Edisi ketiak berpeluh (EKB) : Travelling in a car with 2 kids under 2 years old

We have a long journey during Ramadan when balik kampung ke Kedah, and it was disaster..because all the while Afham behave..duduk elok2 with me and Alif. Tapi masa tu pulak dia sibuk ke depan-belakang..and of course its dangerous. Nak ikat duduk elok2 dlm car seat...not his type.

Maybe sbb myself pegang Alif, so Afham rasa kurg diberi tumpuan kot..itu yg jadik dia ke depan ke belakang


Then when it comes to balik beraya, at first I thought beraya di Segamat. But, sudah lama tak jumpa makcik2, atok *dan jugak at least xperlula masak2* then I told husband balik beraya Felda Ulu Tebrau dan juga Segamat..kira raya sakan-lah


Since, we have learned few thing..this time the journey is more manageable..But of course need to improve from time to time..

So what we do for long hour journey:-

1. Plan the journey...
part ni kalau kata nk gerak kul 11pagi belum tentula gerak on the dot..consider la anak..klu masa tu dia tido, wait until dia bgn..klu main ikut suka sdiri takut nannti dia meragam dr awal2 nk berjalan lagi

2. Susun brg2...
bakul susu Afham we put sebelah driver...usually 1-2 bottles dah bubuh air siap2..so klu dia nk susu just tambah air panas dan FM (FM pun bubuh dlm container siap2..so xyah la ceduk2 dr tin)
buku, toys, sebotol air masak, handbag diletak berdekatan myself..so senang nak amik

3. Baby we put in the car sear...
since baby tido, susu...maka Alif dlm car seat *but kenala sendal2 sikit*

4. Afham duduk tengah atau belakang driver
plus kenala melayan dia..baca buku, geletek, buat muka..so on..janji dia xbergerak ke depan
in case dia nk gerak ke depan..pesan "bahaya"..dia faham ke xfaham kena juga bgtau
but sometimes terlepas jugak, but usually I warn husband

5. Bring snancks
since travelling dlm bulan posa, org dewasa puasa tp anak2 ni tak puasa..so stand by something for them to eat...*lps tu sila la dgr husband kata kereta penuh ngan benda makan..hehehee*

6. Stop if cannot control the situation
Kids always kid.. so bila dh tak terkawal sila la stop sekejap..bgla cool down, so on

7. Be patient
oh ya selagi anak yg besar tak tido, maka tahanla mengantuk...dan juga sblm anak yg besar mengamuk sbb mengantuk asked him whether he want to sleep..by tepuk2 peha "Afham nk bum tak?"...

8. Bf ur baby before start the journey
if possible feed the baby..so at least for 2-3 hours journey baby most likely sleep ajelah so u can concentrate the big one *tp once baby dh lama berjaga kena layan dua2 la plak*

So that's all...klu ikutkan still xberapa reti nk handle when Afham sleep, then at the same time tiba2 Alif nk susu..cumanya boleh stop kejap, while Afham with husband, then lps dh bf adik, amik blk Afham *kesian gak tido dia kejap2 terjaga*

I believe we will learn from time to time...