My very first bag project : The Tohuku Tote

I finished sewing this tote in just 1 week, should complete it earlier but with Mr Asben is away I could not find a free time from those two active growing up kiddos.

Manage to find the guts to use designer fabric this time..hehehhehe
Amy Butler Lotus in brown with Ashley English cotton.

I lined it with tafetta velvet making it a water proof bag.

Still senget benget here and there..but oklah since my sister is willing to use it.

Link fot the tutorial

http://iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com/2011/09/tohoku-tote.html

CROTCH CARRIER Vs PROPER BABYWEARING GEAR

I got this pic from fellow babywearer.
Test conducted to evaluate the condition / level of comfort of the wearee in a crotch carrier and in a soft structure carrier (SSC).

You can see how uncomfortable he is in that crotch carrier ?(looks like a baby bjorn or look a like)
He was practically hanging on his father for assurance from falling off.
And see how he seemed relax and confident in the SSC..

Carriers like the Bjorn, Snuggli and Infantino SSC have earned the un-savory nickname “crotch-danglers” because they don’t position baby in the natural holding position.  Instead, baby is seated in a fairly narrow seat leaving the legs to dangle straight down.

I’d also argue that the “crotch-dangle” position is simple not comfortable for baby (and somewhat different in a carrier where baby can’t rest his feet vs. an exersaucer or jumperoo where his feet touch the floor).  Try this simple test taken from Didymos’ instruction booklet:  Stand on one leg with your other leg out in front of you, bent at the knee.  Place your hands under your knee to support your leg and let the full weight of your leg rest into your hands.  Now move your hands back towards your bum.  You will instantly begin to feel a strain in your back that wasn’t there when your leg was supported under the knee.  That’s the same strain a baby will feel when his legs aren’t supported to the knee.   Even if we assume that this position doesn’t cause harm, it certainly isn’t as comfortable as the alternative.


source : http://www.becomingmamas.com/why-you-should-avoid-crotch-dangler-baby-carriers/

So my dear friends, please please please avoid from buying any crotch carrier.
Please read this article explaining how bad the effect is on baby's spinal development.
http://www.continuum-concept.org/reading/spinalStress.html

Happy International Babywearing Week!

It is here again!
International Babywearing week!
Hmm...i wonder what has been planned for malaysian babywearer community.
Must be super fun!! hehehehhe

Here's my poster for this year's IBW.
Whipped up in 5minutes..hehehe

To all my fellow babywearers,
Happy International Babywearing Week ya!!

Seeeeeeeewiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!

Yeap, I was busy with sewing lately (or ferasan busy..:p).
Finally managed to sew a matching pants and skirts for Hadiff and Husna.
How I wish I had a time to do a proper shoot...malangnyaaa tak sempat.
I use a corduroy this time..and they turned out quite nice (and not to mention easy to sew too!)

And tempahan from my officemate for her newborn niece..

And finally a ladybug social dress..sooo easy peasy project!!

I'm gonna whip up more social dresses for my friends' newborn...
so cute laaa...


...betullaa dah macam blog tukang jahit..ahakksss..

and this weekend, we will celebrate our birthday!!!! yeayy!!

Make Penang Breastfeeding Friendly

Masage from MMPS

Dear all,

Do join us in this event either be there at the event or virtually. If you're from Penang, we strongly encourage you to come and support us. We need 100 mothers to breastfeed at the event to create a bigger impact or to further increase breastfeeding awareness to the community/public. 

Come on mothers, don't be shy. This is the time we stand up together and tell the public BREASTFEED is the BEST FEED, and it's NORMAL to breastfeed in the public. We adult want to dine in a fine restaurant or eat anywhere, why can't our lovely baby? Why do we need to hide or breastfeed in the toilet? Our baby definitely don't want to be fed in the toilet (smelly, yucks!) Babies have their right to be fed in anywhere too. When the public see more mothers breastfeed in the public more often, they will definitely accept it as a normal thing eventually. So we need your support. Come join us in the event. We alone cannot change the culture, we need you all to educate the public what is RIGHT!

Do come and join us on 9th Oct. For details on how to pre-register, please see below email.

Help us to spread the words too. Thanking in advance. Cheers.

email MMPS  : - pgmmps@gmail.com

Dear all,

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2011, participate in the launch of "Make Penang Breastfeeding Friendly" organized by MMPS, on 9th October, Sunday at 3:15pm - 5:00pm, at Straits Quay Penang. 

In line with the launch, we will also be having a "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" event at 4pm. We encourage all breastfeeding mothers to come along and show your support by breastfeeding your baby at the event.

Mothers from all over Malaysia are also invited to join us in the "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" event. You can be ANYWHERE! Just breastfeed your child/ren on 9th October, Sunday at 4 pm. We will send an e-certificate to you (the e-certificate is more beautiful this time ^^).

Pre-registration for the "1 Minute Simultaneous Breastfeeding" is required at http://tiny.cc/1min-bf.

To RSVP for the event at Straits Quay, go to https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153372448089881.

For any inquiries, please email us at pgmmps@gmail.com or go to MMPS website at http://pgmmps.wordpress.com/.

Breastfeeding: A gift that lasts a lifetime.

Thank you.

Connie Mooi

MMPS

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