Assalamualaikum semua...kali ni I wanna talk about my favorite magazine. Dulu selalu baca majalah fesyen la, make up la apa la...but cant hardly believe that now my fav magazine is Pa & Ma! First time bought this masa time pregnant. Tapi tak la beli every month cause can read online, tapi hari tu bulan October punya I beli cause the topics are all interesting. Can't hardly wait for Nov 2012 punya keluaran cause ada voucher to purchase Lunatots Velcro! Yeay! Semangat berkobar2 ne nak ber CD (cloth diaper). Hehe. K la, entry malam ne pendek saja cause everyone are having wordless Wednesday...yeke? Memandai je I ne...
Anyway, to bakal parents or yang dah jadi parents, you guys should try buying and reading the stuffs offered in the magazine. Mmg berbaloi-baloi bah!
Eh, jap...ni laPa & Ma keluaran Nov! bestnya isi dia...k, I nak start baca this magazine...Assalamualaikum!


Tuesday 30 October 2012

Swimming lesson 01! Haha

I mmg teringin nak ajar anak I swimming. Just like anak Sheikh Muszaphar. Went to his wife's blog www.barelysupermommy.com and saw updates on their daughter punya swimming lesson. Hehe. So I pun was thinking that I should introduce water to my lil princess. Look what happen-->
Hahaha, my lil princess and her dear cousin sibuk gigit benda alah tu cause both gatal gusi kot. They mcm tak ada interest towards the water. I know this is not a swimming lesson, hahaha...just biarkan dorang terapung je. But its good cause dorang move their legs vigorously. Bila dah besar sikit boleh introduce pelampung yang kat leher so that she have to move every part of her body when she is in the water. For now, just stay on the baby boats girls!

Monday 29 October 2012

Cloth diapering, anyone?

This time around I nak buat review pasal cloth diapers. Right now, it is part of my obsession besides breastfeeding. To be frank, I mmg enjoy jaga anak and I want more of them!!! Haha. Okay le's start the review now...

First time I kenal cloth diapers was from a friend, masa tu I baru bertunang. Dia bagi I brochure, then when I saw the penjimatan calculation, in my heart I dah kata, nanti dah ada anak nak guna. But well, bila tau harga sehelai, terus minat I pudar di situ. Ye la, belum kahwin, belum ada anak, masa tu pulak minat lebih ke make up dan baju. Hehe.

Then lepas dah ada anak, masa my lil princess dalam hari, dia kena nappy rash yang sangat teruk. So bawa g jumpa Dr. Y. Okay, dia kata, the only choice is to pakaikan my lil princess ngan lampin. I was like "You've got to be kidding!". Then my mom pun pergi la tlg belikan alat2 untuk pakai lampin, tapi x pakai pun sbb jumpa nappy rash cream yang baguih. Nope, not gonna tell the brand sbb I nak korang pakai cloth diapers --> towards a greener parents. Haha!

Okay, back to kisah dalam hari, dalam susah payah my mom beli lampin and stuffs, cloth diapers ada dalam almari and I totally forgot about it! Ye la, masa tu x terfikir. The cloth diaper brand is  "Little Buddy" I beli masa I pregnant. Harga dia okay, 4 pieces for RM 148 then free wet bag. I get this at Fabulous Mom, mmg shopping situ pun masa pregnant. Dia punya material is bamboo charcoal, khas utk yang berkulit sensitive. Charcoal tu pulak untuk elak bau najis baby --> katanya la...tapi mmg betul pun.

Haaa...ni la gambar dalam cloth diaper "Little Buddy" ne. Insert dia kena masuk ke dalam. Kay after dah few months, baru I pakai benda alah ne. Setakat ne mmg okay..no complaints. Cuci pun senang.Seriously!

Hmm, kenapala I terlupa pasal cloth diaper ni masa dalam pantang. Geram teringat yang I kena spend extra on buying nappy rash cream and disposable diapers. Ye la, sbb kena kerap tukar nak kurangkan rash dia.  Sabar jak!

Yang ini pulak I baru beli, AI2 dari Lunatots. CD yang ini lain sikit dari yang atas sbb yg ini insert dia kat luar. Cuma perlu tukar insert je after 4 jam, yang "seluar" dia tahan sampai 8 hours. Kira less laundry la and sgt praktikal. I bought 2 sets of this---> 5 pieces for RM 288 at Lunatots. Bila malam just tambah doubler kat atas insert, so boleh tahan lama sikit. Puas hati! Boleh jugak pergi www.lunatots.com for further info.

Ni gambar jarak dekat CD yang di review tadi. Bila pakai cloth diaper, rash pun tak berani datang lagi sbb ada air circulation and the material is very gentle and suitable to the baby skin. Dari newborn sampai umur 3 tahun boleh pakai benda ne if maintain well. CD juga org kata leh buat anak kita go for potty training faster. Good news!

Setakat ni, ini la collection CD that I have. Ada a few yang tengah jemur. Hehe. I choose neutral color so girl ke boy ke boleh guna. I hope to purchase another 10 in December. Yang sedihnya, nursery tak accept cloth diapers in their T & C. So I boleh ber CD only at night, weekends and public holidays or whenever I coti. Tapi walaupun masih kena purchase disposable diapers, tapi mmg super lambat habis. Lagi satu, sampah pun kurang, so boleh la contribute to pengurangan pencemaran alam sekitar. Tak silap I disposable diapers adalah salah satu sampah terbanyak di dunia and lambat nak decompose.

Please also refer to the experienced parents in other blogs on how to take care of the CD and cara yang betul untuk pakaikan CD for your child. Last but not least, if nak pakaikan your baby with CD when your out, get ready the wet beg to put the soiled CD inside. Lagi satu nak jimat lagi? pakai la cloth wipes, just guna air je. Much better than guna wipes yang pakai buang sbb ada banyak bahan chemical inside.

Okay, apa lagi? Renung-renungkan *wink* Benda ni if pandai jaga and maintain, Insyallah akan tahan until budak tu 3 years and if okay lagi, adik nya bulih la pakai preloved nya.Rajin2 kan la diri mencuci, tak ssh pun...Only the best for our children!!!

Ada banyak sangat brand CD yang available and terpulangla pada you all utk pilih yg terbaik for ur children. Ada yg murah and adayg mahal. I review yg 2 ne sbb I dah guna. So berani la komen. Hehe.

P/S: Tak, I tak jual benda ne and I tak dapat apa2 komisyen from these brands. Just nak share the benefits of CD selain dapat save some money and kurangkan sampah sarap di dunia ne. Hehe. For mommies, you guys can try cloth pads and cloth panty liner.

Saturday 27 October 2012

100% beef burger...home made

Right, lepas citer pasal BF I melompat sekejap ke bahagian resepi. Haha...selingan je. This time around I teringin nak makan burger. So, my husband made a delicious burger for me, instead of buying it. Sementara dia buat the burger, my lil princess and I sempat la snap some pitchas.
1) You will nee minced beef, just like in the picture.
2) Then campur kat minced beef + diced bwg merah+diced bwg putih + lada hitam +garam (secukup rasa) + telur.
3) After that gaul sampai sebati.
4) Now, ambik sebahagian 100g-200g utk dibuat buat patty.
5)  Haaa...yes, buat mcm kat atas ni before bakar atas pan.
6) Kay, bakar sampai masak, medium ke welldone ke...asal jgn hangus okay sudah tu...
7) Yay! Burger is ready...Bismillah...








Breastfeeding, anyone? Part 2


Okay, ni sambungan citer pasal Breastfeeding...then after we are home, i pun start my exclusive breastfeeding (BF). Mula2 semangat i sudah lemah la...bila nurse cakap ni tak ada susu ne, u better eat Fenugreek. Hmmm, okay, I ignore that, tapi it keeps playing in my head. So bila anak I asyik nangis and terbangun, I dah rasa maybe I tak ada susu. Tapi Allah izinkan I menyusukan cause tak lama lepas tu susu jadi banyak. Yes, dalam pantang susu kita akan jadi banyak cause badan kita belum boleh adjust ngan the new hormone. So dia go huru-hara for a while. Hehe.

BF is not easy okay puan-puan. Mmg leceh...almost gave up a few times. Tapi lepas tgk muka my lil princess, tak sampai hati. Lagipun benefit susu badan untuk babies ne banyak. Tapi kena be mentally and physically prepared. U akan face mcm2 cabaran, especially working mother where you have to travel and stuffs. Also tak kurangnya comment from people yang doubt about susu badan. Tak apa, dengar je la comment from these people. Tak salah, as long as kita tau apa yang terbaik untuk anak kita. Anak kita, decision kita.

I drank these Chinese Herbs yang ada kurma merah, kurma kecil, longan and stuffs untuk tambahkan susu jugak at the same time masa dalam pantang. After pantang, still continue, but I stopped cause ada sekali tu tengah boil the herbs I selamba kuar rumah g breakfast and my parents and totally forgotten about the herbs. By the time I realize dah 1 jam lebih dah that things was boiling. I rushed home and my husband was already home and looking at me with one kind. Rumah I was berjelaga with black asap. Ya Allah, nasib baik la rumah tak ada apa2.

So I cari cara baru untuk tambah susu. Safer way...pagi kat office I makan alfa alfa + madu amazing (DCL), petang Horlicks, petang balik kerja susu kambing + oats + madu tualang (any madu pun boley). Alhamdulillah, susu mmg constant. Di samping tu, kena la kerap menysukan and pump. Cause susu ni mcm business, kena ada demand, baru ada supply. Satu lagi, avoid benda2 yang ada caffein and air sejuk.

Alhamdullillah, I masih breastfeed my daughter until today...dia dah 6 months plus and dah start makan semi-solid food pun. Nanti in the next entry I would share sikit mcm mana nak prepare food for baby yang baru nak bljr makan. Believe me, I'm having a hard time myself nak feed my daughter. Tapi as time passes by, my lil princess dah pandai makan dah.Yeay!


P/S: This picture is sebahagian dr stock susu utk Lil Princess.Bukan nak showoff, just nak share.

 

Friday 26 October 2012

Breastfeeding, anyone?

Pertama kali I kenal breastfeeding is after I bersalin my lil princess. On the first day tu, I mmg menyusukan dia and siap pesan kat nurse yang amek dia untuk bw masuk nurseri yang malam nanti I nak tidur dgn dia supaya senang nak susukan. Dalam pukul 1am, nurse masuk ngan doktor pakar kanak-kanak ---> Dr Y WITHOUT my lil princess. I was wondering, kenapa la doktor ni masuk bilik aku malam2. Rupanya, dia nak inform I yang anak I ada lung infection. Ya Allah, rasa mcm nak pengsan dan menangis dalam masa yang sama. Dr. Y pesan yang anak I kena puasa and akan ken drip dan oksigen. Dlm hati I, so breastfeeding macam mana?

Sedih dan risau hati kowt. Lepas doktor keluar I pun terus nangis and jantung berdegup kencang. Nasib baik hubby ada kat situ and dia terus solat hajat. Esoknya I cepat2 panggil nurse suruh bawa hubby and I g nursery, cause nak tgk my lil princess. Kesiannya la tgk dia dalam helmet oksigen and drip. Dalam hati, kecik2 dah mcm ne...sedih. I cakap ngan nurse yang I nak breastfeed and dia bagi I cawan kecik. Blur time tu, apasal dia bagi I cawan kecik? rupanya dia suruh pump guna tangan (marmet).

I mmg tak pandai marmet ne...salah cara, rosak susu sebelanga. So I suruh Hubby beli pam manual Cherry Cherub walaupun kat rumah ada pam elektrik Spectra. Bila fikir balik, pelik gak, y on earth i suruh my hubby beli pump manual? Hmm...anyway, bermulala journey I mengepam susu cause terpisah dari my lil princess. Mula2 tu susu I kurang dari 1 ounce...tapi excited sangat sampai I actually tenung the milk in the storage bottle. Hahaha!

After 1 week dia kat nurseri, finally boleh bwk my lil princess balik. Hubby asek nyanyi lagu 'Im coming home" je...On that historical day, hubby, my mum and I bawak balik lil princess ke rumah.

Bersambung...

About me...

Assalamulaikum, ini first time I blogging. All this while asyik baca blogs orang and I get lot's of knowledge, pengalaman dan kisah2 berguna from those blogs yang I dah baca and follow silently. Okay, let me introduce a bit about myself. My name is Alia and was born on the 22/8. My father is Brunei and my mom is Malay. My shoe size is 10 and my height is 5'9. My hometown is Kota Kinabalu but now I'm a permanent resident in Selangor. I'm married to the most perfect man for me on the 18/12/2010 in my hometown.  I gave birth to our lil princess pada 24/4/2012 in Columbia Asia. Working mother (8am-4.30pm...phew~) and wife. Just wanna berkongsi cerita, pengalaman dan kisah dalam bab membesarkan anak and other interesting stuffs.  Will start bercerita tentang something menarik Insyallah in my next entry *wink*
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