40 days

Alhamdulillah it has already been 40 days since I delivered my baby boy, Hasan Fayyadh. I always wanted to share the most valuable experiences becoming a mother but time envies me tooo much:p.

Confinement:
The first few days after delivery, i felt so weak, not physically.. but mentally. I wasnt quite sure whether i was ready to become a mother to my little precious with the things going on in my mind especially regarding my studies. The challenge of being a first timer felt endless with the breastfeeding and the lack of sleep, especially when my hubby is not around...but alhamdulillah i survived!

The confinement days were filled with various activities which include 'bertangas', 'bertungku' and 'berurut'. We already hired a 'bidan' to take care of me and Hasan throughout the 44 days of confinement and she takes care of all the bathing for the baby and cooking for me. Anyone interested is free to contact me if you are planning to have a perfect confinement after delivery:)

At first of course it didnt feel good especially with the 'barut' that you have to wear which makes it so much harder to move around or even sit down. But after a while i caught myself shopping online for a new modern corset which feels much better and comfortable :)( After thinking so much of wanting to buy the premium beautiful corset which cost about Rm2600, i decided to shop online through fabulousmom website..hee

Talking about confinement, i realized that i forgot all about the delivery pains and what nots and think i should a little bit share the experience...

5th March 2012
12am : i was having a bad heartburn and had to take gaviscon. The usual heartburn that i had was not as severe...so i was already feeling a bit nervous as if i knew i was going to deiver soon. I am glad i had taken a long bath that night since after delivery it would be hard to do so...

2.30am : i woke up from sleep and felt like i just had a contraction pain but didnt notice it since i was fast asleep...i decided to go to the toilet and there i was shaking so bad when i felt a gush of water coming out and saw blood as well. I called up my mother who was sleeping upstairs, and my sister confirmed that it is the 'air ketuban' that came out. So both my parents hurried to bring me to the shah alam specialist hospital located in sec 19 where i already registered and have been checking up with Dr Siti, a veryyy nice doctor.

Around 3am...the nurse checked and she said it was 3 cm but her curiosity made her come to check me up. The baby's heartbeat was quite slow at a sleeping pace, which according to her was unusual...so after a few hours, at 6am i was brought to the labor room...

**at this point the pain was still very very mild, just like our usual period cramps..

A few minutes in the labor room was enough to increase the pain to the max. I could only hold onto my mother's hands as the contraction builds up.

8am: the doctor came in and was ready. Being the first time mother to be at that time, not even knowing how to push really made me nervous. After a few minutes then the doctor said there was not an inch of a progress although i already pushed several times and already felt so weak. When finally i heard the word 'vacuum' i pushed as hard as i could and baby fayyadh was welcomed:). At the same time, my hubby who drove all the way from kedah, arrived just in time as the baby came out to give him the azan. Only Allah knows how it felt at that time. No words may describe...


And now it has already been 40 days, and all i could say is i'm so thankful for the safe delivery and the new yet challenging experience which has finally knocked on my door.

As i'm writing this, hasan fayyadh is fast asleep, of course. Alhamdulillah he seems much better after a few days of flu and could sleep soundly.

I almost forgot i have an exam tomorrow..hopefully it goes well...and those assignments, i think i'll leave it at that as now and continue after the exam is over..


Til then, nite2 & Assalamualaikum =)