That Day He Was Born

My due date was actually on the 28th Dec 2009. But on that day xrase ape pun. Siap pegi class aerobic lg nak bg cepat bersalin & senang beranak. Akar Fatimah pun dah minum beberape kali. Even my sis yg tinggal di Saga tu pun dah sampai & dok tertunggu tunggu bila la baby Ryo nak kuar. We even went for karaoke lepas hantar Harris ke nursery ;P

 

Me & my baby sister

On 31 Dec 09', went for another check up in the morning b4 Mr. doctor go for his holiday. Kat Jepun ni, derang sambut New Year cam kiter sambut Hari Raya. So byk tempat yg tutup awal on 31 Dec and close on 1 Jan. Pagi tu xde contraction yg kuat just sket2 saje. Doc pun expect mcm lambat lg kot. So lepas check up, all of us include Ejey, Harris and my baby sister went up the mountain to take picture with lots n lots of snow hehehe

The last pic of us in 2009.

Harris refused to look at the camera.

Petang sket baru rasa contraction kuat sket. Mula2 every hour then every 40min then every 30min. But bile contraction setiap 20min, kejap sakit tiap 30 min, kejap 40 min. Mmg tak consistent. Then call la clinic, ckp pasal keadaan mase tu. Terus pegi clinic for check up dgn doc ganti. Doc cakap just dilated about 2cm. Lambat lg kate nye. Dia suruh blk dulu dan dtg blk if contraction every 10 min. Actually, dlm hati mau baby kuar lambat sbb doc ganti ni xbest. Kasar betul cara dia check... :-(

1 Jan 2010, Dr pagi lg dok rasa contraction but buat xtau jer. Kemas rumah, tukar cadar sbb lepas bersalin xleh nak buat dah. Then masak utk mereka sume. Masak spaghetti simple2 jer.

Dalam kol 10 mlm, dah xleh tahan lg n contraction pun dah every 10min. Pegi clinic, doc ckp dah terbukak 4cm. Dah tak lame dah ni kata nye sbb 2nd pregnancy cepat. Masuk bilik dan tunggu about 4 jam sampai contraction gap jd 5 min.

2 Jan 2010, kol 4 pagi camtu, mid wife dtg check dah terbukak 7cm dan kepala baby dah turun kebawah dia kata. Lepas tu baru lah bleh masuk blk bersalin.

Ni dlm labor room. Mase tunggu mid wife preparing for delivery.

Dlm kol 5 camtu, rase mcm cepat jer sume benda berlaku. Ada skali tu terasa contraction kuat sgt, rase mcm tulang terbukak. B4 tu muntah sket. Tanda2 dah nak bersalin sgt tu.

Bile dah bleh teran, bile teran utk kali ke2 tetiba midwife kata jgn push lg dah. Sgt la confuse mase tu. Sbb baby tak kuar lg tp kena xbleh teran. Nurse sorang lg ada kat tepi dan pegang tangan dan suruh bernafas slow2. Menjerit2 jugak ckp sakit, mana tak nye, kepala baby still stuck kat situ. Bleh rase kepala baby kuar sket2 mase contraction. 20 min lepas 1st push. Baby Ryo kuar dgn selamat nye.

 

Kat Jepun, doctor hanya potong tali pusat jer. 

Mid wife yg byk buat segala procedure.

He weight 3256g

Lepas dah cool down. Tanye mid wife tu, kenape tak bg teran td. Dia ckp, "kalu teran nnt baby terbang kuar dan nnt terkoyak besar.!Lagipun baby dah turun bawah sgt2 mase contraction." Patut la tak sakit mana. Next day dah bleh duduk mcm biasa dan tak sakit sgt. Tp kali ni sakit pinggang sangat2. Nak dekat sebulan jugak la sakit pinggang.

 

Me & baby Fahren Ryo. A few minute after he was born.

Looking Back...

Sometimes, the lesser time I have to write seriously, the more I have the idea to write in this blog. As if like a disease in me that always force me to do so. I am suppose to submit 2 paper b4 my due date which is in a few weeks or so. I had one paper done loooong time ago. Maybe need to review and touch-up here and there. Currently, I am writing another boring paper on a theory and concept of self-reliance and trying to make it look like a conference paper.

Actually, I am currently more anxious + excited with this lil' one inside me more than writing boring stuffs. Sometimes, afraid if something goes wrong or suddenly my water broke at the university yada yada... Mcm2 la pk skrg nih.

Then, this feeling reminds me back when I had Harris. I can still remember we used to have frequent earthquakes for a few weeks b4 delivery that make me really nervous staying at home all alone. I still remember having contractions every hours at nite and when I called my gynae he said to come in the next day morning. Which I did and only to be told to come back again the next day because I was only dilated 2cm. Before that, I got a small pink spotting that is normal before the actually labor begin.

The next morning, June 15, 2007 (Friday), we did another check-up. My contraction was getting shorter but I was not feeling so painful even though doctor said I am dilated for 6cm already! I feel the pain but not unbearable one just like a little strong period pain. A friend of mine said she almost felt like dying when she was dilated for 6cm. She sort of envy me when I told her I was not feeling that painful.

That day, the doctor did say I need to check-in into one of the room in his clinic but he also said "Go back home. Take your lunch and come back around 2pm like that." We did actually that, we went to the grocery store near by to buy some foods for both moms. Since my mom doesnt cook, MIL cooked Sotong Singge yg sgt delicious.

Around 2pm, off we went to the clinic. Doctor examine me again and told me my water had broke naturally which I didnt realized when...  Then around 3pm, the senior midwife induced me as well as checking the baby heart beat. After 30 min +-, she came back and induced more since I am not in so much pain yet.

Around 4pm, I started to feel strong contraction and the midwife teach me how to breath during contraction. Rase dah blajar dulu but when the time come terus lupa hahahaha Around 5pm, the contraction is getting shorter and also MORE painful.

6pm, the midwife decided to send me (actually I walked) to the labor room along with hubby. The labor doesnt look like a labor room at all. It looks more like a normal room with a bed like the one in pic below. The bed can act as reclining chair and also a movable bed. The room even have washlet toilet. I knew coz I used it for tut tut. Xbleh tahan la. Actually, at that time I can really tell whether its the contraction pain or rase nak berak... hehehe

(The holder rase mcm nak tercabut mase thgh push hehehe)

From 6pm onward, I can't really remember much. I can only remember how painful it was and I was only thinking patut la pompuan Jepun xmau beranak! hehehe Oh, and it was really hot at that time. The airconditioner was at it max. Hubby and midwife were freezing. Kesian kat depa but I am the one in pain. Derang la kena sabar kan. I even tanya dgn nada yg agak tinggi, "Xde cara lain ker nak duduk or baring time contraction ni?" The midwife said "No, there are no other way". I didnt believe her and decide to duduk bersila and feeling Harris head pushing strongly toward the vagina. 

Almost around 9pm, I vomitted maybe because of the pain. I just cant bear the head pushing anymore and ask the midwife to measure me again. After she measured, she called the doctor and I am ready to push. After 25min of hard pushing, Harris came out and when the midwife show him to me, he peed on me!! Never felt so happy being peed on hahaha

(This was b4 he peed on me hehehe)

After all going through all these, if ppl ask me if I can do this again? I will answer, "HELL, YES!!"

Prenatal Check Up: 8th Visit + 2012

I am currently in my 3７ｔｈ weeks of pregnancy. My baby is now considered as full-term. That mean I can deliver him anytime from 37- 40 weeks of pregnancy. Last Friday, during check-up, the doc checked for GBS (Group B Streptococcus) bacteria in the vagina. GBS bacteria is not harmful at all to adults but it is harmful to newborns. From my readings, GBS disease can cause sepsis (an infection in the blood), pneumonia and meningitis in newborns.

Getting in an examination chair is not so comfortable but for the sake of my baby what the hack. "These kinda process is normal",  is what I always said to myself. Next time, insyallah in Malaysia I would like to have a lady doctor to be my gynae.

My weight increased again, about 1.5kg (baby weight maintain jer). All due to the eating during Raya Haji. Our Msian foods are really fattening lor... So for now on, I am trying very very hard to eat more Japanese foods as there are more healthier. 

Weight increased also mean that I am VERY heavy now!! Seriously, I dont like myself now but I cant help eating. Not that I am eating a lot. It just that what ever I ate seem to stay and accumulate to become extra fat.

I am promising myself here, that I will eat more healthier after delivery and excerise more too. I will go to after maternity aerobics as soon as I can. This is going to be my next year resolution, period!

(Anak jantan ku yg bulat ghete)

After check-up, we went to watch 2012. It was oklah. Just like other similar movies like this, where many ppl will die and some will survive. Some scenes are considered too fake with too much effects. Though, I did cried at some scenes. Specially, where there is family involved. Just cant help crying la. Hubby also cannot tahan air mata hehehe Next, I hope to watch Disney movie "Up".

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. 
 

Si pemetik bunga.

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.

Songsang

It was the day of my routine check up. Currently, in my 30th weeks, I need to check up every 2 weeks. It was my 6th check-up so far.

As usual, had my urine check, blood pressure, tummy measured and part yg paling tak best, I had my weight measured also lah. Turn up my weight increase again about almost 1kg!!! Gambatteta noni naa...

Maternity aerobics does not show its result that fast. Usually it will take at least a month. So skrg I must be very very strict about my diet. No tip bits!!! I am trying to supplement it with fruits n see how it goes.

The nurse at the hospital, said I must maintain my weight if not, I might not be able to give birth at the hospital sbb takut nnt gemuk sgt susah nak bersalin. I seriously dont want to talk or think about the coincidence so I just keep quite and hopefully everything will go as smooth as b4. If not mistaken I gained 8 kg during my 1st pregnancy. N mase tu derang tak kata apape pun. Dont know why they are so particular this time.... I gained 7kg for the time being...

Ok then, after measuring the routine with nurse. I went in to see the doctor for ultrasound. Turn up, the lil' one is positioning his head on top and on the right side of my tummy. Doc asked me to sleep on my left side more and come again for an ultrasound next week. Until then, he is not suggesting anything but one after one possibility run into my head. Nak kena c-section ke? Camne nak handle rumah, baby n etc nnt? Ngeri nye nak operate! dan mcm2 lg. I am trying very2 hard not to think too much. Please baby position yourself normally. U r one strong baby!!

Furthermore, my 2nd trimester blood test came out ok. No excess sugar but since every time my urine test came out with a little excess sugar. The doc advice me to go for a glucose test at a bigger hospital just to make sure its not diabetic. I am going to go for that test this coming Friday and will post about it next time.

Itula, sape suruh melantak tak ingat kat Mesia kan dah susah diri sendiri. I am wondering camne la nak beranak kat Mesia nnt. Kalu blk kejap je dah naik itu ini. Kalu dok sana for good camne? I just cant imagine...

Pic mencuci mata.

Harris and Japanese pear.

Maternity Diet

I will be officially on maternity diet starting from tomorrow. Why tomorrow? Sbb td baru saje melantak ice cream at the university coop hehehe ;P

Ni sume gara2 sbb my gynae said I need to reduce on taking too much nutricious a.k.a. calories in my foods. Blk Mesia punya pasal la ni. Mkn xhingat dunia. Skrg tgk sape yg susah.

I gained a total of 6 kg from the start of pregancy until now. Tetiba naik 3 kg from previous check up mana doc tak terkejut.

Then talk with head of nurse yg juga bidan kat situ. She said it is better to remain my weight as it is now. Camne ni nak maintain???!!! Sbb skrg asal bgn jek nak mkn. Mlm2 pun tido cepat sbb tak mau bg perut lapar.

Kerana sgtla terkejut dgn berat badan skrg maka I joined maternitery aerobics at the maternity clinic last week. It was fun and refreshing for me after a long holiday. Next day sakit badan sbb dah lama xbergerak ;P Yg best skali about this class sbb ada private trainer. Walaupun ada 2 org lg yg share trainer yg same. For 800 yen an hour I dont mind la sharing.

So skrg I need to reduce my sugar intake (that mean no tip bits n so on) and exercise as much as I can. Ok tak? :D

Harris the kampung boy.

Its September Already la!!!

Cepatnye dah bulan 9. So that mean 12 more days to go b4 going home!

YES! This year we are coming home for Hari Raya. Howa long was it for me not celebrating Raya in Msia? More than 12 years I guess. I stop counting already...

This is also our first time celebrating Raya as a family and we are celebrating it in Kelantan where the celebration is much more merrier than in KL where my family is. Celebrating Raya in KL has always been boring for me. Plus my family members pun xramai.

At hubby village, there are so many ppl! Bayangkan la if his father has 10 siblings then tambah wife or husband then children lg. I luv that kind of environment. Mcm kenduri jek everytime they meet up. Something I shall never experience in KL. Boring la jadi org KL nih. Thank god I married a Kelantanese. At least now I have a kampung :)

Just a little update on Harris:

He understands most of what we are talking about both Japanese and Malay and sometimes English too. We kinda campo adok sentences most of the time. I know its not good but we just cannot help ourself la. But we kinda try to speak Japanese more with him so that he can communicate more with his sensei at the nursery.

His fav songs are "Kaeru no uta" (Frog Song) and "Zou san" (elephant song). He pronounces it "Dou tan" though. Sgt cute ok!

Harris trying to do a split with a peace :)

And some more update on my pregnancy:

I am currently missing sleeping on my back. I sleep on my right side most of the time and now my right shoulder is killing me. I just dont feel comfortable sleeping on my left side. I just dont know why though...

This Friday must go for a maternity massage. Dpt massage muke dan tgn pun oklah. I wish I have a massage chair!

Pregnancy 101

I have never really blog about my pregnancy. Tup tap I am more than half way to go! I am currently 22 weeks and 3 days pregnant! So fast!!! Even today at Harris nursery, one of his sensei said my tummy is big after knowing my due date. Oklah, I know perut Jepun kecik! But I just smiled back at her.

Unlike my first one. We didn't plan for this one. Well, we did plan but not this year maybe next just b4 going back to tanah air tercinta. Giving that fact, I was so trilled to know about my pregnancy. Sgt sgt happy. No wonder, when hubby made his usual maggi goreng I felt like throwing up! Kesian kat dia ingat aku tak suke masakan dia. I didnt know I was pregnant at that time. My period had been late so many times dan tidak teratur for so many months.

I even had my yearly medical check up during very early pregnancy. Siap x-ray sume. My gean said its ok though but still I cant stop worrying.... Then I even had so many trips overseas. To Malaysia, Sabah, Kelantan, Korea, Turkey and this coming raya to Msia and Kelantan again! This baby is soo strong! I scanned last time its going to be a BOY again. Kicking and somersaulting inside my tummy like always. I can feel him kicking as early as 18 weeks. Seem so early than my first one.

My mom was not really so happy about my pregnancy. The 1st thing that came out from her mouth was "So how r u going to cope?"Well, she said something like that la. In my head, "Cant u be more happier mom? Why cant u say something else?" The only thing I can reply at that time was "I will try until I cant do it anymore." The truth I also dont know what to do... I will submit my candidacy papers b4 delivery. Then see whether I can write a full thesis afterward.

My supervisor was at shock when he knows. He knew by accident. I purposely wear loose clothing in front of him bcoz I know what he also going to say. But there was this one day, he accidentally saw me and pop up that question. "Are u pregnant Farah?" n giving me a look. When I said, "Yes". He said "How's that going to effect your work?" I told him, I am going to extend. He didnt argue much afterward.

What ever ppl think about my pregnancy. This little one is very specially by his own way. He strengthen our marriage relationship even more.

Mama , papa and abg Harris lov u so much little one. Come out strong and healthy. Amin.

Beso sgt ke perut gue?
At Yufu River Ravine

Jeng Je Jeng!!!

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I am currently 7 weeks pregnant!!!

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