Post Natal Blue and Experienced Nanny Needed!

What do you know about Post Natal Blue? Nothing? Me either (well at first). But after having my own child, I know what it's like. Well for my 1st pregnancy I do get PNB. It's all started when some of the relatives keep repeating that my 1st born looks more like dad and none from me. It may sounds like "wth Zyan?!" But really, if you hearing it repeatedly, you will get annoyed and stressed. My fellow mummy, you feel me? Hahaha... Also after 2 mths of giving birth, I got warded for 2 weeks due to kidney infection and cardiomyopathy. How sad my life can be during that time. 

As for my 2nd one, I already stay in my own house. So it's just me, my husband and my 2 child. My husband will be working during the day. You know, normal office hour. But tell you, with me all alone, LAGI in confinement period, with 1 active toddler and a super high demand infant in house, I can go GILA! And hey, even on confinement, I still have to cook and clean and do the laundry ok. But of course my husband will help here and there sometimes (thank you sayang (n_n*)) Have I ever trigger or breakdown when I'm alone withe kids? HELL YES! Whenever I start to breakdown in a corner of either my kitchen or room, my son will be like "Ummi don't cry." How can I not smile after that?

Eventho with this kinda situation of mine, consider myself still lucky, cos at times, my mum do call and ask about me and family. And sometimes, she even dropby my place and cook for me. Or lagi best, my siblings will come by and bring my son out/ sleepover at my mum place. So, it's just me and my baby girl. Thank you guys, you're the BEST! Hehe. 

Oh gosh, talking about my baby girl, I'm left with 85 days till this maternity leave of mine be over! I SOOOOOOO NEED TO LOOK FOR GOOD AND TRUSTED NANNY!!!! Any lobang mummy? I prefer the one staying  nearby to my place (Segar/ Fajar/ Jelapang), muslim family, experienced with toddler/ infant and knowledge of teaching (this one plus point! But if none it's ok). Do drop me msg/ comment if you know any ok..? Thank you in advance ;)

Our Miracle Baby Girl

How much have I abandon this blog? It's been so long since I've post anything here. Due to hand-full of job as a full time patient service associate and of course a wife and a mum. And hey, would like to welcome our new bundle of joy Nour Shaista Wisaal :)

She's born on the 28 August 2015 via normal delivery. YUP mummies, NORMAL DELIVERY! Alhamdulilah. Didn't expect that I can go through everything. Eventho most of the gynae and my husband reluctant to let me go for normal delivery. Well you see, my 1st pregnancy was via c-sect, so the gynae just afraid that I may lost lotsa blood and may cause rupture to the c-sect area when I push the baby out. And what makes my husband fear more, when the gynae inform us that it may also cause death. Subhanallah.. Hey, death can happen anytime anywhere. If it's stated that my death will be during labor, I can't stop faith. Right? Right!

For this 2nd pregnancy, I really felt so blessed and how much Allah swt love me. During my labor journey, everything really went smoothly. Not planned at all but just smooth. It didnt even take more than I expected it to be. My contraction begins as early as 530am on 28 August 2015. But it's like every half an hour and I didn't bother that much cos I taught it's just those braxton hicks. Furthermore, my EDD is on 31st August 2015, that's the reason I don't really bother with the pain. But as the sun starts to rise, the pain getting stronger and it's like every 5 to 10 min. Thanks god I have such a wonderful friend around. Anati, even sms me and told me how contractions is like and such. And hell yeah, it's NO BRAXTON HICKS! It is the contractions.

You guys might be wondering how can I NOT know how contractions like when it's already my 2nd child. Well, like I said, during my 1st pregnancy, I didn't have any pain or etc.. All I go through with my 1st pregnancy is, I'm in a total full terms of 40 weeks and 3 days late. PLUS, I don't have any pain at all but just bleeding.. What do I mean by bleeding? Those kinda period bleeding.. So back with my story, my contractions keep going stronger every 5 to 10 min and I decided to activate my siblings and of course my husband (who is working at that point of time). And the saddest part is, I'm alone with my 2yrs6mths old son. Really fortunate that when I'm in pain, my son like kinda understand what I'm going through. He keep asking if I'm ok and he really well behaved.

Abg Shayaan really love his adik. Blessed! :)

At around 12-ish pm, my husband and sibling reached my abode and without wasting any time, i grab my hospital bag and rush to hospital. Reached delivery suite around 1pm and the medical team ask me how's the pain like, pain score blablabla. The doctor came in and check on me half hour later and to know I'm only 3cm open. The waiting game just keep on going and time check is 5+pm. So they send me to the ward for observations. When I'm in the ward, I'm really not at ease. Why? because it is still visiting hour and hell yes it's damn noisy. Some family member even bring food and dine in there (dah mcm picnic). With me in pain, I have to go  to the extend by close the curtains and have my own privacy. The nurse keep checking on me every half an hour or so, and by the time 10pm, my husband decide to head home and hey, my contractions starts getting stronger. So we called the nurse and I die die ask for epidural.

People say I'm a miracle baby, Alhamdulilah..

1015pm/ 1020pm, we reached down to the labor ward, the midwife asked if I need any painkiller and I said I need epidural like NOW! So this midwife take her own sweet time and keep goin in and out of the room and she then check how big is my opening before giving me the epidural. When she insert her fingers in down there, she shout "eh! you 8-9cm already.. Cannot epidural.. I give you gas ok.." I swear to god when she said that I can't get epidural, i feel like smacking her face. LOL! Story cut short, I finally give birth at 1110pm. Yup it's pretty quick but what I've gone through, all the pushing the inhale and exhale, it's like Allah swt rewind back the time and let me go through the pain over and over and the Izrail getting ready by my bedside to pull my soul away. Subhanallah and alhamdulilah I am still fortunate and blesssed that I am still alive and get to see my beautiful child and life again. And hey, did I tell you that my daughter was name as a miracle baby when I gave birth to her? Why? Cos she's born with 2 teeth. It's not everyday you get to see it. :)

p/s: Dearest Shayaan and Shaista, one day when you get to read this, please remember and always remember that Ummi and Abi really love the both of you so much. Treasure each other and always take care of each other no matter how grown up you guys are. (n_n*)

Panic!!

My left hand holding his right hand while my right hand holding his milk.. While I holding his hand n his bottle, my right leg pulling up a pillow.. YES! Multitask.. Without realizing, my son throw his body down on the bed (his bad habit) and I tot he's going to fall so I pull up his hand.. He began to cry out loud and my hubby starts to ask me what happen.. I get lagi panic! I hold his right hand n he cry frantically.. My eyes are in tears and I panic like f***.. My hubby carry him n try to raise his hand, still he cry.. I carry him also he cry.. My mind starts to have wild tots.. Thinking maybe I fractured his arm or maybe dislocate! SELISIH (touch wood)!!! So my hubby bring him out of the room and gave him some ribenna.. He stop crying.. I try to raise his right hand again n he gave me that sad face and starts to cry.. Alamak, I became more panic.. My hubby starts to check if there's any swell or something, but no thre isn't.. 

So I carry him again and check all his joint (back in Red Cross days, I learn how to check this kinda stuff) and thanks god everything's ok.. I bring him to a ceiling fan.. And see if he's gonna raise his arm to play with the hanging strings.. And thanks god he did and he starts smiling ajd laughing again.. I tried one giving him his bottle n let him hold on his right hand, he did hold and smiling again at me.. Oh boy, you really really makes me scared to death..

Because you asked me

Assalamualaikum and Hello everyone.

So I finally have spare time to blog today. And it's about what's my son's been drinking, feeding, snacking and blablabla.. Hehehehe..

Milk Formula: Abbott Similac Stage 2

I've stop breastfeeding completely when my son's turns 3 months old. It's not by choice but I was forced to stop due to my sickness (at the moment). Furethermore, I didn't have much milk in me, no matter how much I pump or massage.. By the time I want to take supplements (to have more milk), I have to stop.. It's really depressing for a new mum like me not to be able to give my son breastmilk fully.. I really feel like i'm a bad mum.. I cry and yes cry out loud when the doctor told me that I have to fully stop giving breastmilk.. Only my hubby and family knows how depressing I am at the point.. 

Eventho I did give my son formula milk at few weeks old, still, I did breastmilk him too.. Percentage of milk given are my breastmilk.. So when the doctor say NO MORE breastmilk, oh how my heart drop! :( But oh well, look at the bright side, alhamdulilah, with this PERFECT formula milk given to my precious son, he grown up to a VERY smart and healthy baby.. :D

Cereals: Nestle Cerelac Wheat and Honey

To tell you the truth, I started giving my son cerelac as early as 2 weeks old.. I add 1 teaspoon of cerelac to my breastmilk (warm it up).. When people found out that I'm giving my son cerelac at a very young age, they are totally surprised and of course I got "scolded" for it.. But hey, I just dowan my son to get hungry.. And up till now, he is still taking the same flavor.. I did try giving him other flavor, but he don't seems to like it.. It's either he don't like it or he don't pooped! :P

Baby Food/ Puree: Rafferty's Garden (any flavor except for Berry's)

Usually I cook for my son's his baby food/ puree.. But as a working mum, I really don't have time to do all that most of the time.. I did try giving him the Heinz or any other brand, but he don't seems to really enjoy it.. Thanks to my sis for recommending this baby food.. My son LOVE it really much.. He eats all kinda flavor except for the berry's (but he loves eating strawberry, weird?).. Since my son already turning 8 months plus, I'm thinking of  trying to get him the mash range or the smoothie.. Best of all, it's HALAL and NO other ingredients added in!!! As stated on the company logo, they are 100% HONEST.. Heheh.. Oh, I usually got this from NTUC Fairprice.. I did try searching at Cold Storage or Giant, but they don't seems to bring in this brand.. 

Teething Snacks: Baby Bites (wan wan brand)

I guess all of you know this brand.. This baby bites been bring in by a company called Wan Wan.. You know this snacks that all asian kids love to eat.. 

Baby Juice: Heinz Apple/ Pear Juice and Dried Winter Melon 

Particularly, he loves apple/ pear.. So me and my husband have always got him this juice from Heinz and also dried winter melon from any chinese traditional store or of course the supermarket.. Giving the dried winter melon to drink is really good for baby who have jaundice and high fever.. :)

So mummy and daddy, good luck in trying all the snacks/ food that I've listed here and hope that your baby are loving it too..  :D