It's June : All about beauty for beauties!

What you should avoid- when nursing!

Women nowadays cant avoid but to be more careful on the stuff intakes during pregnancy and nursing.  There are things to avoid, food that you should and cannot take.  So, what are the things that you should avoid during nursing.

Nicotine

Toxic substances in tobacco can eventually decreasing your milk production and also can cause poisonous effects to your baby.  heavy smoking (more than a pack a day) not actually make your milk production slower but also causing rapid heart rate, vomitting, diarrhoea and restless in babies.  If you can't stop smoking, try to decrease the number of cigarette you smoke per day. and don't smoke just befire breastfeeding.

Alcohol

Heavy drinking can make baby sleepy, sluggish, unresponsive and unable to suck well.  In a very large dose, it can interfere with breathing.  So, if you're a drinker, try to limit the comsumptions of alcoholic drinks in general while nursing.

Caffeine

More caffeine probably isn't a good idea, too many cups can make one or both jittery, irritable and sleepless.  Cafeeine has also been linked to reflux in some babies.  Keep in mind that baby cant get rid of caffeine as efficiently as adults, so it can build up in their systems.  So, limit your caffeine intakes or switch to non caffeine drink while nursing.

Herbs

Although herbs are natural but it doent perfectly safe, for babies.  They can be veryu powerful, like drugs.  Herbs like fenugreek can have a very potent effect on blood pressure and heart rate when taking in large doses.  Play it safe and consult your doctor before taking any herbal remedy.

Chemicals

As a general rule, try to avoid processed foods that contain long lists of additives.  Try the following tips for safer eating :

* Go organic

* Stay low fat : It's advisable to choose fat free or low fat dairy products and meat without the skin.  A low fat diet can easily shed your pregnancy weight gain, 2ndly pesticides abd other chemicals ingested by animals stored in their fat so eat meat without the skin & fat.

* Fish selectively : Limit your consumption to 340gram per week of salmon, sea bass, flounder, sole, haddock, halibut, ocean perch, pollack, cod and farm raised trout.

Breastfeeding Info : Positioning

(For twins)

Dressing Kids On Budget

It's pretty hard to find clothing for your kiddies especially for boys at a good price. For sure all of us, want our kids to look adorable but is it necessary to spent a lot on it? 
Kids getting grow of quickly and spending much on their clothes is a bit waste while your money can be spent on other things.

A good idea is that :


1. Branded item look good on kids but buying clothes on sale is much more savvy. You gonna miss few months or perhaps few years outdated fashion but nobody particular about that.
2. Buy your kids clothes one size bigger than their age, then you can save for other coming year. 
3. Make it separate, play and nice clothing. Daily wear is much more easier to ruin but taking care of nice clothing (only for outing) so that it can last longer. The good thing is you could pass it to you younger one.
4. Some parents, do not buy pajamas for kiddies but they re-used play clothing as a pajamas. So, it means less spending and storage for your kiddies.
5. Definitely buy 1 inch longer trousers or jeans to assure they can wear it for another one or two years.
6. Buy online to really check on nice and cheaper clothes.

Happy shopping!

Nigella Lawson's Recipe : Kiddies Fav, definitely!

(Taken from Nigella Lawson's website)

Oh morning sickness...

 Morning sickness or nausea arising during pregnancy cannot be separated from pregnant women. Throughout the nausea if it doen’t effected daily activities, certainly it will not be a problem, but if it is otherwise, then pregnant women need to take measures of prevention.

 Here are some tips to ease your morning sickness.

1.  Eat in small amounts, but often.
2.  Drink plenty of mineral water or juice, and avoid drinking beverages that easily makes you feel dehydrated like coffee or alcohol.
3. Do not delay hunger. If you feel hungry at night, eat a biscuit or small cake for your snack. Remember, pregnant women are not advisable to be on diet. So during pregnancy, you need not fear to eat at night when hungry, as long as all the food consumed are safe and healthy.
4. Enough rest will make your stamina vigil, and will automatically suppress feelings of nausea. So, try not to force yourself during pregnancy.
5. Consumption of vitamin B6 and B12 supplements, will maintain the effectiveness of pregnant woman's body.
6. The fresh air will make you feel better, so when you have free time or weekends, you should go to cold places that will make you more relaxed.

Mama's Photos

Hi beauties.  Capturing beautiful moments with our loved ones, especially to make a little scrappy book from the day they're born til the day they got married, are every moms dreams.  Nowadays, photography sessions does not restricted to only capturing weddings, engagements and adults bashes, but also, photographers who specializes in newborns, babies, toddlers & kids photography are also popular.  Below are 3 lovely moms who does more than being a mother who love to capture great moments with their dearies, but also to share their talents and interest with all momsies who wanted to keep the moments alive thru time.

Littlestori

KL Photo Award finalist Milin Kassim is a natural light portrait photographer. She specializes in babies, children and family. Contemporary in her approach, Milin strives to capture memorable, heartfelt images of childhood. And with thoughtful attention for details, she pushes further to post-process those images into artistic portraits that she hopes will tug the hearts of families for generations.

(Taken from Littlestori.com)



Contact Milin Kassim if you are interested to test on her talent.  She's one of our favourite!  We just love to see all the captured moments and edited in the simplest way!

Littlekids Photography

Ros, is a mother who is in love with photography ever since she was 13 years old.  When she got her baby, Izzah, she captured every moment with her little camera and suddenly the thought of making the hobby and interest into business.  She learnt photography via video website photomama.com.  We just love the way she creativitize all the photos...

You can browse her website and leave your inquiries to her, she will certainly answer it all. 

Eyesofgrace

But first of all, let me introduce myself. My name is ZUBYE, a mother who is having an obsession towards my one & only son (so far), to the extend I will portray all his acts/movements/laughters everyday, caught from the eyes of my Gracey (the name that I've given to my very attached camera.. hehehe).

Now my obsession has become a part of me, it gives me more passion to formed "Eyes of Grace Photography" where it works as my domain to spill out every emotions in my heart. Why I choose to be a Children photographer? It is simply because I have always love children all my life, even before the time I am yet a mother. There's a time I feel that every moment will only be wasted if it is not captured... because that moment will only come once in a lifetime!!!
(Taken from eyesofgrace.net)

Contact Zubye if you're in love with her work.  It's only a mother knows what's good for their kids...=) A mother's love will make everything around her seems pretty in every ways...

Take care beauties!

June-Teaser

A little clue about what will happen in June...ok, enough to keep all of you wondering! Stay tune with Beauty Stories

(Credited to Make Up Store)

Beauty Stories Mall - pre loved & new items

Our items will be sell here.  We will post all the pre loved & new items at Beauty Stories Mall.  Hurry beauties because it's very cheap, very nice, all the new items are totally cheap and cute!

Wait for our post tommorow!  See you beauties!

Beautiful moms



Catherine Zeta Jones



Christina Aguilera



Posh Beckham



Claudia Schiffer

(credit to Celebrity Parenting)

Botol susu rosakkan gigi!

 Milk's bottle has always been synonymous with children (infants and toddlers). But, do you know that the influence of milk bottles can damage your kids's teeth? One cause of damage to children's teeth are situated on the use of milk bottles that is too often,or  even every moment.

 Each time your child drink milk, juice, fruit and other drinks containing sugar, can accelerate the process of dental decay. Where the liquid from the bottle which is continuously in contact with the teeth will be converted by bacteria in the mouth to acid.

 And acids will damage your kid's teeth and make teeth become brittle and porous. Worse if it is (giving beverage in the bottle) the milk teeth and permanent teeth could be damaged severely threatened.

To avoid this, there are some preventive measures you can do.

1. When the child went to bed, if usually you kids suckle while in bed, change habits by giving milk before they sleep.
2. Teach your child to drink with a glass in which when they have stepped on 1 year. Even you can teach them earlyu so that they becoming so used of drinking in a glass.
3. After meal or drinking sweet drinks, as soon as possible clean your baby's teeth and gums using gauze that has been soaked in boiled water.
4.  If your child is already taught to brush their teeth, get them used for brushing their teeth regularly 2 times a day, and most important is to brush their teeth before bed. For the election of toothpaste, choose a toothpaste that contains fluoride to prevent cavities. And to brush their teeth, choose a toothbrush with soft bristles.

Hope the tips are useful!

Mom, I'm allergic to milk!

Milk plays a very important role to help meet the nutritional needs of children in order to support the ability of the brain and body resistance.  Thru time, in time of growing up stages, milk can never be separated to be one of the important beverage in a child's life.

However, unfortunately in children or infants who are sensitive to cow's milk protein components or the manufacturing process,  the allergic to the milk can not be avoided.  Cow's milk allergy occurs when the child's immune reaction against the proteins in cow's milk, which is supported also by the incomplete condition of the digestive tract of the child to break down protein properly.

Even in children who are hypersensitive, these proteins can trigger the formation of antibodies Immunoglobin E (IgE) that can cause a variety of allergic reactions in the body.  Although the symptoms of cow's milk allergy in children is often not realized by the parents, because the symptoms can appear within the next few days.

However there are some special characteristics that indicate if a child stricken with allergies, including embership skin redness, itching arise in the body, swelling and eczema. Allergies also can disrupt the digestive tract that cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and can interfere with breathing with signs of cough and colds, to shortness of breath or asthma.

Along with age of children, common allergy can disappear on its own, but there are also, in some cases, allergies may persist until the child grow older.  But, no worries momsie, because cow's milk allergy can be treated by replacing cow's milk formula with milk made ​​from soy protein isolate. Just like cow's milk, soy isolate formula is able to provide the nutrients needed for the body of you little ones.

In addition, some advantages to be gained from this cow's milk substitute, which did not contain cow's milk protein-containing components of the protein allergens, nutritional adequacy is equivalent to cow's milk, tastes better and the children can favaouritise the milk better, free of lactose and more rarely cause allergies compared to other foods.

So, do not worry if your kids can't accept cow's milk, theres always an option to it.  Take care moms!

Message from : MAKNA

A Week Menu For Your Kiddies

Providing menu for your kiddies for the whole week?  Make it easy by writing a schedule and paste on your refrigerator. Serve your kid for the whole week with the menu written. Select and shop only the best for the menu you have written down. 


Not to forget, you must be creative enough to put a decoration on each menu! 


Monday
Breakfast :Two bread & Milo
Morning Snack : Water Melon & Warm Water
Lunch :Fish drilled & broccoli & salad
Evening Snack : Apple
Dinner : A cup of mushroom soup & toast bread

Tuesday
Breakfast :Macaroni & Tea
Morning Snack : Biscuit & Milk
Lunch : Baked Chicken & rice
Evening Snack : A cup of corn & juice
Dinner : Steam Fish & dessert

Wednesday : 
Breakfast : Cream Cheese Pasta
Morning  Banana & Ice-Cream
Lunch : Fishball soup & rice
Dinner : Pancake with peanut butter & juice

Thursday :
Breakfast : Sausage bun & milk
Morning Snack :Pizza & Cheese Tuna
Lunch : Pie 
Dinner : Cheese macaroni with beef barbeque

Friday :
Breakfast : Bread with Red Bean & Egg
Morning Snack : Kismis & Kurma
Lunch : Chicken Pouridge
Dinner :  Quiche / Cocktail

Saturday :
Breakfast : Sandwich
Morning Snack : Chicken Drumstick
Lunch :  Crab & fried rice
Dinner : Coleslaw & Baked Potato

Beauty Stories Mall- launched!

Beauty Stories Mall

Click and shop! Need any assistance, don't heasitate to email us at : NEED HELP! We will be very happy to help you in any ways.  There will be few updates and certainly the prices are unbeatable!

See you there beauties!



Getting Good Food For Kiddies

For most parents, giving children healthy food and eat according to schedule, is the most though thing to do. For children they like to eat delicious and well presentation food. At that age, children not knowing which food are good to take and which food they should avoid. It's parents responsibility to thought them what and not to eat.

Here are some simple tips to get your kids eat healthy food and eat on schedule : 

1. Mengawal stok makanan. Yang ini termasuk menulis senarai-senarai makanan yang perlu dibeli terlebih dahulu sebelum shopping dan makanan yang perlu dibeli haruslah mengandungi nutrien dan khasiat yang mencukupi untuk anak-anak.

2. Provide special menu at least once a week. Ini untuk mengelakkan kanak-kanak merasa jemu dengan hidangan makanan yang sama setiap minggu.

3.  Avoid the clean-plate club. The clean-plate rule will make children were forced to eat and they wont like the feeling of fullness, they are less likely to overeat.

4. Give variety food. Food preference are develop early in childhood. You may need to serve food in many different occation. For each new menu, dont force children to eat, but offer bite to bite.

5. Avoid soda and sweetened drink especially juice. Plain water and milk are always the best for your children.

6. When outing, or having lunch/dinner outside, let the children choose the menu. They will notice that, there are a lot of food outside they could try and they might like the food chosen.

7. Always avoid junkfood. Junkfood is never good for your kiddies. If they insist, provide them with at least chips potato. During meal time, always have healthy food in your refigerator, fruits, cookies, kismis.

8. Dont promise food as a present for kids. This will make them thought that food is the best way to cope with stress or other emotions.

9. Be a good example and role model for your children. Parents should eat healthy food, and children will definitely follow.

10. Do not offer dessert as a main course. Usually, keep it at different place first before offering them. Let them have brocolli first instead of smiling with the dessert.

11. Discpline is always the first matter of everything. Get your children to eat at time and asked them to sit properly instead of play around. At least let them concentrate on eating for 15-25 minutes.  

How to really save? Tips for new parents =)

Hello all.

Having a baby nowadays is not that easy.  Everything seems to be in need, that will include bottles warmer. Now they have breastfeeding clothing, cloth diapers, knee band (for babies that started crawling) etc...It seems like we must get everything and that everything cost us thousands of ringgit.  Right?  Okay here are some tips for new parents, at least, to save money on buying things that are not neccesarily important.

• Don't BUY a lot of baju and pants.  Just buy basic wear, like few whites or neutral colour suits, pyjamas, socks and a lot of small towels.  People will give you sets of baby's wear gifts when they come to visit you & baby and you will end up with tons of 'don't know when to-wear baju'.
• Invest on good quality breast pump, baby bottles and baby cot.  Bottle warmers, playpen and infant stroller & carseat are not worth buying. WHY? Playpen will only last you about 6 months, depending on your baby's weight.  And for how long that your baby can stand 'living' in a playpen?  Buy stroller and carseat that caters from infant to toddler.
• Disposable diapers, you don't need a popular brand for your newborns.  WHY?  Newborns always poopoo and weewee a lot, especially if they're breastfeed babies.  Sometimes you have to changed them hourly, 2 hours once or 6-7 times a day, maybe more.  So, do you think you need a RM50 set of newborn disposable diapers?
• Try to breastfeed your baby as much as possible during confinement, you will save a lot on formulas.  New mothers, during confinement, drink a lot of breastfeed milk or even fresh milk to stimulate more milk production.  Pump your milk hourly, and if you want to save some milk stocks, try to pump late at night or early morning (3am-5am), during that time, milk production is very active.
• Bath time thingy...do you really need a RM100 basinette, or baby's basin.  Bath time only will take you at least 10-15 minutes.  So, having a RM100 basin won't reduce your time.
• Baby stimulation DVDs or flash cards? Nah...don't be dependable on those things when you're the one who should stimulates your baby.  Talks, sings and loves your baby, that will stimulate them well.

Need more parenting tips, stay tune with us in the next chapter! Bye!

Feel like partying?

Yes, yes, it's party time.  Kids can never be separated with fun parties.  And we mean it as parents always have their own ways of celebrating their loved ones birthdays, baby showers etc...there's always million ways of celebrating, and there will never the wrong & right of doing it!

Party Shop
The shop is situated at Wangsa Baiduri, Subang Boulevard, Subang Jaya.  The business contains more than party stuff, it also provides party consultations.  And the best thing is, you can also buys the party stuff online! Yeay!

You love birthdays, this is the right place for you as Party Shop also providing membership for Birthday Club.  Members will enjoy great benefits and discounts.  You don't stop at one birthday only, but there will be a lot of celebrations going in the future. 

Party Shop Services are all yours when you need to consult them about parties, stuff and when you're lack of ideas.  Normaria, Adel & Amirah are ever ready to entertain you!

I want to buy it all...=)

It's like love at first sight when we discovered about this popular online shop specialised in babies & kids apparel and also toys.  The founder of this online shop are new parents, which found difficulties in juggling their career and also shop for their loved ones.  Yes, they're not alone, because rather then we spend a lot of our time shopping and finding all sorts of good, affordable yet stylish things for our kids, those precious time could actually be family time instead.

Urban Kids

The price range, yes they claimed it's hard-to-beat prices.  Yes, they're not lying.  That's the first thing that parents would be concerned when it comes to paying, buying and choosing items for their kids.  Branded items, well quality stuff and authentic online stuff are hard to recognised.  We want good things for our kids but we have to pay more.  Urban Kids proved it wrong.

Those adorable hair clips only cost you not more than RM10.  It's simply irresistable and if you don't have a daughter, you can always buy it as a gift.

Doomagic Bag- RM29.00

And so many more....huh....we're counting every pieces of money left after browsing the pages...too many pretty things for babies, boys and girls...=)

 

Lil' angels's heaven...=)

Like what you see?  Yes, I know.  For momsies who share great taste accesories and clothings with their little girls, they would surely love this blogshop.  The owner is Sobby, a mother to one darling baby boy, Faris or she called him, Lil' Choms when he was still in her tummy...so cute!

This blog caters handmade accessories to those who loved exclusive made, only one design accessories.  Not only for yourself, but also to your loved ones as a gift.  Charming isn't it?

http://lil-choms.blogspot.com

Click at the link above, and experience a lovely site with colourful accessories, beads and all sorts of designs, that you'll surely love!  No worries about the price, because the range between RM5-RM50 is quite cheap for handmade stuff, right?  If you need to inquire about anything, just email to : lilchoms@gmail.com

We love this bookmark, great as a gift to your little angels to stimulate reading habit! 

Come, let's shop beauties!

One stop online store!

This is one website that make us very eager to promote.  It's a mother-daughters business, whereby in one website, you can have it all.  From babies/kids wear, adults wear, weddings, cupcake's workshop and FOOD! Oh yes...(we're always excited about food..=))

http://www.chantekmoleq.com

Puan Hamidah, Jaja, Eira & Fie..they make a good family business team.  Everybody caters what's they mastered on.  Puan Hamidah, she's great with handcrafts and weddings, Jaja, like she says, I'm the brain...and Eira & Fie, both of them have something valuable to offer in the business as well.

What we would like to promote is on babies & kids...so, first of all, Chantek Moleq's team offer great ideas on kid's parties.  Yes, birthdays, cukur jambul, aqeqah etc...just name it, they can think how to do it for YOU.

 Petite Wear...wow, we just love to see all those cute rompers, blankets and also newborn hampers.  It will surely make you irressistably tempted.  And the price, wow...amazing!  All of you can well afford it, beauties!



  

What else, what else...we're also tempted to see all those delicious looking cakes, chocolates & cookies.  Suitable for momsies who are planning to do birthday parties, baby showers or maybe just a get together tea party for friends & family.

Don't waste your precious time beauties...click and shop!