It's time to write again! After almost a YEAR, yes a year, I just felt like writing again on my blog since I have so much to share with mommies and everyone else out there who could benefit from my sharing :)
So, it was back in late last year that I got pregnant again. And this time it was seriously unexpected and unplanned. Of course, Allah's plans are the best among all. As human beings we definitely do a lot of planning but in the end, it is Allah's decree that makes things happen. I was a little worried at first and didn't want to tell my mom coz I knew she would be a little upset since I have my PhD still to concentrate on. Even with one toddler who is now 2 years and a half it got quite challenging to focus on studies. How could I do it with TWO? So when my parents knew about the pregnancy story, they didn't get so angry but they showed some sense of worry. They suggested that we have a maid so things could be a little organized here and there once the 2nd baby arrives. At first I disliked the idea of having a maid coz there would be less privacy in the family. But hubby insisted and consoled me to just listen to my parents - and so we applied for one.
Alhamdulillah, the pregnancy went on quite smooth. The thing that made me checked for pregnancy was my change in appetite - I was feeling hungry all the time. So I told my hubby that I wanted to buy a pregnancy strip. He told me to wait after a few weeks not having my period, but I was stubborn and still wanted to check only after 1 week. Mother's intuition is always right - the test was positive. But hubby still told me to wait and see if it is still positive after several more weeks. And yes, that was confirmed. Similar to my first pregnancy with Hasan, I didn't have much morning sickness or anything but i constantly felt the nausea. This time it was more of being tired and not having much energy to just do anything. I would sleep along with my son until he wakes up. (In my mind, "maybe it is a GIRL!)
The PINK BOOK - we went to the KK in Sg Buloh at around 4 months just to register for the book and that was it. Seriously, I just couldn't sit there and wait for my turn when my little toddler keeps running around the clinic. So, that was the first and last visit to the KK -- and obviously my pink book was empty except for some comments made by my own doctorhubby. When we decided to plan my delivery in shah alam, then I started to do checkups with my gynae at Salam Specialist Hospital in Shah Alam, where I delivered Hasan in 2012. I did the checkups with dearest Dr. Siti as usual for only about 3 times since I registered only at almost 7 months pregnant :p
The reason we chose this hospital was because it was near to my house in Shah Alam. The choices included DEMC, UMRA and SALAM. The price range for normal delivery was cheapest at Salam (RM1999) so there the decision was made. And plus, my experience with Dr.Siti was very calming and convincing :) She always had positive thoughts and always encouraged for normal deliveries, unlike other doctors which i've heard and read about, who consistently pushed for C-sect deliveries although the patient is able to deliver normally. Unfortunately, this time my due date was 13.8.14 and by the time I was 36 weeks, Dr.Siti said i might delivery as early as 37 weeks seeing that my amniotic fluid was already a little low. She advised me to drink more water at night and during sahur since it was Ramadhan at that time just to see whether the reason for low amniotic fluid was not for other complicated reasons. The next time i had a checkup, alhamdulillah the level of amniotic fluid was back up. But she still said that she feels I will deliver earlier than my due date coz my first pregnancy was also around 10 days early. Again, unfortunately, she was away on Raya holiday when my contractions came, as she already told me that this year her leave was 4-5 days for Raya.
I did not expect the baby to come out as early as two weeks before the due date --but on 2nd raya, (29th July) I gave birth to my little princess, Fatima Husna :)
Will update more on the delivery experience later when I have time :D
thanks for reading and have a nice dayyy!
