Jus Kurma Susu Madu

Assalamualaikum.
Sempena bulan Ramadhan al-Mubarak yang bakal tiba tidak lama lagi, saya nak berkongsi satu resipi minuman istimewa yang selalu saya minum ketika mengandung dan menyusukan Iman. Jus ini memberikan banyak tenaga ketika berpuasa. Resipi ini diberikan oleh seorang teman di SusuIbu.Com dan kami semua berkongsi resipi ini untuk menikmati khasiat jus kurma susu madu yang lazat ini.
Jus Kurma Susu Madu

• 3 - 5 biji kurma (dibuang biji)
• Satu sudu kecil madu
• Segelas susu penuh krim atau susu rendah lemak Dutch Lady
• 2 - 3 kiub ais (terpulang kepada pilihan masing-masing)
• Sebiji buah pisang kecil (terpulang kepada pilihan masing-masing)
• Satu sudu kecil Shaklee Mealshake (terpulang kepada pilihan masing-masing)

Semua bahan di atas dikisar bersama untuk menghasilkan jus kurma susu madu. Saya menambah buah pisang dan Shaklee Mealshake untuk mendapatkan hasil yang lebih lazat. Yummy!!!

Happy Day

Salam to all. Happy day to everyone! It's the revision week for my students. I'm preparing the final exam papers; Software Development and Human Computer Interaction. Two sets of exam papers with the answer scheme. Hihihi... I need to brainstorm today, lacking ideas on how to set the questions.

My lil' Iman will turn 1 year 4 months next week. So my breastfeeding journey will also turn 16 months next week. Alhamdulillah. 8 more months to go and I'll complete my 2 years breastfeeding with lil' Iman. I'm actually worried if my milk supply is not enough for lil' Iman but it seems the supply is more than enough for her. She loves to eat. Seriously, maybe due to various Shaklee supplements that I consume everyday. I love to see her smile when she enjoyed her meal. Hihihi... I love to eat during my pregnancy with lil' Iman. Perhaps she inherit it from me. I still remember one night (I was 8 months pregnant), I suddenly want to eat steak and it was 9 p.m. Kesian my hubby... He asked me to get ready and we both went out to search for steak. Alhamdulillah. I ate steak and he ate lamb chop. Yummy!

Totally different than her brother, lil' Iman loves to eat but lil' Muhammad doesn't like to eat. So I tried my best to balance lil' Muhammad's nutritional intake. On alternate days, I gave him ESP+his milk, mealshake+his milk, Vit C, MultiVit, and also a combination of jus kurma+saffron+madu+almond. TADA... he's an active kid and a smart boy too!

I plan to go to gym. Hope my hubby wants to join me. It feels better if he's around with me. Coz' I feel uncomfortable to go alone. Else, I want to invite Mae (my colleague). It's great to have at least one visit to the gym in a week. Or two, or three... Hihihi...

My Breastfeeding Journey ~ Part 2

Salam. Happy Holiday to everyone! How's your year end planning? I'll be on leave next week. But yet still have to go to my office on Monday.

Anyway, I wish to continue my writing on my breastfeeding journey. Thanks to my loving hubby for letting me to complete it. Though I've to restrict my selection of words and no photos at all, but I'm still very happy to share it with others. Thanks sayang!

Like the rest of breastfeeding moms, I encountered several common problems which actually made me felt stronger each day to breastfeed my baby Iman. As usual, I also pumped at least three (3) times at office and at least twice at home. Generally I managed to collect 15 - 20 oz of my precious milk every day. At first, I had my own frozen milk but I chose not to have those anymore. Baby Iman preferred to drink fresh milk. (I wish I can upload my pictures here...) She's on direct breastfeeding when I'm around and only took bottlefeeding if I'm not at home.

I have two set of electric pumps; Spectra 7 and Spectra 3, two cooler bags, lots of ice packs, and more breastfeeding gadgets to complete my collection. (I wish I can upload my pictures here...)

Baby Iman will turn one year old early next year (or shall I say next month?) which means that I've successfully breastfeed her for one solid year. Alhamdulillah! Syukur kepada Allah S.W.T.

As my age is also renewing every year (hihihi...), I started to be more concern on my health. I'm blessed to meet a cyber friend whom I met in susuibu.com a few months ago. Actually, I like to read her blog (shhh... I read it almost every day). We're at the same age but I can feel that she's more or less like an elder sister to me. I like her writing and her advice. Thanks Norita. I'm taking Shaklee supplements now (lots and lots of them) plus my daily exercise routine. My favourites are energizing soy protein, alfalfa and vitamin E. I also wish to join yoga class someday. But the yoga session time is not suitable with my daily schedule. Wish to read more on Shaklee, please refer to Norita's blog; http://anakkuwiraku.blogspot.com/. More on issues of breastfeeding, please refer to this website; http://www.susuibu.com/. I'm a fanatic reader of the forum.

Alright. Enough for today. Again, thanks to my hubby for letting me to complete my story. Salam.

My Breastfeeding Journey ~ Part 1

Salam. Happy Holiday to everyone!

My baby Iman will turn one year old in another 14 days. It means, I have successfully breastfeed her for one solid year. Alhamdulillah! Syukur kepada Allah S.W.T.!

I started to read about the advantages of breastfeeding when I'm pregnant with Muhammad four years ago. I must admit, I didn't have enough information and not well prepared though I hope I can breastfeed him.

I had emergency caesarian operation when I delivered Muhammad. I did mention to the nurse that I want to breastfeed him. However, the nurse asked me to rest and told me that they will take care of Muhammad. As my mom and my hubby were worried about me too, they also encouraged me to rest and not to think about my breastfeeding intention. As a result, he started to drink formula milk,

My milk came out on the third day. It's the colostrum. White yellowish color. I pumped it out and gave to Muhammad. Alhamdulillah! At least he had consume it. I struggled to breastfeed him too but it's the pain that killing me. I told myself, it's ok. I managed to breastfeed him for three months (mostly supplemented with formula milk too).

So I decided if Allah S.W.T. blessed me with another child, I'll make sure my breastfeeding journey succeed. After Muhammad turned 4, I was surprised when the doctor confirmed that I'm pregnant again. So this time I really make preparation and equip myself with more knowledge.

I came across susuibu.com since 2005. I was only a silent reader then became a member early this year. From there, I get more knowledge and know a lot of websites that deliver a lot of information regarding breastfeeding. Another website, momslittleones.com also contain a lot of reading for the breastfeeding moms.

Then I realized, we need knowledge in order to successfully breasfeed our child. Mental and physical preparation are important too. The most interesting part is my selection of breastpump. I had Avent Isis set since I had Muhammad. It's very helpful but I need an electric pump too.

Funny though! I'm busy with my preparation of breastfeeding rather than the common preparation. Luckily we can recycle Muhammad's belongings for baby Iman.

I delivered baby Iman on Monday (Muhammad born on Monday too). This time I went to a different hospital for my second delivery. Again, I told the nurse I want to breastfeed my baby. Surprisingly, they were very supportive. Though I had another caesarian, my intention was bigger than my pain. The nurse told me that they will give formula milk as her first feeding and will bring her to breastfeed for the second feeding.

As promised, the nurse brought her to my room to breastfeed. I felt comfortable and warmth. Baby Iman was breastfeeding naturally. She's so cute! Alhamdulillah! After that, the nurse will bring baby Iman to my room every time she's hungry. Seriously, I felt so satisfied with the nurses there. They even told me, "I think you have enough milk for the baby. She doesn't need formula milk anymore".

My breastfeeding journey begins here...

When a breastfeeding mommy is having her own personal problem...

Salam. I'm proud to say that I'm a breastfeeding mommy to my daughter, Iman Najiha. My precious little Iman Najiha delivered on Monday, 5 January 2009. She's exclusively breastfeeding from the first day of her life until now...

I have encountered some common problems in breastfeeding mothers. It's not easy at first but I managed to settle down. Especially when I have my own personal problems. Just like today! (sigh!)

Today, my milk production drop again! Why? Because I'm on emotional-state-being right now (sounds like learning state diagram). I quoted what my dad used to tell me, "Of all your siblings, you're the most sensitive and emotional". Am I? Yes. I'm a very sensitive person. And a hot-tempered person too. Only my hubby knows this because I blurted my anger and temper only to him. I tried to control my temper but there are times I failed to do so.

Let me think of the contributing factors; tired, my mischievous little Muhammad, middle of the month (out of budget), my Toyota Ipsum is in bad condition, stubborn and uncontrollable students, piles of work waiting for me, bla, bla, bla... But I think the most contributing factor is my own sensitive feelings.

Being with me, people need to tolerate with my sensitive feelings as I able to tolerate with others. But some people do not understand. How can I tolerate with you if you can't tolerate with me? Just be honest with ourselves. I can't tolerate with a person who's hypocrite and not being honest. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Don't simply put trust on a person just because you thought this person can be trusted. (sigh!)

"I do this because I don't want to hurt your feelings." If we're not honest, God will open the way and show our dishonesty to all. It's just being honest...