BLW Hari 4-6: ubi

Ubi

• Pilih ubi (dalamnya warna oranye)

• Beli di: Pasar 
• Harga: Rp. 4.000/kg (dapat 2 ubi)
• Frekuensi makan: 1x per hari

Persiapan:

• Cuci, potong ubi sepanjang dan selebar jempol, yang penting gampang dipegang oleh bayi, kupas.
• kukus 3-4 potong selama kurang lebih 7 menit

BLW Hari 1-3: brokoli

Brokoli

Selama 2 minggu pertama, Jimmy makan makanan yang sama selama 3 hari untuk tes alergi dan karena saya dan Jimmy masih sama-sama belajar BLW, jadi pelan-pelan dulu sambil tes kalau pencernaannya sudah bagus.

• Sebaiknya beli brokoli yang organik karena baru pertama kali
• Pilih yang tangkainya panjang agar mudah dipegang oleh bayi.

• Beli di: Hypermart
• Harga: Rp. 9.000 (bisa untuk 3 hari)

Persiapan

• Cuci dan potong brokoli seperti ini:

• kukus 3-4 tangkai selama kurang lebih 6 menit, biarkan dingin dulu dan keringkan brokoli dari air dengan menggunakan tisu dapur (paper towel). Karena kalau masih terlalu basah, jadinya blenyek pas dipegang bayi.

Jimmy is 6 months!

Fiuhhhh, made it to 6 months.

DIY Christmas wreath

We decided not to spend so much money this Christmas since I'm unemployed. But I still wanted to make the best out of it since it'll be Jimmy's first Christmas. So DIY projects it is.

Here's my first project: a Christmas wreath made of:

1. Cereal box
2. Cotton
3. A Christmas themed fabric

At first I only made it out of carton.

But then it looked flat, thin and pathetic. So I decided to add cotton inside to add more meat into it. And voilà the result:

Early BLW experiment

Jimmy is still 1 week away from 6 months. But I was dying to try out BLW since I knew he would need time to adjust. So yesterday I asked my helper to steam 4 broccoli stalks for 6 minutes.

We put Jimmy in his brand new high chair with towels as support and put the broccolis on the tray.

Food: 4 stalks of broccolis (steamed for 6 minutes)

Time: 5:15 PM (right before his bath time)

Result: he was still getting used to sitting on the high chair and his hands were tense. His right hand was firmly holding on to one side of the chair and wouldn't let go. He used his left hand to occasionally sway over the broccolis, but that was it. I think he was more concerned in getting a grip at sitting. He can't sit properly just yet.

Duration: 5 minutes.

Next steps: continue training him to sit on his bumbo chair, and put him on the high chair once a day to let him getbused to it.

Super simple mac & cheese

Mac n cheese is my favorite food. So is a fat juicy steak. But that's expensive.

Anyway I had been craving for mnc for weeks. But I was just too lazy, it's not that simple to make. Boil this boil that, mix this mix that. Too many things going on. I'm a microwave girl, my brain can't take too many instructions. And I can't spend more than 30 minutes in the kitchen. The TV needs me.

Today was the peak of my craving. So I googled for a simple recipe. And I found Nigella's recipe (love her show btw). Looks super simple. I simplified it even more due to lack of ingredients. Didn't even have eggs. So this was my super simple version:

• 250 grams macaroni
• 250 grams of grated kraft cheddar (cheapest cheese)
• 250 ml of warmed milk (I used greenfields high calcium low fat milk and heat it up in the microwave)
• Salt and pepper

1. Cook the macaroni as usual
2. Mix the warm milk and grated cheese
3. Mix 1 and 2 together. Add salt and pepper.
4. Put it in a oven safe dish and bake for 10-15 minutes at 220 deg C
5. Eat like there's no tomorrow.

Et voilà. Good enough for me! Plus this makes about 3-4 servings, so I can eat it again for breakfast tomorrow wohoooo!

5.5 months

This morning I woke up at 3:30 AM because I heard Jimmy cry. I looked at my monitor, and it looked like he was on his tummy! I rushed to his room and there he was, on his tummy with half of his legs off the mattress. He must have rolled over during his sleep because when I picked him up, his eyes were closed. Poor baby, good thing he didn't fall off the mattress.
I just purchased evamats 2 days ago from Tororo, and I plan to surround his mattress with the rubber mats just in case he falls off. We already have this Javan mosquito net that's supposed to be able to hold 10 kg, but I leave one size of it unzipped because the zipper is so noisy, it would wake Jimmy up if I try to close it.

So I fed him a bit, but then I had to lay him down again because I was dying to go to the toilet, dying to drink and dying to pump! So obviously he was wide awake by the time I was done with everything. So we just layed together on his bed until 5 AM, then I tried feeding him to sleep again. And he slept til 6. Now he's outside doing his morning walk with my helper. Me time!

The best deals for baby stuff in Jakarta

You know me, always looking for the best deals in town as if my life depended on it. Hey, 50 cents goes a long way...heck that could even get me a meal in Jakarta (indomie!).

This is based on my personal experience on where to get the cheapest things for my baby. So this isn't Mothercare or The Childrens' Store types of shops that you can find in most malls.

For daily essential products (diapers, wipes, etc.)
1. Tororo online shop. So far they've been the cheapest compared to other online shops and hypermarkets (unless the hypermarkets are having some super special discounts). They're fast too, they have a flat rate of Rp. 5,000 for deliveries in Jakarta, no matter how much you order. They ship everything the next day, and sometimes on the same day if you order in the morning. So why face Jakarta traffic when you can get things delivered to your doorstep right? I buy everything in bulk here for diapers, wipes, breastmilk storage bags, detergent, etc. so I save on delivery cost.

2. Bilna online shop. This is more expensive than Tororo most of the time, but sometimes they have extra discounts, so you just have to watch for it. And they carry a wider range than Tororo. The delivery time isn't as consistent as Tororo, and they still have bugs on their website everytime I tried to order something. But good option.

3. Kindercube online shop. I haven't tried this one yet, but they have a good range of products, for example, you can find the French Cham Pie Gnon teethers here for cheap.

For baby gears (strollers, car seats, highchairs, etc.)
ITC Kuningan is the place to go, mainly these stores:

1. Ocha Baby Shop
ITC Kuningan 1st floor Blok B4/5-6 
(021) 579 346 04 

Open daily: 12.00 - 20.00 

2. Fany Baby Shop

ITC Kuningan 4th floor Blok B2 No 1-2

(021) 96969 264

3. Jungle Baby Shop
ITC Kuningan 4th floor Blok B 10/3

(021) 5793 5341

You wouldn't really want to come here with your baby though, the toilets are.....less than adequate let's just say. These are not shops to browse around in, the place isn't the most comfortable, so I'd suggest you call them up first and ask for the price of whatever it is you want to buy (specific), and if the price suits you, you can just do a quick pick up over there so it saves you the hassle of bargaining, or you can just send someone over to pick up and pay for it.

Voilà voilà that's my list. 

Whyyy whyyy whyyy

Jimmy woke up at 4:15 AM today. Whywhywhywhywhywhy.

His usual wake up time is 5:15 AM. But I can't complain. He's been sleeping through the night for over a month now. I didn't even sleep train him. It just happened.

Ok, 12 more hours to go!

Baby schedule at 4 months

Ok this his updated schedule:

05:00 - he wakes up. I feed him.

05:15 - I open up his diaper and lay him diaper-less on the bed. He plays by himself, usually squeaking at the top of his lungs. I usually lay down on my bed and try to rest.

06:15 - by this time he would have peed twice or so, I clean his bum, put on a cloth diaper, feed him, and he usually dozes off for 20-30 minutes while feeding

07:00 - he wakes up, and I leave him playing on his own again.

07:45 - I feed him again, not a lot though.

08:00 - I change his diaper and the nanny carries him to sleep.

11:00 - he wakes up, change his diaper, feed him again. 

11:30 - he plays on his own in his rocker while I eat lunch.

12:30 - tummy time, then feed him again a little. Then we play. Change his diaper and feed again.

14:00 - I give him to the nanny, she carries him to sleep.

16:30 - I feed him a bit just so he's not hungry at bath time.

17:00 - Bath. This is a bit early but he gets cranky when he's bathed too near his bedtime. Put on diapers and pajamas. Read a story, tummy time.

18:00 - last feeding before going to bed.

19:00 - he's out.

Then he wakes up once between then and 5 AM.

My only complaint is: whyyyyy does he have to wake up sooooo early.

October updates

My goodness blog, I have not been good to you. I was simply occupied by.....life.

Ok let's get down to business, updates!

• First off, happy bday to me! It was my bday 2 days ago. The boy woke up for a feeding at 11:50 PM on Oct 11, and finished at 12:05 AM. I guess he wanted to be the first to wish me a happy bday......awwwwww. Just spent the day home taking care of my baby, and had dominos delivery for dinner and watched a movie with A. Fancy!
• Jimmy went on his first flight on Sep 19 (3.5 months) to Bali! More on this later.
• Jimmy is now 4.5 months! What can he do now hmmm.....he can finally do some tummy time (as in actually lifting his head). He squeaks and screams A LOT. And most importantly, his neck is wayyyyyy stronger so he can hold his head. This is so helpful when we carry him. Oh and he's way heavier, at 6.5 kg now. This was a huge increase from our last 2 month check-up, he actually jumped 1 curve up. Good job baby!
• I have been using cloth diapers more now during the day, and using disposable diapers at night. More on this later.
• Jimmy still hasn't been able to nap on his own =( but he sleeps well at night and only wakes up once.
• He got his vaccines a week ago and thank God he didn't have a fever after. He was a champ, only cried for 3 seconds. While mommy couldn't even watch.
• I have been pumping way less now, only once at night.
• We've started bottle feeding a little bit, but Jimmy still needs to get used to it.

I guess that's all for now, I'm tired, the boy woke up at 4:30 AM today and puked like never before. I panicked and woke A up. A held him and baby J was all smiles. I guess he was fine.

I fit!

Halleluyaaaa praise the Lord, my jeans finally fit me!!

Baby schedule at 3 months

It's only been 2 weeks since I wrote about Jimmy's schedule here, and so far we've had some progress, mainly where there was 'no schedule', I was able to slowly introduce a routine. This is it so far:

06:00 - he wakes up. On the dot most of the time. Change his diaper, feed him, and he usually poops at this hour. He doesn't poop that much anymore.

06:30 - I lay him down in his crib and let him finish his business while I shower.

07:00 - I clean his bum, strip him naked, open the curtains, and let him suntan on the mattress in his room (his room has a full size window). Meanwhile I vacuum our apartment. Halleluya I now have a maid, so I usually just lay down and browse for a bit.

07:15 - I close the curtains and still let him lay there naked so his bum gets some air time, and he gets some playtime alone, discovering my super interesting ceilings and walls (he stares at them like they're the most amazing things in the world). I quickly mop, do dishes and sometimes laundry.

07:55 - put diapers on, feed him and he usually falls asleep while feeding. Now the challenge is to make him nap on the mattress by himself. Sometimes he's willing to sleep on his tummy, but most of the time, he only wants to nap in my arms.

08:00 onwards - chaos. No schedule. Feeding, nap, singing, dancing.

08:30 - since I now have a maid/nanny, I now make her carry Jimmy until he falls asleep, to ensure he actually gets some sleep during the day. I know this isn't the best approach, but I want him to get some needed rest. And it works, he's been napping for an hour the past 2 days.

10:00 - he wakes up, I change his diaper, feed him again, and so far he's been falling asleep while feeding.

12:00 - I change his diaper, put him down in the living room while I eat lunch. This is his second playtime alone during the day

12:30 - feed him again, change diaper, feed again.

15:00 - I give him to the nanny, she carries him around and he naps for an hour.

16:00 - I change his diaper and feed him again.

17:00 - I put on some music and make him dance/exercise.

17:30 - bath time.

18:00 - last feeding before going to bed.

19:00 - he's out.

Then he wakes up 1-3 times between then and 6 AM.

Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)

Aku baru dengar mengenai RIE hari ini dari teman sesama Birth Club Juni 2013. Pas aku baca websitenya, ternyata ada beberapa hal yang menarik. Aku coba buat rangkuman inti-intinya RIE ya berdasarkan pengertianku.

Intinya pengasuhan anak secara RIE ini berfokus pada respect terhadap bayi kita, menganggapnya sebagai individu dan bukan hanya objek yang tidak berdaya. Jadi kalau menurut RIE, bayi itu adalah individu yang bergantung kepada kita, tetapi memiliki kompetensi untuk belajar sendiri, dan dapat mulai berkomunikasi dengan orang tua mereka dari lahir.

Rekomendasi RIE antara lain:

• mulai berkomunikasi dengan bayi kita sedini mungkin (Contoh: "Sekarang mama mau lap badan kamu dengan lap hangat ya")  

• memberikan perhatian penuh kepada bayi dan melibatkan mereka selama aktivitas yang "membangun hubungan" seperti mandi, menyusui, ganti popok (Contoh: Jangan sambil BBM-an pas lagi menyusui hihi)

• memberikan kesempatan bagi bayi untuk bergerak bebas dan melakukan kegiatan yang dipilih sendiri olehnya dalam area bermain yang aman

• berlatih untuk mengamati perilaku bayi dengan peka untuk benar-benar mengerti kebutuhan bayi (termasuk jika bayi perlu digendong).

Aku dan suami memang dari awal sering berkomunikasi dengan Jimmy, karena kita baca di internet itu akan membantu pengembangan bahasanya. Kita juga coba untuk mengamati kebiasaan-kebiasaan dia biar kita tahu dia maunya apa.
Contoh: kalau mulutnya dibuka-buka terus, itu tanda ada angin yang mau dia keluarkan, jadi kita langsung sendawakan.

Tapi untuk poin #2-3, aku ga selalu lakukan. Misalnya menyusui. Jimmy tuh kalau minum bisa lamaaaaaa banget, kadang 2 jam. Mana mungkin aku ga ngapa-ngapain dan hanya perhatiin dia selama 2 jam itu, pasti lah aku sambil nonton TV, browsing atau chatting. Kalau aku murni nyusuin saja, aku malah cepat bosan dan gelisah, akhirnya pengen cepat-cepat selesai, padahal mungkin Jimmy belum puas.

Kalau poin nomor 3 sedang aku coba lakukan. Sebelumnya aku memiliki pengertian bahwa bayi tuh perlu banyak dihibur pas dia bangun karena takut dia bosan. Kadang aku biarin Jimmy sendiri sih selama 30 menit pas dia dijemur kalau pagi, atau kalau aku ada urusan lain. Nah kalau menurut RIE ini, bayi  ini sebenarnya tidak bosan, kecuali orang tua mereka membiasakan mereka untuk memerlukan stimulasi terus-terusan. RIE berpendapat bahwa bayi memiliki kemampuan untuk bermain dan belajar sendiri.
Contoh: Jimmy tuh paliiiinngg suka lihat atap. Kalau sudah gitu jangan harap deh dia nengok kalau kita panggil, dia akan cuekin. Dan dia memang bisa anteng sendiri sampai sejam lihatin atap dan tembok.

Ada beberapa artikel lain yang menarik yang berhubungan dengan ini, nanti tak coba rangkum disini ya kalau ada waktu.

Hardest thing about being a mom

I have to say, the hardest thing about being a mom for me is.......waking up at 6 AM everyday! I mean like every single day. No exception. Not 1 day off. Nada.

Every morning I say to myself: I can do this! I can do this! I got this! 12 more hours to go....

And when I'm desperate, I call out to God: Mercy! Mercy God! Just put him to sleep pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Of course Jimmy doesn't go to sleep, and looks at me with a big grin on his face, as if to say "suckerrrr". Love him.

Review: Mamalove swing

Jimmy kalau pagi-sore susaahhh tidurnya. Kalau tidurpun harus digendong. Begitu ditaruh di kasur, langsung melek lagi. Capek deh.

Akhirnya kita cari bouncer/swing untuk bantu dia tidur. Katanya swing itu lebih bisa buat tidur bayi. Tapi karena harganya yang lumayan, kita memutuskan untuk sewa dulu saja. Pilihan jatuh ke mamalove swing dengan harga 50 ribu/bulan. Video ayunannya bisa dilihat disini.

Hasilnya:

• Jimmy ga betah! Dia cuman bengong saja kalau ditaruh disana dan lama-lama nangis
• Ga bisa dipakai dalam jangka panjang karena Jimmy yg umur 2 bulan dengan panjang 57 cm sudah agak mentok kakinya
• Kalau tetap mau beli, mending beli yang pakai colokan. Yang pakai baterai boros.

Untung cuman sewa. Kita sekarang mau beli bouncer saja, rencana pliko rocking chair hammock 3 phases biar tahan lama. Semoga Jimmy betah biar mamanya bisa nonton E! Channel dengan tenang hihi.

Baby schedule at 2.5 months

Jimmy is almost 2.5 months now! I'm trying to establish a daily routine, but we're not quite there yet. He has a fixed routine at night, but it's chaos during daytime. This is what we've been doing so far the past few days:

06:00 - he wakes up. On the dot most of the time. Change his diaper, feed him, and he usually poops at this hour.

06:30 - I lay him down in his crib and let him finish his business while I shower.

06:45 - I clean his bum, strip him naked, open the curtains, and let him suntan on the mattress in his room (his room has a full size window). Meanwhile I vacuum our apartment.

07:05 - I close the curtains and still let him lay there naked so his bum gets some air time. I quickly mop, do dishes and sometimes laundry.

07:25 - put diapers on, feed him and he usually falls asleep while feeding. Now the challenge is to make him nap on the mattress by himself. Sometimes he's willing to sleep on his tummy, but most of the time, he only wants to nap in my arms.

08:00 onwards - chaos. No schedule. Feeding, nap, singing, dancing.

17:00 - clean him up, bathe him.

17:30 - wind down, swaddle him, feed him.

18:30 - 12:30 -- he sleeps (praise the Lord!). I usually eat, do dishes, pump, spend time with husband, and fall asleep around 20:30.

12:30 -- change his diaper, feed. I pump after he falls asleep.

01:00 - 06:00 -- sleep. And the day starts all over again!

Best parents ever

Last weekend was a 4 day weekend for us, and we decided to go see my mom on Thursday. I hadn't seen my mom in almost 2 months because she got sick, and she didn't want to risk being near the baby. We just went to Bakmi Japos in Bintaro, and had a quick lunch. My mom was happy to be able to hold the baby while A and I had a laid back uninterrupted lunch for the first time in 2 months! Usually we have to take turns eating or eat in a rush.

Anyway, after Japos, we went to go see sofas at Informa Alam Sutera. We didn't stay too long because Jimmy was getting cranky. All in all we spent around 5 hours outside. When we got home, Jimmy and I were both exhausted. I quickly bathed him and put him to sleep around 6 PM. I also passed out not long after that. I was so tired that I didn't even hear my husband come in the room. I'm usually a light sleeper and wakes up everytime he opens the door.

At some time during the night, I heard Jimmy making noises. Not crying, but just some mumbling. I was tired, so I thought I'd just wait until he cries to get up and feed him.
Now I'm not sure what happened after that. Either I totally passed out and I didn't hear him cry. Or he didn't cry and went back to sleep. But all of a sudden I woke up startled, looked at the clock.........it was already 4 AM!!

Panic!!!

I shouted to my husband "it's 4 AM!!". He got up startled too.
I let my baby go without feeding for 10 hours straight! I let him starve!! I tried to listen to see if I could hear anything from the baby monitor. Nothing. Dead silence. In the back of my mind, I was actually thinking 'is he still alive??' (Drama queen).

We quickly went to his room, and he was well alive and sleeping (halleluya!). I fed him right away without changing his diapers first. After 10 minutes of feeding, A changed his diapers, and I fed him again for about 5 minutes, and he went back to sleep. He seemed to be fine when he got up again at 6 AM. Fiuhhhhhhhh.

Jimmy, if you read this when you're older, and your father and I are old and helpless, you better not bribe the nurse in our nursing home to 'forget' to bring us our dinner!

We're the best parents ever.

Travel

Itching to travel again....imagining strolling around New York..

That annoying time of the year

Ohh I hate this time of the year when they light up fireworks at night for a month and startles baby J during his sleep. Arghhh.

Nap

Jimmy has been napping for an hour or so by himself (not in my arms) for the past 3 days, yay! Hopefully this will become a routine. Wow, the things that make me happy these days....I'm getting old.

He's almost 2 months old, and this is what I've observed:

• He has a pooping routine in the morning, just like his daddy! When he wakes up, he does a 3-4 time pooping marathon. He makes this serious face when he's pooping and becomes extra quiet.
• He can turn his head from left to right when he's on his tummy. He does this a lot.
• He loves the mirror, he smiles when he sees me or himself in the mirror. 
• He makes a lot of sounds now, uhhh ahhh.
• He's in a deep sleep by 8 PM and is wide awake by 6 AM. He wakes up twice in between to feed. Lately he's been sleeping for 6 hours straight though which is awesome!

Long overdue post

Wow, it's been forever. What can I say, I don't like typing on the ipad, and we don't have any chairs for me to sit on to use our laptop. Yes that's right, we don't have any chairs at our place. Just a couch. And a dining table that's been standing there uselessly since we can't even use it. I just realized what an important role chairs have in our lives. Why no chairs? We can't afford them yet haha, well that deserves a post on its own..

Anyway, sooooo much has happened since my last post. In a nutshell:.

December 2011: We got married, yayyyyy! At the Church where my parents got married. Had an outdoor garden reception....and of course it rained! Don't remember much about that day, except that I was really happy that my brother flew all the way from Boston for the weekend, just to attend our wedding. He's the best. .

May 2012: we went on our 1 month honeymoon to Europe. It was awesome. We went to Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France. More on this in another post..

August 2012: my brother and his family came to visit us in Indo. We had a great time, and we adore his kids. We went to Bali and Bandung. Oh and we got pregnant at the end of this month!.

November 2012: we missed our nephews so much, Ari and Eli, that we decided to go to the States for a month! Wohooo. We also went to see the NBA live! More on this in another post..

January 2013: our house got flooded! I mean like badlyyy flooded. We had to move to my dad's place and my in-laws for a little bit. So we lost our house!.

March 2013: we moved to an empty apartment, and starting to purchase furniture little by little (that's why we're broke). Oh and A got a new job..

June 2, 2013: our little baby boy was born, baby J! Right on my husband's birthday too. More on this in another post. .

Today: baby J is almost 2 months old. I have stretchmarks. Bags under eyes. Still 3 kg overweight. I smell like puke everyday. And I'm unemployed!.

Ok so that's all for now, hopefully I'll be able to write more if the baby is cooperative.

Tahapan Jimmy & BLW

Ini kurang lebih tahap-tahap yang dilalui Jimmy dan BLW:

• 6 bulan: tahap eksplorasi, belajar mengangkat makanan, mengarahkan ke mulut, menyicip makanan, sedikit mengunyah. Hasil: ada makanan yang masuk karena terlihat dari isi popoknya.
• 7 bulan: mulai pintar mengunyah, tetapi masih banyak mainnya. Sempat ada fase dimana dia hanya mengemut makanannya dan dibiarkan didalam mulutnya selama 5 menit (lamaaa).
• 7,5 bulan: mulai mengerti konsep makan sebagai suatu kebutuhan, lebih fokus makan.
• 8 bulan:  tambah pintar memegang makanan. Mulai menyukai makanan berpotongan dadu kecil. Mulai menggunakan kedua tangan secara bersamaan untuk mengambil makanan. Sempat ada fase dimana dia menaruh makanan sebanyak-banyaknya dalam mulut yang sudah terlalu penuh..

  

  Masukkan ke mulut sebanyak-banyaknya!

• 9 bulan: akhirnya benar-benar mengerti konsep makan dan mulai makan dalam jumlah 'banyak'. Mulai mengambil makanan dengan menggunakan satu tangan. Mulai suka menggoda mamanya dengan membuang makanan ke lantai secara sengaja untuk melihat reaksi saya.
• 10 bulan: tambah pintar, tetapi masih suka buang-buang makanan.

*Tentunya kalau sedang sakit,  Jimmy hampir tidak mau makan dan hanya mau susu saja. Tetapi ini paling maksimal 2-3 hari.

Barang apa saja yang diperlukan untuk BLW?

Hanya sedikit yang diperlukan untuk mempermudah BLW:

1. High chair / booster seat                                                                                                           
   
   Pilih yang gampang dibersihkan, misalnya yang terbuat dari plastik seperti yang dijual di Informa. Jadi kalau kotor tinggal dibilas air saja di kamar mandi kalau perlu. Bayi juga sebenarnya bisa dipangku sambil makan, tetapi akan susah untuk observasi dia kalau kita yang pangku. 



HC Informa Rp. 329.000

2. Kukusan                                                                                                                                        
   Pada awal BLW, sebagian besar makanan untuk bayi akan perlu dikukus. Ada macam-macam kukusan, dari yang murah sampai yang mahal. Kukusan beli di pasar pun cukup, yang penting higienis dan tidak karatan.

   

   Kukusan beli di pasar Rp. 80.000

                                                                                                                                                                  

Tambahan opsional:

1. Oven untuk memanggang makanan, misalnya oven elektrik kecil
2. Slaber / celemek agar baju bayi tidak terlalu kotor. Kalau mau lebih tidak kotor lagi, bayi hanya makan pakai popok saja =) asal AC/kipas angin dimatikan!
   
3. Tissu basah higienis untuk membersihkan meja makan bayi sebelum dia makan agar selalu higienis.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Alas lebar untuk lantai yang ditaruh dibawah highchair agar lantai tidak terlalu kotor dan lebih cepat dibersihkan (terutama untuk yang tidak punya pembantu). Sebaiknya menggunakan alas berbahan plastik, seperti yang dijual di toko bangunan (dijual per meter), jadi tinggal dibilas air setelah dipakai.

   

   Kurang berantakan ga ma?

5. Piring plastik yang ada karet tempelan di bawahnya. Ini terutama untuk kalau makan di luar, karena meja restoran biasanya kurang higienis.

 

6. Wadah makan/container untuk menyimpan makanan bayi jika perlu bepergian