5 Weeks Of Utmost Happiness ♥

 Iman Soraya. 5 Weeks Old. 18/07/2017
Iman & Tok Ma; on our way home from her first month's check up at Klinik Desa Parit

Our Baby Girl is 35 days / 5 weeks old today. Alhamdulillah! ♥

As much as I want to end this confinement & keluar jalan-jalan as a family of 3 with her, the fact that our Daughter is getting bigger day by day makes me sad! From 3.22kg & 51cm when she was born (13/06/2017) to 4.1kg & 56cm last Sunday (16/07/2017), she is definitely membesar bagaikan juara!

Tqvm Iman for making me feel like I'm a super important person to you whenever you only want me to lull you to sleep or whenever you find solace in the warmth comfort of my cuddle. Ok fine Tok Ma lagi power but that's another story. Lols!

Mama & Papa love you so much Iman Soraya! Grow up well, healthy, pious, smart & awesome alright? InsyaAllah! 

4 Weeks of Happiness ♥

 Iman Soraya. 4 Weeks Old. 11/07/2017

Our precious Daughter, Iman Soraya turns 4 weeks / 1 month old today! Alhamdulillah! ♥

4 weeks means 30 days of happiness, sleep-deprived Papa &  Mama (hehe!), many first try & error incidents, many first moments etc. Parenthood is full with ups & downs but Alhamdulillah for giving us the chance to experience all these. We are highly grateful to Allah swt

At this age, Iman really loves her milk 🍼 (4oz sekali minum sometimes), sleeping in people's arms (she's not choosy yet at this age. Hehe!), staring at people as if she's studying them & likes to sleep in our air conditioned room. She dislikes noise, waiting for her milk & wet diaper. Taking care of her isn't difficult, Alhamdulillah & hopefully this will continue until Iman besarlah. InsyaAllah

Oh, it also means I've another 4 weeks before I go back to work. Oh noooo! I'm not ready yet to leave this Little Girl at home! She needs me! And I need to love her more. We need each other la senang cerita! Why can't we have 2 years of maternity leave instead? #clingymother #dilemaseorangibubekerja

Balik Raya Haji

 Raya Haji flight tickets booked!

We will be celebrating Hari Raya Haji at A.H's side this year. InsyaAllah & guess who is the most excited one booking the tickets, planning for luggage, baby wrap/carrier & all? Of course la the Mama! :P

We are lucky that when it comes to balik kampung trip, we are the ones yang melanggar arus (i.e traveling up to Selangor/KL instead of Pantai Timur), jadi tak ada lah trap dalam jam melampau, Alhamdulillah except bila nak balik kampung Father-in-Law in Melaka. Overall, it was usually a pleasant drive from Kelantan - Selangor/KL

Tapi I don't think I'm fit enough & ready for a long distance 6 to 8 hours balik kampung trip via car; not especially with a baby (Iman will be 2 months & a half at that time) & me recovering from my caesarean section (c-sect) delivery.

Pantang Food

Assalamualaikum & hallo!

I'm on my 28th day of confinement/pantang today, Alhamdulillah & there is another 13 days left before I would graduate from this Confinement School (although I may add, with not so flying colours. If you know what I mean. Lols!). InsyaAllah.

Tengah hari tadi masa tengah brunch, tiba-tiba rasa nak share my confinement menu. Hence, I'm presenting to you my confinement menu from 6th day on wards, prepared by the Mother with love & approved by my Husband, A.H

Drum rolls please?

02/07/2017

Lunch for confinement day 19

04/07/2017

Confinement day 21

For breakfast/brunch & dinner, I usually have rice with grilled meat/chicken/fish, vegetable/chicken soup (broccoli, carrot, potato etc, depending on apa ada kat dapur. Lols!), a mug of warm Milo/Horlicks & orange. In between that, I usually have Milo/Horlicks with Jacob's Weetmeal crackers or bread or cereal with milk.

Wahh sis! Kemain sis makan. Pantang ke dok ni?

When it comes to comfinement/pantang, I don't regard myself as a person who follows a strict Malay confinement regime. 41 days of ikan kering with nasi & no kuah; that's definitely not for me. Worst, ada yang tak bagi minum air banyak sebab takut uterus berair *gasps*

I don't believe in restricting myself from having certain groups of food (vegetables & fruits especially) so that I could recover faster when in fact, my body is in a dire need of nutrition post delivery. I cannot tahan makan ikan per se with no serat at all which eventually led to constipation ouchh! Kesian badan kita; dah la lost a lot of blood lepas tu makan makanan yang tak berkhasiat sangat. Nak breastfeed lagi.

Masa pantang, you go all out cutting off some of the protein intakes & all but after habis pantang, all out pulak qadha balik makan apa yang tak boleh makan before + tak exercise. So, what's the point?

Although my confinement food may cringe the strict Malay pantang abiding people, it doesn't mean that I eat whatever I want. Mind you that I still have 2 people keeping their eyes close (literally) on me; my Mother who is 50% strict & my Husband, A.H who is 10% strict (who from time to time supplies me with some forbiden food that I love).

Anyway, different people may have different preference on pantang regime kan? As long as you & your body are fine with it, then why not? And moderation is the key ;)

3 Weeks of Utmost Happiness ♥

 Iman Soraya. 3 Weeks Old. 04/07/2017

Our Daughter, Iman Soraya is 3 weeks old today. Alhamdulillah! ♥

But to think that she will be 1 month old in 9 days, that makes me sad. Oh nooo! Don't grow up so fast, Baby! Rasa macam baru semalam I was wheeled to the OT & delivered her through c-sect operation. Her first cry at 1.00 am was the most beautiful sound I ever heard. Rasa tak puas lagi la nak tengok Iman lama-lama & I believe all parents do feel the same. It's an explainable obsession towards your own offspring; an utter love & affection, a sense of wanting to protect & give the best as we could.

Sigh! Never knew this feeling when  I wasn't a mother myself. Alhamdulillah for this rizq & opportunity of a lifetime