Braxton Hicks

I am not sure what does it feel like having this false labour sensation. Last night during cooking hour, I told husband that I had a mild cramp. The feeling was just like your pre-menstrual cramp. But the pain was bearable and only last for a couple of minutes.

Was that a Braxton Hicks? I am 30w4d pregnant. Do all expectant moms will experience this?

Maternity Photo Shoot Experience

Alhamdulillah, finally we did! Last Friday evening, (oh ye, FYI, gov Johor cuti Jumaat & Sabtu), we had fun having a maternity photo shoot at Pantai Perpat. Thanks to our OP Foto by Razali for helping us capturing this wonderful moment. Here's some sneak peeks!

Entering 30 wks

Mashaallah, how times fly. 10 wks to end this wonderful journey. And almost reach to the final stage. So soon to meet my baby that we have waited for 15 months. Alhamdulillah, Allah has eased my journey & I really enjoyed the moments.

As for the prep for our lil one, me & husband haven't gone shopping for our baby's outfits. Kononnya nak pergi shopping masa 32 wks boleh aku exercise berjalan banyak sekaligus. Secara psikologi, kalau untuk menyarung sepasang running shoes & mengenakan sweat pants with cotton shirt adalah 'bercinta' untuk aku buat. Dengan alasan, takde mase la... Tapi bila bab shopping hatta berpusing 1 shopping mall pun aku rela.. So, nak mudah, ajak je husband pergi shopping, maka isterinya yg bulat ini akan memulakan seribu langkah. Haha.

Part yg tak syok bagi aku ialah aku dah buat 2x test minum air gula or Modified Glucose Tolerance Test (MGTT). Yg aku nak marah kat Dr klinik kesihatan tu ialah dia macam sloppy je bila check reading Random Blood Sugar aku. Tanpa membuat sedikit penelitian, dia ikut je apa yg lab technologist tu punya result. Balik rumah ceritalah kat husband aku. Oh ye, husband aku kerja dia kat hospital dekat lab macam tu, yg buat analysis blood, urine sample tu semua. The point is, husband said my blood sugar is OK. NORMAL. He was pissed off when he heard about the Dr's sloppiness when it comes to analysing a patient's blood test. Dia kesianlah kat wife dia kena minum gula 2x padahal previous result aku NORMAL. Aku bab puasa, cucuk2 ambil darah ni takde hal. Yg jadi hal, bab nak minum glucose syrup tu. Serius macam scene fear factor kau tau. U know kat gov punya syrup tu rasa dia plain. Aku dengar kat private ada flavor grape, orange lagi. Sorry aku mengomel pasal aku geram kat Dr yg sloppy2 je kerjanya. 

Sekarang dah 30wks. Dalam otak ni hanya fikir, bila aku nak beranak ni? Sebab aku ada several makanan yg aku teringin nak makan sebelum aku beranak. Aku teringin Coconut shake Klebang, nak makan tengahari kat kedai kari kepala ikan kat Bukit Katil, Melaka, aku nak biskut mazola jugak. Padahal time tak pregnant & hari raya biskut mazola tu aku tak heran langsung. 

Finishing the 2nd Trimester

Currently I'm 26 weeks pregnant. Another 1 week to finish my 2nd trimester. Alhamdulillah both mummy & baby are doing well. Undergone a 4D ultrasound at 25 weeks. Me and husband were over the moon the moment we saw our lil one. To our surprise she managed to open her mouth repeatedly. That has brought husband to a big grin. Meanwhile mummy is so obsess seeing her baby's 4D picture, rubbing her belly and say, "Sayang anak mummy, cepat besar dan sihat yeeee..". What a bliss! Syukur..

Last weekend, mummy and babah had spent some ka-ching to buy some necessities for their baby. Ok, mummy yg over excited bila shopping untuk anak. Sebelum ni, masuk baby shop beli present utk baby kawan2, but this time, shopping utk anak sendiri. Of course super duper happy kan... Tapi bila balik, kaki dan badan mula sakit2. Ah, kecik punya hal tu, urut2 guna minyak panas hilanglah sakit.

I've gained 8 kg throughout this journey. Ah, I just don't give a damn. Nanti time berpantang kita akan dapat kurus balik. Haha. Mampukah? Oh ye, we had register for an ante-natal class at KPJ Johor Bahru end of this month. Murah sangat, RM32 per couple. Lagi pun, ada banyak praktikal. First moms elok pergi kelas tu sebab diorang akan coach kita macam2. 

Bab vacation pun tak update lagi, nak upload picture lagilah 'rajin' kan.. Sekarang ni dalam fasa membuat persediaan mental dan fiikal menghadapi kelahiran tak lama lagi. Fuh, paling cepat pun baca kes ada yg deliver at 35 weeks. Meaning to say, kalau deliver awal, paling2 pun ada plus minus 10 weeks je. Fuh fuh fuh... Bab nak deliver pun 1 hal lagi, tak tau kat mana. Aisey, husband update specialist kat hospital dia ramai yg dah transfer hospital lain. Hm, kalau nak beranak kat KPJ, specialist dia lelaki pulak, bab2 seluk2 ni yg buat iol risau kalau Dr lelaki. Macam mana ni?

That Worries Me

I will enter 21 weeks this Saturday. The problem is, I am not sure if I have felt movements from my baby. How is my baby doing? Is he/she growing well? This situation puts me in anxiety.

Last Saturday, before bed, I started to worry. I barely close my eyes to sleep. On the next day, I asked husband to send me to seek for a Dr. Ultrasound done and Alhamdulillah, my baby is doing fine. I saw my baby's heartbeat and that was a quick relief. 

As of today, I am still in a state of confusion. The nurses & the gynae of Klinik Kesihatan keep asking me if I have felt any movements. I don't have any clues as this is my first time. My friends said, the movement is like a sensation of a butterfly flapping its wing so hard and rapidly. I do felt like a gas moving quickly in my womb. I think that came from the movement. Please help me to calm myself. I feel discourage. -_-"

Bakal Ibu Terlampau

Aku ni melampau tau. Dulu sebelum preggy siap berangan bila preggy nanti nak buat maternity photo shoot la. Siap fikir props apa yg aku akan guna nanti. Lepas tu siap dok prepare nama2 anak lelaki & perempuan. Haihhh.. Pathetic tak aku?

Tapi sekarang lagi melampau-lampau. Aku siap dah terbayang nak buat majlis aqiqah & cukur jambul kat rumah mama. Nak ada buaian berendoi. Aku dah fikir tema color siap2. Kalau baby girl, dia akan pakai maxi dress aku masa baby dulu yg color peach & headband putih, family aku pun pakai peach. Kalau baby boy, aku nak pakaikan dia baju melayu light yellow, maka family aku pun akan pakai light yellow. Tak ketinggalan doorgift nak bagi pulut kuning, kari ayam & kurma sebab nanti aku cun2 habis confinement hujung Mei, early June or mid June boleh buat majlis. See, berangan kan.. Or lebih kepada plan ni? #tepukdahi

Lepas tu lagi berangan nak celebrate 1st birthday kat rumah baru kami. Siap dah berangan menu apa, kek macam mana, deko macam mana nak buat. Hailah anak, mummy awak ni outrageous sangat tau!

Lepas tu, aku siap dah fikir education anak aku. Umur 4 tahun aku nak enroll dia kat islamic kindergarden, yg guna English lebih sikit dari BM. Hmm, mana aku nak cari kat sini? Kalau bandar besar senanglah. Lepas tu nak guna psikologi pendidikan macam yg Wardina Safiyyah buat kat anak dia. Mampukah kami?

After all, anak aku ni baru je 5 bulan dalam rahim ni. Mummy dia baik punya berangan lebih kan. Of course la sebagai 1st mom-to-be... Eh, korang ada ke berangan macam aku ni?

A Boy or A Girl???

Soalan yg hari2 buat aku & husband bercakap. Happy bila husband suka borak2 dengan baby dalam perut. He pronounced himself as 'babah' & aku as 'mummy'. Suka je tengok husband usap2 perut cakap "Baby cepat besar ye, babah & mummy tak sabar nak main dgn baby.". 

Oh sekarang dah masuk 19 weeks. Cepat betul masa berlalu. This Saturday will enter 20 weeks. Good job. Alhamdulillah. I can enjoy my meals again. Serius badan aku naik banyak. Lepas tu Dr dah jadualkan aku untuk buat MGTT (minum air gula) Khamis ni. Aku dengar ramai yg kate yuksss. Iye ke? Ah, just nail it!

Perut dah makin showing. Sebab mana2 aku pergi bila bump into kawan2 diorang akan tanya, "Bila due?". Husband akan gelak cakap "Comeynya perut, bulat!!". Kebetulan aku pakai tshirt winnie the pooh, dan2 tu dia cakap perut aku macam pooh. Sabar je la kannnn...

Speaking of perut bulat, I have no idea how to describe perut bulat. Adik aku kata, "Besarnya perut. Macam boy jeeee...". Instinct aku sebagai seorang ibu pulak kata, dia ni baby boy sebab aku suka makan protein lately. Ayam, daging, ayam, daging. Aku ada jugak google, but I still dont have a clue.

Hujung Dec ni genap 6 bulan. So boleh jumpa Dr Murad buat 3D scan. Saje je ngade nak tau gender & tengok muka dia macam siapa. Aku rasa 1st mums mesti over excited kan. Yelah, haritu dengan overnya aku termasuk H&M kat avenue K masa conference kat KLCC minggu lepas. Dah termasuk tu takkan tengok je kannn.. Terus pegi section Kids dengan pantasnya. Aku pun kecundang & sempat grab romper set & cotton socks utk baby. Mummy pulak terpedaya dek godaan offer, Buy 1 get 1 free. Laju je grab beberapa helai blouse utk aku. Sebenarnya aku dah beriya2 ckp kat husband utk shopping barang baby bila masuk 6 bulan. Tapi kan, aku yg langgar syarat tu. Dengan alasan H&M takde kat Johorlah Yang.. pfft~

Korang rasa 21 weeks boleh fly international w/out surat Dr tak? Haritu fly domestik lepas je. Risau jugak aku. Ni yg nak kena pegi dapatkan surat ni. Sebab tak nak la vacation ni tergendala kan. We all dah lama plan nak bercuti hujung tahun. Lagipun melabur bukan sikit. Nantilah balik bercuti boleh update blog lagi. Lately malas nak menaip. Bam2 je keje aku sekarang ni.