Hello World!

Baby K is 22 days today :)

I feel sorry for myself because I don't have the time to write about the final few weeks of my pregnancy journey. It was all a blur.. and my zombie-like state of wakefulness due to sleep deprivation from entertaining my little bundle of joy leave me not much time to do anything else.

My life revives around his sleeping time.

8am - Baby asleep! Now, which one is more important? Taking a dump, eat breakfast, continue sleeping or have a shower?

All must be done in 1hour max before he rings for his milk supply again.

Well, not exactly 1 hour.. but he wakes sleeps for 3-4 hour max before waking up asking for milk or a change in diaper or just a cuddle..

Err...Baby is awake, so till then!

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Introducing Khaleef Alexander :)

 Day 2

36 Weeks now

Heheh.. terdiam lama lepastu tetibe nak update kan?

Well, sebenarnya malas nak update tapi sebabkan nak jugak cuba tulis memori masa mengandung my baby ni, paksa diri tulis jugak. My blogging mojo never returned anyway.. huhuhu

So, today I completed my payment for breastpump and confinement set. After not much consideration (ha ha ha) and research, I decided on Medela Freestyle and Tanamera set. I am buying the item based on the populist opinion because it is easier for me to ask around on the product if I encounter any problem in the future. Kalau dah 9 out of 10 people kat ofis pakai brand tu, malas lah nak fikir panjang.. beli je yang sama kan? Huhu..

What makes me nervous is, I bought both of them through online purchase. I am not very keen on online purchase.. but, tu je option yg ada sebab normal shop jual those 2 items at a marked-up price yang melampau-lampau -______-

Pagi tadi jumpe Dr Tan Ay Eeng lagi. My BP has gone up again and there is protein in my urine. Huhu.. additional risk for pre-eclampsia and kena jumpa gynae every week. Because of this too, my EDD has been moved forward. Takpe, tak larat dah nak pegi kerja. I am waddling here and there and the walk between Tower 1 and Tower 2 tu pon mengah2 macam dah tawaf satu OU. 

Dahla jalan terkengkang-kengkang. Haha...

Harapnye dapatlah cuti start from next week. I really want to rest at home and go for my last pre-natal massage session. Nak bermanja dengan mama sebelum ade baby (konfem mama manjakan baby baru lebih daripada baby tua tak sedar diri ni) kan?

By the way, I don't think I can put any baby picture here because Baby K is so shy whenever my gynae used the ultrasound machine on him. Tutup muka dengan tangan lah.. umbilical cord lah :P Camera shy lah sangat kan.. hehe.. Takkan nak letak gamba tulang kaki kan? Or bontot.. because apparently, he always showed us his buttock during every scanning session :P

7 Months

My seventh months started with a "blast".

I contracted dengue fever and was hospitalised for 7 nights at PCMC.

It was a terrifying experience for both of our families because the virus can cause.. err.. many bad things to me and our baby. Google it please, I don't want to write it here or to even remember the anxiety it caused us that week. Huhu..

Okay, stop on the negative memories and let me share some nice ones :)

Well, you know that at this stage of pregnancy I have to monitor my baby movement frequently right? So, one day this worried mummy-to-be felt that the baby did not move for the whole night. I tried to play surah and songs from my phone near my tummy, but he did not kick even once. His daddy also tried to make small talk with my tummy but our baby still continue his silence :(

Hmm.. So, I drink ice cold water first thing in the morning to induce my baby movement. After that, he kicked me for the whole day. Hehe.. sorry baby :P

Dear baby, I wish you can read this but this is the only time you are allowed to kick me more than 10 times a day. Kalau dah keluar nanti.. if sengaja tendang2 mummy, memang mummy ketil :P

.. and I lose 3kgs after the dengue. But, worry not because our baby gained 200g in that week! Hehe.. so, my total weight gain is only 5kg. Yay!

What else? Our baby is now around 1.2kg and our gynae said that he is growing well, right on track even though his mummy was sick for the whole week. Another yay!

Baby, I love you so much and can't wait to see you in another 10 weeks :D

6 Months

I am almost at the end of my second trimester now and my pregnancy is quite uneventful so far.

Except for the mild spotting that happened everyday since 1 month ago, I am fairly fine. Dah jumpe 2 specialist kat PCMC pasal spotting tu and both of them assure me that as long as the baby is ok, my placenta is ok and the "door" is tightly closed, this spotting will not bring any problem to the baby.

Huhu..

My appetite is quite low. If sebelum pregnant I rarely left food in my plate unfinished, now almost at every meal time I can only eat half or none at all. But.. my weight is increasing! Dah 2 kilo naik since my last checkup and for a plus size pregnant mother like me, I can't afford to increase 2 kilo every month. Hmm.. tapi orang tegur I don't look pregnant much. When I told them that I am almost 7 months, they look shocked.

Well, I guess it is time to tell them right in the face that I am not fat.. I am just pregnant. Hahaha...

By the way, I think the baby preparation has reached around 50% completion now. We just need to find some good newborn diapers, a stroller, a carseat, 2 baby cots (for my house and my MIL house) and 2 bedding sets. All his clothes has been bought by yours truly, and washed and folded nicely by the impatient grandma. Hehe..

Oh, I also need to find some nice cloth diaper for my baby. But well, ada masa lagi kan?

And.. suddenly my mom called last night to remind me that I need to buy a few stuff for my confinement. Really? I thought when I book the confinement aunty, she will bring all the stuff on her own as a package. Haha.. Okay, now I have to do some research on good traditional confinement set. Traditional, because I remember watching my mother put all the pilis and param on her body during her confinement some 20 years ago and I kinda like the memory.. 

So, my little world traveller has been kicking me and I guess it is time to find some lunch. Hehe.. till then!

Blood

This might be too graphic.. but...

I just wish that I can go through 1 day without blood stain on my panties. I have checked with two specialist on my condition and both assured me that my baby is fine. The blood came from the cervical polyps that occur during the 5th months of my pregnancy.

After some research, most of my readings confirmed that this is normal and some women did bleed everyday until the end of their pregnancy.

But, I am still worried :(

Baby, please be strong okay?

Baby K - Week 21

This week is kind of hard for me because I can't sleep most of the night. Some nights, I can't even sleep at all. During the days, I was zombified...

This is me most of the nights. Tertonggeng cari position yg comfortable untuk tido.

Sob, if that happened, it means that I will feel very nauseous in the morning. Muntah habis gastric juice keluar. Yelah, pagi2 perut kosong lagi.. ape pon yang boleh keluar kan?

A doctor gave me 2 days MC to rest and to catch up on my sleep during the day.. but I still can't sleep. So, it wreaks havoc on my blood pressure. Yelah, almost a week tak tido malam (dan siang).. what do you expect kan?

Huhu.. kena makan ubat utk blood pressure lak sekarang ni. Hopefully this is not a permanent condition..

But...

This last 2 nights I had better sleep. Still restless and sakit belakang, but at least I managed to get at least 6 hours sleep. Nak tau kenape? Because my husband don't have to work at night and he can sleep with me as usual.

Isk, baby ni manja betul.. daddy takde terus tak kasi mummy sleep kan? Next week daddy outstation cemane mummy nak tido ni?

TT_TT

On another news, I had my detail scan 2 days ago and Alhamdulillah everything is fine. Baby is growing according to the chart and he is happily swimming in my womb. I am more than 5 months now and hopefully everything will be good till the end :D

Baby K (Episode 1)

Episode 1 : Halfway through the journey

If you can't guess it yet, yes.. we are expecting Kai's Junior soon. In 20 more weeks, I am hoping that our little bundle of joy will be safely in our arms.. smiling, laughing, crying, pooping and hopefully not to shower me with his pee. Hehe..

My journey started in September-October 2013. Just one week after my period, I was hit by PMS symptom all over again. My back was aching,my stomach cramped for the whole day and my boobs was so sensitive that even the act of wearing a bra was a quite chore.

I was devastated thinking that my monthly period was going to come early. Just two month ago, during Ramadhan, I once woke up with a pool of blood on the bedsheet. Of course, I went to see the gynae but he didn't detect any abnormalities in my womb. 

Then... I went to Sipitang for work. The 3 hours almost-off-road travel with a Schumacher-wannabe driver worsen my stomach cramp. When I arrived back in KL, there were days when I can't even walk up straight. It feels like my stomach muscle was stretched beyond its limit. I mostly slept curled like a prawn to ease the pain.

The situation continued for more than 2 weeks. The small voice in my heart says that this was not a normal PMS and to avoid being disappointed I tried to maintain my normal composure.. and to remain calm. But, I still asked my husband to buy the pee stick. 

That night, thinking that nothing positive will happened, I did the test. My period was not due yet and it was not the first pee of the day. I believe if it really happened, the result will not show on the stick yet.

Too early, I thought.

Until I got to see the bright and clear double line on the stick that changed our lives :)

To be continued...

Little bud peeking out from my womb at 7 weeks :D