Babywearing is not just for mummies, its great for daddies also. So get out of the box, don't be shy and enjoy wearing your baby daddies! Want to share the following video with you...
March 23, 2012
March 15, 2012
Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Putrajaya
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| The early morning queue to buy tickets for the hot air balloon rides |
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| Our queue numbers |
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| Ticket counter |
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| Yeah! Got our tickets! |
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| Schedule for the hot air balloon rides |
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| Participants getting ready for lift-off |
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| This 'cake' is unbelievably big (3 times the size of a normal balloon) but surprisingly can lift-off too! |
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| Para-gliders |
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| This was the hot air balloon which we rode...getting ready for lift-off |
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| These are the other hot air balloons used for the balloon rides |
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| My boy waiting patiently for our turn to ride |
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| Looking tense before the ride |
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| Inside view of the hot air balloon |
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| Inside view of the hot air balloon |
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| The view from above |
March 11, 2012
Come Join the Great Cloth Diaper Exchange 2012!
Date : 21st April 2012
Time : 10am to 4pm (Day time event ~ Open for everyone)
8pm to 1am (Night time event ~ For registered participants only)
Venue : Moms Basic, 21F, S.U. Mall, Saujana Utama, 47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor.
Organized by : Malaysian Cloth Diapering Parents (MCDP)
Website : www.malaysianclothdiaperingparents.net
March 09, 2012
March 08, 2012
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Volunteer Work
I just signed up as a volunteer Peer Counselor for a research project called The Impact of Peer Counseling Program on Breastfeeding : A Randomized Control Study. It is a joint collaboration between Jabatan Perubatan Keluarga, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM) and Malaysian Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (MBfPC). The research will be conducted from March till September.
We volunteers are given responsibility to contact mothers who delivered their babies at PPUKM, according to the schedule given, to give the mothers support and counselling in breastfeeding their babies. The objective is to see which group of mothers will breastfeed their babies exclusively for a longer duration, either mothers who received support or mothers who did not receive any support from Peer Counselors.
For my friends who are wondering... Yes, I am now a Certified Peer Counselor with the Malaysian Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (MBfPC).
March 05, 2012
Your Milk Is Spoilt!
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| L: Expressed Breast Milk (EBM) after taking out from fridge. R: EBM after gently swirling to mix the 2 layers together. |
I have faced many challenges during my breastfeeding journey. The least of my problem is the process of breastfeeding my baby. The most challenging is educating the people around me about the benefits of breastfeeding and why we should be breastfeeding our babies instead of giving formula milk.
Maybe I should start writing more on this topic. For now I would like to share with you the contents of breast milk and formula milk.
This does give food for thought to the individuals who always say that formula milk has more nutrients compared to breast milk.
This does give food for thought to the individuals who always say that formula milk has more nutrients compared to breast milk.
Please understand that while I am passionate about encouraging mothers to breastfeed, I still respect mother's who choose to use formula milk (taking into consideration the circumstances they are in and how tough it is to make the right decisions regarding the well-being of our children).
The following information was from a poster that was developed as a student project for the Breastfeeding Course for Health Care Providers, Douglas College, New Westminster, BC, Canada - © 2007 by Cecily Heslett, Sherri Hedberg and Haley Rumble.
CONTENTS OF BREAST MILK
Water
Carbohydrates (energy source)
Lactose
Oligosaccharides (see below)
Carboxylic acid
Alpha hydroxy acid
Lactic acid
Proteins (building muscles and bones)
Whey protein
Alpha-lactalbumin
HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made Lethal to Tumour cells)
Lactoferrin
Many antimicrobial factors (see below)
Casein
Serum albumin
Non-protein nitrogens
Creatine
Creatinine
Urea
Uric acid
Peptides (see below)
Amino Acids (the building blocks of proteins)
Alanine
Arginine
Aspartate
Clycine
Cystine
Glutamate
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lycine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Proline
Serine
Taurine
Theronine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
Carnitine (amino acid compound necessary to make use of fatty acids as an energy source)
Nucleotides (chemical compounds that are the structural units of RNA and DNA)
5’-Adenosine monophosphate (5”-AMP)
3’:5’-Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (3’:5’-cyclic AMP)
5’-Cytidine monophosphate (5’-CMP)
Cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP choline)
Guanosine diphosphate (UDP)
Guanosine diphosphate - mannose
3’- Uridine monophosphate (3’-UMP)
5’-Uridine monophosphate (5’-UMP)
Uridine diphosphate (UDP)
Uridine diphosphate hexose (UDPH)
Uridine diphosphate-N-acetyl-hexosamine (UDPAH)
Uridine diphosphoglucuronic acid (UDPGA)
Several more novel nucleotides of the UDP type
Fats
Triglycerides
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (important for brain development)
Arachidonic acid (AHA) (important for brain development)
Linoleic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
Conjugated linoleic acid (Rumenic acid)
Free Fatty Acids
Monounsaturated fatty acids
Oleic acid
Palmitoleic acid
Heptadecenoic acid
Saturated fatty acids
Stearic
Palmitic acid
Lauric acid
Myristic acid
Phospholipids
Phosphatidylcholine
Phosphatidylethanolamine
Phosphatidylinositol
Lysophosphatidylcholine
Lysophosphatidylethanolamine
Plasmalogens
Sphingolipids
Sphingomyelin
Gangliosides
GM1
GM2
GM3
Glucosylceramide
Glycosphingolipids
Galactosylceramide
Lactosylceramide
Globotriaosylceramide (GB3)
Globoside (GB4)
Sterols
Squalene
Lanosterol
Dimethylsterol
Methosterol
Lathosterol
Desmosterol
Triacylglycerol
Cholesterol
7-dehydrocholesterol
Stigma-and campesterol
7-ketocholesterol
Sitosterol
β-lathosterol
Vitamin D metabolites
Steroid hormones
Vitamins
Vitamin A
Beta carotene
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B8 (Inositol)
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
a-Tocopherol
Vitamin K
Thiamine
Riboflavin
Niacin
Folic acid
Pantothenic acid
Biotin
Minerals
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Iron
Zinc
Chloride
Phosphorus
Magnesium
Copper
Manganese
Iodine
Selenium
Choline
Sulpher
Chromium
Cobalt
Fluorine
Nickel
Metal
Molybdenum (essential element in many enzymes)
Growth Factors (aid in the maturation of the intestinal lining)
Cytokines
interleukin-1β (IL-1β)
IL-2
IL-4
IL-6
IL-8
IL-10
Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)
Macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF)
Platelet derived growth factors (PDGF)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
Hepatocyte growth factor -α (HGF-α)
HGF-β
Tumor necrosis factor-α
Interferon-γ
Epithelial growth factor (EGF)
Transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α)
TGF β1
TGF-β2
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) (also known as somatomedin C)
Insulin-like growth factor- II
Nerve growth factor (NGF)
Erythropoietin
Peptides (combinations of amino acids)
HMGF I (Human growth factor)
HMGF II
HMGF III
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
β-endorphins
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP)
β-defensin-1
Calcitonin
Gastrin
Motilin
Bombesin (gastric releasing peptide, also known as neuromedin B)
Neurotensin
Somatostatin
Hormones (chemical messengers that carry signals from one cell, or group of cells, to another via the blood)
Cortisol
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Thyroxine (T4)
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (also known as thyrotropin)
Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH)
Prolactin
Oxytocin
Insulin
Corticosterone
Thrombopoietin
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
GRH
Leptin (aids in regulation of food intake)
Ghrelin (aids in regulation of food intake)
Adiponectin
Feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL)
Eicosanoids
Prostaglandins (enzymatically derived from fatty acids)
PG-E1
PG-E2
PG-F2
Leukotrienes
Thromboxanes
Prostacyclins
Enzymes (catalysts that support chemical reactions in the body)
Amylase
Arysulfatase
Catalase
Histaminase
Lipase
Lysozyme
PAF-acetylhydrolase
Phosphatase
Xanthine oxidase
Antiproteases (thought to bind themselves to macromolecules such as enzymes and as a result prevent allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
a-1-antitrypsin
a-1-antichymotrypsin
Antimicrobial factors (are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses.
Leukocytes (white blood cells)
Phagocytes
Basophils
Neutrophils
Eoisinophils
Macrophages
Lymphocytes
B lymphocytes (also known as B cells)
T lymphocytes (also known as C cells)
sIgA (Secretory immunoglobulin A) (the most important antiinfective factor)
IgA2
IgG
IgD
IgM
IgE
Complement C1
Complement C2
Complement C3
Complement C4
Complement C5
Complement C6
Complement C7
Complement C8
Complement C9
Glycoproteins
Mucins (attaches to bacteria and viruses to prevent them from clinging to mucousal tissues)
Lactadherin
Alpha-lactoglobulin
Alpha-2 macroglobulin
Lewis antigens
Ribonuclease
Haemagglutinin inhibitors
Bifidus Factor (increases growth of Lactobacillus bifidus - which is a good bacteria)
Lactoferrin (binds to iron which prevents harmful bacteria from using the iron to grow)
Lactoperoxidase
B12 binding protein (deprives microorganisms of vitamin B12)
Fibronectin (makes phagocytes more aggressive, minimizes inflammation, and repairs damage caused by inflammation)
Oligosaccharides (more than 200 different kinds!)
CONTENTS OF FORMULA MILK
Water
Carbohydrates
Lactose
Corn maltodextrin
Protein
Partially hydrolyzed reduced minerals whey protein concentrate (from cow’s milk)
Fats
Palm olein
Soybean oil
Coconut oil
High oleic safflower oil (or sunflower oil)
M. alpina oil (Fungal DHA)
C.cohnii oil (Algal ARA)
Minerals
Potassium citrate
Potassium phosphate
Calcium chloride
Tricalcium phosphate
Sodium citrate
Magnesium chloride
Ferrous sulphate
Zinc sulphate
Sodium chloride
Copper sulphate
Potassium iodide
Manganese sulphate
Sodium selenate
Vitamins
Sodium ascorbate
Inositol
Choline bitartrate
Alpha-Tocopheryl acetate
Niacinamide
Calcium pantothenate
Riboflavin
Vitamin A acetate
Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Thiamine mononitrate
Folic acid
Phylloquinone
Biotin
Vitamin D3
Vitamin B12
Enzyme
Trypsin
Amino acid
Taurine
L-Carnitine (a combination of two different amino acids)
Nucleotides
Cytidine 5-monophosphate
Disodium uridine 5-monophosphate
Adenosine 5-monophosphate
Disodium guanosine 5-monophosphate
Soy Lecithin
February 17, 2012
Getting Drunk on Breastmilk
I always love the look on my baby's face when she's getting 'high or drunk' on breastmilk!
September 01, 2011
Family Outing to The Mines Shopping Center
The smiles on the faces of my little boy and my parents-in-law are priceless! I am so glad that he has the opportunity to spend some fun time during the school holidays with his grandparents and be spoilt by them.
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| Having a splashing time at the Splash Park |
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| Dim Sum for lunch |
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| Fun boat ride with grandpa! |
August 29, 2011
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri!
Wishing all my Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Maaf Zahir & Batin.
Have an amazing and great time during the Raya Holidays catching up with family and loved ones.
For those who are travelling back to their hometown today, drive safely and have an enjoyable journey!
Have an amazing and great time during the Raya Holidays catching up with family and loved ones.
For those who are travelling back to their hometown today, drive safely and have an enjoyable journey!
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