Always be my star..

Assalamualaikum,

Soon, Educare will be organizing a sport's day. And during the sports' day, there will be a performance by a group of selected 3-4 years old students. Since last year, watching the kids performing, dancing so cute, I already put a hope that my baby girl will be one of them,performing, for this year's event.

So the time has come, sport's day is around the corner, they have started practicing since early of August. They *the teachers* will select the best out of all of 3-4 years students to join the performance group. I was nervous honestly, wondering whether my baby will be in..

Yesterday, I just got to know, Fatin is not selected to join the group.. I'm not going to lie, I am frustrated. But I think I know why.. I saw her practicing the other day, and from her expression, I knew, she didn't enjoy it. She was not giving attention of what teachers do when the teachers taught the dance step. She even made 'I-don't-want-to-do-this' face...

Hmmmm.......

Honestly, I am surprised. And worried. Why she didn't enjoy doing that at school, whilst she is sooo good at performing at home. She enjoys singing, dancing even acting *as mickey mouse, sometimes, team umizoomie and etc*.. At home, she is a happy, smart *from her mother's perspective lah..ahaks..* girl! But at school, she's the contrary!

Enche Suami and I talked about this yesterday. And how frustrated I am. And we came into conclusion, guess, it's just not her time to shine yet and that is not her stage! Maybe, as for the time being, her performance is just for exclusive audiences. And they are us, her family..

As long as we know, that her development is on par with her age, then nothing to worry.. She is just a lil bit shy with strangers. And her resistance showing her true self towards strangers is high, so that explains her behavior at school...  

And we *parents of Fatin & Faris* also decided, InsyaAllah, we'll try our best not to set standards for our children. You must achieve this, you must be selected into that and what so ever. From our point of view, that will only adding the tension and affect their development..

But, InsyaAllah, to ensure they have a good life later, maybe we can guide them to set their own target. And make them understand, the importance of having a good target. Giving them options and let them decide. Encouragement and endless support for them to reach their target..InsyaAllah..

So, it's ok Fatin! *Err..I think, 'it's ok Mama Fatin' is more appropriate actually.. Sebab Fatin tak ada perasaan pun tak terpilih, mama yg terlebih frust! Muahahaha..*

Mama nak Fatin tahu, yang Mama berbangga dengan Fatin every single day in your life since you were born! It's ok if you're not selected to be one of the stars, coz in my heart, you are always a star! I love you mucho mucho my baby girl!

Paling comel di hati ku.....

*I owe myself (sebab aku yg sendiri nak coret memori) a post about Faris' 1st day at school.. Tapi I decided to write on Fatin's story first, sbb rasa dah lama tak cerita pasal my lil princess yg ala-ala diva (di rumah sahaja,sila tahu!) itu..Hihihi..* 

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Hello......FOOD!

Assalamualaikum...

Faris is 5 and the half months now and he's ready for solid food. Some parent might want to stick to the 6months period before introducing solid to their babies. At first, that was my intention too.. But, seeing my dear baby drools everytime he sees people eat, I tak sampai hati. So I decided to start early...

So, yesterday (29/8/2013), for the first time, he ate something other than breastmilk!! Yeay.... I prepared a dates puree for him yesterday. Sounds kinda weird kan? Jarang-jarang dengar orang guna dates to introduce solid to babies.. But yesterday was an ad-hoc action it seems. I kesian tengok dia tenung Fatin makan cookies pastu terkunyah-kunyah, dan tidak dilupakan, efek air liur tu.. So, dengan pantasnya mama bukak fridge and tengok apa yg boleh dimagikkan jadi baby food.. Hehehe.. 

Unfortunately, we were out of fruits! And kalau boleh, I don't want make a puree of potatoes or carrot dulu.. Takut rasa tak sedap, dia fobia plak.. Boleh?? Hahahaha.. I nampak kotak black dates, written on it 'fresh unpitted dates', 'no additives, no alcohol'. So I peeled off the kulit, steamed and mashed it with breast milk. Alhamdulillah, Faris makan dengan berselera. But, I tak habiskan semua yg I mashed tu, sbb takut it was too sweet for Faris *tho due to kotak,it is purely dates' sweet.. No additional sugar*.. Karang hyper pulak bujang ku itu, tak tidur malam.. hehehe..

Today, I prepared a banana puree for his lunch.. Sama jugak prosesnya, 1 pcs of banana, steam it, and mashed it with 1oz of my milk.. 

The FOOD... A banana puree

The Big boss, ready for his lunch.. "I WANT MY FOOD! I WANT MY FOOD!"

How did he take it? Tengok lah sendiri.. hehehe..

Too slow.. Let me hold it by myself..

Yummy babehhh...

This food must come from heaven...

What look..look? I'm eating mann....

Got some more Mama?

Sorry..Finish licin my dear...U ate it all... - Mama-

Please make that 'food from heaven' some more for dinner ok, Mama

Alhamdulillah, he took it well. Very well in fact.. Habis licin satu mangkuk kot! Not bad for a 5.5 months old baby huh?

So k lah, Sekian sahaja laporan utk hari ini..

Btw, don't forget to pray for our brothers and sisters in Syria, Egypt & Palestine, okay! 
 

Wassalam. Bye! 

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Kalau Aku Tiba-tiba Jadi Kaya...

Assalamualaikum...

Sangap!! 4 chapters done, 2 more to go.. Orang lain buat correction kejap je, entah mengapa puan Farahiyah Jasni ni lama betul nak siapnya..! Banyak main, itu lah jadinya.. Huhuhuhu..

Korang pernah terfikir kalau tetiba korang dapat duit sedebuk depan mata, nak buat apa?

Kalau aku tetibe jadi kaya kan, aku nak beli ni...

1. 

Halford : Zuzz 4 Baby stroller

Sebab aku kesian dengan Faris, si baby debab aku tu naik stroller Fatin yg dah agak uzur. Pulak tu member berbadan semangat jitu, oleh itu, kadang-kadang roda pun dah mengeluarkan bunyi keruek-kruek tanda betapa seksanya dia nak tanggung weight anak aku tu..Hahaha... Inilah nasib 2nd child, selalu dapat barang terpakai....
Aku pilih Halford Zuzz 4 sebab aku rasa harga reasonable as compared to Quinny Zapp and design lebih stylish *sket la* daripada Maclaren.. Mengikut pandangan mata saya yg agak katak di bawah tempurung bab-bab brand ni ye... Hihihihi

2.

Sony Xperia SP smart phone

 

Smart kan? Smart kan? Aku dengan enche suami berangan nak beli phone ni suatu hari bila kiterang dapat rezeki melimpah ruah dari langit.. Hahaha.. Abang warna hitam, B warna putih.. Sehati sejiwa gitu.. *gediks tahap max.. Nyampah! Hahaha*

Sebab pilih yg ni, sebab enche suami kata phone ni spec dia best.. Boleh? Tak ada pendirian diri sungguh mu ni Farahiyah! And I just need a slightly more sophisticated phone than the one that I own now.. That's all.. Phone sekarang, Alhamdulillah, masih works well, at least boleh la acts as a smart phone (secara basic..). Tapi bila join whatsapp group yg ramai members and banyak conversation, dia pun mula lah nak hang.. Tak kasik can langsung! 

Plus, phone skang tak dak instagram!! Dan aku rasa sungguh ketinggalan zaman sebab tak ada Instagram.. Mama aku pun ada account Instagram! Tapi, entah kenapa rasa ketinggalan pun tak tau.. Bukannya ada siaran berita dunia ke hape kat Instagram tu... Hihihihi...

3.

Avent 2-in-1 steamer and blender

Ini adalah steamer dan blender dalam satu device. Canggih bukan? Mendalah ini adalah untuk memudahkan proses membuat makanan bayi.. Mula-mula kita steam the raw material, such as carrot, apple or whatsoever, then kita terus blend.. Best kan?

Memandangkan Faris dah hampir 6 bulan dan memang dah ready sangat for solid, since dia selalu tenung makanan yg kami makan macam nak telan je dengan sudu-sudu sekali, siap dengan efek air liur meleleh, jadi, si mama ni dah fikir-fikir penyediaan suitable solid food for him. Tetiba terjumpa device ni.. Wallaweii.., kagum seyy.. Senang je.. Terbalik-balikkan je...

Tetapi melihatkan harganya, iaitu 300++, si mama terus merasakan macam not worth it je.. Sebab nak pakai steamer bukan lama sangat. Nanti dah start porridge, tak ada nak steam pun. Lagipun steamer yg ada jadi hiasan dalam kitchen cabinet tu nak buat apa?? Jadi adalah lebih save kalau mama beli new blender je, khas for Faris' food..Lebih jimat.. Tapi ini kisah kalau aku miskin macam sekarang, kalau aku kaya, setakat tiga ratus macam duit jajan je, memang aku angkat mendalah ni.. Confirm! Hehehe...

4.

Korang tau ni apa? Ini adalah rak kasut! Ha...apa ke jadahnya papa kedana sangat urs truly korang ni sampai rak kasut pun kena tunggu rezeki dari langit?? Hahahahaha.. Sekarang kami tak ada rak kasut proper.. Dan kami berangan nak beli rak kasut yg bertutup, so that our house will look neat and tidy from outside.. Sekarang letak kasut dalam open rack, and agak kecil utk capacity kasut kami 4 beranak *macamlah si baby tu pakai kasut beriya..ahaks..*, jadi, macam serabut sket lah.. Walaubagaimanapun, memandangkan aku tengah cerita kalau aku kaya, jadi aku nak angkat rak kasut canggih macam gambar ni.. Boleh pusing-pusing-pusing, tarik-tarik.. Bahagian yg kanan tu leh simpan payung ke, helmet ke, jacket enche suami ke.. Nice kan?


Sebenarnya banyak benda lagi nak beli kalau kaya..

Tengok tu, ada ke ingat nak bagi sedekah juta-juta kat anak yatim ke, tabung palestine ke, syria ke, egypt ke.. Kann??

Sebab tu agaknya Tuhan bagi aku rezeki cukup-cukup untuk kami anak beranak.. Alhamdulillah.. Kalau tidak, tah hape-hape yang dibelinya..

K lah.. good day u'ols... :)

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Educare students..

Now, this girl is the only Educare student in our home

Soon,

InsyaAllah...

Alhamdulillah, Faris has been offered to enroll to Educare this coming September..

Offer letter yg dinanti-nanti..

I'm excited, at the same time, I'm worried *I'm a mother! that's what I do best..worrying! ;p*

Alhamdulillah, Faris teacher-to-be was Fatin's teacher when she first entered Educare back in 2010. Teacher Murni... I knew her, and I trust her to take care of my kids. The other 2 teachers, tak sure lagi siapa. But I'm sure they are good people and will take care of my baby like their own. 

In fact, all of the teachers are trained, and this center is recognized by Jabatan Kebajikan Malaysia, and it's a breastfeeding-friendly daycare center.  The teachers are trained to handle expressed breast milk and feed breastfed baby.

Sebab itu lah si Mama *and I percaya ramai mama2 yg lain* ini sanggup tunggu berbulan-bulan nak masukkan jugak Faris dekat Educare sama dengan Fatin. Haha.. Desperado sungguh..

BUT, through experience, they are risk that Faris will be exposed to various kinds of contagious disease. Yg common, selsema, batuk... Yg agak dasyat, chicken pox, diarrhea and HFMD. So, I have to be ready of the endless episodes of selsema & batuk.. Anyway, I'm praying hard that my lil boy is much tougher that her sister and tak kena jangkit langsung! Boleh? Hahaha... And I'm planning to start giving him Scott Emulsion, tapi setelah meng'google', there's no dosage guidance for infant below 12months. Therefore, that plan had to wait... Nanti Faris dah setahun, boleh la start bagi..

So, ok.. Doakan Faris happy & enjoy his time at Educare. Harap-harap semuanya baik-baik sahaja.. Amin..

So, happy schooling adik Faris!

My 5months lil boy. He's 7.8kg and 67cm long now.. Faris tengah buat breakdance..Hahahaha

 



 

Breastfeeding journey,season 2...

Assalamualaikum sisters n brothers,

Alhamdulillah, we survived from haze! Hahaha... It was rili terrible and uncomfortable here in Gombak during the haze attack last few weeks. Paling kesian dengan kids and babies lah. Even kita orang tua pun rasa macam sesak nak bernafas, apatah lagi diorang! Anyway, Alhamdulillah, Allah had saved us all from that..

Actually, I'm just done doing my presentation slides for conference tomorrow. I'll be presenting my paper on that conference, InsyaAllah. Actually, start hari ni, tetapi, saya yang pemalas ini malas nak join today's sessions. So I'll join tomorrow's session je lah! Plus, tomorrow ada invited keynote speakers from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Melbourne. My current SV advised me to go and meet them. Mana tahu leh jadi potential SV for PhD.. *wink, wink*

Ok, masih tak masuk tajuk lagi.. Camana nak get rid of this not -straight-to-the-point habit ni eh? Camano nak jadik lecturer ni, cerita pusing sana,pusing sini.. Huhuhuhu..

SEBENARNYA, I nak cerita pasal breastfeeding. Season 2 sebab this is my 2nd time. Alhamdulillah, I managed to breastfeed Fatin for 2years ++. She weaned off totally when I was pregnant for Faris. Maybe susu dah rasa tak sedap, or probably there's no milk at all.. Haha..

So far, Faris is still exclusively breastfed. No additional food or drinks. Totally breast milk. And InsyaAllah, I'm planning to stick to that until he is 6months old or until he is ready for solid. 

Breastfeeding wise, generally, is more or less similar to Fatin's time. But Fatin was a bit lucky that I only left her for classes when she was almost 6months. And most of the time, she was with me, so I can just direct fed anytime she needed it.  And I guess I started to actively pumping and storing EBM only when she started to go to Educare. She was already 9months old at that time. 

To be honest, pumping and storing wise, I was not really successful. Ibaratnya macam kais pagi,makan pagi, kais petang makan petang lah! I pumped for the next day supply. At first, macam survived lagi, since during that time Fatin rejected feeding via bottle! So milk consumption was not that much. But, after I changed her bottle to different brand, then she started to consume more milk, I dah start sesak nafas dah nak mencukupkan stock. Hihihi.. 

Akhirnya, when she was 1 year and 3 months old (if I'm not mistaken), I already supplied formula for her at school. When she was at home, I direct fed je lah.. Sedih sangat masa tu.. Rasa macam loser je sebab tak mampu nak supply only breast milk to my daughter! However, I pasrah je lah, sebab my priority at that time was my child's well being. Rather than she got insufficient nutrition, then lebih baik bagi je formula..

BUT, this time around, I am determined to try my best to give Faris breast milk as long as I can. In fact, I started to store EBM quite early. Masa dalam pantang dah store dah. Maybe it's easier for me to discipline myself this time since I start to leave him with nanny quite early (3months old). And so far, I stick to my 3 times pumping session at office, from 930am to 415pm. Alhamdulillah, so far, I managed to get almost 20oz a day from that 3 sessions.
 
I guess, the most important thing in breastfeeding and pumping is the mind set. Kalau kita set it is burdening and hard to do, then jadi susah lah. As for me, I'm blessed with so many facilities that are breast-pumping friendly. Individual office, sink just a few steps from my office, convenient pump (am pumping while typing this ;p ) and of course great health, Alhamdulillah! So I have no reason actually not to pump. Kalau malas jugak, memang nak kena ketuk lah. Kufur nikmat namanya! Huhuhu... Ada orang yang tak bernasib baik, Allah tak bagi rezeki menyusukan anak sebab tak sihat, tak ada susu and etc. Jadi sila ingat Pn Farahiyah, you are so blessed to be able to do that, so jangan sia-siakan! DISCIPLINE!

InsyaAllah... Hopefully, for this 2nd season, my breastfeeding journey will be better, longer and efficient! Amin.. Oh ya, I'm also determined to take supplement every day so that the milk produced will be healthier and rich with nutrition.. Hehe.. 

Wish me luck ok! And to all mommies who's currently breastfeeding and storing EBM for your child, all the best! Let's all GANBATTE together ok! Hehe..

 

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Masuk JAWI..

Assalamualaikum u'ols..

Apa khabar hari nih? Harap-harap semuanya dalam keadaan sihat walafiat, InsyaAllah..

Yesterday, on 23rd of April 2013, secara rasminya, my brave son dah masuk JAWI... 

Ha...apa itu masuk JAWI? Jeng,jeng,jeng..

Menurut ayahanda, term ' dah masuk Jawi' itu adalah indication to say dah berkhatan/bersunat... Dah bujang la konon.. Back then, kids are usually circumcised at their age of 10-12 years old. Dah dekat-dekat nak remaja, so bujang la konon..

As for us, we had planned it for a long time, if we have a son, we want him to be circumcised masa baby. Reason being, baby punya recovery process cepat. So,InsyaAllah, luka cepat baik. Then, baby tak makan lagi.. So tak payah nak pantang-pantang. And baby tak berapa lasak lagi.. So, senang nak jaga.. hehe... Win-win situation. Convenient for the baby, as well as the parents.   

So Alhamdulillah, Faris has been safely circumcised yesterday at Al-Islam Specialist Hospital (previously known as Kampung Baru Medical Center). Done by Dr Shahrul, pediatric surgeon kat KBMC tu by plastibell ring method (click at the link to know more about the method).

For those yg interested, or might be looking for option nak khatan kan ur boy, I would say, KBMC is one of the convenient option jugak la.. What you have to do is to call KBMC to set an appoinment for the procedure. Oh ya, the circumcision procedure is only conducted on every Tuesday starting from 2pm. So, u just call a week before, set an appointment. Then on the respective day, datang, bawak baby, register at the counter, fill up one sheet of form, then pay the charge, RM 150, then tunggu kena panggil. The procedure took only around 10 minutes. In KBMC, parents are not allowed to enter the operation room. So we had to wait outside. Cuma satu yg tak berapa best KBMC ni, parking! Tau-tau je lah kepadatan area Kg Baru tu.

Alhamdulillah, everything is done now..Bujang dah anak mama, walopon baru 42 hari today..Hihihi.. Oh ya, for those yg ada terbaca my FB status regarding nak makan luar on 40th day of confinement, sebenarnya, masa tu I baru 39 hari berpantang u'ols! I salah kira! MasyaAllah.. Tak berniat nak kelentong tau! memang my bad lah, salah kira! Bila kira-kira balik, rupanya masa tu baru 39 hari! Hahaha...

One more thing that I wanna share, setakat semalam, Faris' weight is 4.98kg! Alhamdulillah, anak mama memdebab bagaikan juara.. Hahaha.. When he was born, his weight was 2.85kg. After a month (33 days) we went for his immunization shot, the weight was 4.2kg. A week after that, dah 4.98kg.. Alhamdulillah..,as for today, he is still fully breastfeeding.. :)

Konon tenang lah menunggu turn nak masuk jawi..

Di sinilah ia berlaku, Al-Islam Specialist Center

Mama & Faris

4.98kg boy...

Ok, before I stop, just to share some points about khatan.

1. Do you know that 'khatan' was never mentioned in Al-Quran? However, Rasulullah s.a.w was circumcised, and he also circumcised his son. So there was debate about khatan being wajib to be done upon the muslim boys by the group who only accepts Al-Quran as the source. But due to mazhab Shafie & Hanbali, circumcision is wajib upon muslim.
2. Khatan is not wajib for muslimat. It is encouraged to do so tho. But in some Muslim country like Arab, the women do not perform khatan since it is said that khatan will make their sexual organ less sensitive and reducing the sexual drive. Well, it is scientifically proven that people in different part of the world has different sexual drive and requirement. Guess the standard is a bit lower here in Malaysia since khatan has been practiced upon women since turun temurun and tak ada dengar pulak wanita Malaysia menghadapi masalah kurang sexual drive *kot?Hahaha..* 

K lah.. Bye.. Wassalam..      

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

14th march:faris rusydi sees the world (part 2)

Since my bp was way too high,around 5 sumtin am,i was given a medicine,for hypertension...lepas tu barulah i dapat tidur sekejap..

At 6,i woke up,freshing up a bit,then i performed my subuh prayer.right after that,a nurse came in and told me dat we were going to labor room shortly...
Dlm hati i,cepatnya pindah labor room!bertambah saspen lah ini macam.she said d induction procedure will b prformed there..

So,kami pon pindah labor room.n i pulak,entah nrvous sgt ke hape,asik nak terkencing.in fact,masa kat ward lagi dah ulang alik toilet..mujur dalam labor room tu ada toilet ..

Masa midwife datang pasangkan d CTG machine on me,i asked about d induction.dia kata,dia nak cek dulu b4 masuk ubat..so she checked *baca:seluk to check the opening*,jeng jeng jeng,kak midwife tu kata dah bukak 3cm! Heh? I terkejut beruk mak yeh juga la.maknanya,i memang dh nak labor dgn sndirinya without ubat lah!

Akak tu tny,tak ada rasa sakit-sakit ke?i geleng je.memang tak de lagi.then she said,since dah opened by 3cm,tak leh nak insert ubat induce dah.. *baca : ubat yg dimasukkan kot bawah*.So I expected that they will just let me have normal labor,meaning,rasa sakit and wait till my cervix is fully dilated (10cm) sendiri..

Around 9 something, Dr Zalina (the gynae) came in just to check on me. So I pun tanya lah, tak jadi induce ke, since dah dilated by 3cm. Doc was shocked.she didn't knew that I missed the 6am induce procedure that she had scheduled. So the midwife was called and asked. I tak berapa nak dengar the conversation since they discussed while walking out from the labor room *and sebenarnya tak berapa nak faham jugak since they used all these kinds of medical shortforms..haha*.

Tak lama kemudian, the midwife came in taking some stuffs from the laci and datang kat I and pasang all those IV thingy and letak a bag of liquid. Hubby tanya, apa menda pulak ni, mdiwife jawab, ubat induce.. Just to speed up the dilation..
Not long after that, she came to break the water bag. Oh man, the procedure is painful. Maybe b'cos, it was only 3cm by then when she broke the water bag. I dunno.. Masa Fatin last time, the midwife broke the water bag when I already dilated by 6cm. So masa tuh mmg dah sakit contraction kuat, so, tak kisah dah apa yg dia dok buat..*kot?..haha*

Tak sampai one hour after that, bermulalah azab sakit contraction.. I think, since the water bag has been broken *quite early i wud say* and plus the induction med yg terus masuk darah tru IV, the pain terus spike macam ke hape.. Memang nangis ok! And if I remember correctly, the pain is worse than the pain giving birth to Fatin. Maybe masa Fatin, tahap kesakitan tuh naik sikit-sikit. So my body adapt better kot. This time, dia macam spike terus, ada sedikit shock di situ.. Agaknya lah... Haha..

Midwife offered a pain killer shot, cepat-cepat angguk. Lepas kena cucuk, she gave me, some sort of gas mask tuh, and asked me to breath in through the mask kalau sakit sangat. Sekali dua I sedut, terus macam lalok.. Tiba-tiba nampak husband makin jauh,makin jauh...Suara pun dengar sayup-sayup je..

I thought, with the help of that, I can sleep soundly la.Since mmg lalok sangat rasa.. Tetapi, angan-angan ku musnah, sekejap je lena, then contraction datang frequently and kuat sangat.. Lalok camana pon, sakit tu tetap rasa.. Hadoi la... I think I cried like a baby kot mengadu kat Enche Jdai.. Alhamdulillah, this time around, he was there all the time by my side. Tho there's notin he could do to reduce the pain, but somehow, his presence there is enough..hehehe...

Few hours after that, the midwife came in and checked my progress. Alhamdulillah, 6cm dilated. So, they started to prepare equipments for delivery. Only God knows how hard I prayed for it to be over... Not long after that, I started to feel the urge to push. I bukak mata, looked around, Dr Zalina wasn't there yet. Ah sudah..! I started to worry the possibilities of giving birth on my own.. I mean without doctor's presence.

Nasib baik not long after that I heard her voice. Guess doc ni memang cool lah.. Dalam tengah kalut-kalut preparing herself nak sambut baby tuh, sempat lagi chatting with the nurses *if i'm not mistaken they were 3 or 4 nurses in there including kakak midwife tu..* pasal baju lah, tudung lah.. Hahaha... Lagi tak tahan, hubby pon menyampuk jugak! Sebab somehow, he happened to know the location of the kedai yg Dr Zalina tuh mentioned! Cet! Aku tengah nak bersabung nyawa nih, depa leh sembang pasal kedai baju pulak eh! hehehe..

Then when everything was ready, I heard doc said, "Sikit je lagi nih.. Dah nampak dah rambut baby..".. Siap offer hubby tengok sekali.. Masa dengar tuh, I rasa bersemangat sikit. thinking that it will be over, and gonna see the lil guy that I carried for 9months soon. So when the contraction came, I pushed as hard as I could. Mula-mula I pegang tangan 'halus' my husband tuh. But then the midwife didn't let me to. Instead, she asked me to hold besi tepi katil tu. She said,"tarik besi tuh sampai panjang, tak apa..".. Dalam sakit-sakit tuh sempat pulak pikir, "boleh ke besi ni jadi panjang aku tarik?".. Hehehe.. Silly me!

Alhamdulillah, with the total of 3 strong pushes, Muhammad Faris Rusydi was born. To be honest, I rili felt that if I failed to give birth to Faris with that 3 pushes, then maybe he will need to be vacuumed out since mama dah black out. Seriously... The pain was.., MasyaAllah, can't be described. memang I pushed sekuat hati to make sure it worked out since I mmg dah rasa macam nak mati dah.. *ohh..over dramatic choice of word! hehe*
Tapi Alhamdulillah..., Allah tuh Maha Mengetahui, Penyayang dan Mengasihani.. HE will never let HIS servant to suffer the burden that he/she cannot bear.. Maka lahirlah anakanda Faris ke dunia, Alhamdulillah dalam keadaan sihat walafiat..

Syukur, Allah panjangkan umur ku utk mendengar tangisan pertama anakanda..
Syukur, Allah berikan aku rezeki untuk menyusukan anakanda buat pertama kali...
Syukur, Ya Allah, kerana menyelamatkan aku dan memberi aku kekuatan menghadapi kesakitan terhebat selepas sakitnya sakaratulmaut..
dan
Setinggi-tinggi syukur, Ya Rabb, kerana menghadiahkan aku zuriat yang sempurna, sihat dan indah, Muhammad Faris Rusydi bin Mohd Rozaidi...
Alhamdulillah...

2nd day of his life

My heroes..

Assalamualaikum world..

The two most precious gifts in my life, Fatin Amani & Faris Rusydi..

14th march : Faris rusydi sees the world

Assalamualaikum,

Kali ni,i nak post rentetan kisah melahirkan my hero ni.kinda a memoir la,so that nanti bila i dah tua,dah lupa,leh baca semula.or mana tau faris leh baca sendiri nanti.hahaha.

So,as i mentioned earlier in my previous post (title:preeclampsia),i was admitted on 13th.act,doc suruh dtg after midnight,jd nya kalau ikut date,dah masuk 14th la..reason being,dia nak tolong i cut cost frm being charged for ward extra 1 night.considerate kan?hehehe..

So mlm tu,lepas tidurkan fatin,around 1130pm camtu,kami gerak from mama's house.agak dramatic malam tu,coz i dunno why,i was so emotional and felt so sad nak tinggalkan d sleeping fatin.i kissed her like more than 20times kot before i left.was worried dat it might be d last time i can see n kiss her.even pesan kat my sis,if anytin happen to me,plz take care of fatin like her own.. *emo kan?*

Done salam2 and mintak maaf n ampun frm my parents n siblings,hubby n i departed to d hospital.Actually started daripada siang tu,after being told dat i need to deliver my baby d very next day,hati dah dup-dap dah.a friend said,lebih baik rasa sakit nak beranak tu spontaneously rather than dah tahu awal,esok ko akan rasa sakit beranak!double nervous kot.haha.i pon tak tahu,sebab tak ada pengalaman rasa spontaneous delivery's pain.both times pun induced.hehe.

Sampai hospital,register,bla,bla,around 1am,we were ushered to d ward.alhamdulillah,guess mmg rezeki kami,dapat ward single bedded room like what we requested,inspite of being told dat d maternity wards were fully occupied at 1st.i dah cuak jugak,takut tak dapat single bedded.policy hospital for maternity ward,kalo non single bedded,husband tak leh teman..memang tak mo la kan,tengah nervous tu,kena dok sorang plak.so alhamdulillah,dapat jugak room yg mengizinkan enche jdai temankan isterinya yg manja ini,ahaks!

Hubby asked me to get some nice sleep.esok nak pakai energy byk,he said.i couldn't agree more,but,d thing is,i jz couldn't fall asleep!maybe i was too nervous,plus too anxious to meet d little one..nurse came over to check my bp,n it was not less than 160,everytime!parah tk parah la penangan nervous nk beranak!haha..

(to be continued..)

Preeclampsia

Assalamualaikum,

Today, I would like to share an info related to pregnancy and postpartum disease called "preeclampsia". Why do I want to share this, later I story-story keh.. Hehehe..

What is preeclampsia?

Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum period and affects both the mother and the unborn baby. Affecting at least 5-8% of all pregnancies, it is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine. Swelling, sudden weight gain, headaches and changes in vision are important symptoms; however, some women with rapidly advancing disease report few symptoms.

Typically, preeclampsia occurs after 20 weeks gestation (in the late 2nd or 3rd trimesters or middle to late pregnancy) and up to six weeks postpartum, though in rare cases it can occur earlier than 20 weeks. Proper prenatal care is essential to diagnose and manage preeclampsia. Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) and toxemia are outdated terms for preeclampsia. HELLP syndrome and eclampsia (seizures) are other variants of preeclampsia.

Globally, preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death. By conservative estimates, these disorders are responsible for 76,000 maternal and 500,000 infant deaths each year.  

Signs and symptoms

• No Symptoms
• Hypertension
• Proteinuria
• Edema (Swelling)
• Sudden Weight Gain
• Nausea or Vomiting
• Abdominal (stomach area) and/or Shoulder Pain
• Lower back pain
• Headache
• Changes in Vision
• Hyperreflexia 

(Source : http://www.preeclampsia.org/)

Basically, that is some information of the disorder called preeclampsia. Do visit the website yeah? There's a lot of information regarding it that u'ols can gain from there, especially for the expecting mothers.. 

Ok, back to why I suddenly wanna share bout this! Unluckily, I had this disorder when I was pregnant with Faris. Ceritanya begini, Everything went ok *err,not really..Something happened on my 28th week of pregnancy, but will tell bout that later lah!hehe..*, until my regular pregnancy check up with my gynae on 1st of March. Masa check up tuh, my blood pressure dah start spiking high. Reading was 156/88.. Doc conveyed her concern, that my BP was way too high from normal reading. But by then, the urine test was still satisfying. 

So, she checked the baby, Alhamdulillah, baby was ok.. Since she couldn't be sure whether BP spiked hari tu je, or memang dah ada tanda-tanda, she ordered me to write down my BP every 2 days and monitor baby's movement. Oleh itu, I terpaksa borrow BP monitor machine Pn Dyana n Enche Totoi *luckily ada kawan2 yg ada leh pinjam.. Kalo tak,jenuh la nak ulang alik klinik cek BP..Hehehe*..

Since machine tu dah ada kat rumah, I check hari-hari je lah.. Lepas bagitau my mom perihal BP tinggi ni, mama pon menggunakan kuasa veto nya mengarahkan kami anak beranak duduk rumah dia je since then.. Dia susah hati kot I was too tired handling Fatin on my own, since hubby selalu balik malam. Kang collapse sorang-sorang kat rumah dengan Fatin, camano?

So next check up, on 13th, doc pon check lah my BP chart. Memang constantly lebih daripada normal reading. Pulak tuh, urine test hari tu, FAIL! Dah ada protein in my urine.. Dia tanya, ada headache tak? Ada, but not constantly. Ada rasa pedih hulu hati tak? Ada,di malam-malam hari..

Doc dah geleng-geleng. Tapi dia nak check baby dulu.. Alhamdulillah, syukur nikmat, baby masih ok. Kicking like usual. Masa dah scan tu, she checked my legs. Memang lah kaki dah bengkak bagaikan belon dah. Then dia cakap camni:

"Barang baby dah ready dah sume?",

I answered, "Alhamdulillah.. Baru je buat last round shopping yesterday..",

She smiled, the she said,"Mama dah ready?",

I macam terkebil-kebil lah jugak kan. Apakah petandanya ini..?

Then only she said, she wasn't happy with my condition that day and the past week. She said, kalau BP tinggi, dia ok lagi, tapi once dah ada protein in urine, dia dah susah hati. Plus I dah ada other symptoms. And since, I was already 38weeks, and baby dah engaged, she didn't want to take the risk to wait anymore longer, malam tu jugak dia admit kan ward and scheduled for me being induced early in the morning the next day...

Oleh itu, lahirlah Muhammad Faris Rusydi on 14th of March tu... Alhamdulillah, syukur, no complication.. Faris and Mama selamat inspite of being diagnosed to have preeclampsia..Syukur juga sebab the symptoms showed at my last weeks of pregnancy.. Kalau terawal, satu hal pulak kena c-zer and baby pre-mature. Jadi Alhamdulillah la, ngam-ngam choi.. Sesungguhnya Allah tu sebaik-baik perancang kan?

So,k lah.. Next time I post pasal kisah 14 march plak! Wahh..gitu.. Dramatik je tajuk kan?Hahaha..

Kawan-kawan yg expecting, take care of yourself ok.. Harap-harap u'ols tak ada lah symptom preeclampsia ni *Naudzubillah hi minzalik*. Though nampak macam notin, but actually, if severe, mmg boleh membawa maut to the mother & baby. Jadi, do take care ok!

Bye, wassalam.

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Assalamualaikum world!!

Assalamualaikum......

alhamdulillah...,my greatest gratitude to Allah s.w.t,i had safely delivered my second child on 14th of march.earlier than it should be.the expected due date is supposed to be 30th.terawal la plak!hehehe...maybe baby letih dok dengar mama dok bising aduk sana adeh sini masa bawak dia...hahaha...

apa-apa pun,syukur,Alhamdulillah,semua dan selamat.baby and mama selamat...he was born at 110pm,via normal delivery,with weight of 2.85kg..

the delivery process,hmm...,i would say,short but rili painful.as compared to myexperience gave birth fatin,this time lagi menguji ketahanan mental lah..hahaha...tapi,mana ada orang bersalin tak sakit!!alhamdulillah jugak setakat kena hadap sakit contraction je,ada org,masa contraction siap dtg pakej ngan nak cirit n muntah bagai..lagi azab...i solute lah pada all mothers out there...kita mmg kuat kan?hahaha....ayat up kaum sendiri...

Alhamdulillah,as expected,kali ni dapat baby boy.ternyata,d ultrasound tech nowadays is reliable!hehehe...the name given to our lil caliph is Muhammad Faris Rusydi.Faris means warrior,courageous,n rusydi means brilliant.
By giving muhammad faris rusydi as ur name my dear son,mama n ayah hope that u'll be a

brilliant warrior of islam who will fight not only wif ur strength,but also wif ur intelligence for islam dat was brought thru hardship by muhammad s.a.w.Amin..,insyaALLAH.

So,Assalamualaikum world! -from Muhammad Faris Rusydi-

Alang-alang....

Assalamualaikum,

Tajuknya alang-alang, sebab memang alang-alang I dah logged in, and dah keluarkan post sebijik, so I nak update lah apa yang terjadi dalam hidup recently... *macam ada je orang nak amik tahu Yah oi..Hahaha...*

• Thesis & Master's degree - Alhamdulillah, syukur atas rahmatNya dan belas kasihanNya, thesis has been successfully submitted pada awal January hari tuh... So next up is waiting for VIVA (is the oral examination related to the research work described in the thesis). Not sure sempat ke tak viva before deliver. hope sempat lah... Perasaan bila dah submit? Syukur sesangat macam mimpi menjadi nyata... Because, ada satu masa yg I rasa I memang tak mampu nak go on and I rili felt like quitting already.. Alhamdulillah, Allah pinjamkan strength to go on, husband n family yg support tak putus-putus, and of course kwn2 seperjuangan yg dalam tak sedar bnyk bagi dorongan for me to keep going n habiskan sampai ke garisan penamat . Thanks a lot jugak for those yg sudi pray for me masa struggle siapkan thesis hari tuh... *wahh, dah mcm ucapan menang award plak nehh..* Tlg doakan my success in viva plak eh... Hehehe.. :)

 

• 2nd pregnancy -  as i'm typing now, I'm 35 weeks pregnant! 5 weeks to go, InsyaAllah.. Physical wise, urs truly memang dah tersangat 'renek' dan 'rendang' *the terms were inspired by my girlfriend, Dyana, ketika suatu hari nampak I dari jauh, sedang berjalan terkedek-kedek menuju ke cafe.. Haha.. * Paham-paham sendiri lah apa maksudnya. Kaki dah start bengkak, but not as bad as my first pregnancy. Baby pulak, alhamdulillah, so far, healthy and well in Mama's womb.. Gender? Jeng, jeng, jeng.. InsyaAllah, kalau diizinkan Allah, I'll be having a boy this time around. Menurut scan begitu lah.. The first time we've got to see the gender, hubby smiled from ear to ear... Hehehe.. Suka member, dapat hero this time, InsyaAllah. So, I said to him, dah dapat sepasang *InsyaAllah..*, I boleh tutup kilang dah la.. Cukup lah, sorang girl, sorang boy.. Haha.. And his answer was simple, 'mana cukup!'.. Cet.. Ingat senang ke nak mengandung + beranak... Hehehe... The expected due date is on 30th march, insyaAllah.. So, frenz, again, I mintak doa kalian utk kelancaran dan keselamatan kami anak beranak, Amin.. 

K lah.. tuh je kot nak update... Haha.. Journal tak siap lagi nih, ada hati lak buat blog post.. ooppsss..

Ok u'ols.. Thanks for reading! Tata titi tutu......

Eh jap, currently selalu dengar lagu ni kat radio.. Sahabat, by Najwa Latif + SyamKamarul + Sleeq. I rasa lagu nih macam relaxing, tapi sweet... So, nak embed lah kat sini.. Hihihi.. For u'ols.. 

*specially dedicated to my dearest SAHABAT, yg share katil dengan I, Enche Mohd Rozaidi.. We started as sahabat, and insyaAllah will always be sahabat sampai tutup mata.. ;p. Lagi satu,caption ini berwarna pink menandakan dalam hati ada taman.. Hahahaha.... *

 

Bye.. Wassalam...

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Ramadhan Mubarak...

Assalamualaikum u'ols!!!

Just wanna wish u'ols RAMADHAN MUBARAK..... 

May this Ramadhan will give us a lot of blessings and forgiveness from Allah Ta'ala... And let us all pray that we'll be someone muchhh better after we've done going thru this training month of ramadhan... Amin... InsyaAllah....

As for me, I have special request from the Almighty for this Ramadhan.. Subhanallah.. 

• I hope I can finish my studies as soon as possible.. 
• I'm praying that HE'll allows my body to be strong and healthy all the way... Coz I believe, Allah will never burden HIS servant with something that the servant couldn't bear.. MasyaAllah.... 

Allah knows the best about every single thing.. 

Things that please us, might not be pleasant to Allah..

And things that are not pleasant to us, might be the key to Allah's blessing and redha...

Therefore, be grateful, and keep faith to Allah...

InsyaAllah, Allah will show the way and make it easier for us...

Amin... Ya Rabbal Alamin....

Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Sleepppyyy Friday...

Assalam u'ols...

Huaaaghhh....*yawning*..

Seriously, I'm so sleepy right now.. Nak pikir simple conversion pun tak leh ni.. Busy yawning dari tadi! Haduss..

Btw, pejam celik, dah end of march dah u'ols! Huhuhuhu... In a blink! Cepatnya masa berlalu..

Actually, tak tau nak cerita apa.. Oh ya, Alhamdulillah, we have moved in to our house early of march hari tuh.. On 2nd of March.. So, almost a month already la hidup berdikari di rumah sendiri.. *poyosss..* 

Padahal baru je malam tadi angkut Fatin balik rumah Mama sebab malas nak masak since enche suami balik lambat.. Berdikari hape nye! Wakakakaka..

So my life after staying in our own house, life becomes miserable, hectic and tiring! Pagi-pagi dah macam-macam benda to think of. Plus dengan serabut dengan progress research yang macam kura-kura lagi... Hahahaha...

However, suprisingly, I found it membahagiakan and enjoying! Rasa macam adult la.. Jaga rumah sendiri, masak dengan kelam-kabut nya sebab 'cik adik manis' memang dengki bila mama start pegang senduk.. Ada aje perangainya.. But I take that as a challenge la..

Alhamdulillah, after a month, I think we are coping with the changes.. 

Fatin was a bit cranky at first.. Tunjuk perasaan sebab there's  no one to entertain her while I was busy cooking or doing other house chores and her ayah was not yet home... MasyaAllah, memang menguji kesabaran lah.. But pity her as well.. Culture shock kot! Sebab kat rumah nenek dulu *macam dah lama sangat la...kunun..*, ramai yang nak melayan dia.. 

Kot Mama masak ke, buat kerja rumah ke, nenek ada melayan, atok ada, and segala makcik pakcik ada.. So when she was left to play alone, dia tak dapat menerima kenyataan la tuh.. Hehehe..

But I guess, things are better now.. It's either she's coping, or I'm better in handling the situation now.. *ayat perasan..boooooo... ;p*

Anyway, Alhamdulillah, syukur nikmat yang diberikan oleh-Nya.. I'm now feeling a bit matured since dah ada tanggungjawab menguruskan rumahtangga sendiri macam most of u'ols gak.. Sebelum nih dok menumpang dengan parents *dengan manjanya* tak terasa sangat macam 'orang besar'... Boleh?? Ahaks..

So k lah.. Oh, I put on some of the pictures teratak kecil kami.. Plz excuse the 'sepah'ness... Saya surirumah tangga yang baru belajar.. So rumah sepah sket! Wakakakaka.... *aci tak bg alasan tuh?*

The living

Nampak tak budak yang tengah swimming dengan pelampungnya kat tengah rumah tu? >.<

The dining...

The kitchen.Tidy and neat kan...Sekejap! Tengok dulu gambar bawah

This is how it looks now! *tekad balik ni kena kemas dapur!*

The other part of cabinet

Sekarang beginilah rupanya!

Master-Ji punya bilik!

Fatin Amani's territory..

Buaian masih tidak dilupakan! Hehehe

Ohh...,ini adalah 2 makhluk bertoncet yg hidup bersama-sama dengan saya di rumah itu!

K lah u'ols.. Have a nice weekend! :)

Wassalam...

 Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

No..No..No..Marah-marah...

Assalam u'ols..

FYI, since last week, I set my mind that this week, after a loooonggg holiday for CNY + holiday that me myself created *ahakss...*, I will work hard and focus on my research starting from today.. However, my mind is berserabut memikirkan attitude anakanda..

Some says, once ur child entering 2 years old, then u have to prepare mental and physical to nurture them, because this is the most challenging period in bringing up the child.. It's called "Terrible TWO phase". I dunno whether this is true.. But somehow, looking at my baby's attitude, I guess I'm starting to believe it... 

U'ols know what, Fatin Amani is soooo good in portraying her feeling now. And hot-tempered too! Masa cuti nih pulak baru nampak... Hentak-hentak kaki, merajuk, and lately, 'babab' orang bila tak bagi apa dia nak..

Yesterday morning, we went for breakfast.. We brought together her bicycle and put her on it. When we reached the kedai, she refused to get up.. She still wanted to play with her bicycle. So I took her up from her bicycle sambil-sambil pujuk la. She was crying *obviously*, but suddenly, she started to beat me. Memang lah tak sakit pun, but before this, she never did that!! 

Then this morning, I sent her to school. Probably because of too long of holiday, she didn't want to be left there. So the teacher hold her from running towards me la.. Then she did it again.. Slapping her teacher! I was like, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY BABY??? Kenapa jadi garang sangat macam ni??

Adoi.... Now, I got headache!

We never did that to her! Pernah la marah dia, kalau dia degil sangat, but tak pernah pukul dia out of anger macam nak lepas geram macam tuh...  

Ya Allah..., sungguh susah hati....

Is this the 'terrible TWO phase' that they are talking  about...?? Huhuhu..

But anyway, I googled some du'a that WE * Enche suami, we means BOTH OF US.. PLZ TAKE NOTE!* can practice untuk lembutkan hati dan jauhkan dari sifat panas baran...

surah Al-Anbiya, (ayat 69) 

"Qulna Ya Nar  ku ni bardan wa salaman 'ala Ibrahim.."

Kami berfirman: "Hai api menjadi dinginlah, dan menjadi keselamatanlah bagi Ibrahim",

atau Al-Hasyar (ayat 22-24).

Dialah Allah yang tiada Tuhan selain Dia, yang mengetahui yang ghaib dan yang nyata, Dia-lah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.

Dialah Allah yang tiada Tuhan selain Dia, raja, yang Maha suci, yang Maha Sejahtera, yang Mengaruniakan Keamanan, yang Maha Memelihara, yang Maha Perkasa, yang Maha Kuasa, yang memiliki segala Keagungan, Maha Suci Allah dari apa yang mereka persekutukan.

Dialah Allah yang Menciptakan, yang Mengadakan, yang membentuk Rupa, yang mempunyai asmaaul Husna. bertasbih kepadanya apa yang di langit dan bumi. dan dialah yang Maha Perkasa lagi Maha Bijaksana.

Fatin Amani,  no..no..no marah-marah ok?? Not good...

  Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*

Not a boss, but a friend..

Assalamualaikum u'ols...

Hey u'ols... Check this out.. Very-very useful parenting tips by Wardina *love her, love her!*

One thing that I learnt from this video is, the most powerful tool to be a good parent is COMMUNICATION... A parent should be a friend or companion to their child. Not a boss.. And we have to cultivate that bonding at their very young age.

Reduce this:

• "Pegi mandi!"
• "Siapkan homework"
• "Solat!!!!!"  *dengan suara yang nyaring sekali macam nak suruh pergi perang.. Sungguh annoying*
• "Makan, sekarang!"

Instead, say this:

•  "Dah petang ni sayang, waktu untuk mandi... Kalau kotor, kuman banyak.. Not good!"
• "Hari ni belajar apa kat sekolah? Ada homework tak? Jom kita buat homework.."
• "Ha...dah azan.. Waktu untuk solat! Jom..."

Something like that la.. This is my humble opinion la, if the children already regard the parents as their boss *or someone who only know to give orders!*, asik suruh itu ini, asik kena ikut arahan, once they are older, and they think they are big enough to handle life, and they are in control, at that moment, they will finally decide to stop listening to you at all *nighmare!!*... 

Kalau jenis dengar telinga kanan, keluar telinga kiri tak apa lagi, kalau jenis melawan pulak? Dengan kasar pulak tu...  *like how you usually do when you give orders to them when they were younger... Hey, what goes around comes around kan!*

Hish, Naudzubillah hi min zalik.. I hope it won't happen to any of us ya... Amin... 

And yup, I agree, we have to talk to our child a lot.. So that anak akan rasa comfortable bercerita dengan kita about anything! Indirectly, we can know their well-being. Apa benda baik diorang buat, and apa benda tak baik diorang buat on that day.. 

Oleh itu, saya bertekad untuk bercakap dengan Fatin dengan lebih kerap after this. *Eventho as for now, Mama is having difficult time to understand what is she trying to say and finally end up angguk-angguk dengan muka blur.. Haih.... Kesian anak mama... *

And I want to spend more quality time with her.. Alhamdulillah, for the time being, memang I yang send her to and take her from Educare.. So kena make sure that golden time is used properly. 

Plus, instead of shouting at her if she did something wrong, I'll advise her and explain to her why she can't do that..Kalau nak marah pun, I won't say, "Budak degil" or something bad, instead, I'll say, "Fatin anak yang baik! Tak boleh buat macam ni!"...

So, mari mama-mama, mommy-mommy, ibu-ibu, mak-mak sume.., kita didik anak kita dengan cara yang betul.. Coz they are our amanah given by Allah for us to take care of... :)

Amanah mama & Ayah.. Jadi anak yang solehah ye, Fatin Amani.. We love you..

Wassalam..

 Loads of love, 

* Farah Jasni*