perlengkapan ASI

Gak terasa udah 4 bulan jadi mamah :D 
Kurang dari seminggu sejak Aksa lahir, gw udah mompa. Bukan karena gw berambisi menuhin freezer rumah dengan ASIP, tapi karena gw udah harus masuk kuliah lagi!
Hiks, sedih ya :( 

Karena ituu gw udah beli pompa ASI sejak hamil 7 bulan dengan preferensi pompa elektrik biar ga bikin capek dan bisa multitasking. Browsing, cari-cari review, dan bikin tabel perbandingan harga, pilihan gw akhirnya jatuh ke sini!

gambar dari gerailaktasi.com

Iyep, gw beli paket itu di GeraiLaktasi.com, seharga Rp1.255.000. Lokasinya ternyata deket kantor suami, jadi begitu gw transfer eh siangnya udah dianter. Udah gw bandingin, hemat beberapa ratus ribu dan gw udah dapet pompa elektrik Unimom Allegro + manual switch kit, 6 pcs kantung ASI, cooler bag, 5 botol 150ml + nipple, 3 ice gel, dan diaper bag, walaupun gw masih mohon-mohon ke suami minta diaper bag yang lebih trendy dan ini dijual.

Untungnya pompa yang gw beli ini langsung cocok. Dan untungnya lagi, mompa 3 hari setelah melahirkan itu ternyata bermanfaat banget. Dari artikel yang gw baca di AIMI (Asosiasi Ibu Menyusui Indonesia), sebulan pertama setelah melahirkan payudara wanita itu ASInya jauh melebihi kemampuan lambung bayi - dan baru sesuai di bulan kedua-ketiga. Alhasil, payudara bakal sering banget bengkak, dan baju kebasahan karena merembes terus. Berhubung gw udah rajin mompa, hal-hal tadi udah bisa teratasi, dan voilaaaa.. mulai hari ke-5 melahirkan, pake pompa manual aja setengah jam gw udah menuhin 150ml :D

Waktu masih hamil muda malah gw dibeliin botol kaca BKA di Baby Fair di Senayan sama suami, padahal gw uda kekeuh pengen pake bekas UC1000 aja + beli tutup ulirnya. Dese mah menolak yee, alasannya gak steril, dan diitung-itung boros juga karena dia males kalo gw beli di tukang loak yang ga jelas asal-usulnya - harus atas konsumsi sendiri.

gambar dari jualbotolasi.com

Botol BKA ini lebih berkualitas dibanding botol sejenis. Selain ada petunjuk milimeternya, botolnya juga bening banget dan kalo ditempel stiker label merekat kuat tapi gampang dilepas. Botol gw ini pernah ketuker di daycare Aksa sama botol kaca yang serupa tanpa merek, dan gw langsung notice perbedaan kualitasnya. Harganya di pameran Rp50.000 dapet 10 botol.

Naahh, sisanya baru gw pake botol UC1000. Kebetulan waktu hamil muda gw pernah ikut jadi panitia kegiatan mahasiswa, dan konsumsinya dapet minuman ini. Gw kumpulin deh buat dibawa pulang :D

Last but the most important pasti media pemberian ASIP. Untuk alasan tertentu, gw memilih untuk gak pake dot dan memakai soft cup feeder.

gambar dari AsiBayi.com

Tadinya soft cup feeder yang gw tau cuma merek Medela yang masya Allah hampir 500 ribu ajaaa. Untung ketemu merek lain yang bentuknya mirip botol dan ehm, lebih murah. Merek yang gw pakai NursinSmart by Innobaby LLC. Harganya Rp320.000 di AsiBayi.com. Kalo mau ngeluarin airnya tinggal dipijat aja bagian botolnya. Belakangan gw baru tau beda harga mereka dimana. Pada Medela, ASIP yang udah dikeluarkan dan terkumpul di sendok ga akan bisa balik lagi ke botol, sehingga lebih steril. Kalo NursinSmart, masih bisa. Ya udah lah yaaaa, mau gimana lagi.

Trus udah?

Udah dong, tinggal emaknya aja rajin-rajin merah dan dikasi booster makanan enak :P Susu formula emang gak pernah ada di opsi kami. Bayangkan kalo ada, seluruh duit yg gw barusan keluarkan mungkin cuma cukup buat membiayai konsumsi Aksa buat 3 bulan doang!! (sumber: the cost of not breastfeeding)

the first year

So a marvelous year has flown by. We're happy, blessed, and grateful.


Hubby asked me many times where we would spend this special occasion. He took a lot of thinking about it because he assumed that women, indeed, love celebrations. Probably yeah, but not this year. Last month we celebrated two birthdays, bought a pricey yet sophisticated laptop as his new working equipment, and also, we need to save for baby's arrival. 

We still threw celebration dinner though. At first we visited Cheesecake Factory but turned out the Bintaro branch only served as a bakery. We then moved to Solaria, Bintaro Plaza. Any place didn't matter, right?


As for the prayers.. well there's just too much to write. God knows I couldn't thank Him enough for having hubby as my lifetime partner. My first day at school, my first day at work... this first year of marriage with him has topped all my other firsts in life.

Monthly Update

Alhamdulillah udah memasuki semester 2 kuliah. Bisa dibilang sukses walaupun dengan IP semester yang secara nominal udah lumayan tapi sebenarnya gak ada apa-apanya di kelas, ihik ihik. Sejak bulan Mei/Juni kemarin saya menjadi satu-satunya perempuan di kelas yang dihuni 32 pria lantaran seorang teman sejawat terpaksa mengambil cuti karena kehamilannya terganggu. Mudah-mudahan saya gak ikut mengalami yah teman-teman, sedih banget rasanya :( Sekarang sih bayinya udah lahir dan tumbuh sehat, tapi saya yakin kejadian mendadak seperti ini mengganggu rencana-rencana hidupnya. Semoga Allah memberi yang terbaik..

Btw, sekarang udah resmi hamil 19 minggu. Alhamdulillah...kehamilan yang bikin saya banyak bersyukur kepada Allah karena satu persatu doa-doa dan impian kami dikabulkan. Kami emang pengen banget hamilnya ketika saya sedang kuliah begini, soalnya waktu luang saya pastinya jadi lebih banyak di rumah. Sementara di kantor udah dipatok jam kerja 7.30-17.00, banyak tantangan dalam menyesuaikan diri dengan kebutuhan anak yang masih nyusu dan perlu didampingi. See, only God has perfect timing. Jadi meskipun penghasilan terpaksa berkurang (uhuk), rezeki nonmaterial seperti ini rasanya mewah sekali. Semoga besok saya makin kuat menjalaniii.

Trimester kedua ini ngomong-ngomong lancar banget, beda jauh dengan trimester pertama yang rasanya dikit-dikit muntah. Kebanyakan minum air lah, nyium bau ikan lah, telat makan, perut kosong, kebayang hal menjijikkan dikit juga langsung muntah. Syukurnya lama kelamaan muntah ini manageable, bisa dicegah sehingga gak menyusahkan. Repotnya cuma puasa Ramadhan bolongnya banyak, wong perut ga mau nunggu sampe maghrib buat diisi :( Bisa jadi karena saya punya maag, dan cenderung makin gampang kumat saat itu. 

Sementara sekarang, woowwww makan jadi makin kenceng. Berat badan yang sempet turun 2 kilo udah kembali, ditambah bonus 2 kilo malah. Walaupun dari segi visual badan saya masih belom mekar-mekar banget, teman-teman kuliah juga pada bingung karena kok perut saya gak keliatan maju. Ga papa lah, adek bayi sehat dan lincah kok. Naik terlalu cepat dan banyak toh juga ga syehaatt. Bagusnya lagi, karena kuliah, banyak kegiatan tambahan yang bisa saya kerjakan selain pekerjaan rumah. Lumayan banget selain ngikutin gerakan-gerakan yoga di youtube. Dan seluruh aktivitas ini, naik turun tangga juga buat ke kelas, lebih menyehatkan dong ketimbang kerjaan saya di kantor dulu yang sedentary banget.

Jadiiiii anak mamah udah bisa apa di perut? :)) Nendang-nendang dan guling-gulingnya udah jago banget mamah! Powernya mungkin gak heboh, tapi frekuensinya luar biasaa. Bayangin kalo lagi tiduran hadap kanan dia nendang di kanan, pas pindah ke kiri ehh dia uda nendang di kiri lagi. Dan saya pikir nendang berkali-kali di tempat yg berdekatan dalam waktu singkat itu ketika bayi udah di trimester tiga, ehhh ini si bocah udah bisa ternyata. Jadilah saya selaku newbie preggo cuma bisa ketawa geli ketika dia lagi bergerak-gerak. Sayangnya giliran ayah ngelus-ngelus perut si bocah langsung berhenti, kasian kan ayah manyun hihihi.

Btw, did your husband build a new habit during your pregnancy? Bapak saya iya. Waktu hamil saya beliau pelihara monyet, waktu hamil adik pertama ayam, hamil adik kedua ular kalo ga salah, dan hamil adik ketiga pelihara burung. Aneh ga siihhh? -___- 

Begitu anaknya lahir hobi ini ya hilang aja gitu. Saya kira ini emang bapak aja yang rada-rada, tapi ternyata suami mendadak keranjingan banget melihara ikan. Memang sih di kontrakan kami ada kolam ikan yang menempel di dinding, tapi tidak begitu dia peduliin sampe saya mulai hamil. Sekarang mah tiap jalan maunya beli ikan buat di rumah, dan kalo ngasi makan ikan gak kenal waktu. Siapa yang ga jadi sebel kalo udah hampir kesiangan ke kantor dan belom mandi, suami dengan gaya bak putri keraton, berlama-lama menebar makanan ikan? Aduuhhh, tar aku yang kasih makan deh! Tapi ya suami engga bisa ninggalin kalau menurutnya belom kelar -__-

Soo, sekian repetan yang merapel beberapa bulan dimana saya males menulis di blog. Pingiinnya sih rajin, tapi rasanya amat salah kalo punya waktu ngeblog sementara PR dan materi kuliah belom dibaca *pencitraan*  In the end, harapan saya selain minta adek bayi sehat selalu juga supaya saya dan suami bisa lulus kuliah sesuai rencana. Semoga alam semesta membantu berkonspirasi mencapai tujuan ini, amiiinnnn ^^

Metallica, 25 Agustus 2013

so yeah, this pregnant lady wanted to share the euphoria of Metallica concert in Jakarta last August. woo-hoo!

it was a bit difficult to ask for hubby's permission, though. how convincing was "..but it's Metallica, huneyy!" heard a few times a day? this could be my last chance of attending gigs since my belly would get bigger and we'd be busy raising kids. so i almost cried a river when he's finally yielded up :P and then he gave me two conditions: we'd be sitting on tribune and i wasn't allowed to jump around since i was 3-months pregnant that day. yes, he wanted me to sit still during the gig (say whaatttt)

what could i say? i need to get in, so we booked three green seats that cost each Rp 550k. i presumed it was a good deal on viewing position (because we couldn't afford VIP, oh well)

ohhh i need to tell you that blue seats cost almost twice than mine, but the view we got were much better! who knows that the EO would plant mini stages in front of main stage to place the equipment?? and they were so blocking the view of VIP and blue seaters :P

and there i was, accompanied by my hubby and his brother, who came all the way by bus from Magelang. 

pardon my clueless face

can you sense which mini stages i'm talking about? of course from my seats they looked fine

by the way, Metallica is magical. beyond words. 
i was so ecstatic that i sang out loud to their every tunes and hubby was overworried that he forced me to be seated every 2-3 songs. and of course as a good audience i wouldn't waste my time recording videos. i was enjoying every moments while rubbing my belly hoping he would be fine with it :D

ode to my mom

i remember the moment when my father said a mouthful to his friends like a million times about my mother. she was a teacher, still young but left the job because my father urged her to do so not long after the marriage.

"i am the only one who will work and fulfill our needs, she just needs to take care of the house and our kids. i only ask her one thing, they must be able to read and write by the time they had gone to elementary school."

and she made it. no wonder he becomes so proud.

and i will always remember, she, along with her strong motherhood is also the one who helps build our house. you may need to know that my father didn't have so much money to pay labours, so most of the tasks were done by ourselves (excluded me, i was in Malang). she mixed and stirred cement, installed ceramic tiles, printed banners and covers of report card - her side job - and what i mean is, she is not the type of woman who will just sit beside her husband and smile, make him a cup of coffee and watch him work. she lends a hand, and out of her feminine side she is capable of doing anything needed. she is strong, you know, besides all the things abovementioned she still does most of household chores.. which makes me amazed.

i do not wish to be a merely housewife - she also doesn't want me to, but yes, being raised by a mother like her teaches me about what a good woman is made of.

happy mother's day everyone.


When you wake up in the mornin' baby look inside your mirror
You know I won't be next to you. You know I won't be near

I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
as someone who has had you on his mind
(Mama, You Been On My Mind - Jeff Buckley)

please help!!!

sabtu besok ibuk operasi caesar!

yep, she is 41 years old and pregnant, i really hope everything goes well, and oh please do help pray for her and my unborn sibling's health, you know it means a lot to me

*crossed fingers*


update: they're doing good :)) on Nov 13, 2009 Mom gives birth to baby girl named Yasmin in Samarinda. hellooo dearrrr :* :*