The Birth of My PRU / GE Baby

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

Lamanyaaaaaaaaaa tak update blog! Busy lahh. Busy apa? Busy beranak, pantang, jaga anak, kerja balik, berniaga balik, macam-macam! Hari tu ada kawan share kawan dia write on her giving birth experience. Macam best je nk tulis jugak! Nanti anak da besar sila baca and sila hargai mommy ni ye! hahaha

My due date is on 10th May 2013 and i booked labour room on 9th May 2013. Kiranya kalao tak rasa nak beranak by then nak induce jela on the 9th tu. I don't want to risk to go overdue. Takut baby besar and uri matang and baby can be unstable. Ramai jugak orang mulut masin keep on saying i will beranak on 5th May 2013 which is PRU13!And guess what....i did!

Pukul 8 pagi da siap-siap nak pergi mengundi. I was so excited since it was my first time. Mama terkejut and cakap semangatttttnyaaa awal lagi la. Aiseh so breakfast la dulu. Then mama with her super power instinct told papa "Pa, jomla g mengundi now. Lambat-lambat teberanak pulak Mira ni nanti". So we went around 9 am. Oh i was not with my husband because he went back to his kampung Ijok to cast his vote there. He went back a day before to do the flashmob thingy. Yes he is jenis that semangat. Biarla bini tengah sarat pon. Kempen tetap kempen. haha. *pasrah*

Mama, Papa and I arrived at S.M.K Taman Melawati which was our place to vote. Panjang gila barisan! My parents decided to bring me to vote since i can cut queue and they will come back later in the afternoon hoping the line will be shorter. I still remember meeting few friends who were lining up (I pn muka bangga la bole cut queue. haha). One of them is Hadi who asked me when am i due. I answered anytime soon! Never that i thought soon is really really soon!

So we went back home. Betul-betul sampai rumah i feel a bit wet down there. I thought normal la pregnant mmg wet-wet sikit down under. hehe. I told my mom. Yes i tell my mom everything! detail-detail apa pun semua nak bagitau. My mom terus bangun cakap "Pa, jomla kita pegi mengundi now! Amira ni nak beranak kot". I am telling you guys, moms have super instinct power!!! They went out. I went upstairs and guushhhhhh some unknown liquid (a lot!) keluar. First baby kan so blur gila. I was thinking OMG lemah gila bladder aku tak boleh tahan kencing da! Lari-lari masuk toilet tengok dekat jubin putih toilet aikk why my kencing putih??and why it won't stop!!??Called my mom and told her my kencing wouldn't stop. Haha noob kan??Heard my mom screaming at my dad "Pa, patah balik patah balik. Air ketuban Mira da pecah!" Then i was like oooo ni ke air ketuban. Awat x sakit? Orang cakap pecah air ketuban sakit and x banyak pun. Maka, dengan bertadahkan kain batik and segala towels, Mama, Papa and my lil' sis Nana brought me to the hospital. Hospital Gleneagles Ampang. Dalam kereta i called my husband, to rush to the hospital because my hospital bag was in his car!!Haiyo fail gila rasa time ni.

Sampai hospital around 11-12pm relax-relax masuk labour room, tuka baju, bukak tv, call Dr. Suhaiza my gynecologist, she said she can arrive earliest 8-9pm because she is in Johor casting her vote there. Apa-apa Dr. Jane will check. Checked baru 2 or 3cm opening. Contraction pun sikit-sikit je still patutla tak sakit. The nurse gave me ubat berak then relax, makan, jalan-jalan around the ward. Husband arrived 1 hour after i was warded. He has his own story. Dapat potong queue jugak. Told the officer bini nak beranak. hehe

At 4-5pm i started to fell tired. Tired and bored of waiting. My mom told me takut penat nanti by the time nak push dah tak semangat and no energy. We decided not to wait for my gynecologist and induce using drip. I think my opening was around 5cm at that time. Mula-mula still x sakit. Then after 7cm baru rasa sakit and baru la terdiam sikit. haha. At 8 something they started to pull my leg up and suruh push as instructed only. Jangan push sebarang. Bila the contraction comes baru boleh push. Nurse pandai rasa dekat perut. When she asked me to push then only i pushed. Bila tak contraction relax, nurse and my mom bole bantai borak-borak pasal election. Pergh orang tengah sakit dia borak and tengok keputusan dekat tv lagi. Then the on call gynecologist sampai and sambung push and borak jugak pasal election! haiyo! sedih mak! Pastu push sikit lagi baby pun keluar! Alhamdulillah tak ada complication apa-apa. Time tu rasa lega sangat macam baru lepas settle sembelit yang paling azab sekali. haha. Baby was born on 5/5/2013 at 9.13pm with birth weight of 2.97kg. Happiest moment of my life :)

Here she is right after lap-lap. Her name is Aysha Sofea Binti Aizuddin Alif. She is now almost 8 months old. No words can describe how my husband and I love her so much. She is growing up so fast! She just started to crawl and panjat-panjat. I hope by sharing my story readers can gain something such as kalao air banyak-banyak keluar tu maknanya air ketuban! haha. Well, that's it, the story of the birth of my PRU baby. Insyaallah i will share my pantang experience next. I think that is something you readers can benefit more. My pantang sangat banyak dugaan. I learnt a lot from it. Insyaallah ada rezeki anak next-next tau la apa nak buat. hehe. Till then, to mommies to be, semoga dipermudahkan!

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

Kari Ikan

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

It was last week i cooked kari ikan merah. Nervous nak masak sbb mmg tak pernah masak kari sendiri sorang-sorang. Selalu tolong-tolong (tengok. haha) mak masak je. Sebelum try tu mmg tanya my mom the recipe sbb kalau tgk internet macam-macam gaya recepi ada. So allow me to share with you recipe kari ikan mama saya, Pn. Masharumi!

Ingredients:

Ikan Merah / Senangin best buat kari. I used 1 bahagian ikan merah je hari tu sbb kami berdua je.
Minyak
Sebiji bawang besar dihiris
2 ulas bawang putih dihiris
2/3 tangkai daun kari
1 1/2 sudu teh halba campur
4 batang bendi
2 sudu besar bergunung serbuk kari Babas dibancuh dengan air sedikit
Setengah gelas santan dibancuh/dicampur dgn sedikit air asam jawa. I used asam jawa adabi 1 1/2 sudu teh.
Air kosong
Sebiji tomato di belah 4
Garam secukup rasa

Steps:

1. Panaskan minyak. Tumis bawang besar, bawang putih, daun kari, halba campur. Bila da wangi sedikit, masukkan bendi.
2. Masukkan bancuhan serbuk kari dan biar wangi sedikit.
3. Masukkan bancuhan santan sedikit demi sedikit. Masuk sedikit, kasi masak sedikit, then masukkan sedikit lagi. Sampai lah habis setengah gelas.
4. Masukkan air sedikit demi sedikit sampai dapat kepekatan yang diingini and minyak naik cantik.
5. Masukkan ikan dan tomato dan garam secukup rasa.
6. Tunggu ikan masak, bendi lembut, kari nampak cantik macam dekat kedai atau mak punya!haha

Tadaaa this is mine~Suami cakap sedap. Xtau la kalao tipu saja amik hati. haha. BTW, my husband who taught me how to buy/pick a good bendi. Dia kata patahkan hujung bendi tu. Kalao senang patah ok la tu. hehe. Malu je suami yg ajar kan? :P Ok siapa newbie-newbie just like me, selamat mencuba! :D

p/s: my mom cakap jangan beli serbuk kari paket besar-besar sbb kalau simpan lama x wangi. Nak simpan pun simpan dalam peti ais. Eloknya tiap kali nak masak beli paket kecik-kecik tu :)

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

My Antenatal Check Ups Experience Part 2

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

Last week i received a very very very very good news! My cousin is 3 months pregnant! Excitednya!! Alhamdulillah! Then she told me she is waiting for my post on the details of tests i did during my check ups. Ye lah lain doktor, lain hospital, lain test-test yg di offer. Since i went to both government clinic and private hospital, i will list them down so you can compare with what your doctor offer k.

Government clinic

First of all you need to know your house is under which clinic. Bring your IC, your husband's IC if he is with you or photocopy of it, marriage cert, any recent bill to confirm your home address if your IC is different address. For first visit they will get 2 pink books to be filled. 1 for you to keep and another one will be kept in the clinic. They will sit down with you and ask you your details, your husband's details, your family's history, your health history etc. and they will fill them up in the book. For first pregnancy, you will notice they put "Primid" under "Faktor Risiko" at the front of your book. Don't worry, this just means this is your first pregnancy (ni nurse tu ckp). List of tests done:





1. Urine test to check on albumin and sugar (every visit)
2. Measure height and weight and blood pressure (every visit except height)
3. Took a drop of blood on your finger to check on your hemoglobin (HB) level  (red blood cells count) (almost every visit depending on your result)
4. Took around 10ml of your blood to be sent to the lab to check on blood group and the RH (+ or -), syphilis and HB. (do not be surprise if your HB count from the drop of blood and this blood is different. Mine was!) (once only during 1st visit)
5. Took a drop of your blood to check on HIV. (once. mine was done on 2nd visit (4th month))
6. Asked you to lay down and they will press your belly to feel something. I was told mine is too early to feel anything at 3 months. Then they will check your breast. For next monthly visits, they will check your baby's heartbeat and check whether you have a swollen feet or not.
7. Anti-tetanus (ATT) injection will be given twice at around your 5th month and a month later. Injection ni buat tangan anda sgt lenguh!
8. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) to check your are diabetic or not. I did not do this at gov clinic. I did it at my private hospital since i did not want to wait for too long. You need to fast from a night before. They will take your blood and give you a cup of glucose drink and will take another blood after 2 hours. (once only)

You will be given free obimin every month. You may take or just tell if you are taking different kind of obimin. If your HB is low, you will get iron tablet.

Since my clinic is klinik desa hulu klang where they only have nurses there. No doctors. I was told to go to AU2 Keramat clinic for appointment to have an ultrasound scan. For government clinic, you will get 2-3 times ultrasound scan.

Private hospital

I started to go to private hospital at my 4th month of pregnancy. Mcm biasa lah for first visit, doctor will ask your medical history, your health during the first few months of pregnancy etc. Similar to government clinic, urine test, weight and blood pressure will be tested every visit. The big difference is what they test using your blood sample. But still you have a choice what you want to test. These are the choices my doctor gave me:

1. Blood Group (done at gov clinic so no need)
2. HIV (done at gov clinic so no need)
3. Syphilis (done at gov clinic so no need)
4. Hepatitis B
5. Rubella immune or not? (at gov clinic they will only ask you whether you got an injection at your school or not. According to my gynaecologist, although you have been injected, you might not be immune (mcm my case). So it is advisable to check. You can't do anything if you are not immune since you are already pregnant but you can take precaution and can get immunization after you give birth. For next baby. If you aren't pregnant yet and not married yet, pls check!)
6. Red cells antibodies
7. Down syndrome detection test
8. OGTT
9. Group B Streptococcus test at 35-37 weeks

In the end i did all the tests since package price for all is cheaper than individual price (although some of it da buat at gov clinic). Except down syndrome test since i do not want to know. Even if you knew, nk buat apa? abortion? oh no no! some people might want to know so that they can prepare mentally and dr segi ilmu but my doctor tak advise to know since it will only put pressure and stress on you through out your pregnancy.

My doctor will make an ultrasound scan every visit. To check baby's growth, air ketuban ok ke x, flow in tali pusat ok ke x, position ok ke x etc. At 20 weeks she offered me detailed scan. Ukur mcm-mcm which mmg x phm. Check ada tulang hidung x coz apparently it shows ada down syndrome ke x. Hm one of it symptoms kot. Check mcm-mcm la time ni including the gender! hehehe part plg excited :P

As for vitamins, my doctor gave me 2 choices:

1. Obimin Pluz (obimin with DHA & EPA) + Obical (calcium) OR
2. Obimin + Obical + Neurogain

I chose the first one. Oh and since obimin pluz have DHA and EPA i decided to stop on my anmum. Lgpn nk muntah je everytime minum anmum and my doctor ckp xpyh minum pn xpe since calcium pn da mkn.

Apa-apa pun tests and vitamins intake may vary depending on your condition. Alhamdulillah i am normal and healthy setakat ni so these tests kira basic for healthy condition. Example if you are diabetic, you would need to check on that for every visit. Sentiasa la berdoa agar kita and baby kuat and healthy. Kita pn kena jaga diri kita and pemakanan kita ;)







Lastly, to my cousin who might be reading this, take good care of yourself!! and no more nescafe tau! okla sekali sekala tu bole la tp not more than a cup in one day! tau!! hehe. i love you and so excited for you! insyaAllah semua akan ok ^_^

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

Tepung Magik

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

We (husband and i) are on our way to Cameron Highland! Pregnant hujung2 ni rs panas semacam so lets go to somewhr bit cold! :D

This is a short post on tepung magik! Sesiapa nampak ada org jual tepung ni dekat pasar tani ke mana-mana sila beli! Bila nk buat sotong goreng tepung ke, cendawan goreng ke etc. senang. Tak payah nak buat tepung seasoning sendiri. Tepung magik mmg dah ada pedas dia, garam dia semua. I have used it to make cendawan goreng and sotong goreng tepung. Celup dgn telur then celup dlm tepung then goreng. Walah sedap!! Husband's fav! ;D

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

My Fav Kind of Sambal

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Wah 1st time guna blogger app for iphone. We are on our way to Tesco Ampang. Husband is driving. Traffic a bit heavy. So i thought jom kita update blog! Weee~

Kali ni i would like to share my favourite kind of sambal! Sesuai makan dgn ikan goreng kembong ke cencaru ke or telur sambal or ikan bilis ke. Nyums! And senang!

1. Blend 2 ulas bawang putih, 1 bawang besar, 1/2 cm belacan. Guna minyak untuk blend instead of air.
2. Panaskan minyak sikit dlm kuali. Tumis bahan yg dah blend td.
3. Masukkan 2 sudu besar begunung cili kering yg dah diblend. ( i usually have this da siap2 banyak2 dlm peti ais )
4. Masukkan asam jawa sikit. Garam and gula secukup rasa. I like it to be a bit sweet so gula lebih sikit. Hehe
5. Masak sampai naik minyak and warna jadi gelap sikit tapi jangan sampai hangit pulak! Walah da siap! :D

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

My Antenatal Check Ups Experience

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

The moment i found out i was pregnant, i was confused what to do next. I think this is common for first pregnancy. Should i go to the clinic? or should i wait since i read it is too early to see anything from ultrasound at 4 weeks. BTW, when someone said they are 4 weeks or 1 month pregnant, it means they just conceived it around 2 weeks ago. Because we don't know for sure when exactly the ovulation happens, it is standardized to count from the first day of our last period. (penerangan utk mereka yg selalu syak-syak pada org yg bunting pelamin. Br 2 minggu kawin tp announce 1 month pregnant. Kesian Diana Danielle :P )

1st 3 months

For the 1st time i decided to do check ups at Pusat Perubatan Naluri at Wangsa Maju. I think i went at my 6th week. Ada la kot 3 kali check up situ and its like semata-mata to do scan only. They didn't take any blood sample to check hemoglobin or check my weight and not even my urine sample! Bila tanya doc soalan pn die mcm xnak jwb je :( Dhla tu although you made an appointment, you still have to wait for your turn. Then i thought to myself, baik pegi klinik kerajaan.

Then my friend told me although x rancang bersalin at government hospital, it is good to have a record with government clinics. To have the pink book. There are few advantages to do check ups at government clinics:

1. If anything emergency happened to you and you are picked up by ambulance and sent to gov hospital, they have your pink book which contains your details, history etc.
2. Check ups are free!
3. The nurses love to tell stories!haha. They would advise you on so many things although you didn't ask. I think this is great especially if it's your 1st pregnancy.
4. After you have delivered, just ask your husband to go and tell the clinic and they would send a nurse to your house to check on you and the baby. Usually this is when the nurse can detect whether your baby have jaundice etc.

So starting 3 months i started to do check ups at government clinic. For my house area, i have to go to Klinik Desa Hulu Klang. But please note that the waiting can kill you! Setengah hari habis utk check up!

4th month - 8th month

At my 4th month, i started to think of where to deliver my baby. I need to start to see a proper gynecologist. Mama sudah marah. Mama said the moment you found out you are pregnant you should see a gynecologist. Hehe tp mahal la check ups at private hospital that is why i decided to go only at my 4th month. Tu pn mula rancang at 5th month but my mom sudah bising!

I decided to go to Gleneagles KL Hospital after recommendation by my friend. Since husband's company gives some benefits on maternity so we thought xpela mahal sikit. My friend recommended Dr. Suhaiza Salleh. I think she's the only Muslim women doctor there. Guess what, I LOVE HER! She would explain to you on so many things. Why this and that tests are important and what is normal what is not etc. Serious lepas dia explain mcm-mcm rs dah expert on pregnancy!haha. Maybe i'll make another post on the tests.

So from there, i do check ups with Dr. Suhaiza once a month but still maintain my check ups at gov clinics. I think on details of the check ups i will share next time. Rs panjang sgt pulak dah. hehe.

Hope this post can give some ideas on what to do and where to go to those who just found out they are pregnant. Oh if you are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

The Confusion of Folic Acid

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

When i go to a wedding i would normally bumped into friends who just got married for few months and they would normally ask me about pregnancy as i am pregnant! when i asked them whether they are planning to not get pregnant soon or they want to get pregnant, most of them would answer they want to get pregnant soon! then i asked them whether they are already taking acid folic, then this is the answer i have already gotten from few of my friends "Nope. Biar la kalao ada rezeki pregnant la, kalao tak ada tak apa la. Malas nak makan supplement apa-apa". Well friends, this statement shows that you think acid folic is a supplement that helps you to get pregnant when it is not that actually! Mmg sebelum i got married, my cousin told me, kalau nak cepat pregnant makan acid folic. That's when i started to do deep research on acid folic :D

Acid folic is actually a B9 vitamin which it occurs naturally as folate in pulses, green vege, some fruits and yeast and beef extracts. If you are not a fan of these food then acid folic pills are something you should greatly consider. If you normally consume these food, its ok to still take acid folic pills since just like vitamin C, excessive intake would just be released by or with your urine. It won't stay in your liver like other medications.

I like to read Dr. Zubaidi's blog because he wrote with studied facts and references and its based on Malaysian research. You may read on acid folic here: http://drzubaidi.com/blog/?p=1902 and http://drzubaidi.com/blog/?p=1038

Acid folic is not a supplement that will help you to get pregnant or solve your infertility problem. At least its not proven to be that way. As what i understand from my reading and from my gynecologist, it helps strengthen the DNA and chromosom in your ovum and sperm. If this ovum and sperm is meant to be developed to be your child, it would be a good one Insyaallah. Less risk in carrying baby with defects such as neural tube defects (NTD).

Therefore, it you are 3 months away to get married or are already married and NOT planning NOT to get pregnant, you should take acid folic pills (Both Husband & Wife!). 400 microgram should be enough (Husband can take 2 pills). I took 400 microgram from Appeton which you can get from any pharmacy such as vitacare. I think it only cost me rm20+ for a month stock (rsnya la. tak ingat). 1 tablet 1 day. It is really small. Sometimes i can just swallow it without any water. If you want to buy from any clinic i think it is 5 miligram because they usually prescribe to already pregnant woman who would need a higher dose especially from the moment you knew you are pregnant and up until 12 weeks.

So to future and already husbands and wives, take good care of your ovum and sperms and may it be the best of the best to be your child Insyaallah! haha! My mom punya advice: solat jangan tinggal, bykkan doa, sedekah, puasa including puasa komen-komen pasal manusia lain..hehe. Jgn stress-stress bila try-try belom ada rezeki, percayalah Allah Maha Mengetahui whats best and when is the best time.

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

Ikan Bawal Hitam Stim

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I decided to share this recipe as it is that one of my cooking yg i main hentam-hentam tgk2 menjd! 1 thing about me i would cook using whatever i have in my fridge. Tak rajin pergi kedai to buy stuffs according to recipe i found in book or the internet. Ok so below is how i cooked my Ikan Bawal Hitam Stim!

Ingredients:

Ikan Bawal Hitam (You can use any ikan you like that is suitable to be steamed such as siakap)
Air Asam Jawa / Jus Limau (untuk hilang bau ikan)
Garam
*2 ulas Bawang Putih (ditumbuk sekali)
*1 biji Onion (Bawang Besar yg warna kuning tu. Hiris la bentuk mcm mn korg suka :P )
*1 Cili Merah (dihiris)
*1 1/2 inci halia (dihiris panjang2 or bujur2 pn bole)
*2-3 helai daun limau purut (dicarik)
*Beberapa cendawan (boleh letak apa2 jenis sayuran yg suka)
Campuran sos tiram + kicap manis + air (ikut byk mana nak sos/kuah. i used lebih kurang 1 sudu besar sos tiram and 1 sudu besar kicap then penuhkn dengan air cukup segelas)

Steps:

1. Lumur garam pada ikan and rendam dlm air asam jawa. Ketepikan and sementara tu bole la potong2 ingredients seperti di atas.
2. Taburkan sedikit bahan-bahan bertanda * dalam pengukus.
3. Letakkan ikan dan taburkan bahan-bahan bertanda * yg selebihnya.
4. Tuangkan campuran sos tiram + kicap + air.
5. Masak guna pengukus. As what i remember it took me only 20 minutes mcm tu je.

And when its done this is how it looks! Sorry of the low quality picture. I took this picture at my dining table and we use yellow light. Next time i will take picture at my kitchen where we have white light!

Easy, ain't it? Just that i had trouble to think of something else to cook that is suitable to accompany this dish. I cooked sambal telur but husband said tak sesuai. He likes to eat this just by its own or maybe something like sotong goreng tepung. Something dry. Sotong takde dlm fridge at that time :(

Ok have fun trying this simple dish! Something fast that you can cook after coming back from work. Jgn lupa doa2 sikit sambil masak mintak2 husband makan rs sedap! :P

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa

The 1st Post

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

I know it's kinda 2009 to open up a new blog. I have a blog before this but i figured i need a new one for a fresh start and fresh content.

I got married on 10th March 2012 (we recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary! Alhamdulillah!) and i am now expecting our first child. Insyaallah in about a month time.

I am a working engineer but i love doing all that housewife work such as cooking, keeping my house pretty (hehe) and recently i developed a new hobby which is sewing! I also notice that i love to read especially on marriage, pregnancy, raising your child and all that relevant to what's going on with my life. If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, i'm sure you can see i always share the things i read and do. But i need more besides sharing, i need somewhere i can store all these information! and bookmarking every websites and pages i read is not helping anymore! and Dear Facebook, your timeline is not user friendly when i want to search back any article i shared before!

Therefore fellow readers, i hope this blog can be a place i can share/archive anything that i read, anything that i do such as cooking, my DIY sewing project and Insyaallah my experience as a mother soon. And maybe few posts on my wedding last year ;)

May Allah grant me good health, some free time here and there and persistence to keep updating this blog from time to time!

That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa