We went to the ante-natal class last Sunday for 1st time parents and I learned dat:
- At 31 weeks, I got the smallest tummy as compared to other mummies wit the same due date. But probably the heaviest :P
- At 31 weeks, I’m still flexible n can still stretch n reach my toes without so much problem.
- Mothballs iaitu ubat gegat can caused jaundice in babies
- No need to buy those overly-priced cream for stretch marks, olive oil is much better (but messy laa…)
- You can learn a lot about labour from YouTube, especially unassisted ones
- I saw how baby actually came out during normal birth n C-sect, how the uri got extracted and how perineum cut was done... OUCHHHH!!!!
No more turkey for thanksgiving
And I have decided:
- I will not allow my husband to even take a peek down there wen the time comes.
- I’m taking epidural. Period.
A guy asking the doctor wat to do if the father 'takut darah'... hahaha
But most importantly, my husband finally understand 100% why I decided to breastfeed the baby until God’s willing... or at least try
Thanks to her
But the most controversial issue is the pantang part. None of the doctors (both Chinese and Malay) advocate berpantang makan during confinement. According to them, there’s no such things as cold/ hot food. And kesian the baby coz during confinement some of them will not get enough nutrient since the mother sibuk mau berpantang. Coz wat u eat = wat ur baby eat thru breast milk. Imagine eating ikan masin wit nasi everyday! Totally different from my reading “Ensiklopedia Perbidanan Melayu” (hehehe... thanks Ctot).
Then how, I also very confused...
7 comments:
ubat gegat can only cause jaundice in babies with G6PD deficiency
Yaa... betul betul betul... i forgot dat part. But who use ubat gegat anymore kan?
After going through my 1st labor without epidural, I think I will go without it just the same for the next pregnancies.
I have heard many mothers who took epidural complaining about backaches. It's a known long term effect of epidural.
Some good readings:
http://www.childbirth.org/articles/sideeppi.html
http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/birth/epidural/index.php
http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,midwife_47nx,00.html
Yes... got many pro and cons of epidural. I'm just too ciken...
My MIL took great care of me. She was very strict with pantang but I had a balanced diet. Nasi with tenggiri masak singgang with ulam pegaga campur ikan bilis tumbuk. And eventually with a slice of apple after Khairul persuaded his mom :P. And then for breakfast and tea time and supper, biskut hup seng and biskut tiger with warm milk. Every single day okay!
And the thing is, I enjoyed it so much. Probably because I was hungry all the time. I pigged out like there's no tomorrow. Breastfeeding always does this to a mother hehe. So read up how breastfeeding can help you get back to shape even though you eat a lot. This way you won't worry so much and resort to dieting.
Oh, remember Noi's wedding? Aku sempat curi a few chocolates so aku curi-curi makan in my room on the 3rd day of pantang hahaha!
Oh..all those episiotomies (perineum cut) we've done.
By the way...yuri are you who i think you are?
hei.. i've been breastfeeding for 18 months now. my baby just refuse formula totally. u know what? if u r just determined enuf + constant doa & balanced diet, u can provide enuf supply to ur baby for as long as possible. It's a miracle.. i never tot i could make it this far... gud luck to u...
n pantang??? i didnt pantang at all. but i think some of it were true, like i had cold milk after few days of labor... my urat in my tummy kembang (that's what the old mamas say). i feel the effect until today. there's no pain, but it feels uncomfortable & sumtimes my tummy just buldges on one side..
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