Assalamualaikum and Hello!
Breastfeeding is a topic that can have so many questions!especially to new moms. I believe even if you succeeded to breastfeed your child, you may not know 100% about breastfeeding (I am still breastfeeding my 1 year old daughter but I still have a lot to learn!Even my mom who breastfed her 5 children still learning!). If you have a smooth breastfeeding journey, then you may not know the challenges others faced and how to overcome it. That is why you can see famous breastfeeding consultants like Gina (founder of The Breastfeeding Advocates Network FB group) & Suraya (Founder of Lunatots) have had so many challenges in their personal breastfeeding journeys.
What I would like to share in this post are random points on breastfeeding according to what I can think of right now. Hopefully I can edit this post as I learn.
1. Choose a breastfeeding friendly hospital! Make sure the hospital has a policy like they can only give your baby other than breast milk with your signed consent! If no agreement, they should not give your baby anything! Hospital that allows baby to room in with you is the best. Only when you are tired, you can ask them to bring to their nursery.
2. No matter normal delivery or c-section, you would want to hold your baby to your skin and nurse as soon as possible after birth. This can allow your baby to have immediate reflex to suck. I have visited 3 babies who was born through c-section and only brought to their mother after few hours to nurse. It is very hard to teach the babies to suck! Tell your doctor your wish to breastfeed during your last weeks of pregnancy.
3. Do not worry if you cannot see any milk coming out from your breast after delivery because of these points:
a. babies can actually live without any milk for the first 2 to 3 days after they were born. They have storage from what they consume in the womb. Butttt yes, your baby can get jaundice because of this. Just keep direct latch (DL) breastfeed.
b. the first few days are actually colostrum which is drops of yellow thick liquid. Since it is only drops, you may not be able too see it since your baby has sucked it in!hehehe.
c. babies stomach on delivery is just as big as a cherry. They only need little by little to push that storage they had from the womb by pee and poopoo (black color).
4. You may have breast milk and your baby pee and poopoo alright but still has jaundice. Do not stop to breastfeed!! The problem is not your milk! Stop or reduce the herbs (ginger etc) or any alcohol (for non-muslim) you are taking during confinement. Some babies do have prolong jaundice. Just keep breastfeeding. Remember: "susu ibu adalah yang terbaik!" even the formula milk companies have to stress this!
5. Newborn babies like to sleep for long hours especially on their 2nd and 3rd day. Wake them up every 2-3 hours and nurse/feed them. You must do this if you do not want to go back to the hospital for their jaundice! I know you need the rest too but trust me, if you need to go to the hospital, it will be less rest! Try your best to wake your baby up. Tickle them, put cold hands on them, loosen up their clothes/blanket etc.
6. Andddd after the long hours of sleeping period endssss, then come the period of wants to suck only. It is normal! You breastfeed for 40minutes, baby let go, you try putting your baby in the cot or on the mattress, baby cries, baby wants to suck some more. Yup normal! They are not used of our world. They want to be hugged all the time, suck for comfort all the time. Patience is the key, it will get easier ;)
7. Your breast feel hard and feel there is a lump? You feel pain? You see redness on your breast? This is breast engorgement or worse it can become mastitis. If your breast start to feel hard, massage with hot water bag and continue to DL baby. After finish DL, massage to empty your breast. If too painful to do on your own, call your husband, ask him to massage like trying to make the milk comes out. If still doesn't work, and you keep getting fever on and off, go to see doctor! You may need to take antibiotics to avoid pus (nanah) in your gland. But this antibiotic won't help to decrease the lump, you need to continue DL and massage. I don't dare to give advice by putting cabbage because there are cases where their milk supply decreases after putting cabbage.
8. If your nipple cracked or feel so painful, you may apply your breast milk to the nipple everytime after DL. You may also apply nipple cream. There is also like a gel breast pad you can try to ease the pain. But do not stop to breastfeed on that particular breast. Your baby's saliva and his action of sucking is the best way to sooth your breast. Your breast needs time to adjust and to be soft for baby to suck. Be strong ya ;)
9. You can still breastfeed even if you have fever or not feeling well. Wear a mask, wash your hands frequently to avoid spreading the germs. It is even better to breastfeed because the antibodies your body is producing/activating to fight your illness will be shared with your baby. Your baby will have antibodies of these illness although they have not experience them. My daughter had her first fever when she was 9 month old and second one on her 1st birthday. Alhamdulillah.
10. When to start pumping? This depends on your need. If you are stay at home mom, I don't see any reason to rush into pumping. Unless you have breast engorgement and would like to pump the milk out. If you intend to store some frozen breast milk (FBM) for future use when you get back to work, you may start as early as 2 weeks after birth. But I think the best is to let your baby create the natural supply and demand in the first month (DL only). This is also good so that you don't feel tired in DL and pumping as well. After 1 month when you get your energy back, then you may start pumping.
11. How to start pumping? This is based on my experience. Few ways. If your baby has sessions where she/he will sleep more than 2 hours, you may take that opportunity to pump, for start. If your baby consistently DL every hour or every 2 hours even at night, you may want to pump after she/he DL. Do not worry if there is no milk coming out after DL, just pump, you will see the result after 1 week. Another way is to choose 1 session in a day to do power pumping. See next point.
12. Power pumping??Power pumping is choosing 1 session in a day (the best is early morning) and pump for 3 cycles. Pump for 10 minutes, rest for 5 or 10 minutes (while resting, drink, eat), pump again for 10 minutes, rest for 5 or 10 minutes (while resting, drink, eat), pump again for 10 minutes. Even if you pump and there is no milk coming out, just pump. Insyaallah you will see the result in 1-2 weeks. This is actually creating extra demand so that your body will produce extra supply.
Erm I can actually continue on pumping, storing breast milk etc. but I think it is best to separate that in different post or else this post will get so long! Let's just keep this purely on breastfeeding. Let me know if there are other points to add in! I am hoping to use this as my guideline for my next baby as well (insyaAllah).
Till next update!
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
My Wedding Attire
This post is seeeriouslyyyyy should have been 2 years ago!! But since I am still getting questions on my wedding attire, maybe it is easier to just record it down and just direct people to here the next time I get the same question. Please ya I am not trying to talk big as if my wedding attire was so great but I do get questions! Kudos to my designer of course not me! Hehe.
WHO??WHO??WHO IS YOUR DESIGNER/TAILOR??
Both my (bride & groom) solemnization and reception attire was done by the beautiful, talented AZURA COUTURE ! From buying the materials (except my solemnization dress which I bought myself), to designing and executing it, it was her. I just told her what is the concept, she immediately drew it and we agreed on the spot. Picture below is her :)
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| Azura putting on the shawl for me. I was lucky coz I don't think she is able to do this for all her customers. |
THE SHAWL CAME WITH IT??WHO DID THE BEADINGS?
YES the shawls came with the attires. From top to toes. Even the shoes! except my solemnization shoe which I custom made from Cipela Couture. And Azura who did the beadings as well.
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| Solemnization attires for both bride & groom. The material had the beadings but Azura added in the pink pearls etc. Shawl completely by her. |
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| Reception attires. Complete from head to toes from Azura. |
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| Us with the lovely Azura |
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| Full view :) |
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| Solemnization shoe from Cipela Couture |
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| She did a great job in cutting my material :D |
DID YOU GET TO KEEP THE ATTIRES?
For my solemnization attire, yes! But not for the reception one. She made it for me but she got to keep it. If you think you are interested to rent it out, please do contact Azura!
HOW MUCH??
And then came the bonus question, how much??I am sorry this is something I don't like to reveal. I think it is not fair for Azura. I do not know on what basis she gave me the price. I do not want my name to be used to negotiate pricing with her etc. Until now I do not know whether the amount I paid for the attires are consider expensive or not. What I know is I am satisfied with her products and service. Please, she does not eat people! Contact her, make an appointment, seat down with her, tell her what you want, let her quote you. Too expensive? Cannot negotiate anymore? Then move on look for other designers/tailors. Simple! :D
Know what you want
Know your budget
Do not be too BRIDEZILLA. Trust the experts!
Hope this helps! More pictures are available in Bunga Studio and Azura Couture FB. Goodluck future brides!~~ (and grooms??nah they will just follow what the bride wants. haha)
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
Yogurt Cake
Assalamualaikum and Hello!
I have shared this recipe in one of the baby food group I am in. I can't remember where I got this recipe from because I like to just simply Google and browse here and there. This is probably the easiest cake/muffin recipe I have done. I can assure you it is easy! I am not a baker. Really bad at it. Still learning. So if I say it is easy, trust me IT IS easy!
You just need 4 ingredients:
-3 eggs
-2 tablespoon of virgin coconut oil (vco) OR exta virgin olive oil (evoo)
-200gram of natural yogurt (I used Farm Fresh Natural Yogurt)
-80gram of self raising flour
HOW??SIMPLE!!
1. Pre-heat oven at 180 degree celcius and set to upper and below bake/grill.
2. Stir eggs using mixer or blender. Sampai kembang org Melayu kata!
3. Mix the eggs with everything else! Make sure the flour and everything are mixed well.
4. Brush your tray with a bit of the vco/evoo.
5. Pour batter in muffin tray or cake mould.
6. Bake for 20mins. Depending on how big your oven is.
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The texture of this cake/muffin is actually more to a very soft bread. I would say if you are confident to give all the ingredients to your baby (at least above 8 months or better 10 months), this is the perfect texture! It is so soft and great as finger food.
My Aysha Sofea enjoyed it. Hopefully your baby will too! Happy Baking Mommies!!
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
I have shared this recipe in one of the baby food group I am in. I can't remember where I got this recipe from because I like to just simply Google and browse here and there. This is probably the easiest cake/muffin recipe I have done. I can assure you it is easy! I am not a baker. Really bad at it. Still learning. So if I say it is easy, trust me IT IS easy!
You just need 4 ingredients:
-3 eggs
-2 tablespoon of virgin coconut oil (vco) OR exta virgin olive oil (evoo)
-200gram of natural yogurt (I used Farm Fresh Natural Yogurt)
-80gram of self raising flour
HOW??SIMPLE!!
1. Pre-heat oven at 180 degree celcius and set to upper and below bake/grill.
2. Stir eggs using mixer or blender. Sampai kembang org Melayu kata!
3. Mix the eggs with everything else! Make sure the flour and everything are mixed well.
4. Brush your tray with a bit of the vco/evoo.
5. Pour batter in muffin tray or cake mould.
6. Bake for 20mins. Depending on how big your oven is.
The texture of this cake/muffin is actually more to a very soft bread. I would say if you are confident to give all the ingredients to your baby (at least above 8 months or better 10 months), this is the perfect texture! It is so soft and great as finger food.
My Aysha Sofea enjoyed it. Hopefully your baby will too! Happy Baking Mommies!!
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Medela Freestyle Vs. Spectra M1
Assalamualaikum and Hello!
I have been meaning to write this post for quite sometime. Last 3 weeks I had to go to Singapore for work related and I left my breast pump which is Medala Freestyle at the office lactation room (which I have been using for almost 1 year now). Desperately, i bought a new Spectra M1. Actually I have been meaning to try this pump since the reviews are so good. Now that I have used Medela Freestyle and Spectra M1, I wish to do comparisons of these two. Please note this is my personal review and opinion and I am not being paid by any of these brands! (I wish I am!)
Price
In terms of price, definitely Spectra M1 win by a huge gap! You can get Spectra M1 double pump packaged together with cooler bag etc. and local warranty for around RM499. Medela Freestyle is known for being an expensive breast pump. I got mine for RM1450 including bag, cooler bag, ice block, bottles and local warranty (which is important!). I would say if money is a bit tight for you, just stop right here and go for Spectra M1 :D
Size
Both of the pumps have almost same size and weight.
Suction Quality
Suction quality or level is an important aspect in choosing a breast pump. This is really up to individual on how close the pump can imitate your baby's suction/suckle. For me, Spectra M1 has a strong suction where it can produce let down earlier. Meaning it can empty my breast much quicker. Medela Freestyle in the other hand, takes longer time. There are feedback's from other moms who said Medela Freestyle somehow does not empty their breast. They would need to massage their breast to get to the last drop. I think getting the right size of breast shield is important as well since Medela Freestyle offers 3 different size of breast shield. So, in terms of suction quality I can't decide on the winner because to me both in the end empty my breast, therefore I am satisfied with both.
Noise level
There are moms who pump at their work station or public places. I don't really care on the noise level since my office provide lactation room. Based on my observation, Medela Freestyle has a lower noise level than Spectra M1. I only have a video of Spectra M1, I will try to get a video of Medela Freestyle during my next pumping session :P
Battery Time
This without a doubt goes to Medela Freestyle!!I usually pump around 15-20mins, and if I accumulate the time of pumping, Medela Freestyle can go up to more than 5 hours. Where Spectra M1 can just last up to 1 hour of total pumping. If you are Exclusive Pumping (EP) mom, I would not recommend Spectra M1.
Maintenance of Parts
First of all my advice in taking care of all breast pumps is to keep the pump or the machine itself in a waterproof bag/plastic bag especially if you are keeping the pump together with your cooler bag. You will never know when your cooler bag will produce condensation which can affect the pump and the battery. In the aspect of washing the parts, Spectra M1 is easier (do not wash the tubing!!). Medela Freestyle has more loosen parts which you need to detach and attach upon washing. And there are also small holes you need to clean with small brush. The membrane also will need to be washed and if not dried properly, suction may be lower or not even work. Therefore, in this case, the winner goes to Spectra M1.
Others
Medela Freestyle being more expensive of course comes with extra features, it has a screen showing time so that you know how long have you been pumping. This is handy to me as I usually get my second let down after 12 minutes. I need to make sure I wait for it. You can also set the memory on how long you want the stimulation mode and automatic change to normal mode. Where else for Spectra M1 you need to change it yourself.
Up to now, these are the only things/aspects I can think of in comparing pumps. Conclusion, if I have the money to invest, I would go for Medela Freestyle. If money is an issue I don't see any problem settling with Spectra M1.
Hope this personal review can benefit any moms out there who are trying to make decision in buying breast pumps especially if you are still in doubt in choosing between Medela Freestyle or Spectra M1. Whatever it is think of what suits your needs. Do not burden yourself in buying an expensive pump and later stressed out with money issue. Stress definitely won't help in producing breast milk!! Goodluck and Happy Pumping Mommies!!
UPDATE: Another extra point to Medela Freestyle - fits with normal size of storage bottles. So after pumping you do not need to transfer. This is a bonus since in some places hygiene is important! You would want to immediately close bottle after pumping. Spectra M1 has its own large size bottle, so you would need to transfer your expressed breast milk into storage bottles or storage bags. ;)
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
I have been meaning to write this post for quite sometime. Last 3 weeks I had to go to Singapore for work related and I left my breast pump which is Medala Freestyle at the office lactation room (which I have been using for almost 1 year now). Desperately, i bought a new Spectra M1. Actually I have been meaning to try this pump since the reviews are so good. Now that I have used Medela Freestyle and Spectra M1, I wish to do comparisons of these two. Please note this is my personal review and opinion and I am not being paid by any of these brands! (I wish I am!)
Price
In terms of price, definitely Spectra M1 win by a huge gap! You can get Spectra M1 double pump packaged together with cooler bag etc. and local warranty for around RM499. Medela Freestyle is known for being an expensive breast pump. I got mine for RM1450 including bag, cooler bag, ice block, bottles and local warranty (which is important!). I would say if money is a bit tight for you, just stop right here and go for Spectra M1 :D
Size
Both of the pumps have almost same size and weight.
Suction Quality
Suction quality or level is an important aspect in choosing a breast pump. This is really up to individual on how close the pump can imitate your baby's suction/suckle. For me, Spectra M1 has a strong suction where it can produce let down earlier. Meaning it can empty my breast much quicker. Medela Freestyle in the other hand, takes longer time. There are feedback's from other moms who said Medela Freestyle somehow does not empty their breast. They would need to massage their breast to get to the last drop. I think getting the right size of breast shield is important as well since Medela Freestyle offers 3 different size of breast shield. So, in terms of suction quality I can't decide on the winner because to me both in the end empty my breast, therefore I am satisfied with both.
Noise level
There are moms who pump at their work station or public places. I don't really care on the noise level since my office provide lactation room. Based on my observation, Medela Freestyle has a lower noise level than Spectra M1. I only have a video of Spectra M1, I will try to get a video of Medela Freestyle during my next pumping session :P
Battery Time
This without a doubt goes to Medela Freestyle!!I usually pump around 15-20mins, and if I accumulate the time of pumping, Medela Freestyle can go up to more than 5 hours. Where Spectra M1 can just last up to 1 hour of total pumping. If you are Exclusive Pumping (EP) mom, I would not recommend Spectra M1.
Maintenance of Parts
First of all my advice in taking care of all breast pumps is to keep the pump or the machine itself in a waterproof bag/plastic bag especially if you are keeping the pump together with your cooler bag. You will never know when your cooler bag will produce condensation which can affect the pump and the battery. In the aspect of washing the parts, Spectra M1 is easier (do not wash the tubing!!). Medela Freestyle has more loosen parts which you need to detach and attach upon washing. And there are also small holes you need to clean with small brush. The membrane also will need to be washed and if not dried properly, suction may be lower or not even work. Therefore, in this case, the winner goes to Spectra M1.
Others
Medela Freestyle being more expensive of course comes with extra features, it has a screen showing time so that you know how long have you been pumping. This is handy to me as I usually get my second let down after 12 minutes. I need to make sure I wait for it. You can also set the memory on how long you want the stimulation mode and automatic change to normal mode. Where else for Spectra M1 you need to change it yourself.
Up to now, these are the only things/aspects I can think of in comparing pumps. Conclusion, if I have the money to invest, I would go for Medela Freestyle. If money is an issue I don't see any problem settling with Spectra M1.
Hope this personal review can benefit any moms out there who are trying to make decision in buying breast pumps especially if you are still in doubt in choosing between Medela Freestyle or Spectra M1. Whatever it is think of what suits your needs. Do not burden yourself in buying an expensive pump and later stressed out with money issue. Stress definitely won't help in producing breast milk!! Goodluck and Happy Pumping Mommies!!
UPDATE: Another extra point to Medela Freestyle - fits with normal size of storage bottles. So after pumping you do not need to transfer. This is a bonus since in some places hygiene is important! You would want to immediately close bottle after pumping. Spectra M1 has its own large size bottle, so you would need to transfer your expressed breast milk into storage bottles or storage bags. ;)
That 'I' & 'Me',
Hayfa
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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
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
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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
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
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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:
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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
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:
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1. Obimin Pluz (obimin with DHA & EPA) + Obical (calcium) OR2. 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
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