Kisah bouncer biru

We bought a blue bouncer for baby Z a long time ago, tapi very rarely guna la. Coz i dont encourage the use of buaian on baby Z, so bouncer ni guna buat main-main je. Or to put baby Z bila dia tido, without bouncing it la of course.

But he hates it. The bigger he gets, lagi dia tak suka. 

So we put the blue bouncer in his room, upstairs.

Tapi semalam bawak turun....

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Dia buat main kuda-kuda la pulakkkk......  -_-

Baby Z update: 10 months

As updated in previous entry, baby Z demam a few days prior to his 10 months birthday. But now dah ok. After the fever had subsided, he had a really bad case of rashes. Abis penuh satu badan, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Of course we were worried!

I've read before that sometimes rash can appear as a result of viral fever. But i've never experienced it before, as ni first time baby Z demam coz of virus.

And the rashes were so bad that my PIL thought it was demam campak (rubeola). But there was no fever, so both me and encik husband was convinced otherwise.

Then it crossed my mind, "could it be dengue?"
Coz his skin was red all over. Full with red dots and his face looked flushed, merah sangat.

So we brought baby Z to DEMC again after work, and unfortunately baby Z's Paed was not it. Only Dr. Koshy je ade, and he got a lot of patients that day. So kononnya not wanting to wait, we decided to just bring baby Z to see the doctor at the clinic downstairs. (tapi macam lg lama je sebenarnya)

And to be honest, i was quite disappointed with the doctor (MO) that we got to see.

First, he was not really baby friendly. Of course la baby Z is a bit restless and irritated, as his skin was kinda itchy due to the rash. But instead of pujuk baby, the MO said "Eyp!".. Seriously? Tak fatherly langsung ok! (but lets just assume he's not yet married and does not have a kid of his own).

Second, the minute we saw him we terus bagitahu that we'd seed baby Z's Paed the day before and he confirms that it was viral fever. A few times we'd mentioned that we did a blood test on baby Z. Tapi pastu boleh pulak dia tanya "Bila last buat blood test?" Seriously? We'd just mentioned that he just had his blood test yesterday, mau tanya lagi ke? And he didn't even look at the results (it was in the file, btw).

Third, he didnt even listen to our explanation/worries. We punya la cerita from A to Z. And then he asked us the same thing again. Should he have listened to us, dia takkan tanya punya.

Fourth, he himself was unsure of what could've caused it. He said it might be demam campak. So he gave us Calamine lotion, and if by 2 days x resolve, we can come back and he can arrange for us to see a specialist.

Fifth, he was very tergesa-gesa. Rushing for what i dont know.

Sixth, he only checked baby Z's temperature and listened to his breathing. THAT'S ALL! Seriously? He didnt even bother to see baby Z's legs ke arms ke to see the degree of his rashes. He just assumed that it was bad coz we said so.

Anyways, if baby Z ade rashes mmg i would sapu calamine lotion pon coz that's the only thing that would work on him (especially if the rashes was on his chest/torso). So i was ok with what he gave us..

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However, sadly the rashes didn't get better, in fact it got even worse the next day.

So we brought baby Z to DEMC again. But this time to see his Paed.

In contrast, his Paed assured us that we have nothing to worry about. Coz apparently it was very normal kalau dapat rashes after viral fever. There was a specific term that he referred to, but i forgot what it was.

And he said confirm it was not demam campak. Coz if demam campak, then he would have a high fever ALONG with red rashes all over his body. And baby Z langsung dah tak demam.
And if dengue, the rashes would be different. The rash would be red with whitish dots. And if dah sampai that stage, usually it was not so serious anymore. But of course la must bring to the hospital jugak.

And i told him about baby Z being so restless due to the rash, coz i think it was itchy so baby Z kept scrathing everywhere he can get his hands on, especially his face/head. The Calamine lotion did helped, but bila lotion dah kering he would scratch his face/head even more.
His Paed said that was due to the Calamine lotion. It was like bedak sejuk, so it has a cooling effect so bila baru sapu it would relieve the itch, tapi bila lama-lama, it would make the skin dry so it would be lagi gatal. So he gave us Aqueous cream instead, it's like a moisturizer to keep baby Z's skin moisturized and less itchy.
(the cream work wonders by the way. Esoknya his rashes terus 80% hilang, and he didnt even scratch his face/head anymore after i applied the cream)

Kesimpulannya, nest time we're sticking to baby Z's Paed je la. Unless it was very minor, then we wud just go to a panel clinic closer to home.

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Honestly i dont have anything againts any MOs pon (or that MO that we saw). In fact, my sister is soon going to be one. And standard la MO tak tau everything, coz they're not specialists.

Cuma yang geram is, in MY opinion, to be a doctor you must be patient-oriented. This being said, a doctor kena la friendly and u should listen to your patient's worries and answer their questions accordingly. Bukan bajet pandai and treat other people (those who are not doctors) like we dont know anything. Even if we dont understand atau taktau pape, it's your job to explain, so that we know what u're giving us and for us to fully understand the condition that we're in. Being a doctor does not mean that u are superior than anyone, ok?

When i was Melb, my colleagues who studied Medicine told me that they had to take a subject specifically on communication. (but i dont know la in other places). So i think that really emphasizes how important communication is for doctors. Kan?

Sekian entry hari ini.


Untuk menyejukkan hati, i'm going to put baby Z's picture to end the entry. (The picture was taken today via Photo Booth on mommy's Macbook). See how happy he is now? Dah sihat, and bertambah sihat bila mommy bagi main laptop mommy. Hehe.

Hai!! Saya dah sihat dah sekarang. Now i can smile and show u my teeth! Daddy dah takleh usik saya cakap saya senyum macam orang tua dah takde gigi lagiiii.... hehe...

Eh lupa. Baby Z's 10 mo update. Weight still 8.5kg. Height and head circumerance i dont know, tak measure.



p/s: i still prefer DEMC btw, and we're still sticking to the same place. I think all their staffs are uber-friendly and the place is really comfortable. Besides, i had good experience with the maternity and paediatric department. Yang kami tak berapa suka cuma MO yang tu je. Hehe.

Viral fever: Baby Z's 1st blood test

Baby Z demam dah masuk 5 hari. But his fever is kinda on-off, during day time the highest (in terms of temperature) would be around 37.6-ish (low grade fever) but sometimes normal je macam x demam pon. But during night time, it would go as high as 38.8, and by this time he would be uncomfortable. Semua salah, nak tido tak selesa, as he kept tossing around on the bed. Bagi susu taknak minum, tepuk-tepuk dia marah, semua serba tak kena lah senang cerita.

So i did my research, and from what i read, i suspected it must be a viral fever. Coz dia demam takde selsema or batuk whatsoever. But if viral fever, usually by 3 days dah ok and at most it would take 7 days la.

But i'm not a paediatrician, i'm just a concern mother to a sick baby. So bila dah 5 hari, i decided to take baby Z to see his Paed at DEMC.

And he confirms my suspicion. Upon checking baby Z's temperature, it was not really high (37.2-ish) but dia baru je makan ubat 2 hours prior to our appointment. He checked baby Z's throat and ears, everything's normal takde infection ke pape ke. And his breathing was ok too.

(Btw, doctor said u're cooperating very well. Sikit pon tak nangis, u just sit on Dr's table, and let the Dr. check on you. Mommy's soo prouddd!! Daddy pon sama! Hehe)

So we decided to do a bloodtest.
I was scared to see (tak sampai hati in case if baby Z nangis. hehe), so encik husband is the one holding baby Z while i stay outside pretending to read some random signboards/posters. Haha. Penakut mommy ni kan?

But to our amazement, baby Z tak nangis pon. Ok he did cry, but NOT when the lab personnel prick his finger, tapi sebab dia dah restless coz he squeezed baby Z's finger a bit to get a few drops of baby Z's blood. But the minute it was over, he stopped crying. In fact dia duk ralit main plaster kat jari. Eksyen je lebih ek baby? Hehe.

So to cut the story short, the blood test confirms our suspicion. It was indeed viral fever. And takde point if nak proceed further with another blood test (specifically to detect which virus is causing it) coz takde ubat if kena viral fever. Coz eventually it will heal on its own, at most pon 7 days je.

But what's worrying us is the level (count) of baby Z's white blood cells. They were kinda slightly low, indicating that it was indeed due to a virus. Tapi his red blood cells and platelet count was amazing (quite high) for his age. So that was good.

Cuma the main concern is, since the body is fighting off the virus (hence the fever), baby Z is prone to get bacterial infections.
So his Paed gave us some antibiotics, but it's up to us if we want to let baby Z take it coz if ambik, kena ambik sampai abis (thats the rule).
And some ubat to be administered through his bum (anal), but ONLY IF the temperature is really high (above 38'C and if baby Z's really restless and if Paracetamol doesnt work).

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But the funny thing is... Tonight (mind you, it was already 4.30am when i'm typing this and i still cant sleep since baby Z woke me up at 2am), baby Z tak demam pon. His temp is constantly 36.7 to 37-ish, throughout the night (up till now la). Padahal tak makan ubat pape pon. (which is a big relief btw)
So hopefully mmg betul2 nak sembuh la. Coz i miss my baby's being all chirpy and active suka 'mengemas' rumah tu... Mommy rindu nak dengar baby gelak-gelak :(


Tapi...... perlu jumpa Dr. baru nak baik demam ek? Suka jumpa Dr. ke? Senang la pasni if next time nak pergi ambik your next immunization shot. Haha.

Help! How to boost milk production?

Salam everyone.

Just a quick update. Saya ada soalan, how to boost milk production eh?

I've tried almost everything!
Dah minum air longan, dah minum horlicks, dah minum berbotol2 air kosong, dah makan banyak.
I even eat sawi as frequent as i can now. (tapi parsnips i x sanggup try. Haha. coz i cannot tahan the smell!)

But all that did not work! It used to, but not anymore.

FYI, i've sucessfully breastfed baby Z until now (he's now 2 days shy of 10 mo). And i hope to continue until he's 2 years old, insyaAllah.
But my milk production is getting super low these days. If dulu during work (8-5pm), with 2 times pumping i can get 4 bottles (4oz in each bottle). Now kalau dapat 3 bottles pon dh bersyukur dah, but most of the time i'll only get 2 bottles (4oz) and the 3rd bottle cuma dapat at most 2oz je.

How laaaaaa? Besides, Ramadhan is fast approaching. Risau ni! Dalam freezer, stok susu cuma tinggal dalam 12 bottles je.

So to my dearest readers, any useful tips please???

Masih anak emak.

Ini entry takde motif, harap maklum.

Baby Z loves laptops, especially mommy's Macbook. Pantang nampak! Bila dekat, asek nak ketuk-ketuk, nak marah x sampai hati. Bila jauhkan, dia menangis. How la?

So terpaksa la pujuk dia. Pakai cardigan, sarung tudung. It's Photo Booth time!!

Mak muka penat sebab anak taknak tido. Bila nak blogwalking, kena kacau pulak.
Anak muka hyper main tak kenal penat. Panjat sana sini. Sekarang kacau laptop mak pulak.

Everybody (almost!) said Baby Z looked exactly like me when he was born. But now everybody (not almost, but memang semua orang) said he now looks like his dad. How can laaa?

I still think he looks like me. Walaupun sedikit, tapi masih ada. (Nak jugak tu!! hehe)
Encik husband said Baby Z has my eyes. I think so too!


p/s: Dear baby, nanti kamu dah besar mommy belikan kamu laptop sendiri. Nak? Tapi mintak duit kat daddy la, blh? Hehe.

Baby Z's update: Budak kecik 9 bulan

This post is 3 weeks overdue sebenarnya, entry basi... haha.. But 9 mo update kena ada, just for the record lah..

This moth takde checkup so i dont know how tall baby Z is now. And i malas nak ukur sendiri. Hehe.
As for his weight, haritu timbang pakai my Tanita scale, he's still 8.5 kg.. But bile dukung macam dah bertambah berat... maybe different weighing scale give different results kot, sebab kat DEMC they didnt use the electronic one.. Takpelah, yg penting sihat happy slalu..

Bile masuk 9 bulan ni tetibe je banyak gigi nak tumbuh. Now he has 4 teeth already, conveniently sprouting at the same time. 2 atas and 2 bawah.. Yang kat bawah tu start tumbuh dulu, but now yang atas are catching up so dah lebih kurang sama besar je semua gigi.. hehe.. But alhamdulillah setakat ni tak penah demam lg bile gigi nak tumbuh.. And for that mommy's very thankful! Sebab penatt ohh jaga baby demam, dia manja and cranky extra nti.. Besides, everytime baby Z demam (so far baru 2 kali kot since his birth), mommy yg terlebih emo smpai nangis bagai tgk anak tak happy mcm selalu.. haha..

Hmm what else? Sekarang baby Z dh blh berdiri... Sometimes he would stand on his own, both hands main2 toys.. And dia suka berdiri kat dinding and sometimes sengetkan badan, konon nak main Peek-a-boo dgn daddy dia.. hehe.. Kalau berjalan meniti sambil pegang furnitures tu dah sangat laju dah, and he can move from one sofa to another.. And dah pandai nak duduk slow2 sendiri bile dah penat berdiri/berjalan..

Dia tak nangis kalau jatuh. UNLESS kalau ada orang gelakkan dia, then confirm dia nangis kow2 punya.. If not, dia mcm terdiam kejap, then continue main2 balik..

He loves to eat! Now he eats his meal 3 times a day, and snacking on bananas etc. in between. Pantang nampak orang makan, dia pon nak makan! Even though dia baru lepas makan masa tu, still nak join jugak.. hehe..

Very alert mommy and daddy dia pergi mana.. Everytime mommy/daddy goes anywhere that is out of his sight, nanti dia panic pastu nangis. He's ok with strangers, provided that mommy/daddy ada dengan dia...

He understands the word 'NO'.. If dia nak panjat tangga and mommy/daddy says No, dia akan stop. And will look at us, and ikut geleng kepala sekali.. And dia akan tanya balik, "Uh?", and we will say "no". Then dia tanya lg, "Uh?", and we'll say "it's still no".. sampai la a few times, then dia turun tak jadi panjat tangga. Sama macam kalau dia nak main dkt area TV, kat bawak meja ada electrical plugs/sockets.. And he will only panjat berdiri kat meja and tak berani get near the plugs, coz daddy/mommy said "no"..

He loves kotak tissue. Dia suka main keluarkan tissue paper sampai abis. And if we masukkan balik, he would keluarkan balik all the tissue papers. But if kerap sgt, nanti dia marah.. maybe sbb dia rasa wat penatt je dia usaha, then mommy/daddy masukkan balik.

He loves to take pictures. Especially kalau ade flash.. And when we say "Smile baby, smile".. nanti dia angkat kepala senyum smpai mata sepet nampak gusi sebab nak amek gambar. hehe.

He knows if mommy's angry at him. If dia 'naughty' tak dengar cakap mommy even when mommy says "no", (for example main2 dkt area ironing board), i'll pick him up and put him back on his play mat.. And i will stay silent... Nanti dia nangis tekap muka kat lantai and if i x datang pujuk dia, he'll crawl slowly to me and panjat sofa pegang kaki mommy.. And if i say something, nanti dia senyum... So it's very hard to konon-konon marah dkt dia, coz he surely knows how to melt mommy's heart!

Now dia dah tak babai kat orang.. For example, bile nk balik from nenek's house, and we say "Babai kat atuk/nenek", he no longer waves his hands. But dia just angkat tangan tinggi2 instead.. And we joked that dia tak say "babai" tapi cakap "Yo!".. hahaha..

At night if dia tido in between us on our bed (bile malas nak transfer dia to his cot, especially bile dah 2-3 kali bangun), bile dia terjaga coz thirsty, and mommy lambat nak respond, nanti dia duduk and panjat badan mommy and tepuk my chest.. Hahaha.. Tu mmg bagi signal kat mommy nak minum susu lah..

And his biggest achievement so far is he can imitate people. For example, kalau kita buat bunyi "Buuu" sambil muncung2kan mulut, nanti dia ikut. If dia tak berjaya ikut, he would practice.. Nanti karang for a few days la kita dengar dia buat bunyi "Buuu" smpai meleleh2 air liur.. Hehe...


I think that is all for now kot. I cant wait to see what he can do when he's 10 mo nanti.. It's so heartwarming to see your baby growing up and achieving all those things, albeit how small the milestone is. Tapi sometimes i would get all teary jugak, sebab macam teringat masa dia kecik baru lahir dulu. And i would look at his pictures... Macam cepat je dia dah besar.... nanti dah start sekolah, masuk universiti, ada girlfriend then nak kawin pulak... OMG!!! But u'll still be my baby forever.. Takmo lupe kat mommy ek, even nanti baby dah besar pon? hmmm....

Kepenatan berganda

I'm easily tired these days, but the problem is i cant really sleep during the day (if cuti lah). I think all those waking up (to BF baby Z) at night is taking its toll on me, and only now i can feel the effects. Baby Z wakes up at least 3 times every night, and sometimes almost 10 times. I dont know if he's really that thirsty for milk or just being manja. Coz sometimes dia tak minum sgt pon..

Or was it because i still havent lost all those pregnancy weight? So bile lama sgt gemuk, makin lama makin penat. Does that make any sense? Haha.

Nowadays by 10pm confirm mata macam dah berat je.. unless if i got work to do, so after baby Z and encik husband were soundly asleep, i would do my work. And during day time pulak macam tak berapa energetic, like i used to be. But i'm forcing myself to do the things i need to do, though. But i can feel my energy is draining out.. hmmm..

Encik husband said maybe coz i dont get enough sleep at night. But sometimes i do ganti tido in the morning for a while before going out for work. Or is it coz i dont get quality sleep anymore? So my body has not had a good rest, so ganti tido sekejap pon wont make any difference. Macam computers, they need to shut down and reboot. Kan? Hehe.

And another thing that has been bothering me is.... rambut gugur... my mom said its normal coz i'm breastfeeding baby Z and after a while, loss of hair would be one of the side effects. Tak cukup nutrient kot, sebab baby Z dah sedut semua. LOL. (joking only).

And not forgetting my latest problem. These last few weeks ni macam gassy sikit. U know macam rasa kembung, and it would make me feel weak. Rasa macam biskut dah lemau. Get it? Haha. It's especially worse towards night time. Masa ni rasa macam dah lembik je.. But i would sendawa though, but it wont make much difference. It's like when i was pregnant last time, cuma kali ni dada tak pedih je la.. Maybe it was the hormones kot. Coz so far i've only had my period ONCE je, ever since baby Z was born. So maybe my hormones is going haywire kot. Hehe.

Taktaula nak buat macam mana. Hopefully things would get better after this. Especially since i've submitted my 2nd draft already. Now cuma tinggal nak tulis paper je. It's not hard, cuma if i have something to do, i tend to do it right there and then, sampai la siap. That's why i would feel ok duk menaip tulis thesis ke paper ke sampai malam. Bila dah siap baru rasa penat. Maybe that's my problem, i tend to force my body to do too much things at one time.

Anyway, hopefully when baby Z is 1yo, HOPEFULLY dia boleh tido lena all night long and let mommy get her rest. Haha.. Now baru 9 mo, macam kesian nak biar dia tido sendiri... Nanti dah 1 yo, tido bilik sendiri ok sayang? :)

Ok lah enough membebel already.. and to anybody reading this, anyone facing the same problem as me? If yes, what are u doing about it?