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First month of MPASI conclusion

Posted on 20 Jun 20155 Nov 2015 by arlanadya

Frequencies and eating duration
She has three meals a day. She has been almost always ontime about her meal schedule. Breakfast around 5-5.30, lunch at 11-12 and afternoon meal at 4-5. Every meal can be finished in 20-40 minutes maximum. Finished means empty plate.

Food tried
– Fruit
Mango,papaya, banana, pear, apple, orange, avocado, kiwi, guava,and melon.

Only first week it was eaten one by one. The following week I mixed it up until now. Basically, there is only three main mix-fruits : avocado-banana-orange, papaya-banana-orange, and mango-papaya/banana.

– Vegetables
Carrot, chayote, kabocha pumpkin, beans, cucumber, potato, sweet corn, red-spinach, and i really forget what it is in English, terong.

For vegetable, I also mix it. She had her vegetable everyday together with potato or rice.

– Others
Tofu, tempe, oatmeal, sweet potato, and chicken.

– Snack
Yummy bites banana flavor baby biscuit

Response
Langit does’t have significant preference towards her meal. She finished what have been offered, with efforts. Not easily but to say it is hard, I don’t think so. I always try my best to make her finish everything. Showing her when her plate is empty and that time she can drink the water directly from the glass. When she hasn’t finished she only has water from the spoon. Three spoons each time.

Her most favorite one is avocado banana orange. No matter how much I made it for her, it has been done easily and peacefully. Peacefully means I don’t have to do many attractions to keep her engaged.

Allergies and bowel movements
No allergies detected so far, bowel movements are also good. She had it daily. Colors are depending on the food she takes.

So, this first month seems running smoothly. Hope she will continue to like her mother simple cooking. Or maybe the mother can learn to improve her cooking skill and give her some new menu. Maybe if mommy has more time and energy. Amin.

Review

Baby’s daily routines

Posted on 6 Jun 201515 Aug 2015 by arlanadya

I always believe that as well as an adult, a baby likes a routine too for daily life. Along these 6 months, Langit also has her routines which I believe hers is following mine.

I always wake up around 3.00- 3.30 am because I have to prepare breakfast before subuh. It has been pretty longtime since I have this habit of having breakfast before subuh. It also inherited from my mum. Then I realize Langit does it too once she is able to sleep overnight.

After having meal three times a day, I set new routine l. As the work load is getting bigger, I really have to manage the time better so I can rest without neglecting the works. It’s been three weeks and it works pretty well. How do I know?
I still can manage to watch korean dramas and prepare her meals from the scratch.

Here is Langit’s time table :
3.30
Wake up and having breast-milk

4.30
Second breast-milk while watching mom prays and recites Qur’an then listening to Almatsurat on the radio.

5.30
Send daddy off to work and having breakfast

6.15
Take and play a bath

7.00
Morning sleep

8.30
Wake-up, having breast milk, play. After this, sometimes she likes having another sleep.

11.45-12.30
Lunch

13.00
Nap time

14.45
Wake-up, having breast milk and play before afternoon meal is ready.

15.45-16.30
Early dinner

16.30
Afternoon bath

17.00 – 19.30
Having breast-milk few times and play and end the day by having last long breast-feeding until fall asleep.

That’s it. It may not always be the same but, it also doesn’t vary much. Thus, I always see the time. I need my rest too. But, I don’t like it if having a rest while there are many things undone.

So, it is proven that taking care a baby alone is pretty doable as long as you stick to the schedule and manage your time well.

This post is written with a clear-head, when Langit is sleeping, and nothing needs preparation for lunch.

A bientôt!

Maternité, Review

Eating Rules

Posted on 3 Jun 201515 Aug 2015 by arlanadya

It has been almost two weeks since Langit’s first eating. So far, Alhamdulillah we are doing well. On the second week, she started tasting a mixture from fruits and vegetables. She seems have no particular likeness toward the food given, but the good news is whatever I gave her, she finished it. No matter how (I made her do that).

I would not write about what menu she had like others. I had other things I learnt and maybe it is something better to write. There are several rules that I set for myself and her :

1. Feeding only can be done one on one. Me and her and plus one other person is still allowed.

This is very important because when we feed a baby, the more the merrier is not applicable. It only makes the baby being distracted from eating. Then, she will start feeling bored and cranky.

Last week, we had grandma and grandpa during lunch and it was pretty disaster. She seemed confused and to add more, le husband asked me to feed her. After 15 minutes, she started being cranky and others said that she didn’t like the food or didn’t feel like to eat anymore.

Trust me, It was nothing about that. I always try first everything I give her. So,I decided to take her to the kitchen and restarted. Then, she finished it all. Until the last drop.

2. All food should be finished in the time limited. Breakfast and lunch maximum is 40 minutes while mix fruits in the afternoon 20-30 minutes.

Underline the first phrase. It is not about the time first. The more important that she finished the food. So, during the feeding, I also sing, play voices, make funny gestures. On my right hand is spoon while on my left hand is a bowl and a toy altogether. I choose a toy that I can wear on my fingers. The other help is from the cute glass of water. She likes water and the picture on the glass. It works for me during these 2 weeks for three times a meal a day.

3. Sit when the baby eats.
I believe everyone agree about this. No further explanations.

4. Be patient.
Patience is obviously needed in large amount.

5. Be considerate about the baby’s preference, and be creative.

Although she always finishes all the food I made, she is not always fond of everything. When this happens, it needs more efforts to make her finished her plate.

6. Always,always prepare a back-up plan.

Back-up plan means I have more than an option to be given in one meal time. Just in case something happens with the initial plan, I have back-up(s).

There are some of my basic rules. I take eating very seriously. I believe there are three things that parents should never compromise to give it to their children are health, nutrition, and education.

Those three might be pretty expensive and not easy at all. But, we only reap what we sow. The result will be only seen in the long-term. No one would like to receive bad result. Thus, let’s bear the hard work for now. Because, hard work and patience will not betray.

Langit Senja

The Sixth Month!

Posted on 26 May 201526 Sep 2015 by arlanadya

Alhamdulillah. All praise to Allah Whose tremendous helps have allowed us to go through everything until the sixth month of Langit’s journey. It was surely not easy.

On this sixth month, she has acquired several abilities. Her movements have been so fast. Few times, it made my heart jumped since it was just to close from falling, either from her little rattan crib, chair, couch. Currently, she likes crawling and going back and back because she maybe still doesn’t know how to go forth:)).

She still doesn’t talk much, especially when she doesn’t recognize the person. But, she seemed fine to be held by other people, no matter who. So, my hands were mostly free when we went somewhere or meeting people.

About eating, as I wrote previously, she has started eating five days earlier. During these five days, she finished those all that have been given. So far she has had avocado, pear, papaya, white and red rice flour, and chayote! Degree of likeness until dislikeness avocado, chayote, pear, papaya, and the rice flour. But still, she managed to finish all.
Today, we plan to have carrots and oatmeal:D

So, happy sixth month, big girl. Keep up the good work. I hope you will be always healthy and happy to enjoy the ride. I love you.

Langit Senja

The Fifth Month

Posted on 17 Apr 201526 Sep 2015 by arlanadya

Another month to go. It feels like she is no longer a baby. Getting bigger,and mostly getting taller. Dr Cut once said on last visit that Langit Senja had more height than weight increase. Said that she seems likely to be slim. Haha, good girl, this part you should go after your daddy, not me.

Some new abilities acquired such flip her body back and front, raising her head more highly, grab things like her bottle-milk as if she already wanted to drink on her own. The voice is getting louder, and well, so is the crying. Everything about her is funny and adorable, except her crying -_- .

It is also another month to go of having complete exclusive breast-milk. Can’t believe we have done this far, have it done pretty well if I.could say. In spite all of those crazy first two-months, we have made it so far. It is also another month to go when she will start having her first food. I am quite anxious to be honest. Hope it will be smooth or at least, very little drama. Amiiinnnnnn.

Yuhuu Cipi-kun, it has been very much pleasure having you for these 5 months. Stay healthy,happy, pretty, and funny, baby! Sarang haee:*:*:*

Langit Senja

The Third month

Posted on 23 Feb 201526 Sep 2015 by arlanadya

Things have been very much better and enjoyable this month. Although there are few times that made me quite stressful, overall we have worked together very much better.

Langit has been improved a lot physically. She has now those baby fat on her body, gladly alhamdulillah. She has begun to coo, babble, and likes to suck her fingers once she wakes up. It is so funny everytime I hear her doing that:))

She also now smiles and laughs a lot. Especially to those she sees everyday. Seeing her smile and laugh to me can repay all the exhaustion of taking care everything without any help. Really, that is not easy at all.

I noticed several of her characters too. Then the more I notice, the more it resembles me, hehe. Let say like she likes an ordinary day. She does not really like going out. If we took her out, she would be just sleeping. Then, when we arrived at home, she would wake up and… made me stay awake for hours. Even almost always a whole night -_-. It is as if she said like, ” Mum, you had your fun already, now it is my turn”.

She will be very nice on a usual day. Sleep,wake up, having milk, play a little bit, then going back to sleep and those are repeated all day.

She seems not to fancy meeting people too. Not only going out, when we have some guests coming for her, she prefers sleeping. Even to bntg’s mum she still sleeps a lot. She would wake up once the guests were leaving, when I was about to sleep.
Sigh -_-.

Another one is that she seems not be able to sleep just any where. She just can have a good sleep in her own crib. That is soo me. I don’t keen of sleeping in any bed,any room.

We will visit dr Liay next Monday insya Allah and hope all is well. Amin.

Donc, joyeaux 3 mois, ma bébe. Keep healthy and happy, dear:*

Maternité

8 bulan

Posted on 6 Nov 201415 Aug 2015 by arlanadya

Perasaan semakin campur aduk di 8 bulan ini. Seneng, takut, khawatir, gelisah, bingung. Banyak hal yang kepikiran. Banyak hal yang mau dikerjain. Tapi, mobilitas udah terbatas banget. Mau kemana2 atau mau apa musti nunggu orang. Taksi ada,tapi ya bangkrut juga kl musti naik taksi terus. Kadang-kadang agak frustasi juga biasanya ngurus apa2 sendiri,bisa kesana kemari,sekarang jadi bergantung banget sama jadwal orang lain.

Belum lagi cuaca yang sampe hari ini masih tetep panas plus perut makin besar. Keringetan ngga berenti padahal di rumah. Bahkan tidur pun keringetan:-(

Malem yang pas bulan-bulan awal jadi saat yang ditunggu,sekarang jadi saat yang pengen cepet dilewatin. Ngga bisa tidur. Kombinasi kegerahan, posisi yang serba salah, dan lain2 bikin malem terasa panjang banget. Bolak balik hadap kanan kiri, duduk, keluar kamar, pipis, subhanallah, berat ya emang jadi ibu itu:'(

Tapi…

Dibalik semua hal yang disebutin di atas, masih banyaaaaaakkkkk sekali hal yang musti disyukuri. Alhamdulillah sampai hari ini semua sehat. Masih bisa ngurusin kerjaan dalem rumah kaya nyiapin sarapan pagi2,makan malem
Alhamdulillah masih bisa ngajar dengan baik.
Alhamdulillah biarpun iya mahal, masih ada rejeki buat naik taksi pulang pergi.
Alhamdulillah bisa tetep makan dengan enak tanpa ngerasa mual dan muntah.
Alhamdulillah sampai 8 bulan ini selalu ada jalan dan rezeki untuk semua hal yang dihadapin.

Di atas semuanya, Alhamdulillah Allah sudah kasih kepercayaan untuk hamil sekarang. Setidaknya, kegerahan, pegel-pegel, ngga bisa tidur, masih jauh lebih bearable dibanding orang lain yang musti berjuang lebih keras untuk bisa hamil.

Beberapa minggu lagi insya Allah perjalanan baru dimulai. Semoga Allah selalu kasih kesehatan, kekuatan, dan kelapangan dalam segala hal yang ada di depan.

Amin.

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Heyho,Baby! “Third Meeting”

Posted on 20 Aug 201420 Aug 2014 by arlanadya

So we finally met again last Wednesday. And you know what, the doctor said it is probably a girl!:D

I have thought for these months that you are a boy,eventough there’s a tiny little part of me that want it to be a girl. I think every woman wants herself a tiny little version of her and so is a man.

The doctor said that you are healthy there, and hopefully happy too;) but, I had an injection since my d dimer result was not so good. Hopefully it will be ok by now. Amin.

Please keep being healthy,good,and happy yaa,little one:*

Btw, we,me and dad have agreed on a name for you. It took a very looonggg discussion and debate until we finally agreed. I really hope you will like it and the name brings you all the good in life. Amin.

I’ll see you later:*