28 December 2010

of breastfeeding...

It's kinda sad to see when people around you somehow do not putting enough interest on breastfeeding their little ones. It's either they are ignorant, lack of knowledge, or simply choose not to breastfeed their babies and resort to formula instead. One of their reasoning, feeding your baby with formula is simpler, plus they can have enough rest since breastfeeding babies tend to 'melekap' with their mommies to the extend it becomes very tiring and restless.

Yes i do agree with the latter one. It's tiring when your babies demand for feeding round the clock. You may become even restless when you need to tend to your other growing up kids, not to mention the endless house chores as well. But please do remember, the benefits of breastfeeding far more outweigh all the things listed above.

Allah has given you the chance to give the best to your babies, so why must you let go of this precious moments and phase in your life? It doesn't come often, and not every woman out there is lucky enough to have the opportunity to do so. You're among the chosen ones, hence do exercise your chance wisely ok.

Happy Breastfeeding peeps!!! :)

25 December 2010

Persiapan Tahun 1 anakku...

Ini untuk rujukan para ibu bapa yg berhajat utk menghantar anak mereka ke Sekolah Sri ABIM.
Alhamdulillah, setakat kelmarin 99% barang yg perlu dibeli utk Idlan sudah selesai...lega! Jadi mari kita lihat apa list nya!

3 x kemeja ungu - RM17, total RM51
3 x seluar pjg hitam - RM23, total RM69
Sepasang baju melayu - RM24
Sampin ungu - RM11
4 x lencana - RM0.80, total RM3.20
2 psg kasut hitam Asadi - RM22.90, total RM45.80 (dpt free 2 psg stoking putih)
3 psg stoking hitam - RM9.90
Songkok - RM13

TOTAL UNIFORM = RM226.90

* baju beli 3 pasang sahaja sebab hari Jumaat pakai baju melayu.


pagi ni kena basuh baju, lepas tu kena start proses jahit lencana sebab Khamis nanti ada sesi orientasi.
Mujurlah seluar tak payah nak alter...selamat mama dia yg sgtlah tidak pandai bab menjahit nih!

Ok sekarang masuk bab buku teks, buku aktiviti & buku kerja pula. Dah 2 kali pergi sekolah, tapi tak byk buku yg sudah sampai, last sekali majoriti buku2 abah beli di kompleks PKNS. Bila tgk list buku2 semua tu, dalam hati mama berkata....habislah anak aku byknya buku kena belajar! Yang bestnya, buku teks dan buku kerja dia very colorful, jadi agaklah interesting dan sedap mata memandang gitu :p Buku teks dia agak nipis, sebab diasingkan dgn buku kerja/rampaian. Tengok buku tulis color hijau tu, byk bukan main!


TOTAL BUKU = RM131.25

TOTAL KESELURUHAN = RM358.15

Untuk pengetahuan, yuran bulanan adalah RM290. Yuran ni + registration fee kami dah bayar utk 6 bulan masa bulan Oktober hari tu, total RM2k++...kopak kami time tu :p

Ofismate cerita, makan disediakan 2x, sarapan jam 9.30am, lunch jam 12.30pm, kemudian mereka akan solat Zohor, dan sambung belajar lagi sampai 4.00pm. Dia beri duit poket kat anak dia RM1 jer...katanya budak2 lagi tak reti nak belanja hihi.

Perihal transportation ke sekolah, masih belum setel lagi. Sangat risau ni, tapi takperla...harap2 keajaiban berlaku di saat2 terakhir nanti!

* bila tgk Idlan try uniform & kasut dia, waahhh smart sangat anak mama...dah besar anak sulungku...how time flies! Lepas ni tanggungjawab kami akan jadi lebih berat. Malam kena monitor kerja sekolah dia. Yang buat mama cuak, bila tgk buku Arab. Dusss mama basic Arab seciput jer....sekarang ni langsung x igt apa2....yg mama tahu, Baqarah=lembu. Kerusi, meja, pensel, buku, etc....hahhh kem salam huhu

24 December 2010

mc

Inilah bahana stress. Sampai demam dibuatnya.
Sebenarnya dari kelmarin dah selesema & sakit tekak...badan dah lemah.
Tapi disebabkan 'rajin' (read: terpaksa), gagahkan diri ke ofis.
Air-cond takdelah sejuk mana, tapi badan dah start rasa menggigil.
Lepas lunch, saya cabut.

Hari ni saya mc.
Jangan risau yer user2 yg 'disayangi', saya tetap akan cuba setelkan payment anda semua setakat yg terdaya.
As per my email, we will try our best but there is no guarantee.

Ahaks ~

23 December 2010

stress.com

Wah dah ada yg komplen/mengadu dekat colleague ku yg aku tidak angkat telefon.
Bagus bagus, komplen la lagi.
Saya mmg dah cabut wayar telefon buat pengetahuan tuan puan sekalian.
Call handphone pun memang saya tak layan.
Kalau melayan masalah awak-awak semua, mmg tak jalan lah kerja saya.
Awak igt awak seorang sahaja user saya di dalam syarikat ini?
Kirim salam lah!
Terima lah padahnya bila suka kerja last minute, di saat2 akhir nak menyusahkan saya pula.
Ada yg berani hantar friendly reminder pula tu? Oh sori, saya bukan rakan awak yer.
Sori yer, you're dealing with a wrong person.
Saya mungkin nampak lembut di luar, tapi sekali saya naik angin, semua orang terkejut.
Jadi untuk mengelakkan saya meninggikan suara, atau naik angin pada awak-awak semua, lebih baik saya cabut telefon terus.

Oh ini baru permulaan. Baru sikit saya ajar ni. Tahun depan, awak semua kena lebih bersedia, sebab saya akan lebih garang dan tegas daripada sekarang.

Nantikan.

20 December 2010

Deep freezer

Freezer sudah tenat. Makanya weekend lepas cuma pam sekali je. Susu hari jumaat pun terpaksa disimpan di dlm fridge. Dah takde room utk disqueeze2 lagi.





Alhamdulillah, rakan blogger aka junior ku Zuedin dgn baik hatinya sudi meminjamkan deep freezer kepunyaannya. Niat di hati mula2 nak beli 2nd hand, tapi kata Zue dia masih ingin simpan utk kegunaan adik Wafiy. Apa2 pun Zue, terima kasih byk2 di atas pertolongan awak ni...serius akak rasa lega sangat2!! Syukur syukur :) (tak dpt nak melawat rumah awak kelmarin, Ammar cranky nak tidur time tu).


Inilah rupa deep freezer Zue tu...brand Hesstar.

Rupa bhgn dalam. EBM bulan Disember sudah selamat ditransfer ke sini pagi tadi:)


Lega sgt freezer sudah ada space! Lepas ni boleh beli brg basah & frozen food ngeh ngehh :)

15 December 2010

babywearing n me

An outing to Alamanda last week with MIL, SIL & idlan's cousin Aiman. It was the 3rd time i carried Ammar in the RS. This time i managed to position his head in the sling for few times, hence the term 'hands-free' applied :)


*RS bought from jumpsacbaby.com, design Mystere.
Kebetulan matching pula dgn stroller lama Firas tu :)


My boy, happily 'mengelap' the bowling balls each time they came out of the hole :p

13 December 2010

7yrs and counting....

‎7 wonderful years with the man that becomes a superdad to our kids; a great & understanding hubby that always stay with me during my ups n downs. I can't never thank you enough for all the things you've done for our family. Hepi Anniversary Yang...may our luv grow stronger each day, may our family is blessed with loves, happinness n iman till eternity.

Hugs,
-Mama-

12 December 2010

Idlan's 6th Birthday

Majlis sambutan kecil-kecilan dibuat secara ad-hoc pada Sabtu lepas, kebetulan mak dan adik iparku datang ke KL jadi teruslah kami plan last minute untuk buat makan2 sikit. Jemputan sekadar keluarga terdekat sahaja - umi, papa, adik, family abangku dan family abang pruzz.

Kita layan gambar terus ok..nak story panjang2 takde masa :p


Get ready nak potong kek. Idlan bersama cousin2 dia - Hannah & Suraya.


posing dulu yer...

shot dari atas oleh Pak Ngah :)


mahal ni - gambar 3 beradik. Kesian Ammar tgh ngantuk pon mama dera ambil gambar :p


kenal tak? banner recycle dari tahun 2008 kalau tak silap hoho


Menu petang itu sempoi jer - sate Yus, & mihun goreng (tu pun Umi yg tlg gorengkan hehe)
Limau comel tu Pak Ngah yg bawa...

Baby zebra...di atas riba Tok :) Konfius ammar awatla bising sgt rumah kita ptg tu..


Choc moist cake + ganache. Berjiwa mama nak siapkan deco kek pagi sabtu tu sebab asyik pause attend to Ammar. Disebabkan malas bancuh buttercream, kek cover dgn ganache je, wording pun tak buat. Nampak tak permukaan yg berkedut2 tuh...tensi tgk, ntah kenapa jadi macam tu padahal mula2 letak topping ok jer...after few hours keluarkan dr oven tgk2 jadi berkedut huhu. Lilin happy birthday recycle dari Firas punyer bulan 8 ari tu :p


Mula2 bebudak ni korek star atas kek, bila star atas kek dah habis, mama suruh abah bubuh byk2 atas piring kasik derang mkn hehe seronok depa!
OK tu saje yer...dan ni few shots gambar Ammar hasil kamera canggih Pak Ngah..cun kan!


To my dear Muhammad Idlan Farhan, Happy 6th Birthday sayang!!!
Mama & Abah doakan Idlan sentiasa sihat, dan sentiasa dilindungiNya selalu. Moga membesar menjadi anak yg soleh, dan berjaya di dunia dan akhirat.
Luv always,
Mama-Abah-Firas-Ammar

09 December 2010

jiwa kacau

1. Kerja byk. User bising2 complaint through email. Call tak henti berdering. Quick fix : jangan angkat telefon. Lagi ganas bila telinga tak boleh tahan dgr bunyi tu, cabut wayar fix line.
2. Bila stress, mulalah migrain. Quick fix : turun bawah beli kit kat, crunch, dan zip. Lazat!
3. Bertambah stress bila check byk saman belum berbayar. Quick fix : bayar through myeg menggunakan credit card (cc). Luv my cc!
4. Esok birthday anakanda sulungku. Tapi perihal celebration tak sempat nak fikir lagi. Kesian dia.

stress.com betullah sekarang ni huh!

08 December 2010

berlima

Kelmarin pagi2 lagi dah black out. TNB kata ada kabel rosak. Argh bosannya. Lately memang sangat kerap black out di taman kami. Kebetulan pagi tu memang ada appointment dgn doc utk neb Ammar, maka kami decide lepas ambil neb kita pergi ke Jusco :p Objektif utama, mencari hadiah besday anakanda sulung kami, dan membeli hadiah utk jiran2 yg baru melahirkan baby.

First time outing berlima, penat sungguh! Tanganku lenguh kena support kepala Ammar sebab dia tak suka kepalanya ditutup dlm sling. Sebelah tgn lagi menolak stroller (wajib bawa sebab boleh letak Ammar/Firas+brg2 shopping). Husband pula bz kena kawal kekanak berdua tu. Yg kelakar, terserempak dgn ramai pula kengkawan ku i.e. mizie, zarid & zaiti...nampak gaya rakan setamanku pakat pergi Jusco bila black out :p

Lepas ni, kena fikir byk kali kalau nak outing lagi. Tunggu Ammar besar sikit baru senang kot, especially bila dia dah ada own head support..tadela lenguh tangan mama :)

05 December 2010

neb

Ammar had his first dose of neb yesterday.
Has started coughing since Thursday, but only on Friday we got the chance to take his medication sori sayang!
This morning we're going for the second session at the nearby clinic.
Doc said his condition is still under control and the coughing is not that severe...i hope so!
Get well soon sayang...jgn buat mama risau di ofis yer huhu

Looking back, both idlan and firas also had their fair share of experiencing neb. If i can recalled correctly, Idlan had it few times while Firas had once when he was 6m-o. Both of us have sinus, so that probably explains why our kids are prone to having this kind of breathing/bronchitis infection thingy.

Moga Ammar cepat sembuh, moga anak2 mama sihat selalu.....

04 December 2010

wonderpets

Ofismate ku merangkap senior 1 tahun bertanya, tak susah ke takde maid bila anak dah 3?
Dia pun baru habis maternity leave, baby dah masuk 4 months, dan dia baru saja ambil maid sebelum berpantang hari tu.

Jawapanku:
Ntahla, kami belum tergerak hati nak ambil. Lebih selesa hantar anak ke tadika/taska sebab dah biasa. Penat mmg penat. Sebelum 530am dah bgn utk bersiap ke ofis, sebelum keluar wajib pam dulu utk supply kan sebotol fresh milk utk Ammar (kesian baby sebab susu lain semua frozen, khasiat kurang sikit kan..). By 640am dah keluar rumah (kesian Ammar sebab dialah baby pertama yg sampai ke taska isk isk sori sayang!) , sebelum 730am dah terpacak di ofis. Petang sebelum 530pm dah kena keluar sbb target utk ambil kanak2 tu sebelum 630pm. Sebelum tidurkan Ammar, saya akan transfer EBM ke dlm bekas, basuh botol, sterilize, dan kemas beg utk esok hari. Malam pula seawal jam 9pm sudah tidur sebab penat+kena bgn 3-4x utk bf & pam. Itu saya...

Dan suami saya pula...

Pagi2 dialah yg menyiapkan abg2 Ammar. Mandikan mereka, siapkan beg sekolah, sediakan simple breakfast & hantar mereka ke tadika/taska. Bila bakul baju dah penuh, dialah yg akan membasuh & menyidai baju. Bila dia takde kelas, dia akan vakum & mop lantai, dan kemas apa yg patut. Petang, dia akan belikan dinner utk kami sekeluarga. Lepas Maghrib, dia akan suap anak2 makan sementara saya menyusu & menidurkan Ammar dlm bilik. Dia juga selalu tolong clearkan pinggan2 dlm sink. Malam, kanak2 akan tidur dgn dia sementara saya dah 'selamat' mimpi dgn Ammar dlm bilik yg berasingan. Sejak Ammar lahir, dia jugalah yg iron baju ofisnya sendiri sementara saya cuma iron baju saya saja.

Tugasan lain macam lipat kain, yg ni saya akan buat time weekend, atau time tgh malam lepas bgn pam/bf Ammar. Kadang tgh mlm baru basuh pinggan :p Tahun depan bila si sulung sudah sekolah, either saya atau suami kena spend masa monitor homework dia sebelum masuk tidur. Memasak? oh bidang ni sudah saya tinggalkan sejak masuk ofis. Mungkin saya hanya memasak di hujung minggu...mungkin tau haha!

Anak saya yg sulung aka Idlan...
dialah yg selalu disuruh utk mengemas mainan yg dikumbah oleh adik keduanya aka Firas. Selalu juga si abang protes, tapi si abg tengah ni mmg tak kasi kerjasama langsung, sokmo kumbah mainan, baling itu baling ini ikut suka hati dia. Kiranya kalau marah mmg tak makan saman. Paling2 dia akan menangis sekuat hati (nangis tipu sebenarnya) tapi inilah yg paling saya cuba elakkan sebab nnt si adik akan terjaga dan terkejut. Bila abah balik malam sebab ada kelas malam, si abanglah yg akan temankan Firas tgk tv, makan sama2, main sama2, etc sementara mama cuba menidurkan Ammar dlm bilik. Kesian, mereka bawa hal sendiri di ruang tamu sampailah abah balik, atau bila mama berjaya menidurkan Ammar (proses nak tidur tu lama ok).

Jadi kamilah tiga sekawan aka Wonderpets yg saling bekerjasama dlm menguruskan hal rumahtangga (exclude Firas ok sebab dia jarang membantu :p). Tanpa salah seorang, tak mungkin kami dapat bertahan.

Thank you Yang, thank you my dear Idlan...moga kita semua akan terus bekerjasama, tanpa kamu..siapalah mama, tanpa kamu...pasti mama dah pengsan dan bengkok sekarang ni :) I am definitely not a supermom, but i am happy for being part of this little family...syukur padaNYA.

03 December 2010

war time

Stress yg amats tak terkata kelmarin.

1. Ammar batuk2, mlm tadi batuk sampai muntah memancut keluar dr mulut & hidung. Hari ni baru abah sempat nak ambil ubat di klinik utk di pass kpd taska.

2. Mama pula attend meeting yg sgt 'panas' ptg kelmarin.
Mereka sgt ramai, sementara mama & team cuma 3 ketul je yg ada...big boss tak dpt datang.
Dan kami dihentam habis-habisan dan dipressure utk melakukan sesuatu by this 'so-called due date' yg ditetapkan oleh mereka tanpa persetujuan kami. Dan yg paling penting, masalah timbul berpunca dari mereka! Dan mereka hanya memikirkan utk mencapai target mereka, tanpa mengambil kisah constraints di pihak kami. Definitely not a 1tm mindset!

I really hate them! To you and you and you, you guys better be careful next time cause i'm definitely gonna filtering you out one by one! Tunggu saje ok. Kelmarin hari kamu....the future is mine.

27 November 2010

Ammar @ 2mo

My little Ammar turns 2 months today, how time flies! Got his 2-mth jab at the nearby clinic, and he only gained 600g from the previous month (mujur mama tak paranoid when the doc said it's still within the average when referring to the baby's growth chart hoho).


Ammar @ 2 months - 4.5kg

Well before that we went to the Karnival Sutera Prihatin held at our neighbourhood 'padang'. There were garage sales, carboot, stalls, games n even two ponies readily available for kids' ride. It's blazing hot this morning, as such we spent no more than 1/2hr touring the stalls. And yes it's my first outing using my newly-bought RS hehe lucky Ammar slept all the way. I did a craddle carry, but Ammar hates it so much when his head is covered inside the sling, as such i positioned his head out of the sling, hence it needs to be supported with my left hand (kira tak hands-free fully lah ni :p). I guess things will become a lot easier when he has strong head control on his own later. Kena byk praktis lagi nih!

26 November 2010

family outing to MV

As planned, we bring the kids out to Mid Valley yesterday to catch the Megamind show.


Adik-beradik Spongebob

The earliest show was at 11.15am, as such i had the chance to do my first pumping session at the Jusco's surau.



Barely 10 min after the show started, firas dozed off to sleep restfully despite the loud noise coming out from the speaker :p When he woke up, he didn't even bother to concentrate on the movie, but play all by himself (turun naik tangga, main lampu, etc). Such a waste of money since hubby also paid a ticket for him hoho. Anyway, Megamind really rawks! Good and entertaining storyline from beginning till the end, the characters are all funny and amusing, seriously i really enjoyed the movie!

Then we had a quick lunch at the food court (where idlan gobbled the spaghetti carbonara the whole plate himself... siap kedekut tak kasik mama!) and afterwards headed to surau again for prayer and my second pumping session. Unfortunately my batteries pump was out after about 2 min of pumping, tension giler! I guess it's time to change for new batteries since those were used since Firas's time...end of lifespan kot. As such i resorted to manual pumping using both hands, letih!

Then we jalan2 at jusco. Me bought a new set of GP Power Bank charger+batteries for the pump, and a pair of shoes (hehe). Hubby got a t-shirt for himself, and the kids got a simple jigsaw puzzles. Before leaving we tapau a box of 6 donuts from Big Apple (kes tak puas mkn JCo kelmarin :p). So that's the end of our 6-hours of outing, very tiring especially when the kids quarreled over the puzzles huhu.

Ammar....
behaves well at the taska for the past 2 days alhamdulillah. It's pretty easy to put him into sleep (tepuk2 je tak payah dodoi pun!). He took about 15oz of EBM daily, which kinda relieves me since my daily output is just about 19-22oz. Kalau minum byk harus mama pening nak catch up huhu.

Anyway, i think i'm now ready to get back to work with a peace of mind, knowing the facts that Ammar is doing good at the taska :) syukur syukur.....

24 November 2010

balas dendam

Hari ni - hari pertama buat Ammar di taska. Masa borak dgn kak Emma tadi, muka Ammar sgtlah innocent...dengar je apa yg mama tgh borakkan. Sayu pulak hati mama tgk muka dia tadi. Apa-apa pun, mama lega sebab yg jaga baby kali ni adalah kak Emma...dia dah berumur, baik dan nampak macam sayang budak...lapang dada mama tinggalkan Ammar tadi.




Dan hari ni merupakan hari yg sgt penat buat mama! Bermula dgn laundry, kemudian sambung iron baju ofis lagi (stok 3 minggu ok!), memasak, cuci toilet, pump dan kemuncaknya keluar ke jusco! Keluar pukul 2.30pm, timing cuma 2 jam je sebab kes nak balik pump di rumah (malas bwk cooler bag dan pam..cooler bag dlm stor, tak cari lagi hihi).

2 bulan berpantang, tanduk macam keluar mencanak bila jejak kaki ke shopping mall. Mujur iman masih mampu mengatasi nafsu, kalau tidak harus lagi byk yg dibeli dlm masa 2 jam itu!


1 office shirt, 3 casual blouses, 1 pant..kebetulan taste mama kali ni semua kaler purple & hitam. Mujur bila belek2 kasut tiada yg berkenan di hati. Dan mujur masa terhad, jadi tak sempat pergi ke kids section :p




JCo yg baru dibuka di situ. Actually size & flavor dia lebih kurang macam Big Apple jugak...ntah2 company adik-beradik kots?


my little Ammar on his 57 days

23 November 2010

my dear Firas...

refuses to eat anything solid recently. Be it rice, mee, pasta, bread or even his favourite chipsmore biscuits. Satisfy his hunger with nothing except milk. Yes milk only, day and night. We're now clueless on how to coax him to eat. We've tried both the soft and hard ways of persuading him, but still we failed. Nevertheless he is still one happy, active and bouncy little boy, playing and laughing non-stop. Nek umi siap cakap...umi takde nampak firas ni duduk diam walau seminit...ade je aktiviti dia! :p

We remember Idlan once had this short and temporary phase of losing his apetitite when he was 4 y-o. That was when we decided to change his formula to Enfakids and walla, in just few months he is piling up and gaining kilos sampai perut boyot :p (sampai kalah si Amirul anak Semah tau hehe).

So my dear little Firas, don't tell us you wanna shift to Enfa as well...harus rabak poket kami nanti!

(Mama is wondering - kenapela anak2 mama tak ikut jejak langkah mama dan abah yg suke makan ni yek??)

22 November 2010

the plan for this week...

Can't believe i have start ironing the office clothes...bosannya!!

I planned to send Ammar to daycare this coming Wednesday-Friday...so that he can get used to the new environment before i officially get back to work next Monday (bosan bosan!!). Most importantly i need to know how much EBM he'll consume throughout the day.

So while Ammar is away i planned to do these:

Wed - clean the toilet, do some ironing again for the next few weeks if possible, go to parkson/Jusco and scout for some new blouses/pants/shoes as motivation to go to office :p

Thurs - a family-get-together session. Me n hubby will bring the kids out to the cinema and have fun!

Friday- thought of going to Mid Valley (alone) for the 1st Malaysia Baby, Children n Kids Expo. Held from friday-sunday. Pretty sure there must be good bargains with lotsa participation from various retailers and online shops. Tgklah kalau rajin nak drive ke sana :p

Anyway i really hope Ammar will be ok at the nursery...dari last week dah start risau bila fikir dia yg susah nak tidur, etc. Hopefully cikgu2 dekat nursery dapat bersabar dan Ammar akan behave dgn caretaker baru tu nanti!

20 November 2010

sudah botak!

Akhirnya Ammar berjaya dibotakkan pada hari ke-53.
Kenapa lambat sangat?
Biasala di awal2 pantang mama bz+stress+ammar warded+abah bz dgn keje...tangguh punya tangguh sampaila kelmarin baru berjaya memproses rambut dia.
Tukang cukur rasmi..biasalah Abah sape lagi kan. Si abang2 Ammar pun semua Abah yg cukur.
Cukur kelmarin dlm 1/2jam...tu pun Ammar dah nangis2 sebab tak selesa walaupun baru je lepas feeding. Sebab tu kalau tgk kepala tak licin betul2...hari ni Abah kata nak touch up lagi sikit :p


Sama macam muka abang2 dia kan?

19 November 2010

bottle feeding

Sangat stress mengajar Ammar feeding thru bottle!
Seharian menangis (kadang melalak) sebab refuse bottle, minum juga tapi sambil nangis dan tersedak-sedak. Tidur tak lena, kejap2 bangun...rasanya dia pun stress melalui satu pengalaman yg baru.

Korang macam mana yer? susah tak nak ajar? berapa lama ambil nak train bottle ni?
Aku dah lupa time Firas dulu macam mana...tapi seingatku Firas dulu pun susah nak terima bottle, siap tukar pelbagai jenis puting, last2 puting orthodontix yg dipilihnya.

Hai cuma ada beberapa hari je ni before masuk kerja....risau!
Hari ni perjuangan kena diteruskan.
Kelmarin siang memang langsung tak kasi direct feeding...hari ni kena buat macam tu juga kot, tapi preparation mental kena kuatla nampaknya :(

16 November 2010

Konvo Tadika Nur Addin 2010

Rata-rata bercerita pasal konvo anak mereka kan...ni turn mama Idlan pula bercerita ok.

Konvo berlangsung ahad lepas dari jam 8.30am-12pm...tapi baru sempat update hari ni sebab modem terbakar kena lightning petang ahad tu :p


Baru sampai di dewan sekolah ABIM jam 8am, tempat konvo berlangsung.
Ni juga Ammar's first appearance in public :p


Persembahan pertama hari tu, bacaan Al-Quran surah Al-Luqman oleh anak mama :)

Sehari sebelum konvo abah dah train idlan utk baca...dekat sekolah pun cikgu dah train. Alhamdulillah bacaan idlan agak lancar walaupun ada tersalah sekali...pepe pun mama n abah mmg bangga.



di luar dewan. Firas mmg takmo duduk diam langsung, penat berkejar keluar masuk dewan.


mama pada hari ke-47 ML




idlan dan kengkawan yg berlakon menjadi tentera Israel. Mereka berlakon drama/pantomin israel lawan palestin. Sepatutnya idlan kena baca sajak sambil kengkawan dia berlakon, tapi time praktis dia selalu main2...last skali cikgu yg terpaksa baca! :p

anak mama sudah graduate! Cantik kan scroll dia..bayaran cuma RM40 utk gambar & scroll tuh


Gambar wajib :p

Idlan dgn seorang sahabat karib dia...Adam Imran (nama favourite mama nih hehe)
Anyway alhamdulillah semuanya lancar. Tapi penatnya masya Allah sampai sakit kepala bila balik rumah tu. Pertama sebab Ammar langsung tak tidur sepanjang konvo berlangsung (bising, panas, tak selesa). Tangan mama macam nak patah dukung dia, badan macam nak pengsan. Kedua sebab penat mengawal si Firas yg ke sana ke mari. Abah pun penat juga kejap nak tengok firas, kejap nak ambil gambar idlan buat performance. Ada 3 ibu yg tegur mama tanya dah berapa hari (mereka tgk Ammar baby paling kecil dlm dewan tu)...lepas tu suggest pd mama suruh guna sling sebab kesian tgk mama yg penat dukung (Ammar langsung taknak duk dlm stroller!).
Idlan ada dpt anugerah Bacaan Al-Quran Terbaik. Ada byk lagi anugerah lain, tapi mama tak sempat tgk. Addin takde buat sistem peperiksaan, so takdela pelajar yg dpt no 1,2,3, etc. Mama pun tak sure performance Idlan macam mana....tapi janji dah pandai membaca, mengira...kira okla tu kots :)
Ok dokie...nak surf pasal ring sling plaks...perlu beli ke tidak yer???

12 November 2010

44 hari

Celebrate 44 hari habis berpantang dgn demam akibat bengkak susu lagi.
Aduh dugaan sungguh.
Tak faham kenapa asyik kena...takde warning pula tu, alih2 dah sakit dan bengkak.
Pump dah kerap, feeding dah kerap.
Hmm sabar jelah.
Risau pula nak masuk kerja nanti. Kalau meeting lama, takut kena bengkak susu lagi...risaunyer lahai!

09 November 2010

kek lapis sarawak

Umi baru balik Kuching.
Kesian umi, anak dia kirim kek lapis sampai 5 ketul.
Penat jugala umi nak jinjit dari kedai Dayang Salhah ke jeti tu.
Aku saje dah 5 ketul, campur umi punya 8 ketul...fuhhhh!
Puas dpt mkn kek lapis nyum nyum :))
Yg ku order - coklat cheese, lapis india, sisik ikan, masam manis & hati pari.
Gambar tidak disertakan....malas pula nak snap.

Oh siapa2 yg nak order, boleh pergi ke web site Dayang Salhah tu yer...
http://keklapisdayangsalhah.com

tapi delivery charge dia mahal..RM7/piece.

AA free seats is back!

1. Hampir seminggu kami anak-beranak kena viral fever (kecuali Firas & Ammar). Komunikasiku dgn dunia luar terputus. Lappy tak buka, email tidak check, FB tak masuk, blog terbiar, call & sms tidak dilayan kerana h/p dibiarkan dlm 'silent mode'. Masaku dihabiskan di dlm bilik...berbaring & tidur, tu saje. Dahsyat penangan sakit kali ni...badan tak larat sungguh. Apa pun alhamdulillah kami semua dah sihat..walaupun aku masih selsema & dilanda batuk berkahak.

2. AA promo is back!! Selepas hampir 2 jam bertungkus-lumus, tiket KUL-HKG berjaya dibook!
Jam 2am cuba, tapi traffic sangat congested. Jam 4am cuba lagi, kali ni web site laju sikit. Struggle mencuba dlm keadaan bilik yg ditemani lampu kuning suram, sambil satu tgn menghayun buai, & satu tgn lagi menekan kekunci keyboard. Tarikh yg sudah ku reserve awal2 tak dpt...dptla tarikh yg agak kurang cun (idlan kena ponteng sekolah 3 hari!). Bayang zero fare pun tak dpt...takpelah, janji tiket lagi murah dari pegi GC dulu :) Masa utk key-in passenger details cuma 9 minit, giler haper...kelam kabut menaip dlm keadaan gelap 7 org passenger termasuk umi & adik, tu pun entry 2 kali sebab cubaan pertama gagal dlm 9 minit. Tak sempat nak fikir nak makan apa, semua pakai klik klik sajer! Apa2 pun, terima kasih AA...lain kali buatlah promo byk2 lagi :)

02 November 2010

viral fever

Me and Idlan are down with a viral fever since last Sunday. As for me, i also got a package of runny nose and sore throat. Yesterday the whole day was spent lying on the bed, doing nothing. My body shivers, and the muscles are aching all over...rasa nak collapse pun ada. I'm putting on 3 layers of clothing, nonetheless the body fails to sweat...pelik sungguh, in fact 3 dosages of paracetamol didn't do any wonders and the temp keep on going up.

Today, i feel a bit better alhamdulillah. Idlan pun nampak dah ok...tgh layan cd kungfu panda for the xxth times i lose count already, tak bosan2 plak tu :p Lucky Ammar and Firas sihat and do not show any symptoms...kalau tidak harus pening abah taking care of sick people at home!

30 October 2010

Ginvera warehouse sales

From today until tomorrow, held at its warehouse in Tmn Sutera.

Hubby went there alone, with a reference list provided by me :p

And guess what, i never thought he'd came back home with all these stuffs, men nowadays are pretty good in buying household stuffs (including women's) don't you think so? In fact in our case, he's doing a lot more better than me hoho...can't really remember when was the last time i did the groceries thingy, harga pampers & susu anak pun brape kali tanye cik abang :p

Here goes his pick for the day - floor cleaner, shower scrub, 2in1 laundry liquid n softener, facial foam & scrub, hair oil, liquid hand wash, and cleaner for windows/table, etc. Total damage RM66.

29 October 2010

First month check-up

Berat Ammar 3.9kg (tambah 900g).
Berat mama - biarlah rahsia hehe

Petikan 'conversation' bersama doktor:
Fully bf ke?
Aku jawab yer.
Doc sambung: baby kecikla, berat tak banyak naik. Tapi still ok. Nanti akan masuk keje ke?
Aku jawab yer.
Doc reply: Kalau berat baby tak byk naik nanti, top up dgn formula ok.
Aku cuma mengangguk, dan senyum (walaupun dlm hati sangat panas).
Doc sambung balik....tapi mungkin sebab genetik sama kot, ikut mamanya.

Oh kali ni aku rasa cool balik.

Ammar sayang, make sure next month naik byk sket yer...kalau jumpa dgn doktor ni lagi harus mama kena bebel lagik hukhuk

Abah kata...takperla, doktor laki tak paham sgt kot pasal bf.
Dan mama cuba pujuk hati...mamat ni tak kawin lagi kot!

Anyway Ammar menangis kejap time kena jab. Tapi tak sekuat nangis time ambil darah check jaundice dulu :p

Dan mama, alhamdulillah post natal check up sumer ok...rahim sihat, no cyst whatsoever, cuma pap smear kena postpone next month sebab darah nifas masih belum kering.

Mama mintak pil contraceptive yg tidak menjejaskan susu...Dr Kham prescribe Noriday.
2 strips costs us RM39, mahal kan dahla PM Care tak cover! hoho

28 October 2010

EBM stock

Untuk tatapan Farra...as requested.

Stok EBM pada hari ke-30. Mula start pumping pada hari ke-10, lepas Ammar discharged dr hospital sbb jaundice. Setiap container ada 3oz...adala dlm 50 bekas kot, so total EBM approx 150oz. Tak sebanyak yg ku dpt ketika zaman Firas dulu...
http://yatipruzz.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-kids.html

Tak tahulah sama ada mmg production sikit, atau sebab Ammar slalu melekap...yg pasti aku cuma pump bila Ammar tido lama sket, kalau tidak jgn harap. Siang slalunya tak berjaya pump...sebab dia tido kejap2 dan akan hisap. Selalunya pump one side saja, one session dptla dlm 1.5oz..at most 2oz. Sangat sikit!

Apa2 pun, ku akan terus berusaha! Target nak kumpul lagi 70 container dlm masa sebulan lagi ni...harap2 berjaya.

Wish me luck yer!!




Ammar 1 month


Ammar: me tgh lapar tapi mama sibuk nak tekan kamera huhu
Mama: Hmm kadang nampak cam Idlan, kadang tgk cam rupa Firas. Pepe pon konfem rupa abang2 dia :p

He's already 1 month today, how time flies!


Which also means another month left before i'm back to work sigh*


We're going for a check up tomorrow...can't wait to step onto the scale and watch the reading :)
Pagi nasi lemak, lunch nasi putih, malam nasi putih...huuu tak serupa org pantang!

As part of the one-month celebration, i feel like not eating the dull-home-cooked-meal today.
So hubby asked whether i'd like to have mc d, kfc, nandos, kenny's or anything.
Well, i finally answered, nasi goreng daging merah Andaman!

27 October 2010

black out

It was black out last night in our housing area, lasted for about 2 hours from 12.30am.
The first thing that occured in my mind, gosh my ebm!
Hubby tried to call TNB to no avail, the lines were soooo bz.
After the dreaded 2 hours, I was already thinking to transport the ebm to someone's house.
Dah terfikir rumah Zarid, Kak Tie, Zue, etc. But then again, it just doesn't make sense to ring people at 2am in the morning!

Lucky the provider managed to fix it before 3am.
Syukur :)

26 October 2010

1. Perihal Ammar
- Dah hampir seminggu pasang buai, kadang ok, kadang tak membantu pun. Yg pasti, kena tangguk lama sokmo. Bila paksa tidur meniarap, lagilah marah si kecik ni..diangkat2 kepalanya yg masih belum kuat tu sambil menjerit.
Hmm...mama pasrah jela.
Kata org, kecik susah jaga...dah besar esok senang dijaga. Macam si abang ngah nyer :p

2. Borak dgn umi pasal cuti2 tahun depan. Umi kata kalau Beijing dia nak ikut (walaupun dah penah pegi..kata Umi dia suke sgt tpt tu!). Kalau Hong Kong, pun dia nak ikut! Best ni, kalau Umi, Pa & Adik join sekali, ada orang boleh tolong jaga kekanak berdua tu jadi mama boleh concentrate dekat Ammar jer :) Jadi di waktu2 lapang ni, mama ambil kesempatan baca thread forum pasal dua tempat ni. Yang penting, kena watch out AA punyer promo :p

Arrr the thought about vacation really lights up my day!

24 October 2010

cuti-cuti mode berangan

Let's put aside my work story and move on to another topic.
We're nearing the end of yr 2010, approaching the month of December, means it's holiday time for most people (but not me obviously hukhuk).
I think we're not going anywhere for the next two months, yes at least not until next year.
I don't think the boss will approve should i wish to extend my confinement leave.
What more with the additional work loads coming in...surely it's a big NO NO to him.

Back to the topic, my eldest is asking for us to go to 'Pulau' again.
His brother, an avid fan of aeroplane i'd say, is showing signs of requesting his mama & abah to go somewhere, boarding the plane.
Lucky my lil Ammar is still too small to demand for anything :p Kalau tidak harus pening kami!

Well, i don't think we can afford for an expensive oversea trip next year, considering the additional expenses awaiting ahead especially when our eldest is entering his primary.

As such, a trip to 'Pulau' is quite reasonable and can be considered to be IN the list.
Rumetku Ijah, sila take note yer...awak organizer kan kan??? :) Make sure buat time cuti sekolah tau :)

But how do we go about the 'aeroplane' request?
Hubby has gave a hint, it must be somewhere where you can broaden and enrich your knowledge about the values, cultures and whatnots of other people.
It must have some (or maybe a lot) of scenic places that you can treasure and appreciate, and not places where you bunk in your money and do nothing other than shopping n shopping!

Me, being an obedient wife, somehow kind of agree this time.
Better sure to make it a budget holiday, else someone might cancel the plan altogether hoho.

We were thinking of Beijing. Cheap, easier to find halal food, loads of tourist attraction, and most importantly i can picture myself carrying Ammar with my newly-purchased SSC climbing the great wall of China! Berangan sungguh haha jgn marah...berangan tak rugi ok!

Any other suggestion peeps?
Remember, it must be cheap, and not a shopping heaven for tourist.

p/s: jeles ada org tu dah plan nak ke Bandung, Medan, New Delhi, etc...:p

22 October 2010

new tasks yet no time?

An email informing about the new Purchasing Group distributed to .All is out already this evening.
That means another new tasks awaiting ahead for me.
More tasks, yet no additional staff to assist.

One of my staff has transferred to a new division.
Another one is already tight with the PO thingy.
My last one, who i trusted most and can be depended upon, is shifting to the North very soon.
Her place shall be taken over with a newbie in the procurement-related thingy. That means a short crash-course for her on the overall tasks...'short' because i myself is juggling and struggling to finish my work within the limited 8hrs in the office. This time around, i dont think bringing back home the office work is an option, especially when you're expecting to wake up few times (or maybe many times!) at night to feed your baby.

My oh my.
Is this the right time to update my CV and make a new shift?
Again???
hahaha tak habis2 melompat!

But again, i'm serious ok.
Just can't take it anymore.

Ke jadi lecturer jer? Flexi pun flexi.
Tapi....

malas buat PHD!
hukhuk

* Dilema ibu dlm pantang.........

20 October 2010

rambling

Perangai kuat melekap si Ammar bertambah parah. Dari pagi-tgh hari cuma sejam je tidur...tu pun kejap2. Bila letak, tidur 10 minit dia jaga balik. Menduga keimanan mama sungguh.

Disebabkan penat+malas, mama masak spaghetti carbonara je hari ni....sempoi, dahla pakai carbonara tin Prego, senang main instant2 jer mama di zaman serba moden ini...bertuah la sape jadi anak2 mama :p

19 October 2010

plugged ducts...

or congested breast as the doc terms it.

Tak sangka boleh kena, memandangkan Ammar kuat melekap, dan aku sangat konsisten dgn rutin pumping.

Bermula dgn tgh hari Ahad, tiba2 B belah kanan rasa sakit sangat..nak angkat tangan pun sakit. Jam 3pm, tiba2 temperature shot up, dan aku menggigil satu badan. Horror rasa, tak penah demam sampai menggigil camni sekali. Terus telan ponstan, dan cuba tidur. Lepas 2 jam, demam dah kebah, tapi B masih sakit. Paling perit, bila time feeding dan pump, masya Allah punyalah seksa nak menahan sakit tu! Sebenarnya last week dah kena sekali, di bhgn bawah. Sangkaanku, kena gigitan benda sebab ade sedikit tanda merah...maka memula kusapu gel Gamat. Bila takde effect, aku terfikir mungkinkah ini bengkak susu? Pruzz pula suggest untuk cuba sapu Fobancort (antibiotik cream firas...guna bila dia kena gigitan, merah2, naik rashes, etc). Lepas 2 hari, sakit tu hilang.

Jadi bila kena lagi kali ni, ku sangka betul la kot kena gigitan benda/serangga! Sebab ada two spots where the area is swelling red. Tapi sakit kali ni berganda rasanya. Tgh mlm Isnin, jam 2.30am sekali lagi aku demam dan menggigil. Telan la ponstan lagi sekali...after 1-2hours demam kebah. Pagi tu, kami ke hospital an Nur...tu pun setelah puas Pruzz pujuk suruh jumpa doc. Ikutkan hatiku memang malas..sbb org ramai. Klinik berdekatan pula takde doktor perempuan. Lepas doc check, katanya ini adalah bengkak susu..bukan kena gigit :p Mujurlah cepat datang check, kalau kes teruk B akan mengeras macam batu, dan bernanah di dalam kerana susu tersumbat akan menyebabkan bakteria infection. Seramnya dengar! Bila bernanah, akan menjadi 'abscess', dan prosedur utk mengorek dan mengeluarkan nanah tu perlu dibuat di bilik OT!

Hari ni masuk hari ke-3, bengkak dan merah masih ada..tapi sakit dah berkurangan. Aku diberi antibiotik, ubat tahan sakit, ubat bengkak dan uphamol. Doc juga pesan suruh letak kobis sejuk lama2 utk memudahkan pengaliran susu dan mengelakkan 'duct' tersumbat. Terima kasih kpd hubby yg memujukku ke klinik...kalau ikut perasaan malasku ntah apalah yg akan jadi huhu. Berbaloi penantian selama 2 jam di An Nur :p

15 October 2010

online shopping

My first online shopping on the 17th day of confinement, here goes the list:


1 x Dry Shelf of Feeding Bottle
1 x Little Bean Sterilizer and Warmer Combo Pack + Nuby Bottle
1 x Ambre Comfort Maternity and Nursing Bra (2 pcs)
1 x Bumble Bee Breast Milk Bottle (5oz) 8pcs + FREE 2 Bottles
1 x Japan Uneck Elegant Nursing top (Purple)


Got myself a free shipping for purchase above RM300 :)

Source: www.enjoybreastfeed.com

Next wishlist - a SSC!

14 October 2010

Mommy's inner thoughts

1. How i wish a chicken/fish soup can taste as good as ayam/ikan goreng kicap.
- dah muak ok telan sup. I tend to eat a bigger portion of rice whenever i cook masak kicap, but with soup, arghhh it just tastes very plain and dull, unless if somebody wants to 'tapau' for me sup from restoran UK...kalau tu mkn everyday pun acik sanggup! :)

2. There is no limit or constraints (read: fund) when it comes to online shopping...klik klik klik, check out and that's it! :p

3. A straight 5-6 hours of restful sleep during night time. Yes that sounds far from possible since Ammar wakes up quite frequent for feeding, plus mommy's obligation to have 1-2x pumping session.

4. Outing to shopping mall looking for new nursing apparels, and new office outfit which serves more like a motivation to go back to office ......sigh :(

5. Last but not least, a short trip to SCC and indulge meself with it's yummylicious scones & durian pancakes!

Dream on mama! After all it doesn't cost you a penny :p

13 October 2010

Pouch sling or SSC?

Seeing the wide selection of designs and fabrics available, it's kind of rambang mata isnt it? i just cant decide which one suits Ammar (read: his mama) best. Another thing, whether to opt for a pouch, or SSC? SSC no doubt makes the mommy or daddy looks cool, which becomes part of the reason for you to have one :) A pouch is simpler to wear than a sling (prolly based on my imagination yer, not talking by experience), and obviously does not require much adjustment. What's important, nursing on the go is possible without you having to spare for extra cover/poncho/hood to cover the B.

Before that, let's drool the pics together. Which one do you like most...or to be exact, which one is suitable for me? hehe


black n white - simple, easier to match with blouses of any colors


somehow or rather i prefer this. The straps are in brown, which is my favourite color, while the flowers are very colorful, looks chic and cute don't u think so?

Anyway these are some in-stock design for a standard SSC from snuggbaby.com (the owner is Liza, Terry's wife).

Rocking your baby

These past few days Ammar has been quite 'cranky', day and night. Each nursing or feeding time takes me approximately 1.5-2 hours before i can put him on the bed. In between that he'll sleep for like 10 minutes, nurse, sleep, wake up and nurse again, sleep, and the trend continues for 2 hours before he really dozes off to lalaland. A simple ikan goreng, sup sayur and masak nasi can take me about 2 hours to finish cooking, which at times i wish i can just order from mangkuk tingkat, dominos or anything so that i can close the kitchen. Everything must be done at a rather faster pace, unlike during his first 7 days where he slept for a straight 2-3 hours and mama has all the luxuries to do so many things (including online surfing :p) thru out the day. There were few times where i got a proper sleep for only 3 hours, the rest of the night was spent holding, cuddling, and 'dodoi' him. My nipp*es hurt and sore due to the fact he sucks for quite a long time.

Hubby voiced out the idea to put him inside a swing, but i kind of reluctant knowing the fact that the nursery does not has swing. As much as possible i don't want to train him to sleep inside swing, else the caretaker might have problem later to sleep him. Hubby then took out a rocker, which was bought during Idlan's time. The first time i put him inside and rocks him, he slept for a straight 2 hours. Second time, the rocker just did not work for him anymore haha. Anyway i must keep on trying for the next few days, hoping he'll loves being rocked!

12 October 2010

Myth or Fact?

about jaundice amongst newborns...

1. Jemur bawah matahari pagi
- I kind of believe in this since 'berjemur' and phototherapy has some kind of similary don't you agree? Both are using 'light' (as for the phototherapy the bilirubin is converted to some forms so as to enable it to be removed from the body. So far i've jemur Ammar twice, after he got discharged from hospital. Last Sunday his jaundice level increased a bit, about 11.1mg from 10.8mg, which is still below the alert/threshold level. Tomorrow we'll be going to the hospital again to take his reading, hope it'll reduce this time.

2. Minum susu kambing
- I've had received few recommendations from friends/relatives about taking goat's milk to reduce your baby's jaundice. Not sure how true it is, but heck i never try this to any of my sons. My paed is strongly against it, and i've come across one article in newspaper saying goat's milk is difficult to digest, hence is not suitable to newborn bowel system. Any comment?

3. Minum air masak
- Never try this either, since i think and believe mom's milk is good enough for the baby's immune system. I'm not sure how plain water can works to reduce the bilirubin level, and i'm just too plain lazy to google for the info :p Anyone has idea on this...pls do share ok!

09 October 2010

nursing the baby...and babies!

As promised in my previous entry, let's take a look how challenging and difficult it is, being a staff nurse/nurse aid/assistant nurse in the baby's nursery. This is prolly based on my short, few hours observation of staying in the nursery while feeding Ammar.

1. There are 2 staff nurse in one shift, and they work nearly 12 hours on every shift...very long isn't it?
2. They bath the babies as early as 5am, what a shocking revelation hoho! Deep down inside I was dying to ask 'why so early', but tried my best to keep my mouth shut...probably they have their own reason tho i can't really think of any :p
3. They bath the baby one after another. When finish bathing, the other nurse will take care the rest..put on the cloth, diaper, apply baby oil and lotion to the body, and last but not least, comb the baby's hair! Even i myself didn't comb my son's hair haha
4. When the babies poo, they will push the baby's cot to the sink, wet the tissue with running water and clean it. Save cost on wet tissue right?
5. Formula milk for the new born is prepared in many bottles in advance and is refrigerated before use. I guess they made it this way to save time, and of course to avoid the long crying and wailing from the babies :p
6. Imagine when there are 10-11 babies in the nursery at a time. When one cries, followed by another and more, the nurse can only attend to 2 babies and the rest will be left crying. Some babies will cry until they stop by themselves. Hectic and tense, that's the fact.
7. Babies make different sound, and their voice indeed differs one from another. There is this one baby girl who sounds very soft, that i can hardly hear her crying.
8. You really need to be super-mentally-and-emotionally-strong if you wanna work in this field. Make sure you are sounds-proof too, and can persevere under the endless stressed. Honestly, i salute the nurses, their jobs are tough, and apparently it is not easy taking care of more than one baby at a time!

Moral of the story, bersyukurlah dengan kerja kita sekarang ni :)

08 October 2010

work during confinement?

Got few sms from my user this morning, asking if he can go to my house just to get my signature for this 'one report'.

Well, i was one of the Evaluation Committee, and i've replied to the rest of the committee members that i'll sign the report once i get back to the office. Nevertheless there is this one 'GM' whom acts as an Approver that i assume does not understand, or refuse to understand the meaning of 'maternity leave' or 'confinement', who still insist that i sign the report before he proceeds with the approval.

Gosh i just couldn't believe there exists people like this.

Some people are just plain stup*d, don't you guys agree?

I advise my user, just tell him i dah balik kampung....kat KEDAH.
Takkan dia nak suruh u datang Kedah kot amik signature i??

Anyway, i made an effort to clear my mailbox at least 2-3x a week, just to ensure i keep all those' important' emails. Tried my best to refrain from replying emails, but exceptions given especially for the urgent and important ones. Kesian jugak pada users2 yg baik, whom i've been dealing with for quite a long time. As for phone calls, sorry yer vendor2 sekalian i just dont feel like answering your calls. Please let me savor my short 2-months leave, bonding with my lil Ammar :)

07 October 2010

Ammar & jaundice

Alhamdulillah Ammar dah discharged pagi tadi dari An Nur. Warded since 5pm, hari Selasa.
Sebelum tu dah 3x kami ke hospital utk ambil bacaan jaundice dia...tapi masih dlm paras terkawal. Cuma selasa tu, tiba2 jaundice dia spike ke bacaan 16.8, which above the threshold (>14) dan terus ditahan diwad utk fototerapi. Bila diberitahu yg wad semua dah penuh, aku dah mula mengalir air mata...buntu memikirkan macam mana nak bf Ammar. Husband check dekat Az zahrah & KPJ Kajang, pon wad penuh. Prosedur An Nur, untuk kes macam ni si ibu dikira sebagai 'lodger' (bukan patient), dan jika ada bilik kosong pun, ibu kena keluar jika ada patient lain yg nak masuk. Lagilah sebak bila dgr macam tu. Lama kami berfikir, siap terfikir kalau duduk di hotel berhampiran ok tak...tapi leceh juga sebab nanti pruzz kena ulang alik hantar aku ke hospital, dan bukannya kita tahu Ammar tu nak feeding setiap brape jam kan? Ikutkan hati nak je aku drive sendiri, tapi sure Umi marah..sbb baru masuk hari ke-7 berpantang.

Akhirnya kami decide untuk stay di An Nur, Ammar masuk nursery utk fototerapi, sementara aku duduk di surau, dan berdoa supaya ada lah bilik yg kosong. Kalau ditakdirkan takde bilik kosong, tidur di surau lah jawabnya. Dari jam 5pm-7pm aku lepak di surau...pruzz balik rumah ambil barang2ku dan pick up kids dari nursery. Dalam lif, terserempak dgn Dr. Kham...aku inform la yg si Ammar kena warded. Dr cakap, "mamanya walaupun muka sedih masih boleh tersenyum". Pruzz boleh pulak sambung.."Dr tak tengok tadi air mata dah bercucuran...."...isk isk jatuh imej aku :p Aku sempat sms kpd Umi ckp Ammar warded (tak nak call, sebab kalau call sure aku menangis punyer!) Tak sampai 5 minit Umi call...dan apa lagi drama air mata dlm surau tu :p Sempat juga aku sms kpd Semah tanya perihal Ariff time warded dulu & inform dia pasal Ammar....again berlinang air mata time bertukar2 sms tu, especially bila Semah punya words tu berbau kata2 simpati...isk aku bila org kesian, lagiklah aku rasa sedih! Memang emosi sgt tidak stabil malam tu huhuhu

Alhamdulillah, jam 7pm bilik ada yg kosong. 4-bedded room pun jadiklah! At least dptlah berbaring dan berehat atas katil. Sepanjang malam tu Ammar bgn byk kali, bila duduk bawah lampu panas...jadi dia kerap dahaga la kots. Ditambah dgn bunyi bising baby2 yg menangis dlm nursery tu, mungkin sebab tu tidur tak lena. Penat juga aku nak berulang alik dari bilik ke nursery, baru nak lelap mata..tiba2 nurse dah panggil ckp Ammar nangis. Kalau dekat rumah Ammar cuma bgn dlm 2-3x, malam tu every 1.5hr dia bgn..kadang tu tak sampai sejam dia dah bgn. Huish mmg lalok kepala aku mlm tu! Itu belum termasuk gangguan dari visitor penghuni ward tu yg sangat bising. Bayangkan jam 12am pun masih ada yg dtg melawat isk isk...mmg tak boleh tidur dgn aman. Tapi terpaksa sabar jelah...adat berkongsi kan :p Malam tu, Pruzz dtg dgn kekanak utk hantar brg2ku..sempatla kami ke restoran Kelisa di hujung hospital utk mkn malam (ni kalau Umi tahu aku dah berjln2 ni sure dia bising :p). Time nak balik, firas menangis....uh uh lagikla mama bertambah emosi! Kata pruzz, firas menangis dari hospital sampailah ke rumah...sampai termuntah dan tertido. Sedey kan!!

Hari Rabu, jaundice Ammar turun ke level 13.5. Fototerapi diteruskan, dan rutinku ulang-alik ke nursery diteruskan. Sepanjang berada di nursery, macam2 perkara baru (tak lupa gosip!) yg dapat ku perhatikan, especially tentang perihal tugas nurse yg menjaga baby2 ni. Tugas dan cabaran2 mereka ni, nanti aku tulis dlm next update yer :)

Dan pagi ni, bacaan jaundice Ammar turun ke level 10.8. Dr Ar kata dah boleh discharge, sebab kalau duduk ward pun tak guna, tak boleh letak bawah lampu kerana menyalahi prosedur. Dr kata let the physiology of his body to work by itself...sbb jaundice ni memang tidak ada treatment lain except fototerapi jika exceed certain threshold. Lain drpd itu, memang kena berharap agar hati baby tu dpt function properly dan cepat mature untuk membuang excess bilirubin dlm darah dia. Selepas 3 hari, kena pergi follow up utk ambil level jaundice lagi sekali...harap2 tak naik dah lepas ni. Aku masih risau, memandangkan Ammar didiagnos ada G6PD Deficiency (yg ni akan ku ceritakan nanti) yg mana dia ada potential utk mendpt jaundice yg tinggi. Apa2 pun, semua ni dugaan dari Allah...dari Dia lah dtgnya penyakit ini..dan kepada Dia jugalah kita memohon utk sembuhkan penyakit ini.

Apa pun, alhamdulillah lega dpt pulang ke rumah!

Betul kata k.Tini...duduk di hospital, tak payah buat kerja rumah, tak payah layan karenah anak2 yg lain, makan minum free hospital kasik....

tapi bagiku rumah juga yg selesa.

Being maidless, dan berpantang sorang2 di rumah...hakikat penat tu memang tidak dpt dinafikan! Kena basuh kain, sidai kain, cuci pinggan, masak, uruskan baby...uishh byklah keje...tapi dgn bantuan hubby yg ringan tulang dan sangat memahami, insya Allah semua tu pasti bisa diatur! Lagipun, confirm cepat kurus lepas ni :p

04 October 2010

at last it's finalized!


Ammar - Day 1...few hours after birth


kecik comel je - 3kg

Name: Muhammad Ammar Fitri bin Mohd Fairuz
Ammar - yang memakmurkan/yang kuat iman/yang lemah lembut
Fitri - semulajadi/fitrah
DOB: 29 September 2010 (20 Syawal 1431 Hijrah)
TOB: 3.17am
POB: Hospital Pakar An-Nur, Bangi

Mama : ni baby Ammar...
Firas : bibi Aman, bibi Aman....

p/s: kadang2 Firas check perut mama, kemudian dia tanya...bibi aner?
Mama pun jawab...tu baby sleep, dlm bilik. Lepas tu dia tersenyum sorang2 :p

03 October 2010

Bila susu ibu tidak keluar....

Hati ibu mana yang tidak gundah gulana jika susu ibu tidak keluar lepas bersalin betul tak?
Itulah yg berlaku selepas aku selamat bersalinkan Ammar.
Selepas 2 jam Ammar keluar, midwife bawa Ammar utk aku susukan di dalam bilik recovery OT tu. Tapi susu masih belum ada, dan Ammar pun masih syiok tidur di alam mimpi. Aku pun takdela resah sgt sebab badan masih penat.

Jam 8am++, iaitu 5 jam selepas melahirkan Ammar, aku sudah mula menuam B**** dgn tuala suam untuk stimulate pengeluaran susu. Itulah kerjaku sepanjang berada di hospital dari pagi hingga ke petang. Ada orang lepas bersalin terus tidur sepuas-puasnya dan rehat, tapi aku bekerja keras menuam B sebab risau susu tak keluar. Nurse ada membawa Ammar ke bilik utk disusukan, tapi Ammar tak berapa cooperative, dia tidur jer. Langsung tak berusaha nak menghisap pun :p Di nursery, mereka langsung tidak memberikan Ammar susu formula, sebab aku dah pesan nak 'fully breastfeed'. Lepas Asar, aku dah discharged, bermakna sejak lahir jam 3.17am hingga ke petang, Ammar langsung tidak minum apa-apa. Time ni tahap kerisauan ku masih minimal, sebab Ammar asyiklah tidur...takdelah nangis2 kelaparan :p

Di rumah, again aku berusaha keras menuam lagi...tapi masih tidak keluar walau setitik pun. Malam, Ammar sudah mula bangun dan menangis, jadi akhinya aku dan Umi ku menyuap Ammar dgn susu formula dengan sudu kecil (cilok susu Firas hehe). Minum dgn sudu sikit-sikit, jadi tak puas sangatla kot...sebab tu malam pertama berkali-kali Ammar bangun. Jam 3am barulah dia tidur lena hingga ke pagi. Mujurla Umi tidur bersamaku malam tu, jadi Umi lah yg bangun byk kali untuk menyuap susu kpd si kecil. Aku mmg tak larat dah, badan terlalu penat mungkin penat bersalin pagi tadi masih berbaki. Aku guna sudu dan tidak memberi botol kpd Ammar, ni lesson learnt masa zaman Idlan dulu. Time Idlan, aku cepat sangat memberikan botol, lalu dia terus syiok minum botol sehingga refuse kan direct feeding!

Keesokan hari (Day 2), waktu pagi tu mak bidan datang mengurut buat kali pertama. Aku mmg sgt berharap lepas urut susu akan keluar. Sebab time Firas dulu susu hanya keluar pada hari ke-3 lepas bersalin, tu pun lepas mak bidan urut. Kali ni, lepas urut susu masih belum keluar. Oh hati mama memang dah risau giler. Jadi rutin menuam diteruskan, dan tak lupa aku turut menyikat B*** dan meletakkan kobis dekat situ. Sedikit sebanyak aku sudah mula rasa stress, tapi kucuba pujuk hati sebab aku yakin susu memang akan keluar, sama ada lambat atau cepat itu sahaja. Penat memang penat, Umi pesan suruh rehat sama...tapi tiada istilah rehat bagiku selagi susu belum keluar! Jenuh menyikat B sampaikan aku hampir tertidur hehe. Sementara itu, Ammar masih ku berikan susu formula melalui sudu kecil.

Akhirnya, susu mula keluar sikit waktu petang (actually bukan susu yer tapi kolostrum)....dan by the time malam, alhamdulillah pengeluaran susu semakin banyak, dan Ammar pula nampak gaya boleh tahan terer bab menghisap ni. Cuma kadang tu mula2 nak latch-on dia akan mengamuk, tapi lama2 dia ok.

Jadi buat ibu-ibu di luar sana yg mengalami masalah yg sama seperti aku, jangan risau dan stress sangat ok. Yakinlah yg susu badan anda ada, dan akan keluar...cuma buat sesetengah orang, susu tu hanya akan keluar selepas stimulation dilakukan. Yang penting, kena usaha secara berterusan, yakin, berdoa dan bertawakal kepada Allah...insya Allah rezeki si kecil anda pasti ada!

01 October 2010

kisah bersalin baby Ammar...

Walaupun full name baby masih belum finalize (letih nak fikir sebenarnya), mama nak share dulu pengalaman bersalin si Ammar ni yer. Kali ni agak tragik juga kisahnya, sama macam Firas dulu (kes labor room penuh, sakit dlm ward).

28 Sept (Selasa)
Check-up dgn Dr. Kham selepas 2 hari passed my due date. Doc check bukaan sudah 3cm, dan tetiba doc tanyer...nak bersalin esok tak? Aduhhh, terus jem otak tak boleh fikir. Macam Firas dulu la, tetiba keluar soalan cepu emas, awak nak induce tak esok, so that mama and baby boleh share same birthdate? Back to kisah Ammar, doc kata dia suggest induce sebab bukaan dah ada, baby dah overdue, nevertheless air ketuban masih cukup, baby pun takdelah besar sgt. Terpulang pada mama nak decide sama ada nak tunggu lagi few days...atau induce. So lepas fikir 2-3 minit dgn Pruzz (dan considering the mounting pressure due to sms/call dari sedara mara/frens/jiran yg tanye "ko dah bersalin belum??") aku pun cakap "OK". Tapi doc suggest untuk tunggu sakit natural datang hari ni, dia stimulate sikit 'bawah' tu...kalau still tak datang contraction baru dia induce pagi esok (Rabu). After lunch doc suruh warded terus supaya nurse boleh monitor. Doc pesan lepas stimulate ni darah akan keluar, so jangan panik.

Kami pon pergi ke hospital utk booking bilik, malangnya single room semua penuh. Kata depa after lunch atau petang baru available, so kami just booking dulu. Kemudian kami ke Seri Abim, membayar yuran Tahun 1 idlan. Lepas byr, kereta tak boleh start...bateri keta kong rupanya! Terpaksala tumpang kereta seorang couple ni utk jump-start keta :) Kemudian ke kedai berdekatan, tukar bateri kereta, lunch di Mc D pekena sundae chocolate buat kali terakhir, dan ke MMU sebab Pruzz kena amik kertas exam. Pukul 3++, pulang ke rumah...kemas balik beg barang baby dan kekanak tu sebab semua akan berkampung di hospital ptg tu :) Masih tidak ada tanda2 contraction, adus berdebar sungguh sbb aku punyala berharap agar sakit tu datang cepat!

Jam 5pm++, kami amik kekanak dari tadika...dan off terus ke hospital. Alhamdulillah dpt bilik single, jadi malam tu kami anak beranak semua melepak dlm ward. 7.30pm, Dr Kham datang melawat, aku kata langsung takde rasa sakit. Doc suruh tunggu, dan katanya kalau tak sakit malam ni esok kena induce dalam jam 7.30am. Jam 8++, nurse dtg utk check CTG, mmg sah takde contraction hihi

9.00pm - Solat isyak. Dan aku macam terasa seperti ada contraction, tapi tak pasti. Lama lepas tu, cakap kat Pruzz 'ye kot kite dah start contraction!' Rasanya jam 10++ aku panggil nurse utk check CTG, tapi contraction belum kuat lagi kot. Pesan nurse, kalau rasa sakit kuat inform derang, derang akan serahkan result CTG kpd mak bidan, so that mak bidan boleh check bukaan (jika perlu). Rasanya contraction yg 'tidak berapa kuat' tu dlm 3 jam++ kot. Jam 11 lebih nurse bwk turun result CTG kpd mak bidan...kata nurse, mak bidan akan panggil turun ke labor room jika contraction kuat (labor room penuh time tu). Meanwhile jam 1130pm Pruzz pergi ke ampang utk fetch Umi, so that Umi boleh temankan kekanak di ward bila pruzz temankan aku di labor room. Jam 1230am, umi sampai di ward...so umi tido di atas toto dgn kekanak, pruzz tido atas kerusi, while aku terbaring atas katil, menahan sakit contraction dlm hati dan senyap2 (tak boleh jerit/mengerang nnt kekanak terjaga...malu kat umi sama hihi). Everytime contraction dtg, aku menarik nafas/atau menahan nafas (ni tips utk sesiapa yg tidak mengambil ubat tahan sakit yer, it really helps you)...kaki tendang2 jugakla kat tepi katil tu hehe.

29 Sept (Rabu)
Rasanya sakit yg kuat bermula jam 1 lebih. Tu pun aku masih kuatkan hati menahan sakit, tak inform umi atau Pruzz sbb depa dah tido. Nak panggil nurse pun macam teragak2..last2 tahan jela sakit sorang2 :p Konon nak try teknik hypnosis, tapi tak berjaya sehhh. Sakitnya Allah saja yg tahu...tapi sebab dah merasa sakit time Firas dulu macam mana...so tahan jelah selagi mampu.

Jam 2am, aku tekan butang panggil nurse sbb rasanya dah lama giler aku menahan sakit nih (5 jam... ikut firas dulu aku sakit dlm 6 jam lebih sebelum bersalin)...ckp nurse contraction dah kuat sangat ni. Nurse check CTG, then 2-3 kali nurse dtg cakap derang dah panggil mak bidan tapi mak bidan tgh attend satu kes yg ada complication. Umi & Pruzz cuba comfortkan aku time ni. Lebih 1/2 jam menunggu, barula mak bidan sampai ke ward, dan check bukaan. Dan aku tgk mak bidan cakap dekat nurse, 'cepat2 ready turun ke labor room!'

Time ni rasa macam nak pengsan dah (cewahhh exaggerate sket), pastu kena jln plak ke luar bilik utk naik wheel chair, aduhai sakitnya! Turun ke labor room di tkgt 1 jam 3am, tapi aku kemudian diusung ke recovery room utk bilik OT sebab labor room (yang boleh muat utk 3 patient) dah penuh. Aku dipapah utk naik ke atas strecher, dan mereka semua dgn kelam kabutnya menyediakan peralatan. Dr Kham dtg check, bukaan dah 9cm! Dan doc sempat sound mak bidan kenapa tak bwk patient turun awal! Kemudian doc lari keluar sekejap utk attend patient yg ada complication tu, dan suruh tunggu 10cm baru meneran. Tiba2 aku dah rasa macam kepala baby dah ada kat hujung, tapi the second mak bidan tahan kepala baby tu..sakitnya lahai (macam kes Semah la nih). Aku pulak menjerit...saya rasa macam nak keluar dah niiii (maybe ayat berbeza kot tak igt dah yer :p). Dr Kham datang....dia suruh aku pegang kedua belah kaki, tarik nafas dan push. Malangnya nafas aku tak cukup panjang, after 3x push baru la Ammar keluar melihat dunia tepat jam 3.17am. Berat Ammar - 3kg.

Doc ambil masa yg agak lama utk jahit perinium ku yg terkoyak, doc tak sempat potong, maka koyakan tu tidak cantik katanya dan nak jahit pun agak susah (crooked). Aku tanya doc, sebab aku tak pandai teran ke (padahal rasanya aku teran kali ni dah cukup cun, pruzz pon cakap 'mama you did well')...doc kata mungkin sbb keadaan yg kelam kabut, lepas tu sebab kepala baby ditahan dr keluar tadi...sbb tu kots). Time jahit, mak bidan minta maaf kepadaku sebab kelam kabut...tapi mak bidan tu baik, Ammar pun selamat keluar...so aku mmg tak kisah. Doc pun sound direct dekat mak bidan...again aku tak kisah dgn situasi tadi. Tapi bila fikir balik, ish mujurla instinct aku tepat and aku sempat ckp kat nurse, kalau inform nurse lambat...buatnya terberanak kat ward adus horror seh!! Doc kata, aku jenis yang cepat dilated towards the end tuh...sbb tu next time mmg kena standby cepat. Masa Firas pun sama, mula2 lambat sangat nak buka, tapi dari 7-10cm tu mmg pantas giler!

Apa2 pun, syukur semuanya selamat. Cumanya kali ni pruzz tak sempat ambil byk video & gambar macam Firas dulu, Ammar cuma ada 1 video je yg pendek...semua berlaku terlalu pantas, tak ready hehe. Tapi yang penting, kali ni aku rasa lebih puas...sbb dpt merasa pengalaman meneran yg sebenar. Macam firas dulu, time 10cm sakit contraction tiba2 hilang...dan aku hanya meneran dgn bantuan mak bidan dan doc. Even bila kepala firas dah keluar sket pun aku masih tak rasa apa2 (rezeki Allah kasi tak sakit time tu).

Lepas selesai jahit, aku rehat atas strecher tu...jam 5am mak bidan bawakan milo secawan, 3 keping biskut cream crackers & ponstan. Mak bidan ada bawakan Ammar utk breastfeed, tapi susu masih tak keluar. Ammar pun relaks tido jer. Jam 6am++, aku dibawa turun ke labor room dgn wheel chair. Sampai di ward aku tido lah kejap sampai 730am then terbangun dan terus tak boleh tido. Petang lepas asar aku dah discharged, dan selamat pulang ke rumah. Ikutkan doc dia suruh stay lagi sehari, tapi kekanak ni kecoh yg amat, nanti terganggu pulak jiran sebelah :p Balik rumah boleh rehat dan lagi selesa betul tak?

So itulah kisah dan pengalaman bersalin Ammar. Terima kasih yer atas doa korang semua :)
Anyway, pendapatku...sakit natural birth dan sakit induce sama je rasanya, jadi tak payahla takut kalau doc suruh induce hihi. Jadi sekarang ni, alhamdulillah aku dah dapat merasa sakit c-sect, sakit induce, dan sakit natural birth. Of course bersalin normal lagi senang drpd c-sect....sebab recovery cepat, kejap je dah boleh berjln laju and stabil :p

Next update - kisah susu yg tidak keluar

27 September 2010

back sprain

1. We were supposed to continue our laman project this morning when hubby suddenly got a 'simple back sprain' attack (as what the ortho terms it) while he was about to carry our old bicycle into the car boot for the purpose of 'BOS'. This is his 3rd/4th attack for the yr, and all he can do was just laying down as the pain is severe and hardly bearable. I coax him to go and see an orthopaedic at An Nur, and syukur the result was not a slip disc. My staffs thought i was at the hospital preparing for labor haha...blom lagi ok...saya masih sihat and the time is just not yet!

2. Received a dividend cheque (interim) for TM's share today. Alhamdulillah for it still maintain as one of the companies paying high dividend rate to its shareholders. Berbaloi simpan lama-lama :p

3. Bought a bengkung (RM40) from Mum's Dream shop just now after our visit to An Nur. It's the one yg kena lilit2 tuh but still simpler than the long bengkung jawa yg 10mtr tu. Now that i have 3 bengkung(s) in hand, satu yg jawa style, satu bengkung moden (courtesy from Semah) and this new one, hopefully perut cepat kempis hihi

26 September 2010

projek laman 2...con't

basuh batu....finally done.
next - proses nk syelek semula pond, susun batu &
railway sleepers. last skali baru cari pokok
supaya nampak sedikit kehijauan :).

p/s: esok nak pegi tesco, jln ke tiga open house
raya shah alam-titiwangsa-kajang...dgn harapan
selepas tu kuarlah tanda2 labor :)

25 September 2010

selesai

Usai sudah majlis jamuan raya TS malam tadi. Seawal jam 6pm kami sudah mula menyusun kerusi, meja, kain alas & sebagainya. Majlis bermula jam 8.30pm, dan berakhir hampir ke jam 1am. Tapi pukul 12am aku dah chow, kalau tidak selagi tu Idlan & Firas taknak balik rumah :p Hujan turun renyai2 pada awal majlis, tapi itu tak membataskan kekanak berlari ke sana sini, dan bermain mercun & bunga api. Jenuh juga nak mengawal depa semua. Keluar masuk main dalam rumah jiran dan sebagainya. Apa2 pun alhamdulillah semuanya lancar, makanan byk juga yg lebih, jadi kami semua dapatla tapau serba sedikit. Menu malam itu - sate, rendang ayam, nasi himpit, ketupat pulut, sambal kelapa, lontong, mihun goreng, kuih muih, kek dan tembikai sebagai dessert.


2 buah khemah dipasang, tema purple.


org bakar sate dah sampai jam 6++


dah siap pakai baju raya


antara kaum lelaki yg sempat posing, time ni dah pukul 12am!


dan akhir sekali, para ibu punya turn pulak :)
Si Firas tgh menangis tu, sbb nak sambung main bunga api walhal jam dah pukul 12am huhu