3rd trimester at 8 months+ pregnant

2nd August 2016
Syawal ke-28

Lama tak share perkembangan baby Z3 :) Kalau ikut kalender, this week dah masuk minggu ke-34 tp klu scan size baru 32 weeks at 2kg+. I guess maybe scan date yg betul, mana mana pun janji adik sihat and menendang dgn jayanya, alhmdulillah. this time around mmg rs ms teramat pantas! Dgn raya nya, and puasa nya (yay! We've made it for full 1mths ramadhan!). memang x paksa tau ms ramadhan tu, siap mmg ada kurma and biscuits dlm bag sentiasa 'in case'. But alhmdulillah, genap 30hari puasa kita.

Third trimester ni biasalah. semua br perasan perut tetiba dh besar. Yups, perut dh besar, jln dh mcm penguin sebab kepala dh kat bwh. dh in position, and rsnya mcm dh engage. last check-up 2wks ago post raya, belum engage lg and doc kata perut nmpk kecik, tp bila ukur and scan alhmdulillah ok. Hb ok, berat ok, blood pressure ok, urine ok. Susu and vits still on skrg dh tukar to Marigold HL pula sb Dutch Lady lo-fat rs mcm too milky pula tiba2 (--"). Vits kita masih go on with Vitalea yg dh sesiap beli utk pantang sekali (60 days -> 120tabs). 

Pregnancy kali ni was smooth alhamdulillah, though dah masuk 30s and post 2 csect, i was expecting the worst, sakit blkg takdelah teruk mana, and sentiasa top up on minerals esp isotonic drinks etc to avoid leg crampings. Cuma letih lah, i slept daily 9-11 sblm bgn balik to do house chores or read to the boys. And for this time i developed eczema on both foot kat bahagian atas. Gatal juga but doc takboleh prescribe steroid due the pregnancy, so i just put some vco and bear with it dgn doa by delivery hilang lahhh.. amin!  dulu with amsyar and iman develop juga eczema but kat ketiak. homai mmg pedih2 and gatal and need to be sentiasa kering which was really difficult with my job nature. office pun dh level 3. from one place to another took me 10mins walking at least (--') So yes, my mc's this time was quite minimal (3 hari je ...since day 1 pregnant) alhmdulillah. Cuma skrg to move around mmg quite difficult and sometimes i forget i'm pregnant bila perut tersadung pemegang tangga lah, bonet kereta lah, and my feet swells after long hours of part trial terlupa nak duduk. mcm itulah.....

Everything dah mcm ok kan? going on smoothly, normally alhmdulillah, cuma belum start check-up kat hospital. Next week inshallah. Previous scar pun xde sakit or apa, cuma ambik extra precautions, kita tak tau kan, sebab risk of uterine rupture (rahim pecah) ni higher for c-sects moms esp bila baby dah membesar. Yang tak pernah c-sect pun boleh rupture, inikan pula csect mommies. 

About prep menyambut org baru, last week dah start membasuh koleksi baju2 abg amsyar yg still elok. tak byk pun sbnrnnya. Lampin yg berpuluh2 helai dulu pun dh tinggal 8 helai sahaja, yg lain tatau g mana, misplaced (T_T) Barut alhmdulillah still in stock >20pieces assorted sizes. So maybe kena tmbah 5pcs shj lagi. Bantal baby dh beli, minyak telon dh beli, bakul baby dh beli. bottles dah order from lazada. hah tu jelah..yang tak beli lagi..baaaanyak lagi! 

For mommy lagikla..this year inshallah my mom nk perform Hajj so, kita kna pantang sendiri inshallah. Dah takmau susahkan MIL sb dia pun tak sihat sgt dah. So byklah yg kena put in plan bila pantang sendiri ni, thing to DIY, lauk2 simple. Periuk nasi mini pun dh beli for hubs tolong tanak every morning, inshallah..ok ajer as the older boys will be going to school whole day, so kita with baby ajelah. Boleh inshallah, nak set-up pantry and pumping station kat bilik sahaja as I plan to rest sahaja for confinement. Simple2 sahaja. Beli mandian herba sikit, cari tukang urut.. tu jalah disamping menjaga diri sendiri dan berharap diri boleh buat stock susu byk2! Doakan i berjaya okeh?

Tu ja kot update this time around. Panjang pula..maaf! :)

Love,

Mommy Zahra

Ramadhan day 17 : Cuti Nuzul Qur'an and week 27 of pregnancy

Today is day 18. 18th Ramadhan already with alhmdulillah sufficient strength to still go on for ramadhan. 17days down for this  27 weeks pregnant mommy. Alhmdulillah. Already everyday ready with some food inside my drawers in case of dizziness or feeling too tired. But alhmdulillah, so far so good. 

Last weekend, we gathered at mom's for iftar and ramadhan celebration, and not to forget, the coming home celebration for my sister; Zakiyya! She came home for good already after nearly 5 yrs in Egypt doing dentistry. She's already 30weeks pregnant by now with her 2nd one, so she was really a tough dough completing her studies on time :) Congratulations Dr zakiyya!

Zaid, zakiyya's firstborn. pak arab betul dia..16kg at 2yrs old

The minute they arrived

I'm just happy that everybody's home. We made some fish dishes; ikan bakar, asam pedas ikan siakanp w bendi (ooo..droooling even now!) and few other dishes to accompany. A fullhouse is a happy house.

 Marvellous mantu by my sis zainab

 Sad that i'll not be here for raya. This raya will be hub's turn and it will be our 7th raya together alhamdulillah :) Baju raya pun xbeli lagi tahun ni, ours and the kids pun. Inshallah weekend ni la.. theme pun xditetapkan. We'll see how

Our raya color themes for previous yrs:

2010 - Newly weds - White!
2011- Grey (with iman)
2012- Turqoise Green (with iman&amsyar)
2013- Peach
2014- Electric Blue
2015- Mustard Yellow
2016 - ?
2017- Inshallah berlima

Hubs yang slalu particular about having themes and synchronized matching colors especially for events and even outings. Dia suka. I'm ok with that so i just follow the flow. Tengoklah tahun ni mcm mana dgr2 nya nak purple. well we'll see :) 12 days more nak raya kan. still ada masa. Tp mcm lain mcm sikit raya this year, im not really in the mood of raya, maybe because of the mood change because of pregnancy, and also the bad experience last time kenduri SIL time raya, pagi raya they had no prep pun, sadis je..sobs. My house kalau raya mmg kalut masak semua..pagi raya mmg siap semua atas meja..and rush for solat sunat raya ;) Mmg meriah celebrationnya. Like last yr, mlm raya me and hubs ke jln TAR balik dkt kul 4am, but still pg raya bgn for celebration ya, no excuse! :) Just hope for the best lah for the raya this year..(still hoping for ketupats on the table with kuah lontong!)

The boys tolong mommy merumput on a off day :) Kemas2 rumah ready for raya

Weekend ni plannya nk ajak family buka puasa di rumah kitorg, tp xtaulah lagi mcm mana.. Kita buat menu raya terus supaya mak buyung tak kempunan utk raya. Kita buat ayam merah, kuah kacang, sambal udang and lontong. Ok set! hahaha merancang bukan main, kita tgk nanti, jgn satu menu je tinggal sudah..hahaha.

Iman with mommy's donut sira. lama xmendonut, dia aje 4 biji telan

Just enjoy the rest of your Ramadhan and make full use of it.
12days countdown y'alls!


:)

Ramadhan day 3 : 25weeks along

Alhmdulillah day 3 already for ramadhan this year. Laju je rasa sebab weekdays kenn, balik kerja rush rush dah berbuka. paginya sahur pun sap sap soi je. simplest meals mcm nasi goreng and neslo panas je.. alhmdulillah dah ok setakat ni.

Sebenarnya ni kali pertama berpuasa dgn keadaan pregnancy yg dh agak besar. This week dh masuk 25 weeks sebenarnya baby, kicking and chicken dancing happily inside mommy. Kalau ikutkan masa iman dlu, ramadhan jatuh masa baby baru nak masuk 2 months, and masa amsyar conceived bebetul after raya, so xsempat jumpa ramadhan. But this time mmg tgh peak of pregnancy which means tahap lapar mmg on its highest. Setakat ni tahap lapar jelah..belum smpai apa apa yg memudaratkan tp mmg klu boleh reduce kan segala activities yang mmg memerlukan energy esp outdoors. Tune down sikit maksudnya, just indoor designing activities and mnyiapkan design2 yg tertangguh.

Lapar satu hal, bab mengantuk yg amat lagi satu hal..especially time antara 11am-12pm. And petang before asar tu..mak aih. Tp tu semua org kot kan especially ppl yg mmg coffee/caffein addicts, yang on withdrawal process. Ni tahap mmg tak boleh langsung buka mata (--") Yang pregnant ni lagilah..rasa mcm by 10am semua tenaga dah habis kena serap. Tengoklah nanti, pregnant kan ada rukhsah, dibolehkan berbuka,bukan soal kuat atau tak, tp klu dh diberikan rukhsah, tentulah Allah lebih tahu kenapa dan mengapa dibolehkan tak berpuasa :)

Alhmdulillah pregnancy kali ni smooth sailing je rasanya-dipermudahkan. First trimester mmg hari hari muntah pagi2 nak g kerja. Dah sampai parking muntah lg..sarapan, lepas tu muntah lagi..nak buat mcm mana, tahan jelah. kerja ttp kerja smpai rmai di ofis tak sedar pun i was actually pregnant, sampailah perut dah xdpt ditutup..maju kehadapan semacam je. By 18weeks rsnya barulah terbongkar. Sebelum tu, dgn morning sickness nya mmg xde mood pun nak bercerita. By end of 16 weeks barulah semua sickness ni subsidued. Oklah alhamdulillah. And kali ni, baby sgt active, kalah abg2 nya..by week 16 tu dh boleh rasa movemments. By now, mmg dah nampak pergerakan perut even berbaju (--") Kalau baring menelentang tu..mcm ada fish swimming kat dlm..haha.

Kesian anak no 3 kan? Updates pun xbyk tentang pregnancy. Tp sbnrnya excitement dia still sama je each time..memang sangat2 excited especially bila time nak scan :) Baby gender rsnya mcm aritu dh nmpk tp xbrp sure so masih 50-50, so apa pun girl or boy janji sehat elok cukup sifat dh alhmdulillah. Next check up after raya ni kita still akan ke clinic shj dulu utk check up 7mths, then baru proceed ke hospital. Plannya nak check-up hospitals around shah alam, then at final stage ke Putrajaya, tp we'll see how. 

So far so good in all check-ups. Berat naik 1kg each mth. total weight naik skrg 3kgs. Baby dh 700g and actively kicking. Heatbeat ok, gula ok, hemoglobin count 12+ so ok, and doc tak sarankan i ambil pregnancy vits sebab dh overweight but must jaga diet esp fruits and veg and calcium intake. blood pressure je aritu tinggi sikit 130/90, tp lepas 10mins rehat kejap dh back to normal 120/80. Berdebar kot. Risau juga sebab masa iman ada history PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension) and ms tu br 26yrs old. skrg dh 32 yrs old..dah makin tua so expected byk ler lagi pregnancy induced conditions yg akan jumpa. Well as of now, so far so good. Good baby ya..be kind to mommy..

Ok tu jelah dulu updates. Sikit2 melawan ngantuk disiang hari ni. Nanti kita sambung lagi bab bab puasa and berbuka etc. Seronok juga puasa berteman dlm perut ni. bila ngantuk ada yg tendang kejutkan..anyway, just enjoy the journey kan? bersyukur dgn seadanya..

Selamat berpuasa uols!

Me at 24weeks with office colleagues : fida n nadia

Love, 

Zahra

Pinky hopes on her way!

Assalamualaikum mommies!

I guess its time to share here :) Yups. We're pregnant with no 3!  Alhmdulillah with all the patience to finally wait when the time is right for a new family addition. Well i've been posting very much a lot in my ig : zahra_memey bout this news but let me put it in words here ;)

So lets begin with a lil intro to lil no 3 ;) We're now in the second trimester already alhmdulillah. To be exact this week is already week 18 which means we're almost halfway at 4 and a half :) Alhmdulillah, rezeki came as planned, 2016, after raya, both rayas inshallah.  My first check up 3 weeks ago didnt yet show any sign of whether baby 3 is a boy or a girl yet so mommy is still excited with the guessing game :) We all hoped for a girl this time of course. Inshallah. But Allah surely knows whats best kan? The check up revealed everything was fine. On track. Singleton, heartbeat rate ok, mommy's vitals - blood pressure, blood count, urine et all- checks out ok..well except for the weight..sobs. The doctor prescribed me with obimin. And she mentioned habbatus sawda was ok for me. So yay!.

The first trimester was a roller coaster. A bad roller coaster, and it was really better when actually no one knows esp the office team :) Some went wild guessing when i took a 5 min rest in the surau after a marathon of puking out the day's lunch, but nobody really knew except for few close family and friends :) I tried really hard this time to be stronger, and kept my head busy with designs and sketches and guess what? It worked wonders. I bet the third time around really made me aware of the do's and don'ts for first trimester esp on food to avoid (like aubergine,mushrooms) and what smell to keep distance from. Some fruits smells turned me off even this time. And i could not cook. AT ALL. Which was quite a disaster as at a certain point we ran out ideas of what to take away (well, i skipped dinner most of the time pun sebab mmg tak lalu).

The thing is that with baby no 3, it was always afternoon sickness, the headaches, the vomiting, the dizziness ... straight until we went to bed. Mornings were great tho, alhamdulillah. So i keep my mornings busy and packed, all the meetings, discussions, tough design work which required 100% concentration and creativity. We had no draftsman or consultant this time around so most of us are one-man show people. I was keeping the momentum going maybe which made people around me hardly notice..haha. Lalu tak lalu, i filled up my tummy with breakfast and snacks every two hours to keep the energy going. Memang tak lalu tapi kna telan. Muntah tak muntah blkg kira. Water intake mmg 1.5L by noon. Kalau muntah lagi kna top up. By zuhur, everybody was already tired kan, pregnant or not. So i blended in quite unnoticeable.kikiki. By the time, we reached home, i was already flat. Flat which means no energy at all, i only want to sleep thingy, you get what i mean? The boys were lucky daddy didn't have to go for night shift this time. I slept after maghrib till 10 or 11, and then woke up starving. Grab a quick bite, do some chores (mostly laundry jalah), read my fav book for 30mins, then i was off again till 6.30am. I was really exhausted that time. Sobs. 

And..this went on for weeks.

Until week 15 ;) Then the nausea subsidued. Alhmdulillah. As expected and as i prayed for alhmdulillah. By last week only i tried to cook, tried seafood and it was ok. The nausea had left..yay! One of the kitchen knob was even stuck due to 3 mths underutilized.. not being utilized to be exact ;p Sorry dapur, we need to replace you soon.   

Well, so here we are. Week 18. Some ticker counts week 17 some week 19. Well just let say the baby's due by end on Sept :) The mild kicks can already be felt, so mild but promising inshallah. I really do hope the baby is healthy, happy and cukup sifat semuanya. The mommy also healthy as well. During carrying Amsyar, i had no complications alhmdulillah. Hb cantik, bp cantik alhmdulillah. Breastfeeding journey was for 2years alhmdulillah. Rezeki Zulhafidzey Amsyar belaka. Kali ni mudah mudahan murah rezeki utk baby no 3 juga! Amin!

Additional supplements for baby no 3 :)

Enough for now, dah panjang sgt ni. Pray for a girl for me this time tau kawan kawan. Manatau ada yang makbul doanya dikalangan kita. Pray for a smooth journey and delivery as well, amin :)

ps- still hoping for a babymoon vacay soon daddy please :)