Nine Months

This is just a short summary of my journey of becoming a mother. 

After 2 months married, I found out that I was pregnant. I and my hubby went to the clinic for an ultrasound. We were thrilled at the news. At that time my hubby was stationed at MPOB Keratong, Pahang. He is a Research Officer, btw. So he had to travel back to our home every weekend. Kadang2 drive sendiri, kadang2 naik train, kadang2 naik bas. Kesian dia..During the first trimester I had a really bad morning sickness..bukan takat morning je, afternoon and evening sickness pun kena.. Every morning I would throw up and I often get gastric. Berbotol2 Gaviscon kena telan. Banyak benda tak boleh makan..All fast food were banned (tak boleh bau pun). Coffee and tea memang tak boleh.  Angin satu perut nanti. Susu pun seldom minum sebab kadang2 muntah balik. Suka makan mangga masam, coklat yang dulunya menjadi favorite masa ni tengok pun tak lalu. Mula2 kawin selalu jugak masak then all of a sudden bila masak rasa pening, nak muntah, lemah seluruh badan..Rupanya saya dah alah dengan bau masakan, kalau hubby goreng apa2 saya akan duduk kat living room dengan kain tutup hidung. So everyday kena eating out. There were not many choices of food I can eat but everyday I had to eat rice for lunch and dinner (sebab during the first trimester tu lapar sampai terketar2). Sadly, I put on weight a lot and people kept on commented on my body. I felt tired easily and found it hard to wake up in the morning. Sometimes, before going to bed at night pun muntah. There was one time that I had to be admitted to hospital for iv drip coz 6-7 kali muntah, takut dehydration. But the love and support from my hubby (though from afar) kept me strong. Saya tak pernah pergi check-up sorang2, hubby mesti teman. The condition went on until I was about 4 months pregnant. Only then that my hubby get to transferred to his HQ at Bangi (after lots of papers, proposals, pleadings, etc to convince his boss the advantages of being at HQ to do his work that’s related with molecular biology..kat Keratong xde facility untuk buat molecular work). Alhamdulillah from then on ada suami di sisi setiap hari.

            Second trimester was the best time of pregnancy. I felt energetic, not so hungry all the time anymore, the morning sickness were gone, and I love looking at my growing tummy. I still can’t cook though (bukan tak pandai masak ye). I still tak boleh bau masakan, bau asap, bau KFC and Pizza. At about 19 weeks, I felt my baby’s kick. It was more of a flutter or some says, butterfly in the stomach. The feeling was amazing. Masa buat ultrasound, we had a chance to see our baby sucking his/her thumb. Masa ni konon taknak tau lagi gender. Nak surprise. Makin lama pergerakan baby makin kuat. Kami suka main2 dengan baby dalam perut. Bila rasa macam kaki dia, kami pegang2 then dia alih ke tempat lain. Kadang2 bila bercakap2 dengan baby, dia tendang2 seolah2 bagi response. Our baby paling aktif masa malam nak tido. Summersault dia dalam perut. Masa ni suka makan aiskrim dan minum air sejuk.

            Bulan Ramadhan pun tiba. At this time I was already 6-7 months pregnant. Since dah boring dengan masakan luar, so hubby tries untuk menunjukkan kepakaran dia memasak ayam masak kicap, ayam goreng kunyit dan ayam masak sambal. Sedap gak dia masak. Turns out, saya dah boleh bau masakan so I gave cooking a try. Nasib baik dah tak alah. So acara memasak menjadi our favorite ‘hanging out’ time. Masa tu la kami bercerita pasal things that happen kat tempat kerja, our angan2 dan impian, etc.. We had fun cooking together. Tapi penat jugak la sebab balik kerja jam 6 lebih dah kelam kabut start masak sebelum masuk waktu berbuka. Lepas berbuka gi terawikh. Kadang2 prepare untuk makanan bersahur. Esoknya jam 5 pagi kena bangun masak apa yg patut dan bersahur. Then, bersiap pergi kerja. But unfortunately for me, saya tak dapat puasa penuh 1 bulan sebab kadang2 perut sakit sangat2. Kadang2 muntah juga. Hubby pun tak bagi teruskan puasa kalau keadaan memudaratkan mommy or baby. Persiapan baby? On 22^nd of August, there was a Parenthood Expo at MidValley. We went there and bought lots of baby’s necessary things…clothes, napkin, pampers, kelengkapan mandi, towel, blanket and a good quality breast pump. The mall was packed with people. The hardest part was when we want to pray and breaking fast. People were lining up kat surau tu. Memang tension la. Kami sempat join Parentcraft Class kat KPJ Kajang Specialist. With only RM50 per couple, the information we got was more than enough for first time parent like us. The class teaches us on the changes to the body during pregnancy, anti-natal exercise, stages of labor, pain management during labor, breastfeeding, baby's health and diseases, how to take care of baby, etc..very enlightening..

Bought at Parenthood Expo

            Then came Raya. Balik kampung hubby di Kedah. My mom and dad also went to their hometown as well which is at Kedah and Penang. So we had no problem in arranging (no arguing) this year nak balik kampung sape and next year balik kampung sape. I was already 7 months, dah masuk third trimester. Yang mencabarnya masa third trimester ni ialah perut dah makin besar, perut rasa berat, kaki bengkak macam gajah (I often said to hubby kaki ni dah macam kaki Fiona dah [from Shrek the movie]), cepat rasa penat bila berdiri lama, tak boleh tunduk sebab perut halang, tido pun dah makin susah, tengah tido tiba2 kaki cramp, selalu rasa panas dan hangat sampai kena mandi beberapa kali sehari. Tapi saya sempat lagi buat rendang dan kek :). Masa raya ni makan memang tak jaga. Acara makan tanpa henti start dari pagi sampai malam. Makcik, makjang, maksu, etc semua suruh makan sebab kata mereka ”lepas ni berpantang 3 bulan tak boleh makan ni, baik makan sekarang, kang kempunan”..Bila dah balik KL, buat check-up, doktor tegur berat naik banyak, baru la rasa menyesal tak jaga makan. Masa third trimester ni saya start muntah2 balik. Maybe sebab perut makin kecil kot. Pastu constant hunger, probably because the baby needs more food to grow?? Bila mamanya lapar, baby pun tendang2 macam mintak nak makan..

            At 32 weeks, I did a 4D ultrasound. Our baby is so cute and chubby. He/she had a tiny mouth. Still don’t know the gender. Couldn’t wait to finally meet you baby!! Mama dan Abi saying baby!! Starting from 36 weeks, check-up kena buat every week. Every week I look forward to seeing the baby :). My mom and dad pun very excited as this will be their first grandchild..macam2 beli..dapat Playpen!! Another good news: I have finally managed to submit my thesis for Masters before my contract ended. Alhamdulillah lega kerja dah ‘almost’ selesai selepas weeks of struggling siapkan thesis, papers, reports, lab work. Sekarang tengah tunggu Viva, definitely after confinement la. Last week, masa buat ultrasound, the doctor accidentally terbagitau the gender of our baby, but you have to wait until the baby’s born to know..alang-alang dah tau, kami pergi ke Jusco (kebetulan ada J-card day promotion) and end up with buying more baby’s clothes (ikut gender dia la, before this beli color neutral je). Up until I was 35 weeks kot, we had dinner duduk kat bawah je (xde meja makan lg), even potong2 bawang, potong sayur, etc kami duduk bersila kat dapur tu..punya la payah nak bangun dengan perut yg besar ni kan..i think at 35-36 weeks kot baru kami beli dining table at IKEA (ada budget lebih skit, lagipun hubby kesian dengan condition saya yg terpaksa bangun dengan susah payah)..the dining table that we bought was worth the money..for a solid hard wood, the price is quite cheap, plus it can be pulled out to accommodate larger company..nanti ada guests datang senang..

saya lekat wall deco kat baby's nursery..

            Now (13 Nov 2010), I am 38 weeks and 6 days. Barang keperluan ke hospital dah siap pack dalam kereta. Baby’s room dah ready. Rumah dah agak kemas untuk menyambut ketibaan our bundle of joy. My condition: perut sangat besar dan berat, constant need to pee, tak larat nak jalan sangat tapi have to untuk bagi baby cepat masuk ‘jalan keluar’, kaki still bengkak, susah nak tido especially bila nak pusing, Ya Allah sakitnya perut, dah mula rasa Braxton Hicks contraction..sekarang ni tengah kena selsema dan batuk pulak.  Doktor kata kena treat cepat before going to labor. Sedang menghitung hari dan berdoa baby cepat keluar dengan selamat. Baby sangat aktif these couple of days. Don’t know why. I still cook though but not every single day. Too tired to do so. Semalam kami beli majalah Pa&Ma and to our surprise, we won 2nd prize on Peraduan Papa Mama Romantik..hehe..banyak la memories throughout 9 months ni..apa yg penting, susah senang kami lalui bersama insyaAllah..

Ya Allah, permudahkan lah aku untuk melahirkan nanti. Jadikan lah bayi yang bakal lahir ini sihat walafiat, sempurna sifat, menjadi anak yang soleh. Aamin..

Memories throughout 9 months (cepat je masa berlalu):

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