raya sewing project

This year I managed to sew some raya clothes for my kids. I've used the leftover cloth that I sent to the tailor to make them. So the 3 of us (me and my 2 kids) were to wear clothes from the same fabric for Raya. I made a baju kurung for my daughter and a shirt for my son. I completed the baju kurung within a day but not the shirt. I had to do a lot of fold and sew because I didn't have any serger. The shirt was a bit complicated to sew as I was merely sewing by referring to my son's and husband's shirts for pattern. Also, the button hole was not perfect. Thanks to my sewing machine which didn't work properly. It's either I didn't know how to use the button hole footer (is this what you call them?) or the sewing machine itself has a problem.

Anyway, here are the kids with their raya clothes. BTW, we didn't get to wear them on the first day of Raya (EID) because we were celebrating our raya at the hospital with the newborn. But the kids managed to wear them on the second day..

Breastpump Update!

Alhamdulillah I've my daughter was delivered on the First Day of Raya (1st syawal), 10 Sept 2010. I managed to try the Spectra 3 Breastpump while I was being hospitalized. They had another pump, Pureen, which was meant for hospital use I think because it was really huge. From my experience (who had made use of the Avent manual pump before) with using Spectra 3, I would rate the pump as 3/5. The suction was adjustable and so I started using the minimum setting and gradually increased it to somewhere in the middle because beyond that point, the suction was just too strong to bear with. Within around 30 mins, I managed to collect 4 oz on both breasts provided that they were 'full' (aka engorged). Although the amount collected was decent, I don't think that it's justified because the 'pain' is still felt after pumping. I missed my Avent's manual pump which has that silicone shell.

So, when I got home, I tried pumping using my Avent manual pump. and boy was it much better. with the same condition as above, I managed to get 5 oz within 15 min. With this, I've decided to get the Avent electric single pump (ISIS UNO) from faheemwardrobe. now, i am anxiously waiting for it to arrive!