About

Hi! My name is Astrid but people call me Acid/mama Acid. I am a mom of 2 active and creative girls. I have been married for a decade now and live in beautiful country Indonesia which is rich in cultures and has many beautiful islands. My hubby and I are both educators, adventurous and love to travel.

My first daughter inspired me to create @magnifisteam_lab and for the last 4+ years have been inspiring families and educators to make FUN, creative stuff with their kids at home and at school.

I held online and offline STEAM workshop for kids since I am a certified STEAM instructor. I love teaching and making memorable memories with my kids. My motto is when it’s fun, it becomes a lifelong learning.

I am a fighter, entrepreneur, educator, learner, mom, passionate about pursuing dreams, love helping others to reach their stars. 🌟

I’m grateful beyond words for what I have reached so far. I want to share my ups and downs with you guys. I really hope you take and share this journey with me since it’s important for me.

Let’s inspired and learned together!

L💕ve,
Mama Acid

My Top Links

Here are my recommended links:

1. Berry C Sterilizing Gun
2. UV Sterilizer Portable Haezbaby
3. Portable Drying Rack
4. Portable Kettle
5. Braun Thermometer

Pandemic Baby

Being pregnant was quite a challenge for me. After 3 years of marriage and consulting with a Singaporean Chinese doctor (sinshe), I was successfully pregnant to my first daughter. So now miraculously I got pregnant with my second daughter during this pandemic situation.

“Sesuatu banget hamil di masa pandemi”. It’s quite worrying to get pregnant during this pandemic situation. Due to high rate of Covid-19, believe it or not I consulted with my gynecologist via WhatsApp on my first trimester. Then, my hubby and I decided it’s time to check the baby on the 14th week. Thank God, she was fine. Since my gynecologist advised us not to come too often, my heart was always anxious and worried. All I could do was just praying that everything would be fine. Thank God every thing went smoothly until the delivery day!

Special moments giving birth on this pandemic situations were:
1. PCR
Yes, make sure you have your PCR test before delivery. Even though your water broke and you haven’t done PCR, you gotta wait and do PCR test first.
2. 1 night stay
Yup, within a day I could walk around and took a shower by myself.
3. Wearing mask
You gotta wear mask every where and every time... even in the surgery room.
4. Once a month checking
Due to high number of covid, my doctor suggested to go the hospital as few times as possible.

My recommended vitamins which helped throughout my pregnancy are D3 vitamin, Blackmores & Nordic. Blackmores really helps
me nursing. It helps me to produce more milk on top of other snacks.

Do and Don’ts during Pregnancy

Do and Don’ts during pregnancy according to Mama Acid.

Setiap orang beda-beda ya. Ini hanya menurut pendapat mama Acid saja. Boleh diikut boleh enggak 🤗

Dos:
1. Dari awal kehamilan konsumsi susu almond. Tidak ada specific brand yang penting susu almond karena membantu memperbanyak produksi asi.
2. Makan banyak kacang2an. Saya suka ngemil kacang mede, kacang rebus dan minum kacang hijau.
3. Makan banyak buah dan sayuran yang tinggi akan folic acid seperti strawberry, blueberry, bayam, kangkung dll. Untuk menghindari sembelit pada bumil dan folic acid bagus untuk perkembangan si janin.
4. Konsumsi vitamin D3, Blackmores dan Nordic kalau mama Acid.
5. Makan telor matang setiap hari katanya bagus untuk memperkuat kandungan dan bagus untuk perkembangan si bayi di dalam kandungan.
6. Minum sari kurma katanya bisa membantu produksi asi.
7. Perbanyak jalan kaki. Jalan pagi untuk mendapat sinar matahari dan jalan-jalan di mall juga boleh biar refreshing 😃
8. Banyak minum air putih supaya air ketuban cukup.
9. Makan salmon karena tinggi akan DHA bagus untuk perkembangan si janin.
10. Olahraga atau yoga untuk bumil.

Don’ts:
1. Dari awal kehamilan jangan konsumsi makanan yang mentah dan kurang matang seperti telor setengah matang atau sushi atau daging steak yang rare.
2. Hindari makanan yang dibakar karena ada arang gosong yang menempel di permukaan daging dan itu tidak bagus untuk si janin.
3. Hindari makan buah nanas karena keras jadi dapat memicu keguguran katanya. Karena banyak yang ngomong begitu jadi saya ikutin saja supaya aman...
4. Hindari minuman bersoda dan minuman manis karena bumil akan mengalami kenaikan berat badan berlebihan dan diabetes juga.
5. Jangan minum teh dan minuman yang berlebihan juga karena tidak bagus juga untuk kesehatan bumil.
6. Hindari posisi tidur terlentang yang katanya menghambat jalannya aliran darah ke janin.
7. Hindari posisi jongkok yang katanya bisa memicu pendarahan. Kalau mau mengambil barang yang di lantai, posisi berlutut dulu baru ambil barangnya jadi tidak sakit pinggang juga 🤗.
8. Jangan kebanyakan duduk dengan kaki nekuk karena kaki bisa bengkak. Posisi duduk tetapi kaki dinaikkan di kursi kecil sehingga posisi kaki lurus. (Kalau bengkak rendam air hangat dengan garam).
9. Jangan konsumsi minuman dan makanan yang beralcohol tidak bagus untuk perkembangan si bayi dalam kandungan. Hindari juga asap rokok!
10. Yang terpenting adalah jangan STRESS! Dibawa santai aja ya mom 🥰

Semoga membantu! Sehat2 terus ya bumil 💪... ini hanya pendapat mama Acid dan keluarga. Jadi boleh diikuti atau enggak ya..,

Love 💕
Mama Acid

My Top 5 picks to bring when traveling with a baby during a pandemic

My top 5 picks are:
1. Sterilizing gun
Mama Acid selalu bawa sterilizing gun dari yang kecil karena mudah dibawa dan bisa masuk tas & yang besar. Ukuran besar biasanya buat sterilin kamar hotel sebelum masuk dan toilet juga 🤗

2. Portable UV box
Ini sih is a must bangettt kalau punya anak kecil. Merek yang mama Acid beli bisa buat ngeringin dan UV juga. Bukan cuma buat botol baby, sendok garpu dan botol minum tapi bisa juga buat baju! Keren bangettt...

3. Portable Drying Rack
Nah merek yang saya beli sudah ada sikatnya. Bisa dilipet sikatnya jadi lebih praktis. Sudah kaya kotak pensil. Brushnya super soft... ini juga recommended!

4. Portable Kettle
Biarpun kettle sebenernya ada kettle di dalam kamar hotel, tapi lebih aman bawa sendiri 😆. Keunggulan dari kettle yang mama Acid punya bisa di adjust temperature nya loh! Penting bangettt kan kalau mau panasin susu dan kalau bikin susu formula kan harus 70 derajat celcius. Tidak boleh terlalu panas nanti vitamin dan nutrisi di dalam susu akan rusak.

5. P3K
P3K mama Acid ya thermometer, obat gosok dari minyak kayu putih, minyak telon, oil aromatherapy, bugs fighters dan obat-obatan seperti obat penurun panas dan diare. Jangan lupa bawa vitamin anak. Thermometer yang mama Acid punya merek Braun bagusnya ada warna indicator. Kalau suhu normal warna hijau, kalau sumeng orange dan kalau demam warna merah.

Note: links barang-barang yang mama Acid beli ada di halamat Top Links ya...

Salam sehat semua!

L❤️ve,
Mama Acid

Baby eczema

First time experience baby eczema with Ariella. As a mom of course I am panicking and feeling sorry cause her skin is no longer smooth.

Is it itchy? Well sort of... she doesn’t scratch too much though but she is cranky when the rashes appear.

How & when does it appear? Why? Is it allergies? The answers to all those questions is it started when she starts eating solid food. The first two weeks was seemed okay. Then it becomes more and more red only in certain areas such neck, cheeks and hands; sometimes also in shoulders. If you ask me whether she is allergic into something the answer is mommy is still figuring out 🤗. For sure., it’s because food contact. It becomes red when she is done eating. If I wipe it often and clean it right after eating the redness eventually will be gone.

Solutions:
After doing some research, the best product that I applied to Ariella is named Aveeno. I bought all the types such lotion during the day, lotion for night time and the oatmeal powder for bathing. Then, Ariella always wears long sleeve when she eats cause she does feel comfortable when she wears bibs. Ever since I applied all those steps and lotion, it works! Yay! Mommy is very happy... the redness starts to disappear.

So my tips to you:
1. Buy Aveeno lotion and oatmeal powder as precaution once your baby starts eating.
2. Always always wipe it with warm water after drinking milk and eating.
3. Put on long sleeve if the baby doesn’t like to wear overall bibs.
4. Cetaphil gentle wash is recommended!
5. Put on lotion as often as possible.

Bye bye redness and hello smoothness 🥰

My life in Hanoi, Vietnam

I recently moved to Hanoi together with my hubby and 2 daughters. I resigned and became a full time house mom.

I thought that I am going to miss teaching but so far I am grateful with my decision. I enjoy walking, dropping off and picking up both of my daughters from school. I do all the house works and cooking while they are at school and yet I still have my own time.

I love the weather in here. There are days that rains all the times. Other days are so nice, windy and chill. Some days are hot which make me sweating. I do enjoy walking around my complex.

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