His First Solid Food

Hello.

Ar Rayyan first solid food was on 25th dec 2012 sebab husband cuti time tu and we are excited to see his reaction.

Before bagi solid food, I did some readings jgk through webs, blogger, and info from friends yg dh ada experience. Agak confuse jugak. Some say this, some say that. Actually if we read overseas punya style, dh boleh bg from 4-6 months with few conditions yang we can assure our baby is ready enough to start their solid food. Even my mom pn bising jgk sbb lambat bagi since Im not sure is he ready or not.

Some people starts with fruits puree but I started with brown rice mix with white rice sebab tak nak sembelit. Alhamdulillah, ar rayyan tak sembelit. I bought blender brand philips yang boleh buat jus sekali. Later on, we can use the blender when ar rayyan can eat on his own. I use method yang goreng beras, then blend sampai halus jd tepung. It did saves some time but I dont really like the texture of it. Still boleh rasa biji biji halus tu jgk. But ar rayyan mmg suka makan nasi. Perut melayu.

Mom told me, masak bubur nasi mcm biasa then blend then tapis. Itu baru betul and baby akan cpt kenyang. So tomorrow I will start use that normal method utk buat porridge.

For this week bagi dia mkn 2 kali sehari je and next week dh boleh bg 3 kali sehari. Semalam I try give him pear puree. Yucks. He hates it. So terpaksa lah bagi bubur nasi. Makan nak laju je. Lambat bg marah lah dia.

Lps ni nk try bg banana pulak. Hopes he likes it.
Btw, giving your child solid food tak semestinye kene ikut rentak org lain. To get opinions are no harm but please remember, every baby is different. So our baby is unique.

The best way to get opinions for me, get from experienced people. Closest example, our mom. They raised us, so they must know so well about it. Orang dulu dulu tak ada teknologi canggih and lack of educations but they learn from experiences. Orang sekarang, semua dok belajar kat internet. End up, akan rasa menyesal and back to the roots, tanya org berpengalaman.

Example, ada org strictly ikut 4 days rule sbb takut anak alergi. But, Im not. Terpulang pada diri masing masing. Tapi, tak payah la sampai nak kondem kenapa tak ikut 4 days rule lah ape lah. Remember, lain org lain cara. Terpulang pada diri masing masing.

As for me, mcm kesian tgk anak mkn benda yg sama in 4 days. Even kita pun akan bosan. Apetah lagi budak kecik yg kita takkan faham bahasa dia sampai lah dia boleh bercakap dgn betul. Again, this is how I introduced my son for his solid food. Still, I need to monitor apa yang tak kena lepas dia makan sesuatu.

Breastfeeding Journey

Hello.

My son is 6 months today. And he's already started his first solid food on tuesday hari tu. Awal 2 hari. Nvm. In fact, you can give your child their first solid food from 4-6 mnths when you think they are ready. Err rasa bersalah sikit tgk anak sendiri makan. Berselera bukan main. I should feed him earlier than I would. Jangan fikir apa org kata, yang penting you know what's best for your child.

My breastfeeding journey tidak lah smooth like other mommies outhere. Alhamdulillah atas rezeki yg Allah bagi sehingga sekarang. Im not exclusive bf mommy sbb awal2 dh bg ar rayyan fm sikit sbb dia jaundice. Time tu susu mmg tak banyak after deliver. Dah berurut baru lah ada. I dont mind giving him fm if that can makes him better. Takkan nak biar anak prolong jaundice kan. I dont want to be a selfish mommy.

Masa dlm pantang husband is the one who cook for me. Lobak putih, sayur sawi and all that can increase my milk supply to ar rayyan, semua dia masakkan. Alhamdulillah. I bought Shaklee set berpantang include alfafa as milk booster. It did helps tapi awal awal je then back to normal. Kdg kdg kesian tgk ar rayyan nangis lapar nak susu sbb dia tak kenyang. I feel bad. Bad mommy. Then bagi jgk fm sikit. I took anmum's milk utk bf mommies jgk. Membantu lah sikit.

Then my MIL introduced me habbatussauda, now, this is working on me. Makan je malam, subuh tu dh basah lencun baju. Then mcm biasa lah, maybe bdn bila dh immune sangat dgn suatu mknan tu dia jadi mcm takde effect. So I stop. I drink dried longan and red dates tea instant. Kat carrefour ke tesco ade je jual. It helps too.

I rarely pumped since Im SAHM and working from home jugak. So most of the time, I df je. Susahnya bila df, you dont know how much oz your baby drink. Cukup ke tak, tu semua mcm jd persoalan. Unless the b's are transparent boleh la tau kan. :p

In my case, bila ar rayyan tgh df and tetiba dia mengamuk, tu tak cukup lah. So I change to the other one. Sampai dia lepaskan sendiri. Means dia dh kenyang.

Bila pump, rezeki susu tu kais pagi makan pagi, kais petang makan petang. Pump today, supply for tomorrow. Itupun if I need to go to the office. If not, tidak lah pump.

Milk booster setiap orang lain lain. Some works for other people but not for me dan sebaliknya. I noticed, cheese and chocholate is my power milk booster. But takkan lah hari hari makan cheese? I wont get my pre pregnancy weight lah cmtu.

One thing I noticed yg fakta, what you eat is what your baby will eat. Its MILK. I drink HL milk, and noticed susu tu lagi pekat. Tak cair. I dont know about other people. But Im saying this as my experience.

Different people, diff body, diff booster. Remember that. Ada orang minum old town hazelnut white coffee pn boleh susu jd banyak. So, its a try and error game.

Until now, Im still fully bf my son. But I do keep a small box of FM just in case. I dont have stocks. My fault sbb tak buat stock. But how to make if baby nak df je and if buat baby tak nak bm, then buang. Pembaziran disitu.

I keep praying to Allah give me chances to fully bf my son with Allah's will. Rezeki dtg drpd Allah. Dont feel bad if you dont get a chance to feed your child with breast milk. And giving your child with FM wont make you a bad mom. And please, giving our child bm or fm wont determine how smart our child will be. NO its NOT.

BM is the best for baby because of the nutritients and whatnots. FM is good too because nowadays manufacturer provides vitamins and nutritients that needs by baby.

But HOW ARE WE GOING TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN OUR CHILD FROM BORN TIL THEY GROW UP IS WHAT MATTERS MOST. A kita corakkan, A lah dia. B kita corakkan B lah dia.

Be smart. Dont be too typical minded sangat for those mommy yang fanatic sgt dgn BM. Rezeki Allah yang bagi. Bersyukur apa ada. My two cents!

Selagi boleh usaha, I'll keep trying. Yang penting doa, tawakal dan redha.

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Ar Rayyan : The Birthing Stories

26th June 2012 (38 weeks)

Admitted to Pantai Ampang for IOL. Supposed sampai around 8 am. Nama pun melayu kan, so janji melayu la jadinya. Pagi tu tokbu bagi air akar fatimah, telur ayam kampung, dgn mcm2 lagi la. Gedebak gedebuk, sampai hosp around 9 am. Register then nurse suruh mama duduk atas wheelchair. Padahal mama nak jalan, tapi nurse suruh duduk, so mama akur.

Sampai LR mama kene tukar clothes semua. Gynae mama yang hot, Dr Tan Ee Ping dtg around 10 am and bagi 1st dose of induce. Huii sakit. Tapi time tu je la. Then breakfast, lunch, around 4ish pm, dr dtg lagi. Baru bukak 1 cm. Nasib lah dr mama ni cina yg ala melayu. Dia kata "induce kena sabar. ada yang cepat, ada yang lambat". Mama dengar pn jadi calm. So mama rehat lagi. Dr bagi 2nd dose. Tapi nurse buat. Tak sakit langsung.

Petang tu mama dh start rasa contraction. Tapi mama boleh tahan lg. Abah suka buat bunyi macam2 tiap kali dgr ctg scan hearbeat rayyan. Hahaha. Sampaikan abah suruh rayyan keluar cepat. -____-

Ptg tu tokbu dtg bawakkan mama caramel frappucino. Itupun jenuh mama dok merayu sbb nurse kata makan lah ape je selagi tak beranak.

Lps maghrib nurse dtg check. Time tu 1-2 cm. Adoihai, mama rasa tak tahan sbb sakit contraction tu makin kuat. Bila tgh malam mama recite surah maryam. Seriau mama dengar org bilik sebelah menjerit nk bersalin. Tapi mama cool aje. Then dlm 3 pagi mama sakit sampai nk patah katil tu mama pegang. Kejut abah, abah mampu cakap sabar. Tahan. Sabar. Tahan. Fuuuhhhh.

27th June 2012

Subuh mcmtu nurse dtg check bukaan dah 3-4 cm. Nurse masukkan ubat kt punggung terus mama ke toilet. Then nurse ckp nk pecahkan air ketuban. Mama mtk solat subuh dulu. Lpstu around 7ish am, dorg pecahkan air ketuban,Panas. Melekit dan sentiasa meleleh keluar. Mama tak selesa. Nak bergerak pun tak boleh. Baring je lah atas katil. Breakfast pn mama tak lalu tp mama minum milo sbb nurse suruh kumpul energy. Contraction makin kuat dan kuat. Kesian tangan abah jadi mangsa. Nurse offer pain killer, mama amek, apa pun tak jalan! Bagi oksigen pun tak jalan.

Then around 10 am dr tan dtg check. Dia estimate petang baru mama bersalin. Oh I wish you could pop out earlier. Then mama surrender, mama tak tahan sangat sampai mama dok tendang sana sini. Last sekali mama mtk epidural.

Anaesth dtg around 11ish am then cucuk kt spinal cord with little dose so nnt nk bersalin mama rasa sakit. Tak rasa kang ssh mama nk push. Lepas tu mama dapat rehat dgn lega. Tido nyenyak. Im not regret at all for my decision taking the Happydural! 

Contraction rasa pressure je kt bawah. Tau2 around 3ish pm dh 6-7 cm. Around 4ish pm dh 7-8 cm. Then mama dh rasa nk terberak. Midwive suruh tahan. Then dia conduct suruh push sampai npk kepala rayyan keluar masa 8-9 cm.

Abah solat asar dulu. Time tu katil mama bertukar. Haha. Mama risau kalau abah xde disisi mama nk push. Tiba tiba abah muncul masa dr sampai. Mama ikut arahan nurse taknak koyak banyak, so mama push bila ada contraction then mama tak jerit. Abah tolong usap kepala mama. 3 kali push, ar rayyan keluar melihat dunia. Nurse letak atas dada mama then nurse bg oksigen and bersihkan rayyan.

Jahit! Siapa kata tak sakit? Dah bius pn still mama rasa dijahit hidup hidup. Nasiblah 4 jahitan je.

Alhamdulillah, mohd akil ar rayyan adalah hadiah yang tak ternilai Allah pinjamkan. Amanah yg mama dan abah akan usaha untuk didik ke jalan Allah dan berikan kehidupan yang selesa dan sempurna. InsyaAllah. Moga menjadi anak yang soleh dan beriman. Amin. InsyaAllah.

Ar Rayyan : The 9 months journey

Hello.

I have time since my son is sleeping right now. Oh well, just want to record these memories as I afraid I might forget as I get older and older.

First Trimester

Lembik je lah sepanjang masa. Keep getting flu, cough, and fever. And it takes time to get heal! Time ni mama tak resign lagi. So working in heavy industrial dengan asap sana sini and heavy work on transformer, buat mama slow. Tido dalam surau and office. At that time ex boss mama memahami lah jugak. Orang kata akan selalu muntah muntah, but not me. There's a time dlm 1-2 minggu mama muntah teruk. Makan je muntah. Sampaikan abah give up nak masak. Abah bawak mama pergi Saba makan nasi arab. Berselera, and I thought dah okey. Sekali sampai je rumah .. semua keluar. Every weekend adalah hari tidur mama sebab mama lembik.

2nd Trimester

Time ni mama dah resign and sambung study. Hoyeah. Selera makan tak payah cakap. Hari hari air tembikai. Mama suka makan benda manis manis. Macarons lah. Kek lah. Aiskrim lah. Time tu fav aiskrim rainbow. Nasib bukan BR, kalau tak, koyak lah poket abah hari hari. Mama ada anemic sikit sebab low hb. Macam2 mama makan utk naikkan hb including supplement yg ubat merah tu. Ok lupa. Sorry.

Then buat MGTT test which is ujian air gula. 1st test tinggi. Kena buat lagi sekali. 2nd time pn border line. Stress mama. Dah kene label GDM. Padahal mama okey je. Seminggu kena buat BSP hari hari. Thank God, specialist suruh diet control je. If on insulin, memang mama tak nak dah pergi KK.

Time ni ar rayyan suka tendang perut mama. Mula mula geli. Lama-lama senak perut mama wahai anak.

3rd Trimester

Makin ligat mama makan benda manis manis. Dah alang alang label GDM kan but at the same time control jgk. I was told, I need to be induced IF I didnt give birth by 40 weeks in my pregnancy. Mula mula mama mcm nak natural labor. But, mama tak nak selfish. Mama ikut je apa kata doktor. Itupun hari hari mama ckp kt ar rayyan keluar la awal. Pun tak nak keluar. At 37 weeks mama dah rasa mild contraction, pergi check dr kata tak bukak pun. At 38 weeks scan ar rayyan dh 2.7kg and at that time mama dh rasa your less movement in my womb. Maybe sbb dh besar so ruang tu sempit la kan. But this time lain. So I told my gynae in pantai about this and GDM bla bla bla. She suggest to induce at 39 weeks but abah punya excited. Abah suruh lagi cepat lagi bagus.

Terkedu mama tau. So mama ye kan aje apa gynae mama ckp. Since you're still petite, so chances utk normal delivery is high as been told by my gynae. Siapa yang tak nak normal delivery kan. So mama redha dan tawakal. Gynae bagi slip the next day to admit for IOL.

Haa malam tu mcm2 mama balun makan. Solat hajat dgn abah. Mintak maaf dkt tok bu, tok ayah, wan dgn aki. Sedih mama. Sbb lepas tu takde dah org nk gerak2 dlm perut mama.

The Birthing story, to be continued.

Aden + Anais

Hello.

Dulu when I was pregnant, I really wanted to buy this!! But too bad, hubs told me they're too expensive. End up, I bought pureen punya napkin. But, kain kecik sangat. Asal bedung rayyan je, tangan dah terkeluar lah. Ape lah.

Paling murah boleh dapat kt mothercare during their sale pun around 100+. Below 101 lah. And now, Im selling them for you people. Its too late for me to use these to swaddle rayyan since he's big already. Tapi boleh lah nak cover stroller, car seat dia ke. Buat tutup kepala from car to mall ke if hujan rintik rintik.

So, Im helping out mommy to be outhere yang nak beli these muslin collection by Aden + Anais. Its a Pre Order items and imported from aussie.

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