Mommy's first prenatal class.... 胎教教育 (How to educate your unborn child)

胎教教育　(たいきょ うきょういく） i didn't really know what it meant when i signed up for the class...but since the nurse said that for mothers pregnant 4 months and onwards the classes available was this one and the 母親教室 (mother's class), i decided to sign up for both..

with raya falling on friday and my mind stuck on baby's fourth check-up...I totally forgot about the class until the tuesday when i opened my little blue binder and realized that the class was on wednesday...arghhh...memang tak de kokoro jyunbi langsung la...

arrived at maternity clinic early and even though i wasn't the first there i was the first to sign up...sbb ibu2 lain dok bura2 kat cafe haha..so i got to pick a nice seat..paid 500 yen for the photostated syiryou and went off to find the toilet hahaha...masa tu excited...ye la dah lama tak masuk kelas lah katakan...seronok plak...

anyway the class started a bit later than scheduled because a few mothers arrived late and pf course the class started with a jikosyoukai (introduce yourself) session...we had to tell them our name, our due date, how far along we were, how many children we have and our kansou....so sorg2 berdiri lah mak2 buyung ni...i thought everyone who came would be around 4 months prego jugak..oh silap besar...there were some who only had a few weeks to go and as pregnant women will do...we eyed everyone's bellies when they stood up..masa tu lah kinchou sorang punya nama pun saya tak igt...but there were 3 women who's due dates happened to be the 1st of January... n then class started..

first came the benefits of 胎教教育
- the babies are easier to raise, has a high level of curiosity, and learn to speak earlier
- strengthens the bonds between child and parent
- stimulates the unborn babies brain

second was preparing yourself to start 胎教
- you have to sit in a comfortable position and relax yourself..play some soothing music if it suits
  you
- close your eyes and breathe in and out  and calm yourself
and so on and so forth you get the picture...

another thing you need to remember when talking to the baby is to use a loud voice and to speak clearly and slowly and to put your heart and soul into every word....nurse cakap cuba imagine kita dok dalam air dlm swimming pool ke ape kan , n ada orang trying to talk to you dari luar...susah kan nak paham...imagine baby dok dlm amniotic fluid tu surrounded by layers of tissue lagi lemak kat perut mak dia lagi....that's why it's important to speak using a loud voice...pastu dia kata suara laki lagi senag baby nak paham....

after that ada aktiviti 'visualize baby'..diorang pas plastesin sorang satu kat kitorang and then suh buat bentuk baby kita yang kita dok terbayng tu...which i thought was a stupid aktiviti...tapi tak cakap la kan...masa ni lah baru open up sikit kat org2 semeja yang lain...borak2 pasal baby masing2 ...laki ke pompuan...ada alahan tak....

next diorang pas around this pin tubes mcm pic kat blog kak nadia ni (kalau tak silap gambar yang nombor 3 tu)...haa benda ni satu kita letak kat perut satu kita pegang kat mulut...kind of focuses our voices to the baby's ears lah kot.... so after that aktiviti baca pantun kat baby...ada pantun pasal grape and lagi satu pasal aisatsu...anyway..kata nurse tu...baby yang dlm perut ni dia belajar guna deria2 mak dia .. so atas setiap pantun tu ada gambar..and lepas baca pantun tu kitorg kena warnakan gambar tu sambil cakap kat baby...' mama warnakan grape ni warna purple ye' ,'baju baby mama warnakan warna pink ye'..at first we all felt silly...tapi ikut je la kan...kononya buat mcm tu sampai lah mesejnya kat baby...Allahualam....

next aktiviti ni menarik sikit...dia panggil 'kick game'...unfortunately aktiviti  ni nak kena tunggu dah boleh rasa baby baru saya leh start try..hihi...dia ada 3 steps
step 1
bila kita rasa baby gerak, kita tepuk (jangan kuat sgt ye) tempat yang dia gerak tu sambil cakap 'kick'...step 1 ni nak ajar baby yang bila dia bergerak mak dia akan bg respon

step 2
bila kita rasa kita dah cukup dah buat step 1 bolehlah move on to step 2.
start with doing step 1 pastu next kita tepuk tempat lain plak sambil sebut 'kick'..kalau baby tu dah faham dia akn respon dgn menendang tempat yang kita tepuk tu...lepas tu kita tepuk temput lain plak...konsep dia mcm main kejar2 lah kot

step 3
kalau baby dah faham konsep step 2 kita start step 3 plak...mengajar baby konsep nombor...
tunggu baby bergerak....bila dia gerak kita cakap 'satu' n then tepuk sekali bila dia bagi respon next kita cakap 'dua' n then tepuk dua kali... kalau baby respon tendang dua kali...next kita ajar dia 'tiga' n tepuk tiga kali..kalau dia kick tiga kali you can move on to the next number....nurse cakap dia pernah jumpa one mother yang baby dia leh respon sampai 10...(tsugoi ne ) the only mom yang hadir hari tu yang pernah buat aktiviti ni kata baby first dia respon sampai 2...maa setia baby itu lain deshou....

aktiviti ni kalau start masa baby berumur 6 months most probably it will take the baby 4 weeks to understand the concept, kalau baby 7-8 months mungkin 2-3 weeks baru dia bagi respon.... mama no otanoshimi da yo baby...cepatlah mama leh rasa nye you nye kick kick hihi

last sekali dia ajar macam mana nak ajar baby hiragana....haa ni payah lah for me...your suppose to trace the letter while explaining to the baby how to write it....hmm bab nak explain tu yang susah tu....anyway dia kata kalau ajar hiragana start dgn あthe next day ajar balik あ lepas tu い. n then esok tu plak ajar balik あ　dan いlepas tu baru ajar う....kira everyday kita kena fukushu balik la kat dia ape kita dah ajar....hari tu baru borak ngan hubby nak ajar jawi nak cite cam ne ek kat baby...kalau alif tu okay lagi lah kan kalau ba..'hmm lukis cawan pas tu letak satu titik kat bawah'...'haa...ni lah ba'....ohhh my mommy dia ni..serius tak reti nak explain...hihi

anyway ...all in all it was an interesting class...even though at some parts i felt a bit like a kindergartener...main ngan plastesin and warna warna lukisan....it was also kinda fun....

oh ya buku biru kat atas tu text book dia..tp kena beli..dlm tu ada macam pantun jepun..one for each day...right now we're up to day five..and seriously mommy dia ni dah tak faham dah maksud poem jepun ni.....waaa...malu i...hiii