the journal of a newly mom

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Let's the battle begin!

Suamiku tercinta lagi perang, perang sama kecoa! hahahah... dia udah stress berat barusan nemuin kecoa gede2 ada 3 ekor.

Emang cuaca lagi aneh banget, masih spring begini tapi suhu udara hari ini 42°C! ampun deh... gimana nanti summer coba?!

Getting Stonger

Yup, my baby is getting more and more stronger each day!

2 hari yang lalu, nyokap taruh Nicole tidur di tengah2 cot-nya dengan posisi vertical, pake sleeping positioner. Pas tengah malem gue temuin anak gue udah tidur posisi horisontal, di sebelah kanan dan sleeping positioner-nya udah mental ke kiri... ckckck...

Ternyata selain udah ngisepin tangan (sejak 2 minggu lalu), kadang2 jempolnya ketemu kalo engga yah semua jari2nya masuk mulut, dia udah bisa angkat pantat/pinggulnya tinggi-tinggi!

Kalo angkat kepala sih sejak pas 2 bulan.

Sekarang gue makin takut ninggalin Nicole sendirian kalo engga di tempat yang bener2 aman.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Gundul

2 hari lalu Nicole gue potongin rambut!

Tetep cantik kan meskipun gundul ;)

I Thank God Everyday...

... for having Nicole in our lives.

Nic is such a good baby. Kadang gue sampe berasa gimanaa gitu mandangin dia dan bilang sama Nicole "thank you Nicole, Nicole baik sekali sama mama". Bener-bener ga pernah tuh nyusahin gue. kemaren ini gue kurang enak badan, masuk angin kayaknya. Kepala rada2 keliengan, muntah dikit, perut kembung, mata berkunang-kunang. Langsung deh minta di kerok sama Arie. Gue tau di kerokin ga bagus, tapi gue perlu cepet sembuh! minum obat juga biasanya gue ogah kalo buat sakit2 ringan gini, gue percaya istirahat cukup, banyak minum air putih bisa deh sembuh. Tapi sejak punya Nicole, gue ga boleh sakit! siapa yang bakal ngerawat baby gue kalo gue sakit coba?

Abis dikerokin n minum air rebusan jahe, gue nyusuin Nicole sambil ngomong sama dia "Nicole, mama lagi sakit, Nicole bobo ya, jangan rewel ya sayang" dan dengan pinternya baby gue bobo straight 5 jam malam itu.

Tiap hari rasanya pengennya bilang terima kasih sama Tuhan, udah ngasih Nicole sama kita.

Talcum powder VS Baby

Sumber:http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bsafety/0,,3q5k,00.html

The use of baby powders is rather common although many parents have switched to using ointments. Reasons most parents give for preference to powder is the feeling that the powder absorbs moisture better and prevents friction between the baby's bottom and the diaper. However, after decades of use, powders have fallen out of favor by the medical community for a few reasons:

Talcum powder is usually made up of various combinations of zinc stearate, magnesium silicates, as well as other silicates which are finely ground. The size of particles is so small that they are both easily carried in the air like dust and can reach even the smallest areas of the lung.
There have been numerous reports of babies having life-threatening episodes from inhaling the powder. And in fact, there have been many deaths reported from aspiration of the powder. A good number of these cases occurred during a diaper change when adult supervision is usually very high. But as every parent knows (including myself), infants and toddlers can be awfully quick sometimes, so reaching for and spilling the powder bottle is not such a hard thing to do for the little ones.
The feeling from many dermatologists is that there isn't much advantage of powders as compared to ointments when it comes to preventing and treating diaper rash.

So, clearly talc can cause pneumonia, inflammation (or swelling) of the airways of babies, and even death. But what about cancer? When the link to asbestos and cancer came to light, it was noticed that a lot of the exposure to asbestos was accompanied by other inhalable fibers and dust including talc. However, a specific link to talc exposure and lung cancer has not been established. On the other hand, there has been some interesting research into a possible link of talc to ovarian cancer.

For a number of years now, epidemiologists (scientists who try to establish cause and effect relationships in diseases) have been interested in trying to find some link to the environment and ovarian cancer. Some of their focus has been on talc powder because it is a product that is commonly used in the groin area by women. Several of these studies have shown a possible link between talc powder use and ovarian cancer while other studies have not. One interesting study published last year (1996) was done by examining the ovaries of women who had had them removed for reasons other than ovarian cancer. In that study, talc powder was found in all the ovaries including the ones from women did not use talc powder on themselves. This suggests that talc powder could reach the ovaries of women who use talc powder on their babies.

The relationship between talc and cancer is by no means certain. It may turn out there is no relationship, on the other hand, it could be an important contributing factor in the development of ovarian cancer. More studies need to be done. Currently, there is absolutely no hard evidence to suggest talc powder use causes cancer in babies. However, the immediate danger of inhaling baby powder is clear. Therefore, I would discourage the use of baby powder.