One year later....

Ha ha ha..update blog setahun sekali..blehh?

Well..nak start dari mane ye? ermm..Hakim dah dapat adik!! hihihi

surprise surprise..

One main reason saya nak update blog tetibe ni..sebab nak cite pasal mengandung + deliver baby Aisyah. So that masih ade kenangan tentang kelahiran dia di sini. Klu simpan di kepala..takut terlupe. 

Anyway..mase saya fly ke Japan last year..I was 6 or 7 weeks pregnant. Yezza..I was surprised too. Dapat tahu mase buat check up utk scholarship..bleh tak?huhu Terkujat2 saye bile kne buat urine test untuk kali kedua..ingatkan pasal pe..rupanya nak confirmkan my pregnancy..so tak bleh buat Xray

Apabila tiba di Jepun..saya tidak terus pergi jumpa gynae. Health system kat sini agak berlainan dengan Malaysia..dan saya pon tgh adapt dengan keadaan di sini.

Saya masih ingat, pada hari raya aidiladha tahun lepas 15 oct 2013, saya ke Kyushu Medical Center  (KyuMed) untuk jumpa gynae and start my rotuine check up. Tu pon ngikut kawan kat sini yang tengah pregnant.

Since I dont speak Japanese, dan tak reti pon bace..kami bawak junior yang bleh ckp Japanese (Nihonggo). Dia yang tulun daftarkan kat hospital tu, isikan borang2 yang patut serta questionnaires about my previous pregnancy. Luckily ade doktor perempuan yang boleh ckp english, Kashinoura sensei.

Saya? Of course nervous and excited. First time nak tgk baby (mase tu baru 9 minggu)

However Allah knows what is the best for us. Saya keguguran. Mase check up, fetus dah takde heart beat. Usia fetus based on scan mmg 9 minggu, cuma tade heart beat. I tried to be strong, tp bile keluar dr bilik doktor, saya menangis semahunya di bahu suami. Hu hu hu.

Doktor kasi chance untuk fetus gugur sendiri, sebab saye memang takde bleeding or any pain/cramping or maybe heart beat baby ade kembali (which was really rare kata doktor). So dia bg appointment lg seminggu. After a week, masih takde perubahan, so I need to make an appointment for D&C. Ya Allah..gerun sgt masa tu..seorang diri bersama suami, baru pulak sampai kat negara orang di mana language barrier is toooooo large!

So on the 30 oct 2013, saya check in ke (KyuMed) di temani suami. Mase ni kereta pon blom ade..harap kepada public transport sahaja..dari hostel naik bus ke stesen ketapi, then amik train ke bandar..dari stesen ketapi jalan kaki about 20 mins utk ke hospital. Sadis? Itulah antara suka duka dok di oversea. Ade rakan2 yang dah ade kereta, but since the appointment was during working hour, mostly akan bz dengan research masing2, and kami sebolehnya tak mo susahkan orang

Untuk D&C, saya perlu bermalam di hospital. Procedure mula esok paginya (31 oct). So tinggal la saya di hospital sensorang tanpa teman. Rindu Hakim sangat mase tu. T-T. Mase procedure tu suami tak dapat teman kerana anta anak ke nursery, then kena pegi lab. Tgh hari baru dia sampai, tu pon untuk bawakkan lunch untuk saya. Then dia kena rushed ke campus semula. Wooo memang nangis klu ingat balik. Petang around 6 dia datang bersama rakan Malaysia di sini yang dah ade kereta. Alhamdulillah rakan2 sini memang sangat helpful. 

Esok paginye saya dah menapak ke kelas. Hu hu. It was Japanese class where saya tak bleh ponteng, otherwise affects kepada my mark. I did ask my gynae bleh tak pegi ke kelas (dengan harapan dia kasi MC). But nan hado ok. Dia siap cakap saya bleh kayuh beskal pegi kelas ha ha ha ha. Klu orang malaysia yang sgt strict dgn pantang larang ni sure terbuntang anak mata mendengarnye :D

How about the bill? Alhamdulillah it was covered by health insurance (seb baek dah ade insurance). Total cost is around 100 000 Yen, but we only paid around 30 000 Yen. And MasyaAllah, rakan2 Malaysia kat sini sangat baik siap buat kutipan derma lagi untuk kami memandangkan kami baru sampai dan duit tu banyak pakai untuk setel down. Menangis lagi saya kerana terharu. 

So that's it. Pregnancy kedua saya yang tidak menjadi. Allah knows best.

But..tadi cakap ada baby Aisyah..jeng jeng jeng..tunggu la next entry yee :D

Before that..layan je la pic sekeping kami memetik apple last year. Hi hi hi

Vitamin Ibu Hamil

Ishhh..masih tersiarap darah saye bile bace komen ibu mengandung yang tanak makan asid folik tadi sbb alasan, malas nak ambil..leceh etc..i know it is her right..but seriously, it can have  big consequences to her baby..

Ada sebabnya kenapa ibu yang ingin merancang untuk hamil ( bukan yang tgh mengandung je tau) untuk mengambil asid folik..klu kesanya hanya kepada si ibu, saya tak kesah..tetapi kesan kekurangan asid folik adalah kepada anaknya..nauzubillah..semoga anaknya sihat walafiat

Saya menjadi makin sensitif sekarang ni, apabila para bakal ibu mengambil remeh mengenai pengambilan supplemen ketika mengandung. No it is not about i am Shaklee Distributor.

Ini kerana apa yang saya lalui sepanjang berjumpa therapist utk Hakim.

As I mentioned previously, saya bawa Hakim untuk jumpe therapist untuk stimulate his speech and motor skills. Pada temujanji pertama, saya ditanyakan soalan bertubi2 mengenai kisah saya, terutama ketika mengandung dan melahirkan Hakim.

Apa yang saya makan, adakah saya mengalami komplikasi ketika mengandung, ketika melahirkan anak, pernahkah saya dimasukkan ke wad kerana masalah kesihatan dan sebagainya. Soalan-soalan begini ditanyakan untuk memahami lebih jelas mengenai keadaan Hakim sebenarnya.

But as a mother, I was shocked for being asked to that details. Sampai balik rumah pon, saya masih tertanya-tanya sendirik, adakah ada info yang saya tertinggal. Adakah saya tersilap makan? Adakah saya tersalah... and the list goes on.

Fyi, I had easy pregnancy, no morning sickness, no brixton hicks (tade yg obvious), tade masalah keputihan/infection etc. And I had easy labour as well, thank you Allah.

Tetapi bila ditanyakan soalan bertubi2 seperti, baru saya sedar betapa pentingnya penjagaan kesihatan dan keperluan nutrisi ketika mengandung. Kerana setiap kelalaian saya dalam menjaga kesihatan diri, menjaga keperluan nutrisi untuk saya dan bayi dikandung, akan ditanggung oleh bayi saya (nauzubillah). Dan saya masih tertanya2 di dalam diri, what had gone wrong? Maybe tiada apa-apa pon, tetapi perasaan bersalah tetap ada. Dan saya nekad, untuk pregnancy kedua nanti, akan saya jaga sehabis baik!

Adakah anda tahu keperluan vitamin ibu hamil adalah lebih tinggi dari wanita biasa? Kerana itulah kita dibekalkan dengna vitamin (kalau kat swasta selalunya obimin) setiap kali pegi check up. So please pregnant mommies, ambil vitamin anda setiap hari ye. Dont be bothered about mitos baby akan besar la ke ape, just care about his/her health, and your health as well =)

Kalu nak try vitamin untuk ibu hamil, ianya adalah seperti berikut (Ok, ni baru betul2 nak promote =))

Set vitamin ibu hamil Shaklee

• Vita-Lea Iron formula Multivitamin
• Vitamin B-Complex
• Chewable Vita-C / Sustained Release Vita-C
• OsteMatrik
• OmegaGuard (trimester ke-II dan ke-III)

More info: Vitamin Ibu Hamil

Take care mommies!

Tips untuk senang bersalin =)

Kite tinggal kejap discussion pasal breastfeeding ek..nanti saye sambung lagi di lain entry :D

Ari ni nak cite pasal tips nak senang bersalin..hehehehe which is antara topic yg paling banyak di google oleh ibu yang akan melahirkan anak

Korang sure pernah dengar pasal air selusuh, pasal akar fatimah, pasal petua jalan banyak2 di hari2 terakhir sebelum due date etc

But for me..petua yang paling mujarab sekali adalah doa kepada Allah swt. It is the simplest, dan jugak yang paling mujarab. Air selusuh, akar fatimah dan segala jenis petua adalah ikhtiar kita, tapi yang Mempermudahkan segala urusan kita, tiada lain dan tiada bukan, Allah sahaja.

Maka berdoa lah kepada Dia selepas solat. Dalam doa tu, be specific..pohon dgn rendah diri apa yang kite nak, luahkan isi hati ape yang merisaukan kita..insya-Allah, Allah Maha Mendengar.

Jika nak Allah permudahkan proses bersalin, say it.

Jika nak Allah permudahkan urusan kita untuk bersalin, say it.

Jika nak Allah mengurangkan beban sakit yg akan ditanggung ketika bersalin, say it.

Ya pohonlah apa-apa sahaja. Namun begitu, doa tanpa keyakinan tiada guna. Yakinlah Allah akan sentiasa ada untuk membantu hamba-hambaNya yang lemah. Yes, kite kena yakin Allan akan membantu, seperti yakinnya kite dengan kewujudan Allah.

Begitu jugak perihal anak. Semasa mengandung tu, jangan putus2 berdoa anak jenis apa yg kite inginkan. Be specific as well. Kita nak anak yang soleh? Anak yang cerdik? Anak yang cantik? Pohon sahaja, insya-Allah akan diperkenankan oleh Nya.

Tanpa segan silu, saya mengaku, saya memang memohon untuk di permudahkan proses saya untuk bersalin, dan dipermudahkan urusan untuk bersalin. Saya beranak di hospital swasta, any complication would cost us a lot of money..company hanya tanggung rm2.5k sahaja untuk normal, and rm4k untuk czer..sedangkan package DEMC untuk single room with normal delivery sudah mencecah rm2.6k..huhuhu

my parents and mentua pulak both are kat kelantan..i do have siblings here around selangor, but they are a bit far from us (kami ketika itu menginap di shah alam, mereka semua di bangi)..so ape2 hal, saya hanya ada suami untuk bergantung..and it was our first child.. so saya luahkan kerisauan saya kepada Allah setiap kali selepas solat

Semasa proses bersalin pula, berzikirlah dengan doa nabi Yunus.

Di selang seli dengan doa ini (doa untuk dipermudahkan urusan)

Rabbi Yassir Wala Tu’assir

maksudnya : Wahai tuhanku permudahkanlah dan janganlah kau susahkan.

Doa penuhnya:

Dan alhamdulillah, ianya dimakbulkan..proses bersalin saya dipermudahkan oleh Nya sehinggakan parents saya baru je mendarat di klia, saya sudah selamat lahirkan Hakim, bil yg perlu di bayar sendiri pula tidak mencecah rm50. syukran ya Allah..mmg saya sgt bersyukur, dan kenangan bersalin di DEMC menjadi kenangan manis bagi kami.

Setiap kali saya terkenang perihal mengandung dan melahirkan Hakim, saya akan tersenyum, hati akan berbunga mekar. Ya Allah, terima kasih di atas pengalaman yang cukup indah yang Engkau berikan.

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1 Ramadhan al-Mubarak

4.30am: I woke up to pee..once it was done..i just realised that my underwear was wet..
I was like..haa?saye terkencing time tido kah? it puzzled me a bit..so bile kuar toilet..saye tak terus tido..dok atas kerusi sambil termenung
and suddenly..glupp..something kuar dari bawah..i was pretty sure that i didnt pee (as i just did a few mins before)..tp my chair went wet as well
now it puzzled me a bit more..air ketuban pecah kah?tp klu ikutkan cite Friends, bile Phoebe pecah air ketuban..haa..mencurah2 ko..
my hubby woke up..and he was surprised seeing my face yg agak panik dan hairan..so i told him wat happened..dia punye relax..asking me to wear pad and said, nanti kite tgk camne..haha
alang2 dua dah tersedar..saye turun bawah to prepare food for sahur..
mase bersahur, saye perasan perut dah belakang dah start sakit..but very2 the mild one..

5.45am: habis sahur, i went to the toilet to check my pad..and yes..it was wet and got blood as well..lagi le membuntang biji mata saya terkejut..huhuhu
told hubby..but he said no need to worry..nanti pagi kang kite pegi hospital..and then dia sambung tido..hahha..takpe lah..kasi chance..kang klu betul nak beranak..dia plak ngantuk2..susah jugak kan =)
as for me..mmg saye tak dapat tido dah..saye packed all my toilettries..lengkapkan all my grab bags..sempat bace surah Maryam (teringat kat Balkidz :D) selepas solat subuh
and bersiap macam nak pegi kije..buleh?huhuhuhu..time ni sakit makin terase..but still controllable..and i didnt bother to check the time interval..my main concern was..if it was air ketuban..kenape ade blood stain..risau plak takut baby ade prob

8.00am: bertolak ke DEMC..KESAS plak jammed..hadoii..seb baek LKSA tu dekat jeh..

8.15am: sampai kat DEMC..waited for hubby to park the car first..and we walked together to O&G room..Dr Norleen dah pesan, kalu ade pepe, terus pegi ke Labour Room..but we couldnt remember where it is, and we wasnt sure if we should go to LR or not..
so tanye staff kat O&G waiting room..dia ckp mmg sy kne pegi LR terus..then she offered wheelchair, which i reclined..hairan staff tu kejap as i still can walk normally..siap tanye..takde sakit2 ke puan...huhuhu

8.20am: sampai LR..told one of the midwives about my condition, we were directly brought to the nearest available room ..midwife tu buat CTG..she said..baby nampak ok..and contraction awak ni cam biase2 je..betul ke pecah air ketuban? hahaha..bleh plak midwife tu tanak percaye..hadoii
but in order to ensure, she did the VE..and it didnt hurt at all..maybe tangan akak tu kecik kot..ngeeeee...result, opening dah 3 cm..confirm kne admitted, and mmg confirm kne admitted..i smiled :D
the midwife told us that she will inform Dr Norleen, and she brief hubby about the admission procedure..dan saya pulak..dok senyum sorang2..gembira..yeay yeay baby nak kuar (sakit blom terase sgt)

9.00am: hubby dah siap pegi register..midwife ckp dia akan masukkan drip Pitocine utk cepatkan beranak..dlm kepala saye..if 1cm=1jam..petang karang le beranak ni..tp dia ckp ..maybe by noon baby dah kuar..
we got a lot of sms and calls from relatives and friends, once we updated them about my current status. time ni, klu ckp tepon tu siap bleh gelak2 lagi ha..amik2 gambar..hehhee..sempat breakfast nasi goreng cina kat dlm LR..bulehh?licin sepinggan tauu..sedapp
hahahahhha..midwife tanye if saye dah membuang air besar ari ni..and i said yes..rite after sahur..so no need for me to amik ubat utk membuang air besar.yeay.then she asked me whether i nak amik epidural ke idak..as kne mintak awal2..saye ckp nak try dulu..klu tak tahan, baru nak request. Start dari sini jugak..saye mule minum air selusuh yg mak mentua kasi..bergilir2 ngan air zamzam sampai ke habis proses bersalin

10.00am: midwife dtg utk masukkan drip..i senyum jee..as long as dapat jumpe baby kann..

10.10am: muke start berkerut..sakit yg sungguh menyucuk2..siap rase nak terberak kat situ jugak (nyesal kejap abiskan nasi goreng sepinggan tadi..hihi)..the pain was so tense..and non stop!!hubby started bisikkan zikir dan doa nabi yunus ke telinga saya..ya Allah..rase bertuah sgt he was around.

10.20am: saye menahan for about 10 mins..then rayu kat hubby so panggil midwife, ckp saye nak membuang
midwife terkejut..sbb klu sakit nak membuang tu means dah opening 10cm..so dia buat VE..baru 4cm katanya..saye rayu lagi kat hubby..ckp sakit sgtt..nak epidural buleh..but midwife tak kasi..she said bukaan saye ni cepat..10cm will only take a couple of hours..siap ulang lg ckp by noon dah beranak dah ni..huhu..then dia tgk kat graph CTG..katanya contraction saye was every 2 mins..tu yg sakit tak brenti tuh..memandangkan Dr Norleen dlm OT room skang ni, dia slowkan drip saye..so that bukaan kat bawah tu takde cepat sgt. (bleh plak cemtuu..hahha)
so my contraction came every 4 mins, and she taught me on how to use Etanox..dan mulut saye tak henti2 membaca doa nabi yunus, yang tak henti2 dibisikkan oleh hubby di telinga.

10.45am: saye menggunakan etanox se-max yg mungkin..seperti kata midwife tu, dtg je contraction, sedut Etanox..actually gas ni tak hilangkan rase sakit..cume mase contraction dtg tu, saye fokus fikiran utk menyedut gas tu dgn betul..which is tarik nafas panjang2..dan hembus..and tarik lagii..hembus..sampai contraction tu hilang..effect gas ni, buat saye a bit lalok..imej jam kat dinding terbentuk menjadi dua..sakit tu mmg sakit..but i still could smile to my hubby..cium tgn dia..to assure him that i was ok despite the pain (owh i really love him much)

11.00am: midwife dtg buat VE..err dah 7cm katanya..terbuntang lagi mate saye..that was so quick!40 mins ago baru 4cm!so btul le kate midwife tu tadi..alhamdulillah tak jadi amik epidural..klu tak, mmg rugi le sgt..thanks midwife, sbb berkeras dan tak ikut rayuan saye..huhuhu

11.20am: VE lagi..opening dah 9cm..so she taught me to push..and it wasnt that easy..actually, bile contraction dtg..u have to tarik nafas panjang2..pestu tahan nafas, sambil u teran kat bawah tu macam nak berak..tahan sampai u semput..then baru hembus..u got to do this twice for each contraction..semput ok!..cam tak nyempat pon nak sedut oksigen..yang jadi mangsa was tangan my hubby..as saye genggam kuat sgt..midwife saw this..and soh saye pegang kat pemegang kat katil..huhu

11.30am: Dr Norleen dtg..opening dah 10cm..so the real tarik, tahan, teran dan hembus berlansung..sakit contraction?ntah hilang ke mana..frankly saye tak ingat dan tak rase contraction dah mase tu..as fikiran tgh concentrate utk meneran dgn berjaya..saye hanya ikut guide suara midwife yg ckp bile contraction tu dtg.

12.04pm: i struggled for almost 30 mins..and then plop..rase baby meluncur keluar..terdengar suara Dr memberi salam..dan suara hubby memanggil nama baby..i knew he was happy..dikucupnye dahi saye..dan diucapnya terima kasih..saye pulak..mengigil2..tangan masih kejap memegang pemegang tadi..sambil mulut tak putus2 menyebut allahuakbar (rasenye dekat 10 mins jugak saye cemtu)..serious mmg mengigil..dan saye bernafas dgn laju..the newborn baby was put on my chest for a while before being wash up. and then mule lah proses membuang uri dan menjahit...yg ni bg saye..sakit! siap sedut balik Entanox..buleh?huuhuhu

12.30pm: sume dah setel..tinggal me and hubby..a few mins later, midwife dtg bawak baby..but i was too tired..and badan still mengigil2..hanya mampu pandang n senyum je..then mata tertutup

1.20pm: sempat panggil hubby..ckp yg saya nak muntah..and cun2 je hubby hulurkan bekas..teruss uweeekk on da spot. midwife ckp tu effect dari Entanox..saye terlebey sedut katanya..hehhe senyum je la kat midwife tu..yg pasti i like that gas very much

2.30pm: midwife dtg..utk check kat bawah if ade lagi sisa2 uri..saye nak protes..sbb baru lepas jahitkan..sure sakit..tp memandangkan keadaan yg lemah..n badan still gigil (saye rase otot2 dan urat2 kat dlm badan tgh bergetar gitu)..saye diamkan..seb baek tak sakit sgt..fuhh..and then midwife tekan perut..dia ramas perut tu macam perah kain..darah laju je kuar kat bawah tu..perghhh

3.30pm: admitted to ward. lega sgt..saye dpt berehat..hubby pon dpt berehat

itulah pengalaman bersalin saye..alhamdulillah..Allah sangat permudahkan urusan saya..dari mengandungkan our lil prince sampai ke bersalin..syukran ya Allah..

effect gigil2 tu berlarutan sampai ke petang..after tu barulah rase bertenaga sket..the hardest part was to go to pee..takutttt..nak berak sah2 lagi takut..ni nak kencing pon rase cuak..nak bersihkan part kat bawah tu pon cam ngerii..huhuhuhu

saye terlupe untuk mandi wiladah..sampai hari ketiga baru teringat..and mandi..huhuhu

to visitors yg nak lawat new mommie ni, pls jgn dtg rite after org tu beranak..coz she needs a good long rest..and satu lagi..jgn le call bile the expected mommy msg dia dah dlm labour room..coz bile contraction mkn kuat,neither she nor her hubby could answer any call..i got one phone call at 12 pm..ms tu mmg bz gile and saye rase kepala baby dah kuar sbb rase ade bende stuck kat bawah tu..our mistake, forgot to silence my hp..as a result, konsentrasi terganggu..huhuuh

other than that..sume ok..i love DEMC so much..highly recommended =)

1 hari menjelang Ramadhan

it was Sunday 31st July..i was officially overdue one day
and i felt nothing..mood keciwe lagi..
but i didnt bother to put any status at facebook anymore
wat did we do that day ek?

lets see..pagi tu rasenye pegi pasar seksyen 6
beli barang2 mentah..dah jugak sume barang2 utk confinement (requested by Shadira)
had nasi lemak as breakfast at Seksyen 2
and i cooked ayam kurma for hubby...bleh simpan dlm peti utk hubby bersahur bile saye balik berpantang
he loves roti canai cecah kuah kurma (roti canai tu beli yg frozen punye)
so dapat la stock tiga tupperware kecik for him
mlm plak..we went for terawih..
alhamdulillah..sempat jugak saya berterawih this year bersama our lil prince

2 hari menjelang ramadhan

it was Saturday 30th July..my expected due date EDD
I woke up early in the morning, expecting some cramps ke ape
tp nan hado..still tade rase sakit..mood keciwe
put a status about this at my FB..dpt moral support from friends and relatives
lega kejap..takpe lah..baby tak mo kuar lagi..still nak dok lam perut umi dia..

after having lunch with my hubby n his siblings at seksyen 7,
we went to Sunway Pyramid..
there was a long Q to enter the car park,
so we decided to park our car kat area umah org, opposite to Sunway
saya siap panjat jejantas lagi haa..huhu
we walked and walked for a couple of hours kat Sunway..
tade shopping ape pon..sbb ari jumaat tu dah shopping kat Parenthood Expo!
hahahhaa..tercapai jugak niat dihati utk pegi ke expo tu.. :D

balik umah..terus bersiap utk pegi ke kuala selangor
sbb nak gi makan seafood with hubby's siblings
i'd never been to that area before..cam jakun pon ade..huhu
the place was packed with people..11.30 mlm baru dapat makan ok!
mlm tu, bile sampai rumah..flat gilee
tp sblm tido, sempat berharap..pagi esok bangun dah ade tanda utk beranak

40 weeks.

i mark my 40 weeks of pregnancy today..and still no sign of labour..hehhee
baby behaves normally as he always do
nak tunggu puasa ye sayang?

anyhow..i did my weekly check up last wednesday..
sume baek2 ajee..
berat baby pon tak berubah banyak..still around 3kg
dr norleen kasi chance tunggu sampai 4hb august
then baru buat decision tarikh utk induction..
for the time being, she requested me to monitor baby's movement
10 movements within 12 hours


next tuesday, my parents akan dtg berkampung disini
so i plan, nak start cuti dah kot..
lagipon i dah start mengah2 dah..eventho for a short walking distance..

on the other hand, parenthood expo kat midvalley start ari ni
so sesape yg pegi..take care..bawak mineral water ek..coz sure ramai gile org kat sane
dan utk melancarkan perjalanan shopping anda..bring ur own list of things to buy
klu sempat, survey dulu harga secara online (skang pon tgh sale gile kan)
then compares the price
barang kat expo tak semestinya murah ye =)

last but not least: to mummy Yaya and mummy Yun
congrats on your wonderful newborn boy!

Dealing with late pregnancy (from TheBump)

I'm going absolutely crazy waiting for this baby to come out. Is there anything I can do?

Here’s an answer you won’t like: Not really. Home remedies, from walking to sex to spicy food to mopping the kitchen floor, are harmless -- but most often ineffective. Other strategies (think herbal supplements, nipple stimulation and castor oil) can work, but might bring on killer contractions that can be dangerous to your baby and super-painful to you. Don't try anything without your midwife or doctor’s advice. Most doctors will recommend inducing labor by 41 or 42 weeks, so the end is in sight.

You’ve heard it before, but we’ll say it again: Use this time to take care of you, before you have to take care of baby. Sleep, read, go to the movies -- anything that distracts you from the Big Waiting Game. Oh, and it’s a good idea to turn off the ringer on your phone and let voice mail take the calls. Nothing’s more annoying right now than 101 calls asking where that baby is.

I received it in my weekly newsletter from TheBump..huhuhu

so now I am more calm..not too anxious thinking about when my lil prince is going to see us..

I also talked to my sister, which also makes me more relax and focus..

She delivered her 2 babies at the UK..and according to her, her midwife mmg ade ckp..if everything is ok, mommies bleh tunggu till 42 weeks..then baru consider induction

She also advised me to enjoy my very last days before being a mommy..especially spend more time with hubby as my life will change once the baby is born..

and one of my besties informed me that one of our friend delivered her baby at 42 weeks..and it was a normal labour.

So we have the answer for tomorrow's check up: as long as baby's health is not an issue, we will wait till the baby is ready to meet us. =)

p/s: my EDD is this saturday..tp buat entry gaya cam dah overdue..hahhhahaa..over sungguh

39 weeks and 3 days

wahh lamenye tak update
and lamenye tak blogwalking
sorry guys..i was super duper bz last week
tried to finish my circuit design (yakin je weekend lepas baby akan kuar..hahha)
but nan hado ye..circuit tak siap..baby pon comfortably resting in my womb huhuhu

ok..first of all
update psl check up last week
baby dah 3kg
everything seems to be fine insya-Allah
i did the CTG
and both of us (me n hubby) were excited to see our little prince's heart beat jumped from 138 to 156 when he made his little movement..(ntah pepekan)
doc asked me whether we would like to speed things up or just wait
both of us were seriously blank tak tau nak ckp pe
saye pandang hubby and hubby pandang saye
ni le natijahnye tak pnah discuss pepe pon about this..hahha

melihatkan keadaan kami yg tak prepare dgn jawapan,
the doc said, i can wait till 42 weeks
we will see the progress during the next check up which is this coming wednesday
tp saye pon tak sure ape nak jawab actually
shud i go for induction..or wait for normal labour?

it is now 39 weeks and 3 days
and there is still no sign..at all
our little prince loves my womb very much i guess..hehhehe
there is no show, no contraction (not even braxton hicks) or no water break
i started to have loose bowel movement since last week..that's all
huhuhuhu

last Saturday, we did the spring cleaning
prepared our home to welcome our little prince
so from kitchen to guest room, everything is in clean, neat and tidy condition thanks to me
while my hubby took care of our yard

and yesterday..we went for windows shop at midvalley the whole afternoon
there was nothing to buy for our baby as we already bought everything
just i thought it would be a very good exercise to speed up the labour
tapi nan hadoo jugak..hahahha

so here i am today
in my office..blogging and googling about anything related to labour
thank god my boss is not here..otherwise i would already work on my circuit
phewwww..

p/s: baby sayang..u can come out whenever you are ready..as both of us are ready to see ya, sweetheart =)

Kisah stroller

Hehehhehehheee

Tersenyum saye sorang2 klu ingatkan kisah pasal stroller

Sbb kenangannya sgt manis dan indah

As you all perhaps already knew..stroller ni mmg takde dlm emergency list saye

Sbb my sis dah kasi stroller yg dia pkai utk my nephews

Me and hubby sgt2 berterima kasih la kat my sis

Sbb dah dapat mengurangkan budget kami

But as a guy..of course bende yg menarik perhatian hubby saye setiap kali pegi kedai bayi adalah gadgets

And stroller adalah antara barang yg dia akan “pegang-pegang”, “tengok-tengok”, “intai-intai”

Klu bleh test drive, I bet he will do it too..hihihihi

So mase our first visit to LittleWhiz..dia dah jato chenta ngan Quinny Senzz

Mase tu discounted price was about rm1588 if im not mistaken

Saye mmg dah lame jato chenta..tp menyedari kemampuan yg tidak berapa nak mampu (hahaha)

So just pandang dari jauh la

And since then, he started googling about Quinny..dari Buzz to Zapp extra :D

And since then jugak, each time masuk tempat barangan baby, kompem dia akan spend masa bersama stroller..siap tanye soklan lagi kpd salesman..tak kesah stroller ape, Combi ke, Graco ke, SweetCherry ke..sume dia tanye..hehehhe

Last week, balik dari office, kami sampai ke kawasan perumahan kami agak awal..around 6.30 petang

Slalunye kami akan makan malam dulu baru balik (ya ampun..sy jarang masak weekdays)

Tetapi memandangkan ari tu saye berpuasa, so he said, why not kite pegi Jusco Bukit Tinggi..so I said ok

Sampai Jusco, rupa2nya ade sale, termasuklah stroller

And kat situ, if im not mistaken, ade SweetCherry and Graco je kot

Then ade dua tiga design SweetCherry ni lebey kurang cam Quinny

Saye awal2 dah ckp NO to stroller yg bertayar besar..as takkan muat dlm kereta kami yg kecik ituu..huhuhu

And another criteria is stroller tu bleh fully recline..so sesuai utk newborn..dan jugak klu dah besar..budak pon selesa nak tido la kan..

So both of us berkenan kat SCR 8. The thing is..mase tu stock plak abees..yg ade hanya display sahaja..makcik jurujual situ mmg baek gile la..dia ckp weekend ni baru stock sampai..

Balik umah..i asked my hubby..nak beli ke stroller..and he answered..tgk2 ajee..huhu

But last Saturday..after doing our asar prayer, dia ajak pegi Jusco Bukit Tinggi lagi..jeng jeng jeng

And we spent more than one hour depan stroller2 tu..hahha

Sebabnye..hubby mmg decide nak beli stroller..and saye pulak berkenan kat SCR 5 sbb nampak sgt smart n bergaya..(apentah2 punye alas an)

Cume probnye..tayar belakangnye mmg besar..and lipatan stroller tu pon besar..compares to SCR 8 where lipatan nye sgt kecik n compact.

Selepas penat angkut, lipat, bukak balik and test bawak stroller jalan2..hahahhha..we decided to stick to SCR 8..which is suitable for newborn till 4 years..dan jugak nampak more spacious than SCR 5.

seb baek jurujual SweetCherry tu sungguh baek n sabar melayan kami..huhu

So goodbye Quinny..mmg tade jodoh lah dgn kamu..u r too expensive while SCR 8 is 5 times cheaper than u..huhuhu

Now we have red SCR 8 for our little baby..thanks to hubby’s Maybank treats points that we redeemed to Jusco Cash Voucher..so the damage was pretty much small =)

By the way, we bought baby swing for our little baby too..as well playmat

Both were chosen and bought by my hubby during our second visit to LittleWhiz.. seriously, I’m blessed to see him excited doing shopping for our baby..thank you Allah for this jodoh.

*dah tak tau nak shopping ape dah..huhuhuhu

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Update on check up (37 weeks)

Nothing much to say

My weight remains the same (yeay!)

My baby is now 2.8kg (owhh my!)

My BP was ok: 119/79 if im not mistaken

My urine pon nice

So far, alhamdulillah

But..he’s not engaged yet..should I be worried about it?

I already set dates for next check ups..which are on the 18^th and 27^th.

Dr norleen told me that I will do the CTG during the check ups. Excited plak rase..hehe

Ya Allah..permudahkan urusan dan proses hamba Mu ini untuk bersalin nanti..dan semoga bayi yang dilahirkan dalam keadaan sihat tanpa sebarang komplikasi. Amin.

After the check up and after having our dinner at Hakim’s, we went home for a shower..and then went to Summit..to watch Transformers..ngee ngee ngee

The movie was ok la..but I still want Megan Fox!

My baby was actively moving during the last hour of the movie

Not sure whether it was due to the sound which was too loud, or it was his time to be active (normally I already fall asleep around that hour..hehhhee)

But I did put my shawl and hubby’s jacket around my bump in order to absorb the sound wave..huhuhu

Sorry honey if u didn’t feel comfortable last nite..that wud be my second last movie (owh yess..i have to watch Harry Potter next week!)

After that..i am going to retire from watching movies and take a good care of you..

En attendant, be safe and be good =)

Dub dab dup dap ....

Dunt know why lately saye risau takut baby berpusing dan berkedudukan songsang or melintang L

Ya Allah..permudahkan urusan dan proses hamba Mu ini untuk bersalin nanti..semoga baby dan umi nya sehat walafiat. Amin.

40 days..

Another 40 days to go..phewww..time flies very fast..kan?

I remember last year, I did the countdown to become mrs redzuan

And now I am counting days to meet mr Redzuan junior..hihi

My bump has became bigger and I easily get tired everyday

His kicks and movements are wonderful touches, and I am pretty sure that I am going to miss them..owh my

Ok here are a few updates:

My checklist : I tambah satu lagi which is sticker for bottle milk storage..hehhe..setiap bottle tu kne tulis tarikh dan waktu kite express the milk..so have to buy stickers mommies =)

For those who are concerned with her aurat during delivery.. I suggest you to discuss it with your gynae along with your birth plan..I first thought, by having a women gynae, I already secure my aurat..but unexpected happened to my friend where her anaestethist was a man..so utk mengelakkan ianya berlaku..try request awal2..but if tak dapat nak buat camne kan..huhu..but do read these articles : article1 & article2

I just saw some pictures of people that I know who are currently in Paris..and I almost had tear drop..owh my god..i didn’t realize I miss the city that much..hope I could bring my hubby there..amin.

Adding new stuffs to my checklist

Entry pendek =D

1) Large square container: untuk simpan botol, peralatan pump yg sudah di-sterilize-kan. Tak tahu nak simpan mane actually..and I ingat I dah nak start sterilize those stuffs. So have to buy a container kot..utk letak sume tu..

2) Alcohol swab: my colleague suggested me to buy the alcohol swab..utk mencuci tali pusat baby..dan jugak supaya tali pusat baby cepat putus..dan mengelakkannye dijangkiti kuman. Selalunya hospital akan kasi..tp kuantitinye sedikit..so better beli je..i just read this blog pasal penjagaan tali pusat bayi.

happy friday.

Check up (34 weeks)

Semalam pegi check up kat DEMC ngan Dr Norleen

I was looking forward for it as my last check was one month ago

Well, everything is fine, alhamdulillah

Except for my feet and fingers which are awfully swollen due to water retention

Baby alhamdulillah sehat jugak

Dah dekat 2.4kg dah..huhuhu

Risau plak takut baby besar..

Tp Dr ckp normal je..huhu

Maknye pulak..mmg terlampau besar la

Sebab naik 3.5kg ! omg !

In my defense, slalunye my check up is early morning..so tak sempat nak breakfast..

But yesterday, it was late evening..harus lah ape yg I makan the whole day tu menyumbang kpd peningkatan berat kan?kan?kan? :D

I weighted my self this morning..and it was less than 3.5kg..seeeee! :D

Tp Dr tak komen pepe pon pasal berat saye

Bp pon normal, and urine pon ok

So sume sehat =)

My due date is now on the 24^th July..but Dr kata dia still akan pakai tarikh yg ikut kiraan last period, which is 30^th July

She also said, by end of June/early July, I dah kne well prepared la

Not sure what she really meant by that..prepare mentally or physically

Maybe bag2 yg perlu idbawa ke hospital kot..huhuhu

So I got 2 weeks to prepare my bag :D

We also discussed with her about the option to circumcise our newborn baby

According to her, from medical point of view, mmg takde prob lah

So up to the parent to do it earlier (bile baby dah lahir) or wait till he is 4 or 5 years old

We haven’t give our decision yet, still KIV

What say you guys?

(baby gurl pon kne circumcise jugak kan?tak wajib..but digalakkan rite?)

trip to littlewhiz

So we went to LittleWhiz on Sunday =D

The shop is situated at Setia Alam

So takde jauh sgt dr our house la

Niat dihati just nak cuci mate jahh

And mmg kami cuci mata pon

Especially my hubby!!

He has been eying on bouncer/swing for so longg

Slalunye, klu kami masuk kedai baby ni

I akan usha bhgn barang2 baby yg basic2

Like diapers, cloths, bedding etc

While my hubby pegi usha stroller, carseat, and bouncer

Men are more interested in gadgets, don’t they? :p

Well those (stroller, carseat, bouncer) are not in our top priority list

So I thought dia nak cuci mata je la

Skali..dia mmg nak beli!

Especially baby bouncer or baby swing

And apparently he is in love with Quinny’s stroller :ngeee:

I love watching his face when he became that excited..hihi

I am overwhelmed by his joy =)

So I wouldnt say no if he want to buy those gadgets, as he never says no to me when I would like to buy something expensive for our baby (or for myself..haha)

But we haven’t bought them yet.

The prices are reasonable and so tempting

But we would like to wait and do more survey

Lagipon, Quinny yg dia berkenan tu utk baby 6 months and above..

Utk newborn kne tambah maxi cosy..which will make a total damage of 2K

Huhuhuhu

So..we still have time to buy it.

As for baby bouncer/swing, my hubby wanna buy it by hook or by crook before the baby is born.

Well, both of us are more interested in baby swing than baby bouncer

And different models (at littlewhiz) are on sale

Harus la rambang mata kann

So kami blom beli lagi..nak usha kat kedai lain camne

p/s: last nite, I saw him googling about the Quinny strollers and baby swing..to get more review about those products perhaps..love u honey =)

barang baby and barang mommy

pardon me for being absent
blame the office firewall that blocked my gmail access!
yup..i cudnt open my gmail account at office for a week
luckily the prob was settled (but then i was bz submitting my paper)
hehe banyak pulak alasan yee..

so sorry sgt klu tak reply comments
or tak comment at ur blogs
ade skali tu, i dah siap type panjang2 lagi..skali tak leh nak login gmail
uihhh..mmmg sakittt atii..

anyhow..saye dah 33 minggu =)
alhamdulillah so far ok je
baby's movements makin lame makin obvious
berombak2 perut ni ha
geli2 kat perut pon ade
senak2 kat perut pon ade
hopefully he's doing fine inside
my check up is on this coming wednesday
tu pon hampir nak kne cancel dgn demc sbb dr ade hal..hishh pk2 balik geramm jeh
sbb sepatutnye skang saye punye check up dah 2 kali seminggu
tp sbb susah sgt nak buat appointment..still sebulan sekali :(

on the other hand..i think i dah abis shopping barang baby
i mean barang2 keperluan utk menyambut kelahiran putera terchenta..ewahh
maybe one or two small things left
if saye shopping lagi pesni, mmg bukan keperluan sgt la..mungkin sbb hormon excited nak jadi parents tu sgt tinggi..hihih
(ingat petang ni nak ajak hubby pegi littlewhiz pulak..hahhhaa)

so here's the list of what i have so far: (tak semua saye beli, ade yg org kasi or buat sendiri)

• Receiving blanket - 2
• Kain bedung baby (buat sendiri) - 9 helai
• Bathing set Anakku (small) - 1
• Baby oil J&J (small) - 1
• Set sikat bayi - 1
• Minyak telon cap limau (small) - 1
• Baby wipes (large) - 1
• Tuala - 2
• Nail-clipper - 1
• Bebola kapas - 4
• Set bantal & tilam kekabu (from my mom) - 1
• 2 set sarung bantal & tilam kekabu (from my mom) - 2
• Bedding set for babycot - 1
• Babycot (from redzuan's uncle) - 1
• Blue Liner - 1
• Rompers (from my sis and sis in law) - byk gile..huhu in different sizes
• Set baju newborn (long sleeves) - 3
• Barut baby (S,M, L) - 8
• Mittens n booties - 6
• Disposable diaper newborn - 1 of 56 pieces
• Botol Avent PES 125ml - 3
• Botol Avent PES 240ml - 3
• Avent sterelizer (using microwave) - 1
• Set berus botol - 1
• Pencuci botol pureen - 2
• Warmer Avent (from my sis) - 1
• Breast pump manual Avent (from my sis) - 1
• Breast pump mini electric Medela (from demc) - 1
• Autumnz milk storage bag - 2 packs of 12
• MLO bottle milk storage (from a colleague) - 6
• Bumble bee bottle milk storage - 10
• Cottonbud - 1
• Baby diaper bag - 1
• Baby carrier (from my sis) - 1
• Baby carseat (from my sis) -1
• Baby stroller (from my sis) -1
• Buku panduan penyusuan ibu bekerjaya - 1
• Travelling bed with mosquito net - 1
• Large container/drying rack -1
• alcohol swab
• sticker/masking tape for bottle milk storage

so it left me to buy a diaper rash cream and a thermometer..bleh buat alasan utk pegi littlewhiz kan? hehehehhe..owh by the way..megasale start on this wednesday..however, littlewhiz sudah pon on sale right now. I went to fabulousmom yesterday to buy my nursing bras, and they told me, they are going to be on sale next week. so mommies, grab this chance to get ur baby stuff at lower price!

baby stuff that i'm going to buy after my confinement, sbb sy rase mase berpantang, takde pakai mane pon..kan?

• bag utk breastpump
• cooler bag
• ice packs
• thermos
  

ni pulak barang maknye yg dah setel:

• Confinement lady (shadira)
• Set bersalin NR
• Stoking tebal
• Nursing bra
• Pad for mommies
• Washable breastpad
• Medela purelan nipple cream

yang blom setel

• bekung..heheheh

and i am wodering if i shud by:

• nursing blouses
  
• nipple shields
• pati ikan haruan (sbb sume org ckp tak sedap..hahha)
• shaklee breastfeeding set
  

ade kata nasihat?

diarrhea in 3rd trimester is a sign of labour?

okay..the question scares hell out of me.

as i said in my previous post..it has been a week (or two) that i have loose stool and have to go to bathroom for 3/4 times a day (sorry for the details). at first, i was happy as i just start taking ferum pills, and i was told that it can cause constipation. Therefor, i start having oat for breakfast, double my fruit intake daily and drink vitagen every morning. I am not sure if my new regime causes the diarrhea..too much fiber perhaps?takkan lah kot.

as my hubby was sick for almost one week..i am worried as well if my antibody cant defense my body, and if i got infected by his virus/bacteria. but so far i am ok..my body temperature is just fine (despite the heat), i have no nausea or fever (alhamdulillah).

on the other hand, i am not sure if it is called as diarrhea, i thought diarrhea ni yg cirit birit with sakit memulas thp kronik. well i dunt have the sakit memulas tu..cuma kerap buang air besar je..camne ehh? nak ckp kne gastroenteritis tu..tak jugak..because i had one before a few years back..and it was painful and saye muntah teruk sgt. so i just thought, there is nothing serious, my body just suke membuang ape yg tak perlu je kot..

it becomes my concern when i found the definition of diarrhea at wiki..where it stated that diarrhea is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day.
ok definitely i have diarrhea. gullp. my fear is tersalah makan, ade jangkitan salmonella ke ape (nauzubillah) and risau pasal my baby jugak.. but as i said..i takde simpton seperti org yg sakit. camne ek?

and today..i googled about diarrhea & pregnancy..lagi lee saye terkejut badak.
it seems that some of mommies-to-be mmg face prob yg same cam saya..and it seems, it is a way for a body to prepare room for delivery..ok..double, triple gulp.

now i am confused..wat should i do? go and meet my gynae?our appointment is in 2 weeks times. does any mommy have the same prob as me before?

entering 32 weeks = 8 months

woww..dah masuk 8 bulan..cam tak percayee..another 2 months to go =)

i notice badan saye dah start berubah, like:

1) asik panas slalu..kat opis mmg sentiasa berkipas..thanks to my colleague yg ade kipas angin kecik..so dia kasi sy pinjam..klu tak..harus sy emo sehari suntuk kat opis...huhu..klu kat umah..asik nak berair-cond..tp dua tiga hari lepas..terpakse menahan panas as my hubby caught flu..sian pulak dia hidung sumbat tak leh nafas gara2 air-cond

2)badan cepat letih dan tidak bermaya..lemau sungguh

3) tido dah tak selesa..mengiring ke kiri pon tak kena..mengiring ke kanan pon tak kena..pestu asik bangun mlm to pee

4) setiap kali bangun berdiri dr position duduk or tido, harus rase sakit kat bhgn bawah tu..mmg i have to hold to my desk/bed for a while..baru slow2 berjalan

5) sejak saye amik pil ferum tu kan..saye asik ke toilet untuk membuang..kadang2 satu hari tu 4 kali..pelik pulak..pil ferum ni melawaskan perut ke?bukan ke sebaliknya?

6) nak sujud time solat pon dah susah sket..sebab perut sangkut ngan peha..huhu harus kaki tu dibuka luas sket, utk kasi space kat perut..weekend ari tu..i was too tired mengemas, memasak dan menjaga hubby..nak berdiri pon lutut cam dah terketar2..so i decided to semayang sambil duduk..and ari isnin tu pulak, saye try utk semayang subuh cara normal..dan mase duduk antara dua sujud tu, kaki tetibe cramped..ya Allah nak menangis rase..since that, i decided to tanak manjakan diri lagi dah..selagi mampu mmg saya akan semayang berdiri, which is a good exercise jugak la..bleh meregangkan segala otot2..

7) owh stretch mark dah start menonjol..di bhgn bawah perut..di lipatan lutut, dan di peha..redha je lahh..mula2 tgk ade stretch mark, rase bangga pulak..sbb it proves that im going to be a mommy soon..tp bile tgk lame2..ngerii..mintak2 dia hilang lepas bersalin nanti..huhuhu

8) saye dah bleh rase perut mengeras..or the braxton hicks kan?tak sakit..just bile tekan2..mmg obvious sgt kerasnye..huhuhu

quick update.

1) i am bz like a bee at my work place. there are 2 scientific papers to be sent in june..and i just finished doing the simulation for the first paper..just the simulation tau! paper tak tulis lagi..pestu utk second paper, still tak tau nak tulis pasal ape..adoi..

2) my dearly husband has been ill for a week..he had high fever last week, he was on bed rest for the whole weekend due to flu..and yesterday, he had sever sore throat..nak makan pon tak bole..kesiann..lg2 bile dia komplen lapo..isk..today he is on medical leave..so terpakse saye dtg opis sensorang :(

3) and now, i start to feel weak and tired..lemau gile kat opis ni..rase nak baring je..tp tak ngantuk..pestu lenguh2 badan..especially dari pinggang ke bawah.

4) last nite, i managed to pack my baby's stuff in his bag..tu pon cam tak sure..nak letak baju ape..bape helai nak bawak..err newborn baby bleh pkai baju lengan pendek ngan sluar pendek ke?

5) how about mom's bag? errr...

6) should we sterilize all the new bottles, breast pumps first before using them?

7) for this coming june, i dunt have any plan..except for final shopping for our little baby during the mega sale, and our getaway to Langkawi..havent finalize the plan yet, as we would like to seek dr.'s advice on this matter..klu tak silap, saye dah 35 weeks time pegi langkawi tu..tak sure dr. kasi pegi berjimba ke idak..lagipon i need surat doktor utk dapat naik flight..huhuhu