Package from US

Im all smiles! :)). The package from Mrs Melor Rahman from Denver has arrived! These are all the dipes ordered all over US. There are also 4 handbags in the package. Will post more pics later.


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Fluffy Mail!

So sorry for not posting for quite a while. Too busy with work and such. Ok now I want to get back on track.

There’s something I want to share today..

Jeng

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Jeng..!

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L-R - 1st column 4 Itti Bittis (2 AIO, 2 SIO), 2nd column 1 preloved Softbums hybrid, 1 preloved Bumstoppers fitted, 1 Blueberry training pants, 1 preloved Weehuggers diaper cover, 3rd column 2 fleece shorties, 2 fleece soakers (bought straight from US), 4th column 3 Sunbaby pockets (for a friend), La Mer cream and clensing lotion, 5th column 1 QQbaby, 1 Sunnybaby (both for fren), 1 shirt, 1 bamboo insert, lastly 1 Grovia AIO (friend's) 1 Grovia AI2 with 2 soakers.

The fleece soakers and shorties purchased straight from etsy cart at a really discounted price. Only the shipping is a tad pricey though. The purple shorties terus pakai for 2 nights in a row without prewashing (lazy mommy!!) and works really great! Love it so far.. and did I mention that they are squishy soft?.. fleece are my favourite cover during nighttime if paired with fitted.no need to worry about leaking whatsoever!

What I’m STILL waiting for in the mail:

1.       1   Baby Wombie AI2 
2.       2 MGpatch AI2 (or fitted?)
3.       4 Pianissimo fitted (ordered straight from Canada lama dh xsmpai2..)
4.       1 fitted from hyenacart (lupa nama kedai)
5.       2 WI2 (hyenacart)
6.       for mommy - 4 cps from yurtcraft
7.       4 cps from Randumosity
8.       some customs from Puan Lynn (3 diapers, 4 mending, 3 cps (betul ke ni?lupa dh)
9.       another 2 IBs from Theresa
10.   4 handbags from US for mommy n sisters

Bila nak insaf????????

Happy heinys

Trying on HH for the first time. Me trying to stop Zahra from stripping herself butt-naked!




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What I'm waiting for in the mail

My last post makes me want to do this post.

What I'm waiting for in the mail:

2 Itti Bittis, 3 BSRBs, 1 wetbag...

Itti Bitti D'lish Snap-In-One in Midnight

Itti Bitti D'lish Snap-In-One in Beechworth (it's a limited edition print)

3 of these, Bagshot Row Bamboo but in different prints (but this one is yummy!)

and this luxury wetbag in Danube print (also LE)

still waiting for them to arrive..patiently... i am sick!

How I got myself addicted to Cloth Diapers!

What I'm waiting for in the mail..Delicious! (source)

Ok, so it all began with my googling over things to buy for Zahra while I was still pregnant. Read about it but haven't seen it in real life. Then, saw one at a local baby store here in Trg. They only sell Autumnz CDs. so I bought 1 red CD, thinking that I might as well try first, without committing anything. As soon as I gave birth to Zahra (oh, I will tell u the story of the birth later), my mum kept asking me to just use the lampins/flat diapers instead of the handy dispos. she said ' kesian ngn baby's bottom, kena cover je'.. Being the very modern me (or malas!), I still remember thinking that lampins would be soo inconvenience. They invented the disposable diapers, why bother with something so frugal? Besides, I think I make enough money to buy my baby ample stock of dispos (ayat berlagaknye!).

So, everyday, I would use dispos, switching from brand to brand untill I setteld with one of the cheapest in the market, Pampers. It works fine, despite the occasional easily-treated diaper rash. After a few months, I came across that Autmnz cloth diapers while cleaning up my room (messy, it was and still is). Tried it on Zahra, but didn't like it since the one size diaper is wayy too big on little Zahra. Also, the hook and loop closure kind of hurt Zahra's belly.

After a while comfortably using dispos, me and husband started to feel the burden of buying dispos. Not only we had to fork out like about RM100 a month on dispos, we also HATE it every time we'd run out of them! My former maid was a bit clumsy and blur, so she would only notify me when we really ran out of them.

So, i started to do the math of cloth diapering and disposable diapering Zahra. I've even did an Excel format document to compare them (yes, I am that geeky). And yes, it did prove that cloth diapering is the economical way and can be passed down to younger siblings! and so the frenzy began! Will blog more about this addiction later!

happy birthday to me!

I turned 27 last Sunday. How time flies.. Received sweet red roses from husband.thank u daddy..me love u soo muchh!!!but have yet to receive the 'real' pressie from him. . He's still too busy with his MBA courses assignment rite now so we have been putting it off.. Nevermind. I can wait since i'm a bit picky n i'd like to decide what to buy since i'm the one who will be wearing it :p.

 Apart from that, i also bought some present for myself.. actually, that was only an excuse since my fingers have been itching to click 'add to cart' then 'buy'! what did i buy?

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I've bought a soft structure carrier!! its about time! bout it from Snuggbaby. been salivating over this carrier actually.
even loaned one from the owner, Liza just to test it out before making the decision. the customer service is superb! requested for a customised meshed hood n she finished it in just a day. even with a baby to take care of. thumbs up! what's more, it's locally made! she's just so talented. Its really gorgeous.love it very much! Thanx to my kaklont,kakak,hubby n also my bro-in-law for helping me choose the print.
apart from that, i also bought 3 new diapers from Tiny Tapir, involved in 2 group buys from MCDP fb group (Graham Bear Wear fitted and 2 BagShot Row Bamboo fitted+AI2). also ordered custom made cloth diapers from local mommy, Lisa Gan here. and to top it up, also ordered some limited edition Cloth Pad from Hanisah of Baby Snowdrop!. phew.. that's a lot. wait till my husband read this!

Atopis Dermatitis

Such a complicated title, but that was what the doctor diagonised Zahra's rashes as. Basically, it's a genetic allergy to seafood n everything gatal (Read: mom should not be enjoying too much budu n belacan!!) Doc said it would clear up in a week IF we take special care or her private part. Means no diaper, not even flat lampins! Hmm... Now thats a challenge! What I did was give her cloth diapers a well deserve break n only use flats and fitteds and avoid anything synthetic like suede or microfleece. I think that's the best solution that i could manage. Kinda regret not stocking up on natural inserts like bamboo or cotton which are much much kinder to skin. Sometimes, I fold the inserts in the lampin like this:

photo taken from A Note on Cloth Diapering Journey

During her first nite from the clinic, I just put her on a fleece blanket from IKEA, butt naked! Amazingly, she didn't pee at all, untill i put her in a fitted again in the morning.. Now that her rashes seems to clear up, I occasionally put her in cloth diapers, but making sure that I change it every 1-2 hours. At nite, I change it for about 2-3 times. Even have to set alarm clock multiple times.. As the result, mommy always mengantuk at work! But anything for dear Zahra, of course!

nappy rash, go away!

in a really distress mood rite now cos lil zahra is being attacked by nappy rash!!it has been going on and off for a a few days, but only mild rashes. but dunno y, started last nite, it got worse n zahra's nappy area turned really bright red!. poor baby, she cried everytime i change her nappy. must be really painful...ouch!. went to skin specialist, but he was not available since its the weekend here in trg on friday. have to go back tomorrow morning. in the meantime, i slap on some bud's organic baby bum balm on her nappy area. works like a charm before, but doesnt seems to work this time. i dunno what went wrong as zahra never had this kind of rashes before. there's a few things that i suspect be the cause of it:

- we recently switch diaper wipes brand. before this, i just used the anakku and pigeon brand. most of them we received as gifts, anyway. so we'd ran out of stock, so i went n bought johnson n johnson's since on the packaging it reads 'as pure as water' or something like that. i ony use diaper wipes during nighttime nappy change. for daytime, i only use the kitchen sink..hehe
- my MIL recently handwashed zahra's cloth diapers eventhough i told her a lot of times not to. she didnt wash the inserts, only the diapers. i suspect she didnt use any detergent cos they still smell a bit. i didnt bother to wash them again cos i didnt want her to feel bad if she finds out. but her intention was good though. she was just trying to help lighten my burden. esp since my maid is gone..
- maybe i didnt wash the diaper properly?but i wash them like my usual routine..hmmm

so tomorrow we'll be going back to the clinic, hope everything goes well. i'll update again on the result ya

Cloth Diaper

my fav cloth diaper of the mo' - Itti Bitti! love them.. (who doesnt?).. now only got 3,1 snap-in-one n the other two are all-in-one..

trim, delicious minky, absorbent...(psstt..i got the one above preloved at a very very cheap price!)