NOW UMMI!

WE'VE MOVED!!

2010-06-01T15:41:00.000+08:00

Some most have noticed my announcement in Twitter and Facebook, that I have created my own domain so that I have more flexibility in what I wanna write/post.

At the same time, I'll really gonna miss the times spent on Blogger.

Alhamdulillah, it's been part of me since 2005.

So please, if you wanna know more about my life and lifestream, visit my new domain here:

PURPLEDREAM-CATCHER.COM

don't forget to bookmark or subscribe to my blog for the latest updates

I'm welcoming good comments and suggestions to improve my website, as I'm very new dan masih merangkak2 mahu menghasilkan yg terbaik.

Till we meet again, I'll still maintain this blog as the links are useful and it'll take some time for me to transfer all to my domain.

Again, visit us here

Salam Rindu,

.Sanaa.

Teringin ;p

2010-05-18T16:43:00.000+08:00

Pernah tak bercita-cita nak pregnantkan kembar??

Ku memang teringin nak kembar tapi of course sure berdebar2 kalau dah lahir nanti camane nak handle 2 baby sekali. Setakat ni ku dah ada 2 kenalan yg ada anak kembar... Kakak sepupu dan Umniyyah Ulfa.

Sebenarnya nak cerita yg family kitorang ni memang ada darah kembar.

Arwah atuk perempuan belah mak lahir as Kembar cina... zaman dulu, kembar cina tak elok ikut superstitious diorang so family dia serahkan my atuk perempuan kepada satu keluarga Melayu... Alhamdulillah dari kecil sudah menjadi Islam :D

Jadi.. adakah genetik memainkan peranan untuk mendapatkan kembar??

Rasanya ada kan....

Tapi sebenarnya pasti lagi byk pengorbanan sesebuah family kalau dapat kembar dalam keluarga...

Nak handle satu baby pun susah... apatah lagi DUA?? or tiga??? hehe...

tp seriusly cute kalau ada kan....

sure comel je ada 2 anak yg rupa serupa... hehe...

sabtu yang seronok - last last weekend

2010-05-18T15:16:00.001+08:00

Aktiviti weekend minggu lepas : 8hb May 2010

Jumaat malam tu bertolak ke Lembah Pangsun, Ulu Langat sebab abi ada program kt sana...

biasalah kalau ada program macam ni, isteri dan anak2 ikut sekali tp tinggal separately.

Sampai2 je ada BBQ lamb... and the marinate was excellent!

Rasanya ada makan more than 3 slices of lamb that night.

Sampai kt dorm dah pukul 1am.. ingatkan izzuddin nak tidur tp tak, dia celik lompat2 atas badan ummi dia ni, macam rasa playground pulak. sampailah pukul 2am barulah dpt tidur...

pagi Sabtu, anak masing2 bangun dan refreshing gitu... startlah nak main bersama...

lompat sana sini, panjat2 katil... dah takde mainan, itulah jadi mainan diorang. Izzuddin pun join sekali main.

pagi pukul 9am barulah bawak izzuddin main air kt sungai kecik area perkelahan tu.

then dah naik pukul 10.30am, selepas mandi ku ngantuk plak. tidur, membiarkan izzuddin main ngan kawan2 nyer...pukul 11.30am dah kena packing2 checkout dari dorm tu.abi mmg ada program/discussion ngan ustaz dia.

sebelum lunch, tiba2 nmpk ni....

amboi2... sape suruh masuk balik sungai/parit??? grrrr.....

boge*l lah anak aku dlm sungai tu. hehe...

time lunch izzuddin penat sgt, tertidur time tgh menyuapkan diri sendiri... alahai anak ummi...

tak sempat snap gambar.

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petang kami ke Tournament Taekwando anjuran Amaal.

kebanyakan budak sekolah rendah dan sekolah menengah yg take part.

actually ku tak tau langsung belt taekwando ni ada berapa... tp yg paling tinggi belt hitam.

oh no... abi belum belt hitam lg... entah bila... haha...

ni antara aksi2 yg menarik...

pastu ada lagi aksi lagi menarik....

dan yg ni paling menarik!! haha... :D

smp rumah pukul 10mlm... pengsan!!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

2010-05-09T17:59:00.006+08:00

SELAMAT HARI IBU!

ya... kali ini kami sambut Mother's Day sedikit special dari biasa...

Ada movie outing anjuran kelab ofis, filem Ironman 2 watak utama adalah Robert Downey Jr.

Sebab semua orang dlm pawagam saling mengenali dan bawa keluarga... so abi benarkan kami tgk wayang ni.

Izzuddin baik je dlm pawagam... cuma sesekali nampak bosan dan mahu lompat2 dan menjerit.

Cara memujuknya... gunakan handphone, pasangkan YouTube video Playhouse Disney.

Then after movie habis, gi lunch di Vivo, the curve...

Review makanan? Pizzanya biasa2 sahaja... tak cukup moist, kering skit dohnya.

Power juice free wih every pizza so we took campuran buah tembikai + epal + oren.

Tp ayam wing dia superb!!

bolehlah gi lagi, untuk makan ayam wing dia je... keke...

Dalam kesempatan ni, nak ucapkan Selamat Hari Ibu kepada mak, mak mertua ku dan semua ibu2 yg membaca post ini. Take the time to embrace the greatness of being a mother. Syurga di tapak kaki ibu :D

P/S : boleh baca post blog Yana, adikku menceritakan kesungguhan mak.
dia ni pandai sikit mengarang... huhu... :D

Introducing to Learning Video

2010-05-05T05:46:00.001+08:00

Izzuddin likes watching YouTube from my phone.

The HTC phone shows good quality videos from youtube.
Even I watch my j-doramas directly from my HTC, sambil baring2 nyusukan Izzuddin.

Lama tak post any videos.

Video ni ambil malam tadi, saje tunjuk video lessons counting numbers 1,2,3 from my netbook.

Pastu ni lah respond Izzuddin.

Lepas ni bolehlah ajar dia sikit-sikit numbers and alphabets using video with music.

Lagi dia suka!!

Shawl It My Way

2010-05-04T06:59:00.000+08:00

Pernah tak terfikir nak pakai shawl lilit2 macam orang Arab/Mesir?

Sekarang ni macam2 fesyen pakai shawl ni, sampaikan ada yg jenis pakai shawl dengan inner 2 colour lah, 3 colour lah.. sungguh berani betul diorang ni pakai macam ni :D

Ku ada gak teringin nak pakai shawl, tapi tentulah kalau nak lilit2 pun kena lah menepati syarak.. mestilah tudung /shawl tu cover dada - tutup modesty wanita...

itulah yg ditetapkan syariat..

Tak sure if boleh lilit gitu? hehe... ku ada pakai 2-3 shawl yg boleh lilit and cover dada.

dan yg penting, shawl tu tebal sedikit macam jenis pashmina (cari yg kain tak tebal sangat... just nice dan tak see-through).

Ini lah antara shawl yg dililit my way - Ya, Shawl It My Way!! (ala2 motto lah plak.. keke)

Rasanya semua style lilit yg sama, ini yg sesuai ngan mukaku. and make sure cover your assets as well k :D

(abaikan muka yg berkilat2, malas nak edit kt photoshop...tak pandai ;p)

(",)

Izzuddin Ammar at 18 months

2010-04-28T14:15:00.000+08:00

Currently I am borrowing my father's Nikon SLR, saje je cuba amik gambar snapshot Izzuddin.

He is the photogenic person in the house, so tentulah dia lah model ku tiap hari...

I learnt some good tips from Liza Babyripp coz dia ala2 profesional photographer, self-elected utk MBW events... So some pictures turned out nice, some boleh discard je (nasib baik digital camera)

Targetting to buy one of these camera's in 2-3 years.

But yet to learn all the terms of photography... insyaAllah satu hari nanti boleh pupuk minat ke arah itu (",)

Another Randumosity CP(s)

2010-04-28T10:31:00.001+08:00

Have you tried using Cloth Pads (CP) before?

I've tried them and I love them!!

They're comfortable and environmentally friendly coz no plastic is wasted.

I have like 9 regular cloth pads and I still think its not enough. I don't use them at night, fearing bocor and all.

So I ordered more from Randumosity, especially night pads.
Coincidently she was having an offer at her Etsy page : FREE SHIPPING! I like!! hehe...

So the items arrived but I only got the chance to get the package last weekend coz I asked her to ship to my parent's house.. normally it will take 2-3weeks to arrive and clear from customs as she sends the pads via First Class Mail only. (that explains the cheap shipping if you normally purchased from her).

When I opened the package, I was in love...

Don't you just agree?
The photos didn't come out as much as what I feel right now. IRL, they are absolutely gorgeous!

So if you're in the search of really nice cloth pads, I recommend Randumosity.

Her patterns are so adorable. You can check it out in her Facebook Fan Page for latest patterns available.

And now she's doing a Friday giveaway on her blog.

So why not take part and if you're lucky, you might win a set of 4 pantyliners all made from Randumosity!

Join here :D

Efforts to switch FM, perlu kah??

2010-04-26T00:27:00.000+08:00

Remember this post?

I was so desperate to find a formula milk that Izzuddin can drink but he rejected most of the milk that I gave him. I even bought 1kg of Dumex Dugro Cereal just so that he will try drinking something sweet, but nope.. hopeless. And at that time, it was already crucial coz we can't really rely on fresh milk and UHT only (which Izzuddin really2 likes!)

I no longer think about the highest DHA, AAAA, immunofortis and those additional stuff they put in FM.

(FM bought was Enfagrow and you know the price!)

I am now concerned that he needs a drink that can quench his thirst and at the same time provide him calcium & protein. Yes, if dia tak particular, I might be giving the best or expensive FM available in the market, but thinking that most FM will taste a bit similar, i passed this choice.

Until one of my officemate suggested, Dumex Dugro Choc... she said her daughter drank that sampailah umur dia sekarang 6years. oooh... i thought, maybe Izzuddin is like his abi, cannot drink anything 'white'.. but susu coklat boleh (as long as he doesn't see the white thing)

hmmm... really eh?

So I went to Carrefour and bought the smallest packet of Dumex Dugro Choc Lazat 1+.

Takdelah small pun, i don't even remember the grams of the packet.

And balik2 I bancuh skit masuk cawan... and gave him the cup. He sipped and macam suka. Again he sipped again... and again... and again....

Wah.. wah...

This is something interesting... hehe..

So now what? Boleh masuk botol plak tak??

I tried.... Nope. He doesn't want to even drink it.

So I poured the milk into the cup again... and he continued sipping it.

YES! FINALLY!!!

(Rugi tak amik any pics of him sipping the milk. I was busy holding the cup, anyway)

So there you go... he chose this one in particular.

And his way of drinking the milk, is by a cup. No, sippie cup pun tak boleh... he refused it.

Nak minum macam orang besar. Cheh!

By the way, how did I convince him drinking the milk if it was choc colour anyway.

The day before, I poured his favourite UHT choc flavour Dutch Lady into the cup.. and asked him to drink it. He liked it that he can see the colour, so he drank it coz it was sweet... so yeah, first step succeeded.

So the next step was to give the same cup and when he looked at the colour, same... so of course he drank the FM!! So now I'm happy :D

When abi saw this, his first reaction "Berapa harga susu ni??"

Yeah, I'm sure this will be your concern after this , after we stop giving him EBM.

But luckily, your son pilih susu murah... so don't think it will burden our pockets.

Nursery pun dah bagi feedback, he drinks it in the cup, but will drink it from the blue straw UHT tu.

He'll drink half a cup and stop... so basically this is the FM I will be giving to nursery.

pic source : Dumex website

But since knowing that I won't be going for duty travel as scheduled... is it really necessary?

Some mothers also think that its the right time to even wean him completely.

But when I pump, I still will get at least 4oz + 4 oz... so to compliment this, I'll be sending 2bottles x 3oz , 1 UHT and the rest is FM. I'll start this week. So later on, we can stop sending UHT and give it only when he's at home.

So if somebody can suggest a cubic bottle/cup that has a straw please telll me ah...

so we don't have to burden nursery and he can drink the FM by himself without tumpah sana sini.

I guess I am a bit relieved, sbb no pressure on collecting EBM stock anymore.

But i'm sure gonna miss this routine task once Izzuddin really does wean off nanti.

That's another episode for us to face later.

Transport EBM on flight - Part 2

2010-04-23T11:22:00.000+08:00

Though my trip overseas dah kena postpone (just got to know it!) - I promised to give some info on transporting EBM. here's an article i found very useful.

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from Babywhispererforums.com

More and more mothers are traveling with expressed breast milk - with or without a baby. Given the current restrictions on airline travel, here is an article with suggestions on how best to transport EBM.

Traveling with Breastmilk
By Kittie Frantz, RN, CPNP-PC
Web Exclusive - March 16th, 2007

When our country goes to orange alert at the airports, everyone is asked to endure the minor inconveniences required to pass through security checkpoints. One group of travelers in particular faces additional challenges: mothers traveling without their children, but with expressed breastmilk. Primarily this means working, breastfeeding moms traveling for business. Conventional wisdom has been to keep pumped breastmilk on ice, so women often took it in their purse or carry-on bag.(1) Now, however, toting breastmilk in your carry-on bag without a baby in tow is apparently "suspicious"—and thus subject to highly specific packaging guidelines. According to the latest information at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website, breastmilk must adhere to the same "3-1-1" carry-on guidelines as other liquids, gels and aerosols: it is required to be in containers three ounces or less and, if you have more than one, all the containers must be placed in a 12 ounce zip top plastic bag. These bags must be declared prior to entering the checkpoint. Only one 12 ounce bag of (three ounce or less) containers is allowed per traveler, thereby rigidly limiting the amount of breastmilk that a mother traveling without her child can carry. Ironically, the TSA policy also notes that breastmilk can be carried on in "unlimited quantities" by a mom traveling with her child —despite the fact that she could nurse baby and therefore wouldn't need to pump and carry precious breastmilk. The bad news is that these carry-on regulations seem to stack the deck against the multitude of mothers who pump and travel without their babies. The good news is that breastmilk, as with other liquids and gels, can be transported in larger quantities in checked baggage.

The even better news is that, according to new findings in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine (2), checking breastmilk is actually a fine option. The researchers took frozen breastmilk and thawed it, refroze it, refrigerated it and left it out at room temperature. Essentially, they beat it up. What did they find? Breastmilk is fairly robust and does not grow bacteria easily nor lose vitamins A and C or free fatty acids (FFA) to any degree that would harm a full term baby. Breastmilk fresh from the breast or thawed in a clean container can be left at room temperature for less than 8 hours.(3) (4) This means on a day trip, you can safely pack expressed breastmilk in your checked bag and take it home just as it is. Lets consider the example of Los Angeles to Phoenix and back for a day meeting: you nursed at 7am and headed off to the airport. You pumped at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and were home by 5:30 p.m.—less than eight hours from pumping, at room temperature. The cargo holds of airplanes are cold at 30,000 feet so all the better. Some of the manufactures of polyethylene plastic bags now have zip closures so they won't leak during travel. However, polyethylene bags rob the milk of some of the immune factors (5) so some companies make polypropylene hard plastic bottles with screw or snap on lids for storing breastmilk. A little bulkier, but also won't leak in transport.

Thawed breastmilk can stay in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Fresh breastmilk in a clean container can stay in a refrigerator for less than eight days (6). Fresh breastmilk can stay in an insulated bag with frozen gel packs for 24 hours. (7) Refrigerator temperatures are 38 - 45° F. An insulated pack with frozen gel packs is 60° F (3). Your pumped milk in the hotel refrigerator is fine for a week business trip. The milk coming home in your checked luggage in an insulated pack with frozen gel packs for 24 hours will work also.

What do you do with frozen milk you pumped on your trip? Don't mess with ice. Ice is warmer than frozen milk and will actually hasten to thaw your milk (8). This is because water freezes at 32° F and milk freezes at around 0° F. Use frozen gel packs to keep your frozen milk frozen longer in your insulated cooler in your checked luggage. Crumple paper all around the milk and gel packs to further insulate it. The study in Breastfeeding Medicine found that even if the milk thaws, it is good to use provided it was not at room temperature for more than eight hours. If it is cool when you unpack it—it is good to go. It is also safe to be refrozen. (9) This is important because moms think they have to use it right away if thawed and may feed it to the baby instead of actually breastfeeding as soon as they get home. Better to get baby on the breast as soon as you return home, and refreeze or refrigerate the pumped milk for the next mother-baby separation.

Some clever working traveling mothers on an extended trip ship their frozen milk home in dry ice. Check with UPS, Federal Express, Airborne, or DHL for how much dry ice they will allow and what the cost will be shipped. The bigger hotels with a business center will arrange shipping for you for an extra fee. One mother opened her own account with one of the shipping companies and then left the package of milk packed in dry ice with the hotel's desk clerk. She called the shipping company to arrange for a pick-up every morning at the hotel and had it billed to her account. She stayed in residence hotels that had a refrigerator/freezer in the unit. Grandma got the expressed package the next day and the milk was still frozen. Expensive you say? If you were to purchase breastmilk from a milk bank, it often costs $3.00 per ounce from a non-profit milk bank and even more than that from a for-profit milk bank. Dry ice and shipping costs may come close to this cost in value but it is well worth it. Better than cow milk or soy based formulas.

Remember, if you breastfeed and need to travel without your child, you have options. Pack and carry-on according to "3-1-1" guidelines, or store and stow in checked luggage with confidence, based on the research presented above. Concerned about what might happen if your checked baggage is searched? Insulated bags that are foil lined will show up as a black box on x-ray and will have to be looked into. So it is best to use padded insulated bag that does not use metal foil. One mother printed out a note on her computer with her baby's picture on it that said: "This is refrigerated breastmilk for my precious baby girl, Amy. Please handle with care and close the container quickly so it stays cold." She taped the note to the top of the bag. Breastmilk is not a bio-hazard substance so it needs no special handling precautions. (10) Dry ice may not be permitted on airplanes so don't use it in your checked luggage unless the airline says it is OK.

Breast is best, and it is worth following protocol to transport it. Due to reports of some TSA agents not being fully informed on the correct policy, consider printing a copy of the regulations from the TSA site and carrying them with you when you travel—in the event you encounter any confusion, you can refer directly to them.

Kittie Frantz is a pediatric nurse practitioner who wrote the book The Breastfeeding Product Guide and Breastfeeding Product Guide Supplement. She currently is a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She has worked with breastfeeding mothers and babies since 1964.

celebration

2010-04-21T11:38:00.000+08:00

simple celebration.

i believe that a birthday should be celebrated with your loved ones...

and my family are my loved ones.

luckily this year my birthday falls on a Saturday, so arrangement to celebrate it was done simple, but memorable.

yo lah, ko dah besar sangat nak celebrate mcm kanak2 kan?? haha...

anyway, i like how my mom remembers everybody's birthday and buys a cake...

she said "to appreciate anak2 yg lahir dalam dunia ni!" though my father would totally disagree...coz he tends to forget everybody's birth date.

here's some pics of us family enjoying the Hazelnut cheese cake from Secret Recip*e.

tq yana!

birthday wishlist - all granted?

2010-04-21T10:43:00.001+08:00

bulan april adalah bulan istimewa untukku.
kenapa yer? sebab ku lahir bulan april. 3 april to be exact.

yer, sudah 28 tahun umur ku tahun ni.
sepatutnya boleh kata dah dewasa.
tp ku rasa mcm belum matang lagi... so much ahead in our live to explore.

orang2 sekitarku pun ku masih anggap muda.
so i see them, like i saw them 3-4 years ago... masih muda... hehe.

actually ku ada beberapa items yang nak masuk dalam list "things i want" on my birthday.
but not all can achieve on that day... so I extend it a month. lets see whats inside the list:

1. kek secret recipe - adik yana sudah belikan. hazelnut cheese secret recipe, i like!
2. kasut kerja - just got it, kasut apa yer?? hehe... jeng jeng...
3. tudung2 awning yang byk - alhamdullillah, baru2 ni dah order and dah dpt, semuanya lawa2! nnt sy buat entry lain pasal tudung k.
4. hadiah dari hubby - i settled down with him buying me dinner, though i do wish something was given. maybe next year dpt dua kali ganda the price? kalau ada rezeki lah ek..
5. doa dari keluarga dan kawan - alhamdulillah, saya dikelilingi orang2 yg sentiasa mendoakan kesejahteraan saya.... moga semuanya Allah balaskan doa mereka dengan sebaik2nya ganjaran pahala.
6. something gadget wise - still haven't decided yet
7. backpack - yg boleh muat my walllet + netbook + bpump + telekung... byk betul nak masukkan, larat ke nak pikul?? haha...

ada other items yg berkenan gak di hati, tp rasanya kena tunggu next year kot. tunggu bisnes berkembang baik or company nak kasi bonus.... eh, bulan april ni ada ex-gratia, my company kasi... hehe... lupa... see, bulan april sgt istimewa kan??? (though i don't agree that we don't get increment this year... sucks!!)

so to end this entry, ni lah kasut ku beli utk diri sendiri.

think its worth coz for sure i'll be wearing it everyday to work.
coz i hate heels (tak tahan standing on my toes) and this is the perfect shoes, flat and simple!
bak kata @itolee "cute Mary Poppins!" (",)

Transport EBM on flight - Part 1

2010-04-14T11:20:00.000+08:00

Found this regulation in a link

Exceptions to liquid carry-on restrictions for passengers with disabilities:

Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk if a baby or small child is traveling. While baby formula and breast milk will be permitted past the screening checkpoint and on board, please be aware that these items will be subject to physical inspection. You will not be required to taste these liquids in the presence of a security officer.

Yeah, I will need to get a reference doctor to transport the EBM next month.

Coz I won't be bringing the baby with me.

Last time I transported EBM was in Singapore, and the security post guard asked "Where is the baby??"

So this time I need to prepare... and actually I need to prepare so much more things coz its gonna be a long week there.

If I don't transport the EBM, I might have to redha that Izzuddin will be on FM... I'm expecting him to be used to the FM anyway after the whole week without me...

What's your say?

forgot! now its an emergency!

2010-04-14T04:05:00.000+08:00

Ever had this situation?
You confidently drive your car to work and suddenly only realizing that you didn't use your deodorant after shower...
Tough luck if you found a store on your way.

Luckily I found one shop.. 7-Eleven, where you can find all sorts of things during emergency.
Example : getting your period and need a pad FAST!! haha...

So here I was in the shop and looked at the selection of deodorants available.
I usually use a ladystick one which is dry and non-sticky. Of course this type is not there, this is not a pharmacy ok.
But my eyes got interested with this Gatsby deodorant, i think the scent was Clear Ocean
Open the cap, and smell the scent... hmmm.. think this won't be wrong for a woman to use.
Coz the scent was very light, refreshing and didn't have that strong scent like a man's deodorant.
So with no hesitant I went to the cashier and paid for the stuff.
And I think it served right... no smelly body odour the whole day!!! Yeah!

pics : Gatsby

So, I'm posting this a bit late, and yeah, I won't make it to the Gatsby Street Fair, but if you have time come along and see people wrestle and sumo between each other. Or that was what I have pictured in my mind LOL. Join Gatsby Deodorant Street Fair this 17th April 2010 at Berjaya Times Square.

efforts to switch to FM

2010-04-13T03:20:00.000+08:00

izzuddin tak suka susu FM.

or maybe coz I was the one giving it to him, of course lah dia taknak kan...

kena tinggalkan dia kejap ngan hubby dia or adik ipar nnt, pastu suruh diorang try plak.

however, thinking of trying other FM until we succeed.

i just cannot get as much EBM for may (ehem..ehem) to leave him for a week.

so will need to teach him on FM FAST!

and knowing that i can get around 10oz per day at the office, its just not enough.

redha yg umminyer dpt BF till he's 18M. itu pun dah campur2 minum air susu kotak, jus.

moga2 berjayalah switch to FM in a short time :D

p/s : please note that i will continue BF during night time once dah berjaya ni. no worries pro-BF mommies :D

Baby GAP Sleepwear for sale

2010-04-10T09:22:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

I've got this Baby GAP Sleepwear : Don't Bug Me for sale.

Size 18-24M

Worn it once, washed twice.

Have to sell it coz its a bit small for my 1 year 5 months boy weighing 9kg (I still think he's a smaller size boy ;p). Should be suitable for younger babies aged 1 year and below.

Usually I sell a new one at RM25 but since this is pre-owned, I'm selling this one for RM16.00 (including postage)

Please email me if interested at purpledream34@gmail.com

First come first basis (the first one to bank-in payment will receive it)

Thanks for looking.

berat hati tp perlu cuba

2010-03-31T19:18:00.000+08:00

keputusan untuk memberi izzuddin susu formula perlu dilakukan.

stok beku susu dah habis dan milk production saya tak bertambah, tetap sahaja sebanyak 12oz setiap hari.

sesi mengepam untuk petang pun dah ku jarang lakukan di pejabat dan pam hanya bila ku balik sampai ke rumah.

seandainya ku kena kursus/outstation, memang tak boleh buat apa lah... kenalah kasi izzuddin FM.

tp which FM yg izzuddin nak minum?? dia memang dah cerewet pilih makanan/minuman.

so kena cuba sampai berjaya kan...

first trial: lactogen2. letak kt nursery since umur setahun. tp nursery kt mmg dia taknak minum.

second trial: enfagrow original. dia tak suka langsung rasa susu FM ni.

third trial: sustagen junior perisa vanilla. ni dapat sampel. mula2 try guna sudu, dia minum. bila cuba ngan botol, terus dia taknak.

forth trial: nan2... bapak mahal tin susu kecik dia... try gak, taknak. ku rasa, ada similar ngan susu ibu, tak rasa pekat mcm FM lain. tp kurang manis mcm susu ibu. (aik... ku pernah rasa ker? hahah.. of course!)

fifth trial: dutch lady 123 choc. taknak gak kalau kasi dlm botol susu... tak pernah plak try guna cawan.

ok, then we stopped for a while, and now we supply him with 3oz x 3 bottles of EBM and 2dutch lady kotak either choc or full cream. yg UHT ni mmg takde problem nak minum...

will still try again on the FM bought, sbb sayang kan susu tu...

anybody got good tips on how to persuade him on FM??

please, need the advice really much.

bukannya ku taknak pam lagi dah. its just we really need a backup if something happens.

dan ku masih feed dia di malam hari.

and at the same time, this will be the time for us to make him more independant...

taklah bergantung sangat pada ummi nyer... sekarang ni izzuddin bergantung sgt sbb rindukan susu umminya.

the only drawback of formula is, kena selalu panaskan air panas (boleh guna water heater yg simpan air tu) dan kena basuh botol, puting which hmmm.. sangat malas ok.

maybe i should just use botol biasa ngan puting biasa? or maybe cawan je? sbb dia dah set in mind, dalam botol adalah susu ummi sahaja. so apa sahaja yg lain, dia uwekkan... kalau ada video mmg nak letak je kt blog ni.

sape2 ada suggestion??

perlu pengorbanan dan toleransi

2010-03-27T11:42:00.001+08:00

agak lama blog ni bersarang tanpa sebarang berita. kebelakangan ni dok tweet je... so u will here a lot from me if you follow my tweets :D

mungkin juga sebab minggu lepas ku bekerja di KLIA dan agak sibuk menguruskan kerja.

minggu ni pulak ada report nak disiapkan (x siap pun.. keke)

kerja.. kerja... kerja... 8 x 5 = 40 jam seminggu dihabiskan di ofis, tak termasuk jumlah jam perjalanan ke ofis.

so bila dah balik rumah, sedikit sebanyak menguruskan rumah dan apa sahaja yg boleh dibuat dlm masa yg pendek.

yelah, pukul 10pm je dah start ngantuk, so bila dah ngantuk, stop jelah dr buat apa2 and tidur bersama baby.

minggu2 akan mendatang, pasti lebih sibuk... dengan course dan urusan stok perlu diuruskan.

semuanya perlu berjalan serentak... perlu dilakukan sebab company saya kerja tiada bonus seperti company lain. usaha perlu ditingkatkan.. chaiyok!

bila ku decide nak bekerja, byk pengorbanan dalam keluarga perlu dilakukan, termasuklah menerima seadanya yang ku tidak mampu menguruskan rumah tangga atau menghias rumah sperti rumah2 lain...

Alhamdulillah, ku ada suami yg sgt memahami dan sering menolong apabila diperlukan (dibaca: apabila disuruh). Ku tak dapat bayangkan terpaksa menguruskan rumahtangga walaupun seharian bekerja dan husband akan duduk ronggeng sahaja menghadap tv malahan tidak boleh disuruh menolong.

Dalam keluarga kami, saya masih mempunyai hak untuk bersuara, memberi pendapat, membuat keputusan walaupun ada ketikanya kami sering tak bersependapat. Namun, kami check and balance, dan cari penyelesaian yg terbaik.

Contoh yg terbaik, bila nak decide balik kampung melihat mak ayah. Ada hujung minggu yang tak berapa sesuai untuk balik kampung, tp nak kena balik juga. saya bangkang sbb nak lawat mak ayah sy juga (minggu hadapan adalah birthdayku)... tp bila kami senyap sebentar dan mencari idea, ku akan bersuara.. "jom balik jumaat rumah mak saya, sabtu petang kita balik kampung pula"... abi pula akan berfikir dan akan fikirkan dahulu (as usual ;p )

Toleransi perlu ada dalam sesebuah keluarga, andai tiada pasti salah seorang akan pening dan memendam perasaan. akhirnya, dua2 tak sebulat suara. Pasti anda juga alami perkara yg sama... sebaiknya semua perkara perlu dibincangkan untuk mendapatkan hasil yang terbaik, insyaAllah.

higher rate

2010-03-19T00:39:00.000+08:00

Found this link and saw statement below....

Women who were formula-fed as infants have higher rates of breast cancer

Freudenheim, J. et al. 1994 Exposure to breast milk in infancy and the risk of breast cancer. Epidemiology 5:324-331. [For both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer, women who were breastfed as children, even if only for a short time, had a 25% lower risk of developing breast cancer than women who were bottle-fed as infants.]

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since i was breastfed for 3 months only, this does applies to me.
hmm... gotta do a routine self-examination on my breast...

i never actually wrote about this..
previously during my pregnancy i noticed a lump...
i was pregnant, no specific check could be done.
but i was referred to a 3D ultrasound scan in kelana jaya, just to make sure this lump was not dangerous.

after pregnancy the lump was still there, referred myself to another medical specialist.
an ultrasound machine was also used as they said i was too young to do a mammogram.
after the scanning, radiologist verified that the lump on my right breast was not malignant, or not similar to a tumor.
however she highlighted that there was a cyst developing on the left breast.
i have yet to schedule my next appointment.
macam terlupa about it.. i think i did that check when i was breastfeeding izzuddin at 6 months.

takut kan??

but this statement kinda made me relieved (just a bit):

Newcomb, P.A. et al. 1994 Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine 330(2):81-87. ["An increasing duration of lactation was associated with a statistically significant trend toward a reduced risk of breast cancer (P<0.001). Lactation at early ages and for long durations was associated with more substantial reductions in risk. If women who do not breastfeed or who breastfeed for less than 3 months were to do so for 4 to 12 months, breast cancer among parous premenopausal women could be reduced by 11 percent, judging from current rates. If all women with children lactated for 24 months or longer, however, then the incidence might be reduced by nearly 25 percent. This reduction would be even greater among women who first lactate at an early age."]

ada hikmah di sebalik setiap kejadian...
Tuhan mengetahui segala-galanya. Subhanallah!!

suprised to hear

2010-03-11T14:17:00.000+08:00

An incident that just happen this week in our apartment building.

We were suprised of the news and the most frightening part is, the incident happened on the 9th floor and we live in the 8th floor!!!

i'm posting a part of the article so that I can take note of this whole scenario.

source: Malay Mail online

for more of the story, please read here

this is a reminder for us to change the door knob and 'selak pintu' from inside.

and for ladies/women out there, please be careful when talking to man... you never know what they're up to.

p/s: i told abi that the people living in the apartment above us are black people, coz i can here their language and voices from the balcony. so if we don't here their voices again... meaning... those tenants - rapist suspect.... OMG!!!!

lagi banyak ada lagi takde

2010-03-05T16:40:00.000+08:00

baru2 ni terdengar conversation between a trainee and a technician semasa beratur beli lunch kt office.

budak trainee: hmm... sini jelah saya boleh makan. habis dah duit byr sewa rumah, motor. selebihnya utk makan.

technician: eh, umah sewa ko berapa?

budak trainee: RM100...

technician: issh... orang lain bayar duit sewa rumah RM500 boleh je lagi

budak trainee: yelah bang.. saya ni gaji RM600 je... mana lah nak sama ngan gaji RM3k...

technician: (sebenarnya ku tak sempat dengar apa abang tu balas, sebab dah turn gi amik lauk, ahaks...)

yelah, mana lah sama RM3k ngan RM600 kan?

tp perasan tak, the more you have.. the more you don't have it...

meaning, senang je duit tu habis settlekan all the bills and loans.

sedangkan masa ku trainee dulu dengan gaji RM1.5k masih lagi mampu untuk bersukaria sedikit, jalan sana sini.... hujung bulan masih boleh survive.

tp sekarang ni, dengan gaji terkini pun masih belum tentu lagi ada duit untuk digunakan utk diri sendiri, lagi2 ada anak kan?

malah, duit kali ini diperlukan utk loan kereta, sewa rumah, belanja nursery, hutang kredit kad, insurans, pelaburan, education fund, savings. belum masuk simpanan tetap ke dalam tabungan akaun sendiri... memang sebetulnya, duit tak pernak cukup. kan??

pernah my colleague agak kagum bila ditanya, ku jawab ada 2 kereta dan 1 motor...

ya, financial burden ada disitu. namun semua kenderaan tersebut bermanfaat dalam kehidupan kami.

memandangkan kerja masing2 berbeza kawasan dan diriku yg sudah tidak tahu drive manual car ;p

pernah abi terfikir utk menjual keretanya.

kalau jual pun, entah2 harga loan bank lagi mahal dari pasaran... jd ada baiknya dibayar sahaja.

kembali kepada topik duit ni...

memang tak pernah cukup... namun kalau sebetulnya boleh dikurangkan alangkah bagusnya.

kawan2 bolehlah kasi tips pada ku k...

oh, also about penjimatan... sekarang ni penjimatan dalam household kami hanyalah pada diapers dah susu...

sebab guna Cloth diaper dan masih pumping lagi. so not really worried about it.

tp ku belum mampu jimat bab2 makanan/masakan ni... insyaAllah kalau ada 'will', kan ku rajinkan masak utk keluarga.

seronok baca blogpost kawan2 yg rajin masak even though balik dari keje dah lewat.

anyway, please read both these books to get some inspiring things about money dan bagaimana menguruskan kewangan dengan baik.

juga dapatkan tips pelaburan kewangan dari perunding Hajah Rohani Datuk Haji Mohd Shahir.

tak mahal pun buku2 ni... bacalah, sangat bermanfaat :D

selepas ku baca buku ni memang terus terbuka hati untuk labur dalam pelbagai saluran supaya duit berkembang, bukan statik or berkurangan. insyaAllah selepas setahun nanti bolehlah kita recap dan tgk if berbaloi utk diteruskan (",)

dua yg serupa

2010-03-01T14:53:00.001+08:00

hehe...

bila ada tambah satu lagi in the house, dah tak perlu berebut dah.

sebelum ni abi asyik pakai ummi nyer je...

so this time dia decide "kita amik satu lagi"

well, not really that words yg keluarlah... keke...

apa bendanya?

ni haa.... guess what this is?

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can you spot the difference??

satu untuk ummi, satu untuk abi...

bila ada dua, baru boleh berdamai... haha...

boleh beli di IKEA yer kawan2... jangan lupa beli kek DAIM yg sedap itu k... yummy!

igt nak pimp cover cushion belah bawah tu.

semalam gi takde pulak colour grey & black macam pic kt bawah ni.

pastu baru perasan ada poket kt tepi tu, boleh ah nak simpan remote tv ke apa sambil surfing.

kami berdua kaki surfing, so bila ada laptop cushion ni, mmg seronoklah kan (",)

*picture credits from IKEA US.

two is better than one?

2010-02-26T00:14:00.000+08:00

Topic entry tersebut tiada kaitan dengan lagu Boys Like Girls duet ngan Taylor Swift walaupun ku suka sangat lagu tersebut.

Cuma, esok sahabat saya akan mendapat 'adik' untuk bersama meneruskan misi agama..

mudah2an mereka saling berlapang dada menerima kenyataan ini.

Mengapa entry ini ditulis?...
sebab bagi diriku, memang ku tak bersetuju, tp bak kata sahabat sy ini "setiap orang ada pendirian.. raikanlah"

ku sayu bila membaca status FB nya:

"Ya Allah... tuhan yg memiliki hati ini.... arahkan hati ini kearah kebaikan, arahkan hati ini kearah agamamu. Permudahkan urusanku dan suamiku. Selamatkan kami di dunia dan akhirat. Amin.."

di kala ini, dia masih tetap mendoakan suaminya wakaupun pasti ini satu keadaan yang sukar.

Wallahualam, ku berasa sgt jauh dari mereka untuk benar2 tahu keadaan ketika in. Malahan, ku hanya boleh berdoa dan meyakinkan diri bahawa jalan ini yang mereka pilih, maka pasti ada hikmah disebaliknya.

Untuk diriku dan juga abi, ku tak sanggup kalau keadaan jadi begini. Payung emas?? Hmm... kalau kita tak redha pun, sure tak dpt payung emas tu kan?

Entah kenapa orang laki nampak perkara seperti ini satu perkara yang mudah sedangkan pasti ada hati yg terguris.

Entahlah... taknak komen sebenarnya, tp entry ini hanya luahan rasa. Tak perlu diperbesar2kan pun.

. end.

senggugut...it won't dissapear.. myth je... cheh

2010-02-24T16:41:00.000+08:00

Since i'm starting my periods again after 1year without them, I realized that senggugut will not dissapear even after you've faced labour before. what about them saying it can be cured, so and so after pregnancy?

YES... MADNESS, i say... sangat SAKIT ok...

and this time sakitnya bukan sahaja dia depan dkt ngan rahim tu, but also at the bunt*t...

terasa mcm nak beranak semula... oh, ini hanyalah pre-PMS... belum PMS aka senggugut on the period days.

i took a drug called the panadol to get some relief from it.

i know its not a good way to fight the pain, but i would not like to stand another pain right there...

anyway, i'm happy that my periods coming early next month... why ek??

coz i can try my collection of cloth pads... tada!!

he likes to talk in his own words

2010-02-19T17:32:00.000+08:00

izzuddin is talking so much lately- well, rather baby talk.

the funny thing, the words that come out are so cute, it's like he's telling a story.

this is one video where he tells his story...

of him vacuuming the floor...LOL

play time

2010-02-15T12:48:00.000+08:00

playing time at the park

no need for words, lets just see the pics!

overall, a happy evening :D

kemas2 rumah

2010-02-15T04:51:00.003+08:00

cuti hujung minggu ini lama kan?

mesti ramai yang balik kampung... we didn't though.

dah balik bangi last week, the week before already went to sekinchan.

so this long weekend, CNY celebration we decided to stay at home.

and do some rearranging on our living room.

nice to have a longer space for izzuddin to walk around, playing toys at one area and keeping his books at one corner.

now thinking of buying an ikea children table for him. awal sangat kah?

boleh buat tempat hidang makanan sekali.... :D

love... you don't have to wait till the V-day

2010-02-15T04:45:00.001+08:00

yes, the title entry says it all.
we don't celebrate the V-day, dah fatwa tak boleh sambut kan...

i don't think we need a special day to celebrate your love.
you can actually organize it any date you want, and since being married, occasionally your anniversary date will be that special day.

don't really need to buy all those flowers and chocolates or gifts on that day just to say "I love you"
a candle light dinner or a movie, it can be anyday, anytime of the year to show your affection.

so believe it, when i say... you don't need that special V-day just to tell those three sacred words.

(",)

and I just appreciate the fact that abi chose the same day to buy me a rose (after so many times of hinting) while I was picking some fresh flowers at the market.

I LOVE YOU FAIZUL HAFIZ, XOXO

Happy Birthday Aleeya

2010-02-12T08:40:00.001+08:00

Sungguh bergaya dan comel anak buah ku Aleeya Erina.

Ni anak abgku Abg Emri & wife Kak Ayu

Dah berumur 2 tahun pada 9hb Feb 2010.

Yg bestnya, abgku lahir 7hb Feb, so every year diorang boleh celebrate together.

Selamat Hari Lahir Aleeya!

Semoga Allah tambahkan rezeki sebaiknya untuk Aleeya dan keluarga Aleeya!!

*p/s: Nak anak anda cantik dan bergaya seperti Aleeya?

Click di sini Ammar's Treehouse

sometimes you do need a break

2010-02-10T17:20:00.001+08:00

i've never actually slept away from my little boy, ever... until last week.

there i was thinking... can they survive the night without me?

they, meaning abi and izzuddin together... and me nowhere to be seen.

i was much more concern about izzuddin.

the last time i left him long enough was during my tsssc dinner.

that was roughly until 1.30am arriving at my parent's house and realizing he just drank two bottles of 3oz EBM since 3pm. what?? can u imagine how restless he could be?

even then mak messaged me saying izzuddin crying...

and looking at my sis expression, she seemed tired?? haha... kesian sangat mereka.

so this time, i left izzuddin with his abi, knowing that he might be experiencing the same situation.

already reminding him to supply EBM two days for nursery and also additional choc milk for 'suka2'.

but when it came night time, as always he expected me to be there, for his normal 'bergayut' or 'mengelendot'.

but i was nowhere to be seen...

abi gave him the choc milk, the EBM and even the FM that I just bought (i have another story about this) but he refused everything.

i think izzuddin might've slept because he was tired of crying... kesian sangat kan??

we had a teleconversation that night, and he was like 'masam mencuka' listening to my voice...

waahh... merajuk sudah!!

anyway, a part from them being so far away, it was the most sleepful night that day.

i slept at 11.45pm and woke up at 5.30am, tak bangun langsung. NYENYAK!!

i sooo missed those nights... really, a bliss for the year 2010.. haha..

another thing, i still pumped during my trip there, and brought back a good supply of milk.

so now, i'm not worried about my frozen stash anymore.

previously before my gateaway, the freezer only had 2 x 3oz of frozen EBM.

i expected abi to actually have used them, if izzuddin was drinking them but no, they were untouched.

(",) HAPPY kan??

sometimes you do need something like this to get another thing in return.

i love how life goes by :D

oh well, this is my supply at work for the day. Hope all BF mommies keep pumping ok.

Never give up, even though it stresses you out to get just enough out from your B... BM is the best nutrition food a baby can get.

*BM - breastmilk
*EBM - expressed breastmilk
*B - ? go figure... haha...

munawarah... i like!

2010-02-08T16:05:00.002+08:00

Imagine you get the right tudung for everyday use and wish you had tried it so much early during those hassle days (baby smaller, kelam kabut time)??

i found out my 'kena' tudung a bit late... or maybe i was afraid to try.

all those awning tudungs, non-ironed tudung was not really my type.

or none were as labuh as what i wanted.

until i had the guts to go to that boutique in TTDI.

and there i was, looking at the mirror and thinking... i should get them before i change my mind.

and i wish i had more money to buy all those colours for the whole wardrobe..

this is me, wearing three of the tudungs, recently bought. some pics during my trip abroad.

like the labuh jahit depan one better. senang, sarung je, no need to do any styling.

yes, sri munawarah is having a sale until 22feb. so anyone bothering to spend their money, you can get them there n TTDI.

and during my visit at the shop, few of the buyers were like carrying a COACH handbag...

and i was like?? what... well, i was in the 'rich neighbourhood'

what more did i expect??

haha... anyway, you can find a great bargain of COACH handbags... all authentic at Affordable Style.

(",)

the next liverpool player... in the making?

2010-02-07T18:11:00.000+08:00

Izzuddin seems to have some talent in football/soccer

maybe he'll be the next liverpool player?

why liverpool ek, not malaysia?? ;p

just see how he 'mengelecek'... keke...

Liverpool scored last sunday 1-0 lawan Everton, I think.

A kinda gift for my 2nd brother.

Happy Birthday, abg Emri.

Pak Ngah sudah 2* tahun... hehe...

Giveaway Suprise

2010-02-02T14:01:00.000+08:00

Salam semua.
Sape yang perasan kt tepi side bar follower tu, ku tulis

A LUCKY FOLLOWER WILL GET ONE SUPRISE GIFT. FOLLOW HERE!

???

no special function, anniversary or birthday.
saje2 suka.. :D

ya, ku nak kasi Giveaway Suprise untuk mereka yang setia menjadi follower blog ni, tanpa dipaksa ;p

hehe...

So setakat 1hb Feb 2010, sebanyak 18 orang telah menjadi follower ku...

tak kisahlah sikit. yang penting mereka ikhlas, kan? kan... hehe...

ok, ini senarai nya:

1. Eliyana

2. Adorable Muslimah

3. kc

4. suhana

5. Umiliya

6. Qaseh

7. Shida

8. Aishah Megahasz

9. Mun

10. Anin

11. Nur Azhani

12. Nadiah Sidek

13. Rozy

14. Hafiyya

15. Mama_Zara

16. Nyzal Aziz

17. Alin Arman

18. Cenderawasih.Dinamik

ok, so kali ni nak guna random.org sebab ku sibuk sikit dengan Ammar's Treehouse untuk memikirkan method yang sesuai.

so, let's see...

Apa keputusannya??

Scroll down

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Nombor ada ONG!! heheh... siapa follower bertuah tu??

AISHAH MEGAHASZ!!!!

Sila angkat tangan!! haha...

Apa gift suprise??

Fridge magnet, from Scotland & London (",)

Tahniah dear!! (",)
You really are a lucky person kan?? hehe...

Aishah, please message me your address at my FB account or can email at purpledream@gmail.com

update

2010-02-01T13:59:00.002+08:00

So been busy lately the past weeks.

what have i been doing?? well, quite a lot.

the best part is... stock for Ammar's Treehouse has arrived.

So you can now order directly from me, clothes for your children.

visit here AMMAR'S TREEHOUSE

*****

Last 2 Saturday's, got to visit some great friends of mine, Umi Faryhah, Alia and NeqYan.

We were good friends during boarding school years and Umi was my roommate in our rented house before I got married and moved out.

This is what Umi gave Izzuddin and me, a pair of cute stokings.

*pics to be inserted later ;p

Oh, we did a joke about her name, Umi. Takkan Izzuddin nak panggil Umi, 'Umi' kan??

Kena sepak karang... hehe... so she'll be known as Auntie Umi.

Alia was also a very helpful friend, she was the first person that taught Izzuddin how to breastfeed.

The reason was, masa Izzuddin baru lahir tu... Dia malas nak hisap my nipples.

So Alia taught him by putting her jari kelingking kt langit2 dia... and without a problem, he started sucking.

Once he got the hand of it, she gave Izzuddin to me, and he tried sucking my nipples.

Finally, he could latch on and try as hard as he could, though the first 2 days still only colustrom that was fed.

This is a picture of Dr Alia, helping a newborn baby (Izzuddin). Btw, she's a pediatric in Putrajaya :D

Doakan suaminya seorang doktor juga beransur pulih dari kemalangan kereta bulan lepas.

*****

I've been spending a lot of money last week coz I had to change my Neo tyres.

All botak and makan kiri sebab alignment dah lari.

Let's just say I spent third quarter of one thousand just for all this replacement. Urrgghhh...

And to say my budget at that time was only RM300!!??

I blame all the potholes at the entrance of my house. There are sooo many potholes!!!

Arrgghhh!!

*****

Are you interested with branded handbags/wallets?

I was a fan of Braun Buffel and managed to get one wallet during Jusco sale.

Unfortunately I lost this wallet last year, tercicir... sedih sangat...

and had to do all the IC, lisence replacement, kad debit, kad kredit.. kad ahli... sangatlah menyusahkan.

Anyway, baru2 ni ku terpikat dengan wristlet COACH.

Kalau kt outlet Malaysia, agak mahal ok harganya.

Apa kata cuci2 mata kt blog ni : Affordable Style

Jangan risau, saya pasti barangannya adalah genuine (asli) kerana rakan saya yang menjualnya.

Ayuh ke Affordable Style dan dapatkan barangan Coach dengan harga yang sangat berpatutan!!

(",)

Breath Holding Tantrum

2010-01-27T23:24:00.002+08:00

still speechless and frightened about what baby did tonight.

can't write about it, it's a bit traumatic now. will update this when i calm down.

i'm pasting what i read about it, so that you can get the picture.

i searched for info just to make sure that everything is fine.

so not feeling good right now :(

*********

Article source : BabyCenter

Is it normal that my toddler holds her breath to the point of passing out?

Expert Answers

The BabyCenter Editorial Team

As surprising as it may sound, yes. "This is called a breath-holding tantrum, and it's very common in toddlers," says Vicki Panaccione, also known as "The Parenting Professor," a child psychologist with the Better Parenting Institute in Melbourne, Florida.

What does a breath-holding tantrum look like? Your toddler is upset she doesn't get any more juice or furious she can't decorate the wall with crayons, so she starts crying — but doesn't take in that next breath. The seconds tick by and she begins to turn blue, then passes out.

Your toddler will probably be unconscious for no more than 30 to 60 seconds. When she comes to, she'll likely inhale deeply and go back to normal breathing. She may be frightened, a bit confused, and still crying, and she may not remember what she was crying about in the first place.

"This behavior can be very distressing to parents, but never fear," says Panaccione. "It isn't a sign of serious problems."

Still, you should talk to your child's doctor about it the first time your child passes out. There's some evidence that the behavior is more common among children with iron deficiency, so the doctor may order a blood test to check for anemia.

You should also make sure to talk to the doctor any time your child jerks her limbs during an episode or has difficulty recovering, which are possible signs of a seizure or neurological disorder. And any time your child is unresponsive for more than a minute or you suspect something more serious than a breath-holding tantrum, it's best to call 911 or your local emergency number.

Some parents are so rattled after a breath-holding tantrum that out of guilt or fear they give in to their child's demands. This is bound to backfire, though, since giving in will only encourage the tactic.

Instead, try distracting your breath-holding child by singing a silly song or giving her something else to do. If she won't stop, the best response is to ignore it, look the other way, and try to remain calm, Panaccione says. And downplay your reaction if she does pass out. "Giving little attention to this behavior is the best way to extinguish it," Panaccione says.

Fortunately, most kids outgrow this tantrum style by the time preschool rolls around. Until then, figuring out what sparks the tantrums (not having any say in what she wears, or having to eat sitting down) may help you find a way to avoid them.

the milky way thought

2010-01-26T06:59:00.000+08:00

milky way? lets just say i've always liked this chocolate since i was a kid.

baru sekarang ni rasa manis sangat, and prefer twix more.

tiap kali masuk kedai mesra tu, mesti singgah shelf coklat, and buy 1 bar of twix.

what to say, i'm a choc lover.

anyway this entry is actually about milk thought.

mengenai formula milk, which one is the best.

i've never actually did any research on formula milk, not even thought about it.

but now is the time... why ek?? bukan ke fully breastfeeding?

yup.. but my EBM stock sudah tinggal satu plastik sahaja. selebihnya bergantung kepada "expressed today, send tomorrow"

so what if i cannot pump as frequent as i used to?

what if i have to go outstation, and come back late at night?

what if i can only get like 5oz everytime i pump... worse case, pump and get 2oz... stress maaa!!!

anyway all the questions appeared for me to give it a thought.

to get formula milk as a backup at izzuddin's nursery.

while most mommies already settled with this situation, ages a go.

i find myself only now to think about it. lambat kan?? hmmm....

i posted a question to other mommies in FB, so i can get some guide about this.

either to use formula milk, or go with fresh milk - which i have already introduced before to izzuddin.

by the way, he likes chocolate UHT dutch lady. cannot boikot lah, best choc flavoured drink in town... ;p

he seems like me, suka chocolate.

or maybe he's like abi, who can only drink choc uht. no pure white milk ok??

i lived in oversea before, i can stand the pure whitness... it taste creamier!! hehe...

back to the topic... i posted and these are some of the replies, thanks to all who gladly replied so i could get some info or options to think.

well, i won't put all the feedback... :D

i know bf mommies sure akan pro bf gak, utk kasi option fresh milk in the list. yes, i am a pro bf but somehow i was wondering cukup ke nutrien in fresh milk tu? dahlah ku jarang makan buah (tak sempat ke kedai selalu) so anak pun sama lah kan... but i do try my best to give him vegetables whenever possible.

another thing to be worried about, is constipation?

selalunya bila baby minum FM ni, ada masalah sembelit.

also on cow-allergy, if ada... but i don't think so coz dia ok je minum susu dutch lady tu.

so kena baca all the reviews and situation, and tak dibebani rasa serba salah for being ignorant.

gugel pun dah ada, so can find lots of info now.

this entry will be continued coz belum start pun lagi research on FM.

so blur lah... it's like learning a new thing, all together!

hello.. hello??

2010-01-23T21:06:00.001+08:00

suka bila izzuddin main ngan handset kami, berlagak macam call atuk or mbah dia.

ni salah satu video lakonan dia.

ada juga time dia gunakan 'mouse' tu sebagai telefon.

mesti bila dia besar nanti tak kan jumpa dah telefon berwayar tu.

baru-baru ni tengok cerita kat tv, lps tu orang tu tanya sorang kanak2;

orang tua: do u know a walkman??

kanak2 : *geleng kepala

orang tua: do you know an Ipod?

kanak2: YES!!

orang tua: kids these day

ya, cepat sungguh teknologi berkembang.

next time tv yg kotak sebesar alam tu pun tak kan diorang kenal dah. (",)

watch out, those teeth can hurt you!

2010-01-20T14:38:00.004+08:00

sigh...

i have this problem.

my nipples are hurting, ada luka k...

i think it all started after izzuddin got his 4th teeth on the upper row.

he now has total of 8 teeth: 4 teeth on both upper and lower gums.

they hurt so badly whenever he sucks the nipples.

yg belah kanan sikit je tp still sakit.

belah kiri siap luka dan dah berkudis... bygkan everytime dia minum, it get's painful and sore.

and to think that i need to survive this nursing period for the next 9months.. what if the pain doesn't subside?

utk expressing, nasib baik guna Medela FS, rhythm pump boleh adjust, kelajuan nak let down pun boleh control.

so takkan keluar darah dalam susu macam zaman2 awal breastfeeding dulu.

****

oh, anybody read my TWITTER status early this morning?? "Currently hating laundry chores".

kebetulan nampak comic strip from Baby Blues ni. suka baca komik ni kt paper.

Bertimbun2 baju & CD.

can't we be paid doing all the washing, hanging, folding and ironing??

just a thought. PEACE!

2010-01-18T11:25:00.000+08:00

If you had the money to spend lavishly on a babycarrier, what would it be??

I would spend on a Gucci Monogram Baby Carrier

pic source :Purseblog

Good to see mothers who wear their babies, including RICH mothers. Closer to the heart, the baby will be comfortable.

pic source: Purseblog

I also believe that artists wearing them is because of the brand, and they wanna cover their babies face, away from the paparazzi... hahah... ;p

oh, can i add that i want a Gucci Diaper Bag??

pic source: Google Image

ok, cut the daydreaming - i'm not that rich!!! (",)

Hari Tanpa Beg Plastik

2010-01-16T12:42:00.001+08:00

Adakah anda tahu di Selangor, setiap hari Sabtu adalah Hari Tanpa Beg Plastik?

HARI TANPA BEG PLASTIK
Keterangan : Mulai Januari 2010, Kerajaan Negeri Selangor melaksanakan kempen "Hari Tanpa Beg Plastik" setiap hari Sabtu bagi mengurangkan penggunaan beg plastik. Sesiapa yang masih ingin memohon beg plastik akan dikenakan bayaran 20 sen sehelai.
Sekretariat : Y.B. Elizabeth Wong, EXCO Alam Sekitar Selangor di 03-55447760

Saya kagum dan bersetuju dengan langkah ini.

Terlalu banyak plastic yang dibuang dan diberikan kepada pengguna terutama ketika membeli-belah.

Malah ada hypermarket yang suka membazir, memberi plastik pada setiap barangan mengikut jenis. Adakah ini perlu?

Jom kita cari bag reusable yang boleh digunakan untuk mengurangkan penggunan beg plastic ni.

Ku kan ada beg RuMe macro (ke Medium?), yang ini saya beli di TinyTapir.

suka sangat guna beg ni, sebab boleh isi banyak barang dan tak perlu risau terkoyak sebab kualtinya sangat baik.

bila tak nak digunakan, boleh lipat dan 'lock' guna velcro tab yang disambungkan sekali. bagus kan?

ada beg2 lain yang ingin saya beli, untuk support kempen ini.

antaranya :

1. masih pada RuMe, tp size mini dan medium. boleh cari di TinyTapir.

pic source : RuMe

2. Envirosax.

Yang ni ada banyak corak, dan ada version kanak2 nyer. Looks nice, tp ku belum pernah guna lagi.

Thinking of getting them at The Lil Calliph.

pic source: Envirosax

3. Baggu.

Yang ni rasanya lembut dan ada sarung. Tapi ku rasa Baggu sangat besar, mungkin Baby Baggu boleh digunakan untuk groceries yang lebih kecil kuantitinya. Juga dijual di The Lil Caliph

pic source: Baggu

4. Flip & Tumble

Yang ni first time ku dengar. Dia boleh roll jadi macam bola pastu masuk je dalam beg bawa ke mana2 je.

Juga boleh cari di The Lil Calliph. Featured in many US magazines and shows including Organize: Oprah dan Martha Stewart Show.

pic source: Flip & Tumble

rambang mata dah...

apa pun, pastikan penggunaan reusable bag ni dimanfaatkan sebaiknya, supaya anak2 kita pada masa hadapan boleh hidup atas Bumi yang lebih bersih.

2010-01-13T12:44:00.001+08:00

CONTEST SWEET PICTURE ANAK BERSAMA IBU

Nama Ibu : Anisah Sanaa Elias

Nama Anak : Izzuddin Ammar bin Faizul Hafiz

DOB Anak : 15 October 2008

Kenapa ku suka gambar ni?

Gambar ni sweet sebab ku test guna self-timer camera kt dalam ofis abi.

Bosan masa tu sbb abi tgh meeting, so kitorang buat macam2 trial nak dpt best picture.

Kejap baby gelak, kejap baby masam.

So hasilnya, ini yg terbaik... SWEET kan?? hehe...

Contest Sweet Picture Anak Bersama Ibu

Contest ni anjuran Mommy Eiya

Kalau berminat nak join, boleh klik di sini

Tarikh tutup penyertaan adalah pada 29 Januari 2010.

Hadiah adalah misteri, sukanyer suprise!!

2010-01-13T09:07:00.000+08:00

Arini terbangun lewat, lepas Solat Subuh dah kelam-kabut nak bersiap gi kerja.
Izzuddin nyenyak tidur, rasa taknak dikejutkan.
Selalunya ku hantar dia ke taska, end up hari ni ku suruh abi je htr sendiri.
So Izzuddin masih nyenyak tidur, ku cium dahi dan pipinya sahaja...

Inilah first time ku tak tenang.
Mungkin sebab ku rasakan nnt Izzuddin bangun, tapi tak jumpa mana umminyer.
Mestilah dia resah kan??
Harap2 balik petang nanti dia lebih gembira.... sigh...

*Ini perasaan ku sebagai seorang ibu, tak keruan rasanya bila tak buat perkara yg jadi kebiasaan hari2 biasa. Semoga hari2 mendatang, lebih baik dari pagi ini. :(

RINDU IZZUDDIN!

pic: gambar koleksi

2010-01-11T14:44:00.000+08:00

Entry ni untuk kak nita and azi... geng2 MBW.

baru2 ni kitorang beli IttiBitti (lagi??) Ada 1-DAY SALE ONLY kt website dia.
25% on each item and 20% on value package items.

so barangan yg dibeli ada set 6 pack CD Snap-In-One, masa tu harga AUD120 je.
Harga asal sgt mahal tau, AUD150. So jatuh satu IB SIO = 120/6 = AUD 20.00

Lepas tu memang nak order booster, sbb yg lama dah oldies tp cover minky dia masih elok lagi.
So ku order 2 boosters = AUD 17.50
Kak Nita pulak nak order Bitti Brite AIO satu, mungkin tertawan dengan patternnya, dengan sale ni AUD18.75 harganya.

So ini adalah order IttiBitti tempoh hari:

Tak terkira gembiranya hati sebab IB jual murah kan...

tp lepas checkout, kena tunggu invoice lain untuk harga shipping.

bila diorang email balik, harga shipping ke Malaysia guna registered AUD37.60.
MAK OI, MAHALNYER!!
sebab parcel beratnyer 1.5kg.

Hmm... nak buat macam mana byr jelah kan..

Untuk memudahkan pengiraan postage berapa kena bayar, kita kirakan ada 8 item utama.
Anggaplah booster 2 unit berat sama dengan satu CD (boleh kan??)

So untuk postage : AUD 37.60/8 = AUD 4.7 setiap satu item.

Currency rate pada ketika itu 3.096, tp bila check statement Maybank CC charge ku 3.15.

Jadi untuk Azi:

Beli 2 IB SIO:
(AUD 20 + AUD 4.7) x 2 = AUD 49.40

Oleh itu
AUD 49.40 x 3.15 = RM155.61, dengan itu satu IB jatuh RM77.81 (",)
Hope you're happy with that!

Untuk Kak Nita

Beli 2 IB SIO + 1 Bitti Brite:
(AUD 20 + 4.70) x 2 + (AUD 18.75 + AUD 4.70) = AUD 49.40 + AUD 23.45
= AUD 72.85 x 3.15
= RM 229.48

ok tak?? bargain tau ni... hehe... sebab harga CD tu kat sini RM92, sale pun RM83 (tak byk colour or size option)

bila sampai nnt, kita meet-up or i send thru registered post je nnt...

so next time ada sale macam ni, nak join beli lagi tak?? ahaks :p

please email me when you read this blog entry... hehe... :D

2010-01-09T07:55:00.013+08:00

Abi seriously needs a new handphone....

His current one, Samsung model apa ntah sangatlah ketinggalan zaman. Haha, mentang2 lah ku baru je pakai handset canggih. Dah tu, batteri cepat kong, selalu je kalau nak call - masuk voicemail. Mana tak ku angin.

Selalu je remind dia utk charge tp dia malas nak layan... Urrgggh....

Recently he had a request... I thought a handphone was it. But NO, he chose a motorcycle (bike) rather than a handphone... huhu. Yeah, he goes to work by motor and it does seem important to him since his previous one, abah (abi's father) mintak dihantar semula balik kampung. He chose a Yamaha FZ.

Ni conversation masa ku kat tempat kerja, abi call:

Abi: Saya rasa nak beli motor lah...

Ummi: Oh, ekk.... berapa deposit?? (Soalan aku mesti ni dulu... duit)

Abi: Sekian... sekian...

Ummi: Motor apa awak nak beli ni...

Abi: Yamaha FZ, yg sy tunjuk dulu tu, orang ada bawa.

Ummi: Huh?? Jap gugel... Wahhh... macam motor GABAN je...

Abi: Awak tgk yg mana satu tu??

Ummi: Saya gugel image lah... Warna apa awak nak?

Abi: Merah...

Umi: Ohh... Lawa....

Abi: Jap... bukan tu... tak ingat model mana, nnt cari balik...

Ummi: ok...

lps tu conversation seterusnya diikuti dengan penerangan bayaran muka dan ansuran bulanan selama 3 tahun.

tp kan, image yg ku lihat tu mmg macam motor GABAN...

rupanya dia nak yang ini.. hehe...

pic source: Google Image

well, oklah tu... janji motor nak ulang-alik Damansara-Uniten lebih selamat dari yg sekarang ni.

Dah beli tp kat Klang rumah adik dia, so abi belum ambil lagi.

Aih, bilalah dia nak replace Samsung handphone tu.... Nak Samsung Corby tak, abi??

Ada peraduan kt Nuffnang... tp kena dress up macam colour handphone awak suka tu.

Cari punya cari, ada satu gambar colour oren, tp gambar tu ada izzuddin nangis pulak.

hmm... nak htr ker gambar ni. Rasanya kena dress up lagi baik baru submit.

abi, what colour are you??

2010-01-08T08:58:00.000+08:00

I WANT A FREE BLOG MAKEOVER!!

A SOHO MAMA'S DIARY

Jom check syarat2 if semua dah buat or not:

1) Why do I read your A SOHO Mama's Diary blog?

I first came to your blog while searching for second hand CDs from Diaper Asia Forum.

And then I got to know that you were a Working At Home Mom through your blog entry's, which you are selling customized baskets and gifts. Your online shop is now AZ Gift Baskets.

I like your blog entries as some post can give inspiration to be more creative in other ways.

Now I subscribe your blog in my Google Reader and since you're doing this contest, am following your blog publicly.

2) Hop off to AZ Gift Baskets!

Which category do i like in this online shop?

I like Fresh Blooms... it's because I really don't know how to create seomthing beautiful with flowers.

Could you do a customized flower bouquet in vase for me?? So need flowers inside the house!

I personally like Butter Cup basket. Sooo pretty!

3) Leave a comment and link in her post blog. DONE!! :D

4) Also be a blog follower, Follow AZ Gifts Basket on Twitter or be a Fan of AZ Gifts Basket in Facebook

CHECKED!

Prizes are superb! 2 winners for the contest.

*********************

Ku nak free blog makeover sebab blog ku ini dah nak 2 tahun anniversary..

I started out this blog around January 2008, made it specially for coretan semasa mengandung and now on parenthood/CD/breastfeeding/baby.

So I've never actually been lucky on 'cabutan bertuah'.... but have to try till I get something.

Moga2 rezeki anak :D

Jom join contest ni, ends till 15th January 2010.

2010-01-07T17:24:00.001+08:00

Cutest Baby of the Planet 2009 Contest

NAME : IZZUDDIN AMMAR BIN FAIZUL HAFIZ

DOB: 15 OCTOBER 2008

Moms Bloggers Planet is opening NOMINATION for another 6 babies so we can have a healthy 20 Cutest Baby of the Planet 2009 contestants.

If your baby is selected, you will have the chance to win lots of great prizes sponsored by many generous sponsors!!

For more details, click here : Cutest Baby Of The Planet 2009

Where Malaysian Moms Unite!

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This is so exciting, first contest for 2010 that we're joining. Trying our luck here.

Wanna join as well? click here : Cutest Baby Of The Planet 2009

2010-01-06T01:32:00.000+08:00

currently obsessed:

1. wristlet coach - lepas tgk elly beli, then tgk ebay.. macam nak beli satu.. yes, i am a greedy person.

2. scrapbooking templates and looking for ideas to make one... i am into craft, cuma masa takde yer...

baru announce nak buat scrapbook page utk pemenang giveaway Ammar's Treehouse, so InsyaAllaah ni lah projek (paksa diri sendiri) untuk buat this week/month.

3. window shopping (online) all those designer handbags. kalau ada lookalike affordable handbag than that would be a bliss.

screen monitor display blogspot yang jual handbag.

abi: aik, nak beli beg lagi ker, bukan ke baru beli?

ummi: perempuan ni, kalau tgk dalam internet tu, tak semestinya nak beli... suka tgk.. perempuan mmg suka window shopping!

dalam hati, meluap2 nak, tp tau tak mampu lagi...

4. curtain string tak beli lagi, nak buat ala2 modern design look kt rumah, tapi asyik takde masa je nak buat projek... terbengkalai.

5. hmmm... barang untuk izzuddin? mungkin tambah mainan sikit kot, anything affordable.

6. abi?? dia nak beli motor.... insyaAllah boleh.

7. tambahkan stok dalam kedai online Ammar's Treehouse. Sungguh, perlu progressive tahun ni sebab takde increment gaji.

...

ooh yaa... perkembangan izzuddin dan sekitar yang berlaku...

1. izzuddin jalan dah semakin laju, tp belum pandai nak balancing bila lari... mesti alignment lari... haha..

2. baru je inject dia utk vaksin setahun, tangguh sbb masa dia umur setahun dia kerap demam. inject kt Pusat Zahrah Bangi - RM56 termasuk ubat. i thought the price was much more expensive.

Masa kt Pusat Zahrah, terserempak dengan kawan masa sekolah, Noor Fariza. Dia pregnant... ku igt pregnant yang ketiga, dia cakap "Anisah, ni yg keempat lah... all boys!" ... wah wah... murahnyer rezeki dia.

3. kami beli Beras Taj Mahal Herba Ponni - mahal sikit, tapi selepas apa berlaku pada mak dan relatives... kena jaga pemakanan terutama beras yang dimakan... less kanji, kurang glucose... risiko utk jadi diabetic berkurang.

will update more on us, bila ada masa... take care everybody :D

btw, SELAMAT TAHUN BARU 2010!

2010-01-01T22:57:00.003+08:00

izzuddin pergi berenang kali kedua, actually last weekend.

kalau masih ingat, ini first attempt izzuddin main air dalam sungai bulan mei 2009 kat sg congkak.
this time, dia dah setahun dua bulan and finally we had time for an outing to play in the pool.
aktiviti kali ni di join oleh cousin2 izzuddin belah abi, yang sebenarnya dah berumur 10 dan 8tahun... keke...
too much difference, but the spirit as a kid still the same (",)

pictures show how he loves the water!

since we will be going to the pool occassionally after this, we just bought his first swimsuit last night.
yet to be worn until the next outing to the pool.
sape2 berminat nak join, bolehlah set date with us k.. we got a good place to have a swim!

2009-12-31T12:50:00.000+08:00

this might be my last purchase for 2009...

or maybe akan terpengaruh dengan elly untuk beli coach walaupun aku yg persuade dia... haha..

since its for the eco-friendly resolution... takpelah...

hope it'll arrive soon (though 6-8weeks is the estimation time given by the seller)

apa dia ek?

cloth pads from randumosity and pleats

oh, please get me out of etsy!

2009-12-30T15:01:00.001+08:00

Two of my breastpumps are now available... BOTH SOLD!

1. Spectra 3 - Price: RM200 including postage (normal price : RM368 single pump + RM70, 2nd breastshield)

- dual pump, electric only

- weight 1.2kg

- used from November/December 2008 until August 2009. Already serviced in September 2009 at Histopoint. Will include original receipt/service letter.

--> SOLD to Zainah, tq Aishah (SIL)!!

2. Medela Swing - Price: RM400 including postage (Normal Price: RM768)

- single pump, can use battery (4 x AA) or electric

- weight less than 1kg.

- i used it occasionally for home use only, not heavy duty like my Spectra3.

- still in very good condition. no warranty as the warranty was only for 2months of purchase.

- a bit dented on the back (will include picture later on) but does not effect the superb performance of the pump.

- did i mention it has 2nd phase expression? good for 2nd let-down :D

- all bottles received together as per original will be included.

--> SOLD TO RIANA, TQ!

please drop a comment here, or email me direct at purpledream34@gmail.com

thanks for looking!

2009-12-28T12:17:00.000+08:00

another effort to go green...

bring your own reusable bags to bring your groceries.

some departmental stores have already charged 20cents for plastic bag requested...

this includes ikea...

i brought my RUME bag ke uptown kota damansara last weekend, and refused plastic bag except for one shop which i bought my tudung... oklah, as long as i can reduce the amount of plastic that i throw unnecessarily. better, if you have there plastic bags... reuse them entirely k!

after surviving on the three bags, think i need more of them...

maybe a regular or a small one that can carry my breakfast in the morning to work.

bought my RUME large bag from tinytapir.. maybe its time to go check another one there too.

other places to find these reusable bags are at DAISO, sunway pyramid or you can opt something 'keras' like those jusco bags.

some designer's have already contributed in selling these reusable bags...
for instance; Anya Hindmarch Tote Bag, "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" sold within one day of launching, hey.. who wouldn't want a designer tote bag at the price of US15?? more info

(which reminds me to check out ebay if there is one selling at auction ebay)

please consider the Earth before taking another plastic bag...

this message is a reminder to myself to be green conscious next year (",)

2009-12-22T13:34:00.001+08:00

this post entry will be full of baby photos.

gelagat baby, to be exact... don't say i didn't warn you all... aha...
and i'm exploring the wonders of using Photoscape...
sangat mudah dan senang nak combine2 gambar.

1. masa usrah pemuda pandan; izzuddin, nik aziz, fateh all playing sementara orang besar dgr naqib berceramah.

2. izzuddin main dengan anak irfan, aufa... dan anak nita (not in picture).

izzuddin ngan aufa ni umur sebaya beza 5 hari je. comel je tgk gelagat diorang.

3. izzuddin kira duit utk masuk dalam tabung. sebenarnya dia tengah kirai (sepahkan) duit syiling abi yg dikumpul setiap hari (orang laki tak suka simpan syiling dalam poket).. amat bahaya jika dibenarkan main berseorangan, pastikan anda berada berdekatan anak dan sentiasa waspada dengan tindak tanduknya.

4. izzuddin seronok main stereng neo...

ya, suka nyer dia!

5. izzuddin dengan poster baru ABC dia... tiap hari kena nyanyi lagu "A B C".

tp dia goyang2 punggung bila dengar lagu tu. nak cari poster huruf jawi pulak. abaikan masking tape yg kami guna untuk tampal poster pada dinding, sbb tak tentu lagi nak letak mana... dan ikut petua Martha Stewart, gunakan masking tape supaya cat tak tertanggal (semalam check, tertanggal gak cat at one side.. dusshhh)

sukanya tengok izzuddin ammar semakin membesar!!

2009-12-21T17:04:00.000+08:00

don't u just love seeing all the CDs are washed and clean, ready to be used for the day (",)

i am grateful to so many people; elly, shida, farrah, tinytapir that i'm now using CD on izzuddin.

ada orang tanya mana CD lagi baik... ku tak boleh nak bagi review on many CD sbb dalam koleksi stash izzuddin tak byk jenama yg ada. and the same brand i've been using for nursery, which to me just serves the purpose.

it depends on your preference..

mcm kusuka velcro poket utk nursery use, abi pun senang guna.

contoh lunatots. boleh cari kat srisuri.

macam ittibitti suka pakai kt rumah, memang minky best... tp izzuddin pakai CD ni, kalau tahi nyer cair, mmg confirm bocor. payah gak... so ku confident pakai selepas dia dah buang air besar.

grobaby boleh cari kt tinytapir... kadang2 ku suka guna ni... lebih efektif kalau dia dah buang air besar dalam CD lain, then tukar grobaby insert (cover guna 2x) bila dia buang air kecil sahaja. tahan lama 3jam.

Happy Heiny OS, fitting sgt besar!! tp ku beli 2nd hand je...

Drybees sizing generous.. setakat ni izzuddin masih size Medium. ok, fair fair je bagi aku.

fitted diapers pulak? ku beli jamtots pun dari forumner dalam diaperasia... lama tak beli second hand CD...

tak berani masuk dah forum tu, takut terbeli lagi.. haha...

baby beehind beli sekali dengan naz.. so so je review... bolehlah tahan 6-8jam dengan cover motherease (pun beli 2nds)

oh, ku ada beli wool pants, tp belum sempat snap pics and post info about it... nanti ku try buat review.

suka kalau ada mothers or mother-to-be yang interested nak guna CD untuk anak2...

timbalah pengalaman tentang jenis2 CD kat sini dan Autumn Beck byk bagi review menarik

selepas tu google je cari all those website malaysia yang jual CD.

aku warning siap2 jangan beli terlebih pulak... tujuan berCD adalah untuk berjimat di masa hadapan...

setakat yg ada dalam stash ni, dah cover byk dah (berbulan2) kos disposable diaper.

ni a few of my posts on CD (masa aku gila2 beli CD awal2 dulu)

All the best in embracing parenthood :D

2009-12-17T02:23:00.000+08:00

jarang masak kt rumah..
bukan sahaja kemalasan yg ada, tetapi sebab bila balik rumah dah rasa lewat dah perut pun dah berbunyi 'lapar'.. haha...

tapi bila aku masak... i wanna cook something totally simple but tasty... sekarang ni agak rajin nak masak sikit (if larat ah...)

actually tak pernah letak gambar masakan dalam blog sbb selalunya gambar tak best...
maybe... need to get a new camera?
tp baru2 ni ku ada masak kuey teaw hongkong... actually guna maggi nyer noodle sbb kuey teaw nak beli kedai bawah, tauke kata dah expired.
got some recipe after google2... so inilah hasilnya!!

yummy!! (",)

pernah gak cuba buat butter prawn, tp hasil gambar kurang menarik. tengoklah, nampak butter sahaja.. prawn tersorok.

Rasa??
ok je... abi jilat2 jari... hehe...

paprik... ya, masakan ini paling senang nak buat... ringkas.
do i need to put the picture?? naaaah... haha...

izzuddin makan apa? kasi je sayur2 brokoli, lobak... orait dah tu ;p

p/s: apsal ada masakan bubuh udang je? dahlah ku allergic seafood (tp belasah je makan.. hehe)

2009-12-17T02:05:00.001+08:00

izzuddin likes to walk now...

dah berani nak lepaskan dia sikit2 utk explore dunia luar.

kami beri dia jalan2 kat mall jelah dulu... tempat yg tak berapa bahaya sbb luas sekeliling.

picture ni taken in e@curve or dulu known as cineleisure...

masa ni nak cr painkiller kt farmasi, tp bila sampai baru tau ada watson je kt situ. no guardian, no pharmacy caring.
ada video izzuddin pimpin tangan abi, nanti upload..
i think his shoes are getting tight...

so nak kena beli size 4 pulak.. now size 3....

2009-12-11T01:40:00.000+08:00

last weekend outing, went to kenduri kahwin sahabat Pandan and later on to kl convention center to check out PC Fair...

that's where i bought my latest gadget... (teehee...)

so many people there... sempat kami snap gambar kt sini

lepas tu bila dah ada sana, dapat pulak gadget ummi ni... hehe...

ramai sangat orang, nasib baik pakai RingSling Jumpsac. mmg fair mcm ni tak boleh bawak stroller masuk.

takde pulak gambar ummi pakai RS.

ini gambar izzuddin ngan tiga Gingerbread man... ada kt tengah2 center court Suria KLCC.

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anyway, sempena birthday owner Jumpsac, Syaz today 11 Dec 2009, dia nak hadiahkan 1 meitai pilihannnya, caranya adalah kita join facebook fanpage jumpsac. the most highest referrer akan dpt hadiah giveaway ni!

so, jom ramai2 kita jadi fan dia, dah cukup 1000 fan boleh ada coupon voucher 30% nanti... best tau!

collection dia mmg yummy2!!!

JumpSac Baby Slings & Carriers are awesome, gorgeous and droolworthy! Go and take a look at them now at http://jumpsacbaby.com.

Become a fan at the JumpSac Baby Facebook Fan Page at http://facebook.com/jumpsac

2009-12-09T08:42:00.003+08:00

Sweet-treat Giveaway dari nasuha-chua
nak masuk penyertaan sebab memang aku suka paper2 craft ni. dan kebetulan nak menajamkan semula minat yg dah lama ditinggalkan... kalau ada rezeki bolehlah meneruskan kembali salah satu hobi, yang rasanya dah tak buat selepas berkahwin...

ni hadiah giveaway ni.. sangat menarik (termasuk coklat tu!!)

hadiahnya termasuk : 1 set 'Sweet Treat',10 jenis riben (ada yang 1 meter dan 1/2 meter) ,3 sellotape kartun,1 set kertas bintang yang cute,1 set butang pelbagai warna dan 1 bar cadbury chocolate (yang ini, i like!!)

kena jadi follower Nasuha ni.... tapi memang berbaloi jadi follower dia sebab byk rekaan kadnyer yang menarik perhatian ku. sekarang ni pun mmg subscribe blog dia melalui google reader. kad yang paling ku suka dalam post nyer adalah yang ini:

nampak sedap kan?? hehe...

so, apa kata kita join sini untuk melayakkan mendapat giveaway ni... tarikh akhir submit adalah 25 Disember 2009.

2009-12-07T14:51:00.003+08:00

YES
i'm going to do what i love doing most.
please support me once i manage to start it out.
will inform when i achieve it, eventually it will stand out one day!

note: tak faham takpelah, ni motivasi utk diri sendiri.. keke...

2009-12-06T14:37:00.000+08:00

my current weight: 47.5kg!!

....aha... like and dislike about it.
feel lighter, but feel like i don't have enough fat in my body
clothes are loose, all need to be sewn for adjustment (just i don't have the time to do it)
last time did my checkup.. my blood pressure a bit low, so easy to feel tired.
i'm supposed to be 48.1kg ideally
should've embraced those curves when i wasn't pregnant before...
haha... (that time i wasn't even close to 50kg!)

2009-12-05T14:30:00.001+08:00

The amount of EBM he didn't finished at the nursery last Friday...

sayangnyer, for all the pumping...
wasted all in the drain, since i dunno how long it's been warmed :(

p/s: he's got another tooth coming out, that's why he's so-not-hungry!

2009-12-03T10:05:00.004+08:00

semalam first time introduce izzuddin to susu UHT, full cream...
yg susu kotak dutch lady tu.
at the same time boleh bagi dia pandai guna straw...

Picture credit : Dutch Lady

setakat ni ok je bila dia minum... malahan dia macam rasa sedap, so dia nak lagi.
nak introduce awal2 sebab takut dia tak suka susu lembu - dah pernah kasi cheese, butter.. orait je :D

susu ni pun backup kalau susu EBM ku tak cukup nanti... sekarang pun cukup2 je utk feeding keesokan harinya.
stok kalau dapat kumpul pun, time weekend if rajin nak ngepam.

concern jugak kalau full cream ni boleh ke tak bagi, so google2 sikit dapat confidence nak kasi.

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ni sumber dari babycenter:

"The Department of Health recommends that you should not give your baby cow's milk or dairy products until your baby is six months old. From the age of six months, you can use small amounts of full-fat cow's milk in cooking, for example in cheese sauces or custards. Avoid giving cow's milk as a drink until your baby is a year old, because it is too low in iron and other nutrients. Semi-skimmed milk is not a suitable drink for children under two years old, but it can be introduced from two years if your child is a good eater, has a varied diet, and is of normal weight. Otherwise, use full-fat milk until your child is up to five years old. Skimmed milk is not suitable for children under five as it is too low in calories, and essential vitamins"

juga di sini:

"It is recommended that you keep your baby on breastmilk, infant formula or follow-on formula for her first year.
Once your baby has reached her first birthday, you can, if you want, start to give her full-fat cow's milk in a lidded beaker.

Why wait?
It is important to wait until your baby is one year old, as cow's milk doesn't contain sufficient iron to recommend its use before then, although small amounts of cow's milk can be used in cooking from six months. Infant formula milks and follow-on milks contain more iron and vitamins than cow's milk, and are the only alternative to breastfeeding for the first year. After the first six months of breastfeeding, breastmilk is not a good source of iron, so breastfeeding mums should make sure that weaning foods contain plenty of iron. This means using foods such as lean red meats, iron fortified breakfast cereals, purées of dried fruit, and tofu in your baby's diet.

How much?
From one year, milk should still play an important role in your baby's diet, as it provides essential protein, calcium, magnesium and vitamins B12 and B2 (riboflavin). Your baby needs to have a minimum of 350ml (two thirds of a pint) of full-fat cow's milk each day. If he or she becomes reluctant to drink milk, try offering two portions of calcium-rich foods a day. Yoghurt, cheese, tinned mashed sardines, tofu, white bread and chick peas all contain calcium.

Why full fat?
Full-fat or whole cow's milk is essential for your baby because she needs the energy that the fat in milk provides. Fat also carries essential vitamins A and D, so by skimming the fat off the milk, the vitamins are reduced, too. You should give your baby full-fat milk until she is at least two years old.

How should I give it?
There is no reason why your baby needs to have her drink warmed if she prefers it cool, but some health professionals feel that, at this stage, it is important to break the habit of a formula-fed baby relying on fluids coming from a teat. You may want to try offering the milk in a beaker with a soft spout or lidded cup, instead."

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mungkin try bubuh susu ni dalam sippy cup dia... nak salute abg sulung ku yang tak pernah guna botol time kecik2... terus je guna sippy cup klasik (",)

lepas tu ummi pun kena rajin minum susu gak... dan makan daging utk zat besi.
susu ni bagus untuk tulang dan gigi kan? elak osteoperosis kelak... plus, asyik lawat dentist je sekarang ni, kenalah buat routine minum susu tiap hari (macam time ngandung dulu)

2009-12-02T12:30:00.007+08:00

i just wish i can have this kinda home... coming back from work, this view surely will make me calm...

Picture credits: Archinspire

can someone sponsor my house for a makeover??? (",)

note: I think i can pull this look... just need the right interior decorations to set the mood. abi.... time for a home makeover shopping spree??

2009-12-01T09:29:00.000+08:00

ada tak sesape guna perkataan 'bejot' untuk describe your period?
aku guna perkataan ni time kt sekolah asrama dulu... kinda funny kan...
saya dah tak guna perkataan ni, tapi saya pasti kawan2 asrama STF masih gunakannya terutama yg sekolah situ dari tingkatan 1 (aku masuk tingkatan 4)

hmm... sebenarnya ku dah lama tak period... semenjak izzuddin umur 3 bulan...
sekarang ni dah setahun sebulan.... waahhhh.... lamanya.

eh... eh.... jangan jangan??....

takdelah, aku tak mengandung... ;p

tapi kesan dari menyusukan izzuddin sepenuhnya, macam hormon tak stabil, ni info from breastfeed-essentials.com

"For some mothers, there may be an absence of menstruation for weeks, months, and even years while still breastfeeding. Some mothers will even need to completely wean before they see their first period. Others, once their babies begin taking supplemental foods or sleeping longer periods at night, will see the first period. Once menstruation returns it may continue to be irregular during lactation. It's not uncommon to have a shorter or longer than normal period while breastfeeding. It's also not abnormal to skip a period or see the first period return and then find that months pass before the next one." more read here

disebabkan tak period2 lagi.. saya dah lama tak beli menstrual pad...
walaupun hati ni tergerak2 nak guna cloth pad, takkan anak je pakai cloth diaper kan??

aren't they lovely??

pic courtesy from Pleat

so tempting.... nasib baik tawaran free shipping dah tamat semalam.... phew!!

2009-11-18T07:12:00.000+08:00

this is one of izzuddin's sequencing of gifts...
i think we gave him the ride just a few days before his birthday...
fascinated that he can move kot, see the video :D

2009-11-18T06:06:00.000+08:00

izzuddin macam pandai nak mogok... mogok apa?
mogok taknak minum susu dalam botol, time malam semasa aku takde rumah.
samada abi dia yg jaga, or makcik/atuk dia yg jaga... dia tak mau minum susu tu...

sedangkan masa ku di luar atas urusan formal >2hours, memikirkan sejenak adakah izzuddin minum 2-3 botol EBM...
bila balik je, check fridge.. aik.. satu je botol susu luak?? tu pun tak habis minum yg satu botol dipanaskan.
hmmm.... lagi satu, dia belum tidur lagi sedangkan kalau ikut normalnya, he's supposed to be sleeping soundly...

izzuddin, izzuddin.. anak ummi betul lah ni...
macam mana kalau i have to outstation?? or kalau nak gi kelas malam2...?? (uhuk, uhuk... ni intentions only)
bukan apa, takut dia lapar plak.. setia menunggu umminyer pulang...

2009-11-11T20:52:00.000+08:00

weekends when we clean up the house... izzuddin seems to helps us as well....

this is how ;p

kuat anak ummi ni.... nanti rajin2 tolong ummi abi yer (",)

2009-11-09T01:00:00.001+08:00

Penggunaan modern cloth diaper bagi saya adalah sangat menjimatkan....
dari segi apa penjimatan ni??
"alah, you beli dahlah mahal... pastu kena basuh lagi, kena guna air washing machine lagi....jimat apa tu??" ini antara persoalan yang sering saya dengar bila saya ceritakan yang saya gunakan cloth diaper.

Jadi, dari segi apa yang jimatnyer?? Macam mana yang saya kira boleh jimat tu??
Begini, cuba anda beritahu berapa penggunaan disposable diapers anda sebulan??
Rata-rata kata RM100+ sebulan.... selalunya 2-3 packet yang M80 tu... kalau Drypers, bolehlah dapat RM35 satu paket. Kalau mahal sikit, RM45 untuk mamypoko... betul kan??

Jadi sebulan anda menghabiskan RM45 x 2 = RM95 sebulan.
Kalau dah 5 bulan?? RM95 x 5 = RM475... kalau setahun?? RM95 x 12 = RM1140

Hmmm.. kalau 2 tahun?? Dah RM2280... betul kan saya kira ni?? hehe....

Jadi bagaimana pula pengiraan modern cloth diaper??
Ambillah purata satu cloth diaper berharga RM50. Dan anda perlu menggunakan sekurang2nya 5 diaper sehari. Saya suka kira 6 sehari... jadi RM50 x 6 = RM300.
Selalunya cycle basuh 2 hari sekali, jadi anda perlukan 18 x RM50 = RM900.

Campur dengan sabun 'special' dia, boleh tahan 3-4bulan satu botol = RM18, 2 tahun/3bulan = 8 x RM18 = RM144
Campurkan penambahan air dan elektrik sebulan RM10, setahun RM120. Dua tahun RM240.

Oleh itu = RM900 + RM144 + RM240 = RM1280!! Anda dah jimat RM1000 di situ...

seterusnya jika anda rezeki murah, mendapat anak seterusnya dalam masa terdekat... anda tambahkan sahaja RM50 x 12 = RM600, atau anak kedua boleh terus menggunakan cloth diaper anak pertama...

jadi berapa anda boleh jimat disitu?? banyak kan... :D

Saya mengesyorkan pembelian cloth diaper lunatots poket kerana ia kemas, praktikal, dan anda boleh tambah insert untuk penggunaan lebih lama (malam terutamanya). Saya gunakan brand ini untuk nursery kerana ia velcro, sama seperti penggunaan dispo tetapi anda cuma pesan babysitter/pengasuh supaya masukkan dalam wetbag diaper yang telah kotor.

Pakej istimewa lunatots, 5 CD velcro + 5 insert = RM235 (harga asal RM51 x 5 = RM255)
kalau 10 CD velcro + 10 insert = RM470...

Insert tambahan RM15 satu.

Seandainya anda berminat, bolehlah hubungi saya di purpledream34@gmail.com..... dan dengan segera saya akan menguruskan pembeliaan dengan marketing director lunatots...

Seandainya anda tinggal berdekatan, saya boleh membuat demonstrasi pembasuhan, penjagaan dan pengurusan cloth diaper supaya anda lebih bersemangat untuk menggunakan cloth diaper...

Gambar di bawah adalah koleksi lunatots poket izzuddin.. alhamdulillah, semuanya masih elok lagi walaupun digunakan setiap hari!!

Apa kata, kita sama2 bantu dunia untuk kurangkan pembuangan sampah sarap di landfill tu.

Hijaukan bumi anda :D

2009-11-07T04:49:00.001+08:00

blog ku lagi satu macam dah ku tinggalkan... well, not for good lah...

if you were a good follower of me, i blogged since 2005... ahaa.... that's quite far back...

tahun 2009, see... only 5 months of entries...

so i'm starting again... to update it constantly...

apa2 yang tak berkaitan ngan baby or me being a mother...

i'll write it there...

*mood... guilty sebab blog tu lama terbiar... huhu...

nak baca? sini FAILUNGU-FAILBIRU

2009-11-05T08:36:00.000+08:00

izzuddin can officially walk now...
two days ago, he took 6-7steps and this time we managed to capture his steps...
usually its just 2-3 steps and he sits back.

congratulations boy.... ummi has been waiting for this day to come!
yelah, he was standing up since 9months - trip to UK, and only now... 1year 3 weeks is he able to be brave enough to take his steps...

this is the video...

best... best...!!
*mood excited

(but i know ramai mommies tak kan agree sebab ni lah phase where they'll start to go everywhere!!)

(",)