Isu makan/minum lagi..

Tadik Giraffe's Manager call (few missed call earlier but mama ada meeting). Risau jugak ler sebab selalunya diorang call ni bila ada bende urgent.

Issue harini, Z tak nak makan katanya.. Tadi masa lunch diorang kata dia tido awal, x sempat nak kasik makan.. Dia tido 30 mins jer, then bangun n a bit cranky. they tried to feed him, but he refused and started to chough. Tapi x de temperature. Ayat normal dia, can you please come n pick him up early? Ok lah, dah Z tak sihat, nanti mama balik awal la.. (tgh tunggu pukul 4.15 nih, kalau balik sekarang, kena tolak half day pulak.. 30 mins to go). 

Sebelum mama letak tepon tu sempat la mama pesan suruh diorang try kasik yogurt or soya dessert, and she promised to do so..

Elok jer mama letak tepon, Mairead (Home Teacher) plak call. Dia kata dia ada pesanan penting dari Yvonne (Support Worker), they had meeting during lunch time today.

Semenjak Mairead berjumpa dengan pihak sekolah pasal isu makanan / susu Z last time, cikgu selalu cakap Z minum habis, makan pun habis. Tapi Yvonne tak percaya (mama dari dulu x percaya report cikgu). Yvonne yang bagi Z minum susu pagi2, and she has to force him to drink. nak habiskan 3 oz pun susah. Sebab Z dah habiskan 6-7 oz bangun tido, and he will have a bowl of b/fast just before I send him to school. So dalam pukul 10.30 tu mmg dia masih kenyang buntang lagi la. But on the day that Yvonne not in, diorang kata dia minum habis. So agak pelik di situ. Pastu dia tak nak lunch. Dah 2 minggu dia x habiskan lunch. Mama ingat sebab diorang dah sumbat dia dengan susu, mungkin la dia dah tak lapar waktu lunch. But then dia akan wallop all the tea (soy dessert) and yogurt in the evening. Lapo la kan time tu.. Susu memang bawak 1 botol jer, kalau bawak banyak2 pun bukan diorang simpan dalam fridge, basi plak kang, pastu yang sebotol tu pun jarang2 habis. So mama kasik sebotol jer (and remember, its their policy - tak boleh bancuh susu di sekolah, mak bapak kena bawak susu sendiri - OK).

Anyhoo, Yvonne kata diorang baru tukar blender baru. The new blender is not that powerfull, so masih kasar2. Masa Yvonne kasik makan tgh hari tadi, Z dah macam tersedak2. Then he refused to eat, and went to sleep. (Yvonne left afterward sebab dia keje half day jer)

Laaaaaaa... patut laa.. Dulu penah dah jadi mcm ni skali. diorang siap tepon mama cakap Z tak nak makan. pastu paksa2 mama pegi ambik Z. selang 2-3 hari kejadian yg sama berlaku selama hampir 2 mgu jugak la. Pelik jugak mama, rupa2nya sebab chef cuti, chef gantian tu tak blend makanan betul2. Akibatnya cuti mama yang habis. Bayar tetap sama jugak. Geram betul lah. But of course la mama risau bila Z tak makan, cuma mama marah sebab bende tu dari pihak diorang sendiri, and they supposed to do something about it. Ni tak habis2 nak susahkan orang.

Mama ngadu tak puas hati la jugak dengan Mairead. Dia cakap Yvonne pun cakap mende yang sama. So dia akan arrange with dietitian n angkut skali psychologist and OT ke sekolah Z soon and they will have another discussion. For a moment, dia suggest mama blend kan siap2 makanan Z di rumah. Sebelum nih memang mama nak blend dari rumah, tapi diorang tak bagi - - sebab its their policy to prepare the food in their kitchen! 

Hadoii bertambah bengang la mama dengan diorang nih ;( Kesian Z, by the time he arrived home, memang nampak dia agak lapar. perut berbunyi2 jer.. kalau duduk dengan mama kat rumah, perut buncit selalu. mama bukanlah kerap bagi Z makan pun.. b/fast, lunch, tea, then dinner jer.. but he is full.. dekat sekolah kalau ikut jadul sampai 5 kali makan dari pukul 9-6 tu.. sigh..

Saya lapar tau!! (actually this is his first time pegang botol susu sendiri :))

k la, mama nak balik ambik Z.. Semoga anak mama takde apa2..

Paed, Dietitian & OT

Last week ada (6-monthly) appointment with Dr Murnaghan. We dont have that much concern except for his last vomitting episode and his growth.

Winter Coat 2 tahun lepas pun masih boleh pakai (tangan je pendek skit)

Issue growth ni timbul bila mama keluarkan baju2 winter Z last year and they still fit him nicely! Macam x naik langsung.. Seluar jer la yg pendek sikit, tu pun ada few yg masih boleh pakai (save bajet..)

His latest measurement

Height 91.5cm

Weight 11.35kg

Naik la jugak sebenarnya, but not so much. In term of height, he is still in 90th percentile of Ds growth chart (meaning that if we take 100 DS childs at his age, only 10 of them are taller than him) and if compared to normal growth chart, he is average - which quite true since he is the same height with his classmate. But his weight is the biggest concern. He is only in 25th percentile! 

Because of that, Dr Murnaghan terus panggil Val (Dietitian) for consultation. After brief discussion, she still happy with Z's meals quality n quantity. The only problem is his milk. 

Sekarang dia memang x minum langsung di sekolah (thats also the reason for constipation). He only take 6oz in the morning n another 6oz in the evening. Mama memang bekalkan susu kat sekolah, tapi diorang kata Z tak nak. Mama rasa 2 sebab Z tak nak, 
1. Diorang bagi dia minum while sitting uncomfortably on the chair 
2. They dont really care..

So, Dr Murnaghan n Val suruh mama ckp kat cikgu diorang nak Z habiskan jugak at least 1 bottle of milk in school. (6oz of milk ada 400+ calories, for kids as little as Z, thats quite significant!)

On another note, Z also hv follow up visit by his OT, Sinead. Last jumpa raya haji haritu. Mama takde la this time, Sinead pegi sekolah Z jer. But she did provide me summary. 

She brought in 'Heathfield Chair' kerusi khas utk Z. Kerusi ni will provide good support for his posture. Hopefully will help during his feeding time too. 

This tiny chair cost over £500!! (luckily we have it free on rental allowance)

Then dia ada jugak bagi few suggestion on activities n toys that are appropriate for Z's stage. Most of those stacking toys memang dah ada 3-4 jenis dah pun (kena carik balik dlm stor la sbb beli, then Z x main pun..). Tapi toys yg jenis pop up tak penah beli lagi. Nanti lah mama survey..

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Mama sgt berpuas hati dgn Sinead nih. Worth the wait! OT kat Ireland nih mmg sangat susah nak dapat. We have to wait for over 2 years!! Mama dh try carik private in between, memang x de yg kat area Dublin City. Kena travel jauh, susah la utk mama yg x de kereta (or even Irish license) nih :(. Anyway, we supposed to start OT hujung thn lepas, tapi Z kan sakit time tu.. We only managed to officially begin therapy summer haritu jer. Once a week in the beginning sbb Sinead agak risau dgn 'kelewatan' Z. Mmg nampak bnyk perubahan since.. Alhamdulillah :)

*Update (13/11/2013): Harini Mairead (Home Teacher merangkap main contact for Z's welfare) datang ke sekolah Z untuk berbincang dengan manager pasal his milk intake. She also bring in the recommendation from Dietitian and Paed. Hopefully lepas nih pihak sekolah tak akan mengelat lagi bab2 susu Z nih.. :)

Solid: Food Processor (Part II)

From this stats, I can see a lot of searches to my previous post on Food Processor. So I think I should write another post about this topic – this time based on my own experience. As Z is still on pureed/blended food until now, we already have a good 2.5 years experience in finding the perfect food processor for baby food :)

Continue from the last post… after days of searching, I ended up bought the NScessity Food Processor from Amazon.

I must say it was a very good product (in the beginning). I love the compact size (did bring it with us when we travelled back to Malaysia and also on our holidays), the speed and also the finesse of the food texture.  However in less than 5 months of using it, it went kaput! But because I love it so much at that time, we bought the second unit (same brand). I though probably we will be lucky this time… NOT! After using it for about 6-8 weeks the (new) machine broke again!!!

The thing about this NScessity fp that I hate the most is, you have to wait until the food is completely cool before you can process it, otherwise it will heat up the motor and will eventually damaged it. Although my babysitter has been very careful when using it (as per her claimed), of course they are time when the hungry baby cant wait that long.

When the 2^nd unit was broken, I went straight away to baby shop and found Lindam Mini Blender – Baby Food Processor. Same size, more well known brand, so I thought it should have the same performance if not better. Turn out it was sooOOoo slow! You also have to wait until the food is completely cool before using it. And the food are barely minced at all. Definitely not the consistency that are tolerable by Z. However I think its probably still suitable for typical baby age 10+ months who starting on a bit of lumpy foods. Definitely not for first food texture though... But as it is very slow, I don’t think it is practical for baby foods. Maybe better for herbs or something..

I remember having conversation with my friend who used Beaba Baby Cook. She was laughing at me because I said to her before that I wont spent that much on a (baby) food processor, but I ended spent much more now (-__-). But even with Beaba, I don’t think it could last for over a year anyway. Mostly typical baby only need pureed food for 4-6 months only. So Beaba or even NScessity (if you are lucky) should be no problem for you guys. My case rather different I must say…

Anyway, very unsatisfied with Lindam, we ended up have to use our old hand blender instead. I don’t want to use our normal home blender for Z’s food as we used it mostly for our sambals (chilies) and spices – pedas lah!

But oh my… the hand blender is actually so much easier. Honestly, 10 times better than the food processors. You don’t have to wait for the food to cool down. Its very easy to use. Easy to set up and easy to clean as well. You don’t have to transfer the food to other bowl – just put the blender into the pot and few seconds later everything is pureed! No, it doesn’t have to be soupy kind of texture only. Z’s food texture is more kind of ‘thick mash’ but fine consistency. And the hand blender did a very good job even on meat!

The first hand blender we used was the cheapest from local store (Dunnes Store) brand name Sabichi. I bought it for 10€ when we first moved back to Ireland (where all my stuffs still in storage warehouse). I haven’t used much at that time, but we used it for Z’s food for nearly 10 months. Negative sides are the stick blender is very bulky and this one is un-detachable. Still value for money $$ and easy to use.

When that one broken, I bought the Essentials Blender by Russell Hobbs from Argos. Still at a very affordable price – €19.99. I must say this is the best blender (for baby food) that I have. The unit is detachable (you can remove the lower part) and slightly smaller than the previous one. So it is easy to clean and store. It also has 3 speed setting and comes with beaker. I never used the beaker, I just blend it directly onto the bowl. Its good for travel as well. Don’t really take up much space.

Because we used it twice daily, I wont expect it to last very long. The first Russell Hobbs we had lasted for 4 months only (improper used by my husband). Still under warranty (2 years warranty) but I wont bother sending it for repair anyway, I just bought a new one straight away. Since I know it wont last long, I bought it with insurance this time (paid extra 6 euro). If anything happen within 3 years, I can bring it back to Argos and they will replace it straight away - without question :D. At least I don’t have to worry if this one is broken soon. The only problem is, its been over 8 months now and that blender is still working like a champion :D. 

Rabun

Enjoy while waiting for the appointment :)

Mama tak tahu nak update ape nih.. Tengah lunch hour. Mama x bawak bekal pun harini, nasik dah habis malas nak masak. Sempat grab mini cakes 2 ketul jer tadi.. (sekarang dah jarang keluar lunch, sep duit hihihih).

Anyhoo, Isnin haritu appointment mata dengan Dr Emer. Mama off ler pagi tu. Z was in a very good mood. Walaupun agak lama menunggu (setengah jam jer pun), he was absolutely fine. Memula baca buku, then pegi playroom, then mama sogok iphone. Masa jumpa Dr tu of course la dia melalak kan.. apatah lagi bila doctor masukkan ubat titis dalam mata then suluh2 plak mata dia..

Dr Emer kata mata Z dah rabun short sighted - rabun jauh :(. Tapi dia kata for now belum perlu pakai spec lagi, but she will have to see him more frequently. Memandangkan mama dan papa pun dedua rabun, kami memang dah expect Z pun akan rabun. It just happen earlier than expected jer..

Nasib baik belum kena pakai spec. Kalau kena, mama pun tatau nk buat camner. Z sangat sensitif around his face. Nak sentuh muka pun susah. sejuk2 ni sepatutnya kena pakaikan topi, jangan harap ler.. memang dia akan buang jer. Mama selalu jer belikan sunglasses untuk Z. Ala yang murah2 tu jer, pun sama lah. dia campak jer. Macam mana lah nak pakaikan spec nanti yer? 

Rimas jer bila difikirkan. Sigh.. hopefully by the time Z kena pakai spec tu dia dah boleh faham the reason behind it. 

Now mama nak kena bagi makan makanan yang boleh membantu mata Z. Tapi mama baru baca carrot (orange food) tak elok bagi banyak2 untuk autism. Especially when they have issue with thyroid as well. The worst thing is, Z tetiap hari makan orange food masa duduk dengan bibik dulu (dia kan mana pernah nak buat variasi makanan Z, asal Z suka sudah ler katanya..) So pagi Z akan makan baked butternut squash (pumpkin) with apple, lunch and dinner plak mesti ada sweet potato. itu jer laa tetiap hari. patut la Z posses autism sign. Well at least that could be 1 of the reason for it la..

badan Z tak dapat nak convert carotene to retinol that is useful for his body. disebabkan tak boleh pakai, beta-carotene tu akan berlegar dalam badan end up jadi toxin jer --> toxin is 1 of the cause for autism!!!!. the best way is to treat thyroid first. Tapi sebelum ni dr kata tak perlu sebab thyroid Z slightly above normal jer (TSH 6++). Tapi mama baca even TSH above 4 pun dah sepatutnya kena treat.. (normal is 2-4) sigh.. camner nih. Mama baru jer decide to slowly reduce pengambilan orange food dalam diet Z, now issue with rabun pulak. but the thing is, kalau mama bagi Z makan carrot banyak2 pun tak guna jugak, sebab badan Z memang tak boleh nak convert it to vit A pun.

berbalik kepada issue rabun, mama rasa sebab thyroid la Z rabun. Dia tak dapat enough vit A. Kan? So he need thyroxine (ubat thyroid). Thyroid does effect a lot of things actually. Mama pun tak faham kenapa doctor tak nak kasik ubat. Nampak gayanya mama kena jugak la carik vit A supplement for Z khas utntuk mata. Susah btol nak challange doctor when we are not a doctor ourself. Kan bagus kalau mama nih doctor. Papa? tak pe laahh.. alasan bukan bidang dia. x pernah pun nak buat extra study to understand the situation. Betullah orang kata mama always knows best! or at least mama just want to give the best for Z..

Hmm.. dah mengarut2 dah.. ok lah, baik mama clock in and start buat keje. nanti bleh balik awal sikit.. esok Jumaat, dah cuti :)

Full House

Semalam first day mama as a part time SAHM.. (nak jugak mention tu kan.. :P)

Z ada appointment pukul 4.15 so mama plan sempat la kot nak kuar shopping kejap tengah hari tu.. Sekali pukul doblas baru mama habis mengemas dan mandikan Z, lunch tak prepare lagi. Z mesti nak nap dulu sebab pukul 1 mmg waktu tido dia.. memang tak sempat la nak keluar..

Nak sikat rambut pun susah..

Padehal bangun awal sama mcm hari kerja jer, punya la banyak mende nak buat huhuh.. lagipun ada orang nak datang rumah kan, kena la make sure rumah betul2 kemas (kemas la sangat..) tak per la, esok la pulak kita keluar shopping2 yer Z..

Oh, believe it or not, this is the first time mama duduk rumah berdua jer dengan Z! (I mean for a whole day) Mama pun baru realised. sebelum ni kan ada bibik, kompem2 la dia ada dirumah sepanjang masa kan.. even kalau on holiday pun, mesti ada papa.. so x pernah lagi lah mama kena 'tinggal' berdua jer dengan Z. kalau keluar tu lain la citer kan.. wow.. anak dah umo dekat 2 tahun setengah baru dapat spend time alone dengan mama kan.. kesian.. (-___-)

Ayu tak saye? hihihi.. pipi merah kena eczema lor sejuk2 nih..

Pasal appointment semalam pulak, yang datang Mairead (Home Teacher), Val (Dietitian) and Rianna (Physio Therapy). 

Val datang sebab doctor Murnaghan yang suruh. Kan dia bising2 haritu cakap Z dah underweight.. bila check Z punya berat 10.5kg. Val kata Z takde la underweight yang merisaukan.. sebab his growth chart still on the same line as before jer.. cuma sebab Z tinggi berbanding dengan berat dia, sebab tu Dr Murnaghan bising.. Dia kata its quite difficult for Z to gain weight sebab Z tak makan finger food or any textured food yet. Val suruh tambah protein dalam makanan Z. the easiest way is by adding fat. protein banyak dlm fat. Tambah 1 tea spoon minyak (olive/veg) pun dah ok sbb 1 sudu bersamaan dgn136 calorie dah katanya.. (eh, mama pun tak pernah kire brp calorie perlu diambik..). semenjak balik ni mmg mama dah letak 1 sudu sunflower butter dlm nasik Z. rasa lemak berkrim gitu.. pastu kadang2 mama buat nasik lemak utk Z. santan mmg bagus utk badan kita katanya.. so teruskan jer la.. jangan lepas ni Z jadi gedebob sudah.. dah la lately dia mmg suka makan.. satu mangkuk penuh (penuh sampai atas yer) dia boleh habiskan.. pastu bila mama cakap finish, mesti mengamuk.. dulu susu nak habiskan botol 4 oz tu pun payah.. sekarang (since xenotransplant actually) 6-7 oz pun dia boleh habiskan sekali hadap jer.. tapi berat still maintain, ok la kot..

 

While mama berdiskusi dengan Val, Mairead plak 'bermain' dengan Z. Tapi Z melalak jer lebih sambil bergantung kat kaki mama.. sabar jer laa.. maybe dia ingat Mairead nak bawak dia g skolah kot.. sebab last week Mairead dtg skolah Z. Dia jumpa teacher aoife sambil 'ajar' Z. Mairead kata masa dia kat sekolah tu, mmg nampak Z really unhappy. he looked tired and stress katanya.. sedih mama dengar :( hopefully Z penat sebab the long journey back from msia jer la.. (Dia pegi hari isnin, kami sampai hari ahad). lagipun pagi tu Z bangun tido pukul 4.50am! hopefully on other days he is enjoying his school :(. Mairead pun tanya apa plan mama lepas ni (apart from the part time leave). nak teruskan hantar Z ke creche ker? abistu, apa lagi option yg mama ada.. mama kena keje.. dia suggest find another baby sitter perhaps? sigh.. entah la.. honestly mama lagi prefer kalau Z pegi skolah drpd duduk rumah dgn baby sitter yg ntah hapa2.. kalau dapat yg bagus ok la, tapi mana nak carik? 

Mairead kata dia dah apply Special Needs Assistance (SNA) for Z untuk September tahun depan. Tahun depan Z dah umo 3 tahun, so dia sepatutnya dah boleh masuk Playschool. (toddler class pun tak naik lagi nih..camno?) anyhoo, kalau dapat SNA mmg syukur sangat laa.. sekarang ni satu Ireland mmg kekurangan SNA (budget takde). anak kawan mama (Firaz) yg dah kompem autistic tu pun blom dapat SNA lagi. so far mummy firaz kata dia kena masuk kelas khas jugak.. padehal he is categorised as a high functional autism.. Mairead kata dia dah letak Z as 'special case' sebab dia kan maybe ada dual diagnosis jugak.. so hopefully chances for us to get SNA is higher la.. SNA akan bersama2 Z di sekolah the whole day. so confident la sikit nak hantar dia skolah biasa nanti kan.. Actually this is one of the main reason why mama prefer to stay here in Ireland..  InsyaAllah..semoga adalah rezeki Z nanti.. Amin..

Btw Rianna datang tak buat apa sangat pun.. dia sampai dah lambat (jem katanya). masa dia sampai tu Z baru jer nak ok dengan Mairead. sekali nampak plak org baru, apa lagi melalak balik la mamat sorang tu.. end up Mairead jer la yg dok layan Z. Rianna suruh panjat2 sofa pun, Mairead yg tolong sampaikan.. 

Winter Bugs?

Sejak 2 hari lepas, Z asik muntah2 jer kalau makan. Memang dah hampir 48 jam tanpa solid food. Makan 2-3 suap jer, then dia akan start meronta2 n melalak2. Menjejeh2 air liur. Pastu muntah. Projectile vomiting. muntah yang tersembur tu. Memang keluar habis apa yang di makannya :(. Semalam mama buat bubur nasi yang super cair tu pun Z muntah jugak.. Mama dah try fruit puree pun x boleh.. cereal pun x boleh.. pening mama fikirkan condition Z nih.

Papa suspect vomiting bugs. Sebab sekarang nih memang ramai budak2 (dan orang tua) kena Winter Vomiting Bugs. Tapi yang heran tu Z tak de diarrhea. Pastu lak minum susu ok aje. Cuma solid jer x boleh. Lepas muntah, Z memang akan lembik and terus tertido.. Bila dia bangun, dia akan happy seperti biasa balik. No fever. Bila suapkan makanan jer dia akan start meloya2 dan muntah semula. 

cakit pewuuttt..!

Disebabkan condition Z yang masih ok, papa kata tak perlu bawak ke hospital lagi. Kalau kat hospital pun diorang akan buat drip utk treat dehydration jer.. Tapi mama risau. Mama risau takut2 stenosis (usus). Z kan memang pernah ada masalah usus dulu. Memang posibility utk bermasalah tu ada. Lagipun Z belum poop sejak 2 hari lepas ;(.. Papa pula kata kalau pegi hospital for stenosis problem, memang sah2 diorang akan terus buat drip and macam2 test. Tak kisah la confirm ke tak masalah usus tu.. Dia tak sampai hati nak tengok Z kena cucuk sana sini.. Kesian Z katanya.. So, kita monitor dulu di rumah, harap2nya hanyalah bugs. As long as Z masih active dan belum dehydrated, he will be at home.

Cuma tu la.. Kesian Z.. Lapar sangat dia. Minum susu every 2-3 hours. Tapi mana kenyang kan.. Asik2 pergi dapur jer keje dia.. Mama nak makan pun x sampai hati sebab nanti Z mesti akan kemam2 jugak.. sigh.. Kalau hanya virus, cepat2 ler kamu pergi. Kesian anak mama kelaparan....huhu.

Follow Up 26.5 months

Haritu update pasal ASD jer, now mama nak update pasal mende lain pulak.

Weight: 10.5kg (30th percentile)

Height: 88cm (91st percentile)

* DS Growth Chart

Z dah masuk kategori underweight. Selama nih around 40th-50th percentile, so doctor tak bising walaupun Z kurus. Now dia dh start bising and she will request the dietician to meet us again soon.. Berat Z mmg turun pun semenjak masuk skool, makan dah la sikit, then minum tak nak langsung. Doctor kata stakat minum 2 botol sehari dah ok dah.. Yer la, memang pun ok.. Cuma selama ni Z minum 6-7 botol sehari. Bila tetiba turun jadik 3-4 botol jer, kompem la berat dia pun turun kan.. pastu lak, makan memang kurang kat skolah nun.. demam2 yang berpanjangan lagi.. all in all, mama rasa ok jer alasan2 tu.. hihihih.. Anyway, doctor nasihatkan mama letak butter banyak2 dalam every meals untuk tambah fat. (Yuk!) Hmm.. Z nih makan nasik hari2, bukan pasta doctor oii.. celah mana pulak mama nak letak butter nih.. hmmm... but she reminds us yang the bigger (fatter) Z will be, the better his immune system.. hmm.. ok lah, mama carik resepi baru lah nanti..

Blood test, thyroid level, blood count  semua normal (ada sedikit abnormal with lymphocyte (darah putih), but that's due to viral infection).  Masih lagi ada sedikit sisa2 infection. Doctor nasihatkan suruh perhatikan Z. kalau dia dah sampai tahap tak mau makan or minum tu, maksudnya teruk lah tu.. kena kasik antibiotic jugak nanti. Tapi we dont want antibiotic for the next 6 weeks sebab nak buat stem cell treatment tu nanti.. so, better make sure Z tak demam teruk lah from now on..

Dr Murnaghan kata Z dah tak tunjuk sangat dah ciri2 strangers anxiety :). sebab dia x menangis sangat pun masa jumpa doctor. Menangis time doctor buat check up jer. apart from that he was behaved :)). Alhamdulillah.. after 6 months we started with variety of programme to overcome his anxiety, it does show favorable result :) --- (YAKIN BOLEH!)

Last week juga (Selasa) dah start with Home Teaching. Programme ni yang mama nanti2 kan sebenarnya. Masa memula register dengan SMH dulu, diorang kata akan bagi cikgu masa umo Z 18 bulan. Pastu government cut budget, so umo 24 bulan pulak.. end up, umo 26 bulan baru dapat. well..better late than never.

Home Teacher Z namanya Mairead. According to Dr Murnaghan, we got the best teacher from SMH :). So, Mairead akan jumpa Z every 2 week. Ni bukan lah cikgu yg datang mengajar academic.. but her area will involve every aspect of early learning. from communication, occupational, play, sing, routine, sensory. Anything related with Z akan jadi her responsibilities. sampailah Z masuk skolah nanti.

Pertemuan pertama haritu, we just set out our objectives. Mama nak Z start with sign language (mama pun kena lah p skolah), then feeding issue, pointing, gross n fine motor and sensory issue. Dia cakap dia akan jumpa Z di rumah and juga di skolah. At least dia boleh pantau apa yg cikgu Z buat kat skolah. Mama ok aje.. the best part is, Z tak melalak langsung pun masa jumpa mairead. Mairead ajak dia main2 n nyanyi2 pun dia layankan aje.. hehehe good boy :)

So, tu jer lah update terkini untuk mgu lepas.. banyak lagi nak update sebenarnya.. Mama sangat2 excited!! but I dont have that much time at the moment. Lg 2 minggu nak balik msia, banyak nak settle. so, will find sometime to update more later.

Oh 1 more thing, (penting nih!!) weekend haritu aunty meri n aunty rini datang melepak dirumah. Kakak Caroline pun ada lah. Diorang melepak dari tengah hari sampailah ke malam. Dah lama tak melepak lama2 camnih, memang berpuas hatilah kami. The main reason kenapa kami boleh melepak dengan tenang adalah..

Z was playing with Caroline!!!

Ok, takde lah sepanjang masa diorang bermain berdua.. sekejap2 jer pun.. Z nih kedekut sikit, pantang Caroline pegang toys dia, dia pun sibuk nk g rampas. huhuhu.. tapi yang paling penting Z sudah tak menangis!! YES!! Sebelum nih kalau diorang dtg melepak, mama end up kena duduk dlm bilik temankan Z sebab Z akan melalak tiap kali kitorang berborak. So diorang pun slalunya sekadar datang sejam dua, then balik jer la.. NOW not anymore! bersantai bergossip sampai ke malam. ada la juga ketikanya yg Z merengek2, terutama bila kami burst into laugh. but those are tolerable :). Apart from that dia either main2 or tengok tv tanpa menghiraukan orang2 asing disekeliling dia :)

WOW, mama masih tak percaya sebenarnya.. bukan jer mama, aunty meri n aunty rini pun. Aunty rini selalu complaint sebab tak pernah dapat main dengan Z. Jangankan main, nak tengok muka pun susah. Sekarang tidak lagi. Such a HUGE relief..

Alhamdulillah.. Lepas ni memang akan selalulah diorang datang melepak lagi.. takde lah mama pun tension jer terperuk di rumah :)

Seminar on weaning & cup

Seminar di pagi Sabtu. 10-1pm @ Bewleys Hotel.

Bersemangat mama n papa (n Z of course) pegi. Duduk tak sampai 15 minit, Z dah start mengamuk2.. So mama n papa kena bergilir2. sorang dengar ceramah, sorang kena bawak Z keluar. Ceramah habis pukul 11. Lepastu ada teknikal session pulak. The SLT supposed to come to each parent and show one-to-one technique based on their requirement. Mama cepat2 angkat tangan and mintak dia jumpa kita dulu. Kalau tak, bakal mengganggu orang lain pulak.. Lepas jer one-on-one session dengan Libby tu, terus kami blah..

Meeting in Progress, tapi mama dgn Z kat luar ;(

Btw, Z kan masih on mashed/pureed type of food. dah banyak kali cuba kasik yg ber tekstur, mesti dia akan gagging, then terus dia refuse the food. Z actually has Oral Sensitivity. Patutlah memang payah bebenor nak masukkan apa2 dalam mulut dia. Nak berus gigi pun macam berperang! So Libby nasihatkan we work more on his oral stimulation. Pastu dia suruh kami tanya our SLT on Oral Desensitisation programme. Hmm.. tu yg masalah tu, SLT pun tak start lagi. Memang la dah penah jumpa Kerri, but thats more on assesment, not really the real SLT programme. Sigh.. for now, mama lah yg kena carik teknik2 tersebut..

Lagi satu, mama baru tahu, eating habit ni pun related to his trunk control. Selagi tak boleh duduk dengan stabil, memang susah diorang nak makan. Sangat penting sebenarnya. Apetah lagi untuk makan sendiri. Z kan memang ada huge problem with his trunk muscles :(. Patutlah dia sampai sekarang x pernah masukkan any object (except his own hands) to his mouth. Itu semua boleh membantu dia makan sendiri and introduce him to new textures. Sigh.. kalaulah mama tahu nih from beginning.. now trunk control dia dah better, but he already skip few steps. so, agak susah la nak train him especially when he already has his own habit. sepatutnya masa umo 7-8 bulan lagi.. ada teknik n equipment for that.. huhuhu.. so for now, we just have to start stimulating his mouth area dulu lah. then consistently introducing textured food. Start with food that melt in his mouth. mcm biskut ke.. coklat ke.. biskut mmg slalu dah kasik, dia mmg ludah jer.. maybe coklat will help.. hmmm..

Latest Sippy Cup, sama dengan yg digunakan di sekolah

Pasal cup drinking pulak.. dia x suggest sangat guna sippy cup (dah berjenis2 sippy cup mama beli..). sebab diorang still kena suck. better introduce minum from cawan biasa terus. doidy cup is a good start. Well, we have doidy cup for nearly a year now. Tak penah pakai pun.. (sebab Z x suka) so, mama akan guna from now on. 

Doidy Cup

Also, straw drinking. bagus jugak for his speech later. It help them to control their toungue as well. yes, mama dah tahu. 6 months ago I did the research. So, I bought this Lil' Gripper from Playtex. 

Lil' Gripper

Konon2 the best first straw cup, sebab mummy boleh squeez the middle part. Mummy diorang ada super power kot. Sebab bukan saja mama, papa pun x bleh squeez. keras gilos!. End up tak guna jugak.. Libby suggest this cute bear bottle from thinkingtoys.ie. Masa mama carik dulu, x de kat ireland/uk nih. Ada brand talktools (honeybear) from US jer, pastu postage lg mahal drpd bottle.. That's why mama end up beli playtex (lg mahal sebenarnya, but shipping cost murah jer). Nasib baik this cute bear bottle tak mahal sangat. So, mama dah order, we will try soon k :)

Mr Juice Bear

Walaupun sekejap jer, I think I have learn a lot! Next time, Z tinggal rumah jer lah. Kacau!

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!!

~You're The Jam to My Jelly~

Since the past 2 weeks mama buatkan Z homemade jelly. Tapi ini bukan sembarangan Jelly, ini jelly ber magnesium :D.

Mama read a lots about the goodness of magnesium, especially how it could help with the anxiety - sosial, loudness, laughing, and teeth grinding - in Z's case. Sebab tu mama nak try bagi Z magnesium supplement. for the moment mama just kasik Floradix about 5ml (62.5mg) per day. Mama pilih Floradix sebab it based from nature.. And not that strong in my opinion. Mama blom berani lagi nak kasik magnesium lain. lagipun Floradix ni liquid based and ada rasa buah2an.. 

Mama rasa sedap jer taste nya (mama pun kena makan jugak time pms tu..), tapi not for Z! Mesti tutup mulut rapat2 bila mama nak suap. So nak tak nak, mama kenalah being creative. Sebabkan ia dah ada rasa buah2an, so mama buat lah jelly. Mama masak agar2 and gelatine (halal), then campurkan dengan homemade fruit juice (pear/apple). Bila dah agak sejuk sikit, baru mama masukkan Floradix. Yummy!! Z loves it!

Tapi stok agar2 n gelatine dah nak habis, kena beli kat kedai Pakistan le pulak. The only problem is, they come with flavoured. Ada tambahan gula, pewarna, perasa and all.. hmm.. Kena suruh mak teh post from Msia la nanti..

Then, mama juga dah start buat homemade jam over the weekend. This time mama buat apricot jam (less sugar). Sebabnya nak kasik Z makan with his NVD Nightime supplement. Selama ni mama cuma add to his dinner, but actually it is not advisable to add with other protein base food, nanti kurang lah effect dia.. Sebab tu lah mama try kasik with jam :)

Oh btw, Z dah on magnesium for nearly 2 weeks dah now. Nampak la dah berkurang sikit aktivity teeth grinding.. but still 'krup krap' lagi lah time dia tengah khusyuk buat something tu.. In term of anxiety pun nampak la sikit improvement. Sikit jer la.. Contohnya masa physio datang last week, dia tak nangis pun, but asik berpeluk dengan mama jer la.. That's a lot better than crying nob-stop for the whole session actually..:) Masa pegi housewarming party kat rumah aunty rini weekend haritu pun agak ok jugak.. Boleh bertahan nearly an hour without crying walaupun orang bising2. Lepas sejam, dia dah mula buat perangai lah. Alhamdulillah.. Its a lot better :D

Severin Yogurt Maker

Next project is homemade soya yogurt! Z mmg  makan yogurt everyday. Sangat2 costly sebenarnya. Kalau mama boleh buat sendiri, dah boleh cut cost gitu. Now tengah survey inexpensive yogurt maker. Hopefully menjadik ler.. :)

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor neither do I have any medical backgroud. Just a normal mom who seek the best for my son.

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..

Food Processor - Part II

this is our 3rd food processor for Z. baru sampai 2-3 hari lepas.


the first 1 i bought lasted for 5 months (different brand). the 2nd FP lasted for less than 3 months and we've been sharing stick blender since then. tapi stick blender took ages to process the food, and sometime kak yah wont clean it properly after buat sambal, so Z end up has chilli in his meal (and he doesnt like it!). nak tak nak, mama have to buy another FP.


hopefully this one will last a bit longer.. although i'm quite sceptical about it, since it is the cheapest in amazon.co.uk (GBP 14), but who knows, based on experience, mahal pun tak semestinya bagus sgt pun huhuhu..


bila lah Z nak belajar chew nih.. actually mengunyah tu mmg dah boleh sikit2, tapi Z still can not manage any lump yet. kalau kadang2 blend kasar2 skit jer, mula lah dia ber drama. tersedak2.. ter batuk2.. his dietician mmg dah suruh start with chunky food, but how laa? Risau mama tgk dia tersedak2 tu..

teringin lah pulak

sejak sebulan dua yg lepas mama tgk ramai blogger sibuk memperkatakan pasal pavlova. macam teringin lah pulak jadinya bila terpandang gambar2 yg meliurkan tu..

so, last weekend mama pun geledah lah resepi2 lama mama.. dah berhabuk2 dah pun.. last mama buat pavlova lepas kawen n sebelum mabuk2 pregnant lagi. 2 thn yg sudah la kan? lama betul.. (bila Z nak dapat adik nih.. eh?)

anyway, mama terlupa nk ambik gambar weekend haritu. ni gambar 1st pavlova mama buat yg tersimpan dlm fotopages. bagus jugak yer simpan diary online nih. sebab gambar2 lama mama suma dh hangus bersama laptop dan desktop yg dah kaput.. huhhu



mama ingat lagi pavlova nih.. walaupun rupanya mcm cantik aje, tapi sebenarnya dalamnya kurang masak.. meringue dia ada part yg still bau telur lagi.. hehehe.. 2-3 kali try jugak lah baru berjaya.. recipe dapat dari kawan mama kat office.

kitorang slalu take turn baking n bawak ke office kalau ada birthday celebration. yg makannya ramai lah, tapi tukang masaknya 3 org jer.. inipun diorang dah perli2 mama sebab dah lama x bawak kek ke office. masalahnya kitorang selalu buat makan2 di hari jumaat. mama malas lah nk baking time weekdays, sebab kalau mama buat malam2, Z mesti akan terjaga dari tidur. dia pantang sikit bunyi2 yg kuat2 nih.. haih, ntah bila lah mama nk baking utk officemate mama lagi..

p/s: nanti bila Z dah besar sikit, mama buatkan dairy-free pavlova yer.. mama dah jumpa substitute cream dekat health store last week. tapi mama tak sure lah cream tu sesuai ke tak utk dijadikan whipped cream...

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.