lutfiyah sakeena sudah 8 bulan

alhamdulillah,our lil princess is now 8 mos 3 days n what she has become n achieved has been a miracle..she has passed through a milestone n reaching more each passing days..i remember tht she has started to 'mengensot' n 'menyulur' since 6 mos n started to crawl n pandai2 nk berpaut n berdiri sndri during 7 mos..skg dh pandai ampu lulut ntk berdiri berpaut dkt sofa..now,it's time to put on watchful eyes over this lil munchkin.we nvr knw wht she is up to..kjap2 tgk dh bwh meja n bwh kerusi..n the newly found mobility has made our heart skipped not only one but many times by the bumps n falls..sometimes,she acted tough like nothing happened n at times she'll cried her heart out..haiyooo~budak kecik yg sgttttttt active,banyak tenaga,bijak n manja..nonetheless,we'll let her explore the environment..learn from your senses,from the falls and whatnot..

she nvr failes to brightens our days n put smiles on our face..as ppl say children are our treasures n our entertainer..to quote wht wan had said during our visit to her's last saturday.'ustaz kata anak2 ni penghibur hati,'..well,true tht wan. lutiyah is now 7 kg+ the lst time we chcked whn she was 7+..ikut bulan berat die which is normal..she is not tht bam bam since she possess a small frame body but tok abah said tht her body is 'kemas' tht means she is solid..whatever tht means la kn..she got curly hair like both yours truly ltfiyah..so,thanks to ummi n abi for the dominant genes ya..hihii..abi has always said tht he wl truly understand u if one day whn u r a grown up n hating your own hair..hahahah..poor hair..ummi on the other hand objected tht because i think tht ur curly n volumned hair is cute n beautifullll..comel pe rambut curly2 kan..

she now eats as often as she wants n tht means small portions at a time..kdg2 rsa mkn byk btol lutfiyah ni..n tht comes with a lot of poops too..hihii~good digestion system ppl say..until now, she still survive on porridge wth pumpkin,carrot n potato..n also a big fan of banana,cherry tomatoes n watermelon..hihii..good girl mkn sayur n buah byk..don't be like abi who doesn't like veges n ummi who malas to eat fruit..i had tried to give her finger food but she doesn't reach tht 'princer stage'(i shld be right) n i take it as a signal tht she's not ready for tht just yet..she doesn't want to drink water from the bottle so we tried the syringe since she passed tht the last time..tu pn minum sket n ikut mood jgk..i wonder why we didn't try sippy-cup yet..will definitely give it a try once we buy it.

she likes to babble by herself (ikut mood jgk) n mulut riuh suara kuat mcm cikgu tok abah kata..tok ma kata mcm wan since wan ckp non-stop..cikgu jgk ke lutfiyah?tho it runs in the veins already,but pretty please pursue wth somethng else..rmai sgt dh educator..she has now developed a sign of stranger anxiety n ummi cannot-be-out-of-my-sight..sgtla manja dgn ummi skg more like balas dendam sbb slalu working days we barely had quality time together because ummi's day starts as early as 5.30 a.m. and only reach home at about 4p.m.but,it's ok..ummi suka..it's just tht abi sometimes is quite jealous for your unfair treatment towards him..kekeee~sleeping time is quite consistent n ummi barely had problems to settle u down..yeah,u hd ur times too but it's controllable..oh yes,u still need ur rounds of zikir n nursery rhymes occasionally before goes into ur la la land.as per tonight,bouncer is quite handy to get u to sleep. afterall, i'm grateful tht u don't need the  craddle..(out of words..lupa la apa proper name die)..alhamdulillah :) for tht.

ok, till then..oh ya.i'm on holiday mood now as the school holiday has just began..i need to write more during this school hol n to transfer my old multiply acc to this blogger site..need to do it pronto!wth zawji's help it is..org tak brape celik IT la katakan...n on top of tht,one truly importnt thing tht is I need to send off my resume to ayah su asap..Plan B is on baby!insyallah,i'll story mory ltr on once it can be talked about..hehaaa..

there's always a first time for everything...

yess,my cutie pie had recently down from fever for the first time at the age of 7 months...to be exact 7 mos 2 wks.many had told me tht lutfiyah had a strong immunization as she only got ths ltr at her age.well,alhamdulillah for the wnderful precious breast milk tht protect n give her the best tht she cld ever have as food :) praying hard tht i can continue breastfeeding her for as long as i can..ameen~

she was quite weak n slightly warm on 17th oct aftr she got back frm her nanny's hse. we were quite worried as she nvr looked so vegetable like tht..checked the temp n it ws read in farenht..great! so,none of us knew how to convert it to celcius..looked up for the conversion n it was 37+..so,alhmdlh,we were not tht worried n felt tht the fever won't last tht long. we got lutfiyah checked at the nearest clinic just for our peace of mind altho we knw tht there's nothing serious n we were right tht the doc said she looked just fine n active..however, her throat n tonsil were swollen n reddish a bit n tht cld made her feeling a little bit uncomfrtable..tht night, lutfiyah slept soundly as usual..

the next day,the body still felt slightly warm..tht night,she woke up every 2-3 hrs crying,maybe due to the sore throat.we gave her the med n i kept on breastfed her. at about 5 a.m., we woke up frm her crying, thnkng tht it was her usual feeding time.aftr two rounds of feeding, she still cried n it ws louder thn her normal crying. whn i touched her skin,it was quite hot n i told zawji bout it..minutes ltr,she fidgeted n zawji jumped out frm the bed telling me tht ths didn't look okay..he told me to dress up n we rushed to HTAA. otw, she puked on me n once again at the hsptl. she was really weak tht i cldn't bear seeing her like tht. we went to see the doc n alhmdlh,nothng serious n wht we afraid of didn't happen..it wasn't epilepsy n the doc said tht the fidgeting mvmnts my be caused by her feeling discomfort..we had sleepless nights since then..we monitored her temp n gave her the med every 4 hrs. we also damped her hair with air asam jawa continuously n it worked wonders bcos the heat lessen gradually.. 

today (21/10- sunday), she is getting well n back in action! alhmdllh,pls recover well soon lutfiyah..we knw tht u r one strong little girl~

 

the labor..*pending post*

it hs been a while...keeping up wth my cutie pie lutfiyah sakeena evrydy..seems like 24hrs is nt enough..everydy is a blessing n full wth surprises n laughter n lotsa love..the little,cute face nvr fail to bring smiles to my face..

i hv to start writing back..i wnt to talk about the labor process..yes,the experience i'll nvr forget for the rest of my life..ppl call it labor for very good reasons,ohh yessss..till then..this post is a reminder for myself to keep on writing n tht i owe myself some polishing in writing skills..russstyyyyyy man!

***********************and here goes the story****************************

it was my daily check-up wth prof gynae on tht day (8th March 2012). i hv planned some questions to ask him about my soon-to-be labour mainly about our plan to meet our lil darling earlier..so,we were wondering if it is possible n feasible and also the after effects if the procedure is done and in what way will it affect me n my lil precious...and not to my surprise, he said 'yes, why not!'. ohh yeahh, he is one ever positive man n nothing is a problem to him n tht's why we never doubt any of his actions and decisions..from his explanation, i can tell tht the procedure is just a normal one tht is done for early labour which is to induce labour using some kind of drugs n the contraction wl be doubled from normal labour. this is because the drugs wl trigger contractions faster n as u woman knows, it does come wth severe pain and the rest is history. Little did i know that the most frightful moment is yet to come. my gynae said tht the procedure can only be done if he is able to check the condition of my cervix n then to determine whether it is ready for labour. he inserted two fingers through my cervix and i jumped a bit n my heart skipped. it was tough to do because i was not relax at all..yeah,i was so embarassed n not able to calm myself, too shocked i guess..the most icky moment in my life.period.

i had a pillow talk wth mak that night n she asked whether i am that sure wth my decisions to go through early labour n i said of course because i need people (read: u,mak) to take care of me during my first week of confinement..as a young mother who r clueless of how to deal wth postpartum hormones n what more to deal wth a delicate lil one, a strong support group (read: my family) is what i need to face the most crucial time in my life tht i'm yet to experience

and so the day has come for me to face the battle..i was asked to check-in at the hospital so that my gynae could get me checked and briefed me about the procedure. thanks to ayah who was able to company me to the hospital until zawji arrived. we arrived around 10.30 a.m..i changed to the hospital attire and was attached to the CTG machine for contraction monitoring purposes. zawji arrived at noon as well as siti..they were there with me until mak, kak yu and her children joined us..thank goodness we decided to get a private room as it was packed wth my family..what more could i asked at tht time than to be with all of them,my ever supportive backbones..and so, i had series of minor contractions which i couldn't feel at all. my prof gynae only got in at about 3 p.m. and briefed me about the procedure.blablabla and inserted two giant-sized pills into my cervix to get the contractions going and oh boyyy! it really got me after an hour. it felt tht my backbone is kinda prickly and the 'zappy' feel of the contractions were at times, unbearable. my zawji, who was ever so accomodating and caring managed to walk me on the aisle outside the ward so that the labour process could be easier, as per advised by prof gynae..i managed to do three rounds of walking and climbing up and down the stairs while carrying tremendous pain.

Finally, the frequent contractions came with a gush of blood and water,indicating that the water had broken. after a plea of help and endless 'help me!' to the nurses, i was brought to the labour room around 8.45 p.m. i was too miserable and focus on the pain that i was being bitter to others. yes, i was bitter,said zawji..i didn't want to get strapped with the CTG machine and i refused to be consoled..hohoooo..blame the hormones and the pain! at the labour room, i was left alone while the nurses were preparing things for my delivery..i was screaming for help because i could feel that the baby was really cominggg. the nurses came to check my condition and to their surprise it was already 8 cm! they let me inhale some kind of gas to ease the pain and let me tell you, it did wonders! the pain was all gone and i'm in wonderland....then, i had to wait for prof gynae to reach hospital (he was at home at that time because he predicted that i won't be delivering until midnight or the next morning). when he arrived, the nurses asked me to take deep breaths and i was told to release the gas inhalation. they taught me how to push the baby out and after a few pushes, my lil one was savely arrived. alhamdulillah! but, the drama didn't end there..lutfiyah apparently got strangled with the umbilical cord and they had to quickly cut it to prevent her from getting drown. zawji was so impressed with the job well done by the gynae.well, he was a prof btw..lutfiyah was given a pat at the back for being a strong strong girl by the gynae. He wasn't expecting tht because the CTG reading was normal and for that, u r one tough baby girl and u hv proven us right in this 8 months! good on you darling and we are your proud parents ever :)

her milestones

At the age for 46 days,there's a lot tht Lutfiyah has achieved..well,at least wht most baby of hr age wld..she has strted to coo,paid lot more attention whn we talk to her..I love it whn she cries for help[means I need someone to scoop me up] n immediately stop wailing whn she heard my voice..hehee..she also responded by raising her eyebrows[abi noticed ths] she also has vry strong legs[kicking really well n hard too!]...she enjoys sounds,things tht rattles,shapes n colourful things..she respons well to all these..she also likes being on upside down position but only whn we hold her..mandi masih x suke sbb gayat n she'll cry n yell..owh yee,berdiri sgt2 suka,as if it soothes her..duduk yes but only when tok ma hold her..org laen agk fail nk wt cmtu.. she likes to grab things like fingers..it is really cute n calming whn she did tht..owhright,the most hillarious thing she did is grabbing her own hair n the next thng u knw tht she'll cry smpai nk pecah umah! Hahahhahahaaa..ape la bdak kecik ni kan..

N the most impressive developmemt is tht she is able to bring herself to sleep without umi or abi cuddles her around the house..yelaaa,mse ni sgt2 la mengantuk kan..tht's y she cn jst be on her own n the nxt second she's alrdy in la la land..good2,trosk
n usaha!

after quite some time..

Lst sunday was my official 'merdeka' day n what do u do when u alrdy got ur freedom?jalan2 of cos! N we've decided to make quite a long journey for the first time [for lutfiyah] to kuantan..

The journy took us about 4-5 hrs to reach kuntan,plus stop for nature call n diaper change..we deprtd frm nilai round 6.30 n safely arrvd at 11.00p.m.alhmdlh,lutfiyah behved well in the car seat,only when she's asleep..she needs some cuddles n hugs once she woke up n she also got very distractrd by the bumpy roads..biasalaa,lalu 'jalan lama' n there's nothng tht we cld do..mak thought tht she wl like the bumpy ride but unfortunately, it is not to hr liking..overall,she's a good girl n i also managed to gt some sleeps the car..how relaxing! Thnk u lutfiyah for nt giving umi hard time ths time..we'll definitely bring u jln2 again ltr as a reward fr ur good performance..hihii~

She also slept well on the night we arrved untill nw..she only wakes up for feeding once or twice at night [night for lutfiyah means aftr 1a.m.] albeit the hardship to gt her to sleep before 1 a.m.

Owhh,i forgot to mention tht tok ma,tok ba n acu who miss lutfiyah ever so dearly..terngiang2 suara lutfiyah mengamuk n nanges kt tinge diorg..tok ma even checked on u on the dy we arrved tau..so as tok abah n nek wan..u'r definitely the gem in th family dear!

42 days!

my bibiburp (new nickname for lutfiyah) is now 42 days and this marks my 42 days in confinement.yehaaaa..i'll be officially 'off' confinement by sunday.lutfiyah had gotten prolonged jaundice but alhamdulillah it was all cleared whn she was 30+days.my journey as a young mother(perlu ke young?)has been wonderful..though in the first few wks i wld say tht it was such an emotional turmoil n i was so overwhelmed wth motherly duties..i nvr regret nor complaint bout it but it ws all new experience n as a first timer,evythng has the ups n downs..nyhowww,i've toughend up n now able to nurse lutfyh single hnd..ahahh [of cos wth the support frm th helpful nursing pillow]
n as all new mums out thre who pln to exclusively breastfeed their sweethearts,i need to focus in doing so... do my best n be persistent n plss try not to whine n feel burden by all ths..breastmilk is lutfiyah's utmost nutritionl food tht she cld ever gt at ths age..i wnt to gve her the vry best tho my nipple cracked [freakingggg painnnn],smtms i do also feel hopeless n helpless whn i'm too exhausted aftr attndng to her needs..

Having said tht,thank u Allah fr ths opportunity..to be able to look at th innocent face n hvng countless great mommy moments esp when we stare at each othrs eyes r the joy of being a mummy..it's so special n sacred n beautiful..hopefully I cn breastfeed her until 6 months n insyallah,up till 2 yrs old..ease my journey o Allah..akan berusaha semampu boleh![breastpump baruuuuin mind!]ngeh2 :p



Umi loves lutfiyah sakeena sooo muchhh..nothng wl beat mine!

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