bouncer review

today im going to do a review on bouncers..

alhamdulillah rezeki my baby, cousins dia semua bagi pinjam berjenis-jenis bouncer...hehehe..so he alhamdulillah dapat merasa segala jenis bouncer...

1) Inglesina bouncer

ok this bouncer is very cantik kan..i pinjam from my friend..bouncer ni, is good when your baby is newborn esp..sebab it can go flat, but the babies head lifted sikit, u put baby on top... baby will be comfortable...n dia ada tali at both sides to carry the bouncer around..but of course i tak larat to carry, but habib can.. hehee...the con of this bouncer is, it doesn't bounce much...esp my house yg takda carpet or tikar, its a bit licin, if bounce dia ada bunyi sikit because the bouncer langgar with the lantai...but kalau tak bounce then no problem.. u can adjust that  thing naik turun, follow the mood of the baby...if baby sleepy, can baring flat, if baby nak see around, can naikkan like the picture above...

2) mothercare bouncer

this bouncer price is very reasonable..hundred plus...basic bouncer, but reliable...dia ada getah at the bottom so tak licin...but the problem with this bouncer is, tak boleh adjust...settings macam tu je, kalau nak baby lie flat, kena naikkan the bawah part, n selalunya either i put pillows or naikkan to our coffee table..n then it will be flat..then baru baby will be comfortable...but bila baby dah besar sikit, then ok.

2) fisher price rocker

this baouncer, is more a rocker actually...dia boleh guna sampai baby besar...the kepala part can adjust. and ada that hanging thing yang can hang toys, so yes baby senang distracted to play2...the good part about this bouncer is its tinggi, not flat on the floor like other bouncers...n his cousins yang 2-4 years old pun senang play with him...esp they like to rock him sekali...the problem with this bouncer is also like inglesina bouncer, dia licin sikit..so kalau bounce kuat sikit, the whole bouncer will move...i sometimes feel like its not safe.  Bouncer ni more for bigger babies, like after 3 months sbb the head part tinggi sikit, but u can put it flat for newborn, but kalau flat, dia dah tak boleh bounce dah, so this bouncer bila my baby jr dah 3 bulan baru i started using it...itu pun still badan dia after a while akan senget sbb he still cannot support his body...
this bouncer also has vibrating option..tapi even if i on it, takda effect langsung on my baby, he will still complain nak keluar...

4) baby bjorn bouncer...

this bouncer is by faaaaaaarrrrrr my favorite..its just the best...the bouncer is so solid i dont feel like it can terbalik, or licin or anything...the seat is so comfy, my baby kalau duduk sini dia diam je..kalau bounce him mmg 90% of the time dia akan tido...omg masa i first time used it, i just cannot believe how much my baby loves it..cara dia bounce pun lain the feeling...my 4 year old nephew mmg suka bounce my baby in here...n yes, my baby will mashaAllah eventually fall asleep..imagine a 4 year old boy putting a baby to sleep...but this bouncer only has 1 biiiig flaw..its so mahal...Rm699...mmg if my sister in law tak bagi pinjam, i would never consider buying it..but after using it, mmg i think its worth every cent...belt dia pun, so lembut, tak kacau baby.
also this bouncer boleh flat terus, so its soo easy to bring to  travel, senang to carry n tak berat..no other bouncer we can bring to travel sbb semua bulky. even masa he was admitted kat hospital, we bring this..senang nak put baby to sleep
.my baby will happily sit in here...this is my lifesaver..i jaga my baby alone most of the time when habib is at work, so this has helped me sooooo much...can visit mothercare at the curve to try it out. they hv a display model...

5) Graco swing

this graco swing..mmg my baby suka...it manual..u wind it, n then it will swing on its own..lepas about 20 mins u just wind it all over again...baby jr, bila duduk sini, mmg akan terlelap because dia swing best..baby mana tak suka kan??? the con is, sometimes bila he dah bangun, he will nak pusing to keluar, its a bit dangerous when he does that...so must monitor baby all the time bila atas ni...n bulky sikit this thing..u need a big place...

again alhamdulillah i would like to thank everyone that has been kind enough to borrow us all this bouncers/swing, sampai we didnt have to buy any of these..May Allah swt bless all your kindness...ameen..

diapers and cloth diapers....

alhamdulillah baby boy dah 6.5kgs..mashaAllah..baby weight is increasing well..but mama dia..hmmm berat tak turun2 pun...sedih nya..tsk tsk.i think kena start exercise..i need to loose at least 9kgs lagi utk balik to old weight.

today i would like to share about diapers....

awal2 lagi, anticipating my baby will have sensitive skin like me, i terus start guna mamy poko..because soooo many mums review cakap mamy poko is the best, esp for sensitive skin...

since day 1, baby Jr pun gunalah mamy poko...but my baby poo poo soooo much..astaghfirullah, kadang2 kena tukar diaper 20 times satu hari...tapi sadly my baby kena diaper rash sgt teruk..as i have mentioned before in this story...click here...

lepad tu i tried everything...besides mamy poko..i tried huggies, goon(beli from giant), pet pet..segalanya..all pun still diaper rash...

finally i gave up i went back old school..

kain lampin...

hehehe...

the modern cloth diaper susah nak guna sebab baby sooo small masa tu...

baby boy in kain lampin/nappy

but its senang, when he dah poo poo, i just rendam overnight, by morning rub rub sikit, the nappy dah bersih...

sorrylah, gambar ni masa the fisr week, tak pro lagi nak ikat...thats why lampin longgar...

of course mmg leceh sikit, but pakai diapers pun kena tukar 10-20 kali sehari, so baik guna lampin je ..

now baby jr guna half half..mamy poko n huggies ultra...kadang2 still ada je rashes naik..but alhamdulillah still under control...

after this  i want to start surveying cloth diapers..maybe i want to start with lunatots kot..see how...any suggestions???

welcome 3rd trimester....

Alhamdulillah, i'm reaching my 3rd trimester...had my check up today...alhamdulillah all is well....

Baby bump last month at 24 weeks....

ok so new baby updates, doc today did 3d scan..mashaAllah we saw the face..hehee..so exciting...doc printed a black and white picture, but save all the scan in CD from week 6 (my first check up) nanti bila dah deliver, he will give us the cd, nanti boleh print the pictures out and keep for memory sake inshaAllah...

my baby bump now is actually lagi besar dari the picture above..hehee...i will update soon, bagi surprise sikit...yes my stomach is besar sikit, and tadi when i saw the doctor, i had to ask why is my stomach so besar when i compare with my friends...hehee..and doc explained that its mainly because of my height. I am not so tall so there is not much space in my stomach, so the stomach has to stretch out, and on top of that my keturunan retain a lot of water in our body, hence why my baby bump is besar.

also even better news, mashaAllah now another one of my sis is pregnant...so alhamdulillah now 3 of us sisters are pregnant...heheoh alhamdulillah...best sgt, we all can share share stories. i told the doctor to give family discount...ehehee...doctor pun gelak je...

baby now is 1kg..hehehe..alhamdulillah..i'm so happy....kicking and kicking happily..u know something, no one else dapat merasa my baby kick,because every time someone else touches my stomach, the baby will stop kicking...except for the father...with habib, he has a special game, if habib puts his hand on the left side of my stomach, baby akan kick left side je. If tukar and puts his hand on the right side of my stomach, he will punch the right side pulak..I dont know how our baby knows, but mashaAllah its just amazing...when first time the baby buat we thought it was just rezeki..but the baby has done it a few times already this month(of course only with the father)...and when someone else tries touching my stomach again, he will just stop kicking terus...its so funny..

muntah update, sadly i still muntah sikit sikit..i was hoping by 3rd trimester it will stop, but since 2011, i have muntah 2  hari already...but then again, its under control..alhamdulillah i'm so glad its nothing serious like other 3rd trimester issues like diabetic, anemia, hign blood pressure, placenta not at the right place and many many more...I'm so bersyukur alhamdulillah...

as for baby things, well so far we have all the big things, alhamdulillah like baby cot, car seat, bath tub, most of it of course hand me downs from my sis and sis in law...the ones that we have bought is breast pump, baby bottles, stroller(a special present from the grandparents), baby bumbo (from warehouse clearence fabulous mum for only RM 125 wth tray)..and many baby bajus ( I just couldn't resist the year end sale)...

byk lagi small things tak settle yet but inshaAllah within the next 2 months we will buy them slowly, and start to set up the room.

cute baby

noah sinclair & Bunga cinta lestari

I found online the baby picture of ashraf sinclair's son..so comel kan mashaAllah??

Baby checklist

Here i dah kumpul and compile as many things that i can in 1 list, so anybody nak share or add anything, by all means do help me out...

Baby clothes

tops
pants
rompers
sleeping suits
mittens
booties/socks
hats + caps
binder
jacket/cardigan
recieving blankets
baby shoes
laundry basket

Feeding

bottles
teats/nipples
breast pumps
breast milk storage
bibs
bottle brush
detergent (bottle cleaner safe for infant)
food warmer/bottle warmer
steriliser
drying rack (to dry bottles)
teether
breast pads
nipple protector
nursing pillow

an oversized nursing pillow

bottle label
burp cloth/small towel
breast feeding cover

Bath & body care

Baby wipes
towels
bath tub
bath net/sponge (to supposrt baby in the tub)
body wash/shampoo
nail grooming set
minyak telon
lotion / organic virgin coconut oil (good alternative to lotion..less chemicals)
cotton bud
cotton/cotton balls (to clean baby)
cornstarch powder (safe to use for babies, unlike normal powder that has talc in it)

pureen so far is the only cornstarch powder that i know off

nappy
nappy liners
changing mat
clothes detergent (infant safe)
nasal spray / aspirator (incase baby has a nose block)
hair grooming set
baby box (something like a tool box to put all the body care -easy for travelling/better way to organise)

Bedding & nursery

Baby cot
playpen
changing table (good to avoid backache)
mattress
mattress protector
baby pillows
bed sheet
blanket
baby cupboard
night light
baby monitor

Travel system & misc. items

Diaper bag ( to put all baby stuff when i'm out and travelling)
stroller
stroller fan (suitable for our hot weather)
car seat
BUMBO (it has many great reviews from mums)

baby carrier/baby warp/baby sling (i fully recommend moby wrap)

moby wrap- suitable from newborn

car sun shade
head & neck support for stroller/car seat
cold pack ( for baby milk/baby food)
travelling changing mat
baby bouncers/baby swing

hmmm it's time to survey baby stuff....

oh i realise it's been soooo long since my last entry.....hehehe....

well first of all, Alhamdulillah i'm in my 2nd trimester now...

first trimester...hmm was very challenging, somehow I was one of those unlucky ones...my morning sickness was rather bad...actually i was feeling sick, vomiting and nausea all day long...at one time it became so bad, i was sooo dehydrated sampai kena admitt to the hospital for drip....I started muntah from week 6, and sambung sampai week 16...only the last 3 weeks muntah dah reda...so far once a week je muntah...only if i betul2 eat something wrong....

but no surpirse actaully....my whole family from my grandmother to my sisters semua pun went through bad morning sickness, so Alhamdulillah i had a lot of support from my family....

Alhamdulillah now i'm feeling a lot better....so yes, now of course it's time to start surveying for baby things....

the other thing that i want to be thankful for is actually, on baby stuff...i have mashaAllah generous sisters that are willing to share with me so many things, that i can cancel half of the things that i need to prepare for the new born baby nanti ...inshaAllah.....

ok first survey that i would like to share on is baby stroller...for myself, because i have experience taking care of my anak-anak sedara, so my survey is more on my personal experience...

1) the stroller has to be light weight ; yes it's ok if our husbands are around all the time to help us carry the stroller, but in reality of course that is not the case....hehee...my maximum limit is 10kgs..anything heavier that that is a no no....and the weight has to be balance jugak..i have to make sure, when i carry the baby out, the stroller cannot topple, if i have my diaper bag at the handles...yes girls, some stroller ringan sgt sampai it can topple when you carry the baby out , if ada beg sangkut dekat the handle...

2) is has to be able to accommodate from new born to 3/4 years old ; For me it is very important that the stroller boleh recline full sampai baring position...while many assumes that full recline is only for newborn, but i can tell you now even when they are 3 years old, the full recline is useful for when they want to sleep while you are busy shopping or makan..hehehe...a happy sleeping baby/toddler = happy parents to shop with peace of mind...

3) it has to fold, umbrella fold ; the folding is very important so you have a lot of boot space in the car....sometimes me and my sisters all go out together..believe it or not, we will bring 3 strollers with us...nasib baik all the stollers folds very well & slim, so we can fit them comfortably in the car boot....

4) i have to be able to fold the stroller with 1 hand ; this criteria is actually very very tricky......byk stroller umbrella fold, but not many yang can fold with 1 hand...the rest all kena baringkan the stroller on the floor first, then carry it up....while some people don't mind this, but to me this folding method is very very very important....sebab mashaAllah senangnya when it folds with one hand, so you dont have to bongkok your back so much to carry the stroller to masuk the car boot...

5) it has to be a 4 wheeler ; while i  know its a trend now to have a 3 wheeler, but for myself i'm very old school...hehe..i like 4 wheelers..sebab  they fold smaller, and the most important thing, because it has 4 wheels, the lebar of the stroller is smaller then the 3 wheelers...3 wheelers kena lebar, to keep balance to the stroller...u see if the stroller is lebar, it is very hard to maneuver around the shopping malls, and grocery store, wedding halls and esp restaurants..leceh nanti langgar sana-langgar sini, kesian k.......and the most important thing is that, 4 wheelers are cheaper than 3 wheelers....

hehehe...so far, those are my top criteria in buying a stroller...and of course having said all these..i only have 1 brand in mind...heheh...and the winner is

PEG PEREGO

During those years that i jaga babies full time...i manage to guna peg perego, Mclaren, bugaboo and maxi-cosy/quinny combo...my fav. is definitely the peg perego stroller....

here i've uploaded a youtube video, then you will know what i mean by 1 hand folding....




so yes inshaAllah this is the stroller that i want to get...but not now, i nak tunggu beli masa 6 months pregnant nanti inshaAllah sometime in December...hopefully there are some good year end sale so i can buy it with a good bargain....

till my next survey...hehehe....

wassalam,

sabby