Ramblings of a Mami of Two

Penggendong Ergonomik  Penggendong Celah Kangkang ni nama glamor dia crotch carrier . Memang famous penggendong jenis ini, antara sebab ia famous di Malaysia adalah ia agak murah, senang didapati di dan juga kerana ia selalunya digunakan oleh ibu bapa yang memilih untuk menggendong anak secara memandang kehadapan ( front facing). Ergonomik tu maksud dia: "The scientific study of equipment design, as in office furniture or transportation seating, for the purpose of improving efficiency, comfort, or safety" - Dictionary.com  / bertujuan untuk memberi keselesaan optimum dan untuk mengelakkan tekanan atau kecederaan - Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Dalam konteks penggendong bayi, ergonomik bagi saya bermaksud penggendong yang memberi keselesaan dan selamat bagi kedua-dua penggendong dan yang digendong.  Antara cara untuk mencapai ciri-ciri penggendong yang ergonomik termasuk: kedudukan punggung bayi adalah lebih rendah daripada lutut bayi, kalau ...

Penggendong Bayi. Terdapat pelbagai jenis penggendong bayi, yang penting pilih penggendong bayi yang ergonomik , iaitu jenis yang membolehkan bayi digendong knee-to-knee. Yang banyak di pasaraya-pasaraya tu nama dia crotch carrier, atau bila diterjemahkan, dia jadi "penggendong celah kangkang". Dinamakan begitu sebab memang macam tu lah, anak anda digendong dicelah kangkangnya. Posisi ini adalah tidak digalakkan sama sekali kerana ia tidak memberi sokongan yang baik kepada tulang peha anak. Lagipun, sakit oi tergantung dekat "situ". Perbandingan penggendong ergonomik dan penggendong celah kangkang dapat dilihat daripada gambar dibawah: Nampak tak kaki anak tergantung dalam gambar kiri? Bandingkan dengan gambar kanan, dimana posisi kaki anak disokong knee-to-knee. Picture taken from  Merely Mothers Saya tulis sedikit mengenai penggendong yang saya pernah gunakan saja ya. Woven wrap  Woven bermaksud tenunan, dan woven wrap adalah pengge...

Why do I wear Hadi? 1. Because it allows me to  multi-task Four things - one, I can multitask because I have both hands free; second, I have both hands free because I do not have to hold the baby; third, I can go hands-free because I know my baby is safely carried; and four; I can do other things because I have this peace of mind that my baby is safe (close to me, not doing anything out of my eyesight). You see how being hands-free makes you a better mommy already?  I can cook, clean the house, vacuum, play, travel, spend time with Hakimi, go shopping, do groceries, etc, etc because I have both hands free. I don't have to give the "I can't wash the dishes because baby wants mami on the bed with him" because I can be a more comfortable bed for the baby.  2. Because it allows me to be an independent woman (and mommy) I don't have to wait for my husband to come home before I can take my baby to the hospital. I don't have to wait for him ...

So I started to embrace babywearing ever since Hadi was 2 weeks old.  Actually no, since Hakimi was a baby! But back then I didn't know that there is more to babywearing than just "wearing your baby". There is this whole geekery behind it; the types of carriers, the materials, the different brands selling them and most important of all the safety aspects of babywearing. Back then, babywearing to me was just an act of wearing a baby so I don't injure my arm muscles.  Baby's comfort was secondary, although I knew Hakimi was comfortable being worn judging by the number of seconds he took to doze off to lalaland. So I learned to wear Kimi using batik lepas, taught by none other than his bibik. It looked pretty unsafe, with the batik selit-selit just like that, but it was comfortable, and with the right type of batik (non-slippery ones), the selit-selit method is actually pretty sturdy. You can find the tutorial here . Fast forward 5 years later, I found...

Wah. I cannot believe nine months had passed since I gave birth to this boolat. Some updates on Hadi: Physical Milestones: weighs about 8.0 kg is prone to be asthmatic due to his frequent coughing. Bye bye swimming pool. has taken a huge amount of medications and dah kena neb a few times. In fact, dah selalu sangat sampai dah tak menangis the last time he was on neb. Macho. Developmental Milestones : is already crawling. Laju. dah mula memapah-mapah. Tak mau duduk. Nak berdiri. can respond to "Sapa nama Hadi angkat tangan. Sayaaa!" and "tata hadi, tataaaaa". has no tooth peeking out yet but is teething i believe. Will gigit almost anything.  Wheeeee On feeding: is an advanced eater. Not something that I like, but I don't have much choice. Not something that I would like to spend too much time writing about too.  is still fully breastfed, alhamdulillah. But to be honest, I am struggling to meet his daily demands. =( loves his soup ayam...

...sambil memasak lipat kain vacuum rumah teman anak No. 1 makan buat groceries gosok baju makan tengok tv basuh baju suap bayi makan ...dan macam-macam lagi. Kadang-kadang, buat semua perkara di atas, sambil... susukan bayi. Ibu-ibu memang golongan yang hebat. Lembut luarannya tapi tabah fizikalnya. Kadang-kadang bayi tak minta digendong tapi ibu saja nak gendong. Sebab best.  Sekian post puji diri. Minta jangan benci saya.