My pregnancy....

Before i proceed with this tag, you can read my pregnancy story. But it's more detail lah..hehee

This is a tag from Natalia & Mouren about my pregnancy story. I really like it coz' not everyday i can tell the whole world about it. But..i'm going to change a bit the Tag Format. Hehehe since i have 2 kids, i will put 2 answers in some of the questions. So here goes my answers....

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Huh????

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? i) Son - Total blank..Not sure how to react ii)Daughter ~ Too excited until cannot sleep for few days..

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Definitely NO!!!!!

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? i) son - 23 ii) daughter - 26

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? i)During son - I had a dream one afternoon about me being pregnant. I went to the nearest Pharmacy to get my test kit, and yeah..i was really pregnant. ii)Daughter ~ After 2 weeks of 'toot'..i took a test kit, checked, and yeah, there was s double faded line there..

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Both pregnancies to my darling husband..

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? 50% - 50%

9. DUE DATE? i)Son - 1 Mar 2004 ii)Daughter - 30 Nov 2006

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? During son - i was half dead for 3 months..haha / During daughter - not as bad as during son. But i did puke a lot in office. In my bin lagi tu...bwahahaaa

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Lots of stuffs ; "Bakwa", Tomyam and everything that is spicy

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Sweaty people make me puke..durian smells make me puke..the sight of raw chicken make me puke..and many others lah..

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD SEX? BOY!!!!

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Not really..

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 1st pregnancy - 16kg / 2nd pregnancy - 22kg

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? No baby shower..mandi shower have lah... :)

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? - what surprise on mandi shower???? -

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? During my 1st pregnancy, i had a slight bleeding in the early of my 2nd trimester..! Scary kan?? In 2nd pregnancy, i once fell and it was very teruk!! I had a bleeding toe, scratched knee..Imagine i tehempas on the road..!!! Gila...but thank god nothing bad happened to me and my daughter.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Son - Manjung Hospital, Perak (HAHAA best beranak here..very very very cheap..total cost was only RM50 saja..and that include my delivery, UV light and macam-macam lagi) / Daughter - Damansara Damai Medical Centre ~ 30x more expensive than son..

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? Son ~ I was in pain for 30 hours..! Gila sekali..but the last 12 hours was the worst..!!! / Daughter ~ paling laju..since it was an induced birth, i was in pain for only about 2 1/2 hours before my daughter popped out..hahahaaa

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? i) Son ~ My sis-in-law (hubby was in KL that time) ii)Daughter ~ Hubby..

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? i) Son ~ Only the 4 nurses...hubby was on the way back when i delivered son ii) Daughter ~ Hubby, my gynea and 2 nurses..

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Both come out naturally from my 'tooooooot' (censored) Hahahaa

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? i) Son ~ I had a laughing gas (i forgot what it was called) ii) Daughter ~ This was the worse..it was an induced birth, but i have no pain relief at all!!! Gila sekali..

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILDren WEIGH? i) Son ~ 2.67kg (kesian..punya kecil) ii) Daughter ~ 3,25kg (besar sikit..hehe)

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILDren ACTUALLY BORN ? i) Son - 4th March 2004 ii) Daughter ~ 1st December 2006

30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? i) Isaac Ho Jin Yi ii)Inesha Alexandra Ho Yie Xuan

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 5 Years and 2 days!! Wohooo..besar sudah..

Panjang juga this tag oh!! But yeahhhhh I'm done with it. So tagging time...Alamak..who to tag ah???? Hmmmmmmm...i tag MamaMia, Nessa, Izyanti and Kristie lah..heheee I'm curious to know your pregnancy story guys..

Save Lives with Cyro-Cell

Cryo Cell. What is it? What do you know about Cryo Cell?? A cell named Cryo?? Or a type of cell in cryo category?? Hehe..the answer is none of the above. Cryo Cell is actually one important bank for parents. To keep money?? Of course not money. It is a bank for parents to keep and preserve their newborn's stem cell extracted from their baby's cord blood cells for future medical purpose.

I was pregnant two times before, and I tell you, I've read a lots of information about cord blood banking and its benefits. The most famous one is its potential medical benefits of treating disease like severe anemia, acute leukemia and sickle disease. Sounds like interesting right??

Do you know that Cord blood stem cell transplants have already changed—and saved—thousands of lives around the world? Yeah, you need to read all of the testimonials available in http://www.cryo-cell.com/. I'm not going to explain in details about what had happend to all this parents. You need to read it yourself.

If you have a family member or relatives who has the history of disease like acute leukemia, you might want to consider preserving your baby's cord blood in the future. Of course you don't want anything happend to your baby, but you will never know what will happend in the future. In case (touchwood) your baby got the disease too, the cord blood you preserved might be the one thing that can save your baby's life.

So, what you need to do now is, try to get more information about cord blood banking before you become a parent. If you have no idea where to get the info needed, go to http://www.cryo-cell.com/ now. I might not be able to explain everything to you, but I'm sure Cryo-Cell will be able to provide all the info you need.

Oh My God!!! Am I pregnant AGAIN..???

Remember that i've been complaining about my dizziness and queasiness? Yeah..that stupid 'pening-pening' feeling persistently staying with me for 4 days now. Maybe i shouldn't blamed the Horrible taste Sprite Float for causing me this terrible sickness. It is not Sprite Float fault lah..

Everytime I ate my meals, it is just rejected from my stomach. It won't stay inside my stomach. Because of this, i become hungrier every minutes. Apa macam nie? makan but keluar balik??

I remember when i was pregnant with Son and Daughter, the symptoms i had last time were exactly the same as i'm having right now. Queasy tummy, dizzy head, lack of energy, tiredness, poping zits and craving for spicy foods. Alamak!!!! Am i pregnant??? I remember last time, i only can eat spicy food in my early pregnancy. The spicier the better. Sweet stuffs won't do. Just having a thought of sweet thing make me want to puke my bile out.

I was soooooo scared yesterday I bought a Home Test Kit to confirm my uncertainty...Out the stick, peed on it..(hahahaha no lah..i didn't peed on it lah)! 30 seconds waiting...and the result was out....?????????????? I AM not PREGNANT!!! Phewwww!! Not that I don't want to have another baby. There is a change of plan to wait until daughter at least 3 years old or maybe 4 years old.

Now, I suspect one of you out there is PREGNANT! YES??? NO???? Confess now because your hormone changes are causing me having morning sickness!!

Another horror story!!

Arghh!! I hate my day today. My head is pounding, my nose is leaking (Running Nose lah) , my body is aching and Aunty Flo decided to visit me pulak! Ai!! With so 'many excitement', how to work lah..(Hehe padahal alasan want to blog!)

Anyway, I decided to continue the story of MY SECOND DELIVERY..which I told you last time was a HORROR story..heheheeee not really lah! There is nothing really scary about it. It was only me having that kind of feeling. Different people different story, so don’t assume all delivery are like mine.

I warn you..my story will be super long today, so grab the popcorn and your milo ping while reading this post. Otherwise you might fall asleep while reading this. So here goes my story...

Back to November 2006, my due date (EDD) was supposed to be on 29th Nov. Took my maternity leave 1 day after my head was stitched due to the stupid car hood which decided to land on my head. Well, the main reason I took my leave earlier was because I was scared my baby will come out while I was at office. (Heard a lot of stories about people unexpected 2nd delivery..one of my friend delivered her baby at home! Nah!! No time to go to hospital pun). I was like 10 months pregnant that time. Haha What to do, I’m a very petite woman mah! (I’m sooo huge that time)

So the waiting at home for my baby to come out from my huge tummy made me crazy everyday. The Brax Hick Contraction I was having was really..really bad. Sakit oh!! Tunggu punya tunggu..baby still nicely snugged in my womb. In my last check-up, the best Doctor of all, Dr Laily, my gynae told me that I might have a difficulties delivering my baby if she continues gaining rapid weight. That time, baby estimaated weight was 3.45kg. If she gained another few hundred grams, I might deliver a 3.8kg baby which I know will be crazy. Kuyak menguyak nanti di bawah. I only have 1 choice that time. INDUCE BIRTH. Adeh! If only I know it will be soooooo painful, I don’t mind to wait for daughter for few more days oh.

After a lengthy discussion with hubby, we decided that I will have an induce birth. On the 1st of December 2006, I (of course with hubby lah) went to the birth center to do the last check up on my baby. (Whether she will be strong enough to be forced out from my body) Everything was OK..so Dr had her green light for me to be induced. She explained to me that once the Prostaglandin (Meds for induction) inserted, I will have my 1st contraction after 3-6 hours!! (DUH!!!) . So ubat pun masuk lah at 5.10pm. I was reading my magazine and eating my Spicy Nasi Goreng Kampung when I had my first contraction which was quite strong. It was only 5.40pm that time! Uwahhhh!! Tidak sempat pun makan habis my fried rice. Though the interval of my contractions was 7 or 8 minutes apart, it was enough to make me froze every time it came. (Oh that time..hubby went to office for a while..ada hal konon!! Sempat lagi!!!!) I called hubby around 6.10pm telling him that my contractions were getting stronger every minutes (3-6 hours konon!!) At 6.20pm..I was really in pain..PUNYA MAIN SAKITT!!!!!! Buzz the nurse for assistance immediately. When she checked on me, I was already 4cm dilated. I was groaning in pain that time and hubby wasn’t even with me. He reached there at 6.45 when I was wheeled to the labour room. (Sempat lagi checking the time bah! Hehe). Glad that he managed to be by my side before I deliver my baby. If not, I will for sure give him a hell for not being with me.

In the labour room, I was sooooo in pain that I almost cry. Dr. Laily asked me whether I want any pain relief; she suggested a pethadine to me. (No epidural because I was almost fully dilated that time). Can you imagine I was in pain and still sempat asked her was there any side effects if I took the Pethadine..hehee when she told me yes, my baby will be drowsy once she is out, I decided against it. I don’t want to have a ‘mabuk’ baby to hold la. Anyway, I was already 7cm dilated that time. So nothing can be done anymore, all I can do was groaned and say..Adoii!! Sakitnya!! DR. Laily keep telling me ..yes!! it is painful. Hehe During Son last time, I still had the laughing gas @ entonox (spelling??) to lessen the pain mah. The pain was there, but I can tolerate it.

During the last 30mins of my delivery, I almost break the IV Syringe. Punya kuat I held the Bed Barrier. The nurses had to pry my hand opened or otherwise I will fell from the bed and cracked my head. Haha!! Sadis!! If you were wondering where my hubby was that time, he was next to me. What he did, smiling like an idiot and keep telling me, Sekejap lagi tu!! Adeh!! He had the gut to laugh at me some more. Punya I meradang that time. Luckily my legs were already bound that time. If not, I for sure will give him a sound kick.(Maybe he doesn’t know what he should do bah tu, that’s why he laughed..adakah macam tu?? hmmmmm)

Anyway, the last minute of my delivery was super intense. I had no time to breathe or rest myself from the effects of contractions. Just when I thought to relax from a very strong contraction, another one coming followed by another one and another one. Until one point I really could not stand it anymore, I try to push my baby out. WARN: Never push your baby out before the time or else you risk having a very deep and long tear down there. I knew one mother who pushed her baby out before the right time and had a tear all the way to her anus! MATAI oh like that!! How to walk?? Ok I’m digressing…so my last two minutes was the easiest part of my delivery. One hard push and my baby were out!! HORRAY!!! It was like heaven. The pain was gone instantly!! I was laughing when the Doctor and Nurses said “WAH!!! KUATNYA!! One push terus come out baby. Fuiyohhh!!”

What I asked the Dr when she held my baby?? “Doctor..Baby Girl???” ekeke I already knew my baby is a girl, but mau juga kena confirm bah. Hehe..anyway, daughter was only 3.25kg and not 3.45kg as estimated before and because of that, she only cause a very minor tear on me which required only 2 stitches. Besar lagi the injury I had on my head (that time pun belum baik lagi my kepala bocor..hehee).

40 minutes after I had my baby, I was up to the nursery to see my new baby. Gilos lah the delivery. However, the best part of it, I only had to suffer for about 2 hours ++ compare to my son’s delivery which I was in pain for 30 hours (I can tolerate the pain much better than the induced labour). If you are thinking how painful was a labour process, just think of a toothache x 10. Lebih kurang macam tu lah..heheheee

See..how big already my daughter now

Ok! I better stop now..or else I cannot stop typing. Sepa-sepa yang already ketakutan read my post..ish!! Lek bah..it was only my experiences. Nothing related to other people’s delivery. And remember..My delivery was an Induce Labour without any pain relief and It was only 2 ½ hour process. That’s why lah sakit gila babas. So..lek lah! heheee

The adventure of my second pregnancy

Why I want to tell about my second pregnancy?? Because it is more adventure than my first one mah! I hope nobody will become scared or terrified after reading this post.

My second pregnancy was a planned one. My son was already two years old when I had a very strong feeling to have another baby. One attempt and I managed to get pregnant. LUCKY me!

I was hoping my pregnancy will be as smooth as sea breeze, but NO..It was not as what I was hoping for. It was my third week of pregnancy that I knew I was pregnant (5 days before my actual menses..hehee semangat check mah!!). But I don’t believe the Home Kit Test, I’ve checked another 5 times to confirm whether I was really pregnant! I even went to see my Gynae to confirm it. That’s how paranoid I was to make sure I’m really pregnant that time. What to do, no sign of pregnancy at all. No morning sickness, no painful boobs, still small waist (24inch only oh) and no nothing.

Anyway I only experience my first sign of pregnancy in my 7th week of pregnancy. I started to feel dizzy every morning that I lost appetite to eat anything. Well, I only can eat spicy nasi lemak I think. Hehee My morning sickness will strike either in early morning or late evening which was bad because I had to go to work. I throw up almost every morning that my yellowish bile liquid or whatever it is, was happy to make an exit through my esophagus. Feel like want to mati saja every morning muntah. So this vomiting episode lasted until the fifth month of my pregnancy. I was really suffering that time.

There was one day (5 months pregnant) I was craving to eat ‘Cucur Udang’. If only you can imagine the craving power, The I MUST EAT CUCUR UDANG feeling!!!! I asked my younger sister to go to the nearby shop to buy me the CUCUR UDANG ADABI. She told me “Ish!! Malas lah!” Since I want to eat it very badly, I went to the shop myself. Little that I know there will be an accident happens. I was walking down to the shop and didn’t see the hole in front of me. Oh yeah!! My kaki masuk the hole and I fell really hard on the road. Siap tegolek lagi! GOD!!! I was really scared that time. I went up and saw my elbow, palms and toes were bleeding. All I can think was, my baby. But BODOH me, I still went to the shop and bought the cucur!! Bodoh or not, you think?? When I reached home, I told my sister that I fell. Seeing my bleeding hand, she was really shocked! Her fault lah didn’t help me kan! I was tormenting her and make her feel really bad and guilty as hell that time! Hahahaa I keep showing her my injuries and telling her the vivid details on how I fell on the road. With a sad face, I told her, I hope nothing bad will happen to my baby! Of course she was blaming herself lah. She kept saying I ‘kempunan’ want to eat cucur. And she had the guilty face all day!

Luckily nothing happened to my baby (daughter). I went to do a check-up the next day and Doctor told me, everything is OK! FUH!! After that incident, whenever I feel like I want to eat something, my sister will be happy to help me to go the nearby shop! Ekekee

This photo taken when i was 7 months ++ pregnant, I was fat like a cow when i was 9 months pregnant! ekeke

That’s not all the injury I had during my pregnancy. In my third trimester (1 week before my due date), I was checking the water in my radiator when the front hood suddenly fell on my head. PUNYA MAIN SAKIT!!!!!!!! But I can only managed to say "OUCH!!". The second blood starting to drip from my head, I knew the injury was not goin to be good! Hubby was not around (he was attending a function that time), all people in my office already went back. There were only two of our general workers that time. I cover my head with my white cardigan, called the workers to check the severity of my injury. With a calm face, one of the workers, Shaidulla, told me it was only a minor scratch on my head. He helped me to clean the blood and put a handyplast on the injury.

So ok lah, I drove back home after that. My head was pounding that time. It was really hurt. Kepala kena hempap you know!!! It was half way home when I adjusted the handyplast on my head, sekali GUSHHHHH, blood punya main banyak on my face. I knew it was not just a scratch on my head. I thought I must have torn my head and my brain was going to pop out soon. Hehehe negative thinking betul! One hand on my steering and one hand holding the cardigan on my head, I managed to reach home without any other obstruction. Ya lah..who knows I banged other people’s car..one hand driving in the heavy jam mah!

Wah!! So long already my entry kah?? hehe nevermind lah..continue story.. I reached home with a blood soaked cardigan. Can you imagine my In-Laws reaction?? Hahahaa I was soooooo calm opening our house door. FIL and MIL was having dinner that time. Both of them were really shocked and horrified setengah mati that time. Hehehee I didn’t show any emotion la. Muka selamba answered them that the hood fell on my head! My MIL urged me to see doctor. I told her, I’ll check the injury first, if it needs a doctor, then I will see the doctor then! I went to bathroom to wash the blood. Uiyooo..it was crazy. Blood covering the whole floor in my bathroom. Punya main banyak darah!!! I told sis about the injury, and she forced me to see doctor that night. I punya jahat.. scold her some more, asked her who is going to drive me to the doctor? (actually my MIL can drive but I totally forgot about her…ekekeke). End up, sis companied me to the nearby clinic and help me to hold the towel on my head. When I reached the clinic, the Doctor who checked my head grimaced when she saw my head. Yep!! It wasn’t a scratch. I tore my head. Hahahaaa (eh why I’m laughing here???). That night, I received 4 stitches after Doctor jabbed my head!! Fuhhhhh…nasib baik I cepat go to clinic..if not no more blood already!

The next day, I still go to work for one last day. I took my maternity leave early mah. My long leave was enough for me to get the rest for 'kepala bocor' recovery. So what you think?? Adventure or not my second pregnancy? Hehe wait until I tell you about my second delivery. Lagi horrifying!!