Japan's Childbirth Subsidy Increase!!!!

We are getting 420,000yen from this year October!!! That's the amount of subsidy (出産一時手当金）I am getting to cover my 2nd birth cost in Japan.

When I had Harris, I received 350,000yen and that cover all the hospital bills. This year, when I knew of my pregnancy around May, the amount had increased to 380,000yen and they also gave extra coupon to subsidized hospital bills for prenatal check up (they gave 14 coupons this time, b4 its used to be 9 coupons only). I was happy enough! Because I still remember paying a lot for Harris's prenatal check up but I was lucky bcoz my hubby works with the govt and I can always reimbursed all the cost incurred. (Time2 camni jek rase untungnye keje gomen)

I am even more happy when they are increasing another 40,000yen. Happy, happy, happy but I am sure the hospital are increasing their cost as well so at the end of the day I am not getting extra money but for sure I am getting all the good service they are giving me. I am happy enough. What more can I ask, right? I am going to stay at a nice private room + tv + washlet toilet for 5 days after delivery and foods are delivered direct from a hotel.

Furthermore, Japanese govt is subsidizing an insurance for babies that are born with mental difficulties due to risky labor. The insurance will pay for medical treatment from the moment the baby is born until the age of 20. I forgot the actual name for the insurance but they add another 30,000yen in addition to 420,000yen so that all mothers can join the insurance without paying any extra fees.

Before, this kinda subsidy must forgo procedure through the city hall but starting from this year we do not need to do like that anymore. The hospital will do the procedure and all we need to do is to sign a proxy paper. Kenapa la dr dulu tak wat camni. Kan senang. 
 

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My Idea of Healty Foods

To those that read my blog (mcm la ramai ngat baca), I am currently ongoing a maternity diet la konon. Currently, in my 33rd week of pregnancy, I was ordered by my gynae to control my weight. I am trying very hard not to gain weight. Only baby weight can gain but not me.

In Malaysia, time ngandung is the time to EAT but here in Japan most preggy women are trying their best not to gain as much. One midwife said, we should only gain about 5kg (baby 3kg and 2kg lg air mentuban + uri + etc). If gain more than than then sume tu adalah unnessary fat.

My maternity aerobics mates sume kecik2 blaka. lg 2 minggu nak bersalin pun masih melompat2 beraerobic. My trainer said as long as mother larat bleh jer but bile perut keras tu stop la jgn gambaru sgt. Nnt terberanak plak.

So since I am dieting. The whole family a.k.a hubby la sape lg, pun kena diet gak coz I dont really cook. (Harris mane bleh diet2 ni. I only cook for him jer pun skrg.) Since I dont cook, we eat out tp yg healthy dan seimbang sahaja yer :-)

This was a few weeks ago.
Smoke salmon + mushroom spaghetti and clam chowder

This was yesterday. Tofu Nabe Set (like steamboat) + grilled fish.

Glucose Test & Insulin

Dear Blog,

My glucose and insulin test taken on 30th Oct was very painful. They took my blood 4 times in 2 hours!! Dah la kena puasa pagi tu. Cannot eat nor drink. Sgt la tidak best. Dua2 lengan lebam lepas kena amik darah.

This was after my first blood test. Tak lebam lg.

The result? Hmmm, doc kata my glucose level is normal but when looking at my insulin graph dia kata my pancrease is working too hard to stabilized my sugar level. Terkejut jugak tgk graph insulin yg sgt la tinggi. Doc ckp org mengandung slalu nye double dr org biasa but for me. Its like 4 times more than normal ppl. Doc advice to take the same test again after delivery. A year after ke sbb only then baru tau my actual condition. So this time around, I DO NOT have diabetic. Lega rasa.

Doc explain, kat Jepun jadik strict camni since last year sbb ramai doctor diabetic complain gynae tak jaga patience yg ada diabetic mase time pregnant. Sbb org pregnant yg ada diabetic ada kemungkinan kena diabetic bile tua nnt. So ppl like me kena di bg tau awal2 supaya berjaga2 di masa hadapan supaya jaga makan kalau xmau kena kencing manis.

Doc juga ada ckp check glucose sahaja tak berguna sbb it doesnt show any corelation. So thats why dia check insulin jugak. So that ppl like me that have normal sugar level cannot be that relief after all. Meaning kena jaga2 la.

Elok jugak pegi amik test ni. So now, dr muda lg bleh berjaga2 utk hari tua nnt. My pancrease needs a lot of rest sbb kuarkan insulin yg byk time pregnant. Takut nnt bile dah tua insulin habis susah plak. I really like this kinda of doctor yg citer details dan gune bahasa yg senang utk difahami.