tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51365403617542551952024-03-14T21:57:09.275+08:00Nurul ngerepakNurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-40066165941080620942015-11-05T16:02:00.000+08:002015-11-05T16:02:37.435+08:00HelloSooooooo in Adele's mood right now. Hahahaha<br />
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I miss this space but life is so busy right now. How are you peeps?<br />
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As usual I need to ramble. I just hate talking about this but I need to let it out...maybe once and for all...maybe.hehe<br />
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I was reading a famous blogger's post including the comments section. This blogger talked about her breastfeeding journey from Baby 1 till no 2. She was comparing both experiences where with no 1 it was breezy but no 2 she stopped early due to personal problems (which she mentioned in the post).<br />
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There's one visitor who left a comment talking about the benefits of mommy's milk et cetera et cetera which I believe the blogger already knew coz she did well with Baby 1. I think this visitor is rude to comment like that the fact that it was clearly mentioned the blogger had stopped the process months ago. What's your point actually?<br />
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Whatever parenting style you choose has nothing to do with other parents. Why do you have to snoop around everyone's life and shove all your parenting philosophy down their throat? These kinds of parents used to make my life so miserable at one point I hate myself for not able to achieve the standard of this holy parenting.<br />
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I wasn't able to breastfeed my baby which I admit due to my lack of experience as a young mother who was struggling with c-sec pain and a husband across the sea with a new baby who didn't know how to latch. I was so confused and tired. Thank God my depression level was Under control or post partum depression could be the end.<br />
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I struggled for a year pumping milk every two to three hours, cried almost everyday, I was in paiin and I was angry all the time. Ask my husband he knows.hahahahaahah one day I stopped. I unfollow many parents liddis on Facebook, blogs and left most motherhood groups. I keep a few and only share with the people around me whom I know won't judge. These people have different parenting style than me but never once I felt less worthy of being a parent.<br />
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Wait...this isn't the point. Apology.hahah my point is... Be respectful can you? Cheer each other because we are mothers. We want the best for our kids. I want the best for my kids.<br />
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Vaccine vs sunnah food, stroller vs baby wearing, breastmilk vs formula, walker vs crawling, gadget vs physical toys, English language vs mother tongue, and many other aspects of parenting style,<br />
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For the love of God, humanity and sane parents, stop with all the bashing. And pleaseeeee don't objectively put the reason on a single thing. Eh paham ke tak ni? Examples:<br />
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- My 2year old can spell 'supercalifragialisticexpialidoscious' coz I exclusively breastfeed him<br />
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- shukurrrrrrrrrr anak aku seploh bulan xpenah sakit sebab bagi makanan sunnah je xde vaccine ponn<br />
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- eiii anak ko kena rotavirus ke mesti tak vaccine ni'<br />
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Examples la based on my own experience having to face these kind of 'outstanding' parents.<br />
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Anak kita kecik lagi, panjang lagi perjalanan jadi jangan riak.Takut ko kecikkan hati orang tuhan bayar cash anak kita yang kena.<br />
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Paham tak aku membebel ni?<br />
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<br />Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-65930563731741967932015-06-24T15:22:00.000+08:002015-06-24T15:22:57.674+08:00It's Okay, You Go<div style="text-align: center;">
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Guess that the most famous line from Grey's Anatomy hehehe</div>
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Anyhoo, had my D&C or ERPOC yesterday. Basically means my womb has been cleaned.</div>
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Showed up at the hospital Emergency door sharply at 7am. Admission process was smooth. Already on the ward bed around 7.15.</div>
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Sakai-ing myself with the new surrounding, well it's a new hospital with very nice view ahahah.</div>
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I opted for 6 bedded room since it's a simple procedure. Apparently I was the only patient that day so I got that hugeeee room alll for myself. Privacy achieved!</div>
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After I settled down, 4 nurses came to explain the procedure then they prepared me for the drip tube (pardon me for my words.dunno the real medical term). Sakit wehhhhhh the jarum is like 3-4 cm huuu</div>
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Then around 8am, a nurse came to insert 2 pills down my hoo haa. to help to soften the cervix opening bla bla bla. I hate being 'seluk'. Seriously. Anyway, after a few minutes of embarassment being shoved with the pills while being watched by 2 other nurses, it's done.</div>
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An hour later I started to feel the period pain symptoms. Means the pills worked.</div>
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At 10am, I was pushed to the preparation area (again pardon the term). waited for almost 40minutes lying on the hard bed and freezing temperature. Period pain you cannot lie down on hard surface. sakit pinggang. I started to feel agitated.tossing on the bed.hahah one nurse noticed and explained to me my doctor would be late as there was an emergency with her other patient. ok la what to do right.</div>
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I was so bored that I pulled out the sensor from my finger so the machine made sound like i'm dead and put it back when the nurses turned their head.hahaha </div>
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Later the anesthetist came to do background checking before he put me to sleep.</div>
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A funny doctor. He cracked me so I could forget the discomfort for a while. I'm allergic to pain killer. I dunno which type so he asked some more and finally conclude that i might be allergic to aspirin because i kehnot take Panadol activefast. normal Panadol can. Could be aspirin. Then he started explaining about morphin bla bla bla which I couldnt help but replaying the Power Rangers song in my head the whole time till I passed out in the operation theater. <i>Mighty morphin power rangersss!!!</i></div>
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<i> </i> Anyway, 10.55AM finally I was brought to OT 1. The room damn cold i started coughing. the temperature ignited my asthma. but not for long. then the anesthetist did his magic and 5 seconds later i heard somebody called my name "Siti....Siti...."</div>
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The procedure's done! Took about 30mins only. Because I pengsan super early, didnt notice when I passed out even, the process felt like 5 seconds.miahaha</div>
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Sent back to the ward where B's waiting. super dizzy and tried to sleep but the nurses kept coming to check BP la, sent food, asked for condition or medication.</div>
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I was so hungry by then (fasted since midnight) so I asked when can i eat. The nurse said try to drink water first if you dont vomit you can eat. So I drank a glass of water, no sign of puking, quickly gobbled the food.</div>
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I dont want to spend the night at the ward so I need to get strong again pronto!</div>
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Story short, my doctor came about 3.30 and I convinced her I'm well enough to go home. She said ok!</div>
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Confinement started yesterday.</div>
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I'm so touched with all the encouragement received from my colleagues, friends and family. Everyone was sending me messages, telling me to be strong, words of strength even my contractor for Kitchen cabinet.hahahaah</div>
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Honestly, I am super fine. I've had my sad moment losing this one few weeks back when I was first told by doctor that the baby's size is too small for its size. By then I already knew I had lost it so I am fine, really. </div>
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-76118255982981178432015-06-22T21:35:00.000+08:002015-06-22T21:35:48.755+08:00Dreams<div style="text-align: center;">
At the end of April, I dreamed of getting pregnant.</div>
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In that dream I just found out I was pregnant with another child.</div>
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Once it happened, when a few days the UPT test showed double lines.</div>
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Not sure to be ecstatic or what because I totally didn't expect to conceive THAT fast, almost 2 months after I removed implanon and my period cycle was still unstable.</div>
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Anyhoo, that's rezki.</div>
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A week after that, there was a gush of water coming out from my down under. Went to see a doctor but the doc didn't have the answer. A lot of senior colleagues assured me it was nothing to be worried about.</div>
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The water came 3times. Clear, odorless liquid. By the 3rd time it happened, I was having a bad cough. And this doctor, with a stern voice told me I should've gone to the hospital. I did go. But the O&G doctor was away. It was Friday.</div>
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That night I had another dream. I lost the baby. I didn't see the baby but I dreamed of having a miscarriage with the blood and all.</div>
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Waited till Monday, after work B and I headed to the new hospital in Melaka. A female O&G who used to work with Melaka General Hospital. She's nice and a cool doctor. Hehe</div>
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Anyhow, the scan was worrying. At least to me. The size didn't match the week I was supposed to be. I was in week 9 where the heartbeats should be easy to detect. There was a small dot, about 1.3cm (week 9 should be around 3cm) and there was nothing inside the circle. I compare the size to Minmin's scan at 9th week. He already showed hands at that age but this baby, nothing. dr Hayati set another appointment the following week to see the progress.</div>
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Went home, did what most of us like to do, google About our condition, trying to match the symptoms with those found on the Internet and scared the hell out of our lives.hahahahaha don't lie.</div>
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Googled about blighteD ovum and trying to sink with the reality.</div>
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Maybe I thought too much about it, I had another miscarriage dream that night.</div>
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I told B the next day, sort of preparing him mentally about what's coming our way coz based on my google research, there was almost zero hope for blighted ovum.</div>
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Sooooooo another week passed. Which is today.</div>
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I started having spotting down under since yesterday (Sunday) and today the bleeding started. Ok it sounds scary and like I'm dying but it's just bleeding and till now I'm just having regular cramps. Nothing serious.<br />
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Anyhow, today's appointment has confirmed that the ovum is not progressing</div>
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. And the scan shows that the area around the circle has started to bleed. Which means no baby. Dr Hayati sets a DNC (dunno what it stands for but it is to clean the womb so nothing unnecessary remains in there which could lead to serious bleeding and hard to get pregnant bla bla bla.</div>
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The process will be tomorrow. I'm a chicken when it comes to pain. Serious chicken. I just hope </div>
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-55323687858946872372015-04-15T21:45:00.000+08:002015-04-16T16:14:56.419+08:00April is Caesarean Awareness MonthIt's a public holiday in Malacca today. Had more free time to waste on Facebook hahahah. Then I found one article about Caesarean Awareness. And apparently, April is the month !!!<br />
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Reading the article definitely brought back the memories when I had mine. Starting from the moment Dr. Ishaireen told me that I would need the surgery till I got home from the hospital. And also, my eyes somehow swell with tears because I feel so appreciated with the words used.<br />
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Maybe because, I did hear some moms who could use their own body to pop their baby (vaginal birth) said moms who didn't (csection ) weren't real moms coz we didn't feel the pain bla bla bla bla. I was deeply offended at that time. Hahaha hormonal I guess.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">Being prepped for a c-section is not a walk through the park. Many times, a mother</span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">’</span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">s partner is not allowed in the OR until after the epidural has been administered and everyone has </span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">“</span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">taken their place.</span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">” </span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;">This means that while doctors and nurses move about, readying the operating room for delivery (maybe talking about their lunch or what movie they saw over the weekend) a strong pregnant mama sits on a cold operating table considering what lies before her - often scared and often feeling very alone.</span><span style="-webkit-flex: 0 1 auto;"> </span></i></span><br />
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This part made me sniffed a lil bit because I spent the final 14hours before the procedure, alone. Hubby was still in Bintulu at that time. Didn't get to eat Mac n Cheese I planned to eat after the appointment. And saw my hubby for barely 5mins after 2weeks not seeing him before I was pushed to the OP theatre. Ok first time having a baby, those matter!! Hahaha<br />
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20months after the procedure, I still can't do sit-up. I still can't get up from lying down without having to turn to the side first. I still can't do squat with any heavy weight. The area will strain and eventually cause me pain. Other than that, I can longer sneeze loudly.hahahahaha well, good for a change right?<br />
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Healing process differs. That's all I'm saying.hehe<br />
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A C-Sec definitely wasn't my birth plan. But the condition didn't permit to have a normal delivery. A friend asked why didn't I try to be induced first. Well, it's my instinct that drove me. Minmin was big, womb fluid was depleting and he hadn't engaged. So I decided on my own after the doc professional advice to go for csection.<br />
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<br />Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-77445164701243378652015-02-22T23:56:00.000+08:002015-02-22T23:56:01.686+08:00Implanon: The Testimonial<div style="text-align: center;">
I had my C-Sec on 24 August 2013 i.e. Minmin's birthday. hehehehhe</div>
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A day before I left the hospital after 3days2night there, my doctor asked which contraception method I would use. Reasons I needed it:</div>
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1. They cut my belly open coz Minmin was too big and lazy and refused to come out (hahahahah...ok mommy kidding)</div>
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2. My blood reading i.e. HB was not pretty through out my pregnancy so I need at least a couple of years to stabilize it (got it from my momma)</div>
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3. I was still traumatized with the pain when the doctor threw this question. So any method to stop another baby coming was welcomed. (at that time only)</div>
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So... after discussion with le hub, I decided to go for Implanon. Why? Less hassle. And one thing, it doesnt disturb milk production, which is the main advantage that drew my attention. I did a little research for the cost, side effects, where to get, how to get basically everything and got the minor surgery (cheh!) a week after confinement ended.</div>
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1. <b>Where</b>? : I got it done at one of LPPKN Clinics in Ayer Keroh, Melaka. Had to set the appointment first coz they dont do it everyday. Certified doctor did the insertion for me. Took less than 5 minutes. Left hand numb the whole day. hew hew...</div>
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3. <b>The procedure: </b>Inject anesthetic, then insert that thanggg. The size is as big as a match stick.</div>
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5. <b>The side effects: </b>There are many. But am gonna tell the effects that I <i>kena</i> ok.</div>
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<li>irregular period. Started coming after Minmin was 8months old (delay could be due to BF). BUTTTTTTTTTTTT the length of the cycle drove me crazy. Each cycle lasted for a couple of months. Every timeeeee! Not heavy flow, more like spotting but still... <i>rimas mak ok!</i></li>
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<li>Weight gain. Erm... actually not sure whether this is the side effect but i need something to blame.hahaha I started eating healthy and going to gym but no changes. except lost 1kg. so really guys, i need to blame this implanon.</li>
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So, due to the first side effect, I decided to remove <i>this susuk </i>last week. I really cannot tahan with the long menses period. So I took it out at a private clinic. If you are from Melaka and intend to remove yours, can go to KLINIK MAIZA, Cheng. Charged only RM40. Less than 5 minutes all's done! But of course, need to make appointment first ok.<br />
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-22585554748542041602015-01-18T12:00:00.001+08:002015-01-18T12:00:41.999+08:00Optimist<p dir="ltr">It's the 18th day since we entered 2015. Gotta say I feel better each day. I feel fresh. I feel optimist. I havent felt stress or depress or unhappy. Or negative. Unlike my 2014</p>
<p dir="ltr">This by far the longest time I feel relax since forever.haha Alhamdulillah for this blessing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I can just pray for this good feeling to continue. Be positive everyone!!</p>
Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-76505851997784564542015-01-05T11:57:00.002+08:002015-01-05T11:57:36.632+08:00What goes around.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is one fundamental concept I learn this new year. There was so much fuss on my Fb timeline about this expose vs expose in Singapore. Not gonna talk about the expose but I was curios why there are so much hatred against this lady. So I did a little research. Well, useless coz it doesnt concern me but hey,I was curious.</div>
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Well, to sum it up, this lady loves to throw stones at people since she was younger in the industry. The one thing I couldnt accept how she would insult someone else's baby and now that she is her mother herself, the stones were coming back at her. Though it is NOT RIGHT to involve young innocent baby in the hatred-conflict, she had it coming by the way. I pity the baby though coz to me, the baby is super cute. hehe</div>
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So, let's be a better person today. Whenever you feel like bashing someone on social media like FB, twitter, blog, stop and reflect. We are not perfect. They arent too.</div>
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-50955681316995936132014-12-31T21:24:00.000+08:002014-12-31T21:24:17.313+08:00The Cliche Post - Good Bye 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
Before I type this entry, I read all the posts for 2014. A mixture of happiness, sadness, emo-ness, esctaticness. But mostly <u>negativities</u>.</div>
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In 2014, I was so busy raising a human being. Diligently pumping every 3 hours and if I missed one session, I would be so stress for the rest of the day. I was tired. I was moody. And the commitment in school. and I also my husband was not around. I was constantly under stress.</div>
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It's emotional roller coaster for me, trying to adapt to a new change, from a person to a mother. I think I posted somewhere in my blog that motherhood didnt come naturally to me. Though I thought it would but it didnt. Unfortunately. I didnt get to experience the moment when you got to see your baby for the first time all is well again. For a record, it wasnt my baby's face i saw first but his genital.hahahha I was so high with drugs but I remembered the nurse showed me Minmin's genital and asked me to guess his gender. Duh!</div>
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Then when I tried to feed him he rejected me. I think somebody needs to do a research that breastfeeding does not only affect the baby. It affects the mommy too. It affected me so bad that I hated myself for failing to do so. And because I failed, I was punished to become an EP mom. No matter how much I tried to comfort myself that I still did the best, honestly I couldnt. To these days. </div>
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So much emotions riding inside me that my year was so negative. It affects me as a person. My marriage. It affects my physical too. My skin conditioned worsened with acne, uneven skin tone, eye bags and I gained weight. My BMI now is 24.2 which is so near to being overweight. </div>
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<br />Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-964589824667299462014-12-23T16:13:00.001+08:002014-12-23T16:13:09.715+08:00In MacauSo we arrived at Macau Terminal around...erm...10.30 am... I think.haha forgot the detail. In Macau there are just so many big Casinos and and these Casinos provide free shuttle bus to go to their places. And as a smart budget traveller, you can use this to go to tourists' attractions nearby the casinos.hehehe<br />
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Our first target was of course THE VENETIAN!! HEHEHE<br />
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When we got out from the immigration door, we went to the toilet. Little did we know there was a pair of eyes watching us. I think because I wore hijab, it couldnt hide the fact that we were tourists. So this lady approached us and offered to bring us around Macau for a day. Her fees stunned us so we said no. I think it's around HKD2000 = RM900 per pax. We kindly refused.<br />
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It didnt stop there. She followed us around so we rushed out of the terminal building had no time to survey the surrounding. We wanted to get rid of her. We arrived at a taxi station and wanted to take a taxi, just to escape from her. hahah Unfortunately, the taxi driver refused Hong Kong dollar so we stood at the side trying to figure out the next step. and to our surprised, the scary lady emerged from behind the wall where we were standing!!!! aaaaaaaaaaa<br />
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We said no and quickly returned to the terminal building and saw a sign to the shuttle bus station. Phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Then we just hopped into The Venetian bus and was super relieved to finally escaped.hahaha<br />
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THE VENETIAN IS GORGEOUS YOU CANT MISS IT!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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If you go to this place dont forget to visit another 2 attractions here... erm.... I couldnt recall what but got Hard Rock Cafe and erm.... screw me. tak ingat. ish.. We were not interested to go so we went back to the shuttle bus station and returned to the ferry terminal to catch another shuttle to Senado Square. - told you we just walked where our feet brought us so we just hopped on the bus.haha</div>
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From the Ferry Terminal we took another shuttle bus to Lisbon, a casino near to Senado Square.</div>
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Not so near tho.haha</div>
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We didnt know which way to go we just studied the map and went with the crowds. Asalkan sampai...sudehhhhh</div>
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From Senado Square, follow the signs to the Ruin of St Paul.</div>
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Narrow path led to being lost....again.hahah actually we were fascinated with the architecture so missed the road signs to the Ruin. </div>
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We hopped on a taxi and surprised by the ride of our life. The taxi driver drove like mad man despite the traffic. When we almost arrived at the ferry terminal, there was a slow van in front of us and the taxi driver started cursing and I could graps a little of his vulgarities 'chisin...chisin...' which i believe in many years being a hong kong drama fan it means 'crazy'. muahahahaha</div>
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When we were in Hong Kong, B and I didnt really go with out itinerary. Like, going to Macau! It was a last minute decision after I saw some beautiful photos at The Venetian and also the memories of watching Goong, a korean drama. Not a fan of korean series though but I still has a soft spot for the drama. Ahh... Chae Kyung and Shin Gun...hehe</div>
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Anyhoo, on the 2nd day we decided to go to Macau. a short one-day trip just to see. </div>
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We got up early as we wanted to catch the earliest boat to Macau. Before that, I have to tell you that I was kinda 'controlling' the trip.haha so confident I knew everything, all the places in Hong Kong based on my readings. So back to the story, I studied the map to go to China Ferry Terminal days before.</div>
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From Nathan Road we walked to Star Ferry Pier then walked to Ocean Terminal (still not the right place..haha) asked a guard thennnn only we arrived at China Ferry Terminal. Haihhhh =') </div>
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So we were lost for at least 30 minutes. Yea..my bad. Got confused.hahaha You can spot China Ferry Terminal from far because it looks like a golden building.</div>
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First time seeing a titanic cruise. It's really huge, guys! This is at Ocean Terminal. Phew..they do have many terminals.haha</div>
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5. The journey took 1 hour to arrive at Macau. We slept most of the time.hahaha coz got nothing to sea except sea, more ferries and small islands.<br />
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There were many visitors from Mainland China going to Macau as well and some of them were very rude. They cut queue like nobody's business and not only that, one cut one whole village follow. Kiasu level super high! Yea I'm exaggerating coz we had a few bad memories with them.huhu Hongkese were fine tho. Just had to be patience. I did curse them in my language coz i was just damn angry.huhu glad they didnt understand. Well, to be fair, I dont understand their language either.haha</div>
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But... I dont really like our guesthouse because it's in Chungkin Mansion - a 15 storey building with a lot of other guesthouses. There are only 2 small elevators that can only squeeze max 8 pax so during peak hours the queue could be quite long. Apart from that, there are many Arabs, Indians, Filipinos and Africans around so I didnt feel very secure most of the time. Plus, everytime we arrived at the ground floor there would be people shoving us flyers offering halal food or room to rent. It got suffocating and frankly intimidating too. Anyhoo, if you can afford it, please choose a hotel instead. hehe</div>
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I expected it to be small but never THIS small. We barely had room to move around. It's a bit suffocating because we couldnt open the window without letting a bad smell of rubbish and God knows what. Luckily it was the starting of winter so we were okay. and also it was a good call to leave Minmin. phewww!</div>
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After we rested for awhile, B and I embarked our journey in Hong Kong.hehehehe We walked for about 5 minutes to Avenue of Stars. We were there for a while before heading to Star Ferry Terminal. We wanted to experience a ferry ride to Hong Kong Island. We forgot to take photos of this except a few. Too mesmerized with the beautiful views MasyaAllah...</div>
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The ferry ride costs around HKD1 ++ Cant remember the exact amount because we just tapped our Octopus Card.hehehe The ferry ride took around 5 minutes, plenty of time to take photos and all but we didnt. You get to see the development in Hong Kong, their tall buildings... and winter.</div>
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Anyhoo, our itinerary for Day 1 was supposed to go to The Peak but we couldnt find the MTR station which is Central. From Central, it's just withing walking distance to The Peak.The ferry terminal is near HongKong station so we were kinda lost. We spent almost 1 hour walking around. It was getting dark and was raining lightly so we had to end the night early. By the way since it's winter, Maghrib is around 5.18pm. huhu</div>
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Ordered Kabob as we thought it would be the same as Malaysia version but we were wrong.hahah and we also ordered Briyani. Our Malaysian briyani definitely tastes better.hihi</div>
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-8715618005898027762014-12-18T13:21:00.001+08:002014-12-18T13:21:57.060+08:00Hong Kong Trip Day 1 - What to do at the airportSo we went to Hong Kong by we I mean my husband and I.hehe We didnt bring Minmin because he was down with flu and also his protective grandparents didnt let us. Anyhoo, it was a good decision not to bring him because it was raining most of the time and the temperature was cold and not good for Minmin.<br />
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We departed from KLIA2 at 8.45 am 1st December 2014 and landed at Hong Kong International Airport arount 12.40pm. hehe<br />
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Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-39314691830451402062014-11-21T22:15:00.001+08:002014-11-21T22:15:29.604+08:00I fell in love over and over again<p dir="ltr">I was lifting Minmin from my bed to put him into his own cot just few minutes ago. I stopped for a moment and just stared at him. I used to hold him like that in my arms when he was much a baby. I stared at his face scrutinizing every details. From the nose and below, he got the features from me. The nose, the lips and the chin. I watched his chest moved when he inhaled and exhaled. Then my eyes moved to study his bottom. He's grown so much as both his legs extend longer than he was a baby.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Minmin physical now resembles a little boy than a baby. He is tall, definitely he didnt get the gene from the midget me. Hehe my baby has grown.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am so melancholic tonight. Watching my baby i gave birth more than a year ago grows so much. I guess all mothers experience the same thing too. We feel like they grow too fast.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm not sure for others but for me motherhood came bit by bit to me. As much as i wanted to be like those moms i saw on tv or read in the novels, i struggled my way through motherhood for the first year. I experienced baby blues the first few weeks Minmin arrived. Then the struggle to breastfeed him which in the end i failed, then came the endless cycle of pumping for milk, Minmin refusal for frozen EBM so I had to depend on chilled ebm drown me into mild depression. And of course my husband was away most of the time though he tried to cheer from far but it wasnt the same to be physically close tho.hehe maybe i was being a baby. Maybe I was a baby who had another baby when i was not ready. Funny, because i thought i was 100% ready to raise a human being.hahaha</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lucky though i stay with my parents. They were there when i had my rainy days when i was so tired after work, when i was so tired with B's pending transfer, when i was tired of pumping. My family was there and with that i am truly grateful.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My life improved so much when Minmin hit 1-year-old. When i decided to stop pumping tho actually God knows how guilty i felt at that time. I know I told my husband,my parents or even in my blog how happy i was with my decision but Allah knows how much i cringed when people brought up the issue of breastfeeding, when people around me wasnt supportive of my decision. The only person who stood by was my husband although i knew in his heart he wished his son to receive the best till at least 2 years old. He never forces me and that's why I love him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ok back to my life improvement, when i stopped pumping once Minmin celebrated his 1st birthday I noticed the changes in me. I was not as tired as i used to be. And the most important thing is i didnt feel stress which i used to feel on daily basis FOR 1 YEAR!. The stress to fulfill the demand, the stress of not having enough rest when i woke up at night and early morning to pump and also the work at school. I only realise i was very unhappy after i stopped pumping. Because it had been my routine for a year i didnt notice it till i stopped. NOW I feel more energetic, i have extra time to rest, to catch up with my reading and also to be a mother.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So when i looked at minmin just now i had a pang of guilt because for a year i didnt really enjoy being a mother. Tho i tried but i know i didnt try enough. I didnt sit with him and played, but most of my free time (well i didnt hv free time anyway).was spent on expressing milk, school work, stole some time to nap or just being depressed. And this problem also affected my marriage a lil bit but the rough time had passed. Alhamdulillah.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm still improving myself. Starting to pay more attention to Minmin. Starting to teach him things, objects, language. We had our usual evening walks if it wasnt rain and now i am starting to cook for him. I am starting to feel like a true mom finally.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am not sure what's the purpose of this post. But when i read back what i just typed i am glad i did this. My life was chaotic this whole year. And i am going to change it. For us for minmin. Hehe</p>
<p dir="ltr">Not sure whether other moms experienced the same thing as me. I love Minmin all my heart buy i stop loving myself hence the stressful year i had. I'm starting all over again. And i hope the future will treat us better.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Just a moment before we left the mosque, a man approached my bro asking for something. My bro came to me and asked whether I brought extra diapers for Minmin. Apparently the man was asking whether we could buy from us.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Went to the car,grabbed 2 diapers from Min's bag and gave it to the man. He said they (he & the wife) accidentally left it at home. Their baby is not feeling well.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A few months ago, i was with B at Giant Mahkota Parade. B was at the cashier when I noticed a couple with with a baby in front of B.the baby was crying. Before we left to the parking lot, we bumped into the couple again at a bakery.the baby was still screaming and the mom tried to sooth him. The father was in the bakery holding an empty feeding bottle. I told B that they might be looking for hot water for the milk.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So B approached the husband who looked stunned and offered some hot water. The panic-looking father was relieved. He was indeed looking for hot water. We watched them pouring the hot water,opening the box containing the milk they had just bought and finally fed the baby. As a mom, i couldnt help but gave out a huge sigh of relief watching the baby quietly sucking the bottle. We then left after exchanging few words. God knows what happen to them till they have no milk to feed the baby.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dont get me wrong. I'm not judging the 2 scenarios mentioned above. As a young parent to a toddler,things happened even with careful preparation. B once forgot to bring EBM when he came to fetch me from school with Minmin. And last month i brought all Min's necessities for outing BUT forgot his feeding bottle. Things happen.</p>
<p dir="ltr">That's why I usually shut off people who are quick to judge other parents. Some more they share the 'weaknesses' on Facebook and what even sadder strangers who dont even know join the party to condemn these 'weak,bad' parents. You,of all people in the world should understand the hiccups we as parents sometimes have to face. Dont be so quick to judge and worst share it on facebook. Are you waiting for tables to be turned at you?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have to admit before i had a baby i did judge certain parents whom I saw left their baby rolling on the floor screaming or let their child running around the restaurant or let the child wore dirty shirts and not changing into a clean one. I judged. But things hv channged now that the tables might be on my side now.</p>
<p dir="ltr">There were times when Minmin refused to sit in his stroller so we just went around with him screaming while people looking or he eefused to sit still at a restaurant and started throwing everything on the floor or changed his shirts a few times in a day but still he crashed biscuits on his newly changed shirts.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Those were just tiny examples. Let's not go into breastmilk vs formula milk, pro-vaccine vs cons, to babywearing or not, co-sleep or not, organic food or not and the lists go on.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Well just a random thought. I am sad with a status of Facebook judging other parents. I hope this person will stop because parents should support parents. No one else outside this circle will understand the things we face other than us.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Have a great week ahead peeps!</p>
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<p dir="ltr">"Eh anak kau baru setaun kan? Kan afdholl sampai dua tahun?"</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Laa..susu ada lagi kan? Sayang nya nak berhenti...."</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Kalau ikut sunnah ko kena bagi susu anak sampai 2 taun bla bla bla..."</p>
<p dir="ltr">Those who has been with me through out the journey's responses...</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Takpela ..ko dah bersusah oayah buat yg terbaik selama ni.ok dah tu"</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Respek ngan ko.sebab EP mom ni m<br>
mg susah.aku yg blh direct feeding ni pon bila nak pam buat stock hazabbbbedah rasa"</p>
<p dir="ltr">Well mix reactions I wud say. Though it hurts my feeling when people condemns it doesnt stop me of my decision. It is damn hurtful,as if I stop loving my baby by doing so.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Well again,there's a silver lining behind every dark cloud. A few days after I made my decision, i was down with coughing. A couple of nights ago a bad cough followed by asthma attack left me almost breathless and weak. Yesterday i went to see the doc again.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And this time i was prescribed with a higher dose of medication because the last dose has stopped working. The doctor said i cannot feed my baby the milk but to dump it.it's in her record that i breastfeed. Hee</p>
<p dir="ltr">I feel relieved. Hadnt i decided earlier i would have problem introducing formula to him. Alhamdulillah. Indeed what ever it is, this thing was written by the Almighty for me.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I just want to be healthy again so that Minmin can enjoy having a mom who is healthy physically and mentally. It sucks to be sick when you have to take care of a baby and the husband is thousands miles away and there's no Doraemon pintu suka hati.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I just want to be me, again.</p>
Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-17176857347125625212014-09-03T11:37:00.001+08:002014-09-03T11:37:06.007+08:00End of the journey<p dir="ltr">Hello!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I've thought longggg befor9e i want to post about this and finally made my decision to share it. Before that, to all obssessed breastmilk moms, please steer away from this page before you give yourself and bad day.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have finally decided to stop my exclusive pumping journey. I was in doubt for a few weeks now but last night after a discussion with my husband (he did not tell me what to do) i have decided to end this love-hate relationship with my pumps. I want me all for myself. I want to drink coffee everyday. I want to eat anything that crosses my mind. I want to be me again.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Unlike breastfeeding mom, ep mom like me has no emotional attachment to the process. My struggle for a year is solely to give the best for my baby and i think i am done with this. For almost a year I struggled emotionally as an ep mom. I couldnt recall any other happy moments for all these time except my milk has done good for Muhaimin. I convinced myself that I love the journey but the truth it i dont like it. But i survived! I survived and Minmin got what he deserves.hehehhe</p>
<p dir="ltr">The decision to stop has not come easy to me. I've started to give Minmin formula since Ramdhan as the production dropped pretty bad. But I only gave him at night. Then after raya, came August which was the most strressful moment for this year. I was under stress at work, tired and emotionally not stable for some reasons. So i had to continue with FM again for night feeding only.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Until last week.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I was driving to school early in the morning. I was tired and extremely sleepy and was fighting to keep my eyes open. 30mins into the journey, i think i accidentally blacked out because when i came to my senses, i was driving 70km/h and the car in front of me was about 2meters away and was stopping at a traffic light. In shock, spontaneously i steered to the left lane and i was lucky there was no car coming that way and kept driving,panting and sweating.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Minmin could have lost his mom that morning.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In school, i was thinking the whole day. I am tired with school work and the pumping was taking a toll of me. I decided to stop. Minmin now needs me more than the milk. And that was not the first time i fell asleep but it was the worst one. I have to do something.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I still pumped 3-4 times a day since but my production was very low. So I had to feed him FM during the day too. Suprisingly, i feel okay. I didnt feel stress for giving him 'the poison' like some moms would say. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So here I am. Feeling contented and happy. I am still sleepy everyday but i dont have to wake up at midnight to pump and i can enjoy a cup of coffee before I drive to school. For 2 days now, i was sober while driving to and fro school. Hehehehe</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am proud of myself to be able to survive for a year as a pumper. My initial target was until confinement, then to 6 months and now a year. I have never thought i could go this far but i did it! I did it! I did it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In this one year i bought 5 different breastpumps. One was broken, 1 sold to SIL, 1 manual bpump, one to be used at home and the other one at work.hahah funny that I spent so much on these gadgets.hihihi</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm laughing now. And smiling. I feel free.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dont worry. Minmin is super healthy. He is now almost 10kg. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I hope for my next baby, i will succeed to direct feed her and do not have to go through this journey again. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Not a mushy type but i think the love i have for Minmin has kept me going till this second. My plan was to survive for after confinement only. Then i target to stop when Minmim reach 6 months old. Now i'm still pumping.hehe it's love to give the best to my baby though.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But Minmin is no longer 100% given breast milk. During fasting month, my production was bad enough that I had to give him formula. Then minmin started to have a mind on his own. For his night feeding, he would throw tantrum and sulked if the milk came late to him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm already super exhausted during the day i cannot lose my night rest as well. So for night feeding, formula is the solution. He's happy and mommy's happy. </p>
<p dir="ltr">He feeds around 7 times in 24 hours. His night feeding is once or twice only. So he's still getting milk mostly from mommy.hahaha </p>
<p dir="ltr">A roller coaster ride it has been since I first heard his cry in the operation theatre but he's definitely worth it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Actually i cant wait to have my second baby! Hahaha but not too soon. Next year InsyaAllah </p>
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It's a review of the fifth breastpump - yea I know. Dah boleh bukak kedai.hahahaha<br />
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It started a few months ago i think in early May. I was taking my Spectra S1 out of the car for my usual pump routine in school. I had too many things in my hand and I accidentally slipped off the bag and it dropped on the road. The sound broke my heart because I knew the damage was done. The impact of the fall made Spectra 'pengsan' coz it just wouldnt turn on.<br />
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And as an EP mom where my supply depends so much on the pump, I panic..All bad thoughts started coming in so 1 hour after the incident, I already purchased a new one, through online. I think EP Mom out there can relate to this because the pump is our savior. Without it, how our babies gonna get supply? huhu<br />
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So in the quick research for the best and cheap pump, I chose LACTE DUET. Double pump, reviews were good and cheap. But there's no built in battery and it depends on electricity. But i think this year the technology of breastpump has evolved so much that most pumps now are compatible to be used with power bank.hahah<br />
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So here is my honest review. As usual, cincai one ok. As long as you get the idea.<br />
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<li>Double pump. Can be used as single without having to pull out one tube. it has two motors that work for each side. Very suitable for heavy user.</li>
<li>Suction: SUPERB. READ THIS, JUST SUPERB! It feels like it's not working but after every session, you'll get a bottle full of milk.</li>
<li>Small, light weight, convenience</li>
<li>Each session: 30 minutes then it will turn off automatically </li>
<li>Worth the money as it costs me only RM450</li>
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So, in comparison with all the pumps that I have bought and used for sometimes, here I arrange it starting from the best to the least. Please be reminded that this is my personal opinions so please dont bash me if you disagree.<br />
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LACTE DUET ---> SPECTRA S1 ----> SPECTRA M1 ---> MEDELA FREESTYLE-->manual pump<br />
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After almost a year becoming an EP Mom, trying different kinds of pumps, the amount of milk you are producing doesnt depend on what type of pump you are using. It depends on your body. My SIL is using Medela FS and she could get 10oz after 10minutes of pumping. me? 40 mins with FS I could get around 4oz. hoho and also because my supply isnt that much la.hahaha<br />
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The power bank. Bought from FabulousMom. This power bank can tahan for 5-6 sessions. not bad huh?</div>
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As usual, any further question kindly leave a comment or better, shoot me an email so I can personally reply you flyawaycandle@yahoo.com<br />
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Tata!Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-42841594693116685662014-07-12T06:12:00.001+08:002014-07-12T06:12:22.356+08:00Heroes<p dir="ltr">These 2 handsome dudes here keep me going everyday. Life is tough on me right now but i need to keep going. I know at the end, i will find what ever i was looking for.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cant wait for 1st syawal where all 3 of us will gather as a family for our first raya ������</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In this holy month, I hope God clears your mind so that you can sleep peacefully at night after all the lies and hopes you threw on us. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm trying so hard to let this go and <i>redha </i>to all the current happenings i just cant.because we had hope and we trust all the beautiful promises from the boss.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ramadhan,bring peace to my heart because i'm scared i wont be.</p>
Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-11430197766094622802014-07-09T20:58:00.002+08:002014-07-09T20:58:55.169+08:00Fasting and nursingThis is my first ramadhan as a mom. A nursing mom. And after 11 days I can conclude that, it's exhausting.<br />
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No wonder a pregnant/nursing mom has their own rules for fasting. I had always wondered why is there a special rule for this group. Last year, I managed to fast for 30 days despite being pregnant. and I understood why. This year, I have a deeper understanding why nursing moms are special.<br />
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Before ramadhan, I asked a colleague how is it to fast as a nursing mom. She told me she'd always feel tired at the end of the day. and i finally understood why.<br />
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As milk is made mostly from water, I'm thirsty most of the time. Even at night after buka puasa. I drank gallons of water to replenish and I could say it's still not enough. and as a nursing mom, I burn calories which leads to exhaustion. Everyday I came home feeling super tired and all i wanted to do is to lay on the bed waiting for Maghrib.<br />
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No wonder moms are super human. I hope I will be one and stop whining how tired i am.haha <br />
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<br />Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-42458116110943910952014-07-02T20:38:00.001+08:002014-07-02T20:38:02.626+08:00Ramadhan<p dir="ltr">Another silence. I guess i have lost the touch of blogging.there are just so many things i want to ramble but i think age has made me wiser hence so many things are better keep inside instead of telling the world. Wow! Sound like an auntie here.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Another Ramadhan is here. I was down with bad sore throat on the first day of fasting then fever came then flu and phlegm.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Alhamdulillah today all left except i'm still coughing. Very badly. I was in class teaching today when suddenly the wave of cough hit me. I literally coughed non stop in front of 20 pairs of eyes looking worriedly at me.it ran for about 2 minutes and at then of it i was breathless, watery eyes, red face and hopeless. I wanted to run as far as i can.....ok that's just too dramatic.but i did feel embarrass and vulnerable coz my students got to see that side of me.....haha</p>
<p dir="ltr">Happy Ramadhan peeps ��</p>
Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-66737975210347963212014-06-22T09:19:00.001+08:002014-06-22T09:19:51.879+08:00Frust<p dir="ltr">Hola!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Havent been writing for so long now. Still finding my muse to blog again.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyhoo, I woke up this morning feeling frustrated. Just lemme vent my frustration and i'll be new again.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here it goes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">First of all, lemme stress here that i am not being judgemental because that's the worst thing to feel, as a new mom to feel judged.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I dont know how but somehow my journey as an EP mom knew by some people i've known for years, since school, degree years, distant relatives. Maybe some birds passed the news or they happened to stumble on this boring blog.hahha so I started getting messages be it on fb or whatsapp asking for tips.these are people who are just like me, cant breastfeed our babies for some reasons.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I was sooo happy to help, to encourage and happy that they are people who struggle just like me. For a moment there i feel useful. I try my best to help,giving tips how to pump,when to pump how to store how to manage basically from A to Z.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ok here comes the disappointing part.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For all the efforts and times spent on these ladies, a couple gave up.i dont care you want to give up or not.i'm.not judging that part because i know how hard this journey is. But the stupid reasons, i cant stand.</p>
<p dir="ltr">One mom told me she gave up because her supply was very low. Like 3oz a day. So i asked how many times you pump in a day? She said ONCE. I stop replying after that.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For your baby's sake, pump at least every 2-3 hours laaaaaaa.aigoooo you pump once then no direct feeding. Miracles dont happen in a day. I took 3 months to make my supple stable. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The second mom told me she quit because she got tired of pumping. She ws using a manual pump. Not only tired, that manual pump hurts too. I told her to buy a double pump, electric pump. She refuse coz she dont want to waste money.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Fine. But you dont mind wasting my time. Investing for the baby is not wasting money. It's your baby.if you can spend so much on smartphones, why not for baby. There are many good and affordable pumps nowadays,especially this year. You can get Spectra, Lacte Duet, Malish under RM500.dont strict yourself to just medela. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am frustrated because they give up, without full efforts. What evs. Just next time dont come crying whining "i cant feed my baby" tone but do nothing to change the situation.</p>
<p dir="ltr">WHhh kellas kau mak.lama tak blog tetiba meroyan. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Happy Sunday! </p>
Nurul Razakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900602099723523548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136540361754255195.post-18814235081973664342014-06-15T09:25:00.001+08:002014-06-15T09:25:38.282+08:00Hiatus<p dir="ltr">Long hiatus it has been.tee hee hee too caught up with work and family. And struggling with some issues too.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But hey, that's life. Normal peeps go through the same things too.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I just miss blogging. And I miss me.</p>
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