What is with the title : Mother

Emak, Mak, Mama, Ibu, Mummy, Umi, Bonda - maksud ni semua sama.. Which is a person who carries child for 9 months and changed their lifestyle forever to take care of the child..

Assalamualaikum! 

I am back.. I thought blogging would be easier for me to express and to jot down memorable experiences here but nahhhh ahhh it's not easy though.. I have respect and salute those blogger moms yang mampu share their tips other than taking care of their children at the same time.. As for ahkak, I have to wait for my ARW to sleep, then only I can bebel here and happens to be that hari ni dia tidur extra nyenyak :p

What I'm about to share here is based on my personal experience... some might have the same and some might have total different experience... so, here goes:

• Sebelum ada anak, tidur kita memang nyenyak. You put bomb sebelah pun belum tentu terjaga *nahh..ni kena jaga jaga naa.. buatnya suami mintak izin nak kahwin lain tang tidur ke kan..buatnya kalau kita terkata "OK", kan satu hal tu..hahah* BUT, bila dah ada anak.... walaupun you mengantuk macamana pun, bila anak u bunyi EK sikit je, you dah terjaga! :D 
• Sebelum ada anak, you can take all the time you want in the shower. Kata je nak buat konsert apa pun, nak nyanyi sampai jiran sebelah subscribe youtube channel kau pun boleh kak oii...tapi, bila dah ada anak, kau jangan harap nak mandi selama mungkin bila nanti... haaa, kalau dapat mandi 5 minit tu kira bagus la *tapi, I still wangi okay*
• Sebelum bergelar seorang mak budak. you tend to scroll instagram account yang jual barang make up, skirt kembang, tudung lilit lip lap lip lop and semua untuk you.. tapi bila dah ada anak, apa lagi... follow ig barang budak je manjang... pastu sibuk berangan nak pakaikan itu ini..untuk ANAK... diri sendiri pikir belakang babe!
• Kalau dulu sebelum ada anak, nak google semua benda yang merepek binti kerapu... seperti apa gossip terkini kat beautifulnara la, kat siakap keli and all lah... but now when you have a child with you. memanjang google pasal baby... such as "why does my newborn farts a lot", "is it normal for my newborn to poo seldomly" , "is it okay to breastfeed my baby when I'm on medication"..and so on! tak caya? tunggu la nanti kome jadi makkkk! :p

At the moment, macam tu je la kot yang I rasa I ingat untuk share sebab sebenarnya banyak... tapi kita pelan pelan kayuh la dulu ye tak? :D 

Personally, being a mom is beautiful sebab it teaches me to be patience- dalam segala hal.. dari karenah anak, or even people around you yang kadang kadang bagi you perangai seperti nak hempuk je diorang dengan pampers bayi itu... namun, kau akan hanya tersenyum luas sajoooo :D 

Breastfeeding Journey - I thought it was..

Hey there!

Since I am a mom now, most of my priorities are set up to different phase.. in a way, I have another priority to set focus on which is my newborn baby... 

Well, everyone knows that mommies' milk would be the best choice to be given to the baby as it is rich with benefits, I tell ya! From those younger days, I always thought that breastfeeding is easy peasy as the mommies could just offer the boobs the baby and tadaa, that's it... the baby will suck and drink all he wants like nobody's business!

BUT! when it comes to my personal experience, I found that breastfeeding is challenging and really test your patience to see whether or not you are in this or you give up.. my choice was: to try and not to give up! 

I guess the error that I did was to feed my baby with a formula milk plus bottle at a very early age - when he was only 4 days in the world! *however, I am lucky still that I managed to get him drink the colostrum as it it said to be very good for the baby!* 

So, as days went by... It hurts to see that your baby does not want to drink directly from the boobs, seriously ... I know very well mana salahnya, it.s actually my very own fault that I biar je orang bagi anak I formula milk and now, baby ARW is still learning to latch even though he's already a month old..

I am not sure whether this is considered as Relactation or what, but I am not giving up on this.. bukan nya badan kita takde susu, ada je tapi I think he's more satisfied minum straighht from the bottle yang deras je aliran susu kan? Lagipun bila pam and letak dalam botol pun, it's already 2 oz siap jadi member pun puas la minum...

I am currently at my second week trying very hard to produce more and more milk... while doing lots of reading and blog hopping from one to another... I'm proud that some blogger moms are willing to share their tips regarding their breastfeeding journey...

Among my readings, I found many tips and thankful for their tips... antaranya adalah:

1. Drink plenty of plain and warm water (say the least is 3L per day -- ni pun boleh tolong korang kurus ok)
2. Healthy Diet (eat healthy meals : fruits, carbo, protein, etc) 
3. Halba and Habatussauda (to increase more milk)
4. Susu (well basically, you need susu to produce susu right? :p )
5. Pam, Pam and Pan (every 2 to 3 hours - MESTI!)
6. Most importantly, positive thinking .. stay optimism!

I envy those who can feed their babies directly, but at the same time.. they are also my source of inspiration not to give up... hehe, as for this mission.. i have my own mantra.. which is "I can do this, I can. I can produce milk, I can. I want my baby to have exclusive breast milk (EBM), "

Friends, wish me luck as this whole journey of pam and feed are not easy! 

Well, I am thinking to write more... next entry perhaps? :D

By the way, for all the mommies to be out there... perhaps you wanna visit all these blogs for your reference... hey, not only mommies to be, but also for mommies who wished to do Relactation :) come on, together we can! :D

Introducing... ABDUL RAQEEB WILDAN

Salam Semua :)

I promised to reveal the name of my son kan? So, here it is.. meet my sunshine and new hero in my life... his name is Abdul Raqeeb Wildan :)

Abdul Raqeeb - Hamba Allah yang Mengawasi
Wildan - Anak Muda yang tetap muda..

As mentioned in my previous post, my son was born on 14th March, 2015 at 0110am :) Alhamdulillah, he is growing bigger and healthier day by day, inshaaAllah.. Dengan apa yang orang cakap, I guess it's true that babies change people life... and as for me? I'm enjoying every bit of it :D never a second I regretted, but of course.. there's always challenge! will update more inshaaAllah :D

A New Title and Journey For Me :)

Assalamualaikum Semua :)

So, how have you guys been lately? True that I have been missing and being on the blog macam biskut chipsmore?.. Anyway, I was just too pack and lazy on previous weeks due to the sarat-ness of pregnancy which makes me feel like tak nak buat apa but to just lepak and tunggu masa baby nak keluar..

Biasa la.. Bila anak pertama ni, you get so excited and anxious to think about bila anak akan keluar, can you do it normal or kena csect jugak? Will i be able to take the pain or pain killers needed? Eh nanti nak teran tu kena diam ke kena jerit sekuat hati? Nanti kalau teran tu boleh tak aku make sure punggung tak terangkat untuk elak jahitan? Oh wow! Sangat banyak soalan and peringatan untuk diri sendiri SEBELUM masuk labour room ye! Tidak lupa juga kepada extra perasaan poyo i dimana I never liked hospitals because to me it's always not a place that I favour of lah... Jadi mula la pikir seperti jurujerawat, i mean jururawat yang kerek, loya buruk and macam macam lagi lahhhh 

Nak dipendekkan cerita... Pagi 13 Mac 2015, I had my exact 39th week of pregnancy punya check up... Masa tu I memang dah sarat, and I prefer to just keep myself quiet a lot sebab dah mula rasa sakit.. I always told myself not to be panic cepat sebab nak be more relax,, cewah.. 

So, moh ler kita jumpa my favourite doctor who knows my history - PCOS.. I have always did my monthly antenatal check up di Tropicana Medical Centre with Dr Arifah.. Why I like her? It's because bila I pergi jumpa dia for monthly check up, she always has solid reasons and firm answers towards all the curiosities that you have regarding badan seorang wanita ni..including hormon kita and all.. Alhamdulillah, memang tak pernah menyesal and also I think I am going to miss her a whole lot.. Hehe! And pulak I am happy as well sebab Haffby pun kata dia selesa dengan cara doktor ni.. So, conversation I dengan Dr Arifah on the morning of 13th March 2015 - 

Dr Arifah: Okay yasmin, saya dah tengok your ctg result.. And now saya nak tengok kedudukan baby and also your cervix whether or not there's any dilation 

Me: Okay doktor.. *nervous*

Dr Arifah: Alhamdulillah ye,position baby awak dah ready nak dikeluarkan dah ni.. Cantik sangat kalau beranak normal ni.. 

Me: Oh ye ke? Alhamdulillah.. Bapak baby ni beria cakap nak baby keluar hari Jumaat tapi saya rasa macam impossible  je doktor..

*Dr Arifah smiled and remained silent and signalled me to relax as she wants to check on the cervix*

Dr Arifah: Eh Yasmin! Dah terbukak 3 cm, awak nak beranak hari ni tak? Saya budget sebelum subuh baby awak inshaaAllah boleh dilahirkan.. Amacam? Nak tak? *dengan senyuman sempoi dia* 

Me: uhmm.. Boleh ek doktor? *nervous bertambah tambah wok*

Dr Arifah: eh apa pulak tak boleh? Boleh je. I think you balik rumah dulu.. Lepas solat Jumaat u datang dengan husband ye.. 

Me: senyum, angguk and speechless..

Keluar je dari bilik Dr Arifah, tangan ni terketar ketar dok piki mcm mana nak break the news to Haffby and also family.. Ahh.. Apa lagi.. Dengan bantuan kawan sekerja husband, I managed to talk to him *husband saya memang lemah bab charge handphone ni.. LOL*.. So he sounded tenang and he just said "Yang.. I'll be there ok.. Lepas solat Jumaat kita pergi ok?".. 

OK. Tu jawapan ku. My dad, especially is the most excited one that kept on reminding me to bring this and that.. Yang aku ni pulak dah berkemas.. Tapi blur satu mcm.. all i know i was waiting for my husband and bermonolog seorang diri.. Macam tak percaya nak upgrade title jadi seorang ibu,, phewh! 

Masa sampai hospital tu, terus dia tolak i ke labout suite, adehh! Mak punya la panic tak hengat sebab terpikir... Eh, aku tak sakit apa apa lagi kenapa nak hantar terus ke labour suite? I confused! 

Setibanya kat labour suite tu, nurse terus suruh tukar baju hospital and of kos diriku tak biasa.  Malu malu meow dengan aunty nurse tu.. Basically, normal procedure la.. Ctg scan and i was asked to chill je dalam bilik tu.. And yes, ditemani my husband.. Pukul 6, doktor kesayanganku yang best lagi disayangi, Dr Arifah datang untuk memecahkan air ketuban... Masa tu doktor macam pelik sebab I still tak rasa sakit sakit sangat.. Hehe

Tapi, bermula lah jam 7.30, sesi augmentation berlaku.. Pada mulanya dosage only 3ML per hour and lepas pukul 9 malam, dosage jadi 12 ML per hour.. SubhanALLAH masa tu hanya Allah je yang tau sakit dia rasa macamana.. Now I understand that pengorbanan ibu tu macamana... 

Alhamdulillah, lepas 4 jam rasa contraction yang semakin meninggi, jam 0110, anak sulung saya selamat dilahirkan.. Nama diberi adalah... Jeng jeng jeng. Next entry I will share more okay? 

Kesimpulannya, pengalaman mengandung itu indah, mengajar diriku untuk lebih kuat dan sabar serta muhasabah diri dalam apa jua keadaan serta jangan berhenti berdoa pada Allah SWT.. :) 

And the labour suite that I mentioned? It's simply a beautiful and wonderful moment for all mothers to be to deliver as it actually gave the stress free environment to deliver.. :) i simply love Tropicana Medical Centre, I simply sayang my gynea Dr Arifah, thank you Allah for making my first time experience as a mom worth it. 

Not to forget, my husband who's always there for me, my parents and parents in law, siblings and close friends.. Thank you very much for the prayers and supports.. 

Well, I can't wait to start writing new things and share new adventures here! And before i'm signing off.. I, hereby would like to announce that I, Sarah Yasmin Azizan, is officially a Bonda to a lovely baby boy :) Allahuakbar! :) 

Bila Berdua Menjalankan Tanggungjawab

Ahlan Wasahlan :)

It was a productive weekend as Haffby and I had the opportunity to settle apa yang patut for the arrival of our baby in our arms.. 

Maklum lah, minggu lepas g IKEA, punya lah ramai manusia sejagat yang datang sana, either for the food atau memang nak beli barang la kot.. I went with my mom n dad last week and to tell you the truth, satu barang yg kami nak cari pun tak jumpa.. seddeyh~~!

So, minggu ni.. Realising the fact that kami ada masa terluang.. On Saturday morning, En Haffby bangunkan saya dah asked me to get ready for our mayernity shoot.. *maafkan saya.. Sedari diri, i am having  terrible time to really sleep comfortably at night nowadays.. I can only sleep after Subuh prayers.. * .. So, I woke up and got myself ready for the shoot, and also to prepare some props for the shoot.. Sebab En Haffby dah sediakan semua peralatan kamera semua..aku pulak kena la ambik mood kengkonon macam nak masuk majalah kann.. :D *kalau tak over tu bukan Sarah  Yasmin la ye*..

Memandangkan semua benda ala ala sdn. Bhd. , kami pun buat make up sendiri and sambil berjalan tu sambul pikir idea sebab it is very impromptu.. My husband chose Laman Seni kat Seksyen 7, since dekat dengan rumah my grandparents and also dia tak nak buli i lebih untuk gerak sini sana kann.. :) 

The photoshoot went well, takde ambik masa sampai setengah hari even.. Reason being is that mak yong sorang dah panas and ketiba sudah.. *google lah ye ayat Ketiba tu* :p

After that, we head on to Ikea, nak beli barang si kenit in my stomach since minggu lepas barang habis.. True enough, nak kena carik dengan Apaknye jugak, baru lah semua barang ada :) 

Jalan punya jalan, last last Haffby surrendered and requested for me to drive home sebab dia dah kepenatan tahap minyak kereta dah blink blink.. Memikirkan En Suami yang dah banyak layan karenah Mak Yong Yasmin ni, i pun bawak je la kereta tu dari Ikea sampai ke Shah Alam.. Alhamdulillah, sesi konsert bersama Mak Yong berjalan lancar dalam kereta, ditemani dengam background Haffby berdengkur kepenatan..All in all, everyone is happy, and I believe the baby pun happy .. As for now.. Tick tock tick tock :) 

Decission Made: No Patah Balik

Ahlan Wasahlan :) 

Jam henpon saya menunjukkan jam 0150 pagi.. And depan phone ni, i decided to update my blog sebab jari jemariku yang gemuk semakin gatal nak type and kongsi :) 

I'm officially 37 weeks tomorrow (27.2.2015), and frankly speaking ada a few more benda nak kena siapkan sebelum saya masuk Labour Room dan push sini sana :) 

So, tengok title pun dah tau it's something related to benda yang agak serious.. Yes, it is. I want to share about my decission on deferring my semester.. Huhu. Sebenarnya, my master's programme ada lagi dua semester sahaja, namun sebab ada rezeki untuk get the hafmynn junior, i had to defer.. And when i decided to defer, saya pun tak boleh patah balik kan?

Memang kalau ikut nasihat orang moden, memang depa kata takpe je.. Boleh je datang kelas dengan pilis, kain batik et al  kan? But, bila kita bincang dengan orang orang senior, semua cakap "Jangan main gila".. Sebab ye la, orang berpengalaman mesti la cakap waktu pantang adalah waktu ibu untuk rileks dan manjkan diri after penat 9 bulan menggendong perut kesini kesana ye tak... 

Jadi, I had been discussing about thus a lot, like a whole lot dengan husband, mama i, mama hafiz, opah, elly, ain and all. And ni semua rata rata bagi jawapan untuk defer semester sebab alasan yang sama... Iaitu "Your Body Needs Rest!"

Akur, redha and percaya apa yang diorang rasa terbaik untuk i, especially this is my first child, i decided to submit my cuti khas to UiTM..

Alhamdulillah, the procedures tak seteruk

Mana kalau kita tak malas.. Macam i ni rasanya sepuluh kali dok call tanya how

To submit, to whom shall i see and all.. Tapi last last tunggu berbulan gak nk ssunmit.. Ewah, think wisely.. Katanya!!

Alhamdulillah, UiTM dah received my form and I redha je la.. Seriously, I am going to miss my classes a lot.. Friends,lectures, lecturers...ahhh.. Sedih nya.. Especially part yang mcm.. Setiap sabtu org lain g kenduri, tapi kausibuk belajar and discuss nak siapkan assignment kan kan kann? 

Bukan apa... Tak semua org akan dapat peluang sambung  belajar, pulak tu ambik scholarship.. Haihhh.. Renduu nak blajar.. :) takpe, to all my classnates.. Break a leg, you guys  will do better than other semesters but above all, happy learning guyss.. Huhuhu. Nantikan Mak Jemah in September okayhhh! Xoxo! 

Bila Orang Mengandung Jadi Bidan

Salam And Hello everybody!

I am missing many days as I was busy with many things.. I am reaching 37 weeks, which mu gynea sibuk cakap "Be prepared, you can beranak anytime soon.. Yasmin".. Tapi knowing me, aku selalu buat muka selenga je and terpengaruh dengan mak mak, mak su, mak tam, mak ngah, mak yah, mak long dan maktakkuasa lah diluar sana yang cakap "Ala.. First child selalu lambat la baby lahir".. So, diorang ni kan berlengalaman, bukan sebab I tak endah apa doktor kata.. But I believe benda ni semua urusan Allah.. Tak payah nak kelam kabut sangat.. I read a lot, and I sense that by being calm and rilex, it won't harm you that much kot.. Bawak bertenang, and do preparations sambil banyak zikir ye tak? :) 

Anyway,

Back to the title for this post, ye akok akok semua.. I was appointed to bemak  bidan for a day to my SIL sebab dia baru sahaja melahirkan anak perempuan yang sangat comel, gebu and ishh.. Baby mana yang tak comel? Anugerah Allah kan :) 

So, being a bidan..sebenarnya bukan la Bidan yang sambut baby and urut mak budak, tepek pilis bagai..

I'm more towards the kitchen department la..hehehe.. Mama saya masa tu tak dapat nak masak sebab she had to visit  a family member kat hospital due to dengue case... 

Jadi, mama kata.. "Ha.. Kamu banyak sangat menelaah dekat Google pasal resepi pantang kan? Now I need you to help me cook something for your sister ok? Just remember.. A simple one would do.. Make sure kakak makan nasi panas".. Aiii Aii Captain!

Jadi, untuk tidak menepis dakwaan bahawa saya main tipu, iaitu Google sajo lah dik.. I decided to cook for her two simple dishes iaitu Sup Ayam Kasih Sayang Seorang Adik Kepada Kakaknya Yang Baru Melahirkan dan juga Sambal Totok Nyahlah Kau Lemak dari Badan Kakakku..lols..tak salah kan i bagi nama resepi gini?  :)) 

So, untuk Sup Ayam Kasih Sayang Seorang Adik Kepada Kakaknya Yang Baru Melahirkan, what you need are:-

•Ayam 3 ketul (maybe isi 2, and satu tulang - to me, elok ada tulang tu sebab rasa sup tu akan lebih terangkat)

•Bawang putih ( up to you, nak tumbuk ke hiris- oh yeah, bawang putih ni bagus utk keluarkan hangen ketika pantang)

•Halia ( I hiriskan dalam a cm sahaja.

I hiris nipis nipis)

•Carrot and Kacang Buncis *sikit je* ( I put some carrots in sebab  my niece- Adreanna Aryssa adalah seorang Carrot Monster and Ms Bean)

•Potato ( 1 big one would do sebab nak letak carbs dalam soup tu jugak, and yes sebab aku pun suka ubi okayh!) 

•Air ( untuk buat soup la)

•1 kiub maggee perisa ayam :) 

Alright, to start the soup making.. My mom memang dr dulu ajar yang soup ni tak yah tumis pun bebawang semua..

Cukup sekadar campak sahajo semua benda dalam periuk tu, and give it some time.. Tengok whether ayam tu dah masak ke belum and if you notice, tak

pakai minyak pun, the chicken sendiri akan keluarkan minyak yang membantu untuk sedapkan soup tu.. Jadi, cuba lah :) sedaps!

Untuk resepi Sambal Totok Nyahlah Kau Lemak dari Badan Kakakku, you just need to have:

•Ikan Bilis

•Bawang Putih

•Bawang Merah

•Lada hitam (supaya kekal ramping seperti mak dara u olls)

•Halia (optional)

Teknik dia.. Dah hiris bawang merah n bawang putih and also halia just in case u pakai, u goreng secara layur together with the ikan bilis..

After that, tumbuk pakai mama lesung and baby lesung, and add on the lada hitam.. It depends, kalau nak pedas lagi, you letak la lebih skit..

Tapi sebab i sayang my sis, i takde la pedajal dia letak banyak.. Hehe :) untuk lauk ni, u can just tabur atas nasik panas and eat it just like that yaw! 

Jadi, ini ajelah yang sempat i masak.. Hehe.. Title nak gempak macam kerja kat hospital je kan, padahal masak dua lauk je pun.

Itu pun untuk sorang dua je makan.. Heehhehe!