Ryan turns 3 months..

 Ryan 3 months old bday!..yeay..

Ryan:

1. Weighted 6.15 kg when he was 2 months old. Now he weigh 7.45 kg
2. Is Super duper cranky when comes to his napping/sleeping time. My goodness. I almost do not know what to do..Speechless! He will cry like mad, screaming until his face turns to almost blue alike..macam mau jadi incredible hulk pulak..hahhaa..
3. Is Turning to be cuter each and everyday…especially when he smiles..so sweet..(macam mummy dia ni..hehehhee…)
4. Is Able to lift his head, likes to look around especially looking at the ceiling..
5. Loves to hear his brother sing a BEN 10 song for him. He will pay his attention to his bro whenever his big bro sing the song.
6. Will smile when his nappy is being changed. He just loves it!
7. Can finish up to 25 – 28oz of my EBM a day ( I leave him with his nanny from 7.00 am to 5.30 – 6pm)
8. Loves when people talk to him.
9. Doesn’t like to be left alone in his crib
10. Doesn’t really take his nap during day time, he will only sleep for 15 – 20 minutes. The longest is only up to 1 hour.
11. Will sleep thru the night though. He will sleep as early as 8.00 pm and only wakes up 2 times for his “nenen” time.
12. Loves to bath very much! He likes the bubble maybe, kicking here and there.. Bathing time is another way to brighten up his day..

Mother Asked To Leave Houston's Restaurant For Breastfeeding In Public

I feel sorry for her.. this is inhuman..this is our rights and we should protect our rights..Breastfeeding in public can be considered as natural  we have the right to do it anywhere and anytime! People who are offended by it should should just leave or turn away!


BOCA RATON, Fla. - A new mom is at the center of controversy after she was asked to leave a Houston's restaurant for breast-feeding her infant.
Simone Bertucci, the mother of a 5-month-old baby boy, Marcello, is speaking up.
"I didn't know what my rights were," Bertucci said.
She was breast-feeding her infant son during a family dinner at Houston's when management asked her to leave.
"I wanted to cry," Bertucci said. "I wanted to crawl under the table like I did something wrong, but I didn't do anything wrong."
Bertucci said she finished feeding her son in her car and came back inside the restaurant.
"I'm humiliated," she said. "I really am. I am in shock."
After consulting a family attorney, Bertucci said she found out that the Houston's restaurant violated her rights.
"I want all women to be aware of it," she said. "We do have rights and there is nothing wrong with nursing your baby in public."
According to a Florida law, women have an unconditional right to breast-feed anywhere, public or private, covered or uncovered.
"This is the most natural thing we could do for our babies and I just wanted to be heard that we have nothing to hide," Bertucci said. "We really don't."
While the law states that women have an unconditional right to breast-feed anywhere, personal opinions are still vary about public breast-feeding.
"I would say if it was covered, I think it would be okay," a woman said.
"I think it's a natural thing," a passerby said.

Till then

CDing my baby…

I was 8 weeks pregnant the1^st time I heard about CD and it was also from my dear Friend –Erna.  At that time I wondered why she wanted to trouble herself to CDing her newborn as disposable diapers are more convenient than the lampin kain..

In silent, I googled everything about CD. Begin from its benefit to baby, the cost involve and the benefit to me of course. I started to fancy all those cute CD name it from Bitti Dish, Happy heinys, Bottom bumper etc..but you see, it’s quite pricey you know!.

Before investing, I  do the online comparison with each of the CD, from the branded one to the cheapest I can get which is Coolababy (china mari). Still tidak puas hati, I bought 4 CDs online. My 1^st ever CD was 1 size pocket CD Kasihku Sayangku and tada..Coolababy . Quite satisfied with the brand and the quality, I become addicted..Then every month, I would spend RM 200++ to buy new CD, be it Freshbots, coolababy, Happy Heinys, Bitti Dish Polka dots blue, Dream Eze, Bottom bumper...

Part of my collections..look at the polka dot blue..cantik kan..tapi harga pun cantik jugak wo

All my CDs collection are one size and most of it are non-printed as I don’t want to spend my money on the printed and sized CD. I wanted to invest for long term and I guess it’s a 1 size pocket diaper. I wanted to minimize every penny I spent so that I could buy another baby’s goodies. Heheh..Anyway, it’s all depends on mum’s choice, some mummies prefer to have sized CD or otherwise.

But, for 1 sized CD, I only managed to Cding my baby when he turns 1 month old. My baby weighted 3.5 kg when he was born and the Cd was way too big for him. So I have to wait until dia besar sikit la… which was when he was 1 month old. Itu la satu keburukan dia..

After trial and error, doing comparison between branded CD, AIO,Fitted Diaper, China Mari CD:

1. My son is more comfortable in wearing  one size CD
2. The material from China mari CD and branded CD aka expensive CD, is more or less the same. For all we know, we only buying the brand (US brand but manufactured in China)hahaha..That’s fact right!Nowadays everything in this world comes from China! May it be computer parts, all branded goods like NIKE,ADIDAS make up..etc…ndak percaya? Nanti I show the picture ah.. I bought this mineral lipstick direct from US – ELF, happy konon dapat shipment dari US alih alh tengok made in China..kacau betul…
3. In future, if only I wanted to buy branded CD, I want to buy 2 -3 pcs cukupla..itu pun untuk bawa jalan – jalan..atau pigi kenduri kendara ka..Party ka…boleh la menayang konon hahaha…but to be serious, memang for branded CD the quality is there la…sayang mau pakai for everyday use.. Everyday use I pakai yang murah aka reasonable jak…

What else? Ha, see my new arrival CD.. I bought another 10 CDs  for my son’s daily use…ala good bargain one..and good quality…really like the CD. If you guys want it, feel free to go to this e-store. The owner also very friendly. I just met her today..now she become one of my friend!

I bought 10 CDs...look at the purple and blue color..nice eh??hehhee...

Comes with 2 inserts










Till then..

Discreet Breastfeeding…

Another challenge on breastfeeding is that I have to discreet breastfeeding whenever I’m in public. Hubby, me and Aree loves to hang out in shopping mall, be it weekdays or weekend but when Ryan comes, we have to minimize our activity for a while…

It’s because of:

1. I have to plan where would we be going? As far as I know, there’re only 2 places in KK that provide nursing room.  One is in Parkson 1 Borneo (lucky that they provide a comfort seat in their fitting room as well) and the other one is in Metrojaya at Suria Sabah.
2. Some people, they’ll look at me with ten kind of look when I breastfeed in public, hellooo..It’s with nursing cover mind you!
3. Ryan is super duper cranky when comes to his napping time. He will mengamuk like mad, until his face turns to red and blue .. It’s quite hard to calm him down..
4. I have yet to purchase a Snowbear 2 in 1 warmer. I guess belum ada budget to buy lagi kot…
5. Last but not least, I haven’t found my nursing top yet! Hahaha…I actually waiting for a good time to buy....ya la..Nursing top quite pricey…have to really on-line window shop, hopping to find a very good bargain…

Till then..

My very 1st attempt of decorating flower...

Never thought that i would decorating flower myself.. but then, the interest suddenly come when we move to our very own new house....
my hubby said not bad..but for me, macam ada something wrong jak ni....

Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto

Again, i was fascinated with this manifesto, drafted by Sundae Horn lives on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, with her husband, Rob Temple, and their children, Emmet (6) and Caroline (3). She is the editor of The Ocracoke Observer, the island's monthly newspaper. Although her own breastfeeding days are over, she remains an advocate for nursing mothers and is studying to become a breastfeeding counselor.

Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto

• I will nurse my child anytime, anywhere, no matter who is present or what I am wearing.

• I will bare my breast with pride and confidence.- This one i have to re think la...

• I will not apologize for nourishing and nurturing my child.

• I will not smother my child with a napkin or blanket.

• I will smile at everyone around me and ignore rude stares.

• I will know that I am giving my child the perfect infant food from the most efficient, ecological, and economical delivery system.

• I will know that I am giving my child the healthy start that is his or her birthright.

• I will set an example for women and girls, educate the public, dispel breastfeeding myths, desexualize the breast, and make the world a better place, all through the simple act of feeding my child.

it'a good thing to know that i'm not alone...

Study finds breast milk has longer shelf life than previously though

I found this research articles from this web.

Thought want to share it in my blog.

Real breastfeeding journey….

Even though I’m not a 1st time mummy, but breastfeeding is definitely the 1st experience for me.
When I was pregnant with Aree, It had never come across my mind to fully breastfeed him. In my mind, I just wanted to breast feed him during my confinement itu pun plus with formula milk... when I flash back; I regretted it...If only I could turn back time.

For my 2nd pregnancy, I don’t want to repeat the same mistake like I did. How did I start to realize that breastfeeding is crucial I must say? Well, a friend of mine inspired me to breast feed! She is a 1st time mom, committed to exclusive breastfeeding and cloth diapering her baby, so I said to myself why not me? I know it’s hard, but if other people can do it why can’t I? So, I began to Google all about breastfeeding and cloth diapering. I was amazed to know that nowadays many modern mama is breastfeeding their babies! In my heart says, I am so far behind….

When I was 7 or 8 weeks pregnant with Ryan, I said to my self that I wanted to breastfeed my baby. I kept telling that to my self everyday. I also kept telling to my hubby almost everyday about how eagerly I was wanted to breastfeed. And warned him that I wanted his support for this..Being a loving husband...he just nod and just said "ok..Anything you want dear".. hehehhe..

Thank to god al-mighty, until now (my baby is coming to 3 months this 22nd Jan) I exclusively breastfeed him. It’s like a rewarding experience to me. Even though it is not that easy as it looks like, but I keep telling my self that this is for my baby’s sake..apa yang my friend cakap memang betul..mesti mau kasi kuat semangat.. at fisrt I’m not used to have a baby fully breastfeed by me ( Aree was bottle feed, so whenever he was hungry for milk, anyone can bottle feed him.).everything must be me..and the baby, I have to feed him like every hour..i got sore nipple, engorge etc etc....but still I keep my spirit high.. further more, I invested RM 1800.00 to buy Medela FS from Aja ..mesti pakai wo.kalu tidak rugi…

When Ryan was 5 weeks old, he was diagnosed with breastmilk jaundice..i was so down.. but the doctor asked me to continue with breastfeeding..unlike my mom, she keep telling me to mix with formula..being a stubborn daughter..i against it. But I gave up when Ryan 6 weeks old, the bilirubin level rose up, I almost gave up, but something in me said, I’ve come that far, why should I give up? Things happen for a reason..it's impossible god created women to breast feed their babies just to harm them?no such thing la..
Tapi sia mengalah jugak la..my mom asked me to gave Ryan 6 oz a day of formula milk..and thank god..after few days his bilirubin level went dowm..

Now, I used to it! With an advice from my friend – Erna, and also Aja whom I know thru email (I bought Medela FS from her) I can overcome all the obstacles! I pump 5 times a day at work and at home, even though my EBM stock is not that much..only cukup cukup but I’m happy. Puas hati to see my Ryan growing…knowing that all the goodness come from me..not from “sapi” (cow la)hahahhaha..my husband also get used to it..at least malam malam he doesn’t has to wake up to feed Ryan..siok la dia…

There are more of my 1st time breastfeeding experience to share, but I’ll write it down sikit sikit la…For first time mom out there or those who is never experience the real breastfeeding, think about it again..i know it’s hard…but God Al Mighty created us- women spiritually strong, I know each of us are unique, I know we can handle this..It’s a matter we want or we don’t want! Anyway, it’s really a personal choice, to breastfeed or not to breastfeed..

Till then…

Recap for the past 7 months - Part 3

Post Delivery..Me,Hubby,Aree & Ryan..

Me
Doing Fine..healing well..my "V" was really sore due to 2 kali kena cut (per my husband)but I ignored the pain..it's all come from our mind tu..if ur mind says sakit..maka akan sakit la dia...hahhaha..I started traditional massage from day 3 ( it was suppose 7 days in a row)..it was really great..as i can throw the "angin" dalam badan and kasi relax my tense muscle..I did not take any jamu..(I spend almost RM 300++ for Nona Roguy Jamu which end up 2 out of 3 ihave yet to consume till now)

Still breastfeeding, it just that the first few days was the hardest...when ever i breastfed Ryan, the contraction was soo..sakit compare to my contraction time mau beranak..I cried few times you know...sakit...but in my heart i know,the pain means good sign as it shows that rahim akan cepat mengecut and return to its original position..I enjoyed breastfeeding, but on that time, it almost stressful as baby keep on crying sebab lapar...mana dengan tu contraction yang sangat sakit lagi...the bleeding lagi...tapi it's all dugaan bah tu..tetap mau kasi kuat semangat...

Hubby..
As always...being helpful,loving to his kids...tapi sometimes annoying jugak la...hehehhe...he took almost 2 weeks leave just to take care of me and Ryan....help me with the house chores..even though not perfect..but i still be very grateful..

Aree..

Was so...happy and excited of the arrival of his new baby brother..balik2 cakap mau angkat/dukung his brother... of course! for the 1st few days/weeks, Aree was a bit cranky...super sensitive etc etc..yalah..4 years bah.. he was the only child and grandson..suddenly all the glam light goes to the little bro..memangla..but thank god..now he's back to normal..he loves his bro very very much..almost every night he will sing a lullaby of his own to his brother...hahahha..."wau, wau adek..di mana bintang..atas langit..tinggi ee awan.." 2x kalau tidak pun..lagu cina dia..i'm proud of him...and every morning..he will greet his adik, kiss him on the forehead..he soo..adorable..and loving and protecting his little bro..
of course la sometimes..he can be very noughty..lompat2 atas katil macam itu monkey..accidentanly kick his bro..etc etc...memang my anger sometimes uncontrollable..but.bila di pikir balik..he's just a 4 yrs old..it's not normal kalau dia ndak buat all those kind of things kan??

Ryan..

Hmm..what can I say??he's soo...cute...different from his big brother,their look, their character..kuat menyusu i must say..but the sad thing was he got jaundice since day 3 of life...but me n hubby were so ignorance..Ryan day 5 (27th October 09) baru checked the bilirubin level..(Aree got jaundice but hilang afer 1-2 days,,coz, aree was not fully breastfed..more formula than breastmilk!poor him..)to our surprised..the bilirubin level was sky high..473 (taken in KK specialist at 3.00 pm n the result came out at 6.30 pm)the nurse told us to go immediately to hospital Likas as the SB level was too high..there, once again Ryan's SB level rose to 483..he was admitted to the NICU together wit me of course!.

I was afraid..worried...etc...angry to myself coz dunno what to do..expecting that Ryan is like his big bro..expecting the jaundice hilang sendiri..I didn't even know consequences of high bilirubin level until the doctor explained to me that it can caused a brain damage and loss of hearing to the baby...oh my gosh...Ryan was admitted for 3 nights in ICU...he was put on phototheraphy...naked...eyes covered with a fake sunglass (made from foam and covered with black color paper)..hati ibu mana yang tidak sayu tengok baby macam tu..kena cucuk sana sini...untk amik darah...dengar tangisan lagi...I blame it to myself...sebab lambat check..huhuhu...

Ryan was diagnosed with a breastmilk jaundice..and it took him almost 8 weeks to recover from it..itupun after my mom insist on give him formula twice a day...only then the SB level decrese to 36..what a relief to me and hubby.

Recap for the past 7 months - Part 2

October 22nd 2009 @ 11.05 pm, I was blessed to deliver to a beautiful and healthy baby boy weight 3.5 kg..He was soooo...adorable at that time..And to my surprise, I did not feel the pain at all!!..As soon as my baby pop..Immediately came across my mind..I want to have another baby again. this time..a baby girl heheheh...imagine la..ndak sakit bah beranak hahahha...

my contraction was so bearable..It started at 4.00 am in the morning, I suddenly terbangun from my uncomfortable sleep..Thought that i was only having a BH, then try to sambung tidur again..but it still came..every 30 minutes apart.. Failed to continue my sleep, i decided to do my laundry at 4.30 in the morning, then swiping and mopping d floor..but d contraction won't go away...still kept coming every 30 minutes...hmmm..at 6.00 am, i woke up my son, get him ready to school...

My dear hubby stayed with me,look very concern...ask me to go to clinic, but i refused, bcoz, I still can tahan the pain...I said to him that i wanted to go to find a playpen..sempat lagi pergi jalan sana Servay Hypermarket..i told my hubby if pergi Clinik awal, for sure kena tahan punya..nanti ndak sempat beli tu playpen... in the afternoon, the contraction become a bit stronger but still can tahan..it was 20 minutes apart tuh..Finally i got the play pen i wanted (the cheapeast and cute and good quality)

then we headed to KK specialist.. We arrive at KK specialist at around 1.00 pm, told the nurses there that my contraction was 20 minutes apart, they run the CTG test for me..and to my surprised, the contraction only came after 40 - 45 minutes..haiya....kenapa la ni baby ni..the nurse must be thinking i was panic and told me it might be the false alarm!! i didn't like the way she looks at me..and tidak puas hati sama tu nurse..i asked her to check with Dr. Felice.. because, my experience with Aree 4 years ago is quite the same thing, i didn't feel the contraction, but when my "V" kena check sudah buka 4cm.. at last the nurse, wanted to check my "V" itu pun after kena suruh by Dr. Felice...and to her surprise..i was dilated 5cm ah!! tulah..pintar bah tu nurse..dia pikir sia main main ka...tapi sia puas hati jugak la...heheheh...

I told the nurse that i wanted natural labor, no induce this time..i want my water break naturally....lama nya mau tunggu...my contraction was not that pain at all..still bearable..and keep coming every 20-15 minutes...ish..memang lambat la ni..malam jugak terberanak ni..i said to my hubby..I ask him to pick up Aree at school..sempat lagi mo mintak beli Yoyo..tapi ndak jadi..called my parents..etc etc..

Finally at 7.20pm, my water broke! it was like..wow!and ada bunyi macam belon pecah lagi tu..hahahah..i was soo...excited! called the nurse..and she immediately check my "v" again...and...baru buka 6cm?? apa? i asked her? 6cm only??ishh...bikin panas betul ni contraction ni..orang mo beranak cepat cepat.. they prepared me to go to the labor room. prepared a wheel chair for me..but i rejected,,i said i wanted to walk by my self kunun..so that i would look strong..hahha...ego bah tu...and sampai di labor room..baring diam2 tunggu tu contraction datang..it was like 10-8 minutes apart...while sakit2..me and my hubby, sibuk cari tempat di mana mau simpan v-cam..my hubby forgotten to bring the "stand"(lupa bah apa nama scientific dia) sia rasa sia macam dalam movie pulak hahahha...busy cari the good spot, lupa pulak yang sia sedang sakit...

my contraction became more intense, but i still can tahan.. i kept quiete; grip my hubby's hand when it attacked me..and that moment was ruined by another 1st time mama, just next to my labor bed, separated only by a piece of curtain..and she was like...OMG..bising nya.....tiada sakit pun also mau teriak..me and my hubby tension pasal tu perempuan seja..sampai sia pun lupa sakit sia ni..and my worried came, when itu perempuan pun share doctor with me..macam mana la if both of us terberanak sama sama??i don't want another doctor but Dr. Felice i said to my husband...at last! after 3 tensed hours of hearing that perempuan shouting, crying, cursing..she finally delivered her baby girl..but me?? the contraction still....the same....napa belum beranak2 lagi ni? i said to my hubby..tu camera tu pun mo habis sudah batery dia..

when Dr.Felice run a "v" checked on me.. i was dilated only 8 cm.. with not so strong contraction, she decided to IV "magic water" to me..dalam hati sia, last2 kena induce jugak..bagus induced awal tadi..menyesal sia tunggu lama lama...after 1 hour of IV, i have the urge feeling mau poop..apa lagi i told the nurse..then Dr. Felice, check on me again..and help me to "open" my serviks manually using her finger..OMG..that was painful!and within a seconds..a big urge to poop came..Dr. felice asked me to push and she only gave me 5 times to push..Push, Push, Push...my husband said, tapi dia sibuk pegang camera cari nice shot a...the 4th push..the baby's head came put..Good Job!..1 more push Dr. Felice said, and 1 last final push..u pushed like hell i tell you...finally..the baby came out..tidak sedar..he was on top of me sudah.. i was crying on that time..Don't know whether it was nangis sebab sakit or happy sebab badan sdh rasa ringan..i guess i cried for both reason..hahha...on that time la..i said to myself i want another baby..hahahha..seriously..tidak sakit bah...hhmm...sakit la..tapi ndak la pikir mau mati like the last time...

Looking at my newborn, it is a gift from heaven...he was so...beautiful..and big! hahaha...nampak dia punya chubby ni...and he looks exactly like my husband...ini yang sia betul2 tidak puas hati bah...hehehhe..sorry ya sayang! my husband recited azan for him, then the nurse brought him to the incubator....etc etc..

Last stage of labor process..the placenta delivery...Dr. Felice stiched my V.. I requested Dr. Felice to inject local anesthetic banyak banyak ..and my hubby said..my "V" kena gunting 2 kali wo...can't imagine macam mana it looks like down there..when i watched the video again..my gosh..the scissor was long enough to make me scared..grr...but on that time tidak rasa kena cut coz..kena inject with local anesthetic..i wonder di hospital governtment macam mana la tu a?

Dr. Felice is like a superb Dr. to me..she was very encouraging, enthusiastic, etc...mind you..she has a big voice and yet very petite..I really love her..my 3rd baby definetely to be deliver also by her.....

At almost 1 am, they bring the baby to my room, i personally requested to room in with my baby, i wanted to breastfeed him..i don't want to repeat the same mistake i did during Aree's time..i was an idiot..complete idiot i can say..no knowledge of breastfeeding at all! not even bother to google the benefit of breastfeeding...Poor my little Aree.. i was crying when i breastfed my 2nd boy..remembering how stupid i was...kesian my Aree bah... And..the baby latched well...no stress at all...so, i think it must be from my niat dalah hati...then it goes to the baby....since i was 8 weeks preggo with him, Sia sudah simpan niat untuk breastfeeding.misti kasi kuat semangat..thinking of all the goodness of breastfeeding...kuat semangat!!!.

I think that's it for my labor story, my baby has no problem..G6PD is normal, his poop was okay...the mother also doing fine...bangun seja terus mandi..kasi lupa all the pain down there..cos the more you think of your pain, the more it will hurt..so kasi biar saja,,after all,it won't terbuka balik ma kan..as long as sia tidak lari lari ayam..hahahhaha.... I checked out in the afternoon of Oct 23rd, eagerly to go home....with my new born baby....

hehehhehhe...hahhahaha..happynya....hahaha...

Recap for the past 7 months - Part 1

Hari Raya..

Macam last year, we all balik to Beringgis...
1st day, went to my "bapa tua" house, went to his adik beradik' house..etc etc..
apa yang sia tdk puas hati sebab..sia tdk glamer ini tahun..hahahhaha...

I'm Back

Whoa....my 1st entry was on June 09? OMG....i was like hot hot chicken poop..hehehe...

Finally i have d guts to write down again about my life...what happen for the past 7 months...

I'll write it down sikit sikit la...sangat panjang wo...