Tomorrow - 2012

2011 is gonna end & 2012 is coming. 2012 will be a very different year for us, me & JD cos now there are 3 of us! Am looking forward to it.

Alhamdulillah, 2011 has been an amazing year for me. Hope 2012 will be as good or even better :-).

Honey's briefcase

Stroller Hunting

Before giving birth to Honey, I plan to buy Maclaren Quest~Sport stroller since I read lots of good reviews about the stroller besides the reasonable price. However, the stroller is only suitable for 3 months & above, not from birth.


Then, I terbeli My~Dear stroller at the warehouse sale bcos it's cheap & I cant skip the bargain especially when I was gonna buy the matching infant carrier. It's not bad except that it's bulky.. really bulky from my point of view.. after some times looking at it at home. As a new parent, lesson learned - dont ever buy a bulky stroller. So far, we never use the stroller. JD said we might use it when we bring Honey to the zoo.. ntah bila lah tu.

Somehow, about last 2 weeks, finally I decided to have a stroller with a reversible handle so I can face my baby while pushing the stroller. In my mind was Combi Urban~Walker. However, from what I read, it's quite big when being folded.


Cun gila kaler pink ni...
Sigh. So I'm torn between these 2 strollers - Maclaren & Combi. I kinda like Maclaren better due to its umbrella-fold feature. I like the handle as well which can be the place to hang shopping plastic bags. However, the handle's not reversible, doesnt have an armbar which I think kinda essential for a stroller & cant be used from birth. If only there's a stroller that combines both features of Maclaren & Combi strollers, at a reasonable & affordable price (read: below RM1k)...

Akhirnya setelah membelek kedua2 stroller ini di sebuah kedai barangan baby, we ended up buying this stroller...


Graco~CitiLite-R~Sporty
Pheww.. nasib baik takde kaler pink. Kalau tak, mau gaduh dgn JD.
It's more like Combi. The handle is reversible,has a detachable armbar, full cover canopy & self-standing after folding. It's ultra lightweight, juz 5kg, lighter than Maclaren & Combi.. so it's not a hassle for me to carry it in & out of a car. It's easy to be opened/folded & unlike Combi, it doesnt take much space in the car. The 5-point security harness fits little Honey well. However, due to its lightweight & small wheels, it's not very suitable to be used on the rough surface. Sekali sekala takpe lah. Lagipun, memang biasanya jalan2 di shopping complex je. Most importantly, 2-months-&-1-week old Honey was comfortable in it...


Kali pertama bawak Honey jalan2 menggunakan stroller.
The latest, yesterday...


Well-behaved Honey

Tengok kaki dia tu.. that's why I want a stroller with an armbar.. I know my baby very well, dont I? ;-)...

Meroyan lagi

Arghhh tension. Ohh kali ni bukan pasal kerja, tapi pasal my laptop yang dah berbulan rosak. Alkisah, I decided to fix the laptop by myself by reformatting or restoring the C drive. Dah restore pun, still laptop tu tak elok gak. Hmm...

Suddenly I realized, it's not Windows problem. It's something to do with the display. Might be the graphic card. DEM I ALREADY RESTORE MY C DRIVE! Camna lah selama ni aku boleh ingatkan Windows yang bermasalah.. when I clearly can see that it's a display problem. So I kinda hv made a stupid mistake here. Isk...

I brought my laptop to kedai baiki komputer semalam. As I had suspected, graphic card yang rosak sebenarnya.

I love my laptop not just bcos it's mine & jauh sekali sebab ianya Sony Vaio (nak gak mention tu.. hikss)... I love it bcos I have configured it the way I like it the most. Now that I hv restored the C drive means I have to reconfigure & reinstall the necessary sofwares. Reconfiguring & reinstalling adalah kerja yg renyah & memakan masa. Arghhh.. apa nak buat, nasi sudah menjadi bubur.

Meroyan

Beberapa hari ni aku tension pasal keje. Apa taknya, hari Rabu hantar Honey ke taska, almost for nothing sebab boss baru tak terima cara kitorang buat S.K.T. Dah lah that nite I spent time nak siapkan, kononnya esoknya tinggal hantar je despite the nite before I couldnt really sleep sbb pkul 2:30am tetiba Honey terjaga & menangis, so nak kene pujuk baru boleh tido balik. Pukul 5 Honey bangun lagi utk menyusu. Biasanya pas menyusu Honey akan terus tido tapi kali ni boleh pulak dia ketawa mengekek & tak mau tido. Macam tau2 je esoknya 1st day di taska, so dia pun susah nak tido. Nasib baik Honey baby yg baik. Letak je atas katil biar lah dia main sorang2. Nanti dengan sendirinya tertido. Tapi sebagai ibu risau gak, so kejap2 terjaga tengok dia buat apa.

Hari Khamis hantar lagi Honey ke taska. Memang dah deal dengan owner taska, hanya akan hantar 2 hari je bulan ni. Balik rumah, on laptop JD, konon nak semak semula S.K.T yg dah disiapkn malam td & hantar. Then I got msg from Mas telling tht our new boss doesnt like the way we prepare our S.K.T so we have to redo it. Arghhhh bermulalah tension tahap gaban aku. Penat2 aku siapkan, now kene buat semula??!

Actually I dont really mind. Masalah utama ialah nak access HR.MIS yg hamis lg menyusahkn. DEM SLOW OK. Orang nak paperless, kita pun nak paperless. Buat sistem berkomputer, pakai internet konon canggih & maju, tapi hampeh. SLOW NAK MAMPUS. Kalau komplen, mesti salahkn pengguna jugak. Kononnya kita ni yang suka buat last minute secara berjemaah jd traffic jam pun berlaku di dalam talian. Yeah rite.. Hakikatnya takkan slow kalau sistem tu memang 'canggih' both externally & internally. Kalau juz buat pakai microsoft word, tak payah nak access sistem yg hamis, bengang tetap bengang, tapi takde lah sampai tahap mendidih kepala otak aku ni rasa nak maki aje. Kalau aku maki betul2, still forgivable kot sbb org akan suspek aku menghidap post-natal depression atau bahasa simplenya meroyan.

Fine, I'm not having post-natal depression but still I'll blame my inbalance hormone. Yup, it sounds cliche but it's very true since I'm on red flag rite now. Guess what, this is my 3rd cycle in 1 & 1/2 month. Seems like my cycle is 11 days only. Light bleeding for 4 days, then stop for 7 days, & then the cycle starts again. I'm 100% sure that it's menstrual not postpartum bleeding. So yeah, my hormone is unstable. Pardon me.

I dont actually blame my new boss for the changes. I do think that the new format makes more sense. It juz that we have to submit the S.K.T before 25th. So to make the changes at the last minute is unwise due to the very slow & unreliable HR.MIS.

Well, sehingga saat ini aku masih tak boleh nak access my S.K.T thru HR.MIS. Sometimes I can view my S.K.T but there's error on the page & I cant save any changes. So kene gak gi ofis to use the intranet version instead of the internet version & pray that I'm lucky that the system wont be so slow. Tp kene tunggu JD balik utk jaga Honey. I have drafted my S.K.T following my new boss' format using word, so juz tinggal copy & paste aje.. tapi.. malas nak cakap. Eh nak cakap jugak lah. HR.MIS sucks.

Nursery: Finally

Badan penat tapi mata macam tak mau lelap. Mungkin kerana excited + nervous nak hantar Honey ke taska esok. Secara rasminya Honey akan mula ke taska bulan Januari depan. Ada beberapa urusan di pejabat yang perlu aku selesaikan sebab tu Honey akan kuhantar ke taska esok. Moga2 segala urusan berjalan lancar. Paling penting, moga2 Honey akan dijaga sebaik mungkin.

Talking about nursery, alhamdulillah, finally seperti bulan jatuh ke riba, aku jumpa taska yang memuaskan hati. Syukur, doaku dimakbulkan Allah. Memandangkn minggu ini aku perlu ke ofis, aku telah menyuruh JD menghantar borang pendaftaran ke taska yang telah dipilih sebagai taska sementara seperti yg telah aku ceritakan dalam pos "Nursery". However, JD kept procastinating of delivering the form. Tiba2, pada hari Ahad yg lalu, kami menerima flyer iklan taska yg dimasukkn ke dlm peti surat. Apa lagi, aku pun call lah nombor yg tertera pada flyer tersebut.

Yesterday, I went to the nursery & met the owner. Memang puas hati. Aku tak kisah untuk mengekalkan Honey di taska tu. Sebab tu lah aku kata seperti bulan jatuh ke riba. Siapa sangka kan, di kala hati kerisauan memikirkan pasal taska Honey, tiba2 terima flyer tu & dapat gak taska di kawasan perumahan yg memuaskan. Still feeling sad to leave Honey with strangers tapi takde lah ralat sgt since I knew that the place is ok. Luckily, JD hasnt submitted the registration form of the 'temporary nursery'. Everything happens for a reason indeed.

Pandanglah.. Lihatlah...

... Lubang hidung saya...


Hahahaa..

Hehehee..


Have a good day!!!

To aunty Mas, happy birthday!

Nursery

If I chose to have maternity leave for only 60 days, I have to go back to work today. Time flies really fast isnt it? Seriously if I have to, I cant bcos I'm absolutely not ready. Otherwise, if possible I would like to have more than 90 days maternity leave.

(Arghhh.. tension. I hv typed a long post but... arghhh... it's gone. This app doesnt hv automatic saving feature. Note to myself, this will be the last time I use this app to write a blog.)

I'd say tht I'm not an indecisive person. I hardly hv a hard time to make a decision before.. before giving birth to Honey. Oh rite, even before Honey was born, I was in a dilemma on how to deliver Honey. I guess, when it comes to Honey's matter I couldnt help for wanting the best, considering all the options thoroughly & being fussy even though I dont mean to.

Currently I'm in a dilemma to pick Honey's nursery. I plan to start sending Honey to a nursery next 2 or 3 weeks. So I hv to pick one asap. There are many nurseries in my housing area but the standard are so-so. I've checked out 2 nurseries, I'd say tht the ambiences are dissatisfying. Actually there are 2 nurseries that catch my interest based on what I see on internet. However, the placement for baby is already full. My mistake indeed bcos I dont call & book the place earlier. Lesson learned. Next time, when Honey's gonna turn 4yo, I'll survey & book a kindy earlier.

After discussing & considering the pros & cons of each nursery with JD, I think I've made a decision. Even I dont like the ambience of the nursery, but I think I'm gonna give it a try. The reasons why do I pick it bcos it's the nearest, I've been informed tht the house next to the nursery will be rented just to place the babies which I hope will provide a better ambience for Honey & I happened to read on internet that the babysitters are good. Those are the pros, still there are cons to be considered. So the decision is not finalized yet. However, I do plan to send Honey there temporarily until a new branch of one of the nurseries that I'm interested with is opened. At least that's what I've been told by the owner besides the current one is already full when I called her.


This might be the place where Honey's gonna stay during the day..
I know tht a baby might doesnt pay attention & appreciate her/his surrounding but I couldnt help feeling sad to leave Honey at a place where the ambience is not as good as I hope for. To be honest, juz thinking that I'm gonna leave my tiny-unable to talk-baby to strangers, breaks my heart. Haih... kalau ikutkan memang tak sampai hati. Ya Allah, pelihara lah kesihatan, kebajikan & kesejahteraan anakku. Amin.

Huhuu.. which one?

Banyaknya mainan, colorful... I like. Sampai rambang mata nak memilih. I ended up entering the shop thrice bcos I couldnt decide which stuff I wanna buy for Honey.. semata2 sebab nak redeem baucer ToysRus bernilai RM40 which will be expired this 15th. Finally, I decided to buy this...



Actually Honey already have the same stuff which we attach to either her playpen or rocker. Tapi yg ada tu pakai bateri & tak boleh letak kat stroller.

Btw, dapat baucer RM40 tu sebab beli rocker ni...


Ada mainan gantung2 gak tapi boleh dicabut. The rocker can be converted to a chair for toddler. In the previous post, ada gambar Honey dalam rocker ni.

Dulu enjoy cari barang sendiri such as shoes & handbags. Now, bertambah enjoy cari barang anak plak.. which means more reasons to shop ;-).

P/s: Hari ni Honey genap 2 bulan.

Wordless Wednesday: Wonderful Morning

Play time

Falling asleep...

Ok, Mama wanna sleep too.
Have a wonderful day everybody!

44

Today, Honey's 44 days old. Maknanya hari terakhir aku brpantang. Yay! Hehee there's nothing to celebrate actually sebab bukan berpantang sangat pun. Tapi yang penting, bak kata orang tua2, dah habis 'hari'.

Walaupun tempoh berpantang dah tamat, in a way I still monitor my food intake. Elakkan makanan pedas, berangin & sejuk since I still breastfeed Honey. Not fully bf though. I have to admit it's kinda hard to restrict my food intake especially the hot & spicy one. Whenever it seems like there's something wrong with Honey, I couldnt help blaming myself, thinking it must be something that I have eaten. Sigh.

Today I feel a bit exhausted cos Honey's kinda refuse to sleep although obviously she looks sleepy. Stressed Mama dibuatnya. Ni yang tak sabar nak tunggu Honey pandai brcakap so that Honey can tell me what's wrong actually. Apa pun no matter how stressed I am, I love my Honey. Hehee.. sape yang tak sayang anak kan. Nanti Mama beli bouncer/rocker yg canggih untuk Honey ok. Hope Honey will like it.

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Not So Wordless Wednesday

Double check... yes, today is Wednesday.


Syoknya tido...
- Honey akan menangis/merengek jika nak tido. Jesteru, perlu didodoikan yakni didukung sambil ditepuk/digoyang sblm tido. Kalau nak masukkan dalam buaian pun, mesti didodoikan sampai dah tidur dulu. Lately, bukan setakat menangis. Ada kalanya Honey meraung jika nak tido.

- I've tried to train her a few times to sleep on her own, but failed as she'd keep on crying. I even gave her soother/pacifier despite I was actually against it. However after doing some 'research' I think it's ok to give her an orthodontic soother, only on critical times like before sleeping & when she's full but still demand for milk. But she doesnt like it. Lesson learned - babies have their own preferences. Kalau depa tak mahu, diberi pun depa reject.

- While doing some 'reseach', I was kinda menyampah reading a few comments which claim tht they train their babies not to sleep in a spring cot & such thing. For me, those are just lucky parents who dont need to face the situation where the babies asyik nak berdukung, meraung bila diletak. & as I said before, baby have their own preferences. Even Honey's not fond of it. Ada masanya dia tetap akan terjaga setelah diletak dalam buaian. I know that her favorite place to sleep is in the arms. Lenguh tangan kalau dilayan.

- There are parents who comment 'macam menipu kalau bagi puting kosong'. Hello... it's natural for babies to love sucking. Sebab tu ada baby yang suka mengempeng.. it's not about the milk, it's about being able to keep on sucking. That's why they can easily fall asleep while doing so bcos sucking sooths them.

- Honey mudah terjaga ketika tido, especially bila dengar bunyi bising. Dah lah ada kala susah nak ditidurkan, mudah terkejut pulak tu. Menguji kesabaran juga. Hopefully it wont lasts long. Takut susah orang nak jaga nanti.

- Of course, Honey's sleeping rite now.. hence, I can write this post.

Ohh...

- I juz realized tht today is Thursday, not Wednesday. Iyer2 ingat hari ni hari Rabu, tu yg gi post previous entry. Haih... terserlah kesangapan kerana terlalu lama becuti. I guess I lost track of time since it doesnt really matter to me. What matters to me now is duduk rumah jaga anak. Ibu mithali sungguh kan.

- I'm in love with Samsung~Galaxy~Note. There are 3 main reasons why I'm attracted to this handphone. Main reason bcos it comes with a stylus. Haih... hp sekarang memang slow, but still tak justify enough to buy a new one. Furthermore, baru beli SGTab even though I just use it to get online. Luckily I'm not pregnant now. Kalau tak, memang boleh tahap mengidam SGNote.

- Talking about SGTab, it's my best friend during the confinement. Sebelah tangan dodoikan anak, sebelah tangan lagi pegang Tab. My notebook rosak about a month before bersalin. Bila lah nak hantar repair. Walaupun la ni teringin Note, tapi tak de lah menyesal beli Tab. Cuma kalau tengok subsequent version of Tab, boleh makan hati dibuatnya. Slim, light weight & clear screen. Nanti nak keluar pulak Tab 7" Plus. Ada sesiapa nak beli tak Tab aku ni for RM1k?? Condition tip top.

- Sometimes I hate Facebook. No, actually I dont hate it. I hate status yang menimbulkan tanda tanya. I forgot the term for this kind of status. Contohnya "2 hari lagi..." 2 hari lagi for what? Saje nak buat orang curious. Ok fine, you want everybody to know that the day after tomorrow is meaningful to you. Tapi bila orang komen bertanya, tak mau jawab. So annoying & gedik. Hahaa.. just my dua posen.

- A few days left before my confinement period ends. I'm not really confined myself during this period. A few nites during the 1st & 2nd week, Honey had jaundice & I had to bring her to a clinic to check the blood. Dari segi pemakanan, I eat almost anything except yg gatal/sejuk. Ada juga terlanggar pantang seperti termakan udang kering, tapi alhamdulillah tak gatal.

- Actually I'm holding myself from talking about Honey in this post. It's hard not to talk about her or anything related when almost 100% of my time is spent for her.

Wordless Wednesday

1 month on 11.11.11

Ya tarikh hari ni sgt cantik but it's insignificant to me except that today Honey turns 1 month old.

Smlm Honey pegi klinik utk checkup & injection. Berat Honey dah 3.3kg.. slightly underweight tapi masih dlm zon selamat. Ya lah, masa lahir pun Honey ringan. Nak kene bagi minum susu banyak2 ni. However, tinggi/panjang Honey adalah normal.

Mama Honey pun kene checkup smlm. After a month delivering Honey, berat aku dah turun 10kg. Yippie! So boleh maintain cara pemakanan skrg. Cuma kene buat exercise to burn fat kat perut, pinggul & peha. Tang exercise ni lah yg lemah.

My Dear

Hari Sabtu yg lalu, a day before raya haji, Honey join sekali hantar Opah ke KL. Of course lah sebenarnya Mama yg nak ikut sebab dah sangap sangat rasanya duduk kat rumah. Kalau keluar pun, pergi klinik & kedai barangan baby kat BBB. Kira keluar gak kan.. tapi ntah lah, mungkin sebab keluar kerana tanggungjawab/terpaksa bukan sebab suka2, so still rasa tak 'hidup'.

Sebenarnya selain daripada memang nak menghantar Opah Honey, aku ada niat lain. So, on the way balik, JD tanya ada nak gi mana2 tak, aku pun bagitau lah. Nasib baik JD setuju. Kiranya hari Sabtu lepas, lama lah Honey berjalan.

Jalan ke mana? Ke My~Dear Warehouse~Sale di Puchong. Plan nak beli infant carrier. Asalnya aku plan nak beli convertible car seat untuk Honey. Tapi bila melihat saiz Honey yang kecil & aku plak dah teringin sangat nak bawak Honey jalan2, rasanya for the time being infant carrier lebih sesuai. So memandangkan ada sale, nak cari lah carrier yang murah.

Boleh dikatakan memang murah2 lah barangan yg dijual. Sale rasanya up to 50%. Walaupun asalnya nak beli infant carrier aje, tapi terbeli terus travel system sebab tambah sikit, boleh dapat the matching stroller. Tambah lah aku tak sabar2 nak (bawak Honey) jalan2 :-P. Cuma the stroller agak bulky. Well dengan harganya, what can we expect rite? Takpe cuba dulu stroller yang ada. If I find it hard to handle due to its bulkiness & Honey plak 'stroller-friendly', bolehlah dipertimbangkan beli stroller lain.. *wink kat JD.* However, JD seems still belum confident nak bawak Honey jalan2 walaupun dah ada travel system. Katanya Honey masih terlalu kecil. Tapi kalau tak guna skrg, rugi lah sebab infant carrier boleh guna sampai umur 6 bulan aje. Takpe, dah habis pantang nanti, Mama bawak Honey pergi Alamanda ya.


Honey's travel system

Selain tu, beli gak safety gate untuk dipasang di tangga rumah. Bukannya apa, walaupun Honey masih belum pandai berguling sekarang, apa lagi merangkak & berjalan, tp by next year sepatutnya dah pandai lah kan. So tak perlu lah sibuk nak tunggu next sale untuk beli safety gate.

Next week ada baby expo di MidValley. Kalau pergi, Honey kene lah ditinggalkan. Nenek tolong jaga Honey ya. Memang tak confident lagi nak bawak Honey ke tempat yang crowded.

Due Date!

25/10/2011... Today is my expected due date to deliver Honey. Alhamdulillah, Honey had been delivered safely 2 weeks earlier, which was exactly at week 38 of the pregnancy.

Suddenly I wonder, if I insist on waiting & hoping for normal delivery, when actually would I met Honey? But I guess, this is it, this is the fate & I couldnt be more grateful :-).

Actually I wanna write about my experience on delivering Honey. Mesti ramai yg nak tau kn (tetiba feeling mcm ramai reader) how I came up with the decision to go thru c-sect at last minute, had discussion about it with my OB at 10am, got my OB approval, just booked any available bed, went back home to take baby & my stuff, surrendered (being warded) at ~1pm, being prepared for operation at ~2:30pm, pushed to OT at ~3pm & finally Honey was born at 4:09pm 11/10/2011.

Eh somehow I hv summarized almost the whole story. On how I came up with the final decision, it was actually JD's. I had checkup on Thursday, the week before. Coincidentally, my appointment was on the evening & JD was able to accompany me. After listening to Dr.Hamidah's explanation & rational why we had been given the option, JD thought it made sense. I felt the same way too when I 1st listened to the explanation. So we came up with the final decision & I called DH on Friday to tell her that we opt for c-sect where she asked me to meet her on Tuesday, 11/10/11 for further dicussion. The rest is as summarized above ;-).

Feeling demoralized

Dont take it wrong, I'm happy with my current new life. Cuma rite now I'm kinda feeling demoralized on breastfeeding Honey.

If before delivering, I was too ambitious to dream on having a natural childbirth, not for breastfeeding though since I believe it's strongly depends on rezeki masing2. However, I hv to say the strict rule at HPJ which bans formula milk really boost my confidence to BF Honey. Somehow, whenever I BF Honey, I feel our bond is tighten & I guess the feeling is exclusive between the mother & the baby.

Ok la direct to my problems on BF...

After a week, the milk supply wasnt enough. So terpaksa campur. Cuma bagi formula milk pagi & tgh malam. At the same time, pergelangan tangan kiri aku sakit start hari Sabtu minggu pertama Honey dilahirkan which made it difficult for me to carry Honey & latch-on. So I went to see a doc & been given medicines. Since I was on medication I couldnt BF Honey for 3 days. Masa ni mmg stress gila. Dalam hati frust hanya Tuhan yg tau. Lagi2 masa awal2 dia meragam macam nak 'bergantung'. I kept pumping regularly though. But I hv to throw away the milk. On the 1st & 2nd day, there was improvement. However, on the last day, suddenly the milk production dropped. Stress lagi.

Tiba masanya to BF Honey back. It becomes harder to latch-on. Seems like Honey has nipple-confused problem. Couldnt blame her. 3 days is quite a long time. Bila nak BF je, kene bg skit susu botol dulu. Then, baru BF. Sigh. On the milk production, dah minum byk air, oat, susu, makan lobak putih etc, rasanya tang tu gak. But it's not the main problem since I think still quite enough for Honey. Cuma kene improve dr segi kepekatan.

I think the main problem that demoralized me is my left hand which still hurts until today. It has been almost 2 weeks now & am thiking of going to a clinic again which means I might be on medication again, sooner or later.

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Introducing...

A new main character in my life.

PurPle Jr... my precious Honey.


PurPle punya baby girl =)

Was born on Tuesday, 11-10-11.
Alhamdulillah.

In The Womb

Baby's 1st pic ever. At week 8...

Subhanallah. It was almost unbelievable to see that little fetus was actually alive. Still remember the feeling when the doc showed me the heart. I could see the heartbeat. Amazing.

20 weeks later...

Love this pic so much especially the lower lip. Terjuih gitu. The unborn baby was asleep during the 3D pic was taken. Geram tengok pipi dia yang tembam.

36 weeks...

One more week left before my pregnancy will be full-term & 4 weeks until my due date. Mentally, I think I'm ready to give birth at any time soon, but the fact is I havent ready with the preparation. Ni kes mental tak seiring dgn action la ni. Still there are a few necessary items to buy, the hospital bag needs to be packed & baby clothes are yet to be washed. The hall at the 1st floor is like tongkang pecah & JD is occupied with his wall-painting project (to welcome the baby. Macam lah baby faham :P). So far, the non-feature walls for all the 3 bedrooms were done. No matter how busy I am *tangan di dada, mata ke atas*, note to myself... I need to wash the baby clothes, pack the hospital bag & kemas mana yang boleh. The sooner the better.

Regarding the previous post, I think I've made the decision. After reading others experiences, I know that I want to deliver normally. In fact actually, I've been wanting to deliver naturally. No induce, no epidural. Yup, I'm that ambitious. Actually before buying this GTab, I had been spending time reading a book titled "Ina~May's Guide to Natural~Childbirth" almost everyday before going to sleep. Somehow, the book does inspire me. Natural birth doesnt sound so scary no matter how painful the process is. It makes me think kalau mat saleh ni boleh, aku pun boleh. Lagipun, macam tu lah mak2 kita bersalin dulu. How I wish I got the opportunity to have that experience. However of course, bersalin ni pun bergantung pada rezeki. Redha je lah. Most importantly the baby is delivered safely. InsyaAllah. The final decision will be made next week when I have another checkup. If everything is normal, no complication whatsoever, then I'll choose to wait instead of going for elective c-sect.

Ok, here's the update on my condition rite now. My tummy becomes bigger! Hehee.. I know it's normal. But somehow I think the growth is quite sudden. Tetiba dah tak cukup baju nak gi ofis. Kalau gi ofis pakai uniform kan senang. Before, I still can wear baju kurung. Now, not anymore. So, instead of sighing everytime I open my wardrobe, yesterday, finally I bought more maternity blouses & pants. Hopefully sempat pakai beberapa kali sebelum bersalin. Sebelum ni cuma pernah beli sehelai maternity blouse & maternity jeans aje.

So far, still no backache. Sakit pinggul kadang2, especially at nite. Sama ke sakit pinggul & sakit belakang?? Tiada masalah untuk tidur malam. Just that sometimes I do feel less comfortable. Baby masih bergerak aktif but less kicking. Guess what.. finally at week 35 I got stretch marks & felt a bit itchy. I thought I'd be one of the lucky mommies-to-be who dont have to deal with stretch marks during pregnancy. However, I still consider myself lucky cos I'd categorized my stretch marks as the mild one (*perasan*), hardly can be seen & I dont feel itchy anymore. I started having swelling feet at week 33, but it's not so obvious that even the nurse didnt notice it during my 34-weeks checkup. Besides, I still can wear my old flat pumps. Of course they're a bit tight.

Wee.. dah panjang post ni.


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Dalam Dilema...

I'm given a choice by my obstetrician whether to go for c-sect (LSCS) at 38 weeks of pregnancy or normal delivery since this is our 1st baby after years of marriage. As the doc said, if I go for c-sect, I dont have to wait anxiously especially if the pregnancy is overdue.

So far everything is ok with my pregnancy. Me & the unborn baby are fine. So, I can opt for normal delivery but we can never be sure as anything could happen as the time comes. Basically there are pros & cons for each option.

At 1st, I'm kinda 75% tend to opt for c-sect. My rational is even though I prefer a normal delivery, but I think for this 1st baby, maybe my preference is not that important. The most important thing is the baby is delivered safely when the baby is matured enough at 38 weeks.

However after reading the c-sect experiences by other mommies, terus rasa tak jadi nak go for it. Scary ok. The procedure might be painless at the moment of delivery but I doubt I can stand the pain afterwards. From what I've read, nak batuk & bersin pun sakit. Ada yg take a year to heal. Oh no.

Pendapat D, I should opt for normal delivery 1st & choose for elective c-sect on the due date instead of week 38. I'm tempted to go for elective c-sect on 38 weeks of pregnancy bcos I'd like to deliver the baby on 10/10/11 or 11/10/11. Alang2 elective c-sect kan, pilihlah tarikh yg cantik. Lagipun, if I could wait until my due date for a normal delivery, I think I dont mind to wait for another maximum ~10 days.

So now, I'm kinda 85% sure to wait patiently for the baby to be born naturally. I guess as 1st time parents to be, we're not that anxious. The balance 15% comes from my concern what if I'm actually destined to go for c-sect. If not elective, I might end up going for emergency c-sect. Membaca pengalaman orang yg diseluk beberapa kali, but akhirnya kene emergency c-sect juga adalah menakutkan. Baik pilih c-sect drp awal. Hahaa.. I know that I think & read too much. Blame the GTab, makes browsing & reading so convenient. Oopss.. iklan jap.

Sigh... serba salah pula bila diberi pilihan. I have to inform the doc about my decision during my next checkup which is 2 weeks from now.

Well, I pray to God for the best & hopefully I'll make the correct decision. InsyaAllah. Ameen.

Pertama kali...

... berbuka puasa di luar tahun ini.



Tu pun 5 minit je dari rumah, hiks.

Menjelang Hari Raya

Yay, hari terakhir bekerja sblm cuti panjang! Ada gak hati konon nak keje hari Isnin, tegar nak save cuti.. tapi logiknya pasti mood kerja dah takde. Baik tolong Mak masak.

Persiapan hari raya tahun ini amat lah ala kadar. Baju raya cuma 2 pasang, tu pun sepasang beli untuk kenduri di kampung nanti... jubah berwarna merah. Sebenarnya tak lah berkenan sgt sbb kaler merah macam garang je & kurang sesuai utk dibawa ke majlis keagamaan, tp kebetulan memang kaler merah je yg ada untuk saiz aku... mula lah perasan it's meant to be mine. Sepasang lg dibeli kerana terpikat setelah melihat rakan2 seofis dok fitting baju tu. Baju tu free size. Try fitting gak, muat tang perut, kira ok lah tu. Tapi ada beberapa helai lagi baju tahun lepas yang belum dipakai. So kalau muat, boleh lah dipakai untuk raya tahun ni.

Kasut & handbag raya memang takde dalam senarai persiapan raya aku. Kalau kebetulan ada yang baru, boleh lah dipakai ketika raya. Kalau takde, pakai je apa yang ada. Begitu juga langsir raya. I tukar langsir 5 tahun sekali je... hehee. Dalam masa 5 tahun tu, cuci & terus pakai semula. Cukup time, buang. Langsir baru ada, tapi untuk 2 bilik tetamu di atas. Ye lah, kata tukar langsir 5 tahun sekali... yang kat 2 bilik tu dah lebih drp 5 tahun pun. Aktiviti mengemas belum lagi bermula, so langsir baru masih dalam plastik. Ruang bawah, for sure lah akan dikemas, tapi ruang atas... tak tau lah larat ke tak. Ingat hari tu nak upah orang, nak call tapi asyik tangguh aje... sedar2 dah nak raya. Tu lah suka tangguh keje.

Setakat ni kuih raya dibeli untuk dimakan sendiri. Yum, yum... dimakan selepas berbuka puasa. Oh ya, duit raya dah tukar hari Rabu yang lalu. Mencabar gak urusan menukar duit raya tahun ni. Semalam selepas checkup, buat hair treatment. Rambut raya D kata. Buat hair treatment je, takde apa2 perubahan pun. Hari ni lak, time rehat nanti nak buat facial. Bukan sbb nak raya, mmg dah sampai masanya. Lagipun badan rasa perlu diurut sikit2.

Termasuk hari ni, tinggal 4 hari kita berpuasa. Alhamdulillah, so far mampu berpuasa penuh. Semalam checkup. Walaupun berat aku statik, berat baby naik. Berat baby dah 1.7kg. Kira ok lah berat tak naik bulan posa ni sebab raya nanti pasti naik mencanak2.

10 Weeks Left...

Alhamdulillah.. so far I'm doing fine. But I know that many challenges yet to come. I couldnt imagine myself carrying 2.5kg++ fetus in my tummy. Even now sometimes I feel like I need extra energy to move myself. I might be exaggrating a bit since every evening after office hour I still manage to hunt meals for iftar. But I guess it's less tiring than cooking. Most importantly, for now I havent missed a single day of fasting & with my healthy condition rite now, I dont find any excuse to break fast.

At 30 weeks, I guess my belly is not that big. I still can wear some of my baju kurung. The only maternity jeans that I had bought still doesnt fit me well at the belly part. Guess what, no strecth mark or itchiness whatsoever. So my tummy still looking good ;-) except for the area around the belly button is kinda dry. Even my belly button hasnt pop up yet. Yeah, 10 weeks still is a long way to go where the baby will grow twice... so I just have to wait & see.

Hmm... what else? I still can sleep well at nite. No backache. It just that I snore (loudly according to D), but that's D's problem :-P. I dont really monitor my weight. Ok, I just checked my weight. Seems like I lose some weights during this fasting month. So, that makes me gain not more than 10kg during this pregnancy so far. That sounds good. Just hope the baby is doing fine too. The last time I did checkup, which was during the 1st week of Ramadan, the baby's weight was ideal... the point was exactly at the center of the line chart.

Talking about the baby, the baby is kicking rite now. Oh yeah, I think one of the significant development of the baby is now I can feel it when the baby hiccups. I'd say that my baby has a hiccup almost everyday. But yesterday, I noticed the baby had a hiccup twice. From what I read, it's normal for babies to have hiccups in the womb in order to mature their lungs. So, no worries.

Ok, I guess that's all for now.

Interesting...

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Resepi Hari Ini

Haih... ketika orang lain bergembira nak dapat bonus, aku plak mood bengang. Mana taknya, transaksi yg sepatutnya dah dibatalkan, tak terbatal lak. Maknanya macam bayar double utk satu barang. Tension. InsyaAllah akan dapat refund. Cuma perlukan kesabaran, masa & sedikit tenaga.

Dah, dah sesi melepaskan perasaan. Ok, resepi yg ingin dikongsi pada hari ini...




Lama dah snap gambar2 ni, tak ingat dari majalah mana. Selamat berbuka puasa! Hampir 9 hari kita berpuasa. Alhamdulillah, masih dikurniakan kesihatan yang baik untuk terus menunaikan ibadah puasa.

Mengidam

About more than a month ago , a colleague of mine asked me do I crave anything?

My answer was... yes, I do... I crave for...
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SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB!

Seriously. For a few weeks I just couldn't get it out of my head. I googled & watched YouTube about it. Bak kata JD, memang nak kene beli ni.

Actually start berkenan dengan GTab ni during I was about 9 weeks pregnant sebab tengok drama bersiri di TV3. Masa tu dok umah Mak seminggu sebab JD out-station. Since Mak layan drama tu, terpaksa lah layan sama. Heroin dalam drama tu pakai GTab. Nampak smart plak. Tapi belum ada keinginan melampau untuk membeli lagi.

Then somehow I see more people using it & I happened to read more bloggers review about it. Tetiba rasa nak sangat. Finally, about a month ago, the GTab is mine =D.

At 1st I was a bit afraid that the 7" screen is still small for my usage which is to surf internet & read while lying down. Yup, motif utama nak main internet sambil baring (melepek). Fortunately, so far I'm satisfied. The size is just nice that I can still typing using both of my thumbs, hence the frequent update lately ;-) (now, I use BlogIt instead of Blogger~droid) & the screen is big enough that I can still browse websites comfortably even they aren't in mobile version.

Ok enough about my favorite new gadget. Am thinking, besides the GTab :-P, what else do I crave for..? Rasanya macam takde kot. Setakat teringin gitu2 je. Tak dapat pun takpe. Contohnya durian. Aku mmg teringin durian, tapi takde lah sampai tahap nak membeli. Tapi kalau ada depan mata, ngap aje la.

Beberapa hari ni aku teringin cempedak goreng lak, lagi2 bila tengok orang jual buah cempedak kat tepi jalan. Hari tu ada beli cempedak goreng kat param Presint~2, kebetulan nampak ada orang jual. Walaupun habis dimakan sorang2, tapi still rasa kalau goreng sendiri atau lebih tepat kalau Mak goreng lagi sedap. Lalu, belilah buah cempedak di tepi jalan, minta tolong Mak gorengkan. Isk... cite pasal makan ni buat perut lapar je.

Alhamdulillah, sudah 7 hari kita (aku) berpuasa, insyaAllah.

Bla Bla B4 Iftar

Saya frust la hari ni sebab baby tak mau tunjuk muka dia masa buat 4D scan. Now I'm thinking, should I go to other clinic/hospital to perform the 4D scan? Hmm...

So tadi ada lah sesi checkup yang paling tak best. Tambahan pula berpuasa, semua orang kelihatan serius je termasuk lah saya. Next 3 weeks kene pergi lagi. Lupa nak tanya doc, kenapa 3 minggu? Rasa2 melampau tak kalau next visit mintak MC gak? Huh... banyaknya MC saya pada tahun ini.

Tadi pertama kali ke param Presint~2. Meriah & besar juga. Tengok orang siap beratur nak beli murtabak. Mesti sedap gila tu. Ramai orang komplen makanan kat param adalah mahal, saya pun rasa begitu. Tapi, beli bahan mentah pun mahal juga.

Malam tadi lupa nak rekod Masterchef~Australia. Kalau tak, boleh layan sekarang. Tu lah, salah sendiri... boleh je auto record the whole series, tapi nak juga record manually. Sebelum puasa, biasanya layan ulangan jam 6:45pm. Tapi dah bulan puasa ni, time tu sibuk nak masak nasi, menghidang & berbuka puasa.

Guruh dah berdentum, langit dah mendung. Hari nak hujan.

Knock Knock

Entering the 3rd trimester...

2nd day of Ramadan.

Baby stuff, continues...

Shopping memang menyeronokkan. So I have to admit that I went home from Midvalley excitedly yesterday.

So ini ada lah barang2 yang dibeli...

Avent Electric~Steam~Striliser

Happy hour - RM199. Normal price ~RM280 I think. Walaupun benda alah ni tak wajib ada, tp kalau ada best lah kan. Lagi2 bila dapat murah, just couldn't ignore it.

Avent feeding bottles

3x4oz + 3x9oz = RM145. So 1 botol ~RM24 aje. Murah lah kan.

Momma Urban~diaper bag

Normal price is RM259. Ada less 30%. Kalau survey kat shopping webs, paling murah pun boleh dapat ~RM220. So another sale that I just couldn't ignore. Lagipun suka design dia... sesuai untuk both mother & father.

Spectra~3 breastpump

For dual pump, the price is RM323. Normal price maybe ~RM380. Tak lah jauh sangat beza kan. Tapi yang bestnya, boleh redeem Maybank~TreatsPoints. So, I just paid RM150... bakinya redeem aje point.

Actually plan nak beli breastpump bila nak dekat bersalin nanti. Walaupun by that time mega sale dah abis, hopefully ada shopping webs yang buat promosi. Tapi memang plan nak beli Spectra~3. Walaupun agak berat, but the price is reasonable for 1st-time mommy like me yang still in doubt of my ability to fully breastfeed my baby.

Lagi best, dapat free backpack ni...

Moms~Precious backpack

Kalau tengok kat website, harga backpack ni RM140... memang khas untuk bawak breastpump macam Spectra~3 & segala aksesori.

Selain daripada barang2 di atas, ada gak beli romper beberapa helai... tapi bukan saiz newborn. Cute2 baju yang dijual... tu yang takde saiz pun beli gak. Takpe, orang kata baby cepat membesar kan. Btw, I think next expo will be in Nov.

Okeh, waktu rehat dah abis. So far, alhamdulillah, badan belum lagi lembik... hehee.

Baby stuff, so far...

At last we start buying baby stuff. I guess I'm not blur anymore. With the guide from a newborn checklist that I had downloaded from My.Permata.Hati website, I have a brief idea on the necessary stuff. I also spent some times surfing shopping webs & visiting baby stores in order to know the price range. These are the stuff that we purchased at Little.Whiz... Blanket, swaddle, towel & stuff like that.

Guess what, the unborn baby already got a present... A pair of cute tiny socks from practical students.

This morning, we went to Parenthood~Expo at Midvalley. This is the 2nd time we went to this kind of expo, so we didn't actually expect that we'd buy something. Turn out, yup I'm not as clueless as the 1st time. So, this is the result... I think we got a good deal for all these stuff. I'd like to share the details in my next post.

So, that's it so far. Actually, I think quite a lot of stuff that we haven't bought yet like baby gear, bedding set, baby care & grooming, diapering etc. Will continue shopping for baby after Eid. Or... would anyone like to give early presents for our baby? ;-) hiksss.

Selamat menyambut Ramadhan. Semoga segala amalan kita diberkatiNya. Semoga diberi kekuatan & kesabaran untuk berpuasa penuh tahun ini. Amin.

Durian

Jumaat lepas makan durian. Mas beli kat tepi jalan.


Makan kat umah mas. Tapi aku makan tak banyak, dalam 4, 5 ulas je.

Hari ni lak ada pesta buah. Free. Banyak gila durian.


Pilih je nak isi kaler kuning, cream, keras, lembik, besar, kecik, semua ada. Memang kalau ikut nafsu, boleh tak berenti makan. Aku pun lost count brp ulas aku makan. Tapi rasanya ada dalam 1 1/2 biji kot. Alhamdulillah, kenyang. Tak payah lunch.

Petang ni ada doa selamat & karnival lak. Ermm... makan lagi walaupun khabarnya cuma bihun.

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Counting down to 5

Jap lagi nak balik. Wanna see my new office? Rasanya baru 3 bulan kot dok sini. Ini lah meja saya...

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Yadda, yadda...

I got an offer to visit one of the research institutes in Japan. However due to my current situation of being pregnant rite now, they reluctantly withdrew the offer. Furthermore, I'm about to enter the 3rd trimester where the time is kinda limited to prepare & undergo 2-4 weeks training. I can't help being a bit disappointed although it was expected since it's a great opportunity.

Actually, the match Spore vs Msia is on air rite now. I can't stand watching the game. 4-1.. WTH? If it's only me, I'd switch the channel.

Ok, sambung balik.

I already passed up 2 visits to Bandung before. The 1st one was during I was 5 weeks pregnant. On the day I was supposed to get my period which was on week 4, I did get my period, at least I thought so at the time being. But turned out, it was just a heavy spotting which can be either implantation/hormonal bleeding or a sign of miscarriage. So, it's better to be cautious. Alhamdulillah, that was the only bleeding that ever occured so far.

The 2nd trip supposed to be during I was about 3 months pregnant. However, D just came back from Jakarta after staying there for 2 weeks. Since I wasn't in the mood to do 'unnecessary' shopping, I agreed to cancel the plan & went to Cameron~Highlands instead.

This coming October, I have to pass up another 2 trips which are to K.Tganu & Medan. Nak buat camna, kita manusia hanya mampu merancang. Nasib baik beli tiket flight masa promosi, so tak la rasa rugi sangat. But I lost quite amount of money gak la for the 1st trip to Bandung since it wasn't promo tix.

Wee... 4-3!

Err... 5-3.

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Doa

Kawan bagi doa ni. So I don't know the original source.

~Doa agar anak dlm kandungan dipelihara~

"Ya Allah, peliharalah anakku selama ia brd di dlm perutku & sihatlah dia, Engkaulah yg menyembuhkn, tdk ada penyembuhan selain penyembuhan Mu, penyembuhan yg tdk meninggalkn penyakit. Ya Allah rupaknlah & btkknlah dia yg ada diperutku dgn rupa yg baik & tetapknlah ke dlm hatinya iman kpd Engkau & kpd rasulMu.

Ya Allah keluarkanlah dia dr perutku dgn mudah & slmt. Ya Allah, jdknlah dia sihat yg sempurna, brakal & pandai, alim & bramal. Ya Allah, pjgknlah umurnya, sihatknlah bdnnya & baikknlah akhlaknya, fasihknlah lisannya, bagusknlah suaranya utk mmbaca al-Quran & hadis dgn berkat Nabi Muhammad SAW & segala puji bg Allah Tuhan semesta alam. Ameen."

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Tinggal sehari lagi...

Alhamdulillah... masih dikurniakan kesihatan yang baik. Agak mencabar juga berpuasa dengan kehadiran insan kecil yang asyik menendang & bergolek (wobble & squirm) di dalam perut. Perasaan atau perasan, terdetik juga di dalam hati... kesian dia lapar. Tapi apa nak buat, sudah kewajipan kan.

Think about it, I don't know how actually unborn babies feed themselves. I know they get food & oxygen thru umbilical cord but do they get whatever mommies eat right away? Hmmm.

Harap2 mampu berpuasa penuh Ramadhan ini. Semoga insan kecil dipeliharaNya. InsyaAllah. Amin.

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Ngee... :D

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Kalumpang~Resort

Kesinambungan daripada bila hati gedik nak bercuti...

Wah, dah sebulan rupanya masa berlalu. Rasa macam baru lagi percutian ni. Time flies so fast indeed!

Sebab Mak nak bercuti dalam hutan, Kalumpang~Resort jadi pilihan. Never been there but judging from the pics on internet, it's green enough & the most important thing ada sungai. Mula2 call sales office, dapat chalet Layang2. Check kat internet, macam tak best je chalet Layang2 tu. Call lagi sekali, dapat chalet Tempua pulak. Betul2 mengadap sungai. Ok la tu. Tu pun nasib baik ada sebuah yang available untuk 2 malam.

Ok lah, terus ke pros & cons tempat ni based on my experience...

Pros:

• Ada sungai yang terjaga & bersih. Seronok bila berenang nampak ikan2 dalam sungai. Mak buyung pun enjoy berenang ala2 ikan duyung.
• Ada mini zoo.
• Chalet Tempua tu memang betul2 mengadap sungai. Bila buka pintu akan kedengaran bunyi sungai mengalir deras.
• Hijau, suasana redup aje.
• Takde line tepon. Kalau ada pun setakat 1 atau 2 bar. Bila buat panggilan asyik putus, so sms je lah. Nak bercuti dalam hutan kan, so what do you expect? So instead of bergayut & surf internet, nikmati je lah suasana yang ada.

Cons:

• Dari parking lot ke chalet agak jauh. No bellboy. Tiada troli disediakan. Staff pun buat tak tau je tengok kita angkat barang.
• Selain daripada mandi sungai & jalan2 dalam kawasan resort, tiada aktiviti lain disediakan. Resort tu pun tak besar sangat, 1 jam dah abis jalan. So for 3d2n mati kutu gak lah.
• The main drawback of the resort - the chalet is very basic & mediocre for RM200 per nite. Dalam chalet cuma ada katil queen, TV kecil, almari buruk & kipas dinding. Nasib baik ada aircond. There's no fridge, chair & table inside the chalet. Tu takpe lagi. There's even no electric kettle or complimentary mineral water & towel provided. There was breakfast for 2 but according to Kakty who went for breakfast on the 1st morning we were there, only tea & nasi lemak was served. Tu pun tak sedap. So on the 2nd morning, nobody among us interested to use the breakfast coupon.

Overall the place is quite ok. Cuma sebab bilik tak best, so kurang selesa. Nak psiko diri supaya bertahan for 2 nites, anggap aje lah aktiviti perkhemahan di tepi sungai cara mewah - ada katil, bilik beraircond & ada bilik air. For those yang teringin nak mandi sungai, I'd still recommend this place tapi stay 1 malam cukup lah. I'd suggest chalet Tempua, Kasawari or Kenari sebab dekat dengan sungai.

Morning walk di dalam resort.

Sekitar resort

Pregnancy & I

Alhamdulillah, so far me & baby are doing fine. Fetal growth is normal, so does my 'growth' I guess =P. A few weeks ago, I determined to write the experience of being pregnant. Now that I have less than half way to go, I don't know how & from where to start.

When I found out that I'm pregnant, the 1st concern was nak checkup & bersalin kat mana?? I think these 2 are related to each other. I prefer to do the antenatal checkup at the place that I'm gonna deliver my baby.

For the 1st 2 checkups (5 & 8 weeks), I went to Annur. However, I have no plan to deliver at Annur, sebab tu lah kene decide awal2 nak bersalin kat mana. I'm afraid, as time goes by, I'd feel comfortable at Annur, malas nak fikir dah & decide to deliver my baby there. Not that Annur is a bad place for delivering... just that I wanna keep my option open. Lagipun, somehow D prefer if I deliver the baby at a 'real' hospital.

Coincidently, KTy mentioned about reading there is a private wing at Hospital Putrajaya (HPJ). Being the nearest hospital from my home & offers private service... I couldn't ask for more. So, after googling for the info (which is not many), I decided to deliver under FPP (Full Paying Patient) scheme.

Under the FPP scheme, GL tak laku. Bayar sendiri macam swasta. Somehow I feel at this 'age' & for the 1st baby, I don't wanna take risk on having to deal with an unpredictable service/treatment (or I just being ngengada :P). Biasa lah kan kalau under gomen, ada yang ok & ada yang tak. For the 1st experience of delivering a baby, I'm hoping for a good one. Tapi bersalin swasta pun belum tentu terjamin dapat servis yang ok. Well, kita manusia hanya mampu merancang. So, for me this scheme is like a fair solution between government & private. Back to the FPP scheme, I can choose my own obstetrician. There are 4 (2 female & 2 male) to choose from & I chose Dr.Hamidah (DH). Instead of going to KK, I have my antenatal checkup at O&G dept of HPJ.

I guess memang rezeki kot. The 1st time I had an antenatal checkup there, actually I just wanted to know more about the scheme & set an appointment to meet the doc. The nurse called DH to set the appointment. Turned out DH wanted to meet me that day. For the 1st visit, as a new case I had to pay RM110.

Every checkup we have to scale our weight, take blood pressure & urine test. Then the doc will consult us & perform a detailed scan of the baby. Of course, I guess like other mommies-to-be, I love the scanning part. It's like a meet-up session with my unborn baby :).

So far I only have to wait maximum for about 1 & 1/2 hours compare to Annur where I had to wait for like 3 hours to meet the doc. Pagi tadi paling sekejap, 1/2 jam je. Being under the FPP scheme, we have the privilege to cut the queue ;). In term of the charges, I think FPP is cheaper compare to Annur. However, I think the scanning machine at Annur is more high-end. I can't compare with the government standard procedure such as checkup at KK because I've never been to one for antenatal checkup.

Talking about cutting the queue, during the 2nd visit, I was a bit blur of the procedure. I went to the O&G counter directly but the nurse asked me to take a number 1st (dengan muka kerek). I was like, what number?? Somehow yang dia tau under FPP pun kene amik nombor kat kaunter pendaftaran. Nurse baru kot. Sabar je lah. Actually instead of going thru the standard procedure like queuing to take the number for registering, wait for your number to be called at the registeration counter, then only you'll get the number to meet the doc; just directly go to the counter 2, tell the staff that you're under FPP scheme, register & make the payment at the same counter.

If I'm not mistaken there are 12 executive rooms provided but only 6 are dedicated for maternity. Nak bersalin nanti kene bayar deposit RM3k.

Ok, panjang dah ni. Nanti sambung lagi.

To know more about the FPP scheme at HPJ, click here.

For my own inspiration...

If I could do it before, I most certainly can do it again later.

Once upon a time, I pressed the alert button when my weight reached 58kg (59 - 1)! (Check this post). However, I did nothing.

I went back to Msia for good, had a pleasant Eid celebration & my weight reached...

I did hit 60++kg, but I just couldn't take the pic. As I said in my previous post, I was 'fat' once. I had to open a new wardrobe as the current one hardly fit my body anymore. I went to gym & 'tried' to go on a diet, but my weight remained as it is.

Until one day, to be exact, on July 16, 2010, I got a wake-up call. I was 'wider' than my colleagues which are taller than me when we measured our body for the corporate uniform. Furthermore Eid was about to be celebrated in 3 months. I knew that I had to reduce my weight or else I'd get (more) 'wider'.

I was so happy to see this. Drive me more to continue going on a diet.

Yay! Almost there. My target before Eid was 55kg.

I was actually lighter than the days before I went to Liverpool.

All I did was reducing my food intake, no specific exercise, just had a normal life with a normal routine. The progress might be a bit slow, but the most important thing is I did it ;-). Eid came & I stopped going on a diet.

Then early this year, I tried to start again. My target has been always 52kg (or if I'm still in the mood, I'd like to go for 50). However, this time, I initiated the diet program with the help from a food supplement called Figure~Up (if I'm not mistaken). Somehow, by taking it, I did lose my appetite & my belly became smaller. I only took 10 packets though (a packet a day) & continued the diet regimen by my own as I did last year.

Just 1kg to lose, but...

It didn't last long since I guess I was not as driven as before... already comfortable with my weight at that time.

So, that's it... if I could do it before, I most certainly can do it again later. Hopefully =P.

Clapping my hands

Kalau gembira tepuk tangan...

Yes, that's the reason I'm clapping my hands. I'm happy!

Yesterday I had received a parcel... wait... not 'a' but 2 parcels actually. Fine, I did an online shopping a few days ago... but it didn't just stop there. Once started, I guess it's just hard for me not to surf around & stop myself from adding things to a shopping cart, check out happily & eagerly waiting for the items to arrive. The only thing that stop me is something being called 'rationality' ;-). Still I did add a few items in the shopping carts. Just waiting for the rite time to actually proceed. Don't know why, somehow I love online shopping. Maybe I'm just plain lazy to move my ass =P.

Back to the parcels that I had received...

The big parcel consisted the 3 tops that I had shopped online a few days ago as mentioned in my previous post. While the smaller one, is...

Actually I did buy a pair of maternity jeans. But I guess my tummy is not big enough that the stretchable part of the jeans does not grip my belly well. Bila jalan, rasa macam nak terlondeh pulak. Now the problem of not having enough cloth has been solved. I can still wear pants, jeans & kain baju kurung comfortably :D.

P/s: Updated with the pics.