Confinement starts....

...السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Expect the unexpected they say? Yes.  الحمد لله  at exactly 38w+1d (basically the start of my maternity leave) 16 Zulkaedah 1435H / 11 September 2014 @ 09.08 am, I have safely given birth to our beautiful Little Miss S and she weighs 3.31kg !! Abt 300g extra than her brother... 

Unlike the previous birth, the show was different this time around and here's how it went ... (apologies to all as I may have put in too much info this point onwards)

5am : slight tinge of bloody show (no contraction), don't want to start panicking cos it's just a tinge and not even look like a mucus plug (jelly like discharge). So I forewarned my husband to not silent up his phone on his way to work as it may be 'time' .... confident banar kami thinking that I will deliver the baby at noon the earliest.

6am : bloody show + mucus plug. Very jelly like and sticky, unlike the normal vaginal discharge. Almost like darah beku yang keluar, no contraction just yet but my heart tells me to prep myself. Mandi, breakfast and texted my eldest sis to standby jua in case my husband inda sempat balik. I was still in relax mode.. al-maklum, baru jua 1st day ML. And from what I read, the active labour is different for each individual, some may take days after the 'show' and some immediately. And in my case.... 

630am : started to feel slight abdominal cramp, you know, the ones you felt during menstruation. Bearable but nonetheless, I began to take note of the time interval (15mins apart) Baru selesai mandi ni around this time... and then texted my hubs to inform him that it's a possibility that I am experiencing contraction sudah walaupun mild. One thing i learnt from my Mother frm my previous labour was to calm down no matter what! Packed my personal things, i.e toiletries, hp charger, minyak panas etc. Had my breakfast.. now, I know I needed the energy but was unable to finish it up!!

8am : started to feel THE contraction .. basically, the only reason why I couldn't finish my breakfast. Final checks on the things I need to bring to the hospital and by the time I'm done, my contractions was very close... didn't really check the time pasalnya sakit yang teramat sudah. I meant to call my sis but my instinct tells me to call my husband and fortunately he was already back at home, and that was already 835am.

835am : good thing about living here in KB is that, the hospital is pretty near to our place.. 5 mins drive tops. I prayed that no accidents or any road closure along the journey to SSBH else, entah teberanak dalam kerita kali eh!

As soon as we arrived at the hospital, and a blessing too! We were helped by an elderly man who was waiting for his wife (working at the hospital) at the emergency entrance..

Elder Man : mengapa wang... kelam kabut usulmu ni...

Husband : pebinian kan beranak paci.... 

Elder Man : bah tabak saja parking disini, ambil semua barang.. aku ngambilkan kerusi ah...

Immediately, rushed in and fetched us a wheelchair. Hubby helped me out and off we went to the ante-natal ward / labour room. The man and my husband was pretty helpful with constantly reminding me to recite all the dzikrullah and selawat... الحمد لله

I honestly think we caused quite a chaos that morning, because it was during the doctors doing their rounds in the ward and we entered like, 'I'm in LABOUR!!! HELLPP!!!' Now, I was exaggerating on that part..but my facial expression said it all...~ Two midwives attended me at the treatment room, and guess what? I was almost fully dilated! They rushed me off to the labour room (skipped stage 1 and 2!) where they had me changed into the hospital gown, immediate prep everything to assist on the delivery... Yes- to D-E-L-I-V-E-R !!  The nurse calmly informed me with the procedure they're gonna do...

Nurse #1 : ok, bila kita rasa sakit bagi tau ah... I have to pecahkan air ketuban kita since fully dilate sudah. (I'm like- WHAT?? Fully dilated.. no wonder sakit berabis!)

And when they did that...

Nurse #2 : since this is your 2nd delivery, if possible kami ndakan menggunting ni ah....

Me : Err- Gunting apa tu?

Nurse #1 : gunting.. mcm masa kita mula2 dulu....

Then it clicked me... episiotomy!! hahaha phew.. I was glad on skipping that part

Nurse #1 : Kami tolong kita ni...through the delivery process. إن شاء الله

And so like the first experience.. the instruction is 'kalau sakit, push.. and tarik nafas perlahan-lahan but as maximum as possible bila nda...' With my husband by my side, 3 pushes and shivering thighs, I have safely delivered our baby girl, now nicknamed Little Miss S. Nothing can describe how I felt after that, I was in disbelief the whole day!! Everything happened so fast... and syukur ke hadrat Allah SWT kerana mempermudahkan segala urusan that day! Funny bit is.. after Husband mengazankan Little Miss S.. ada tia kena panggil to pindahkan our car sal ada ambulance *lol* What a day it was...

Now, it's been 11 days since her birthday..الحمد لله and Little Miss S is fully breast-fed so far. *smiles* A new journey begins...

Until next time.. xoxo~

Baby. I is 1 Month Old

Assalamualaikum peeps,

Today, dearest Baby.I is one month old. Alhamdulillah~ He's growing healthily... The next two days will be his 1st appointment at the clinic. *nervous* Yes, cos base on the yellow card confirm kna inject and all and I can't bare the sight of it. Even masa we were still @ RIPAS Hospital, dearest me cried meliat Baby.I kena inject and taken blood sample (walautah the procedure was not done infront of me) as his Mum, even a day's old pun sudah I recognise his cries! *sigh*

I remember the time when I my water broke! It was Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 and it was after I had my weekly checkups at the clinic. Mine happened after lunch (I was suppose to go to my office that afternoon), I was at my sister's and suddenly have the urge to pee. So, went to the little ladies room and did my business. Mind you, I really didn't expect it but felt weird kenapa after peeing mcm ada uncontrolled gush of water dripping from you-know-where. I was like, 'eh, could it be?' It didn't feel like wee-wee at all. That was around 1p.m. Gladly that time, Pa & Ma were there... I shot out from the rest room and called out my sis (to avoid panic) and ask for a towel. Told her that my water broke. Riuh satu rumah tarus! *lol* Funny experience tho... 

Mum then told me to call my office and inform my boss that I won't be coming in.

Mum : 'do you feel any contractions yet? if belum, sempat lagi ke rumah ni... call your husband to get back home and we'll go to the hospital once you start feeling the contraction pain...' 

Me : 'ok kah tu? I was adviced to go immediately to the hospital if my water broke..'

Mum : Ikut pengalaman Mama, 1st birth usually take 12-14 hours until you are actually in the 2nd stage of labour... 

But ofcourse the above dialogue is translated, semua we ckp in Malay plang tu. Did what Mum told me, informed Mr. A and he panicked.. by the time he reached home kami blum lagi sampai. Hahaha sampat lagi I took a shower arah my sis's place just incase I started to feel the pain on our way.. so langkah berjaga-jaga..mandi awal if sakit dlm kereta tarus ke hospital. But no, sempat lagi we ke rumah. Relieved I was to see dear husband, anxious and couldn't actually hold our tears. Alhamdulillah sempat lagi us both sembahyang Asar, Maghrib & Isyak together, each time praying that semua urusan dipermudahkan and berjalan dengan lancar. I actually started to feel the contractions around Maghrib but I was like alang2 baik th tunggu after Isyak then go to the hospital. (Yes, that sounds like a brave plan indeed... sudah th inda tarus ke hospital after water broke)

2100 hrs , arrived and checked-in to the DPMMHAMB Hospital Tutong and I was just 3cm dilated. The nurses were all confident, 'inda batah ni beranak you either tonight or subuh' *NERVOUS* Sekali when the nurses tukar shift lain tia lagi ceritanya... it was already 2300hrs and I am still at 3cm! Doctor was abit worried, so I was forwarded to RIPAS and they got my husband to sign this form in case I had to do a C-Section pasal almost 12 hours after water broke and I am still not fully dilated.... *DOUBLE NERVOUS* I planned to experience normal birth!

2330 hrs , they took me to RIPAS pakai ambulance, Mum accompanied me inside the van and dear hubby followed from behind. All the way to Bandar, sakitnya... Tuhan saja yang tau and I was shivering not because it's cold but pasal menahan sakit. Allahu akbar...~ Mr. A sempat reminded me before masuk ke ambulance 'Bawa banyak2 berzikir sayang... for sure makin kuat tu rasanya' Everything went into my mind, how to cope with labour, cemana sakitnya, cemana keluarnya... episiotomy or c-section ni..either way memang bejahit dua2.... kalau c-section berserah sajalah.. maybe it's not meant to be this first time. Berserah saja pada Allah...

0030 hrs , at RIPAS straight to stage 1 labour room. The nurses did yet another VE (3rd time experiencing it).. sekali apanah? 'Had they just waited, inda payah ko jauh2 turun ke RIPAS... 8cm sudah ni~ No need C-Section, you'll deliver normal and no time for stage one.. straight to labour room!' Alhamdulillah, I was feeling abit relief pasalnya inda payah operate! Syukur ke hadrat Allah...

Contractions were getting stronger, they had me on CTG all the time to monitor my progress. Even I myself monitor my own progress mcm sipandai saja but at least it has kept me from thinking of yang bukan2, just concentrate on my breathing. Deep breathing when the contraction start and exhale sloooooooooowly~ And I was all alone in the labour room, that evening ada 2-3 women giving birth before me and I could really hear them scream as they gave birth. Dalam fikiran 'It's not gonna be painful and I will not scream...'

0210hrs, 18.11.2011 - fully dilated. The midwife called in my husband, 'Bah panggil lakinya.. buka sudah ni and it's time!' Again, relieved I was to see Mr. A entered the room. The midwife asked Mr.A to assist and support my back. Whilst holding my hand and he kept on whispering to my ears with zikrullah, just 2 gentle push....Alhamdulillah, Baby.I was brought into this world. Satisfied that I didn't scream like the ladies before me (sempat lagi malu time2 in labour *Lol*) And truly now I believe when my colleagues said, seeing your baby... mana lagi terasa tu the midwife doing the stitches. The feeling was breathtaking, seeing Baby.I ....and holding him in my arms. Priceless! 

Alhamdulillah~ at 37w 3d.. though 2 weeks earlier than the EDD (05.12.2011), Baby.I was born healthy, normal delivery and weighing 3.04kg.

Mama and Babah will never forget the experience. Love you Baby.I ... another 2 months until Mama starts working. Can't wait to see you all chubby whubby~~ Kalau ikut the father inda plang ada chance tu but if he is to follow me when I was an infant. Gebu! Hehehe we'll just have to wait and see... till then, xoxo~