Bye Jaundice

After 20 days, Adik baby's jaundice ( Demam kuning ) was finally gone! Punya le lama. Alysa dulu tak de jaundice. Adik & Baby pun kejap je. Cleared after 1 week.
In Airis's case, macam2 kitaorang cuba. Mandikan dgn daun belimbing buluh, try mandi daun kucai, bagi minum susu kambing, Mak also suruh bagi minum air rebusan kcg hijau. Tp rasanya Mandi daun belimbing buluh worked for her. Her SB ( serum bilirubin ) shot up to 233 (13.6 mg/dl), lps tu dah mula turun. Fuh lega..I think Adik baby ni kena breastmilk jaundice. Lps je balik rumah, she's fully breastfed. Tp since hr tu I kena transfused byk drh, kut2 le ada effect kat I..hmmm..
Now Cik Jun continues to bath her with air daun belimbing buluh. Nmpak le sikit2 lg kuning kat mata putih dia. But, since on day 20 hr tu SB dia dah 143, so dah kira slamat le tu.
Meanwhile, as the nurses suggested in her examn chart to continue breastfeeding, Baby Airis took on the advice with gusto. She demands for milk every hour! Huwaa.. Mama dia smpai sakit kepala tak cukup tidur..

Makin tembam..On day 21 dah 3.5kg. Naik 1/2 kg. Muka kena tepek bedak sejuk lepas mandi..

Another birthday come & go

Yesterday, we celebrated my birthday in a simple way. I awal2 dah pesan kat Hubby jgn bli a whole cake when he asked what type of cake I wanted. Ni sbb takut tak habis & kalau ada byk, nnt I yg nk mkn byk! :-)
So, I got my requested Secret Recipe's Chocolate Indulgence. The choice of cake bcos it's one of my fav. Another, sbb I biasa mkn masa dlm pntang kat Baby Adalia ( masa ni bday Adik ), ok je, tak de problem. Siap komplot dgn Ila ( masa tu dlm pntg kat Afif) smbunyi dr Mak & MIL dia. Klau bgtau awal2 kt diorg, mesti diaorg tk bg mkn..:-). For this bday, Hubby also bought KFC. Had them for tea. The princesses pulun KFC je. Cake tu diorg dh slow down. Dah kenyang kut..
Thx to the wishes from family & friends kat FB. Hope another year would be a great year. Semoga Allah merahmati & memberkati kami sekeluarga.

Pantang Bersalin

Amalan berpantang differs btw states & cultures. Take for instance btw Johor & Kedah. Kalau ikut Kedah, sesetengah ikan yg tak gatal je boleh makan eg ikan seludu, nyok2, haruan. Tapi ikut Johor / jawa ( acc to MIL ) semua ikan boleh makan. Kalau ikut my Mak , daging semua blh mkn. Ayam kampung boleh gak. Tp ayam dgg tk boleh mula2 tu. I paling suka sup waktu dlm pntang. Normally Mak put heaps of garlic & Ginger in it. Selain buang angin, it's good utk tambah susu. My usual menu during the 1st 3 weeks ; nasi panas, sup ( haruan, daging or ayam kg) & lauk goreng ( eg: ikan grg, dgg goreng halia, paru / hati/ limpa grg ). Kdg2 Mak buat nasi lemuni for breakfast. But my usual breakfast is toasts & milk.
Dlm pntang I mmg tak ambik jamu2. Badan tak thn. Panas sgt kut. Masa bersalin kat lysa, I try gak. But I had headache & sore throat. So, terus stop. Since I bersalin semua ceaser, I took jelly gamat ( orange flavour ), tab haruan & vitamins. Anmum materna mmg I minum in btw meals nak bg susu byk. Pil garlic I amik gak. Very good utk buang angin & elakkan constipation.
As for berurut, normally urut 1 bdn except for perut. Bila Luka dah heal betul2 ( selalunya after 6 mths ), baru I berurut seluruh bdn for 3 days in a row. Masa ni bidan also betulkn peranakan ( bahasa utara: ram batu merian). I prefer this 1 bidan ( Tok long ). Dia urut mmg tak sakit & afterwards badan rasa ringan & refresh je. Yg best angin bdn kita keluar thru dia. Klau org tu byk angin, waktu mengurut tu, Tok long akn sendawa je. Klau teruk sgt dia yg nak termuntah kluarkn angin!
I have another 24 days to go. Pantang 44 hari. Tp certain food I pntang sampai 100 hari. Ada gak food yg pantg 1 year eg air kelapa muda & jambu batu. During pntg 44 hari ni, I mmg tak kluar rumah except klau kena pegi hospital. As for mandian, Mak akan bagi I mandi air rebusan inai, pandan & serai wangi. Sometimes campur daun lemuni.

Pause to Reflect

On wed, I finally had the CBD( urine bag ) taken off. It was a day early from the original schedule due to Hubby's request to the Dr. After 2 weeks of walking around with it, it was such a great relief to get rid of it! At first I was afraid I might have trouble to urinate, but all went well. I also hoped it would be freedom for baby Airis as well. But her SB didn't go down below 150. So kena le pegi amik darah selang shari. Kesian kat dia especially kalau ada sorang nurse tu amik darah. Kasar kut coz adik baby mesti nangis klau dia yg amik darah.
Since I'm feeling much better now, I had time to reflect what I've been thru the past few weeks. I really thank Allah for giving a chance to raise my kids & see my new princess. ( I only got to see her the 2nd day after birth as babies are not allowed in ICU). She's a sweet baby & didn't make a fuss ( according to the nurses at maternity ward). May be she knew her mama was so sick & she had to behave :-)
When I saw the 1.5L mineral water bottle, it dawn on me that I had lost the equivalent of 2 1/2 bottles of blood (3.8L). Then, I count my blessings that I'm still around. That nite in the ICU, I had fever & rigors, they had to put warm blanket on me. The PCA morphine helped a lot in bearing the pain. I know others had gone thru worse experiences, but what I've been thru really had me so much to thank for.
I'm grateful to my loved ones who have been there for me & been very supportive & helped me for a speedy recovery.
These SMSes that I received just before the op made me appreciate the senders so much..
"Ya allah ya tuhanku selamatkanlah anakku dri ujianmu amin. Mak ampunkan segala dosa2 anakanda"
"U tak ada salah ngn I. I ampunkan U dunia akhirat. I pun minta maaf byk2. Insyallah U will b ok. I luv U with al my heart. I will c u CM."
Everytime I read these, I cried..& I thought if I didn't make it during the op, at least I had the forgiveness from the most important people that matter..& of course I'd want The Almighty's forgiveness too..
Both Mak & hubby were outside the OT from 10am till after 5 pm when they were allowed to see me in the ICU. I woke up to see a wonderful face of Mak.

Airis Sara

Airis Sara was born 0n 1st Dec 2010 at 11.27am, weighing 2.94kg, length 50cm.

 Yesterday on her 9th day, kitaorang buat majlis aqiqah & majlis kesyukuran. Pagi tu buat cukur rambut. Since ni anak yang last, Papa cukur sendiri rambur Airis. Over 2 hours le jugak nak mencukur tu, coz seriau kut cukur rambut anak sendiri..:-) Nak tekan kuat2 shaver tu takut berdarah le pulak kulit. As usual, 'belah mulut' was done by Ustazah Marziah, macam the other princesses. Tapi diorang, ustazah yang cukur rambut gak. This time dia supervise je cukur rambut tu. Last nite pulak, pusat adik baby dah tanggal. A bit lambat dari the other princesses i.e 7 days.
 Jemputan kenduri lepas Asar. Lepas Asar tu ada bacaan yaasin. Ramai jugak yang hadir. Penuh living room sampai ke porch. Tetamu yang datang utk kenduri pun mmg ramai. Kitaorang buat kambing as aqiqah. Last tatamu balik after 1.30am! Ni sedara- mara la yang leka berborak. Sekali-sekala jumpa. Thanks to all yang sudi hadir memeriahkan majlis.

Alhamdulillah

I finally had the op on 1st Dec 2010. We are blessed with a baby girl weighing 2.94 kg. Adik baby is doing fine.
There were a lot of complications with me. Masuk OT ard 10am. Tp I sedar after 5 pm. Warded at ICU for 1 day before transferred to maternity ward. I loss a lot of blood, 3.8L. ( our usual blood volume is btw 5-6L ). Was transfused 7 pints of blood. Had pp stage 4 with p. accreta anterior & posterior. There was also bladder injury. Had to be kept on CBD for 2 weeks. Mcm2 complications. Before the op, the gynae said she was also worried about my case! I yg dgr of course la lg berdebuk- debaq. Suspense giler.. Tapi berkat doa family & friends, Allah makbulkan doa hamba2Nya.
Td dah discharged. Adik Baby kuning sikit. Tp follow up dkt Bertam je. As for me I kena pegi HSAH on the 8th & 15 th dec for follow up. Thanks to all doctors, nurses & staff kat maternity ward, OT & ICU @ HSAH. Layanan & services mmg baik. Adik Baby ni kira murah le delivery cost dia. Only a fraction from those of the elder princesses':-)
To Airis Sara, my new princess, semoga menjadi anak yang solehah.

Note: will upload her photos later bila I dah blh guna laptop.