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