contraception.. shud i?

i went 2 c dr. felice 2day 4 my 6th weeks after my c-sec delivery. my womb shrink back 2 normal size. n dr. felice said blood from d womb will appear until 6-8 wks after deliver tru c-sec. mine, up until now.. wit 2-3 days gap. dr. felice also said i'm able 2 do exercise such as jogging after 2 months, n do heavy work/exercise after 3 months from d labor day.

i also got dis info regarding full BF n menstrual. some ppl hav their menstrual period after 6 wks up until 1 yr after delivery. depend on d person. after dat, shud do contraception. it's important 2 plan dis thing.. better 2 hav 2nd child after 2 yrs of d 1st child was born.

also got dis info 'bout contraception. there's few types of contraception:

1) pills - with combination of hormones (not suitable 4 BF) n 2 b taken 1 tablet per day;

2) IUD @ intrauterine device - no need surgery, juz place inside d uterus n effective 4 3 yrs;

3) injection - 1 injection 4 2-3 months, but 4 precaution better take pills 1st coz some ppl hav allergic wit d pills;

4) condoms, diaphragm or vaginal cap;

5) rod implant - 2 place @ upper arm effective 4 3 yrs;

6) progestin pills - 1 tablet per day n safe 4 BF; n

7) ring - 2 place inside d vagina;

8) patches - 1 patch per week; n

9) natural - check monthly cycle.

4 me.. mayb later since my hubby was @ labuan. dr. felice also inform me 'bout PAP smear @ pap test. dis test shud b taken after 2 yrs of having sex @ married 2 find out wether we hav d virus dat cause cervical cancer or not. so i'll hav dis test later. hehe.. ppl interested 2 hav d vaccine 4 d virus can get it from dr. felice clinic 4 rm199 (3 injections, 2nd n 3rd injections after 3 n 6 months from d 1st injection). interested 2 hav dis vaccine.. mayb after my life get back on track la..

nadira latest pic..

finally, me n my hubby manage 2 took dis pic, nadira's smiley face ;))


n dis pic during her 40th day.. ;)

getting better ;))

it's been a while since my last blog update. october was truly a stress month. but it's getting better now since i got lots of parenting experience n lots more will have in d future. 2day was my hubby's b'day ;). n he's coming home.. yeah! can't wait..

thinking 2 bring nadira 2 meet dr kuan 2morow ( baby n child specialist ). i juz 1 2 know nadira latest condition. well, her eyes always hav eye wax. d kkia doc said that it caused from my vaginal discharge existance during pregnancy. nadira got her eye drop, but til now there r wax in her eyes. also 1 2 ask dr kuan d best food 2 eat during BF since i'm stil not recover from my operation wound.

really 1 2 take nadira's latest pic. n mayb a family pic since my hubby will b around dis few days. but i stil can't fit into my jeans ( size 24 ).. dun 1 2 wear maternity pants or khakis pants. huhu.. need 2 do shopping.. (kna tgu gaji dlu). haha.. ;P

stress..

i'm kind of stress during parenting. coz of tired, less hour of sleep, lack of support from family, far away from hubby, my c-sec condition. everything la.. worried 2 if i'm capable or not 4 being a good mother 2 my child.. can i do dis? always asking myself..

hopefully nadira wil b a gud child so dat i'm not going 2 b pening2 parenting her in d future. about her.. now she'd started 2 get attention. 1 2 b bounce 4 sleeping. my mom get her d baby bouncer, n she likes 2 b bounce by arms now. i was tired coz each time need 2 bounce her in my arms so dat she fell asleep. n she's easily woke up if she felt not being bounce. huhu.. so, i advice other soon-2-b-mum, never get d baby bouncer! juz put ur newborn in her cot. let her sleep juz like dat. n don't start using d pacifier 2. coz it will effect ur kid's front teeth (my mom keep asking me 2 get nadira her pacifier).

dear Allah, pls giv me d strength so dat i can b a good mom 2 my precious alana nadira.. amin..

about breast..

about d tips 2 overcome engorged breast..

from my experience 2 overcome d engorged breast, all tips i did was working successfully.. but need 2-3 days for d breast 2 get back 2 normal la..

now i'm a bit worried about BFd. although i'm starting working only in january, i need 2 train nadira 2 drink her milk from d bottle. yesterday i bought tommee tippee closer to nature 150m (5oz) bottle for her n make her feed from it. but she refused. she only 1 2 b fed from my breasts. huhu.. it'll b hard 2 leave her @ home if i'm going 2 somewhere far or 4 a long period time. my hubby said let her totally hungry so dat she'll drink from d bottle. kesian..

on d 11th, i'm going 2 c dr. felice again 2 check my wound. usually hav 2 wait 4 a long queue 2 meet her, although already made appointment. worried coz nadira will hav 2 wait 4 me 2 get back home from d appointment. i'm thinking 2 go earlier, but guess there'll b other ppl 2 b earlier 2.. aiyak! will ask d nurse if i can get d early morning appointment.

'Bengkak Susu' or engorgement

since yesterday evening, my left breast was engorged (top of it) coz i didn't breastfeed (BFd) more than 3 hrs. d right breast was d latest BFd shift. haha.. it was hard 2 sleep 4 1 nite. n @ nite d engorged area was getting bigger.. huhu.. i check out @ google n did some tips 2 overcome d engorged breast.
1) put hot towel (dat had been soaked in hot water) 2 d breast 2 reduce d pain n let d milk flow; n
2) use hair comb 2 comb @ d whole breast, also 2 make d milk flow; n
3) let nadira BF wit d engorged breast, 2 reduce d swell.

n 2day i brought nadira 2 kkia 4 our appointment after 1 month of her birth. i was healthy wit HB 10.4. thank God.. but i only weight 38kg stil underweight (my previous b4 pregnant was 36-37kg) n nadira was healthy 2.. wit her result:

weight : 3.78 kg
length : 52cm
head circumference : 36cm
chest circumference : 39cm
arm circumference : 11cm

nadira was given Hepatitis B injection n we'll b seeing d nurse again on nex month..

it's 2morow.. ;))

nadira wil b 1 month old 2morow. yeah! ;))

about nadira.. since dis week, she didn;t 2 b feed from d bottle anymore.. huhu.. so only me can feed her wit my breasts ;P. thankfully there's no prob wit my breastfeeding, except when d milk is slow n nadira wil get angry. mula la dia mngamuk..

she also getting chubbier.. wit her double-chin n big belly. haha.. like her abah said 'gendut'. in dis week also, nadira wil 'meragam' during d afternoon n early evening. it's hard 2 make her fell asleep. need 2 'dodoi' her wit standing, 'goyang2 tangan' n not forgetting singing lullaby 4 her.

her face also had changed. few family members said her face similar 2 her abah, or like her atok daddy, or also like my big bro. but now my mom said nadira's face is exactly as zakwan's face (my 12-old-cousin). so funny.. dunno whose face she is similar 2.