Another visit to Hospital Pantai

It's has been a week since I last post anything in this journal. Life has been a little bit tied up with 2 of my wife's relatives passed away. My in-law uncle that is the husband to my mother-in-law's sister, and my in-law grandmother.

Ya Allah, please grant both of them the happiness in the hereafter and let them be among the solihin. Al-Fatihah.

On a separate note, last Thursday was another visit to Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur. My wife and I were very excited to meet the doctor and to perform another round of ultra sound test.

Outside the doctor's room while waiting for our turn, my wife suggested that we record a video of all the ultra sound test. Well, I said, if the doctor permits. And so the doctor did allows us to do that. I'll share the video soon enough in my next post.

As per last ultra sound, our baby has been very very active, kicking, pushing, turning around. Dr Idora highlight to us the development of our baby, the bones that already forming, legs, hands, face.

Suddenly Dr Idora turn the 3D imaging and we can see clearly the body of our baby. The face is really looking more human with ears, eyes, nose are in the place they should be. As if knowing that we capturing video of our baby, the baby turn to face us. Subhanallah, the moment that makes  both of us touched. Thank you Allah for this wonderful gift.

"This baby is really good" was what the doctor said when examining our baby. Amin.

Fingerprints!

Our baby is now 13 weeks in my wife womb. Alhamdulillah day to day growing stronger and stronger.

According to the BabyCenter My Pregnancy Today, fingerprints have formed on my baby tiny fingertips. Veins and organs are clearly visible through my baby still-thin skin.

My baby is almost 3 inches long and weight nearly an ounce.

Alhamdulillah. My wife and I can't wait for our next appointment at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur this coming Thursday.

Morning sickness? No no. It's car sickness.

Ever since we got to know about the pregnancy, my wife never had any morning sickness. Good right. Lucky her.

But we noticed something unusual everytime she enter car to go to work or to run some errands. She always mentioned that her head feel a bit heavy, dizzy and headache.

Two times when we need to make a sudden pit stop when she throw up by the road side. One during the early pregnancy that we had a holiday trip to Fraser Hill and another one by the highway returning from relative house.

Well, since every unusual thing only happen in the car, she finally conclude, "I think I'm having car sickness"

Ya Allah, please help my wife face this test, let this pregnancy be a smooth sailing for her. 

Tighter and tighter

So funny looking at my wife yesterday morning.

She was getting ready for work and was trying her usual clothes, the one she use to wear before pregnancy. As she fasten all the buttons, it looks really really tight. The buttons seem like it will pop out anytime. Hihi.

I guess our baby growing up so fast that my wife belly looks so round. Baby bump.

Well, we need to get new set of clothes soon. Set aside the existing one for at least 8 to 9 months.

Walk in the park

Today is a public holiday in Malaysia. Waking up today, we decided to take a walk at Taman Tasik Shah Alam, just in front of our house at Seksyen 2.

It was still early in the morning, a bit cool since the sun not quite up yet.

Saw few couples with pregnant wife also join us taking a relaxing walk there.

Few families with small kids and baby just envision us of our future life as a happy and healthy family.

Kids running around, some cycle using tricycle.

We chit-chatting and had fun.

It's our walk in the park.

My baby is 12 weeks old

Alhamdulillah my baby is now 2 inches long and weights half an ounce. My baby is growing up so rapidly.

The BabyCenter My Pregnancy Today is really insightful. Every week my wife and I are looking forward to know the new development of our baby.

My baby now have reflexes. Fingers will soon begin to open & close. Mouth will make sucking movements. Toes will curl. Eye muscles will clench.

Ya Allah, please help make our baby healthy and strong. Let the pregnancy smooth and keep it under Your protection. Let our baby become a true Muslim or Muslimah that will uphold Your way.

Tired, Exhausted and Fatigue

The last few weeks has been an exhausted periods for my wife. Pity her a lot. Last night she slept in front of television at about 9.30 pm, with a not clean hand after our dinner.

Hope the coming second trimester gives her more strength to carry our strong healthy active baby. She also need to fast to replace several days from last Ramadhan.

Ya Allah, please gives my wife courage, strength and endurance to withstand this pregnancy until the end. It gives so much joy to us and let us enjoy and cherish every moment of it. Amin.

A visit to Pantai Hospital

My wife and I get ready early this morning to do our first baby check-up at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. We arrived about half past 8 and we are no 6 in queue to meet our chosen doctor, Dr Idora Mohamed.

"Zarina". Yeah, our turn to see the doctor. First time meeting, I can say the Dr Idora is a sweet, soft-spoken person. Glad my my had chosen Dr Idora for this.

After a set of questions about the pregnancy, my wife is up on the ultra sound bed.

"Baby looks good" "This is the baby face" "Can see the fingers, all the fingers are there, both hands" "This is the baby spine" Suddenly the baby just jump. Subhanallah, a moment that my wife and I would never forget, the baby actually jumping in the sac.

As Dr Idora explain that the baby and everything looking good, the baby jumped again. Wahh, our baby really is active and healthy. Alhamdulillah.

The size is good as well shown at 11 weeks and 5 days, exactly as per calculation by last menstrual day.

Overall, we were really happy and super excited today seeing the baby for the first time.

There you are, my baby

Turn back time on 7 Jan 2015, we went for our first ultrasound test at one clinic near Gombak area.

My wife was too curious to find out what's happening to our baby and can't wait for her first scheduled checkup on 27 Jan 2015. Well, me too was eager to look at our tiny little baby.

So we went to the clinic that night after returning from work.

"You baby looks healthy". So fascinating to see the ultrasound monitor for the first time with the tiny white area that supposed to be the baby.

"So it's 11 weeks in size". What, 11 weeks? Well, I'm pretty sure it's just 8 weeks by then. Alhamdulillah our baby is healthily fed with nutritions that it grows so quick.

"Are you sure there is only one, doctor?", "Yes, no matter what angle that I look, it's only one baby". The nurse asked us "You wanted twin". Yup, that would be a bonus.  

Journey to Parenthood

Yesterday me & my wife went for an event at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort for Journey to Parenthood sharing by an outstanding doctor from Hospital Pantai Cheras. I go there with less expectation, not knowing what will be presented and shared by the doctor. My sister in law is the one registered us to the event.

In the car heading to the place, I ask my wife what is this event is all about. Then she said something about Hypnobirthing, water birth and stuffs. Well, sounded interesting, actually I don't really know what are those thing. LOL.

I am always in favors of normal birthing aka vaginal birthing rather than caesarean section when giving birth. Well, turn out hypnobirthing and water birth are the new way of natural child birth, but more gentle and use no medicine, no more screaming and shouting of the mum. Really interesting is that the mum just need to breath out the baby for birth.

They shown a video of child birth using water birth method. The mum sat in birthing pool until all the tummy is submerge under water. With few relaxing breathing technique accompany by the husband, the child head slowly emerge. After few moments, the whole baby body just literrally popped out from the mum and child birth is done. Subhanallah سبحان الله

They also talked about breastfeeding. I always wanted my baby to be breastfeed cause I know there are many benefits to the mum and the baby. Few tips shared by the doctor to make sure breastfeeding is a success:
1. Feed breast milk only
2. No bottle feeding, at least for the first month after delivery
3. Always do night feed
4. Follow the one week rule after child birth
Like what the doctor said, there is no shortcut for breastfeeding. Work hard indeed.

Well now I know, maybe not much, but enough to make myself comfortable with my wife decision of doing hypnobirthing at Hospital Pantai Bangsar.

Ya Allah يا الله please ease my wife pregnancy and child delivery, and please ensure both my wife and my baby healthy and strong. Amin

My First Post

Alhamdulillah. الحمدللّه

Been wanting to create this blog for weeks since I got to know that my wife is currently carrying our first baby.

Inshaallah إن شاء اللّه as much as possible, I'll share my journey toward becoming a dad. Abah! That's what our baby will be calling me.

Amin أمين