Newborn Baby Checklist / Checklist Barangan Keperluan Bayi

Dulu masa pregnant Azad, memang google cari complete list for newborn baby.. of course mat salleh punya list tak sama dengan list kita orang melayu.. so here's the list i compiled and might be useful to those new mothers :) List ni diambil dan dicompile dari sumber internet/blogs lain and pengalaman sendiri...

Clothings / Baju Baby (size newborn or 0-3 months):

1. Baju lengan pendek and panjang / rompers / sleep suits (biasanya tak yah beli byk set sbb selalunya ramai je orang akan bagi present heheh)
2. Mittens & Booties (sarung tangan & kaki)
3. Swaddling Blankets (pelbagai guna, boleh jadi kain bedung, selimut, tutup stroller etc)
4. Hats (topi)
5. Baby binders (barut)

Baby Bathing / Grooming:

1. Bath tub (yg Ikea punya ok gak sebab ada getah so tak licin)
2. Bath Seat / Bath Bed / Bath Net (sangat membantu especially those yg tak berani mandikan baby! letak je baby atas tu..just pegang leher je)
3. Baby bath, baby lotion, baby powder (jangan beli pack besar kot2 tak sesuai dgn kulit baby)
4. Bath towel
5. Cotton Wool Balls / Swabs 
6. Cotton Buds
7. Baby Comb & Brush (berguna bila baby dah start ada rambut)
8. Baby Nail Clipper / Scissors (guna gunting lg senang nak potong kuku baby)
9. Bath Thermometer (pakai siku cukup)
10. Nasal Aspirator / Cleaner

Changing & Diapering:

1. Changing Mat (at least 2; satu letak kat rumah & satu letak dalam bag jalan)
2. Baby Wipes
3. Disposable Diapers (kitorg mula2 pakai Mamy Poko, but quite pricey so we changed to Drypers.. but apa2 pun, for newborn jangan beli pack besar terus takut tak suitable dgn kulit baby)
4. Nappy Liners (especially kalau pakai lampin kain)
5. Diaper (lampin kain)
6. Rash Cream (my fave is Himalaya!)
7. Safety Pins / Nappy Fasteners (untuk lampin kain)

Breast-feeding:

1. Breast Pump (I use Medela Freesttyle, mahal tapi worth it sebab plan nak guna sampai next babies)
2. Breastmilk Storage Containers (botol or plastic)
3. Nursing Tops / Covers (beli nursing poncho sudah..bole breastfeed kat mana2 bila2)
4. Nursing Bras (i use Marks & Spencer, but kat Mothercare pun byk choice)
5. Breast / Nursing pads (especially kalau susu melimpah ruah and takut baju stain)
6. Nipple Cream (confirm akan crack nipple, but the best as suggested by nurse; breastmilk itself)
7. Cooler Bag & Cooling Aids (kalau medela fresstyle dia bagi sekali satu set)

 Feeding:

1. Steriliser (kalau rajin just masak air & rebus botol susu, tapi orang malas mcm kitorg, bende alah ni mmg berbaloi gila! i use Tommee Tippee)
2. Feeding Bottles & Teats (kitorg guna Tommee Tippee. Teats/puting ni mmg nasib la baby suka ke tak. So jangan beli botol/puting brand yang sama in large quantity)
3. Teat & Bottle Brush (Anakku punya dah cukup)
4. Bottle Cleanser / Detergent (i use Pureen)
5. Container for formula milk (i'm all into breastfeeding!!)
6. Thermos flask warmer bag (kalau nak simpan susu botol masa gi jalan2)

Laundry:

1. Nappy / Clothes Detergent (i use Pureen ABC)
2. Clothes Hangers
3. Laundry Basket

Nursery:

1. Baby Cot + mattress + bedding set (we practice co-sleeping. But now since Azad has started rolling and jatuh katil, baby cot is a MUST!)
2. Playpen (Optional especially kalau dah ada baby cot)
3. Drawers / cupboard 

Safety & Monitoring:

1. Baby Monitor (kitorg tak guna pun sebab co-sleep dgn Azad. But those yang tidur asing and lain bilik, this is important)
2. Baby Thermometer (jangan beli yang letak bawah ketiak tu..susah je. Beli yang macam doktor guna, letak kat telinga)

Travelling Necessities:

1. Stroller
2. Car Seat
3. Baby Carrier (sangat berguna for us sebab rumah tingkat 5 takde tangga. And berguna especially kalau gi tempat sesak mcm Baby Expo hehhehe)
4. Nursery Bag
5. Head & Neck Supports
6. Fan (ni mmg wajib untuk Malaysia yang panas & berguna masa bfeed guna nursing poncho)

Stimulating toys & Books: 

1. Toys - depends on baby's age
2. Books - parenting books, baby's development books etc

Confinement:

1. Confinement set (i used Tanamera. Takde jamu etc so selamat utk bfeed)
2. Tummy binder (bengkung)
3. Pads (Pureen is good)
4. Socks
5. Sarongs / kain batik

AZAD & AIR

Cita2 nak bagi Azad pandai berenang mmg tinggi. Semuanya gara2 youtube video kat oversea yang tunjuk baby2 mat salleh ni berenang dengan gembiranya..tajuk video tu "Hups Baby Club, Slovakia". so kalau mat salleh boleh buat, apa kurangnya baby2 malaysia kan?

Tapi bila bercerita dgn our parents, mula la diorg risau..antara dialog2 diorang:

• "kecik lagi, kesian nanti dia sejuk"
• "ish, x payah la..kalau korang x tengok betul2 pastu lemas mcm mana?"
• "ala, banyak lagi masa nak belajar berenang..nanti esok dah besar korang bagi dia berenang"

Maybe kat Malaysia budaya baby swimming x popular.. tapi kat oversea baby2 siap di ajar not just swimming, but also survival tips kalau tetiba terjatuh dalam pool.. Babies are taught to flip over and float if they fall into a pool.. babies yg dimaksudkan di sini adalah yg berumur 6 - 12 bulan..Here's the link to the video "Baby Swimming Survival Video".

So i did my research to find swimming classes for Azad. So far baru jumpa 2 classes:

• D Swim Academy
• Aquasplash Academy

Haven'd decided yet nak enroll yg mana satu. Azad is 5-month old now so we have 1 more month to decide which one to try..

I also read about Dr Halina & Dr Sheikh Muszafar's daughter, Bella yang diajar berenang seawal umur 4 bulan. And i'm so inspired by that.. here's their story: http://barelysupermommy.com/2012/05/22/real-swimming-lesson-here/

Below pictures are taken during Azad's 1st pool experience at our own apartment :)

Surfer dude in the making

Mula2 nangis sebab sejuk, then excited

PREGNANCY & THE ARRIVAL OF AZAD

Pregnancy was one of the best moments in my life (yg x bestnya cuma satu je; stretchmark!). Setelah 2 tahun planning, we decided it was time to start a family.. so few weeks before our EuroTrip, i started consuming folic acid..kononnya nak baby yg made in Europe la.. alhamdulillah, balik from EuroTrip, dapat berita gembira :)

We did our monthly check-ups kat Prince Court Medical Centre with Dr Tan Ay Eeng. My pregnancy was quite okay, except the 1st trimester tu ada morning sickness. Nama je morning sickness, tapi muntah mesti time malam lepas balik kerja..jadinya, harapan nak MC masa kerja tidak berjaya :D

Masa pregnant terpaksa ponteng puasa selama 7 hari sebab bila balik bukak puasa je mesti muntah balik.. so end up siang tu x larat. Lagipun 1st trimester adalah masa yg paling sensitif so kene la take extra precautions..alhamdulillah the rest of Ramadan bole berpuasa dgn jayanya..

So. after almost 39 weeks of pregnancy, masa yang ditunggu2 telah tiba..i was hoping my son keluar 18 February, so bole la kongsi birthday dgn mummy, tapi nampaknya anakku nak limelight dia sendiri so beranak la on 19 February 2013.. sebenarnya bagus jugak tak beranak on 18 February tu sebabnya Puchong banjir kilat hari tu! ko bayangkan kalau x leh keluar Puchong? beranak dlm kereta??

Start rasa sakit perut pukul 2 pagi..then gi toilet tapi tak de pape..then pukul 3 pagi rasa sakit perut lagi. Bila check dah ada darah sikit.. so dgn tenangnya kejut husband. "Sayang, i think it's time. Awak dah ready belum ni?" kitorg mandi dulu, kemas barang2 selain beg hospital, then around 4.30 gerak pegi KL. Tapi disebabkan kelaparan, kitorg gi makan kat Pelita dulu. So pukul 6 baru pegi PCMC emergency..

Al-Kisah Epidural
Bila check CTG, dah ada contraction..so nurse pun seluk la (sakit!!) and masa tu baru 2-3 cm. Cepat2 mintak doctor inject epidural. Dah inject tu mmg lega and bole tengok tv lagi sambil borak2 dgn husband. I have full respect to all mothers yang x amik epidural. Korang mmg hebat!! To my mom, Puan Paridah..x dapat bayangkan lahirkan anak sampai 5 orang without epidural kat hospital kerajaan.. tapi amik epidural pun, masa 8-9 cm tetap rasa sakit so suruh nurse increase epidural dose :D

Masa dah nmpk kepala baby, mid-wife kurangkan dose epidural sebab kalau x rasa sakit langsung nanti x tau bila nak push. So dapat rasa jugak la intense nya contraction masa 10 cm tu.. adoiiiii...

Ketibaan Boss Kecik
Akhirnya, at 4.25 pm, 19 February 2013, our son was born! lega gila! But, baby x menangis almost 2 minutes..lepas Dr Anthony (pediatrician yg awesome) dtg, sedut2 sikit, baru la menangis.. takut gila masa tu sebab ingat baby x survive...alhamdulillah baby sihat :)

Setelah dipikir2 nama yg sesuai, kitorg sepakat menamakan baby kitorg AZAD BIN HAZLAN. simple, senang nak sebut & tulis so nanti dia exam x yah membazir dakwat tulis nama panjang2.

Azad being monitored sebab kejadian tak menangis selama almost 2 minit

1st picture with daddy

Lain pulak muka masa ni

My handsome boy!

1st gambar yg berjaya capture dia senyum :)

MATERNITY PHOTO SHOOT (13 January 2013)

Pregnant anak pertama dah berlalu, but since i just started writing my own blog, why not share one of the best moments in my life right? Below pictures were taken at Eszhan Studio, Seri Kembangan.. i was about 36-week pregnant...masa tu ada Groupon nya voucher so dpt amik gambar studio less than RM50! Thanks for the beautiful pictures Eszhan Studio!!

WRITING MY OWN BLOG

Ok, writing my own blog has always been in my to-do list since forever (tipu sangat, ada la 3 tahun lepas je baru terhegeh-hegeh teringin tulis blog, kononnya nak keep-up with the trend). Dalam kepala rasa macam banyak sangat benda nak tulis, but those yang dah buat blog cakap, susah gila nak sustain momentum tulis blog ni.. awal-awal memang semangat berkobar-kobar, tapi setelah itu semangat akan merundum. Tambah2 sekarang ni dah ada anak (yesssss I’m a mother!), lagi la tak sure ada ke tak masa nak update blog nanti.. 

Ok, some of the things I’d like to write in my blog are:

1.       

• Places we visited - Australia, London, Paris, Holland, Venice, Barcelona, Rome and Zurich. Tempat2 menarik kat Malaysia tanah air tercinta ni pun insyaallah akan ditulis jugak..
• Being a mother yang obsess dengan anak sendiri (who doesn’t right?) – breastfeeding, my son’s development etc
• Any topics apart from those two above

When I talked to my husband tentang keinginan tulis blog ni, and kenapa dah 3 tahun still tak start2 lagi tulis blog, he told me about “Microsoft Principle”. Sebagai seorang yg bimbo, mmg confirm la tak pernah dengar principle ni kan? Mungkin mmg ada atau pun ditipu oleh husband sendiri?

Ok basically “Microsoft Principle” ni lebih kurang macam ni la; you just need to start somewhere. Kalau nak tunggu perfect, mmg sampai bila2 takkan perfect. Contohnya Microsoft software; from time to time ada je improvement diorg buat kan? Sebab tu la sekarang ni dah ada sampai Mircosoft 2013 etc..then it keeps growing..  until now pun the software is still not perfect, but it’s there.. lebih kurang macam tu la principlenya.. bayangkan kalau Microsoft tak launch dia punya software, adakah sekarang kita masih menggunakan typewriter? Oh noooo…

Ok, so hari ni secara rasminya, to-do list yang satu ni bole slash! Yahoooo!!