my first VE experience

wah.....sudah kene VE!

dh berasalin ke????

mmg tak laaaaa... -____-

 

eh jap jap

what is VE, u asked?

its Vaginal Examination

pendek kata, kene seluk kt va jay jay untuk cek bukaan serviks

ade paham?

 

well, this happened last night

gini ceritanya

dh 3 hari (since tuesday yg rasa sakit tu) I perasan, baby mcm kurang gerak

usually, by 3 or 4pm, fetal movement chart tu boleh setel

tp ni nk dekat maghrib, baru dlm 5 or 6 jeee

 

plus rasa mengeras and tightening kt area abdomen tu

comes and go

I couldn't really be bothered to time it laa

sbb mmg tak regular pon

so I just assume its Braxton Hicks

 

tp bila dh 3 hari berturut, I jadi risau la jugakkan

lagi pulak bile I google up,

ade kes yg baby kurang gerak sbb tali pusat dh terbelit

so kene emergency c-sect sbb takut baby lemas

oh risau nyeeeeee

 

so I raised my concern tu hubs,

dia lagi la risau

asik la tanya, anak kite ade gerak takkk

last², we decided to go to the hospital je

 

so smlm, after maghrib, kami terus ke HSI

first time ni, agak kompius tak tau nk gi Emergency Room or Dewan Bersalin

hubs rang his friend and asked, dia kata gi Dewan Bersalin terus

so ke sana la kami

he dropped me, and parked the car

 

naik tingkat 4

went to PAC (Patient Assessment Center)

terang serba sikit my concern to the nurse,

then disuruh buka panties and lie on bed no. 3

 

as expected, a houseman yg attend I

as the nurse's said, 'kt sini, dato' mmg letak houseman je kak'

houseman pon houseman laaa

diorang pon nak blaja gak kan

tapi, tapi....saya malu laaaaaa

sbb tau² diorang ni around my age

ahhh..belasah je lah

 

so he asked me this and that

sakit mcm mane, sejak bile, so on and so forth,

checked my blood pressure - 145/93! erk?!

tp dia senyap, I pon senyap je

 

next, wat CTG, to check baby's heart rate

dekat 20 minit jugak ah terlentang gitu

boring! dh la pinggang i ni mmg sedia ade skt

so tgh² tu, I gerak² la kan

nk selesakan pinggang ni

 

tapi..tiap kali i gerak, CTG device yg kt perut i ni pon cam teralih

so kekejap kang, sayup je dgr heart beat

kang tetibe kuat pulak

saspen je diorg...huhuhuhu

 

and based on the CTG result,

semua nmpak OK shj

nothing to worry about

baby's doing just fine

takde tanda² yg pelik ke ape

 

setel tu, tetibe the doc said nk wat VE!

oh nooooo....I selalu disogok dgn org kata VE tu sakit!

siap tanya doc, perlu ke VE?

he said yes, since I've been having pains for 3 days

takut mmg dh in labour

 

mak redhaaaa

dh la doc muda...malu laaa saya!!!!

but syukur, he never made it awkward at all

 

dgn ditemani nurse,

he sat by the bed

dia selak kain pink tu,

tgk part tu kejap to make sure of where to probe,

toleh ke tepi, and......seluk!

sakit? Alhamdulillah, to me, tak sakit pon....

cuma rasa cam tak selesa je laaa

sbb dia pakai glove and ade lubricant kan

so cam licin je laaa

takdela rase pedih kene geser ke ape

 

bile dh masuk tu, dia gerak² jari sikit

nk cari bukaan kot

tak lama pon

dlm 10-15 seconds gitu

that's it

 

and the result?

masih tertutup ye kawan².... -______-

 

terus dia kata dh boleh salin baju

and tunggu kt luar

means dh boleh balik

 

while I was waiting outside

I dah siap boleh ulang alik gi toilet and jumpe my hubs

tetibe i dipanggil semula

coz nk check BP again

sbb reading awal tadi quite high

 

so baring semula kt bed 3,

nurse suruh relax jap, sbb katanya maybe td reading tinggi sbb i risau... -____-

10 minutes later, doc came,

and checked my BP

I swear he pumped that thing 3 kali ok! (dia pakai yg manual tu...sbb lebih accurate kan)

bersungguh gile mcm tak caya my BP rate

as expected, BP masih di tahap tinggi dr biasa

 

berulang kali dia tanye i ade pening tak

ade mual tak, ade sesak nafas tak

i gelak² ckp mmg takde

dlm hati dh berkata, ni kalau betol i have the symptoms, kompem kene masuk wad

tp mmg takde...I felt totally fine

cume skt² kt area perut and pinggang tu je

 

so, again, I was asked to wait outside,

while he prepared the report

10 minutes later, report siap,

gi ER, bayar 5 ringgit

dan balik...

 

Alhamdulillah

nothing to worry about

semuanya ok je

cuma dipesan,kalau sakit makin teruk or baby masih kurg gerak,

dtg semula

 

itu lah ceritanya

part of me agak kecewa sbb dh sakit² manja tp masih belum ade tanda nk bersalin

tp part of me juga relieved, sbb semuanya masih OK

at least, dh ade experience la pergi spital

so nnt kalau dh sakit betol² nk bersalin,

takdela hubs or I gelabah tak tau nk gi mana kn

sbb dh tau area tu...

 

I really hoped I will get to experience a smooth sailing labor

tp rezeki masing² kan

suke bace experience mommies lain

pastu sebak sendiri smpai menjejes air mata bile diorg minta maaf ngan their moms and husband

sumpah sayu gile bile baca part tu

I kept on reminding myself to spare some time for that moment bile my time comes nnt

pastu happy sendiri mcm diri sendiri yg dh beranak

mcm sendiri yg dh dpt anak....

 

oh tak sabar nk cium bau baby....

wangi........

 

hai lah anak....

bila kah kamu mahu keluar?

 

 

 

 

3am

dah 3 malam berturut² I terjaga at exactly 3am

sumpah tak tipu

bile terjaga, tgk jam kt hp, 3am

 

bukan terjaga sbb mimpi

or sbb nk terkench

or sbb sakit

or sbb baby tendang

or sbb hujan ke ape

 

tp mmg automatically,

terjaga.tgk jam. 3.00am

weird kan?

 

adekah my biology clock sedang mengajar myself utk berjaga di tgh mlm

demi anak kami nnt?

 

lak tu, bile dh terjaga, bukan nye boleh lelap balik

maka i terus bangun

gi bilik air,

lepaskan hajat kecil yg mmg sentiasa je ade

dlm pd tu, terlintas di hati

nk solat hajat

terus angkat wuduk, lalu menyembah diri padaNya

begitulah rutin ku 3 malam yg lalu

 

hajat ku buat masa ini, hanyalah satu

dipermudahkan, diselamatkan dan diberkati tatkala melahirkan benih kami nnt

bersungguh² aku berdoa, sehingga tersedu²

 

dgn suasana mlm yg hening,

buat aku byk reflect balik segala dosa aku masa lalu

 

malu rasanya hendak meminta bermacam² dariNya

sedangkan aku sering lalai dgn perintahNya

bila dh susah, baru mahu mencari

Astaghfirullah

 

ampunkanlah dosa hambaMu yg hina ini, ya Allah

 

 

Of terminating Astro account while in confinement

seperti yg sedia maklum,

I akan berpantang di rumah MIL

so plus minus, sebulan la kami tak jejak umah sendiri kan

 

therefore, I igt nk terminate la akaun Astro kami

yela...sebulan I byr nk dekat 100 for it

so konon nk save, tu yg terpikir nk terminate sementara

 

I tried to google hal ni

tp mcm takde org yg pernah query on this issue

so I sent an email to astro prior to this

 

I must say customer sevice diorg mmg sgt cekap

tghari tadi, after lunch, I received a call from them

 

Unfortunately, for us yg pakai Astro B.yond

and we first subscribe mase 17 Jan 2011 (tak sampai sethn lg)

we are not allowed to terminate atau disconnect (or ape² yg sewaktu dgnnya) within 1 year

its in the contract (katanye laaa...tp i tak perasan pon...sbb mmg tak baca.lol)

 

so what they suggested is

selama mana we're out of town tu, (I takdela btau diorg yg I'm away psl confinement. I just say I'm out of town. lol)

dia cadangkan amik pakej yg paling basic shj

which means takde sports and entertainment tu

yg tu should cost us RM37.95 (incl tax would be dlm RM41 gitu)

ok la kan

 

at least ade jugak kurang

so I decided to do that laaa

but not now

sbb dia pon kata, bile I dh ready, just give them a call

and they'll reduce the package immediately

so no hassle there

 

maka terjawab sudah persoalan itu...

 

 

 

p/s: nampaknye skt semalam tu hanyalah false alarm...tp mlm semalm I mimpi I melahirkan and siap peluk cium baby lagi...bile sedar, boleh pulak I menggagau cari mana my baby..felt so real la mimpi itu.... ;)

 

 

test

does this work?

I wonder...

hurmmm

Apekah????

am updating
smbil nonton sofiyya on TV3
benci gile dgn bapak yaya tu
pffttt!!!!

btw, just nk update
perut kerasssss....
and ni dh start sakit2 ni
kt area bwh sikit dr pusat
tp takdela skt amat sgt
cam tarik2 manja gitu
nk timing...tp cam takut....
plus not sure
erk...betol ke ni contractions eh?
konpius.....

Major Purchase #2 - Car Seat

Perlukah car seat?
Personally, if u were to ask me,
Compared to stroller, car seat is much more important than a stroller

Why?
Well, the main reason is of course, for safety purpose la kan
FYI, all this while,
Even though hubs’ and my workplace is just merely 3 minutes drive away,
We went to work separately.
I drove, while he rides his bike

Reason is, he can’t afford to be late to work (read: Japan company)
While mine, is more flexible…u came in late, u left later laaaa
knowing the traffic in Pasir Gudang,
One day, u can reach ur workplace in 15 minutes,
and on some odd days, it might take u up 30-45 minutes

moreover, he often needs to stay late for work or did OT
while as for moi, I never left work later than 5.45pm (unless there are urgent cases)
therefore, due to the time constrain, its much more convenient for us to go to work separately,
rather than stressing each other out on the time

so u can see that, since I’m the one who’s driving to work
of course, it will be my job to send and fetch our dear baby
to and fro the babysitter’s, once I hit back to work
It’s impossible to do so without the car seat

At first, I decided to get a cheap one
U know laaa, asal ade gitu…
But hubs on the other hand,
Vetoed, since this is for safety purpose, no compromise!
Since I get to choose on the breastpump, he should get the say on car seat. Period.

He searched high and low for the best car seat for our baby
Which is almost impossible
His criteria ade 1 je
Which is it should be able to carry a newborn, up to 3-4 years old
Therefore, the seat should be able to (almost) fully recline,
yg selesa utk newborn yg fragile
Tang ni la paling susah nk cari
coz most car seat yg boleh recline habis is the one yg carseat cum carrier cum rocker
macam ni

which can carry a newborn up to 9-11 months only
bile dh besar, kene beli yg lain cos the baby will surely outgrown the car seat/carrier

tp yg jenis ni, mmg la mcm best
sbb kalau baby tidur, we don’t have to get her out of the seat
we can just carry her along with the seat,
masuk rumah or attached to the dedicated stroller
tp tu lah, the downside, it can cater babies up to 10kg je
dh besar, sile beli lain

byk jenis carseat yg kitorg dok belek
from Graco to Halford, Combi, Ferrari to First years
tp tak byk model la yg available for each brand ni
u know laaa, kt JB ni, the choices are pretty limited
nk betol byk, sweetcherry la
mana² JJ ade jual…full range.

Kalau nk brand yg pelik² skit especially the imported ones, mmg jarang jumpe laa
setakat ape yg ade kt kedai je
infact, ade tu, diorg tak simpan stock pon....ape yg ade on the display rack je
btw, we did this survey mainly in JJ Tebrau
ade 5 kedai we checked out
3 dekat area surau, toys r us and dlm JJ itself

So after much deliberation
Only 1 particular model yg fits our criteria
And tidak terlalu menyesakkan our pocket
Moreover, it’s made in Malaysia
Harus la support brg buatan Malaysia kan… -_____-

Safe N Sound Chiara

• Convertible car seat. Rear-facing from newborn to 10kg, forward facing from 1 year+ and 10kg, to 18kg
• Conforms to European Safety Standards ECE R44/04
• 5 point harness with harness pads
• 4 position recline
• Comes with newborn cushion insert and airflow head support

We found this at the shop yg berdekatan dengan surau
Its in between surau and Voir tu
Tak ingat nama kedainyaaa
Tp kalau yg dh biasa ngan JJ Tebrau, kompem tau kedai ni
Sbb dia mmg jual brg² baby yg comel²
Especially tang accessories
Price wise, if u were to ask me, taklah murah sgt brg² dia
Byk yg lebih baik beli online...;p

Mmg la walaupon dh fully recline, dia tak 180 degrees flat
Tp sbb as mentioned on the last point,
Dia ada sediakan extra cushion utk bhgn pinggang/punggung baby
So bile kite letak baby dlm tu,
Our baby akan dpt dibaringkn, instead of ade angle mcm position terduduk tu
Faham tak? Ugh..I’m not good at explaining lah
Tp, lebih kurang camtu lah

In terms of design pon nampak sturdy
Tapi tak boleh lagi nk ckp lelebih kan
Sbb belom test lg
Nnt bile our baby dh pakai the seat,
I’ll review more k

Hopefully she loves it
More importantly, she’ll feel comfortable la

p/s: did u know, in some countries (especially in the west), Doctor’s/Nurse’s will not discharge a newborn, unless they are sure that the transportation of the baby is securely installed with a carseat! They will never discharge the baby without one. It’s a good practice eyh?

Major Purchase #1-Breastpump

As I've mentioned before
I've been planning to (InsyaAllah) exclusively breastfeed my dear baby

Therefore, I sure need a breastpump as I foresee myself as a working mom after confinement
without one, its almost impossible la utk breastfeed kan
mmg boleh, guna kaedah marmet
but sampai bila la kan?

so I decided to get myself a (good) breastpump
after much research and reading reviews here and there,
of course, many recommended Medela FreeStyle
reality check, it's totally out of my budget

so I settled with the next best thing
Medela Swing that is

An electric breastpump which perfectly adapts to the daily routine of a dynamic mother. Ideal for frequent pumping – handy, trendy and quiet. It can be used on a tabletop, belt clip or shoulder/neck strap, so you can always take it with you. For fast, gentle pumping, where it suits you best. Swing is discreet and stylish - it makes breastfeeding fun! It is the only single electric personal use pump with breakthrough 2-Phase Expression Technology for maximum milk flow. First researched and developed for hospital breastpumps, 2-Phase Expression is an advanced pumping pattern that mimics a baby's natural nursing rhythm by pumping in two distinct modes.


Stimulation mode: To simulate your baby's initial rapid sucking to start your milk flowing


Expression mode: To simulate your baby's slower deeper sucks to express your milk gently and efficiently.


More features:


One touch let down button designed for faster milk flow
Convenient, easily fits into a purse or briefcase
Efficient, adjustable speed and vacuum
Comfortable, comes with SoftFit Breastshield
Mobile, use on a tabletop, belt clip or shoulder/neck strap.



Main reason I pilih ni
Is first of, its not bulky
So senang I nk bwk gi office or bile travelling
Second, it can be battery operated or direct current
Tak byk breastpump yg bole pakai bateri
So senang la I nak pump kt mana², even dlm kereta ke pon kan
Plus, the suction tu kite boleh control
Nk kuat ke nk pelan
Tang ni cannot elaborate sgt, sbb belom experience lagi kan
Dh pakai baru tau la ok ke tak kan

Downside yg I boleh nampak skrg ni,
Is that it is single pump
Kalau double pump, sure dpt pump lg cepat kan
Tapi, takpe laaaa
Dgn bajet yg ade, I believe, this is the best that I could get

Once I've decided on which breastpump to buy,
next is to search for the best deal in town

I searched high and low for the best deal
and OneBabyWorld is the right place to get the best deal of (almost) everything pertaining baby stuff
go check em out k?

Oh....btw, I just realised they've increased the price a bit now
luckily i placed my order just before that

I decided to get the back to work package

which includes Medela Swing BreastPump, Cooler Bag, Ice Pack, Milk Storage Bottles, Nursing Bra, Drying Rack and a swaddling blanket
and I add in another Nursing Bra, Washcloth and a  thermometer

I placed the order and paid them via Maybank2u on Saturday,

and my dad received them on Tuesday
not much hassle
pretty smooth

oh yeah
I received a voucher from OBW worth RM10
am thinking of purchasing more stuff from them later on