FTWM | A mother of two: March 2012

I have a lot of things to blog but limited time..and again life-hectic-packed with a lot of commitment

So I listed down here entries to be post

- Cameron Highland - family vacation

- 2nd Afham's birthday - belated birthday celebration (mini je...dgn atok, cikde, angah)

- 3rd anniversary photoshoot & makan2

So crossing my fingers that I will blog it before end of this month...klu tak basi sgt2 lah kan

For time being, I'm busy with

- job hunting (serious I need new job around cyber/ putrajaya)...travelling to KL ..specifically area2 Avenue K amat2lah letih...boss if you read this I'm really sorry...I need new job for the sake of family...hari2 penat, bila masa nk kemas rumah? tongkang karam memanjang

- photobook...specifically 3 photook with aim to finish

by end of April - 3 years of love (ni buku kunun2 3 taun journey kawen),

by end of May - Afham 1st year book

by end of July - Alif 1st year book

voucher expired early Aug...

Ok ..and on top of that normal routine..laundry, basuh botol and so on...(now basuh baju anak2 mcm dh jd love hate relationship plak...teringat masa mula2 basuh baby , rasa mcm xsbar je nk suh baby keluar...skrg ibu dh letih basuh, lipat, basuh, lipat..xde mesin ke?nk amik bibik xmampu)

This entry might be long, but really hope a worth reading

Disclaimer : Entry written here based on personal experience and observation, since I do not have siblings yg dh ada anak...dgr citer kawan2 pernah la..tapi kdg masa dgr to tak amik serius pun

Being first time mother and father, I believe when preparing for ur little one can be very confusing, not sure, so on..not to mentioned super excited

Nowadays baby items have so many options (not to mentionedit can cost a bomb for a baby weight 2-4kg!)..Itu belum masuk nk amik insurance, saving, jab cost, nursery, so on...Ada plak nanti xmo anak sbb takut tak cukup pulus *anak tu rezeki...Insya Allah*

So, when it comes to baby checklist..each parents have their own version...some I saw almost buying every single things..*hatta mainan umur 6 bulan pun beli*..some goes for moderation, some even get sponsored *pergh untung giler kena sponsored lg dpt Peg Prego, Quinny, so on*, some dapat brg2 inherited *2nd hand pun ok per?*

For us I think we opt for moderation..bought the basic things and slowly top up when necessary.

Later on , I will share baby and mom checklist *I consider it as complete..but all actually depends on ur needs and wants*

1. Before start I think we need to understand life of a baby esp early weeks of his/ her life. Basically newborn ni sleep, feeding, and also poo-pee.

Sleeping pattern baby ni akan berubah slowly and of course lain baby lain ragamnya. But normally baby needs to be feed every 2-3 hours (esp if jaundice). So contohnya baby menyusu pukul 10 pagi, pukul 12 tghari will be next feeding. Bf baby might be takes longer time...nyusu+ngempeng=kdg2 almost sejam! So in between pukul 11 ke 12 tghari tu, time tu ibu2 boleh rehat/ join tdo sekali. But, not all baby senang2 lps susu boleh tdo..ada yg kadang melalak2 lagi, ada yg colic so on..so welcome to kelab-tak-cukup-tdo!

Feeding pattern baby like mentioned earlier, baby will be feed around 8-12 times a day..so malam2 pun kena bgn jugak *bonus for those bf baby smbil lying down...boleh smbil2 tdo..tapi kena jaga2 jugak ye*

Since the frequency feeding is high, same goes to hasilnya...you might be suprised that baby will poo 8-12 times in a day *or even more*. This usually will last until 1 months plus...lps habis pantang ur baby will adjust accordingly...ada yg jenis berak kerap, ada yg xberak2 few days *baby yg bf klu tak berak few days massih dikira normal, since breastmilk ni mudah hadam*..sbb itulah org kata klu baby jenis kulit xsensitif blhla try pakai pampers yg murah2

do the math..cthnya sekeping pampers dah few cents..times plak 12 kali tukar times plak sebulan.. 0.45x 12 x 30 days : 100+

2. During confinement, most likely u will stay at home. Kalau keluar pun ke hospital (more frequent if jaundice so on). If not much problem, keluar plg lama pun for the 1st month jab. so klu xbeli stroller awal2 pun xpe

3. As you have some general ideas of ur baby life, then you can plan and prioritised nak beli apa yg penting dulu..of course yg related clothes-feeding-bath&body care-bedding dan tak lupa juga basic items for mummy

4. For first time mother, I would advise to get at least 10 helai baju - 5 helai untuk siang (seluar pendek, lengan pendek), 5 helai lg untuk malam(seluar panjang, lengan panjang..tp pendek pun boleh). Mitten & booties 5 or more..kalau nk beli lebih pun no problem, since pls consider frequency of laundry & weather *kot2la baby lahir time musim hujan..basuh2 baju tak kering..baju sikit tak kan baby nk bogel?*

For 2nd time mother, bolehla save tang baju..but pls buy new mitten &booties. Reasons? logiknya both akan agak longgar (anak 2st kan membesar)..so kesian

kat anak no 2 asik tercabut mitten & booties yg dh longgar

5. Rompers are cute, but for first time mother pls buy clothes with button for ur baby. Sbbnya senang sikit nk pakaikan baju kat baby..*sudahlah 1st time usually terkial2..lg nk sarung baju dr atas kepala*. if you really want rompers then try look something mcm gmbr bwh ni. Once dh tak kekok blhla pakai baju xde butang kat baby yer..

6. I would recommend to get barut yg buat sendiri *tak reti buat beli je online*, bukan yg beli kat pasaraya..sbbnya I noticed the size mcm kecik.

7. Since you dont know ur baby skin sensitive or not, pls get small size toiletries

8. Nowadays if you dont want to use disposable diapers, you can go for modern cloth diaper (CD)...boleh jugak guna kain lampin yg mcm dulu..pendek kata ikut mudah masing2 *pantang sdiri/ parents jaga so on...klu ada org tolong2 laundry maybe blhla try modern CD*

9. Mummies pls dont overbuy maternity pad..sbbnya xselesa nk pakai pad yg besar..so sila beli variety..maternity pad, pad (time heavy, normal, light), and panty liner..klu rasa xsure flow darah cmner *since ada yg kering cpt ada yg kering lambat* beli agak2la..at least bila dh nk abes blh mintak husband/ family member belikan..klu diorg xtau blhla korg bg plastic cover pad tuh - erm org lelaki mana tau beza tebal nipis, yg dia tau pad.

klu nk save beli pad/ panty liner giant/ tesco...*tpkan panty liner giant mcm xbest, but pad yg biasa2 - flow dh sikit itu ok...again personal opinion*

10. strelizer & warmer - not a must, tapi klu rasa renyah nk guna cara tradisional blhla opt untk beli item ni...beli brg time pantang dh senang..online je

11. breastpump - klu rasa nk pakai BP cnaggih tapi xmampu bayar sekaligus blhla cari kutu..taip je kat google "kutu freestyle" mcm2 kuar..jgn segan2 tnya kat seller, sbb yg jual ni pun mostly sokong bf..so blhla mintak nasihat jugak..

12. dlm sibuk brg baby, barg ibu jgn lupa sediakan at least kain putih 1m untk tanam uri- klu ikut xkisahlah pakai kain pe..tp nk selamat dr shawl/ kain kat rumah dr kena rembat..sediakanlah kain ni..klu rasa nk canggih boleh gak beli set pengurusan uri (2 brg dlm set ni ada kat dapur anda garam & asam jawa - ni gunanya nk hilangkan hanyir& bau uri tu). jgn risau husband anda akan pandai cari/ beli cangkul untk tanam uri (klu baik hati blhla belikan cangkul dulu)

OK that all for time being..actually this entry tersadai dr 24.06.11..so I just add sikit2 and postla mana2 yg blh share..at least sikit sebanyak harapnya dpt membantu bakal2 ibu...