Arrival of newest family member

Nama dia Umar...ehehe. It's been 2 weeks plus since the speedy (no joke...) arrival of our first boy on 6th Oct. How speedy? The estimated delivery date was 9th Oct. So Umar arrived 3 days early. Hayaa was 2 weeks late and Huda was 1 and a half weeks late. I thought this one would arrive late as well. Wrong !
On Sunday 6th, manageable contractions were already occurring every hour, it started around 10am (early labor). Water broke around 4pm followed by excruciating labor pain. Emmm..we were at home eheh eheh (lame laugh..). Hubby rushed to car with the hospital bag and I could only grab my tudung, wearing kaftan. Tak larat tukar baju dah pun. The amniotic fluid kept gushing out.
By the time I got into the car, hubby glanced at the time, it was 412pm. I did not know what time we arrived to the hospital. I managed to gasped to hubby to go straight to Emergency, could not walk anymore. The urge to push was already there...Tuhan je tau betapa seksanya nak menahan the urge to meneran in the car. And hubby pegi langgar je bumper2 jalan, panik nye pasal, lagiiii la rasa macam nak terkeluaq.
From emergency, they transferred me to Labor room. I was already at 10cm opening. Sapa tah hulur the mouthpiece for the laughing gas (Entonox) which I gladly took. Dr Siti kebetulan was visiting her mom somewhere nearby and arrived just in time for the delivery - staff nurse dah standby to do the delivery herself if the Doc did not arrive in time. 5.04pm Umar arrived. Speedy huh? Hubby managed to call MIL and my mom during the panicky drive and imagined their surprised receiving another call soon after about the delivery.

Byk nye pink - hand me down from kakak2 dia

Ini lah gara2 tak nak kena induce and prevent episiotomy. I decided to wait out at home until the 'golden rule contraction' - contraction every 5 minutes, lasts for 1 minute, for duration of 1 hour - which I did not experience. Mine was like 3-4 contractions in 15 mins then nothing for 45 mins, happened from 10am to 3pm. Tak sangka la pulak after air ketuban pecah tu at 4pm, active labornye sekejap sangat. Welll...I got what I wished for, was not induced and no epi/ tearing weeheehee.
Now, recovery was definitely faster compared to Hayaa's and Huda's time. I'm not on crutches since mid last week although once in a while the pain in the pelvic surfaced if I walk too fast or sit/ lie down asymmetrically. Still going through the sleepless night uhuhhuuhu..tabaahh.

False Alarm :D kakakaka

Agak tersentap during one of my visit to the bilik air weekend baru2 ni. The reason? Pinkish panty liner (too much info?). Adakah turun darah, bloody show? At that time, we had sedara mara visiting and they were about to make their move, depa dah nak balik. So had to keep cool. Salam2, babai2...then only I told hubby about it. Hubby dah macam saspen but since there were no other labor signs, kita rilek jee.

Went back to the bilik air to have a look again at the liner. Hmmm..oleh kerana mentol bilik air tu kuning, I took it into our bedroom (mentol putih). Under the white lighting, saw that the pink color was....a bit off. Baru lah teringat. Huda spilled air sirap earlier, my pants basah lah sikit. Tapi malas punya pasal nak naik tangga ke bilik and tukar (badan berat...), I just pat and let the pants dry. Hohohoho. Air sirap beb...air sirap.

Nasib baik tak lari pegi hospital. Dah la takde contraction bagai. Braxton hicks ada laa 4-5 kali sehari. Dah 39 weeks ni, mau kena induce tak pasal2.

My hurting pelvic joints

La...la..la..what to do. Just bear with it. Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP), Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, Pelvic Instability. Whatever...my pelvic hurts. That's it. I'm resigned...tapi bengkek di hati.

Right hip joint-right pubic joint-tail bone and right sacroiliac joint

The areas which I circled red, are the one which is giving me the problem, with the right hip joint the most. The pain from the rest, are resulting from the hip joint pain. Once in  while, the sacroiliac joint clicked or snapped into place. Nasib baik split seconds je jadi. Takde lah sakit except masa it snapped into place.
Apart from the common advice which can be found in the internet (pelvic strengthening, posture adjustment, walking/bending/picking up stuff etc) additional steps that I've taken :

• Doing squats, pelvic rotation everytime I rose from lying, seating. Engage my pelvic muscle and glutes, lean slightly forward, bend the kness a bit, before taking the first step.
• While solat. Previously I stood with feet shoulder apart. Tapi tak menjadi lah this time, it hurts every time turun nak sujud dan bila nak berdiri. Now, I stand up with feet making a 'V' ie ankles meet together and toes apart. None/ less pain. Ensure V formation as much as possible during solat, including while seated.
• If I want to change sides while sleeping. Let's say tgh baring on my left side (make sure baring dekat dgn tebing katil) - bangun and duduk kat tebing katil dulu. Then tumbang ke side kanan. Of course, kena tukar lokasi bantal dulu. Takde lah nak shift from left side lying-to flat on the back- to right side lying. Sakit ooo.
• I find walking backwards is not painful. Reverse..selagi boleh reverse

26 Sep 2013

Now both sides of my pubic bone hurts..My hip joints do not hurt as bad anymore...ke actually masih sakit, tapi pubic bone pain is masking it. Grrrr...I cannot solat macam biasa anymore. Maybe subuh, but not zohor onwards. When evening and night approaches, the joints hurt even more. Have to solat seated.

28 Sep 2013
Getting out of bed (to the loo) in a middle of the night was tough. Taking the first step, adoiiii.....and I make that trip like 2-3 times in a night. Leceh ooo. Joints must be aggravated coz the they go to sleep due to same lying position through out the night (left side lying). So I had to call upon the help of my previous trusted companion, for that night trips.

Brand pun Lifeline :)

30 October 2013

The crutches have been stored since last week :) I actually stopped using the crutches fully sometime into 3rd week of confinement. Well, into 2nd week confinement, I have started not to use the crutches a few times. Fastest recovery ever. Already went upstairs, able to sit bersimpuh on the floor, able to sleep on my sides (dulu lama ooo baru nak buleh sleep on my sides), ishh..byk benda lah dah buleh buat. Happy..happy :)

21 Dec 2013
Have started doing walk-run to regain my fitness (hancorrrr weiiii...startt from zero) and to prepare for MPIB2014 run. Well...the run is a carrot to get myself fit punn. What I want to say here is..apart from semput, side stitch etc, I've experienced some discomfort around groin area. Pretty much like the discomfort felt during that monthly period. The core strengthening really helps lah. I'm happy to say, this is the best post-natal recovery I've ever had.

Preparation for baby's arrival

Let's see :

• Beli pakej bersalin. Most probably will buy NR (nona roguy), just like before. Cuma nak pikir, kut2 nak tambah barang2 dalam pakej. DONE ! Dah dapat pun NR delivery Friday 19/9. RM300 plus bengkung free...tak plan nak pakai pun. Got my own 'bengkung'. Additionally, I added a bottle of madu+herba2 (Nu3med) and Lawas Kencang. Nak try.
• Pati ikan haruan. DONE! Bought Harwany+Gamat (6+1free RM36.90) and Ori (6+1free RM33.90)
• Beli waist trimmer, cari kat kedai Cosway (Julian Jill ~RM17/piece). Ni jenis malas nak pakai bengkung. DONE! Hubby belikan 22/9. Need to wash the wrap.
• Beli additional baby boy PJs and day clothing. PARTIAL. Baru beli sikit Friday 19/9.
• Bawak kuar katil kayu & letak in master bedroom
• Bawak kuar basinet & letak kat living hall
• Bersihkan baby carrier
• Basuh baju2 baby yg lama2, including cadar, towel, etc2, socks, mitten, booties, kelambu, padding. PARTIAL
• Beli barut, bibik kater, tak jumpa. DONE Jumpa dahhh
• Tongkat Lifesaver - DONE. Bibik carik dalam store, jumpa
• Bawak mummy's stuff turun and put in daybed drawer. I plan to duduk kat groundfloor, expecting bad pelvic pain, just like before. So daybed IKEA already bought and installed downstairs. PARTIAL
• Stock up toilettries for baby. DONE
• Book tukang urut. DONE. Kak Siti from Rawang, by words of mouth. 3 hari urut & tungku RM270 total.
• Mana pegi barang2 mandi - babybath seat, baby basin
• My salt bath basin yg warna merah tu. Hmm...kena beli garam kati?
• Mandian stuff : salt bath, herbal stuf (nak beli ready made ke or nak beli sendiri pukal?). Saw Mandian Herba TYT. RM10/pack. Shop assistant said, tak boleh rebus byk2 kali like Jamu Mak Dara's (RM30/pack). DONE ordering 2 pkt Jamu Mak Dara's, maybe sampai ujung minggu
• Bawak kuar steam sterilizer. Should I bought a tin of powder milk-soy based since lactose intolerance runs in the family. Just in case susu badan tak cukup. Tapi berazam nak breastfeed.
• Hospital bag DONE

Later2 stuff, less urgent.

• Maintenance of breast pump, milk storage etc. Ice pack, pump & milk storage bag. DONE. Already received 26/9 the ice pack, milk storage bottle & bag, new cooler bag (yg lama dah bertahi lalat..). 
• That leaves the accessory for breast pump. Last check, I may want to buy the pump funnel cover, the handle and the diaphragm. Maybe the rose petal massager jugak...dah kuning yg lama punya.

Home Birthing trend

Fuh...it's confirmed that in my organization, already 2 mommies did home delivery. These 2 young ladies are from Gen-Y people. Did it at the comfort of their home, accompanied by husband and midwife/ doula only. Applause..applause.
Home birthing is actually very, very natural and normally done up to our grandmothers' era. I would say, starting from my mother's generation and Gen-X generation, hospital birthing is the norm. Too bad those 2 ladies were in a different office base right now, otherwise I would have grilled them for details.
Am I thinking about having a home birthing? Hmmm...not really. Not ready for it. Honestly, not ready to convert the comfort of our masterbedroom into a birthing room. Emm..messy kut ehehehe. Lagipun kecoh nak handle budak2 kecik dua orang tu karang.
Boleh tak nak deliver in a hospital, but with least/ none medical intrusion? No fetal monitoring straps, no dilation exam (hate this.., berapa kali mau seluk daaa), no induce, no shouting 'push! push!', no doctor/ nurses nyebok2, maybe sorang nurse monitor senyap2, no jabs to hasten placenta delivery/ reduce bleeding, no suction of baby's nose/mouth, immediate breastfeed. I wish to prevent tearing by allowing the baby to come on it's own sweet time so no episiotamy hopefully!
Last two deliveries, we went too early to the hospital. First, the water broke...there was no gushing amniotic fluid really, it sort of trickled twice..that was it. Second, got a bloody (peachy) discharge..not that much, pantyliner could handle it. I got no contraction when I arrived in the hospital. Contraction was induced after 2 hours lying in the labor room. The nurse swabbed some drug to my cervix (dunno what was that), contractions was immediate and I delivered 2 hours later. Fast tracked heishh and it happened during both deliveries. This time, praying for everything to go well, I plan to move to the hospital when the contraction is like reaching the 5-1-1 golden rule - contraction is 5 mins apart, lasts for 1 min, going on for 1 hour. Ganbatte!

Med check up & friends dtg beraya

Saturday...
Hubby rose early and rushed to SDMC to register me and get my running number today's appointment with Dr Siti. He registered no.36 for the whole Level 4 outpatient clinics. Kononnya congak2 boleh la dapat single digit running number for clinic Dr Siti. Guess what number we got at Dr Siti's? 21 beb...21..out of 36 people registered at Level 4 outpatient clinics, almost 3/4 are Dr Siti's patient. Unbelievable.
The nurse told him to come back around 11-1130am, that's was what hubby told me when he got home. Hmmpph..sambung bermalas2an. Hubby sambung tido jugak. Around 11am, we readied ourselves then baru terpikir nak call the clinic before we went out. So we called..and baru giliran patient no.3. Eeekkk.. Time was revised to 130-2pm. warghhh..Hubby will not be accompanying me, he's driving to Singapore 2pm with his friend for Metallica consert (sumer tanya, kenapa tak pegi konsert yg kat KL - gara2 beli tiket cepat sgt before KL's consert advert came out).
Did my Zohor prayer and went out around 2pm. Arrived around 230pm and the clinic was lengang? But patients file bersusun2 atas meja. Nurse Devaghi told me, most patients went out. Patient no 18 not yet finished, total files 51 ke 52?...gahhhh..So I did urine test, read Saturday newspaper somebody left behind. 10-15mins later, I was called in. Yey!
This time Dr Siti did a sampling from my *ehm* since I am planning for normal delivery. Just to make sure canal has good bacteria/ culture what ever. Next appointment on 7th Sept and when I went out, Devaghi told me to do pre-admission (already?!). Then it clicked. Aisey...tak lama dah aku ni ye? Yelah, next appointment is in 2 weeks time. I'll be on bi-weekly check-up soon. nge..hehehe

Sunday..
Hubby got back from concert, arrived home around 6am. Isk..isk..Awat lambat benar sampai rumah pada hal konsert abih around 11pm yesterday nite. Rupa2nya, he bumped into a number of company's GMs, fans of Metallica jugak. Once of the GM mintak jadi supir la pulak..drove around, pergi makan..apa tu..sup merah Singapore..glamer ke? Tu la yg gerak lambat from Singapore.
We were lazing around when a friend whatsapped us to come for Raya visit around lunch. That was 1030ish am, so terhegeh2 la kami turun breakfast, mandi and gegas beli barang kat Mydin. Hihihi..as if I'm cooking warghh warghh..actually, I rarely cook. Already outsourced to my trusted bibik, Mbak Mus! God bless mbak. Apa2 pun, I always ask her to cook dishes that she's comfortable to cook ie boleh tutup sebelah mata lah.
Daripada 1 family, hubby extended invitation to nearby frens. Menu : sup tulang, ayam goreng rempah, bawal cili sumbat, sayur campur. Goreng drumet for kids. Ada kambing briyani frozen from raya. Anggur + nangka + aiskrim potong (durian) + kuih/kerepek/kek raya. Air cincau (malas nak bancuh). Bancuh kopi je afterwards. All in all, 4 families came beraya. Ok lah tu. Tak byk leftover, enough for us to recycle for 2-3 days.
Lepas maghrib, we attended hubby cousin's open house. Hm..hm..kalu pergi rumah cousin ni,tak sah kalu tak jumpa artis. Ngehehehe..this time around, saw Sofea Jane, Vanidah & Rashidi (oh hensemnya..). Sofea Jane and Vanidah..cam biasa..hot mama lah.
Balik open house, my itchiness acting up again. Grrrr!! Lupa nak citer, early last week I went to Dr Guru dermatologist in PCMC. He prescribed me chlorpheniramine (hapal you...abih meng google, checking for any adverse effect to pregnant ladies). A peaceful week with minimal/ ignorable itch but mlm tadi it flared again...awat niiiiii..

MUST..NOT...SCRATCH !!

Huhhuhuhuhuh...dah start dahhh..my bulging stomach gatal sana sini. Itchy because the already stretched skin is getting dryer, friction from clothing. Oh yes, peluh pun satu penyebab. Bila sapu Palmer's cocoa butter, membantu sikitt je la.
That's it, from now on kegatalan ni akan menjadi lumrah sehinggalah baby sampai. Kena ulang mantra ni...must not scratch! Gosokkk.
Tapi....the itchiness was soooo bad. I bought so many lotions/ moituriser : Palmer's stretch mark lotion, Palmer concentrated cream, Palmer tummy butter, Avene Trixera emollient, Rosken dry skincare.
I could not sleep for 2 nights straight. Finding comfortable position was impossible. My stomach skin was so dry and itchy. When lying on my side, the bedsheet felt like kain guni, scratching my stomach. Lagi satu, the skin in between the breastbone and my navel - pedih macam nak terkoyak kalau lying on my side. Maybe sebab kulit kering/ tak anjal - bila baring sisi, kulit yg bawah breast bone tu kira mcm stationary and my bulging stomach kira landing flat on the bed. So the skin in between kira jadi overly stretched. Lying on the back, tercungap2 la pulak, vena kava ditekan dek uterus yg berat tu.
I ended up sleeping seated. Itu pun terjaga berapa kali sebab gatal and had to put on lotion coz the lotion dried up quite fast. During those 2 nights, I took a midnight/very early morning shower sebab tak tahan dgn kulit badan sendiri.
Hubby took pity on me, arranged for me to see dermatologist that he had visited before, Dr Guru in PMC/TTMC, on the 3rd day of my suffering. I had to rush visiting panel clinic to get referral letter and arranged for Guarantee Letter to see Dr Guru. Sib baik sempat, so petang tu jugak jumpa Dr Guru.
I was prescribed with an antihistamine tablets (chlorpheniramine maleate 4mg, Drug House of Australia) and moisturizing lotion Cetaphil Restoraderm (~RM100 a bottle - gasp! Not covered by insurance, kena bayor sendiri).

Mahal siodd..RM95 in PMC for 295mL

Although Dr Guru assured the tablets are mild for pregnant ladies, saspen la jugak. However, Dr Siti confirmed that it is safe to be taken. The third night, I had a fairly good sleep...waaaaahaaa..bestnye uuhuhuhu..The lotion also help. My suffering ends, yey! So much so, kulit perut jadi cantik balik ekekeke.
Antihistamine is categorized as B - A guaranteed no ill effects, while C has ill effects and B for something inconclusive. Doc prescribed me to take 2 tablets a day, but I take only 1 before going to bed. Now, I'm cutting the tablet into half (siap beli pill cutter) and even skipped if I feel good, experience or expect not to experience exertion or cuaca macam nice and sejuk. Precaution, coz majority literature cannot guarantee effect to pregnant ladies and the babies.
Earlier this week (23Sept), we went to PMC to buy Cetaphil (botoi kecik sikit) and top up the tablet. Silap tak call dulu, we arrived 7pm something, retail pharmacy already closed. The pharmacy tech on duty for prescription informed that the tablet I could not buy over the counter, kena ada precription...alaaaa.
Tapi semalam (24Sept), went out for dinner dgn Sera at Empire Subang. Saw Caring pharmacy, show the antihistamine blister pack and they have the same brand! I was only asked to write my details in logbook. 1 blister pack (10 tablets) costs RM1 jeeee...so I bought 2 packs. Duhhhh...Need prescription huh? Cetaphil RM99 botol besar, they got. Beli je laaaaa..malas dah nak meredah PMC.

My gynae was attacked by robbers..gawd

oh dear..oh dear. Doc Delaila kena samun pagi buta semalam, in front of her poliklinik in SS19. The robbers were armed with parang and her left thumb was chopped off. Jahaaaaattt!
Yesterday in fact, we heard of this 8 am news on the radio while driving to work. Our interest and sympathy was piqued but when the newscaster mentioned SS19, we perked up even more since it was close to mak's house. Never did it cross our mind it was Delaila. At 8.17am (phone log), I got a call from Delaila's clinic. Devaghi the nurse informed me that Delaila is on emergency leave until October and advised to arrange my checkup with another doctor. I still did not to put two and two together. My thought at that time, 'how come you can have an emergency leave until October'. Since I had a blood test scheduled this weekend, I thought to ask further question to Devaghi and ascertain if Delaila can still deliver my baby in October. But when I was in the office, my colleague gave me the link to the news above on TheStar web and she said it was Delaila and I went....oh my god..
Today, she was the front news in theSun (http://www.thesundaily.my/news/773186). Apparently she had undergone thumb reattachment surgery. I pray for her recovery, I believe for a specialist to loose his/ her fingers will be devastating. Additionally, feeling selfish as well, I pray for her recovery to be in time. Tapi since buat reattachment ni, I don't think she will be normalized (insyaAllah) in time.

I wish her fast recovery. And hope she maintains her hand/thumb functionality.

So now, I'm making enquiries about other gynaes. SDMC has another muslim lady gynae Dato' Dr Siti. Hmmmm...ramai patient lah dia ni. And I'm sure there'll be an influx of Delaila's patient into her clinic. My inclination now is Dr Seri Suniza in PCMC. Quite a number of ppl in my organization opted for PCMC and we were even ridiculed once/ twice of not opting PCMC. Perhaps, we can this an opportunity to chose PCMC. Nothing is finalized yet, am still doing enquiries.
Well, my plan now is to continue doing the blood test in SDMC. Check with Devaghi on the possibility of Delaila's full recovery by early Oct. If full recovery is not possible by Oct, I will then seriously courting another gynae.

31 July
2 youths were charged with robbery and causing grievous injury. Both are in early 20s. Apa laa budak2 mentah ni. Dah merompak, pergi enjoy habuan kat Penang. So shallow. Apparently information about the robbers was tipped by one of the family relatives. If found guilty, the maximum punishment would be 20 years prison and canning. You are wasting your life bros..
Pasal Dr Delaila, she's recovering and thumb reattachment was successful. Cuma tak tahu lagi whether the reattached thumb can get back its original functionality. Hope for the best la.

3rd Aug
While doing my med checkup, sempat tanya Doc Siti about Delaila's well-being. Apparently she's still in hospital. Poor doc. Sempat jugak Doc Siti remarked that she'll be monitoring me an dhopefully Delaila will recover in time for my delivery..berdetik jugak la dalam hati ni..diaorg ni in denial ke haper. Lama kut nak tunggu thumb tu recover? I don't think she (her thumb lah) can recover that fast.

Into 6th day of Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah. All is well. Penat tu..memang penat. Pandai2 la meng adjust activity. So far, my Ramadhan regime is working. Mainly balun tidoq after solat isya'. Hubby kejut after he came back from tarawikh. Kalau rasa fresh & energized, I go downstairs, have a bowl of cereal + warm milo, do tarawikh and hambat budak2 tidoq afterwards. If not, I will hambat budak2 tidoq and I will tidoq as well. Then make sure I get up around midnight to have the cereal+milo and do tarawikh. Sekarang ni dok balun Nestle's Fitnesse Almond/Honey and Fruit.

My fav is Almond Honey. Yg Fruit tu, for variety only.

Rasa2nya lah, elok kalau have the midnight moreh lah. Kalau 10ish dah isi balik, macam too soon since baru je 2hrs plus lps berbuka. Yep, I'm sticking my midnight moreh. Tarawikh, flexi lah, nak buat 10ish pm ka, midnight ka or around sahur time ka (tak pernah lagi...jgn la setat, kalut kut).

Yesterday me & hubby went grocerying. Found this cereal White's Toasted Oats Apple and Cinnamon, macam sedap so I bought. Saja takut boring dok makan Nestle punya je.

The cinnamon taste tu, yg buat dia sedap bangatt. Ke sebab tgh ngidam cinnamon roll?

Sedaap! Tak nyesal lah beli. Maybe boleh try the other variety later on - Strawberry/Banana and Wild Fruits.

26 July
Bought another one of White's Toasted Oats. This time it's Wild Fruit Crunch. It has dried strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Sedap jugak hehehe.

2013 First Day of Ramadhan - Fasting report

How was it? Surprisingly fine! I was majorly worried about fasting at this stage of pregnancy especially being  more tired as compared to other pregnancies plus numerous almost balck-out moments.
So, how did I managed it :
Day 1. Pregnancy 27 weeks.
Sahur at 5am with kurma sebijik and warm susu kambing (Hi-Goat) spiked with milo.
Ate bubur lambuk (hubby's fav and must have) with generous sprinkling of bawang goreng (mbak's specialty, maybe I'll post about this)
Ate a quarter of roti nan & chicken tandoori, bought yesterday, takut kempunan
Ate a slice of whole grain bread (Gardenia with sunflower seed) with scrambled eggs
Slept for 45mins-1hr before preparing to go to work. I had to heap 3 pillows and reclined sideways, takut sebu tekak.

Alhamdulillah, half of the morning I felt full, ke sebab perut dah sempit ke, wallahu'alam. Around lunch time, started to feel 'perut sejuk mintak diisi' :) Other than that, nothing dramatic happened. The evening, biasalah, sleepy time..particularly around 3-4pm. We rushed back around 430pm and arrived around 530pm. Yey, solat asar awal you..kat rumah lagi tuh! Jarang2 ni.

I did my asar prayer and read few pages of surah an-Nisaa' and its translation (fening baca ni mak oiii...), skipping the complex and confusing parts (segala yg lemah itu dtg dpd hamba2 Allah). Then got 30mins before breaking of fast and I tried to catnap, tapi susah la pulak sebab Huda dok mengendeng. Hubby pulak yg berjaya tidoq.

Breaking of fast finally came. We had yesterday's blackpepper chicken, tandoori leftover, sayur buncis and kentang masak bercili. Oh yes, tembikai & mangga (rainbow type). Bestnya! It's a testimony that I can puasa penuh. I drank like half mug of ribena. Then before going for maghrib prayer, drank another half mug of warm milo. Terlelap masa tunggu isya', langsung tidor until hubby came back from his tarawikh at a surau close by. That was about 1020pm.

Before I went to bed (tak isya' pun lagi...nak make sure budak2 tido dulu), I had a small bowl of wholegrain cereal with low fat milk and another half mug of milo. Haisshhh...memang perut dah sempit lah. Tak boleh muat byk2. Gone to bed around 1045. Around 130am I got up, did my isya' and tarawikh prayers.

So far, so good. Today, I plan to take kurma during breaking of fast, drink half a mug and do my maghrib prayer first. Then only eat and tido lah ngantuk. Bangun around 10ish to have some food and do isya'/tarawikh prayers before going to bed. Let's see how lah.

It's a boy (T_T) happy tears..

28th May PM at SDMC Subang Jaya. Got an appointment for detail imaging. I felt nervous for 2 reasons. One. We really want a baby boy this time, with Hayaa' and Huda already in tow. Last visit (about 4 weeks ago), doc gave a teaser saying maybe it's a boy but she's not sure. Ishhhh...doc ni punn. But somehow, I dunno, maternal instinct? I do feel that this time it's a boy.
First trimester, ugghh..I've never felt this terrible - fatigue, dizzyness and many moments of almost black-out. Not to mention overly sensitive to smell. Yeoww! How many times I had to send my towels for washing sebab melekat bau masak. And berapa kali naik hangin everytime bedroom door was opened while mbak was cooking. Honestly, many times, berdetik jugak la dalam hati..'I hate being pregnant this time.' Baby, jgn kecik hati...I do not hate you tau. I just hate how my body/ system undergoing the changes.
Back to the reasons. Two. It's detail imaging. Many things going to be checked with regards to baby's internals and formation. Last visit, the doc did not comment much and it did give me some misgivings. Dah la amik my blood samples for Down Syndrome check and no news at all on this. Which I expects my risk number is higher than that during my time with Huda.
Imaging time. Alhamdulillah..so may medical jargon, defects, deformations spewed from doc's mouth but bay is normal. Legaaa. No signs of : hunchback, Down syndrome, lips split cleft (betoi ka term ni), dwarfism. Clear 4 heart chambers, clear diaphragm to prevent stomach encroaching into lung capacity, clear left/right brain demarcation, sufficient amount of fluid in brain and amniotic fluid.
Dah habih sumer2 tu, masa untuk melihat baby nye gender. Heheheh..doc dah lama nampak & tau girl ke boy. Punya lah pueh dia meng adjust image tu so that we can see. Boleh pulak dia pelik kitaorg tak nampak. Kakaka..Cmon la doc..kitaorg bukannya tgk image2 ni hari2. I even patted my stomach to nudge the baby around, which the baby did move a bit. Last2, nampak laaa...kakakaka..the notorius bird.

Baby : 'Aiyoh, aku tak kuar lagi, org dah tgk my bird'

So, alhamdulillah. 2 kerisauan dah di settlekan. Sujud syukur den masa solat lepas check-up tu. Hubby pun tanya, 'Nak tutup kedai kerr? Tak payah la..ni boleh kawin lain ni kalau nak tutup kedai.' Piangggg!!?? Mamat nih. My answer was, tanya sekarang, nak tutup la. Tgk dulu camner..Hihihi

Pelvic Girdle Pain (also know as Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction)

PGP strikes..yeap. As usual, I will experience this during pregnancy. However, this time it hits early, on the verge of 5 months. With Hayaa', it was just a discomfort pre-natal but post-natal, it was a monster pain in the pelvic (lain kali lah citer). With Huda, I did pelvic floor and core muscle strengthening. Straight away after delivery, I used crutches. PGP was bearable, I was happy that I was better off this time. This time around, has the usual sciatica, cocyx and back pain. But the pain in right inner thigh at hip joint is the main culprit - usually got this post natal. I'm still doing the exercises, yet still got this. Got one website said that if one has experienced it before, it will come ealy in the next pregnancy. I can vouch for this!
So, I'm mentally preparing myself for the debilitating pain and the disability it will cause me post-natal. I need to find the crutches back. I still remember the brand -Lifesaver - how fitting ! I really love that crutches.
I am actually looking forward to join the Milo Breakfast Run this Sunday although I plan to walk all the way with hubby. With the onset of this PGP, I am closely monitoring my discomfort (turned pain in evening and night) and trying to make a judgement whether my body can handle the long distance walking..Ermmm..it's 7KM distance..hehe (weak and lame laugh)..
My only saving grace is that most website advised walking as the best exercise to combat PGP. I notice that the pain will lessen if I walk while sucking in my stomach ie contracting my abdoment and tilt my upper body forward a bit. I think I can do this and need to remember taking small steps, so that not to aggrave the PGP.

12 weeks already

Tak sangka pun ye jugak :)
My last visit was 4 weeks ago (8weeks) and I could only see on the imaging, blips representing the heartbeats (kata doktor lah). Untrained eyes, I can only see the grayish thingy of tv habis siaran. So last saturday, had a follow-up visit with Dr Delaila at SDMC Subang Jaya.
The baby has formed kekekekeke. Me & hubby can see lah the head (no indication of DS), the spine (also no indication os DS) and the hands (also no indication of DS). Tangannya amboii..melenting2 gitu. Alhamdulillah all is well. Of course, the default doa applies ie pregnancy yg selamat, delivery yg lancar, anak yg sihat wal afiat bla..bla. Tapi di sudut hati tu doa2 jugak la dpt anak lelaki. Dah 2 org anak pompuan, nak la pulak boy sorang. Saya tak berapa kisah, ni haaa Hubby bersungguh na nak anak lelaki.
Hubby siap snap a photo using his phone and immediately di Whatsapp kan lah gambo tuh.
3 months, 6 more to go...I am getting old lah. Penat lah preggy2 zaman usia2 macam ni. Cepat la masa berlalu.