I'm free and in money making mode

The study that we did for FELDA was finally submitted and dah present. Kira dah merdeka la ni.

At the moment  I don't want to do any office work at all!!!. I deserve to be lazy for now coz I've worked my ass off for the last few weeks......

I'm also researching for making extra cash. I've realize that all my research is related to sewing. And I know nothing at all about sewing!!! But how hard can it be? I have a few projects in my mind but first I need a sewing machine. My mom has one at home tp tu ancient punya. So after much looking I decided to get myself a Brother LS2160. It's RM599 and the cheapest.

With this machine I plan to sew:

1. Mei Tai
I think Mei Tai has huge potential market in Malaysia (ni dah terkeluar ayat2 that I normally use in my market study). Majority new moms will go for sling. But once their baby grow older and heavier, they will source for new items to carry their child. Just like what I'm doing when I bumped into Mei tai. In Malaysia mmg dah Ada tp tak ramai. One of the brands is Snugg Baby. To harga sgt mahal and kat Internet berlambat tutorial nak buat. Sbb tu dtg idea nak jahit sendiri.

2. Baby quilts. People can easily sell a piece for rm250. So I need a machine that can sew appliqué.

My only concern is that I dont even know how to sew!!

Tapi takpe, ada class yg ajar menjahit. Menjahit ni....piece of cake je kan....

Geneva

Alhamdulillah our trip to Geneva went well. Kerja pon ok. Tinggal nak pulun and submit and present to FELDA on June's second week. Still rasa jet lag...(kat opis curik2 tido...)

I wonder if people know that Geneva is one of the most expensive city in the world? Mak aiiihhh mmg mahal giler. Nasib baik my mom prepared food for us ie ikan goreng cili, daging goreng, sambal ikan bilis. All these dishes digoreng kering. So can last longer. We did eat at a Swiss halal restaurant. Harga kebab je dah nak RM100!

Kat Geneva we stayed at Suite Novotel. I have experienced staying at the one in Hannover, Germany so I already knew hotel tu ada sediakan apa dalam bilik. It is like a suite so ada la small kitchen and dining area. Since my colleague also brought her husband and baby, we had to choose hotel yg ok sikit. Nasib baik ada hotel ni if not sure kena duduk jauh dekat area Alps. The room cost is RM2000/night (FELDA bayar ofcourse). We stayed for almost a week and after I get back from work, we would go to the mall in front of the hotel. We also alocated the last 2 days for jalan2. Nak gi Alps mahal jugak but becoz tak boleh bawak baby so we went for a boat ride to France. First few days mmg sejuk sgt. After that panas mcm kat sini. Cuma bila angin tiup rasa mcm air cond. Ada sekali kitorg je pakai payung coz it was so terik. The Swiss pulak mentang2 dah lama tak merasa matahari, diorg dah start pakai summer wear.

I also purposely delayed Emran's first solid food while we were there. There's so much to read about feeding your baby and I felt like its too much hassle nak bawak segala blender, steamer, etc...So balik je, after few days, Emran got his first taste of food :) Bersyukur sgt sbb tak susah and he likes all the home prepared foods.

Ni some pics while we we there.

Busy bee

Oh my...I'm so busy with this FELDA project. Working day and night and definitely over the weekend. I hate it but dah nama nye keje. Ada ke org suka keje dia? Hmmm

Ini baru project 3 bulan. Kalau buat PhD tah mcm mana. When people asked me when do I wanna do my phd I just smiled and said penat buat MBA pon tak hilang lagi....

Back to work.

So much worries

I've been busy with the FELDA project since April and had been worrying what if I have to go for field works. My EBM stocks in the freezer will only last a few days if I were to leave Emran home.

1 day Emran drinks max 16 oz of EBM
1 day I can only produce max 16.

Mcm mana nak increase stock......sekali pump habis the next day....huhu...

Anyway, tiba masanya for me to go abroad for the FELDA project. End of this month me and my colleague are going to Geneva, Switzerland. it's a few weeks away and I did hope to stock up. Luckily hubs suggested to bring Emran and my mom along. So problem solved!

Almost 5 oz!!!

I went to The Curve to have lunch with my friend and forgot to bring my electric pump. Tak sampai sejam I've started feeling susu nak turun (letdown). And guest when I got home how much did I get from one side? Ofcourse the other half Emran la minum. So drinking a lot really pays!!!

Mission to increase my EBM

I am starting to worry since the stock in my freezer is getting less and Emran is drinking more now. So this feeling is not helping at all!! Adehhh!

Been reading a lot about this actually. Mmg banyak akan promote milk boosters. Traditional ones and also prepared. I've tried both. Below are the list of stuff that I've tried.

1. Joy Angel Nursing Tea

One of the cheapest and the taste is not too bad. Tapi still rasa fenugreek jugak (jintan). I drank a lot sbb 1 sachet letak dalam 1 jug. Siap refill lagi. Kat label ckp 1 cup je. However I did feel increase in the milk quantity.

My rating: 6/10

2. Daun Moringa

In Malay they call it daun turi and usually used in cookings such as masak lemak. So my mom said the playground near our house has a moringae tree. We plucked a few twigs and kukus. I ate as ulam with nasi. Kadang kukus with salmon. Rasa dia ada hint of slight bitter, kelat pon ada. Mainly rasa ulam yg dikukusla.
Milk supply mmg increase.

My rating 8/10.

3. GNC's Fenugreek

The price at any GNC outlet is around rm60+. But if u have a friend working there, you may ask for their staff price. Discreetly ofcourse as they are entitle for 50% discount! For those yg tak larat nak minum nursing tea or milk boosting teas boleh la makan fenugreek pills ni. Milk supply ada gak increase but so so la. Some said bau badan kuat but I tak perasan pulak. Hubs didn't complaint.

My rating 6.5/10


4. Drinking plenty of liquid ie plain boiled water, fresh milk

  

This is definitely the ultimate solution if you are having low supply or nak increase supply. Drinking lots and lots of water WILL make you produce more milk. Enuff said.

My rating: 10/10


5. Power Pumping

This method is also effective to increase my milk supply. I've done it several times at the office. I left the cones on both of my breasts through the whole pp session. Sometimes Ada gak letdown multiple times but ada yg sekali dua je. But as long as you are signaling the brain to produce more by leaving the pump on and off every 10 mins, insyaallah you'll have more milk. In my case, susu tak bertambah immediately. Sometimes it takes 4 days. Ada gak the next day dah start increasing.

My rating : 10/10

Apart from the list above, do not for to doa and have a positive mind :)


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Note: I didn't try all at one go. Some I started during pantang. Some once awhile. But drinking lots of water and pumping yg kena maintain selalu buat ye.

EBM oh EBM....

Dah start risau sebab stock EBM dalam freezer makin kurang. I can only blame myself atas sebab-sebab di bawah:

• Malas pump - kat office kadang buat tatau je bila dah engorge. kalau pump pon once a day
• Tak jaga makan - kurang minum air masak, tak minum susu, tak makan supplements
• Stress teramat -  dapat project FELDA buat market feasibility study. They have high expectation with our quality of work and delivery ...huhu

Hmmm......I know kat atas ni adalah big No No utk breast feeding moms tapi nak buat mcm mana. Masa sangat limited and sgt busy. Dah la kena outstation. Pastu susu stock tak sampai 3 hari!!!! Uwaaaa nak nangis!!!!