Birthing Experience -Part 1

Kronologi:

30/3/12, Jumaat- Kena tahan ward sebab tekanan darah tinggi (bp), protein dalam urine dan midwife tak dapat agak kedudukan baby lalu meminta aku buat scan skali.

31/3/12, Sabtu- Masih dipantau bp dan diminta buat 24hours urine collection.

1/4/12, Ahad- Discharge dari ward tapi diminta datang ke hospital hari Rabu nanti untuk buat 'membrane sweep' bagi stimulate labour, kerana doktor takut bp naik dan itu boleh membahayakan baby dan si ibu (can cause blood cloth).

2/4/12, Isnin- Di rumah aku masak laksa dan buat kek coklat kerana gerak hati mengatakan memang dah dekat dah ni. Sakit contraction dah mula ada, tapi aku ingatkan Braxton Hicks.

3/4/12, Selasa- Pukul 2 pagi terjaga dari tido sebab terasa 'pop' disusuli air kat bawah tu. Confirm itu air ketuban.Call delivery unit dan diminta datang untuk pemeriksaan pukul 7.30 pagi nanti. Pukul 10 pagi balik ke rumah sebab belum ada bukaan. Pukul 2 petang pergi hospital balik sebab contraction semakin kuat dan terus masuk delivery suite.

4/4/12, Rabu- Pukul 6.41 petang, baby Fahim Zidane selamat dilahirkan.

Nota: Itu kronologi ringkas. Nanti aku cite detail di Part 2 tentang apa jadi plan water birth aku, dan macam mana aku cope dengan contraction yang melebihi 36 jam dan air ketuban yang dah melebihi 24 jam.

Part 1

Unsangkarable, aku admitted to hospital. It happened on Friday morning when I had my regular antenatal check up with my midwife and after checking my blood pressure (bp) and urine, she said that my bp has raised and there was protein in my urine. It is a sign of pre-eclampsia for a pregnant woman.When the time to check my baby's lie & presentation (position), she couldn't feel it coz my tummy a bit tight that time. She suspected that my baby was in breech position (songsang). So she arranged for a scan in the afternoon and there were the story of admitting to the hospital begun..

At the hospital (2 pm), hubby and I went to Stafford Hospital and had a scan. Syukur alhamdulillah it wasn't breech but my baby laid in cephalic position (normal=head first). Satu dah lega..then we went to check my bp and urine, and even some of my urine sample have been sent to the lab, cause they wanted to know whether I have the sign of pre-eclampsia.

Masa tu, relax lagi. Just after the midwife explained about what was really happening to me iaitu.. (tarik nafas jap), pabila bo naik (more than 130/90) dan ada protein dalam urine, diriku ditakuti mendapat pre-eclampsia iaitu bila kidney ku tidak boleh memproses protein ke dlm badan lalu keluar ikut urine. Maknanya nanti kekurangan protein dlm badan. Ia boleh effect pada baby dan si ibu jua ditakuti akan menyebabkan blood clot. Lalu ku diberitahu jika tidak dipantau, dan ia berterusan, they might induce me supaya baby bersalin cepat. Masa tu macam percaya dan tak percaya.. I couldn't believe it..coz I thought I am almost there..at the end of my pregnancy journey, even until now I feel really healthy and happy (no sign of pressure). Tapi diriku tetap redha..mungkin ini ujian Allah. But I still keep calm and keep on praying. Aku yakin semua ni boleh diatasi, i really know my strength and body.

piknik kat hospital, masa ni tak sangka lagi 3 hari baby nak keluar :p

So the doctors want me to stay overnight, so they can monitor me 24 hours. Dengan berat hati check in la 1 malam. Bp masih ups n downs.. On the next day (Saturday), doc cakap they want my 24 hours urine collection, so kena stay 1 more night. But the good news on the next morning (Sunday), the doc said I can go home that afternoon. But he advised me to do a membrane sweep sebelum keluar hospital (satu proses membuka cervic utk stimulate labour) tapi aku postponed on Wednesday sebab aku still kena datang rabu tu pulak untuk further check up.

Jadi, Ahad tu aku discharge, hari Isnin petang dan malam aku buat projek masak-masak LAKSA dan MARBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE. Dan tau apa telah terjadi???

My water broke that night(awal pagi Selasa) around 2 am!!!

to be continued..

Wohoo,esok boleh makan tempoyak!

That was what my sistah wrote on facebook. Woooo..my parents are coming to England! Their plane just took off an hour ago and I'm gonna meet them in next 18 hours. Eksaited okeyh! Yeah,i'm sure I will be the most excited person when sesi punggah-memunggah beg later on. Tempoyak, ikan keli salai, ikan masin..Ya Allah, semoga lepas lah baggage mak aku ni. Kemahin kakakku, malu nak sebut kunun..err petai tak dak? Hahaha!

My parents will be in England for 2 months and a half. Alhamdulillah, managed to buy good price Emirates tix for them. Both of them dapatlah around RM6k. Ok lah kan?Plus makanan pun halalun tayyibah..hehe. Sokak la bapakku makan kambeng dlm flight. Haihh..

Another thing, stroller baby dah sampai tadi. Tunggu incek daddy balik nak pasang.

~stroller+car seat.

Smalam Jackie, si midwife ku datang buat antenatal visit kt rumah. Diskusi pasal birth plan, malam smalam lagik dah tulis macam2 dlm journal. So far in my birth plan are:

-water birth

-tak nak medical students wat pape cuma boleh observe saje (siap request tu,sabo jelah)

- Zaid will be all the time and cut the umbilical cord

-request nak take home placenta n cord

-opt for gas & air pain relief

-wish to stay one night at the ward to establish breasfeeding (with midwife's help)

Other things yang aku discuss tentang induce, other pain relief and effects, dan cara-cara yang berkesan supaya aku boleh stay longer kat rumah during latent phase (fasa pertama ketika contraction bermula). Aku taktau sejauh mana aku boleh bertahan sebab semua first mom takkan tau, tapi lepas dapat nasihat dalam kelas, semua midwives galakkan stay as long as you can at home during latent phase and have warm bath/shower. Aku cakap kat Jackie, aku nak sampai spital bila dah dilate more than 4cm sebab aku taknak jump dalam pool awal then kena keluar dari pool.. Dia cakap kalau aku set mind macam tu tak mustahil boleh achieve birth plan aku. Fuh..mommies sekelian, adakah itu mustahil?

Ok, stop being panic.. no one will know what's going to happen as they've never experience it. What need to do is.. ' Just go with the flow..'

:)

Antenatal Class-pt2 & Baby Club

Lama pulak tak hapdet. Hari ni tepat 35 minggu. Start esok dah masuk minggu ke 36 pregnancy. Kalau baca info tentang bersalin, minggu ke 36 ni bayi dah matang dan minggu ke 37 anytime boleh bersalin. Erkk.. tapi kenapa macam belum ready? Baby, baby keluar bila betul-betul dah bersedia ok. Semoga dipermudahkan, sihat dan selamat semuanya. Amin..

Minggu lepas banyak kelas antenatal kitorang attend. Start dari breastfeeding class, tour to Delivery Unit @ Stafford Hospital dan Preparation & Delivery class. Yang paling best tentulah tour tu. Dah macam lawatan sambil belajar pulak aku rasa. Tapi sorry takde gambar walaupun berkobar2 bawak digicam. Kunun khusyuk habis dengar nurse tu berceloteh. Haha!

Tour selama sejam tu mula-mula ke Consultation room (kalau sampai2 hospital dia check kat sini), then lawat delivery unit dia pulak. Pastu paling teruja tengok labour room yang ada pool untuk sesiapa yang memilih untuk water birth. Cuma ada 1 pool saja di Stafford Hospital. Bilik tu juga ada katil in case nak naik ke katil pulak. Semua bilik dilengkapi gas & air pain relief. Pastu gi maternity ward pulak. Setiap ward ada 3 katil. Ward untuk yang bersalin normal dan Czer berasingan, dan setiap ward ada shower & toilet. Last sekali dibawa ke breakfast room. Nanti pagi2 ada coffee/tea, roti, disediakan. Sesiapa yang memilih untuk breasfeed baby dinasihatkan stay 1 malam selepas bersalin sebab midwife nak ajar cara2 breasfeed.

Birth partner boleh masuk skali dalam labour room. Kamera dan gadget2 lain seperti radio (kalau ada yg nak bawak CD), laptop etc boleh bawak. Birth partner boleh masuk dalam pool skali (yaaa..akan kuheret incek zaid skali,kekeke..). Dan last skali yang boleh melawat 3 org sahaja pada satu1 masa termasuk birth partner (due to security).

~Yang ada gambau ni, masa gi breasfeeding class kt Stone. Me at 34 weeks.

Kalau kat UK, once kita register our pregnancy, nanti kita dapat pack percuma dari Bounty. Ada 5 kesemuanya dan so far aku dah dapat 3. Pack ke-4 akan dapat masa kat ward after labour dan ke-5 nanti bila dah balik rumah. Bounty pack ni sebagai support untuk bakal2 ibu di samping mengurangkan kos perbelanjaan si anak (banyak offer bila dah register dengan bounty).

~pack 1 dapat masa mula-mula midwife visit di rumah

~pack 2 ambik kat Boots (pharmacy store like Guardian)

~pack 3 dapat masa pegi antenatal class

Dalam pack ni ada dapat macam-macam benda like info tentang pregnancy, gift dan voucher. Contohnya, sekeping Newborn nappy, nappy rash cream, voucher £2 off when purchase Pampers newborn nappies, sabun cuci baju, tuala baby, Johnson & Johnson's toiletaries and wipes dan banyak lagi. Aku memang sokak mende2 free ni.. :D

~antara free gift Bounty kasi, tapi gambau bawah ni yang free sabun cuci baju Persil,detergent je ngan tuala tu je. :p

~ready untuk cuci baju-baju baby, termasukla mommy Eli dan lil' Eli tu ;)

Selain dari Bounty, Tesco Baby & Toddler Club pun sangat2 berguna. Sebab once a pregnant mum register dengan club ni, dapat macam2 benefit seperti free glossy magazines from pregnancy until your child turns 3yo, beserta exclusive vouchers like coupons on baby's toiletaries, nappies, food. Selain tu free parents' parking permit pon dapat so bolehlah parking keta depan2 entrance Tesco yaw! Penting tuh esok mana nak tolak stroller lagi, trolley lagi.. :) Tapi kalau nak semua benefit ni syaratnya kena register online di website dia sebelum bersalin.

Sape-sape lagi ada info macam ni yang could help to make parenting easier, fun plus money-saving camni silalah share ye. Sharing is caring uolls!

:)

Baby Shower Tea Party

Nini & Niza Baby Shower

Bertuah betul diriku ini sebab cik puan delina sudi nak organize baby shower untuk i dan Niza. Dari A-Z lah dia yang uruskan, termasuklah invitation card, decoration dan food. We olls tak sempat nak meeting (ceh baria-ia) sebab cik party planner ni memang busy orangnya. Kejenya kerap outstation, takut menyusahkan pulak sebab dia baru je balik dari Brazil last week, then she threw the party on Saturday. Peh..gigih okay. Anyway, I don't have any words to say except.. I am so touched and feel so blessed to have all these. Thank you very much Dalina! :)

Jom tengok gambar.. Enjoy!

I suka the vintage concept, for the theme I think Dalina made the earth and natural colours look tremendously awesome! Kan?

the invitation card.. hosted by Dalina.

here they are, the deco & food..I'm so hungry once I stepped into her house :)

the drinking glasses with straws

plenty of cakes..memang my fave (ok gemuklah i lagi)

from the very beginning of my pregnancy I said I really love natural colours, not to blueish..she really takes note..awwhh! ~cair jap tgk knitted cardigan tu.

Our baby shower tea party started around 3 pm and when all the guests have arrived by 4 o'clock, we started with fun activity, that was facial & mask session. But before that, everyone needs to wear a name tag and identify themselves as according as what've written on it.

Fun eh?

Memang kelakar when they start to call everyone with those names..kadang-kadang tersasul. Okay, aku admit aku le tuh yang tersasul paling banyak -_-" Takpe, there was a fact saying that 'pregnant lady is somehow tend to be forgetful' (ceh..nak cover lagi).

sesi facial by our beauty student, Ms. Simone aka Becky Booties :p

Rosie Mosie basket is my name :) Niza pulak dapat nama Miss Betty Diapers, :D how cute is that?

Dah semua siap facial..Makan Time!

comel je si Aqeef ni mamam bihun..

air laici, si minah saleh Simone baru first time rasa..haha!

mihun yang di'pack' ala chinese takeaway, cute!

Dalina masak mihun, red velvet cupcake, pistachio whoopie pie, mini strawberry tartlet, popia sayur, chicken samosa, sausage roll, choc sponge cream cheese cake. Ada jugak dia beli mini carrot cupcake, strawberry, limau. Niza buat puding bingka jagung yang sangat marveles, share recipe boleh? :) Kak Rose pulak buat brownies. Sedap-sedap semua makanan.. (mode terliur).

Simone, me dan cik party planner (Dalina)

Aku tak masak apa-apa pun (tukang makan je). hehe..sebab aku sebok incharge activities. Sebenarnya patut ada make up session, tapi sebab running out of time, so itu jelah boleh buat. Harap semua had fun lah ye :)

Lepas makan2, Niza and I belek-belek hadiah pulak untuk tulis Thank You card buat semua yang memberi hadiah. Cantik2 semua hadiah..time kasih semua. \^_^/

Dan sebelum semua orang balik, aku sempat mintak diorang tuliskan message dan mendoakan semoga segalanya berjalan lancar nanti. Time kasih semua :)

The Two of Us (WW10)

What: 7 months preggy

When: Winter & Snow 2011/2012

Where: Victoria Park, Stafford

Kelas Belajar Menjadi Emak dan Bapak-antenatal class pt1

One of the exciting parts when I knew that I'm pregnant is the chance to attend the antenatal class... for FREE! You know when we watch movie orang puteh the class that teaches parents-2-be on how to bath the baby, how to deal with pain during labour, breathing process and so on..macam interesting gitew (realitinya esok tak taula praktis ke tidok) :p

So, I booked 4 antenatal classes which are Preparation for Parenthood, Breastfeeding, Tour of Maternity Unit (in Hospital) and Preparation Labour & Delivery. I was overseeing the information on the leaflet that I supposed to book the classes as early as 12 weeks pregnant. But I thought when I have a big baby bump, that is a good sign to start the classes. Ceh..what a thought! Padan muka me all the Stafford antenatal classes (except for the tour) has fully booked..even worse only 1 class available this month. The rest need to attend on next month. Fuh..doa-doa baby tak keluar awal sebulan.kihkih..

And because all the Stafford antenatal classes is fully booked, I have to go to Stone (20 minutes drive). Zaid and I went to Trentside Clinic, Stone on last Friday to learn on how to be a parent..

:)

Preparation for Parenthood Class

The class was fun and very informative. A mother, Rachel was kind enough to bring her 3 months old baby, Daniel and share her experience of labour, direct breastfeed in public, and many more. One thing that make me so 'teruja' is to see the calmness of her baby sleeping in his pushchair without being disturbed by voices in the classroom. Cakaplah sekuat mana pun elok je dia tido. Harap2 my mini me will do the same nanti. Amin... :)

As you can see Zaid has volunteered himself to bath the baby (dummy). It was quite funny and people started to laugh when seeing these 2 daddy-to-be bathing and dressing the dummy in slow motion. Zaid himself looks very soft in his action as if he's going to brake the dummy's arm. Teehee... but frankly speaking, seeing him bathing and handling the baby, then cuddling him makes me so proud. I know that both of us will be a good parent. Insyallah, amin.. :)

The 2 hours class end around 4pm, and since the weather was quite berangin sepoi-sepoi bahasa, we freshen up by lepak-lepak (dan camwhore semestinya) for a little while at the canal nearby.

daddy cool~

The canal reminds me of our 1st home at Stone three years ago. We used to go jogging every weekend alongside the canal. Stone really has its exquisite view.

old time memories.. jaman kurus,jaman masih berdua.. :p

jogging pun sibuk nak camwhore..haih..

Can't wait to go to my next antenatal class.. breastfeeding..mmm, yeah I'm an alien on this. Lol!

craving cum healthy diet..lah sangat!

Ekceli, bila masuk 3rd trimester ni aku mula memberi lebih perhatian pada menu harian. Sebelum ni bukan langsung tak ambik berat, tapi dah sampai hujung-hujung kehamilan ni aku lebih serius nak disiplinkan diri. Kalau time 2nd trimester aku more to honeymoon time (melantak-tak-hengat), tapi ni dah masuk 7 bulan aku kena pastikan corak diet aku betul. Sebabnya.. nanti aku citer on next entry.

So, menu masakan perlu kurang minyak (goreng-gorengan will be the last on my menu), masak lebih pada steam style, dan kalau goreng sayur aku guna minyak bijan pengganti minyak biasa. Tomyam, sup, bakar dan oven-baked harus kerap. Ya, harus lebih kreatif mencipta resepi seperti ayam masak ladna..so bleh skip the goreng part. Encek zaid sudah cuba, then request masak camtu hari2.. haha.gambar takde,sorry.

Awal-awal hamil selalu makan mende ni, pastu masuk 2 bulan lebih stop kejap sebab terasa diri ini suddenly lactosa intolerant. Pastu ganti pulak dengan minum susu berperisa strawberry. Now dah datang balik mood nak makan tapi lebih kepada addicted..

sebab tiap-tiap pagi atau 2x sehari mesti mau makan..ini,

Sekotak Choco Pops mesti tahan seminggu je. Weekend je kena top up cereals ngan susu segar.

Menu bekpes :

cereals+roti bakar sapu butter

plus biscuits+oranges in between

Dah cuba cereals lain macam Kellogs Frosties, Shredded Wheat strawberry tapi tak sedap..nak yang niiii jugak! Sekotak £2.70, agak mahal. Demi selera punya pasal dan galakan untuk consume milk,so beli je..

Pastu sekarang ketagih benda ni pulak..

Yogurt Muller Corner Light..paling gemor perisa black cherry dan vanilla siap sprinkled dark choc. Now offer buy 1 (pack of 6) get 1 free.. acik suka! :D

Selain nasik, sometimes craving for noodles.. Kadang teringat-ingat mee hailam kat mesia, haish kan best ada take away mee hailam..

dah tak pandang kiri kanan ke cik abang?

Entry sebelum ni ada cakap pasal mengidam ayam bakar nandos style kan? Menu camni takyah sinsing lengan baju.. hahaha!

mushroom soup cicah garlic bread..

itu salad n' creamy sauce sama oven baked curly fries super layanzzz..