Sunday, October 30, 2011

Ilyaas dan walker barunya

Selamat pagi semua,

Ni nak update cepat2 sementara tunggu hubster,nak gi breaky dkt pasar sentul.hihi.saya malas masak breakfast:P

Semalam dah beli walker untuk Ilyaas. Beli dekat BabyManjaku dekat wangsa maju. mmg byk org ckp kedai ni mahal, tp smlm bila gi tengok harga walker dalam range yang sama je dgn dkt kedai lain. Mulanya cari kt Tesco Ampang, tp quality dia low sgt, patutla murah gila..tp rasanya anak teruna sy yg bam-bam ni duduk tak sampai 3 hari boleh runtuh kot walker Tesco tu..so, memikirkan keselamatan plus nak barang yg tahan lama so that boleh diwarisikan ke adik-adik Ilyaas nnt, kami decide beli walker sweet cherry je.


so ni lah hasilnya....I'm glad Ilyaas suka main atas walker. Oh ni convertible rocker jugak...Tp kan, Ilyaas bergerak guna walker ni cara mengundur...reverse jeeeee, tak reti nak jalan ke depan...masuk bilik pun dia reverse..hehehe

Friday, October 28, 2011

Petang Jumaat dan Weekend Plan

Assalamualaikum semua,

Salam Hari Jumaat =) Mesti semua tgh tak sabar-sabar tunggu waktu habis kerja kan? sebab esok dah hari minggu!!! cepat je rasa masa berjalan minggu ni..tup tup dah nak masuk another weekend dah. Baru je rasanya balik from Cameron and Ipoh..hehe, ye, kitaorg singgah tidur kat Ipoh satu malam..detail of story kenapa kami ke Ipoh mungkin akan dicerita nnt. sekarang biarlah rahsia :P (ala-ala siti nur haliza la pulak, tp ni siti nur fathiyah ye)

Bila weekend menjelma, macam-macam la plan dalam kepala otak ni...Hehs, tambah pulak gaji baru masuk :P Tapi banyak jugak perkara nak kena settlekan...antara aktiviti yg bakal dilakukan kami sekeluarga pada weekend ni ialah...

1) Shopping barang rumah di Tesco atau Carefour. Tak decide lagi.esok pagi baru decide.
2) Beli walker Ilyaas
3) Ke Majlis pertunangn Abang Acat (sepupu suamiku)
4) Beli cadar baru untuk Ilyaas
5) Kemas peti ais (malas sungguh bab ni)
6) Cari karpet/Mat yang kids friendly (survey dulu pun takpe)
7) Nak makan tutti frutti sebab tak pernah try lagi...[Ps: Abg, pleaaaasssseeeee]
8) Study/ Literature Review on severals papers ....[Ooooohhhh, banyaknyaaaa...Yawn]

Itu kena bold sebab paling heavy and really need an effort. Kena korek balik semangat belajar masa undergrad dulu-dulu. semua semangat tu dah tenggelam dalam-dalam. Harus jadi lebih berdisiplin ye sekarang kalau mahu berjaya. Ini baru permulaan. Jangan mengeluh..(ok, selingan nasihat untuk diri sendiri sebentar ya)

Tp mood petang ini sedikit terganggu sebab plan untuk berjalan-jalan di pasar malam dgn suami dan anak tidak dapat dilaksankan.Kesian suami saya yg bertungkus lumus buat projek tu sorang2...
Hanya dpat ke pasar malam dgn Ilyaas. Husband kena stay sbb ada meeting lewat petang. Client apakah yg sudi offer diri nak meeting pukul 6ptg hari jumaat???Cuba teka??? Merekalah! merekalah yg kononnya company minyak terhebat di negara ini...aaaarghhh, sy mmg tension dengan mereka..Ops, sorry ya kalau ada yg terasa..tp i have the right to bad mood with them ok, ask me personally the reason.

Hmm, its ok abang, bersusah-susah dahulu ya, nnt pasti besar ganjarannya. Yang penting abg ikhlas buat project tu, nnt sure akan berguna untuk future abg...Nnt balik rumah saya bancuh teh earl grey kegemaran abang ye :P Sekarang abg tgk muka Ilyaas n saya ni, sure abg happy :P







Thursday, October 27, 2011

Hukum Penyusuan dan Bank Susu

Salam semua,

Harini saya ter-come across topic ni dekat blog Tanyalah Ustazah. Jd, saya nak share dengan semua ibu-ibu di luar sana..serta bapa-bapa sebab penyusuan susu ibu atau anak susuan ni sesuatu yg perlu di ambil berat oleh setiap pasangan yg membuat keputusan untuk menyumbangkan susu kepada bayi lain, atau bg ibu-ibu yang bermasalah untuk menyusukan bayinya...Bagi saya, anak susuan saya ialah anak saudara dari sebelah suami, mmg diketahui nasabnya dan mmg mempunyai hubungan darah. Dah terlanjur sebut pasal anak susuan saya, Amzar dah boleh jalan tau:P

ok, ni isi kandungan yg ingin sy kongsikan bersama-->

Apabila membicarakan persoalan penyusaan dan susu ibu di zaman moden, terdapat bebearapa garis pandu dan isu yang perlu diperhalusi.

PERTAMA, menjelaskan pengertian radha' (penyusuan) yang menjadi acuan syara' untuk menetapkan pengharaman.


“Diharamkan kepada kamu berkahwin dengan (wanita-wanita berikut): ibu-ibumu, anak-anakmu, saudara-saudaramu, saudara-saudara bapamu, dan saudara-saudara ibumu, anak-anak saudaramu yang lelaki, anak-anak saudaramu yang perempuan, ibu-ibumu yang telah menyusukan kamu, saudara-saudara susuanmu, ibu-ibu isterimu, anak-anak tiri yang dalam pemeliharaanmu dari isteri-isteri yang kamu telah campuri; tetapi kalau kamu belum campuri mereka, maka tiadalah salah kamu mengahwininya. Dan bekas isteri anak-anakmu sendiri yang berasal dari benih kamu. Dan menghimpunkan dua beradik (untuk dikahwini), kecuali yang berlaku di masa lalu. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani.”
Al-Nisa`: 23




Menurut perbincangan Ulama Fiqh klasik dan kontemporari harus kita memberi sususan secara percuma atau mengambil bayaran berdasarkan keharusan mengambil upah menyusukan bayi yang dilakukan pada zaman Nabi saw. Persoalan di sini apakah hukum dan garis pandu menderma susu atau memberi susu kepada bank susu ATAU individu tertentu.

Ringkasnya di sini terdapat tiga isu:-

1) Hukum Rodo' telah diringkaskan Ulama' apa sahaja cara susu sampai kepada bayi samada melalui hisapan atau kerongkong atau hidup. Ini pendapat kebanyakan Ulama' termasuk Dr Yusuf Qardhawi dan Ulama Mazhab yang tiga.Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik, dan Imam Syafi'i yakni Jumhur atau majoriti Ulama'.


Riwayat pertama, lebih dikenal sebagai riwayat dari Imam Ahmad dan sesuai dengan pendapat jumhur ulama: bahwa pengharaman itu terjadi melalui keduanya (iaitu dengan memasukkan susu ke dalam perut baik melalui mulut maupun melalui hidung). Adapun yang melalui mulut (wajur), karena hal ini menumbuhkan daging dan membentuk tulang, maka sama saja dengan menyusu. Sedangkan melalui hidung (sa'uth), karena merupakan jalan yang dapat membatalkan puasa, maka ia juga menjadi jalan terjadinya pengharaman (perkahwinan) karena susuan, sebagaimana halnya melalui mulut. Riwayat kedua, menolak bahawa kaedah berkenaan tidak menyebabkan berlakunya pengharaman perkahwinan dengan alasan ia bukan salah satu bentuk penyusuan. (iaitu melalui hidung)


SEBAB PENGHARAMAN:-

Dalam hal ini, al-Qaradawi berpendapat, jika itu dijadikan 'illat atau sebab yang boleh mengharamkan perkahwinan karena ia boleh membentuk tulang dan menumbuhkan daging dengan cara apa pun, maka apa kurangnya memasukkan darah seorang wanita kepada seorang anak yang membolehkan wanita tersebut atau anak tersebut haram berkahwin dengannya. Malah proses memasukkan darah melalui pembuluh darah ini lebih cepat dan lebih kuat pengaruhnya daripada proses penyusuan. Tetapi hukum-hukum agama tidaklah dapat dipastikan dengan dugaan-dugaan, karena persangkaan adalah sedusta-dusta perkataan, dan persangkaan tidak berguna sedikit pun untuk mencapai kebenaran.

Ringkas sebab atau illah keturunan melalui penyusuan bukan kerana menghisap dari payudara tetapi KERANA

a) Susu sampai ke perut
b) Susu itu membentuk tulang, darah dan daging yang menjadi SEBAB tumbubesaran seseorang bayi.

Jesteru samada cara:-

1) Hisapan
2) Tuang
3) Suntikan
4) Botol

Kesmuanya dikira sebagai 'Rodo' atau sususan.


KEDUA: BANK SUSU ATAU DERMA SUSU


Menurut pendapat Dr Wahbah Zuhaily beliau menentang penubuhan bank susu dikhuatiri akan berlakunya pencampuran nasab.

Jesteru, penetatapan Majlis Fiqh sedunia telah mengeluarkan hukum di bawah:-

enetapan (Qarar) no. 6 (2/6) tentang Bank Susu Oleh Majlis Fiqh Islami

Majlis Feqah Islami, melalui Badan Muktamar Islam yang diadakan di Jeddah pada tanggal 22 – 28 Disember 1985 bersamaan 10 – 16 Rabiul Akhir 1406;

Setelah penelitian terhadap isu Bank Susu berdasarkan disiplin ilmu Fikah dan perbincangan mendalam yang berlangsung dalam 2 sesi, Majlis Feqah Islami telah mendapati bahawa:


Pertama : Insititusi Bank Susu adalah merupakan ujian dan
eksperimen bangsa Barat. Namun institusi ini semakin
kurang mendapat perhatian kerana timbul anasir-anasir
negatif berdasarkan kajian dan tinjuan ilmiah.

Kedua : Seluruh umat Islam telah berijmak bahawa kesan dan
akibat penyusuan (rodho`) adalah sama seperti pertalian
keturunan dan darah (nasab). Sementelah pula Islam
datang dengan tujuan untuk menjaga kepentingan
keturunan (nasab) dan kewujudan Institusi Bank Susu
boleh menyebabkan percampuran keturunan secara tidak
Syar`iy dan menyebarkan keraguan.

Ketiga : Bayi-bayi yang kekurangan berat badan atau menghidapi
penyakit-penyakit tertentu (yang menjadikan susu badan
sebagai penawar) masih boleh dirawat melalui proses
penyusuan biasa sama ada daripada ibu kandung atau
penyusu upahan. Dari sudut ini, institusi Bank Susu
dilihat tidak relevan diwujudkan.


Atas sebab-sebab tersebut, penetapan (Qarar) Majlis adalah seperti berikut:

  1. Menentang kewujudan Bank-bank Susu Ibu di seluruh negara Islam
  2. Mengharamkan pengambilan susu dari bank tersebut. Wallahu a`lam.
ALTERNATIF ATAU GUIDELINE

i. Hendaklah susu itu diberikan kepada anak-anak oleh seorang wanita sahaja dan tidak bercampur aduk agar tidak bercampur nasab apabila ia memberikan susu lebih dari lima kali yang mengenyangkan.
ii. Hedaklah pihak pengurusan bank susu itu mengeluarkan sijil “Ibu susuan” agar ia mengetahui ibu susuan dan saudara susuannya.

Tambahan dari saya:-

iii- Jika ingin menderma susu yang diperah yang berlebihan kepada hospital atau anak angkat, hendakalah si penderma memberi maklumat peribadi ATAU memaklumkan latar belakang.

iv: WAJIB mempunyai satu sistem yang mencatatkan salasiah kedua belah pihak. Wajib mengisi borang secara formal. Hendaklah si penerima juga mengisi borang secara formal dan mengetahui siapakah yang menderma susu kepada anaknya

vi: Sekalipun melalui blog atau sebagainya hendaklah dijaga garis pandu yang telah diberi syara' agar dapat menjaga kemaslahatan di masa akan datang walaupun kita asalnya hendak membuat kebajikan.

Wallahua'lam

Ustzah Sumayyah A.Aziz

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Baby Porridge with Broccoli

I try new recipe for baby porridge for my 7 months old son. This time, I introduce broccoli in his diet. Broccoli is his 7 months old birthday gift :P

Well, broccoli is rich in :-
VITAMINS:
Vitamin A - 19809 iu
Vitamin C - 161.7.0 mg
Niacin - 8.0 mg
Folate - 310 mcg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - .73 mg
Vitamin B6 - .62 mg
Vitamin E - 11 mg
Vitamin K - 118 mg
Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
MINERALS:
Potassium - 1499 mg
Phosphorus - 358 mg
Magnesium - 118 mg
Calcium - 516 mg
Sodium - 245 mg
Selenium - 5.7 mg
Iron - 5.5 mg
Contains zinc, manganese and others
From my reading, broccoli is suitable for baby from 8th months above, but giving a try is no harm. Ilyaas looks ok after taking his first broccoli meal. Well, the reason to delay introducing broccoli to your baby is because it may contains gas. You can read more on broccoli here.  

Here goes my baby porridge recipe:-
Ingredients:-
1) Half cup of rice 
2) One carrot
3)2 potatoes
4) Few dices of chicken breast
5) Broccoli
6)Water

Steps:
1) Wash the rice and put in lots of water. More than enough to make porridge.
2) Cut the carrot, potatoes and chicken breast into dices.
3) Heat on these ingredients on the stove until all of them are soft
4) Put in the broccoli into the pot and let it be soft for < 5 minutes.
5) Let the porridge cool down before blend them.

The result will looks like this
soft and smooth porridge
And this is when they are ready to be frozen for 5 days stocks.


                                                                                                                                               

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Anak teruna @ 7 months

Alhamdulillah, hari ni 25th October 2011, maknanya dah 7 bulan jugaklah umur anak teruna saya. dah 7 bulan jugakla saya deliver budak kecik ni, dulu-dulu dia kecik la, sekarang ni tak berapa kecik sgt walaupun bila time tidur baru rs kekecikkan dia sbb bantal peluk lagi panjang dari Ilyaas.

Sekarang ni Ilyaas tidur sorang2 dah atas tilam, dah tak tidur dalam baby cot sbb it's too small for him untuk bergolek kiri kanan time tidur, mind you Ilyaas jenis tidur separa buas. sekejap dia telentang, sekejap dia mengiring, sekejap dia meniarap. Lagipun husband kata Ilyaas dah anak teruna, so kena tidur atas tilam bujang, hehehe. Jadi Umi la yg terpaksa berkorban turun naik katil ke tilam Ilyaas waktu nak susukan Ilyaas tgh2 malam. He still wakes up 3 times every night untuk minum susu. Tapi, Alhamdulillah Ilyas minum susu pun sambil mata terpejam, mulut je laju minum susu, dalam 10-15 minit dah selesai jadi Umi pun dpt tidur balik. Ilyaas skrg dah jarang meragam tgh2 malam cuma sekali dua dia merengek nak Umi peluk2 dia lepas menyusu.

Pada usia baru mencecah  7 bulan ni, anak teruna saya dah tumbuh gigi!!! ada 2 batang di bahagian bawah tgh giat bertumbuh. Mula perasan pada 20 october, minggu lepas time Ilyaas menangis sebab ngantuk. Tiba-tiba nampak mcm kaler putih kat gusi dia, bila dipegang rasa keras dan tajam. sah mmg gigi..Happy la Umi dia sbb anak dah tumbuh gigi.. Alhamdulillah Ilyaas tak demam atau meragam waktu teething. 
Ilyaas senyum-senyum malu

Selain daripada dah tumbuh gigi, perkembangan Ilyaas pada usia 7 bulan ni ialah dah mula tunjuk gaya nak merangkak, dah pandai senyum bila amik gambar, senyuman yg meruntuh jiwa raga Umi dan Ayah dia, menampakkan lesung pipit yang cute itu.Ilyaas juga dah paham bila Umi siap2 pakai tudung maknaynya Umi nak keluar..so kalau Umi tak dukung Ilyaas dia akan nangis sebab takut kena tinggal. Sama la kalau nmpk Ayah dia pakai segak-segak pastu tak dukung dia, dia akan nangis jugak. Aktiviti faveret Ilyaas sekarang ialah belek2 bawah tikar, tolong Umi lap lantai dan masuk bawah sofa. Suka jugak tanduk almari dgn kepala sbb baru figure out selain menendang dgn kaki, tanduk guna kepala pun boleh keluarkan bunyi walaupun menyakitkan. 

Macam mana pun, saya rasa masa berlalu dgn terlalu pantas.Pejam celik Ilyaas Hafiy dah 7 bulan. Smoga Ilyaas membesar jadi anak yg sihat tubuh badan, cerdas akal fikiran, jadi anak yg soleh, yang taat pada umi dan ayah serta menghormati orang tua dan beriman dan bertakwa pada Allah dan RasulNYA.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Family Vacation in Cameron Highland

Assalamualaikum Aunties and Uncles, 

Malam ni Umi penat sangat sebab kami baru je balik dari bercuti di Cameroh Highland. Jadi Umi suruh Ilyaas bersiaran bagi pihak Umi. Maklumlah, Ilyaas sekarang ni stage tgh aktif berbuas-buasan, jadi Ilyaas ada extra energy nak tolong Umi type blog.Tapi saya tak pandai nak type panjang-panjang, jadi kita layan gambar-gambar kami sekeluarga masa bercuti je la ye... Oh, lupa nak kabo, percutian Ilyaas yang pertama ni disertai oleh Tok, Tok Wan, Paksu and Pak Lang..Tapi dorang bertolak dari Bukit Mertajam, Ilyaas, Umi dgn Ayah bertolak dari KL...

On the way ke CH, umi bagi saya makan coklat biscotti

dah sampai dah.view dari balcony 

sukanya saya ayah nak bawa keluar jalan 
saya dan umi saya

bersama tok dan tokwan saya

semua org makan sedap2 tp umi tak bg sy rasa pun

semua org minum teh palas special...tp umi still tak bagi saya rasa

takpela, tok wan layan saya

cantik tak kat belakang tu la ladang teh boh

saya syg mereka berdua

ini ayah saya

good morning..sejuknya semalam

kita ronda-ronda kt CH pagi2

ayah kata mcm kat london...

ngantukla, dorg nak minum teh tarik ke apa ke, sy nak sleep kejap

umi and ayah amik kesempatan bergaya tanpa saya sbb saya tidur

paksu dgn pak lang main2 dalam ladang teh bharat


 Umi dgn tok semua gi beli strawberry jugak dkt Kea Farm, tp sy duduk dalam kereta je dgn ayah sbb ramai sgt org.sesak, lagipun saya ngntuk dah masa tu...Tp Umi kata ramai sgt org jadi Umi tak sempat nak amik gambar dkt Kea Farm...OKla, saya dah ngntuk ni, nnt next entry la kalau Umi saya tak malas dia cerita dgn lebih detail pasal holiday kami ni yer...enjoy the pictures...

Friday, October 21, 2011

Segmen: What's in my bag??

Assalamualaikum and Hi,

Hmmmm, ni kes saya kena tag untuk segmen What's in my bag? First time di-tag dan sebenarnya al pemalas la nak menaip ni,...tp disebabkan sudah ditag oleh Anah, maka saya tak nak la menghampakan Mama Adam ni...

so here goes what's inside my handbag...



Inilah dia barang-barangnya...
1) Purse (hantaran tunang tuuu)
2) handphone Nokia cap ayam (tp sebab bf aka husband yg belanja dulu2 so still guna n sayang)
3) sanitizer
4) Lip liner serta eye liner
5)Lip balm Eucerin
6)Lip balm Honey Dew
7) Vicks
8) Blusher (untuk kecemasan)
9) plaster handiplast
10) extra virgins compact powder from Body Shop
11) Bekas puting dan puting Ilyaas
12) Beg recycle (untuk shopping)
13) Pampers Ilyaas
14) Nursing Poncho
15) Mainan Ilyaas


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Reasons not to carry your baby facing out

Assalamualaikum and Hi All Mummies + Daddies, 

I have come across this very informative articles on the web. I think it might give us some clarification why Asian Style Baby Carriers do not promote forward facing carrying. Well, in general, I don't think any parents who hold their little one are doing something bad. So. let's read and understand the details in this article by Elizabeth, the author.
source:google

Recently Catherine Fowler of Australia made a comment that parents who face their babies out are “cruel and selfish“.  Actually for the record she said they were “inadvertantly cruel”.  I am not here to judge you ladies and gentleman; a walk around the block with your baby in the forward facing position will probably not reek havoc on your child’s development or health.  I don’t think any parent holding their little ones are cruel.  Carrying your baby facing forward is not the best option.  It’s not “cruel”, but it’s not ideal either.  Embracing your baby, or having them embrace you (like when you’re backin’ the baby) is what your baby is adapted to do and quite naturally the way to go. But when you start to weigh in on whether your baby should maybe change perspectives and face the world head on or not, here are some reasons not to let your baby face out, for your consideration- of course.

Carrying your baby facing out…

1.  Does not support your baby’s legs-
Your baby’s legs should be pulled up to at least hip level if not higher. This is possible only if the fabric covers the whole back of the thigh, to the backside of the knee, or if the carrier has footstraps.  When your baby is facing forwards with legs unsupported, it isn’t that his legs are simply dangling,  his hips and spine are unsupported to and there is simply nowhere for baby to sit.

2.  Makes it tough for the wearer to carry the baby-
It’s much harder to carry something that curves away from your body than something that embraces your body. The wearer has an awkward load and often ends up arching her back to compensate.  Babies bodies are naturally adapted to being carried facing you.

3.  Places undue pressure on groin and may chaff the inner thighs of your baby-
Chaffing is no fun.  Being suspended by your baby’s most sensitive parts is not ideal, especially for little boys.

4. May overstimulate your baby-
Baby’s can face their parents and still experience the world around them and take it in at their own pace.  It is very easy for a small infant to become overwhelmed.

5.  Doesn’t support the head or the neck-
Positional asphyxia is possible when babies have no neck control and their chin falls toward their chests.  Little babies should never be placed in a position that can compromise their airways.  The US Consumer Products Safety Commission recently passed a law that the warning labels of forward facing carriers must state that babies should not face out until adequate head/neck control is acheived. The law does not extend to sleeping infants even though they don’t have control of their necks and supported heads while snoozing.

6.  Makes thermoregulation more difficult-
The flexed position a baby assumes on his mother’s chest is more efficient at conserving heat than chest exposed (kangaroo care thermoregulation benefit).  The baby also has more fat cells (insulation) on its back side than front.

7. Makes it harder to respond to baby’s cues-
With no eye contact it is harder to communicate with your baby, check their airways, see their spit up, see them rooting, and know their needs.

8.  Throws off the baby’s center of gravity-  Most often the wearer will intuitively stick out her pointer fingers for the baby to grab on to and stabilize himself or the wearer will try to support baby’s legs by lifting them up in the front. With no seat and nothing to grab on to in front of him it is tough for baby not to arch his back under the weight of his own body.

9.  May not be so wonderful on your back either-
Carrying a load with an arched spine will give you an aching lower back.



Thursday, October 20, 2011

Lagu Faveret Umi & Ayah untuk Ilyaas

Lagu dari Umi untuk Ilyaas
Engkaulah Permata,
Anak Kesayangan, 
Kebanggaan Umi dan Ayah, 

Engkau dibesarkan dengan kasih sayang, 
Hanya yang terbaik untukmu, 

Menjadi harapan, 
Di masa hadapan, 
Engkaulah Anak yang cemerlang.


Love , Umi


Lagu dari Ayah untuk Ilyaas


Ilyaasku Sayang, 
Dah makan ke belum, 
Kalau dah makan, 
Mari kita tidur.

Love, Ayah


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Opah dalam hidup Ilyaas

Assalamualaikum my readers,

Bagaimana hari  Rabu anda? Mudah-mudahan kerja kat office berjalan dgn lancar tanpa sebarang tekanan.
Rabu saya Alhamdulillah semuanya ok. Production untuk final stack sedang berjalan lancar.Harapan dpt siap by petang ni. Processing report in progress. Sementara tunggu production siap, nak tulis cerita pasal Opah. Siapa Opah? Opah ialah pengasuh Ilyaas. Ilyaas kira sangat beruntung sebab dia ada Tok (my mum), Nenek (my MIL) dan juga ada Opah (his babysitter). Lengkap hidup dia.Tok Nek pun ada lagi (my grandmother and grandfather from both my parents' side).

Opah mempunyai 4 orang anak.Semuanya dah besar-besar belaka. 2 daripadanya dah kawin dan dah ada anak.2 lagi (anak bujang) belum kahwin, tp yang paling bongsu pun sebaya dgn my husband (26 yrs old). Opah juga ada seorang anak angkat berusia 13 tahun. Cucu-cucu Opah semuanya 6 orang (dari umur 12 tahun ke 3 minggu). Husband Opah, Pakcik Hashim ialah Atok kepada Ilyaas. Atok bekerja sebagai pemandu teksi sendiri. Kalau Atok ada kat rumah, Opah cakap Ilyaas susah betul nak tidur, asyik nak ajak Atok sembang je.Bagaiman saya bertemu dengan Opah, boleh di baca di sini. Sudah hampir 5 bulan Ilyaas dijaga oleh Opah sepanjang saya dan suami pergi bekerja. Setakat ni, saya berpuas hati dengan jagaan rapi dan teliti oleh Opah terhadap Ilyaas. Belum pernah sehari pun Ilyaas berbau busuk setiap kali saya menjemput dia lepas pulang dari kerja. Ilyaas pasti akan tersengih-sengih bila nampak Opah setiap pagi bila saya hantar dia ke rumah Opah, walaupun kadang kala ada juga hari Ilyaas tarik tudung saya tanda protes nak ikut uminya ke ofis. Bahagian punggung serta kemaluan Ilyaas pun sgt jarang naik rashes, mahupun merah. Kadang kala tu ada juga kemerahan, tp bila check esok nya dah hilang kemerahan tu. Saya paham kadang-kadang mungkin Opah kelam kabut kalau anak cucu ramai di rumah, jad lambat sikit salin pampers Ilyaas. Biasalah tu, saya sendiri pun kadang-kadang terlambat juga.

Selain tu, Opah dengan senang hati sudi membantu saya dalam penyusuan penuh susu ibu. Opah sudi panaskan EBM dan bagi Ilyaas minum. Serta Opah bijak mengawal stock EBM yang diberi. Pandai je Opah budgetkan EBM supaya cukup sampai ke petang. Mula-mula dulu saya bekalkan 5x2oz EBM, kemudian 7x2oz dan sekarang 9x2oz. Kadang-kadang saya ter-thow lebih, so saya bekal kan 10x2oz EBM. Bila Ilyaas dah mula makan solid (walaupun saya ada tulis di entry ini yang saya introduce Ilyaas pada solid when he was 4+ months, tp saya tidak bekalkan solid ke rumah Opah sampailah Ilyaas berusia 5m3w.Pengambilan solid Ilyaas pada usia 4+m tu hanya sekali sekala, adalah 5kali kot sehingga dia betul2 cukup usia untuk ambil solid), saya bekalkan bubur nasi pada Opah.Saya juga tinggalkan Nestum dan biskut Farleys di rumah Opah in case Ilyaas masih lapar. Opah akan bagi Ilyaas makan pada tengah hari dan juga petang.

Ilyaas juga rapat dengan anak-anak serta cucu-cucu Opah. Semua excited tunggu Ilyaas datang. Pernah satu petang saya dgr dari jauh Opah marahkan anak bongsu dia sebab tak sabar2 nak dukung Ilyaas padahal Ilyaas baru je terjaga dari tidur masa tu. Senang hati saya dan suami bila lihat Ilyaas diterima baik oleh mereka sekeluarga. Sekiranya Opah perlu ke klinik, dia akan bagi tahu awal. Pernah juga Opah terlupa bagi tahu awal, notice sehari sebelum menyebabkan saya dan suami tak dapat nak apply cuti. Jadi kami comprimise di mana saya bersetuju anak bongsu Opah serta anak angkat Opah jaga Ilyaas sekejap sewaktu Opah ke klinik kesihatan untuk her blood test. Opah ada darah tinggi, so mmg kena ke klinik 3 atau 6 bulan sekali. Oh lupa nak cakap, Opah jaga Ilyaas sorang je selain tu ada cucu Opah 2 orang, Mimi (6tahun) and Syazwan (12tahun). Dua orang budak ni la penghibur Ilyaas kat rumah Opah. Pernah juga Opah mintak EL sebab ayah Opah (di Temerloh) masuk ICU. Jadi, Opah terpaksa bergegas pulang ke Temerloh.Memang sejak kali pertama bertemu lagi, Opah dah bagitahu yang dia mungkin akan ambil EL with short notice sebab her dad dah tua dan ada banyak penyakit, Opah takut sesuatu terjadi pada ayahnya dan dia kena pulang ke kampung. Saya paham lah bab ini, saya juga ada Tok  yang sudah berusia 85 dan 87 tahun di kampung. Bila Opah ambil EL, saya dan suami bergilir-gilir lah ambil cuti untuk jaga Ilyaas.

Di rumah Opah, Ilyaas ditidurkan di dalam buaian, walaupun saya pernah bagi tahu Opah yang Ilyaas boleh je atas tilam/lemek. Tapi mungkin sebab Opah lebih selesa menidurkan Ilyaas dalam buai, maka dibuaikan lah Ilyaas. Merasa lah jugak anak teruna saya naik buaian. Alhamdulillah, walaupun kat rumah Opah Ilyaas tidur berbuai, balik rumah Ilyaas pandai adapt dan tidur bergolek2 sendiri atas tilam.Mungkin sebab dah dibiasakan sejak lahir hingga usia 2 bulan plus ada senjata hebat nak tidurkan Ilyaas iaitu Miss B:P hehehe.
Sekarang since berat Ilyaas dah menghampiri 8.5kg, Opah ada jugak meluah kan perasaan yang dia makin tak larat nak dukung Ilyaas selalu. Jadi, opah request for walker. InsyaAllah dapat gaji nanti nak beli walker untuk Ilyaas.Bertawakalah bila nak belikan walker ni, sebab mcm2 kan kita dengar kisah walker, tp byk juga kebaikan dari walker ni, so apepun kena under close supervision by an adult.

Wah, tanpa disedari terpanjang pulak entry ni. dahla takde gambar Opah dengan Ilyaas. Nanti bila-bila kena amik la gambar Opah dengan Ilyaas. In case dah pindah rumah ke, Ilyaas still dapat kenal dan ingat muka Opah bila tengo gambar, his very first babysitter yang menjaga Ilyaas dengan baik dan membuatkan Umi dan Ayah senang hati selalu. 
Okayla, sampai sini dulu coleteh hari Rabu saya.Harap semua mummies yang membaca entry ni pun berada dalam keadaan saya yang senang hati hantar anak ke rumah babysitter tiap-tiap hari. Kalau tak ke babysitter pun, senang hati hantar ke taska atau tinggalkan dengan bibik yang bertanggungjawab.

PS:Ada masa nnt ingt nak tulis macam mana menjaga hubungan dengan babysitter lah...(Point dah ada, kena cari masa untuk mengarang pulak)...






WW:Ilyaas Hafiy 6th Months Achievement



Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Must Read!Berhati-hatilah dengan ejaan blogspot.com

Assalamualaikum semua, 
Saya terbaca artikel ini dari KemnRocky. Beliau mendapat email ini daripada Lina Karim, pemilik Darwish and Darwisha.blogspot.com....
Mari kita sama-sama fahami isi kandungan artikel ini dan cuba type alamat blog anda dengan menukar ***blogspot.com kepada ***blogpsot.com. Saya dah cuba dengan URL saya, dan sememangnya perkara ini terjadi, MashaAllah...jahatnya orang-orang ini..
Berhati-hatilah kita pengguna blogspot.com
 
Artikel oleh : Lina Karim

Alhamdulillah, ada beberapa pembaca emel saya sendiri yang memaklumkan pada saya tentang perkara ini. Tentang URL (alamat website) yang sama tapi tak serupa. Maka bolehlah saya berkongsi dengan orang lain tentangnya. Bagi mereka yang memaklumkan pada saya, saya ucapkan terima kasih. Untuk pengetahuan Akmar, jika belum tahu,  pihak bukan Islam telah membeli nama domain yang membolehkan mereka menarik orang lain kepada Agama mereka. Cuba kita fikir, kategori apakah orang yang ingin melawat ke blog saya? Tentu orang tersebut mahu mengetahui cara melahirkan seorang huffaz. Bukankah itu perkara yang membimbangkan Syaitan dan Dajjal? Maka dengan kebijaksanaan mereka, mereka telah membeli domain 'blogpsot' dimana jika tersalah taip 'sp' ke 'ps' maka kita akan dibawa ke website Kristian. Adalah merbahaya jika seseorang yang mempunyai sifat ingin tahu, bila pada mulanya ingin ke blog saya tetapi di bawa ke blog ini, membacanya seorang diri tanpa orang yang arif tentang Islam di sebelahnya akan terpengaruh dengan tipu daya ayat yang ditulis tersebut yang menjurus kepada 'The Truth of The Bible!'. Nauzubillah..

Maka hati-hati sekiranya menaip URL untuk ke blog saya. Dibawah adalah link sama tapi tak serupa tersebut. Semoga kita antara orang yang mengetahui..

www.darwishndarwisya.blogpsot.com
www.darwishndarwisya.blogspot.com

Dari sini kita tahu akan satu dari banyak  taktik yang mereka gunakan untuk menyesatkan manusia. Tidak tahu apa taktik lain lagi di masa akan datang yang akan mereka gunakan. Semoga ini lebih menguatkan semangat kita untuk mendidik anak kita dengan al Quran/agama seawal dan sebaik mungkin.

Ikhlas dari,
 


Lina Karim

Nota: semua URL yang melibatkan blogspot jika tersilap ditulis akan membawa kepada laman web tersebut. Anda boleh cuba URL anda sendiri...Nauzubillah...Untuk dikongsi bersama..

Monday, October 17, 2011

Rumusan Hari Isnin

Assalamualaikum dan Hi semua :)

Lambat betul nak bersiaran hari ni.Dari pagi sampai la ke malam aktiviti pack. Sampai ofis terus banyak kerja.Actually tak banyak sangat tp kerja kena betul2 fokus sebab part ni tak boleh nak buat mistake langsung. sebab dah nak hantar data ke client. salah satu ayat/perkataan nnt panjang pulak ceritanya..Waktu petang pulak dipenuhi dengan testing coherency enhancement untuk final stack (sila la abaikan term-term geophysic yang pelik-pelik ni yer).Jadi, tak sempat nak berblog...

Balik ke rumah mmg dah rasa kepala berat sebelah sbb baru realize its Monday and I can't even feel the Monday Blues sebab terlalu occupied. Balik rumah, seperti biasa buah hati pengarang jantung harus dilayan terlebih dahulu. Bagi Ilyaas minum susu semua dulu, baru mandi manda. Nasib baik lah ada suami yang sangat ringan tulang membantu basuh botol-botol EBM, simpan ice pack dalam freezer dan sterilize semua botol-botol EBM Ilyaas. Lepas solat maghrib, agenda seterusnya ialah memasak untuk makan malam.Mujurlah waktu Maghrib sekarang awal, jadi solat dahulu baru masak. Masak simple-simple je untuk makan berdua. Meni malam ni ialah ayam sambal kicap dan sayur yong tau foo. Hihi, actually ada yong tau foo lebih dari pasar malam haritu, so simpan dan buat goreng dgn sayur. Ilyaas tak makan malam ni, sebab tadi Opah (panggilan Ilyaas pada babysitter) dah bagi makan pukul 5. So Ilyaas dibiarkan bermain-main sendirian di atas tilam.Kesian jugak, tp he gets used to it.Paham dah Umi and Ayah nak selesaikan kerja rumah cepat-cepat sebelum dapat lepak dengan Ilyaas.

ayam sambal kicap

sayur yong tau foo
Lepas makan malam, bagi Ilyaas minum susu lagi se-round. Pastu Ilyaas poo-poo dengan smelly nya pulak...Habis kena baju, alang-alang nak basuh baju Ilyaas, Umi pun basuh semua tudung-tudung Umi yang dah beberapa minggu terkumpul tunggu di basuh. Hehehe, ye saya pemalas basuh tudung.selalu kumpul banyak-banyak baru basuh. Sambil-sambil tu, Umi masak bubur nasi Ilyaas. Sebab semalam tak sempat nak masak, since seharian kami keluar, Isyak baru sampai ke rumah. Umi dah penat sgt semalam nak masak kan bubur Ilyaas (untuk stock seminggu lebih). Nasib baik still ada beberapa cube bubur Ilyaas yang dibuat hari Ahad minggu sudah, dapat buat bekal ke rumah Opah hari ni.

Kali ni, bubur Ilyaas dicampur dengan sayuran hijau!!! Umi introduce green vegie dalam diet Ilyaas. Harap-harap Ilyaas okay dengan rasa baru bubur dia ni.. 

Bahan-bahan:
selain beras dan air, saya gunakan ayam, potato dan sayur bayam(spinach)
Hasilnya:-
sewaktu disejukkan. Husband cakap bubur ni penuh seni, sebab warna warni, Boleh ke?


setelah di blend.Jangan letak banyk sangat sup dari rebusan bubur tu tau,
 saya terletak banyak air, jadinya bubur kali ni sedikit cair.
sedia untuk di-frozen kan. dapat 18oz in total.bekalan untuk 1 week +


Lepas siapkan bubur, baru saya tidurkan Ilyaas.Sepanjang siapkan bubur semua tu, Ilyaas main-main dengan Ayah sampai dah mengamuk2 sebab ngantuk sangat. Kejap je dia gombeng terus tertidur.

Okayla, sekian saja rumusan hari Isnin saya :) Bagaimana hari Isnin anda semua? Semoga minggu ni menjadi lebih bermakna buat kita semua, InsyaAllah. Saya bersemngat untuk menghabiskan hari-hari bekerja dalam minggu ni, sebab hari Sabtu nanti kami sekeluarga akan bercuti!!!Ilyaas akan merasai his first vacation...InsyaAllah...

okay, selamat malam...

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Baby bathing products I used for Ilyaas

As a pregnant mother, I make preparation upon delivering my baby. Part of it is choosing the baby bath soap. There are ranges of brand for baby bath soap with lots of flavour and colours. I bought Johnson&Johnson head to toe baby bath soap for Ilyaas. Once he was born, I tried using this head to toe baby bath soap but unfortunately his skin was still too sensitive to accept the new chemical introduced in the soap. So, I consult a nurse (who's doing house-to-house visit) for lady who just delivered. She suggested for Lactacyd for baby soap.

Head to toe by Johnson&Johnson: Affordable, easy  to get and  commonly used
I tried the Lactacyd and surprisingly it corporate well with Ilyaas' newborn skin. However, Lactacyd is not as cheap as Johnson&Johnson brand. I bought the Lactacyd baby soap from nearby pharmacy (my dad bought it since I was still in confinement). If I'm not mistaken, the price for two big size bottles of Lactacyd baby bath is RM50+. After Ilyaas turns 2 months and I started working, I send him to babysitter. I decided to stop using Lactacyd since the price is quite pricey. Thus, I tried Sebamed brand both for the baby soap and also lotion. However, Ilyaas only used Sebamed baby soap at babysitter's since there are still leftover Lactacyd at home. I monitor the changes on his skin for 1-2 weeks using Sebamed. Looks like his skin is becoming more friendly to the product. Once he turned 4 months, I used the Johnson&Johnson baby soap I bought earlier. Alhamdulillah, he can tolerate better now compare to when he was newborn. Since then, I used Johnson&Johnson baby soap. 
Lactacyd for Baby: very good for newborn and sensitive skin but a bit pricey.
No bubble, no sweet smell. Smell more likely as an ubat

Sebamed Baby Liquid Cleanser:: Affordable,good for sensitive skin,  quite ok smell.better than Lactacyd

Few weeks back, after doing some spring cleaning to keep Ilyaas' newborn baby wear into plastic bag(s) [so that I can used it again if I got another baby later], I realized that I have lots of Avon Baby Soaps and Lotion given to me by some relatives when I was in confinement. The smell is quite nice and I decided to give it a try. But I was afraid Ilyaas' skin might not react well with the new product. Luckily, he likes it. Got lots of bubbles compare to other baby soaps I used previously, making our bathing time more fun So, for now, I decided to stick with Avon Baby Soap and also Baby Lotion. Part from producing more bubbles, the smell is so nice and stay for longer time. I gave bath to Ilyaas at 5pm in the evening and at 10pm in the night, he still smells fresh after shower despite his aggressiveness and activeness. Thus, I'm falling in love with Avon Baby Products :)
Avon Baby Wash and Shampoo: Affordable, wangi and lots of bubbles.

A beautiful 11 years of friendship with Che' Wan Nurulhanisah

It was 19th January 2000. My parents and brothers ( I only have Imran and Amir as my brothers that time, Izzat wasn't conceived yet) send me to Bukit Merbah, Seremban. A place known as Kolej Tunku Kurshiah. I was assigned to class IT and dorm Tanjung in Block F. Full of energy and new spirit, I am so determined that I can and will be strong enough to stay 500km away from my parents and family. Yes, I did. I managed to stay there until Year 2004. But no one knows how many litres of tears I have cried on for the first few months staying there, except one person. That person is Che' Wan NurulHanisah Che' Wan Samsuddin, my dearest bedmate when I first stepped in into TKC.

She is a lovely girl. I would say, she has all the package that a guy wanted in a girl. Definitely, she has her own originality, she has her own charisma and she is very beautiful indeed. She is matured beyond her age. Lovely, nice, humble, caring and open minded, and disciplined would be best to describe her. Not to forget, very intelligent too!
I called her Nisah. She is the person who always heard me crying before we went to sleep. She is the one who always woke up in the middle of the night after hearing me sobering next to her for missing my family away in Penang. She is lucky as her parents live in KL, so they can come and visit her every weekend or two. She will be telling me how strong I should be in order for me to overcome the homesickness. She is the one who will listen to my crying for nearly 2 months before I can settled down with new life in boarding school. She does play a big role in my life for making sure I stay for that long in TKC.  I was her bedmate for whole year 2000.

The pretty Nisah with Me
Moving to Form 2, we both were given same dorm again. As time goes by, I managed to get along well with the boarding school environment. Years past and we are going to take our PMR soon. Both of us were appointed to become school prefect for the next year after PMR. We make our prefects' suite together with other prefects-to-be like Nuha, Ayie, Izzah, Soraya and few more. It's the dark green coat with a big TKC badge on the left pocket. As PMR finished and school holiday approached, all of us (we call ourselves TITANS) becoming so sad. Sad because Nisah going to leave us for United Kingdom. She has to follow her family to move there as her mum going to continue her Phd in Cardiff. It was one of the saddest   moment to remember through the years I spend in TKC, for losing a very closed and understanding friend name Hanisah. She went to UK during the school holiday year 2002. I did not manage to come and visit her in Putrajaya before she left for UK. From then, we keep in touch via Friendster and later on come in the Facebook.

Nisah managed to come back to KL few times, but I was in Australia furthering my degree. So I did not manage to see her. Another time she came back, I was in US for work trip. Again, missed another meeting.
But Allah is Grateful. He planned well and after 9 years of only seeing her in Friendster and Facebook, I manage to attend her brother's wedding today. Lots of things happen within that 9 years, so bringing Ilyaas and Mr Husband to meet Hanisah is a must. The moment I saw her and hug her, I can hide how much I have been missing my dearest bedmate back in Year 2000, 11 years ago. We both tried to hold our tears since we were on our make up, so tak nak la spoil the event. Alhamdulillah, I am one happy person today as I meet my dearest Nisah. She recognized my husband and Ilyaas from her constant keep on track about us Titans via fb. Thank You Nisah for inviting us to your brother's big day. Managed to meet other Titans too like Izyan (my bridesmaid), Izzah, Iedadie, Jama, NickAisy, Kakak, and Nadia. Though it was a short meeting, but seeing you after 9 years means a lot.
My bridesmaid, Izyan with Nisah. (background, Kakak and Izzah)

Thanks Husband for understand how much your wife has been missing her bedmate in form 1. Thanks Nisah for the cute gift to my baby Ilyaas, and top of all, thanks for the friendship we shared for 11 years (and counting). May your journey back to UK be smooth. I'm waiting for your wedding invitation (hint:P)
And that's Nisah, Me (struggling to force Ilyaas seeing the camera) with Izyan

Nisah's present to Ilyaas .Thank You aunty Nisah.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress

Hi all readers,

Since mention earlier this week, in this post , Babywearing Week for 2011 will end this Sunday, 16th October. I have do some readings on baby wearing topics posted around the world. This is just a light reading to increase my general information and knowledge in babywearing, no intention to educate others, just myself. So, here, I would like to share a very informative and useful articles about Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress. The article was writen by Rochelle L.Casses.

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As we are finally realizing the benefits of "wearing" our infants while we perform our daily activities, we must be careful not to compromise the integrity of our child's spine through the use of improper carriers. Spondylolisthesis (specifically, Type II/isthmic) is a condition that can result from excessive stress in the low back, such as a baby's spine might experience in certain carriers on the market today. It is relatively uncommon, but when aggravated is extremely painful. This article explains which styles of baby carriers promote healthy spine development in an infant and describes the unnecessary stress and resulting spinal condition that can result from using certain carriers.
Adult Spine
A healthy adult spine has four curves when viewed from the side, located in the neck (cervical spine), mid-back (thoracic), low back (lumbar) and base of the spine (sacrum). Upon entering the world, a newborn has only two curves in her spine: the mid-back and the base of the spine. These two curves are called the primary or kyphotic curves. They have an apex or "hump" at the back of the body. The curves in the neck and low back develop later and are termed secondary or lordotic curves. The curve in the cervical spine develops as the child begins to lift his head and the neck muscles are strengthened. The curve in the lumbar spine results as the child starts to crawl. The lordotic curves have an apex at the front of the body. These four curves — two primary and two secondary — are extremely important in the spine (both adult and child), for this is how the body handles the stress of gravity. If these curves do not exist, the body's center of balance is shifted, causing undue stress on the spinal column and spinal cord.

A baby's spine is placed in a compromising position in many of today's popular carriers. If the carrier positions the infant upright, with the legs hanging down and the bodyweight supported at the base of the baby's spine (i.e. at the crotch), it puts undue stress on the spine which can adversely affect the development of the spinal curves and, in some cases, cause spondylolisthesis.

Spondylolisthesis is defined as the forward slipping of a vertebra on the one below it. The degrees of severity are determined using the Meyerding grading scale, with grade 1 being the least amount of slippage and grade 5 being complete slippage off the vertebra below. This condition may have a related stress fracture at the pars interarticularis, a structure at the back of the vertebra that takes most of the stress inflicted on the spine when it is arched backwards. When present, a spondylolisthesis occurs at the fifth lumbar vertebra 90% of the time and at the fourth lumbar vertebra 9% of the time.
Spondylolisthesis is documented in approximately 5% of white males, but is prevalent in native Eskimos (as high as 60% of the population is affected). There has been much discussion on the high percentage of affected Eskimos as to whether it is a genetic predisposition or related to environmental factors (i.e., papoose carriers). Knowing how dynamic and vital the biomechanics of the spine are, I believe that environmental factors are the cause. If the trend continues in the U.S. to carry infants in carriers (or place them in walkers, jumpers, etc.) that place their spines in a weight bearing position before the spine is developmentally ready to do so, I believe we will see an increase in the incidence of spondylolisthesis.
Spondylolisthesis has been referred to as congenital anomalies of the spine, but there is no supporting embryological evidence for this assumption.1 There are factors that predispose a person to this condition, such as weakness in the posterior structures of the vertebra, failure of muscles and ligaments to absorb forces, anomalies of the lubosacral spine, and activities that place high stress on the posterior structures of the spine. Little is known about spondylolisthesis. More research needs to be done specifically addressing the weight bearing position of some carriers. In the meantime, we can take preventative steps by choosing alternate carriers, both for ourselves and as gifts for others.
What I have found to be the ideal carrier is the sling. There are many variations of the sling, but one should look for the following in any type of carrier:
  1. Before an infant can hold her head on her own, the carrier should support the neck. A sling cradles the infant just like your arms would, unlike vertical carriers which can actually allow a whiplash type injury.
  2. The carrier should not place the infant's spine in a weight bearing position too early. (The young baby should be horizontal or inclined, with the spine supported along its length.)
  3. When a baby wants to be more upright to see the world around him (usually around age 4 to 5 months), the carrier should allow him to sit cross-legged, so his weight is dissipated through his legs and hips, as opposed to the style that has the legs hanging down, where the young spine has to bear the entire weight.
When considering the purchase of a baby carrier, you can often just ask yourself if you would be comfortable in it. Would you feel like you were in a hammock (a sling), or in a parachute harness, with your legs hanging down? Laying in a hammock is better for all of us.
Other benefits of sling type carriers include easy accessibility to breastfeeding, ability to wear baby facing toward or away from wearer, ability to wear sling on back, front or side.
You may be wondering, "What about backpacks? Are they bad? At what age or stage of development is it okay to carry a child in a backpack? What should you look for when buying one?" Wait until your child can sit alone well before carrying him in a backpack. The seat of the backpack should support the child's entire bottom — not just between the legs, leaving the legs to dangle. One that has a foot rest is preferred.
The choice of infant carriers is a small thing when compared to all the other concerns that face parents, but it is a decision that can have lifelong effects. By choosing a sling type carrier for your baby, you may be preventing a lifetime of backaches and other spinal stresses.

Original article can be found here.

Okay all, Happy Babywearing. Petang ni nak wear Ilyaas ke pasar malam.:p