1.5mths post supra

irfan is still in the hospital...and we wud probably celebrate the upcoming Ramadhan here as well. He is turning 4mos nx week..how time flies.

Ya Allah..sembuhkanlah Irfan Faris ku.

3.5.2015

Hepi besday sayang....

Mungkin ni besday paling sedih buat awak.
terpaksa jaga irfan di hospital. mama akhirnya down with viral fever...lama sgt duk spital kot byk benar kuman2 jahat yg singgah kat badan. irfan plak masih tak stabil..demam, infection, non stop secretions, ekzema seluruh badan. Kesian sayang mama..mesti penat kan nak melawan semua penyakit2 tuh.

Moga kita terus tabah menghadapi hari2 yg mendatang sayang. walaupun terlalu perit utk ditelan. Hari berganti hari..semakin byk pula ujian yg menanti. Moga Allah terus berikan kekuatan kpd kita semua. Luv u till jannah....sori mama takde kasik hadiah tahun ni :p

Day 16 post op

It gets tougher as days passed by. Kadang2 mama rasa takut nak bangun pagi dan drive ke hospital, takut nk mendgr update terbaru Irfan, takut nk menerima kenyataan yg agak pahit utk ditelan. Bila mama tak update blog, maknanya mama terlalu sedih utk berkata2..down.. rasa sgt lemah. Deep down inside i know the surgery has failed, they are still looking up for answers, dan mama abah hanya mampu berserah dan berdoa sayang. Jika ini yg ditakdirkan utk irfan, kami akan terima dan redha insya Allah.

Byk kali doktor2 di sini tanya mama..are u a doctor? prof lucy di icu ni siap tanye..are u a paeditrician? mungkin derng pelik bila dgr mama sebut byk medical terms yg jarang org sebut. Derang x tahu siang mlm mama google n korek segala mcm info tentang penyakit sayang ni. Byk yg mama belajar..tp tak dinafikan, semakin byk yg mama tahu, semakin takut mama nk menghadapi hari2 yg mendtg sayang..Allah je yg tahu. Ada hikmahnya mama tak amik matriks sains bio kat ukm dulu. Mama mungkin boleh lulus cemerlang, tp rasanya mama x boleh jd doktor sbb mama terlalu lemah part nk kawal emosi. Silap hb mama menangis sama2 dgn mak pak patients hehe. Lagi satu, kalo mama pegi ukm dulu, mesti mama x jumpa abah sayang yg cool dan hensem tuh hehe. Untung sgt sayang ada abah yg sentiasa nmpk tenang, positif dan support mama everytime mama berduka. Ish abah mesti perasan bila baca ni :p

Laryngomalacia is a journey that we never planned, but insya Allah we will guide n embrace it together with you. Be strong sayang, moga dgn izin Allah irfan akan sembuh suatu hari nanti..amin.

Day 13 post op

Prof did a scope again this morning. Swelling subsided alhamdulillah. Nevertheless irfan at certain times seem unable to swallow his saliva, his secretions are still a lot, and they now referred him to a GI (gastro specialist) n recommend for a barium swallow study to be done. It could be the severe silent reflux that is causing his LM to be getting worse n not improving despite the supra surgery to correct his larynx. Yesterday evening irfan looked very unsettled, unable to sleep n kept crying even after feeding. The doctor on call increased his o2 support back to level 6 to reduce the distress.

Insya Allah mlm ni surau TS akan mengadakan solat hajat buat Irfan. Jumaat lepas alhamdulillah surau di ofis mama buat solat hajat utk irfan, semua atas jasa ex-bos mama (tq bos!:). Untung irfan, ramai yg tlg mendoakan sayang..special sungguh anak mama yg sorang nih!

2 minggu mama berkampung di icu, byk perkara yg mama belajar sayang. Erti sabar, erti sebenar usaha, doa dan tawakal. Melihat bayi dan kanak2 lain yg sakit di sekeliling irfan, mmg sgt menginsafkan mama. Ada baby chinese tu katanya kes dia lg complicated dr sayang, parents dia jauh duk kat seremban, jarang mama nmpk derng. Bila terserempak dgn ayah dia, kami sama2 bertukar senyuman..senyuman yg pahit sayang...mama tahu masing2 menaruh harapan..dlm pd yg sama berduka dan sedih bila lihat anak di depan mata terlantar tidak berdaya. Kakak yg buat fisio kat sayang tadi ckp..ada ibu tu ketiga2 anak dia menghidap CP..Allahurabbi besarnya dugaan ibu tu. Mesti ibu tu sgt kuat kan...jika tidak masakan Allah berikn ujian sebegitu besar buat dia....

Mama percaya Allah Maha Adil...Mama yakin Allah takkan menguji mama dan abah jika kami x mampu mengharunginya. Mama percaya sayang akan sembuh suatu hari nnt..mama dan abah akan cuba utk terus kuat, bersabar dan sentiasa meminta dariNya. Moga Allah mendengar rintihan mama..moga Allah berikan kesembuhan buat permata hati mama yg special nih...amin.

Tidur lena2 yer sayang malam ni..jgn nangis byk sgt..nnt mama risau. Sweet dreams..i love you.

Day 12 post op

Irfan is still on cpap machine. They tried to reduce the level fr 6 to 5 and see if he can tolerates well with the reduced o2 support. Secretions are still a lot, hence the frequent suctioning. His recessions look improving n not as bad as before alhamdulillah. The doctors also decide to stick with ebm and believe it will help a lot in building his own antibodies...insya Allah (Dr Alexis ckp susu Novalac AR tu taste awful hihi)

Semlm mama dan abah hantar abg2 ke rumah nek umi kejap..so that abah pun boleh stay kat hosp tgk Irfan :) Oh ujian kafa first sem baru2 ni abg idlan dpt no 1..abg firas no 2. Mama dgn abah mmg x sangka part abg firas tu hehe. Paling best, dia mintak hadiah nk main ipad tiap2 hari haha sabor jela. Insya Allah bila sayang dah baik, kite keluar celebrate sama2 yer. Mama tahu abg2 dh boring lama x keluar jln2 hihi.

Semlm lepas blk hospital kami semua pegi bli buku latihan utk abg2. Sian abg idlan, mama langsung x sempat nk buat revision dgn dia tahun ni. Jadi skang ni kami dh antar abg idlan pegi tuisyen. Kalau tidak dulu2 mesti abah dgn mama yg ragging dia belajar setiap kali nk exam :p Tahun ni mama langsung x sempat sentuh buku abg idlan..x tahu ape yg dia blajar etc. Abg firas takpe, baru darjah 1..jadi mama abah x risau sgt. kasi chance dia enjoy lagi...

Ok sayang, mama dh abis pam. Sweet dreams. Jgn lupa mimpikan mama abah yer :)

Day 10 post op...cont'd

Later this evening mama had a talk with the dietician. Mama was given a choice whether to continue with EBM or to switch to a special formula for anti reflux (AR). LM and GERD always co-exist, known facts, undeniable and proven true based on sharing by other malacia mommies around the world. Mama tahu in US they hv been using thickeners to thicken their infants feeds, so as to prevent milk fr coming up to the larynx n further cause irritation n inflammation, which would worsen the LM. But since sayang is now on tube fed, theres no way they can use thickeners for ur ebm, as that is meant for oral/bottle feeding.

It was not an easy decision sayang. Mama nangis masa buat keputusan depan dietician tadi..to give up ebm and put u on formula. Not only that i no longer can bf u, rezeki sayang utk ebm pun terpaksa diberentikan buat masa ni. I just hope im making the right decision, moga Allah tunjukkan jln yg terbaik buat mama.

We're still looking up for all the possibilities sayang...whether it was the reflux, or the infection, or inflammation..etc that is hindering u from fast recovery. The lung specialist was also talking bout possibilities of we taking u home together with the cpap/oxygen machine...means sayang kena terus rely on machine to assist u with the breathing. Sedihnya hati mama sayang...tuhan je yg tahu.

Hari2 yg dilalui semakin mencabar rasanya. As much as i wanted n determine to stay strong, any new developmnt n news from the doctors could easily shattered my strength. Duhai hati, tolonglah tabah...

Day 10 post op

Assalamualaikum...
Pertama sekali, mama Irfan nk ucapkn ribuan terima kasih pd semua kwn2 tersayang yg slalu bertnykan kabar irfan...dan mendoakan Irfan. Hanya Allah yg boleh membalas jasa kalian semua. Setiap kali mama bc msg kengkwn, air mata ni mesti mengalir. Untung mama dpt kwn2 yg caring mcm korng. Hugss!

Mama tahu ramai yg nk dtg tgk irfan dan nk kasi moral support pd mama...tp mama belum bersedia nk jumpa korng semua. Mama akan bertambah sedih bila mulut ni mula berbicara psl irfan. Walaupun setiap hari mama berazam utk taknak menangis, tp mama masih x mampu. Prof sendiri mmg kalau boleh taknak ramai visitors tgk irfan..sbb irfan belum stabil, keadaan dlm icu yg high risk of infections, ada ketika pelbagai test dan procedures dijlnkn ke atas irfan, etc. Harap kwn2 semua faham yer.

As of today, irfan masih dlm close monitoring. Ptg semlm distress teruk, nasal stent blocked due to massive secretions, so irfan now is back on machine to assist with his breathing. Doc pun asyik trial n error sbb mama tahu they are still searching for answers. Mama cuma mampu berdoa sayang...moga semua ni akan berakhir...moga hari2 yg mendtg akan lebih baik dr hari ini. Pagi ni lena irfan tidur...ubat tidur still on every 6 hourly. Feeding dikurangkn dr 70ml ke 45ml every 2 hourly to control reflux. Reflux meds being increased. Berat sayang dh jatuh jadi 3.5kg jer..mcm newborn plak.

Be strong yer sayang. sweet dreams.

Day 8 post op

Semlm merupakan antara hari yg paling sedih buat mama. Condition sayang makin teruk, HR consistently high above 200, semua doktor2 kat icu berkerumun di tepi sayang and mama was pushed aside. Mcm dlm drama, tp berlaku dpn mata mama..ke atas org yg mama sayang.

Prof buat scope lg skali tgh hari..redness, high possibility of infections, tissue flopping again, swelling subsided partly. Dan yg paling meruntun jiwa, possibility for a 2nd surgery for the 1st one may not be done enough. Cpap taken off, a stent was put thru ur nose to keep the airway open. Sedated every 6 hourly to reduce distess. Frequent suctioning still.

Sedihnya mama Allah je yg tahu. Mama nangis sepuasnya dekat surau..walaupun depan Prof mama dgr explanation dia dgn agak tenang.

Mama x pasti apa yg berlaku dan menanti pd hari2 yg mendtg. Mama cuma mampu berdoa dan merayu pd Allah moga sayang akan sembuh suatu hari nnt..we will keep praying for u sayang. pls stay strong yer.

Day 7 post op

Irfan's recovery progress has been stagnant, not getting worse n not getting better either. We just need to be patient n give him time. Today the ENT n ped tried to take off the cpap machine for a while but Irfan couldnt breath properly room air, hence back to cpap again but at a lower dose. No fever or any sign of infection alhamdulillah. At certain point of times he looked very calm n composed, but most of the times the RR and recessions are quite significant. Today Irfan tidur lena, being sedated 6 hourly to reduce the distress.

Ustazah Sue (ustazah abg idlan di Kafa) ada call mama tadi tanya pasal Irfan bila ternampak posting abah di fb. Biasalah mama bila buka suara bercerita psl Irfan mesti akan menangis. Irfan dan baby ustazah Sue sebaya tau..beza sehari jer. Ustazah akan minta anak2 kafa utk baca yasin dan doa selamat buat sayang. Abg idlan, firas dan ammar pun setiap mlm mesti solat hajat buat Irfan. Abg2 semua tak sabar nk Irfan blk rumah tau :) Mama pun rindu sgt nk peluk Irfan, breastfeed, dodoi irfan bila irfan nangis...aduhai lama dah mama tak dengar suara irfan menangis.

Dah seminggu mama jadi exclusively pumping mother. Setiap 3 jam mama akan pam susu irfan...tapi tgh mlm kdg2 mama terlajak gap sampai 4-5 jam iskk tido mati mama nih! huhu
Setiap pagi sebelum 830am mama akan sampai kat hospital. Keluar awal mcm nak pegi ofis, route pun sama cuma terlajak ke depan sket jer utk jumpa Irfan hehe.

Hari ni mama pecah rekod langsung x nangis kt hospital tau..god job mama! Bila tgk irfan tidur lena dan tenang je, hati mama pun rasa tenang :) Tapi time update blog ni..time drive blk tadi..mama tetap sob sob huhu..hati mama rasa luluh sgt bila terbyg wajah irfan.

Cepat baik yer sayang. Moga Allah sembuhkan sayang mama sepenuhnya amin ya rabb.

Day 6 post-op

Irfan is still not progressing well. despite frequent suctioning his secretions are still thick n in large amount. breathing assisted with bipap (high pressure o2). They will repeat culture test to check for infections. Deep recessions probably due to edema/swelling. Prof Anura asked me to be patient as recovery period for patients varies..maybe 1 wk..2 wks..or even more..which broke me into tears.

Be strong yer sayang. Mama harap mama cukup kuat nk menghadapi hari2 yg mendtg.  
Setiap kali mama teringat muka Irfan, air mata ni mesti mengalir..time mkn..time drive..time solat..time nk tido...time mandi...time pam susu...time update blog ni..time wassap dgn kwn dan family. Besarnya dugaan yg Allah beri kali nih.

Sembuhkanlah Irfan Faris kami Ya Allah...

Day 4 post-op

Still on cpap. thick secretions. 3hrly suctioning. heart rate very high above normal lvl,which is not a good indication. sedated to keep him calm while at the same time to relax his airway. tube fed. 2oz 3hourly.

Honestly i felt lil bit relieved seeing him sleeping peacefully...rather than to see him awake, struggling to breath for room air...crying in pain. It must be hard for you to tolerate with all those swelling huhu. Though sleeping, recessions at his neck is still significant (when HR is high), kesian anak mama. It must be very painful for u sayang. Sabar banyak2 yer. keep fighting n be strong sayang. kami semua sentiasa doakan irfan cpt sembuh. Irfan sentiasa ada dlm doa dan ingatan mama dan abah.

Tidur lena2 yer sayang...jgn nangis byk sgt. esok pagi mama dan abah datang ok. sweet dream. we luv u loads.

3 april

Irfan had a scope this morning. epiglottis still swelling. will be on cpap till weekend. too mny secretions more than normal..hence continuous suction. phlegmy as well, on neb. suspect infection, but will monitor first b4 antibiotic kicks in. tube fed. susu only 1oz 3hourly.

today was way harder for both of us. even hubby tak boleh tahan sebak bila tgk muka irfan nangis meronta2 suara tak kuar. pasrah bila asyik kena suction. air mata mengalir kt tepi...dan setiap kali tgk muka dia air mata mama pon mengalir jugak. zikir bersulam air mata bila sentuh dia. tp cover2 jugak malu kt nurse hihi

kuatkanlah hati kami Ya Allah. sembuhkanlah irfan faris Ya Allah.

post-airway surgery

31 march- Irfan had underwent an airway surgery @ 11.25am. Procedure took approx 1hr. Intubated for 48hrs, under morphins, tube feeding, in PICU.

2 apr- extubated this morning, morphins taken off, but still breathing with o2 assisted. fasting since 6am to assess his breathing capability. it was so heart-breaking watching him crying yet i am unable to do anything to comfort him.

1pm- irfan was put on cpap machine as his o2 sats level wasnt going very well.

3pm - blood test result shows improved sats level. but still need to continue with cpap probably for a day or two, which means further stay in picu.

Ya Allah sembuhkanlah anakku sepenuhnya dan hilangkanlah kesakitannya. Berikanlah kekuatan kpdnya utk melawan sakitnya ini Ya Allah.

On another note, Ammar was unwell yesterday n had to take a neb. His fever subsided today but still has coughing n wheezing. Moga Allah sembuhkan semua anak2 mama dari sakit mereka.

La tahzan innAllaha ma'ana

Tonight is somehow different unlike any other nights. Irfan n i will be spending our nx few nights in the hospital starting tomorrow.

Ya Allah, sembuhkanlah anakku Muhammad Irfan Faris dan kuatkanlah semangatku. Hilangkanlah kesedihan dalam hati ini...jadikanlah kami hamba yg sentiasa redha dgn ujian dan ketentuanmu.

Supraglottoplasty

Irfan will be headed for an airway surgery next Mon or Tues. A f/up check up yesterday wasnt going very well. His weight is only 3.7kg. For a 2mo baby this is considered way below the percentiles for normal babies developmental milestones. Dr Anura said he looked tired while breathing. She performed another round of scope yesterday, and said that the airway sometimes were blocked quite significantly when irfan is breathing :(

Pls pls pray for Irfan. While i was puting high hopes n is so looking fwd for the surgery, i at the same times couldnt help not to shed tears while talking to Dr Anura yesterday. Post -op for the 1st few days may be hard for him due to swelling, but i hope irfan will be doing great and pull through it. The surgery may not 100% cure him, but i hope it will at least help him to breath better. The past few weeks have been rough for both of us, i hope there'll be an end to this some day.

Moga Allah sembuhkan anak mama. Tq to all dear frens for ur support n words of encouragemnt. It really meant a lot to me.

i am 8 weeks old

yesterday!

Here go some smiles for u mama..pls dont cry because of me coz i am sure will outgrow it with Allah's will, just pls be patient with me.

life goes on

...though u never know what awaits in the future. You always want the best and pray for the best, but Allah has a better plan for you.

Hence pls be strong dear self.

Irfan...coping with Laryngomalacia

Irfan was diagnosed of having laryngomalacia (LM, i think his condition is moderate to severe) on 12/3/2015. We detected something was wrong with him when he was about 6 weeks old - the presence of stridor (noisy breathing), and significant neck and chest retractions when breathing.

Definition of LM: is a congenital softening of the tissues of the larynx above the vocak cords. The tissues are malformed n floppy, causing the tissues to fall over the airway opening n partially block it.
source: www.chop.edu

After being referred by his paed, we had our first appmt with Dr Anura, paed ENT at UMSC on 12hb, and she performed scope via Irfan's nose to confirm on the diagnosis. Irfan was given reflux medication to prevent his larynx from getting swollen and worsen when acid reflux happened (GERD/reflux and LM always come
me hand in hand). We will meet up with Dr Anura again in 2 weeks time to check on his progress, which is so depressing as i count the days. Dr Anura was more concern on his neck retractions, which she alarmed on the possibility of having a surgery to correct the situations (ok i cried everytime i think about the surgery, Ya Allah pls give me the strength!).

Now i understand why despite Irfan is having frequent nursing, he did not gain weight as much as he should. He only gained 400g in his first month, and another 430g within the last 2 weeks. He consumed more calories than what the body can takes in his effort to breath. He at times will choke and gag when he drinks too much, and so far has vomitted twice. Poor my baby, may Allah ease your burden and heal your pain amin.

I now join a FB page called 'Copping with Laryngomalacia' for better understanding on this congenital issues. It is a good source of info that parents whose babies and todds are suffering from LM are sharing their experience and concerns pertaining to handling n coping with babies with LM. It is really heart-wrenching the more i read about their stories, but i just couldnt stop myself from wanting to know more about LM so that i can get myself prepared for the worst.

That's all for now peeps. Tak boleh tulis byk2 nnt lg byk air mata mengalir huhu. Pls pray for baby Irfan. He is just to small to cope with this. Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated. Hugs.

-the Malacia mom-

kids' helmet

The kids now can ride with their new helmets. Mama jeles bangat tgk derang...x sabar nk abis pantang and keluar round tmn dgn beskal gaks huhu

My Dear warehouse sale

is currently on until 15th March if i recall correctly. So these are stuffs bought by hubby yesterday. We initially planned to hunt for a new car seat, but after comparing the features n functions, we thought of just using the old ones bought for Firas. not much difference as commented by hubby.

What we bought:
2 pillows rm9 each
2 stroller fan rm15 each
bottle/food warmer rm59
2 musical toys rm20 each
cushion pillow rm15

i am...

5 weeks young!

Current behaviour:
tdo kejap2 waktu siang. Baby can do power nap too? hoho. Avg tdo 10-15min...paling lama 1/2jam tu pon mama rasa nk lompat bintang dah :p

Mlm consistent bgn every 1hr for nursing. Masuk subuh sampai ke 9am mmg x tdo dah..tahan mata org kata. Awatla x ikut perangai mama and abah yg kuat tdo :p

Mintak2la awak berubah bila mama dh masuk keje nnt. Bateri mama mmg blink2 merah sokmo...flat dik ooii!

Lega sgt dah setel Maps..sambil awak tak keruan sbb takde org pegang...sambil mama kelam kabut key in results.

Cluster feeding and growth spurts

as early as 5 week? Like it or not this is true and am trying to 'enjoy' every minute of it!
Kellymom says it is common for newborn to hit his growth spurts at 4-6weeks and goes into cluster feeding...sigh*

So what Irfan does nowadays...nurse almost every hr at night, and continuous nursing throughout the day with a short 10-15min power nap in between..sabar sabar! I am considered lucky if his sleeping time stretch for 1 hr..which is very rare to happen. The time will pass before u knew it, must keep reciting this mantra to keep me calm...so bertabah jela yer mama!

The good side of cluster feeding, this will establish the right level of milk supply to satisfy his needs. The not so good thing abt it....it is so tiring that u practically dont hv the time to do other things other than glued to ur couch :( And the sad thing is, theres no way u can find time to express ur milk for the frozen EBM huhu. mcm susah nk capai kpi b4 masuk keje nih haishhh

ok mama..igt..this is common and not only u are experiencing it. I looked up in the forum for this topic n there was this one mommy whos son is nursing for a continuous 8hr during the day! Huish sgtla menduga iman :)

KEEP.CALM.AND.ENJOY.CLUSTER.FEEDING.

Stok EBM selepas sebulan

adalah dlm 109oz setakat hari ini...stok agak kurang memberangsangkan compared to Ammar dulu (150oz dlm masa sebulan pertama).

Start pam 3 hari lepas Irfan bersalin. Sekali pam dptla dlm 40ml (sebelah B)...kdg2 bole reach 60ml (2oz). Selalu pam sebelah je, sbb Irfan tidur kejap2..so spare sebelah lagi for DF..if not mahu mengamuk mamat tu kalo tetiba dia bgn and mama baru lepas pam.

Timing mengepam x tentu. Selalu 2x je dpt...siang n tgh mlm. tu pon depends la kalo dia bgn every 1hr time mlm mmg x dpt nk pam la. Mama pon nk rehat jugak hoho. Nk cari waktu pam time siang lg mencabar considering Irfan tidur kejap2 x sampai 30min..kalo dpt sejam tu mmg bertuah sgt dah mama!

Bila baca kat website kellymom, rupanya normal utk momies yg full time bf utk pam around 0.5 to 2oz for each session. Adoi lega bila baca! actually dh risau sebenarnya bila dpt kumpul stok sket je...tp takpela kena pujuk hati utk usaha dan buat yg terbaik. Moga Allah permudahkn perjlnan bf mama buat Irfan kali ni amin...

Oh ni pic Ebm Irfan yg diperah masa hari ke4 -6 kot...color masih kekuningan sbb belum keluar susu yg mature lagi :)

Hepi breastfeeding mommies!

Irfan 1 month

Kelmarin pegi klinik utk injection 1 month - Hep B.
Biasalah meraung kejap, then ok :)

Utk rujukan mama:
Berat tambah sket je - dari 2.72kg ke 3.1kg
Head circumference - bertambah dari 33cm ke 36cm

Behavior - masih kurang tidur siang, susah benar nak dpt tidur at least sejam. Malam kerap bangun, mcm malam tadi almost every hour bgn, adoi mencabar keimanan mama si kecik nih!

Bila susu badan tidak keluar

Selepas bersalin, usah gusar jika susu badan anda tak keluar secara automatik. Ada orang lepas bersalin je terus susu keluar dgn byk. Ada juga orang yg susu badannya hanya akan keluar dua atau tiga hari lepas bersalin...atau mungkin lebih lambat. Jangan risau sangat ye mommies, yang penting kena ingat yg susu badan anda tetap anda, cuma it takes time for it utk keluar utk bayi anda!

Pengalaman saya sendiri, susu hanya keluar 2/3 hari lepas bersalin. Macam Irfan hari tuh, masa nurse suruh bf, saya letak je baby and kasik dia hisap, tapi setitik pon langsung takde! Irfan plak mcm baby2 lain, memula keluar mesti mamai..in fact first few days kebanyakan baby mmg akan tido sokmo...so kuranglah stimulation utk si ibu.

Bila dah keluar dari labor room and pindah ke wad, susu masih belum keluar. Bila nurse bawa baby ke bilik dan tanya nak bf baby tak? saya cuma jawab nak and bila sampai masa derang akan ambil baby balik ke nursery. Tapi susu still belum keluar jugak...mujurlah Irfan tidur je, so takdela dia mengamuk dan mengganggu patient sebelah katil saya :p Malam tu, mmg saya duk la sikat2 dan urut both B utk stimulate pengeluaran susu...sambil2 tu mulut mmg tak berenti doa pada Allah mintak cepatkan pengeluaran susu saya utk Irfan. Disebabkan hospital takkan kasi baby discharge kalau dia tak berak dan kencing, saya berikan kebenaran utk pihak hospital top up dgn susu formula jika Irfan tak kenyang (sebenarnya saya tipu nurse2 dgn mengatakan baby dah bf everytime depa amik Irfan dari saya huhu). Saya tak pasti berapa byk susu formula yg sudah diberikan kpd Irfan...tapi yg pasti Irfan byk tido dan kurang berjaga....dan yg pasti Irfan diberikan formula cuma pada hari pertama dia lahir.

Hari kedua, lepas lunch baru saya berjaya discharge. Again susu masih belum keluar, tapi since Irfan asyik tido je, pressure pada mama tu agak kurang. Seigt saya mlm tu barulah susu keluar sket, yakni kolostrum. Bila kuar je setitik dua, cepat2 saya sapu dgn jari ke mulut irfan sbb dia tido. Irfan masih belum pandai bf dgn betul, latch pon tak betul lagi. Hari ke3 dan ke4, B dah bengkak sbb susu makin byk tapi baby belum pandai latch dgn betul...mmg sakit yg amat. So saya sudah mula start aktiviti mengepam sejak hari ke3...takut sgt kalo bengkak susu, boleh demam ok! Bila pam, susu yg keluar agak kekuningan (pekat jugak kaler dia), dalam masa yg sama saya simpan sket dlm botol dan suapkan Irfan dgn sudu sebab susu2 terawal ni sgt penting utk antibodi dia. Irfan agak kurang cooperative sbb slalu tido, jadi susah utk saya train dia bf dgn betul. Rasanya hari ke6 or 7 baru dia boleh bf, tu pon belum betul2 terer lagik. Baby kalau tak pandai latch mmg akan mengamuk kan...so mama mmg kena bersabar byk2 part training newborn utk bf nih. Kalau tak kuat iman, mental dan fizikal mmg dah lama suap dgn formula...tapi JANGAN give up ye mommies!!

Sampai skarang (hari ke 28) Irfan at certain times tak latch on dgn betul. Kadang dia gopoh sgt, amik masa few minutes jugaklah baru dia boleh latch properly dan cover mulut dia the whole aerola tu. Bila tgk youtube, antara sebab baby tak latch dgn betul sebab dia tak bukak mulut dia besar2..jadi mulut dia cuma cover bhgn nipples sahaja, tak cover aerola. Bila jadi mcm ni, mommies kena stopkan nursing (keluarkan mulut baby dari nipples anda) dan cuba lagi sampai baby berjaya latch dgn betul ok. If not mmg nipples boleh terluka, crack or even worse berdarah! Sila tgk youtube dan gugel internet tentang how to latch on for newborn dan sebagainya...insya Allah byk jugak info yg dpt membantu especially for first timers.

bayi berjaga di tengah malam

Jam 2 pagi.

Budak kecik ni suke benar wat projek tgh mlm/pagi. Elok je dh kenyang minum, tetiba dia berak..pastu sedu..pastu mata bersinar2. Mama siap settle potong kuku kaki dan tangan awak...dah tak tido sgt kan haishhh.

So far mmg rekod tanpa kalah wat projek almost every night. Adoilah adik..berak jela waktu siang..mlm kasikla chance mama tido lama sket!

Jeles tengok abg2 dan abah tgh lena kat living hall tu :p

Tidur buai

Akhirnya mama mengalah! Sleeping beauty (gelaran yg nek umi kasik sbb dia susah tido hihi) ni tidur buai start kelmarin..pada hari ke 23 dlm pantang.

okla Irfan bole tido lama sket dr biasa. Paling penting, mama kurang lenguh tgn nk dodoi dia time nk tido...lega sesgt ok!! Dahla semlm kena migrain attack dr hari sebelumnya..telan ponstan 2 biji pon x jln. Nmpk sgt mama stress :(

Ammar agak teruja bila nmpk buai ni kelmarin. Dia teringin naik hehe sabor jela.

Oh sape yg skeptikal pasal bayi tido buai ni, jgnla judge org lain kalo anak korng tak tido buai yer. Soal keselamatan tak dinafikan mmg kena pantau lebih sket, dan antara sbb mommies terpaksa mengalah dan tidokn anak mereka dlm buai adalah utk kesihatan dan ketenangan mommies tu sendiri dlm pantang. Kalo stress, bukan saja bole jatuh sakit...silap haribulan bole meroyan tau hoho. Dan perkara yg paling aku takuti, susu bdn akan berkurangan time kite stress. Haa dahla anak susah tido..susu plak merudum..kan ke dah double stress tuh!

Satu lagi, bayi kalo tido lama sket barulah senang nk tambah berat bdn dan membesar...kalo kurang tido sedikit sebyk akan menjejaskn tumbesaran dia...mcm 
Irfan ni nmpk gaya mcm x tambah je berat dia..kecik mcm baru lahir aritu jer huhu

okla masa utk mengepam sementara sleeping beauty saya tgh tido nih...adios :)

My 2nd online purchase!

consists of few essentials. My shopping cart has been added with few items since weeks ago,but the urge to place order finally came when we couldnt find the sarung buai, hence jom beli sarung buai! It is hard to put Irfan into sleep. Sometimes it took me 2hrs..3hrs..or even 4hrs before he dozes off, so was thinking to assemble the buai one day..tgkla camner. Had migrain attack for 3-4 times already during this confinement period due to stress and sleep deprived huhu

Back to my online shopping, i bought 3pcs of basic nursing bra (rm47.76), 1pc of Adora comfort bra (this is PWP hence got it at only rm16), 1 Lamaze wrist rattle (rm6.90) and a rose pink nursing blouse (59.90) which i lurve it very much! and oh the sarung buai costs me rm19.90. Anyway those itemswere bought from onebabyworld.com..one of my favourite online baby shops hiksss

So that's all for now peeps :)

p/s: rasa mcm gatal tgn nk bli nursing blouse lagik hiksss

Set pantang bersalin

Kali ni mmg takde beli set pantang bersalin yg mcm org slalu beli tuh, pengajaran dari kes Ammar dulu, beli Nona Roguy 1 set tapi last skali mmg tak mkn pon sbb Ammar kena breastfeeding jaundice sampai 1 mth++.

Last Wednesday bawa Irfan pegi Columbia utk buat hearing test, dan test jaundice sama. Bilirubin level not too high, kira ada jaundice sket la. Ok mmg tepat la decision tak beli set jamu tu hehe. So inilah vitamin2 yg aku mkn time pantang kali nih.

Before breakfast wajib mkn habatussauda dan olive oil (dari preggie mmg dah start mkn). Then lepas breakfast mkn vitamin C, Calcium Magnesium & multivitamin yg doc Shida kasik. Executive B tu skip dulu..tunggu multivit habis baru consume Executive B tuh. So far badan rasa ok alhamdulillah...cuma pinggang ni mmg sakit tak dapek nk tolong dah sbb duk menyusu Irfan lama sangat! Letih woo time dia marah, mmg takleh duduk menyusu dgn tenang. Terpaksa bgn dodoi, tidur atas bahu, atas lengan, memacam la position kena try utk tidokan dia ngeh ngeh. Mama mmg kena bertabahlah...ni sama kes mcm si Firas dulu nih, susah nak tido sampai mama give up and terpaksa kuarkan buai.

Ramai kata pil phytonatal Nona Roguy tu elok utk melancarkan proses membuang. Bagi aku plak, tanpa pil tu pon senang je proses pembuangan berjln lancar ...tipsnya ialah sila minum air milo. Pas pekena milo time breakfast tu mesti masuk toilet :p Rasanya apa2 minuman yg bersusu boleh trigger anda utk cepat ke tandas. So sape yg sembelit time berpantang ni, selain kena minum air byk dan mkn sunkist, anda boleh try minum air bersusu ok!

Bumble Bee Nursing Pillow

My very first online purchase during confinement period, also the most expensive single-item purchased for bby Irfan!

Average nursing time for Irfan is around 1.5-2hrs, before i can finally put him into sleep. There were times he woke up n refused to sleep for nearly 3 hours..nak kena kelek jer! This caused serious ache to my back,neck and of course arms. Hopefully this nursing pillow can at least reduces the pain and makes nursing more enjoyable n comfy for both mommy n baby :) Bought this Bumble Bee nursing pillow at Rm79.90 @ Fabulous Mom, normal selling price is Rm99.90. Pls do cross checking at all the major online baby shops before u do the purchase as some are having discounts on selected items.

2nd item purchased are washable bra pads. This is considered essential items for nursing moms, since ur milk will definitely flow n wet the bra during nursing. These 6 pcs bra pads are now selling at 20% off the normal price Rm16.90.

That's all for now. Hope there will not be too many series of online purchase this time! :p

Kisah kelahiran baby Irfan (part 2)

Ok kite sambung yer!

26 Jan (Isnin)
Hari yg dinantikan sudah tiba! Memandangkan tiada apa yg berlaku mlm tadi dan sakit contraction yg natural langsung takde, aku akan di induce pagi ni spt yg dijadualkan oleh doc. Pagi tu bgn awal (sbb mmg tak lena tido), solat, mandi n breakfast (2 keping roti+air milo je yg hospital serve huhu..then minum air zamzam dan makan kurma). Berdebar mmg toksah ckpla. Pruz sampai quite awal pg tuh...dan kami pon ternanti2 lah nurse or doc sampai. Akhirnya dlm kol 9am baru nurse muncul ckp jom kita turun labor room skarang. Eh before that aku disuruh tukar uniform siap2 hehe. Labor room dekat tingkat 1, sama dgn ward/nursery room. Ada 5 labour room in total kat sini...aku masuk ke Room 5. Bila dah masuk situ, aku terdengarla patient lain tgh sakit nk bersalin...ada 1 bilik ni mmg gamat and havoc bunyi dia..budak tu susah nak bersalin kot punyerla bising bunyi nurse/midwife tgh kasik moral support n cheer budak tuh..isk lagi gerun rasa hati ni bila dgr bunyi org lain sakit huhu

Aku dimasukkan drip around 9.15am..satu botol ubat nk kasik contraction, 1 lagi plain water...fungsi dia nk kasik mommy stay well hydrated time sakit tuh..sbb guna byk tenaga kan nnt :p Midwife tanyela ni anak no brape...pastu dia ckp ohhh no 4 dah ke...cepat nih bersalin insya Allah. Aku ckpla average aku sakit 6 jam..dia senyum jer. Ada 3-4 org nurse dan midwife yg sentiasa keluar masuk labor room tu utk check bacaan CTG aku. Doc sempat jenguk kejap...then terus gi labor room lain sbb pg tu ade 3 patient lain tgh sakit nk bersalin...aku patient ke-4.

Rasanya contraction mild dtg dlm 9.45am gitu kot...time ni ok lagi still boleh borak dgn Pruzz. Sempat jugak baca Surah Maryam sekali...before contraction yg lebih aktif dtg. Nurse ajar guna gas ethonox kalo sakit...few times dia pesan suruh guna kalo tak tahan sakit.Mulut ni mmg tak berenti baca Ya Fattah dgn doa Nabi Yunus dlm perut ikan nun (ni hasil google few days before bersalin hehe). Selawat pon baca gak silih berganti. Bila sakit yg amat tu dtg, pruz cubala letak gas ethonox tu kat mulut aku..aku try sedut sket tapi mcm tak berkesan je..nk try sedut in deep breath rasa mcm terganggu n lemas plak + tgh sakit yg amat ....so after 2-3x guna gas tu aku tepis je...tayahla guna mmg rimas! So back to cara yg aku pernah praktis utk abg2 Irfan...masa sakit tarik nafas n hembus...bernafas dgn laju. Masa sakit tu mata aku keep on tgk jam di dinding..mmg boleh tahu timing contraction yg bakal dtg sbb dia sgt regular..every 1 min kots. Midwife few times pesan kalo ada rasa nak bera* cepat2 inform yer.

Dalam kol 12pm aku rasa mcm ada urge kat bawah tuh...tapi mcm berbelah bagi nk inform nurse ke tidak..sbb aku bajet bersalin kol 2-3pm kalo ikut average sakit 6 jam tuh. Last skali bila rasa mmg mcm ada benda kat bwh tu aku suruh pruz inform midwife. Midwife check bwh, dia ckp ok dah fully dilated. Cepat inform doktor! I was like wahhhh tak sangka cepatnya...syukur alhamdulillah! Midwife pon angkat katil aku bagi position duduk, dia suruh angkat both kaki dan tangan pegang ke pergelangan buku lali or peha. Aku pegang pergelangan kaki kot..sbb still reachable. Then dia suruh try push bila dah rasa..aku try la...then dia ckp very good ok now u rest..kita tunggu doc. Ohh dia nk test tgk aku pandai push ke tidak rupanya hoho!

Tak sampai few minutes doc shida sampai. Then dgn guidance doc, charge nurse dan midwife akhirnya lepas 3-4 push Irfan pon lahir ke dunia. Mmg kali ni proses teranku agak teratur, mujurla tergerak hati nk google kat internet 'cara2 bersalin'. Before this mmg taknah amik port langsung pasal teknik bersalin nih. Masa meneran muka tunduk ke bawah arah dagu/perut. Tarik nafas panjang thru mulut dan teran dgn satu nafas sahaja..then baru hembus nafas. Jgn curi nafas masa meneran tu sbb baby boleh masuk ke dlm balik tau. Rehat kejap bila penat..jgn sibuk nk push continuous sampai tercungap2 dan hilang tenaga. Masa teran doc dan midwife mmg sgt supportive..depa duk ckp ok very good very good you're doing good..masa derang ckp ok mama one last push yer....wahh time ni mmg rasa sgt bersemangat hehe

Irfan selamat lahir jam 12.22 tengah hari waktu tempatan :p

Lepas tu derang letak Irfan kejap atas dada aku..then tanya si abah nak tak potong tali pusat baby? So pruzz pon potong la tali pusat tuh..doc siap pesan selawat dulu ye abah. Aku sempat tanya placenta dah keluar ke doc? Doc ckp dont worry kita tekan2 je perut u nnt dia keluar...(oh takyah push ke hehe lupa dah). Lepas doc tekan2 perut kasik darah and placenta kuar, prosedur jahit pon bermula. Doc bius (local anasth) kat tpt nak jahit tuh..syukur doc kata dlm 1-2 jahitan je..tak byk. Kejap je setel, terasa jugakla benang di tarik2 even tho dah bius (tapi taleh lawan sakit contraction lah!).

Pastu aku cuba lelapkan mata n rehat. Nurse serve lunch dlm labor room tu (sbb dah waktu lunch kan..orang lain mkn milo dan biskut/roti tak silap pas bersalin) dan aku dgn jayanya mkn dgn penuh selera. 3-4 jam lepas tu baru aku diusung ke wad. Before that sempatla aku dengar budak lain yg tgh sakit nk bersalin yg mcm nk give up dah...kesian dia..maybe anak sulung kot takde pengalaman. Last skali nurse kata depa terpaksa vakum baby tuh sbb mama tu tak larat dah...huhu.

Ptg tu Umi datang dgn Pa bersama dgn kekanak....derang bila masuk je bilik wad tu terus tanya mana baby mana baby? sorang pon tak tanya khabar mama sabor jela :p Time umi dtg tu aku tetiba rasa mcm dizzy...padahal dlm labor room tadi rasa mcm segar bugar (nasi lunch pon almost habis!). Rasanya time maghrib tu kepala rasa dah back to normal...tak pening dah.

Alhamdulillah proses kelahiran Irfan kali ni agak mudah. 3 jam je sakit berbanding Firas dan Ammar dulu 6 jam.  Orang kata kalau induced takut jln lambat buka sbb serviks tk ready...anyway benda ni varies amongst individuals...ada yg cepat, ada yg lama proses bukaan nak capai 10cm tuh. Rezeki memasing kan...yg penting selalulah berdoa agar Allah permudahkan proses bersalin kita. Jgn lupa kerap baca Surah Maryam, time sakit contraction tu cuba selawat, baca Ya Fattah dan doa Nabi Yunus. Teknik pernafasan kena jaga, cuba tenangkan diri dan minda... dan jgn mengerang or menjerit sbb nnt hormon yg keluar tu (tak igt hormon apa) akan buat kita rasa lebih sakit...apa pon kita cuma usaha dan yg selebihnya kita serahkan padaNya.

Jom layan gambar budak kecik nih...nama dah official... Muhammad Irfan Faris bin Mohd Fairuz...moga membesar jadi anak yg soleh ye nak! Amin Ya Rabb....

Irfan = kebijaksanaan
Faris = yg alim, penunggang kuda

fresh from the oven nih..lepas dah dibersihkan.

anak mama yg paling small dan ringan...2.72kg je awak nih :p Exactly sama mcm dlm result scan antenatal check up mama!

Hari ke-3...dah rasmi sofa merah mama! Awak asyik tido je hari ke-2 hingga 4...so mama test tak bedung tgk bgn tak...rupanya lena gak! Tapi skang ni...awak punyerla payah nak tido...mama mmg kena byk2 bersabar!

Kisah kelahiran baby Irfan

23 Januari 2015 (Jumaat)
39 weeks antenatal check up dgn Dr Shida. Result scan hari ni agak mendebarkan. Doc kata air ketuban ku makin berkurang, below normal level (reading dlm 7.9, normal above 8). Doc suggest utk induce next Monday (26 Jan) rather than waiting for another 1 week before EDD ku (1 Feb). Aduh sedihnya rasa masa dgr doc ckp tuh, sbb takut kalau bukaan serviks tak ready ada high chance utk emergency csect due to baby distress. Sesungguhnya mmg aku tak sanggup kena csect lagi..cukuplah rasa time Idlan dulu. So doc kasi MC utk hari itu (walaupun plan asalnya aku igt nak mintak MC start next Wednesday sbb nak setelkan kontrak ATK dan paper JPP dan handover keja2 lain, lagipon staff ku tgh bercuti umrah, rasa tak proper nak tinggalkan ofis). Lepas check up tu terus ku wassap bos, umi, yati dan geng lunch ku. Sambil wassap ngan umi sambil mengalir air mata (ofcoz cover2 dari Pruzz dan Ammar hehe) sbb mmg rasa sedih yg amat. Anyway doc ada check bukaan baru 1cm, dia ckp lepas ni akan keluar spotting sket2 so jangan panik. Awak doalah sakit natural datang sendiri, so that kita tak payah induce. Doc jugak pesan utk slalu monitor fetus movement. Malam tu serius ku tak boleh lena..memacam fikir dlm otak nih....aduhai hati tenanglah dikau! Buat pertama kali jugak aku buat fetal kick counts...yela doc dah pesan...so aku mmg kena alert kalo ada anything abnormal yg dikesan. Mmg mlm tu duk la google pasal air ketuban kurang (dlm medical term dipanggil 'oligohydramnios' = is a condition in pregnancy characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid). Makin byk yg dibaca, makin risau jadiknya! Baca dekat babycenter, byk kes emergency csect utk kes induced disebabkan kurang air ketuban due to baby distress.

24 Jan (Sabtu)
Hampir seharian berjalan ke Mid Valley. Konon salah satu exercise utk cepatkan bukaan dan kasik sakit natural datang. Tapi nothing happened..penat dan lenguh kaki toksah ckpla kan! hehe.

25 Jan (Ahad)
Pagi lepas breakfast roti canai bukit, the whole clan pegi NSK beli groceries dan lauk2 utk pantang. Aku beli 2 ekor ayam, ikan tenggiri, jenahak dan kerisi. Cukupla utk stok 2 minggu kots. Balik NSK, siang2 lauk bagai...then masak kari ayam khas utk Ammar sbb dia dari kelmarin duk request nk mkn kari. Dalam jam 1.30pm, aku dah ready utk lunch dan suap Ammar, tetiba rasa macam ada air mengalir keluar. Aduhh air ketuban ke nih?? Check dlm toilet, tgk jernih je air tuh...sah kot air ketuban! Sempat google kejap description pasal air ketuban, then wassap geng lunch mintak pendpt depa, Aida rekomen terus gi hospital. Call Columbia, derang suruh terus pegi emergency. Ok hati mmg sgt berdebar, tapi sempat la mkn dulu and teruskan suap Ammar. Suruh kekanak dan hubby lunch cepat2. Kari yg sedap pon rasa mcm tak sedap bole? mcm tak tertelan rasa hehe

Dalam  pukul 2 lebih, kami terus pegi ke bhgn emergency. Aku ditolak ke labor room, nurse check air yg keluar tuh (anyway mmg aku rasa air duk keluar sket2) dan buat CTG. Fetus heartbeat ok...contraction not detected at all. Nurse update kat doc, doc advise utk admit masuk ward mlm tuh utk terus monitor CTG. To cut it short, aku bermlm di wad tanpa hubby dan kekanak sbb bilik single full, dpt bilik twin sharing jer sob sob. Nurse duk monitor CTG mlm tuh, dan slalu pesan utk alert derang kalo ada sakit contraction, atau cepat2 ifm jika air ketuban bertukar color yellowish/green. Isk mmg tak lena tdo mlm tuh, sbb risau takut air ketuban bertukar color. Pruzz kat rumah pon tak lena. Anyway kekanak dah selamat dieksport ke Ampang rumah nek umi mlm tu jugak, in case kalau aku sakit nak bersalin mlm tu hehe.

okla sambung nx entri la plak ek..pjg dah ni :p

Deep freezer baru!

Alhamdulillah, aksesori baru di rumah kami..beli sempena kehadiran ahli baru yg kenit nih :) Hubby beli di kedai brg2 elektrik depan EPF lama kajang...paling murah is brand Hisense dr china..belasah saje lah heee reganya RM500...dekat kedai lain ada yg jual RM550.

Moga lepas ni makin bersemangat utk kumpul stok susu buat baby Irfan :)

Kisah kelahiran Irfan nnt saya tulis dlm separate entry yer!

First day of school - 2015

Tak sangka penat mengalahkan keje ofis!

8am- pegi NSK beli lauk n groceries. Abah dh hantar firas n ammar gi Kafa n tadika. Abg Idlan naik bas ke skla.

9.40am- smpi rumah, siang lauk, msk lemak udang cili api favourite idlan + ikan kembung goreng cili kicap...tgk2 dh pukul 12! kalut pakai tudung sbb nk gi Kafa tgk firas naik bas sek.

12.15pm- bas dtg. Dia cool je naik bas. Oh duit blanjer dh hilang masa mandi kat Kafa tadi. Mujur ada rm2 dlm keta hehe so mama pass kat dia. Mama blk rumah lunch n solat dulu..lapar n penat sgt! Blk rumah bila bukak beg kafa tgk2 towel n songkok takde la plak haishhh

2pm- Gi Kafa cr towel n songkok..takde. hurmm ntah2 firas bwk dlm beg skla kots? Terus gi skla..tgk dia elok je dlm kelas duk sebelah Kimi.

2.30pm- rehat. dia beli sosej..then gi toilet (lama bukan main buang air besar rupanya!)..then mama teman gi surau utk solat Zohor. adoi slow n steady betul. elok je abis solat loceng dh bunyi..hmm 30min dia rehat..patut 20min je..cikgu kasi can 1st day kot.

3.10pm- mama gerak blk rumah n rehat. ptg kol 6pm pegi fetch Ammar dekat tadika..then pegi skla blk skodeng firas naik bas :)

Ok sekian laporan hari pertama persekolahan anak2 mama. Mujur abg idlan dh besar...and Ammar dah 5yrs so kira senior kat tadika dah hehe. If not mau lg kalut :p

Basikal baru!

buat si abah dan Firas :)

Abah lepas buat MRI confirm diagnosed as PCL injury level 3. Operation only 60% success rate, rehab 1 yr. Another option is physio + supplement, and see the progress fr time to time.

And so he opted for physio for time being. Bye bye to volley & badminton, he now must change his lifestyle, and choose a much lighter-impact exercise.

So pasnih abah cycling dgn bebudak je la :)

For reference, beskal abah rm850, Firas rm150. Ammar recycle je beskal lama Firas hehe kira okla tu sbb abah baru polish :)

Mama? nanti2 lah dulu habis pantang bole pk. Bila tgk org lari..tingin nk lari. Tengok org panjat bukit Broga..tingin panjat gak. Cross trainer kat rumah dh lama tersadai sian dia. Hurmm pas abis pantang kena restart aktiviti2 menghasilkan peluh ni :)

Rutin hari minggu mama...

sudah bermula yeayyyy. Silalah bertabah yer mama. Baju diri sendiri pilih yg senang gosok je. Nk lagi senang pakai je lycra hiksss.

Esok dan lusa kena cuti...monitor Firas di sek. keb. Dah besar anak2 mama! Esok bila adik baby nk masuk darjah 1, mama dah 42 tahun! omg tua sgt dah wehhhh

Kembara Khazanah New Zealand

Tiba2 masa tgk Mad Markets semlm Idlan sebut pasal NZ. Mama tanye, berani tak nk wat bungy jump? dia sebut.. dekat Kawarau River ke? Wah mama impressed! mana dia tahu nih??

Rupa2nya tahu dr komik nih. Haishh bagus jugak komik nih...byk benda yg Idlan tahu pasal NZ..termasuk burung kiwi :)

So geng2 Nz sekalian...silalah beli komik ni ok. bole tambah ilmu :) hiksss

Ammar & Matematik

Abah: 2 tambah 3 brape..
Ammar: kejap eh ammar kira. Pastu dia nyorok dlm bantal for few seconds..dan jawab 5!
Abah: good. 5 tambah 3 brape..
Ammar: again dia pegi nyorok dan kira..then jawab 8!
Abah: 3 campur 4 brape...
Ammar: Ammar tak reti campur...ammar tak blajar lagi campur.

:)))

Cucur udang rangup

The tricks to make cucur udang rangup: scoop kan batter dlm senduk, tuang di tepi kuali dan leperkan dgn sudu sebelum anda jatuhkan cucur tu ke dlm minyak. wallah lurveeee it to bits! alangkah bestnya kalo ada kuah kacang..sure lg terangkat!

Planetarium Negara

@ 36 weeks.

Hello 2015! May this year becomes a better year for all of us, in whatever undertakings we are pursuing or wishing.

We officially kicked off our new year by having nasi lemak with fried chicken that morning, later dropped by at my father’s house to send off some nasi lemak for him (my mom and brother went away for umrah, that leaves my father alone in KL) and an hour later proceed to Planetarium Negara located in Jalan Perdana. Just like Muzium Negara, this is hubby and kids’ first visit to this place.

Entrance to the exhibition hall is free. There are scheduled shows at its theatre on an hourly basis which airing different short movies. We decided to tour the exhibition hall first and later catch the 2pm show (konon show paling menarik as recommended by the girl at the ticket counter).

The exhibition hall is not that big. You can basically complete the tour within an hour. Kids particularly enjoyed the Anti Gravity Room very much. There are sections which featured how astronauts live inside their spaceship (a toilet bowl to settle their bowel movement, a jacket which they can just slot in themselves and sleep in upright position, etc).

inside the Anti Gravity Room. Lepas keluar Abah and Idlan pening pala...sbb rasa badan pusing2 dlm tuh. Mama mmg tak masuk langsung..dah agak mesti pening pala nanti hehe

tempat tidur astronaut

ehemm...dgn abg sheikh muzaphar :)

Balai Cerap. Boleh tgk view KL..kalo malam baru cantik kots

Nek umi dah sampai Stonehenge kat UK...kami sampai Stonehenge kat KL jer la hiksss

We were done with the tour around 12.30pm, decided to stroll down the hill towards Muzium Kesenian Islam to kill our time before the 2pm show. Much to our surprise adult tix is selling at RM14! Uh uh tak jadikla masuk hoho. We passed by the Masjid Negara, bought some kebab n nuggets from the street hawkers and later climbed up the hilly path back towards the Planetarium. What a painful journey I’d say! Di tengah kepanasan, di waktu perut sarat, di waktu tgh lapar…uhh ala2 mendaki Seongsan Ilchubong pon ada malangnya cuaca panas dan kami berada di Malaysia, bukan obersea haha.

The much awaited show is just so-so. Firas dozed off few minutes after the show had started. It was very educational that I think only older kids like Idlan can appreciate it. The show explained about each planet in our solar system, which I bet Ammar didn’t understand even the gist of it hehe. The show lasted for about 40 minutes, of which myself occasionally terlelap dlm teater yg sejuk gelap tuh…mak penat ok panjat turun naik bukit tadi! Anyway tix price for the show is RM6 (adult) and RM4 (child).