Milk production declining~

From the title you've guessed it. My milk production is running low. My stock in the fridge is running out. From around 50 bottles I have stocked up for the past month now what is left is around 10 bottles and I'm getting worried. Not that I did not drink a lot. I do, but I have to drink more than that lot because of the climate today. Fea drinks a lot too so that is why the backup supplies are also running low.

So what I have to do now is try harder to produce more. I have to eat a lot of other supplements for more milk. down here is the list of food I should consume. (source: susuibu.com)

Makanan yang menambah dan mengurangkan air susu ibu

Makanan Menambah atau Mengurangkan Susu Ibu

Sesetengah makanan memberi kesan kepada penghasilan susu ibu, sama ada menambah atau mengurangkannya... Jadi hati-hati apabila memilih makanan anda... Antara makanan yang mungkin menambah penghasilan susu ibu

* Makan banyak makanan mengandungi vitamin B seperti kekacang, dal.
* Kurma – makan begitu sahaja atau dihancurkan sedikit dan dimasukkan ke dalam susu panas.
* Jambu batu, betik – makan begitu sahaja.
* Lobak putih, peria – dijadikan jus atau sup.
* Sawi, kacang panjang, kacang buncis, jagung muda – goreng atau sup.
* Daun atau pucuk meranti masak lemak putih, tumis air atau goreng.
* Klorofil
* Chlorella
* Oat – dijadikan minuman, biskut, bubur atau salutan pada makanan sebelum dimasak.
* Madu – gunakan sebagai pemanis dalam minuman, sapuan pada roti atau cicah pada lempeng susu beroat
* Air longan – boleh beli longan kering dari pasaraya dan direbus sehingga kembang.
Longan kering salah satu bahan dalam air laichikang

* Red raspberry leaves – suplemen dari farmasi
* Halba – direndam dalam air mendidih atau dimasukkan ke dalam masakan.
* Habbatus sauda atau jintan hitam.
* Barli – air atau bubur barli.
* Pucuk manis – masak lemak bersama ubi keledek.
* Pucuk pegaga – dijadikan ulam atau jus.
* Jantung pisang dicelur atau masak lemak.
* Daun kucai – goreng bersama tauge dengan tauhu dan tempe.
* Pucuk betik atau bunga betik jantan.
* Air soya dan produk soya seperti tauhu, taufufa, tempe
* Air horlicks
* Susu dan produk tenusu
* Teh hijau jepun
* Makanan mengandung yis seperti roti, donut, tapai pulut dan sebagainya.
* Bawang putih mengandungi banyak sulfur yang bagus untuk sendi dan membantu penghasilan susu.
* Ubat homeopati.

Makanan yang perlu dielakkan

* Herba seperti Parsli,Peppermint, Sage, Oregano,
*Spageti bolognese? Sekali-sekala okey!

#thanks to mamaANA for listing it out#

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I'm just terrible~

This morning is the second time my daughter fell off our bed. I should have known better. I should have put her in her cot before doing other thing. After the incident she cried and when she has calmed down she was very quite. She didn't want to move. She just lay down. Maybe she was terrified. The fall shocked her. What I fear most is her health. I worry she might have broke her bones from the fall or the worse, bleeding in her brains. I fear for the worst. I'm a terrible mother. A crazy woman can do a better job at being a mother. I'm just down. Not a good day today. She deserves better. I'm a bad example.

Note for my dear daughter, Nur Alya Sofeah,

No matter how loud you cry and scream as a sign of protest when I or ayah put you in your car seat or your cot we will put on a deaf ear as we know that's the safest place for you. We love you soo much dear. I'll try my best not to neglect you in the future.

Your sorry mother,

*I feel like I've failed being a good mother. I've never felt so disappointed with myself like what I'm feeling now. I'll cry just thinking about it *

What have I been upto~

Alright. Here's the highlight of what's going on with my life up to date.

I've been very busy because I've just started teaching. The first day I came in, straight away they assigned me to a class to teach. I was at the state of shock. I have not taught a class ever and I was expecting for them to at least give me some training or an introduction before handing me the task to teach. Anyway, I had only 2 students and they're both good students. The class was ok. They also have their own textbook and workbook. So all I have to do is follow the book and play the tape. It's easy right. Yeah I know. Everyday I only have one class for 2 hours. It's alright isn't it. The times that I'm not teaching I'll just sit in the teacher's room and do some paper work and at times prepare for the next class.

Because I don't have any experience in teaching I have to go for a teaching course which runs for 4 Saturdays from 9am until 6pm in the evening. Yeah, it's tiring but it's ok I guess. On the bright side after I've completed this course I'll have a certificate in teaching and I can include this in the resume as well. Great huh. I just have to bare with it for only 1 month.

I'm now in the third week at my new job as a lecturer. My night classes has started. I need to teach from 6.30pm until 8.30pm every Wednesday and the next day I'll get a half day off. Yippy. I can spend some time with my daughter at home. The time I'll be looking forward to every week. Now we're coming close to mid-semester. Guess what I'm busy with? Yeah that's right. I have to make questions for their mid-semester exams. huu~

It's been a pleasure working at the new place as my colleagues are great. All very supportive and we act as a big family here. It's very different from the place I worked before where everybody talks in Mandarin except me and every meeting they have they'll exclude me because it's easier to conduct the meeting in mandarin compared to conducting it in English. Here I feel like I have contributed something everyday rather than sitting at the office and stare at the computer until office hour ends. yeah , that's what I've been doing for the whole year last year.

As for now, I just go into the class and teach for 2 hours, then once a month we have to go on a field trip, there are also classes in the multimedia lab where I just assign them their assignment in the course ware whilst I browse the Internet for the 2 hours and every Friday we have a practical class where we play games and watch the movies. You might think it's easy (not that it's not) it's just the paper work I have to do at the office is quite taxing. Hate it. Once in a while my colleague will complain about the amount of paper work we have to do. He always says that this college likes to butcher trees because we're wasting a lot of paper doing these stuff. Why can't we just key in the computer. Saves time and space at the same time but nooo,they still want paper.

Here is the picture of me at the CITC (Certificate In Teaching Course) class.


Smile Always~ =)

HAppy Mothers day to me?~

I'm a mother now~
Didn't realize it until someone wished me Happy mother's day..
and now I'm one of the mother being celebrated on mothers day..
because I'm now a mother

Owh I couldn't believe it~
I'm a mother now!
HOw time flies and in the past I never thought of being a mother so soon..

So anyways HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ME and ALL THE MOTHERS around the GLobe~

Buli jalan raya & award?~

Meh sini daku nak bercerita pasal buli jalan raya...

Sedangku drive ke tempat keje dengan hati girang gemilang melayan anak dalam car seat kat sebelah tibe2 plak ade mamat bawak kete toyota wish kat belakang honk dan pasang high beam.

Aku ape lagi..hangin dan dengan keras kepala refuse untuk ketepi sebab kurang hajar sedemikian rupe..aku bawak slow n steady..die nk wat ape kat belakang lantak die la.

Lagipon xde la aku bwk slow macam nenek tua ke ape..bawak 80..ok la kan since itu la speed limit kat jalan tue(baru kuar dari kerinchi link punye tol-jalan tue kan tinggi..klo silap corner mau jatuh dalam gaung mane ntah..lg pon aku gune smart tag so mmg akan termasuk kat lane laju dulu la kan baru pelahan2 nk kesot ke lane slow...ade 2 lane je pon)..ngokngek punye org.

Kesian kat anak aku kat sebelah tekejut dengan hon bunyi cam kentut tue..nasib die ok pagi tadi..xde la merengek ke ape. Baik jer duduk dalam car seat. Aku nak ketepi tak boleh sbb ade plak kete kancil so duduk je la lane tu(ala kejap jer pon sbb klo kedepan sikit dah ade 3 lane...xsabar punye org). klo die langgar die la byr..mengelabah sgt tue kenape..lepas die potong aku kat depan tue pon die kene block dengan 4 buah kete..ahaha..puas hati aku..

owh ha lupe...pagi ni fea ikut aku pegi keje then mak aku amek die kat tempat keje..mak mertua aku demam..kesian die..smlm pon adik ipar aku yang jage fea..esok tak tau la macam mane ni..

Anyway, aku nk cakap la sikit. Orang2 pakai kete besar ni tak payah la nk buli orang pakai kete kecik...respect la sikit..org lain pon ade equal rights jugak keatas jalan raya yang digunekan..

macam semalam, mentang2 la bwk kete honda tetibe jer nak hon suami aku sbb nk park kat tepi...bukannye org tak bagi signal...siolan punye org..xpasal..

Aku n hubby sejak ade anak ni mmg pemandu yang berkhemah abis la..ye la bile dah ade anak dok pikir jer anak..xnk la anything bad happen ke ape..

owh lagi satu aku tak puas ati dgn van vannete (camni ke eja..ntah laa) aku dah stereotype kan sume van jenis ni mmg kurang hajar punye org..bawak macam tooot tooott...amboih, macam awk sorg jer boleh gune jalan ni..aku pon byr cukai jalan tau

ahaha...xpasal emo plak..meh kite bertukar mood...

Ho yeah....my first award dapat dari Ayatt...thanks manyak2 ye..

Alamak kene tag org yang malash nieh...

Rules for these brilliant award:
1. copy paste the award at your blog once you got it
2. make an entry if this is like a GRAMMY award =P
3. tag 6 other blogger
4. never break the chain please (optional)


so watch out for the names here,
YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED;
1) wun
2) shasha
3) krsty
4) anis
5) diane
6) diana

My wall paper

Hehe..saja letak ini..Ini adalah wall paper kat comp di ofis..hehe...tgk ade gambo sape kat corner tue..nk tulis blog but not in the mood yet..hehe

yang skin kat balakang tue aku main lukis sendiri jer, time bosan ape lagi bukak jer paint and conteng2 then colour la..hehe..tau mcm hodoh tp suke plak tgk..hehe

What's next!

During those times when hubby and me were still courting I did not have any interest. Like hubby, his interests are in music, football and photography but me? nothing.

Medela Harmony - Waiting for Jannah to send this pump~ can't wait

When we got married and I was pregnant with our daughter I started to develop interest in baby stuffs like strollers, car seats, bottles, beddings, toys, cloth diapers and breast pumps(it counts because it's a baby related thing) excluding clothes. Up until today I think that I'm still obsess with baby stuffs. I love it when my friends ask about which bottle do I think is good, my opinions on the best pump, or what kind of strollers which is practical for traveling.

Now, I think it is time for me to move on~ I've been thinking lately what do I really want to do next. I mean I can't be stuck with searching for babies stuff until I'm 4o can I.

Courtesy of wondermilk cuppacakes

The first option is to start baking. Since my dream is to open up a bakery one day so to master all the baking skills I better start from now I think. I used to love baking back when I was in the UK where all the ingredients are cheap like whip cream and fine quality flour but over here it's a little bit pricey. And since we live on our own, we don't have an oven and a mixer yet. So need to save up for that first. We did have enough money to buy an oven but i could not find the right one. When I found one, it was no longer in stock so we had to wait another month. By that time we spent the money on other things instead. hehe

The second option is doing felt crafts. It's quite interesting. I was inspired by liyana's blog and her friend's blog. I like it because the things they sew from felt are soo cute. You have to be really creative in this area. I was thinking of stitching flash cards made of felt for my daughter Sofeah. I love doing crafts from time to time but then again I think this interest would die out as I'm not that rajin la~.

So to my friends out there, what do you think I should pursue next?