Visit to the doctor

Assalamualaikum lovelies,

Well tonight I'm going to write about doctors. Ececehh macam bagus plak rasanya ayat tuh. Hahah.. Re-write.. Okay, tonight I'm going to talk about our visits to the clinic. Actually earlier today, hubby and I brought Raisha to Dr Altaf's Clinic in TTDI. Raisha has been having diarrhea for almost 5 days, and we're getting worried now. At first it was okay-okay, but when she woke up in the middle of the night just to poop (all sweating and meneran.. risau babe), that got me thinking that it's not ok. We gave her probiotics for the tummy (about two days), but it seems like it didn't help that much. Well, looking at the frequency of the diarrhea (around 4-5 times a day), I want fast results! So we brought her to the best!

Dr Altaf is definitely my first choice when it comes to pediatrician. He is very good with babies and kids. I was recommended to him by my sister in law, Kak Intan whom a true loyal believer of him. Lisa, 10 and Zara, 6 has been going to Dr Altaf since they were babies. Okay, back to Dr Altaf. He's soft spoken, he explains everything (if you're like me.. yes, I want to know EVERYTHING about my baby! hahahah) and most importantly, he listens! There was this one time when I was a little bit concern with Raisha being a little "fragile" for her age. Dr Altaf immediately examined her joints and muscles. And he said that there's nothing to worry about, cause Raisha is a little chubby, so it might take a while for her mucles to get strong and "fit". (Hahaha boleh macam tue..?) He added if by 1 year she is still "fragile", then I should consult with him again.

And for our visit today, he mentioned that it's normal for babies to have diarrhea, especially when they started eating solids and also biting. Babies at her age love to bite anything and everything that they can grab. So all the germs/bacteria might go into the tummy and cause the diarrhea. Usually, diarrhea lasts about 2-3 days. And for Raisha's case, it has come to his apprehension since it's a prolong diarrhea. He prescribed probiotics, and some smecta sachets. And we were also given a container, he wants us to give stool sample, so that we'll be sure what actually cause it. It could be viral or bacteria infection. Well I hope that everything is going to be fine by tomorrow. Alhamdulillah, Raisha is still active and drinks a lot (so Insyaallah, no dehydration issue). Having said that, she is pooping while I'm writing this, so here comes my worry again. (Poor my baby...sob sob)

Well lovelies, I highly recommend Dr Altaf as your baby's pediatrician if you want someone who is very experienced and intuitive. Well, of course he's the type that follow SOPs, like other doctors too. But I would with his experience and his care for babies, I really can trust his instincts.

Here is the address of the clinic:

42, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman,
Taman Tun Dr Ismail,
60000 Kuala Lumpur.

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Open on weekends too, sorry I'm not sure of the timing, since we always go on weekdays :)

Bedtime routine

Yes, she sleeps early tonight, wohoooo! We're home at 10:30 pm tonight, and lights off around 11:00 pm. And lepas golek-golek atas katil, and of course, bf.. She finally surrenders at 11:30 pm. It took about 30 minutes to get her to sleep, eventhough she had a good 3 hours nap (afternoon and evening) earlier. This is a big achievement for Raisha and mommy..Yeayyyyyy! Well, Raisha nie nie bukanlah baby yang susah sangat nak tido, cuma her bedtime nie tak berapa nak fix sangat. Eventhough she's already 1 year old, I'm still trying to get her sleep pattern right. The earliest she can sleep is around 10:00 pm and the latest is around 12:30 am (...I know, pretty late huh...?) the thing is that, we co-sleeping, so if I'm not in bed early, so as she (hmmm.. nampaknya mommy sebenarnya yang harus didisiplinkan. Kehkehkehkeh..) my target is to get to bed by 10:00 pm and hoping that she sleeps like a rock till morning. Hehe, it might be a looooong way to go, but I better start somewhere don't I?

Okay, Raisha nie memanglah cuddle baby or shall I say baby yang tersangatlah manja (sampai hari nie I'm still resisting perkataan "manja" tu, but this time terpaksa guna jugak haha) she is very attached to me of course, and sampai hari nie she still needs me to bf her till she goes asleep. (I know, bad bad habbit.. Pls teach me how not to) bukan setakat itu saja, everyday, she needs to get her daily dosage of Tok Ma, Tok We, Aunty Zan and Aunty Na. So let say kalu siang kitorang dok kat rumah jer, and tak keluar mana-mana, by Maghrib tue sure Raisha dah macam tak tenang jer. So we know lah, she gotta be taken out and pergi jumpa her grandparents and aunties. Dah sampai sana, sure terbabas lah waktu tido dia. Dia akan main and main sampai lah betul-betul penat baru lah dia rela nak balik. Kalu tak, ajak balik pun dia buat tak reti jer. Yeah, that's my Raisha.

Hmm what's her bedtime routine is like.. Okay, this is very not good I must say. Before this, about a month ago, the routine was youtube playlist. I know I have read it somewhere (probably facebook) that - studies have shown watching youtube before sleep time can make the child more active, as in not wanting to sleep. Well, but not for Raisha. After a few songs (kadang2 a few tue boleh jadi setengah jam babe, sob sob), she knew that it's time for her to sleep. Kadang2, dia boleh tertido sendiri lepas tue.. Ohh itu paling miracle lah I rasa. Alangkah indahnya kalu every night pun macam tue.. *hopeful*

However, after she got discharged from hospital (will write about her admission later, insyaallah) she doesn't really need youtube anymore. She can sleep by just bf-ing. Cuma kena layan golek2 ngan dia dulu lah. Youtube dah jadi sampingan. I bukak kadang2 nak bagi background music jer, supaya dia lagi lena tido (Her favourite song is twinkle twinkle little star) .. Well, mungkin nie lah hikmah dia masuk hospital kan. Lepas discharge tu Raisha lebih senang ditidurkan. *alhamdulillah, syukur Ya Allah*.

So Raisha is now 1 year and 3 weeks.. Nak masuk 13 bulan dah. And up till now, she still on night feeding schedule.. Hehehh bukan lah schedule pun, it's just that she still bf every 2 hours macam tu.. Haa... Menangis kan dengar? (ker...ada orang yang senasib ngan i??) Nasib baik lah co-sleeping, kalu tak memang zombie lah I nie siang2. I don't know whether that is comfort feeding or she really needs it. Come to think of it, maybe lah comfort feeding kan, since she's already on solid. And by 12 months, most babies sleep throughout the night. However, Raisha nie mmg kuat minum susu waktu malam. Dari masa dia kecik2 lagi (since she's a colic baby).. Sekarang, kalu siang dia boleh tahan up to 4 hours without mommy's milk. Tapi, bila tido, memang paling lama pun 2 jam. So i guess it's part of her habbit. Or badan dia dah diprogram untuk cukupkan susu or zat2 yang diperlukan masa waktu malam. (hahahhah.. banyaklah teori I nie kan...) That's why lah dia memang minum secukupnya pada waktu malam.. When she was around 4-6 months, I wonder lah jugak, when is she going to sleep throughout the night. Tunngu punya tunggu, tak muncul2 juga.. Jadi, I pun dah tak mengharap sangat lah. Cause I believe that all babies are unique. Some are easy to handle and some require extra attention. And each baby will reach his/her developmental milestone at her own pace. And insyaallah Raisha will sleep throughout the night. Insyaallah, amin..!!

Do you have any tips on how to let your baby sleep throughout the night? And what your baby bedtime routine is like? Do share with me mommies at the comment box below..

Thank you, and good night darlings!

SplashSplash! Her first swimming experience.

Hello lovelies,

How was your weekend? I hope you guys had so much fun with your families as much as I did :) Last weekend was superb, well I would say it was well spent with families, both on the hubby's side and mine. Hmmmm... adil kan? Hehehh

And on Sunday, we went for swimming! I got all excited, as it's going to be Raisha's first swimming experience. So ladies, what's the first thing to do before swimming? Yes!!! Getting her a swimsuit!! In the quest for the first ever swimsuit for my baby girl, ececehhhh (mommy nie over sket, cause I sendiri tak boleh swim, and I really hope that Raisha is a water baby, boleh float and swim easily... Tinggi kan cita2?....hahah) we went to Toys' r Us cause I remember seeing some super colourful, cute giler swimsuits over there. But unfortunately, they're gone.. dah takde, or maybe dah habis kot kat sana. So we had to settle with Cotton On's swimsuit, which I bought for only RM25.. Yes, I know, murah gila kan? Masa tue ada sale. Lucky me! :)

Okay sebelum swim kena lah charge battery dulu kan.. Hehe

Here are pictures of Raisha in the pool.. :)

First kitorang masukkan dia dalam kids pool.. She didn't like it that much. You see, Raisha nie is a very2 careful baby. She has to be in an environment "selesa" then only she will be enjoy all the things that offered to her. Kids pool tu banyak sangat "distractions" macam slides, air pancut.. So macam2 bunyi. Dengan dia yang berhati2 nie kan, mmg agak "keras" lah dia bertempek ngan daddy jer masa dalam pool tu. Haha

Then kitorang masukkan dia dalam jakuzi.. Air pun suam2.. And tak ramai org sangat, haaaa kat sini baru lah nampak dia macam seronok dok dalam air.

She likes water so much! Sampai nak ajak naik lepas tue pun kena pujuk dia.. Yang tak tahannya. Masa I dok dukung dia di "darat" dia ingat dia still dalam air.. Hahahahahhaha Raisha oh Raisha.

So lepas naik tue daddy terus nak mandikan dia.. Sekali teka apa, I forgot to bring her shampoo and shower gel. Aiyoyoyooo.... So terpaksalah mandikan dia "kosong" jer. So mommies, jangan jadi macam I yer. Here I made a quick checklist of what to have in the swimming bag.

- baby swimsuit
- floaties
- towels (make sure to bring along a thick, adult-size towel)
- shower gel
- baby shampoo
- light refreshments

Okay lovelies, till we meet again, buh-bye..!

Happy Birthday Princess!

10:04pm, 18/09/12 - the moment where we finally meet you, princess! I can't believe that it has been a year now. You have grown so much sayang! Oh how time flies when I'm with you. And how I wish that I can freeze the time so that I can forever cuddle you and kiss you 100x in a minute! You have brought so much joy and love into our lives. More than you can ever imagine. Mommy and daddy love you so much Wan Raisha Adelia. Happy birthday our little princess. You're not so little anymore :)

Oh I love September!

There so many reasons why I love this month. My sister's birthday is in September. So as my best friends'. And there's another person who's celebrating her bithday in September too. Guess who, guess who?? Yup! You're right! It's my baby's birthday!! Hehe,she's no longer a baby now.. (But below 2yr selalunya still under kategori baby kan, especially kalu kat kedai baju...hehehhhh) Okay, back to cerita asal, Wan Raisha Adelia is turning 1 year old this 18th! (I just can't believe it, how time flies!!!) And mommy is all excited for her ;D so it's official. September is the month of celebration for Elyas's family!!

Oh it feels like just yesterday I gave birth to Raisha. No kidding, like seriously.. I know when people say.. "Nanti kejap jer dia besar..." That time, I was like.. "Yer lah tu.." (Cakap dlm hati jer lah, later I will let you know why....hehe) But apparently it's all 200% true! Memang cepat sangat sangat sangat. Rasa macam baru sangat pegang Raisha yg tiny tue.. She was born 2.57kg only. And I have to say, at first I agak "kekok" nak dukung or even hold her ( memang before this I takkan pegang newborn, cause to me macam fragile sangat..hehehhh) Well, when I was pregnant, I have this super huge tummy.. (Freaking huge babe, dah macam ikan paus pun ada.. lol) so I thought she's going to be a "big" baby.. Dalam 3.5kg lah kot.. (Konon2 pandai estimate sendiri) Hehe sekali, Alhamdulillah... Allah permudahkan dpt baby yang super senang di deliver.. Praise to Allah, Syukur.. Syukur..

Taken by daddy, gambar Raisha fresh from ze oven!

And here when she was around 5 or 6 days of life

Eventhough she was born a bit early and small (Raisha was born 5 weeks earlier than my due date), Alhamdulillah she has grown to be a healthy baby.. At 3 months, her weight was 6kgs!! During the first two months, she was on a mission to gain her weight so that she'll be at par with her fellow peers.. Hmmmm how would I know? Sebab dia tak berhenti minum! Sampai kitorang (my husband, my parents and I) naik takut kalu dia overdose susu.. Hahahahhahahaaaa and since then... Boleh naik mengah jugaklah kalu dukung dia lama2.. heheeee

Looking at the pictures, I have to say that I'm so so sooooooo blessed to have her in my life. Thank you to Allah The Almighty for giving me the chance to love someone unconditionally, to be able to experience this love that's so pure is a true blessing. Sesungguhnya ku bersyukur padaMu Ya Allah.

And to my baby, Wan Raisha Adelia.. Mommy loves you so much. Darling, thank you for making mommy's life much more meaningful, giving me the real reason in life and always pushing me to be better. You're turning 1 year old in two days time, and I have to say how time flies when I'm with you. I wished I can cuddle you, and protect you forever like a baby! Soon you'll be able to walk, talk, run and do so many things.. Always remember that mommy loves you long long looooong time before I have laid my eyes on you.

Hello September!

Assalamualaikum lovelies,

So we're already in the 5th day of September, and how does September been treating you lovelies so far? Hope that your September will be sweet with beautiful memories. Cause that's what I'm wishing for mine too! Amin! Heehee....

Well, I've been wanting to write a blog for ages.. And after my last post, it seems like the blog just die. Hahahaaaa.. Busylah menjaga anak dara sorang tue. Alasan kan...? Hehe.. But frankly speaking, it takes a lot of energy, time and effort to raise a child (in a good way of course! :)) Nie baru satu kan.. Yang ada ramai tue.. I seriously salute you!! How do u juggle the time between being a daughter, wife, mother, friend, employee......(the list goes on). And how do you manage to get your ME time? How? How? How? Please share with me lovelies... :)

Okay.. Sampai sini jer dulu my entry for this time.. Kena bersiap sebelum anak dara tue bangun, and I menjadi hak mutlaknya. Heeeeheeeeee.....

This time, I promise to write more.. Chehhhh macam la ada follower... Weeeeeeeeeee.....

First time

Hello ladies out there...

Well i assumed that mostly ladies will read my blog, since my content will be mostly about my journey of being a daughter, a wife, a mom and also a believer. This would be my first write up (im not quite what you guys call it).. and it feels so nervous yet so right. Funny eh..?

Actually ive set up the blog months before i gave birth to my precious baby girl, Wan Raisha Adelia. However, i just didnt know what to write back then. wanted to share my experiences during my pregnancy but i had no idea where to start. So tonight, i just felt like writing and and straight away proceed with what i have in mind.

This blog is dedicated to my lovely daughter, as a reference for her later in her life.. and to the people around me, my husband, my parents, siblings and friends, thank you for being apart of my life, and im forever blessed to have all of you in my life.

My baby is sound asleep now, and i think i better join her.. hehe

Will write again soon, insyaallah. Good night lovelies.. :)