Jualan Gudang My Dear

We went to My Dear warehouse sale in Puchong last Saturday. I was a bit hesitate at first because when they say My Dear, I only imagine My Dear things being sold. Not that I have anything against My Dear, but I like to keep my option open as we still need to survey. Luckily MrComot insisted and thank God for that because we made 2 major purchase that day!

The warehouse is like a warehouse sale should be. Very stuffy and hot!! The place is stuffed with shoppers, mommies to be exact! with their huge bellies. I was almost fainted after 2 hours, like seriously. So if you want to go, be aware of your condition. Nasib baik ada pakcik jual aiskrim outside hihihihi.

The process quite systematic though, the staff will write down your order on a resit, then you go line up to pay and then got another queue for you to collect.

Below is the general view of the warehouse sale.

It is a lonnnngg hall

Parents trying out the strollers. Got few brands that we noticed - My Dear, Mamalove, and Capella. Mamalove and Capella tu mcm tumpang la..they just help to sell on behalf.

Playpens, bouncers and cot.

Car seats. Only My Dear brand I think.

Not so many choices. After all I know nothing about toys, so no comment.

MrComot, queuing to pay.

At collection queue.

I read reviews in shoppingnsales that this warehouse is suck (edited: sorry I read the wrong comments! It was for 2008. So far no bad comments for 2009) but I will say it's good because I get to buy things that we wanted. So I guess it depends on what things you are looking for.

Anyway we bought baby cot and stroller from this warehouse! They will be separate entries about it later.

Confinement and all

I have to start thinking about confinement, baby sitter, etc etc already. How I wish I am a SAHM now so I don't have to send my baby to orang lain *sob sob*.

Anyway talking about confinement, it's already decided I'll have mine in KL, in our own house! I knowww normally girls will confine at their mom's house, but after thoughtful discussion, it's better for us to be in KL. My PIL stay nearby so in any case I need help (to go to hospital, buy things, etc) they can help. It will be much easier too if my baby need any treatment as all the kemudahan is here. If I confine in Manjung, the only nearest hospital is Manjung hospital and leave us not much option. However, my mom will come down to our house and take care of me yippie!!!! Still tak sama ok kalau MIL jaga. I mean, I still want my mom, don't you? hehehehe

Since my mom is involved, the confinement thing has to go HER way haha. So we have to use the downstairs room because according to her I can't climb stairs for 100 days! And also the bed going to be smelly with all the herbs, so not advisable to use the master bedroom. The room also attached with a bathroom and next to the kitchen, so it will be easier for me to get things done. Hahhh..talking about being strict and all. But I loveeee it, all these pantang larang :P

Anyway, the room is very messy and we need to buy quite some thing to furnish the room for baby and me. MrComot also want to sleep downstairs (ya lahh tu, we'll see howwww haha)

The current condition of the room

So what major thing we need to prepare is:
1. Super single bed and mattress
2. Another small cupboard baby/mommy stuff
3. Fix an aircond or get a portable aircond (because mommy will be very sensitive to the wind at that time)

I also already booked confinement lady (CL) from Shadira to help me out during the confinement. Anyway I only take 3 days package and it will include urut, tungku, mandi herba, infrared therapy, binding, helping the baby, and cook herbal food for me. Even though my mom will be here and help but the last time she gave birth to us was like 20 years ago? So mesti dah lupa banyak especially on baby thing. We'll learn how to manage the baby with the CL.

Actually I planned to get normal midwife to help me urut and all but the one that was recommended is fully booked until April! So I was thinking, for the first baby I want to try the proper package so that I can learn. Next next baby tak perlu lah kut hehe.. I will share my experience with Shadira later, insyaAllah.

Other than that, I also bought post-natal herbal set from Nona Roguy since it is highly recommended from all the mommies. If you've done your survey, I know that you can get RM300 per set from most of the online store (it's member price btw, normal price will be RM365) and believe me or not, Nona Roguy itself is doing their crazy promotion which I get the whole set for freaking RM250! Hahhh tell me if you can beat that! (and I'll cry sebab dah order haha)

They are having 20% online discount and you can get it by being online member (registering fee is only RM1), after discount is RM240, add RM10 for postage. The promotion will end this 31 Oct so mommies who want to take NR, cepat go buyyyy from their official website --> www.nr4u.com.my.

Hmm that will summarize my overall confinement thingy I think. I'll share more when everything is completed :)

Hospital Checklist

Hi allll!!!! How are youuuuu? I'm fine thank you. Hahaha..teringat dialog zaman sekolah rendah ni.

Anyway I know I still owe you guys Japan stories but since getting baby is around the corner, I have to put on hold on that, there are so many baby stories now!! So bear with me for a while ok :D

I already completed my hospital checklist (complete doing the list only, not buying them! :( ). It is a compilation from internet and friends and that I think need to be in the bag. To me, better more than less right? So in case anything happen, senang la sikit, no need to be back and forth to the hospital.

Basically the checklist is like below. There will be two bags, one for mommy, one for baby

Mommy Bag
1. Handbag (all the stuffs in there - IC, medical card, camera, handphone)
2. Phone Charger
3. Nursing shirts / gowns - 5
4. Nursing bras - 4
5. Breast pad - 4
6. Kain batik - 3
7. Baju utk balik hospital - 1
8. Tudung - 1
9. Socks - 2
10. Slipper - 1
11. Disposable panties - 10
12. Maternity pads - 1 pack
13. Toiletries (tooth brush, tooth paste, facial wash, comb)
14. Towel - 1
15. Face towel - 1
16. Sweater - 1
17. Plastic bags (to isolate used stuff)
18. Thermos (for hot water)
19. Specs
20. Breast pump set
21. Al-Mathurat / Books / Magazines
22. Buku checkup

Baby Bag
1. Baby shirt / sleepsuits - 4
2. Mittens & Booties - 4
3. Hat - 2
4. Bedung (Receiving blanket / swaddle) - 3
5. Barut (Binder) - 5
6. Baby diapers (mami poko new born small) - 10
7. Baby towel - 2
8. Minyak telon / Minyak yu yee
9. Kurma / Madu / Air Zam Zam
10. Azan & Iqamat sheet (in case daddy forgot)
11. Baby wipes - 1 pack
12. Plastic bags (to isolate used stuff)

We start to shop baby stuff since last weekend and oh myyy..... I never know that baby shopping can be this tiring. There are so many options that you can pick and too many choices will bring headache instead of easiness.

Since this is my first baby, I have ZERO knowledge about baby stuff and thank goodness for mommies' guidance which I collect bits to bits. I also benefited a lot from internet (forums, personal blogs, commercial blogs, comments, etc), tenkiu tenkiu so much strangers! There is so much energy and time we put in doing this, so I'm going to share with you guys what I know/get even it seems simple to some of you. After all, it will be my memory lane of going to another phase in my life :)

All mommies in my office recommend us to buy MamyPoko pampers as this is the only brand who has pocket hole at the centre of the belly so that the pampers wont's touch or press baby's belly cord.

The price is about RM40++ for 52 pieces and the cheapest we can get is RM34.90 from Babyland SS2! We've seen a real dirt cheap at World of Cartoons Ikano (RM29.90) but too bad it's already at their end of sale and all the pampers are sold out. So please tell me if you can find any cheaper than Babyland. Sharing is caring :D

MrComot is reading the instruction and all, with very serious mode haha

Babyland is a very shabby and unattractive shop where we found accidentally, and to my surprise they got so many stuff inside! I'm going to share more stuff I found later, we will go there again this weekend!

And tonite we'll go Jusco. Hope we can finish everything by 8 months. Dah tak larat :P

The 5-ringgit lavatory

We went to Midvalley few weeks ago to survey on baby stuff and as usual we parked at Garden's basement (it is our secret parking!) Haha secret la sangat but I knowww ramai don't know about this spot and everytime we come we get to park right at the door (or at least near it).

Anyway, on the way back from MV to Gardens, I feel like to pass urine so I remind MrComot, "sayang, kalau nampak any toilet tell me ok"

We walked and walked and tiba-tiba dah sampai end of the hall, almost at the exit of Gardens that I remembered we forgot to stop at the toilet before! However, there is a premier toilet there where you have to pay 5 ringgit for it!

(I forgot what's the shop nearby to locate this toilet as I'm not quite familiar with Gardens, but I think there is only 1 premier toilet there)

We parked somewhere there so if I want free toilet we have to walk back towards MV. I was very hesitated to use the paid toilet but you know lah, tak larat ok that time nak jalan jauh2 and I really need to shee-shee so I said "what the heck, bayar je la"

I expect the toilet to be ooh-la-la! for that amount of money but unfortunately it is very-ordinary-one! I went to premier toilet in KLCC once (it was RM2 that time, now I don't know) and way way nicer ok.

Since I'm already in expensive toilet, I decided to snap some pictures.

The toilet. Very BIASA ok! Only it's clean la. I thought it will be automatic toilet ke, you know, the one with electronic bidet and all.

The design also so-so only

They prepare individual hand towels for you to use instead of normal tissue paper. There is a basket for you to throw the towel after used. Ala-ala hotel sangat but still can't beat KLCC's!

L'occitane's liquid handwash and lotion. KLCC use Body Shop stuff.

Not forget to mention there is a uniformed cleaner standing inside the toilet ready to attend all of your needs. I was quite embarrassed to see her looking at me when I wanted to snap these pictures that I said:

"Dah masuk toilet mahal kenalah amik gambar"


Hahahaha kannnnnn


Anyway you can use this toilet for free if you have Isetan card.

Given choices, I won't use the toilet anymore. It feels like I'm paying RM5 for the hand towel as the normal toilet also clean enough for me to use. Ohh of course I will use it if I have Isetan card. So should I apply one? :D

28 weeks and stronger

OMG, how fast time flies, I am already at 28 weeks and the preparation still zero.

Anyway before I continue rambling about my baby' I want to tell you guys that I had mild food poisoning yesterday!!! Ughhhhhhh!!!! It was a bad bad bad experience as I didn't take any medicine, I vomit and went to the toilets so many time. Yang tu ok lagi, yang tak tahan tu is when the stomach rumbling like hot storm inside and you have a very small space to cater it since the baby already pushing here and there. I want to bergolek2 tekan perut and sapu minyak angin pun tak berani ok. So what did I do is just lie down and whining to MrComot. Later of the night I cried bolehh? Hmm.. I dunno but crying seems to ease the pain.

Anyway I had my first checkup with specialist today at TMC with Dr Noor Fidak. The appointment was at 9AM and we were there 15 mins earlier and only get to see doc at 10AM boleh? Not that I complaining but there is not so many patient and I am the first on the list! Apparently there was a miscommunication between the staff and the doc where Dr Fidak thought she has no patient that morning. Adoii...

Anyhow, Dr Noor Fidak seems ok and normal (haha I'm quite afraid of getting not-so-neat-doctor). She explains all the basic thing we need to know and even though she's not quite chatty like Dr Zana but will response to all our questions. So I guess TMC will be the place for me to deliver then. The consultation fee is quite high and I will list it down (even though we are covered, just as a reference for mommies out there)

First time consultation = RM120
Scan = RM50
Detail Scan = RM120
Total including tax = RM299

It's quite hefty compared to other specialist that I heard my friends going to. If I have to pay, I will stick to normal clinic instead of TMC.


Ok baby talk now.

My baby is at 28 weeks and already positioned itself down there! Thank you darling!!!! You are such an angel! Anyway there is a possibility for the baby back to breech position and I hope you stay there no moving2 terbalik okay?

The detail scan but can't really see the face as baby wasn't in 'profile position' (whatever it means). If you want to do this 3D scan the best time will be 28-32 weeks.

We tried to check on the gender again and most probably will be a girl! Oh myyyy! I dunno I should be excited or not because I'm ok with both only that a lot of people pointing out that my belly shape is like I'm carrying a boy and not only that, banyak lagi petanda it is a boy. And me myself don't even have a hunch it will be a boy or girl. So I can't be that excited. Whatever it is, baby you stay healthy and happy inside ok. Mommy will wait until you come out (but I still will buy some pinky thing hehe)

Other than that, baby seems healthy and maybe a bit too healthy as I am at my 28 weeks but in the scanning, baby already fit the 29 weeks profile. Doc said baby is quite big. She advices me to go slow on the Obimin, so I will take it on alternate days.

On the other note, I should prepare the hospital bag in case the baby pop-out earlier as there is possibility for pre-term baby now (I hope not!). I'll share the list once I'm done :D