The Rise of NINE

Yes, The Rise of NINE is out people!

And for my readers who do not know what that is, do you remember the movie called 'I am Number Four'? The one where the hot young guy acts in? *Gulp*. hehehehe

Well, that is actually adapted from a book written by Pittacus Lore.

The next book after 'I am Number Four' was called 'The Power of Six'. As usual, I read the books before I even knew a movie was being made of the first book.

And now, the third book in the Lorien series 'The Power of Nine' is out.

Just started reading and I couldn't put it down. One of the benefits of the long wait during medical check ups is that you can casually read! Hehe. I intentionally left the book in the car once I got to the office so I wouldn't be reading it in the office.

Go grab it guys, and by IT I mean the entire series, it is addictive to say the least. I wonder if they are making another movie for these books. Love to see it translate on the silver screen!

Tomorrow is Friday so yeay!

Hannah Selwah!

Happy Birthday Huda Zuhrah!

Nape, ingat aku tak ingat ke?

Ecehhh, memori aku semakin baik sejak ada baby dlm perut hokkay?

P.S - picture is credited to its owners.

Lap you and Ammar Zihni yg tomey dan terlanggar meja kaca rumah aku hahaha...

When You're Having a Bad Day...

When your body aches and you have not slept soundly in weeks, when you have vomited the entire contents of your stomach and swore to yourself that you will never eat again, when you tell yourself that this is going to be the last time you're going to stop on the emergency lane in the highway while you're stuck in a jam after work so you can throw up ...

Remember that everything is borrowed... and that everything is a gift.

Terima kasih Tuhan.

Have a good week ahead readers.

My Top 10 Shopping Websites for Moms to Be/Moms

Hello,

Semenjak dua menjak di ramai pulak yang bertanya whether I have regular websites that I go to untuk mencuci mata kalau nak tgk barang baby or breastpumps atau yang berkaitan dengannya. Ok, I will list down my top 12 websites that I usually surf through for baby stuff or preggy stuff.

Warning : PRODUCTS IN THESE WEBSITES CAN BE EXTREMELY CUTE AND IRRESISTIBLE. Click at your own risk. Ok, with that disclaimer sorted out, let's go to the list.

1. EnjoyBreastFeed - As the title of the website would indicate, this website caters to everything breastfeeding. It has a large section for baby products as well. I also love that the website is in pink!

2. Littlewhiz - This is a pretty comprehensive site that deals with everything from baby furniture and bedding, to baby slings to baby food. You can spend hours just looking at the products! If you're not satisfied with just looking at the products online, go to their shop in Section U13, Setia Alam;

3. Moms Little Ones - This online shop has a lot of offline branches and has the standard items of breastpumps, nursing and maternity apparels and breastcare products. One feature which I like is that you can opt for notifications on updates/restocking of one particular product which you like to be sent to your e-mail if you want!;

4. Baby Care Malaysia - This online shop does not sell breastpumps, but instead concentrates on maternity wear, baby apparels, cloth diapers and toys for kids. The cloth diapers are super cute!;

5. Kasihku Sayangku - Like Littlewhiz, it offers tons of stuff which you can go through and surf for hours on end. It even sells gift sets and books, cd and dvds for kids and mothers to be;

6. Fabulousmoms - This is my personal favourite website and it also has a number of offline branches which you can visit. What I like about this website is the maternity bras they sell! The items sold are extensive!;

7. Babyloft - I still have not finished going through the products listed in their website. From carseats, to strollers, to bouncers, walkers, you name it..they have everything baby! They also have a 3D hand and feet sculpting service for you to immortalise the memory of your baby! How cool is that. Another plus is that Babyloft has a branch in Publika, Solaris Dutamas where I work. I found one product here which I am seriously contemplating buying - Simple Wishes : Hands Free Pumping Bra;

8. Babies Kingdom - They do not sell breastpumps on their website, but do sell baby car seats and carriers, baby furniture and bedding and strollers and buggies;

9.  Kedai Ibu  - They have an extensive collection of breastpumps, breastpump accessories, even NR set bersalin, Islamic books untuk belajar Al-Quran and all. They even sell barut and bedung, even used breastpumps; and

10. MyBBstore - There all manner of items neatly categorised not only by category, but by 'Best Seller', 'Award Winners', by 'Brand', 'On Sale' and 'New Arrivals'.

Alright readers. Hope the list helps you guys out. Please drop me a line at FB or pm me at my yahoo if you need to know anything else.

Have a good weekend ahead.

Baby in Tummy No. 2 - Private Hospitals v Public Hospitals

Hello Everyone.

This post shall be about my dilemma on whether to go private or not for the delivery of Baby in Tummy No. 2.

I have nothing against public hospitals. In fact public hospitals are my first choice when it comes to delivery. In fact, I choose to go for my check up at public clinics i.e. Klinik Kesihatan. I think the checkups  are really thorough and the doctors and nurses always tell you what you need to hear (you shouldn't gain so much weight, you're eating too much sugar...bla bla bla) as opposed to what you want to hear kan.

I really have not experienced any of the horror stories yang org semua crite which you can find on the Internet pasal delivery in public hospital and I went to HKL of all places. The nurses were always nice even in the wards. I think the key is for you to be a nice person, if you're nice they will be equally nice to you. The facilities are not the best though and the nurses expect you to be independent, which I find to be ok although might be a bit taxing for those going through ceaser like me the last time.

Anyways, the reason the option of private hospital even came up is because the number of kids I wish to have. The chances of me going through a natural birth this time around is slim. But public hospitals will make you try to attempt it. My fear is that I may have to go through another emergency c-sect which I do not want to have. I would rather have an elective c-sect. If I go through the c-sect in a planned manner without complications and distress to the baby, and with the same doctor who knows my c-sect wound, I am hoping to attempt to have 4 or even maybe 5 kids via elective c-sect. If I keep having emergency c-sects. I may be stopped at 3 kids only. I am just trying to expand my options. Kalau dah rezeki sampai 3 je nak buat mcmmana, tapi kalau boleh nak 4 or 5 kids, it is an option which I would like to have.

My firm does not cover maternity expenses so Aries and I are pretty much on our own in terms of budget. Duit tu memang ada, but I just do not want to spend so much money on hospital bills sebenarnya. I mean, baik simpan utk their education ke hape kan? Sakit bersalin or luka c-sect pun sama je kat mana mana. And kalau bill sampai 10 ribu, I really think its such a waste of money. Baik belanja beli barang or spend on postnatal care for myself ke ape.

I have surveyed a few private hospitals yang dekat kat rumah and have narrowed down my options:-

1. Kelana Jaya Medical Centre (paling dekat, 2 minit dari rumah);

2. Sime Darby Ara Damansara Medical Centre (ini dekat jugak, 5 minit je tapi tak tahulah ada gynae ke tak sbb this a really new centre);

3. KPJ Selangor (Shah Alam);

4. Shah Alam Specialist Centre (SALAM) , their elective c-sect package is RM5555, link is here; and

5. Darul Ehsan Medical Centre (DEMC).

Anybody who knows how much (range) for an elective c-sect for the places above please let me know k?

Another option which I find attractive is the Full Paying Patient programme in Hospital Selayang and Hospital Putrajaya. Costs wise, a lot cheaper than private hospitals and I hear the facilities are superb. And I feel more confident because it is generally a government hospital only in the private wing of the same.

If anybody had experience as a FPP in these hospitals, please drop me a line. Would really appreciate it!

Hugs!

Baby in Tummy No. 2 - List of Main Things to Buy/Do

Hello everyone.

It has been quite some time since Airiel and this 2nd baby. I am more than thankful everything is going on allright. Am just hoping for the best and that everything will go smoothly.

Anyways, before I forget I need to list all these things down to buy for Baby in Tummy No. 2.

List

1. Medela Freestyle Breastpump (Costs a freaking bomb, any ideas on website I can go to to buy one at a discount?), breastmilk storage bags, yada yada yada. I am determined to at least let this next baby have my milk for one (1) year at least (Airiel sempat 6 months sahaja, sedey);

2. Bantal, Tilam Kekabu ( Should get one for Airiel as well). You can try these websites for the bantal kekabu:-

http://www.manjakucomel.com/index.php?set-bantal-kekabu-bayi,252
http://infantiahouse.blogspot.com/2010/02/bantal-100-kekabu-pokok.html
http://www.mybantalkabu.com/2011/02/bantal-kekabu-asli.html 
http://www.kekabu-asli.com/Bantal_kekabu_100_asli/p754138_3378394.aspx
http://littledivaboutique.blogspot.com/
http://shiswiftzoneenterprise-iera.blogspot.com/2011/05/bantal-kekabutilam-babybarut-n-bedung.html
http://dimurahonline.blogspot.com/2012/02/bantal-kekabu-saiz-kanak-kanak.html
http://atieyusz-myproduct.blogspot.com/ - this is Kuala Kangsar kekabu pillows (the best kekabu pillows ever!)
http://kedaiminikelantan.blogspot.com/

3. Minyak Telon and kelengkapan kecil lain yang perlu for the little one ( I must get the Amway Minyak Telon, it works like a charm) - you can go here http://www.bidanbersalin.blogspot.com/;

4. Clothes (little cute gloves and all), barut, diapers, baju lubang lubang sgt penting;

5. My Berpantang Set (thinking of Nona Roguy this time - any views on the Nona Roguy set?);

6. My hospital bag; and

7. Deciding where to have the birth and in what way. ( I will write another post on this)

Darn it, I can't for the life of me remember what I am supposed to do apart from that. Maybe I will list it down as I waddle along the other trimesters.

By the way, I found out that a place called Sould Nibbana Spa in PJ offers prenatal massages. Am thinking of going la plak. Has anybody been there? Please pm me and let me know how it was.

Okay, have a good week ahead guys.  Much love.