Afeeq # 2 months

Hepy 3rd Birthday, Aliff!

25.12.12 - pejam celek, pejam celek dah 3 taun anak aku, mat alif. makin besaq makin byk pe'el dia. dah pandai becakap, mcm2 akai dia. sat loghat kedah, sat cakap KL. pelat tu ada lagi tapi aku mesti la paham, dah mama dia...heh...nothing special, sbb sebetuinya aku tak suka celebrate bufday-bufday neh. lagi pon, tunggu besaq siket dah paham nnt. lani memadai kami just outing ber-3 ke One.Utama dan makan-makan kat Nandos. apapon, mama.baba dan mat afiq sayang kat mu wahai mat alif. moga membesaq jadik anak yang baik, soleh, bijak dan segala-galanya yang baik. amin.

kek takdak la taun ni...jadik aku cuma dan beli bawah ni kat Starbucks. sedappp.

RM 9.90 jek?

just the three of us...afiq kena tinggai sbb kecik lagi...tak sesuai bawak jenjalan..lagipon ramai orang sangat, telampau. sampai aku pon pening takjadi soping. selamat!

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Wordless Wednesday

bear in mind, win! think rationale, be positive! 

Epidural

What is an epidural?

An epidural is where painkilling drugs are passed into the small of your back via a fine tube. It is called a regional anaesthetic, which means the drug is injected around the nerves that carry signals from the part of your body that feels pain when you're in labour. The result will be that your belly feels numb, giving you very effective pain relief. 

How is an epidural put in place?

Your anaesthetist will give you an injection of local anaesthetic in your lower back. She then guides a hollow needle between the small bones in your spine. 

The needle goes into the space between the layers of tissue in your spinal column, called the epidural space. A fine tube, or catheter, is then passed through the needle. 

Once the tube is in place, the needle is removed. The tube is taped up your back and over your shoulder. 

                                        

Epidural painkillers are given in several ways: 

• Injection with top-ups: Your anaesthetist will inject a mixture of painkillers into the tube to numb the lower part of your tummy. If the epidural is working well, you should no longer be able to feel your contractions. As the epidural begins to wear off, you can have top-ups which last between one and two hours.


• Continuous infusion: Your anaesthetist will set up an epidural catheter. The other end of the tube is attached to a pump, which feeds the pain-relieving epidural solution into your back continuously. You can have stronger top-up doses of local anaesthetic as well, if you need them. Sometimes the pump is under your control. This is called patient-controlled epidural analgesia or PCEA, but is only available in some hospitals.

• Combined spinal epidural (CSE): You'll be given an injection which contains a low dose of pain-relieving drugs (a mini spinal), which works more quickly than an epidural alone. At the same time, the anaesthetist will insert a catheter without passing any drugs down the tube. When the effect of the mini-spinal injection starts to wear off, your anaesthetist will pass the epidural solution through the tube to give you ongoing pain relief.

How does an epidural work?

It works in just the same way as a local anaesthetic. The anaesthetic deadens the nerves which are carrying pain signals from your uterus (womb) and cervix to your brain. 

                                          

                                            

When should I have an epidural?

You can have an epidural at any point in labour, but most women choose to have an epidural when their contractions are getting pretty strong, which is often when their cervix has dilated by about 5cm or 6cm. 

You'll also be offered an epidural if your labour has to be speeded up with a Syntocinon drip. This is a synthetic version of the hormone oxytocin, which makes your cervix dilate and contractions intensify. You may need extra pain relief, because this can make your contractions difficult to cope with. 

Once your epidural is in place, it should stay in until after your baby is born and your placenta delivered. It can also provide pain relief after your baby is born if you need stitches. 

source : http://www.babycenter.com.my/a542571/epidural#ixzz2GuxnZOUf

End.of.Confinement

phew! alhamdulillah syukur dah abes 44-hari pantang. pantang kali ni beza siket la...sebab aku banyak jahitan. walau pon dah abes pantang, jahitan tu still blum baek sepenuhnya. tensyen betui kepala aku nih. takkan nak tunggu betoi2 baek baru nak gerak? actually kali ni, aku tak banyak rest. asik bangun buat keja selain urus diri sendiri. pedih, saket dan ngilu. tu benda biasa bagi ibu lepas bersalin. lama jugak aku amek ubat syrup lembutkan najis, 22 hari. sampai botoi ke3, mat reza beli ubat bkn local. bila mkn ada rasa saket perot, trus stop. takut plak.

pantang style aku:

- tidak berbengkung;

- makan pantang gila-gila, tak makan ayam 50 hari (ada orang makan ayam, sebenaqnya it   depends la kat orang/badan/kulit masing-masing, kalu dah sedia maklum jenis tak tahan gatal, takyah makan);

- tak makan sayur/buah dan lain2 yang bleh bagi kesan masa panjang;

- aku cuma telan ubat che' det ja sehari 2 jenis ubat, 2 kali makan;

- minum ubat syrup lembutkan najis setiap hari selama 22 hari;

- pati ikan haruan (dah sedaq jahitan lambat baik baru sebok nak telan);

- berurut & bertungku (max 3 hari-5 hari);

- mandi air suam.

tak kisah la cara pantang macam mana pon, masing2 ada cara sendiri. dan atas diri si ibu yang bersalin, kalau nak ikut nafsu makan, tahan la sakit. so aku pilih korban la sat makan sedap-sedap...alaa, before ni pon dah sakan aku telan. so, tahan saja la demi jahitan yang belum baek sepenuhnya. 

benda kalu aku tamau buat, takyah paksa macam mana pon, aku takkan buat. kalau aku mau, aku sendiri akan buat. paham? 

contoh 1, masa mengandung tak elok makan megi dan nescafe, tapi aku nak jugak makan, so aku go on saja walau apa pon.  

contoh 2, masa aku dalam pantang, aku tamau makan ayam pasai jahitan banyak kat bawah tu...so paksa la macam mana pon aku takkan makan. sebab kulit aku sensitif dan gatal-gatal, lagi la kalo dah ada jahitan.

selain itew, dari segi emosi. memang dah tertulis, selama dalam pantang, emosi kerap teganggu. tak kira dah explain macam mana dan berapa kali, masih ada orang yang tak faham. so tak kuasa aku nak bgtau lagi. aku pulak yang kena jaga emosi dan hati orang, walhal aku yang dalam pantang.

apapon, aku masih bleh bepikiran waras dan logik. tapi hanya Allah yang tahu apa isi hati ku. sekian.