The moment of truth

Hari 20 ogos 2013 aku demam. So petang husband bawa gi klinik panel. Bagitau kat Dr Jamaliah yg ada simptom2 pre-menstrual. Tapi tak period sampai 2 minggu. Bila buat urine test, Dr tunjuk 2 line appear. Serius aku blur. Speechless. Sebab aku ni kategori irregular. Gynae cakap aku ada PCOS. Tu yg masih perlukan treatment clomid. 

Bila keluar bilik Dr, terus tunjuk husband upt tu. Dia pun blur. Terus gi beli upt lagi utk repeat test. Tu pic yg bawah tu. Bila 2 line jugak, baru leh senyum. Alhamdulillah.. Alhamdulillah.. Alhamdulillah..

Didikan di Alam Rahim

Alhamdulillah, today is Friday. Siapa tak happy berseri2 di waktu pagi di ofis setiap pagi Jumaat? Aku nak kongsi sikit pasal didikan di alam rahim ni. Siapa tak nak anak yg cerdik & sihat kan.. Dari awal lagi semasa dalam kandungan pun dah banyak homework yg si ibu kena buat.

1) makan makanan sunnah/makanan yg Rasulullah gemar- susu kambing, kurma, madu, delima, kismis, kekacang

2) ambil nutrisi yg cukup- sila rujuk physician anda sebab nutrisi ibu2 mengandung ni tak sama

3) dekatkan diri kepada Allah- jaga solat, tambah dengan solat sunat, baca al-quran, dengar ayat2 suci al-quran (yang ni aku pun masih tak betul lagi. semoga Allah bukakan jalan utk aku)

4) elakkan pergi di tempat2 yang bising (konsert/pusat kareoke/panggung wayang/pesta2 hiburan spt jom heboh, astro planet gempak)

5) jaga percakapan, penglihatan & perbuatan (aku kalau driving sebelum ni memang suka menyumpah2. siapa yg tak sakit hati dgn attitude malaysian drivers? tapi sekarang bila nak marah je, terus istighfar sambil usap2 perut cakap,"Sorry baby, mummy tak nak buat dah. Baby jangan ikut macam tu ok.")

6) dapatkan rehat yang cukup (yg ni aku rasa mcm dah lebih pulak sebab aku ni dari zaman anak dara lagi memang pantang takde apa nak buat, berkeroh aku kat atas katil. buruk betul perangai kan..)

7) amalkan gaya hidup sihat & menjadi rajin (tak boleh bagi alasan, aku pregnant, tak boleh buat kerja rumahlah..mak aku selalu cakap, "Kalau tak rajin2, asyik baring je, baby boleh jadi besar.")

8) sentiasa keluarkan aura2 positif (bergaul dengan orang2 baik, jangan stres dan pakailah cantik2 & wangi ke tempat kerja/semasa keluar sebab ia akan mempengaruhi positive vibe tau)

Hello 2nd Trimester

Syukur, I'm 14w5d pregnant. Baby is doing fine. Last Saturday, junior midwife dropped by at our house around 10am. Without giving any notification! She didn't call me earlier. During weekends, I usually take late shower. Around 11-ish. I was in my kaftan (baju kelawar tidur tu) the moment she came and gave salam. Oh-oh.. I am in trouble. I was totally pissed-off. After 5 mins of rushing and got changed, I opened the door and welcomed her. Lucky me, it was a short visit. She recorded my blood pressure and measured my bump size. 

My appetite has recovered. But I choose my meal. Pulut, still rejected especially lemang. Chicken rendang, also out of my list. Curry noodle or oily broth? Sorry, I have to say no. To date, my morning sickness slowly subside. I rarely experience nauseous feeling and headache. Alhamdulillah. But back pain, is sometimes unbearable. 

Mummy now dah makin manja. In fact, sebelum preggy pun manja jugak. Husband pun layankan je. Tidur nak kena picit badan/pingggang/bahu. Baru lena tidur. Wekk, gedik! Ala... Biarlah kan. Time preggy la boleh manja2 macam ni. Esok2 dah ada baby, tak boleh buat perangai ngada2 gedik tu. 

My mom is so excited when my bump started to protrude. She talks about buying her future grandchild a Fisher Price bouncer, toys, mini playground, table and chairs. Actually, both moms are so excited. They always share their pregnancy and labour experience. 

I started to bid farewell to baju kurung, and say hello to maxi. Kain rasa ketat dan perut rasa senak. I can't breathe! I just can't wait for Dec. It's shopping time. Dah 6 bulan, baru boleh beli barang2 baby. Wah, bestnya! tengok blogshop or baby shop online pun geram je tangan rasa nak click 'Add to cart'. 

Don't Panic!

Panic #1:

Is my baby growing well?

This question always pop out from my mind. Yeah, as a mother-to-be for the very 1st time, i can't stop worrying about my fetus. If you are feeling the symptoms of pregnancy, morning sickness (anytime of day), gaining weight, if your stomach is growing and your breasts are tender, those are all good signs. But not all ladies will feel those things.

Bottom line, just keep calm and pray for both safety and health. Bukan ke belly dah start protruding? 

Panic #2:

Chapped lips and sometimes they bleed!

Pregnant women tend to experience this because our body need more liquid, retaining fluid and increasing blood flow. So stop licking your lips, and get more water. I do! I drink 1.5 L - 2.0 L of water daily. Even when I wake up in the mid of the night to pee, I must take one or two big gulps of water to top up.

Bottom line, I must drink a lot during hot weather. Sekarang siang2 panas terik kat area Johor. 

Panic #3:

Do every women in labour needs epidural? How about natural birth? How does it feel?

I have read some articles on taking epi during labour. After having some thoughts, I think I wanna go for natural birth. This is because epidural has bad effects on both mother and child. But how can I be so sure? I have zero labour experience. You know what scares me? It is during post-natal stitching. Am I going to be given anesthetics? Or will the gynae/midwives just stitch my perineum without giving any warnings? My oh my..

Bottom line, I must massage my perineum area with virgin coconut oil after 30 weeks and do Kegel exercise to make giving birth easier.

Panic #4:

Can the nurses of general hosp be nice to me during pre and post-natal?

This really concerns me. People will always make foolish notion about general hosp nurses. Are they that bad and nasty? I always ask my friends how 'garang' the nurses are. But they just deny the fact because nurses back in early 90s were mostly old and 'banyak membebel' compared to newschool nurses. There are more young and kind nurses nowadays. I hope they will treat me well and nicely. 

Bottom line, I opt to deliver my baby at general hosp and husband can take care of me there and I have a ticket that goes like, "I am a wife of a staff in Pathology Dept. Please don't be 'garang' to me!"

Short Update

Lama tak tulis apa2 kat blog.
Lately nak menaip tu rasa 'bercinta' sangat.
Sekarang dah masuk 3 bulan.
Tak sabar nak masuk 2nd trim.
Tapi perut dah makin obvious.
Dah ada orang yg tegur perut nampak besar.
"Jangan2 ada 2 tak?"
"Ish, takdelah kak, haritu scan nampak 1 je, lagipun takde genetik kembar."

Lately, dah malas nak pakai baju kurung.
Kain tu buat perut rasa senak.
So, end up dengan beli maxi poplook banyak2.
Best je pakai maxi sebab rasa loose.
Kalau kat rumah pun tak best dah pakai seluar ni.
Suka lagi pakai kaftan.
Janji perut aku happy. Eh?

Alhamdulillah, selera makan adah ada.
Cuma kadang2 tu memilih.
Dah muak sebenarnya makan lauk2 kedai ni.
So haritu request kat husband minta tolong goreng2 kan nasi dan bihun.
Bukan ngade2 tau, tapi aku tak boleh bau tumis2 ni.
Weekend pun breakfast nak yg homemade jugak.

Aku terfikir esok2 kalau aku nak deliver kat hosp gov,
masa buat stitching tu diorang bius tak?
Aku tak nak fikir sakit contraction masa bersalin.
Sebab aku dah tak sabar nak cepat bagi baby lahir.
Tak sabar nak golek2 dengan baby.

Kalau aku beranak kat gov,
sebab husband aku staf sana,
Bolehlah nurse2 tu bagi extra care kat aku.
Wad pun boleh upgrade yg best.
Tapi...tapi...tapi...
Dah pernah cakap kat husband,
"Yang, utk deliver kali pertama ni, nak gi kat KPJ la."
Husband pun ok je.
Tapi bila fikir balik kalau aku tiba2 kena emergency c-sect?
Mestilah bil lagi mahal.
Lagipun company aku hanya boleh cover ubat2 je. =_="

Hm, hm.. Nak beli maternity pillow ah.
Nak tidur sekarang kemain payah nak cari pose terbaik.
Selalu mengiring tapi nak kena sendal bantal kat spine.
Jadi, haruslah dapatkan 1 segera!
Hai lah mata, kenapa asyik ngantuk2 je ni?
Memang preggy macam tu eh?
Rasa nak bam-bam je.

Oh, aku dah tak minum Anmum dah.
Walaupun perasa mango bagai.
Sebab aku lebih favor susu kambing hi-goat.
Tapi masa nak conceive pun aku memang amalkan.
Orang cakap panas. Ye ke?
Aku minum susu je kot bukan makan daging kambing.
Tapi yg pasti ramai kawan2 aku cakap susu kambing bagus,
anak inshaAllah tak mudah kena jaundice.
Plus, aku ni darah B+, Dr aku cakap orang2 darah B bagus minum susu kambing.

Lagi 1, sekarang dah kena rajin buat latihan Maths
atau apa2 soalan berbentuk IQ.
Ala, simple Maths pun takpe.
Jangan korang buat Addmaths F4/F5,
lagi stress hoi..
Korang tau kenapa orang Yahudi pandai2?
Sebab masa mak diorang pregnant, mak diorang rajin buat Maths, makan kekacang.
So, tak salah kalau kita ambil contoh perkara yg baik mcm ni kan?

Eh, tadi tajuk kata 'Short Update',
ni dah panjang lak.
Ok, bai.