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If you happen to landed here from google search you can proceed to my new webpage where i continue posted my latest handmade item, tips and tutorial on sewing & craft. See you there :)
It seems like yesterday when I closed my online shop selling kids apparels and telling my beloved customer that I'm leaving to US. Now I'm back in Malaysia. I'm gonna miss my time in Denver.
I'm gonna miss my most favorite place of all - JoAnn. I remember whenever i enter the store, they already knew me, a customer who come to harvest their cute flannels, fleeces and cottons :) Ahh...those days when i'm busy clipping coupons to use at JoAnn. I miss the seasons in Denver.
It's been almost 3 months I back. It took me 2 months to clear the piling boxes in our living room that we shipped through vessel and I;m still struggling to find the best way to store tons of my cottons, minkies, cotton velour, PUL that I used to make my custom cloth diapers. Some of them did manage get onto the shelf but some still hiding somewhere in 12 boxes in my sewing room.I'll do another entry about this.
All in all.. it's good to be back and catching with family and friends. Owhh i forgot to mention that I'm a proud working at home mom :)..yup a WAHM in Malaysia.
All in one pot update - Gumboo soup! See me new raves! Juki F600
Saturday, May 07, 2011 | Labels: Sew Project, Sewing MachineI broke my promise ya..ya..i know. Throw me stones! I recently finish sewing a 21 pcs cloth diapers for a group of mommies at Malaysia Cloth Diaper Parents at Facebook. They are all nice ladies who heart handmade. As i was completing their orders, I managed to take few shots of process cutting a 10y of bamboo fleece to make the soaker aka insert for the diapers. With the help of my all time favourite tool aka tool-that-i-can't live-without hahah! My OLFA rotaty cutter!
I have 36" OLFA cutting mat on my cut table and 18" OMNI EDGE ruler plus my 45mm rotary cutter and I'm good to go! 10 yards Bambo fleece here I come!
This is what happen after 15 minutes cutting. Didn't believe me? Well ..believe it. I rotary can cut up to 4 layers of bambo fleece in one shot! Imagine if I use scissor? How long will it take to finish it and not to mention strain on your fingers. Shown is stacked of cut from 5 yards of bamboo fleece ready to serge!
Serge and ready to go!
I've a love and hate relationship with my serger..not matter how much i hate using it..i love it haha. My tips to get smooth shape of serge insert..cut the fabrics in rectangle shape, just big enough to fit your soaker pattern. Trace your soaker pattern on the top layer of fabric. When you serge...follow the lines that u traced earlier..and go slow when you reach the corner. InsyaAllah your soaker will turn out nicely. There will always a learning curve when working with serger.I'm a newbie too.
21 cds ready to fly to M'sia!
More picture of these project can be seen here.
I also made few embroidery diapers. They are fun to work on!
I believe my Brother SE400 perform tremendously great for the past 11 months I had him. Yes my SE400 is a dude! Hahah! Next month will be our anniversary working together. Since I've been torturing him with my both sewing and embroidery projects I'm thinking of getting him a partner..ya..a partner. So that he can rest a bit and work on solely embroidery project and become my back up machine for sewing.
Shopping for a new sewing machine is fun! I read tons of reviews.. mainly i go to Patternreview.com to read reviews on sewing machine. So far these machines are my finalist for SE400 partner heheh!
JUKI EXCEED F600 - read more about this machine here
Details on the sample stitches can be seen here
Price as per online dealer $1049 (on Sale price) and another online dealer $1399 (negotiable)
I read nothing but great stories about this machine. It has hundreds of built in stitches. Comes with extendable table which is a bonus. It's truly workhorse, Juki applied the technology they use on industrial machine onto this home sewing machine! Click at the link above and you'll understand what i mean. Even it;s more expensive than 835 below...it comes with so many extra foot that u can think of and the table too. It use class 15 bobbin, have knee lifter and comes with auto thread cutter too! Also other features that my dud SE400 didn't have. and it's good to know this machine use 120v and 220v so..if i were to bring this back to M'sia later..it shouldn't be a problem!
When i talk to dealer over the phone yesterday..he said this machine is totally kill Bernina...(Bernina would cost my arm and legs haha!). I didn't know if any JUKI dealer in Denver...not sure. If i were to get this..i;ve to order it online.
I found few blogger post their reviews on this machine..one is here..another one is here..i dream of this machine every night. Is that i a sign I need to take a break from this hunting so that I can be more rational in making decision hahah! I don't want to end up with with remorse after i had it! Ok next machine in line is....
VIKING SAPPHIRE 835 - read more about this machine here
Price as i check with dealer $999
I saw this machine at the dealer few months back at Joann. (The one yg jauh skit dari rumah). It's a solid machine, with the long arm feature i can see it will be a bless if I have a quilt in my to sew list. The only thing this machine didn't have but my dude SE400 has..Auto thread cutter. I'm spoiled with that feature. It would be great if it has one. It uses different bobbin, means i need to buy another bobbin for this. It use the green bobbin, not like her sister Emerald lines that use class 15 bobbin (which same as SE400 i guess). Still it;s not the end of the world. Another thing, no such thing as cheap parts for this machine..I've to invest another $$$ for extra foot that I need, however their price range still cheaper than Bernina's i think. But all in all this machine a workhorse and great machine to own. Which still put me on the fence bohooo!
Update 11.20pm: I went to dealer today! Now i want Sapphire 835 so badly!
Update 11.20pm: I went to dealer today! Now i want Sapphire 835 so badly!
But after looking at this video..i lean more toward JUKI
JUKI vs SAPPHIRE
JUKI vs Brother HE 420
So..my hunting is not yet end...here's some fun fact about my new sewing machine hunting journey:
- At first i only had $400 in my budget...i won a Viking 545 on ebay for $355 and was so excited about it even it;s and old machine but still it's a good machine. After i won the bid, seller contact me saying that the machine has stitch prob..dang! she will send it to service before ship it to me and i've 7 days to test out, if i don't like it i can return for full refund. I ask opinion from people at patternreview forum..most of them ask me to back out the deal and use that money to fund for a better machine rather than dealing with all the drama. End of story..i back out the deal and seller refund my full payment.
- After incident no 1, i increase my budget to $500...i'm planning to buy new machine. No more ebay machine for me. So i was eyeing on PE 420 and another Janome..till I stumble upon Juki F600 review.
- So..there's a thread in patternreview discussing about Juki price..it was around $899 when the machine was first introduce to the market. Such a good price for a great machine right..I keep that number in my mind and telling myself..if I wait for some times..i might had a chance to find extra $ to fund for this great machine..why not I give a try..i just need to be patient :D
- Here we go..my budget going up from $400 to $899..till i call the dealer yesterday...the day of the price was at $899 has gone with the wind! that's what the dealer said...huhuuhuh!
- Now..i've to dig up more $$$ for Juki F600 and another side of me saying..are you sure this is what u want? why not look around for European brand that's within the same price range? So..that's how the 835 comes into the story...bear in mind..European brand but made in China.
You got to dig a little deeper
For you it’s gonna be tough
You got to dig a little deeper
You ain’t dug near far enough
Ok..end of my gumboo entry. See ya next time! Wassalam.
One big time update! MGKids Cloth Diaper and my Facebook fanpage
Saturday, February 26, 2011 | Labels: Moleygarden
My DIY album in Facebook.
I believe my last entry for 2010 blog says everything. I was too busy with my US personal shopper service till i've neglected this one :) but that doesn;t mean I didn't sew! I sew! I do! Hehehe. I upload most of my sewing projects in my Facebook album here. Latest project on my sewing table is cloth diapers. Yup i sew and want to sell cloth diaper. Those who know me since the past 4 years, I've started sew and sell baby sling (Hotmama Pouch) when I had my first daughter, Yasmin. and..now with Irfan, i found cloth diaper. I wish I knew about cloth diaper early, I could have save tons of $ for Yasmin education fund.. but..it's not to late to late!
MGKids Cloth Diaper.
I guess this entry will be short and compact hehe. I promise I will update more on my sewing project that i've queuing in my to-do-list like soft structured carrier, mei tai, converting my wrap to ring sling just to name a few. So..i promise I will update more next time. Adios!
This group is extension from www.moleygarden.com. It's open to all Malaysia friends who want to join US shopping spree. There will be lots of items to be offered. If you have anything in mind that you would like to purchase from US let me know and I will consider to open a coop order for you.
Coop order items will be combine ship to Malaysia! This will save you shipping cost! You're sharing the cost with others rather than paying shipping cost alone. All prices already includes US ground shipping and ship to your door by Poslaju! (Unless stated otherwise). You don't have to worry about TAX, Custom clearance, we'll take care that for you!
How coop order work?
1. You place an order before closing date in the database available in US Shopping Spree Yahoogroups.
2. Wait for me to request a payment from you. (M2u, CIMB, Visa, Mastercard, Paypal accepted)
3. 1 week take for the item to reach my home once spree is close all people have made payment. (If you delay payment, it will delay me to place order).
4. 8-14 business day take parcel to reach my partner in Malaysia.
5. 1-3 business day to reach you by Poslaju!
6. We will take care all the tax/custom clearance for you includes Poslaju! Price of item includes all of this!
Current Spree open is:
1. SPANX - www.spanx.com - love this! Close 18/10/10
2. Cloth diaper - Bumgenius, Grobaby : Would like to buy other brand? Let me know ok! The more people buy the same brand the cheaper it will be because we can buy the 12pk or 24pk and get the fraction of price!
3. Baby Legs - http://www.babylegs.com Close 18/10/10
4. Victora Secret - www.victoriasecret.com
5. Forever21 - www.forever21.com - anybody can be a fashionista now!
6. Awesome yummylicious fabric from Etsy!
7. Lots of fabric from Quilthome.com!
More to come! I will add from time to time, if you would like to add other item pls. feel free email me and I will add that for you! Till then! Pass this info to your sister friends too! Thanks for reading this!
*Sisters from Brunei and Singapore are welcome to join! Shipping to you will be an individual shipping not combine.
Pernah dengor org tua-tua cakap ..."pantang lepa betul budak nih.."? That's what happen to my ber"pantang" sekarang. Mmg pantang lepa lah..yer ler sape je yg nak larang itu dan ini. Sendiri mau ingat lah kan. Kalo sayang badan nak pakai lame pepandai le jaga betul tak. Harap2 jgn lah nanti kene khutbah plak sbb byk sangat lah pantang-pantang yg berpatutnyer di pantang dalam waktu berpantang ni ..void. Totally void sepanjang 23 hari "dalam pantang" ahaks!
1. Tidak memakai stoking - I've been wearing it during 1st week je itu pun waktu malam..now summer beb, kat sini panas ooo, plus i had a very bad edema during the 3rd day. Kaki bengkak mcm nak meletop..all my toes are like sausages kontot. And i had another reason..since apt. nih fully carpeted..so tadelah pijak2 lantai sejok.
2. Bergallon air telah ku minum satu hari - Some old folks said..jgn minum air byk2 nanti kembang..aiyaa mcmana mau melepaskan hajat dgn senang kalau tak minum air yg cukup maa? breastfeeding some more, so i've a strong reason to drink for two rite? again..summer + denver dry weather = sile minum air 3l air satu hari.
3. Makan nasi yg dipanaskan - Apelah salah nasi yg dah sejok tu? Menangis nasik tu makan tak abis..so jgn membazir..reheat dan makan lah selagi tak basi yer kawan2.
4. Makan ikan tongkol, keli - Alhamdulillah so far makan ikan keli goreng same ikan tongkol masak kari, belum ada symptom yg pelik.
5. Makan ketam dan udang - Hemm kalo kat Malaysia maybe tak makan kot tapi atas alasan nak survive..maka nya makan ajelah melor. Alhamdulillah jugak tade gatal-gatal seperti yg. diwar-warkan.
6. Culas berbengkung - Hehehe ini lah yg plg malas nk buat. 5 hari berbengkung kat rumah without fail then after that on and off sbb ade SPANX. Krim Bio Sirih dan Sirih Emas mmg pakai without fail.
7. Buat kerja2 rumah mcm biasa- Hemm genap seminggu i started cook, menjahit etc. To date..i've finished 4 cloth diapers for Irfan and baju kurung Mimin..kainnyer je belom. Laundry dan cuci pinggan mmg hubby yg buat so I assist on other tasks. He's the best!
8. Makan mcm2 lah - Semua bantai..tolak ais same mknan ala2 pickles je. Tu pon ade hari yg berbuka puasa kat luar "terlupa" dan sempat gak la minum juice with ice segelas. Amponn! Sendiri mau ingat.
9. Bawak baby keluar waktu malam - Hemmm bab nih tamo cite pjg2 hehe sbb kitaorg bukan keluar malam..tapi balik malam :). Dah bacekan ayat Kursi and 3 Qul mcm mak n mama selalu pesan.
10. Hemm ape lagi ekk? Cukuplah 9 nanti list byk2 ade lak kene khutbah heheh!
Hemm mcm nih lah kalo berpantang sendiri. Mana yang rasa perlu ikut dan berasas I will do without doubt. The rest I leave it as it is. Before I end this entry, I would like to share some information, some says you will feel "gatal-gatal" on repair area if you eat certain kind of food rite..? After 1 week delivery, I had an appointment with midwife, Aubre at MMC. She checked on my stitches and everything looks fine and she did ask if I do feel itchy sometimes around the stitches area and I said yes, then korg nak tau apa die cakap dgn muka selamba...(subtitle la eh?)
"Owh..jgn risau..tade ape tu biasa lah tissue luka tu nak bercantum balik, nanti stitches tu dah baik, rasa gatal2 tu akan hilang. Same lah mcm kalau kite luka kat tempat lain..dalam process kulit tu nak bercantum balik kita akan rasa gatal pastu rasa nak garu je luka tu. Mende yang sama jadik masa pregnancy, bila kulit perut kurang lembab and it stretch, you will feel itchy sometimes..."
Ha..tu dia subtitle rojak men-translate apa yang Aubre explain....kalau tak caya...nanti jumpa doctor leh la buat2 tanye. Kite tgk doctor tu jawap apa. Hemmm now is our traditional myth busted or not? Jawap sendiri lah yer.
Okie dokie till then. Selamat berpuasa dan selamat berbuka. Saya haram berpuasa walopon rasa mcm larat jer nak puasa..sob! sob! sob!...Pose ganti tak same ngn pose Ramadhan.
p/s: carik resepi lompat tikam.
Ramai yang bertanya pengalaman saya bersalin natural birth melalui method water birth. Tak terjawap semuanya sbb 10 org tanya terpaksa ulang 10 kali cerita. Saya minta maaf pada yg bertanya tp jawapan saya..tunggu nanti saya cerita kat blog... heheh. Ok hari nih, selepas 14 hari bersalin saya rasa this is the right time to tell the story.
Before I go into depth on the details, you are warned that the content of this entry is based on my personal point of view of natural birth and there might be words, sentences, pics that pissed you off or “too-much-information” kind of para, you are advised to stop reading and leave this blog. Tujuan entry ini cuma berkongsi pengalaman dan bukan untuk judge mana2 pihak.
Saya bersalin di Mountain Midwifery Centre, Colorado. Saya yg pilih birth centre ni before we fly to US. Saya ckp dgn hubby..if this time I'm going to deliver our baby out of the country, I want it to be the most memorable labor i ever had - I want it to be water birth. Saya dah lame ricky info2 pasal natural birth, water birth ni..so envy with those women who had the chance to experience it. Jd...dah ade peluang ni I will not let it go because I know I'm healty pregnant women, I don't have diabetic or high blood pressure that restrain me to try this method. Alhamdulillah atas kesihatan yang Allah SWT. kurniakan.
Org tanya saya...natural birth ni apa? water birth tu apa? Natural birth ni..drug free labor..dengan kata lain ibu yang nak bersalin tu tade amik apa2 ubat tahan sakit ker..induce ker (cth: epidural, pitocin) dan tade intervention tools (forceps, clamps, episiotomy etc). Semuanya berlaku secara natural. Ibarat kalau bersalin dalam gua ..itulah keadaan nya :). Water birth plak..bersalin dalam tub air suam. Maknanya...masa labor ibu dah dok lam tub..push - dan tada..baby keluar while the mother still in the tub dan midwife akan sambut baby masa dalam air. Kalau rasa nk tau details boleh tonton movie - Orgasmic Birth atau google lah yeah. The movie was covered during 4 classes childbirth yang kami attended in order to get the right knowledge and knowing what to expect, what are the risks, how it works, what to do in the worst case scenario etc..lah.
Saya dan suami bukanlah dengan tangan kosong untuk berdepan dengan hari perjanjian Irfan. We attended class. Mimin ikut kitaorg pergi class and she watched those videos and she well aware that her mother will go through those process soon in order for her to meet her baby brother. Since we planned to have her with us during the labor itself so it's good to have her join the class. Alhamdulillah midwives very supportive about us having Mimin during my labor. We read books too..I bought few books recommended by the midwives kat MMC, actually those book boleh je pinjam kat MMC tapi saje gatal beli utk simpanan sendiri dan utk rujukan masa akan dtg..manelah tahu ada no 3...4 ker esok kan hhehe! List buku ade kat website MMC. Boleh lah tgk kalo terasa rajin nk bace :).
Other than that, we hire a doula to help us look after Mimin mase waktu labor nanti. Doula ni bukan bidan, tugas die untuk kasi moral support and assistant to expectant mom termasuklah jagakan other siblings who will be attending during the birthing process. Alternately can take turn ngn suami to take care mom mase dlm labor. More info on doula services boleh bace kat website Cocoon Enterprise company yg kitaorg amik. Rate diorg vary according to doula. Some doula offer free service ecsp. yg baru nak amik certified cert as doula they have to attend few birth baru leh jd certified doula. Some offer min flat rate. So tak kiralah berapa jam die ngn kita kat labor room tu..die charge min jer..so our doula is Melissa. She's great and very supportive. Even tho we met her sekali je before bersalin tak rasa die mcm stranger. sgt friendly and easy to work with, even Mimin pon ok je ngn die.
Me and Melissa (Our doula). 1 hour after deliver.
So the story on the day itself - I have some pinky show in the morning and I knew this is it! My contraction was 40min apart. So tade lah panic sgt. Lagipun all the measures has been tought mase class so now is the time to practice and apply all things that we have learned during the 4 classes. Iszad called midwife and doula to inform my condition so that they can stand by. I talk to midwife over the phone and she guide on what to do, asking how far apart the contraction. She said I might be having the baby tonight or perhaps tomorrow evening. She advise on go for a walk, take a warm shower. Take a nap in between contraction so that I can save my energy for the labor itself. Jgn lupa makan, drink lots of water.
Meanwhile, Iszad had been tremendously great, helping me to go through each contraction. Rubbing my back, massaging, pressing my pelvic while i’m kneeling on the glider. We learned all these during the class too. Owh i wish i could do these thing back then while we’re having Mimin, but i’m stuck on the bed instead with IV needle on my right hand, straps on my belly. No other option. I believe that is the main cause most mother exhausted in labor. Yerlah, dok mengerang sakit atas katil tale bergerak. Tade distraction, asik pk bile sakit ni nk berhenti. Sgt memenatkan. While Iszad helping me with the contraction, Mimin plak mcm biasalah buat2 prihatin, asking am i ready to go to “kedai” doctor, "Baby nak keluar yer mama?", "Mama..mama jgn buat muka mcm tu..buat mcm ni..." she showing me the correct way to breath by releasing all the jaw muscle instead of tighten it up..hem bagus betul anak mama. Esok besar jd Ob/Gyn ok. Did you know our jaw muscle connected to those muscle in ur cervix and all down there? The more you loosen up ur jaw muscle, the more easier for cervix to open up. Ha.. so kalo sakit contraction or sembelit lepas ni semua org jgn keraskan otot muka but loosen up it up and breath bukak mulut mcm tiup angin tu..insyaAllah tak rasa sgt sakit sembelit tu dan lebih mudah utk apa yg patut keluar tu keluar heheheh. Betul..hubby dah try die ckp berkesan.
Dari pagi ke petang sempat lah berendam dalam bath tub dengan air panas2 suam 2 kali. Nasib baiklah apartment yg kitaorg duduk ni mmg ade bath tub and access to air panas straight from the tab. Berendam ni one of the reason why I didn't realize my water dah broke ke belom. Sementara tunggu Iszad pergi kelas around 1pm, sempat lah main masak2 dgn Mimin to distract myself from the pain. Balik je dari kelas, Iszad dok sebok tanye dah 6-1-1 ke belom. Not yet. So kitaorg mkn dulu. Lepak2 tgk tv, tgk movie. Around 8pm he had another class - ada final group presentation. Actually he already get one of the group member to cover his part in case he didn't make it to the class, however I told him that he can go. I was 20 min apart at that time. I just inform him to come back home right after he finish the presentation.
Ok..around 9pm i knew the contraction is almost 15-10min apart. 9.30pm Iszad dah sampai rumah. All his groupmate terkejut die dtg class for presentation. Even his prof. aware that we're having the baby anytime within that week and he is very supportive too. Elok je Iszad bukak pintu..I said it's time. Call the midwife and doula, tell them we're going to the centre now. Since bag semua da ready dlm kete. we only pack some extra pillow and blanket in case anything happen dlm kereta. Riding while having a contraction is not a fun thing to do. I would rather duduk kat rumah jer ahaha! It took is 10min to MMC and I had 2 contractions! It was like hell. I was crying while having it and right after the contraction went away, elok je boleh sing along lagu Westlife - Soledad tgh berkumandang lam kete hahaha. Iszad tanye..mama ok? Hahah! Yerlah kejap nangis kejap nyanyi..mane satu nih?
10.50pm - Once we arrived at MMC, the midwives dah tunggu. It was Cassie and Shanti who was on call that night. Our doula - Melissa pon dah ade kat MMC. Shanti tanya nak pilih bilik mane. You can see the room here. I choose the one yg. I tak sempat amik gambar mase tour visit last time sbb ade mom in labor kat dlm. It was all white room with black metal king bed. Ala2 putih suci bersih gitu hehe!. Shanti need to check my dilation, I went to the toilet to empty my bladder. Kalo kat hospital, sah sah doctor sumbat tiub. Kuwar dari toilet another contraction comes..uis..mmg sedappp! Bergayut kat pintu toilet sat..elok je habis..cepat2 bukak seluar. Elok je nak naik atas katil...another contraction come! Mase tu I cry... sbb sgt sakit, lebih sakit dari contraction sepanjang hari tadi. Everyone was very supportive, telling me that it's ok to cry, telling me that I'm doing great, telling me that I'm strong.... I lean my elbow kat ujung katil mase tu. Once the contraction hilang i naik atas katil utk check dilation. Shanti is the one who checked - elok je die keluarkan jari and said "You already 9cm Melor! Great job, you're so strong sister!" and there you go, I replied to her "I had the urge to push!...is this happening?!" Mase tu I baru bgn nak turun dari katil, Iszad was standing right next beside the bed, so tengkuk die lah jd mangsa utk I grab! After the feeling to push went away, Cassie directed me to take off my cloth dan turun pelan and masuk dalam tub so that we can have the baby in the tub. FYI, that's is the only time within my 40w of pregnancy they check my dilation. Yup only once. :) Kalo kat hospital 4cm dah kene warded...to get to 8-9cm berapa kali agak2 nurse or doc dtg check? Hemm tak selesakan?
Cassie, one of the midwife on call that night. Meet her few times during appointment so I knew her.
(pic. is from MMC gallery)
(pic. is from MMC gallery)
11.30pm - I tak sedar bila masa Iszad tukar baju. He's right next to me inside the tub. Shanti asked me to follow my body. Push only when I feel like pushing. Air suam2 panas dalam tub tu sangat lah melegakan. It helps soothing the pain i had. Selawat dan ayat2 quran tak lekang dari bibir. I can feel the baby head moving and pushing to come out. The first 2 push was hard because I'm scared and the midwives knew that I'm scare becos I told them ahahah! Cassie said...you just have to let it go and give all you had and let's meet the baby tonight! So the 3rd time, I push with all the energy I had and they said..."You're doing great sister, would you like to touch your baby's head?" Then apa lagi...I put one of my hand down there and I can feel kepala baby almost to come out. It was so amazing!! Then comes the 4th pushing - plobb! kepala baby and his shoulder come out, I can see tangan Shanti sambut baby kat dalam air and she brought up the baby straight to my chest. The first thing I said to the baby was "Assalamualaikum sayang..mama is here" and i peek at the baby's genital..and there you go...i shout "Alhamdulillah it's a boy!". I didn't mention that the baby's gender is unknown during my pregnancy right? Yup we didn't know what we're expecting! We prepare 2 names, if girl we will name her as Iris and Irfan for boy. Now we have Irfan Iszad Jeffri.
Our new addition - Irfan IJ
Iszad and Shanti, me on the right.
Mimin tgk baby masih purple!
The doula brought in Yasmin to meet her baby brother while we were still inside the tub. She said "The baby is so cuteeee", pastu lari keluar sambil cakap "Mimin nak pergi tgk movie ok..nanti Mimin dtg lagi". Owh she's so great! Sepanjang hari bersama Mimin dan contraction, I terlepas tinggikan suara kat die sekali, masa tu tunggu Iszad balik kelas malam, she was so cranky and I was having a contraction at that time. Sian dia, but I did apologize to her mase dalam kereta ont the way to MMC and she's good. She understand that mama is having a baby and we need to hurry. Itu lah amalan I kalau termarah dia, I akan apologize and explain why I marah. Alhamdulillah dia pun ikut sama, kalau die buat salah or mengamuk tak tentu pasal, nanti lepas 1/2 jam die mesti dtg and minta maaf sbb nakal.
Mimin sibuk main while I'm in labor.
After 10min Cassie said that I boleh keluar dari tub. I hold the baby, and tali pusat baby cukup panjang untuk I hold him kat dada. Diorg dah prepare stool so that I can climb out of the tub safely and naik atas katil. Remember, placenta still inside me and umbilical cord baby belom potong. Naik je atas katil baby dah start rooting! We are skin to skin and I nurse him right on the dot! Meanwhile the midwives get ready for the placenta. While I'm nursing Irfan, I can feel there's another light contraction and then the placenta keluar. Tade jeb2 pon untuk keluarkan placenta. Shanti asked me to continue bf Irfan because it will help to shrink the uterus and pushing out the remaining placenta/blood inside. Yup..she's correct, I can feel each gush of blood coming out once a while when Irfan suck on the breast. Shanti tunjuk uri baby, explain baby duduk kat mana, makanan masuk utk baby ikut tali mane..so mcm amik kelas bio kejap tgk anatomy placenta. She said my placenta is small but yet the baby is quit big.
Lepas sejam baru diorg ckp nak potong tali pusat baby. Honour is given to the baby's father to cut hehehe! Shanti said I have minor tear and it looks like being cut, she said it was a straight line cut, perhaps it was the tissue from my previous episiotomy and I need some repair. They have all the equipment just like hospital to do the repair and I got 2 stitches. I was hoping for zero tear but 2 stitches is minor to me. I'm fine with that. While Cassie and Shanti working on the repair, Irfan is with Iszad and Kate (nurse). Kate weight and measure him, he is 8 pounds and 2 oz. After I'm done with the repair, Kate said that my herb bath is ready! Yeay.. dapat mandi herba. Owh it feels so good and tak rasa mcm baru lepas bersalin..rasa cm ala2 pergi spa plak. Ade org sediakan light meal, dpt mandi air herba, ade org tolong lapkan badan. I love being pampered hahah! Yup all women who just give birth really deserve that right?
Lepas selesai berendam dengan air herba yg suam2 panas, rasa fresh badan. Kaki tade lenguh2 or ketar2 mcm mase bersalin Mimin. Elok je berjalan dari bathroom ke bilik. Iszad sempat lah cuddle dgn Irfan sementara I rest and makan. Lepas tu I sambung nurse Irfan and Iszad lak sempat tido. Mcm die plak yg labor hahah! Takpe I kasi chance because tomorrow will be a long day for him. Some more he will sit for final exam on 10th and 11 Aug. Kesian jugak kat die..everything come is one shot. I tak tido sbb tak puas telek baby. Around 3.30am Kate ckp boleh discharge. So that's it.. I'm ok baby ok..boleh balik. Around 4am kitaorg sampai rumah, and I still tak caya 4 hours ago I was in labor and yet I can walked like nothing happened. Perhaps not drugs involved and not being stuck on the bed for hours help quick recovery after delivery.
Selepas 14 hari - I can go out for a jog or go to gym for light exercise if I want to...tp malas hehehe. Luka repair pon dah baik.. Alhamdulillah syukur kepada Allah SWT atas kesihatan yang dikurniakanNya, rezeki dapat melahirkan anak yg sempurna sifat dan sihat tubuh badannya, berpeluang merasa bersalin secara natural dalam air dengan selamat dan telah dipermudahkan segala urusan perjanjian anakku untuk lahir melihat dunia. Aminn..
"Childbirth is the most amazing thing woman's body can do naturally, besides pregnancy. Allah SWT is the Al-Mighty Creator. Owh I wish I can tell the world. It's the ordinary miracle"
Ok..those who know me...knew that I'm Durian maniac. Mmg boleh hadap satu guni durian dan makan tanpa henti sampai habis ahaks! Oleh kerana skang musim durian kat Malaysia ...terus terang ckp mmg rasa nak balik kalo teringat kat Durian ahah! Tambah plak smlm telefon my sis, she did mentioned about it and officemates did upload gambo2 diorg melantak durian kat opis..ohhhh...saya sangat lah sakit hati.
Untuk mengubat luka hati yang lara tak dapat mkn durian makanya i do what i do best - find sources on the net! Asking Pakcik Google where can i get durian kat denver ni dan resultnyer sangat lah worth it! Ahahah! I found out that there's another Asian market that we never knew it exist in Denver that sell durian.
So tanpa berlengah mengajak my hubby pergi ricky kedai tu. Dengan bantuan Makcik Garmin, kitaorg dpt jumpa kedai tu, it;s about 15-20min drive dari rumah. Masuk2 je kedai of cos lah durian yang di cari dahulu. Pergi kat tempat buah2..hemmm tade pon. Sure bukan musim n manelah nak tau musim durian bile kat US nih kan? Nangka ade lah. Takpe maybe tade rezeki. Next time kite cuba lagi.
Alang2 dah sampai kedai yg jual brg2 asian nih..beli lah groceries yg da nk abis kat umah. I beli Milo..kilang JB, pastu biskut Khong Guan and Julies bersepah tp tak beli pon sbb tak heran tgk biskut us lagi bes hahah! Pastu jumpa Ribena made in Malaysia too..beli sbb mimin suke tp mahal gk la $9.99. Sekali skali ok la, ribena dah tergolong dlm minuman exotic ahaks! We found few other thing yg tak jual kat other asian mart we went before.
Iszad n mimin tour dengan shopping cart to the other aisle. Me jln2 sensorg sbb diorg tak kuasa nk tunggu i belek satu2 brg. As jalan2 from one aisle to another..sampailah the other side of kedai, frozen area, brg2 fishcake, fishball and few other things yang kaum2 che je mkn..termasuk kaki cik bab. Tu dah biasa tgk dah. Da tade perasaan kalo tgk pon. Tgk2 lagi skali kan i saw something that soooooooooooo familiar to me, kale hijau2 tan, pastu ade duri2. Hemmm...takanlah mende alah ni duduk kat area frozen food? Or is it me having hallucination of durian sbb craving kan? Owhh tidak2! I said to myself, cuba pegang dulu mende tu..kalo tercucuk tgn dengan duri tu makanya bukan halusinasi ..tapi BENAR itu DURIAN hahahah! As i touch it yup..tidak syak lagi itu durian yang ku cari! Kesiankan kat I? Do i sound pathetic gile bile dpt jumpa durian? Owh pedulik lah apa org ckp, yg penting i got my durian!
I angkat pilih2 bau durian mmg tade langsung sbb it was frozen kat situ tak tau lah dh berapa bulan. From far i saw iszad n mimin...hahahah! i angkat durian and show it to them ahaks! Iszad gelak ngn said..."papa ingat mama carik apa kat area ni...tadi papa dah lalu kat sini tapi tak perasan pon ada durian hahahaha!" See ketemu juga..ade jodoh hehe! Harga satu biji $8, mmg exotic sungguh. I bought 2 bijik, nanti kalo tak abih makan boleh buat bubur kacang durian...emmm sedap nyer. Sampai gk hajat. Ok enuf story. Layann pic. Walopon tak sefresh durian kat dusun but what do you expect? Better than takde langsung kan?
Tgk pada rupa mcm durian tembaga ..tak kisahlah tembaga ke perak..janjik durian!
Since it was frozen, we have to wait overnight baru boleh bukak dgn senang.
Hemmmm jom kite mkn durian! Rase cam eskrem sbb ade some part masih sejok!
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