hiii goyangg..!!

hehehe...lucunyaa....tadi pagi perutku bisa goyang2 sendiri...gak tau diapain ama baby..kalo gak kicking, punching...apalagi ya kegiatannya...
i notice dia slalu aktif gerak pas jam 10 pagi n jam 1 siang...pokoknya pas aku lagi take a nap..
kayaknya beberapa jam sekali pasti dia gerak..cuma kalo aku lagi sibuk..masak,bersih2 ato jalan..gak gitu terasa kalo baby lagi bangun..
di buku sih dibilang ntar pas uda bulan2 tua, bisa dicatet jam2 berapa aja baby active gerak2..biasanya setelah lahir dia jg bakal bangun sekitar jam2 segitu hehehe lucu yahh...

semalem aku mimpi liat baby-ku!! baby-nya cute..putih hehhee...seneng deh kalo mimpi baby..ini uda yg ke 2 kalinya...oh ya baby juga bisa mimpiin kita loh...kalo organ pendengaran dia uda mulai sempurna (skitar bulan ke 5 gitu), dia kan penasaran dong sama kita...selama ini selalu denger suara doang..nah penasarannya itu bisa kebawa mimpi pas dia tidur hehehe..ga tau deh dia bayangin mukaku gimana ya...

akhir2 ini juga mulai cari2 nama baby boy...yah buat alternatif lain aja..coz my mom nggak suka nama 'caleb'...jadi kita uda siapin beberapa nama lain...tadi pagi waktu bangun tidur tiba2 keluar 1 nama...and i like it so much...
tapi nanti aja tunggu senin pas detailed scan...and my bb gender uda bener2 confirm it's a boy!
kalo my mom sih dapet nama 'peter'...supaya anaknya jadi kokoh/kuat spt batu karang katanya..hmmm tp I was thinking gak mau pake peter sbg nama depan..maybe nama tengah aja...pokoknya the name that I came up with this morning is the one I really like the most!! tunggu aja yah kabar selanjutnya...meanwhile, forum input nama baby aku buka buat yg mau kasih saran...kalo nama-nya kepilih dapet hadiah deh heuehuehue...

baby record book

Last week I found this baby book @ popular..found it interesting and bought it hehe...di borders juga jual tapi harganya $30..yg ini only $15 plus dapet bonus 3 box kecil to keep baby first tooth, hair and bracelet..
dalem buku ini ada macem2..smua yg berhubungan dgn record perkembangan baby..dari pertama dia lahir, berat dan tingginya...pas dia lahir siapa presidennya..trus bisa isi family tree..letter from mom n dad...bahkan perkembangan tooth growth juga bisa dicatet...

Actually, di national library juga ada baby book kit kayak gini dan mereka giving it away for free...mothers just need to inform their EDD (Estimate due date) and gynae appointment card..cuma bagus apa nggak-nya ngga tau yah...
soalnya aku pernah liat di borders ada yg murah..sekitar $7 gitu..tapi dia pake kertas yg model kertas majalah..kalo ditulisin pake pen pasti jembret..males deh...

Benernya ada warna pink and blue juga..tp aku pilih ini biar netral aja..since my bb gender belom confirm kan...kalo nunggu sampe next week pas detail scan..takut keburu abis hehehe..jadi kiasu aja beli huehueheuheue...

baby moves

waaaaa...finally...my baby moves for the first time..hihihi...well, dulu juga gerak2 sih..tapi kemaren ini utk pertama kalinya dia gerak2 terus..hampir setiap 3-4 jam sekali gerak..dan gerak2nya bukan cuma sekali-dua kali..tapi terus2an for like 10 mins hehehe..lucu deh...
ada sekali pas dia kicking my tummy..aku lgs cepet2 panggil hubby..trus suruh dia ajakin ngomong baby dan liatin perutku..kata hubby memang perutnya goyang2 loh hehe..lucu deh...sayang aku gak liat pas perutku goyang2...

Hari ini dia ada beberapa kali gerak..tapi ngga sesering kemarin...
katanya minggu2 ke depan tendangannya bakal lebih kuat lg loh..wahh siap2 kaget deh hehe..asal jangan bangunin aku aja tengah malem..

5 hari lagi is my DS (detail scan)...bakal di cek smua organ tubuh baby dari head-toe..jadi scan-nya bisa lama tuh..sekitar 1 jam...the good thing is bisa liat baby-ku lbh lama..kalo scan USG di gynae paling cuma 2-3menit kan...oh ya pas DS ini juga bisa confirm baby-nya cowok/cewek...
doain smuanya baik2 yah...

oh ya...mulai last week aku juga uda mulai masak2 lagi...selain masak udang saos inggris...this week bakal masak babi kecap..trus rencana mau bikin koloke,ayam saos mentega and more coming...soalnya bosen tiap hari bingung makan apa kalo gak masak...

trus aku juga notice dari a few days ago yah...kok aku jadi laperan banget gitu...baru makan tapi 1/2 jam kemudian kayak laper lg...cuma aku masih males ngemil..jd aku diemin aja sampe 3 jam-an..baru minum susu ato nyomot apa lah kalo lg selera...skrg total uda naek 4kg tuh beratku..kata orang masuk bulan ke 7 bakal lbh banyak lg makannya...
Puji Tuhan since last week..perut kembung,heartburn uda ga setiap hari dateng...paling only twice a week doang...mungkin itu akibatnya aku jadi gampang laper ya..kalo kembung kan berasa full terus..

kayak skrg ini kok laper lagi ya..padahal 1 jam lalu baru dinner..oh no....

people can be rude to pregnant women!

every october is my busy month...and today is just one of the days when I've to confront with a very rude and arrogant school..I hate these kinds of schools...and dunno why I always have bad experience with schools located in west. last time was pioneer, then swiss cottage...and today was hillgrove!!

So today i had to register some of my students to hillgrove secondary school.
I called the school yesterday to check what documents are required to bring. and the person told me to just bring original document and the photocopy. I was wondering how come they need original as well...usually during registration, only photocopy is required. So before I was going today, I called the school and checked again and she told me the same thing.
FYI, hillgrove is located in bukit batok..very farrrrrrr!!!! I had to to take cab because its so far, and I carried documents for 10 students..original n photocopy..that's alot!!!! and the cab itself cost me $18 per trip.
When I arrived at the general office, the lady in the front desk didn't even say Hi or smile to me..just asked me: how can i help u? - without even looking at me..
so she gave me some forms to fill in...and u know what...I found out there's no need to bring the original document!!!! but then I need to bring the students' photographs..which I didnt bring because she never mentioned on the phone.

hueeeee...gak enak ya pake inggris..pake indo aja..soalnya ni lg emosi..huhuhu..lbh enak pake bhs sendiri....

oke lanjut cerita....

tuh auntie tuek bilang gini: no photo means we dont proccess ur registration - again without looking at my face!!!

duhhh...buete bangett sampe speechless...belom tau dia ya kalo yg namanya pregnant woman itu bisa cepet marah!!!
truss..setelah speechless sesaat...lgs dehhh ngomel2 keluar: EXCUSE ME..I CALLED YOU TWICE TO MAKE SURE I WOULD BRING THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. U TOLD ME ORIGINAL N PHOToCOPY. NEVER MENTION ABOUT PHOTO. NOW URE TELLING ME HAVE TO BRING PHOTO N ACTUALLY ORIGINAL NO NEED TO BRING! DO U KNOW THAT I LIVE IN SENGKANG AND I HAVE TO TAKE CAB WHICH COST ME $18 PER TRIP TO COME HERE, PLUS I HAVE TO CARRY SO HEAVY BCOZ U SAID NEED ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS...I AM PREGNANT U KNOW...SO PLEASE HELP ME NOW SO I CAN REGISTER MY STUDENTS RIGHT NOW..DONT ASK ME TO COME BACK TOMORROW!!!

trus si auntie tuex itu just simply said: sorry..no photo means come back tomorrow..cannot proccess now --> skali lagi dgn tampang cueknya!!!
huuuuuhhh kesel bangetttt....gak ada hati sama sekali org ini.....
tapi puji Tuhan...dikasi hikmat jg...akhirnya aku tanya..ini form nya boleh diisi di rumah gak...ntar dokumen n foto aku send by post aja..and dia blg boleh...

ya ampunnnnn..kesel banget akuuu.....kalo tau gitu kan bisa minta dia fax form nya ke aku..ngapain jauh2 ke sana...huxxx....tp pas on my way back di taxi..aku liat my tummy n i know my bb bisa ngrasa kalo aku lg marah...jd lgs tenangin diri...benernya hampir pengen bikin report ke MOE ttg skolah itu...tp ya udah lah biarin aja...hehe sapa tau si auntie tuek itu gak punya anak..makanya jd orang kyk gitu..gak ada hati sama beautiful pregnant woman kayak aku gini heuheuehuehue...

sekian cerita...

skrg mau masak dulu ah...hmmm mau bikin udang saos inggris and kai lan with oyster sauce! yummy.. :)

Baby List to buy

Here's my list...I make my own loh..kagak nyontek punya orang lain:

FOR MUMMY:
1.nipple cream - to ease sore nipple during breastfeed(BF)
2.breast pad disposable and non disposable (the one that u can wash and re-use) - to absorb milk leaking
3.pyjamas with front button - for easier BF
4.korset - buat ngencengin tummy after melahirkan
5.cream buat susutin perut afer melahirkan
6.powder shampoo (stlh melahirkan kepala ngga bole kena air, so cari dry shampoo)
7.nursing bra
8.heavy flow pad alias softex buat setelah melahirkan, blood will flow until about 1 month

BABY FEEDING
1. 2 small bottle and 2 bigger bottle (planning to buy Avent products)
2. 2 slow flow teats and 2 medium teats
3. bottle strelizer (avent electric)
4. bibs
5. bottle brush
6. sabun cuci botol (kodomo)
7. empeng (buat di pesawat aja kalo pulang indo)
8. breastpump (either avent duo electric or medela)
9. milk storage bags or avent storage cups
10. avent bottle warmer
11.thermos
12.tempat/tas utk botol susu (to keep the bottle warm when travelling)

BABY BATHS
1.bath tub
2.rubber mat - supaya bak mandinya nggak licin
3.minyak telon
4.baby soap
5.shampoo
6.powder
7.powder container
8.baby oil
9.baby lotion
(johnson&johnson is the best for bb products- i heard)
10.cotton wool/cotton balls - to clean bb eyes,ear,puser,and his pee
11.cotton buds
12.baby wet wipes -to clean his poo
13.baby bath towel
14.face towel (towel size small)
15.hairbrush
16. changing drawer
17. changing mat
18.waslap
19.tissue
20.baby laundry detergent and softener (kodomo)
21.nail clippers set (bb nails grow fast)
22. bath toys (those cute yellow ducks hehe)
23.nappy cream - to prevent rash
24. diaper - disposable (buy different brand - cheaper and expensive ones...cheaper one use on the day and expensive one during nights as it absorbs well)
25. cloth diaper (kalo mau save cost, beli yg kain tapi mesti siap sering cuci2 karena baby pee/poo bisa 7-8x sehari)
26.nappy liner (kalo consider mau pake cloth diaper)
27.laundry basket
28.ember kecil
29.baskom

BEDDING
1. baby cot
2. blanket
3. bed sheet
4. bolster
5. pillow (first few months, bb ngga perlu bantal sih - tapi beli aja buat dia kalo uda gedean)
6. mattrass
7. waterproof sheet (bingung jg ngga tau itu yg mana)
8. mattrass protector (sama ngga sih dgn no 7?)
9. lemari/laci utk simpan baju bb
10.toys
11.musical toys utk digantung di atas ranjang
12.cot bumper - buat nutupin teralis ranjang supaya bb ngga kebentur kepalanya
13.baby monitor
14.chair utk breastfeed baby (or duduk di ranjang jg bisa yg penting as comfy as possible)
15.bantal buat support our back when BF
16.night light utk BF waktu malem
17.bin utk buang diaper
18. playpen - sejenis box baby/keranjang bayi utk ditaruh di living room
20. playmat - sejenis karpet yg ditaruh di lantai trus ada banyak mainan digantung diatas..jadi pas baby tiduran bisa liat maenan2nya..

CLOTHING
1. daywear
2. nightwear
3. buat jalan2
4. mittens
5. socks

TRAVELLING
1. stroller
2. travel bag
3. sling/selendang

EMERGENCY
1. water gripe - obat buat baby colic/perut kembung --> baby bisa nangis for hours loh kalo lagi colic, better prepare
2. thermometer buat ngukur suhu badan

Well..so far itu sih yg aku inget...mungkin bisa nambah lagi..aduhh ini aja uda banyak banget..gak tau deh within the budget nggak..I hope banyak dapet kado hehehe..dan kadonya jgn baju smua..soalnya baju sih gak gt mahal..yg mahal yg peralatan besar2, furniture dan electronics-nya itu..hehehe...

So far aku uda beli beberapa loh..kemaren jumat sempet ke john little dan beli barang2 kecil (takut kelupaan sih jadi mumpung liat, beli deh...kalo barang2 besar mending nunggu deket2 aja..kali2 ada sale)
ini yg aku dah beli:
1. cotton wool
2. cotton balls
3. rubber bath mat
4. powder container
5. cotton bud

hehe cuma itu aja sih..nyicil dikit2 dulu...

Mulai berat nih..

My week 17..finally it's another week..
what's happening in this week yah?

* my baby should be the size of my palm
* he should start sucking his thumb and swallowing -->practice to breastfeed yah baby!
* yesterday I had tummy ache (cramps) on my lower abdomen area and along the sides...the pain last for about 3 mins and then stopped, no spotting.
I quickly checked my pregnancy bible..well, it says that during 18 weeks I might be experiencing this achiness due to the stretching of my ligaments that supports my uterus--which means my uterus is expanding due to baby's growth.
Lega sih..karena ternyata:
1. sakit kayak gini normal
2. mengingat beratku yg ga naek banyak (total skrg 3.5kg), kalo my uterus expanding berarti my baby is growing! Puji Tuhan..
3. gak heran juga sih..krn bbrp hari ini perutku keliatan lbh besar dan berat! especially kalo habis duduk trus mau berdiri..terasa berat...dan kalo lagi tidur menyamping, trus mau pindah posisi udah terasa kalo dlm perut ini kayak ada sesuatu yg berbobot ^^
4. baby kayaknya emang uda tambah besar krn last saturday aku juga uda mulai kerasa baby kicks hehe..pas lagi tiduran di ranjang tiba2 kayak ada yg nendang2 gitu...lucu deh...tapi ngga sakit kok..cuma kaget aja..
5. di buku ditulis cramp kyk gitu mestinya baru dialamin minggu ke 18 onwards..tp mnrt hasil scan kmrn mestinya aku br week 17...that means my baby grows faster dong ya..hehe..good..good baby...padahal mummy baru makan durian 1 biji masak uda boost ur weight secepet itu :)

cerita hari ini:
* duh..salah satu symptom orang hamil: ur hormones makes u become someone forgetful..it's true...!! I was boiling my bird nest today and totally forgot about it..and took a nap..when I woke up 2 hours later, i realized i havent turned off the stove..OMG...untung nggak knp2..nggak tumpah or gosong..krn apinya emang aku kecilin banget sih...cuma kaget banget tadi!
*just like everyday, today still having bloated tummy...wind stuck and it's really uncomfy for me..all i can do is sleep... I hope soon this will go away...anyway I'm entering my 5th month...please..please go away...

is it safe to eat durians?

waaa..gawattt....di kulkas ada sekotak durian yang uenak bangettt...it's so tempting buat nyomot..huxxx..
kemaren pas di durian stall..ngga tahan so akhirnya nyomot 1...benernya pengen makan lagi..tapi ngga yakin boleh ngga makan durian pas lg pregnant...my mom bilang gak bole krn durian itu panas..ga baik buat baby...tapi ada bbrp org blg durian ada bagusnya juga krn mengandung zat yg bagus buat pertumbuhan otak baby..

anyway...udah research2 di internet sih..kesimpulannya boleh2 aja makan durian..tapi in moderation..kalo kebanyakan juga ga bagus krn heaty..bagusnya durian bisa boost baby weight..jadi kalo baby-nya kecil/underweight boleh makan durian banyakan...tapi kalo terlalu sering makan durian resiko baby-nya juga overweight hehe..ntar malah susah ngeluarinnya..

but i decided kalo bisa tahan ga makan..ya ga makan deh...
soalnya mengingat durian itu bisa bikin lambung jd banyak gas...perutku kan masih sering kembung..jadi lbh baik avoiding dulu huxhux..

My baby gender :)

waaa...ngga tahan tunggu sampe next week appointment..akhirnya pergi juga hari ini :)

Sebenernya the reason knp pergi hari ini karena mau check whether baby is growing apa ngga..coz uda 2 minggu ini beratku gak nambah2 lagi.. alesan ke 2 krn memang pengen sekalian check baby gender dan ke 3 krn next week bakal sibuk ngurus kerjaan..

Well, Dr. Adrian bilang the baby is growing well...it doesn't matter if the mother doesn't gain weight as long as the baby is growing, it's fine.. jadi kesimpulannya...my baby can be a good food absorber hehe..whatever i eat, he absorbs well..so lemak2nya gak numpuk di mummy-nya...bagus juga sih :)

saat-saat yg mendebarkan adalah waktu scanning...dokter kasi liat..ini baby tummy..this is the face, heartbeat.. wahh pas aku liat2 lagi foto scan-nya perut baby-nya kok ndut yah..compare to hasil scan 3 minggu lalu..bisa melembung gitu hehe..and i think I can see his eyes too :)

trus aku tanya dokternya "can we check the baby's gender?"

Dr : Oh you want to know the baby is a boy or girl? okay..

(trus dia geser2 alat scan-nya...)

then finally..keliatan kakinya..dan between the legs kayak ada buletan yg nonjol gitu..

Dr: well, it looks like it's a baby boy

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hehehe...as predicted sih..jadi ngga kaget juga..uda yakin banget it's a baby boy..

ntar tgl 3 Nov aku dah hrs 'head to toe' test..itu buat check smua organ baby..bahkan bisa dihitung jarinya ada brp, etc..pokoknya complete deh..dan skalian juga itu confirm baby gender nya..ah tapi uda yakin lah pasti cowok :)

oh ya..skrg baby-nya uda 10cm at exactly 16 weeks..beratnya 149 gram..dan due date aku maju mundur terus nih..skrg malah jadi 24 maret...hmm tapi dari hasil scan2 yg lalu..i think my due date range is between 20-25 maret 09..

well..praise God everything is good :)

start exercising!

Mulai pagi ini aku udah start excersice utk ibu hamil hehehe...do some stretching spy gak pegel2..krn katanya bulan2 tua kadang suka backache krn nahan berat badan yg bertambah..

I hope aku gak experiencing backache sih...
some mothers di forum uda ada yg backache, leg cramps, breathless, susah tidur, dll..
puji Tuhan aku masih bisa tidur dgn nyenyak dan gak ngalamin smua itu..mungkin krn berat badanku jg blm naek byk yah...
tapi bbrp hari ini kalo keseringan jalan/berdiri kaki suka pegel2...yg plg pegel di bagian tungkai/sendi thigh atas...
yah so far cm itu aja sih...

oh ya since last week jg uda mulai kegel excercise walaupun suka lupa juga..blm biasa sih hehe..
kegel excersice itu penting buat melatih otot vagina..hmmm caranya kyk nahan pipis gitu...jd tahan 10 hitungan terus lepasin...repeat a few times dlm 1 hari...berguna buat pas melahirkan nanti..katanya bisa lbh gampang dan nanti stlh melahirkan jg gampang rapetnya lagi... :)

sehubungan dengan isu susu

Hi semuanya...

utk yg lagi hamil dan butuh info ttg susu...aku dah cek ke bbrp website mengenai isu susu dari cina yg jadi bikin kita-kita kuatir...
malah ada 1 orang di forum motherhood yg stop minum susu krn takut sama isu2 itu...

well...sebenernya aku cuma research product anmum..since aku minum product itu..
utk anmum sih aman2 aja...mereka declare di website kalo produck mrk gak berkaitan dgn isu susu di cina...yg bahaya cm anmum yg dijual di cina krn mrk ambil susu nya dari cina juga..tp utk yg dijual di negara lain termasuk Sgp,malaysia, and indo..susu anmum dan anlene aman utk dikonsumsi krn susunya produksi New Zealand.

tapi my mom bilang di koran sih ditulis utk smua susu di indo aman utk dikonsumsi kok..
hmm apalagi di sgp yg lbh strict...pasti aman kok...but again jgn take it for granted...sblm makan/minum apa aja...berdoa dulu lbh baik :)

penasaran...

akhirnya sudah memasuki minggu ke 16...udah gak sabar pengen cek my baby boy/girl..sebenernya my next appointment is next tuesday..tapi kepengen aku majuin jadi kamis ini..tapi ga tau deh..liat ntar dulu..

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Yesterday, I bought bible stories book for baby :) kmrn udah bacain ttg adam n eve dan Noah's ark ^^ trus aku beli buku fairy tale juga...cuma dunno how to tell the story...soalnya ada bbrp dongeng tuh yg terlalu kejam deh kayaknya..misalnya: little red riding hood --> kan ceritanya visiting her grandma yg lagi sakit..tp pas masuk ke rumah grandma-nya ternyata grandma-nya udah dimakan ama serigala trus dia ikutan dimakan juga sampe akhirnya ada tukang kayu yang nolong..serigalanya dipotong pake pisau trus nenek n riding hood nya selamat...hiiii...masak dipotong pake pisau???? gmn ceritainnya ke baby...kyknya terlalu serem dehhh...makanya aku pending dulu deh dongeng2 yg kyk gini...
mungkin ceritain cinderella aja...but what if my baby is a boy? masak diceritain putri2 gitu? hehe..

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each day semakin kuat instinc-ku kalo ini baby boy... apalagi kata orang nih kalo perutnya buncit ke depan itu cowok...kalo melebar ke samping baru cewek...hehe ngga tau bener apa ngga...tapi mertua bilang sih bakalan cowok...tadinya kuatir dia lbh prefer cewek..soalnya dia uda punya 2 cucu cowok...eh tapi dia bilang sih bagus jg kalo cowok..soalnya org cina bilang kalo anak pertama cowok tuh bawa hogi hehe... yah maklum..mertua blm kenal Tuhan soalnya...dia memprediksi anakku cowok jg berdasar hitungan tgl cina gitu...
mamiku sendiri kmrn malem jg mimpi baby boy lagi...wah sering bgt mimpi baby boy...hueee tp dia ngeliat baby-nya kok gak putih2 bgt yahhh..mirip kulit santo gitu...huxxx...padahal nyokap udah modalin aku makan bird nest banyak bgt spy baby-nya putih hehehe....malah kata org kulitku yg tmbh putih skrg hahaha..kyknya bird nest nya malah keserep ama mamanya deh..gawatt!

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