My 6 Month Baby...

sekejap masa berlalu. rasa macam baru je lahirkan Hafiy. macam baru je cuba2 BF Hafiy. skg Hafiy dah setengah tahun & 'penghisap' susu yg mahir dalam pelbagai posisi. huhu.

then

now

you are so unique. you're really have your own pace of development.

YOU CAN:-

1. sit without support
yay! dah tak tumbang!


Book... or TV???


nak dokong!!! nak dokong!!!

2. roll over from back to tummy
finally

3. can fit sandal yg Aunty Babe kasik!


tada~


quality check


YET TO:

1. roll over from tummy to back

2. creep

3. crawl

and these things, Mommy & Abiy thought you can't, but kantoi when i peeped you at Kak Ana's (what do you call her? i dunno) house.

1. depang tangan mintak dokong. kat umah xpenah buat pun, bila Mami intai kat umah Kak Ana, tengok duk sengi2 depang tangan mintak Kak Ana dokong.

2. main toys. kat umah duk gigit mr Police yg MAS kasik tu. Abiy beli Ferrari Shell tu xmo main. kat sana, Kak Ana bgtau Mami "Hafiy ni excited je tgk abang2 main mainan, nak main sama".

3. jalan ke depan bila berdiri. kat rumah Hafiy reverse! bila Mami pegi sana, Kak Ana buat macam tu Mami kata "dia xbole lagi la kak" tau apa Kak Ana ckp? "eh, dah pandai la. lama dah bolan ke depan" wah malu Mami! mak yg tak tau anak dah bole buat apa!!!

ape punye perangai ni! ape lagi yg Hafiy bole buat di belakang Mommy?

and as a birthday gift... jeng jeng jeng...

nasi lecek+ebm


apple puree + ebm


yum yum~


nak suap sdr lar!


gigit sudu ni best gak


Mommy suap~


nak minum sdr!

tp Hafiy bukan nk mamam sgt pon. ngengada je lebih.

sayangla Hafiy... manja2 Mami ni~

Starting Solids

there are many theories about starting solids:

1. anytime even if since birth coz the baby is hungry ---> yg ni langsung xleh pakai! huhu.

2. the earliest is 4 month, the latest is 6 month.
3. @4 month.
4. @6 month.
5. the earliest @6 month.
6. doesn't matter as long as the baby is OK but after month 6.
..and many more.

as for me, it must be after you reached your 6 month, doesnt matter when. and initially we planned to intro solids ater 8 month, but now Abiy yg tak tahan you! tak tahan tengok berat badan xnaik. hoho~

and you have to know that this is a very drastic decision. i never prepare anything for starting solids @6month! so i made a quick, fast track plan for solids introduction, in a day!

i listed several recipes for your first week of solids intro. (more to come lah)

1. nasik lecek + ebm* ===> the very first food. just make it a bit thicker than breastmilk.
2. milky carrot**.
3. milky green vege**.
4. milky apple**.

*lecek the nasik with strainer, and add EBM.
**boil the vege with formula milk, when it soft, strain or blend. i use Dupro (the cheapest!). and add EBM to make its gravy just before eaten. -froze to be used in 24hrs only.

my way:
1. only 1 tablespoon for the very first time feeding.
2. wait for 3-4 days for new food, to ensure no allergic.
3. no sweet2 food. let you get used to plain food flavor. huhu.
4. do it gradually. i wait for you to poo-poo before start the next feeding to ensure no problem with your poo-poo.
5. be creative in cooking depend on mood, time and availability. huhu. - steam, boil, microvawe or bake.

some useful websites:
wholesomebabyfood (don't mistake by www.wholesomebabyfoods.com)
home-made-baby-food
annabelkarmel
indianbabyfoodrecipe
babyfoodfromscratch
superbabyfood
preparinghomemadebabyfood

so excited!

Starting Solids?

anak sapa la ni


yumm yummm~


nak suap sdr la Mami...


bagi saya! bagi saya!


haaa... dah abis?


nak lagi!!!


ini bukan bubur nasi tapi cumelah EBM yg Mami letak dalam mangkuk. nggeee~ terubatlah hati anak bujang Mami nak mamam sama2. barula tak mengamuk. selalu dapat pinggan kosong je kan?

when to start solid? some Mommies rather to start it early but we want to delay as later as possible. now that you drink lots better so Abiy said NO to solids at 6 month (even if kelakuan tidak dpt dikawal lg mau makan). it's not because of the immature digestion system, but Mommy want to bf you exclusively as long as possible, plus i'm lazy (easy excuse) to prepare your food & i'm not ready to have unpleasant smell of your poo-poo. :D

say yes to exclusive breastfeeding!

On Solids, Puasa & Fever

Mommy initially wanted to exclusive breastfeed (with no solids & no other liquid) until you're a year old. but Abiy would like it to be a bit later. Abiy, as possible as it can be want you to be breastfed exclusively (with no solids/other liquids) for 2 years. but it's seem like we have to change our plan because at 4 month:-

• you started to get 'over excited' on foods (initially Mommy has to prepare an empty plate for you during mealtime but nowadays you know it's empty).
  
• you can sit by your own on baby's high chair.
• you don't drink during daytime (when Mommy's at work), [only 2 oz for all day long!] and even not so frequent during nighttime.

Mommy discussed with Abiy, that the best time to introduce solids is when you reach your 6 month. even if there's ideas of introducing solids at 4 months but Mommy found out that it's the age for formula-fed babies, and since you're a breast-fed baby, so the best time is at your 6 month, where at 4 month old, your system is just getting itself prepared for solids, not actually ready. Mommy said, it is 'amber light' and not yet 'green light'. even if out there many moms start at 4 month, but we beg to differ. we prefer later.

Mommy doesn't concern about introducing solids too early that may affect your young digestive system that will disturb your insulin production and lead to diabetes type 2 when you grow up. but what she concerns is, about exclusive breastfeeding as long as she wants. Mommy doesn't like the idea that we HAVE to give solids at 6 month, or else the babies will not get enough nutrient. and we think it is optional, since there are some stories from our Prophet's seerah telling that 'under 2 year old exclusive breastfeeding boy's urine (boys who ONLY have their mother's milk) is najis mukhaffafah (the lightest ones)'. we think it's not a ridiculous rule, it's just out of our normal practise (even in our society people start to give babies solids at 2-3 days old..).

when you don't like to have EBM in any ways, Mommy suggested that we intro you to solids at 6 month, but Abiy prefer later. the earliest is at your 8th month. we'll see how...

Mommy ain't happy with the idea because you start to not gaining weight. 8kg now and 8kg then. she thought it's because of your 'puasa'. and secondly she gets tired to see your behavior toward food.

• sangat teruja sampai meleleh air liur everytime tengok kami makan.
• tangan sangat teruja mencapai segala sudu, garfu, mangkuk, pinggan, foods.
• bile tengok food, dah tak ada benda lain bole distract.
• selalu kacau Mami makan dalam flight. sibuk nak pegang food & cawan.
• always mimicking our kunyah2 when we have our meal.
• you know what food is.
  

that's the sign for 'get prepare for solids' but not necessarily ready. Mommy said even if you're physically ready, but we can't see what's happening inside you, and it's irreversible. your digestive system might not ready and it might not react now (for introducing solids too early) but it might be in another 40-50 years. even if there's people say, it doesn't matter about solids, even a baby who had solids at 2-day-old, still alive & become somebody now. but we don't bother. that's their choice and this is our choice, and you're our son after all.

today your body temperature went up to 38degree C. we took you to Ampang Puteri too see the doctor. we thought it's because we brought you to the hospital the other day, when we went to see Tok Pa. the doctor at Ampang Puteri advised us not to bring babies to any wards, for you guys are very fragile, when exposing to many kuman2 in the wards. oh poor my boy, how silly we were...