Homemade Yogurt (konon..)

Sedih lah.. dah 3 kali mama buat soya yogurt, tapi masih belum berjaya mencapai consistensi sebenar.. :(

First try, jadik masam and sedikit berbau.. bila mama kaji selidik tips, rupanya maybe sebab culture mama tu agak kuat, so kena pendekkan tempoh. Second time buat, ok dah tak berbau and kurang masam.. tapi mama terletak lebih agar, so dah jadik macam jelly pulak.. third time try, dah mencapai consistensi yang diingini, masalahnya masih masam!

Mr Severin in action. Cubaan menggunakan chocolate soy milk - kurang memuaskan jugak.

Bukanlah masam basi tu, masam natural yogurt jer la.. But obviously Z tak nak makan.. Dia dah biasa makan yogurt berperisa.. Bila mama selidiki lagi, rupanya mmg soya yogurt agak sukar dibuat. Memang akan masam, berbanding yogurt biasa.. So, kena tambah perasa macam jam or fruit sauce tu.. Mama try makan dengan Jam yang mama buat utk Z tu, ok la.. sedap la jugak.. Tapi macam leceh jer lah, tiap kali nak makan kena letak jam la pulak.. Dah nak kena tambah stok homemade Jam..

Semalam stok yogurt Z habis, so mama buat chocolate tofu (soya milk jelly) jer lah..
Mama dah hampir give up sebenarnya.. Ikutkan hati baik beli jer.!! Tak de la beza sangat pun cost dia sebab mama guna susu organic.. Tapi yang beli tu banyak sangat kandungan gula dia... Hmm.. Weekend nih mama kena carik lagi resepi lain.. Dont give up to soon yer mama!!

Susu oh Susu - Part III

Dah 2 minggu Z x nak minum susu sebab flu (mama rasa la). Bukan lah x minum langsung, tapi memang sikit sangat.. Rasanya about 25% of his normal consumption jer kot.. Mama timbang semalam berat Z 9.8kg jer.. Dah kurus kering :(

Papa dah lama suggest untuk tukar susu Z. Sepatutnya bila dah toddler, tukar susu ke stage 2 la pulak.. Tapi susu Z mmg x de stage 2. SMA Wysoy nih mmg from infant to adult. Yg lagi satu brand (Cow&Gate Infasoy) tu pun samalah. Nak tukar ke susu biasa (cow's base) memang mama x berani lagi lah. Lagipun dietitian dia pun suggest untuk try after 3 years old jer..

Then mama terfikir, balik nanti nak kasik Z try Isomil plus lah. Mama dah suruh mak teh g beli
sesiap. Sampai2 jer esok boleh cuba terus. Kalau Z ok, mama ingat nk shipping jer ke sini. But bila check shipping rate, mak aiiii...! For 10 tins it will cost rm400. Tambah harga susu, will be rm1000++! And thats only for about 3 months stock! Fuuuhh.. Mahal betul susu kat msia ek? Kat sini susu baru 10.90 setin. Dlm
Rm45 gitu la..

Dlm masa yang sama mama survey jugak susu kat sini and found out about hydrolysed milk. Susu nih cow's based tapi protein dia dh dipecah2kan so senang nk dihadam oleh golongan lactose intolerance nih. Brand Aptamil Pepti and ada stage 2 jugak. Kebetulan, ada patient papa yang lactose intolerance jugak, papa tanya susu apa dia minum, dia cakap mmg susu Pepti ni lah..

So minggu ni keje mama keluar masuk kedai dan pharmacy untuk carik Pepti. Tak jumpa jugak. Online pun kat UK adalah. Pastu price macam2, but mostly around GBP25 setin!! Thats about 30 euro! Biar betikkk.. Blom shipping lagi.

Anyway, mama dah email aptamil ireland tanya mana boleh dapat susu tu, kot la murah sikit ker kat sini.. Dia cakap mmg x de kat pasaraya or big pharmacy. Pharmacy kecik ada la.. Tu pun kena pre order. So mama g la pharmacy depan rumah lg sekali. Tanya kalau dia orderkan, brp harga setin. Katanya tin kecik (400g) 14 eur. What??

Price wise lagi murah ler isomil kot.. Tapi in term of nutrient, mama kind of prefer Pepti. Mostly sebab its cow's milk which is always better than soya milk. Lagipun kat europe ni quite strict bab2 nk import susu nih. Dulu masa first bawak Z ke sini, memang mama shipping isomil 10 tins jugak, lepas jer lah.. Tapi risau gak takut sangkut nanti..

Kalau pepti plak, thats mean our budget for susu will increase 3 time! Banyak tu.. Hmmm..

Apa2 pun, yang penting which one yang Z boleh minum lah. Beli mahal2 kalau Z x minum, x de maknanya jugak kan.. So tengoklah balik nanti Z ok tak dgn isomil tu.. Kalau tak, kita try pepti la pulak.. Kalau tak juga, minum jer lah wysoy tu yer Z...

Christmas Eve

Besok Christmas.. Santa dtg ke mlm ni Z? Hihihi.. Nasib baik Z blom paham lg, kalau tak jenuh la mama nk kena explain nanti..

'Raya' thn ni mama x de buat apa2 pun.. Papa keje, takkan mama nk buat party pulak.. :p. tapi selalunya mmg mama masak2 n invite kengkawan rapat dtg melepak pun.. Tahun ni x dapat lah yer..

Harini mama bawak Z pegi shopping beli groceries, then ptg tu mama buat dairy-free muffin yg diubah suai dr resepi from wholesomebabyfood di bawah.
Source: wholesomebabyfood.com

Tapi Z tak suka :((
Mama rasa sedap aje.. Hmm.. Risaulah mama sebab Z mmg tak mau langsung bende2 yg sedikit chunky. Semuanya nk pureed/mashed jer. Masa memula nk mkn tu, mmg dia excited jer, tapi bila dia rasa the texture, terus dia tanak. Siap tersedak2 mcm choking gitu. Sigh.. Risau takut sampai ke besar nanti Z x boleh makan chunky food.

Farley's Rusk

2 days ago mama telah contact Heinz re Farley's Rusk, and they come back with the answer today.

Hi Laili ,

Thanks for getting in touch. Our nutritionist, Claire, has answered your question.

Is farley rusk biscuit dairy free? I know it says free from milk, but my baby who is on milk free diet seems to have a bit of reaction if having few serving of it. But he likes it, and normally will be ok if we gave the biscuit once in a while.

Our Farley's rusks do not contain milk as an ingredient but are made in a bakery that uses milk. Therefore, there is a small chance that there may be traces of milk in the product.

If your baby has a milk allergy, it's important to check on the label - our rusks allergen information is displayed just underneath the ingredient list.

Dah lama dah mama kasik Z makan biskut nih, for snack time. and mama mmg perasan, kalau mama kasik Z makan biskut nih 3 hari berturut2 (sekali jer sehari), mesti nanti Z akan berak2.. mama risau jugak kalau its not completely dairy free. or even worst, mama lagi risau kalau ade mende lain lagi yg Z allergic to..

walaupun diorang tak guna milk, maybe diorang guna butter kot? nak buat biskut kena lah guna butter kan? tapi takde plak mention kat kotak tu.. hmm.. makan seminggu sekali jer dah la Z yer..

First Chocolate taste

image: googled

Semalam mama belikan Z soya chocolate dessert by Provamel. excited nak kasik Z rasa chocolate. tapi Z x der lah se excited mama.. makan tu tetap lah makan bila disuap, tapi nampak lah gaya mcm terpaksa makan aje.. mama rasa sedap jer.. cuma kurang manis.. agaknya sbb tu Z tak berapa gemar kot.. tak macam soya yogurt alpro, kalau kasik tu, mesti mulut dia bising nak lagi.. tak sempat tangan mama nk rest hehehe..


(dalam hati mama.. legaaa..! seb baik lah Z tak suka sgt.. takut kalau2 nanti keje mintak chocolate jer pulak.. :P)


tapi mengikut kata dietician dulu, it tooks up to 12th trial baru boleh buat conclusion sama ada they like the food or not. so, beware yer Z. besok mama kasik lagi..heheheh..

Kisah Walker

Papa memang dah lama nak belikan Z (mobile) walker. Dia cakap semua baby ada walker. Tapi mama tetap berkeras tak mau jugak2 belikan utk Z. bagi mama, kalau nak beli walker, biarlah nanti bila Z dah pandai berdiri dan memanjat, mama akan belikan jugak walker sebegini..

Reasons are: (from www.kidsource.com)

HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 1998 -- Despite continued warnings from physicians and safety advocates about the dangers of baby walkers, 90 percent of children under age two are still put in them. As a result, nearly 20,000 children are treated in emergency rooms each year for baby walker-related injuries.
"Even if a parent is nearby to supervise, a walker greatly increases a child's chances of falling, especially around an open stairway," said Dr. Joan Shook, chief of the Emergency Medicine Service at Texas Children's Hospital. "Nearly half of the children who use the walkers get injured." The devices, long considered an easy and entertaining way to occupy a child's time and provide exercise, can gather speed quickly -- moving as fast as four feet per second -- and put children at risk for falls and give them access to other hazards. The majority of children with baby walker-related injuries fall down stairs (80 percent) and many sustain serious head injuries. Other injuries occur when a child tips over in the walker, pulls down hot liquid or food, suffocates or drowns due to increased mobility in a baby walker. Because baby walkers are so harmful, Dr. Shook recommends the following guidelines for parents:
• Never use baby walkers with wheels
• Use stationary activity centers or walker alternatives, such as Exersaucers(TM)
• Supervise infants at all times.

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is a 456-licensed bed, non-profit pediatric specialty hospital, the largest children's hospital in the United States. Founded in 1954, Texas Children's has trained nearly 80 percent of all Texas pediatricians as the primary pediatric teaching and research hospital for Baylor College of Medicine, one of the top 20 U.S. medical schools in research funding. Within its spectrum of more than 40 pediatric specialties and subspecialties, Texas Children's is known worldwide for developing breakthrough treatments in all areas of children's health care, including childhood cancer, cardiology, neonatology, asthma, diabetes, organ transplantation and gene therapy. More than 3300 physicians, medical and professional personnel care for patients and their families at Texas Children's Hospital, located in the heart of Houston's world-renowned Texas Medical Center. CONTACT: Tracy Scott of Texas Children's Hospital, 713-770-2118

Maka sebab itulah mama belikan play-centre instead (jumperoo)

banyak jugak country yg dah banned mobile walker. even kat sini pun, memang susah lah nk carik. 2-3 jenis jer yg ada dijual. all of them come with extra security like anti-slip grisp dan jugak extra large based supaya x boleh di pandu dengan laju dan x senang jatuh.

masa dekat2 birthday Z haritu, papa cakap dia nk jugak belikan Z walker. mama pun macam kesian jugak tgk Z yg asik berpusing2 setempat jer kat depan tv tu. i could feel his frustration. mesti bohsan jer asik2 kat situ jer kan.. so, mama pun agree lah utk belikan Z this mobile walker. dengan syarat, he can only be in that walker for not more than half an hour a day. n mesti di kawal rapat oleh cik bibik. jgn nak letak atas walker, kemudian kamu pegi dapur ker.. kamu pegi tandas ke.. NO! duduk situ, and temankan Z berpusing2.

At first he hates it!. tiap kali letak jer dlm tu, mesti meronta2 nk keluar.. lately jer dia mcm baru boleh terima hakikat bila didudukkan dalam walker tersebut. Z masih pun belum boleh kesana kemari dgn walker tu pun. stakat bergerak sikit2 kedepan or kebelakang aje.. (mmg 1 way aje rodanya.. tak boleh pusing2..hehehe) but he started to enjoy it lah.. baru sedar bahawa sebenarnya dia boleh pergi jauh dgn walker tersebut.. cuma dia masih belum tahu bagai mana nk memandu ke arah yg betul aje.. :) mama doakan semoga Z selamat lah setiap kali menggunakan walker tu yer..

video Z dan walker (mama sakit mata betul lah tgk colour walker nih huhuh)..



btw, dia bukan suka sebab duduk dalam walker tu. dia happy sebab boleh makan that substitute yogurt - from Alpro Soya. rasanya mende alah nih terlebih sugar lah. tiap kali kasik Z makan, mesti jadik hyper.. huhuhuh..

Jom Diet

Semalam we had our first meeting with dietician, Val. Disebabkan Z is on milk free diet (due to lactose intolerance) maka his paed sedikit concern lah takut tak cukup nutrient ke apa ke.. lalu dia refer kitorang to Val. Alhamdulillah setelah dikaji selidik jadual susu dan pemakanan Z, she is very happy with our diet. Dia jugak telah memberi sedikit maklumat berkenaan milk free diet with manuals on things that Z should avoid and some recommended list of things that we could try on his diet.

Val jugak dh went through the nutrient list on Z formula milk – SMA Wysoy (Soya Based). Ramai paed concern with baby yg ambik soy milk nih sebab diorang takut x cukup nutrient and what not.. tapi according to Val, SMA Wysoy yg Z ambik tu mmg dh di adjust utk baby and have include all required nutrients. So we don’t have to worry. Mama ada jugak Tanya if Z require additional supplement or not, and she strongly disagreed to supplement. Dia ckp selagi baby look healthy, why should you gave them extra supplement?

Another important thing mama learnt yesterday, baby with DS (or Val prefer to call ‘our baby’) are very quiet, so even though they are hungry, they wont scream for it. You can only notice that they are really hungry when they eat a lot! Owh, no wonder lah Z tak pernah hirau pun kalau mama kasik makan/minum lambat.. tapi mmg licin lah dia sapu lepas tu.. rasa bersalah sgt pada Z sebab kalau pegi travel normally mama akan kasik makan/minum lambat.. siannn anak mama, mesti kelaparan sebenarnya..

Nasib baik lah mama memang dah sediakan timetable utk Z dari dulu lagi. And mama memang selalu ingatkan cik nanny suruh follow the schedule! Takde lah strict sgt pun, but at least every 3 hrs tu, sama ada Z nak atau tak nak, mama memang paksa cik nanny buatkan susu utk Z. sometime Z mmg tak mau langsung pun, but its ok.. mama tak kisah lah membazir sikit susu tu.. yg penting mama tak mau anak mama kelaparan..



Fluid intake for baby at Z’s age should be around 1 liter. So far Z only take about 700ml gitu jer (4 oz X 6 times a day). Tapi Z ada jugak lah minum air masak and juice in between, so Val cakap ok lah tu.. Z mmg tak minum banyak per intake. Mama tgk baby lain boleh jer habiskan 8-9 oz sekali minum.. Z nak habiskan 4oz tu pun susah.. but again, it is normal lah for ‘our child’ to consume in small quantity at one time katanya..

We also check his iron intake. Mama pun tak ingat sangat lah figurenya brp.. tapi susu Z tu dah provide most of the daily iron requirement pun. Tapi since Z punya iron level nih selalu on the lower side (mama pun sama lah), so Val nasihatkan utk add more red meat to his meal. Mama mmg jarang2 kasik Z makan daging. Sebab daging kat butcher (halal of course) bawah tu x elok sangat. Banyak lemak n urat2, bila blender pun still berketul2.. lepas nih mama kena g carik kat kedai yg jauh sikit lah.. mama selalu jugak add spinach to his nasik, tapi Val ckp walaupun spinach is rich with iron, sebenarnya kita nih tak absorb banyak pun nutrient from green vegetables.. body kita lg senang absorb from meat sebenarnya.. OOoooo… gitu rupanyaa.. so, red meat and egg yolk should be given to Z 3-4 times per week lah.. mama x penah cuba kasi Z makan egg lg. this weekend kita cuba yer..

Another thing is, make sure the portion is 1/3 in every meal. 1 bhgn sahur, 1 bahagian meat/protein, and 1 lg bahagian utk nasik or pasta (carbohydrate).

Jadual pemakanan Z so far;

6.30am: milk 5-6 oz
9.00am: b/fast fruits - apple, pear, butternut squash, peach (steam/baked + cereal (rice) – ni mmg mama dh prepared awal2 and frozen.
10.00am: milk 3-4 oz
1.00pm: Lunch - brown rice + meat + veg (chicken, meat / salmon and sweet potato/spinach/carrot/white potato)
1.30pm: milk 3-4oz
4.30pm: milk 3-4oz
7.00pm: dinner brown rice + meat + veg (same as lunch)
7.30pm: milk 2-3 oz
10.00pm: milk 3-4oz (with cereal)

Val suggest to add snack before dinner sbb mcm panjang jer gap nya. And she suggested soya pudding added with slices of fruits. Or kalau dapat jumpa milk free biscuits for baby pun bagus katanya.. hmm, mama dah penah carik dulu, x de pun.. nanti petang mama g carik lg lah..

So, itu saje lah kot for this meeting. We will meet again in 3 months time.

Susu Oh Susu - part III (the soy)

Lately i read from few blogs pasal some negative effect of soy milk. Well, i already knew about this issue even before i introduced soy milk to zach. Since at that time he shown some symptoms of Lactose Intolerence (LI), reluctantly, i hv to give him Isomil la jugak. From my reading, the effect of untreated LI is far more worst than those negative (unproven) impact of soy milk.

Anyway, i also read somewhere that normally by 6 month of age, i can try to intoduce back the cows based milk to my baby. There is one type of LI di mana by 6 months, baby dh boleh accept lactose. So, during our GP visit last week, i pun asked his opinion laa..

He agreed with my intention to try the cows based milk. But it has to be introduced gradually. Memula kasik about 25% new milk with 75% soy milk for about a week. Then baru increase to 50:50 and so on - which will take about 1 month before he can fully moved to cows based (provided that he has no reaction laa)

Since last week he was unwell, only this morning then i did tried. 1 scoop of SMA stage 2 and 3 scoop of SMA soy.
Result....

















































Here is my boy, curling on my arm. Very weak n asleep after crying non stop due to diorrhea n vomitting. (And he never vomitted even once since birth!)

Rang hubby at work, he grab his friend (the pead), and they confirmed this is due to LI.

So, there u go. Sorry sayang... Mama will not feed u with the cow milk anymore... Mama harap sgt one day u will be able to consume milk and all its goodness.. Tapi kalau x boleh jugak pun, x apa lah.. I know few friends yg mmg lactose intolerence, and they are fine aje.. :)
Cepat2 baik yer.. Tak mo nangis2 n muntah2 lg k.. Mama love u sooo much!!


Disclaimer: NO, i did not changed his milk because of what i read on other mommies blogs. I have plan to change his milk from the beginning since i already knew the good n the bad of soy milk. Atleast now i know for sure he is lactose intolerence and i dont have to feel bad about myself for not giving him the better milk.

Susu oh susu – part II (The Formulas)

Pening jugak nak mencari formula milk yg bersesuaian nih..

masa kat NICU diorang kasik Lactogen, tapi i’m not happy with it. his stool nampak a bit watery n berketul2. tapi i beli la jugak lactogen sebagai back up bila dah discharged tu.. first week kat rumah dia mmg fully breastfeed, but when his weight turun mendadak tu, i did top up a bit with lactogen.

tak berpuas hati dgn lactogen, i bought Anmum plak.. first week minum mmg ok.. his stool pun nampak normal jer.. but bila masuk jer 2nd week, dia dh start nangis2 tiap kali membuang n his stool bertambah watery.. he also poops everytime i gave him formula. bila kasik breast milk ok pulak. my SIL cakap mesti sbb x sesuai susu tu..

so off me go to the shop and get Snow pulak.. sempat minum sehari jer susu snow tuh. terus cirit birit.. haish.. kebetulan nurse datang, dia suggest NAN pulak. emaknya ni pun pegi lah beli NAN.. tetap tidak berkesan!!

at that time mmg depend on breastmilk jer laa.. but keadaan becoming worst bila his weight terus turun masa weekly check up with his paed kat HSB tu. doctor dah buat surat utk admit dia.. they want to monitor his weight n feed him through tube. saya mmg tak berpuas hati laa bab nak masukkan tube tu. enough with the pain he had for the first 2 weeks of his life!.. lgpun dia bukannya tak nak minum, tapi blom jumpa susu bersesuaian jer.. plus his having cirit birit as well, sbb tu he is losing weight.

nasib baik masa tu Dato dr Teh (Head of Paed Dept) ada. i ask her if they can give me few more days. i promise kalau his weight tak naik jugak after this, then they can admit him. so, she allows us to go home.. :) dah jadik mcm tu, i went back to lactogen laa.. walopon he still pooping every feeding, tapi at least tak de la cirit birit.. Alhamdulillah after a week, his gaining weight. so, diorang x jadik ler admit.. :)

after few weeks with lactogen, my milk supply bertambah kurang. instead of 2-3 kali top up per day, dah increase to 5 times per day. lepastu his stool bertambah watery n kadang2 tu mcm cirit jugak.. then perut mmg kembung sentiasa. tak tau dah nk buat mcm mana, i think its time to change the formula milk to soya base. drpd symptom2 tu  he probably have lactose intolerance (main agak2 sendiri jer nih).

so Isomil it is.. Alhamdulillah masalah pembuangannya selesai.. his stool pun soft n yellow/brownish jer.. perut pun dah tak kembung lagi..

but 1 of the doctor in HSB told my friend (her son has quite similar problem with Z^ch) that soy based milk x brp bagus compared to cow’s base.. banyak ler kekurangannya.. hmmm.. i read the content, lebih kurang sama jerr.. then tak berpuas hati, i asked paed at KMC, dia ckp mmg ler dulu2 punya soy base milk tak bagus sangat.. but isomil dah pun di advancekan and has been added with all sort of ingredients utk setanding dgn cow’s base..hmmm.. ok la tu kot.. we have been using Isomil for more than a month now..

however, being me, still x berpuas hati.. search more info from internet. mmg rata2 ckp soy base tu tak bagus sgt. you shouldn’t gave soy base milk to your infant unless mmg dah tak der choice lain dah..

so, pagi semalam, just being curious, saya pun gave him anmum. just ONCE nk tgk ok ke tak.. sekali, tgh hari tu terus dia cirit birit…mmg kuar mcm air jer.. WAAAAAAAaaaaaa…!! I am sorry sayangggg… nampaknya mmg confirm he is lactose intolerance..

plan kalau harini tak baik2 jugak, mmg kena bawak g pead jer la.. Alhamdulillah dah ok skit. berak2 tu dh kurang laa.. and his stool pun dah more solid n soft dah.. but his tummy still unsettled laa.. kembung2 lagi.. huhuhu.. kesian anak mama.. I AM SO SORRY DEAR….

hopefully kat ireland ada la Isomil nih.. or any soy base or lactose free milk.. sana mmg tak bnyk sgt choice.. mmg mummy kene angkut stock bebanyak ler sbg bekal bwk balik sana nanti..

updated - OMG! apesal Isomil naik harga dgn mendadak? last 2 week beli baru RM53 ke RM56 ntah.. today dah jadik RM63++.. but with new added formula katanya.. hopefully Z^ch x de alahan ler dgn new ingredients tu..