tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30096057159186357442024-02-19T23:02:28.903+08:00Baby Talk and more..Mothering in the new mileniumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-81117490717576079522009-04-30T00:52:00.005+08:002009-04-30T01:23:51.475+08:00HPI (Hospital Pantai Indah) Antenatal Programme & Delivery PackageMama melahirkan A'aesyah di Hospital Pantai Indah. Mama ikut package dan pada pendapat Mama, Mama rasa lega sangat Mama bersalin di sana.<br /><br />Layanan mereka sangat best sekali.<br /><br />Tahun ini HPI mengadakan Antenatal Programme sekali, waaa lagi best la. Kalau ramai yang tak tahu, Antenatal Programme ni mendidik kita tentang hal-hal pregnancy. Dalam ertikata lain dia prepare kita untuk pregnancy dan childbirth kita.<br /><br />Semasa visit Doktor Pediatrik A'aesyah hari tu, Mama sempat la grap brochure dan Mama scan di bawah. Benda baik, buat apa kita simpan dan tau sendiri aje kan? Click on image to view larger version<br /><br /><a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP1.jpg"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP1.jpg" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP2.jpg"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP2.jpg" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP3.jpg"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP3.jpg" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP4.jpg"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP4.jpg" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP5.jpg"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/HP5.jpg" height="350" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-49162833232713537122009-04-08T23:12:00.003+08:002009-04-08T23:31:09.099+08:00Perkhidmatan 3D dan 4D ScanMama rasa rugi sebab semasa A'aesyah berusia 5 bulan, Mama memang teringin nak buat 3D atau 4D scan. Mungkin sebab perut yang memboyot, Mama malas nak google atau search.<br /><br />Entah kenapa, sekarang bila A'aesyah da masuk 8 bulan baru rasa rugi sebab bila Mama google dan search, ada banyak tempat yang menawarkan perkhidmatan tersebut.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VISION COLLEGE </span><br /><br />Vision College offer Diploma in Medical Ultrasonography (ASIA) Programme. Ada terbaca di forum di cari.com.my yang mereka juga menawarkan perkhidmatan 3D Scan. However, Mama rasa diaorang ni technician sahaja jadi cuma scan and takkan bagi macam-macam info about your baby. But just to scan is considered cheap juga.<br /><br />RM60++<br />Cd yg mengandungi gambar 3D dan avi file semasa sedang di scan<br /><br />VISION COLLEGE<br />Lot 709-A, 6th Floor, Block E<br />Kelana Parkview Tower<br />Jalan SS6/2, Kelana Jaya<br />47300 Petaling Jaya<br />Selangor, Malaysia<br /> (6)03-7803 8300<br /> (6)03-7803 8302<br /> info@vision.edu.my<br /><br />Operation Hours<br />Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm<br /><br />Sumber info - <a href="http://qurratul3ain.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/3d-scan-vision-collegekelana-jaya/">here</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOSPITAL BERSALIN RAZIF</span><br /><br />Hospital Bersalin Razif<br />No. 33,35,37 & 39, Jalan Sri Sarawak 20A/KS2,<br />Taman Sri Andalas, 41200 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />Telephone : 603 - 3323 7394<br />Fax : 603 - 3323 7058<br />Email : info@hospitalrazif.com<br /><br />Pakej bersalin dan antenatal - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/maternity_pac.htm"></a><a href="http://hospitalrazif.com/page001.html">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KAMPUNG BARU MEDICAL CENTRE</span><br /><br /><a href="http://kbmckl.tripod.com/pages/lokasi.htm">Kampung Baru Medical Centre (KBMC)</a><br />No. 85, Jalan Raja Abdullah,<br />Kampung Baru,<br />50300 Kuala Lumpur.<br /><br />Tel : 03-26931007<br />Fax : 03-26986711<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KLINIK PAKAR WANITA AN-NUR</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.annur.com.my/">Klinik Pakar Wanita An-Nur</a><br />Dr Fatimah & Dr Khamsiah<br />No 10 MEdan Pusat Bandar 1<br />Seksyen 9<br />43650 Bandar Baru Bangi Selangor<br />03.89250020<br /><br /><ul><li>Pakej bersalin - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/maternity_pac.htm">here</a> (CASH ONLY)</li><li>3D & 4D scan package - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/scanning_Pac.htm">here</a></li><li>Antenatal package - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/antenatal_clinicPac.htm">here</a><br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUKHILMI WOMEN SPECIALIST AND FERTILITY CLINIC </span><br />No 1-G, Jalan Coco Drive 3,<br />Taman Bandar Senawang (Senawang Park City)<br />70450 Senawang,<br />Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.<br /><br />Clinic operating hours:<br /><br />MON-THU: 9.00am -6.00pm,<br />FRIDAY: 9.00am -12.00pm, 3.00pm - 6.00pm,<br />SAT: 9.00am -5.00pm<br />SUNDAY N PUBLIC HOLIDAY: CLOSED<br />RESTING HOURS: 1.00pm - 2.00pm,<br /><br />Appointment can be arrange by:<br />Clinic: 06-6752560<br />Fax: 06-6752562<br />email: sukhil@ymail.com<br /><br />Ini adalah di antara yang Mama jumpa. Kalau ada yang tahu lagi, silalah comment dan share dengan pembaca yang lain!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-25686557088324954312009-04-08T16:47:00.002+08:002009-04-08T16:48:14.377+08:00Angin Meroyan : Mengapa Ia Berlaku<span style="font-size:100%;">Satu perkara yg kita tak pernah fikirkan mengenai kelahiran cahayamata ialah berapa tinggi harapan yg kita letakkan dari kelahiran tersebut.Selain pengetahuan mengenai kecemerlangan teknologi dlm rawatan perbidanan,kita cuma mempunyai sedikit tanggapan mengenai ketibaan bayi baru yg bakal mewarnai & menceriakan hidup berkeluarga. Ramai yg mungkin menghadiri<br />kelas2 prakelahiran (antenatal) sbg persediaan ketika & selepas bersalin.Namun masih ada lagi ruang kosong yg tak diketahui & tak pernah diambil tahu oleh bakal ibu & juga suami mengenai apa yg berlaku seterusnya terutama selepas pantang.<br /><br /><br />Melalui kelas2 sebegini, kita lazimnya diajar mengenai betapa pentingnya penyusuan ibu, rawatan & penjagaan bayi & kesihatan ibu, diet seimbang & segala yg berkaitan dgn hal2 kelahiran & selepas bersalin. Tetapi jarang sekali si ibu & pasangan diberitahu mengenai kedudukan dari segi perubatan si ibu yg berkaitan dgn proses kelahiran.<br /><br />Kehadiran cahayamata merupakan detik membahagiakan setiap pasangan namun tidak ramai yg membincangkan tentang kesan emosi yg dihadapi oleh si ibu selepas melahirkan terutama semasa dlm pantang & selepas pantang. Malah,ramai yg tidak tahu bhw jangkamasa berpantang adalah penting utk menentukan sama ada ibu akan kembali normal spt sebelumnya atau si ibu akan menderita<br />akibat gangguan jiwa seumur hidup.<br /><br />Apa dia angin meroyan? Masyarakat Melayu mengaitkan penyakit angin meroyan atau gila meroyan kpd ibu yg mengalaminya sewaktu atau selepas dlm pantang.Biasanya mereka yg mengalami penyakit angin meroyan menjadi hilang ingatan & berkelakuan aneh. Dlm istilah perubatan ia dikenali sbg 'postnatal depression' atau masalah kesugulan selepas bersalin yg bersangkutan dgn<br />kesan emosi & kejiwaan.<br /><br /><br />-Postnatal Depression, Maternity Blues & Puerperal Psychosis-<br />*********************************************************************<br /><br />Ia bukan saja dihidap oleh wanita biasa tetapi juga wanita profesional.Sering berlaku kekeliruan di antara 'postnatal depression, maternity blues & puerperal psychosis'. Ada juga yg menganggap postnatal depression disebabkan oleh tindakan hormon atau yg berkaitan dgnnya. Ia juga dipandang sbg sesuatu perlakuan luar biasa yg menybbkan seseorg itu tidak<br />boleh menjalankan kewajipan sbg seorg ibu.<br /><br />Sebenarnya terdpt 3 jenis kesugulan/kemurungan yg dihidapi oleh ibu selepas bersalin iaitu maternity blues, puerperal psychosis & postnatal depression.Ketiga2nya kelihatan hampir sama tetapi sebenarnya berbeza. Wanita selepas bersalin mungkin boleh mengalami salah satu dpdnya atau tiada langsung.<br /><br />'Maternity blues' adalah serangan singkat yg berlaku beberapa hari selepas bersalin terutama ketika emosi wanita tersebut dlm keadaan kacau.Kebanyakan ibu mengalami keadaan ini hanya utk seketika & ia dianggap normal & tidak memerlukan rawatan. Boleh dikatakan hampir kebanyakan ibu dlm pantang mengalami maternity blues. Terutama jika ibu dlm keadaan runsing & memikirkan yg bukan2. Manakala puerperal psychosis berlaku sebaliknya. Dlm 500 org wanita yg bersalin hanya seorg yg terdpt serangan<br />puerperal psychosis.<br /><br />Tetapi sama spt maternity blues ia boleh dicetuskan oleh pergolakan biologi yg amat besar sebaik saja selepas melahirkan anak iaitu ketika jumlah hormon oestrogen & progesterone yg bertambah sebyk 200 (berkali ganda ketika mengandung) kembali kpd jumlah normal selama beberapa hari.Puerperal psychosis adalah gangguan sakit otak utama yg memerlukan rawatan<br />hospital.<br /><br /><br />-Awasi Mood-<br />**************<br /><br />Dlm kebanyakan kes, perubahan mood merupakan pokok penting mengenal puerperal psychosis. Seringkali perubahan ini membawa kpd ingatan yg tidak waras & gangguan perasaan. Ibu yg menghidap penyakit ini mungkin percaya bhw dia & bayinya adalah mangsa kpd cubaan satu pembunuhan. Dia sering diganggu oleh suara2 mengugut yg sebenarnya muncul dlm khayalannya. Tidak dinafikan ini merupakan pengalaman getir bagi diri si ibu & keluarganya.Namun begitu penyakit ini boleh dirawat melalui pengambilan pil2 tertentu atas nasihat doktor & si ibu mungkin boleh pulih spt sediakala.<br /><br />Postnatal depression ternyata berbeza dpd kedua2 penyakit di atas. Ia jarang berlaku tetapi 50 kali lebih byk menyerang si ibu berbanding dgn puerperal psychosis. Ia boleh berlaku bila2 masa dlm jangka masa sebulan atau 2 bulan selepas melahirkan atau ketika si ibu masih dlm rawatan.<br /><br />Wanita yg mengalaminya seringkali menghadapi masalah sukar tidur & sentiasa kepenatan. Mereka kerap merasa tegang, rendah diri & sakit hati. Mereka bukan saja menjauhi seks malah membenci suaminya. Malang kebanyakan ibu yg mengalami postnatal depression tidak menyedarinya sbg satu penyakit.Begitu juga dgn suami & ahli keluarga. Suami mungkin menganggap isteri berubah laku bukan kerana penyakit postnatal depression tetapi semulajadi.Akibatnya penyakit tersebut berlarutan tanpa sebrg rawatan.<br /><br />Situasi akan menjadi lebih buruk jika suami tidak memahami keadaan isteri yg mengalami postnatal depression. Mereka mungkin bertindak menjauhkan diri dpd isteri dgn pulang lewat atau mencari kekasih baru. Alasannya kerana tiada ketenteraman di rumah disbbkan isteri suka marah2 & berleter tanpa sebab. Ini akan mengakibatkan isteri lebih tertekan & menghadapi gangguan jiwa yg lebih hebat.<br /><br />Masalahnya postnatal depression lebih teruk dpd masalah kesugulan yg lain tetapi ia kurang difahami. Ibu yg mengalaminya berjaga malam di kala anak sedang lena tidur. Malah dia tidak menikmati rasa rehat sekalipun bayi tidak dlm pangkuannya. Tiada langsung rasa kegembiraan menimang cahayamata sebaliknya merasa hanya kerja yg sukar, memenatkan & membosankan.<br /><br /><br />-Sokongan Emosi Orang Terdekat-<br />**************************************<br /><br />Tidak byk kajian yg dilakukan ke atas punca2 berlakunya kesugulan ibu selepas bersalin. Walaupun ada kajian yg mengatakan perubahan hormon merupakan punca berlakunya postnatal depression namun ia hanyalah faktor kecil di samping beberapa faktor penyebab yg lain. Seseorg ibu yg cenderung berasa kecewa, sentiasa muram & bimbang juga menjadi punca berlakunya postnatal depression.<br /><br />Begitu juga wanita yg belum bersedia menimang cahayamata tetapi terpaksa memilikinya juga cenderung mengalami masalah ini. Waktu dlm pantang, ibu mudah rasa tertekan kerana kehadiran bayi memerlukan ibu berjaga malam. Ada waktunya keletihan menjadikan ibu mudah tertekan. Oleh itu, penting bagi bakal ibu mendpt sokongan moral & emosi yg kuat dpd seseorg khususnya<br />org terdekat spt suami & pada saat2 menimang cahayamata & selepas bersalin.Ini kerana sokongan & bantuan suami adalah penawar yg paling mujarab ke arah kestabilan emosi siisteri.<br /><br />Harus difahami bahawa ibu yg mengalami postnatal depression biasanya disbbkan rasa kecewa kerana menyedari keadaan selepas menjadi ibu tidak spt yg diharapkan. Sebelum mempunyai anak mereka membayangkan bahawa kehidupan selepas mempunyai anak tentunya lebih indah kerana dikelilingi oleh anak yg sihat & comel. Kebanyakannya terpengaruh dgn cerita2 di majalah tentang<br />kehidupan bahagia dikelilingi anak, menjadi ibu yg sukses & mempunyai suami yg memahami & membantu tugas2 rumah.<br /><br />Malangnya apabila mereka mengalami sendiri dlm dunia kenyataan, keadaan berlainan. Apa yg dibayangkan & digambarkan melalui majalah menjadi sebaliknya. Mereka tidak melaluinya dgn mudah. Ini merupakan satu kejutan yg mengganggu emosi & fikiran tersebut. Mereka tidak dpt mengawal emosi ketegangan ini akan mudah mengalami postnatal depression.<br /><br />Bagi bakal ibu, persediaan paling penting sebelum menimang cahayamata adalah persediaan emosi & mental yg kuat. Selain dpd pengetahuan mengenai perawatan bayi, bakal ibu juga perlu tahu mengenai kesihatan diri sebelum & selepas bersalin di samping bersedia utk menerima kemungkinan buruk selepas kelahiran.<br /><br />Meletak harapan yg tinggi tanpa persediaan jiwa & rohani yg kukuh akan hanya akan membawa kekecewaan yg memungkinkan anda mengalami postnatal depression.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-23437039437438622652009-04-08T10:46:00.005+08:002009-04-08T23:12:33.390+08:00Bersalin Di Mana Nanti?Bulan ini, bulan menguruskan dan membayar cukai. Last year, mama dan daddy awal-awal pagi sudah bertolak ke Pandan Capitol untuk mengguruskan hal-hal berkenaan cukai ni. Kebetulan sebelah Pandan Capitol, <a href="http://www.pantai.com.my/site.cfm?hid=7">Hospital Pantai Indah</a>. Mama ambik kesempatan untuk singgah jenguk-jenguk kut kut sesuai untuk bersalin di sana.<br /><br />Kebetulan Mama langkah kanan. Ada package sedang disediakan untuk bersalin normal dan elektif caesarean. Terus Mama ambik dua-dua pamplet dan bawa balik. Dan 4 bulan selepas itu, memang Mama bersalinkan Sya secara elektif caesarean di sana.<br /><br />Pembaca mesti nak tahu berapa Mama spend kan? Kalau Mama terus sebut harga mesti semua tak nak pergi. Jadi lebih baik Mama explain dari awal hingga ke akhir agar other expecting mothers and fathers kat luar sana faham yang kita mesti nak yang terbaik kerana ini concern tentang nyawa kan?<br /><br />Kenapa tak hospital kerajaan? Ada yang kata hospital kerajaan kurang keselesaan dan privacy. Mama sendiri pun mahukan kedua-duanya sekali. Setelah Mama baca pengalaman mothers yang lain, ada hospital kerajaan yang tip top service nya, macam <a href="http://www.hpj.gov.my/">Putrajaya Hospital</a> seperti yang <a href="http://hamidah-surirumah.blogspot.com/2008/08/hospital-kerajaan-atau-swasta.html">Che Mid</a> tulis.<br /><br />Sebenarnya memilih hospital manakah anda akan bersalin merupakan keputusan PERTAMA yang harus di ambil kira. Perancangan yang baik menjimatkan kos dan memberi kita ketenagan.<br /><br />Ada hospital yang menyediakan pakar perbidanan mereka tersendiri tanpa perlu dirujuk oleh mana-mana klinik seperti Hospital Pantai Indah. Ada juga yang perlu dirujuk dari klinik antenatal. Jadi eloklah kita research dahulu.<br /><br />Pada mama lebih baik terus berjumpa pakar perbidanan tersebut jika diberi peluang. Mama sendiri bila dapat tahu dah mengandung mula-mula ambik keputusan pergi ke Klinik Ibu dan Anak di Kg Pandan. Malangnya walaupun percuma, mereka tidak menyediakan perkhidmatan sonogram atau ultrasound. Jadi Mama terpaksa buat dua visit dalam sebulan. Leceh sangat.<br /><br />Sebagai panduan, berikut Mama senaraikan Hospital dan Pusat Bersalin yang disyorkan oleh bloggers and forumers(setelah puas membaca forum2 dan blog2 berkenaannya berserta link website mereka (jika ada), alamat dan pakej antenatal atau bersalin (jika ada).<br /><br />Mama juga letakkan "Recommended Physician" seperti yang mereka bincangkan. Mama tahu sebagai wanita muslim ada yang prefer Doktor perempuan kan?<br /><br />Terpulang pada para bakal ibu dan bapa untuk membuat pilihan yang sesuai.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PUTRAJAYA</span><br />Hospital Putrajaya<br /><a href="http://www.hpj.gov.my/hpj/d_obste.htm">Department of Obstetric & Gynaecology</a><br />Putrajaya Hospital, Precint 7,<br />Putrajaya, MALAYSIA<br />Contact No: +603-83124200 ext : 3104<br />Recommended Physician :<br />Dr Noraihan Mohd Nordin<br />Email : ppraihan@hpj.gov.my<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PUCHONG</span><br /><a href="http://www.kpmcpuchong.com.my/index.htm">Pusat Perubatan KPMC Puchong</a><br />KPMC Puchong Medical Centre ( 661531-H)<br />N01&3, Jalan Puteri 2/1, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 47100, Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />Tel: 0380624073 Fax: 0380624746<br /><ul><li>Pakej bersalin - <a href="http://www.kpmcpuchong.com.my/pakej.html">here</a></li><li>Kelas Antenatal </li></ul>Sebarang pertanyaan hendaklah diajukan kepada sister Siti Hawa atau Kaunter pendaftaran.<br /> No Tel: 0380624073 atau fax 0380624746<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SHAH ALAM</span><br /><a href="http://www.salam.com.my/">Shah Alam Specialist Hospital (SALAM)</a><br />No. 2-14 Jalan Nelayan 19/B<br />40300 Shah Alam<br />Selangor Darul Ehsan<br />Malaysia 40300<br />E-mail: admin@salam.com.my<br />Telephone: 03-5548 5161<br />Fax: 03-5541 0503<br /><br />Recommended Physician :<br />Dr. Siti Mariam Sh Ahmad<br />Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist<br />-MBBCh (Ireland), MOG(USM)<br /><ul><li>Pakej bersalin - <a href="http://www.salam.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=33">here </a></li></ul><a href="http://kpj.listedcompany.com/corp_info.html/print/1">KPJ SELANGOR SPECIALIST HOSPITAL </a><br />Lot 1, Jalan Singa 20/1, Section 20,<br />40300 Shah Alam,<br />Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />Tel : (03) 5543 1111<br />Fax : (603) 5543 1722 / 5543 2222<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHERAS</span><br /><a href="http://www.ukmsc.com.my/">UKM Medical Centre, </a><br />Jalan Yaacob Latif,<br />56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur<br />Phone: 03 9145 5949<br />Fax: 03 9173 8946<br /><br />Recommended Physician :<br />Dr Zaleha binti Abdullah Mahdy<br />Professor and Senior Consultant in Obstetrics and<br />Gynaecology, National University of Malaysia (UKM)<br />MD (UKM), MRCOG, MOG (UKM), MD (Newcastle<br />upon Tyne, UK)<br />Email: zaleha@mail.hukm.ukm.my<br /><br />Normal delivery from RM1600++<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KAJANG</span><br /><a href="http://www.kpmc.com.my/upload/mainpage.htm">KAJANG PLAZA MEDICAL CENTRE SDN. BHD. (KPMC)</a><br />Pusat Perubatan Kajang Plaza No. 36 A-C, Jln. Dato' Seri P.Alagendara 2, Kajang Plaza, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: 03-87397077/6066 | Fax: 03-87395055/3033<br /><br />Recommended Physician :<br />Dr. Mimi Suria Bt Mohd Tap<br />MBBS (Malaya)<br />Jadual - <a href="http://www.kpmc.com.my/upload/html/jadual_pakar%20perbidanan.htm">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BANGI</span><br /><a href="http://www.annur.com.my/">Klinik Pakar Wanita An-Nur</a><br />Dr Fatimah & Dr Khamsiah<br />No 10 MEdan Pusat Bandar 1<br />Seksyen 9<br />43650 Bandar Baru Bangi Selangor<br />03.89250020<br /><br /><ul><li>Pakej bersalin - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/maternity_pac.htm">here</a> (CASH ONLY)</li><li>3D & 4D scan package - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/scanning_Pac.htm">here</a></li><li>Antenatal package - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/antenatal_clinicPac.htm">here</a><br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUNGAI BULOH</span><br /><a href="http://www.putramedicalcentre.com.my/">Putra Medical Centre</a><br />47 Jalan BRP 1/3<br />Bukit Rahman Putra<br />47000 Sungai BUloh<br />03.61564735<br /><ul><li>Antenatal Class available</li></ul>Recommended Physician :<br />Dr Zarul Azham Mohd Zulkifli<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KAMPUNG BARU</span><br /><a href="http://kbmckl.tripod.com/pages/lokasi.htm">Kampung Baru Medical Centre (KBMC)</a><br />No. 85, Jalan Raja Abdullah,<br />Kampung Baru,<br />50300 Kuala Lumpur.<br /><br />Tel : 03-26931007<br />Fax : 03-26986711<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KLANG</span><br /><a href="http://hospitalrazif.com">Hospital Bersalin Razif</a><br />No. 33,35,37 & 39, Jalan Sri Sarawak 20A/KS2,<br />Taman Sri Andalas, 41200 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />Telephone : 603 - 3323 7394<br />Fax : 603 - 3323 7058<br />Email : info@hospitalrazif.com<br /><br />Pakej bersalin dan antenatal - <a href="http://www.annur.com.my/maternity_pac.htm"></a><a href="http://hospitalrazif.com/page001.html">here</a><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-59218454110673142492009-04-06T22:11:00.003+08:002009-04-06T22:30:04.249+08:00Air SelusuhPetua Melayu sebenarnya yang mengatakan air selusuh atau minyak selusuh memudahkan proses bersalin.<br /><br />Air selusuh itu dibuat antaranya :<br />- Rambut diluruskan kedepan dahi dan menelan titisan air yang jatuh<br />- Air Hujan Malam Jumaat atau Air Zam Zam dibaca Yasin secara ramai2 dalam majlis tahlil<br /><br />Secara peribadi, saya tidak pernah mengamalkan Air Selusuh. Malah di Forum pun ada membincangkan baik dan buruknya Air Selusuh :<br />http://www.mesra.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t81165.html<br /><br />Dan di <a href="http://al-ahkam.net/home/index.php?name=MDForum&file=printview&t=28889&start=0">al-ahkam</a><br />berkata "Amalan Air Selusuh atau Minyak Selusuh ini memang tiada riwayatnya didalam al-Quran mahupun hadith"<br /><br />Malah kedua-duanya menyarankan supaya ibu-ibu mengandung makan kurma, yang mana kita sedia tahu memberi tenaga.<br /><br />(jika anda membaca surah maryam ketika mengandung dan melihat terjemahannya, ada menyatakan yang demikian)<br /><br />Sebenarnya banyak lagi cara untuk kita mengatasi kesakitan bersalin. Saya sendiri membawa MP3 berisi:<br /><br /> 1. Surah Yaasiin, kerana ia mempunyai banyak fadhilat.<br /> 2. Surah Yusuf, agar mendapat anak yang saleh, sempurna dan mempunyai rupa paras yang elok.<br /> 3. Surah Luqman, agar mendapat anak yang taat kepada kedua ibubapa.<br /> 4. Surah Maryam.<br /> 5. Surah al-Ikhlas.<br /><br />Dan alhamdulillah, hati tenang walaupun terpaksa C-Section (dan dengan kuasa Allah swt Pakar detect komplikasi pada saat awal dan anak saya terselamat)<br /><br /><br><br /><img src="" width="500px" /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-76170825800643894632009-03-23T16:18:00.024+08:002009-03-23T17:41:01.504+08:00Travelling and Homemade Baby FoodThe family short trip to Langkawi left me baffled for a bit.<br /><br />But this was good timing for experimenting.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /></span></b:if><span class="fullpost">I'ld made batches of apple, pear and carrot puree and had them frozen in ice cube trays. Once frozen, I transfered them into ziplock bags.<br /><br />We had a small handy ice box (free sebab beli red bull ke apa gitu, tak ingat) and that was used to carry them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQScnu2jjA-MskEuZ1rnrb2XLO4k1NauDCflSmTPNVpHFihS36W8ycA5QhC_YrppvF_9UNHAeu68IgKYRdg0kxEjh-GmYYHuwxnBLEQ4660QI26AqeQFe9f2lqAKm6ASGf7bRM7M5zw-z4/s1600-h/box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQScnu2jjA-MskEuZ1rnrb2XLO4k1NauDCflSmTPNVpHFihS36W8ycA5QhC_YrppvF_9UNHAeu68IgKYRdg0kxEjh-GmYYHuwxnBLEQ4660QI26AqeQFe9f2lqAKm6ASGf7bRM7M5zw-z4/s400/box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295080677425154" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We departed from Ampang at 4am. Stopping at Jambatan Sultan Azlan near Kuala Kangsar for Sya's morning feed at 6am and for Subuh prayers. I bough this rather large Formula Container and Separator when I was in Batu Pahat Mall. This was very handy as Sya drinks 3 large scoops now (6oz).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYzlxZni5qeCO_L2FXWE5MF18FT3GySqQjYWXTZyaMEMh00K4GD_946PTP4GvVkVQEOpqlOPxHLMXEYskgdhQfhuri2wtfAkXdCUW_g97bwUrBoeO384HnUUHDqrSg94KxgN7ZXROqClD/s1600-h/babytools1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYzlxZni5qeCO_L2FXWE5MF18FT3GySqQjYWXTZyaMEMh00K4GD_946PTP4GvVkVQEOpqlOPxHLMXEYskgdhQfhuri2wtfAkXdCUW_g97bwUrBoeO384HnUUHDqrSg94KxgN7ZXROqClD/s400/babytools1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316298318448327698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We adjusted our breakfast at 8.45am. I am thankful for the airtight mini containers I had bought during our last travel to Penang. They were so handy. I had this prepacked with Farley's Rusk for Sya's breakfast (this just needed milk and warm water added)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNpCE7jYD1weHKnQocbqhAgXmw41Iag9aNGp7Gxt9RFRGv_FLxArBfJTiLemWrwByB2pkzD3cHLN4D8tx7NHuqZH3HuzhcvhE6M0lrYAs1pF0QL-_tpwUBNaOluy994kokUn7IpMr-thk/s1600-h/babytools4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNpCE7jYD1weHKnQocbqhAgXmw41Iag9aNGp7Gxt9RFRGv_FLxArBfJTiLemWrwByB2pkzD3cHLN4D8tx7NHuqZH3HuzhcvhE6M0lrYAs1pF0QL-_tpwUBNaOluy994kokUn7IpMr-thk/s400/babytools4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316298026377863986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I also reserved a bag to defrost when we got to Gurun. So as we reached Kuala Perlis Jetty, I had all my utensils ready in a bagpack easily reachable. Sya had her lunch in the Ferry to Langkawi itself.<br /><br />The Tommy Tippee Traveling Spoons was convinient for keeping spoons clean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqvul2Hel8s6PxwLq9hGQSHXemtco4SADCQ0bBta_H0-Y7cA-1ZQoURt2Y4LM2QMaURBJAODr0J2lvySlrT09QC1DecU1F1P5yJO6NfPAX2Ra55vIaQ7g7iT5lIXKnj6FXVX6WzNMVEwT/s1600-h/babytools2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqvul2Hel8s6PxwLq9hGQSHXemtco4SADCQ0bBta_H0-Y7cA-1ZQoURt2Y4LM2QMaURBJAODr0J2lvySlrT09QC1DecU1F1P5yJO6NfPAX2Ra55vIaQ7g7iT5lIXKnj6FXVX6WzNMVEwT/s400/babytools2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316298017252639602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATLmUgbqhCMYb7YRvjIOhgYPWHJP4W6ExtQVEtGbffSauNtmiNg-a5LAsSSa8s7ZIsA1ZLhBo2aVQdqxtK2_FX0my4RJ1TYZQXH__EQmsraUpcm4NRUNYSpb4glDg_T8kwvh-8X-92QI5/s1600-h/babytools3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATLmUgbqhCMYb7YRvjIOhgYPWHJP4W6ExtQVEtGbffSauNtmiNg-a5LAsSSa8s7ZIsA1ZLhBo2aVQdqxtK2_FX0my4RJ1TYZQXH__EQmsraUpcm4NRUNYSpb4glDg_T8kwvh-8X-92QI5/s400/babytools3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316298026404062882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And when I had finished with the container and spoons, I just rinse them and keep them together so I know which is which (which has been used) to be washed properly when we got back to the hotel room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4_QBA-hg5FQi8eDRwDDJjrlGhyphenhyphenPer4GkDvFuy-twBbPmkjTevzQIYdespWXLKYmTSfRphM4VZBkBdTOtpxP1DYtr28CG1hS89KHoPAGPPYIUupFBWnjVbcOol329WCQknz9p1nYaefxE/s1600-h/babytools5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4_QBA-hg5FQi8eDRwDDJjrlGhyphenhyphenPer4GkDvFuy-twBbPmkjTevzQIYdespWXLKYmTSfRphM4VZBkBdTOtpxP1DYtr28CG1hS89KHoPAGPPYIUupFBWnjVbcOol329WCQknz9p1nYaefxE/s400/babytools5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316298037452965746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'll write more on tips for easily getting stuff to change your baby when travelling soon. Till then, its not that hard to travel with a baby. You only need guts and a little planning ;)<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-43382009372072627182009-02-25T20:51:00.006+08:002009-03-23T16:59:54.679+08:00How To Get Your Kids To Eat Veges<img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC03821.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />Start them young.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />I always gave Aliya "ants on a log"....sometimes I also steal a log or two as well he! he! he!<br /><br />Ants on a Log<br />- fresh organic celery (if possible)<br />- peanut butter<br />- raisins<br /><br />Spread the peanut butter on insides of the celery.<br />Place raisins to look like ants<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC03824.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DISCLAIMER</span><br />* All pregnant moms should avoid peanuts and peanut products<br /><br />* All nursing moms should avoid peanuts and peanut products.<br /><br />* Children should not be introduced to peanuts or peanut products until 1yr minumum / 3yrs if there is a family history of ANY allergies food or otherwise.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-68363800731611081632009-01-19T19:25:00.004+08:002009-03-23T16:59:37.869+08:00How CHEAP is homemade?<blockquote><em>Congratulations on taking the decision to prepare your own food for your baby!<br />By doing so, you're treating him to two of life's greatest gifts -- good health<br />and delicious food.</em> <a href="http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/homemade_baby_food.html">http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/homemade_baby_food.html</a> </blockquote><blockquote><em>Homemade infant food may help cut food costs, and provide baby with food as<br />nutritious, if not more nutritious, than store-bought baby foods. Making your<br />own baby food will also help baby get used to foods the family eats.</em><br />http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4309.htm </blockquote><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br /><blockquote><em>Baby food doesn't have to come in jars. You can make your own at home, and it's<br />not difficult. Baby food is simply strained, pureed, or mashed adult food, just<br />a different version of the food you prepare for yourself. Three good reasons for<br />making your own baby food are:<br /><br />You know what's in it<br />You can<br />custom-tailor the texture to your baby's taste preferences<br />You can shape<br />your baby's tastes and help her learn what fresh foods taste like.</em><br />http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032300.asp </blockquote><br /><br /><br />SO the obvious is there. Its nutrious and its cheap. Not convince yet?<br /><br />I took this a step further to show how much I cut cost in preparing fresh homemade baby food. I am not totally off commercial food, I use them ONLY when there is unplanned family outing of such (macam last minute kenduri ke) Life doesnt have to stop when you have babies anyway right?<br /><br />Ok. This weekend, shopping at Tescos was fun - Sya actually identified the Chinese Pears and started grabbing them LOL. She knows that is "ma-mam" = food<br /><br />How much will it cost you?<br />Two weeks worth of banana = RM5.01<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02143.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02144.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of chinese golden pumpkin = RM1.87+ RM2.76 = RM4.63<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02145.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of apples, red delicious = RM8.99<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02151.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of sweet potato = RM3.22<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02150.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of carrots (good quality from Australia) = RM2.67<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02147.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of fragrant pear = RM4.87<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02146.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />Two weeks worth of papaya = RM2.57<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02146.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />total spent = RM31.96<br /><br />baby rice = RM6.99<br /><br /><br /><br />commercial baby food, per jar RM2.95 (the cheapest in the market so far)<br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02161.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />2 bottles x 14 days = RM82.60 + RM6.99(baby rice)= RM89.59 -> 2 weeks (commercial)<br />homemade = RM31.96 + RM6.99(baby rice)-> = RM38.95 -> 2 weeks (homemade)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">you save <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>RM50.64</strong></span></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><br />For me...thats a real good bargain.<br /><br /><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" width="180" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-79147244631112016652009-01-19T18:01:00.004+08:002009-03-23T16:59:26.304+08:00A Clean Bill of HealthI wish I had this when Liya was a baby - its really easy to wash the bottles, tits and now when she is taking solid, I feel safe to use this to clean the fruits and vegetables. It helps to get rid of pesticides and impurities as well as milk fats on baby bottles.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />The refill pack from TollyJoy I think the best so far. Cheaper than the Pureen. This is 900ml for RM21.90 at carrefour. Pureen is about RM23.90 for 700ml.<br /><br /><br><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02153.jpg" height="400px" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-30308955609252565052009-01-19T17:16:00.004+08:002009-03-23T16:59:14.962+08:00Peachy PeachI find it a bit unfair that DH and I have "gourmet" food and Sya doesnt. So for something really really gourmet I decided on Peachesfor Sya (the wholesomebabyfood.com says its ok as long as 4 day rule apply)<br /><br />Besides, Sya's stools need a bit softening...I know that sounds gross but hey that's life.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />Visit here for the full prep on peaches:<br />http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nectarines-peachesbabyfoodrecipes.htm<br /><br />Peaches are expensive here in Malaysia unfortunately...I grew up in the UK so I had ample of a kilo of fresh peaches for the price of a Papaya in RM. These 4 babies cost me a wooping RM16 bucks....but hey that gourmet and I feel bad if I'm spending that money on a buffet and my baby is not..<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02155.jpg" width="400px" /><br /><br />First I would wash the peaches with the special vegetable & fruit liquid. Then cut them in quaters and pitted the pit.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02156.jpg" width="400px" /><br /><br />Steam until soft and tender then reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the fruits.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/food/DSC02158.jpg" width="400px" /><br /><br />Peel off skin and then place fruit(s) into food processor for pureeing and seive to get rid of any unwanted bits or skin.<br /><br /><br />You could add cereal to thicken up and after the 4 day rule, Sya actually liked it plain with banana.<br /><br />Peaches are a bit duretic so go easy on them - not too much for the beginning.<br /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-57098678463101830092009-01-19T08:44:00.003+08:002009-03-23T16:59:03.019+08:00pa pa ya!Sya's grandpa Atuk Rahim is a very smart man. Smart as in he is good with numbers. Infact I love going to Tescos with him becoz he economically calculates which is more worth your money's buy. Abah as I fondly call him, has a built in calculator in his head. <br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />Suprising, he didnt come from a wealthy family, sometimes food was hard to find (my late grandpa was only a rubbertapper) but was amongs the first in his village to go to university.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/Abahf20.jpg" width="250" /><br /><br />I notice my grandma loves to plant fruit and veges at her back garden...so I did a little reading here and there and found that IRON played a major role in learning, memory and thinking functions. I will make a later post on this as the article I found was very very helpful.<br /><br />I noticed as well that my dad had a very very personal liking for Papayas. He would squeeze some lime juice on them for breakfast. Lucky for him, he has this BOUNTYFUL Papaya Tree right at the back of his house.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/n1529464642_30121326_1664.jpg" height="300" /><br /><br />My grandma also said that she had sometimes mashed them up to give them as baby food. I gave them to Liya when she was growing up, and definately she has very very good memory and thinking skills. Back then 8 years ago, I didnt have any internet access for my cause, but knew it was a good source of vitamin C.<br /><br />I googled somemore (of course I live by the motto "you are what you eat") and found these<br /><br />"Excellent food for children because it is important for their growth."<br />http://www.health2know.com/papaya-goodness/<br /><br />"It is an excellent source of Vitamin A, C, E, Folic Acid, Potassium, Copper, Beta-Carotene, Calcium, Phosphorous, Iron and Fiber!"<br />http://hungryzone.com/index.php/detailed-health-tip-article/20/Benefits-of-papaya<br /><br />Because there is Vitamin C, I am not afraid about the absoption of nonheme Iron it contains.<br />"On the other hand, the absorption of iron from plants (nonheme iron) is enhanced when vitamin C is simultaneously present in the diet, and calcium absorption is improved by adequate amounts of vitamin D."<br />http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1130543/nonheme-iron<br /><br />More on nonheme Iron and the use of Vitamin C for enhanced absorbtion here :http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/fdairon.htm<br /><br />At least now I have a pretty good reason to give Sya Papayas. And Papayas are sooooo cheap..what more reason should there be. <br /><br />Last week Sya gratuated from Papaya with honours. Alhamdulillah, no allergic reaction after having only steamed papaya for lunch using the 4 day rule.<br /><br />Since it is only advisable to give raw ripe papaya at the age of 6 months, I decided to steam them until they are soft for a good 3-5 minutes (not to long so that the nutrients are well kept).<br /><br />I had fun with papaya definately...easy to prepare and delicious - yes I taste them, after all our kids are still HUMAN.<br /><br />My version of PA PA YA!<br /><br />1. Peel the skin first.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/papaya1.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />2. Cut whole papaya into half<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/papaya3.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />3. The black seeds needs to be remove and the white bits needs to be scraped off.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/P1.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />4. Cut into cubes.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/papaya2.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />5. Steam for a good 3-5 minutes until soft. Pureed and strain to get rid of impurities and maybe big bits.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/papaya5.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" width="180" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-24372275400339579542009-01-13T19:34:00.003+08:002011-05-03T23:02:57.539+08:00Why no salt?Can I put salt in my baby's food? This will also include the ever famous ikan bilis<br />
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I've just reviewed a good article about why we should not give salt or anything salty to babies who are weaning and starting solids.<br />
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You should not add salt to your baby's food in the first year as this may damage her kidneys. At this age, your baby's kidneys are not mature enough to handle the salt loading. Besides, salt exists naturally in the foods you feed your baby. <br />
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In the first six months of life your baby needs less than 1g of salt per day, which she will usually obtain from breastmilk or formula milk. Between seven and 12 months this increases slightly to around 1g. Toddlers aged one to three years need less than 2g (this is the equivalent of 0.8g sodium per day). <br />
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To stay within these recommendations you should aim to: <br />
• limit salty foods in your baby's diet <br />
• don't add salt during cooking <br />
• avoid processed foods, such as ready meals, pies, biscuits, crackers, soups, gravies, sauces, pizza, tinned vegetables, cheese, bacon and crisps, which are all very high in salt, and offer low-salt alternatives. <br />
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Foods made specifically for babies, such as jar foods and infant cereals, have a low salt content, as salt is not added during processing. These should not be confused with foods aimed at older children. These can be highly processed and have a high salt content and are therefore not suitable for your baby. <br />
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If you do choose to offer your baby or toddler high-salt foods, it is recommended that you only offer small amounts occasionally. <br />
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Salt is usually labelled as sodium on food labels: 1g of sodium is equivalent to 2.55g of salt. Read food labels carefully and aim to choose those foods with a sodium content of no more than 0.1g of sodium per 100g. <br />
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Suitable low-salt foods for your baby include fruit, vegetables and salad, plain meat, poultry and fish, eggs, pulses and milk. Whether they are fresh, tinned or frozen shouldn't make a difference as long as they have no added salt (tinned vegetables often have salt added so be especially careful to check these). Rice and dried pastas are also low in salt provided they have had no salt added during cooking. Make a habit of reading food labels, and you will soon get to know which are the most suitable foods to buy. <br />
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Reviewed by Dr Tan Siew Pin <br />
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p/s best to rendam dulu the ikan bilis to get rid of lebihan garam...its much better<br />
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<img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-56066930688015519742009-01-06T23:55:00.004+08:002009-03-23T16:48:46.960+08:00Mommy Have You Gone Bananas?<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_banana">Cavendish Bananas</a><br /><br />If you're not sure of which bananas to use, I tried Cavendish bananas (pisang montel) and they worked fine for <a href="http://www.freshfoodcentral.com/view_item.aspx?fvid=1">homemade baby food</a>.<br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;"> Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br />Used the same technique as I do, but this time was just steaming. I remembered how much I love my mom's lempeng pisang (banana pancakes) so hopefully this is a good start for Sya. <br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC01595.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"><br /><br />Its simple, cut the bananas into small pieces, place them in the your steamer container (mine is china bowls coz they are hear resistant) and steam them until soft. Place is grinder or food mixer, adding a bit of boiling water to the desired consistency.<br /><br />I strain them because bananas do contain seeds, so just to make the purees free of any particles.<br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/banana.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"><br /><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-54785132919592694432009-01-05T16:44:00.004+08:002009-03-23T16:46:58.913+08:00Why I Make Homecooked Food...<a href="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/makan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/makan.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Its the loving I get that motivates me. <br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br />As you can see...<br /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-76418940951131658932009-01-05T00:48:00.001+08:002009-03-23T16:45:59.705+08:00Freezing Baby Food In Ice Cube Trays - First AttemptMy zealous attempts at making homemade baby food for Sya has landed me to experiment the "Freezing Baby Food In Ice Cube Trays" technique. I wanted to place them in the medium size zip lock bag for easy storage but TESCOs ran out of them. <br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />We bought some cheap ice cube trays from tesco but when I bent them, it made a cracking sound that made me jump. Not good. Must hunt for better ice cube trays.<br /><br /><a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/?action=view¤t=DSC01601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC01612.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"></a> <br /><br />I dream of this :<br /><br /><a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/?action=view¤t=GoodGripsIceCubeTrayLid_l.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/GoodGripsIceCubeTrayLid_l.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I was a bit sceptical about storing them coz I've not found a proper one with lid, so I placed them in airtight containers. Huge fan of them and they are made in Korea. They also have mini containers within the containers and Parksons had them at 50% sale when I bought them so lucky me.<br /><br /><a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/?action=view¤t=DSC01601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC01601.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/?action=view¤t=DSC01601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC01598.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"></a><br /><br />As bacteria forms quickly I had to quickly transfer them onto the airtight containers. Now I must stress how important it is on the dos and donts of homemade baby food cleanliness. <br /><br /><a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/?action=view¤t=DSC01601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/DSC01613.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="400px"></a><br /><br />Check here for more info - <br />Baby Food Tips and Hints - Do's<br />http://homecooking.about.com/od/specificfood/a/babyfooddos.htm<br />Baby Food Tips and Hints - Dont's<br />http://homecooking.about.com/od/specificfood/a/babyfooddonts.htm<br /><br />But all in all, this was a good atempt for a first timer.<br /><br /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-64017214726755223462009-01-04T15:27:00.005+08:002009-03-23T16:45:21.296+08:00Making Homemade Baby Food - Part One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamt_RhSWknO-1xxpU9Uii1_BBQj-QY15o-J5026ll-OsPAcWeOmVkpCGAjzmzMUg4FZ1aifCMuj2RbTxIaFtcfmSW_wXMNxyvR1LyebU3XLhUxuQkBa7LbiuncAxM4aB203TiLNRiEQsE/s1600-h/DSC00514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamt_RhSWknO-1xxpU9Uii1_BBQj-QY15o-J5026ll-OsPAcWeOmVkpCGAjzmzMUg4FZ1aifCMuj2RbTxIaFtcfmSW_wXMNxyvR1LyebU3XLhUxuQkBa7LbiuncAxM4aB203TiLNRiEQsE/s320/DSC00514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287348420389562306" /></a><br /><br /><em>*this is especially for my friends out there who wanted to know more on how I make homemade baby food</em><br /><br />I love Thong Sui and am not cantonese nor am I chinese.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />Though I look very much chinese. I suspect its because my anchestors came from Cirebon where the great Admiral Cheng Ho travelled and some who followed settled there and a lot of people from Cirebon DO look chinese and some of our food do have that influence.<br /><br />But thats another blog posting....<br /><br />Anyway...again I love Thong Sui. I usually pass on local malay desert with coconut milk like pengat. <br /><br />In Cantonese, Thong Sui means sugar water or dessert. However rock sugar is used instead of granulated sugar. This is because granulated sugar tend to give wind in the stomach, but rock sugar doesn’t. My mom diligently boiled barley with rock sugar when I was young when it was heaty. She also uses rock sugar for her famous pumpkin or banana pengat gula (something like Thong Sui)<br /><br />In recent years I'm really blessed to have chinese friends that I mastered some art in the making of Tong Shui. Those days it was hard to find halal tong shui shop. There was this tea lady who was a master in the art of tong shui and taught me a trick or two. I got envious of the fragrant smell coming out of the rice cooker turn double boiler and told her I wanna make some on my own, using my own 'Halal' rice cooker. I love fuji apple, sweet potato or papaya Thong Sui.<br /><br />But thats another blog posting....coz I'm supposed to write about my experience on making homemade baby food for my girls.<br /><br />I used to steam my fruits and veges for Aliya when she started solids. But ever since learning to make Thong Sui on my own, I decided that when I have A'aesyah, I would do the same but this time I would cook them in a double boiler. I decided to do that for the same reason why people double boil Thong Sui Ingredients - because they are delicate and you dont want to water them down and lose all those natural goodness. <br /><br />I bought some china wear for double boiling infront of McDonalds a few months back to use but I am still envious of the double boiler my mother has at my parents home (real clay pot you know)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMTZICoCunYbgv5_kaRVk7bZT4W-K_wB5mJhAbVq7K-AgLL-NAxERvyWWlzSQoX_xDfYu9HSV4ujqL5Rw9smfCEmKLu2EKeQpmHMweZXK0rGvJWiHYsZS8U-tv_R8XgLqoKsERpSPBaxn/s1600-h/DSC01449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMTZICoCunYbgv5_kaRVk7bZT4W-K_wB5mJhAbVq7K-AgLL-NAxERvyWWlzSQoX_xDfYu9HSV4ujqL5Rw9smfCEmKLu2EKeQpmHMweZXK0rGvJWiHYsZS8U-tv_R8XgLqoKsERpSPBaxn/s320/DSC01449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287346947326439330" /></a><br /><br />Commercial baby food is expensive (RM2.95 per small jar) - I only use them for travelling purposes. Its a tideous job but I firmly believe mom's cooking is the best (air tangan ibu kata orang melayu)<br /><br />The new rice cooker DH bought is deep so its perfect for double boiling.<br /><br />After reading that "if you DO choose to leave the skin on, however, you should buy organic apples in order to avoid the pesticide residues that accumulate in the skin of non-organic produce", I decided to peel them unless I bought organic ones (which can blow a huge hole in your pocket). I also wash the apples with a special liquid from Pureen as well but I notice that sometimes having the skin on makes the baby food a bit bitter and my girls dont eat as much as if they know. So though my mom always say the natural goodness resides in the skin most of all, I still peel them for those reasons. <br /><br /><em><br />Why should i peel fruits and vegetables for my baby? <br /><a href="http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/should-i-peel-fruits-and-vegetables-for-my-baby.html">Read here</a></em><br /><br />Sya (A'aesyah) has been on solid for nearly a month now. My brother and myself have a history of food allergies, Sya is lactose intolerant (she is on soy based milk) so we use the 4 day rule to introduce new food so she's had apples, pears, japanese sweet potato and carrot. This week I am trying local sweet potato (the orange type) and bananas (pisang montel).<br /><br /><br /><em>Why the 4 day wait rule? Read more here<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/4daywaitrule.htm">4 day wait rule</a><br /><a href="http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/babydigestiveproblems.html">Avoid Baby Digestive Problems and Pinpoint Problem Foods</a></em><br /><br />So this is part one of my journey so far with homecook baby food. I will write some more of my experience in later postings. Do drop a question if you have any or share your thoughts on my subject if you wish.<br /><br />For malaysian mommies who are thinking of making homecook baby food (though we usually are but making an alternative to the nasi bubur that has been forced on us by our elders) - kudos! I tip my hat off as respect as I know how much hard work it takes but I purely believe you are making an EXTREMELY EXCELENT choice for your kids.<br /><br /><br><br /><img src='http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png' width="180px" style='border: none; background: transparent;'/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-80230583072359684092008-12-04T23:53:00.005+08:002009-03-23T17:00:35.798+08:00Because I cant breastfeed I'm a BAD mom?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwBVoAhzf9FJn8UHGQ3lrHYSdHboJWPtEARprr593sxPZKVxoQVQmj2iYFiZkiTLHItcgIxJZb1K19-OPVXEdn349eBVrJKbeMKGILEgYfpAD0YnahcjZirSfWK1FvjGK0byQFa8CRIix/s1600-h/JPEG+Image+(316108).jpg"></a><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><em>Sya seen here barely a month old....</em></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF11NVnHRqJW0GMEzPIsYcO2ilffgMQssnGPIkleAFf48DekqiUKiNiFd2uFkgJJxL2acozV-_d6C6glfT_dbfq5T3ucRVv79zr4_5t42czILm_VFvW7ZNGBwaKmdVuNM1VEPTqsdWSN8A/s1600-h/JPEG+Image+(1139729).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287469805719789410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF11NVnHRqJW0GMEzPIsYcO2ilffgMQssnGPIkleAFf48DekqiUKiNiFd2uFkgJJxL2acozV-_d6C6glfT_dbfq5T3ucRVv79zr4_5t42czILm_VFvW7ZNGBwaKmdVuNM1VEPTqsdWSN8A/s320/JPEG+Image+(1139729).jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />I admit in the begining I thought that because I cant breastfeed I had a defect. I thought I could cure it second time around with Sya, but unfortunately no.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />They always say breast milk is best which bothers me. Its plastered in big huge letters on babymags, at the maternity clinic and everything and anything that has to do with mothering. When I cant breastfeed, I felt that I was a failure and that I couldn't provide for Liya. It bothered me a lot, especially everytime she gets sick, I'm blamed for not giving her breastmilk.<br /><br />I thought that ok, when Sya comes along, I'm be fully prepared - second chance la katakan. Bought the whole lot : nursing boppy pillow (DH calls bantal U Mobile), breast pumps etc I didn't even buy more than 2 bottles sebab confident sangat, kali ni I wont go wrong. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmEcBZXGyOi95UjYOrg53ypKjr3ccJjOr-0U7vNrvB0yRdHSMr3HiTWevUVhX6jKyzBdIYU8MBxNAVtkMnRyYT1IOEV9SieNtQtMa-yBxkq5vv5hiaEQlvecMbZCgSJNUenN2ab0Qfxxi/s1600-h/JPEG+Image+(315953).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmEcBZXGyOi95UjYOrg53ypKjr3ccJjOr-0U7vNrvB0yRdHSMr3HiTWevUVhX6jKyzBdIYU8MBxNAVtkMnRyYT1IOEV9SieNtQtMa-yBxkq5vv5hiaEQlvecMbZCgSJNUenN2ab0Qfxxi/s320/JPEG+Image+(315953).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287471719907071890" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9ZiSOiHR68B17dHK8MnTGJzG6T8-cyA8n_yL2Y5-sDdtIqxX7tyPz2sAUs6pUMaTWvTNAAKmO1t8Vw0nr__bed0ksVwXmWkY1ZycmMg7Afcl3Aj7jaDSl07fMA6PrbbvqXZ2eGunvSOd/s1600-h/JPEG+Image+(316108).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9ZiSOiHR68B17dHK8MnTGJzG6T8-cyA8n_yL2Y5-sDdtIqxX7tyPz2sAUs6pUMaTWvTNAAKmO1t8Vw0nr__bed0ksVwXmWkY1ZycmMg7Afcl3Aj7jaDSl07fMA6PrbbvqXZ2eGunvSOd/s320/JPEG+Image+(316108).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287472419655071106" /></a><br /><br /><br />ERK! wrong. Nature just didn't work for me AGAIN. I would cry and get really depressed, but it wasn't going to change anything.<br /><br />It was worst because everyone kept asking "susu badan ke?". It was like being able to breastfeed means you get to wear the "perfect mom sash" with the Tiara - u know like the ratu-ratu wear.<br /><br />I remember how I wanted to hit myself in the face when the doktor kerajaan made a harsh remark on me not being able to do so. No wonder some moms go meroyan.<br /><br />Then when you read all the baby books, baby mag and baby website - all pro breastfeeding, they always say its an excuse NOT to breastfeed. Lagilah rasa putus harapan. Not to forget relatives giving tips, apa boleh buat, senyum sumbing dan angguk.<br /><br />And the looks you get. They dont understand that you have exhaust all options. I have very short nipples (ok this is a parenting blog and that wasnt suppose to sound euw) The second time I tried it, the stupid nurse at the nursery pinch my nipples so hard I wanted to die. It was so traumatic, I dreaded going to the NICU. My parents bought nipple extensions but noooo....short nipples + very very little milk = hungry baby = exhausted dont want anything else but milk NOW.<br /><br />But I did express a little bit of milk and fed Sya using a small spoon. It wasnt much. I do envy moms who have it mencurah-curah. I even cried and said sorry.<br /><br />So I told myself, why dwell on what your body will or will not do. Breastfeeding should be a choice not something that determines whether you're a good mom or not.<br /><br />I know that when I formula feed my daugthers, I snuggle and kiss them and I know thats bonding.<br /><br />Like one website says, I quote<br />"And for the moms who try and can’t, guilt is not going to make the situation any easier to handle. The failure to breast-feed successfully can cause guilt on its own for these women. They do not need the added pressure of turning on the TV and being told that they are, in effect, killing their babies. For some women, breast-feeding is a very personal issue. The reasons that they choose to or not to breast-feed can be very diverse, not to mention personal. These women should not be made to feel guilty about their decision. The government should provide education to women, and then support them in whatever decision they make for their family." <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/43126/breastfeeding_vs_formulafeeding_is.html?page=2&cat=9">Breastfeeding VS Formula-feeding: Is Guilt the Answer?</a><br /><br /><br />I could not agree more!<br /><br /><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" width="180" /></div><em></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-36168347901396546992008-10-05T07:01:00.002+08:002009-04-06T21:44:31.030+08:00Panduan Menamakan Bayi Anda Mengikut Islam - Rahmat Disebalik Nama<span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*<em>DISCLAIMER -</em> <em>Ruangan ini tidak akan menjawab pertanyaan peribadi berkenaan maksud nama yg di hantar menerusi komen. Hanya jika kebetulan ada hamba Allah yang mengetahui maksudnya, mungkin akan di tulis di ruang komen artikel ini.</em></span></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Sabda Nabi yang telah diriwayatkan : "Sesungguhnya kamu akan diseru pada hari Qiamat nanti dengan nama-nama kamu, oleh itu perelokkanlah nama kamu".</span> </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Ketika mengandungkan Aliya, genap kandungan usia 5 bulan saya telah bermimpi bertemu arwah atuk sebelah ibu. Arwah atuk memang rapat dan terkenal kerana kearifannya tentang hal-hal agama. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Dalam kabur-kabur mimpi saya itu saya terlihat ruang tamu rumah pusaka di Parit Separap Batu Pahat. Saya telah di bawa ke satu sudut di mana meja tulis arwah atuk berada. Ditunjuknya sekeping kertas putih.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Di atas kertas putih tertulis dalam tulisan jawi - </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s308/fayrahim/aliya.jpg" alt="" /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Lantas melekatlah nama Aliya Maisarah itu sejak anak sulung saya berusia 5 bulan dalam kandungan. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Pada saya, mimpi itu bagaikan satu rahmat. Saya tidak pernah merujuk mana-mana buku atau bertanyakan pada sesiapa. Hinggalah pada ketika bonda berjumpa cucu pertamanya, dia menitiskan airmata.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Katanya:- Pada kebiasaan, pada Sembahyang Hari Raya, rakaat kedua di bacakan surah al-Ghasyiyah. Nama yang telah saya pilih mengikut mimpi itu adalah sebahagian dari ayat kesepuluh. Nama bonda pula (marfo'ah) adalah pada ayat yang ketigabelas.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s308/fayrahim/Al-Ghasyiyah010.jpg" alt="" /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><em>dalam syurga yang tinggi (88:10)</em></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s308/fayrahim/Al-Ghasyiyah013.jpg" alt="" /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><em>Di dalamnya ada takhta-takhta yang ditinggikan(88:13)</em><br /></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Bezanya, anak saya "yang tinggi' dan bonda saya "yang ditinggikan". Pada kami, suatu rahmat yang tidak terhingga.<br /></span><br /><ul><br /><li><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Maksud Aliya Maisarah : <a href="http://www.muslimrishtey.com/muslim_baby_names/baby_girls_names_a.php">Aliya</a> <a href="http://www.muslimrishtey.com/muslim_baby_names/baby_girls_names_m.php">Maisarah</a></span></li><br /><li><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><a href="http://www.muslimrishtey.com/muslim_baby_names/">Muslim Baby Names</a></span></li><br /></ul><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" ><strong>PANDUAN MENAMAKAN BAYI ANDA</strong><br />(Nasihat 14 Perkara)<br />1. Sekadar Nama </span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Nama-nama yang panjang bukan sahaja merumitkan proses menulis nama-nama tersebut, malahan menyukarkan untuk orang lain menyebutnya. Seterusnya, yang menyebabkan panggilan jolokan seperti penggunaan hujung nama tersebut yang lebih mudah walaupun tidak mempunyai maksud langsung dalam bahasa Arab mahupun bahasa Melayu. Kejadian-kejadian seperti ini boleh membuat tidak puas hati di kalangan yang empunya nama. Oleh kerana itu, eloklah kita memberikan nama yang mempunyai maksud yang balk dalam agama kita, daripada kita membuta tuli memberikan nama yang kita fikirkan sedap didengar untuk anak-anak kita. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >2. Kebangsaan </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Kita mengetahui bahawa agama Islam adalah agama universal, tetapi kita boleh perhatikan bahawa negara-negara Islam lain di seluruh dunia mempunyai identiti sendiri menamakan anak-anak mereka, baik di Arab Saudi, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, mahupun di negara China. Sekiranya anda ingin memberikan nama yang berbau kemelayuan atau kenegerian seperti Siti, Seri, dan Daeng, pastikan ia tidak sukar untuk disebut atau ditulis yang boleh menyebabkan masalah kepada anak anda nanti. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >3. Keagamaan</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Dalam agama Islam, Rasulullah (s.a.w.) telah menganjurkan supaya kita memilih nama yang balk untuk anak-anak kita. Sabda Nabi yang telah diriwayatkan : "Sesungguhnya kamu akan diseru pada hari Qiamat nanti dengan nama-nama kamu, oleh itu perelokkanlah nama kamu". </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >4. Jantina </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Kita bersyukur kerana ramai antara kita tahu membezakan antara nama-nama lelaki dan perempuan. Tetapi ada sesetengah yang kurang bernasib baik mempunyai nama-nama berlainan jantina seperti Mazrin atau Norulhuda, untuk lelaki dan sebaliknya Mahfuz atau Hanis, untuk perempuan. Akhirnya, anak-anak lelaki akan Iebih berasa tertekan atau diejek apabila mereka disangka perempuan daripada anak-anak gadis yang disangka lelaki. Walaupun begitu ada nama-nama yang boleh digunakan oleh kedua-dua jantina tersebut seperti Azizi dan Noor. Dan ada juga menambah nama-nama awalan seperti Muhammad (lelaki) atau Nurul (perempuan). </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >5. Berapa Nama </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Tiada undang-undang di negara kita yang menghadkan kita untuk meletak berapa banyak atau berapa panjang nama untuk anak-anak kita. Pastikan nama anak anda tidak terlalu panjang yang menyukarkan mereka sendiri nanti untuk mengisi borang-borang pekerjaan atau sebagainya. Dan yang paling sedih sekiranya ada anak-anak gadis yang bernama panjang yang sukar untuk bakal suami mereka menyebut ketika majlis akad nikah nanti. Jangan salahkan bakal menantu anda ataupun tok kadi, sekiranya akad nikah anak gadis anda diulang beberapa kali! </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >6. Sebutan Glamor </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Nama-nama yang panjang biasanya menyukarkan untuk orang lain menyebut dengan betul. Kesukaran yang paling ketara apabila mereka mahu menyebut nama tersebut dengan kerap. Mempunyai nama-nama yang sebutannya sedap didengar dan glamor boleh membuat seseorang itu berasa bangga, tapi ia juga akan membuat yang empunya nama berasa tertekan. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >7. Kemasyhuran Nama </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Nama-nama popular yang digunakan seperti Muhammad, Ali, Ahmad, Siti, ataupun Nurul membuatkan anak-anak anda berasa seperti orang kebanyakan, kerana mereka berasakan seperti berkongsi nama dengan yang lain. Walau bagaimanapun, nama-nama yang jarang kita dengar akan membuatkan anak-anak kita berasa terasing kerana ia berbunyi pelik dan ganjil. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >8. Keunikan Nama </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Pernahkah anda membelek buku telefon dan mencari nama seseorang seperti Ahmad Hassan? Anda mungkin tidak dapat mencarinya tanpa melihat alamat beliau. Ada sesetengah ibu bapa memberi nama yang unik seperti Jalwa atau Difun yang akan menyebabkan orang lain kurang memberi perhatian kepada mereka. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >9. Nama Panggilan </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Kebanyakan nama dipendekkan atau diberikan jolokan ketika mereka masih kecil dan di zaman remaja. Contohnya, Syamsuddin mungkin dipanggil Sam ketika kecil, Din ketika remaja, dan Sudin ketika memasuki universiti. Jadi jika anda tidak mahu anak perempuan anda dipanggil Sam, jangan namakan mereka Syamsiah. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >10. Makna </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Kebanyakan kita tidak tahu makna ataupun erti nama kita sendiri, dalam bahasa Melayu mahupun bahasa Arab. Tetapi kebanyakan nama-nama ada makna dan anda sebagai ibu bapa yang bertanggungjawab, pastikan anda tahu makna nama-nama tersebut sebelum menamakan anak anda. Nama yang berbunyi pelik, kelakar, memalukan, dan menjijikkan kemungkinan besar tidak memberi kesan kepada masa depan anak-anak anda. Tetapi jika anda mempunyai pilihan, nama-nama yang mempunyai makna yang baik akan membuat anak-anak anda bersyukur dan berterima kasih dengan pilihan anda. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >11. Pertukaran Nama</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Mengikut Akta Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara, anda dibenarkan menukar nama anak dalam masa setahun dari tarikh pendaftaran. Selepas itu, anda dibenarkan membuat tambahan ataupun alias @ tanpa membuang nama asal anak anda. Pastikan anda memeriksa dahulu bakal nama yang anda pilih, walaupun pertukaran boleh dibuat, bukankah itu merumitkan? </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >12. Rujukan </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Banyak buku-buku rujukan nama terdapat di pasaran, tetapi kebanyakan buku-buku tersebut hanya menggambarkan sesuatu golongan ataupun pilihan pihak tertentu. Pastikan anda mempunyai beberapa buku rujukan, ataupun bertanya dengan rakan-rakan yang lebih berpengetahuan dari segi agama. Dan yang paling penting, pastikan anda tahu makna dan juga ejaan dalam bahasa Arab yang asal. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >13. Tajul Muluk </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Apakah itu Tajul Muluk? Sekiranya kita bertanya orang-orang tua ataupun datuk-datuk kita, kebanyakan mereka menggunakan buku rujukan ataupun kitab-kita lama, seperti kitab Tajul Muluk. Tajul Muluk ada!ah sebuah kitab yang menceritakan dan memberi anda petua seperti menamakan nama bayi yang baru lahir ataupun bilakah hari yang elok untuk mendirikan rumah dan sebagainya. Dalam zaman teknologi yang senba canggih ini, kitab-kitab seperti itu sudah lama kita lupakan. Walau bagaimanapun, anda tidak bersalah atau berdosa sekiranya anda tidak menggunakan kitab-kitab tersebut. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >14. Pilihan Siapa </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >Siapa yang sepatutnya memiIih nama-nama anak kita? Pilihan ibu, bapa, datuk, alim ulama ataupun pilihan anak-anak kita sekarang? Biasanya anak sulung menjadi mangsa bilamana ibu dan bapanya memiIih untuk menggabungkan nama mereka. Pernahkah anda terjumpa kawan anda yang bernama Yuziah -kacukan nama ibu (Fauziah) dan nama bapa (Yusuf)? Sesiapapun boIeh memiIih, selagi nama tersebut mempunyai maksud. </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:10;" >dipetik dari Nama-nama Melayu Islam - Abdul Ghani Hj. Masrom (cetakan kedua 2003)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009605715918635744.post-51992127491003449382008-10-01T21:35:00.003+08:002009-03-23T16:44:15.729+08:00In the beginningSince this blog is basically a parenting blog, I think I should start by introducing my two girls.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><b:if cond="data:blog.pageType != "item""><span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="data:post.url"><span style="color:pink;">Read more</span></a></span><br /></span></b:if><br /><br />My first born is Liya. Aliya Maisarah. She arrived on the 6 July 2000 @4.34pm weighing 2.8kg, light & easy. Normal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSv1GphzrsiP006LA_RXCkocuH19U7uizqT6UFAopOlhcVGkEgGxO1uooayTK6pr0FaK7VPbn6qLp8fQ0WHmoTRNigN-f4zavHWVIWxhM5as7NfJ19bUx0GSHaZhfvSCGZdCDKXTy9v-E/s1600-h/2000-Aliya+%2811%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSv1GphzrsiP006LA_RXCkocuH19U7uizqT6UFAopOlhcVGkEgGxO1uooayTK6pr0FaK7VPbn6qLp8fQ0WHmoTRNigN-f4zavHWVIWxhM5as7NfJ19bUx0GSHaZhfvSCGZdCDKXTy9v-E/s200/2000-Aliya+%2811%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287062343936024674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Second in line is Sya. A'aesyah Marissa. She arrived 8 years later on the 20 August 2008 @3.30pm weighting (hold your breath pls) 4.11kg. Very very very looooooong indunce and ended up having elective C-section.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH6rWvMHm6nw1bym09gtY-6W35EOyUesrTy6jSiQ5E7SIABGtuIQURxNEHH9WulEHIVE7bjoqxQAmxRjvmPaCoNcGfZ4Gc0kZEAWqdB9E5yyJoSk0kToHT0AYi1N1TvzzOyZ0ejdGdf0s/s1600-h/DSC00625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH6rWvMHm6nw1bym09gtY-6W35EOyUesrTy6jSiQ5E7SIABGtuIQURxNEHH9WulEHIVE7bjoqxQAmxRjvmPaCoNcGfZ4Gc0kZEAWqdB9E5yyJoSk0kToHT0AYi1N1TvzzOyZ0ejdGdf0s/s200/DSC00625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287062730328957250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its been nearly 5 months now having 2 daughters and I am still suprised at how different they are....as you'll find out by reading my notes here.<br /><br />Till then<br /><br />p/s I write in carcabarba style (manglish as some people say it) so excuse my english coz I dont mean to be bias, I'm just being comfortable ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/maaesyah/queeny.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="180" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0