Category Archives: Mommy Talks

Thank You Notes

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I received this parcel yesterday..

Somehow, every time my parcels arrived, it’s always my husband who received it. I always get caught!! Huh..

But this time, I’m innocent ;) I didn’t buy anything yet this week and it’s already Friday

*pat on my back*

Hubby: Aper pulak you beli nih? Makin lama makin besar parcel you I tengok..

Me: No! No! I didn’t buy anything (yet this week!!) *innocent face*

I checked the slip on the box, it’s from SuperMak Shop.

Must be  a gift!

Unwrapped!

Hamper for little Tasha and Bella! Yay!!

Cute stuffs they sent to my girls..

And this is my favourite..

Cute kan!! And it’s perfect size for Tasha and Bella!

Suka! Suka!

And this is really unexpected..

Cute little future bantal busuk!! Hahah.. so comfy, I’ve tried it myself!!

This is my little thank you note for SuperMak Shop.

Check out their cute baby stuff on FB: Supermak Shop

Thank you again!!

Love, X

How To Survive a Long Haul Flight with Your Baby?

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No, it’s not a statement.. it is a question for all of you.. Hehhehe.. Tomorrow we are leaving for Istanbul. Bella’s daddy is giving a talk there.. Mommy and Little B will tag along ;) But what frightens me is the long haul flight.. its gonna be more than 10 hours of limited space and toys for Bella. And no place to go jalan-jalan also in the flight except to the back and front again..

When we went to Maldives, Bella was only 3 month old. She slept a lot more than now. Quite easy back then. My mom was right, it is a lot easier to travel with small babies rather than the older  ones.. wait until they can run and keep poking all the flight passengers.. laaaagi susah!! Hhahhaha..

Here’s my baby traveling bag checklist:

  • disposable diapers
  • extra clothes – her sweater and stuff.. it is 0 degree Celcius there..
  • baby lotion
  • minyak yu yee cap limau – panas, good for cold weather . I’m so kampung but who cares :D
  • baby wipes
  • baby powder
  • teether – or otherwise Bella will chew my fingers
  • ipad – I found this app, Baby Fingers, quite good to kill time for babies around Bella’s age where she can bang the her tiny hands on the ipad screen and cute, colourful picture and sound will appear and she will bang more and more picture will come out and she gets distracted.. heheheheh.. it will take a while before she gets bored ;) and I also like a few baby song apps. Takkan I nak nyanyi dlm airplane kan.. hahaha.. malu lar suara tak sedap :D

  • That’s Bella at 3 months plus when we discovered the ipad app. Nope, we don’t leave her with the ipad for too long.. We don’t want her to get addicted to it.. susah jugak nanti.
  • I am glad Bella is still breastfeeding. Otherwise, I have to have another whole lot of stuff to carry like her bottles, milk, warm water, sterilizer.. haih.. leceh jugak tuh.. In our case, I just have to bring a few sachet of 3-in-1 Horlicks and I am done. Easy right?!!
So mommies, did I miss anything in my baby traveling bag?? *nervous*

More Milk??!

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Dear readers,

I promise some of you that I will write on how to increase your milk.. urrrmmm.. breast milk of course!

I have been breastfeeding my baby for the past 4 months plus.. I have to agree that it is quite challenging for us mommies to keep producing enough milk for our little angels.. I don’t know whether it is just me or my mom has really brain-washed me but I do notice that drinking cold water will significantly reduce my milk production (suddenly I feel like a cow!!) That’s my only no-no while breastfeeding.. Hurrmm.. not that I stick to it religiously, sometimes I do drink cold water but I take warm / hot water after that. That is just to make my guilt disappear.. Hahaha..

According to my mom who is full of petua (but somehow I have selective hearing towards her advices.. hehe.. sorry maa but I DO love you, you know..) if you eat daun turi and lobak putih (radish), it will help to increase your milk production.. it is not easy to find daun turi in KL.. or even at my parents place in Seremban.. my mom only managed to find it once.. and I find the turi is really nice, not as bitter as I imagine.. (or maybe I’m just full of imaginations) Radish is easily available in most hypermarket.. we always make vegetable soup added with radish.. quite plain actually but I would do anything for Bella.. so, telan jer lar..

Another advice from my mom is to drink Horlicks.. me, as usual will question her.. why maa?? why Horlicks? why not other drinks? do you have share with the Horlicks company? why Horlicks.. and her answer would be.. “minum jer lar jgn byk tanyer..” Despite the unsatisfactory answer from my mom, I still drink Horlicks everyday, in fact it is actually 3 times a day, everytime after meal (anything for Bella, remember?!) And yes, I do notice that my milk is a lot more that usual if I drink Horlicks.. but why?? After some reading and a little bit of gossiping ;) I found out that the secret is the content of Horlicks.. It contains MALT. Malt helps to increase the milk production naturally.. In fact, in New Zealand they feed their cows with malt to increase their milk production.. (Yes, we do function almost like cow here.. duhh! but of course in much more superior level!)

Sometimes I personally had to use the help of modern medicine as well.. When I went to Russia with my husband, we had to leave Bella with my parents in Seremban because she was too small to travel at that time. We went to Moscow exactly on my 44th day of confinement.. Because of the different time and jet-lagged and irregular pumping sessions, my milk production reduced by the time I come back to Malaysia.. Yes, I cried worrying that I might not be able to breastfeed her.. Drama a bit lor.. Hehehe.. At that time, I would do anything to help to increase my milk production.. Then I remembered some medicine that can help me to overcome my problems.. I have two options.. it is tab metochlorpromide (maxolon) 10mg tds OR tab motilium 1/1 bd.. If you’re wondering what lar this woman talking about… these two are the over-the-counter drugs that is easily available to help mommies out there.. But please ask you doctor before you take these two drugs.. Jangan memandai-mandai..

And one more last tips.. I believe everyone knows this one.. regular pumping session.. 2 hourly is the best!! Please.. pump!! The more you pump, the mammary gland will ‘think’ that they are running out of milk, so they will work hard and produce more.. urrmm.. you do realized that is just a metaphor right, trust me, there is a scientific explanation but too complicated!!

So, yes, that’s my advices to all mommies out there.. You can share it with other who are out of reach from this blog. It is good to share our knowledge with others, Allah loves people who shares their knowledges. To my maa, thank you for making it happen for me. Despite all the nagging (read: NASIHAT), you rock!! I love you!) Whoever has anymore petua or advices to share with other readers, please do write.. and I thank you in advance :)

Milk Storage Bag

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Calling all mommies.. I need help / suggestions / opinions on milk storage bags :)  As some of you might know, I’m going back to work soon, insyaAllah.. and I still insist on giving Bella my breastmilk to mixed with food once I start weaning her.. My reasons are simple.. Breastmilk is FREE :D It comes in cute ‘packaging’ and it is ever ready!! ;) So, I have started pumping out my milk to keep in deep freezer.. As a simple guidelines, I follow Rules of 3..

3 hours – if left in room temperature (19-22′C)

3 days – if left in refrigerator (0 – 4 ‘C)

3 months – if left in freezer (up to minus 18′C)

6 months – if left in deep freezer ( up to minus 20′C)  That’s quite easy to remember, right..

Ok, back to the subject, I’m still looking for my ideal milk storage bag.. So far I have tried 2 brands.. 1) LANSINOH and 2) Medela

I kinda like this LANSINOH because it is huge!! Marked capacity on the bag is 6oz (180ml) but it has a lot more storage area above it. This is because the milk will expand after frozen.. Maybe you can put up to 8-9oz per bag.. and besides, it has 2 zipper mechanism to prevent the milk from spilling. It is quite safe if you keep the milk bag in your handbag after pumping at work place.. Owh, and it’s written on the bag.. “My Mommy’s Milk”.. how cute  :)

This is Medela’s storage bag.. I’m not really a big fan of this bag because it is relatively small. Maximum capacity is only 5oz a written on the bag.. and that little space above it is just nice for the milk to expand during freezing.. and the material is quite hard, it doesn’t bend or fold easily makes it feels fragile. The only comes with single zipper mechanism.. If  didn’t zipped it properly, that’s it.. it’s just gonna spill.. There goes your liquid gold :’( The good this about this bag is it is attachable to your breast pump because of the extra hole made for it.. It is not in this picture because I threw it away. I use milk bottle to attached to my breast pump (coz it comes with the breast pump.. duhh)

I haven’t tried any other brand yet because I still have about 10 of Medela bags.. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to drop your comments.. Thank you mommies :)

Have a good day everyone!!

XOXO

Mommy Talk: Cloth Diapers

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Since we are on the topic about diapers.. let’s keep the ball rolling.. Are you using cloth diapers?

I have never heard about cloth diapers until I went to Baby Expo in MidValley somewhere early this year! See how ignorance I have been before this.. and that includes my friends with children who doesn’t use cloth diapers! Hahahah.. (Korang pun sama!! Alasan.. takde masa nak basuh.. :D ) After knowing about this cloth diapers, I have decided to use this as my baby’s daily diapers at home.

Reason #1: It comes in bright colours!! I love bright colours!! Memang cantik! Not need to wear pants anymore :)

Reason #2: The surface contact with my baby’s bottom is fleece. It is super soft, I dont have to worry about her skin.. It’s very comfy!!

Reason #3: I can reduce my long term cost on disposable diapers.. Well, knowing my husband, he wants 10 children.. hahahah.. better start saving from now!! :D

Reason #4: Save the earth, mommy! For Bella and other children!!

Reason #5: It’s made in Malaysia (support our local brand!!)

Unfortunately I can only use these cloth diapers during daytime because Bella wears long pants at night (therefore she has to use the disposable diapers..) and only started using when she is already about 2 month plus. I didn’t use it earlier because she was too small for the diapers despite the adjustable buttons.. She looks  funny like a baby stucked in a huge diaper ball!!

So far, I’ve been using these cloth diapers about almost a month and I love it!! During daytime, I need about 3 to 4 diapers including inserts. To those who is not familiar with cloth diapers, inserts are another layer of cotton piece cloth you insert (hence its name!) into the cloth diapers to enhance absorption. Apparently they have many types of inserts.. part tu I blum pandai lagi.. I only use the basic one.. I have no complaint and will continue using it until my next 10 children.. insyaAllah.. hehhehe..

Mommy Talks: Diapers

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What’s your favourite disposable diapers mommies? I just wanna know your opinion. Nak beli byk2 brand utk Bella rasa rugi pulak..

Currently I’m using Huggies for her.. Tried Drypers but I think it’s a little plastic-y for her skin.. Well, she never complained anyway.. I jer yg rasa macam tuh :D Other brands, I tak tau.. I’m still using disposable diapers at night.. during daytime, I use cloth diapers.. Trying to do my bits to safe the world for my baby!! The cloth diapers are really nice.. it’s made of fleece.. sgt sgt lembut..

I just wanna share your experience with disposable diapers.. do reply mommies ;)