Mari Bertukar Ke Lampin-Pakai-Balik.

~google courtesy 

Salam everyone. Okay, mood rajin datang tetiba. Belum publish entry yang dah siap tulis aku tulis entry baru. Save dulu dalam draft kot-kot malas nanti dah siap 2, 3 entry..haha! Melampau eh?

Ok, the latest about Zidane is we have switched from disposable nappies to reusable one, which known as cloth nappies or cloth diapers (CD). We gave it a try a month ago and alhamdulillah, no diaper rash, leaking or all sort of 'leceh'ness. However, Fahim still wears Pampers during the night time. So basically, 3 or 4 cloth nappies per day and 1 disposable nappy at night. Malam nak jugak cuba pakaikan CD tapi takut gak leaking sebab CD ni selalu ditukar every 4 hours pada waktu siang. Maybe parents yang pakaikan CD waktu malam tu ada beli special insert for night time kot. Setakat ni aku tau Fahim bukan kategori light wetters so belum berani. 

Tapi apapun, kitorang puas hati sangat sebab bukan saje menjimatkan duit beli disposable nappy every 2 weeks, but also the fact that they are also softer on baby's bum, better for baby's hip development, and most importantly contain no dubious chemicals. Penat membasuh pun tak sebab nappy kotor cuma dibilas dengan air sekejap, perah dan masuk dalam pail. Then it will go to regular wash in my washing machine, probably 2 or 3 wash loads a week. No soaking or boiling needed.

Kalau poo-poo pulak?Flushable liners jadi penyelamat. Nah video..

Aku jugak dapat tahu yang our local county council ada offer nappy incentive schemes as it saves landfill (Fact: disposable nappy is the 3rd largest contributors to the landfills in the world!). The scheme offer cash back on our purchases, so that we can claim back some money after we have purchased nappies. Good eh?

Koleksi lampin-pakai-balik Fahim Zidane:

#1  His first CD ever..by Totsbots and Kushies wrap. The Totsbots is all-in-one style, which have detachable inserts.

#2  Blueberry pocket nappies with various of bamboo and hemp inserts.

#3  Bum Deal from birth to potty pocket nappies. They came with velcro and poppers. Personally I think velcro is much easier to use.

#4  Pastel lover. From Easy Peasy Nappies, Bambinex & Totsbots covers.

Aku memang suka yang pastel colors ni. Sesuai sangat simpan sampai turn gegurl pulak nanti. E'ehh?

Tapi nappy ni kena pakai dengan nappi nippas. Tetibe feeling old skool macam mak-mak pakaikan pin besar kat lampin. 

Semenjak dah makan macam-macam ni, poo poo Fahim pun dah takde macam baby2 dah. Senang keje mak nak throw and flush. Stain pun takde lepas basuh. Kalau ada rezeki second one nanti mahu berazam pakaikan cloth nappy from birth lagi. Because they are not just eco-friendly, but also incredibly super cutie *rhyming la kekonon.

Fahim Zidane~What he's been up to?

Salam to you my dear readers. Cewah..macam ramai sangat yang singgah sini ek? Ntah..tak tahu dan tak nak ambik tahu pun berapa ramai yang sudi singgah, sudi baca, sudi telek belog picisan aku ni. Bukan taknak menulis, tapi kekangan masa (waiceh bahasa hebat), ditambah pulak pe'el si kecik zidane ni pantang nampak aku on netbook, mulala dia pun sibuk. Nak tulis pakai ipong..err..blom explore lagi. Leceh noks try upload gambau xmuleh. *cry baby


Ok, aku mengaku aku tulis entry baru sebab blogger Effa sudah tanya sama ada aku dah pencen dari menulis. Choi!!! Ko nak sangat baca ye..tak komen siap. Haha!! Sebenarnya recently aku busy skit. Hari tu dah berazam mahu start bawak Fahim pegi kelas bersosial dia tu. The following weeks dia kena selsema. Mesti jangkit. So till now, aku belum bawak lagi dia pegi kelas2 lain. Bila dah sihat sikit, sekarang ni cuaca pun dah cantik sikit ada panas, hari-hari bawak Fahim pusing2 ambik fresh air keliling taman ni.


Fahim sekarang belum jalan unattended lagi. Dia masih jalan berpaut pada sofa, wall, walker, pintu etc..Tapi yang terbaru dia pandai dah turun tangga dengan meng'gostan'kan vontot ambik ombang sket pastu pelan2 turunkan kaki. Naik tangga dah master dah bulan lepas :) Skill turun tangga tu dia apply jugak bila nak turun dari sofa atau pun treadmill. Kadang dia lupa jugak hulur kepala dulu, cepat-cepat mummy sound "LEG FIRST"..baru pandai hulur kaki. haha.. Aku ada amik video mula-mula Fahim belajar gostankan vontot dia nak turun tangga. Siyes lawak! Tapi taktau kenapa takleh transfer dr hp ke netbook aku. Haish..


Fahim jugak suka game flash cards dia. Banyak jugak yang dia boleh ingat macam carrot, milk, socks, dog, cat, etc.. Sebulan yang lepas dia asik jawab betul je tapi recently agaknya dah boring, sengaja je pilih wrong card la, nak pilih dua-dua kad lah..sabo jelah. Kalau berjaya transfer video nanti kuhaplod ye.

Perkembangan lain, Fahim sekarang dah makan nasik yang sama macam aku dan daddy dia makan. Cuma aku akan blend degan isi ayam nasi tu. So tak perlu lagi buat bubur atau beli baby rice sebab dia suka ada sedikit tekstur kenyal2 untuk dikunyah. Tapi Lauk lain macam sayur, kentang atau mushroom dia suka pegang dan suap sendiri. Pasta, mini pizza, cheese stick, bread and peachy porridge masih di tangga teratas. Boleh kata so far alhamdulillah anak mummy lalu makan semua yang mummy sediakan. Tak cerewet serupa daddy. :)


Last but not least..semalam mummy berjaya assemble menatang ni lepas berjaya jumpa screwdriver. Kawan baru Zidane..Dino.

~muka eksaited baru bangun tido nampak dinosour

~Selain boleh ride on, Dino jugak boleh convert jadi walker.

Throwing a Baby Shower for mom-to-be Dahlina

Phew! Lega dah selesai..Had too much fun eating and chatting with the girls on last Saturday. The baby shower tea party is for my dearest friend, Dahlina, who is counting the days and expecting a girl on November. Wowiee..finally a baby girl will be landed in our town! Excited..excited!


As you all know, when I was pregnant last year, I also had my baby shower (sharing with Niza, double the happiness) given by Dahlina herself. I still remember how classy and elegant the party was (due to the vintage theme) and despite of the heavenly food, we were also lmao* with the 'name calling' game, which was hilarious because I couldn't remember the guests new names. U guys can recall the funny story in here.


So when I knew that Dahlina is pregnant, I was secretly 'google'ing, and browsing some (lots) baby shower theme because I also want to give the party as in return for her kindness last time. Moreover, this time it will be a baby girl. Who wouldn't thrill for a cute baby girl (pink) theme party,eh? So here we are!

The Baby Shower Tea Party.. the theme is pastel pink & apple green. Guests have been told to wear pink as stated in the invitation card. ;)

The table; there are fruit punch & Twinning Rose Garden Tea (ramai yang tanya) for drinks.

My Oreo Raspberry cheesecake been surrounded by the beautiful Cream Cheese cuppies made by Syazwan & Yana. Still have plenty of them in the fridge..mmm,nice desert this week. ~grin

My first attempt of cake pop..konon flowers in a vase la kan..sudahnya vase lagi besor! kihkih..

Let's drool!!! Thanks for all friends with your helping hands; Pasta baked (Dahlina), Mee goreng (Niza), Madeira cake (Shida), Macaroon ( i ordered the same mac too lol) & Profiteroles (Rose), 

(Tuan rumah) Sausage rolls, Mushroom & Tuna vol-au-vent, Cake Pop, Oreo Raspberry Cheesecake. The Macaroon was from M&S.

Rose and mom-to-be Dahlina.

My pink Amy Winehouse..teehee.!

The handmade hanging centerpiece ;)

The tingling pram cutouts, the door gifts & pressies.. 

Door gifts by Dahlina, plus the lovely two for the hostess. Tq so much for the lovely gift, Dalina. It'll surely keep my hands warm this winter ;)

Door gifts from me

Tetamu sangat menepati tema hari itu..love..love!

Tapi the most adorable of course la dua anak teruna ni. 

Dua2 pose macam beruang..bahah! :D

Ok, that's it. Thanks for coming again everyone. Thanks for your helping hands too especially to Shida, susah payah nolong kat dapur. Banyak entry tertangguh sebab busy meng'gorganize' baby shower kekdahnya..Will keep updating more stories insyallah. By the way, in case blog ni tak terhapdet sampai raya aji,nak wish siap2...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha! Fahim masih ada sepasang lagi baju melayu kaler purple. :)

Wohoo,esok boleh makan tempoyak!

That was what my sistah wrote on facebook. Woooo..my parents are coming to England! Their plane just took off an hour ago and I'm gonna meet them in next 18 hours. Eksaited okeyh! Yeah,i'm sure I will be the most excited person when sesi punggah-memunggah beg later on. Tempoyak, ikan keli salai, ikan masin..Ya Allah, semoga lepas lah baggage mak aku ni. Kemahin kakakku, malu nak sebut kunun..err petai tak dak? Hahaha!

My parents will be in England for 2 months and a half. Alhamdulillah, managed to buy good price Emirates tix for them. Both of them dapatlah around RM6k. Ok lah kan?Plus makanan pun halalun tayyibah..hehe. Sokak la bapakku makan kambeng dlm flight. Haihh..

Another thing, stroller baby dah sampai tadi. Tunggu incek daddy balik nak pasang.

~stroller+car seat.

Smalam Jackie, si midwife ku datang buat antenatal visit kt rumah. Diskusi pasal birth plan, malam smalam lagik dah tulis macam2 dlm journal. So far in my birth plan are:

-water birth

-tak nak medical students wat pape cuma boleh observe saje (siap request tu,sabo jelah)

- Zaid will be all the time and cut the umbilical cord

-request nak take home placenta n cord

-opt for gas & air pain relief

-wish to stay one night at the ward to establish breasfeeding (with midwife's help)

Other things yang aku discuss tentang induce, other pain relief and effects, dan cara-cara yang berkesan supaya aku boleh stay longer kat rumah during latent phase (fasa pertama ketika contraction bermula). Aku taktau sejauh mana aku boleh bertahan sebab semua first mom takkan tau, tapi lepas dapat nasihat dalam kelas, semua midwives galakkan stay as long as you can at home during latent phase and have warm bath/shower. Aku cakap kat Jackie, aku nak sampai spital bila dah dilate more than 4cm sebab aku taknak jump dalam pool awal then kena keluar dari pool.. Dia cakap kalau aku set mind macam tu tak mustahil boleh achieve birth plan aku. Fuh..mommies sekelian, adakah itu mustahil?

Ok, stop being panic.. no one will know what's going to happen as they've never experience it. What need to do is.. ' Just go with the flow..'

:)

Antenatal Class-pt2 & Baby Club

Lama pulak tak hapdet. Hari ni tepat 35 minggu. Start esok dah masuk minggu ke 36 pregnancy. Kalau baca info tentang bersalin, minggu ke 36 ni bayi dah matang dan minggu ke 37 anytime boleh bersalin. Erkk.. tapi kenapa macam belum ready? Baby, baby keluar bila betul-betul dah bersedia ok. Semoga dipermudahkan, sihat dan selamat semuanya. Amin..

Minggu lepas banyak kelas antenatal kitorang attend. Start dari breastfeeding class, tour to Delivery Unit @ Stafford Hospital dan Preparation & Delivery class. Yang paling best tentulah tour tu. Dah macam lawatan sambil belajar pulak aku rasa. Tapi sorry takde gambar walaupun berkobar2 bawak digicam. Kunun khusyuk habis dengar nurse tu berceloteh. Haha!

Tour selama sejam tu mula-mula ke Consultation room (kalau sampai2 hospital dia check kat sini), then lawat delivery unit dia pulak. Pastu paling teruja tengok labour room yang ada pool untuk sesiapa yang memilih untuk water birth. Cuma ada 1 pool saja di Stafford Hospital. Bilik tu juga ada katil in case nak naik ke katil pulak. Semua bilik dilengkapi gas & air pain relief. Pastu gi maternity ward pulak. Setiap ward ada 3 katil. Ward untuk yang bersalin normal dan Czer berasingan, dan setiap ward ada shower & toilet. Last sekali dibawa ke breakfast room. Nanti pagi2 ada coffee/tea, roti, disediakan. Sesiapa yang memilih untuk breasfeed baby dinasihatkan stay 1 malam selepas bersalin sebab midwife nak ajar cara2 breasfeed.

Birth partner boleh masuk skali dalam labour room. Kamera dan gadget2 lain seperti radio (kalau ada yg nak bawak CD), laptop etc boleh bawak. Birth partner boleh masuk dalam pool skali (yaaa..akan kuheret incek zaid skali,kekeke..). Dan last skali yang boleh melawat 3 org sahaja pada satu1 masa termasuk birth partner (due to security).

~Yang ada gambau ni, masa gi breasfeeding class kt Stone. Me at 34 weeks.

Kalau kat UK, once kita register our pregnancy, nanti kita dapat pack percuma dari Bounty. Ada 5 kesemuanya dan so far aku dah dapat 3. Pack ke-4 akan dapat masa kat ward after labour dan ke-5 nanti bila dah balik rumah. Bounty pack ni sebagai support untuk bakal2 ibu di samping mengurangkan kos perbelanjaan si anak (banyak offer bila dah register dengan bounty).

~pack 1 dapat masa mula-mula midwife visit di rumah

~pack 2 ambik kat Boots (pharmacy store like Guardian)

~pack 3 dapat masa pegi antenatal class

Dalam pack ni ada dapat macam-macam benda like info tentang pregnancy, gift dan voucher. Contohnya, sekeping Newborn nappy, nappy rash cream, voucher £2 off when purchase Pampers newborn nappies, sabun cuci baju, tuala baby, Johnson & Johnson's toiletaries and wipes dan banyak lagi. Aku memang sokak mende2 free ni.. :D

~antara free gift Bounty kasi, tapi gambau bawah ni yang free sabun cuci baju Persil,detergent je ngan tuala tu je. :p

~ready untuk cuci baju-baju baby, termasukla mommy Eli dan lil' Eli tu ;)

Selain dari Bounty, Tesco Baby & Toddler Club pun sangat2 berguna. Sebab once a pregnant mum register dengan club ni, dapat macam2 benefit seperti free glossy magazines from pregnancy until your child turns 3yo, beserta exclusive vouchers like coupons on baby's toiletaries, nappies, food. Selain tu free parents' parking permit pon dapat so bolehlah parking keta depan2 entrance Tesco yaw! Penting tuh esok mana nak tolak stroller lagi, trolley lagi.. :) Tapi kalau nak semua benefit ni syaratnya kena register online di website dia sebelum bersalin.

Sape-sape lagi ada info macam ni yang could help to make parenting easier, fun plus money-saving camni silalah share ye. Sharing is caring uolls!

:)

Baby Shower Tea Party

Nini & Niza Baby Shower

Bertuah betul diriku ini sebab cik puan delina sudi nak organize baby shower untuk i dan Niza. Dari A-Z lah dia yang uruskan, termasuklah invitation card, decoration dan food. We olls tak sempat nak meeting (ceh baria-ia) sebab cik party planner ni memang busy orangnya. Kejenya kerap outstation, takut menyusahkan pulak sebab dia baru je balik dari Brazil last week, then she threw the party on Saturday. Peh..gigih okay. Anyway, I don't have any words to say except.. I am so touched and feel so blessed to have all these. Thank you very much Dalina! :)

Jom tengok gambar.. Enjoy!

I suka the vintage concept, for the theme I think Dalina made the earth and natural colours look tremendously awesome! Kan?

the invitation card.. hosted by Dalina.

here they are, the deco & food..I'm so hungry once I stepped into her house :)

the drinking glasses with straws

plenty of cakes..memang my fave (ok gemuklah i lagi)

from the very beginning of my pregnancy I said I really love natural colours, not to blueish..she really takes note..awwhh! ~cair jap tgk knitted cardigan tu.

Our baby shower tea party started around 3 pm and when all the guests have arrived by 4 o'clock, we started with fun activity, that was facial & mask session. But before that, everyone needs to wear a name tag and identify themselves as according as what've written on it.

Fun eh?

Memang kelakar when they start to call everyone with those names..kadang-kadang tersasul. Okay, aku admit aku le tuh yang tersasul paling banyak -_-" Takpe, there was a fact saying that 'pregnant lady is somehow tend to be forgetful' (ceh..nak cover lagi).

sesi facial by our beauty student, Ms. Simone aka Becky Booties :p

Rosie Mosie basket is my name :) Niza pulak dapat nama Miss Betty Diapers, :D how cute is that?

Dah semua siap facial..Makan Time!

comel je si Aqeef ni mamam bihun..

air laici, si minah saleh Simone baru first time rasa..haha!

mihun yang di'pack' ala chinese takeaway, cute!

Dalina masak mihun, red velvet cupcake, pistachio whoopie pie, mini strawberry tartlet, popia sayur, chicken samosa, sausage roll, choc sponge cream cheese cake. Ada jugak dia beli mini carrot cupcake, strawberry, limau. Niza buat puding bingka jagung yang sangat marveles, share recipe boleh? :) Kak Rose pulak buat brownies. Sedap-sedap semua makanan.. (mode terliur).

Simone, me dan cik party planner (Dalina)

Aku tak masak apa-apa pun (tukang makan je). hehe..sebab aku sebok incharge activities. Sebenarnya patut ada make up session, tapi sebab running out of time, so itu jelah boleh buat. Harap semua had fun lah ye :)

Lepas makan2, Niza and I belek-belek hadiah pulak untuk tulis Thank You card buat semua yang memberi hadiah. Cantik2 semua hadiah..time kasih semua. \^_^/

Dan sebelum semua orang balik, aku sempat mintak diorang tuliskan message dan mendoakan semoga segalanya berjalan lancar nanti. Time kasih semua :)