Wednesday, March 31, 2010

ku dah pencen dari MBW...
bittersweet moment bila no longer jadik admin..
(baru sedar sebab baru login arini hahah, selama ni bace sambil tak login)..
I'm just not into finding babywearing stuff.. I got all I need.. and I stop looking...
dont have that babywearing fire anymore (might  get rekindled if got newborn.. i dunno.. maybe i'll just stick to what I have.. that is my nature and personality.... buy and search like crazy till I find the one... then I stop...
If I buy.. I  will re buy the same thing....
ni nak masuk 2 tahun kot aku masih addicted to fish and co.... if its good, I stick to it...


sama macam masa aku jadik moderator forum cari.. BFT (beauty & fashion tip)... nick Mz_tera...
aktif sampai diberi tanggungjawab jadik moderator...
tapi lepas aku jumpa my HG makeup (holygrail = terms use for "the one").. which was everyday minerals..
aku just stopped looking... no more acnes... makeup looking great.. wats more to say..
lepas tu kena rompak.. setahun takde intenet kat rumah.. malas aa aku menjadik moderator...
so aku menyepi jelah sampai skang...


tudung.. ku dah jumpa tudung hamidah.. mmg beli tudung ni jelah.. perluaskan koleksi...
2 per month.... really love the one I got this month.. 1 patterned.. 1 plain...
cant wait for next month's payday....

oo I digress....

anyways...bye bye MBW ... I still babywear.. fully.. aku tatau aa stroller aku kat mane..
but I wear the same old thing...
cuma takde semangat nak membeli2..... which is actually the hottest topic kat MBW..
nak try try masa gathering pun kurang nafsu...
but i still try to go ... just because i like talking to other moms...
amir can play with frens... and the food are usually awesome...
I'm not sad... because MBW now have so progressed... compared to where it was nearly 2 years ago...
dulu I feel obliged to spread the love...
and now I feel like the love is already spread... and ramai spreader lain...
so feel like my work is done hahah..

Sunday, March 28, 2010

nenek amir suka beli bende doraemon utk amir..
skang amir dah jadik doraemon dah pon...
okay pulak die tak cuba cabut hoodie itu..












gaya tido yg buruk..   aku adjust la pastu


we bought an ice blending blender.. utk buat smoothie... vege smoothie for amir
mak bapaknye yg over.. harini sungguh bloated kami makan smoothie..
i need to get real vege to blend.. now sempat capai ni je dulu..
i dont like the word "concentrate"



got a tudung hamidah (TH) tebal... brown
and tudung hamidah nipis.. black..
coz I need a plain tudung for all my corak shirts..

but tudung hamidah nipis yg plain very lembek laa...
im still not sure whether okay or not soft awning die tu.. can withstand angin or not

anyways.. tudung hamidah tebal.. sesuai utk org yg tak suka jarang..
takde kertas keras.. basically takde awning aa.. but i still call it "soft awning"
awning dari kain tu itself aa..takde kertas, or plastic or span.. (sukati je buat term sendiri kan)

i think this one lambat sket kering dari TH nipis
and terasa labuh plak cutting die.. can cover my boobs..

btw Tudung hamidah nipis ngn tebal yg takde awning (just ade soft awning aa)
ni banyak fabric berbeza..
so kena pandai carik and try... sbb kalau silap kain, kang tang awning tu tak menjadik.. jatuh je..

abaikan muka aku sans mekap..



Thursday, March 25, 2010

copied from this site:
http://thehoneybunch.blogspot.com/2010/03/air-mata-daripada-seorang-ibu-yang.html

Ibu itu akan meleleh air mata gembiranya tatkala menyaksikan anak yang baru dilahirkan boleh menyusu dengan sendiri hampir sempurna buat pertama kalinya.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya tatkala menanggung keperitan akibat bengkak yang dialami pada payudaranya.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya apabila khuatir susunya tidak mencukupi lebih-lebih lagi menerima pandangan orang lain yang boleh menggugat keyakinannya itu yang sebenarnya dia mampu.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya apabila memikirkan demi tugas yang perlu dipikul memaksanya berjauhan dengan anaknya sementelah anaknya masih memerlukan susunya setiap masa.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya apabila diri didorong dengan penuh semangat membara untuk terus menyusukan anaknya dan menyaksikan sendiri penat-jerihnya berbalas dengan anak yang membesar sihat.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya ketika saat dia memerlukan pendorong dan pemahaman dari insan bernama suami untuk memenuhi matlamat susuannya, harapannya itu tidak kesampaian.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air mata gembiranya melihatkan stok susunya cukup untuk hari-hari seterusnya walaupun terpaksa meninggalkan anak di rumah pengasuh.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya tatkala menahan kesakitan akibat gigitan tanpa niat bersebab dari si anak ketika sedang menyusukan tapi perjuangan tetap perlu diteruskan.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya kerana perlu menghadapi pelbagai komplikasi dari pelbagai sudut dalam perjuangan untuk menyusukan anaknya dan dirinya sahaja yang tahu apa yang dilaluinya tapi demi semangat yang teguh, dia terus melangkah.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya kerana kurangnya tidur dan menanggung badan yang sakit-sakit gara-gara memenuhi tuntutan susu daripada si anak.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya apabila menyedari beransur-ansur kurang penghasilan susunya tanda perjalanannya itu akan berakhir.

Ibu itu akan meleleh air matanya apabila terpaksa menerima hakikat bahawasanya satu hari nanti gelaran ibu yang menyusukan anaknya yang disandang satu ketika akan tiada lagi.


aku bace ni menitik gak air mata...
senang je tersentuh...
tapi sayangnye, haprak tak apply kat aku...




memang aku stress bila susu sket etc etc... tapi aku tak penah nangis tersentuh..
aku penah nangis la BF related.. tapi nangeh sebab stress! rase nak quit.. rase apsal seksa sgt BF ni.. sampai aku hanya mampu terdampar takleh nak buat keje,xleh buat bende2 yg aku nak... tu jela.. basically nangeh sebab selfish reason...which I always got over myself and reminded why I'm doing it "best for baby"


tapi bila bace posting orang .. for sure la aku nangeh... how farra weaned.. how adrin weaned...how liza weaned...  menitik air mata aku.... tapi for myself, rase cam tak sabar je nak get it over with... aku rase aku belum "get it"  yet... sebab aku belum wean kan.... so skang asik fikir, aku akan nangeh ke..? dont think so... but logik je...

macam cosleep la... selama setahun 9 bulan amir tido in my arms.. yes in my arms.. under my ketiak.. on my boobs etc...mesti kena bersentuhan, if not die takleh tido... letih aku tau.. aku rindu nak peluk bantal gila2... hari sabtu pagi rafiq will take amir main kat park, so that I can have my peluk bantal time...   now dah 1 week amir tido on his tilam (exactly next to mine... takde gap pon..) .. aku boleh peluk bantal yahoo!!.. and I dont miss sleeping together at all (yet?)...i'm happy amir can sleep by himself, walaupun jarak die tak sampai 0.5 meter dari aku pon hahah.. and i'm happy that i can finally have some quality sleep !... and amir start tido on his own .. on his own.. bukan sebab aku ngajar/train.. die yg tetiba one day decided to grab a comforter, lay it down next to my side of tilam and slept there... bak kata farra, anak kucing pun dpt tido and cuddle ngn mak die... kenapa anak manusia kena sleep train tido asing2... babies should sleep with their mom until they are ready to sleep on their own! (I digress)...


anyways, I love BF-ing (most of the time)... but dont think i'll miss it kot... i dunno..
maybe aku in denial of how I will miss BF-ing...
but all weaning stories mmg buat aku menitik air mata aaa...

anyways.. yesterday.. the NAN tin finally opened at nursery... hahaha
coz aku lupa pam kat opis 1 sesi.. (tak lupa, malas sebnanye)
so dah start topup with formula kat nursery...
yang ni aku rase nak nangis...
saat amir terpaksa minum susu formula sebab mama amir malas nak pam... sebab mama amir dah give up/give in dengan kemalasan....
tapi aku sungguh muak muak muak nak pam...muak muak muak.. bosan bosan bosan..
tengok FS rase nak campak kat dinding je...
nak je cam formula by day and breastfeed night time only... so no pumping...
tapi masih ade sikiiiit lagi semangat dalam diri aku....
3 more months till 2 tahun....
have to push diri every single day...

aku period ni.. PMS kot nih... tah ape aku merapu tah ni...

Monday, March 22, 2010

nice sunday ... xtvt : KLCC...
carik buku untuk amir..
aku plak... nihon no hon ga yomemashita..
shin-chan no manga o kaimashita...

amir suka buku2 disney...
so beli la lagi...
kalau la duit banyak nak beli buku banyak2.. hmm
but books = kinda expensivee...
nak carik 2nd hand.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

kalau camni, amende? tetiba je naik merah..
lasted 1 night only...


susu tatkala 1 tahun, 9 bulan... alhamdulillah mencukupi...



tapi bekalan hanco setelah aritu sekali lepas aku pam 1 full bottle...
(masa ni aku cuti kat rumah sorang).. then aku terlupa nak masukkan dalam fridge..
so now pumping cukup2 makan jela.. 16-17 oz per day..  takde lebeh...

tapi smalam ngn arini aku sakit sket.. so makan tak banyak.. cirit birit muntah..
semalam pumped 12 oz only....
tapi sepatutnye cukup la 12 oz tu.. sebab masa aku kasik 16 oz tu, ade balance 4 oz diberi balik masa amir balik umah.. so 4 oz tu masuk sinki la jawabnye sebab dah dipanaskan...

dulu stress jugak aku bila org nursery dan etc semua dok panaskan susu petang2... and pulangkan kat aku... for sure la amir tak minum susu itu...mesti nak boobs... setiap hari kena buang masuk sinki.... tapi malas dah nak fikir.. aku pam jela ape yg boleh pam...

haritu masa MIL aku nak bawak amir gi terenggganu secara mengejut...
1 malam tido sana..
mmg la takde susu bekal.. susu frozen semua dah expired kot...
so bekalkan ape yg ade jelah 18 oz...
selebehnye kitorang bagi tin susu (aku tak ingat brand ape). yg lactose free yg SJMC kasik masa amir diarhea dulu... tak terbukak till trip tganu nih.. amir minum 1/2 botol je susu formula...

NAN ni tak bukak bukak lagi...

ape yg aku nak sampaikan...
aku rase setakat ni.. amir baru minum formula baru 3-4 oz kot...sepanjang idup die..

sooo sangatlah susah untuk aku bertukar ke formula...
mindset ko kena berubah....
kalau feed formula I feel like a failure...
tapi aku nak gak try NAN, kot2 la ade benefit additional for amir yang TAK SUKA MAKAN INI.... so dont say .. try feeding him this food this food etc etc etc.... of course la aku dah try...
anyways nak bagi formula... kena bagi mindset aku ni berubah sket... tah bila tah...

pastu susu UHT die reject... coklat pon...
pasni aku nak try strawberry...

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

aku tak bukak lagi NAN itu hahah...
tapi was researching about formula...


Aritu, I was deciding between lactogen and NAN..
since both have very high iron...
(fokus aku ni sgt iron-oriented, walaupun adik aku kata iron bebanyak pon tak diabsorb)


aku jumpa these:

"Nan is a 100% whey based formula
Lactogen is a predominantly Casein based formula

Whey is more easily digested and has more similarities to breastmilk proteins as it is also very high in whey. Casein is heavier and harder to digest for babies.

To answer your question, Nan is scientifically the better formula as it is more similar to breastmilk but it depends on what you prefer and what agrees with your baby. If your baby is underweight than the casein formula may be better to bulk them up."


Nasib baik la I made the right choice...

Easier to digest and takkan bulk-up amir yg dah sedia debab...

Also found this..

"I told my doc that and he said that lactogen is sweeter compared to NAN(which is true , i have tried it) and hence children love Lactogen whereas NAN is bland just like BM"

bagus la, sebab rase akan dekat similar with my "bland" BM.. so patut amir boleh minum... and kurang gula utk rosakkan gigi amir...


tah betul tah tidak.... tapi so far so good... tak terasa made the wrong choice...

you are what you eat.... harap2 habis satu tin... if not... bapak mahal aaaa buang duit... stress hahaha

Monday, March 15, 2010

Apparently nutrient... VERRYY important for kids...
ingatkan cam aku... eat crap.. sehat je tak demam pon....
buat kids... rely heavily on nutrition...
since amir such a picky eater.. so susah nak bagi die nutrition yg lacking from breastmilk..
after 6 months... breastmilk is not complete food for baby... kena bagi makan mende lain gak..
kalau la breastmilk tu complete food, then we wouldnt be in this situation... coz amir guzzles of breastmilk like crazy..
iron 2.2 je... sedangkan kena at least 10.0...
so we decided to start using formula too...
dengan sangat blurr kena decide which to use...
pening laaa.... siap gadoh2 ngn makcik jual formula...
sukati je nak kencing aku... aku blur not bodo...

pediasure tu ape? pemakanan lengkap..?
should I have used this..?
still planning to BF part time...
and also wants amir to eat too...


anyways, so I outlined 4 ingredients yg penting for amir..
Iron..
DHA, AHA...
probiotic...


so belek2 la nutritient information....
so lastly decided on Nan-3, pro..
yang paling tinggi kandungan 4 items ni...


harap2 dapat membantu where breastmilk cant...
tapi sungguhla stress nak beli... mahal la susu...danggg...
sungguh berjasa boobs and pam aku... bapak mahal susu...wtf...
beli beli... pastu amir nak minum ke..?
immunofortis tu ape..? tapi aku rase immune2, antibody semua leh dpt dari BM..
also, aku stress sebab formula ni mencepatkan kerosakan gigi...
I can just imagine amir minum susu and lepas tu terus tido.. kat nursery..
nak kena diorang gosok gigi amir setiap kali seblum tido.. dont think so..
aku rase sure bagi botol susu utk ditidurkan lagi ade la...
breastmilk have teeth protecting enzymes...
so malam aku still gosok gigi die... tapi lepas tu takleh makan minum kecuali BF jelah..


So my exclusive and fully BF journey stops here... at 1 year, 9 months...
okay la ni.. tak dapat pingat emas (going for gold)..
gangsa pun cukup la...
still akan sambung jugak ngn part time BF... till 2 years...


aku rase rafiq lagi pressure aku stop BF dari aku...
aku cam semangat je carik alternative BM..
adekah die takut aku gemuk tak BF? hahhaha...
aku yg takut aku gemuk with not BFing... so kena la stop makan crap..
and eat healthily..

anyways, I created 2 recipess for amir...
sedap pulak pada aku.... so can be used on me...
amir tak suka pon.. tapi bila iklan, die nganga, aku suap, die makan gak la..


vegeroni goreng...



panaskan olive oil (bukan EVO or EEVO)...
masukkan garlic
masukkan ayam breast chopped - source of protein
masukkan vegeroni yg el dante.... (vegeroni is pasta from vegetables)
dash of garam
dash of kicap...
chopped brocoli



Nasik Goreng Tuna...
(gross right? but okay la rase)


panaskan olive oil
masukkan garlic (good for immune)
masukkan tuna chucks (tuna chunks in olive oil canned) - source of protein & omega 3 oils.
masukkan nasik.
dash of garam
dash of kicap...
chopped brocoli - source of iron
chopped lettuce - source of iron


sungguh healthy.... aku rase aku kena masak ni and bawak bekal gi ofis, utk elakkan makan crap and oily food...
kicap tu leh ganti with tomato sauce, souce of lycopene... tapi amir tak suka sgt kot..

Monday, March 8, 2010

a few pics.. no time to write...







Amir malu malu dengan mickey mouse... tah pape la ...


high tech budak zaman skang.. ipod kena ade..


sayur for iron...
normal range for kids.. 10.00-30.00 umol/L
amir ade 2.2 umol/L ajer...


looks like crap.. aku pon tak lalu.. tapi aku makan gak.. rase better than it looks..
the pasta fettuchini itself is made from spinach... so it's pasta yg kaler ijau..



aku dah lama tak beli babywearing stuff.. O&A ni the latest one...
who says babywearing is addictive... once u find ur HG.... cukup dah..

Monday, March 1, 2010

Setelah dicheck-check.... finally found a reason..
best gile when you know the cause of something...


1. Thalassemia, Hb-E (not the serius type.. apparently very common in South East Asia)..
So Amir is affected (not carrier, but actually affected)... therefore me and rafiq both must be carriers and/or affected.
Time kitorang kawin, tak wajib lagi test AIDS, thalassemia semua ni...
so what it is is...(sape pakar boleh betulkan)... kurang redblood cells and red blood cells yg ade tak efficient in carrying oxigen around.
also... have to procreate carefully in the future...kena screen potential wife.. coz amir's kids boleh dpt the major thalassemia..




2. Iron deficiennt.... memang aku tau and dah dibebel oleh adik aku... pasal ni...
teringat yg die cakap die kena feed baby kat spital with pure mince meat..
anyways... breastfeeding ni ade sket kelemahan jugak despite being the best option... iron and vitamin D..
maybe coz aku pun ade gene thalassemia ni...susu kurang iron..? i dunno...
tapi dr ckp kalau aku makan iron byk pun, mmg susah nak sampai kat susu...
breastfeeding up to 6-9 month.. iron cukup for babies that age...
after that kena makan diet properly or use iron fortified formula... (ni aku google dr sear and etc)
iron comes from green sayur.. which aku and rafiq tak makan... go figure...
anyways, amir start sakit lepas kena cucuk MMR and masuk nursery.
before that, susah nak sakit...



so bila coupled kan thalassemia hb-e with iron deficient... easy to get infected...
feels so good to know the cause of something kan..?
not just treating illness with parmol and stuff..



pastu ade gak org kata... maybe amir takleh bawak nama die... pasal tu asik sakit..
amir ridhwan nama gempak sangat....
ye ke gempak..? aku dah cuba maintain nama semelayu habis.. and ejaaan tak mengarut sampai takleh pronouce...
takde pun cam nama omputih ke ape... gempak ke?
mungkin tang amir tu... "raja/leader" tu gempak sgt..?
aku tgk org nama amir yg lain ade je hampeh and tak macam "amir"..
entahla, I dont believe it.. but I wont knock it....

mak aku suh amir makan folic acid.. lepas aku google2.. mmg ade suruh...
hebat gak mak aku..... quite medically informed nowadays...
anyways, he is now on iron tablet... senang je nak suh makan..
buat2 cam mende tu gula2.. die pun sebok nak makan...



men, sila komen kat "comments".. bukan kat chatbox

morale of the story:
1. makan sayur everyday.
2. cek your blood for thalassemia (for future generation)