Wednesday 28 November 2012

New adventures..

Alhamdulillah...praise to Allah, God Almighty....

We'll sail into a new journey...

New adventure i would call it...

It is not something that we cant swallow...

We plan and pray...

Allah has make it happen for us...

Since it is something that I want...

I will make it happen...

Plan to strive...

Plan to success...

Not only for me...

Also for the children...

Not forgetting the husband...

I must always remember my intention...

I must always remember my aim and target...

Life is meaningless without purpose...

To be the Moslem caliphs on earth...

In our own way...

Plan.Play.Pray.

May Allah guide us through the right path...


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Since the offer has been finalized, it has been hectic for me. Paperworks. Paperworks. Paperworks. And I am still preparing supporting documents for our visa. Visa still not submitted yet.

People are asking about used goods to let go. All are setting their aims. All are eyeing on our stuff. Hahaha.

I had too much durian last night. The internal heat causes me headaches this morning. Not enough sleep due to Lil Baby's first tooth going to come out. Leading to extreme level of separation anxiety. Sigh. Working as a mummy is 24/7, 365 days, all year round. Leave can be taken only if granny willing to help to take care of them. Nevertheless, without them, life seems pointless.

Saturday 13 October 2012

Confinement time!

My daily routine :

7 - 8am : Breakfast - Milo n biskut jerr..kdg2 campur nestum..kalo ayah bli roti kismis/butterscotch, blehla mkn skali..

8 - 10am : Mandi - Herbal bath (Boiled serai wangi + uncang dari Tanamera)

10 - 12pm : Bertungku...dibalut dgn daun mengkudu...kalo xde daun tu, pki tungku moden...xpon mak akan balut ngn daun pandan n daun serai wangi...pon jadiklahhh...ada yg rajin dan ada masa akan bertungku lama, mayb 2 hours and twice a day...sy plak hanyalah stengah jam di perut, stengah jam dok pijak batu tungku tuh sambil menenenkan the lil sis...

12 - 1pm : Lunch - Adalah menjadi satu kewajipan untuk menghabiskan makanan yg tlg susah payah disediakan oleh mak...menu will be : ikan haruan/gelama tenggerong/tenggiri/ayam/ daging masak sup/asam/kicap black pepper (ikan wajiblah digoreng lightly dahulu) + ikan bilis goreng (untuk sedap) + sayur kuchai/sawi/karot/brocolli (i think kuchai is my milk booster) + buah oren (saat yg plg dinanti2kan sbb ni lah yg plg sedap) + air suam..

1 - 5pm :
- Pki bengkung...kdg kalo sempat,pki b4 lunch..lps bgn pg br bukak...slalunya bengkung tu dah loose bla pagi..walopon tido xlasak (becoz i breastfeed smpi tertido)..dis time i got 2 bengkungs...masa pantang big sis,makcik urut ajar ikat bengkung yg pjg tuh...pastu utk yg 2nd one dah terlupa mcm mana...asik berexperimenting tp asik xjadi...so end up pki bengkung zig zag, free dlm tanamera set..
- Afternoon nap wit baby..after suma activity berpantang telah dicompletekan,bolehlah kita tidur sekejap...ataupon browse internet, facebooking (sepanjang masa bleh baca status org, mmg heaven =D)..sempat jugak melayan korean drama..
- After 4weeks, i started to pump...blehla dpt 2 - 4oz...much more than the 1st time during the big sis...Alhamdulillah..tp kdg2 baby marah2 sbb dia nk feed tp susu tinggal sket...kenala pujuk lbh sket..
- Tea time around 4 -5 pm...same menu as breakfast..

5 - 10 pm :
- menyambut kepulangan tuan puteri sulong...oh yes, she is still sent to her nursery...tok ayah hantar pg, ptg blk keja, pak ambik blk...even tho its half an hour journey to the nursery, dis is a special request from ibu n maktok...i cant concentrate to do all the confinement rituals with her around..dahla kejap2 kena stop nk bf tuan puteri bongsu..maktok plak bz doing all the house work including basuh baju baby n mak baby, masak utk org pantang, panaskan batu tungku, siapkan big sis to nursery, masak air mandi ibu...so if both of them are around, need to keep an eye on the big sis...altho she's very caring towards her lil sis, tp sbb she's still small n doesnt know the consequences of her actions, mmg kena berjaga2...
- dinner around 6 - 7pm...same menu as lunch...

10pm : bedtime!! =D

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i felt more energetic after giving birth compared to the 1st time...suddenly all my fatigue n tiredness during pregnancy is gone...also all the extra saliva gone...pheewww, finally felt like normal human being...i feel like i can do all the house chores but i keep reminding myself dis 44 days is crucial coz its the healing time..cant walk too fast, cant lift weight heavier than the baby (takut rahim jatuh), cant yell at the big sis (menjerit menggunakan tenaga dalaman, not good)..

Testing from phone..

Tuesday 26 June 2012

The birth of Wan Intan Ayesha Bt Wan Azhar - Pt 3

looks like the story went a bit longer then i intended it to be...n the birth story hasnt even started yet =P...

so, after 1 hour of daddy's foot treatment while lil girl playing at the indoor playground, i finally decided to go to the hospital to check on the contractions...a bit scared though coz im not dat ready to give birth juz yet...we went to my parents' house to drop off lil girl...i keep changing my mind (becoz of fear) but hubby managed to convince me to go to the hosp...

decided to go for check-up with the same doctor dat did lil girl...since its Sunday afternoon, we went straight to the emergency section...the nurse called the doctor (which is also oncall for dat day, she's been there since morning, one mother had delivered, another still waiting, so im the third person)..she instructed the nurse to do admission straight away (alamak, aku nk beranak dah ka??!!? panik2!!) another nurse wheeled me to the 4th floor..on the way there, i asked the nurse since i was not so sure whether the contractions are real ones or juz braxton-hicks...she said that the midwife will check my contractions to confirm b4 calling the doctor..at the bottom of my heart, i did hope it would turn out to be a false one...huuuuu...

at the time when i was checked in the labor room, i didnt feel any contractions...the midwife strap me on the monitoring machine (i forgot the name, was it the ecg?)...she was monitoring the machine while her hands on my stomach...quite a gentle n motherly person...after 5mins, she still cant sense any contractions....so she called the doctor...hubby already by my side after arranging for my admission..the moment the doctor came in, she asked 'so dtg cni nk wat ape?'....i seriously blank upon hearing dis question....i shud hv said 'saya rase contraction every 1 hour since dis morning,so sy nk cek whether its time to deliver'...but looking at my blank face, the doctor continued 'nk beranak la kan??'...n she continued on the procedure of checking, i.e. proses seluk pon bermula...i couldnt recall how it felt to be diseluk (i totally forgot all the pain during the first time...i remembered my Form 3 BM teacher once told the class, whereby how painful it is to give birth, yet women can do dis over n over again becoz Allah has given dis gift of forgetting the pain)...while being seluk, she asked me to start using the ethonox gas...yes, it was VERY PAINFUL...but Alhamdulillah, im 4cm dilated...means i can give birth by midnight..

she inserted a medicine to induce me (is it called oxytocin?? cant remember but the procedure is similar to my first delivery, hence my conclusion is, every person will be induced)..suppose she wants to expedite the delivery process...hubby called both our parents..my parents was coincidentally on the way to the hospital as we forgot to leave lil girl's diapers..the initial plan is for hubby to meet them at the carpark (to avoid lil girl seeing me,afraid she'll be clingy to me)....but i sooo want to meet my lil girl..so i forced them to come up as i was feeling rather sad to leave lil girl...i even cried after hugging her (sayu sgt masa nihhh,ntahla knape)...

after getting back to the room, i started walking (inside the labor room only, im not allowed to go beyond the room) to expedite my contractions..dinner was sent to the labor room, sadly not for me but hubby..even the nurse reluctantly gave permission for me to eat the jelly...every 15mins i would drink air zamzam n air akar fatimah, n rubbing the air selusuh onto my stomach..hubby opened surah maryam n yassin on the youtube on his tab..i can stil endure the pain..persuaded hubby to eat dinner as he's going to need alot of energy to accompany me eventho i knew he juz dont hv the appetite during these times..kept on repeating the zikirs : lailahailla anta kuntu minadzolimin and rabbi yassir walatu'assir yaa karimm...

then at 7.30pm, the midwife came to check on the contractions again..hence, marks the beginning of staying on the bed, enduring the labor pain...my contractions were 5mins apart..the doctor was called again to check on my opening....it was 8cm..alhamdulillah...then she broke my waterbag...huhuhuuuuu, after dat i couldnt let go of the ethonox gas and the most important thing : HUBBY'S HAND...the contractions become quicker and whenever it comes, i will squeeze hubby's hand (to support me emotionally)...i became 'dizzier and lighter' due to the gas, i couldnt open my eyes...until 8.40pm, the pain is getting stronger, i asked hubby to call the nurse...she checked my opening, still not the time yet...i was like 'whhaaattt??!!!!'...ok2, u can do dis...hubby was gently stroking my head...but the nurse's seluk was much more gentler than the doctor's...or isit becoz ive dilated to 8cm...hence it felt less painful??

while i was bz coping with the pain, the doctor was bz calling the nurse for update...'has she had the urge yet? how's the contractions? can u estimate when she's going to labor?'..the nurse would run around the room, answering doctor's call, checking the ecg machine...do i really need to hear dis? im trying to do my best here but obviously ure putting the stress to me...she was sooo anxious becoz the other mother who's been in the labor room since morning is waiting to have the emergency c-zer...think it was her first child,maybe she wasnt dilated enuf..

probably around 9o'clock...i suddenly peed on my bed,like alotttttttt of pee..wasnt my fault, the baby's head  obviously was pushing my bladder =P (ok, i admit...i drank too much water b4 dat)...called the nurse to clean up..but they were discussing whether its pee or my waterbag..the contractions were getting much2 stronger..suddenly i had the urge to push..the nurses quickly setup the equipments n i saw the doctor came in, wearing the gloves..n i gave one push the best dat i can....n i can feel the baby gushing out of me...n it was over!! finally, alhamdulillah..dis time, it was not so difficult...

so at 9.23pm, Wan Intan Ayesha was born...

Friday 15 June 2012

The birth of Wan Intan Ayesha Bt Wan Azhar - Pt 2

So, off we went for breakfast...like usual, there's always sumthing 'exciting' happen when having an active toddler around...due to over-excitedness watching ibu bring over a plate of nasik lemak, little girl spilled a glass of water, fortunately it was just plain water (lalu ibu pon wat statement, 'trus xjadik nk beranak pg ni')...

In conjuction with the 'walkin-around-to-ease-labor-exercise', I had planned to go to the Tesco for groceries and lunch...but between breakfast n lunch, i was contemplating whether im having the real contractions...did some research on delivery techniques, the doctor im going to for delivery (very2 last minute, didnt hv time to do dis b4,im juz plain bz to be surfing the net)...stil undecided where to give birth...how do i choose? based on the doctor? equipped facilities? budget? comfort? in case of emergency c-sec? man, dis is tough!!

One last thing i did b4 going to Tesco was taking a bath together wit akar fatimah...some call it bunga fatimah..origins from Mecca...so if somebody going to perform hajj/umrah, u might want to order it from them...it is said dat if the akar fatimah expands when u soak it in the water, then the time has come..u can then drink the water to ease the delivery process...a colleague gave another tip to take a bath with the akar fatimah which is wat i did..

I will do anything to expedite labor...dis includes, as crazy as it sounds, 'being together wit ur husband' when ur opening is 2cm =P ...for medical reason, it sounds logic to me...a nurse adviced me, 'sekarang kamu dah 38minggu, kerap2kanlah bersama suami, memudahkan bukaan,insyaallah lg cepat dilated'...hahaha, but of cos we didnt do it...hubby opposed to the idea the very minute he heard it...but if u r a hard-core-fan of the sitcom Friends, u wud notice dis issue when Rachel was going to give birth to Ross's child... =D

The akar fatimah did not expand, so i decided to go Tesco..thinking perhaps it wud be another day or two..after lunch n shopping, hubby was eyeing the foot cleansing treatment aka pedicure (he's been wanting to try it everytime we went to dis Tesco branch but i've managed to avoid it =P)...since i wont be around to tend to his needs for 40days, so i offered to look after lil girl while he's having fun being pampered a bit..

Friday 1 June 2012

The birth of Wan Intan Ayesha Bt Wan Azhar - Pt 1

Friday, 18 May 2012:
- My last day of work before starting maternity leave...ive got big major customer issues right up till the end...well, who cares anyway...im going for 2 months of rest and work-free period...seriously needed dis break, been busy like hell since the start of 2012...
- It's my birthday!! I totally forgot bout dis day (as usual) until hubby wished me on the way to work (nmpk sgt xpedulik benda lain dah melainkan nk cuti 2bln semata2...=) )
- Visited my colleague aka my nebor who's juz delivered a baby girl few days b4...there were alot of preggie mommies dis yr together-gether wit me at work (sure give a headache to the bosses to find replacements)..she mentioned that the labor room in govt hosp was full wit people dat gave me a hint to avoid govt hosp...hihiii....(until dis point, i wasnt sure where to deliver my baby yet)
- Planned to make full use of sat n sun for walking exercise (to help ease my delivery)...my due date was estimated on next Friday, 25/5/2012...

Saturday, 19 May 2012:
- Woke up not so early....had brunch at 11am...tidy up the home little bit (felt very confident to fully complete the house chores in a week's time before labor)..im quite tired from the whole week trying to finish off my work...
- Went to Queensbay in the evening...walking exercise done in aircond environment =P...
- The big sister was quite cooperative....willing to walk slowly, side by side wit mummy pushing the stroller (she totally refused to be sitted in her stroller)...willing to listen to mummy not to run around...she was such a good girl, holding hands at times...a sign dat she's grown up to become kakak soon??

Sunday, 20 May 2012:
- I asked the big sister on Sunday morning while lying on the bed...'kakak nak adek kluaq arini ka mingu depan??'...of cos she wont answer me, she never shows any concern on her little sister thru out my pregnancy...
- I've started to feel mild contractions since waking up...about once every hour...
- We went to the nearby market for some chicken n fish (konon nk masak la utk hubby tercinta semasa cuti seminggu b4 labor tiap2 hari)....but by the time to select vegetables, i said 'nnt la kita bli sayur, i rasa sakit la, takut nk beranak dah, ayam ikan bleh simpan dlm freezer kan'..but at dis time, i still wasnt sure whether its braxton-hicks contraction or not...so, of we went to have breakfast..

Kami dah berempat sekarang!!!

Been  a long time since my last post right???

Stay tune.... =P

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