Wednesday, November 28, 2007

1st Ultrasound Pic

Hari ni kira2 genap sebulan la since last check up. Tghari td pegi la skali lg ke Klinik Penawar tu. Sblm ni Dr Sy dah suruh dtg dlm jangka masa seminggu slps 1st visit ari tuh, tp aku tangguh2 kan atas dua sebab. Yg pertama, aku n Hubs x sure sama ada nak continue antenatal checkup ni kat klinik ke, kat specialist ke, kat klinik kerajaan ke. Secondly, aku sendiri masih dibayangi kisah silam aku, yg mana aku pegi 6 weeks nmpk heartbeat, 8 weeks ok lg, suddenly 10 weeks dah x de. So aku tunggu masuk 10 weeks utk pegi scan for the very 1st time. I needed to gather my strength first before I can go through it all over again.

But today was the day I decided we should have our first ultrasound. And we caught a glimpse of this little fella for the first time. Our baby. Growing amazingly in my belly. Maha Kaya Allah.




Note: 28/11/07, 13.58 p.m. Singleton, Crown to Rump Length (CRL): 25 mm. 9 weeks 5 days. Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD): 27/06/08. Hearbeat going strong.

Membesar dgn sihat n sempurna ye sayang. Mama n Ayah love u very much. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

WEEK 9 - INFO UPDATE

Your baby now is about the size of a medium green olive. The crow-to-rump length is 22 to 30 mm and the baby weighs 0.12 ounces. Although the baby is still very small, it is beginning to look more like a human being. Your baby's back is straightening out and the tail is shrinking. In proportion to the rest of his body, the head is large and remains curved forwards onto the chest. The head is erect and the neck is developing well. Even though your baby's eyes are well developed, they are covered by a membrane lid. The eyes will not begin to open and close for quite some time still. Your baby will begin to make tiny movements as the muscles start to develop. You will not be able to feel any of these early movements, but you might be able to see them during an ultrasound. The arms and hands are progressing faster than the legs and feet at this point. By this time of your baby's development, the hands have defined finger ridges and the tissue between them will die off to leave separate fingers. It is impossible to distinguish a male from a female at this time because external genitalia look very similar at this point. Your blood system will change during pregnancy and blood volume will increase by 50%. The increase in blood is important to meet the demands of your growing uterus. Blood volumes will begin to increase during the first trimester and will continue to rise throughout the entire pregnancy. The increase in plasma can cause anemia, which will cause you to feel tired or weak.

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Now the Whole Department Knows..

This week has been a busy one. Semua staf menghadiri Bengkel LO di hotel, woo hoo... best nye dpt tukar environment for a change.

At this point aku dah x drive keta dah, atas alasan aku pregnant, ngehhehhe... usually aku tumpang org je skang. Mual2 tu all the day ada, especially time lunch, which is tersangat la sayang coz lunch buffet kat hotel ni best2. Tp nasib baik hotel ni provided never ending supply of gula2 mint, so spjg bengkel aku dok mkn gula2 tu je la to get through the day.

Aku mmg x berapa produktif dlm perbincangan. One thing, aku mmg kepenatan, fatigue la bak kata omputih. A common symptom of pregnancy. Dah la tido mcm x berapa cukup sbb dlm satu mlm tu, ada la sekali dua bangun nak buang air kecil. Again, a common symptom of pregnancy. Tapi lepas dah gi toilet tu susah plak nak tido. Tu yg wat penat lebih tu.

Secondly, aku mula terasa betapa sunyi nya jabatan aku without the usual crowd; Mas, Iezma, Nabil, K Dlyn. Diorg sumer dah sambung PhD. Si Azri plak tgh bercuti pegi scuba diving ke snorkeling. Sungguh x de geng.

Oleh sbb aku nmpk spacey satu mcm tu, senang la staf2 lain teka yg aku pregnant. Aku iye kan aje la, dah betul kan. So diorg pun x de la bg workload yg melampau kat aku, hehehe... relax sket. So gitu la aktiviti aku dalam tiga hari berturut2 tu.

Mlm Jumaat nye plak, Sake dtg umah ngan wife dia, Ummu yg tgh pregnant 6 1/2 bulan. Diorg nak ke Penang esoknya and then nak gi majlis kenduri Jahar. Aku dapat jemputan gak, tp x gi la, sbb masih baru2 lekat ni. Aku kirim aje la sumbangan sket melalui Sake utk Jahar n Ida. Semoga diaorg berbahagia hingga ke akhir hayat... amin..

Saturday, November 17, 2007

WEEK 8 - INFO UPDATE

Before you were pregnant, your uterus was about the size of your fist. However, by 6 weeks of pregnancy, your uterus has grown to the size of a grapefruit! Your baby is developing at an amazing rate during these early weeks. Eyelid folds and ears are forming. Your baby's eyes are still very wide apart on the sides of her head, but will eventually center themselves out. The tip of the nose is actually present at this time as well. On ultrasound you can see that the aortic and pulmonary valves of the heart are present. The tubes that lead from the throat to lungs are branching and your baby's torso is getting longer and beginning to straighten out. Just a few weeks ago, your baby's arms were tiny buds. Now the elbows are actually present and the arms and legs extend forward and have grown longer. Fingers and toes are becoming visible also.

Friday, November 16, 2007

It's Puke Fest

I must have some kind of fascination with puke la, coz ari ni pon nak citer psl puke lg. Ah... these are the things that makes a pregnancy special...

Aku skang mmg kali naik keta aje dah x tahan, mmg nak rasa muntah. Bukak air con salah, x bukak lg salah. Even dok kat opis pon, kejap2 kena kuar dari bilik aircon tu, sbb mula la rasa mual, loya, semua ada. Selera nak mkn pon x de. Kdg aku amik lauk ikan kering ngan kuah je. Yg tu je bole telan, yg kari2 ke, asam pedas, masak merah ke, semuanya buat aku nak terbelahak je.

It got even worst la utk mkn mlm. Selalu gak aku tido x mkn, sbb mmg lepas muntah maghribnya tu, dah x de tenaga nak turun makan and x de selera nak tgk nasi. Hari ni hari Jumaat, ada pasar mlm, so Hubs ajak aku beli terus la mkn mlm.

Tgk itu, tgk ini, semua x selera. Last2 aku beli Kebab. Balik umah aku terus mkn, kononnya nak mkn sblm rasa nak termuntah tu dtg. Bijak... bijak... cumanya, perasaan loya tu tetap dtg maghrib nya tu, dan aku tetap muntah. Masalahnya, this time aku x ready, maka termuntah la dlm sink instead of the toilet bowl. Kuar abis ketulan2 daging kebab td. Lebih teruk lg, sbb daging2 tu quite chunky, nyaris tersumbat sinki tu. Terpaksa la aku korek balik n kaut daging2 tu guna tgn. Waaaa... geli weh... who would've guessed kebab ni sungguh berminyak. Abis tangan aku kiri kanan berminyak. Dah la aku x larat nak berdiri, kena cuci sinki lak tu...

Tobat aku x nak makan kebab lagi ... at least sampai this mental image is out of my head la..

Susah eh nak jd mak org? Oleh itu, jangan la derhaka pada ibu kita. I have a new found appreciation utk semua mereka yg bergelar ibu. Tabik aaahhh... especially yg alahan teruk2 sampai masuk wad semua. Aku ni kira average je. Tp semua ni aku terima ngan redha n hati terbuka. Asal semua sihat n selamat sudah... amin

Thursday, November 15, 2007

The Most Pahit of Them All

Hari ni praktis lagi pergendangan. Bebudak ni cepat pickup, main pon OK la memandangkan dlm sejam lebih je praktis sehari, 2 hari seminggu. Tp kdg aku yg x tahan mengajar nih, sbb apa, kalo ketuk ikut suka ati je, naik pening kepala aku, but I blame the hormones la. Especially kalo x psg aircon tu kan, isyy.. panas semacam je. But most of the time aku tahan2 kan aje perasaan x selesa tu. Nasib baik la buat sesuatu yg kita minat, kalo buat benda yg x minat lg sengsara agaknya.

Anyway, prektis hari ni abis pkl 12 lebih tghari. Hubs dtg amik, ajak aku mkn sama. Ok la tu. Problemnya, lately ni cuaca panas terik sgt, and aku kalo travel time2 panas gini, mula la rasa mual x pasal. Dah la pg td x sempat mkn rasanya.

2,3 kali aku dah ala-ala nak termuntah tp sempat men'stop'kan diri. Hubs gelak aje, panas betul ati aku. Ingat main2 ke. Dia ckp, nak muntah, muntah aje la. Aku skang mmg travel bawak plastik kecik dlm beg tgn, wat spare utk muntah. Last2 aku give up la, x tahan sgt dah, aku hambur aje segala yg nak kuar tu bg kuar. Uweek!

Mula2 tu ingatkan aku muntah air oren, sbb aku sejak pregnant ni suka sgt minum air jus oren Peel Fresh tu. Skali baru teringat air oren aku dah abis, pg td x de minum jus. And a split second later, dtg la rasa pahit yg amat sgt dari dlm anak tekak aku. Adoi... air yg ke'oren-orenan' tu air asid perut la, sbb x de mknan sedari pagi.

Pergh... gile pahit x ingat nyer... Sabar, sabar...

On a higher (and more dignified) note, aku dah dpt surat kelulusan senat ari ni. Officially, aku sudah menjadi seorg graduan Ijazah Master, Alhamdulillah!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

It's Here

The morning sickness, that is.

It crept slowly last week. Little by little. But this week, it kinda turned into a habit. I puke every single day. Usually around Maghrib time. Not that I'm complaining. It's kinda exciting to finally have some pregnancy symptoms. Really. At least I know the hormones that sustains this pregnancy are going up and good. To me, this is a real blessing.

But man, does it drain the energy out of you. I'm pretty much sapped out after a good puking session. Blurgh!

Note to self:
During this few weeks, please avoid Asam Pedas and Tauge. The chillies from the Asam Pedas do not go gentle on the throat when they come back up. As for the Tauge, well, being resurrected from the pit of the stomach as whole tauge really just grossed me out. Brrr...! {shivers}

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Gendang Gang

Ntah mcm mana aku bole bersetuju plak nak jadi AJK utk MySEC. Walhal aku dah bercadang dah untuk memalaskan diri masa awal2 pregnant ni. Nak2 aku baru abis MSc, konon nak berehat la kan. Aku rasa, partly bcoz aku nak tolong sbb workload aku berkurangan sket sejak dah siap MSc ari tu. But the bigger reason was bcoz aku di'assign'kan di Bhg. Protokol, bhg yg aku paling suka skali la kalo bab2 AJK nih.

Selain menolong buat buku cenderahati n surat sket2, keja paling best dlm protokol ni ialah buat sambutan masa majlis perasmian tu nanti. Aku berfikir2 dlm kepala songsorg, alangkah best nya kalo geng2 spt K Sal, K DLyn, Mas, Iezma or Ina ada kat sini. Dah tentu cukup korum dah nak wat aktiviti2 cam nih. Last2 aku confided Wan, sorg lg staf kat sini yg terlibat ngan MySEC ni la. Wan is a very talented musician, so of course dia sgt2 excited masa aku propose nak wat Perarakan Masuk pakai paluan peralatan pergendangan Melayu. Alhamdulilah, dalam mesyuarat cadangan aku ni diterima baik, provided that aku settlekan semua la.

Wokeh. Aku yg dah naik sheikh ni pon single-handedly contact la Jabatan Muzik, wat surat rasmi la, negotiate mcm2 la supaya kitaorg bole praktis n pinjam alatan dari sana. Lepas sumer tu beres, tinggal nak merekrut ahli pergendangan dari kalangan staf, nak jimat budget la katakan.. aku x nak la dgn pertambahan idea aku ni terpaksa org yg dah bertungkus lumus wat perancangan kewangan MySEC tu pening nak add a few hundred / thousand RM. Kalo duit mmg ada, senang citer, aku bole call aje geng lama.

Bab merekrut ni aku x sangka ramai gak willing. Dlm kesuntukan masa tu dapat la more than enough ahli: Aku, Wan, Azree, Azri, KA, Azura, En Taufik, dan En Razali. Rata2 bg komitment yg hebat plak tu. Tinggal kdg2 tu ada beberapa member yg slalu lambat. Haa... tu pening sket aku nak nguruskan sbb nya aku malas nak turun naik cari diorg dlm keadaan aku pregnant nih. Terpaksa la menahan sabar sket, x nak nnt perangai pemarah aku tu dapat kat baby.

Dan aku awal2 lg bgtau diorg yg aku ni berbadan dua, so bab2 nak hangkut alat tu minta maaf la ye, aku minta pengecualian... hehe. Other than that, practice went smooth for most times. Tak tahu la besok2 baby berminat ke x dgn alat tradisional Melayu. Aku main gendang anak, and aku rasa baby mesti bole dengar kot sbb alat tu dipangku atas peha, dekat dgn belly... hikhik...

Aku rasa beruntung la jugak terlibat dgn some kind of activity mcm ni, sbb secara x langsung nya aku dpt kenal ngan lebih rapat staf2 yg selama ni aku x kenal sgt. Happening sakan geng ni wooo... Paling best dapat menyumbangkan sikit ilmu muzik tradisional melayu kat kawan2 sambil menjalankan tugas aku sbg AJK MySEC. Kira killing two birds with one stone la... hehe

Sunday, November 11, 2007

WEEK 7 - INFO UPDATE

This week your baby has an amazing growth spurt. At the beginning of this week, your baby is approximately 4 to 5 mm and by the end of the week it has more than doubled to 11 to 13 mm! Your baby weights approximately 0.03 ounces. Most women are ready for the world to know they are pregnant. Even though you have not changed very much yet, it will come soon! You might have gained a small amount of weight by now, but it should only be a couple of pounds at this time. It is not unusual to lose a few pounds or remain the same though. Internally, cervical mucus is thickening and will form a plug in the cervical canal. The plug seals your cervix throughout the pregnancy and it will be expelled prior to delivery when your cervix begins to dilate. Your baby's leg and arm buds are longer now and they have divided into segments where the hands and feet will be. The hands and feet also have an area where the fingers and toes will begin to form. At this point of your pregnancy, the heart is bulging from the body and it has divided into right and left chambers. The brain's hemispheres are continuing to grow and the air passages into the lungs are visible. Your baby's eyes are beginning to get pigment. The nose is developing and the beginning of the face can be seen. The baby's abdomen is developing quickly and the appendix and pancreas are already present. Your baby's digestive tract is beginning to form and the hindgut is present. The shape of the talk can still be seen, but it will fade in 3 or 4 weeks.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

1st Friend To Know

My office mate ET invited me over to her new apartment during lunch. She was having some guys from the furniture store to deliver a nice fancy couch to her apartment and she didn't want to be home alone when they came. 'Not a problem', I said.

The ride to her house was quite a bumpy one, with potholes and street bumpers scattered all along the way. Throughout the trip, we must've had some kind of animated conversation and ET, being excited, drove like she was driving a 4wd instead of a Kancil, so I had to tell her to go 'gentler' on the bumpers. To which she replied, 'Oh sorry. You're not pregnant, are you?'

I couldn't say No, could I? Besides, if anything, she's the closest person at the office so I might as well let it out. Okay, so officially, ET was the first in my group of friends to know.

Now that the truth was out, ET drove very carefully. And at her apartment, she wouldn't let me lift a thing. She even went as far as cooking lunch for me whilst waiting for the guys to get there. Yum, yum... All I had to do was be there to make the safety in numbers theory work. Hehehe....

Monday, November 5, 2007

1st Ngidam Experience

Ari ni lepas balik keja tiba2 aku terasa suatu keinginan yg amat kuat utk mkn sate. Keinginan yg x dpt ditahan2 la, pendek kata. Barangkali ni la yg dikatakan mengidam.

Alhamdulillah aku x yah pendamkan keinginan tu lama2 sbb umah kitaorg dekat area Kajang tu mmg berlambak2 la gerai sate. Masa laki aku gi beli sate tu aku tunggu dlm keta je, sbb dah senja, kan x baik pompuan ngandung dok kat luar senja2 nih. Tapi sepanjang tu jugak la berkecur2 air liur rasanya, panjang leher aku terjenguk2 nunggu kan sate idaman aku tuh, hehe.

Bila dah dpt, 8 cucuk aku mkn sorg, dlm keta aje, x main cicah2 kuah kacang eh. Straight up je aku mkn.... pergh.. nikmat....

Sunday, November 4, 2007

WEEK 6 - INFO UPDATE

When talking about the size of a developing baby, most healthcare providers will discuss the size in terms of `crown-to-rump` length. Crown-to-rump length simply means the distance from the top of the baby's head to its buttocks. Because the baby's legs are usually bent or tucked inwards, crown-to-heel length is hard to determine. By the sixth week of pregnancy, your developing baby is 2 to 4 mm long. You may have even gained a few pounds at this point. However, if you have been nauseated or not eating well you might have lost weight.
You have actually been pregnant for an entire month now! More than likely, you have noticed some changes within your body and you might also notice that your clothes are fitting slightly tighter around the waist. Some women also gain pregnancy weight in their legs, face and breasts. It is not uncommon to experience heartburn or constipation at this time either. Symptoms are usually not severe at this time. If you were to have a pelvic exam at this point of your pregnancy, your doctor would be able to feel your uterus and would notice some changes in its size. Although you will not be able to hear your baby's heartbeat with a Doppler yet, you might be able to see it beating if you have an ultrasound now.

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Friday, November 2, 2007

A Little Scare

I had my first pregnancy scare last night.

I was sound asleep in a room shared with Hubs in my Mom's house when suddenly I woke up feeling the worst kind of stomach ache. It came and went every five minutes or so, and when I couldn't hold it any longer, I went straight to the bathroom. The pain got worst by the minute, but nothing was coming out. I felt like I really could just double over and lay sprawl on the bathroom floor. I was shaking and sweating all at the same time.

The pain refused to go away after an agonizing half hour went by. I kept thinking the worst possible thoughts, and kept praying to Allah to please let it it not be true. Tears were streaming down my cheeks, not from the pain, but from utter fear and helplessness.

A few minutes later I puked. And something came out not long after thorugh the back door. I was having a nasty stomach flu. That was all. A stomach flu. Thank God, Syukur Alhamdulillah...

Although the uncomfortable feeling lasted until morning, I was so relieved I didn't even mind. In the light of the day it seems so silly to be paranoid over the whole thing, but, I've heard of stories where first time mother usual mistakens labour or pre-term labour pain with diarrhea, so it was only natural for me to react so, don't you think so?

I'm just glad it was what it was.