Welcome To The World Raja Emir Fahri!

introducing my new nephew, Raja Emir Fahri a.k.a. baby Fahri ;D

born on 20102010, at 2.12pm at Prince Court Medical Centre. his weight is 3.25kg.

ouh, i just can't wait to see him! *luv* *luv*

2010 2010

nice number eyh?

while i am typing this, my beloved lil sis, dell is delivering her first child on this exact date at PCMC. bes nyer besday baby nombor cantik. hehe...senang nak ingat pon yer ;D

tadi mak aku bagitau dah time untuk push. but just now aku dapat sms dari mak bagitau dell dah selamat deliver. ALHAMDULILLAH....both mommy & baby are healthy. can't wait to see them! nak balik KL lambat lagi. huwaaa....

Supplement for Babies & Toddlers

sian blog aku nih. dah berapa minggu aku ignore pon dah lost count ;p seperti biasa, masa mencemburui tuan blog. kih3...oklah, sempena dah lama meninggalkan arena blogging ni, arini aku nak share pasal supplement yang aku bagi kat adam. sharing is caring, kan? ngeee ;D

aku merupakan salah seorang ibu yang agak bernasib malang kurang baik sebab tak dapat breastfeed (bf) baby after hundreds time of attempt (yup, tipu), then i gave up. sewel lah kalau nak biar anak kebuluran, kan? adam cuma dapat kolostrum dalam 2 minggu jer. lepas tu aku terpaksa depended on formula jer. tipulah kalau aku cakap aku tak sedih bila tak dapat bf adam. frankly speaking, i cried so hard so many times. i was really dissappointed, frustrated, angry & yang sewaktu dengannya...

i know some people out there (even so-called friends) condemned unfortunate mothers like me. kata2 seperti 'nanti anak pon jadi lembu sebab bagi minum susu lembu' macam biasa didengar, kan? yang peliknya, orang yang bijak pandai pon boleh fikir macam tu. dangkal sungguh fikiran. as far as i know, takder ibu yang sengaja taknak bagi susu kat anak dia. kalau ada sekali pon, she shouldn't be a mother at the first place!

oops, panjang pulak intro ;p teremosi plak tu. kih3...anyway, tujuan sebenar entry ni adalah untuk share pasal supplement yang aku bagi kat adam since aku tak dapat bf dia.

this is one of it, Galactis+ in banana-orange flavour. aku dah tak ingat berapa harga dia, tapi aku selalu beli di Caring Pharmacy sebab murah sikit. Galactis+ ni memang khusus untuk baby yang dah tak bf. nutrition dia is equivalent to breastmilk! here is some info about this product:

Galactis + is rich source of LCPUFA’s like in human milk and formulated in line with international recommendation for infant feeding. It is recommended to babies at weaning, who are no longer breast-fed (particularly small for gestational age). The breast milk contains all EFAs like in G+ with the following benefits:

Boost Immune System
Problem Solving Abilities
Reduction in Allergies
Helps Digestion

bila dah pindah Perlis, aku stop bagi adam Galactis+ ni sebab macam susah jer nak cari kat sini (memang tak wujud kot?). skang ni, adam pon dah masuk toddler phase, so aku bagi dia supplement ni pulak...

aku beli yang cherry flavoured kat Guardian. adam pon suka sangat! tiap kali aku tunjuk botol CLO ni, mesti dia kata 'nakkk'. hehehe...what i like most about CLO ni, dia ada high content of DHA. per 10ml there's 736mg of DHA. tinggi kan? these are the benefits of CLO:

Relieves of joint paints and stiffness
Treatment of vitamin A, D and E deficiencies
Helps maintain a fit and healthy body
Increases resistance against coughs, colds (very good for kids)
Promotes healthy hair, skin and nails, good vision, strong bones and teeth

2nd supplement yang aku bagi adam makan tiap2 hari ialah Jus D'Genius. yang ni pon adam suka sangat ;D jus ni aku beli kat kedai mamak di Kangar. hehehe...jus ni 8 in 1. content dia ada rumusan bahan amalan sunnah seperti Kurma, Kismis, Habbatus Sauda’, Za’faron/Safron, Madu, Delima, Air Zam-Zam dan buah Tin. orang kata bahan2 ni semua adalah makanan untuk minda, kan? jus ni pon banyak sangat khasiat dia sebab ada 8 bahan tu. rasanya semua orang tau la kan...

ouh yer, selain tu susu formula adam pon aku pilih yang ada high content of DHA which is Nespray 1+ (berkesan sungguh iklan Semak-Label-Dulu Dato' Sheila itu ;p). sebelum nak tukar susu (adam minum S26 Gold & Promil Gold masa baby), aku & bobo jenuh survey untuk compare nutrition label kat tin2 & paket susu. pernah sekali, kitorg try beli susu brand X, tapi end up both of us jadi sedih sebab bagi adam minum susu murah. huahahahaha...truk btol! ntahapahapa jer mak bapak adam ni kan? ;p lepas tu kitorg pergi survey lagi sampai puas hati, then at last settled dengan Nespray 1+ ni. huhuhu...

baru2 ni, mak aku bagitau aku pon minum Nespray gak masa kecik2 dulu. hihihih...tak sangka bila dah ada anak sendiri, aku pilih Nespray jugak ;p tengokla comparison dalam jadual bawah ni...harga susu2 tu lebih kurang jer tapi nutrition content dia beza banyak jugak, kan?

aku tak tau la orang lain, tapi bagi aku DHA tu penting untuk brain development anak dari dalam rahim lagi. so masa peknenkan adam, aku ambik Neurogain PB untuk pregnant women. sesaper yang tengah pregnant tu, memang aku syorkan ambik pil ni. bukan apa, tau jelahkan zaman sekarang ni. kalau zaman dulu2 SPM nak dapat banyak A1 pon jenuh, skang ni budak2 dok challenge saper dapat paling banyak A. jadi, tak salah kalau kita usaha bagi anak makan food yang elok2 selain dari mengajar dia 3M dari kecil. wah...now i sounded like a child counselor ;p

disclaimer: pernyataan di atas adalah pendapat peribodi tuan tanah jer. beliau tidak dibayar komisen oleh pihak Galactis+, Sevenseas, Jus D'genius, Neurogain PB mahupun Nespray ;p

En. Abam @ 19 months old

my cheeky toddler is 19 months old today! yay!! dah besar dah anak ummi (seperti biasa, ayat cliche kena ada T_T). here are his milestones for this month.:

1. rambut masih mencacak. kalau aku sapu baby oil pon tak jalan. lepas oil kering dia naik mencacak balik. muahahah...so might as well aku takyah sapu langsung (ayat kaver untuk mak2 yang dasar pemaleh :">)

2. dah kurang gemar makan moi a.k.a. bubur. ker sebab dia dah boring ek? tapi kalau aku & bobo makan nasik (yes, we eat nasik at all times for dinner. no dieting ;p), tambah2 lagi nasik kandar. bukan main lagi dia 'hijack' nasik kitorg. hihih...nilah padahnya kerap makan kat mamak time peknen dulu...yang kagumnya, dia leh tahan lak kuah2 pedas tu. bobo cakap adam ni mamat kampung sungguh sebab suka makan nasik. adam's kampung nickname is 'Mat Behoq' (sebab umah kami dekat area Behor Empiang), given by his daddy. keh3...

3. vocabs dia dah bertambah! now he can recognize, understands and say the word cicak, 'shushu' (susu), 'kashut' (kasut), kakak, 'ambam' (abang), baby, 'ayoo' (hello. hihih...macam tamil daa..), 'fawer' (flower) & body parts like 'wambut' (rambut) & kaki ;D

4. dah 3 kali dia berjaya panjat keluar dari playpen. tapi alhamdulillah dia landing atas katil. risau betul aku. skang ni dah tak boleh harapkan playpen dah :-S pastu lately adam jadi quite clingy dengan aku. so bila aku nak mandi atau solat pon agak saspen la T_T. terpaksa mandi cepat2 sambil peek dia tengah buat apa. ada skali tu dia dok panjat playpen sambil nangis2 nak keluar. aku terus tak jadi nak mandi. terpaksa soothe dia dulu, layan2 tengok Playhouse Disney sampai dia ok. then aku letak dia dalam highchair. elok jer aku masuk bilik air balik dengar dia sambung nangis. huhuhu....poning mokcik!

5. skang ni adam susah nak pegi taska tapi susah jugak nak balik. opposite from easy come, easy go gitu ;p pagi2 jenuh cikgu pujuk ajak masuk taska. time nak balik aku lak kena pujuk ajak dia balik. skang ni dah 3 hari dia taknak duduk dalam carseat masa on the way balik rumah. aku letak dia kat seat belakang jer. alhamdulillah dia well behaved. takder aksi stunt langsung. dia cuma duduk diam2 sambil belek magazine. macam tuan besar! hehehe...

6. sometimes adam suka sebut nama dia macam sebutan ala mat saleh gitu. 'adam' as in adam sandler. hihihih...skali skala perasan jadi mat saleh apa salahnya, btol tak ummi? ;p

7. sebelum ni dia lentok kepala kanan kiri kalau dengar muzik, tapi skang dah tukar pesen lak jadi angguk2 kepala. a headbanger in the making? nehiiiii!!

that's about it :D

p.s. entry ni takder latest pic adam sebab ummi dia malas nak charge batt digicam ;p lepas charge nanti baru update. hehe...

I Guess It Was HFMD Afterall

yes, you 'read' me right. i guess adam was infected with HFMD in last 2 weeks afterall. sebelum ni bila doc cakap 'MAYBE' dia alergic to the antibiotics, i was so convinced (taknak fikir yang bukan2 pon sama..). pastu tak teringat lak nak gugel camner rupa & what are the symptoms of the disease. bila dah gugel, OMG! sejibik sejibon macam blister kat kaki, tangan & mulut adam! skang ni alhamdulillah dah clear semua scars. untung jadi baby sebab skin cells development lebih cepat dari adults. hehe...

skang ni taska adam tengah tutup since last thursday sebab ada 2-3 budak lagi kena infection. jangkit dari adam kot ;p tapi adam pon jangkit dari budak lain yang kena sebelum dia. ngeh. sibaik my MIL datang sini since last wed sebab aku kena attend workshop di Jitra for 2 days. takyahla aku amek cuti jaga adam. tapi MIL dah nak balik KL esok, by hook or by crook terpaksa la aku amek cuti gak esok. tsk! jangan mare yer bos... *wink* *wink*

ouh, here are some info on HFMD. thanks to mr wiki ;p

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a human syndrome caused by intestinal viruses of the Picornaviridae family. The most common strains causing HFMD are Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV-71).

HFMD usually affects infants and children, and is quite common. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person. It typically occurs in small epidemics in nursery schools or kindergartens, usually during the summer and autumn months. The usual incubation period is 3–7 days.

• Symptoms of HFMD include:
  Fever
  Headache
  Vomiting
  Fatigue
  Malaise (as in malas? ;p)
  Referred ear pain
  Sore throat
  Painful oral lesions
  Non-itchy body rash, followed by sores with blisters on palms of hands and soles of feet
  Oral ulcer
  Sores or blisters may be present on the buttocks of small children and infants
  Irritability in infants and toddlers
  Loss of appetite
  Diarrhea
  

The common incubation period (the time between infection and onset of symptoms) is from three to seven days. Early symptoms are likely to be fever often followed by a sore throat. Loss of appetite and general malaise may also occur. Between one and two days after the onset of fever, painful sores (lesions) may appear in the mouth and/or throat. A rash may become evident on the hands, feet,mouth,tongue,inside of the cheeks, and occasionally the buttocks (but generally, the rash on the buttocks will be caused from the diarrhea.)


huh...memang semua simptom ada kat adam except oral ulcer & oral lesions. sebab tu doc tak detect dia kena disease tu. hmm....takpelah, janji skang dia dah sihat walafiat & ceria sokmo. hehehe...

aku malas nak amek pic adam masa kena tu. bukan apa, sian lak. anak tengah sakit tapi mak jadi papparazi lak. kih3...kalau nak tengok rupa HFMD ni camner, silalah gugel yer ;p

Ingat...Jangan Timang Anak Tinggi-Tinggi

i just got this email from my sis about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). lemme share with you all coz it's very2 important for us mothers to know about this.

Situasi:

Pesakit terakhir yang kami 'tidurkan' ialah bayi berusia 4 bulan. Bayi tersebut telah disyaki mendapat sawan pada pukul 2 petang tadi. Beliau sebelum ini sihat dan dijaga oleh pengasuh. Beliau tidak demam dan tidak batuk serta tidak mempunyai simptom-simptom yang lain. Itulah kali pertama beliau mendapat sawan. Sesampai di resus room (red zone), beliau masih lagi kelihatan mengantuk dan kurang responsif. Beliau kelihatan pucat dan apa yang menakutkan kami ialah ubun-ubun depan beliau yang timbul dan mencembung (bulging). Memandangkan beliau tidak demam dan ujian menunjukkan beliau kurang darah (Hb 8g/dl), serta bayi tersebut masih kurang responsif selepas satu jam sawan, kami mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan CT scan otak ( Brain CT Scan). Scan otak menunjukkan beliau mengalami pendarahan otak yang serius, Acute and Chronic Subdural Bleed with Subarachnoid bleed! Terkejut. Kali ini ibu bayi tersebut telah pun selamat tiba dari pejabatnya. Saya bertanyakan lagi sejarah kesihatan bayi tersebut. Satu-satunya cerita atau sejarah yang relevan ialah pengasuh bayi tersebut suka menimangnya tinggi-tinggi. Bayi itu dikatakan sangat suka ditimang.

Apakah itu SBS?

SBS merupakan kecederaan otak bayi disebabkan goncangan atau pergerakan kepala yang kuat. Boleh berlaku dalam tempoh sesingkat 5 saat pergerakan yang kuat. Kecederaan yang serius boleh menyebabkan kecacatan otak yang lama, serius dan kekal pada bayi.. Ianya berlaku apabila kepala bayi digoncang atau dihentak dengan objek walaupun objek lembut seperti bantal. Ada teori mengaitkan dengan pergerakan seperti menimang bayi, menaiki buaian serta memegang bayi ketika seseorang sedang marah atau bergaduh boleh menyebab berlakunya SBS. Sebab lain ialah penderaan bayi (child abuse) dan selalunya mempunyai kesan-kesan penderaan yang lain. Perkara ini berlaku kerana kepala bayi mempunyai nisbah yang lebih besar berbanding badan mereka, leher yang lemah dan struktur otak yang masih belum matang serta lebih kandungan air berbanding orang dewasa. Amalan menimang atau menggoncang sering dilakukan oleh penjaga terutama bila bayi tidak mahu berhenti menangis. Ada yang menimang bayi kerana untuk menenangkan bayi dan ada juga melakukannya ketika marah atau penat menjaga bayi.. Ini bukanlah kes SBS pertama yang saya rawat. Sebelum ini saya juga pernah merawat seorang bayi di wad kanak-kanak yang mempunyai kecederaan otak yang serius dikhuatiri berpunca daripada menaiki buaian.

Cara Pencegahan:

1. Jangan sesekali menggoncang bayi anda ketika marah atau untuk bermain.

2. Jangan memegang bayi anda ketika marah.

3. Jikalau anda tidak dapat menenangkan bayi anda, lebih baik anda tinggalkan bayi anda untuk sementara waktu di dalam katil bayi atau kepada orang lain.

4. Minta bantuan orang lain.

Ianya bukanlah kes terpencil malah di Amerika Syarikat sebanyak 1500 kes dilaporkan setiap tahun. Mereka juga telah mengharamkan sebarang bentuk alat menggoncang bayi seperti buaian.

Scary isn't it? Sebagai peringatan, janganlah kita timang anak tinggi2 atau perlakukan anak tu macam doll! Pastu kena make sure pengasuh2 (untuk yang tinggalkan anak di rumah orang atau taska) dah dipesan untuk tak timang anak kita dengan cara tu. Kalau boleh, buaian pon avoid. Tak elok pon guna buaian kan...bukan apa, anak merupakan amanah Allah kepada kita. Kita kenalah jaga amanah kita baik2, betul tak? ;D

p/s: tetiba menyesal sebab marah kat adam yang notty semalam :'(

Model Seluar D*l*m

haha..tajuk sangat kontrobasi gitu...sori la kepada sesiapa yang mengharap, pic David Bekam memakai undies takder kat sini. hehehe...

dah lama tak letak gambar adam tengah tayang body dalam blog ni ;p yang adam pakai dalam pic kat bawah ni adalah Cloth Diaper (cd) from Lunatots, a birthday present from his Amati Ita, my big sis. kekta saja suruh aku try bagi adam pakai sebab selama ni dok fikir macam leceh jer cd ni kan...

last saturday aku pon try la bagi adam pakai. it was not difficult at all coz the insert is already in the diaper. the buttons are easy peasy to fasten too. click here and click there, done! buttons pon ada banyak so senang la nak adjust ikut saiz baby.

bila nak basuh you just have to remove the 'kotoran degil' (in case if he's poo-pooed) and wash in the washing machine. sibaik adam tak poo-poo aritu. ehehe...lepas bukak aku terus basuh pakai washing machine. tapi takla campur dengan baju2 lain. cd ni sangat environmental friendly sebab bukan pakai buang macam diaper biasa tu. diaper yang biasa tu kalau nak decompose amek masa 500 tahun tau! (tetiba rasa bersalah lak sebab bagi adam pakai diaper biasa :( )

anyway, masa tengah nak sidai tu baru aku pasan, rupa2nya kat tag tu ada tulis kena prewash 3 times before wear. errrkkk....tula, dah excited sangat nak try cd sampai tak baca dulu instructions. my fault, jangan adam naik rashes sudahla...

model tengah catwalk. macam tak kemas lak kat tepi tu. takper2, baru 1st time kan... ;p

model sedang cranky sebab nak rampas digicam dari tangan photographer tapi tak dapat ;p

untuk sesiapa yang berminat, sila dapatkan sendiri di pasaran. hehehe....

Toddler Diarrhea

last sunday we brought adam to Kedah Medical Centre (KMC) for his 1 year old jab. yup, dah 2 bulan delayed. masa bawak pegi kinik aritu doc cakap adam demam dalam 37.5c camtu. so, takleh jab la. kali ni kitorg redah jer bawak adam ke KMC, which is our 1st time there. tujuan asal nak pegi ke Putra Medical Centre (PMC) sebab dah biasa bawak adam kat situ. sibaik aku call dulu tanya paed ada ker tak. tup2 paed tu EL lak. kat PMC ada sorang jer kot paed. tu pasal yang kitorg redah jer cari med centre lain. sibaik terjumpa KMC coz aku ni takla familiar sangat dengan jalan2 kat Kedah nun. bobo apa tah lagi. hehe...

kat KMC ada 4 orang paed. kitorg pilih nak jumpa this new resident paed named Dr. Sharifah Khadijah sebab queue patient dia kurang sikit. lembut jer orangnya. tapi yang aku musykil dia kata nak check jugak mata adam sebab nampak 'lain sikit'. what do you mean by 'lain'? sebelum ni tak penah lak ada paed cakap kat adam camtu. hmmm....anyway, lepas check tu dia cakap mata adam normal jer. alhamdulillah....buat saspen aku jer doc nih!

masa nak jab tu adam tengah ralit main toy barney. dia tak sedar pon yang dia kena jab time tu. so, takder la sesi nangis2. eheheh....sibaik lagi. pastu aku tanya kat doc naper adam kerap 'ceri-beri' lepas dia masuk setahun. doc cakap condition ni is known as 'toddler diarrhea'. it's a normal thing and nothing to worry about if his gaining weight normally. sebabnya perut & usus baby tengah adjusting. so kalau nampak ada keluar balik carrot yang dia makan sebelum tu normal la. gitu rupanya...

here i'd like to share some infos that i found from pampers.com on toddler diarrhea...

All parents become frustrated when they must change their toddler's dirty diapers when diarrhea strikes. A child suffering from diarrhea may pass 5 to 10 stools per day. Those stools are loose or watery, often running down the child's leg (so true!) and soiling both carpeting and furniture. Diaper rash may appear. And medications seldom relieve the diarrhea. What a mess!

Recognizing Toddler Diarrhea
Fortunately, most diarrhea among children under 5 years old is due to mild viral infections that last no more than five to seven days. However, diarrhea can continue for weeks. When faced with this chronic diarrhea in their young children, parents need to know the features that separate serious infectious diarrhea from the common, mild, chronic, non-specific diarrhea of childhood, also called toddler diarrhea or sloppy-stool syndrome.

Usually this problem begins at about 18 months to 2 years of age and lasts for weeks to even years. The child customarily passes three to five loose or mushy stools per day without blood or pus in them. You may see undigested food particles come straight through, and the child is gassy. The child continues to grow and to gain weight normally while remaining happy, playful, and free from abdominal pain.

What's the Reason?
The explanation for chronic diarrhea can be found in the child's diet. The child has been eating large quantities of fruit or drinking large quantities of liquid, mostly fruit juices or fruit drinks. Because her parents desire to offer "heart smart" foods, the diet contains large amounts of starch and fiber with only small quantities of fat and protein. Food travels through the intestines too fast for adequate water absorption, so the stool comes out too wet and sloppy, i.e. diarrhea-like.

An excess of dietary sugars or sugar-alcohols and starches in these foods produces this diarrhea. Fructose is the major fruit sugar, and sorbitol is the sweet-tasting alcohol found naturally in many fruits and juices. When large amounts of fructose or sorbitol are taken in, they are not absorbed completely. In the large intestine, the normal bacteria ferment these sugars and pull in more water. The outcome is sloppy, wet stools and a gassy, jet-propelled child.

What Can You Do?
The best treatment for toddler diarrhea is to follow the ancient guideline to give your child "nothing in excess" to eat or drink. If the child is taking in too much starch and fiber, an increase in dietary fat and protein is needed. (You and your child shouldn't be getting the same diet; children need at least half of their calories from fat, not the 10 to 30 percent recommended for adults.) Also, stop the canned fruit, and limit fruit drinks to between four and eight ounces per day. Some experts believe that white grape juice, because of its lower fructose concentration, is better for toddlers. Clear apple juice has a lot of sorbitol, so put the brakes on that. Too much of any juice can cause diarrhea. Juice is often recommended for treatment of diarrhea, but reconsider this approach after a week of care if the poops are still watery. It could be a case of toddler diarrhea.

If the poops just keep coming, look carefully at what your toddler's putting in his or her mouth.

Bedtime Separation Anxiety

'our baby used to fall asleep easily and sleep through the night. but suddenly he clings to us and cries when we put him down and also wakes up crying during the night.'

i'm pretty sure most of the parents will encounter this kind of problem. after several months of sufficient night sleep, suddenly our babies show his or her new 'attitude'. not to worry. this kind of problem is known as bedtime separation anxiety. it's similar to day time separation anxiety that usually happens when we send our babies to the daycare or taska.

fortunately, there's solution to help our babies conquer their fears of being alone:

• know that it's normal. it means that he's growing up, but still has a ways to grow.



• have a peaceful prelude to bedtime. keep the hour or two leading up to bedtime as calm, reassuring and nurturing as possible. put other matters on hold until he's asleep. this will keep his stress level low before bedtime.



• rely on routines e.g. a bedtime ritual (a story, a song, a cuddle). each night it reassures your child that the same events will take place in the same sequence and can also become the start of a night-time cycle that your child will come to anticipate.



• try to bridge the gap with a transitional (or comfort) object such as favourite small stuffed animal, a small blanket.



• be reassuring but not sentimental. give your baby a hug and kiss before you put him down in his cot, then say your good night. a loving but light tone in your voice will help; if your baby senses that you're anxious about leaving, he will be too. if your baby cries, continue calmly and quietly reassuring him. gently put him back down if he's pulled up. don't pick him up, don't turn on the light, and don't stay until he's asleep.



• be consistent. this deserves repeating and repeating. without consistency, life is confusing for young children.



• try not to feel guilty. staying with your child all night won't help him overcome night-time separation anxiety but a consistent routine, lovingly enforced will.

(excerpts taken from What to Expect)

Nights of Tantrums

sebelum ni adam adalah seorang baby yang sangat senang nak tido. tak payah tepuk2 atau dodoi2. lepas abis minum susu & salin diaper dia akan main2 kejap, pastu trus terlelap. but recently he has changed. asik tantrum jer time nak tido. bukan nangis sikit2, tapi kaw2 punya sampai dia termuntah dalam playpen. semalam dia termuntah atas bobo lak. iskkk...

biasanya kitorg akan letak adam dalam playpen time nak tido. skang ni bila kitorg tutup jer lampu mula la dia nak tantrum. bila aku angkat letak atas katil trus dia nak tido. kitorg bukan taknak bagi dia tido skali...the problem is he's a helicopter! kalau tido mesti akan berpusing 360 degree. kalau katil king size okla kot. tapi katil kitorg queen jer. bobo saja dah amek 3/4 space. hahahaha....(ampun abe ;p). dahtu kitorg lak kena bangun awal sebab bobo kena kuar pegi keje sebelum subuh lagi (pekerja cemerlang gitu. muahaha). kalau adam tido skali biasanya memang takkan cukup tido la kitorg. tak sah kalau kaki dia tak tendang atau tangan dia tak tampar kitorg ;p pastu bila pegi keje dah macam burung hantu jer rupa sekor2 ;p

so semalam berlaku lagi episod tantrum adam. nangis2 pastu termuntah skali. then aku sapu minyak yu yee & pujuk2. dia diam la kejap. bila bobo tegur jer dia sambung nangis balik. bukan nangis sikit2 tapi sobbing. sian tengok :( last2 aku terpaksa la bawak dia keluar dari bilik pegi tido kat depan. tengah malam pon dia jaga lagi berkali2 gakla. macam mengigau. kena la pujuk2 lagi sampai dia tido balik. cobaan sungguh! bobo lak sodap jer tido dalam bilik. siap berbungkus lagi. cisss....takpelah, aku kan ibu mithali in training. heheheh....

skang ni lak adam nak aku jer pujuk2 dia. kalau bobo bersuara jer time dia nangis sure dia lagi jerit. macam ada orang cubit jer! manja ummi nih....sampai bobo cakap camner la nak masuk skolah asrama nanti kalau takleh berenggang dengan ummi. heheh....tapi aku rasa normal kot adam camni. coz he's getting into the next phase of his life - toddler phase. so makin banyak la attitude yang muncul. macam skang ni aku rasa dia baru develop bedtime separation anxiety. from what i read in What to Expect, it is normal for 1 year old babies to develop this kind of anxiety. there's some solutions for parents to cope with this problem. i'll share about it in my next entry. panjang sangat la. hehhe...

The Best Toys For 9 to 12 Months Baby

en. abam versi omputih ;p (credit mrgugel)

Semenjak dua menjak ni aku asik terfikir nak belikan en. abam toys baru. sebab dah lama gak tak beli toys kat dia. tambahan pulak toys dia takder yang developmental kecuali playgym dengan buku Lamaze tu. so kat sini aku nak share tips on the best baby toys for age 9 to 12 months yang diambil dalam website annabelkarmel:

• Building Bricks - These are great for developing hand and finger control. Soft building bricks are best for young babies, but at first your baby will only be able to knock them down.

• Stacking Toys - Stacking rings or beakers help your baby learn about size – your baby will need help getting them into the right order. You can have fun hiding toys under one of the beakers too.

• Activity Centre - Good for developing fine motor skills. Look for one with buttons to press, knobs to turn, spinners to spin etc.

• Balls - Your baby will enjoy rolling a ball to you and catching it as you roll it back. You can also roll it just out of reach to encourage your baby to crawl.

• Crawl through tunnel - once your baby has mastered the art of crawling he may enjoy trying to crawl through a tunnel.

• Toys that make a noise - Babies like soft toys that squeak or make a noise when pressed, toy drum or upturned saucepan and wooden spoon.

• Books - Expand your range to include lift-the-flap books.

wahh..nampak gaya macam banyak jer lagi toys kena beli nih ;p (alasan untuk soping jer lebih. heheh)

At Last!

akhirnya penantianku selama beberapa bulan telahpun berakhir. muahahaha....punya la lama aku dok tunggu online baby store wat sale botol Avent BPA free nih. aritu masa mybbstore wat sale aku tak sempat rembat. kejap jer dia wat sale botol ni. tup2 baper ari lepas tu dah jadi harga asal balik. kensel!!

masa family aku pi UK dulu pon aku kirim but to no avail. mak aku cakap banyak kedai dah dia masuk tapi takder. pelik gak sebab botol ni made in England. hmmm...takpolah...

pastu baru2 ni saja aku bukak website littlewhiz. tup2 botol idamanku ada less! rm76 saja dari harga asal rm95. wheeee....apa lagi, laju jer jari jemariku menekan kibod untuk mengoder. padahal sebelum ni aku cakap kat bobo taknak guna kedit kad dah untuk few months. kunun nak reduce utang2 dulu. hehehe...botol idaman nyer pasal, trus jadi amnesia jap ;p

so kemarin petang dah selamat sampai botol2 ni ke pangkuanku. cewahhh...

p/s: kalau nak tau lebih lanjut pasal BPA, silalah baca di sini.

disclaimer: hanya orang tertentu saja yang dapat memahami perasaan seorang ibu yang berjaya membeli botol susu secara online untuk anaknya. hahahaha....

Food to Avoid (for Babies)

Just to share the tips that i got from parentingweekly.com.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends you begin introducing solid foods to your baby around six months of age to ensure he/she receives proper nutrition. While you are preparing for this momentous milestone, keep in mind there are a number of foods you should not give your baby until he/she is older, including:

Wheat: Wheat is the most common grain allergen so you should not give your baby wheat or wheat products until he/she is six to eight months old and can handle rice and oats.

Honey: Honey can harbor spores of botulism, which can grow and produce life-threatening toxins in your baby's intestinal tract. Do not give your baby honey until he/she is older than one year.

Cow's Milk: Giving a baby cow's milk too early can cause childhood allergies. Wait to introduce cow's milk until he/she is one year old.

Eggs: Infants older than nine months can have egg yolks, but wait until your baby is older than one year to give him/her the protein-rich whites.

Citrus: Check with your pediatrician before giving citrus juice to your baby as it can cause allergies.

Peanuts: Peanuts and peanut butter can cause violent allergic reactions and shouldn't be given to children younger than 3 years old.

Teething Babies

since en. abam is teething now, i'd like to share some of the info based from my reading from the book 'What to Expect - The First Year'. a teething baby may experience any or all of the following:

1. drooling - for a lot of babies, it may start anywhere from about 10 weeks to 3 or 4 months of age.
2. chin or face rash - irritation from constant contact with saliva could cause dry skin rash or chapping to develop on the chin. so we have to gently pat away the drool periodically during the daytime.
3. a little cough - the excess saliva can cause baby to gag or cough occasionally. kekadang babies will continue to cough as an attention getter too (patut la penah dengar kekadang bunyi macam batuk buat2. heheh..).
4. biting - teething babies will gum down everything! this is normal as counterpressure will help to relieve the pressure from under the gums. it's better to give the baby a teether for him to chew on.
5. pain - inflammation is the protective response of the tender gum tissue to the impending tooth, which it considers an intruder to fend off. it causes pain in some babies, but almost none in others.
6. irritability - the ache caused by inflammation may become more constant. thus, babies may be cranky.
7. refusal to feed - a teething baby may appear fickle when it comes to nursing as the suction created increases his discomfort. so he may reject the breast or bottle. a baby who's started solids may lose interest in them for the time being.
8. diarrhoea - some doctors believe that there appears to be a connection: perhaps because the excess saliva swallowed loosens the stools.
9. low-grade fever - fever under 38.3c can occasionally accompany teething as a result of gum inflammation.
10. wakefulness - the discomfort that has his fussing during the day can keep him awake at night. it's more common with first teeth.
11. ear pulling, cheek rubbing - pain in the gums may travel to the ears and cheeks along nerve pathways they share, particularly when the molars begin pushing their way in.

till next time! stay tuned for more info... ;D

p/s: all excerpts are taken from 'What to Expect - The First Year'.

En. Abam @ 6 months

a happy baby

lama lak tak update. aku ada urusan di penang & perlis last week. bawak adam, mak mertua & adik ipar ikut balik sana skali. 1st time bawak adam jalan jauh ;D

adam celebrated his 6th month birthday in penang last monday. this is the first time we brought him back to my kampung and also jumpa nenek (my grandma) for the first time ever! dah 6 bulan budak kenit tu baru ada rezeki bawak dia ke sana. awal2 dulu kitorg takleh balik penang lagi disebabkan oleh perkara yang tak dapat dielakkan.

here are his milestones. as usual, in point form. eheheh..:

1. adam giggles macam toddler. mengekek2 sampai aku macam tak pecaya budak kecit ni leh gelak camtu. eheheh..
2. berat dah 7kg+. exact aku tatau lak baper sebab dah lama tak timbang. panjang lagilah tatau..next injection masa dia umur setahun. setengah tahun lagi kena tunggu...
3. senang tido sendiri. letak la kat mana pon, bila dia dah kantoks, lena la dia. mcm tau2 jer ummi dia dah tak larat nak dukung, buai2 bagi tido ;p kalau letak dalam carseat lagilah senang dia tido. siap ternganga tu. besh sungguh dapat tido yerr....
4. makin kerap minum susu. masa pegi penang & perlis aritu dia start minum 2 jam setengah skali. biasanya 3-4 jam skali. pastu memang akan habis 4-6oz. semangat kesukanan sungguh ini budak motak..
5. makin kerap bergolek. siap angkat2 montot lak tu. cepat2 merangkak yer adam...
6. suka makan pisang (macam ummi dia gak ;p)
7. suka senyum. dengan sesaper pon bleh. harap2 berkekalan...
8. satu habit dia yang aku pasan sejak kecit - suka letak tangan atas dahi (macam tarian asereje tu) masa minum susu & masa isap pacifier nak tido. dia start habit ni masa umur 2 bulan camtu. mak mertua aku cakap 'haaa..dia dah tabik, nak tido la tu'..macam2 peel babies ni kan?

err..tu jer kot yang aku observe. btw petang jumaat nanti mak mertua aku akan hantar adam balik ke umah aku - for good!. yippiieeee!!! bonda memang menantikan kepulangan anakanda. hehh..

sempena kepulangan anakandaku yang masyam itu, aku ngan bobo semalam berkobar-kobar pi soping barang2 dapo kat giant. bukan untuk aku masak (aku dah lama pencen masak, minum shake Herbalife jer. ahahaha...) tapi untuk stok makanan adam. almaklumla budak kecit tu dah stat makan..aku bersemangat waja la nak buat sendiri food dia. baru ni bobo beli nestle stage 1 beras dalam tin biru tu. dia tak suka! so aku pon beli la barang2 ni untuk buat food dia:

1. beras siam 1kg (gagah nak beras yang elok gak. mak nyer makan beras yang ada 15% hancur tu ;p)
2. sweet potato 2 ketui (takleh banyak2 kang kesedapan mak dia lak yang makan lebih)
3. apples (1 pack ada dalam 6-7 biji)
4. carrot (1 pack ada 3-4 batang)

isk, macam2 la pulak yang kitorg beli yer. xper2, anak nyer pasal akan ku rajin2kan diri ini memasak. buat puree jer ponnn...sibaik ada satu lagi blender yang tak penah digunakan. leh asingkan dengan blender untuk cili2 tu (eleh, tadi kata dah pencen masak ;p)

kat R&R

Fenin

i'm contemplating to buy one of this chair/seat as my baby boy has started weaning. fenin dok fikir which one is better.. the ikea's high chair is more affordable (not more than rm60), sturdy (i think) and safe coz it has straps. and it can be used for long term too depending on baby's size. en. abam is not a chubby baby so he can use it for a few years kot..probably until 1 or 2 years old. but he couldn't sit still yet. asik tumbang ke tepi. hehe...so i wonder he can sit on the high chair or not..

ikea's high chair

another one is the bumbo seat which is made especially for babies. even couldn't-sit-still babies can use the seat. the seat is quite pricey (rm199.90) before less. heheh...it's sturdy too but i read somewhere that active babies can fall from the seat. so supervision is needed. it has a variety of colours! so comel la that lilac and pink ones but my baby is a boy ;p

hmm..what else huh? ouh, the seat is quite small. if en. abam's peha and montot is 'developing well' (ehehe), for sure this thing will end up in the store in no time. not really a bargain for long term use lah.

bumbo seat

i need to make up my mind before my 'BIG MOVE' next month. heheh...

New Habit

penat! aku baru balik dari outstesen ke ganu kite. nanti citer ;p

sejak ada anak ni aku ada satu habit baru - watching documentaries about babies. tak kisahla pasal delivery ker, in the womb ker, development ker..semua aku sokaaa...heheh...masa mother's day aritu ada documentary pasal In the Womb Multiples & Science of Babies. semua aku khatam! hehee...


bila aku tengok orang tengah deliver pon aku rasa terharu sangat2. it's such a miracle! Allah jadikan orang pompuan ni lembut, tapi bila nak deliver ntah mana datang kekuatan tu...macam aku takder rezeki nak bersalin normal, so aku memang salute kat orang yang bersalin normal ni..memang korang kuat!


berbalik kepada habit aku tadi ;p tadi aku tengok documentary pasal babies in the womb kat Discovery channel. barulah aku tau apa yang trigger pengeluaran benih lelaki...researcher kat France yang buat research pasal ni. it all starts from the brain yer..bukan terus menerus dari 'kilang pembuatan' ;p masa blajar biologi kat skolah kita tak blajar pon pasal mende2 ni tau.

lewat petang tadi aku tengok documentary Deliver Me lak. ada 3 orang nak bersalin. sorang bersalin normal, 1st baby. 2 orang lagi kena c-sect. sorang sebab diabetes, sorang sebab baby besar (9lbs kot). tengok citer tu tingat lak masa aku nak bersalin dulu...memang experience yang tak boleh dibeli di mana2..sangat berharga!

btw aku suka gak tengok animal babies. aritu tengok In the Womb baby kangaroo, emperor penguin, tebuan & sharks. really fascinating!

pendek kata, apa2 citer pasal babies semua aku suka lah! ;D

p/s: suka hafiz menang AF7 ;D

Kes buang anak lagi

haih..tak sudah2 dgn cerita orang buang anak ni..benci betui bila baca. i wonder orang yg buang anak ni takder sifat berperikemanusiaan ker apa? ataupun bila dah buat dosa, terus bertukar kepada sifat berperikehaiwanan (berperikeb*natangan is too harsh ;p). tengok kat atas tu. ya Allah..comel betui. sampai hati mak/bapak baby ni buang dia. dahla kena hurung dengan semut! sedih betui bila baca. tersentak naluri keibuanku..terus teringat kat anak sendiri..