Friday, December 28, 2012

Takaful for baby

Sebelum balik Msia lagi dah start fikir mana nak simpan duit for Fedora (esp duit yg orang bagi kat dia) & ended up ambil PruBSN takaful since husband's friend, Aizat memang buat full time job jual takaful & I think PruBSN takaful is among the best takaful in Msia. Another reason ambil sebab kawan husband kan so anything happen nanti senang nak refer kat siapa. He's Aussie graduate jugak but now kerja jual takaful je katanya sebab malas nak kerja lab.

Selain hospital benefit in case anything happen to my baby sepanjang balik Msia, actually I wanna save more for my baby so focus takaful more to savings. Every month memang automatically deduct from my account berapa nak save for my baby kan so takde alasan nak mengelat2 contoh bulan ni nak simpan $200 , next month nak simpan $150 je another month banyak shopping so tak nak simpan plak lah..;p Haa.that's too bad kan. Honestly that's what I did masa pregnant konon nak simpan AUD200 for Fedora sampai lahir pastu macam eh tak payahlah nak shopping maybe next time la simpan.Lol. And yes, banyak lagi benefit lain takaful ni.:)

 Got free diary/notebook & calendar. 
& yes free Secret Recipe too!(Rugi tak order macam2.Ahahah) Aizat & her wife belanja.

"I'm a happy baby.By age 20, I can study abroad or get married.!"(Insya-allah)Teehee.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Bantal comel

I hate all cartoon characters kalau nak beli baju baby but Elmo & Hello Kitty is an exception. (Ok, gift pon exception jugak sebab dah orang bagi haruslah sukaa..) So that's why la baju Fedora kalau tak plain,animal print, stripes, lace, polka dot. And kebetulan found out yg my friend Yanie buat bisnes online bantal comel & ternampak Hello Kitty so terus terasa nak beli.;p Kenal Yanie from my friend Wani since Yanie added me kat FB & tak pernah jumpa in reality pon sampai la masa nak pick up bantal.:D

Fedora memang takde bantal since kat Aussie memang takde jual bantal for baby cos orang Aussie fikir having a pillow tu tak baik untuk baby since it may harm the baby (takut lemas etc) but I can't resist this cute pillow!

My sis kata kalau memakcik melawat Fedora tanya nama & then susah sangat nak sebut nama dia, show them this pillow.Lol.

Interested to buy pls visit See Me Stitch!

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Hello Malaysia

Alhamdulillah, we have safely arrived Malaysia yesterday. Phew, the journey was VERY challenging but we met many helpful and kind people everywhere who always wanted to offer help. Tak kira agama, bangsa mahupun warna kulit.Hee.

I never knew that we have to make a special request for bassinet in Air Asia flight! Sebab masa booking online takde tanya pon nak bassinet ke tak so I thought dah bayar extra for infant means kita akan dapat bassinet. So gila tak nak pegang je baby sepanjang 8 hours journey? Ok, ada orang lain in the same fight yang buat macam tu but I don't know la whether she knows about the bassinet or not, nak save $$$ ke apa.

So masa masuk flight I asked the stewardess about the bassinet and she felt sorry for me (selalunya stewardess I jumpa semua muka ketat cam malas layan, ngan foreigner kemain macam manisnyaaa;p)  & very helpful carikan 1 row yang kosong (flight penuh btw) so that I can have more space to put my baby on the seat.

She slept for 7hours! Very good girl!:')

Another stewardess namanya Azlizawati (wow ingat nama.;p) pulak really love to treat Fedora sebab katanya dia ada baby girl 7 months. I was like "Wah..sanggup tinggal baby nak fly jauh2 & dah slim melim youuu." Sentap sendiri still belum slim lagi.;p

Ok, some tips that I wanna share:
- Doa banyak2 minta Allah mudahkan perjalanan kita, doa baby kita sihat2 je & semoga Allah temukan kita dengan orang2 yg baik.:)
- You know when your baby will normally sleeps longer so kalau boleh book la tiket ikut waktu tidur dia.Like my baby, she always sleeps longer at night so I booked night ticket la.
- Pls ensure ada bassinet!
- If you need to travel alone, jangan segan2 minta tolong orang kalau rasa susah.Use your mouth!
- Masa flight ready to take off & nak landing, bf or feed your baby so baby tak bingit telinga ke apa. My baby alhamdulillah tak nangis during that time.:)
- Bring iPad etc to entertain your baby kalau baby bangun.
- Kalau baby meragam jugak after all things have done, bersabar jela & tebalkan muka ye.Hiks. Tula cabaran as a parent. Orang sekeliling insya-allah faham & if diorang tak faham tu maybe diorang takde anak or terlupa yg diorang pon dulu baby jugak!After all, that's the importance of applying tips no 1!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

6 months



 
7.3kg, 65.5cm 

Milestone:
Dah pandai memusing/bergolek macam2 arah.
Suka tarik2. Tarik rambut, tarik tudung.Grr..
Sometimes suka 'menyembur'.Pffttt.
Loves Alif Ba Ta and Upin Ipin.
Still loving Bumbo seat even dah pandai mengamuk bila bosan.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Pampers Cap Ayam

Ramai orang sebut nappies tu Pampers padahal Pampers tu brand bukan barangnya. Punyalah hebat penangan brand Pampers. Termasuklah myself, haritu cakap kat midwife masa midwife nak timbang berat Fedora, "Take off everything including her pampers?" ."Ooops sorry, I mean her nappies" Teehee.Midwife pon cakap, "Don't worry, I still can understand what you said." Pfftt.

Pampers takde kat Adelaide ni so instead I guna Huggies. ALWAYS.HEART.HUGGIES tak kiralah nappies or wet tissues. Huggies comel &sangat berkualiti.

 Cute Huggies boxes.


Kat Aussie, Huggies ada 2 different types; for boy/girl. Kononnya extra protection for boy/girl lain sebab 'tututt' boy/girl pon lain kan.;p And..so far alhamdulillah Fedora tak pernah kena diaper rash. Lagipon most of the time masa change nappy I use the Earth Angel Mama Baby Bottom Balm. Masa baru lahir istiqamah sapu tapi makin dia besar ni makin malas sebab kaki dia tuuu dah tak boleh duduk diam, badan pulak nak pusing2. It makes harder for me to change her nappy so I want to make it as quick as I can! Phew.


Dulu konon nak save budget nappies, I shipped Huggies from Malaysia but sedih the quality is not the same padahal Huggies jugak kan? Read many blogs kat Malaysia cakap MamiPoko bagus so I think I should try MamiPoko la kat Malaysia nanti.

Ok, pampers cap ayam dah pernah guna once but I think they're not worth it sebab kena tukar agak kerap otherwise bocor, kena basuh cadar etc rugi jugak air,masa, tenaga nak basuh semua dengan my routine yang semua kalau boleh nak buat cepat. Paling sakit hati baju Fedora yang baru pakai dah kena stain. Jenuh pulak nak bagi stain tu hilang.*Sigh* My friend said try sental dengan sabun mandi.Again. rasa buang masa+tenaga. Why not spend jela extra money for nappies. The other thing is risau konon nak save pakai pampers cap ayam then baby kena diaper rash pulak kan.Sure rasa lagi tak berbaloi. Nak salahkan nappies or diri sendiri yang nak 'save'?

Huggies Australia bagi free canvas print for everyone yang deliver baby. Yeay! I choose this picture, Fedora when she was 20days old. So pure and innocent!:') I really miss her at that age. That hat was quite big for her actually so kena ikat dengan getah.lol.

 Fedora 20days old

In celebration of Christmas tak lama lagi, Huggies Australia keluarkan Huggies Limited Edition (Christmas design). So cute! Have you ever seen RED nappies? Yes, RED!

Bought for my baby.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Old & New

Most U.S websites are having Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale so I don't want to miss this opportunity to make purchase on websites like Carters/OshKosh, Old Navy/Baby Gap, Crazy 8 and The Children's Place. Ye, semua website sekali beli & they are very cheap! Ramai juga kawan2 kat Aussie suka Pumpkin Patch (PP) sebab PP branded & murah but I don't know why I tak rasa murah & berkenan so instead I shop at U.S websites.

My baby is growing so she can't fit into some of her clothes anymore.*Sobs* Ahahah.Sedih ke happy sebab dapat beli yang baru?;p So nak balik Malaysia ni I dah start sorting baju2 dia:

-Sedang dipakai 
-Belum pakai (which means belum muat untuk dipakai)
-I really love these clothes so keep them for next baby (Erk) or sebagai kenangan dia masa kecik comel.:')
-Sell on eBay
-Bin or bagi je orang.


1 parcel has arrived. Expecting 5 more parcels!


Bought these clothes when I was about 4 months pregnant. Woohoo.Means dah nak dekat setahun simpan. Beli time Boxing Day @Melbourne.Masa ni beli je baju 22 gender sekali sebab tak confirm gender. Overexcited kan.Saiko sangat.Lol. Keep those clothes mana tau rezeki next dapat boy.Tett.Amin.


Some of clothes yang berjaya dijual kat eBay.Yeay! Now I have more money to shop more! No need to shop for my baby bila kat Malaysia nanti.*konon*.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Long Flight with Baby

Finally after 19months I'll be back in December! Ok, 8 DECEMBER to be exact. Sangat tak sabar but at the same time sedih pulak nak tinggalkan husband sorang2.*sobs* What to do kan.. I miss my family so much esp my parents.See.. dah 19months ok.Time flies & bila dah lama tak jumpa & tengok parents kita makin lama makin dimamah usia hati ini macam dirobek2.:'( Ok enough. Honestly I wish I could stay young forever & my parents pon. Insya-Allah in Jannah.Amin!:')

Ok, actually I'm a lil bit nervous nak bawak Fedora naik flight. Got some tips from Dr Halina tapi tu tak mengurangkan rasa nervous.Teehee. Actually most of the time Fedora ok je,well-behaved tapi mana tau kan if tiba2 hari tula dia nak sakit perut or moody ke apa. Semua orang pandang kang oi!

And untuk travel nanti baru nak guna my BabyBjorn. Bought from Amazon. Beli dengan harga masa tu 53dollar sahaja. Why beli kat Amazon? Sebab kat Aussie 100dollar++.;p

1 more thing to buy..Diaper backpack sebab now pakai yang jenis sling.Rasa susah pulak for travel. Aim for this one kat Amazon jugak.Okkatots Travel Baby Depot. Catchy kan nama dia? Okkatots. Sila repeat sebut 80x.;p Harga Amazon 107dollar. Ye, panduan shopping online di Amazon ikut cara saya ialah membeli barang yang customer banyak bagi review paling bagus termasuklah Okkatots ni. Still pening nak black or red? Fikir nak black or red je dah 2 weeks & till now tak beli lagi.*sigh*


What else? Ouh ye.Apps kat iPad. Actually dulu ada iPad tapi macam tak guna sangat since dah ada iPhone sampai husband suruh jual balik iPad. But since ada baby I found that iPad is veryyy useful. Thank God for technology. Kena download banyak before taking flights untuk entertain my baby + iPad tu silalah charge penuh2 otherwise hampeh tak berguna sesen pon. *REMINDER for myself*

Oh yes, Bumbo seat ni pon nak bawak balik.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Her Bumbo Seat

Some of my friends asking me about the bumbo seat once I've uploaded Fedora pics on FB. The thing is I bought it at garage sale je for $10. Omputih tu letak $20 then bila bargain she said,"How much do you willing to pay for it?" I said $10 & dia kata ok pulak.Aiseyy..rugi.Patut mintak $5 je.Teehee.Demand! Tapi segan actually bargain murah sangat since it is in a very good condition + I know the retail price. I didn't plan to buy it since she already has her bouncer. Tak necessary pon beli tapi beli jela $10 je pon padahal spend more than that untuk baju2 yg makin berlambak boleh je plak!.;p


Kenit ni memang kalau bagi baring je jangan haraplah dia nak duduk senyap2 lama2. Actually letak baby dalam bumbo seat ni macam kita pegang dia dengan bagi dia duduk la kan. Seems like she really loves her bumbo seat.Memang nak kena buat hand luggage bawak balik Malaysia la nampaknya.

Talking Elmo & Talking Tad.
I love Elmo!Ye, bukan Fedora yang suka Elmo, mummynya yang lebih2.;p

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Little Black Dress

I just found perfect solution to store my baby's headbands, socks, mittens etc. Bought at Cheap as Chips for $6!



Kalau rajin+kreatif, nak DIY pon boleh. Refer here.:)



Wednesday, October 3, 2012

4 months

4 months
6.25 kg
60cm

- Smiles more often
- Always bring her fists to her mouth and chew on them (doctor has advised to consider taking solid food!)
- Sleeps longer at night.Phew~~
- Loves tummy time
- Loves taking a bath
- Loves 'Alif Ba Ta' video on Youtube
- Loves 'talking'.:D

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Candy Buffet/Bar

My sis and I are thinking of sponsoring a candy bar for my big bro's wedding on Dec. We're still unsure whether to DIY or hire je orang buatkan. Tapi cambest sangat kan DIY?But being me yang ada si kenit macam takde masa pulak nak DIY,Kang ke alih2 my sisters yang kena buat.Hehe. Ok, I found some websites yang ada provide this kind of service:

ILoveSugar Town
Dear Azalea
Love Dot Candy
LovelyGift.my

Btw,I've been eyeing for 2-3 cake tier like this..

and I found one (3-tier) at RM69!! I was over the moon.:D
Consider cheap la kan?Is there any cheaper?

The cake tier is so 'sweet'!.It's not necessarily to put cakes only, nak guna as tempat display perfume or your beauty products pon boleh.Ikut kreativiti.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Going out


Stripe Maxi Dress by Aroush
Leather look jacket bought at Sunday Market for $5.:D
Electric Blue (one of my current fav colours!) Bawal 55inch by Aroush
Sunglasses by Jessica Simpson

Pic taken: Victoria Square, Adelaide, 15/9/2012 during Malaysian Carnival.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

My New Hobby

....is collecting kitchen stuff!;p

Yesterday is Thursday and what's so special about yesterday kat Adelaide is Thursday is pay day for most people & paling best semalam start CORELLE sale! Actually husband dah malas nak pergi beli since kami dah dapat jadi dealer WorldKitchen which means that CORELLE sale ke tak still dapat harga murah dari sale!:D But being me yang still tamak & nak cuci mata tengok design baru sanggup berjaga after Subuh untuk bersiap2 serang kedai yang buka seawal pukul 8pagi.

Actually plan nak pergi beli untuk diri sendiri 2 set je but last2 beli 10sets! Ok, 2 set tu belikan untuk kawan Adelaide yang pesan sebab dia takut design yang dia nak dah habis since she'll be going back to msia for good tak lama lagi. The top one is belongs to me, CORELLE Vive Noir. Plan nak kumpul black, white, platinum & red kitchen stuff for my own house yg tak tau bilakah itu nak ada & balik msia.*Berangan sangat!*;p

My other collections:

Noritake Regent Platinum. Credit Tableking.
Interested to buy from me? Visit here.;)



Tefal Bistro 5pcs cookware in Red!


On the way back to my car, terhegeh2 tolak troli. Lucky me tiba2 ada muslim baik hati bagi salam & offered help! Si kenit & husband were still sleeping when I arrived home.Pheww. Woke up my husband & he said,

"Ok, corelle sendiri beli kan?So sendiri angkat."
Erk, sentap ok! Fine,takdelah sentap sangat pon sebenarnya sebab dah dapat apa yang dah aim.;p

When I told him I bought 10 sets of Corelle, he said,"Banyaknya beli sampai 10set?Ok takpelah guna duit awak kan."*Muka rileks*

Then I replied, "Eh taklah kan dah cakap before pergi tadi ambil kad awak eh sebab if tiba2 nak beli banyak guna kad awak.Keh3." Ok, the thing is I told him when he was still half sleeping & he agreed.lol.

Dush.Kena flying kick.Teehee,;D


Fedora was so well-behaved.Yeay!

Friday, August 24, 2012

Raya 2012

Fiuhh..life has been so busy since dah start class + MIL dah balik Msia. Raya this year nasiblah jatuh on weekend so takyah ponteng kelas.;p Tak buat preparation apa pon (no lemang, no rendang, no nasi impit etc) for raya but baju raya je yang ada. Tu pon beli online via Facebook & my family kat Msia poskan.Raya theme for this year is gold/yellow+purple!


My baju raya.
Really love this jubah.No cutting + fits me so well except the length. Nak buat camne nasiblah kan tak berapa nak tinggi.;p Lucky ada kawan kat Adelaide ni pandai jahit tolong alter kan for free!:') Bukan 1 tapi 3 jubah/dresses yang dia tolong alter.*Terharu*


Tak terfikir pon nak belikan Fedora baju kurung since tak pernah jumpa pon online but my sis did surprise me dengan poskan baju kurung for her.Again, terharu! Hehe. Yeah memang besar baju kurungnya but I alter sendiri buat jahit sementara. Rasanya raya tahun depan pon Fedora still muat baju kurung ni.Teehee. Alhamdulillah Fedora behave,no muntah on her baju dari pagi raya sampai malam!


Same as last year, sempat pergi gathering Malaysian postgrads students after visiting 2 houses.Even beraya kat Aussie, rezeki Fedora murah dapat duit raya 320 dollar.*Triple terharu*


We don't have any proper picture for raya since mood Fedora tak baik sangat. I woke her up pagi2 mandikan dia sebab nak pergi beraya & dia pon tak dapat nak tidur dengan environment yang tak selesa.*sobs*

Anyway, selamat hari raya!

Saturday, August 4, 2012

26 years

I'm 26 years old today. Thank you Allah!
I'm a mother of a daughter. At my age, my mom had 2 kids!
I'm studying master's degree.
I'm struggling to become a superwoman. I know I'm far from superwoman.~_~
I become more appreciate time & my parents!:')
I miss being pregnant.Eh?;p


Left: Fedora Right:Mommy

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Her new toy

Bright Starts Teensy Turtle Cradling Bouncer. 
Really like the colours. It can vibrate & plays 7 melodies!


 Someone is enjoying hers!*goyang2*

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

New business venture

While I'm still busy with 'CORELLE Mega Raya', I've launched another business called 'Malaysia Baby Store'. I don't have much time so  my sis Fatin is helping me to manage it at this moment. Mommies, feel free to visit/like Malaysia Baby Store & buy Avent/Medela products at cheaper price! Plan to sell Fedora's pre-loved clothes in future (Carter's, OshKosh, Gymboree, Esprit, Gap etc) so keep updated by following us on Malaysia Baby Store!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Bye Bye Olen

I know the day will come camne pon saya care& sayang Olen.:'( yes ppl,makhluk haiwan yg paling saya sayang dah tinggalkan saya untuk selamanya. 2 hari sebelum Olen pergi, My Sis fatin kata Olen hilang 2 hari & dah pandai mengiau..masa tu hati memang dah terasa & terdetik 'Olen ni dah nak mati ke?' sebab memang rasa pelik sangat tapi taknak la fikir bukan2..tak sempat Fedora nak jumpa Olen.selalu berangan sangat nak balik malaysia tangkap gambar Fedora ngan Olen..Ya Allah,engkau maha tahu..bagila aku kekuatan untuk terima takdir-Mu.terima kasih Allah kerana pinjamkan Olen untuk aku untuk 5 tahun yg indah..saya kurang semangat dah nak balik malaysia..Allahuakbar!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Bye Bye Longchamp

For me, Longchamp ialah beg yang tidak menarik & tidak cantik but I love it sebab sangat tahan lasak, tahan kotor & selesa dipakai esp untuk mak-mak yang punya baby kecik suka muntah or tarik2 handbag maknya..eh?;p Btw I have sold my Longchamp bag that I got for free on eBay and tak sangka pulak dapat jual sampai 80 dollar! Thanks to the buyer!



 Lagi sehari auction nak habis dah ada 47 watchers. Tak sangka orang Aussie minat Longchamp.

 

Reason for selling: Husband bought 2 Longchamp handbags for me during his visit to France on last May.:D (And yes..without me, that's too sad! )Me is jenis tak reti nak pakai banyak2 handbag sebab malas nak punggah2 barang transfer from one bag to another. Kang ada je barang yang tertinggal; sunglasses, etc but if anyone nak bagi memang dialu-alukan.;)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Birth Story


Ok, baby dah genap sebulan baru nak publish.This is for you to remember..my dear child Fedora Erayna.

29 Mei 2012 (Selasa)

39 weeks  1 day.Pergi uni macam biasa sebab ada discussion+class. Drive manual lagi sorang2 dari rumah ke uni sebab badan sihat rasa macam biasa except perut yang besar & makin dekat dengan stereng.Huhu.*Bahaya ni jangan ikut!* So nak jauhkan perut dengan stereng tu kena letak bantal bawah punggung baru nampak depan nak drive & kaki dapat tekan clutch.Hehe.Nasib badanla tak berapa nak tinggi. Balik uni pergi melawat baby Aus Thaqeef sebab dah lama plan nak melawat tapi asyik delay je sebab busy.Takut terberanak tak sempat pulak melawat, tekad nak pergi jugak.Alhamdulillah sempat melawat sebelum terberanak sebab expect memang paling cepat 4 jun kot beranak.

30 Mei 2012 (Rabu)

39 weeks 2 day.Pagi dah siap2 nak pergi uni setelkan 2 more assignments (konon tak nak apply extension, cukuplah exam je nak defer.;p).Dah start rasa macam period pain tapi biasa2 je. Niat nak pegi uni terbantut sebab husband ajak pergi makan luar sedap2 sebelum terberanak  katanya(eh, macam tau2 plak esok tu memang terberanak). So tengahari pergi makan kat luar puas2 dengan banyaknya sampai baby gerak banyak sangat sampai rasa nak senyum je sorang2.Tak sangka tu last menghayati detik2 manis Fedora menari2 dalam perut.(Ya Allah, sumpah rindu gerak2 tu once dia dah keluar ..rasa perut erk!!!) On the way nak balik rumah, mintak husband singgah beli susu Pura sebab perut ni kalau minum susu Pura memang akan buang ‘air ‘dengan jayanya memandangkan perut ni dah sarat pregnant, nak buang ‘air’ masalah sikit.;p Syukur dah minum susu Pura sebab esoknya memang terberanak takdela terberak!(Again, macam tau2 pulak esok memang nak terberanak). Bila malam nak tidur tiba2 sakit perut pulak..And dah start rasa memang sakit perut nak terberanak ni.Dalam hati, “Ha, sahlah ni yg org panggil contraction..” sebab sakitnya ada sela masa.Kejap sakit,kejap hilang. Sakitnya ya allah, orang dah beranak jela yg tau.Tak boleh nak berdiri tegak dah, baring serba tak kena. Even dah rasa sangat yg tu contraction, malas nak bagitau MIL sebab takut tiba2 false labour so menahan jela sakit sampai tak tahan cakap dengan husband,”Esok kalau sakit tak hilang nak pergi hospital tau, tak tahan dah ni..” At the same time try jugak curi2 tidur sebab takut esok memang nak beranak takde energy. Bila contraction, husband try urut2 belakang ngan perut bagi kurang sakit. Allahuakbar je yg boleh nak sebut.Sometimes bila dah tak tahan, keluar jugaklah bunyi2 yg tak sepatutnya tapi husband bising “eh org islam mana ada bunyi macam2…mengucap banyak2.”erk.  Setiapkali contraction tengkuk rasa panas sangat. Adelaide yg sejuk dah tak rasa sejuk langsung dah.Tidur selimut tolak tepi.

31 Mei 2012 (Khamis) The Day!

Menahan sakit  1 malam sampai Subuh nak habis pon tak sedar. Husband pulak mengantuk layan wife yg sakit. MIL ketuk pintu bilik kejut bangun. Solat duduk jela sebab berdiri pon tak betul+tak larat.Lepas tu mandi siap2 nak pergi hospital. Sempat call mak kat Malaysia suruh doakan sebab dah sakit rasa nak beranak. Told husband,”Doa2 la beranak harini jugak, dah tak tahan dah ni..Mampos la kalau nak tahan sakit lagi 1 hari pulak..” Hospital dekat je tapi rasa jauh pulak sebab dah sakit+memang jam sikit cos time org nak pergi kerja . Sampai je hospital, kena buat VE (Vaginal Examination) untuk check berapa bukaan serviks,Kalau kurang 3cm, doctor suruh balik sebab maybe lambat lagi nak beranak. I was like ,”Erk, ya allah janganlah baru bukak 3cm, terukla 1 malam punya sakit baru 3cm pastu kena balik rumah pulak ke tahan sakit?!” Check punya check doctor kata dah dilate 6-7cm.Ya Allah leganya dengar sebab tak sabar dah nak beranak.Orang kata VE tu sakit but for me tak sakit pon sebab yang penting jangan ‘menahan’/keraskan otot masa doktor nak seluk, rilekskan je kaki+ badan.Rilekskan bukaan 'tututut' jugak.(Orang dah kawen rasanya patut tau how to relax it.Kihkihkih;p) One more thing, alhamdulillah Allah dah makbulkan doaku setiapkali lepas solat,”Mintak2la sepanjang proses bersalin ni (dari seluk, jahit sampai dah beranak) semua staff perempuan yg buat” Teehee, Tak sanggup la nak mengangkang kat depan laki lain pastu laki sendiri ada kat sebelah pulak.:( Yup, kat hospital memang  boleh request staff perempuan yg buat but if emergency case takde staff perempuan, terpaksa la staff laki yg buat, tu yg pihak hospital pon dah bagitau.Ok sambung..Lepas kena seluk, kena tunggula sampai bukak 10cm baru boleh push& at the same time kena tunggu labour room kosong sebab hospital penuh.Takde rezeki jugak nak waterbirth sebab penuh jugak.Redha jela..Alhamdulillah tak lama lepas tu labour room ada kosong (otherwise kena beranak kat assessment room yang kurang selesa) so midwife pon tolak dengan wheelchair ke labour room.Nervous memang takde.All I know is nak cepat2 keluarkan baby sebab tak tahan.

Nak tunggu bukak ke 10cm pon agak ambat jugak.Midwife suruh buat decision nak pecahkan air ketuban ke tak sebab nak cepatkan proses bersalin.Mula2 konpius jugak nak decide (apsal ntah) &memikirkan tak larat la tahan contraction so suruh pecahkan jela.Lepas pecah, still tak rasa nak beranak.Contraction pulak tiba2 rasa macam makin jauh gap dia sampai rasa mengantuk sangat!(malamnye kan tak cukup tidur menahan sakit).Husband and MIL sampai tertidur ok tunggu nak push tu (dalam hati time tu macam,”Hey, tergamaknya tidur pulak time org sakit!”Kui3) sebab memang kejap2 je rasa nak push.push sikit pastu mengantuk giler.LOL.lepas lama jugak tunggu, midwife check semula baby& seluk untuk rasa kepala.midwife suruh ubah posisi nak deliver memandangkan baring terlentang tak rasa sangat pon nak push.at the same time rasanya kepala baby senget sket camtula so kena mengiring.midwife Tanya nak mengiring ke kiri ke kanan so ku pilih kanan la afdal (konon).once mengiring ke kanan sambil pegang tangan husband & katil, kaki sebelah kiri kena angkat tinggi (can u imagine that?) memang rasa nak push sangat3 bila contraction datang.alhamdulillah rasa kejap je nak push tu.once midwife kata kepala baby dah nak keluar, tula peak paling sakit beranak kot!rasa macam ambil api cucuh kat situ (erk) so memang push habis2an sebab nak cepat2 habis sakit tu,push je tak tunggu dah contraction.huhu.

and Allahhuakbar!at 2.16pm lahirlah Fedora Erayna Bt Ahmad Aliff.I cried!Fedora keluar2 je nangis kuatnya oi & bukak mata tengok mak dia.:’)Once keluar midwife terus letak dia yg berdarah2 tu atas riba.The feeling is indescribable.Tak terhingga rasa syukur pada Allah atas baby yang sempurna sifatnya & menjadikanku seorang ibu.Listen world, I’m a mother!

Ok, I hate part dijahit!Ok,orang kata jahit beranak tak sakit but I don’t know why rasa sakitnya sampai meleleh2 air mata.  Padahal masa contraction & push menahan sakit takde pon sampai meleleh2 airmata. Rasa nak sepak je muka doktor yg menjahit  tu.Teehee. Husband cakap “tahan sikit..”.Sumpah terasa jarum&benang tu bergerak2 even kena bius.Erk.After kena jahit, midwife macam suruh cepat2 if nak mandi etc sebab ada orang nak masuk labour room so kami kena transfer ke post natal ward. Busynya oi hospital kat city ni..Husband temankan nak mandi sebab tak larat la kot nak mandi sendiri.Dalam bilik air tiba2 pitam & rebah ke lantai but nasib baik husband sempat  tahan/sambut kalau tak mampos kot jahitan terbukak!.Ok, first time rasa camne tu pitam.Memang tak perasan pon nak terjatuh, tau2 je dah terduduk kat lantai bilik air dengan mata yang macam ngantuk sangat.After mandi, kami pon bersiap2 & pindah ke post natal ward.mummy & Fedora 2 malam menghabiskan masa berdua kat wad sebab hospital tak bagi husband or siapa2 temankan.Allahuakbar!untuk 1st time mummy like me memang sangat mencabar ,menguji keimanan, kesabaran & rasa nak nangis sebab Fedora asyik nangis je mummy taktau nak buat apa sangat+ badan tak larat sebab baru deliver+susah nak gerak sebab dipasangkan tiub untuk kencing+ heavy bleeding lagi so macam kerap nak ke toilet. Alhamdulillah ada midwife baik hati ambilkan Fedora kejap untuk mummy tidur.Dapatlah tidur dalam 4 jam camtu.Walaupun mummy buruk sangka rasa cam “Betul ke midwife ni nak jaga Fedora yang menangis sakan tu ke cubit2 Fedora or bagi ubat tidur sampai senyap dah budak tu..”Huhu.Sampai camtu sekali risau tapi nak taknak bagi jugakla sebab memang dah tak larat sangat3 nak jenguk Fedora kat sebelah katil. Now I know how a mother feels. Sayangnya anak sampai risau bukan2..Ok, I think that’s enough.That’s my birth story.Sorry ayat berterabur.I know I’m not a good writer but I really want to write this story for me to remember and for Fedora to know one fine day.Thank you Allah.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Shopping time!

This is what mummy did bila tak boleh keluar rumah masa berpantang. 

Online Shopping!

Husband did the the grocery shopping. Sekali dia call tanya, "Susu pekat kat Coles supermarket ni bahagian mana?"~_~ Malas cari lettew.;p

For mummy. 'Baju' baru konon nak bagi semangat untuk pulih seperti asal.Amin!


 
For Fedora. 

Sebab murah, mummy rakus beli baju yang murah sampai umur 18months.Pfftt.
 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Hospital goodies

 
Pamphlets, baby wipes, nappies, syringe, breast pads, vouchers etc.



And also this...;p



Friday, May 25, 2012

The 38 week random update

- Already gained 11kilos.:)
- Still driving, pergi ke kelas macam biasa.
- Antenatal class, breastfeeding class, waterbirth class - done!
- No signs of labour yet! Dulu sibuk tanya orang 'Apa tu perut mengeras?bukan ke pregnant memang perut keras?' Now I know how it feels.Huhu.Tengah syok tidur pon boleh terjaga tapi lepas tak rasa tu tidur nyenyak je.;p
- Alhamdulillah kaki & tangan tak membengkak.Hopefully sampai deliver pon camtu. No need to buy new shoes!
- Still be able to perform solat tanpa perlu duduk.
- Have to wait until 8th June.(Due date 4/6).If baby tak keluar jugak, memang kena paksa keluar.Huhu.Doakan baby keluar 4-7hb yea!
- Nama baby still belum finalize lagi. Kalau baby boy bagi chance kat husband jela letak sebab takde idea,semua pon tak berkenan so malas fikir.isk3.


21st May 2012.
38 weeks pregnant.
Gorge Wildlife Park.

Friday, May 11, 2012

36 weeks pregnant

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and went for my check up today.Selalunya midwife tua yang check but today doktor muda blonde yang muda cantik pulak check so agak rendah diri ye dengan perut buncit.*sobs* Alhamdulillah baby's head is in the right position (ke bawah) & hopefully kekal la begitu sampai deliver.

My MIL said, "Baby boy ni.." (based on the shape of my belly) & she is so eager to wait for the baby.Saya pulak sangatlah sabar untuk tunggu baby keluar cos assignments tak siap lagi.:(

I'm almost done packing my hospital bag & esok (Sabtu) baru nak pergi antenatal class ye.;p 23/5 pulak kena attend water birth class. Midwife siap perli,"You're a naughty mom, waiting until the last minute to book for the class.Teehee.Dalam hati nak je jawab, "Okla kan, alang2 pergi antenatal/water birth class kalau tiba2 sakit nak terberanak boleh terus masuk labour room."

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Being apart again

Lusa husband akan fly ke UK for 2 weeks without me yang berperut makin besar & struggle nak siapkan assignment.*sobs*. I think I weigh about 58-60kg now (33 weeks!) . Alhamdulillah rasanya sihat2 je melainkan perut yang besar + sometimes rasa kurang selesa.Still feeling better than my 1st trimester. I guess 33 weeks maybe still early kot untuk rasa lebih macam2 lagi.

I hate being apart!:'( Planning to sleepover kat rumah kawan2 yang bujang yang dekat dengan rumah & dah ajak kawan datang teman kat rumah. Tak berani tinggal sorang2 dengan perut yg makin besar ni. Siang pulak makin pendek since winter dah makin dekat.Nervous.Nervous dengan cuaca yang makin sejuk. Nervous dengan due date yang makin dekat since I'm expecting a winter baby!

I feel so glad dah beli barang baby awal2 sebab 2-3 weeks ni malas nak fikir pasal barang baby (Even macam semua yang penting dah ada.;p) sebab banyak assignments nak kena fikir. Setengah baju dah pre-wash but malas pulak nak lipat. I love folding clothes tapi baju baby ni kiut miut sangat la malas nak lipat, rasa susah.~_~

Still thinking nak pesan apa kat husband selain Avent iQ Bottle and Baby Food Warmer  .Told husband nak jenis ni, bukan Avent warmer yang lain & since barang-barang lain dah kumpul Avent, yang lain taknak!;p

My MIL akan sampai ke Adelaide on 8 May sekali dengan my husband yang akan transit kat Malaysia. Ok, I have to clean up my house! Actually dah start kemas sikit2 since last few weeks.lol.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Jolly Jumper

Went to Sunday Market yesterday with my neighbour Kak Su and she influenced me to buy Jolly Jumper! I never knew about Jolly Jumper before even Kak Su cakap during baby expo haritu ada demonstration/promotion Jolly Jumper.*How come I didn't notice it?* At first dengar rasa macam nama penulis buku kanak-kanak.LOL.

 Source: Google


Benefits for babies:
- It’s good exercise for babies
- Strengthens baby’s leg muscles
- Promotes earlier walking (by virtue of the fact that it strengthens their leg muscles) and motor coordination

Bought mine at $7 but I'm not sure whether my baby will like it or not. Harapnya suka & cepat berjalan la ye.. so cepat sikit boleh tambah baby lagi 1.;p

Look at this cute baby. She really enjoys her Jolly Jumper!
 

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Baby Cot

Our baby cot has arrived today!Yeay! Tak jadi beli kat Baby Expo so beli jela kat Gumtree. It costs $99 + cot mattress + delivery. Add another $20 for a couch pulak. Dah alang2 seller tu boleh hantar ke rumah so order je apa yang perlu, & rasa berkenan. ;p Finally decided to buy the baby cot because it has all the features that I want:

1. White
2. Has wheels even it's quite hard to move it around in our house sebab rumah berkarpet sepenuhnya.(except kitchen & toilet.;p)
3. 1 side slides up and down to lift baby
4. Looks new! Cot mattress juga looks new without any tear or stain. Boleh consider untuk bawak balik Msia in future, otherwise will resell it

I did some research before deciding to buy a baby cot or not. Setengah orang rasa tak payah sebab baby katanya tidur sekatil je dengan parents, senang nak breastfeed, etc.Bunyinya macam a BIG NO NO NO la for me since we're using double bed je & katil jugak tinggi.Risau baby jatuh or sendiri yang lupa ada baby kang hempap pulak.;p Buying a new bigger bed for 3 of us is not a good decision since tilam pon baru beli.


Source: Google

Now I'm looking for cot bumper & cot sheets pulak. 11 weeks to go!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Baby Expo

I went to Pregnancy, Babies & Children's Expo today at Adelaide Showgrounds. The expo is held from 16-18 March so I decided to go on the 1st day sebab weekend sure ramai sangat orang. I went there alone, senang sikit nak tengok itu ini sebab saya sungguh banyak songeh.;p Lagipon hari ni hari Jumaat so malas nak heret husband yang nak pergi solat Jumaat pulak.

 The admission fee is $15 but if register awal-awal via online, you don't need to pay for it. It's FREE, yeay! Print je ticket or tunjuk je your smartphone dah boleh masuk.


I was looking for a stroller tapi takde good bargain pon. Harga biasa2 je macam sale kat tempat lain.I plan to buy 2 strollers.1 nak beli baru, 1 nak beli 2nd hand je untuk buat campak naik flight nak balik Malaysia nanti.Ok, it's still a longgg way to go.Still have plenty of time to think about it.


 Girly sangat. Ni kalau bawak anak perempuan yg suka princess silap hari bulan boleh nangis guling2 mintak beli pulak.


 Face painting.Atau paint jela kat mana2 yang disukai.;p


 Baby cot pon dalam wishlist jugak tapi tak murah pon kat expo.Contoh this set AUD1000++. Over tau lagi mahal dari katil parents.;p I'd only consider it kalau letak je baby boleh terus tidur immediately.Ok, tipulah kan.


Ada Wendy's, ada coffee shop etc untuk lepaskan penat lepas jalan2 semua booth yang ada.


FREE Goodies.3 yang Avent tu je yang beli akhirnya.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Breastfeeding set

I never imagined that shopping for the baby can be so much fun! Why, if tau nak ada baby setahun lepas lagi ke? Eh tidaklah pula begitu.;p Ok, now rasa macam semua pon nak beli even dah buat list awal-awal apa yang rasa patut dibeli. Since this is my 1st experience & deliver baby pulak kat oversea,list tu memang buat 'over' sikit. Biar 'over', jangan kurang.Cuma rasanya I should stop buying clothes for the baby. Baju newborn beli 5-6 pasang je since baby cepat besar.Yang banyaknya now 3-6months.

For breastfeeding set, I've been eyeing Phillips AVENT Breastfeeding set tapi tak berkenan pulak dengan breast pumpnya. Instead of Avent Manual Breastpump, I wanna buy Ameda Purely Yours Breast Pump. Ramai yang recommend beli yang electric & dual, lebih senang but still belum beli lagi. Gonna buy it later sebab tengah tunggu offer. Pergi garage sale memang ada jumpa but sedih pulak nak beli yang 2nd + rasa kurang hygiene.;p

So barang-barang Avent yang lain beli asing-asing & lebih murah rasanya beli asing sebab dapat good offer from online websites.

Avent Bottles 260ml x 3 = $9.99 per box, bought from Big W Online + FREE shipping. (I bought 2 boxes, end up menyesal tak order 20 boxes sebab murah!)

NEW in box Avent Steriliser + Avent Manual Breast Pump + Avent Breast Milk Containers x 4 = $40, bought from Gumtree.

Gumtree ni macam Mudah.my if kat Malaysia.Finally 'ter'beli jugak Avent Manual Breast Pump since it's new in box & very cheap! At least senang nak bawa travel ke mana-mana.

I was so excited with the breast pump *jakun* & I've tried it to myself.LOL.Of course la takde hasil lagi.~_~