Creamy rice porridge

Last weekend, saya dapat beli sepotong ikan merah for Hakim
My plan was to cook sup ikan merah + bubur nasi + sayur
Untuk buat sup, I used

1tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 clove of garlic
ikan merah (sepotong tu saya bahagi empat, kulit saya buang)

dalam periuk lain, saya masak bubur nasi + all the legumes yg saye nak letak.

once dah masak, saye mix sup + bubur nasi and blend

dan siap.

it is super delicious and creamy! macam letak fresh cream pulak..rasenye rase creamy tu dtg dari butter kot..and i likee!!..Hakim pon suka..and as usual..saki baki yg tak habis..umi Hakim yang abiskan.hehhe

and pagi ni, I tried buat sup ayam pulak..cume sbb nak cepat..saye just tumis bawang putih dgn butter, then letak beras, air and ayam sampai masak..pestu letak sayur..pestu blend..mmg sedap..

ok saya lapar.

btw..my milk supply still merundum (sebab tak pam mase pegi Kulim)..dan liang yg tersumbat tu masih tersumbat..uhukss..sedey

Not feeling well + Solid Food

Last week, saya dapat dua bad news..terus rase down and demotivated..uhuks

On the other hand, I am down with flu and cough..jangkit dari Hakim..aduyai..sian tgk dia dok batuk2 berkahak..malam2 tido pon tak lena..so for the third time in this month, kami bertiga pegi melawat Dr Nazim yang baik hati di Hospital Az-Zahrah (with one week interval..haha)..he said skang mmg season baby demam, batuk n selsema..viral he said. Lagipon cuaca panas gile lately..pheewww..mmg bahangnye amat2 le terase..so saya kerapkan lagi breastfeed, tak mau dia dehydrate..fast recovery ye sayang.

Progress on solid food. Alhamdulillah dia dah slowly accept bubur nasik..so jgn lagi ckp saye tak kasi anak makan ye :p Saya pilih untuk masak for him every morning instead of buat iced cube. Sebab..well it is sort of fun..dan buat ice cube is sort of leceh..huhuhu

So menu bubur nasi Hakim so far are:

Brown rice + Carrot + Spinach + Serbuk ikan bilis

Brown rice + sweet potatoes + Spinach + Serbuk ikan bilis

Brown rice + Carrot + peas + serbuk ikan bilis

Brown rice + carrot + broccoli + cauliflower + spinach + chicken + serbuk ikan bilis

Next week nak try buat sup ikan merah then campur dgn bubur nasik. So nak try introduce unsalted butter/ olive oil, garlic, and fish.

Last weekend, try kasi yogurt + banana (his fav fruit)..but tidak berjaya..kena cuba lagi minggu depan.huhu

Selalunye saya bekalkan 2 bekas makanan Avent kepada babysitter. Satu berisi bubur nasi, 1 lagi berisi puree buah. And according to bs, semuanya licin..huhuhu

However, I am wondering, can I give raw fruit to him? Accroding to wholesomebabyfood, yes I can..tapi cam pelik pulak nak blend pear, or apple, or plum yang tidak di-stim. Sesape penah try?

Owh..saye jugak terpk nak start introduce telur kuning kat Hakim..but takut allergic pulak..huhu I reread the steps to introduce eggs to babies over and over again..but not convincing..haha

Last but not leat..on Wednesday..i have to go to SilTerra Kulim..seb baik balik hari..wuhuuu..Cuma flight is early in the morning..and balik sini semula around midnite..camne saye nak conserve my ebm the whole day?definitely I have to pump la kan..otherwise sakit woo dan jugak merudum susu nanti..any idea?

Introducing solid food

Introducing solid food to my lil baby hakim was not that easy..actually, it was stressful and required a lot of patient.

Saya start bagi Hakim makan when he was 6 months ++..I purposely waited weekend 4 hari Maulidur Rasul (early februari) to train Hakim makan solid food. I was excited of course, so on the Saturday morning, we went to Giant to buy brown rice.

Of course banyak makanan2 lain yang ingin saya introduce kepada hakim, like bananas, carrot and sweet potatoes, but I have to follow the four day rules. So only one food in 4 days interval, and I decided to give him brown rice porridge. Perut org melayu sey..harus makan nasi la kan.

Preparing Hakim first solid food was a mess. I mean, I was messy, over-excited and end up making little mistake here and there.

For example.. by taking friend’s advice, I decided to grind the rice first, make one week stock of rice powder, and cook a small cup of it for Hakim every day. So balik dari groceries shopping, dgn excited nye, saya masukkan beras tadi (about 500g) ke dalam my blender..and then..blend sampai hancur. After a while, saya baru terpikir, kenape saya tak basuh beras tu seperti yg saya selalu buat bila masak nasik untuk kami. Aiyooo..so kesemuanya yg berada di dalam blender tadi..saya buang..huhuhuhu

End up, saya basuh beras, and buat bubur nasi seperti biasa..baru blend. Huhu. Keesokkannya baru saya buat stock rice powder..which when to tong sampah as well after a few days..sebab lepas basuh, saya just jemurkan the whole day..so selepas dua tiga hari..ianya berkulat..huhu I should "sangai" it first, then simpan dalam fridge..learnt my lesson..so third batch rice powder tu baru betul2 menjadi..huhu..little messy was i? ::grin::

But Hakim doesn’t like rice porridge..he just had a couple of spoons..and then terus buat muka tanak makan..huhu

Selepas hari ketiga, Hakim still tak nak makan. Sedey ada..stress pon ada. Mengikut nasihat rakan, saya buat puree kurma, which is saya rebus dulu kurma..and then bersama dgn air rebusan tadi, saya blend. Alhamdulillah dia suka..maybe sbb kurma tu manis kot, while bubur nasi tu tasteless.huhu..But it lasted only for a couple of days..and then Hakim start buat perangai balik. He will keep his mouth shut ..then geleng2kan kepala..huhu

I didn’t want to force him to feed..so I was like..ok lahh..try lain kali. Ianya berlarutan for almost two weeks kot..and bile jumpe his paed, saya jadi stress balik. Sebab according to paed, Hakim mmg kena makan, at least twice a day. Otherwise, nutrition intake mmg kurang la..sbb after 6 months, baby tidak boleh bergantung kepada susu sahaja, he requires makanan pelengkap untuk melengkapkan keperluan nutrisi.

Dengan babysitter pon mmg takde luck jugak..so saya makin risau. I tried sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrot, ayam, banana..from thick purees to runny purees with ebm..tp mmg tak berjaya..saya hanya mampu kasi dua tiga sudu sehari sahaja..saya risau sampaikan saya membeli biskut Heinz for baby..mmg kalau bole saya mahu elakkan beli makanan baby yg berada di pasaran sekarang..but if that is what it takes utk Hakim makan..i will go for it. But saya just simpan dalam almari je la biskut tu..huhu

Semalam I went to Giant to buy rolled oat..huhu last weekend dah beli oat..but saya terbeli quick cook oat. Bile balik rumah, tgk resepi, dia ckp jgn pakai quick cook or instant oat..alemakk..huhuhu..so petang smlm, balik je dari opis, saya blend oat sampai hancur..tapiskan untuk dapatkan powder oat..and cook it with puree kurma cube. And Hakim loves it!..ya Allah..senang hati semalam bile tgk dia makan sampai abis semangkuk.

Dan pagi tadi..hehehehhe..sebab dapur gas dah abis, saya kasi dia makan biskut Heinz + EBM..he loves it too!..no no no..umi wont train u eating biskut ye Hakim..yg tu hanya backup dan jugak bile kite travel/shopping sahaja..otherwise umi will prepare ur meal by herself.

So hari ni pegi kije..saya ceria..otherwise..asyik mendung jee..and mengadu kat colleague pasal Hakim tanak makan..hehehhe

Here are a few pictures of him taken this morning. Mata kusyuk melayan Baby Tv, while mulut dok chup chup chup =)

persoalan di minda: i need opinion pls.

1) Makanan apa yang u guys kasi bile first time kasi solid food to ur baby? I made brown rice bubur nasi..tp Hakim tanak..siap buat muke lagi and geleng2 kepala..huhu..then I made puree kurma (atas nasihat kawan) and alhamdulillah..dia suka..huhu..so any other idea utk solid food? I am thinking of sweet potatoes..but ade org ckp tak elok kasi awal2 ni, takut kembung perut.

2) Orang kata semua botol yg dipakai regardless bpa free or not, kne tuka every six months..so korang camne?shopping new feeding bottles and new breastmilk storage bottles?

3) How about teats? Hakim is using Avent teats no 1 since newborn. Klu ikut suggestion Avent, kne tuka teat no 2 bile masuk 3 bulan..tp saya tak tuka sampai sekarang. Sbb org kata nanti baby tends to tanak breastfeed sebab teats no 2 laju, sedangkan utk breast feed, dia kena hisap betul2 baru keluar..what say u guys?

4) Food processor, is it a must buy? Currently I am using Philips blender, dapat dari hadiah kawen ari tu..huhuhu..utk puree ok la..but not that smooth.