Tudungs....Scarfs....& Tudung Lilit lilit

I'm on a shopping spree today....for tudungs....kebetulan promo counter at work today was for tudungs...call it accumulated stress retail therapy if you may.....usually I will be deterred by the prices...which some of may think is already cheap...all under RM50...any way came home and showed my hubby the spoils of my 'therapy'...his reaction....hmmmm...ok...tu jek

continued online browsing at various online shops...and showed them to my hubby....pun reaction yg less then memberangsangkan.....

why I asked....u tak suka saya pakai tudung lilit?
nope he said...okay je...just that they all look the same to me...

seriously...they look the same?  mcm ni ble seb bnyk r....beli tudung hitm 2~3 helai n ulang yg tu jek the whole year....

but then again I guess I'll be the one yg go crazy of boredom kot....

what r your better half's reaction tu tudungs?????

The arrival of our second prince...

Susahnye lah hai nak start this post.... Handling 2 at once is just not easy....ada je yg nk berlaku when i sit down in front of the pasocon...anyway back to the story

It all started one Saturday morning.... I woke with really bad stomach cramps... the type that feels like you&ve done 1 thousand sit ups the day before.... Woke up several times that morning it started at 2 am went back to sleep and when I woke up at 5 am still the same dull pain. But I just shrugged it off coz it didn't feel like contratctions. 

Anyway at about 11 am...became worried coz the pain didn't go away... so we opted to go see the doc. Sampai2 doc scan and the baby was fine and asked me to go up and do the ctg... u know the stomach cramps well it made moving really hard and painful...nak pusing badan pun painful... and the ctg... well it showed that indeed i was having contractions...so doc suruh nyuin (admit) to stop the contractions and get 2 doses of steroids utk matangkan paru2 baby... 

CTG during my preterm labor

So i got the 2 doses...and like kak nadia said in her blog entry.... mmm...serious pedih this injection...my next bed neighbour (also in to stop her preamture labour) actually cried when she was told she was getting another dose...

Next afternoon i was discharged with orders to continue the medication to stop the contraction for another 2 days and mc until after raya... but we decided to go back to Kulim anyway coz we had some stuff to do and i had already scheduled my car to undergo servicing since dlm kepala saya...I was still adamant nak balik bukit mahkota even against doc and parental advice...keras kepala right...

The next day, again against docs orders, i went to work...nak pass down kerja.. i remeber hubby asking which i would prefer giving birth before or after raya and i said before...coz then i wouldn't be in "anticipation" mode for too long... if u ask me this again i'll give u a different answer....haha

On Tuesday, i woke up and recommenced fasting, ye lah dah tak payah makan ubat, so i had no reason not to right...by lunch time i had a really bad headache and hubby said buka lah puasa..so i did and was in the middle of separating egg whites and yolks (tgh nak bake kek lapis) when i suddenly felt the urge to puke... and while i was puking my water broke...

And it just dawned on me...this is it... i thought i would be scared u know ...tp it was just like a statement...this is it...

Called hubby up and started getting ready to go to the hosp.. it was 3.15pm.. called up the hosp and my parents and sat there waiting... and the contractions started..but still bearable..

Sampai kat hosp diorg nak pasang ctg again...

Doc checked on me and confirmed that my water did indeed break and performed a VE..i was 4 cm dilated and fully effaced... the nurse came in and gave me a blue hocp gown to change into and i was hooked onto the ctg..sempat lg dia bg tahu...hr ramai lah kak..seblm akak ad lg 4 org tgh laboring...oh okay.....rasa mcm lmbt lg je nak branak ada dlm lg 4-5jam kot...by this time the contractions were getting more frequent and of more intensity... it was totally different from Harith's, during his birth the increase of the intensity was more gradual..

after about 20mins..i couldn't stand the pain and yes i did make some sounds and the nurse came in...how shocked was she to see that i was already crowning..and she kept here hand there applying preasure...x mau bg baby keluar... they got me onto a wheelchair..siap ckp lg ...kepit dik kepit...jgn push...kesian nanti koyak besar...kepit....kalau sakit tarik nafas kot hidung hembus kot mulut....but i tell you just like Harith's birth the hardest part is trying not to push when your whole body and mind is telling you to...

i was pushed into the delivery room which was already occupied... they put up a screen and wheeled me to another delivery bed...it took me a few miutes to get out of the chair...by then hubby was in the deliver room...minutes later doc walked in...apparently the labor was progreesing a bit quicker than she expected...she was out tgh beli kuih...hahaha.... while she was getting ready again the nurse was whispering jgn push kak...tahan tahan...breathe ...hembus kot mulut...and i said i could't...and doc bebel...apa yg susah sgt...nafas je..(dlm hati saba je la...org kata tak boleh tu tak boleh tahan jgn push....bukan tak leh nafas henbus kot mulut...haiyaaa) but i kept quiet....she performed the episiotomy.. i started pushing...felt the ring of fire and his head came out...on the third push out second son was out in the world at 5.08pm.... then they took him down to the nursery where our premature son got 30 minutes of oxygen therapy.. 

this time the placenta came out quite quick with Harith it came out 20 minutes after his birth...she stitched me which surprisingly didn't hurt unlike Harith's time and there  wasn't much blood on me either...but this is all me comparing this birt to my eldest son's...

And that my friends sums up the arrival of our second prince... at 35 weeks, with no gas, no epidural...

Our secong prince, Amirul Lutfi

Glad hubby could be by my side this time and experience it for himself.. Proud of him...he ws quite cool about it... 

One happy family....

2's progress...

Pregnant in Malaysia...totally different experience than what it was in Japan...


In Japan, they focused on my weight. Never really cared about my sugar...even though my family has a history of diabetes...including gestational diabetes... In Malaysia, you tell them and they make you take a GTT test...this time around I had to take it in the early stages of pregnancy, if it's negative they'll repeat at a later stage...


Well, yours truly is borderline, just like what I was when I came back from Japan last year and was 30++ weeks pregnant with Harith n they made me take the test. Last time they just made me take a blood test 4 times for monitoring in one day and decided I just needed to control my diet and that was it.... This time, with a new doctor, the practice is different, I have to do that glucose monitoring every time before a check-up.... oh ya and my check-up is really frequent...like once in 2 weeks...


So just for blood sugar monitoring...I now own a blood glucose monitor..brand * Accu Check..exact same one as my dad's which i used when I was pregnant with Harith...it's about RM 160 ++.... but i still hate pricking myself... At least I'm still on diet control...no insulin needed here...phew...tp stress woooo...cannot simply eat like most preggers do....


As for the risks of gestational diabetes (here's some I can remember):
1) big baby - baby can get stuck (need special manuevers for delivery - shoulder distocia)
                     - require larger episiotomy / might need a c-sec
2) low blood sugar - baby might have low blood sugar after birth
3) jaundice  - higher risk for baby to get jaundice


As for the diet control...well let's just say I have gained 0kgs so far... (lost 1 gained 1)..
Baby is on target according to doc... averaging at a 26 week old measurements.... EFW = 946g. Tp compared to abang dia at the same gestational age....he's smaller...

at 14 weeks

Latest scan malas nak scan...haha..bley tak....

Just hoping sangat2 that this one stays within me for longer.... x payah lah ikut Abg Harith keluar awal ye sayang.... ( tp doc kata hih risk prem jugak ....arghhh ).... Braxton Hicks awal2 lg dah rasa masa 4 mths dulu...mana tak cuak kan..so now whenever i feel one I cuak... dah lah lately makin kerap...but doc is not that concerned...as long as they are irregular...

more updates on 2 later....

2

Alhamdulillah......unexpected but everything happens for a reason... there's a hikmah to everything...

2......

pink or blue.... let's keep it yellow or green for now...hik hik

Conjunctivitis.......Keratitis.......

Alhamdulillah my eyes are getting better now..... but my vision is still blurred...Blame it on my antibodies....it's attacking my cornea...according to my opthamologist....

I initially got the conjunctivitis from my dear son...who probably got it from on of his nursery mates.....One of the dangers of sending him there....urghhhh... Well it spread to my husband first .... than me...n by the 4th day I got a referral from our panel clinic and headed to Pantai.....apparently my condition had spread to my eyelids and cornea..from conjunctivitis jd keratitis...straight away warded..sheish....because the medication had to be administrated intraveinously... so stayed there until Saturday ....

the worst part about the hospitalization was the office people duk kacau2 mcm tak puas hati org mc just because sakit mata.... one of them even said to my husband...' sakit mata je kan , mulut tak sakit kan'...oh really....serius bengang.... mata berair, berdenyut denyut and blurr ni you want me to duk kat office in front of the pasocon....serius kalau pegi pun tak leh focus...ohhh did i mention it's contagious.....seriously.....tlglh phm people....

Actually kalau ikut my doc dia nk bg one mor week mc....but then since the people at the office are all getting on my nerves.....i'll be resuming work InsyaAllah next monday....

Harith's 離乳食 planning...

I've been looking forward to this since I was about halfway pregnant with Harith...dok browse all these websites regarding when to start, how to prepare, how to store and how to give your baby his first foods.
Last night while Harith was asleep I went to the Heinz website and they had this real neat 'menu planner' tool, which shows a suggested menu for the age that you choose, well the menu naturally featured their products but it was something I found usefull. But in the end I think I made use of this website on 離乳食/weaning foods. The writer added in her personal experience which to me was a big plus.
 

So basically the Japs and Anmum  have the same idea about when a baby can start solids..

首がしっかりとすわっている (Can hold head up)

支えてあげると座れる (Sits well when aided)

大人の食べている様子を見て食べたそうなそぶり（よだれが出る、口をモグモグと動かすなど）をする (Shows interest in food , Makes chewing motions)

スプーンを口に入れても舌で押し出すことが少なくなる(Can close mouth around a spoon, Can move tongue back and forth, but is losing tendency to push food out with tongue )

Shows significant weight gain (birth weight has doubled)
Seems hungry after 8 to 10 feedings of breast milk or 40 oz. of formula in a day

What to feed
- Breast milk

- Iron-fortified child cereals or finely blended porridge
- Pureed or strained fruits (banana, pears, peaches)
- Pureed or strained vegetables (well-cooked carrots and sweet potato)

How much per day
- 3 to 9 tablespoons cereal, in 2 to 3 feedings
- 1 teaspoon fruit, gradually increased to ¼ to ½ cup in 2 to 3 feedings
- 1 teaspoon vegetables, gradually increased to ¼ to ½ cup in 2 to 3 feedings

Feeding tips

Introduce new foods one at a time, with at least three days in between to make sure your child's not allergic.

I've taken these tips and have come up with my own game plan. I'm planning to start Harith on solids on his 6 month birthday this coming 1st of August. My mother started feeding us when we were 6 months too, in an era when people said 4 months was old enough. But she listened to my uncle who happened to be a doc, saying that feeding solids too early might not affect the baby now but when he gets older. So I'm sticking with that. Not saying that I'm gile strict about it, since Harith has had a few tastes but I don't count them as weaning foods since the ammount was so little. His first was Durian...hahaha yes...accidental pulak tu.. tgh sua2 durian kat mulut dia n dia bob his head..and durian tu tercalit skit...tak kira right...then there was my mom who put a rambutan to my sons mouth which he eagerly sucked on and the rock melon my husband offered him...So far all fruits...Punyalah tak mo bagi...but then dah jd...

What am I going to feed him first...semestinya bubur nasi that I am planning to cook myself. Next one hmmm... rasa cm nk bg pumpkin/carrot...but then I was thinking nk bg dia rasa yg x sedap dulu like sawi... nanti dh rasa yg sedap yg xsedap x mo...hihi

Only introduced a different type of food after 3 days..so we can monitor the baby's reaction...ada diarrehea ke tak? ada rashes tak? dia sakit perut/kembung tak? nangis2 tak after the feeding... kalau stakat dia push your hand away sebab x suka...but there's no allergic reaction... stop and introduce at a later age.

Persediaan to make home made baby food.. おかゆポット, a green plastic strainer from Wan and ics cube trays with detacheble lids for freezing.

Oh semestinya mommy Harith ni lagi excited than him bab2 makanan ni...

 



a little time for myself....

phew... a little time for myself....skrg nk ngadap pasokon bkn main nye susah...kwn2 jgn tertipu ye ngan facebook/skype yg sentiasa o9 tu...that's just my pasokon that likes tu turn ITSELF on... I kid you not...kita tekan shut down dia leh hidup blk sendiri... this prob sejak masa kat nihon lg...it's nothing new...as long as it can still be turned on.... dell merahku ini lah yg akan tetap disisi...

skrg pun hubby dearie tgh tdokan wewefff dlm buai a.k.a endoi as he calls it... weweff..nama glamour harith hahaha...punyalah tak mo panggil nama cm tu konon nk panggil nama skema jek...tak jd....haha..tapi susah tul la...kita bg nama Harith with a 'th' kan but ada jgk people panggil dia haris with an 's'...seb baik haris pun maksud dia pun bagus...kdg tersasul panggil ariff...but that one pun has a good meaning...so all is well

anyway, i requested kt hubby...minggu ni tak mo blk kulim leh tak? i wanna stay home...wanna kemas2 since kontena finally sampai after 3 and a half months...wanna read my buku cte.. want to cook2...want to berkelah ngan colleagues kat bayan bay....haa...yg last tu main sebenarnya....gara2 geram hubby ikut dept dia gi mkn durian sorg2 n then bila dk2 blanking ajk i g...dia ada eval lak...so cannot go...sbb sapa nk handle harith masa I drive to blk pulau....klu dia ngamuk2 sorg2 kt blakang sapa nk soothe dia...so this time bila ada group ajak berkelah..i put down my foot and said I WANT TO GO....

n mlm ni ngadap blog sat...before I sit down with the bills to do my 家計簿 a hobby of mine since kat fukui lg...tp berbulan dah x gerak...x sempat2... so tak bley nk track our expenses... i used to call this hobby 'main2 excel' when skype ngan hubby and he asked me what i was doing.... tp bukan makin terror pun pki excel...kt ctu gaks...still a lot more to learn...

work is as usual...work....ada it's up and downs... but the more i get used to it...the more i realise i need to learn...baru dpt satu ...dr satu tu you nmpk 10 lg yg u kena tau... i wonder..klu 1st job as QA..lps ni klu i kaisha len stuck as QA lg kai? ohhh my....

that's all for now kot...nk pi wat gantt chart....