Survive First Month with Hannah

This Friday will be Hannah's fullmoon (chinese celebrate baby girl fullmoon 1 day before the actual date)

Such a short time , we roughly can see her character .

She takes she sweet time to drink her milk. She takes nearly 45 minutes to finish 3oz of milk.

She can be very determine . We put her on tummy time and she try her best to lift her head. She able to lift her head during the 1st week . So proud of her.

She loves bathing in bath tub but hates to wash her hair. 

During this one month , we face so many dramas .
First would be the conflict with my parents in law .(super drama - clinch of the though of seeing them next month)
Than i got hospitalized for 2 days (suspected due to hemorrhoid)
Hannah's jaundice

Our confinement lady leaving this Friday also and this will be the actual start of our parenthood journey.
Finally the day have come when we have to jaga her .

Hannah : 1 week at Home

Hannah's first week at home was really interesting especially on the first day itself where non of our parents or confinement lady is here to help out.

This is shortie - trying to have a peak of her new sister

First formula milk that i mix - of course with instruction from nurse. 

First BM pumping fail . 

Her first bonding with daddy when i brought her into our room the first time.

Trying to handfeed her my BM - ended up her mouth looking like that .

 More bonding session with Hannah and Daddy.

 When we brought her home , she wasn't jaundice but after the 5th day , we notice her skin is a bit yellow. Therefore ended up at the klinik kesihatan(KK).

 Hannah and my mom waiting for her turn in the KK

 BM yield after 5 days .

Hannah Birth Story

I would like to introduce a new member of our family : Ms Hannah Chan

This picture is taken by my FIL yesterday during their visit to the klinik kesihatan for her blood test.

This post is about her birth story . I need to jot it down asap before i forget. 

She is born on the 27 July 2016 in Island Hospital through induction .

During the last few weeks of pregnancy , i was secretly telling Hannah not to come up first before my maternity leave starts because of my coating project not started yet .

I really hoping to at least observe the first production run after my 8 months of hard work and the late nights put up at office . 

I was lucky that after so many delays , the first production started on the 14 July and i manage to observe the run . However on the 21 July , i started to get inconsistent contraction and sent was home. 

The following week, 22 July onwards, i decided to work from home as i was having on and off contractions . On Monday 25 July that week , we went for the checkup with Dr Eric and he suggest that we proceed to induce the labor latest by Wed , 27 July since is her expected date and he prefer not to delay anymore in case of fetal distress . 

last bump shoot !!

So on 27 July early in the morning , we left our house at 7.00am . I still have cravings for fast foods so went to tapao mcmuffin and ribena . We reach Island Hospital around 7.30am and head over for administration registration . 

We were sent directly to the delivery room at 8.30am .

8.30am , we headed to the delivery room which is on the 1st floor and first thing was to change in the hospital scrub . The midwife insert this gel thing into the anus to berak out everything . So effective the gel cause after 5 minutes , the effect took place and i empty my bowel like 2 times .

Midwife hook me up with CTG and i was already having consistent minor contraction. 

Dr Eric came around 9.30am and ask me lie down and without saying anything , he immediately burst my water bag. Super painful leh . After the burst the bag , he insert this rod into the V.

He left immediately after that.

The midwife start to prep me for labor by insert the Iv drip.

Just look at the IV needle - i think the diameter is nearly 1.5mm

I asked for the epidural before they start to induce the labor . In my opinion , why wait until super pain only call the dr for epidural . 

I ask the midwife for opinion on which dr she recommended and she recommend Dr Lee . I was glad that Dr Lee did my epidural . I think he is very friendly and chatty .

During the procedure , he patiently explain each steps and he is good in distracting me from the needle .

I barely feel the pain the needle. He did inject local anesthetic to numb the pain before inserting the needle into the spinal cord.  

Even the IV needle is more painful . 

Around 10.30am , they started the pitocin drip to start the induction .

Me - chilling out while waiting for my contraction ...

At 12.30pm , Dr eric came to check with cervix and already dilated around 3-4pm.

Throughout my labor i was having bad nausea ( consistently vomited for 4-6 times ) and also bad shivering. According to the midwife is the side effect of the epidural.

The midwife keep increasing the level of the pitocin to increase the contraction intensity to shorten the labor .

By 3pm - cervix check with dilation around 7cm .

Both of us waiting for cervix to fully dilate - Marcus is playing his card game. Syok betul

And by 4pm ,cervix fully dilated .

Dr Eric arrive at 4pm and start to ask me to push . I was like ...i cant even feel my legs , how to push la ...

So after trying for like 15 minutes , dr give up asking me to push and use vacuum suction to assist the labor ... 

Hannah was born at 4.20pm weighting 3.1kg. 

Dr did the episotomy to avoid any tear. Thank god for epidural as i couldn't feel anything during the sewing.

Both of us looks like shit here :> 

After labor , i did not do any skin to skin or breast feeding as i was having bad nausea and  just wanted to sleep .Did not manage to see her until the next day during lunch time . 

Lepaking in our room the next day

After effect of labor sucks . I was having problem to even lift my butt due to the episiotomy wound. 

They did insert the catheter which is good. I sleep throughout the night .

Next morning Dr eric visited and check on my scar and force me to get off the bed to walk around. The 1st day was a pain in the ass ... cant imagine the pain for those tht gone through c-sec. 

The painkillers doesn't really help much . 

We was discharge on 29 July together with this pretty lady .

Thank god for smooth delivery and fast delivery .


I did ignore the nurse for breast feeding right after delivery and few hours after delivery cos i feeling like shit .
I didint get to see Hannah until the afternoon next day when we ask the nurse to bring her in for feeding.


Marcus chilling out playing his game while i took my first step out of the bed the next day after delivery


One of the meal from the hospital .All the hospital food provided really tastely.


Candlelight dinner - last night in hospital .
I choose western meal - steam fish fillet with mash potato and chicken cream soup.




Cheers to both of us !! job well done and looking forward to next stage in life.

Pregnancy Diary Week 33

Tomorrow officially we will enter week 33 of my pregnancy . Yahoo !!!

According to google :

Baby size :17 to 19 inches in length  and weighing around 4 1/2 pounds.
Common symptoms :
1.STRONG FETAL MOVEMENT
2.VARICOSE VEINS;
3.ROUND LIGAMENT PAIN
4.AN INNIE-TURNED-OUTIE -means popping of belly button
5.SHORTNESS OF BREATH
6. CLUMSINESS
7.BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS;

So this week i am weighing around 46kg and waist measurement of 34" . Pretty heavy. Gain 1 kg this week. Which i hope is good news for me 

Started to take vitamin C chewable tablets yesterday as i found that my gums are bleeding 2 days in a row . Scary . And also took calcium tablets. Honestly i been skipping calcium pills .

I am also getting sinus /  nose block when ever i lying down so ended up i need to sleep with my head elevated .

Sleeping is another problem whereby i need to sleep on my side instead of straight up . If not ended up i will have difficulty breathing .

Hannah is kicking actively . Most of the night i did her kicking monitoring .Indeed she is an active girl .
I think she starting to able to hear my voice . Example sometimes she will be kicking too hard and when i tap my belly and tell her to dont kick , she will still kick but with a softer kick. Interesting ..

Peeing is another problem . In the 2nd semester , i only wake up 1 time in the middle of the night but now constantly waking up 1-2 times and sometimes 3 times at night. However still bearable . I heard some mothers woke up every 2-3 hours just to pee.

Pregnancy Diary Week 31 Check up

Last week we went for our monthly pregnancy check up with Dr Eric.

Last week , my pregnancy enter 31 WEEKS which is near towards the 7th month .

First remark from Dr " you only gain 100g since last month check up . That is too little . Let's see whether how is the baby growth ". 

Neway , overall baby growth is normal .The size of her head, arm , legs ,tummy size are all within the 31 weeks plus . 

She is now weighting around 1.7kg.

So baby H is sucking out all my nutrient!!! Dr advice to drink some milk to "pou" my body.

The arrow below ( whitish part ) is the baby hair . OMG!! Baby H got hair already . 

Dr also mention that he say her bladder filled with water - shows that her kidney is working fine. 

Next check up during week 34.Another 3 more weeks.

Pregnancy Diary : 22 Weeks Check up and Anomaly Scan

Last weekend we went to Island for our 22 weeks scan .
With Dr Eric , we did the normal scan.
This week at 22 weeks plus and we did the normal scan and some advice on the last blood test i took .
From the blood test result shows that my red blood cell level is low and glucose is also low .

I requested Dr Eric to measure the baby length and shows that she is around 24cm (head to toe) . Fainted ...so long .... no wonder my tummy getting really huge la .

She also weights 480g this week.

 Notice than every time we scan , her hands will be next to her face ...

 Her baby foot is so cute

We also did an Anomaly scan with Dr Maha .
Which tells you whether anything wrong with your baby physical parts.
We did 2 rounds of scanning .
1st round ...did all the scan of her body parts example the heart , brain , stomach .
Dr say tht her femur(tight bone) is a bit long  ....however is normal . Maybe baby is a tall baby ..

 Report shows no abnormalities .

She did one time 4D scan to see the baby face ... AGAIN the hands at her face ...summo showing peace sign !!

First time seeing her face ...she looks so perfect and beautiful .

Marcus and I were saying that she has sharp nose ... hopefully la ... if follow my nose ...really not tht nice .

Dr send us for 30 mins walks and ask us to drink some sweet things to make her move her face towards the camera ... but this girl seems to not want to move . The only thing moving is both her legs ...kicking non stop .

This week at 22 weeks ... i am weighting around 42.5kg .
Tummy is getting huge ... having problem squatting and climbing up the stairs makes me out of breath .
However force myself to continue going to Zumba and active walking .

Pregnancy Diary : Benefit of Exercising

This week i am now 20 weeks 3 days which indicated that i am into my 5th month of pregnancy,

I am now 41.5kg comparing to my pre-pregnancy weight of 38kg (1 kg from regensburg trip) .

I feel the same as past few weeks, energetic . My constipation gets better these days , which i think due to more fruits intake and i didn't feel that hungry anymore. First few months of pregnancy , i get hungry like every 2 hours and i tend to eats lots of carbo hoping to last me longer throughout the day. However for the past few weeks , i tend to not feel hungry anymore during tea break session and dinner. I ate really light meals for dinner such as apple and cornflakes or milo and conflakes or example today crackers with jam .

As for exercising , i did not stop exercising even when i found out i am pregnant.
Now in week 20 , i cut down a lot from my pre-pregnancy routines such as no more body combat classes.

I just do not understand why the society treat pregnant lady like they are retard . When you tell people that you still goes to gym , they prob open their mouth and gap in horror .

I have friends telling me you shouldn't go to jogging or gym and of course i know they only meant well.
However tons and tons or articles on the internet and doctors encourages women to continue exercises even after you get pregnant.

Of course you shouldn't do any strenuous exercise or contact sports such as football or bungee jumping.

Here's an articles on 33 reasons to exercise : 33-reasons-exercise-now

Please go ahead and exercise or encourage anyone you know who are pregnant to exercise . But of course please consult your doctor before proceed.

And ....please please please do not discourage anyone to exercise ...it is very discouraging.
I know how it feels ....

Pregnancy Diary: 14 Feb 2016 : It's a Baby GIRL !! 16 Weeks

Yesterday on 13 Feb 2016 , right after coming back from CNY holiday , we went for our 16 weeks checkup .

As normal , Dr Eric being very patience slowly measuring the fetus head and stomach size to determine the growth of the fetus . He also measure the heartbeat as well.

We ask us whether we want to know the fetus gender , and of course we say 'YES' !!!
Fetus was very cooperative and willingly show us in between her legs ...  few times summo ...
No 'batang' in between ..so yay!! is a baby girl ....

This round of ultrasound scan makes me more overwhelmed and parenthood seems so real to me.
Last few scan , fetus did not move at all , just lay down with her head facing up or down .. doesnt seems human to me ..

This round is different , throughout the scan , fetus is vigorously moving my woob , waving her hands and kicking her legs .

Screenshot below shows her full force kicking which makes her more alive to me .
Playing the video over and over again , can see her little feet and legs kicking and moving ...

 Print out from our scan . Dr actually draw the eye, nose and chin =_= ...

 This scan is with one of her hand by the side of her head

 scan ..between her legs ...shows no batang ... high chance is a baby girl

This round dr visit ended with a blood test , to test HIV and a few other things such as my glucose level.

My baby shopping in Zara going to start soon

Pregnancy Diary : 7 December 2015 : The Day I found out I am Pregnant

My period was late for 19 days . For the last few months , i was monitoring on my cycle and constantly it was around the same time every month . 

I came back from Regensburg on the 6 Dec 2015 and my period was late for 19 days . 

Part of me though that is the weird weather that cause my body to go haywire .

During my 2 weeks in Regensburg , i was feeling bloated and constipation throughout my trip . Which i tot was because of the weather change and the jet lag . 

So on the Monday itself , just for a peace of mind , i decided to drop by the pharmacy and brought few pregnancy kits to test out especially since i was heavily drinking every night in Regensburg .

Wine was my savor every night in Regensburg .It makes me sleep really very well ... 

I was praying hard that is negative. Marcus wanted to try for a baby next year 2016 right after my business trip . However deep down i was hoping that we are one of those couples that need to try for another 1-2 years . 

Statistically , in every month a woman will has 25% change of getting pregnant and this % is much lower when u pass the 30 mark . We were totally avoiding the fertile period (buffer of 3-4 days each) . 

My heart was pounding so fast when i saw the result . My heart just drop .... 

The first strip , shows that the 2nd line very visible .

I try again with another 2 more pregnancy testers and still shows the same result . After Marcus 's class , we went to Tesco to buy another pregnancy test and still shows the same result .

Few days after that i call up my makeup school to cancel my classes for the next 1 year .

I was mentally not prepare for this . This is such life changing . 

I am not one of those women who got so excited when the test shows positive . I was really dishearten.

During that week and the week after that , Marcus was busy with his Penang Yearly Chess Tournament. We set an appointment with Dr Narvin from Island Hospital on the 19 Dec 2015 .
Estimated that i was around 6 weeks pregnant .

Pregnancy Symptom : Breast Tenderness , bloating , slight stomach cramp , hunger 

Pregnancy Diary : 16 Jan 2016 12 Weeks 4 days

Today is 16 Jan 2016 , which mark my 12 weeks plus of pregnancy . We decided to change Dr from Dr Narvin to Dr Eric .

Reason of change : we feel that Dr Narvin over charge us especially when he ask us to visit him like every 2-3 weeks which i found it unnecessary.

Worst case is he ask us to do a 4D scan at 12 weeks which we find it unnecessary as well. 

First impression of Dr Eric is good . Best part his charges are much cheaper than Dr Narvin.

We did also the blood test to check for down syndrome which cost us rm400 . 

Just see the amount of scan prints that he print out .

He keep taking pics of the fetus hands and legs and label them. 

 Fetus is now 46.1mm ....no wonder my tummy getting more bulat la .
Scan shows that she is slightly smaller than expected weeks.However Dr say she will eventually catch up with her size.

He encourage to drink some maternity milk which i think is damm fattening.

and also calcium and prenatal supplements.

Me at 12 weeks 4 days. Belly not yet there. The bulge prob due to access of carbohydrate intake.

I notice that my waist thicken slightly. 

Pregnancy Symptom : Hunger , bloated stomach , more tired , mood swings , stomach cramps(sometimes) , cravings of carbo , lower stamina .

I still goes to gym often but only for zumba classes and sometimes bring shortie for short walks .

No constraints on foods except pineapples , sugar cane and bak kut teh .I am trying to eat more fruits to increase my bowel movement.

Continue to carry weights  , lifting things as per pre pregnancy.