Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

The Perfect Mother

Assalamualaikum..

To be a perfect mom is not easy. Especially if you are a working mom. You spend 8 hours in the office and 1 hour on the road (at least). Basically, you miss most of the hours to be spent with your children. However, I believe that each of us has our own fate and pathway destined by the Almighty Allah swt.

I felt awesome this morning because I think I had a chance to be the perfect mother at least since last night. Last night, my father in law was not feeling well, feverish for the past few days. Thus, he could not sent my sis in law Aina back to school in Kuala Selangor. So, yup, I was aware that my husband had to send her. And my mother in law decided to follow them. So, I was with my boys together with my feverish FIL. He was just having some rest in the room. I brought Fahri to shower, made sure the boys had their dinner and kept asking them if  they wanted to eat and eat (yeahh i love feeding them with lots of food haha).. Then, monitoring them doing their school works after a long Chinese New Year holidays. At 10 pm sharp, I switched off the TV (of course with some hesitations from the boys), brought them to bed. A new routine was continued even though without their papa; perform Ishak before sleep. Alhamdulillah, everything went well and they managed to sleep easier and faster than I expected. 

Oh ya, while monitoring them doing their school works, I had this conversation with abg Fahri:

Me: Ashman (sometimes I call him Ashman instead of Fahri), kenapa selalu bawak bekal nasi lemak Ashman tak habis makan?
Ashman: Sebab nasi asyik tumpah2 down there. Ashman comot...
Me: You mean nasi lemak tumpah comot kena baju Ashman ke?
Ashman: Ha betul
Me: Oh no wonder la asyik tak habis nasi lemak sedangkan tu your fav menu!
Me: So...Ashman nak bawak bekal apa besok ni..nak makan apa..
Ashman: Hmmm ashman nak mee la..
Me: ok nanti mama potong mee kecik2 so x tumpah dah ok
Ashman: Ok ok

So I decided to wake up at 5 am and ready to prepare his fried noodle! Of course my hubby said that he could just buy the fried noodle somewhere so I don't have to cook and wake up that early! But I was afraid if he accidentally buy the SPICY fried noodle which will lead to the same prob--> Fahri will not finish his lunchbox. Thus, I decided to prepare the menu for his lunchbox. I just felt like the perfect mother that early morning; slicing the onions, cut cut cut... chop chop... tumissss... haha

Then, papa took Fahri to shower and I put on his school attire while he was sleeping (yups he is such a baby and not a morning person) and I waved him a good bye when papa drove him to school.

yeahh... It was one of my 'perfect mother' moments

Monday, January 18, 2016

When Fahri got fever

Assalamualaikum and hye..

I took 3 days of Emergency Leave last week, beginning Wednesday till Friday. Well, that's what working mothers need to go through if any of the children falls sick. My first son, Fahri got fever since Monday night, at 11 pm. He was about to go to bed. Poor him that he had to absent from school for the whole week. Since Monday, the temperature has reached 38-40 C! That was unusual because his temperature has never reached 40 C when he got fever, previously. A mother's instinct insisted me to bring Fahri to the hospital for a further check-up on Tuesday night. We went to Columbia Asia Hospital Bukit Rimau which was our first time there. Never knew it is so close to my house and they have a tip-top emergency unit team. Luckily Naeem was sleeping, so it was all about my Fahri then. Looking at Fahri's fever symptoms; began with flu, a very high fever (can reach to 40C), vomiting, the doctor as well as us, the parents were afraid that he was having a dengue. Nauzubillah. However, mr doctor also suspected Fahri was infected either by Influenza A or Influenza B because these two types of fever are epidemic during this dry season. According to him, Influenza A is more serious than Influenza B. So, a blood test had been done. I was waiting with Fahri in a room for the blood test result which took one hour, while hubby was accompanying Naeem inside the car. Around 40 minutes of waiting, the humble doctor came and explained the blood test result to me. Alhamdulillah, it was not a dengue. I was so worried and trauma with this 'dengue' word. But, my son has been infected by Influenza A virus, not a severe one due to Fahri's blood count were all normal. Alhamdulillah. I was so thankful to Allah swt when the doctor said that Fahri did not need to be admitted because I assumed that my son's condition was not that serious. Doc said he might have been infected at school from other kid who already had been infected. Yup, maybe. One thing that I am very grateful about is the fact that Fahri loves to drink plain water so much. That really helps.

We went home and I decided to take emergency leave for 3 days, fortunately my university semester has just ended and I had no classes to replace. I promised myself to be a dedicated nurse to my son. The only difference was that, this nurse would kiss and cuddle him most of the times hehe. Fahri was required to be quarantined till Friday. It was very hard for the first two days since Fahri and Naeem need to be separated #clingy-mom. Fahri stayed with me at home while Naeem had stay at Opah's house, 40 minutes away from our home. I cried most of the times on the first day of separation hahahaha. Got scolded by hubby of being too manja kahkah. I couldn't help lah! I missed Naeem so much. I was almost giving up on the second day because Fahri's temperature has not decreased. It just got lower when he was given the medicine and increased back after 3 hours. I was afraid that I was not a good nurse. I wanted him to be admitted but hubby believed that we could do this. Alhamdulillah, he completely recovered on the third day. Alhamdulillah. To all mommies, I am sure you can relate with what I am going to say here. These are the blessings in disguise when our child got fever:

1- Bonding time. Like seriously. As for example, Fahri needs to be separated and quarantines, thus it was only me and Fahri in the house. It was lonely but I really gave my 100 percent attention and love towards him. Since Naeem was born, I would say this was the first time I had spent my hours totally with  only him. And he looked so happy. He got all the attention from me. I cooked his favorite meal such as Spaghetti Bolognese and he ate for so many times regardless his feverish condition. We did school books together, we did writing and practicing his name, coloring and so many more. Even though I missed Naeem so much but I am glad that I had this opportunity, the time to be spent with Fahri. Thank you Allah swt. We even went for a date on the last day before papa picked up his brother that night. He was very happy. We went to Pizza Hut, his favorite food and also I brought him to MPH book store, just for him to explore his interest towards books.
2- More love and appreciation- I even miss and love Naeem so much more. I missed his big voice, laugh and cheeky gestures. Thank you  my MIL for taking care of him. Hubby also went to MIL's house to accompany Naeem after work. Looking at the helpless condition of Fahri when his temperature was really high, I felt so thankful for whatever he has become or he is becoming. I don't want to complain no more. Well, of course I did not complain much either before. As a parent, we tend to compare our kids with others'. Their development, behavior. But, all these thing are not important anymore when your kids fall sick. All that we want is for them to recover as quick as possible. Reminder to all parents; accept and love your kids for whoever they are. Appreciate this pinjaman and anugerah from Allah swt. There are reasons why these kids are different. Just be thankful that at least, we are lent this beautiful gift from Allah swt. InsyaAllah, I will be a more rationale mom after this, try my best not to scold my kids with the highest pitch... oh mama what are you thinking? they are just kids.. you are supposed to teach and guide them with love, not scream and scream!
3- Sibling love- Even though when I asked Fahri whether he missed Adik Naeem and he answered no (he must have been love the time and the attention he got while adik was not around), but the moment Adik Naeem returned home with papa on the last day, they just couldn't hide that they missed each other so much. They played together and of course got back into a fight after a while LOLs.
 4- Improve my ibadah- segala Dhuha, Tahajud, segala doa mama buat just to make sure Allah swt would ease my burden and recover my son from his illness. Agaknya kalau Allah swt tak bagi ujian ni, kita buat tak all these amalan? In my case, honestly, it was very occasionally. So, you see .. Allah swt gives us a test because He loves us, insyaAllah, he wants to give us more rewards, InsyaAllah.

Oh.. these few days were really about us and kids. Last night, I accidentally watched a movie; "The Disappearance of Elanor Rigby: Them" after putting my kids to bed. It was about a couple- Eleanor and Conor who went through a tragedy, loosing their only son. They lost their son. Eleanor went disappear for 6 months from family and her love, Conor after her son's death. She couldn't and was not ready to live with the memory and left Conor clueless and alone. I cried (nangis lagi haha) watching the scene where Eleanor went to Conor's apartment (Conor was cleaning some stuff because he is moving out, he also took out some of their baby's memorial stuffs- carseat, baby clothes, etc) and that was the first time after 6 months that El could look back at those stuffs. El said to Conor "I am sorry because I was not ready to go through this ( accepting the fact that their child's death and living with it)." I really could feel her. I just can't imagine how the strong mommies out there who had lost their child live their life. I just can't. You guys are so strong. Hats off!!
Conor and Eleanor from "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them". This movie has made me realize that we should love and appreciate the existence of our kids in life. Some people are just too struggling to have one child! Be grateful people!

So, Fahri and Naeem, mama will always try to be my best in providing the best for you two, my little champions! Thank you Allah swt for this test!

Ya Allah, Kau kurniakanlah kesihatan yang baik terhadap kami, lindungilah kami dari bahaya dunia dan akhirat. Kami bersyukur untuk setiap ujian yang Kau berikan... Aminn

Friday, October 23, 2015

Naeem mama yang dah besar



Naeem mama yang dah besar. Dah 3 tahun. Cepatnya anak2 kita ni membesar kan. Memang rugi kalau kita tak sempat capture important moments tu. Sebab tu aku ngan husband memang suka amik gambar dan selfie (tu aku) hehe.. walaupun anak2 kitorang ni jenis tak suka amik gambar...memang berperang woihhh kalau nak suruh diorang amik gambar...pastu terpaksa la amik gambar walaupun diorang tak ready... yang penting mama papa ready...hahaha

Sebenarnya nak cerita fasal perkembangan Naeem ni. Naeem ni memang jenis banyak cakap. Suara dia pulak kuat, tak macam abang dia..halus sikit. Rasa ni bila dah sekolah memang jadi pilihan cikgu untuk lead apa2 ni haha... For good purpose, why not kan. Sebab tu aku suka buli suruh dia nyanyi kalau nak apa2... sebab suara dia mahal tu hihihi... sian anak mama kena usik2 manja dengan mama.

Naeem memang sebutan dia jelas dan banyak cakap sampai kadang2 terkeluar air liur sekali bila cakap tu. Suka mama borak2 ngan anak2 mama sekarang ni. Dua2 dah besar. Dua2 kadang2 nak tunjuk siapa lagi pandai. Comel. Mama dan papa rasa macam relax sikit sekarang. Bolehla kot jalan pegang tangan kat shopping mall sekarang ni sambil tengok anak2 lari kat depan ;p

Dan yang paling buat mama happy sekarang ni sejak dua tiga hari ni... Naeem makan banyak sangat walau pun cuma nasi putih dengan telur mata kicap. Semalam siap request lagi nak nasi. Mana mama tak happy... before ni punya la susah nak makan nasi...asyik susu je. Abg Fahri .. Alhamdulillah memang suka makan. Ni buat mama semangat nak masak sedap2 untuk anak2 mama. Thank you Allah swt. Hope anak2 mama sentiasa sihat dan ceria2 sentiasa

Monday, June 22, 2015

Oh Anak !




Salam....

Yesterday.. I felt so bad for not giving my full attention to my kids. These few weeks were very hectic, physically and emotionally. Poor my kids. When parents have work, health or any adult issues, we tend to have less focus towards them. Now I am talking about myself. Honestly, it has been quite sometimes I have not checked on Fahri's school books. Biasala.. mula-mula school je excited, bila lama2 da busy with other stuffs, pastu everything serah kat teachers dia je. Oh sangat tidak patut.

Mama minta maaf ye sayang. I am truly sorry. Tapi thank you Allah swt, He gave me a wake-up call last night. Nothing serious happened. Just He gave me the thought. He reminded me. Alhamdulillah. 

Lately, Fahri and Naeem constantly find a cause to start a fight. Usually, they were fighting over toys / handphones / bicycles. And Naeem himself, he can't stand when his brother is playing alone. He will try to seize anything that his brother is holding or playing, most of the times. And I am very worried now since Naeem is a big fan of Ultraman, he will always bring Fahri onto his world and both are role-playing the Ultraman characters. I just feel this is so unhealthy because once they start to role-play, they will become so violent. I just feel bad that I did not put an effort to stop this. This is all the influence of You Tube, the handphones, the gadgets. No, I am not blaming the technology, but I am blaming myself for not trying to stop this.

NOW

I want to stop this. Starting from today. I am going to go to MR DIY today and buy some stuffs to fulfill their quality time till they forget what is Ultraman and Handphones! hah.. semangat sangat mama ni. Kita tengok ada hasil ke tak.

So, these are my plans:

1. Reward Sticker.

I have read about this from two blogs- Husna and Saatakukaupilih. I wanna try this, to motivate my son to complete any tasks by using stickers.

2. Drawing

I need to buy a very captivating crayon pencils and a big drawing pad. TWO. one for Naeem and one for Fahri because at this age I find they are hardly to share things.

3. RolePlay

Move on Ultraman! Mama is going to buy and collect more role-play toys. I am looking for Kids Doctor Kits, Craftman Tool Set or Fire-man tool set. 

4. Buku kisah2 Nabi

This one is quite expensive but I am really looking forward to purchase a set of this!

Wish mama luck!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

When he needs to be a morning person

Salam..

This morning, as reminded by his teacher, all the afternoon session's students need to come in the morning session as they will have a full-rehearsal for LC Sports Day which will be held tomorrow morning at 8. So, my Fahri is one of the afternoon session's students. As a not-so-morning person (just like the father hihihi) everyone has a doubt when Fahri needs to get up so early, especially my MIL. But, knowing my Fahri and maybe the mother instict itself has given me so much confidence that my boy would not have so much problem to join in the morning session.

Today is the second day he needed to wake up early after the first rehearsal last week. So, I applied the same trick. Just like the first rehearsal day, last night, I switched off the TV (the main reason he sleeps very late at night) and pretended like the TV was not working and something was wrong with it. Well, he could so relate to this because few weeks back, we had problem with the ASTRO decoder which caused an ASTRO technician came to repair the decoder for numbers of time. So last night, while he was watching his cartoon, I switched the TV off (so sorry baby). Then, he looked at me and said "mama?? TV tu"..

Pretending looking at my phone, then I said "Oh nooo... TV rosak lagi ke?". Then, I was acting like a female technician, checking the TV and the plug, then I looked at him, 'frustratedly'. Then he said "hujan ni mama..". He blamed the rain. He was trying to say the TV might not function due to rain. Then I said "maybe lah sayang sebab hujan kot.. It's ok.. kita call uncle keh (konon2 the ASTRO technician)". "Ok... call uncle"..he said. Arggghh sory sayang, tipu sunat..I did this to put him bed earlier.

Then, just like last time, I called my hubby and asked him to act like 'ASTRO uncle'. So, hubby talked to Fahri with his fake Chinese Malay accent ;) 'Uncle' siap cakap to Fahri "you tido dulu la ma.. nti besok uncle datang repair itu TV ok" hihihi.. Then, my MIL, FIL, SIL and Naeem came home from my MIL's house as she had mengaji that evening. So, I told Fahri to go upstairs and get in the room to sleep. Naeem followed us so .. hmm you know when they 'miss' each other. They were pillow-fighting until 11 pm! Ok.. I just let them be.. I know they missed to fight (it's how they express their brotherhood love ok! ;) ) Then, 11 o'clock.. I stopped the fight (after few attempts) and told Fahri I will read him a tick-tock book (his fav book) if he promised me to stop the pillow-fight. He agreed. Again, when I was reading the book with Fahri, as usual, Naeem felt left-out and would do anything to get my attention such as taking the book away! hahaha.. So, I gave up, asked hubby (who was very tired and sleepy) to look after Naeem while I put Fahri to bed. So, Fahri slept at 11.20 pm last night. Quite an achievement. Like seriously. He wanted to sleep by himself. I guess maybe he felt bored because the TV 'was not working' and tired after the 'pillow-fight'. I was happy I didn't have to scold him just to sleep a lil bit earlier than usual. I also kept reminding him before he went to sleep that he needs to wake up early tomorrow morning as he is required to join the morning session. He seemed to understand that.

Thus, Alhamdulillah, everything went well this morning ( I also prayed to Allah swt to ease my plan). At 7 am, I woke Fahri up, took him to shower with his eyes closed. All he said was "Mama.. nak tido.." I was just said OK OK and OK. Then, I put on his shirt and pants and drove him to school. I cheered him up inside the car by singing and making faces like crazy mama. He was laughing and looked all fresh. Alhamdulillah. I think he is ready for morning session next year. InsyaAllah.

So, let's see for tomorrow. All of us need to be at the field at 8 am! We really need to sleep early tonight. Wish us luck.

P/S: I am so proud of u Abg Fahri :)

Monday, April 20, 2015

#confessionsofamom


I want to make confessions as well.. It looks interesting how so many mommies out there revealed their little dirty secrets ;p I wanna blog about this so that I can refer and recall in future on what kind of mama I have been.. And lets count in Spanish ;)

UNO: Action packs

Since I have two boys (3 and 5), mostly I HAVE TO watch all the action cartoons / superhero series like Ultraman, Boboboy,Tom and Jerry, Gumball, Hagemaru, Robocar Poli (some of my boys' fav tv programs). So the bad effect is they got influenced by the acts and trying to be superheroes as well. They fight and 'acting' among themselves AND there were times when I HAVE TO be part of the 'fighting scene'. So I must always be prepared to be given a flying kick (not a flying kiss unfortunately) by them. And it is really painful at times. So my confession is: I did sometimes... defended myself by pushing off my hands and sometimes it accidentally hurt my kids... I mean.. I really need to defend myself!

DOS: Musical Theatre

My boys also enjoy singing and dancing. Even for the theme song of Ultraman. When I was too bored watching their fav tv series... I will just join them singing and dancing, like nobody else's business. Especially when we are watching High-Five. I love to tease them.. so I will full-heartedly dancing and singing.. and watching them dropping a jaw looking at their crazy mama who is singing and dancing extravagantly ...is my satisfaction..hihi

TRES: pinch

I really love their butts and armpits. I love to bite and pinch these two parts of their body. And it really annoyed them sometimes.

CUATRO: me-time

To love them more is trying to be apart from them. When I feel too stressed looking after them (which I rarely feel), I will take a one day off from my office without telling anyone, going to a shopping mall and come back with a lot more of love coz I've been missing them terribly. Usually this occurs once a year.

CINCO: confused

My boys.. just like other brotherhoods, they love to quarrel. Usually the adik loves to play whatever stuffs that the abang is playing.. And the abang does not like it.. I am trying my best to instill the morale of 'sharing is caring' inside them but I've read an article where the acceptance of being tolerance among toddlers is different by age.. So, that's their nature by now. Sometimes, I guess I wrongly scolded the innocent.

SEIS: my kind of meals

When you have kids and if you cook, you really need to put your kids' fav meals as number one for menu to cook. Being a lazy mom at times, I will just cook the ones that are favored by my kids. For example, Fahri loves my homemade Nasi Lemak so much.. seeing him eating that much is my satisfaction. He loves Spaghetti Bolognese as well. But, there are times when I am craving for other meals like Tom Yam or Paprik which my kids do not like it, I just couldn't care.. I will just cook my Tom Yam.. hehe.. but this happens like once in a month only...

SIETE: I am a queen

Boys love adventurous activities. They are very active. And I am not that extreme for adventure. So yes I admit, when my boys ask me to prepare them a balloon-swimming pool, I will give 100 excuses and pass the button to my husband. Oh boys, don't you know your mother is a princess? ;p

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Thank you Allah swt for this feeling


Sometimes, I just couldn't believe myself that I am a mother. Raising up two toddlers. I was never predicting myself on what kind of mother I would be when I grow up. How would be the feeling. Because yes, I have no idea what it would be like. I love kids. I love babies. I used to babysit my nephews and other babies/ kids. My dad used to say that kids do love me. They easily attached with me. Hmm.. maybe. Of course sometimes, I loose my temper but I adore kids.

Now, having my own, being a mother of two boys, has made me thinking... I have never thought that I would be this strong. We just do not know how on earth we could be so energetic and over-worried about our kids. Where does this strength come from? I only can say: THANK YOU ALLAH SWT for giving me chance to experience this moment and treasure this motherhood emotion. I feel so small but I am blessed.

I admit that I am over-worried about certain things when it comes to my kids.. and I tend to show it. My friends and family should know this. I will call or text them immediately when I sense something is wrong. I am sure all the mothers do. But I can be really annoying sometimes ;p Hope Fahri's teachers have more patience with me.. heee

These past few weeks, both Fahri and Naeem were down with fever. Tak tentu arah hidup kan? If only I acn take leaves to look after them by myself. Alhamdulillah, I have my MIL. She is truely one of a kind. She really cares about her grandchildren. I am blessed again. Since Wednesday, Naeem was down with fever. Toninght, I ll bring him to a clinic but the clinic that we love most is not operating on Friday. Hmm.. semoga dipermudahkan. Hope demam biasa2 je.

Last night, I performed my Isyak around 12 midnight in our room before I put them to bed. I asked Fahri to pray together with me. Usually, he will join me until the half way, or maybe less. But yesterday, he prayed till the last rakaat. And when Naeem seemed to distract me, he will say "Adik, jangan.. nanti mama marah" Haha.. I used to scold them hardly, memang kasi ingat punya marah cause kacau me solat. I guess that really gave impact to Fahri..hihi. And after pray, I raised my hands for doa, I recited Al-Fatihah. Surprisingly, he memorized half of the surah already. I repeated for 5 times. Naeem also joined us. He just raised his hand and trying to imitate, as usual. I just really love the feeling. Syukran Ya Allah. Semoga sentiasa dipanjangkan moment2 begini. Aminnn

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The story of Fahri n Naeem

Assalamualaikum wbt

Two kids. Alhamdulillah. Ada anak ..it doesn't mean your life is perfect. It is not the ending of perfect life but it's a beginning of a challenging life. Ingat, anak itu amanah dari Allah swt. Bukan benda untuk kita menunjuk2 dgn orang lain. Konon2 macam perfect lah life kau. Bukan. Allah swt turunkan rezeki zuriat ini sebab ada tugas baru yg menanti. Ujian baru yg menanti.
 
 Ada orang, anak2 nya memang sangat senang dijaga. Alhamdulillah. 
 
Tapi, ada orang, Allah bagi ujian sikit. Anak2 susah sikit nak dengar cakap. Kena lebihkan bersabar. Pun Alhamdulillah. 
 
Ada orang, Allah bagi ujian sakit pada anak n ujian emosi n spiritual utk parentsnya. Alhamdulillah jugak, Allah nak bagi ganjaran di akhirat nanti. 
 
Ada orang, Allah swt tak bagi n belum bagi rezeki zuriat. Pun Alhamdulillah jugak. Allah swt lebih tahu, mungkin Allah swt tahu kita x mampu dgn ujian mendidik anak.

As for myself, ujian aku n hubby adalah yg no 2 tu. Alhamdulillah. Maknanya Allah swt sayang. Sebab hari2 aku doa padaNya semoga Dia sentiasa mudahkan urusan aku mendidik anak2. Mungkin, kalau anak2 aku super behaved, aku mungkin kurang berdoa padanya. Nauzubillah.

So, this is a story of me, as a mother of two toddlers:

Fahri lahir pada 30 September 2010. Naeem pulak 9 August 2012. Kalau ikut tahun, mereka beza dua tahun. Tapi sebenarnya aku pregnantkan Naeem masa Fahri baru setahun sebulan. Belum boleh berjalan. Eksiden? Tak baik tau guna perkataan tu. Tapi untuk Naeem, memang kami merancang untuk cuba anak no 2 secepat itu. Kami sukakan anak2 yang ramai tanpa mengkaji terlebih dalam bagaimana agaknya kalau ada dua anak ni. Yang kami tahu, bila aku pregnant untuk anak no 2, we were so happy nak bagi Fahri adik. Tapi rezeki Allah swt jangan pernah kita pertikaikan.

Bila mengandungkan Naeem, sejujurnya aku agak sayu bila teringat balik sebab masa tu Fahri sedang sangat perlukan aku untuk bertatih, bermain2, bermanja tapi I was so helpless, entertaining my all-day sickness and nausea. Hanya papa nya, opah dan atok je la tempat Fahri bermanja. Tapi yang pasti Fahri tetap membesar depan mata aku. It just that.. aku rasa sedikit ralat, I was not there spiritually 100% for him. Aku sangat x larat. Rutin aku, muntah makan muntah tido muntah makan muntah. Sampai dah tak de ape nak muntah. Berlarutan sampai aku 5 bulan mengandungkan Naeem. Yang aku ingat, bila aku dah kembali sihat, normal dan tembam ;), Fahri dah makin laju tatihnya. Apalah perasaan Fahri masa tu ;(

Sepanjang aku sihat tu, aku cuba luangkan masa sehabis baik with Fahri sebelum due date aku in August. Hari Naeem selamat dilahirkan, for the first time aku berpisah lama dengan Fahri, first time Fahri x tido sebelah aku. Aku kt hospital ngn naeem n hubby. Fahri tido dgn opahnya. Nangis kot aku. Masa tu first time aku terdetik "kesiannya Fahri". Masih kecil tapi dah dapat adik. Lagi sebulan lebih dah nk bithday dia yang ke 2 tahun. His first birthday was very happening. Bertema berkhemah bagai. 2nd birthday? 

Bila timbul rasa kesian kat Fahri tu, first few days aku start pantang, aku make sure Fahri tak kan kurang sikit pun attention dari aku. Dan I tried my best to make sure ada orang layan Fahri kalau aku dgn Naeem. Sedih pulak teringat fahri yg masih kecil tu harus biasakan diri menjadi abang dan berkongsi sayang mama dan orang lain.

Ketika aku balik berpantang di Kuantan, adalah antara saat2 yang paling emotional dalam hidup aku. Epul dah balik Klang, tinggal la aku, fahri dan naeem, bersama my parents and adik ku Mira yang masih lagi asing buat Fahri. Lebih kurang seminggu jugak Fahri yg dah biasa dijaga oleh opah klang nak 'masuk' dengan nenek, tokwan n suyah kuantan. Penat jugaklah aku seminggu tu. Bayangkan aku yang baru lepas bersalin beberapa hari, masih rasa sakit di bahagian tu, dengan fahri yang tak nak dengan parents aku, nak aku je, semua nak aku buat, mandi, makan, pakai baju, tido..semua nak mama..tak nak orang lain. Fahri mmg clingy sebab dia dijaga oleh opahnya. Tak biasa bercampur dengan orang lain. Aku dengan sakit lagi, dengan naeem lagi, breastfeed, nak pump susu, nak pakai bengkung, nak tukar pad, nak entertain fahri... huhhh memang ujian buat aku. nasib baik thesis master aku dah siap masa tu.

Dalam pantang, aku tengok Fahri macam ragu2 lagi yang naeem tu adik dia. Tapi at times memang die pergi sayang and kiss adik dia. The rest, die banyak main sendiri. fahri ni memang jenis buat hal sendiri dan diam sejak kecik lagi. Alhamdulillah, seminggu berpantang d Kuantan, Fahri mula rapat dengan family aku terutama my mom. Hari2 ikut my mom keluar petang. Lega sikit. Boleh la aku menyusu naeem dengan tenang. Suyah siap buat special birthday cake utk Fahri for his 2nd birthday. Tapi aku mmg da plan ngan hubby akan buat yg grand sikit once aku dan anak2 da balik Klang.


Bila dah habis pantang and balik klang, Alhamdulillah aku rasa hidup kami sangat lengkap. Dah dua anak aku. Dua2 hero pulak tu. Makin naeem membesar, makin lain rupa dia dari fahri. Sebelum aku start kerja and habiskan sisa2 pantang kat umah, memang mencabar sebab aku handle sorang2. Mula2 memang gelabah, mana nak masak, nak pastikan rumah x sepah, nak layan fahri mandi makan pakai baju susu tido, layan naeem, breastfeed naeem, pump susu utk naeem.. mmg multitasking. Tapi lama2 baru aku dapat manage. Yang penting pada aku, kena bangun awal..maybe 2 jam awal sebelum anak2 kita bangun. Siapkan dulu apa yang patut- pump susu, masak breakfast ngan lunch sekali, basuh baju, mandi. Pastu barula senang kita nak layan anak2. Kalau tak..hmmm jawabnya memang x sempat nak masak. Sebenarnya aku pun x percaya sampai hari ni aku boleh jaga dua budak kecil dalam masa serentak. Sebab aku rasa tugas tu mmg susah sgt. Fahri at times ada jugak buat adik dia. So memang kena selalu tengok. Bila marah dia, kesian pulak.


Semakin naeem dan fahri membesar, semakin cekap aku handle mereka. Rupa mmg totally different. Naeem mmg ikut muka mama die ni. Abg Fahri ikut muka papa tapi versi chinese look. Acaner tu haha. Dah muka lain, character pun sangat lain. Abg Fahri suka buat hal sendiri walaupun clingy tapi adik naeem suka berkawan. Pernah satu masa, naeem menangis nak didukung, fahri pulak nangis jugak nak dukung (dia saja x nak kasi mama entertain adik). So mmg kena banyak sabar. Banyak kali jugak lah sbnrnya aku hilang sabar, aku marah fahri. Teruknya aku ni. Nak anak ramai, tapi handle tak pandai. Manusia ok. So aku banyak belajar. Slowly aku cuba tingkatkan sabar dalam handle anak2 ni.

Fahri ni dulu ada satu perangai tak boleh tengok adik dia tido buai (sebab biasanya dia yg conquer buai tu). Mesti dia akan jerit and buat bising sampai adik dia mengamuk. Aku sekali dia buat, boleh sabar lagi tapi kalau banyak kali, mama pulak yg jadi singa. Ya Allah .. ampunkan lah aku. Ntah kenapa aku nak jerit pada anak yang still x tau nak bezakan salah dan betul tu. Kadang2 kita ni terlalu penat. dah x larat nak cakap elok2. Tu yg sampai terjerit tu. Subhanallah.

Bila naeem da besar sikit, naeem pulak buat perangai. Tiap kali fahri nak tido (fahri dah la susah nak tido), dia akan main2 kat buai tu dan kacau fahri. Aku marah lagi. Naeem pulak yg kena marah. Kita ni dulu sentiasa risau x bersebab kan. Anak x nak tido pun kita marah. Kita stress. Sedangkan kita yg x pandai susun masa elok2. Motif guna 'kita'? oklah. aku. aku.

Dan sekarang Fahri dah nk masuk 5 tahun dan naeem tahun ni 3 tahun. Fahri dah masuk kindergarten and naeem still kat umah. Dua2 still opah yg jaga. Cucu opah. Masih gaduh. Adik masih dengan sikapnya yg nak buat apa yg abg Fahri buat, nak main apa yg abg Fahri main. Abg Fahri pulak jenis x suka nk berkawan sgt, jenis cpt rimas. so apa lagi, gaduh je la. kaki tangan semua naik. Papa mama, hmm jadi referee yg stress la. Tapi Alhamdulillah, sejak sekolah ni, aku tengok fahri dah pandai bersabar ngan adik dia, comel je aku tengok camane dia alihkan perhatian naeem setiap kali naeem ngamuk nak main benda yg dia main tu. Contohnya, fahri tengah main blocks, adik pun cepat2 tolak blocks dia yang dah cantik dia susun tu so jatuhla berderai. Instead dia tolak adik dia (still ada lagi kadang2), sekarang dia akan alih perhatian adik dia. Dia akan ambil buku or any toys pastu cakap:

"Kitty  kitty cat... come here.. catch this.." 

So naeem pun.. terus bertukar menjadi seekor kucing lalu cuba menangkap toys tersebut. Fahri akan cuba baling toys beberapa kali. kadang2 jauh betul dia baling so that adik dia pergi catch benda tersebut. walaupun agak kesian naeem kena bertukar menjadi kucing, tapi aku rasa bijak jugak idea fahri ni. Bila adik dia pergi catch benda itu and lupa kejap tentang blocks yg nak dimusnahkan tu, fahri pun boleh la main blocks die balik dengan tenang. Ntah mana dia dapat idea tu. Mungkin dia nampak friend dia buat kat school or he learned from Discney chanel. hmmm .. tapi mmg dah banyak kali aku perasan fahri guna trick ni tiap kali adik dia nak kacau dia. Maybe dia stress pk asyik kena marah ngn mama n papa sbb buat adik dia bila adik dia kacau dia (kami marah both biasanya), so he came up with this trick. Clever Fahri mama..

Naeem pulak.. dah x boleh nak buat apa.. he is only 2.5 yrs old. Kita nak membebel panjang2 pun dia bukannya paham betul pun, memang la dia jawab 'ok mama' pastu besok buat lagi. And sekarang aku dah malas nak berkeras n marah2 sgt sbb he is too young. Mmg kadang2 aku n hubby dah habis pk macam mana nak bgtau naeem yg apa dia buat tu salah. He can not take whatever his brother is holding or playing. He must learn to take turn. He must learn to be patient. He must control his lust. Tapi kau ingat dia paham ke? hahaha

Tapi Fahri tetap ada nakalnya. Yang paling aku geram fahri suka sangat baling adik ngan bantal ngan selimut (konon2 main main la) tapi boleh lemas kalau kita x tengok betul2. Dah puas marah kadang2. Jangan buat adik macam tu. Lemas adik nanti. Walaupun adik tu gelak terkekeh kekeh bila abg dia buat macam tu.

Tapi banyak moments jugak yg buat kami tersenyum dan ketawa berdekah dekah melihat gelagat abang dan adik. Bila Fahri nk main dgn adik, bila mereka jadi best buddy, ketawa sama2, bila abg fahri geletek adik n sayang adik sampai adik ketawa kegelian haha.. bila mereka berdialog sesama mereka..bila mereka nak main sama.berlakon jadi ultraman..sorang jadi rasaksa sorang jadi ultraman haha memang terhibur hati kami gelakkan gelagat mereka..rasa berbaloi sangat meneran ketika melahirkan naeem hari tu :) mereka ada kawan... boleh la mama n papa berehat sekejap. Alhamdulillah...

Tapi, yang paling buat aku n hubby nervous sampai sekarang adalah...kalau bwk both FN for outing. Anywhere. Rumah orang ke, shopping mall ke, taman ke, kenduri. Anak2 aku ni jenis aktif. Jenis nak laju je. Jenis nak explore je kerjanya. Kami kena sangat mengawasi n make sure mereka sentiasa dekat. Penat jugak aku marah kadang2 bila pegi majlis orang sbb x reti duduk diam tapi aku pk sampai bila aku nk marah2.

Tengok anak org lain behave, kadang2 aku terpk..itu maybe judgement aku saja. Ntah2 itu apa yg aku nampak hari tu. Hari lain? Dan aku selalu positifkan diri aku, ini adalah ujian Allah swt untuk aku. Mungkin Allah mahu aku selalu berdoa kepadaNya supaya lembutkan hati anak2 aku utk mendengar kata. Maybe aku n hubby sendiri belum bagi 100% untuk anak2 kami. Sebenarnya banyak benda lagi yg kami harus belajar sebagai parents ni. Kami yg harus betulkan diri sendiri dulu. 

Maka, selain kuasa Allah swt dan beberapa sebab lain, aku masih rasa belum sedia untuk zuriat yg seterusnya. Aku n hubby dah berbincang. Biar hubby habiskan master dulu sampai akhir tahun ni, dan aku settlekan few things berkaitan kerja n masalah kesihatan, selepas itu baru kami bercadang utk menambah. Tapi kalau Allah swt dah takdirkan yg sebaliknya, kami terima jgk sbb dari segi physical dan mental, insyaAllah kami dah ready. Tapi dari segi masa dan tumpuan 100%, rasanya masih belum. Pengalaman banyak mengajar kami. 

Apa2 pun, mama berharap n sentiasa doakan fahri n naeem sentiasa sayang each other. Walaupun kamu berlainan rupa (jambu jer sama), berlainan karakter, mama sentiasa berdoa pada Allah swt supaya Fahri n Naeem sentiasa sayang - paling sayang antara satu sama lain. Sentiasa support each other. Sentiasa tolong menolong. Sentiasa memahami. Sama2 berjaya dalam hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Semoga mama n papa juga sentiasa memperbaiki diri kami dan menjadi parents yg terbaik buat kesayangan2 kami ni. Amin ya Rabbal Alamin.

Buat Fahri n Naeem, these are mama personal fav pictures of u two ;)










 

Friday, January 9, 2015

Fahri's pre-schooling: Emotional post

Assalam... n happy Barakah Friday people! 

So.. i posted few pictures of Fahri on his second day of school onto FB few days ago. So, what is really happening? Why mama is sad? Is Fahri getting well with teachers and friends? Is he coping accordingly to his new surrounding at school? Wahhh... macam rancangan TV la plak mama buat intro kan haha

If I were blogging about this on the first or second day of schooling..my post will be more emotional as he cried and refused to go for the first three days. Hati mana tak sayu dan sebak.

First day:

I got him ready by putting him tshirt and trousers (the uniform will only be ready by February) and he has no idea where we were going. I purposely didn't tell him that we were sending him to school. I was afraid he will refuse and it would just make the process getting more complicated. Then, hubby and I sent him to school and when we reached the school compound, he started to feel sad and refused to go out from the car. Hubby consoled him and then he wanted us to carry him haha.. malu aihhh abg fahri nk dokong2 lg.. He felt nervous of course. So, I carried him, walking into the school. I thought I could apply the same trick on the orientation day by getting into school together with him and quietly leave him when he will not notice. But darnn I was wrong. He became so sad.. so he sat with me outside for 20 mins. I tried to convince him that there's nothing he should worry about but my heart started to cry. Then, we had no choice unless to force him...one of the teachers took him from me and of course he was all screaming, crying.. oh my.. It was so heart-breaking to see my baby acted in such way. Then.. I left the school because they close the door to make sure the kids will have more focus.. I keep praying to Allah swt may Fahri will be in good hand. When I reached home.. I felt a lil bit empty as Fahri usually will play with Naeem but now there is only Naeem..of course it gave me more quality time with Naeem. So.. at 4.30 pm, I went to the school to fetch Fahri and when I arrived, I didn't see him outside at the playground with other kids. I started to worry. Then, I saw him inside the school and he was looking at me too. The moment he saw me, he started to cry. Huhu. I felt so sad, I asked the teacher was he doing ok.. she said it took her a long time to make him stop crying but he did some of the activities in class with other friends and he only began to cry when he saw me. Then, I felt relief a lil bit. At least he joined the activity. But, I was all teary inside out thinking about my baby. How he will go through this for tomorrow?

Second day:

He refused still. Before reaching school, I stopped by at MyMydin and brought him inside the shop. I let him to choose anything that he wanted, just to make him happy and WITH THE HOPE; I can pujuk him. And mannnn.. again I was wrong. The kinde bueno surprise did not help at all. As we were reaching the school compound, he started to cry and yes, he vomited inside my car. I called hubby to come and help me (thank u hubby even though he was preparing for his final exam). I changed his cloth and tried to pujuk him but he cried and refused still. Hubby came and just like a Wolverine, he carried Fahri into the school. I was like "Kuasa apakah yg Epul pakai ni, begitu mudah sekali angkut Fahri mcm tu je" Yes actually I was the one who was very weak to let my Fahri go :( Reaching the school gate.. again, the teacher took Fahri from hubby and this time around, he refused more and was getting angry with the teachers. I just couldn't watch it. Then, the teacher brought Fahri inside. He still crying. Then, I realized that I left his drinking bottle and cloth at home. I went home and headed back to school as soon as possible. When I was about to pass the bottle and cloth to the teacher, I was looking for Fahri.. suddenly I felt so touched as I saw one of the teachers were comforting Fahri by hugging him so tenderly and yes Fahri was not crying anymore. Fahri saw me and he looked more calm. I went back with a relief. 4.30 pm,  I went to pick up Fahri along with my sisters in law, Ana and Aina and Naeem. I saw Fahri was outside with his friends! I was so happy and I do feel proud of him. My son is adapting well with his friends.So, I went all like a jakun mama, taking his pictures from outside.

 A smile that made me so happy
 I saw u mama

 the kids
 oh my... he has new friend.. so cute
 anak mama da besar ;)))))
 Fahri on the second day of schooling

Third day:

So, I thought everything was ok then. I was wrong again. I've learnt that he was still refusing to go. Thuis was the most emotional day for me. He did not want to wake up, did not want to eat, shower and even put on his cloth! He knew it.. Maybe he felt sad because why out of sudden he needs to be somewhere that he is not used to. My hubby saw me crying and he said he will pujuk fahri by sending him with motorcycle. I was all emotional because he refused to eat and looked very sad. I just did not know what to do. So hubby sent him to school. Then, hubby reached home, he said as usual, the teacher had to take fahri. I felt so hopeless.. I keep praying to Allah swt.. I know He wanted me to keep praying and communicating with HIM.. Yes I did..And as usual, Fahri was so happy everytime I picked him up. He looked very comfortable at school. The only problem was to getting him to school!

Fourth day:

I was already in office. Still feel sad thinking on how he would doing. Hubby went back to send him and I asked my sis in law how was Fahri. Surprisingly, she said Fahri did not cry no more, just he looked sad still. Oh.. that is more than what I wanted to hear! And he was the one requested for his school bag. Hubby said, he even behaved when he reached school..no more drama of tantrum. Alhamdulillah..mama is so happy to know this..mama was smiling all the way at office. But still, I have the doubt is he going to be the same the next day?
muka terpaksa-rela hihihi on the fourth day

fifth day (today):

Alhamdulillah.. I received picture from hubby that Fahri is all set to be a school boy. Mama is so proud of u baby! Mama know u can do this and surprisingly, u did it within 3 days! He kept requesting his school bag and was ready to go to school. Syukran Alhamdulillah..
I love school-face on the fifth day =)

Tips for mommies:

Yes, it's hard at the beginning. I am telling this because I know that I am not alone. It happens to all mothers whose kids have never been outside of the family... who does not used to be with so many people..friends..just like my Fahri. What I can say is..this is a normal process. We need to be strong and never give up. Most importantly, keep praying, be it yg wajib mahupun yg sunat. And have faith on your child.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Satu permintaan

Assalamualaikum..

Tinggal berapa hari lagi nk sambut Aidilfitri.. tahun ni InsyaAllah.. Jumaat ni (besok) balik Kuantan, pastu maybe Ahad kami satu family bergerak n beraya di Kelantan. Last year tak balik Kelantan, so teringin plak beraya kat Kelantan. Biasanya meriah la klau kat Klate. Pastu maybe raya ke-tiga, balik Ijuk, Perak, kampung belah suami plak. Semoga dipermudahkan Allah swt perancangan kami. Sekarang ni macam2 boleh jadi. Kun Faya Kun. Semua Nya kehendak Allah swt.

Cakap fasal permintaan. Sbnrnya nk cakap fasal anak. Alhamdulillah.. Allah swt mudahkan rezeki aku mendapat anak.. walaupun bukanlah ada 5 anak, tapi sangat syukur Allah bagi nikmat jadi seorang ibu. Ini tahun kelima kami berkahwin, sudah dua anak kami. Fahri 4 tahun, Naeem 2 tahun. Alhamdulillah. Lepas ni mesti orang akan tanya, bila nak tambah?
Seriously, lepas dapat Naeem, semakin Naeem makin membesar, aku rasa biarlah dulu. Anak2 aku dua2 boleh tahan lasak. Biasela anak bijak memang lasak sikit ;p (sedapkan hati). Suami mmg selalu tension bila kami keluar pegi mana2... memang mencabar kesabaran sbb masing2 nak buat hal masing2. Tak terbayang aku kalau ada 3 anak! Aku bukan merungut tapi cuma nak share cerita. Aku x kisah kalau orang tengok aku dok mengejar anak aku kat shopping mall. Aku x kisah kalau aku x dpt join kwn2 borak sangat klau gathering. Aku akur klau tinggalkan mereka di rumah adelah jalan terbaik kalau kami nak shopping. Asalkan mereka sentiasa sihat. Dua2 anak lelaki , faham2 lah..mesti ada gaduh..adik dah pandai cakar muka abg..kuku pendek pun masih tajam lagi. Abang pulak, suka sangat usik adik n kadang2 suka buli adik, mana adik tak geram. Berebut itu berebut ini. Adik pulak, ape yang abang main, semua dia nak. Nasib Fahri pandai jugak mengalah. Tapi itulah anak2 ku. Ada dua, tapi riuhnya macam ada 5 anak. Syukur ya Allah. Walaupun cabaran kami lain sikit, tapi aku syukur. Aku x kisah. Aku berjanji akan cuba menjaga n mendidik mereka sebaik mungkin. AmanahMu ya Allah. Terima kasih kerana terlalu baik ya Allah.

Memang. memang rasa nak anak lagi. Tapi memikirkan yang sekarang ni pun kadang2 tak terkawal, apatah lagi kalau ade lagi sorang. Mungkin tunggu Fahri dah sekolah and Naeem dah boleh berfikir dgn lebih baik. Dan..bila tiba saat itu, aku ada satu permintaan..
Memangla kalau boleh aku teringin nak anak perempuan, tapi itu semua terpulang pada rezeki Allah swt.
Yang lebih aku ingin minta ialah:
Aku ingin sekali menyusu, fully breastfeed sampai umur 2 tahun. Sangat teringin. Sebab tu lah aku teringin nak anak lagi. Fahri dan Naeem dua2 x de rezeki nak menyusu lama. Mungkin x cukup doa dan ikhtiar. Jadi, untuk yang selepas ini, aku sangat ingin betul2 bersedia. Sebab tu aku ingin tunggu naeem besar dulu. Cabaran masa Naeem adalah sbb jarak umur yg terlalu rapat dgn abgnya, so aku hilang focus. Dan of course, tuntutan kerja dan environment yg tidak membantu. Aku sangat teringin kerana di tempat kerja sekarang ni, suasananya sangat membantu, sangat susu ibu-friendly.

Itulah permintaan yang aku harap dapat direalisasikan mungkin 2-3 tahun mendatang. Buat masa ini, semoga aku dapat menjaga dan mendidik FahriNaeem sebaik2nya. InsyaAllah.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

EBM


This is my EBM stock that I could express for usually one week.  I started my EBM stock on the second week of confinement, but it was not that consistent. And still, i couldn't find the standard time/ hour that I should express my EBM. However, usually I will start express at 2 pm every day. But, this morning I managed to get 5 ounces at as early as 7 am! I hope I will be more consistent after this. Oh yeah, I have another stock, stored in my neighbour's freezer because last week, my house was having this black-out hours. Luckily, I did not forget about my EBM stock, and asked my mom to keep it in my neighbour's freezer. If not, basi la semua stock tu...I hope I will always have the rezeki to bf Naeem until he reaches 2 years old... InsyaAllah...Oh yeah..this is my 40th day of confinement...Yippeeee!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Discipline

You see, after delivering your baby, there are so many things that need to be done and obeyed (if u wanna live happily and healthily). Let me list out the discipline routines during confinement, at least for me:

1) Pantang of makan/minum: this is a must. Even though sometimes, it is really hard for us to resist the mouth-watering food and drinks, but it will benefit us in future. I am trying my best not to eat all the oily, itchy and spicy food right now, at least until the 44th day.

2) Diet: I am not practicing a crash diet of course. I just minimize the portion of each meal that I am consuming, breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have practiced this routine since my first confinement and i managed to reduce my weight. My daily routine will be: breakfast- 2 slices of bread with one glass of milk. Lunch- 3 tbs of rice with 2 glasses of plain water. Usually, i try to skip dinner..my last meal will be at 6.00 pm. If I feel hungry at nights, i'll consume some snacks. Anyway, now I am consuming supplements, which I have been advised not to practice diet during confinement to avoid the less-supply of breast milk. Thus, i m gonna increase my portion of rice during lunch.

3) Pumping session: I need to be more consistent expressing my EBM. I would really love to exclusively feeding my baby this time around. InsyaAllah..semoga ada rezeki. At least, I need to express once in the afternoon, and once in the midnight. Yup, it's gonna be very tiring!

4) Slimming pants: I bought slimming pants from SCALA. So far, I love it. Guess what, I wear it everyday, almost 24 hours! It is good to reduce your baby fat and weight. I have practiced this as well during my first post-pregnancy.

5) Jamu: I consume jamu every morning. I am trying a product from AMWAY. So far, I am using the slimming herbs as well as herbal tea. But, I am so lazy to apply the slimming herbs on my tummy. Every morning, i'll drink it with one tea spoon of honey. I believe it's good for your inner needs.

Ok...I guess...I need to be more discipline after this for the sake of my baby and my body!

Friday, June 22, 2012

Good motivation on BF

Oh really need this and got it from here

Situasi 1
Kesian saya.. Bukannya saya tak nak memberikan susu ibu sepenuhnya kepada anak saya, tetapi saya bekerja dan tak cukup masa untuk pam dan lain-lain. Macam mana saya nak makan tengahari kalau kena pam? Macam mana pula dengan kawan-kawan sekerja saya? Mesti mereka kecil hati kalau saya tak makan tengahari dengan mereka..
Situasi 2
Susu saya kurang sangat apabila mula bekerja balik. Itu la sebabnya saya tak memberi anak saya susu ibu sepenuhnya. Dah takdir macam tu kot..
Situasi 3
Betul ke mampu nak memberikan susu ibu sepenuhnya kepada anak walaupun bekerja? Bukan tak boleh ke? Saya  dulu, susu ibu ada 3 bulan pertama je. Lepas tu, makin sikit. Lama-lama takda terus. Tengokla nanti, awak punye pon akan jadi macam tu..

Best x intro tu? hehehe
Sebenarnya sebagai seorang ibu/mak/ummi yang berkerjaya, memang tak senang nak menjayakan impian kita untuk memberikan susu ibu sepenuhnya kepada anak2 kita. Kita kena prepare dari segi mental, emosi serta tau apa yang kita bakal tempuhi pabila kita dah start kerja.. Adakah kita sanggup atau minat untuk pam susu setiap hari? untuk 2 tahun? kalau ada anak lagi lepas tu, mungkin extend kepada 4 tahun lagi.. sanggup ke? hehehehe persoalan yang diri sendiri je boleh jawab :) walaupon mengepam ni sungguh mencabar, tetapi dengan ilmu, persediaan awal dan kesungguhan, tidak ada yang mustahil.. kedua2 ibu dan anak juga yang akan untung..
Saya sendiri pernah melalui sebagai seorang ibu berkerjaya yang berniat untuk memberikan susu ibu sepenuhnya kepada anak sendiri. :) Masa tu tahun 2008… Lama sudah.. :) Masa tu, pendedahan mengenai breastfeeding ni sangat rendah. Tak seperti sekarang dah ada peningkatan dan ramai yang sudah mula untuk menyusukan anak mereka walaupun bekerja. :) tapi apa yang saya dengar dari ibu2 yang bekerja lain, termasuklah sedara mara sendiri, menyusu dan berkerja adalah satu benda yang mustahil… Ini kerana kurang pendedahan dan kurang ilmu dalam penyusuan ini. Macam nak bintang yang jauh berbilion2 batu tu.. disebabkan situasi tu terlampau mustahil untuk mereka, mereka terpaksa memberi susu formula kepada anak pada waktu siang, susu ibu pada waktu malam.. ada juga yang terus berhenti menyusukan anak mereka dengan susu ibu..


sebenarnya, tiada yang mustahil selagi kita yakin dan mempunyai ilmu / knowledge yang cukup. Saya percaya, kekurangan ilmu mengenai breastfeeding ketika bekerja lah yang menjadi alasan utama mereka tidak dapat menyusukan sepenuhnya anak mereka. (kita ketepikan masalah kesihatan ke, or any other medical related reason dulu ye) :)
Disini saya nak kongsi serba sedikit pengalaman saya untuk menjayakan penyusuan susu ibu ketika bekerja full time. Ni sekadar ringkasan. Mungkin saya boleh buat satu post untuk setiap topik. =)

Kumpulkan ilmu mengenai penyusuan susu ibu terutamanya untuk ibu yang bekerja.
Kita kena mengumpulkan ilmu yang secukupnya berkenaan bagaimana untuk memberikan susu ibu ketika kita bekerja… Carilah perkongsian ibu2 lain di blog2 (macam blog ni. hehehe), forum atau group2 mengenai kejayaan mereka, masalah yang dihadapi dan segala pengalaman2 lain yang boleh membantu anda nanti. teknik2 mengepam, jadual mengepam, cara simpanan susu ibu merupakan antara ilmu2 yang perlu diketahui. Sekarang ni, ilmu ni sangat mudah di dapati. just taip sahaja penyusuan susu ibu.. nah… berderet… :)

Melaburla dengan membeli Pam & peralatan menyusu yang bersesuaian dan mampu milik.
Sekarang ni dah bermacam2 jenis breast pump dengan range harga yang berbeza2. pilihlah breast pump yang kita rasa selesa. saya mintak tolong kepada semua, jangan beli pump semata2 kerana nak beli yang branded, nak sama macam kawan2 atau nak menunjuk2. Bagi saya, kalau mampu, carilah yang electric double pump untuk menjimatkan masa kita untuk mengepam susu ibu kita… Kalau tidak mampu, manual pumping pun dah ok… :) Lagipun, untuk pengetahuan semua, breast pump yang terbaik dan paling murah adalah tangan kita.. hehehehe Tak percaya? untuk info lanjut pasal jenis2 pump dan teknik pam guna tangan. Gunakan teknik Marmet. Boleh refer kat post ini.
Even saya guna pam, bila final, saya kosongkan B dengan menggunakan teknik marmet ni. Surprisingly, susu masih banyak lagi… :)
Selain daripada pam, kita juga perlu sediakan serba sedikit peralatan/aksesori penyusuan seperti botol/plastik penyimpanan/cooler bag etc. :)

Sediakan stok susu ibu 2 minggu sebelum mula bekerja.
Mula untuk practice mengepam dan menyimpan susu ibu paling2 lambat 2 minggu sebelum mula bekerja. susu yang dipam dan disimpan ini akan menjadi stok2 susu ibu kita pada awal2 masa mula bekerja. ini untuk mengelakkan kita menjadi stress dan bermotivasi rendah sebab stok susu ibu kita sedikit/tiada. Ketika ini juga, start ajar anak kita untuk menyusu melalui botol. Nanti saya kupas lagi point ni. :)


Rancang masa dan tempat yang sesuai untuk pam.
Kita mesti rancang masa yang sesuai untuk kita pam di office. Paling lewat setiap 4 jam sekali. Pukul berapa nak mulakan pagi tu, terpulang pada kita. Let say start every morning at 8am, jadi setiap hari mesti pukul 8pagi. Konsisten sangat penting. Nak tahu kenapa? Sebab demand dan supply. Itu mesti kena ingat. Bila dah konsisten pukul 8pagi kita pam, jadi, secara automatik, supply akan tersedia pada pukul 8 pagi tu. sebab setiap hari demand tu ada. Tu sebabnya konsistensi amat-amat penting. Skip pumping boleh menjejaskan supply kita juga. :)
Senang cerita, kalau kita memang setiap hari makan pagi. sebabkan ada demand sarapan, adala kedai yang buka. cuba imagine, semua bawa bekal pagi. dah takde yang nak sarapan pagi kat kedai, agak2 kedai tu tutup ke tak? Hehehheh
Tempat juga main peranan. Masa saya mula2 nak pam dulu, saya akan pam di surau. Tersangatlah memakan masa.. Sebab nak kena turun naik lif, lepas tu tinggalkan kerja kat office. Satu hari, bila saya beranikan diri untuk pam di cubicle sendiri, saya dapat jimatkan banyak masa sebab saya boleh pam sambil buat kerja.. :) Time awal-awal tu dah la saya seorang je pekerja perempuan. Alhamdulillah, kawan2 sekerja lain tak kisah dan mereka pun kekadang tak perasan langsung yang saya tengah pam. hehehehe Yang penting tutup segalanya. Kita tetap menjaga aurat. =)

Beritahu majikan anda
Bagi saya, bincanglah dengan majikan terlebih dahulu berkenaan penyusuan susu ibu ini. Mengenai masa yang kita kena gunakan ketika mengepam, elektrik (kalau guna pam elektrik) dan segala yang berkaitan. Mana tahu, kita ada bos yang sgt prhatin dan tidak kisah dgn niat kita asalkan kerja jalan? Daripada sorok2, end up bos bising asyik hilang je.. :) Sedikit peringatan untuk kita semua, niat kita untuk memberikan susu ibu kepada anak2 kita adalah tersangat murni. Oleh itu, peliharalah kesucian niat itu dengan meminta kebenaran dari majikan untuk menggunakan elektrik office (untuk yang guna pam elektrik) dan sedikit masa bekerja untuk pam. =)

Percaya “Saya boleh”..
Mind set dalam diri kita adalah paling penting sekali.. Sentiasa berfikir positif dan berkata kepada diri “saya boleh memberikan yang terbaik kepada anak saya dengan susu ibu sepenuhnya walaupun apa jua halangan dan cabaran.”.. Breastfeeding bukan hanya untuk ibu-ibu yang duduk di rumah, atau ibu-ibu yang berduit atau ibu-ibu yang kerja dekat dengan anak, tetapi breastfeeding adalah untuk semua ibu. Pilihan adalah di tangan kita. =)