:: blleerrrggghhh!! ::

:: Alhamdulillah!!! ::

:: Arrgghhh!! ::

Bila nak rasa baby tendang tendang ni??? arrgghhhhh!!!


17 week pregnant...

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

:: 14 weeks 5 days scan ::

Hello happy people of the earth!

Those who are close to me are aware that I have a fibroid in my tummy.. It has grown from 2cm to now 7cm. It scared me at first.. I bawled my eyes out the first time my kind gynea told me about the fibroid, but after a through explanation, I truly understand that having a fibroid is as normal as having a mole on your skin. It will only becomes a nuisance when it gets too big. And mine is considered big. My gynea explained that at some point of my pregnancy, the growth of the fibroid will stop or hopefully shrink as the baby grow. However, i would feel the extra discomfort when my tummy gets crowded. When asked would this fibroid be dangerous to my baby, she strongly said no.. so I stopped worrying. I told myself and my hubby that I can handle the discomfort... No biggie..

It has been very uncomfortable since a couple of weeks ago and it gets worst since last week. I couldnt drive or walk much as a slight shake would give me cramps, similar like a severe menstrual cramp. I couldnt sleep that well because a slight movement would wake me from my sleep, agonized by pain. Hubby was very very supportive.. He would hug and kiss the pain away but there is so much he can do.. the rest I leave it up to Allah. 

So on the 23 feb, we went to our routine check up and I armed myself with a bunch of questions about my fibroid pain for my gynea. She answered my questions patiently, showed empathy and finally she performed the scan. We were so happy to learn that the fibroid has stopped growing. And the pain that i'm experiencing now is totally normal, and if at some point I feel that the pain is unbearable, she would be happy to admit me and monitor my condition closely. I told her I might take up on her offer one day. So then she moved on to scanning my baby...

The moment she applied pressure to see the baby clearly, my baby, my beautiful precious baby started to move. It was doing some sort of a dance.. sort of like a worm dance.. it was doing it a few times, that made me and the gynea laugh. So I told the doctor to hold it for a bit as I wanted my hubby to see the dance.. He was in the room but couldnt clearly see the big screen. I called hubby and asked him to look at the big fat flat screen that was in the room.. as soon hubby arrived, my baby suddenly stopped dancing and started clapping its hand.. MasyaAllah!!! That brought tears to both our eyes.. Our baby is so cute!!! Hahaha.. I know I'm bias, but what the hell.. Its my baby.. 

8 weeks 6 days

The happy joyous baby at 14 weeks 5 days

"Ya Allah, Kau permudahkanlah perjalanan 9 bulan ku.. Kau berilah kesihatan kepada anakku.. Berikan dia kesempurnaan fizikal dan mental.. jadikan dia anak yang soleh, yang akan membawa kebahagiaan kepada semua yang disekelilingnya.. Amin.."

:: Amalkan... ::

"Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Mengasihani. Ya Allah, peliharalah anakku selama di dalam kandungan dan sembuhkanlah ia, Engkau Maha Penyembuh, tiada sembuhan melainkan penawar-mu, sembuh yang tidak meninggalkan kesan buruk. Ya Allah, lahirkan ia daripada kandunganku dengan kelahiran yang mudah dan sejahtera. Ya Allah, jadikanlah ia sihat sempurna, Ya Allah, elokkanlah perangai (akhlak), fasihkanlah lidahnya dan perelokkanlah suaranya untuk membaca hadis dan al-quran dengan berkat Nabi Muhammad s.a.w".

:: My Advice? ::

Hi peeps..

You know what I think? I think now is 'musim mengawan' for the whole of malaysia.. Everywhere I look, it seems like everyone is pregnant. I heard news of pregnant friend or cousin almost everyday.. Which is good! I'm thrilled for all of them.. The more the merrier!!

And in fact, based on a research, people tend to find out that they're pregnant during winter. Sales of pregnancy tests typically soar in the first month of the year, as more women than usual tend to become pregnant - or just think they are, according to Inverness Medical, the maker of the Clearblue Easy pregnancy tests.

When theres too many preggers around, there bound to be 'free advices'.. things you can eat, things you cant eat, drink this, drink that, dont drink this, dont drink that.. If I'm being very honest, I am very sick of it all.. So one day, I asked my doctor.. is it true I cant drink coffee, milo, tea, soy milk and cant eat pineapples, pumpkins, limes, etc etc?? My doctor said, eat and drink whatever you want.. in moderation.. Only avoid a particular food if it clearly gives you a bad reaction.. Listen to your body.. She said, just enjoy your pregnancy.. read a lot of books, and try to relax more.. Prepare yourself mentally and physically to become a mother. 

Phewww!! So preggers, you CAN eat!!

My only advice is, (if I may) stay close to your husband.. you need all the emotional support you can get. Especially when your homones are all over the place during pregnancy..

A dear friend/client/mentor of mine once said this,.. "Faizah, take my advice.. sembahyang at least satu waktu berjemaah with your husband.. you may not see the result immediately but you will one day.." Thank you Encik Wafa.. I can definitely feel the effect of the ritual now.. the level of respect towards my husband also increase over time..

So take care peeps.. If you are a future mummy, enjoy your pregnancy!! I will only last 9 months!

p/s: patutla dulu abah takkan benarkan aku balik lepas maghrib.. dia insist gak kami semayang maghrib jemaah satu family.. banyak faedahnya rupanya.. hmm