Aiyoo.. ammar, u want pics of the medela freestyle pump ke...? sama je cam kat online...
but since u asked...i thought it would be fun to show what a typical pumping session looks like..

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1. This is my susu bag... pamnye kecik je, attachments yg banyak.. put in tupperware..

2. This is how it looks when assembled, with handsfree attachments.. using 1 large bottle, 1 small



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1. With the handsfree .. attaches to standard nursing bras

2. Without the handsfree...



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1. I'm currently pumping while watching Shin Chan... I put my hand there, so u can judge the size

2. I'm done..... susu not as much as usual explained below



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1. Ada 3 parts .. ini yg aku malas gile nak pasang and cuci each time..

2. All done... Usually I can get full bottle (till the neck).. 10 oz aa..
Now is the week before period, this is the time where susu dipping low..
but previous before using freestyle, when my susu was low, I only got 3-4 oz...
so for me, this is awesome...

I already gave a review last 1.5 mth ago...

here's the link:

http://imtotallyclueless.blogspot.com/2009/03/cons-adoii-leceh-gile-la-valves-medela.html

http://imtotallyclueless.blogspot.com/2009/03/after-testing-out-this-medela-freestyle.html


to conclude: Freestyle memang efficient in getting milk out (emptying breast).. tapi disebabkan leceh nak pasang corong/valves semua... aku jadik malas sket nak pam... so aku pump every 5 hours... dulu with spectra zaman terdesak aku pam every 3 hours.... so frozen stock aku tak banyak.. but I am able to produce extra milk to freese... it is increasing but slowly... tapi yg penting is that my milk is not decreasing sampai aku terpaksa "guna" the frozen stock....


my current fresh and frozen stock shown below... (I started from zero 2 month ago when I got my freestyle.. at the end of february my frozen stock was zeroo!! I was on a downward direction.. now dah naik balik, so all these are from freestyle within these 2 months dengan aku yg malas nak pump.. also I am still only giving breastmilk to amir... not supplemented with formula at all.... so nasib baik berbaloi gak aku beli freestyle medela ni.. )

Last 2 weeks ago disposable saved: 17

Last week's disposable saved: 16

Let's cloth diaper!!!

Weekend in a nutshell....

again, weekend yg takde stroller....
lupa nak bawak stroller balik umah...
letih aku pakai handbag 10 kilos nih...


- Gi carrefour buat groceries
- Amir suka tengok tom tom bak... uncle aznil funny

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Sabtu... aku gi gak lagi skali sale metrojaya... ngn sesak2 tu, amir tido pulak.. cehs! aku nak bagi die jaga, supaya die tido kat umah, so aku leh tido skali..

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Ahad gi tesco/curve/ikea... penat la tido putrajaya the night before, I hate beds that arent mine... sakit blakang.. tido tak nyenyak... I only love my bed!!! so tak larat sgt nak babywear, so guna trolley.... gi tesco coz huggies L takde kat carrefour malam jumaat tu.. dulu kitorang boikot huggies... beli pampers, tapi naik rash.. so aku beli gak la huggies hahah... (well, dulu boikot gak carrefour... weekend ni first time officially gi carrefour balik).. well, best gak baby seat tesco nih... huggies dry ni pakai during weekdays time aku gi keje..

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pastu nak try makan kat Vivo curve.. lama aku teringin nak try.. but tak sedap pun.. lasagna dominoes lagi sedap... hmmph!!!... amir cranky here...

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ni budak sebok.. aku minum air, die pun nak isap straw gak... bukan reti isap pon... poser je lebeh.... anyways, bought new glasses... nak beli heavy duty glass supaya tak senang dilanyak oleh amir... a bit big for my face.. ooh well.... bila la aku nak boleh pakai lense balik.... dr. kata allergic... hmmm

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org asik tanye.. dah boleh cakap..??
die dah boleh jalan??

aku pun tatau nak jawab camne..
there's no special date.. or moment...
coz he can speak..mama dada ...
(doesnt make any sense to me though...)
and he can walk 3-4 steps....
but does that count as walking?

well nows that confirm boleh berjalan lebeh dari 10 tapak..
and mahu berjalan bila sua tangan.. and boleh bangun dari posisi duduk ke berdiri..
so bila org tanye.. die dah boleh jalan..??
im officially saying yes he can walk..
(tapi paham2la... tak stabil and bape tapak je... so still cannot walk kalau gi memana)...


dalam video ni, amir sebok nak tengok TV...
he can do better.. but time die jalan jauh2 sket.. aku tak sempat nak rakam...


mak aku cakap aku bleh jalan umur 9 bulan...
and amir ni kira lambat jalan...
tapi then there's my chunky sister...
tak nak budge and crawl.. and suddenly at 14 months starts to walk hahahah..

bebila pun... fine....
yang penting kena blaja turun tangga without injuring himself...
umah ku ni banyak tangga....

I think amir looks exactly like me when as a baby..
i dont have much pic of me as a baby.... but i think these will do..
eventhough these masa aku dah umur lebeh dari 10 months old...
cannot compare directly to amir rite now... tu yg lain sket tu..

went bowling ngn bebudak michigan..
wanted something different than our usually hang out and eat/drink lepak session..
so went bowling and BBQ style...

bowling ni aku nak lepas gian...dah 2 tahun pegang bola bowling..
got 2nd highest score after rafiq... (coz aku terslip satu bola.... berat, all 9-10 lbs balls org lain dah amek)..
if not.... rafiq pun kalah... pfftttt.....



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aku rase gamba 2nd ngn rafiq ni.. super bulat muka amir hahah.. almost perfect sphere







Seoul garden was a bit expensive.. overall sorang RM32.... but sedap aa marinade die.. and buffet, so can belasahh..... so in the end, was worth the experience... boleh bawak cousin aku yg ida.. ko boleh belasah semua 10kali kasik worth it RM32 hahaha.. and yang paling kasik worth it, amir tidoooo.. hahaha aku makan ngn aman....
sampai kali ketiga dok melantak die bangun, so time tu terganggu sket... aku still boleh melantak lagi.. ade space dlm perut ke...

EDIT: added new pics... from liza's camera and sanaa's camera..
gamba yg ade rafiq... amir was sweatinggg..








huuh... i went to the babywearing/cloth diapering/breastfeeding gathering..
at sis nia's house....
pastu aku gatal last minute decide to skip klass jepun aku...
(pastu aku check text book.. this week is verb conjugation... arghhh the class yg aku tak patut ponteng huhhwaaaa.... amek kau.....)


anyways.. ramai gile turn out..
i think its because we all are missing (rindu) gathering MBW kat KL...
so yg ni... MBW-ians members serbu gathering ni...


aku tak amek gamba.. but aku as usual clok gamba ni dari liza....
tapi masa ni aku tgh dukung izzudin....
takde plak gamba amir kali nih...
hopefully ade la gamba amir terselit kat kamera org lain..
(tapi aku tak nampak org lain ngn kamera)..
well.. ni dari liza's camera...







tapi aku balik awal sket
coz too hot jadiknye... amir plak tak cukup tido...
so had to leave... :(
also... i brought my timer (rafiq)....
so cannot stay too long... considerate sket la kan...


and link to the complete album.... MAYHEM!!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=247545&id=703750502

Amit 10 months today.... wow time sure flies faster ..
masa preggy, rase cam dragging je masa...

at 10 months... can take 2 steps... (yesterday)

Rafiq: elly, elly!!! amir dah menapak 2 steps..
Elly: (busy eating ayam goreng spicy McD)...ooo, okay...

I feel bad for not being excited hahahaha... maybe coz I was really hungry..

bought the spectra 3 pump at RM430...
used for 8 months...
selling at RM100 (tak masuk caj servis + new breastshield)..
so basically I paid RM 330 for milk supply for 8 months...


(eventhough I thinks it more RM200 for milk per month)...
consider formula at RM150 per month x 8 bulan
= RM1200 untuk formula for 8 months....


so I jimat RM1200 - RM330 = RM 870


(ni tak masuk I beli medela mini-e.. that was for convinient... not a "keperluan"
wanted to pump in car and want light travelling)

even if masukkan medela.... which I paid RM400...
selling at RM200....
so I actually paid RM 200 to use this pump....

So total jimat still RM870 - 200 = RM670.....


NOTE: also consider the priceless benefit you get while breastfeeding... health...
also... bill paediatrician pun kurang... bill dr... etc etc..

p/s: but you dont need two pumps to survive... boleh just guna spectra 3... can maximize savings (if you are into saving money)...

As usual... pembeli asik backout...
Tapi kali ni sebab aku gi servis dulu then harga naik sket..
Aku rase okay aa ni.. dari die guna for 4-5 bulan pastu kong...
baik aku serviskan kan..?



Nak let go Spectra 3...
Warranty dah habis... berumur 9 bulan..
tapi guna for 8 months saje...
skang guna pam lain...
and baru service this unit kat histopoint Selasa this week...
so performance tip top cam anak dara... :)
Servis sebab nak let go in excellent condition...

also.. the breastshield is new, unopened.
(sebabnye I dah buang all my old used ones... LLC kata tak bagus share breastshield )

Price is RM250
Pickup or delivery within klang valley...
please email me at couette[at]gmail.com

CD ... disposable saved last 2 weeks = 7 keping

disposable saved last week = 19 keping...

p/s: amir, bila dah besar jadik pilot okay..?? make mama's dream come true :)


I have succumbed and bought 2 boxes of nestle and dutch lady cereal for baby..
Seriously takde masa nak masak….
For natural option paling senang bagi buah…. Or mashed potatoes.. or oats…
But I want him to taste various taste….
And he doesn’t eat that much…

But damn that baby cereal taste soo good.. aku yg makan lelebeh..
Amir cam biasa makan 2-3 sudu aje…..
So I guess its not about the taste of natural food vs instant food… he just loves milk….

Well I will try not to give him instant food often….

I got my black sling back!!....
And my petit belly and double linen sakura bloom RS are on loan…
And I got and OMT.. chococabana (I think)
It is so heavenly… but bila pakai amir tak suka… or aku tak reti pakai…
And I’m finding the straps are hassle-ly….nampak sgt dah lama aku tak pakai Mei Tai…
But the fabric and the stitches are soo gorgeous…
I wish aku terer pakai MT… dah tak reti nak bouce bounce…
Aku takut tgh2 mall amir nak kuar masuk OMT… mampuih aku nak pakai tgh2 crowd….
So in the end… RS is still my sling of choice…
Tapi aku still nak bergamba ngn OMT… later…

well, i've been tagged by hanim and sanaa...

Tag- the 6th Sense

Instruction:


Go to your photos folder in your computer -->
Go to the 6th folder of photos.
Go to the 6th picture in that folder.
Put the picture on your blog and a description of it.
Invite six friends to join the challenge.
Link them in your blog and let them know they have been challenged


here it is....



kahkah... sungguh anti-climactic gamba ini...
masa aku kena tag ngn hanim..i thought maybe my office PC would result in gamba yg lagi best.. tapi gamba kat PC office lagi bosan.... so boleh laaa gamba ni...

i'm tagging-

both my sis... men & ada..

close up view of the 1 piece medela cap...
(used with tommy tippee bottles - i.e interchangeable with any standard neck bottle)



view of 2 piece medela cap...

pictures of my Medela Mini-electric...
a potential buyer requested a pic....

the only difference is...
I am including the new bottle cap... 1 mende je.. senang nak tutup...
dulu punye bottle cap.. ade 2... satu ring and 1 flatcap...
(supaya boleh letak teats and jadik botol susu)...
but u can use other standards rings and teat with the medela bottle..
MLO, pigeon, evenflow... basically semua lah...2-way interchangeable..

tapi aku sebnanye prefer this new bottle cap... sebab takyah carik pasangan die lepas dah pam susu... (lari pulak dari topik)..
anyways here's the pump...

BTW.. harga dah turun ke RM 200.. but without shipping...
and sebab berat pulak aku rase.. i'll charge for shipping..
kalau nak amek from me (subang jaya)... free shipping..
kalau nak pos daftar... RM 5 ..
kalau nak pos laju RM 15 ...

anyways.. alang2 aku amek gamba.. aku dah boh dalam kotak..
ready to ship...

email me couette at gmail.com

refer balik to my previous posting pasal pump info...
this blog entry nak tunjuk gamba jer....

courtesy of Liza's camera....(nice photography!)
i just grabbed these pics of us and amir .... thanks!!
best gak dpt gamba clear (compared to my crappy handphone pics)
thanks also to mye for the food..
lama dah aku ngidam jely sari kelapa tu.... (bukan nata de coco yer..)