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Avent BPA-free Bottles in Brunei!

May 15, 2009 at 11:45 am | In baby products, feeding | 3 Comments

If you have been looking for bpa-free Avent bottles, you can now get them in Brunei!

I have been googling them and looking for ways to order it from the States but there are limited websites selling them and some are out of stock. Tried to look for them in KL and Brisbane too but tak ada.

Saw the 9oz and 4oz ones at Hua Ho TB last night, going at about 48.90 and 41.90 for a box of 2 each. Quite pricy, i think, but at least you do not have to change your bottles every 3 – 6 months in fear of breaking the plastic! Hehe.

I’m pretty much sure that all the shops where you have been getting your Avent supplies will sell the bottles ‘cos if I’m not mistaken, the Jln Tutong shop supplies all the Avent in Brunei except for Mothercare (which get their supplies direct from the UK, I was told).

Good luck!

Less Resistance

May 10, 2009 at 6:40 pm | In breastfeeding, formula feeding | 3 Comments

I finally got AH to drink some FM, and all with mixed feelings :S

I introduced Pe*diasure in vanilla to him today and initially, he resisted but we kept on saying nyummmmm! It was a 3oz feeding but he only took 2oz. I’m a little bit disappointed with myself because I know I should give him in a cup instead but I have not gotten around to it and I thought it would be easier for us to just introduce FM in a bottle. I have a feeling I will regret it if he is still using his bottle when he turns 4 or 5! Okay, maybe I should try harder.

I still have some frozen EBM though, so maybe will alternate between EBM and FM and slowly phase it out. Plus I don’t have much stock left and I am not pumping anymore too.

It has been a good 17 months of full breastfeeding and to think that I cried for the first month or so! I hope my breastfeeding journey has inspired other mothers to breastfeed or helped with breastfeeding challenges. I will definitely look forward to my next breastfeeding journey, insya Allah.

Day 4

May 4, 2009 at 9:32 pm | In feeding, formula feeding | 6 Comments

…of Project FM

status: still not successful!

Today, I left for work reminding my maid to start with 2 oz of FM and if he still resists, 2oz of FM and 1 oz of EBM. Result? Apparently he threw a tantrum and refused to feed and nap till 2pm! Sigh. Oh, he also continued to point to the fridge, asking for his EBM!

Yesterday I bought my stock of Sosro Teh Botol and put it in the same fridge as his EBM and his vitasoy and when the maid opened the fridge to get his EBM, he saw my teh botol and asked for it instead! Because he was already throwing a tantrum and I guess, I did not explicitly told my maid that the teh botol was MINE and only MINE, she gave it to him and I am very sure he enjoyed it just as he did when we were at Indo Tucker! Har har har. I guess that made me laugh for awhile.

So day 4 is not quite a success. Tomorrow is a new day and we want to try giving him from a glass instead. Back in Brisbane, I gave him soy milk in his bottle and he did not complain! I tasted it and it wasn’t very sweet, so it ruled out our first theory that he only wants something sweet. I also texted my cousin today, who told me that her son and daughter once showed resistance when she tried to wean them off. However, she managed to get them to drink Prog*ress of a vanilla flavour.

What are your experiences with flavoured FM? Is it okay?

I am hormonal and bordering on breaking down everytime I think of how to wean AH off. Trust me, if I didn’t have to, I don’t think I would and just let him wean off naturally (or before 2, whichever comes first). The only reason why I am not going mental over it is because I don’t want others to say that this is a result of my doing for letting AH bf this long .

Like breastfeeding (and I suppose this is part of the journey?), I suppose I have to be patience and persevere. Cuba, cuba dan terus mencuba.

p.s. If this FM fails, looks like we might have to buy more FMs and keep on trying (and these FMs don’t come cheappppp!)

Trying Again…

May 3, 2009 at 7:47 pm | In formula feeding | 2 Comments

Last Friday, we introduced AH to FM, Ma*mex Gold, a free sample from the clinic.

Initially, we thought we would introduce FM when he turns 18 months or when I run out of frozen EBM, whichever comes first. Then, we thought, we better introduce FM to him sooner while we still have stock to accomodate for any resistances.

We were right. Day 1 of FM, he threw up! I actually gave him 2oz of EBM prior to that and after his first try, he pointed at the empty bottle and asked for ‘Nen’. I told him ‘habis sudah’ and he tried the FM again. Both times he showed obvious dislike and after the second try, he gave back the bottle of FM to me and asked for his water bottle instead. Not long after, he threw up! I assumed whatever FM he drank and some of the 2oz EBM. Eeeeeks!

When I went to shower, I left AH with the husband and the bottle of FM and when I returned, the husband told me that AH threw up again after asking for the bottle of FM. Well, I guess AH is willing to try but somehow, does not like the tasted of Ma*mex. My mum suggested diluting it a bit considering that EBMs are much diluted than FMs.

Yesterday (day 2 of Project FM. hehehe.), we did not give AH any FM. I, however, continued to ask few people on which FM to try, and again, Na*n 2 Gold was suggested. So today, we went to get Na*n 2 Gold but not before confusing ourselves with all the available FMs in the supermarket! I remember only seeing 1 or 2 brands in the Australian supermarkets but I think we must have at least 10 different brands and each brand probably has another 2 or 3 sub-brands. With honey, with pro-biotics (?), with iron, with DHA, hypoallergenic and the list goes on! Not to forget, the difference in prices!

Well, we decided with Na*n 2 gold though and will see how it goes. The husband was shocked to see the prices of FMs ( I was kinda prepared from ongoing discussions with friends) and I told him that my friend,s yesterday told me that her son goes through 6 cans of FM a month at about $22 each. I guess my breastpumps purchases are now justified :p

Wish me luck. I am going to try again tonight!