Friday, 9 January 2015

Tips on Travelling with babies

Salam guys,
How are you guys doing?Now everything is back to normal.Husband is back in the office,leaving the two of us at home and sometimes,I forgot how to handle my baby alone :P

I guess,in this post I'll write a lil bit about how we handle a baby when we went travelling.

Alayna started her first travel by flying back to Malaysia at 7 weeks old.She was the youngest in the flight,but to be honest,we didn't experience it quite nicely.It was our first time ever travelling far with an infant and for that matter,we had done some study on how to handle a baby during our travel in the future :P

Ok,some tips we did in the flight to keep baby entertained because babies,like adults also easily get bored especially when they're on long flight.

 On the way to Germany from KLIA

1.For breastfeeding mommies,you can choose whether you want to nurse your baby directly or pump the milk into the bottle and feed the babies out of the bottle.

I chose the later.Because,apparently I was a lil bit hesitant to direct breastfeed.So,what I did was,I pumped the milk for at least 3 sessions in 12-13 hour-flight.So make sure you have at least 3 bottles with you in the cabin and bring your pumping machine with you on board.

2.Make sure the baby's ears are fully covered during take off or landing.For that matter,it depends on the babies,if the baby is asleep,try to cover his/her ears with fingers but if he/she is awake,make sure that they drink from the bottle of breastfed by the mother.This is to make sure that the air pressure in their ears are balanced because babies apparently are too small to balance themselves.

3.As for us,we also prepare the milk powder in the special storage so that we can easily pour the powder into the bottle without having to scoop out from the packaging.We got the special milk storage at Mydin for RM10.It's very beneficial.

 The on-go milk storage with 3 small compartments to ease parents to store the powdered milk for their journey

Also don't forget to bring a thermos and a bottle to store hot and normal water which we can ask from the flight attendant.

P/S:Milk(EBM or powdered are permitted to go through the immigration scanning,so no worries :) )

4.Bring some toys and music toys for your babies.These to ensure your baby is entertained at any time during the flight.

5.Bring enough diapers for your baby.We bring at least 10 pieces along.And don't forget to prepare at least a piece of cloth and a pair of pants in case if your baby dirts himself/herself.

6.Also bring a changing mat because normally in the flight it is not provided.The airlines might provide only the changing board.

7.Bring the baby cream,baby powder and some oil for the comfort of the baby.

 These 3 items that we always bring around for our baby's comfort

8.The parents should also prepare themselves on how to comfort their baby when the baby is being cranky and times when the baby wants extra attention from their parents.Well,every baby is unique,and only their parents know best on how to give them their comfort on board.

 I guess that's all from me.Next time I will write some tips on travelling by car and when one's travelling in their destination. 

So,good luck guys!

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Paris Last Day

Assalam guys,
It's our final day in Paris.Fuh,I just have little time to update,but guess what,one of my new resolutions for this year is I wanna write more posts in this blog.I don't mind if there are less readers these days,but I find it a good way to record of our activities,and at the same time,to look back of what we have done in the previous.

Ok,so on the last day in Paris,the luck was on our side as the sun decided to come out,and we planned to visit more places this day by foot.

We started by going to the Grand Mosque.It was a big and quite old mosque,taking after the Moroccan architecture and we were greeted so nicely by the people there.



 From inside the Grand Mosque

Later,we went to Center George Pompidou,a famous building with its own Architecture.This building is mainly famous if its 'rare' architecture,which the visitors can basically see that the building has no 'real' wall.Just imagine a body system without skin,so you can see what lies inside it.

 Travel is our passion,but travelling with a baby is a total new experience.Maybe I shall write some tips on travelling with babies?
 Center George Pompidou

Next we went to Printemps,the shopping mall next to Gallerie Lafayette to top off the nice scenery of Paris.As recommended by many visitors,from up there,you can see the whole city with Eiffel Tower,and from the other side,you can see the Sacre Coeur.It was majestic!

 Overlooking Paris from on top of Printemps

 The upside down Christmas Tree in Gallerie Lafayette

And then we went to Gallerie Lafayette,only to see the upside down christmas tree in the mall itself.
Wanted to check on some collections of Longchamps,but the queue and the heat didn't permit me to do so.

We went Pont Alexandre III and from there to the Hotel des Invalides,where the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte lies at.

 At the back is the Pont Alexandre III/Bridge famous of its decorations

 Hotel des Invalides

We ended our day by walking towards the Eiffel again for the last time and by the time we arrived there,it was the sun setting down.Ah,so lovely.



I am always in love with Paris.Will never get tired of this city.
InsyaAllah,I hope to come back here again someday.

Sunday, 4 January 2015

2014 Recap

Hi,
Salam all!
How are you guys doing?It's not too late to wish everyone Happy New Year 2015!
Wow,can't believe that time flies so fast.

Some recaps of my 2014 month by month.

JANUARY
We went for Italy trip(several places) and I was in my early stage carrying my little one inside me




MARCH
London trip.It was my first time there.


APRIL
Netherlands trip


JUNE
Hubby's birthday.We celebrated just the two of us


JULY
Germany won the world cup.The win feels so close to me considering I am married to a German and living here
My mom and sister came over to accompany me welcoming our first newborn 

AUGUST
Our precious one was born into the world and our lives completely changed :)
We were showered with love each day


SEPTEMBER
Flew back to Malaysia for 7 awesome weeks and it was Alayna's first long-haul flight,Malaysia was also the first foreign country she went to at 7 weeks old!


OCTOBER
My birthday celebrated with my beloved family and husband
Cuti-cuti Malaysia
Cuti-cuti Singapore
Marked my one year living in Germany


NOVEMBER
Was back in Germany again

DECEMBER
Paris trip
Visited some cities in Germany(Munich,Hannover and Hamburg)


So overall,my 2014 concentrated on travels and in the process of my first pregnancy.
It was indeed a very joyful year for me and the rest of our family,except the fact that I,like other fellow Malaysians mourned the lose of MH370 and the ill-fated MH17 and towards the end of 2014,we lost another plane in an air crash,although it was not directly related to our nation.

Not to forget the massive flood that is happening nowadays in Malaysia,and the fact that my family lives in the East Coast,although they were not directly affected by it,but they were affected in another way.

I hope 2015 will continue to bring us joy and happiness and I hope that we will grow stronger in solving any obstacles coming in our way.

Till then people.



Have a blessed 2015!