Maternity..shoes..

I've been complaining about my swollen legs for quite sometime now. And it has reached up the point where yesterday I couldn't even walk. I was in Midvalley buying some baby stuff (Jusco has 15% Privilege Sale for Cardmember) and I had to force myself to complete the shopping before its too late. Frankly, curently my leg is killing me and I easily get fatigue.

Anyway, I almost gave up on searching the solution for my aching leg. And as I was complaining about my leg to a friend/big-sister of mine, she suggested that I SHOULD get the sandal from Modernmum. Actually, she has suggested the sandal for quite sometime but I don't know why I didn't get the sandal that she suggested. Today, I gave up and went to Modernmum in TTDI.

The sandal wasn't on the shelf. So I asked the Salesgirl if there is anymore sandal collection. And maybe it was meant to be, there was only one left, white colour, my size, on the counter. When I tried it on, it was like... "woooowwww!!!!". I've never felt that comfy ever since I started having the pain. And I bought it.. without hesitation. It costs me RM109.00, but it's all worth it!

My maternity sandal...

Here are some info on Modernmum shoes..

http://www.modernmum.com.my/modernmum/catalog/exchange/11407688881/11410049031/11501909690/

Point of advice: Buy the maternity shoes when your leg started to get swollen before it's too late. Don't wait until it's too late..like me! But better late than never, right! I'm soooo Happy!!!

Parentcraft Classes : Session 2

Topic: Antenatal Exercise and back care & Breathing and relaxation exercise



Went to our second session of the Parentcraft Class in DSH. As usual, we arrived late since Hubby balik lambat. And once we arrived, we went to the wrong room (thanx to the signs which led us to the wrong room). To our surprised, the class was full. Nasib baik ada one more couple yang sampai lambat sama ngan kami. Good news, we get to sit on the chair in stead of on the floow. Bad news, we missed the first stage of breathing technique and the worst part was I had to be the model in the class. Why? Cuz there were not enough yoga mats and I had to do the exercise on the bed.. you know.. the bed.. in front of the whole class. The Midwife told us that it was supposed to be only 15 couples but instead, 18 couples turned up. So there I was, mencangkung, meniarap and all depan semua orang dalam kelas tu. Tapi nasib baik la hubby ada cover-cover sikit masa buat exercise tu.



Last week I said there were none Malay couples right? This time, there were 2 new Malay couples in the session. One of the couple is Hubby's friend. They said they missed the first session. Her due date is 3 weeks after my due date but her tummy is more biggie than me. SO, Hubby was complaining and comparing my I have a small tummy whereas the other couples have biggie tummy. He told me to eat more.. Frankly, I am on a mission watching my weight so the idea of eating more than usual doesnt pleased me at all. For me, my tummy is big enough already. But then when I met the other preggie moms, then I realized that my tummy wasnt that big actually.. Takperlah..as long as my baby is healthy..kan..kan..kan??

Kerana Kuey Teow.....

Kerana Kuey Teow, bergaduh dengan Hubby..
Hubby kena paham, kenapa Mummy nak mkn Kuey Teow gerai yg tu..
Tapi hubby tak paham..
And that broke my heart... Hubby made me cry..
But hubby still didn't get it why I cried..
It's not me honey, it's the hormone..
And you should understand..
It's the hormone..

Parentcraft Classes : Session 1

Session 1 : 12 February 2008

• Diet in Pregnancy
• Role of Father
• Admission & Preparation of childbirth

Hubby and me signed up for Parentcraft classes in Damansara Specialist. With the amount of RM150, we need to attend 4 sessions which will include all sorts of info that a parent-to-be need to know. Our first session was last Tuesday. Surprise surprise, we were the only Malays in the class. The other attendees were all Chinese, Indians and foreigners. Frankly, when I told my parents/ relatives/parent's close friends about us attending this class, they were not really keen about it. But for me, I just feel that I need to equip myself with all the info that I needed to know about pregnancy, childbirth and also the responsibility.

We arrived late to our first session. Hubby was on-call on the day before and he kinda slept almost half of the 2-hr session. Poor hubby, he didn't sleep for 36 hrs and had to listen to the lectures given by the midwives. The first session was OK. Quite informative. I enjoyed the talk given by one of the midwife about 'role of father' but I don't think Hubby paid any attention to it. The last session was on admission and I think that is very crucial. Unfortunately, the midwife (different one this time) talked too fast that I can barely catch up to the points that she is trying to make. Unlike the earlier midwife, this midwife gave us all the sad story about labour, that the baby will end up dead or something happened to the wife, etc. Not very encouraging, I know. But I think the point that she is trying to make is that we have to take proper precautions to ensure that the baby and Mummy is safe.

Today will be the second session, which we will learn on breathing and relaxation technique, antenatal exercise and back care. Sounds interesting. Hopefully Hubby will not doze off this time.

Last week's update

I was away from work for 3 days last week. Wasn't feeling well and went to see the doc on Wed. I've discussed certain issues with regard to my pregnancy with her. Frankly, it feels as if I went to see my gynae instead. Her name is Doc Suraya in Klinik Segara Hartamas. And she gave me 2 days MC for me to rest. On Friday, I went to see her again since she said I might need to do a blood test, just to see whether I have thyroid. But after I told her that since the 2 days rest, I have stopped having the symptoms (shivering, sweating), she gave me another day MC and rest til the weekend. I felt fine during weekend, although a bit tired. On saturday me and hubby had lunch with his sisters and later went shopping at Midvalley. Dy was on-call on Sunday so I decided to join my family in Janda Baik. Had lunch with my family, mandi sungai and later played badminton with my brother, bro-in-law and dad. It was quite a tiring weekend but at least I spent the time with the one that I love.

Btw, my sister is due for labour this week. If I were in her shoes, I'll be panicking, considering that I am not mentally and physically prepared. But having said that, I am looking forward for the delivery day. Frankly, these few days were very difficult and tiring for me. Of course the swollen legs and hand, easily get tired and now, my taste buds is acting crazy. Everything that is spicy or salty will be too extreme for me. No more nasi lemak, tom yam or fried chicken, which used to be my fav food during my early pregnancy. That's how amazing and wonderful pregnancy could do to a woman. But at least, it leads me to consume less food and I'm able to control my weight gain.

Till then..adios...

A stroller at last...

Me and hubby went for stroller/car seat hunting. By the end of the week, I think we could be a qualified salesman/woman for a stroller shop. Anyway, hunting and choosing for the right stroller wasnt easy. We have actually started looking around for the right stroller for quite sometime. Our main idea was to get a Mclaren or a Graco stroller (we were more exposed on these 2 brands when were in UK). Of course I would love to have a stroller as classy as Quinny. But to my surprised, it was actually difficult to find Mclaren stroller except in Mothercare, which they dont have that much of a choice. Further, Mclaren is not really suitable for newborn baby, since the design was more towards light travelling. And Graco, the one that we found was OK, so-so but the colour and the design doesnt look appealing. We started to to hunt at Jusco, Mothercare and all other shopping mall/departmental store.

The trouble with with searching the right stroller was to have the right salesperson to give us all the info that we needed. Like me and hubby, we are very particular on the things that we buy, especially when it involves hundreds, thousands of RM. We will do some research and by the time we get to the store, we know what to ask, etc. Most of the departmental store or shops usually do not have the right salesperson and unable to provide us with the info that we needed. Until we went to Mamours, in BSC. That shop was actually recommended by my sister. Although it was out of price range, but we still went there with an open mind. We met Elsa, the salesperson who promoted us Peg-Perego and Quinny. It was actually a high-end stroller, that cost thousands, way out of our budget. And Peg-Perego has captured my attention. There were some discount if you pay by cash/CIMB credit card/RM2500 above.

So, yesterday, we have decided to finally buy or at least decide on which stroller we want. After a trip to One Utama, we decided to go to Atria. To our surprise, we met Elsa again as she was transferred there. And she did it again. She managed to convinced us to choose and buy the right stroller for our unborn child. We decided to buy the Peg Perego P3 Classico + Car Seat.

Here are some questiones that you need to answer before buying stroller;

1. Brand ? -do you really mind which brand? But brand does reflect quality, so, take it into consideration.
2. Price Range? - good brand, high price. But for middle range, graco is also a good stroller. My niece have been using Graco for quite sometime, but we bought it in the UK, where there are many choices of Graco brand.
3. Newborn / Infant ? - Would you buy another one when the baby grow up? If it's just for a short while, you dont need to spend that much.
4. Forward facing/Rear Facing? - I am quite particular on this issue. I would want my baby to look at me so that she wont feel scared or out of place.
5. Weight?
6. Basket? - this was one of my concern, and therefore I did not choose Quinny Zapp
7. Reclining position? - For quinny Zapp, no reclining position.This was the major drawback for me.
8. Car Seat attachment? - for safety reason.
9. Removable lining?
10. Folding position - sandwich or umbrella folding?

I love Peg Perego Classico cuz it is suitable from birth to any age, as long as it doesnt go above 50 kg. It also has a rear footboard, just incase if I have another children to carry, he/she can stand on it! It can also be fully reclined and what I love the most with this stroller is that the canopy can be turned back, and put into a position where the baby is rear facing, without actually moving the handle. It is not that heavy as it weigh just 8kg and it is umbrella folding. It was as if I buy a mclaren, but better functions!! Cool ey?

Of course, Peg Perego P3 isnt the most expensive range, or else I wont buy it!! I think it is a middle range cuz there's still Peg Perego Atria, with a lower price, and Peg perego Skate, with a much higher price. And I think, buying this brand in Mamours, Planet Infant is really worth your RMs. It's a once in a lifetime investment (insya Allah). For more info on Peg Perego P3, check out this link.

29 weeks

Week : 29

Weight gain : 1 kg +/-

It's been 29 weeks of my pregnancy. Nothing has changed, except for my physical (biggy tummy, round face, swallen legs). So far I am enjoying my pregnancy except for the part where I have to wake up in the middle of the night for pee-pee, difficulty to walk and not many choice of clothes. Other than that, I really enjoy the extra attention from Hubby and others, full tummy and kicks from my baby.

Talking about kicks, yesterday my baby caused me panic attack. I actually didn't realised that she didnt move since morning until mid day. As I was chatting with my sister, I suddenly realised that I didnt feel her movement. Then I called hubby to tell him that the baby isnt moving since morning. He told me to call Dr Guna, our gynea. I suddenly had panic attack. I called Kak jaja, my dad's secretary and told her that the baby isnt moving. As I was telling her the whole thing, I started to cry and couldnt talk. That was my first tears for the baby. She told me to come up to her place and she will call the doc. The clinic didnt answer, maybe cuz it was lunch time. So, we decided to have lunch first and see how it goes from there. After lunch, she called the clinic and they told me to come for scan. So I went, with Kak Jaja. But deep down I know the baby is OK as I suddenly can feel a slight movement. My timing was right, as I arrived, the clinic was empty and the doc is waiting for me (my usual waiting time is 1 hr min). He scanned, and Alhamdulillah the baby is ok. Kak Jaja sent me home and I rest for the rest of the day.

You see, although it was just a false alarm, but what made me panic was that I know when my baby usually moves, what tickles her. And she didnt make any movement yesterday. That was why I was so panic. And does the RM75 worth a scan although deep down I can feel that she's ok? Yes, it was worth it. Cuz, you will never know. If I dont go for a scan, and she was not alrite in there, that would be my deepest regret. I paid RM75 to make sure that she's alrite and make my heart calm again.

It was the first tears and first panic attack that my daughter has caused me. And I know, there are many more to come, as she is born, she grow up. But the first moment is the moment that I will always remember...

Actually me and hubby already have a name for her. I can't announce it yet, not until she is born. Cuz we might change our mind to the last minute. Right now we are in the middle of preparing the stuff for the baby. The essential things i.e. napkins, bathing/grooming items, strollers and etc. I know, by the time I reach 8-9 months, I wont have the energy to prepare and go for shopping anymore. And although people said that it's not good to prepare too early for the baby, I wouldnt want to wait. And hubby thought so too. But, we just keep it low on the things that we have bought. And I am hoping when the time comes, her things will be complete.

It is going to be a long holiday. We will have a family gathering in Janda Baik. Hubby is working on-call on wednesday and Friday. I will have 2 full days to spend with him. Can't wait!!

So Happy Chinese New Year everyone... and Happy Holiday!!!!!

Wedding weekend

I had a great weekend last week. Went to Kak Yana's wedding on Friday night @ Hotel Singgahsana.

Kak Nana, Kak Lin, Shasha, me n Hubby

Hubby and Me

On saturday morning, we had a surprise birthday breakfast for Wie @ Delicious, KL. She thought that she's attending Keadilan's meeting with Budu and Izzah.

Standing : Az, Budu, Ed, Salman, Fadley. Sit: Deq, Wie, Me and Zeti

Unfortunately Hubby can't join us. After 2-hr breakfast, we went to Amir's wedding in Melaka. Both bride and groom look so beautiful.

From left: Me, deq, Amir, Muna, Az, Wie, Unknown (middle)

Satu hari di Parkson, KLCC

Semalam me and hubby pergi berjalan-jalan di KLCC. Dah lama rasanya tak menapak kat KLCC. Banyak betul perubahan (kedai) dalam KLCC tu. Makin lama, kedai makin berjenama yang masuk. Agaknya tak standard kot jenama tempatan nak masuk dlm KLCC tu. Kita bagaikan merempat di negara sendiri. Anyway, itu bukan main story untuk hari ni.

So, kami ke Parkson. Saja jalan2. Hubby jalan2 ke bahagian lelaki. Saya pula ke bahagian wanita. I needed nursing bra. Due date makin dekat and every time sale, nursing bra sure tak sale. So ingatkan nak belilah. As usual, my fav brand for undergarments would be Triumph. Saya pun ke kaunter Triumph. Berikut adalah conversation saya dengan salesgirl disitu

Saya: Ini shj ke collection nursing bra you? (sambil menunding kearah nursing bra yang berada didalam kotak2 di tepi kaunter)

Sales girl: Ha'ah. Ini shj. Yang murah2 takder. Tak dapat masuk kat sini. Kalau nak yang murah, carilah di Sungai Wang atau Subang Parade. Kat sini takde.

Saya: Oh, yeke?

Saya pun berlalu. Dalam hati saya terdetik, "soalan apa yang aku tanya tadi? Aku ada tanya harga ke?".

Sambil berjalan mencari hubby, saya mula berfikir. "nampak sengkek sgt ke aku ni?". Saya rasa tak la selekeh mana pun. Tapi pada pendapat saya, tidak sepatutnya seorang sales girl menjawab seperti itu. Walaupun nadanya bukan berkeras atau maki-hamun, namun, cukuplah sekadar "Ha'ah, ini je collection kami".

Pada sebelah malam, me and hubby dinner dengan my parents and my sister. Dan saya menceritakan apa yang telah berlaku. My parents gave some suggestions on what I should have said to the sales girl. Tapi, mungkin saya terkedu dan tergamam.

Begitulah kisah saya di Parkson, KLCC.