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April 21, 2015

Bila Anak Sakit

The past one week has been overwhelming. 

On Sunday 12.4.15 Afif started to have diarrhea. We didn't worry much coz he's active. Berlari sana sini. Malam tu start demam. Panas sampai 39.4 celcius. Baru kitorg cuak. Tak tdo malam aku sbb dia tido cam tekejot tekejot. Aku risau sawan je. 

Pagi Isnin tu memang dia lemah sgt. Muntah dah 2 kali. Cirit memang tak terhitung dah dari semalamnya. Kaki tangan sejuk, rest of the body panas. Bagi ubat pon tak kebah weh. He was very weak. We decided to take him to the hospital. Memula ingat nk gi Prince Court sebab biasa dah ngan Dr. Anthony or Columbia sbb penah admit situ pasal rotavirus dlu. Tapi mikirkan aku yg sarat ngandong ni due anytime, gi bawak Afif kat Pusrawi. Kalo terberanak at least satu spital la kami. 

Sampai je ER and doctor check, kami kene marah. Doc kata afif ni lemah sgt dah. Kenapa tak bawak awal. Terdiam kitorang. Trus warded. Standard la masuk ubat bontot, masuk IV drip, amek blood n stool sample. Monday and Tuesday were spent in the ward kuar masuk toilet cuci berak and muntah dia. Penat weh. On top of that, sambil layan contraction / Braxton hicks aku ni haa.. Laki aku pon barai sebab the Ahad keje, malam isnin tu plak berjaga tgk Afif plus hanta adik dia gi KLIA. Memang saba je la laki bini.

Nak berkepit je dia. Mama dah sarat tak larat nk dukung gini :'(

Selasa petang tu kebetulan ade checkup. Aku turun la jmpe gynea while Mr. Chenta jaga afif kat bilik. Doc check and buat VE and guess what? I was 2cm dialated at 3pm. Doc kata elok la awak dah kat sini pon. Papehal trus check in labor room (which is on the same floor as afif's room hihi). OK doctor!

Abes check up lepak je dalam bilik sambil layan Afif and contraction. Tak tahan sangat, kol 7 aku surrender ke labor room. Mr. Chenta jaga afif sampai tido malam tu. Pastu temankan aku kat labor room. Wan temankan afif kat bilik. Sian Wan. Tak pasal2 terlibat sama.

Alhamdulillah after 15hours in labor, i gave birth to a handsome baby boy. Nanti la seperate entry labor story.

Pas branak aku request nak double bedded room, supaya boleh sebilik ngan Afif. Takde la laki aku susah payah nk berulang antara 2 bilik. Weh penat weh jaga a sick toddler and newborn at the samw time. Plus baru pas beranak. Nasib baik la Afif dah tak muntah2. Diarrhea je. Adik dia pon tak nanges berjaga malam. Dah dpt susu dia tido. 

Afif, adik, daddy. All exhausted. All asleep.

On Friday kitorang mintak discharge all three of us. Afif still ada mild diarrhea, adik ada borderline kuning (10.8 reading dia) tapi kitorang nak balik gak. Kematu dok spital dah 5 hari.

Tapi balik pon takde la rilek sangat. In-laws aku turun dari kuching and SIL n hubby dari US pon ada kat KL so weekend penuh la rumah. Melayan visitor lagi. 

And nowww.. I'm back in the hospital. 

Sigh. 

Semalam check in balik sebab adik kuning. Semalam reading 13.4, harini 12.3. Boring gak la berdua je sini. Mr. Chenta jaga Afif kat umah. 

My Cyclops.

Harap esok turun la bawah 11 coz seriously i wanna rest at home. Berurut berpantang bagai. Nak heal cepat. Nak pelok2 Afif. Nak bermesra ngan laki aku. Coz seriously bila anak sakit, mood laki bini pon cam tak brapa ceria. Harap sangat cepat everything falls into place, that we could settle into a routine. 


April 7, 2015

39 Weeks Tomorrow..

..and baby #2 is still safely tucked in my tummy.

At this point, i'm anxious.

Afif dulu barely 37 weeks dah tak saba nak kuar. Bloody show, false alarm then the water broke at 37 weeks 1 day.

Orang kata baby nombo 2 dan seterusnya lagi cepat kuar selalunya but now it's proven that's just a myth. Tapi dah 2 weeks gitu Braxton Hicks memang kuat. Starting at 37 weeks aku gi checkup every week dah. Dah 2 kali checkup doc suruh CTG sebab nak monitor kot-kot ada contraction. Doctor is being extra careful sebab aku nk try VBAC. Dan masa dua2 kali checkup ni jugak CTG pick up contractions, but irregular. Memang sah Braxton Hicks la tu sebab Dr. Fidak kata muka aku pon relek je.

Lately makin kerap plak accompanied by sakit blakang. Orang kata kalo rasa cam period pain kat lower abdomen plus sakit belakang, that is the real deal. Sehari dua ni sakit gitu tapi tak regular lah. Celah kangkang aku pon rasa sangat dah ha. Jalan pon waddle. Hihi.

Petang ni check up lagi. Kene gi sorang sebab laki aku keje. Hati ada sikit gentar sebab takot tengah-tengah drive kang contraction ke ape. Harap selamat je la.

Last week masa check up Dr. Fidak kata baby's position tak cantik lagi. Memang kepala dah kat bawah but in posterior position. Maksudnya dia terlentang, muka ngadap perot aku, blakang dia bersandar kat blakang aku. Sunny side up la kira. This position is not optimum coz it requires larger pelvic opening and it will prolong labor. Aku risau je dengar perkataan "prolong labour" ni coz kang lemas plak pastu kene c-sect lagi. Haih risau mak. So since last week aku dok menonggeng, lamakan sujud, buat pelvic rock exercise, baca surah Maryam in attempts to help my baby turn. Harap sangat dia dah pusing.

Korang tolong doakan aku selamat melahirkan anak ke-2 ni ye. Kalo boleh, aku doa sangat for vaginal birth coz that is the best kind of birth. Tapi kalo kene c-sect pon aku pasrah je la asalkan baby and mamanya selamat. Maafkan salah silap aku kalo ada terkasar bahasa dalam berbelog. Ha gitu.