Hampir2 jd perempuan gila mengamuk (mcm Kiki K.)

Ramai yg tahu pasal kes Kiki Kamaruddin yg mengamuk sakan bila kereta Peugot CDM25 dia kena langgar kan. Pagi ini rasanya saya pun hampir2 jd macam dia. Cuma saya tak sampai turun dr kereta bawa stereng lock. Apa yang berlaku?

Kisah saya hanya kerana saya tak dapat nak keluar dari tempat letak kereta sebab ada orang-orang yg cetek pemikiran main letak je kereta ditempat tak sepatutnya. Diaorg ni letak kereta tempat di belakang tempat letak kereta berbayar. Dahlah tak bayar tiket lepas tu menyusahkan orang lain pulak. Kereta saya pulak kereta lama yang agak besar dan panjang. Stereng tak de power dan memang kereta manual. Yelah kereta yg dah berusia lebih 30 tahun. Toyota Corona tahun 70 an. Kalau ingat tak sayangkan kereta dan kalau ikutkan hati panas, memang nak langgar je kereta-kereta yang tak reti nak letak tempat sepatutnya tu. Dah berpeluh2 saya masuk, keluar nak cuba keluarkan kereta juga tapi tak dapat sebab memang tak lepas. Jadi saya pun tekan je hon berpuluh2 kali sampaila ada sorang pakcik datang alihkan kereta dia. Nasib baik. Saya tak cakap apa pada pakcik tu. Cuma jeling dia dan terus keluarkan kereta saya dan pergi dari situ. Kiranya malas nak panjangkan cerita.

Rasanya kalau tak de yg dtg alihkan kereta, saya akan tekan je hon sambil cuba lg keluarkan kereta. Dalam kes Cik Kiki tu, saya dah malas nak ulas. Kenapa? Semua orang akan buat silap bila tengah tertekan. Setakat mana kita buat silap tu yang bezanya. Saya pun cuba sejukkan hati sendiri walaupun rasa dah nak menyumpah seranah. Tapi rasa macam orang gila pulak menyumpah sorang-sorang. Kurang pahala puasa tu tak yah cakaplah. Memang dah habis pahala puasa kot. huhu.

Kalau kita semua bertimbang rasa, fikirkan pasal orang lain, tak akan terjadi banyak perkara buruk. Memang kita suka ikutkan hati. Masa marah memang tak ingat apa. Yang penting, keluarkan dulu kemarahan tu kan. Padahal kita dah diajar supaya mengawal kemarahan. Orang yang paling bersabar akan dapat banyak ganjaran lebih-lebih lagi di bulan Ramadhan ni. Cakap je memang senang, tapi bila ada masalah lupa nak bersabar, lupa dosa pahala.

Ini tips mengawal kemarahan yg saya tahu.

• Beristighfar dulu. Kemudian sebutlah "Lahaulawalaquwwataillabillah".
• Kalau belum reda, ubah kedudukan. Kalau tengah berdiri, duduk. Lepas tu baring.
• Ambil wudhu' utk menyejukkan hati kalau masih terasa panas hati.
• Fikir apa yang sepatutnya dilakukan dan fikirkan perkara baik dan buruk yang akan berlaku jika kita masih marah.

Siapa yang pernah mengalami situasi di luar kawalan yang buat kita rasa geram dan marah sangat?my

Panic Episode: Febrile Seizure

A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a convulsion associated with a significant rise in body temperature. They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age.^[1] They are more common in boys than girls.^[2]

  
<sup>Yesterday at 10 a.m. , I had a panic attack when my youngest daughter, Husna had a febrile seizure. I didn't realize that she had a fever until she lost her conscious, the eyes rolled up, her face was so pale, the whole body turned blue and she didn't really breathe! The attack lasted about few seconds. My helper in kindy helped me to carry Husna to the car and one of the teachers offered to send me to the nearest clinic or hospital. All I could think of was to call my husband and told him what had happened. Of course he also asked me to bring Husna quickly to an emergency room in the nearest hospital. We decided to go to the nearest government clinic where they have the emergency room. 

In the emergency room, I asked a nurse to have a look at Husna and she called the doctor to check on Husna. The first thing that they said was, "This is a case of febrile seizure". The nurse took the temperature and it was 39.5! Then, the doctor put a blanket on her before asking me few questions. She asked how long did the seizure happened, whether she had the rolled eyes, bluish lips, pale face and foam from her mouth. After I confirmed all of the symptoms, she concluded that Husna had febrile seizure of clonic phase. So, the next thing that they did was to insert a paracetamol tablet in her rectum. The doctor also checked on the oxygen level and sugar level. Everything was normal and they asked me to sponge Husna on the body to reduce the temperature. We had to wait for the ambulance as Husna still need to be taken to a hospital for further check up. My hubby managed to arrive few minutes before Husna and I were taken to UMMC by the ambulance. 

Inside the ambulance, I was bit dizzy as there was no air-conditioner plus all windows was closed. It was an old ambulance and the driver took the federal highway route at 11 a.m. where  there were so many cars at that time. So, he had to honk a lot cars to give him the way. 

Once we arrived in the Pediatric Emergency in UMMC, they did the normal check up of Husna' weight, blood pressure and took some blood samples. It was an agony waiting for the result of the blood test. Luckily Husna was sleeping as she was exhausted after the seizure. When the doctor on duty called us in for the consultation, she told us that all result show that she's fine except for the high fever that caused the seizure. She didn't need to be admitted unless we insisted for an overnight observation. We decided to take care of her at home first and promised the doctor if the temperature rise up, we'll bring her back to the hospital. 

I've learned some valuable lessons from the panic episode.  I'm sharing this info to all parents who have children between 6 months to 6 years old.</sup> 

During the seizure, leave your child on the floor.

• You may want to slide a blanket under the child if the floor is hard.
• Move the child only if in a dangerous location.
• Remove objects that may cause injury.
• Loosen any tight clothing, especially around the neck. If possible, open or remove clothes from the waist up.
• If the child vomits, or if saliva and mucus build up in the mouth, turn the child to the side or on the stomach. This is also important if it looks like the tongue is getting in the way of breathing.

Focus your attention on bringing the fever down:

• Insert an acetaminophen suppository (if you have some) into the child's rectum.
• Do NOT try to give anything by mouth.
• Apply cool washcloths to the forehead and neck. Sponge the rest of the body with lukewarm (not cold) water. Cold water or alcohol may make the fever worse.
• After the seizure is over and your child is awake, give the normal dose of ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

 ^{Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000980.htm}
 

Almost hit by lightning : My own experience

Two days ago just few minutes before 7 p.m. , an unexpected thing happened in our school compound. A lightning struck an old auto gate box then hit the pavement outside of the gate before it traveled to the neighbour's house. I was standing about 1 meter away from the gate and was terrified as I saw the lightning right before my eyes. A small fireball actually came towards me but I managed to crouch my body. It still hit my back. Some debris like huge concrete rocks flew into the compound, I can only remember I screamed on top of my lung and everything went black for few seconds. After that, I got up on my feet and ran into the school building. My kids, nephew and two other kids saw the whole thing and they also screamed as they freaked out. The main fuse box inside the building were burnt off too due to the chain reaction. My helper who was inside the building at that time, said she couldn't do anything else except for hugging my youngest daughter and my nephew who were with her.

When all of us gathered inside, we realized that the power had went off. My helper and I couldn't really think of what to do. I myself had to calm down before I could think straight. All I could do was thinking how lucky I was to be able to escape from any injury. The kids were sobbing as they were traumatized from the incident. My helper gave me a glass of water to calm me down. After drinking some water, I made some calls to my husband telling him about the incident. My husband asked me to call TNB (the power company) and made a report. Then, I also had to call an electrician.

The auto gate wiring box

(It used to have a cover. The whole cover shattered)

The main fuse box

The pavement outside of the gate

TNB electricians came at night but they only fixed their meter box. They said they can't do the wiring job inside the building as it's not part of their job. As we expected, we still need to call an electrician. So, yesterday morning, an electrician came to fix up everything. He dismantle the whole piece of auto gate box, changed the things that need to be changed in the main fuse box and also installed the earth cable. 

There was a lot of things I've learned from this experience. One, when it's quite dark outside and the sun is coming down, we better not standing on an open area and near big trees. Two, always check out if the building you are living in (either your own house or a rented place) has the earthing system. Three, any old wiring even when you already disconnect it can still be a threat when there's lightning. Four, safety must always come first. Even in a panic situation, make sure we try our best to save our life and others who are with us. 

Special ways to consume your pills.

It's not so easy to consume pills especially if you rarely get sick. I'm one of those who always have problems to consume any kinds of pills. Even the tiniest pill or tablet will give a hard time. I used to ask for liquid medications up until teenager. haha.

But there are some SPECIAL WAYS TO CONSUME YOUR PILLS if you are also like me:

• My late great grandma used to teach me to hide the pills in a banana. She was the first person who taught me this creative method. I followed her advice and managed to avoid any bitter taste of the pill since I could only taste the banana.
• My late grandma helped me to cut the pill to smaller pieces before I put it into my mouth. It helped me when I got those huge chunks of pills. But I still got after taste of bitterness.
• While my own father taught me to drink but not swallow some water and quickly pop in the pill. Sometimes this method works but sometimes not. 
• My younger sister who also suffers from the same syndrome (haha and WORSE), used to consume pills with juice or at least any drink which is sweet to hinder the bitterness of the pills.

Those are the ways that I got from my family members. Now, I don't really have problems anymore as I've mastered the art of consuming pills especially after my first pregnancy.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY TO CONSUME PILLS?

Bayi umur setahun memberi peringatan kepada ibunya. (BM entry)

Ini bukan cubaan....Ini betul-betul terjadi. Bayi yang berusia setahun lebih telah memberi peringatan dan pengajaran kepada ibunya sendiri. Kejadian berlaku di rumahnya ketika azan asar baru berkumandang. Si ibu masih sibuk mengadap komputer dan agak hanyut dan asyik menggunakan akaun "Facebook". Bayi yang sudah terbiasa bila sahaja terdengar azan, dia cepat-cepat mengambil sejadah dan telekung si ibu dan  berkata, "Mama, Allahhuakbar"(dalam bunyi pelat bayi baru belajar bercakap). Si ibu rasa betul-betul malu dengan kealpaannya. Pada masa yang sama, si ibu juga sebenarnya bangga kerana bayi tersebut sudah tahu tentang apa maknanya azan. Jadi, si ibu cepat-cepat mengambil wudhu' untuk menyegerakan solat.

Bayi tersebut ialah Husna anak bongsu saya. Memang betullah kanak-kanak masih suci dan fikiran mereka senang dibentuk. Bila kita sudah membiasakan dengan didikan yang betul, INSHA ALLAH mereka tak akan tersasar jauh dari landasan sebenar. Cuma sekarang cabaran-cabaran di luar lebih banyak untuk anak-anak kita. Bila mereka remaja lagi perlu kita lengkapkan mereka dengan ilmu-ilmu lain supaya mereka tidak hanyut dengan dunia sekarang.

Pernak tak anak-anak anda sendiri mengingatkan anda tentang amal ibadat bila anda tengah leka membuat sesuatu?

Phew...McGyver's idea was brilliant!

Just a short entry for today.

This afternoon, 2 of our kids in kindy were locked inside a room. They were playing with the door knob until it was jammed. My helper and I were panicked and we quickly tried everything on our hands to open the door. At the back of my mind, all of Mc Gyver's idea popped out. So, we tried using scissors, screw driver, hammer and the combination of other tools. The other kids especially boys were busy trying to lend their hands too even though they are still too young (4- 6 years old boys). Maybe they want to show that they can be heroes. After few trials, we managed to unlock and saved the kids. Both of them received a short lecture from me and a reminder not to play with any door knob again.

Have you experienced any terrifying incident involving your children?

Esok nak gi tgk rumah! (Kota Seriemas)

Salam,

Alhamdulillah rumah kami sudah siap dan kunci rumah pun dah dapat. Esok pg kami nak pergi tgk rumah dan sebenarnya masih lg berfikir apa nak buat dgn rumah tu.

Perancangan asal mmg nak pindah ke rumah tu tapi sekarang dah lari sikit dari perancangan asal sbb kami baru je bukak bisnes tadika di KJ ni. Apa-apa pun, sekurang-kurangnya kami dah ada rumah yg bolehlah diisi sedikit demi sedikit dan mungkin boleh pergi duduk di rumah sendiri bila hujung minggu.

Inshaallah, saya akan kongsikan gambar-gambar rumah baru nanti di sini. Kalau sudi nak tengok, jenguklah ke sini lagi.

Almost giving up on EBM.

Salam,
Few days ago I noticed that the EBM stock is almost out of stock. So I had to start pumping again. Then as I tried to pump, it hurt so much that I wanted to give up. I told my hubby to consider buying Formula Milk to top up Breast Milk. He objected the idea and asked me to keep on pumping whenever I'm free in the morning. (I leave Husna at home to go to the kindy every morning). I even asked some opinion from my friends on FB. Some of them responded and encouraged me to keep on pumping.

Thanks to all the support and encouragement, at least I've tried to restock the EBM. I shall not give up until Husna is 2 years old. I failed to do it with Fathini but I managed to BF Hafizah until she was 2+. Hopefully with Husna, the BF journey will last long.

Opps........ boleh ke salam? (BM entry)

Salam,

Semalam kami menghadiri majlis ringkas majlis merisik, meminang sekaligus bertunang sepupu suami saya. Majlis tu sempoi sangat sebab dibuat di apartment sepupu suami dan yang hadir memang ahli keluarga terdekat je. Makanan pun sedap-sedap dan memang kenyanglah.

Yang tak berapa sedapnya apabila saya tersalam dengan juru mekap bakal pengantin tu. Juru mekap dia diambil dari salon. Ada 2 orang. Sorang buat rambut, sorang lg juru mekap. Kedua-duanya mak nyah. (macam biasalah). Bila saya masuk je ke bilik nak tgk sepupu suami, 2 org tu dah sibuk2 hulur tgn. Tapi sempat jugak diaorg cakap, "Eh boleh salam ke?". Bila dah keluar suara tu, baru saya terperasan status diaorg. Mmg tak perasan sgt mula2 sbb sibuk pegang anak2 kan. Kira dah "tersalam" ler.

Setahu saya haram kalau juru mekap adalah mak nyah sbb mereka asalnya lelaki. Cuma saya tak tahu macam mana nak beritahu sepupu suami. Lgpun yelah ramai juga yg lain pun selalu ambil mak nyah jd jurumekap kan. Nak masuk campur lebih2 nanti org cakap kita penyibuk. huhu

Ada sesiapa yang pernah "tersalam" mak nyah?

From Curve NX to The Curve,IPC & IKEA.

Salam,

Do you hate exercise? But you love shopping or doing window shopping? THEN.......................a perfect place to go is MUTIARA DAMANSARA. WHY?

Well....it's simple. You can walk to those places as they are just next to each other while you are doing your window shopping. As walking is one of the best exercise, you won't realize that you are burning the fat while doing your favourite activity during weekend. 

Last Sunday, we didn't really plan our walkathon trip. My SIL was the one who asked us to drop Fathini & Hafizah at Kidzania in Curve NX so that they can accompany their cousin to play there. In order to fill up our time waiting for our daughters, we decided to walk and check out the other buildings near Curve NX. I've been to The Curve & eCurve before but I've never enter IKEA. That's why I asked my hubby to go there and see what's so great about that place. It was quite convenience to walk around there because they have built the bridges that connect the buildings around the area.

We began our walkathon from Curve NX to The Curve. A lot of shop lots were not opened yet and there were not so many people too. We spent some time in The Curve before my hubby decided to sit down and have some tea. Then, we went to RASA food court. We wanted to check out the stalls at the street in front of eCurve but then most of them were not opened yet. So, we proceeded to IPC. 

In IPC, there were a sale from Popular Book Store. They are selling books at a very crazy prices. I checked out some books but I didn't buy any. I love buying books but right now we don't have enough space to store our books. We also checked out other shops before we proceeded to IKEA.

There were so many people in IKEA. We can't really walk without the stroller bumping into other people's feet. Some people dropped their kids at the play area with a guardian so that they can shop peacefully. Most people are just stealing some ideas for their homes. Some love the furniture or other stuffs. We walked around to be inspired too. By 1 o'clock, we were starving and decided to eat in IKEA's food court. However, it was so crowded that we couldn't find any empty seat.

At last we had our lunch in RASA food court before we went back to Curve NX. By 2 o'clock, we were so tired and thought that Fathini and Hafizah were ready to go home. But when I called my SIL, she said that they were still waiting to go into some rooms in Kidzania. She asked us to go home and she would sent our daughters home.

Our walkathon was a kind of something that we haven't done for such a long time. We were there for 4 hours and we only stop walking when we had a drink and also our lunch. Maybe we should do this more often. my

Should I blame GPS?

Salam,

Last Saturday we were lost on the way to my cousin's wedding. It was somewhere in Ampang. As we are not so familiar with the place and we seldom drive into KL, we depended solely on our GPS to lead the way. We started off the journey at 12.30 p.m. However after about almost 3 hours of touring around Ampang, we still couldn't find the place. I called my sister, Yati to enquire about the location and she told me to find Tesco Hypermarket. We found Tesco but not one but two Tesco hypermarket. I regretted my decision of not following the others earlier but it was too late then. It was very hard when there was one hard-headed person who refused to get some help. So, by 3.30 p.m. I decided to call the searching off because we were starving. I asked my hubby to stop at Tesco Extra (I think it's in Cheras or hmmm). Instead of having good food from a wedding, we had some food in the food court in Tesco.

Have you ever lost even when you used GPS? Is it so reliable or you still need to have a rough idea about the location?

This breast pump can help you too.....

Salam,

I have to admit that I only know how to expressed breast milk after my third daughter is born. When my eldest daughter was born (in 2005), I wanted to fully breastfeed her but the people in the nursery didn't want me to leave any EBM, so I had to buy formula milk for her to be given at the nursery. Only when she was with me, I tried my best to only give breast milk. For my second daughter, I managed to fully breastfeed her since I was not working when we were in New Zealand. Plus she also had lactose intolerant. I can see the difference between her and her elder sister . Fathini (my eldest daughter) immune system is not as tough as Hafizah's immune system.

Before I gave birth to Husna, I surveyed the price for breast pump. Most of them are quite expensive. Then, my younger sister sent a breast pump from Japan that she used before. Unfortunately I can't really use it anymore. Since I am quite determine to slowly make some stocks of EBM, my hubby bought a very simple breast pump from Giant Hypermarket.

Here is the breast pump:

The price is 1/3 from the other popular brands. It's only RM150. I don't have to wait for so long to fill up the bottle and I've managed to stock up some in the freezer. Normally I'll wait until both breasts are engorged before I express some. Alhamdulillah, Husna can drink from the bottle with the special NUK teat (I bought another bottle separately).

 The EBM stock:

If you are also thinking about buying breast pump, maybe you should consider your budget and if your budget is not more than RM200 than I would like to suggest the same pump that I'm using now.

Jaundice: The nightmare for the newborn babies.

Salam,

According to Wikipedia:
Neonatal jaundice or Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a yellowing of the skin and other tissues of a newborn infant. A bilirubin level of more than 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) manifests clinical jaundice in neonates whereas in adults a level of 34 umol/l (2 mg/dL) would look icteric. In newborns jaundice is detected by blanching the skin with digital pressure so that it reveals underlying skin and subcutaneous tissue. Jaundice newborns have an apparent icteric sclera, and yellowing of the face, extending down onto the chest.

I reckon most of you are familiar with this condition. In my own family, we had a bad experience dealing with Jaundice as my younger brother (just one year younger than me) was infected with serious jaundice when he was small. His brain had been infected when he was brought to the hospital. The doctors predicted that he wouldn't be able to walk, talk or even perform any physical activities. However he defied all the odds and now he can work, ride a motorbike and doesn't depend on anybody to survive. He only has the flaws in his speech and maybe he's quite slow in learning.

Both of my elder daughters also had jaundice but they were never admitted. We were asked to observe and repeatedly asked to bring them to the nearest clinic to check the birilubin level. So, last Friday (another weekend in the same hospital), we had to bring Husna to be warded. She was put under the phototherapy  treatment. I had to be with her in the ward since she only drinks breast milk. She couldn't sleep well under the bright light. Her eyes were covered with the eye pads and she could only wear the diaper. At night, she woke up every hour and by morning, I felt so exhausted and sleepy. We spent 2 days and 2 nights in the Neonatal Ward before Husna was discharged due to the huge drop of birilubin level.

In the ward, I met another mom who was there few hours before we arrived. Her baby had jaundice since she was born and they never really had the chance to go back home after the delivery. Her baby's condition was more severe and she had another issue with her blood. I was thankful that Husna's condition was still bearable and she only had the phototherapy treatment. The other baby had to be given some other treatments and she had to stay in the hospital a bit longer than Husna.

In the hospital, Phototherapy is the treatment that they always use to help reduce the severity of Jaundice. In the traditional treatments, there are several ways that people use to reduce it. Some use Chinese Medicine, Goat's or Horse's milk, Aloe Vera or Coconut's Water. But the most effective (but it takes longer) way is just to keep breastfeeding the baby every 2 hours or so. I believe Allah has given us the most effective tool for us to nurse our own flesh and blood.

Here are 2 photos of Husna:

On Friday 15th June (before we went to the clinic and found out that she had a high level of jaundice)

On 17th June (taken before she was discharged and also right after they switch off the phototherapy)

P/S: I spent 3 consecutive weekends in the hospital. I'm praying hard that this weekends I can spend it at home with the others. Plus this Friday is Hafizah's birthday. So, we might do something special at home.

17-hours-episode of the labour.

Salam,

Yesterday I promised to share the experience that I had when I delivered my third baby. I hope I can finish typing the whole story in this entry today even though I'm feeling a little bit sleepy due to the lack of sleep last night. Well...the normal expected routine of a newborn still can't tell the difference between day and night also has happened to Husna.

As I shared before, the water broke by 8 p.m. My MIL & FIL sent me to UMDC (PPUM) as soon as they finished praying. My MIL brought me to the Labour Room on LEVEL 3 but she was not allowed to accompany me inside. So, she had to wait outside for about 2 hours before she found out that I couldn't deliver the baby yet and had to be kept in the ante-natal ward for observation until I could feel the regular and intense contractions. By 11 p.m., my MIL came to the ante-natal ward and I asked her to go back first as I didn't think that I would deliver any sooner. She asked me to call her the next day and told her about the doctor's decision for the next day.

Throughout the night, I tried to get as much sleep as I could. However it was quite impossible since I felt the contractions every 10-20 minutes. The irregular contractions and also the regular check-up from the nurses in the ward made me so uncomfortable and restless. Each hour and each time I had the contractions, I prayed hard to let it be the real contractions. I kept praying and saying "Allahu" as my abah thought me and sometimes I said the other prayers as well. By 7 a.m., the MO on duty came and decided that I had waited too long before the delivery. He was afraid that the baby might be infected if we just waited. Thus, I had to be induced and he told the nurses to send me to the labour room in Level 3 after I had some breakfast. I ate some bread and drank a little bit of Milo in order to give some strength because the doctor warned that it was going to be long before I could eat another meal after that.

In the labor room, they prepared the room and some nurses, medical students and doctors came in the room at the different time. I was placed in labour room 8. There were about 15 labor rooms with some HDU (high dependent unit) rooms for the caesarean cases. One medical student tried to poke a needle on my left hand but then she decided to change to my right hand when she saw a recent needle wound. She failed during the first trial maybe because she was so nervous. Another doctor came and taught her how to do it properly. Some other nurses came to put on the CTG and also to measure my BP. They also checked my temperature to make sure that I didn't have any fever.

By 9.30 a.m. they started to induce me by inserting the medication through the needle. I could still talked and answered a lot of questions from the medical student and also few other doctors who kept coming in and out of the room. Every time they came, they asked almost the same questions especially regarding my previous delivery history. Most of them were amazed with the fact that I delivered my second child through breech but still normal delivery in New Zealand. All I could say was it happened so fast and one foot was already out and the doctor had no choice but to ask me pushing the baby.

The contractions started to be regular after 10.30 a.m. How did I know the time? There was a clock in front of me and I kept checking on the time as I couldn't do anything else apart from waiting and answering the non-stop questions. The medical student sometimes became so annoying when she kept writing something in her notebook every time I gave her some answers. There were times I couldn't and actually refused to answer as I was already in labour pain. By 11 a.m., they asked if I would like to be given a pain killer to ease my pain. I refused it few times before but at last I agreed as I couldn't bear it anymore. The pain from the induced process was far intense than the natural contractions I experienced before. They injected "Pethidine" at the back and warned me that I would feel sleepy but it wouldn't harm the baby.

I indeed felt so sleepy especially the last few minutes before I was asked to push the baby. I couldn't really open my eyes and it was like in a dream. I heard the doctor who was in-charged asked me not to fall asleep. I asked the medical student to give me her hand as I was so used to hold my hubby's hand before. She lent me her hand and I squeezed her right hand so hard. I didn't shout but I used the oxygen mask from time to time when I couldn't breath well. The medical student thought me how to breath properly when I forgot to take the long breath. When I could feel the baby was coming out, I tried very hard to push and kept pushing until I heard the doctor said, "very good", "keep pushing kak", "just a little bit more".

Alhamdulillah the 17-hours-episode ended by 12.04 p.m. They showed me my baby and asked me to announced the gender. I could see it was a baby girl and all I could think was "Alhamdulillah it was over".

Here is another photo of Husna and we are so glad to have her in our family. The elder sisters are also happy to have a new sibling. 

It was the real labour pain! (This is a very long entry)

Salam,

If last Friday, I had experienced Braxton Hicks before the real labour pain, 3 days ago the real labour pain came unexpectedly fast. Alhamdulillah, 2 days after I went for a last check-up at 38 weeks 2 days and also visited my friend, Edora at the same hospital, I finally delivered my own baby.

On Saturday 9th June, I went out with my brother, Rafiuddin and also my daughters, Fathini and Hafizah to watch "Madagascar 3". We went to E-curve (near The Curve, IKEA etc). I've never been there and that's why my brother brought us there. There were a lot of other people who brought their kids to watch the movie too. So, the place was quite packed. Basically we loved watching the movie and there were some unforgettable scenes with nice punch lines. I felt so happy to be able to bring my daughters out since they didn't really had any chance to go anywhere else during the school break this time.

After the movie, we had our late lunch (by 3 p.m.). We chose to eat at RASA food court since I didn't want to eat at any fast food restaurant or other posh restaurants there. I didn't expect that it was my last proper meal before I delivered my baby! I was starving and that's why I ordered a set of white rice, fried vegetables and chicken paprik. I could finish the meal on my own and even my brother was so surprised to see how much I could eat. My daughters shared a bowl of "bakso". They couldn't finish eating the noodle and I also helped myself to eat some portion of their meal. My brother just ordered a plate of fried noodle for himself.  

My last meal!

My brother, Rafiuddin a.k.a. Epit

We didn't go back home right after our meal since I had to buy some groceries. So, I asked my brother to drive to Hypermarket GIANT. We bought some essential sources to fill up in the fridge. Only by 5.30 p.m., we arrived home. It was a tiring day for me and I was glad that I cancelled our first intention to rest for a while before we wanted to go out again to I-CITY in Shah Alam. If we had gone there, I would delivered my baby in I-CITY! 

At 8 p.m. while I was surfing the internet, checking FB and e-mail account, I felt so WET. YUP! The water broke without any warning and I quickly shouted for help. I called my MIL & FIL and they were quite relax but they still changed their clothes and asked me to get ready to go to the hospital. 

That time, I knew that it was a real labor pain because it wouldn't be long when the water had already burst  out. Now, I have to stop sharing what happened here because I can't sit on the chair for so long. Until next time, let me share a photo of my new bundle of joy and also a photo of myself few hours after delivery.

Name: Husna bt. Ariff

D.O.B. : 10th June 2012

Time: 12.04 p.m.

Weight: 2.8 kg

A tired face of mommy(that's me).

Braxton Hicks (False labor)

Salam,

I've read about it before but never pay attention to it until.....................................................................................................................
I experienced it 2 days ago.

On Friday night, I felt a sharp pain under my tummy and also some sort of contractions. I thought that it would go away but then I couldn't sleep well that night. After 2 hours (by 5 a.m.) we decided to go to UMMC (PPUM). The doctors checked and said that it was still too early to deliver since it was opened about 2 cm.

So, they sent me to the ante-natal ward for the observation. They kept checking on me and asked if I could feel the regular contractions. I only had irregular contractions which were about every 10-15 minutes. Then, it would go away and I could do other things. Yesterday evening, my hubby asked if I could be discharged since I've waited for more than 18 hours there. The doctors decided that I had to be patient and waited for another day! I started to feel restless and bored waiting for the moment. My MIL also went to the hospital to ask about my condition. As an experienced ex-nurse (now a lecturer in a nursing college), she also asked her good friend, an obstetrician. He said that it's better to listen to the doctors advice there and maybe it was not time for me to deliver yet.

This morning, alhamdulillah the MO (medical officer) agreed to let me go home and rest. He warned that I have to be careful as it might not be long to the real labor as it can happen any time soon. I was so happy to some back home as I missed my daughters so much. I've never really been away from them. Now I know what's Braxton Hick is and for those who are also expecting, I think you should also read about this to save you from going too early to the hospital like me.

How to tell the difference between Braxton Hicks and the real labor pain:

Braxton Hicks contractions:

• are infrequent, usually happening no more than once or twice an hour, a few times a day;
• often stop if you change activity, so, walk around if you've been sitting, and vice versa;
• are usually irregular, and if they are regular they only stay that way for a short spell;
• do not last long, usually less than a minute;
• continue to be unpredictable and non-rhythmic;
• do not increase in intensity.

Compared to Braxton Hicks contractions, labour contractions are usually:

• noticeably longer;
• more regular;
• more frequent;
• more painful;
• keep on going, increasing in frequency, duration and intensity as time goes on.

 Taken from this SOURCE.

Happy mode!

Salam,

I just want to share a good news that I just received from my aunt (actually she's my uncle's wife).  My cousin has received an offer to further her study in TESL in UiTM. I'm so happy for her because she called me to get some advice before she attended the test and interview. Another reason is she has the same interest like mine and I can always help her in the her study as well. She's like a sister to me. I used to stay at her house during weekends when I was in university. My uncle's house (Ayoh Man) used to be my second house and his kids were very closed to me.

I hope that Nailah (my cousin) will study hard and become a successful English teacher in the future. I know she has got what it takes and of course the passion too.

P/S: my own youngest sister, Amalin has received an offer too but she is still waiting for another offer before she can make up her mind.

The wonders of 3D/4D scan.

Salam,

Yesterday, my hubby, my kids and I went to Vision College near Giant Supermarket here ina KJ. It's for the appointment of ultrasound 3D/4D scan. Our appointment was at 3 but we had to wait for about 1/2 hour before we could go into the ultrasound room.

When it was our turn, my daughters were so excited as they had been waiting for a long time to see the baby. I had the mixed feelings of nervous and excited. The sonographer was a nice person. He answered all my daughters questions when we were looking at the screen. He explained in details each and every image that we saw. When he asked if we wanted to know the gender, my hubby and I said yes if we could see. BUT....I'm not going to reveal the gender here yet. Let's keep it as a surprise.

Here are 2 images that I can share here:

I'm at 32 weeks now. So.........it's not so long before the time comes. Even though this is my third time, I'm still nervous because each delivery is different. I just pray that everything is going to be okay. Please pray for me too.

Sad to be misunderstood by others.

Salam,

Communication through the latest gadgets like mobile phone or online networks sometimes bring a lot bad effects. I'm sure most of you have experienced or read the bad effects. I'm not writing an essay about the effects but to share my own experiences regarding the miscommunication and misunderstanding.

Written messages can be interpreted positively or negatively. It depends on how you read it. That's why there are some emoticons created to help the message to get across. Sadly, when I was in a hurry, I typed something and the person who received it thought that I was being disrespect just because she's older than me and she is related to me. I didn't have any intention of being disrespect but maybe the choice word was not suitable according to her. I forgot to address her with her "title" (of being older than me) and she ta ught that I was being rude.

I was so sad and at the same time also furious with her reaction when she told me in her reply to be more courteous in sending any text messages next time. I decided to throw away my ego and apologized to her even though I didn't think that I made any mistake. I guess it won't be so bad if it was a face to face communication where we can always explain and show our emotion and also demeanor.


Have you ever experienced any misunderstanding before in any written communication? 

My first ever baby shower.

Salam,

Yup, I know that "baby shower" is not our culture. That's why I never had it before. This time, it was my colleagues idea as they just want to have something that we can celebrate with all the teachers in our centre this month. It was basically meant to wish the expecting mommies (my friend, Sus' and I). After some speeches, it was mainly having nice lunch together.

The event started almost at 1 o'clock yesterday. It was not a surprise party for me as I was told by the organizers few days before. WHY? Well, originally I planned not to join them as on Friday, I normally leave right after I finish teaching which is by 12.30. So, they had to spoiled the surprise and told me about their plan. The good thing was I could bring my camera along and captured the moment.

To begin the event, the two CEO's (Chief Entertainment Officers) who are also the organizers, called us to sit on the two special chairs. We were given the special gift like the "Mummy To Be" title (mcm Mrs World pulak rasa :P ) and some gifts for our babies. Then they asked other colleagues to give some speeches. Most of them wished us to have a safe delivery. There was one interesting speech given by the most senior colleague. He advised us not to stress ourselves with the workload and come back to work after a well-rested confinement. Of course we (the mommies) were also asked to give a speech. So, both of us shared our gratitude on their effort to organize such an event for us. We said that we were so blessed to have the caring and kind colleagues.

 

After all the speeches, we were starving. When it was time to eat, everybody couldn't wait to get their hands on the Special Tomato Rice, vegetable curry ,fried chicken and the spicy chicken with hot sauce. There was also a special treat, ICE CREAM at the end. 

I really appreciate what they have done to me as that was my first ever baby shower . (this is my third baby) It was simple yet meaningful as it's just a get-together and share the moment with my colleagues. 

Before I left, I had the chance to posed with some of my colleagues and and also took a picture of myself in front of the cute decorative board. Do I look so big now? hehe