Crocs shoes

aku nak let go these shoes:
1) Alice Gold (W8) - SOLD
2) Winnie Pooh Canvas shoes (size 10/11)

- bought these at Crocs Warehouse sale last December. Only wore 2-3x. Still in GOOD condition
- details pls visit MyShoppe

4 Ways to Overcome the “Nobody’s Reading My Blog” Blues

I found this article from here (linked from MBP).

4 Ways to Overcome the “Nobody’s Reading My Blog” Blues
by Jennifer Brown Banks

Blogs are a great way to brand your business and create a buzz about personal and professional agendas.

But, let’s face it; the R.O.I. (return on investment) can be a bit low in the beginning.

In my many years as a professional writer and relationship columnist, I’ve started several, gotten frustrated, lost the momentum, and decided to move on to bigger and better things. Then I would visit other sites, love the energy, read the success stories of how Blogs were turned to book deals, and well, have since reconsidered.

After all, it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind. Right?
Here’s the problem: because I enjoyed a pretty good “following” as a relationship columnist and feature writer, I expected to have as much traffic on my site as Chicago’s Eisenhower Expressway during rush hour! Wrong.

I would devote hours to choosing a hot topic, penning my thoughts, finding the perfect graphics, and see 0 “comments” posted for all my efforts.

This happened for several consecutive months. I started to call it quits, but much like a romantic relationship, I felt I was too far in to throw in the towel.

There would be nothing to show for my sweat equity.

So the strategist in me decided to work smarter, not harder this time.

I started visiting other sites with a mission. I wanted to know what was out there, how it compared to my online journal, and essentially what worked and what didn’t as a reader.

Here’s what I discovered and you will too. Even Blogs that have huge followings rarely have a lot of comments posted. Readers either don’t take the time to post their thoughts, don’t know how to register their comments, or don’t recognize the importance of their input.

In fact, the only way I knew folks were even reading my work is that my friends would call me on the phone or send Emails to tell me how much they enjoyed my posts. Go figure.

So, the next time you suffer from a bout of the “nobody’s reading my Blog blues”
here are a few things to keep in mind.

1. Recognize that success doesn’t come overnight. Blogging, even more so than any other form of writing, requires a lot of time and patience before it begins to bloom and take off.

2. Know that numbers can sometimes be deceiving. Have you ever gone on a diet? Most folks who have can tell you that the scale sometimes will show the same weight even though you’ve lost inches and your clothes are baggier. Pay less attention to the numbers and more attention to the needs of your readers.

3. Write with the right purpose. Rather than penning your way to popularity, use your adventures or misadventures in Blogging to become a better story teller, or to write tighter, or to develop ideas for editorial pieces. No writing done well is ever truly wasted!

4. Don’t get bogged in the Blog. Work on other projects that provide immediate gratification. Write a poem, do research, say hi to your Facebook friends. Like all areas in life, balance is important.

Follow these four tips and even if you don’t “win friends and influence people” your blogging blues might make you a hit song writer or the next American Idol!

You just never know where space travels can take you.

aku la tu yang kengkadang ada 'blues' nih.. tp bila aku pikir balik niat aku berblog, "aiman tak kisah"..
kengkadang aku sendiri yg dok baca balik entry2 lama especially tentang bebudak comots aku, ttg time aku pregnant kan Faris.. that brings back the memory tau..

how i wish i knew about this blogging world sooner esp when i was pregnant kan Fatini, so that i can blog about my 1st pregnancy and then leh baca balik.. macam journal / diary lah kan.. beza nye, blog ni u share dgn orang lain..

masa pregnant kan Haziq, aku blog kat friendster. In fact aku start blog tu pas aku miscarriaged before preggy kan Haziq. Tp aku tak reti nak link kan friendster blog tu..

dengan umo yang makin meningkat & neuron cells yang makin mengurang berkadar terus dgn umo dan bilangan anak, ku rase, ini lah media terbaik aku bercerita ttg anak2 dan juga apa yang jadik kat kehidupan aku sehari-hari.. nanti sendiri leh baca balik.. (kadang2 DH baca gak blog ni hehehe and dia start tanya itu ini cos sometimes aku tak sempat cerita kat dia tp dah citer kat blog ATAU aku sendiri tanak citer kat dia esp citer2 yg pompuan je paham hahaha)

korang ada tak masalah ni:-

setiap yang korang buat atau nampak atau tengok atau anak2 korang buat atau cakap, korang rase nak tulis kat blog, tp selalu nye masa tak mengizinkan (untuk aku lah).. pastu dah jadik basi..

tu yang kadang2 aku buat entry merangkum satu minggu.. sampai juling lah orang nak baca..

tp lagi sekali "aiman tak kisah" sebab itu entry utk aku (dan anak2 di masa depan) baca balik and duduk sorang2 and sengih sendiri... "that's priceless"

Menang laptop skin

yeay... ku menang pixon laptop skin dari Anne

alkisah nye, read an entry from SOHO Mama psl "Easy Peasy Contest"

ropa-ropanye, empunya blog tu junior aku - Anne..

pastu dalam tu dia ckp leh dapat clue kat FB and aku pon teringat yang dia pernah letak kat status ke kat photo FB dia yang anak dia ada masukkan something in her ear (errr.. the story kinda very vague as i was not too active FBing then)

tp bila ku korek2 kat FB, jumpe la this clue errr rather an answer actually plus she already gave the clues:
- organic, not edible
- species sama cam pokok kapas

err apa lagi? Ku try je lah.... (if takde clue, my 1st guess would be "whole black pepper"!)

alhamdulillah... menang tuh..

Anne, my DH nak yang Man U tuh.. kasik can la cos my notebook ni sayang plak nak boh skin since kaler sudah merah menyala.. i loike...

thanks to SOHO Mama and Anne ;)

what i learned..

since aku selalu bertamu kat MBW forum, banyak short forms yang aku belaja..

err.. mungkin aku yang ketinggalan zaman, tp just wanna share some

FSOT = for sale or trade --> ni antara yg 1st aku tau, sbb selalu jumpe.. memula tak tau apa, sampai la aku figure out sendiri when they associate it with buy and sell and trade etc

ISO = in search of

HTH = hope that helps

TIA = thanks in advance

IMO = in my opinion

IMHO = in my humble opinion

OT = off-topic -- ni paling lambat aku figured out.. asyik2 jumpa OT nih, pastu baru lah aku tau.. hehehh

LOL = laughing out loud

LMK = let me know

TBH = to be honest

FTR = for the records

banyak lagi sebena nye yang kadang2 aku pon tak sure whether tu short form utk apa hahahha

tp utk sms, aku mmg annoyed dgn short forms err not really short forms but perkataan yang dieja ringkas.. kengkadang aku naik pening baca sms esp kalu sms dari anak2 sedara aku (atau pon bebudak muda sekarang.. i have to admit aku ni dah tak muda sangat hahhahah)..
tapi ada ka baca sms nak kena pikir sume bagai??? kan ke problem kalu orang tu salah anggap?

kalu aku, selalu aku try not to pendekkan perkataan, sbb aku takmoh org salah baca sms aku.. so, lantak pi lah sms aku panjang 2 pages pon, janji msg sampai...

err.. JMTC (= just my two cents -- aku create sendiri ehh ke mmg ada?? hahah)

berjaya godek blog

thanks to tutorial kat sini

akhirnya ku berjaya tuka ghopa blog nih..

tp bila dh tuka ghopa tadi kena la plak adjust balik layout...

problem sekarang:

1) followers -- camane aku nak pindahkan ke tepi ye?? Kalu aku remove then add balik kat gadget belah tepi, akan kuar tak followers list yg sedia ada tuh?? Atau ada sesapa ada cara camane nak 'pindah' ke column tepi? -- dah berjaya... Yan, tadi aku try drag takleh, ni bleh plak.. hihihi

2) Gambar kat header besar punya sangat.. aku dah shrink to fit dah... kena kecik kan gamba dulu ke before upload? -- aku dah crop, tp lambat gile nak upload.. at last, aku buang dulu.. nanti aku try balik..

3) ku dlm usaha meng'update' list2 blogs yg ku follow.. jgn terasa kalu tiba2 takde


okay ke dah tukar ghopa and layout nih?? Ada sesapa ada problem nak access site ku yang tak seberapa nih?? Kalu lambat bagitau ye.. kot2 la heavy sgt ke site ni?? (ewahh betul ke bahasa IT yang aku guna nih??) ehehheh

thanks for ur help.. u know who u are :)

p/s actually kaler blog baru ni bukan lah kaler favourite, tp ni kira percubaan kali pertama... nanti ku nak carik template yang bebetul menawan sanubari hihihihi

NAK TUKAR TEMPLATE

aku plan nak tuka ghopa blog aku...
tp aku tak tau camane nak carik template lain???
kalu pilih template yg memang ada tu mmg tau lah... tp kalu nak amik free template tu camane ye?? isk... aku ni mmg la tak berapa 'celik IT' pon... terkial2 jugak nak google...

rase dulu cam ada baca blog sape ntah tak ingat plak psl tuka2 template ni... kalu ada sesape sudi membantu, sila lah bantu ye...


thank u in advance............

project X

hari ni and semalam aku pulun extract DNA E.coli isolates utk project aku...

aku extract je dulu, nanti baru run PCR...

semalam dapat extract 24 isolates
tadi dapat extract 18 je, sbb semalam sempat subcultured 18 isolates je..

tadi ku abiskan sub lagi 25 isolates on blood agar... so isnin nanti leh la extract balance 25 isolates tu...

last month sebelum aku gi elective, aku dah run PCR utk 16 isolates, turned out 15/16 were positive..

so, i have another 70 isolates to run PCR...
congak2 lah sendiri, every run, max aku leh run 8 isolates... every run takes me at least 2 days if no problem, or 3-4 days if ada problem (e.g need repeating etc)...............

owhhh sempat kah?? Ku nak anta few isolates utk sequence lagi utk jadi +ve control....

eh lupa plak nak mention, all those 70 + 16 isolates tu nak buat phenotypic tests (antibiotic discs tests) plak....

hmm.. best kan?? banyak rupanye keje aku nih...

bawak bertenang je lah ye.....

moga-moga sume nye berjalan lancar.. amiiinnnnn


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i'm stucked

i'm stucked

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kat opistal

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now already 6.15pm

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semalam balik pas maghrib sebab hujan jugak plus DH study...

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aku???

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hahhahah .. nak tau aku buat pe??

haaaaa tu lah entry psl SSC tu... kalu tak mana sempat nak buat entry gitu....

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nway.... now ku nak layan OBLONG BURGER.. sedap tau, ku tak tipu..

kalu datang PPU*M ni meh la pekena oblong burger yang enak... ala-ala prosperity burger gitu.. ewahh...........

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okay... layannzzz

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babywearing - soft structured carrier (SSC)

last Saturday (in fact immediately after i posted this entry), i received this package from Syaz, owner of JumpSacBaby

Fatini & Haziq yang lebih excited.. Haziq saje buat muka camtu-- muka 'antu' katanye..

that's the thing -- nicely folded

dapat2 je, Faris tgh tido, so aku testing 'babywear' Haziq & Fatini... really good support. Even Fatini felt weightless.. sungguh aku suka suka suka....
tp takde la jalan2 sangat pon, setakat keluar masuk bilik je.
But Haziq, i wore him down the stairs..

petang tu mmg janji nak kuar carik lampu study. Then terus2 je plan nak bawak Faris sekali (selalu kalau shopping, tak bawak pon dia).. ni mmg nak bawak sebab nak test SSC nih..

DH plak ajak gi IKEA.. hmm apa lagi.. best best best...

ni action pics in IKEA...

ni tangan Faris dok dlm carrier tu (hands-in). Sebab carrier tu besar/tinggi drpd dia.. okey jugak, cuma kepala dia je terteleng sana terteleng sini.. and kinda kesian sebab cam dagu/leher dia cam sangkut kat kain tuh (if u can understand wat i meant)

macam carriers yang lain, Faris saaaangat la comfortable sampai terlena...

syyyy...

tu namanye sleeping hood.. patut utk prevent drpd kepala terlentok ke belakang.. utk case Faris, hood tu agak besar utk dia plus dia pon cam dah dok dalam carrier tu, kepala dia sah takkan terbalik ke belakang...

"apalah mummy ni amik gambar cermin plak nih??"

"ehhh ada gamba Payish la dalam tu.. cenyum cenyum..."

antara barang2 yang ku beli... bantal tok letak dalam keta...

"Payish happy hari ni dapat jalan2.."

"uhh.. hausnya... sib baik ada air apple nih"

"iskk... barang kakak mana, mummy??"

pape pon, Payish paling happy sebab dia tak penat -- kena dukung all the way, sempat lena, makan kenyang.. he had dinner rice porridge + spinach at 8pm okehh...

nanti aku buat entry compare these 2 carriers (MT vs SSC) okeh...

till then...

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susu lambat 'refill'

sape ada 'problem' nih??

problem ke ni ye??

ku rase ini satu problem cabaran BFing journey aku...

actually dulu lagi ku rase gitu, tp lately lebih lagi lah...

contoh nye, kalu pas pam, then Faris nak direct, aku akan rase susu ku tak banyak. Mmg ada let down, tp dia tak puas/kenyang...

contoh nye, last tuesday (cuti CNY), B ku sudah engorge and dia baru pas tido & makan. So aku pon pam.. tak sampai 1/2 jam, dia bangun and nak nenen...

aku bagik, mmg la ada rase let down susu kuar, tp dia nangis tak puas...
sampai ke malam tau... aku rase susu tak banyak atau dalam kata mudah nye -- tak 'refill' (ada ka istilah gitu?)
so nak tido malam tu, dia ngamuk2 sambil menarik2 n*pples ku dgn gigi nye yg 4btg tu okeh... sakit nye tak yah describe la, sendiri tau laaa...
ended up, aku bagi dia EBM dalam botol -- baru lah dia kenyang & tido (tu pon lepas aku pulun paksa dia isap botol sbb mmg susu ku tak 'cukup' utk dia minum sampai puas & tertido)

anyone with this challenge???


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WiFi

yeayy.. berjaya akhirnye connect ke Wifi @PPU*M

tu pon setelah 1/2jam aku dudok kat PTM menunggu staff kat situ godek-godek laptop ni kat situ..

Thank u, dik ye...

hmm.. now aku bleh bersiaran secara langsung dari opis... hahhahah


itu saje.. babai...

babywearing - mei tai

What is a Mei Tai?

Mei tai is a traditional baby carrier which can be worn on your front, side and back. It has 4 straps, 2 which are shoulder straps (normally longer and angled at the mei tai body) plus 2 more which are the waist strap.

These straps are sometimes padded, and some not. Some are heavily padded, some are lightly padded. Its really up to the wearer & and the maker

The four straps are attached (sewn) onto the mei tai body, which comes in various designs. Some are just plain square, some has curves for a better fit, some even has body/leg padding for extra comfort.


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ingat tak entry ku yang cakap aku nak try SSC??

after aku post that entry, DNNA passed Hanim's MT kat aku..

memula cuba, aku sangat lah tak pandai... mmg ada tengok instruction video utk ikat2 tu, tp tak senang tau... (tp bukan lah susah sgt pon with practise practise practise)

mei tai - square body & 4 straps (2 chest straps and 2 shoulder straps)

dapat2 je terus try balik dari keje.. tak reti sangat, tp try je...

DH tal balik lagi, so kena amik gamba sendiri

but guess wat?? Faris terus lenaaa... comfy agaknye

2nd time pakai masa nak gi rumah mak, CNY weekend tuh

masuk je dia lena terus.. memang la dia ngantuk tp maknanye dia selesa sangat lah dalam MT nih

after few practices and research in MBW and internet, pagi ni ku try to wear Faris again... now try back carry
(tp dgn bantuan maid ku, tak berani woo sorang-sorang)

ni lah hasilnye... rase makin mudah bila dah banyak kali practise

cam citer 'Oshin' tak??? tp rase dia 'low' sangat...

then ku try front carry..

please please ignore my 'poyo'ness.. just focus on the cute baby :p

gamba blur utk sembunyikan kepoyoon aku di pagi hari ehh tp dah mandi tau hehhe

this is how it looks from the back.. wahhh never take pic of my back before ihikss

hmmm... aku tgh tunggu tester SSC ni.. maybe next week dapat kot... nanti aku amik pics lagi and give review for both carriers ye...

any comment on the way i was wearing the MT??? Leh tolong betulkan kalu salah ye.. TQ


p/s babywearing best tau... aku suka sangat. And feel very close to my baby... i wish he will stay be my 'baby' so that i can wear him...


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@gigi

hahhaha.. hari ni sume psl Faris



susah tul nak amik gamba, terbalik-balik mummy keje kann...
gigi dah 4 sejak umo 7bulan...
tp gigi atas jarang & besar lak tuh... isk tak encem anak mummy camni hehhe

jatuh katil

last week, Faris jatuh katil... aduhh...
landing atas comforter (yg jatuh dari katil) tp yg tak best nye, muka/kepala landing kat tempat lain...

ni 'luka' nye... cuba perhati betul2 yang kat dahi tu-yang cam dot dot tuh... rase2 landing kat mana???

close-up but bit blur -- susah la nak amik gamba si kenit nih!

dah leh teka kat mana dia landing???




















haaaa kat sini.....

carpet...

hmm... kira CSI lah ni - 100% match the 'wound pattern' you...

dia nangis lah of course, tp sib baik takde pape...
betul tak Payish???
"betul, mommy...."

ke mana menghilang??

entahnye... sejak seminggu dua ni, blog ku tak layan sangat...

sebab nye?? aku ke sini

hehehhehe...

addictive wooo forum2 nih...

dulu aku addicted ngan forum susuibu.com -- sume psl BF aku belaja dari sini

pastu aku sangkut kat diaperswap forum -- jumpe CDing momma and beli belah kat sana.. fuhh mmg rabak poket beli belah walaupon CD secondhand hihihi..

now, aku sangkut kat MBW.. sonot baca psl otai2 BW dengan pelbagai carrier diorang.... rasa meleleh air liur (read drooling) pon ada nengok carrier2 yang lawa2 gitu...

rasenye pengembaraan aku akan berakhir bila aku dapat seketul atau 2-3 ketul SSC hehehheh... sama lah macam pengembaraan aku kat SI.com & diaperswap... sekali sekala ku singgah jugak... esp tang jualan kat diaperswap ihikss...

so, any BW momma/ soon-to-be BW momma or even non-BW momma... come join me... the more the merrier...

p/s Hanim, aku tau psl MBW ni dari blog ko jugak, tp aku tak pernah bebtul join the forum and now i'm hooked!!!


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cracked n*pples

owhh sape yang pernah kena sure tau azab nye..

sejak Faris ada gigi, cracked n*pples ku on & off..
kejap baik tapi tak lama tu crack balik..

hari ni paling ku tak tahan sampai kan aku tak direct BF dia hari ni.. mummy yg kijam kah aku??
aku ada kat rumah, tp ku 'hibernate' je kat atas... buat-buat cam aku takde kat rumah...
time malam yg paling tak tahan, sbb aku BF dia sambil baring.. dia pulak mamai-mamai.. so sure latching pon tak betul uhuk uhuk... selalu nye pon, dia hisap kejap pastu dia tarik utk berpaling ke belah kiri (aku tido belah kanan dia)..
malam tadi ingat nak merajinkan diri duduk utk BF dia, tp tak larat lah.. bila dia mula "ehhh ehh ehh" tu, aku hulur je n*pple ni.. sungguh M kan??? (hmm bukankah BFing tu paling mudah?? Ye.. daripada kena bangun utk buat susu.. lagi mummy dia malas hahahha)

so aku sapu "Earth Mama Natural Nipple Butter' cream yg aku 'beli' dari DNNA..
aku nye Medela PureLan cream ari tu missing, so aku 'pinjam' ehh mintak cream DNNA, dia nak jual je kat aku sbb dia dh tak pakai, memula aku nak tp pastu aku tak nak sbb aku jumpa balik cream aku, tp ni aku nak beli balik, sbb cream aku tinggal kat rumah mak dan jugak nak abis.. (hahahah kel**g sungguh citer ku)

aku ni kalu ikutkan malas nak pakai2 cream ni..
tp dh jadik gini terpaksa gak lah...

kalu Medela cream tu aku tak suka sbb it stained my breastpads. Kalu dispo tu takpe tp kalu stained kat washable pads aku tu yg aku tak suka...

Earth Mama cream ni ada 'bau' sket.. and rase sangat berminyak..
Medela cream tu just nice je, bau tarak, & not too oily..

Faris plak, sib baik tak 'komplen'...

kesan nye?? Dua-dua ok.. mmg sgt membantu!!


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Hari si DIA

14/2

setiap tahun ku tunggu tarikh ni sejak 2-3 tahun kebelakangan nih...

masuk je bulan 2, selalu aku memg dah sibuk pikir, apa nak hadiahkan utk si DIA pada hari tu.. pale ku pening nak pikir camane nak celebrate.. sakit pale pikir camane nak make the day special to HIM..

2 tahun lepas, ku tak sempat celebrate sbb ku sibuk exam.. sungguh ku terkilan, tp apakan daya?? Bukan ku lupa, cuma tak berkesempatan, sorry sayang..

tahun lepas, ku celebrate besar-besaran.. err dengan family terdekat..

tahun ni, ku celebrate awal sehari. 2 biji kek ku beli... makan ramai2 dgn orang tersayang.. dijamu BBQ dinner and potluck dishes di rumah kakak (ehh masih special tau....)

cuma ku tak sempat round carik hadiah... mmg ku buntu nak beli apa.. ku tahu kegemaran si DIA tp ku mahu hadiah tu nanti biarlah yang berguna dan tahan lama...

so semalam, ku dapat keluar dgn si DIA utk membelikan hadiah untuknya.. kubiar dia pilih sendiri, senang.. (tp yang best, bukan ku bayar ihikkss...)

apape pon orang nak cakap, ku tetap akan menyambut tarikh 14/2 ini...

tarikh spesel utk orang yang spesel di hati ku...

my 'cicakman'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAYANG...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY DEAR HAZIQ..
MUMMY LOVES YOU...
DADDY, KAKAK & ADIK LOVE YOU TOO...
SEMOGA MENJADI ANAK YANG SOLEH..
ADIK YANG BAIK KEPADA KAKAK -- jangan gaduh2 & buli kakak tau...
ABANG YANG PENYAYANG KEPADA ADIK FARIS...

sisterly love... 2007

a proud Daddy of 3

Abang & adik in his PINK coola :p

a proud Mummy of 2 boys + 1 girl, Thank u Allah... for the most precious gifts

HaziQ = yang bijak...

date of birth: 14 February 2007 @ 0614H; birth weight: 3.29kg; normal SVD di PPUKM

dia memang sangat bijak & sangat keletah... (aku rase sape nama Haziq ni mmg banyak mulut lah)
kalau sape sanggup nak borak dgn dia, sila kan lah.. sebab once dia dah start berborak, sure tak terlayan...
he's a charmer... semua orang yang jumpe dia akan suka kan dia...
baik hati & pemurah... sangat considerate..
banyak excuses / pandai menjawab kalau kena marah, sampai tak jadik nak marah dibuatnye
anda akan 'cair' dengan sengih dia... pandai ambil hati orang.. walaupon macam tu, hatinye keras... macam mummy dia heheh that's my BOY!!! I love u, sayang.. mwahhsss

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babywearing - part II

babywearing, RingSling, baby pouch, mei tai, soft structured carrier...

sape tak pernah dengar perkataan2 ni?? Aku sure mommies kat sini sume pernah dengar..

aku?? first time dengar masa aku pregnantkan Faris.. tu pon aku 'came across' bila aku 'rajin' ngadap internet utk menimba ilmu tentang breastfeeding & cloth diapering..

bila tengok harga -- "mak aiii mahal nye.."

so aku pon, googled on "DIYed slings"..

so bermula lah pengembaraan aku (and Dian) dgn slings ni.. start dengan mengembara ke Kamdar & Nagoya.. aku pinjam mesin jahit kakak aku. And aku mula cuba2 menjahit & ajar maid aku cara nak jahit RS & pouch tu..

and maid aku aku (dgn bantuan maid aku of course) berjaya jahit 3 pouches & 1 double-layered RS. Tp masa tu dah jahit aku simpan je, nak cuba dgn Haziq pon, perut aku dah besa masa tu.. then aku ada beli gak pouch My Lovely Closet dari sorang momma kat SI.com. Dia jual sbb besa kat dia, aku plak beli sebab nak try.. lagipon beli preloved murah drpd baru kan kan.. kalu condition elok, apa salah nya kan?? Tp aku rase material pouch MLC ni stretchy sket. Kalu nak, kena beli size kecik sket kot?? (it's for sale if u are interested :D)

Bila Faris lahir, first time aku nak pakai pouch tu masa nak bawak Faris gi check darah sebab jaundice) masa dia umo 10 hari. Tp mak aku cakap aku macam 'orang indon'.. saba jelah.. tp memang segan gak memula nak pakai, aku pakai masa dalam keta, bila turun aku tinggal je pouch dalam keta.
Tapi alasan utama sebab 'aku tak reti' nak pakai...
Aku rase Faris tak comfortable dalam tuh.. aku pon rasa tak 'best'..

Bila aku dah lepas pantang (err masa Faris umo 37 hari), aku pon zoomm ke 'Robinsons' sbb nak beli Littlepods pouch (sebab aku nak try sendiri sebelum main beli je online). Aku angkut Faris sekali sbb nak try pakai.. tp Faris 'berbunyik-bunyik' plak everytime aku nak masukkan dia dalam tu. Tapi aku beli gak saiz L.. tp later aku tak 'berapa' pakai . AKu ada pakai 2-3 kali masa kat rumah tp aku rasa L size is too big for me.. uhuk uhuk.. (now it's for sale)

pastu, masa aku nak gi seminar kat Penang, aku terpikir nak pakai RS. Tp RS yang aku DIYed tu, tebal sangat, bila lipat sangat la bulky.. so aku ingat nak beli satu.. aku try RS Dian (Silk RS from thebabyloft.com) -- macam best je, senang and stylo jugak!! (kat sini aku ada citer)


so, aku order kat Syaz jumpsacbaby. Aku sempat order and made payment hari selasa so aku bgtau Syaz yang aku perlu RS tu urgently since aku bertolak ke Penang hari Jumaat... Thanks a lot to Syaz and her FIL who made a speedy delivery straight to my hand (thank u, uncle! Sorry saya ingat uncle orang courier hehehhe)

jumpsacbaby RS with its matching bag

tried kat rumah -- look how comfortable he was..

kat Penang, that RS really made my days easy!! Aku pakai masa turun cafe utk breakfast. Since breakfast is only for 1 (sbb aku gi sponsored bilik + b'fast for one je), DH gi b'fast kat luar dgn Fatini & Haziq sbb tanak baya mahal utk b'fast yang ntah pape kat cafe hotel..

semua orang tegur and intai Faris yang comfortable sangat2 dalam RS tu.. aku leh amik food dengan dedua tangan since Faris tido dalam RS tu. At the same time, aku rasa sangat best! hehehe

macam minah indon kaa?? dont think so... mommy VOGUE adalah.. kan..

who says work & pleasure cannot mix??

guess what he was doing inside the RS?

a peep.. that what he was doing...

gitu jugak bila balik KB naik flight hari tu. Aku leh tolong bawak luggage lagi sbb ada 'free hand' bila Faris dalam RS!

having his evening meal -- in KLIA express

sunbathing @ beach in Besut (forgot the name lah)

cam anak orang asli kaaa??

jalan2 with family @ PCB

dinner is easy & peaceful while Faris in RS, but not applicable now, his hands are faster than thunder!

@ KB airport, kat departure hall, sedar2 dia dah lena

jalan gi Bukit Merah ari tu, sangat best.. cuma bila lama sangat carry dia, aku rase sakit pinggang, maybe sebab dia pon dah berat (masa tu dia dh >8kg okeh!). And masa dia baring utk BF or tido, kaki dia sangat panjang!! Sampai terkuar dari sling tu... so, now i'm thinking of other carrier that may help me overcome the prob...

so, ku dapat idea nak beli SSC - soft structured carrier - suitable for older heavier baby... hmm... ni alasan nak shopping lagi la nih... hehehhe

so ku tengah survey2 SSC la nih..

Snugg SSC -- cam best.. leh customized, fabrics design pon macam cun je isk isk.. ada 'sleeve' untuk lipat and simpan SSC -- really a brilliant idea! harga basic: RM245. Accessories eg. detachable sleeping hood (+RM20-48), carrier sleeve (+RM25), upgrade to designers fabric (+RM25), waist pocket (+RM15) -- tambah je lah lagi duit..
kalau aku beli Snugg SSC ni, aku nak tambah detachable hood, waist pocket, carrier sleeve so jadik la harga lebih kurang RM245 + RM20 (meshed hood RM48) + RM15 + RM25 = +/-RM300. Kalu tuka designer's fabric tambah lagi dalam RM25..hmmm jadi la lebih kurang RM350 not bad ehh..
go, take a peep at Liza's shop.. u'll drool looking at the masterpieces..


Jumpsacbaby SSC -- aku sangat suka jumpsacbaby RS, so aku rasa aku akan suka SSC dia.. the price includes the hood, tp cam tak banyak choice of fabric designs.. harga dari RM289 (aku suka black damask with black strap / cherry strap - this priced at RM325)


Littlepods SSC -- nice designs too.. quite affordable price RM199.. tp accessories?? Tak banyak! (actually aku tgh kenan 2 yang atas tuh so tak berapa baca plak pasal littlepods ni)


Angelpack SSC -- aku baca banyak bagi good review on this AP carrier. Ada beberapa jenis jugak, tp dari yang aku baca, ramai suka LX sebab padded body. Tapi harga mak aiii RM500


lain-lain eg Patapum, Ergo, Scootababy, Pikkolo etc.. most are selling at tinytapir.com.. since these are imported carriers, their price are really expensive to me.. i'm sure DH won't approve it!

patapum carrier

pikkolo

**pictures credits to snuggbaby, jumpsacbaby & tinytapir**

nway, ada sesape nak share psl SSC nih?? any inputs would highly appreciated...


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