BW..is in lah

All this while kan, i tot carrying babies in a sling is an ordinary thing as strolling them in strollers. I can't remember why in the 1st place i bought my RS. I bought it while doing my confinement after delivering Hafiy. Maybe because of its convenience in carrying baby. But due to lack of knowledge (and practise too), it was left unused & folded away until recently.

Akif is a little more clingy than his brothers were. Mesti nak bau mami jugak :). Maklumlah..yg ni baby yg fully BF & co-sleep dgn mami. Kalau tak..as i put him down on the bed to sleep after BF, sure will wake up one ;P

Cuma..i wonder..kalau dah ramai yg do BW ni, how come very hard to stumble upon them? Siap dah ada forum lagi. Tapi..rasanya baru sekali dua je ternampak. Bukan je susah nak jumpa parents yg BW..tapi whenever i do it pun..orang mesti pandang-pandang (ke..i je yang perasan hehe).

I'm planning to add a couple of carriers to my collection-soon. Maybe another RS and one PS. Currently..eyeing on

Latte from JumpSacBaby

Actually berkenan yg ni tapi..my baby is a boy la huhu.. ( i loooove pink colour!!!)

Also..berkenan dengan yang ni..Both from mamapatch


Lawakan? hehe..kena start kuMpOL duit....

Wearing my baby

This is me, babywearing Akif using a Ring Sling i bought after Hafiy was born from The Baby Loft.

@home..

@F.O.S Mid Valley

in the car

in the kitchen
*ermmm... please ignore the background please ;P

**hmmm..perasan tak..dalam semua pictures, Akif tidur je hehehe..

Natural Parenting

Natural parenting...a new nurturing concept yg saya pertama kali tahu through MommyLuna's blog.

Natural Parenting is about exploring gentle, instinctive and attachment parenting methods by avoiding common products and customs designed to separate us from our offspring and choosing more organic, instinctive and attached parenting techniques such as breastfeeding, babywearing, cosleeping, homeschooling and elimination communication.
(quoted from http://parenting.amuchbetterway.com/).


Looking at myself..apa je yg saya buat yg in line dgn natural parenting? Let see..
1. Breastfeeding - Have been doing that for 3 months now (well..almost ;) ) . Love every single moment of it!

2. Babywearing - I have an RS pouch a.k.a kain gendong komersil hehe. Dah pakai beberapa kali bila outing dgn anak-anak. Belum boleh adapt sepenuhnya sebab everytime pakai, after sometime mesti sakit bahu. I'm sure i have put it on correctly..(coz it had free tutorials from youtube heheh). Maybe..after banyak-banyak kali nanti..oklah kot, kan?

However, will not say no to stroller coz to me..once the baby gets bigger (and heavier) it is much comfortable for him to sit on a stroller especially when he wants to nap during outings.

3.Co-sleeping- Started this with my 2nd son. and now sambung dengan 3rd son. Easy for night feedings. Mula-mula memang takut in case terpenyekkan baby. But then, as mommies, even in our sleep,i think unconciously kita tahu baby ada disebelah kita so..insyaAllah tak terjadi kes tergolek atas baby.

4. Homeschooling - Tak la banyak tapi..rasanya semua yg kita ajar anak kita di rumah..from how to play to how to talk, eat, recognize ABC & 123, mengaji, doa, solat, self hygiene, manners and so on..di kira homeschooling lah jugak. Cuma saya masih hantar ke playschool/preschool/sekolah untuk expose kan mereka kepada formal learning, utk berkawan dan juga for them to gain more knowledge coz as parents, i too have my limitations to teach all that my children need to know.

Tu je lah kot. Apa-apa pun, do what ever you feel is right for you& your children. Tak perlu nak mengikut orang lain / 'trend' semasa dalam parenting unless memang baik untuk semua. There's no right or wrong in parenting. Trying to be the best parent makes you the best parents. Everyday...every child..is a new experience. So..bereksperimentasilah dgn kehidupan anda!

Happynye mummy

Semalam pegi 2nd month nye check up. Akif gained 1.5kg -> 5.5kg.
Mami orang yang paling happy.All those doubts have vanished. Bukan apa..sebab waktu 1st month dulu naik tak sampai 1kg.

Pada org lain maybe biasa je tapi pada saya it's a very BIG achievement for ME.Why? Sila baca di sini

Nak tahu berapa BF babies patut gain weight? Klik kat sini ek..

Doozing by the pool

Sedapnya dia tidur. Dengan angin sepoi2 bahasa :)
Supposed tinggalkan kat rumah Tok tapi sbb EBM tak fully thaw so terpaksa bawa sekali. Lupa nak keluarkan dr freezer ke frigde malam tadi. Baru keluarkan pagi tadi.Fresh EBM yg expressed bagi tadi plak tak cukup.

Ada parent kata dia suka tidur kat pool sebab waktu saya pregnant, every weekend gi pool. Maybe, kan? Who knows? Sebab tu kot hari2 dok bawak dia sekarang ni ( sebab ada kelas intensif renang ), dia tidur elok je.

Alhamdulillah. Senang pun mami nak buat kerja :D

Banyak nye ujian perjalanan BF ku yang baru bermula

Panjang betul tajuk hehe..

I'm sooo..new with full time BF and yet have been tested so many times. Sejak dari Akif dilahirkan sampai la sekarang bila Akif dah 2 bulan.

1) Susu lambat keluar
Sampai nurse menakut-nakutkan nanti baby dehydrated, hipothermia so 'terpaksa' bagi consent utk mixed feeding.

2) Prolonged jaundice
Baby jaundice lebih 2 minggu dengan level yg sikit tinggi. Dah turun pastu naik balik. Membuat saya rasa susu saya tak cukup..Poor latching?..Mmm..baby latch ok je.

3) Slow weight gain
When Akif turned 1 months, berat dia naik 750g je. Again..tak cukup susukah? Tapi.. Akif kencing ok je. Hmmm..

4) Tak kerap poo poo
Biasanya baby BF poo poo sehari beberapa kali. Walaupun ada juga yang poo poo beberapa hari sekali. Normal for BF babies sebab most of the BM content diserap baby. Tapi ada juga baby yg kurang poo poo sebab kurang minum due to poor latching..or low milk supply. Adakah saya...tertanya lagi

5)Demam @ 2 months
Semalam tetiba je Akif terasa panas dari biasa. Mula ingat kot sebab dia tidur lama kat dlm carrier seat barunya yg penuh padding itu. Tapi lama2 BF dia terasa bahang plak. Rupa-rupanya demam. Sebab malam..so tak nak pape berlaku bawalah gi klinik amik ubat. Temperature nya 38.1.

Orang kata kalau fully BF baby susah nak sakit. Ada yang dah setahun pun tak pernah demam. Tapi baby saya? Terlintas...susu mami tak cukup antibodi ke?

Akhirnya..untuk setiap dilema diatas..saya simpulkan....Allah menguji saya. BF anak ni perlu determination & strong will. InsyaAllah mami akan sentiasa berikan yang terbaik untuk Akif.

Akif, please recover soon. Sian mami tengok. Tido je...Abang2 sume tunggu nak tengok Akif senyum & 'sembang' balik :D