Hospital Bag

Now that I've settled down, I need to prepare the Hospital Bag for our
trip later. Here's the list of the things that I have prepare for
myself :)

Baby's Bag :
♥ 10 x Diaper (Newborn)
♥ 3 x Baby's clothes
♥ 3 x Plastic bag (medium)
♥ 3 x Washcloth
♥ 2 x Baby hat
♥ 1 x Hooded towel
♥ 2 x Mittens & Booties
♥ 3 x Barut baby
♥ 2 x Receiving blanket
♥ Baby toiletries (wash, oil, lotion, wipes)

Mommy's Bag :
♥ Mommy and Daddy's IC
♥ Kad Pink & Guarantee Letter
♥ Surat Nikah
♥ Handphone & Camera
♥ Al-Quran & Yasin
♥ Breastpump
♥ 1 x Going home outfit
♥ 2 x T-Shirt/Front-fastening Blouse
♥ 2 x Kain Batik
♥ 1 x Sweater
♥ 6 x Disposable briefs
♥ 2 x Nursing bra
♥ 2 x Socks
♥ 1 x Towel
♥ 1 x Scarf
♥ 4 x Breastpad
♥ Toiletries
♥ Kurma/Madu (utk Tahnik)
♥ Air zamzam/Air selusuh
♥ Maternity Pad

Miscellaneous
♥ Flask
♥ Spoon & Fork
♥ Waterbottle
♥ Charger
♥ Snacks (3in1, Crackers, Bread)
♥ Spare Cash

I think there's more but my mind is a bit occupied with this transfer
thingy. The results are out today! Will update on the results later :)

And owh, you can also find em here :
http://www.hospitalbag.org/Print-hospital-bag-checklist.aspx

Day 2

Its been 2 days since I have arrived home in Kaching. And one of the
things that I did as soon as we reached home (around 10pm Sunday
night) was ripping out the packaging and parcels that I have been
buying for the last 4 - 5 months via online. Hubster had to persuade
me to go to bed as I looked so excited watching them all opened right
in front of me! Hehe

Almost all of the things in my list has been crossed. Now we only need
to buy the big stuffs.. Crib, mattress, strollers, car seat, bathtub,
etc etc.. Yes, they are all the big things. But, considering that I
would be having my confinement at my mom's house, we were thinking of
buying a moses basket instead. And when we finally moved back to our
own place, then we would buy the car seat and the crib itself :)

Speaking of, I didn't buy any commercial confinement set etc, instead
I chose to use a traditional confinement set. Ubat kampung made by
Beh's aunt, who's a mak bidan :). As for a confinement lady, most
probably my aunt (who used to be babysitting me and my babySis) will
be taking care of me during the day as my mom is still working, but
mom will be taking care of me at night :)

Tomorrow, I'll be having my 37w check up, my 2nd in Kuching.. I hope
baby's doing fine and everything will be sailing smoothly till the end
:)

GTG now, I need to pack the hospital bag! Thank God Hubster's already
done with the baby's laundry ♥

Week 36! Eeek!

~length
18.6 in | 47 cm

~weight
5.8 lbs | 2.6 kg

Only 4 more weeks to go With the exception of their skull plates, which must be flexible enough to pass through the birth canal, my baby's bones are now solid & birth-ready. My champ's muscle tone has also improved & I can't wait to lay my finger in their palm to feel their adorable Ulnar grasp - a newborn reflex that disappears within a few weeks.

Week 35!

~length
18.2 in | 46 cm

 

~weight
5.25 lbs | 2.4 kg

Holy Moly! I'm now carrying 6 lbs of baby not counting their amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord, or the placenta itself. In terms of my labor and birth, studies show that getting an epidural greatly increases the risk of needing an emergency c-section & can delay labor if given too early on.

Entry Tidak Semena Mena

I don't really have anything to write right now . I just felt like typing -___________________-"

ermm.. ok.. owh, about pregnancy thingy. I did my UPT in the wee morning of March 20th. the day I was suppose to leave Hubster as the holiday was coming to an end. Shaking my head a few times, I ask Hubster whether I should take a few more days off or just go back to  QP to resume working. Hubs told me to back to work, and be extra careful with myself.

I only told my parents in about a few days later when I was suddenly attacked by my first gastric ever! That day, the Dr asked me to do another UPT and after really confirming it, I called my mom :)

Since then, my journey of pregnancy *alone, away from Hubster* began. I never told anyone about it except for my immediate family, whom I've told to keep quiet until I passed the 1st trimester, which is around 12 to 13 weeks :). Not even my besties and housemates knew about it because I was so afraid of being jinxed. One of my colleague lost hers at around 9 - 10 weeks last time and by that time, everyone all over the school had already known about her pregnancy. Seriously, that traumatized me a bit.

Anyways, Alhamdulillah, everything went smoothly during my first trimester. I had no morning sickness what so ever. What I had was super tiredness (where I would take naps everyday from 1 - 5pm everyday without fail) and a few bad encounters of bloats and gas :p and owh, I can't stand the smell of oil frying in the pan :p

Somebody asks me about constipation in my last entry. To be honest, I have no problem in the bowel department :D, unlike my unpregnant days. I guess maybe because I take a lot fruit and veggies nowadays. I also drank tons of plain water as I stopped having coffee and tea all together :) My Anmum Materna also been my "official drink" since my pregnancy and I think one way or another, it helped in the bowel movement too. Original please, I can't stand the chocolate flavor :&

But I guess, what you should do to avoid constipation all together  is to drink your milk and plain water, eat more veggies and fruit and also your oats/cornflakes. I found them as a very good source of fiber :)

Hope that helps :)

Boy? or Girl?

now, i love to play a game I call "Guess What I am Carrying!" and I would flash my bump to them! Well, not flash FLASH laaaa... so I would get different answers from different people, different age and different race!

to be honest, me and Husbster still doesn't know the gender of my baby. My last scan, the Dr told me that 50, 60, 70% that I will be carrying a girl, as during the scanning, dearest Baby here kept hugging her/his knee that the Dr couldn't see properly -___-".. and the other day when I went to buy some ice cream, the Tauke suddenly call out "I bet its a boy. Ur tummy look like you are carrying a boy!"

huhu.. terrer kan uncle to scan pakai mata? hahahaha

oh well.. Lets just wait and see.. another 7 weeks to go! :) 

Anyways, this is what I found just now.. Sorry, tak ingat sape nyer blog...

Tanda Anda Akan mendapat Bayi Lelaki

• Anda tidak mengalami morning sickness yang teruk pada awal kehamilan atau mungkin tiada langsung
• Degupan jantung bayi kurang dari 140 kali seminit
• Anda rasakan beban berat pada bahagian hadapan tubuh
• Perut anda kelihatan bulat sempurna
• Bahagian aerola (daerah hitam disekitar puting) akan menjadi lebih gelap
• Bentuk perut condong ke arah bawah
• Sukakan makanan yang masam dan masin
• Suka makan daging dan keju
• Tapak kaki selalu berasa sejuk
• Tangan selalu kekeringan
• Suka menghadapkan wajah kearah utara semasa tidur
• Bukan hanya anda, tetapi suami juga mengalami pertambahan berat badan
• Anda akan kelihatan lebih berseri semasa hamil
• Hidung tampak lebih mekar
• Selalu sakit kepala

Tanda Anda Akan mendapat Bayi Perempuan

• Mengalami Morning sickness di awal kehamilan
• Merasakan beban berat pada bahagian punggung dan pinggul
• Payudara kiri lebih besar berbanding kanan
• Rambut anda berwarna agak kemerahan berbanding sebelumnya
• Bentuk perut condong ke arah atas
• Perut tampak agak lonjong
• Mengidam makanan manis
• Sukakan buah-buahan
• Suka minum air atau jus yang bersifat masam
• Anda jadi lebih cerewet semasa hamil
• Mudah moody berbanding sebelumnya
• Kulit wajah mudah bermasalah berbanding sebelum hamil
• Tidak suka makan roti bersama kulitnya
• Payudara kelihatan mengembang
• Suka menghadap muka kearah selatan semasa tidur

to be honest, i think i have a little bit of both! hahahaha

Week 33! Gasps!

Only 7 more weeks to go!

 

 

If you haven't noticed yet, I'm carrying an impressive 5 lbs and 17 inches of baby goodness inside my super-uterus. We're in the final weeks and I really need to start preparing for labor and birth. Interestingly, women who weigh less tend to labor for shorter periods of time & first-time labor tends to last longer than 2nd, labors.

~length
17.2 in | 44 cm

~weight
4.2 lbs | 1.9 kg

 Gasps! I really can't believe that I am in my 33th week now! sure, my shirts and baju kurung are all a wee bit snug right now, and those kicks are getting more frequent and stronger, but still.... haih... Subhanallah :)

and owh...

Remember to eat less with each meal and opt for smaller more frequent meals, loads of water, and a post-meal walk to get things unclogged and less heartburn-tastic.

I just got another attack of heartburn + gassy + bloated + diarrhea just now... huhu painful! sapa kata a pregnant lady can eat all that she wants?  huhuhu

be happy inside there, little one. We'll be seeing Daddy this weekend, InshaAllah :)

Wordless Wednesday WW41 - Diaper Bag

guess which colour did I get :P 

Kemuliaan Ibu Mengandung Dalam Islam

1. Dua rakaat solat wanita yang hamil lebih baik dari 80 rakaat solat
wanita yang tidak hamil.
2. Wanita yang hamil dapat pahala puasa disiang hari & pahala ibadat
dimalam hari.
3. Wanita yang bersalin dapat pahala 70 thn solat & puasa serta
setiap kesakitan pada satu uratnya, Allah bagi satu pahala haji.
4. Sekiranya wanita meninggal dunia dalam masa 40 hari selepas
bersalin ia dikira sebagai mati syahid. ...
5. Wanita yang beri minum susu badannya kepad anaknya akan dapat 1
pahala daripada tiap titik susu yang diberikannya.
6. Wanita yang beri minum susu badannya kepad anaknya yang menangis
maka Allah beri pahala satu tahun pahala solat & puasa.
7. Kalau wanita menyusui anaknya hingga cukup tempoh 2 setengah tahun,
maka malaikat dilangit khabarkan berita bahawa syurga wajib baginya.
8. Seorang ibu yang menghabiskan masa malamnya dengan tidur yang tidak
selesa kerana menjaga anaknya yang sakit dapat pahala seperti
membebaskan 20 orang hamba.
9. Wanita yang tidak cukup tidur pada malam hari kerana menjaga
anaknya yang sakit akan di ampunkan oleh Allah akan seluruh dosanya &
bila dia hiburkan hati anaknya Allah beri 12 tahun pahala ibadat.
--
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Baby Checklist

I promised that I would be putting my Baby Checklist.. So, here it goes :)

Clothes: 

Long sleeve/short sleeve/sleeveless rompers

Sleepsuits

Socks

Scratch mittens

Hats

Receiving blankets

Barut

Baby laundry detergent 

Feeding:

Breast pump

Feeding bottles + teats

Storage bottles

Sterilizer

Bottle & teat brush

Bottle/food warmer

Bib

Burp cloths Bottle drying rack

Pacifier Bottle cleanser

Muslin squares 

Bathing/Baby Care:

Bath tub

Baby shampoo/baby bath

Baby lotion/oil

Diaper rash cream

Cotton buds

Cotton balls

Hooded towels Wash cloths

Changing mat

Baby wipes

Top n tail bowl

Brush & comb

Nasal aspirator

Baby nail clipper

Thermometer

Disposable diapers

Minyak Yuyi (I bought Kangaroo Eucalyptus Oil instead :)) 

Beddings:

Baby cot

Mattress (latex)

Blankets

Bedding sets

Mosquito net for cot 

Travel:

Stroller

Car seat

Baby-on-board sticker

Baby sling

Diaper bag + travel changing mat

Head support cushion for stroller 

For Mommy:

Disposable/washable breast pads

Nursing bras

Nipple cream

Maternity pads

Nipple shields

Massage oil

Warm socks

Indoor slipper

Nursing tops

Disposable briefs

There's so much things that I haven't bought yet! and I am already in my 30th week! Aiyah!... BTW, you can also get your baby checklist here, here, here, here and  here. I copied mine from here :)