The baby has arrived! :)

I'm so happy to announce that Zara Suffiya is here. She was born on the 17th of June 2010 weighing 2.89 kg at Sime Darby Medical Center (SDMC). It was a quick delivery and I thank God for that. She's healthy and so far a very quiet one too.. :)

I was 2.5cm dilated on June 10th. I didn't feel any contraction in regards to it. Dr Siti gave me an option to induce but I wanted to try to have as normal delivery as possible so we stick to our plan and wait. Since I told her that I have to go to my cousin's wedding on the coming weekend, she advised not lift heavy things and just relax. It was really hard to stay still if you have a year old boy running in heavy crowds. :)

I went to the next week check up which is on June 17th, she checked and confirmed I was dilating 4cm and I still didn't feel the contraction. She told me that it's going to be a quick delivery and she estimated within 3-4 hours. I was skeptical about it due to long hours delivery with Zhafran. They gave me an I.V drip to induce the baby and I was dilating to 8cm in no time. After a good 40 minutes in unimaginable pain, Zara came into the world with her sweetest cry. The doctor even allowed my hubby to cut the umbilical cord! :)

It was very quick pregnancy and delivery for me since I only knew about the pregnancy on my 5th month. I felt slight movement in my belly. At that time, I figured, maybe I'm pregnant or something else is going on. Given my track record, it's best to go straight to gynae - if I'm pregnant at least I know the correct timing. While waiting for urine test, I climbed up the bed for scanning. Within seconds, the doctor asked me whether I wanted to know the gender of the baby. I was shocked and knew it must be on my 5th month! It's normal for me not getting period regularly and I don't experience any pregnancy sickness plus the belly only shown at the end of 6th month pregnancy. Everyone in the office was shocked! Shortly after that, I gave birth and now on maternity leave. :)

I am an active person. I wish I could slow down a bit during my pregnancy. I even did wall climbing on my 4th month of pregnancy. If only I knew bout it sooner.. After all being said, Zara is a very healthy and beautiful girl and I thank God for that. :) Alhamdulillah.

Zhafran admitted to the hospital for mild gastroenteritis

Zhafran was vomitting few days before we took him to Pantai Hospital. Started on Sunday and we brought him over to An-Nur for consultation and received medicine to cure the illness but on Wednesday, he's gone from bad to worst. At the time he lost a total of 900gm of his weight and Dr Azam immediately suggested Zhafran to be admitted on the same day. That was the best decision that I've made. He wasn't eating and slept all the time. If he does awake, he just laying onto his belly and look at me. No movement at all. Even when he sleeps, he wanted to sleep with me and not in his bed. I was so tired as I didn't sleep for 3 days because he even vomits when he sleeps and was so terrified of the idea of his choking his own vomit. It was very hard for me care for him - to see him that way.

Dr Azam took Zhafran's urine, stool and blood sample and there wasn't any trace of anbormailties. Since he weight keeps on declining plus he's not eating well, doctor suggested to give him intravenous drip. The sight of seeing him crying his lungs out just hurts us so bad. The doctor struggle to find a vein as for baby it's not easy to find it. Doctor tried on his hand but no avail finally he 'caught' one on the feet which I think it's great because it's away from his visual. I'm afraid that he might "play" with it if inserted on his hand.

The intravenous drip works wonders. He's energetic in the next morning and start taking his milk normally. We were ready to get out of the hospital but the doctor was very busy that day so we went back later the evening. :)

Now, after few days, he is healthy and has been eating ever since. He eats a lot and gained back the lost grams in no time. He's playful and happier now. :D

Thanks to Dr Azam for the good consultation and being able to tackle the situation very well. :)

Zhafran's first teeth

YAY! His first and foremost teeth! His nanny told me bout it today! I am very happy! Can't wait to tell Fauzy..

Date: Sept 2, 2009
Time: 4:40 p.m.

** Finally I've got the pictures! Hehe!**

Zhafran's growing milestone

My growing milestone

I was born in Pantai Hospital, KL
My Name: Zhafran Mohd Fauzy
Date of Birth: 20th January 2009
Time of Birth: 4:39 a.m.
My Weight: 2.74 KGs
My head circumference: 34 cm
My total length: 47 cm
My Apgar score: 8/10
My Blood Group: O positive
I first saw Dr Wong Sum Keong, mommy's gynae.

My achievements:
Milestone:
1st day = Smile (involuntarily)
2 m(s) = Lift head briefly
3 m(s) = Meaningful smile
4 m(s) = Turn over + Reach for objects + Laughing
5 m(s) = Combat Crawl (one leg is the pusher and the opposite arm the lead puller) + Bite stuff
6 m(s) = Bite things
7 m(s) = Climb ppl/things, 1st teeth (Sept 2), temporarily stand on his feet
8 m(s) = Stand w/out support for 2 seconds, exploring objects, recognizes ppl

Weight gain:
1st day = 2.7 KG
1 m = 4.87 KG (6 weeks)
2 m(s) = 5.6 KG (9 weeks)
3 m(s) = 7.0 KG (12 weeks)
4 m(s) = 7.5 KG (16 weeks)
5 m(s) = 7.9 KG (22 weeks)
6 m(s) = 8.2 KG (25 weeks)
7 m(s) = 8.5 KG (32 weeks)
8 m(s) = 8.8 KG (36 weeks)