Showing posts with label Birthing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthing. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Kelahiran - Hospital Birth [Part 2]

Assalamualaikum,

Sambungan dari Part 1.

"Puan ada rasa sakit tak?" the doctor ask.

"Tak.,"
"Tapi dah 6cm ni," said the doctor.

"Kita monitor baby's heartbeat dulu ye," came the nurse. 

"Puan, heartbeat baby tak cantik la puan. Kita tukar mesin yang satu lagi ye. Jom, tukar ke katil sebelah," 

Dengan berat punggung hati, aku pun bertukar ke katil sebelah. Nurse pasang balik semula the CTG devices on me. 

"Ish.. heartbeat tak cantik ni. Puan, cuba duduk elok-elok. Jangan senget-senget badan," nurse tu kata lagi.

Ok. 

No problem.

Duduk je elok-elok. 
But seriously, masa tu pinging dah kebas plus nak baring pun tak bole sangat. Bukan sakit pun. Tapi tak selesa. 

Then came the doctor. Senior lady doctor - I guess.

Because the previous doctor that checked on me was briefing my case to her.

Again, this senior doctor perform VE on me.

Ok, tak sakit. Serious tak tipu.
The trick is, relax. Don't think too much about the pain.

The senior doctor almost shout to the junior doctor and nurses.

"Dah 6cm ni, kenapa tak tolak ke labour room?"

Ok. I terkejut.

"Tapi heartbeat baby tak cantik," the nurse say to her defence.

"6cm ni kan? Terus tolak labour room la. Kang beranak kat sini pulak," sambung doktor tersebut.

So off we go. 

They push my bed onto the lift. 

Tercengang jugaklah because my husband was outside waiting for me. 


On the labour room floor

"Sakit! Sakit!" 
"Sakitnya Ya Allah! Sakit!" 

Ok. Itu bukan suara aku. Hoho.

Itu suara patient yang dalam bilik bersalin. 
Boleh dengar sampai kat luar. 

Serious takut. Nak mintak epidural. Aku dah set dalam kepala, nak epidural. Tak pedulik.

Sampai labour room, nurse bagi pakaian lain. But I get to keep my seluar bersalin on me.

It was 8-ish, probably 8.15am. I don't remember the time.

"Puan dah rasa sakit ke?"
"Puan ada makan apa-apa tak harini?"
"Puan dah sakit ke?"
"Sakit tak?"
"Ada rasa macam nak buang air besar tak?"

Ok tu semua soalan berulang dari staff Hospital Ampang. 
Aku cuma geleng kepala je. Sebab tak rasa sakit. In fact, aku tak tau masa bila nak kata sakit. Sebab memang tak sakit.

Then came another Indian lady doctor. 
Again, VE was perform and she ask me,

"Puan ada minum air zam-zam ke?" muka dia a bit worried la aku rasa.
"takde,"
"Air yang untuk percepatkan bukaan tu.. puan ada minum air tu?" she asked again. Aku rasa dia maksudkan air selusuh. 

Ok. Suami aku ada bawak air selusuh. TAPI aku tak minum air tu.

She look at me in shock. 
"Puan ada rasa sakit?"
Aku geleng.

She ask one more time.
"Ada rasa sakit tak?
Ok. Sakit. Bukan sebab VE. Tapi sakit nak bersalin.

Aku dah angguk kepala. Laju-laju aku angguk. Sakit. Giler. Nak. Mam.

"Puan, you're 7cm dilated. Unfortunately, I could not offer any epidural because the dilation is too fast" the doctor explain.

Haaaa?? 

"I want epidural" - suara aku dah kuat.

They refuse to give me epidural. Atas sebab aku dah 7cm. The the pain is just too intense.   Tapi hospital memang ada bagi gas. Kalau rasa sakit, staff suruh kita amik nafas kat gas tu. I don't feel the different pun. huhu

I look at the wall clock.
It's 8.40 am.

Allah Allah.
Sakitnya nak bersalin.
I just couldn't take it. The pain to me is unbearable. 

This time, the midwife take over as the doctor has left the room. My husband is standing next to me holding my hand and comfort me at times. 

"Push only when you feel like pushing,"

and at 850am here comes our 2nd baby, Atiyah, 3.34 kg.



The Stitch

I do not wish to scare my dear reader about how pain it was when it comes to stitch. I thought the pain is finally over after I birth out 3.34kg human. Sadly - No. 

Here comes the scariest part (after birthing - of course).
Stitch.
Midwife says only 3 stiches required as its only 1st degree tare. 
Yeeeelah tu. Sakit ya ampunnn..
It feels like the stitching process tooks forever to end.
Aku dijahit WITHOUT bius ye.

Di ulang.
WithOUT bius.

The funny part is.. aku bole cakap 

"Saya tak nak jahit!" 
"Kalau tak nak jahit, baik you bersalin kat rumah je," kata midwife tu.

Kuang asam betul. 

But that was it. Im not going into detail about the "jahit" so let us continue and introduce my dear reader to our little girl.

Presenting our little girl.
Atiyah binti Mohamad Hafiz 



Ummi, Bapak & Kakak Adhwa loves you so much. 


Oh yes, did I mention that both of us (my newborn & I) has been discharged around 6pm? And we waited for my dear hubby to fetch us after 8pm.



One more thing.

We actually sign up for 2nd class room, which is 4 bedded room and RM300 is required. Upon discharged, they only charged us RM20.


I guess maybe, just maybe, because we did not spent any night at the hospital.

All in all, Alhamdulillah everything goes well, even the staff are very friendly. From the doctor, nurses and even the guards are. So much love from them.



That's all for now.
Much love from me, in the office here in Putrajaya.



Friday, August 26, 2016

Post Pregnancy Problem [Susah Berak Lepas Bersalin]

Assalamualaikum,

Ramai antara kita yang bermasalah untuk membuang air besar atau bahasa mudahnya, berak. Terutama sekali, yang bersalin secara normal. Ada kesan koyak samada kene gunting (ouch!) atau koyak secara natural.

In my case, aku pun termasuk dalam golongan bermasalah untuk berak. 

Memang susah nak membuang. Sebab kita rasa fobia. 
Baru jahit kot! Salah teran kang koyak camne? 
Ingat ke bersalin dah hilang azab. Ada azab kene jahit pulak!

Ok tips yang aku sendiri alami dan boleh kongsi :

1- JANGAN minum air milo. 
Sebab air milo akan buat najis keras.

2- KERAP minum air ribena atau air oren atau air lemon. Beli lah brand apa pun takpe. Aku dulu amik yang brand tesco je. Janji air yang masam-masam sikit rasanya. Buat peka-pekat lagi bagus. Sebab air tersebut membantu melembutkan najis.

Last resort kalau dah try macam-macam tapi jadi jugak, ubat.
Boleh beli kat mana-mana farmasi.


Ubat Lactul ni botol dia macam ubat batuk je.


1. Lactul Solution
Macam takde rasa apa pun. Tapi pekat macam madu. Warna pun ala-ala madu.
Makan 1 tudung botol tu. Insyaallah dalam 30minit - 1 jam akan rasa nak berak dan najis lembut.
Berkesan. Serious.




ihsan google.

2. Enema.
Picit kat lubang punggung. Jangan kau buat makan pulak.
Nasihat aku, pi masuk jamban siap-siap kalau nak guna ubat ni. Sebab effect dia kurang seminit.
Berkesan jugak.
Cuma kita takut-takut nak masuk ke punggung. Ye lah, ada jahitan lagi kan.

Ubat-ubat tu semua atas keprihatinan suami aku. Dia kesian tengok bini dia menangis malam-malas sebab tak boleh nak berak. 
Bukan tak boleh, tapi takut. 
Pernah dekat 30minit aku bertapa dalam jamban tu. Tapi tak berani nak berak sebab sakit.

Jadi suami-suami di luar sana, belikan lah untuk bini. 
Standby. Kesian kat bini.

Semoga membantu.


Kelahiran - Hospital Birth [Part 1]

Assalamualaikum,

It's been a while since my last post. I've been trying to find some time to write my birthing experience - a hospital birth to be exact. And now, my very first day resuming to work after 2 months of maternity leave is the only time I manage to slot in.

So here goes my birthing experience:
It was the 16th Ramadan and both my husband & I are having our sahoor at 5.15 in the morning when suddenly I feel this..
"Ct rasa air ketuban lah Yang," I said casually to my dear husband who has just finish his meal. At that time, I can feel the leaking.
"OK. Sakit tak?" he asked.
"Tak pun," I replied.
"Lambat lagi kot nak beranak?" tanya suamiku lagi.
"Ye kot, time adhwa dulu pun mau 8 jam," jawabku.

Little did we know, that this baby is about to poop. 
Soon.
Today.
This morning. 

At 5.30 am, I went to the toilet to check if there is any bloody show - Nope, there isn't.
Tak sempat nak melangkah keluar dari toilet, gushhhh! 
Oppss!

"Abid, ct rasa nak kene gi hospital la,"
"Ok, boleh solat tak? Subuh dulu la," 

Usai solat subuh, kami siapkan Adhwa. And I'm texting Adhwa's babysitter to let her know that we're going to send Adawa a bit too early today.



See the time stamp? It's 6.12 am man!

After we send Adhwa to her babysitter, we go straight away to Hospital and reached Hospital Ampang at 8am. 

Go straight to the delivery zone and register myself. Nurse kat front desk tu tanya:
"Puan datang atas urusan apa?" 
"Saya rasa macam dah nak bersalin," aku cakap.
"Macam mana tau nak bersalin dah?" tanya nurse lagi.
"Air ketuban dah keluar sikit-sikit,"
"Sakit tak?" nurse tanya lagi.

And the conversation went on and on because the nurse just has to verify my story before she ask me to change my cloth to hospital attire (I already put on my seluar bersalin).

Around 8.20am, doctor ask me to lay on the bed. Nak buat VE. Takut oi!

Just relax - said the doctor.
So I did.

"Puan ada sakit tak?"
"Tak pulak,"
"Tapi dah 6cm ni.." kata doktor lagi.

bersambung






Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Hospital / Mummy / Baby Bag

 

When did you pack your hospital bag?
I just did. Yesterday. At week 36.

What to prepare?
Here the checklist. Feel free to share if you want to.

For baby:
3 pasang baju
1 receiving blanket
1 bath towel
4-5 pcs of disposable diaper
baby wipes
milk bottle (in case you have to hand express your breast milk)




For mummy:
birth plan (hehe - natural birth katanya)
sarong (kain batik), palazo
tshirt
headscarf (tudung)
socks
nursing bra
extra undies
breast pad
maternity pad
toiletries (tooth brush, tooth paste, face wash)
bath towel
air selusuh



Since this is my 1st experience birthing in a hospital (my 1st born was a homebirth), please allow me to have a little bit of "panic issue". Homebirth does not require hospital bag kan? ha ha.


Enough?

Cukup la rasanya semua tu. Bukan nak berumah tangga pun kat hospital kan?
But if you plan to give birth in a private hospital, you might have to add more items in your hospital bag. Things that you might want to bring along are :
- ipod / ipad / tablet
- nursing pillow

As for me, I planned to give birth at Hospital Ampang (gov hospital) as I dont think any private hospital will take me in should my SVT episode came back. More about my SVT episode, please read here.

As far as I know, if you have SVT history, you must have a cardiologist standby during your labour / delivery. Why? Because SVT may not be life-threatening to the mother, but IT IS life-threatening to your unborn baby. Oh ya, you must inform your doctor / gynea about your medical history as well. 

Happy birthing to me and all mothers in the world.
May we have an easy labour and a healthy baby as well.








Monday, March 21, 2016

Buku Merah / Buku Pink

Assalamualaikum

Aku nak share pengalaman bukak buku merah a.k.a. buku pink di Klinik Kerajaan (KK).
Untuk makluman, this one consider my third pregnancy. My firstborn - Adhwa Hafiya is now 29 month. My second pregnancy, keguguran on the 7th week due to no heartbeat. 

Ok back to the topic, buku merah. 
Firstborn bukak buku merah di KK Cheras, berdekatan dengan HUKM. Masa tu, pejabat aku di Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

Second pregnancy, tak sempat bukak buku.

Third pregnancy - which is happening right now, bukak buku di KK Cheras, tapi follow up di Putrajaya memandangkan pejabat aku dah pindah di Presint 8, Putrajaya.

Cara-cara nak bukak buku merah di luar kawasan perumahan adalah begini.

1. Call KK kawasan rumah. In my case, aku call KK Cheras. Bagitau niat nak bukak buku di KK, tapi nak follow up di KK Putrajaya (atau lain-lain kawasan). Biasanya nurse akan tanya di mana? Kenapa? Kalau sebab dekat dengan pejabat, biasanya takde masalah.

2. Nurse KK kawasan akan bagi appointment untuk register peringkat awal di KK kawasan. So dalam kes aku, aku kene jumpa nurse di KK Cheras dulu. Buat urine test dan blood test dulu. KK Cheras perlu bukak 1 buku untuk rekod dia. Sebab apa? Sebab nanti lepas bersalin, nurse akan ada buku untuk dirujuk. 




3. Jumpa nurse pada tarikh appointment. JANGAN LUPA bawa buku merah untuk kandungan yang sebelumnya - kalau bukan 1st baby la. Sebab nurse banyak refer buku merah pertama.

4. Antara soalan yang ditanya nurse ketika buka buku merah yang baru :
  • Ini kandungan ke berapa? (kalau pernah keguguran, mereka ambil kira. Cth : Anak sulung dah 2 tahun, kedua keguguran pada kandungan 7 minggu, ini adalah kandungan ke tiga)
  • Jarak kehamilan yang pertama, kedua dans seterusnya. Bersedialah kene pot pet pot pet kalau jarak tu dekat. Time ni la pun nurse tu nak tunjuk taring. hehe
  • Usia ibu ketika itu.
  • Perlu buat urine test.
  • Perlu buat blood test - untuk tentukan kumpulan darah. Juga untuk HIV test.
  • Ohh ye. Macam biasa, nurse akan tanya jugak bila first day of your last period. So make sure take note ye. 
  • Ohhhh ye. Ada soalan cepu cemas. Nurse akan tanya : guna apa untuk jarakkan kehamilan. Kah Kah Kah. Time ni memang aku nak tergelak la tapi tahan je. Nurse tu bagi jawapan, ko pilih je. Kondom / Pil / etc etc.

5. PASTIKAN nurse KK kawasan dah buka buku merah baru. 

6. Call KK Putrajaya (atau yang berdekatan pejabat) untuk tetapkan appointment. 

7. Jumpa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan di KK Putrajaya. Masa ni nurse di KK Putrajaya akan lakukan ujian-ujian biasa untuk ibu mengandung. Dan mereka juga akan tanya ofis kat mana, dia nak alamat ofis sekali. Untuk verify yang kita nak follow up di KK luar kawasan rumah atas sebab yang munasabah.

ok. itu je perkongsian iols.

Hope it helps!


Friday, May 8, 2015

Before & After



How much weight did you gain during your pregnancy?

As for me, at week 32, I had an excessive weight.
Normal weight gain for 32 week pregnant lady should be in between 8kg - 10kg. But I gained 15.4kg instead.




And I gained approximately 20kg when I was pregnant with Adhwa. Here is the picture taken when I was 34week pregnant and been dragged by my husband EVERY weekend for a walk.

At that time, I can no longer fit into my running shoes or any other shoes.
So I opt for crocs instead. And it fits me well. Very comfy and I felt so stylish already. Haha


Yes, I had a smooth delivery, a natural birth delivery to be exact.
Oh yes. I gave birth to Adhwa when I was 37 week pregnant. :)

Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah.

To read about my birth experience, click Kelahiran.





Sunday, October 20, 2013

Kelahiran - AMANI BIRTHING [HYPNOBIRTHING]

[This post has been updated on the 1st Apr 2014]
[Disclaimer : I am NOT promoting home-birth without any medical assistance / personel]





MasyaAllah, Alhamdulillah, Subhanallah, Allahu Akbar!

Presenting, our little bundle of joy - Adhwa Hafiya binti Mohamad Hafiz, weighed 3.3kg, who was a home-birth baby with some help from our Doula - Kak Yatt.

Adhwa Hafiya - Cahaya Yang Sangat Cantik

Sebenarnya nama Adhwa telah lama diputuskan oleh suami semasa anak itu masih lagi didalam rahimku. Dan sejak nama itu diputuskan untuk digunakan, suami aku akan berbisik-bisik pada perutku sambil memujuk si anak :

"Adhwa sayang, Adhwa keluar 22 Oct tau,"

Hehe.. 22-Oct-2013 adalah ulangtahun pernikahan kami yang ke-2. But.. our baby has made up her mind to come and see the world on Oct the 9th, 1224 mid-night.

Ceritanya..

Dua tiga hari sebelum kelahiran Adhwa, aku semakin kerap bangun lewat. Letih gamaknya. Untuk makluman, majikan tempat kerja aku awal-awal lagi dah bagi aku work from home dari awal bulan September lagi. Kata bos, "Janji kerja semua siap," Mungkin sebab perut aku yang makin jelas besarnya, dan pergerakan aku makin perlahan kelajuannya. 

Hari tu, 7 October, aku agak busy menyiapkan kerja-kerja yang due pada hari tersebut. Selesai kerja disiapkan, office-mate aku pesan,  

"Okey zura, zura boleh rest dah pasni. Kerja-kerja lain semua pass kat saya dan Amli. Zura jaga diri dan baby tau,"  

Begitu lah pesanan yang aku dapat. Rata-rata dah maklum, walaupun EDD aku pada 28 Oct 2013, tapi pakar dari Klinik Kesihatan menjangkakan yang aku mungkin akan bersalin pada 7 Oct 2013. Entah kenapa aku pun tak terpikir nak tanya.

Pada pagi 8 October, aku sempat lagi membalas beberapa email tapi seketika kemudian aku terus off kan semua email / gtalk connection di hand phone. Sebab? Sebab air ketuban dah pecah. Wahahaha.

Pagi 8 October tu, aku bangun agak lewat. Menjadi kebiasaan aku untuk menyediakan pakaian untuk suami aku. Baju, seluar, stokin, bekal air dalam botol. Tapi hari tu, elok lepas Subuh, kami berdua tertidur di sofa dan aku cuma tersedar dari tidur bila suami mencium pipi aku untuk berangkat ke pejabat. Semua suami aku dah siapkan. Basuh pinggan, kemas katil, sidai baju. Allah Allah.. terasa badan sangat letih haritu.

Short and straight : (gambar hasil googled - abaikan caption pada gambar)

  • Dah start rasa letih yang teramat pada 8 Oct.
  • Amniotic fluid dah start leak pagi jam 9 hari yang sama.
  • Start to time the leakage. Boleh nak kata every 15 - 30 minutes akan ada discharge. 
  • Baru gelabah nak cari blog pasal birthing technique. 
  • Dok study bagai sampai lupa nak masak. Last-last call Dominos Pizza je.
  • Suami selalu whatsApp tanya perkembangan. "Adhwa aktif tak?" See? Our baby belum lahir pun lagi!
  • Suami tiba di rumah jam 4 petang. 
  • Aku dah mula duduk di gym ball yang besar gabak tu - that's one of the technique. To relax and get some light exercises.
  • Pukul 6 petang surge (contraction) dah makin intense. Bila datang surge je, aku mula mengalir air mata. Sakit wooo.
  • Mandi dan solat magrib. Kemudian terus naik atas katil. Sebab mengantuk, penat dan tak larat.
  • Lepas isyak, dah start nangis-nangis bila surge datang. Bila surge hilang, ngantuk balik.
  • Jam 10 malam Kak Yatt sampai.
  • Kak Yatt suruh suami bentangkan kain pelikat 2 - 3 helai atas lantai. Letak bantal 2 - 3 bijik atas lantai. (Ye, aku bersalin atas lantai, tapi bukan pada posisi baring, but I was on my knee instead)
  • Birth position : Melutut dengan beralaskan bantal. Tangan diatas katil.
  • Dalam-dalam tengah sakit tu.. suami aku menghulurkan glass of water untuk aku hirup. Aku main sedut je air tu not knowingly that was actually air selusuh.
  • Suami sangat memainkan peranan. Kejap-kejap suami aku akan urut & usap belakang aku. Kejap-kejap suami aku akan cium dahi & pipi aku.
  • Akibat terlalu mengantuk dan penat, asal surge berhenti je aku terlelap. Surge datang balik, memang aku merengek balik.
  • Pukul 10 malam surge dah semakin tak tertahan.
  • Aku banyak kali merengek kat suami aku - "Abid, ct dah tak tahan.. sakit sangat.."
  • Suami pujuk-pujuk Adhwa. "Adhwa, kesian kat ummi, meh keluar sayang, kesian ummi, ummi penat sangat dah tu.."
  • Suami pujuk aku pulak, "Adhwa dah nak keluar dah tu.. ct kuat kan? Sikit je lagi Yang," 
  • Setiap kali surge, aku akan menangis, "Allah.. sakitnya, bantulah aku Ya Allah,".."Adhwa, keluar cepat sayang, ummi dah tak larat,".. dan aku selalu ulang-ulang "Allah.. sakitnya," "Allah.. sakitnya," "Allah.. sakitnya,"
  • Jam 12.24 tengah malam, dengan izin Allah, aku selamat melahirkan bayi perempuan, Adhwa Hafiya. 10 minit kemudian, i birth-out the placenta and my husband get to do the honor to cut & clamp the cord, seterusnya mengazankan & mentahnik Adhwa.

Few minutes after she was born, we have skin-to-skin contact before I handed Adhwa to her father for azan and to cut the cord & clamp it later on.


 Proud daddy!



Adhwa - Day 2



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