Monday 5 April 2010

Preggie experience

How do I know dat I was pregnant? Well, there are a few symptoms....wanting to eat alot (radix fried chicken in sg petani, nasi lemak royal in alor setar, asam during trip to Pdg Besar), a bit of nauseous while eating laksa at Bayan Lepas (in the evening actually)....But i think im overreacting over these symptoms....the biggest clue was of coz when my period came quite late (by only a week) n my hubby was so anxious to get me check....

The first time i used the preganancy test kit...the result was negative.....but after the weird cravings, i checked again......i remembered we went back to alor setar...bought the pregnancy test kit at 7-11....tested it at night while watching ong bak 2......hubby was weird dat i keep going back and forth from the living hall to the kitchen....couldnt b happier when seeing there's 2 lines on the test kit...konpem +ve!! =D...

So, here goes my pregnancy “drama”:

First Month

So, upon confirmation from the pregnancy test kit....we went to the govt clinic to register the next day....there's one nurse who was quite scaryy (n a bit talkative oso)....a week later, i started to feel dizzy, nauseous....

It was a Friday...normal day,wanted to go to work....but the car wont start (never ever buy a Naza's car....very3 badddddddddd)....tried so many times to start it but failed...end up wit hubby had to go in late....i started to feel dizzy....but still went to work later....the incident lead to some serious thinking of getting a new car....the next day was even worse....i couldnt concentrate much when we were window shopping for cars....on sunday i did not eat....had 2,3 bites for the whole day...so, by monday morning i was vomiting n then cried when i had to drive to work....i literally had no energy due to no food entered my stomach the day b4....called hubby to go to clinic, had a 2 days MC......work was pilling up, design review due in 2 weeks time.....so stressed at the time....finally decided to stay at parents' house at Seberang Jaya for nearly 2 weeks, dad will send/fetch me from work.......after 2 weeks, i still didnt recover from the morning sickness.....but pity my hubby being all alone so i went back home in Kulim....Every morning and evening, i will vomit without fail..whenever i took medication to stop the vomiting, it'll only last for a few hours, making me sleepy n eventually i'll fall asleep, i've slept many times in the surau at work....Mum would feed me nasi goreng/porridge (she would actually 'suap' me....very manja ehh =D, so ariana, do appreciate maktok n dont bully her k)...

2-4months

Still having whole day sickness....can eat more things now..but i still didnt cook, had no energy n appetite.....sometimes it would b hubby dat cooks....i didnt know the gender yet...my favourite : tomyam, pizza, western,pizza, ice-cream,pizza,ice-kacang, pizza n lotsa pizzaassss.....usually its outside food…I will read surah Yusuf (or Luqman…I can hardly remember now) for the first trimester…

5-6 months

started to feel more energetic....changed my uniform to the pregnancy uniform....my tummy was so round by dis time....really needed to buy maternity trousers, jeans wont fit anymore n will only press against my baby....started to cook n eat home-cooked meals....i fried 'telur dadar', the first ever meal cooked at home after the sickness began....eaten wit tomyam n white rice (tomyam is bought outside tho)…also, I was praying in a stting down position….its the up and down movement dat I was tired of….

i think by dis time we knew it was a girl…hmm, let me think of wat happened….i needed to see the doctor, so went to Chang & Koh….it was on a weekday, so hubby cannot tag along….let us suppose dat I got MC yeah ~wink~…..went in at 2pm++….i think it was becoz I had some weird stomach pain (see intan wat happen when u delay2 to write on ur pregnancy experience!!!)…anyways, doc asked if I knew the sex of the baby….he was actually surprised when I said no, usually the sex can be found out earlier ….well, ariana juz wont let us watch her *tut*…she’lll cover it, or turn around making it difficult for the doc to scan….when doc said it was a girl, I’ll b lying if I said im not sad…had a small wish dat it would b a boy…nevertheless, im stil happy and thankful be it a boy or a girl….as long as she’s fine n healthy n no flaws…told my hubby, I can tell he was grinning even tho we were on the fon…my MIL cannot truly believe it, she always tot dat my round belly was carrying a boy….my mother had guessed it, apparently due to some hormone/drugs dat she used to take when trying to conceived me….somehow the effect is still there in me….

we couldn’t decide where to give birth…hosp kulim is quite ok n very near to my house…there are a few choices of private hosp : dewan muslimah, KPJ, bagan specialist, chang n koh…we did pay a visit to Dewan Muslimah Permatang Pauh to check the facilities there….quite old-dated, so choice put on-hold….was advised by my former boss to choose a hosp dat hv their own blood bank in case there’s complications…

I will read surah Luqman (or Yusuf…I can hardly remember) for the 2nd trimester…

7months

A week b4 fasting starts, we went to Cameron Highlands….I was the one who was sooooo eager to go as it has been nearly one year since my last vacation…really needed a break…plus, we didn’t go for our honeymoon yet….alhamdulillah, nothing happened despite the high altitude….

-me n hubby at tea plantation-

It’s puasa time….I only managed to fast for 29 days…skipped one day due to not feeling well (or was it juz a ‘mengada-ngada’ coz after breaking my fast, I felt guilty as I think I can still withstand it)…people do advise me to not pushing it too hard, break the fast if im tired n just replace it after I gave birth…I also managed to do 8 rakaat of ‘tarawikh’, woohooo, but not every night…’hanya yg termampu sahaja’….we were finally eating at home…if I didn’t manage to cook/back home on time, my beloved hubby will cook….as well as additional ‘kuih’ from ‘pasar ramadan’….only bought one ‘jubah’ as my ‘baju raya’…..hubby’s ‘baju melayu’ was made b4 the wedding (konon2 nya baju utk pegi bertandang ke rumah sedara-mara)…themed was maroon….i cooked masak lodeh on the 1st raya morning..very proud of myself, everybody said it was good….new raya dish for huby’s family….

About 2 weeks after raya…I had my heartburn attacks….i would vomit in the middle of the night, throwing out everything dat I ate b4 due to wind…I think I was eating too much during raya, so it backfired me 2 weeks later…..heheh =P….i hate heartburn, it was really painful….i experienced my first heartburn somewhere back during 4-5 months of pregnancy….apparently the baby pushed my stomach up so there’s only little space left n I cannot eat too much or too spicy or too oily….i can only eat a little at a time, so I was having a few meals in 1day…the first time I throw up becoz of dis was when I had nasik lemak mami….after the heartburn attacks, I stopped eating nasik lemak until after confinement….

I will read surah Maryam (dis is confirmed) for the third trimester…

8month

Starting to feel the contraction……braxton-hicks contraction…also need to start counting the baby’s movement…she must kick atleast 10 times a day….usually she’ll kick a lot after ‘maghrib’ and at night when I went to sleep…people say it’s the indicator dat when she comes out, she’ll also b active during these times…hmm,a bit true oso la…she’ll wake up at 6am on weekend, 4am on weekdays….she definitely knows the right time to wake ibu n pak just for a chit chat n to play…

I think it was around dis time dat I went to KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital for check-up, to meet the doc n do a survey…KPJ in perda was quite nearby to my parents house so we decided to check it out….dr. F was also recommended by hubby frens…favored by malays as she is one of the few female malay docs in penang…..as we entered her clinic (it’s a specialist hosp…so every specialist have their own clinic on the 2nd floor), we were very much amazed by the interior design….the sliding door, the blue color, white leather sofa…very luxurious…I very much wish dat I can work in such an atmosphere…


-the sliding door-


-the clinic's reception-


anyways, we were waiting for our turn…then, I HAD to ask about 3d scan…..n I HAD to ask how much does it cost…seriously if I can just shut my mouth…seems like the nurse mistook my questions as an indicator dat I wanted to do a 3d scan which later costed me rm300 in total for the visit(rm150 for consultation and rm150 for 3d scan…I know, im damn rich…arrggghhhh,melayang duit aku)….

’tiba2 ja doc tu kata..ok let us scan...32minggu ni elok utk scan 3d’

‘gulp...3d??!?’ dlm atiku berbicara..

We didnt asked for 3d to be done...wat i asked was whether the doc can scan 3d, how much does it cost….i didn’t specifically said ‘saya nk wat 3d ye’……nooooooo…..eventho the misi was cute (my hubby confirmed dat), how can she simply2 assumed dat we were going for 3d scan? Anyways…everything was normal n fine…she confirmed it was a girl….there were 2 monitor screens in her room, one for her to see n another was above my feet for us to watch the baby…dis explains y the consultation fee was rm150….after visiting the labor room n ward, we were 90% confirmed to give birth here if everything were to be smooth sailing….so really need to save up….luckily we’re getting our bonuses in Dec, juz in time for ariana to come out…



-ariana in ibu's tummy-


9months

I was counting the days when ariana would come out…is it today, or tomorrow or next week….some people deliver earlier than they expected….while I was driving to n back from my work, I would think what if suddenly I need to give birth…wat should I do (I should contact my husband first)….where should I go (if im in penang, I would try to go to the nearest hosp….if im on the bridge, I would go to KPJ in Perda…if im at BKE’s 1st toll, I would turn around to KPJ…..if Im at 2nd toll, I would go back home to wait for hubby n then go to the hosp 2gether)..my bag is already set…I was still driving to and back from work until the last day b4 I go to maternity leave…i was preparing incase there are days dat I’ll b tired n need a ride to work…amazingly, I was feeling very healthy n strong….so, I was getting more anxious n worried thinking of when am I going into labor…finally, 2nd of Dec came and u can read here…


-menganyam ketupat di raya haji...final stage of pregnancy-



Overall Pregnancy

My level of nauseous was very high thru out the 9months, everything tastes different even plain water…I actually cannot believe dat im pregnant n hv a baby until ariana was 3 months old…I was scared dat I cannot make it….i hv a lot of –ve thoughts…


My first pregnancy was able to traumatize me until ariana is 4 months old.....now im ready to pregnant again but only after my 'bulat2' has reached 2 years old as im aiming to breastfeed her until she's 2years old....so, looooonnnngggg way to go hehehe.....=D

Footnote : dis entry was written when ariana’s 4 months old…so some facts might be mixed up…also, dr. F is such a nice lady… she delivered my baby safely…so I’ll recommend her to anyone n im very thankful and grateful for her care…any negative remarks are only becoz Im not well enuf to afford her fees, nevertheless I still went there….(ini namanya gedik dan manja…nk yg tip top saja…well, everyone wants the best for them right)







1 comments:

m@Ri@ said...

maria pun skip puasa sehari ke 2 hari ntah..lupa lak..huhu..sbb sakit perut yg amat sgt..huhu..

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