Fea's and Faheem's carseats

Fea's first car seat was Maxi Cosi Cabriofix.

Now, it belongs to Faheem

Fea's Second Car seat was Maxi Cosi Priori Xp.

Fea's current car seat is Graco Junior Maxi.

No picture of her in the seat yet =)

A review of my Medela pumps

The purpose of this entry is to share with those who are interested with this topic..heee

So anyway, the greedy me have four medela pumps all together, wait a minute 3 left coz I sold one to the lovely Daeng Erni. Thanks hon~

I will review these pumps one by one from my expe

rience and point of view. It might help future mums to decide which pump is suitable for them. The pumps that I have in my collection or that I have used are;

Medela Mini-E

(Pic taken from Mr Google)

This is my first breast pump given to me as a present by my darling friend Khadijah Husin. Thank you so much dear. I used it for quite some time. The advantage of this pump is, it is easy to carry around as it is small, it is electric so my hands are not tired during the pumping session, if there aren't any power supply I could easily use 2 double A battery instead and it is easy to assemble. However the downside is that it does not have the letdown function like other Medela pumps, even though I can use the battery the suction are not as strong as when I'm using electric and thus less milk collected and the last disadvantage of this pump is, it makes a really loud noise. If I pump at the office everyone could hear the pump buzzing. Overall, it's a good pump and serves well if you don't have a big budget to spend on buying breast pump, you don't mind the noise and also it is better when you have a source of electricity at the place you are pumping. Also, it's just a single pump.

Medela Harmony

(Pic taken from Mr Google)

This is the second pump that I own. My sweet sister bought it for me in the UK. It is available here of course but over there it's cheaper. This is the only manual pump that I have. I love this pump to bits even though my hands are tired after each session but still I managed to collect a lot in a short session compared to mini-E. The parts are easy to assemble and wash too, this is important for busy mums out there. Of course this pump does not make as much noise as the Mini-E. think it's the only manual pump that has the let down function (I like)

Medela Pump in style

(pic taken from my canon powershot camera..hehe)

The next pump I bought on e-bay. This one I bought on my own..hee..it's a double pump. The noise I can say is the same level as the mini-E. it also does not have the let down function. Usually this pump I use it at home only as it is a bit heavy and bulky. Even so this pump has a travel adopter so I can always pump in the car whilst driving and it also has a battery pack in case there aren't any electricity outlet. I like this pump because it saves time as I can pump both breast at the same time.

Medela Freestyle

(pic taken from my canon powershot camera..hehe)

This pump was given as a gift from my beloved husband. It's a great pump as it does not make so much noise. I can move about with this pump and also it's hands free(but have not tried it yet). The pump has a rechargeable battery and I don't have to sit at the power point until the session ends. The downside of this pump is that it's a hassle to wash and also assemble compared to other pumps. there so many parts that needed to be washed and dried before and after each session. Usually I would have lost around an ounce of milk dripping before I could start pumping...so leceh as the Malays' would say it...hehe

So that's all folks...I hope it helps a bit in choosing your ideal pump, After all you'll be using it for a long time(around 2 yrs) so you really need to find a pump that is comfortable and convenient to you. Like me, I like to test out that's why I have 4 of them. Maybe in the future I might try other brands as well. we'll see how it goes..hehe =). If have any questions feel free to ask ya~

Wearing Faheem?

Thinking of buying a ring sling and will buy one soon~

Reasons why I want one is because:

1) Last week went out to giant hypermarket and suddenly Faheem wants to BF luckily I brought baby pouch with me and so i BF him whilst walking around at giant. He loved it.

2) During fea's time, every time she wants to BF I usually have to run and find a baby's room which is difficult to find in most malls in Malaysia. I remember once out of desperation i had to run to the car and Bf her.

3) Current baby pouch is enough you would say but it's not snug enough and the size is not adjustable

There are other reasons but I forgot. So anyway since I have a lot to learn about baby wearing I better read up on it. there are a lot of good designs and i'm not sure whether to get silk or linen definitely not cotton. Here are the list of shops that some of you could check out for cool designs ring slings

1.peek-a-pouch by peekaroobaby (pouch, wrap, ring sling-coming soon??)
http://peekaroobabyshop.blogspot.com/search/label/Peek-a-Pouch

2.mummyhugs(ring and pouch sling) :
http://www.mummyhugs.com/zencart/

3.mylovelycloset (pouch sling) :
http://www.mylovelycloset.com/home/index.php?cPath=26&osCsid=uqqp179b9cc7f1vq3uu1fb1oq2

4. thebabyloft (pouch and ring sling) :
http://www.thebabyloft.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=17

5. mamaparadise (carry mummyhugs,momsinmind and littlepods) :
http://www.mamaparadise.com/index.php?pr=Sling

6.momsinmind (based in singapore):
http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/sarongslings.html

7. babysashanmom (pouch sling):
http://www.babysashanmom.com/product-list.php?product=193

8. babyznmom (ring sling):
http://www.babyznmom.com/index.php/cPath/25?osCsid=26ccb6a28851b39c6e62570fa2cec0b1

9. Apootaern
http://www.apootaern.com/

10. kasihkusayangku (ringsling)
http://www.kasihkusayangku.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=6

11. JumpsacBaby
http://www.jumpsacbaby.com/

12. Snuggbaby
http://snuggbaby.com/

13. Miabambina
http://www.miabambina.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=BabywearingGear

14. Thelilcaliph
http://www.thelilcaliph.com/e-Boutique/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3&zenid=7232c9ab5d80d63af692e55c05f9f00d

15. Tiny Tapir
http://www.tinytapir.com/category/baby-carriers/c77

16. Bigeyesshop
http://bigeyesshop.blogspot.com

(copy and pasted from ratu hati forum by a member called Rozy)

hope it helps.. will update later which slings I bought...hee

ni tgh berguru dgn Anis lisa tentang ring sling..hope she can some over and give me a demonstration...hehe

pictures? nanti la..too lazy to upload

Apabila Fea dah reti cakap....

Scene 1

Fea terpijak kaki ummi

ummi: sakit la fea~

Fea: sorry, ummi.

cair hati ummi...huhue...terharu

Scene 2

Fea terjatuhkan iphone omma

ummi: Fea, pegang elok2 phone tu (dgn nada marah)

Fea: Sorry, ummi

tak jadi ummi nk bebel byk2...kesian pula...

Rindunye kat puteri yang sorg tu...ni dia ikut parents balik Bangi kejap..

Love u always honey~