Thursday, September 20, 2012

What does Birth Doula do?

What does a Doula do?
For some, doula work is about advocacy, helping women to identify their wishes with their caregiver when she is unable to speak up for herself. For others it is about simply being present and holding the space, bearing witness to her birth experience. For most, the roles are multiple and will differ with each client.

Generally a doula may perform the following, depending on what the client is looking for:
  • massage, relaxation, and other comfort measures
  • information on options available
  • some childbirth education
  • a listening ear
  • reassurance and encouragement
Most doulas see themselves as providing support to the laboring mother. At every birth being supported, Doula role will be slightly different, depending on the needs of each client. For some women Doula role will be one of loving support and comfort. For another it will be advocacy and assisting her to empower herself. For another woman it will be to provide information. Most women will want a combination of different things from their doula.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Happy Birthday to Us!


This month marked the 10th year we are in business. We have gone so far from a small start-up to locally registered as a small company to greater heights.

Recently, we have been busy conducting massage workshop, training more women especially mothers, to helped them acquired a skill that they can keep for a lifetime. This is one, another achievement that we have done in the past 4 years. Training not only sharing the skills to others, but at the same time, be able to create a more ideas for independency and work among mothers especially.

Aside from actively conducting massage training, we have yet another good news which will helped MyMumsWorld Singapore to expand further with more positive vibes. By September'2012, our Franchise Office in Perth (Australia) will start operating managed by our Partner there.
Our business have been franchised for our Prenatal and Postnatal services, with many young mothers and mothers to be who are living abroad and needed a comforting and familiar support.

And yes, we will be there very much often to conduct more training for our staff in Perth! The good news is, MyMumsWorld Singapore will still be operating as usual, with the help of our dedicated and caring therapists here.

Let us update you more on this again and meanwhile, keep those queries coming in!

Cheers,
Marlini RI
Founder|TherapistTrainer|BirthDoula

Friday, April 13, 2012

April Updates


Its still the month of April. We have been busy with new students coming in for our Massage Workshop, and training has begun smoothly as ever. The response for the Massage Workshop is overwhelming, with expectations such as to able to empower more SAHMs to pick up skills to be able to contribute to the country's economy and also to add passive income for the family.

Like for the past months, we are fully scheduled/booked for Postnatal Services, its different for this month. We are nearly fully booked (confirmed with payments) for Prenatal Massage Services up to 4th week of April! Why I called it 'nearly fully booked'? It meant, there are left with additional less than 2 slots/clients more for each of our therapist are able to take up.
Yes, you must be wondering why we have a capped for each therapist? We would like to make sure that our services are being controlled with quality, not quantity! 

This is where the advance booking is highly recommended, to ensure that you will definitely have a therapist to attend to you.

Surprisingly, despite the good respond for our Prenatal Massage Services this month, we are still open for Postnatal Massage bookings. Check out what we are offering for the benefits of our mothers.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

News of foam mats not safe for your child?

Last month I read an article featured in 'Mind Your Body', discovered that the foam mats that parents have been using for our kids play mat is not safe anymore. The foam mats - mostly made in China - were banned in Belgium and France last December, following tests which showed they contained dangerous levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical called formamide.

Formamide is an industrial chemical which is often added to foam mats during the manufacturing process to make them more flexible.

It is water soluble and can be easily absorbed through the skin. Its fumes can be toxic if inhaled in excessive amounts.

This is something caught out of suprise. No doubt I have not idea on the further test results on this, well, precaution is always a better routes to safety.

Marlini Ridlis Ismail

Monday, January 9, 2012

Happy New Year 2012!

Year 2011 has passed and I hope that not only us here in MyMumsWorld are feeling the zest of achievement, you too! We are so happy that we have accomplished a few lots of satisfying goals in Year 2011.

Lets just recapped on what we have accomplished for the past year...

1. Coach mothers to start a business
(We have mentored/co-mentor 4 mothers in 2011).


  • Mi Delicia by Mariam
  • Crafting Luxury by Dil Ismail
  • FairyPumpkin by Lizah Kamarudin
  • Petite Boutique by Faten Bamadhaj


2. Breastfeeding Awareness
(By avidly attending to new mothers for Breastfeeding Counseling).

3. Breastfeeding Covers
(Project overseas by Crafting Luxury).

4. Affiliated to Bebebows.com

5. Creating more jobs for SAHMs/WAHMs.

These are just few accomplishments, maybe these projects are not highly in demand or profitable for most leading Company, but we have set our target and meet our goals satisfactorily.
We have more plans coming up in 2012 and we hope we can create more jobs for more mothers who wish to contribute to the society and helping their family finance whilst at the same time, able to be there for their young children 24/7!

We wish all the best to everyone out there, mothers & women who have a sense of responsibility and independency to achieve the happiness that they dream of.

Happy New Year 2012 to everyone!

XoXo
Marlini Ridlis Ismail (Founder)
Team & Management
www.mymumsworld.com

Monday, November 28, 2011

Breastfeeding Awareness Photo Contest Winners.

We are happy to share with you our lucky Mothers who have breastfed their baby with much success and have also inspired other Mothers with their beautiful journey.

Winners :

1st Madam Juliana - Whom has breastfed all her 9 children!

2nd Madam Suhana -  Whom has breastfed her 2 older kids and are currently breastfeeding her baby.

3rd Madam Sim Tieng Tieng - A first time full-time-working mom who continued to breastfed her 6mth old baby!

Congrats! Your gift will be sent to you soon!

Breast Is Best!

Love,
Marlini Ridlis Ismail
Founder/MD

Monday, September 5, 2011

News Updates.

As we all are aware, it is still the Festive mood (Eid) and we have just resumed our business (no doubt theres still house-call in between for advance booking clients for Postnatal Massage : P ).
All therapists will also start back to be in our future projects w.e.f 12Sept/Monday right after the school holidays ends and completing their two weeks of leave to celebrate the festive. 
There are more to start with, after the long leave from work, new slots will be open for bookings, marketing & advertisement, enquiries to reply to, Breastfeeding Contest to be judged for winners, participating gifts to be sent out and such. 

Lots to be done and all these have to be complete before the month end! Needless to say, we are still committed to give our best services for our business. Business has overall grown extra 15% for the first half of the year and we believe we can achieve more or more or less maintain it. 

We are just happy that more fans on our Facebook and we are able to help give support to breastfeeding mothers too. Share our page and spread the motherhood journey to your friends & families.

We thank GOD for all those great things that is happening and not forgetting all our Family, Friends & Fans who has 'Like' our Facebook FanPage! Thank you!

Love,
Marlini
Founder/MD.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Breastfeeding Month & We are 9 this month - August Suprises!

Its the Breastfeeding Awareness Month again and we turn 9 this month too!
Yes, theres more to offer for all mothers such as the Breastfeeding Awareness Contest, and free wetbags on any Postnatal Package booked in August!

We hope that more mothers are aware of the importance needs and the benefit that breast milk will provide for your child.



Look out for more details below

MyMumsWorld.com - Breasfeeding & Contest Details
Breastfeeding Awareness Contest

We celebrate the cause as the usual practise we have been doing for over years since we started out 9 years ago. Breastfeeding has been the most natural ways for the mother to bond with a child irregardless if you are a working mom, stay home mom, or work at home mom - breastfeeding aides in a lot of bonding factors.

Below are some information on Breastfeeding to refresh your memories be it a first-time mother, 2nd birth and so on....

Articles 1:

BREASTFEEDING LOWER RISK OF BREAST CANCER.


Breastfeeding Lower The Risk of Breast Cancer



We all know that breast-feeding is good for the baby. It provides much-needed antibodies to lower a baby's risk of diarrhea, ear infections, and bacterial meningitis, as well as preventing overfeeding, which could stave off obesity later in life. But is it good for moms? That's a difficult question to answer. Some studies suggest it may help prevent bone loss later in life and possibly lower the risk of ovarian cancer by delaying the onset of menstruation after pregnancy. Now, an intriguing new study out today in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that it could help some women avoid breast cancer early in life. Breast-feeding conferred nearly a 60 percent lower risk of premenopausal breast cancer on women who had a family history of the disease.


There are, though, a lot of caveats to this study. First of all, it shows a protective effect only against breast tumors that develop before menopause. Yet the vast majority of breast cancers occur well beyond a woman's 40s. What's more, the study of 60,000 nurses who had given birth found that the protective effect extended only to women already at elevated risk of breast cancer—namely, those who had a close relative (mother, sister, grandmother) who'd been diagnosed with the disease. Women with no family history of breast cancer didn't get any extra protection by breast-feeding.


Still, the study offers some interesting take-home messages. The researchers point out that the breast cancer preventive benefits of breast-feeding compare similarly to the protective effects of the antiestrogen drug tamoxifen, which many high-risk women take to prevent breast cancer. What's more, it didn't really matter how long a woman breast-fed, whether it was one child who was nursed for two months, for instance, or three children nursed for three years. "These data suggest that women with a family history of breast cancer should be strongly encouraged to breast-feed," the authors write.


Certainly, women are already getting that message. Nearly three quarters of new moms breast-feed at some point during the first six months of their babies' lives. That compares with fewer than 20 percent of moms in the 1950s, many of whom were told by pediatricians that formula was just as good as breast milk. The American Academy of Pediatrics now strongly urges women to breast-feed exclusively for the first six months and continue breast-feeding, with supplemental food, for the first year or more.


The researchers were able to rule out body weight as a potential factor in their findings. That's important because excess weight has been associated with an increased breast cancer risk. The fact that women who breast-fed for more than a year were less likely to be overweight than other mothers may further protect them against breast cancer.


One particularly interesting finding is that women who took drugs to dry up their milk seemed to be similarly protected from breast cancer. These drugs prevent engorgement of the breasts, which can cause inflammation of the breast tissue thought to trigger the growth of cancer cells. The researchers speculate that taking the drugs may stop that inflammation. Women who breast-feed and wean their babies gradually would also avoid this engorgement. Postpartum women who opt not to breast-feed and don't take milk-suppressing drugs usually experience painful engorgement that lasts for days before the milk dries up.


I have vivid memories of my own experiences with engorgement after I abruptly stopped nursing my 5-month-old daughter. Before I decided to call it quits, I had been pumping all her milk for several weeks because she needed to eat sitting upright owing to reflux, a gastrointestinal condition common in many babies that caused her to vomit after every meal. Now I wonder whether I caused some inflammatory changes by allowing my breasts to become engorged. I'm not too worried since I don't have a strong family history of breast cancer, but I do think that nursing moms should ask their doctors about this study finding if they're thinking of stopping cold turkey to, say, head back to work. It may be safer to taper off over several weeks—and far more comfortable, too.


If you need breastfeeding counseling or support, we do it onsite with a top-body massage along with a baby massage at a small fee. Otherwise, breastfeeding support can be done virtually by inbox/Facebook or Email:mymums@mymumsworld.com at no charges at all.


Love,
Marlini RI
Founder / MD

Friday, April 1, 2011

2nd-Q of the year.

  Finally we have ended our financial year for 2010. Its a lot of figures to finish, and I must thank my new PA for her diligent work with all those lagging book-keeping since my last part-timer left. I must say I am all the need to have things the perfect way, the correct way that I want things to be but nonetheless, I am dis-organised in such that my home-office table is hell out of a mess! Well, I still do not wish to deny that I lost my things in between those stacks of work, because, I simply did find my way there!

Well, the year-end closing was great this year as Gross Sales is still within 5-figure and in fact it went up by at least 10% with short work week accomplished.
I am hoping that with new collaboration, project-run-away and Business Development Department closing more deals on development, we are all the way to victory.

I am glad that after years of concentrating and effort put in to build a good profile on our Postnatal Massage Services and Breastfeeding Counseling, taking up the role as a Merchandiser and Business Developer is afterall - not a bad idea at all. I love the role which I have yearned years back during my late teens years.

Thank You all for believing in us. I have more in-store for previews giveaways and lots more refreshing ideas coming on! Lookout for it!

Marlini RI

Monday, January 24, 2011

New Merchandise Collaboration.

As the New Year 2011 usher in with great happiness and prosperity, a jointly ventured with fresh new ideas for all Mummies out there who have tried their very best in their own special ways to be successful Mother is presented by our new products produced locally, in Singapore.

Well, last few years we have welcomed more Therapist to be a part of MyMumsWorld (S) family, this time, more surprise!

As how Marc Jacobs work enthusiastically for Louis Vuitton, always with the utmost unique, classic lines..... MyMumsWorld (S) welcomes Dil from CRAFTING LUXURY LLP www.craftingluxury.com to work with us to produce the fresher, fun and symbolical fabric line which is inline with our motto - Motherhood Is Addictive! At the same time, this special project represents the awareness of breastfeeding your child. As much as we here along with our collaboration partners have gone through the breastfeeding years and have enjoyed it fully, we hope you too!

Exclusive Handmade (By Machine) Merchandise such as: 

- Breastfeeding Cover (BC),
- Boxers for Kiddies, and
- All Purpose Bag (APB), or popularly known as Wetbag
(a must have pouch for mothers and all!!)

We welcome Retailers. Do send in your queries and we will not disappoint you!

Keep a lookout on how you can buy it online! We will be sending you the links for it real soon!
You may also read more on the collaborations on the link given... http://crafterscrib.com/posts/798/

May All Usher in the New Year 2011 with Progress & Prosperity!

Thank You!

Marlini
Founder
MyMumsWorld Singapore
+65 9119 7069
marlini_ismail@yahoo.com

Friday, January 7, 2011

Usher to the New Year 2011: Whats in-store in the year of the Bunny...

The Year is here again and everyone is busy as a bee. I must admit, busy is for everyone in the household especially parents and mothers. I hope everyone out there is having fun and stress-free entering the Rabbit year and the New Year 2011.

Well, here we am not excluded from the hectic and new schedule preparing for MyMumsWorld (S) new updates, whats in store for all valued customers this year, new collaborations with new partners, a more better service aligned with our charges and motto. And not forgetting, networking more on our side to build a better WAHMs environment for ourselves and our dedicated freelance therapists.

One word for sure, being a Work-At-Home-Mum (WAHM) has never been better than anything else. This is my personal experience. No doubt there is ups and downs which is very normal to all who decide to work from home at the comfort of your cozy crib accompanied by your loved ones. Basically, more time with my children putting aside the fixed monetary returns. I must admit, I am only putting 70% of my attention on managing MMW so that I can have enough time for my family. What I can say is, earning a 3 figure or during hardworking days, a 4 figure will be more than contented. Why do I say so? It is because, if I were to hit the 100% ceiling of expansion, I will have more loads of burden and forgetting my main reason to be a Stay-At-home-Mum (SAHM). Family is still my main priority. But of course, if its possible I will want to have more time with my family and earn a 5 figure paycheck at the end of the month!

How about you? At MyMumsWorld (S), we conduct affordable basic workshops for mothers to learn the basic knowledge of body-massage, to be able to work at your own timing or take up a freelance project whenever you want to and willing to.
At MMW, we practise looking out for each other. No doubt there is no contract attached after your workshop completed, here we offer you jobs and create ones within your comfortable timing. We hope to help create a job opportunity for mothers who thinks alike.

Send in your queries, if you are interested to stay home and work at the same time or you simply wants to acquire a skills, which will benefit you in the long run.

For SAHMs who wish to be a WAHMs, I have something to share too before I move on to another topic, that is the choice of business that you will decide and wanting to start with:


- decide your priority why self-employed
- what type of business
- self target
- do something based on passion & knowledge
- start small but consistently
- sell something which you are familiar with
- be positive
- registered your business is recommended for your profile
- always take in criticism positively


There are more for me to share, I will try to do so in the near future!!

On ushering the New Year, apart from our updates from MyMumsWorld (S), I am busy and will be occupied with my eldest son in P2, my younger son enters his K2, final year before he starts on his P1 education. Finally, Lil' Furqan has started attending his Playgroup session on a daily routine. I must admit, everything needs attention physically and financially. All drained!
This year, what my dear husband & myself were hoping that our second son, Khair will get to enter primary school at Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah together with his eldest brother, Sufi. Nevertheless, we believe in the mission of the school and most of all, our kids are the ones whom preferred the choice of their school. May all hopes and dreams be accomplished.

For now, I have to get away with planning the week ahead with the kids school itinerary, Arab tuition for Sufi, Phonics for Khair and also more love for Furqan! Phewww! Unconditionally!

All the best to all. Amin.

Marlini
Founder/Therapist & Trainer.
MyMumsWorld (S)

Thursday, December 16, 2010

YearEnd Weekend Promo Normal Body Massage & Prenatal Massage!

Year-End Weekend Prmotion is On!!!

Our weekend promotion for Prenatal Massage & Normal Body Massage @ $50/max75mins will end on 31Dec/Fri. Any bookings between 22Dec-31Dec will be attended by our therapists ONLY & subjected to slots availability. Last booking for this will be by 20Dec/Mon. Thank you!

Shall we sweeten the deals for all Goup members and existing customers on this promotions?

Discounts on top of this weekend promotion?


Lookout for it soon!


Marlini
Founder
MyMumsWorld Singapore
RCB: 53051193B
+65 9119 7069
http://www.mymumsworld.com/

Monday, November 1, 2010

Our 1st Giveaway Contest!

 We have hit 100 'likes' on our Facebook Fan Page! And here is our 1st giveaways for you to win!

Click the link below for more details. Entry ends on 30Nov/Tues.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Singapore-City/MyMumsWorld-Singapore/146924188675662

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Eid Mubarak to all

MyMumsWorld Singapore would like to wish all muslim a blessing Hari Raya Aidilfitri. And to all, have a great weekend and be happy!

We will reply to your queries within 48hrs of your inbox or email.  Thank You!

To Purchase BottomBumpers Cloth Diapers, please go to the link given.

Team & Management
MyMumsWorld (S)
E: marlini_ismail@yahoo.com
Website Link:

Monday, September 6, 2010

Join our Fan Page of Facebook

Do checkout our Fan Page, hope you like most of the things reflect here.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Singapore-City/MyMumsWorld-Singapore/146924188675662

And we have new OneSize BottomBumpers Cloth Diaper, go easy on your child diapering system, safe on skin & save on cost!
This is a good item for reducing or totally gone for diaper rash!

Well I did!
For my 1st child cloth-diapering only during weekends, it helps with weekend rash : ) and save over 48pcs of disposable diapers costing!
For my 2nd child partial cloth-diapering helps me save over 70pcs of disposable diapers costing!

Must be kidding? Not at all!

And my 3rd child? 90% cloth-diapering costing save! And totally no diaper rash at all since his birth! Now he is 15mths old and still cloth-diapering!

Easy on the skin,
Easy on our pocket!

And checkout our Prenatal Massage, Postnatal Massage house-calls services and our handmade fabrics items; baby blankets, pillows, nursing cover...at an affordable price. Easy on YOUR pocket!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Singapore-City/MyMumsWorld-Singapore/146924188675662

Marlini
MyMumsWorld (S)
+65 9 119 7069

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Celebrating the Breastfeeding Month Awareness with us.



Join us in celebrating the Breastfeeding Week this August'2010 here at MyMumsWorld Singapore. No need to step out of your house, the awareness can be shared with joy online at the comfort of your home!

We want you to participate with us by sharing the beautiful journey that you had gone through or have been going on. Tell us, why you have chosen the breastfeeding path for your child & yourself. How you embrace the beautiful thoughts of giving the best you can just for your precious child!

Breastfeeding is one of the best ways to bond with your child be it you are a full time working mum (FTWM), stay-at-home-mum(SAHM), work-at-home-mum(WAHM) or simply just a mother who wants the best for your child!

There will be a suprise. We will pick  3 mothers by randoms whom breastfeed your child more than 12mths to upload or share your breastfeeding journey, will each receive a thank you token from us.

Click the link below to participate. Awareness drive will last from August'2010 - September'2010.

MyMumsWorld (S) celebrates Breastfeeding Month


Breast Is Best!

Marlini
Founder / Administrator
MyMumsWorld Singapore
RCB: 53051193B
E: marlini_ismail@yahoo.com
M: +65 9 119 7069

Monday, July 12, 2010

Body-Massage & Prenatal Promotion!

To All Ladies, we are having special treats, unbelievable prices!

S$50/60mins (UP: S$55-S$70 for 60mins) for Prenatal and Full Body-Massage @ the comfort of your home!

T & C :
- Promotion Price only available on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays
- Promotions valid from 12July-End August'2010.
- Advance booking with S$5 deposit upon booking (applicable to 1st-time cust).
- We reserved the rights to amend T & C any time deems.

Marlini
Founder
HP: +65 9 119 7069
Email: marlini_ismail@yahoo.com

(do take note we are in the midst of migration for http://www.mymumsworld.com/)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pre-Order BottomBumpers Cloth Diaper 28June/Monday at 11pm

Hi All,
PreOrder for BottomBumpers Cloth Diaper is open now till 28June/Mon at 11pm.
Minimum order of two pieces.
50% deposit of total purchase is required, to be transferred within 24hrs of purchase.
Let us know your final Order with quantity and colours preferred.

Click Link below:
PreOrder BottomBumpers Cloth Diaper ends 28June/Mon at 11pm

S$35/diaper inclusive Local Normal Postage.
Add S$2.24 for Registered Postage via SingPost.
Buy 6pcs or more to have more discounts!

For more details,
do call us at 9 119 7069 or email: marlini_ismail@yahoo.com

Friday, April 23, 2010

Mothers Day Contest - I love YOU Mum

Hi All, Friends & Mummies,

Mothers Day is around the corner & MyMumsWorld (S) is happy to announce that we are having a contest for the best dedications. Tell us why you love to be a Mum or why you love your mum/mum-in-law! Just reply to this post or the link below on our MyMumsWorld Group Page on Facebook.

Hurry it ends 8May/Sat/11pm (Singapore time).

The first 3 entries here will receive a goody bags full of suprises & the best of overall entries inclusive from FB/MyMumsWorld webpages will receive

- Free Treatments
- Free Lipliner
- A craft item
- Voucher

Co-Sponsors: Doll Me Up Cosmetics by Nazlin Hilal, CraftersCrib by Dil Ismail & http://www.shopforjunior.com/ by Su & Lee.


MyMumsWorld Mothers Day Contest on Facebook.

We hope to see all your dedications soon!! All the Best!

Marlini
http://www.mymumsworld.com/

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