my FAQ on pregnancy & motherhood

when i was in TTC mode... i dont pay much attention to pregnancy & motherhood stories..
so dat i don't stress myself out & dnt wanna be too hopefuls

but now dat i'm finally confident i'll be given a chance to be a mother...
banyaknyer persoalan yg berada di minda~ hihu
been googling whenever i got free times and once again i'm busy reading new blogs.

if not before this jus bloghop thru d blogs of b2bs who got married around my time...
unfortunately most of them pon dh kurang beraktiviti blog... so i got to find new resources...
i should thank those bloggers yg tegar and nvr failed to share their experiences & stories...
but trying to find answers were not that easy... boleh sakit pinggang jugakla mengadap laptop ni memlm... :)

so here's my own version of my FAQs (tp x sume dah ade answer)
sbbnye i think my best answer is own experience... so kenela tunggu xperience dulu br ley update btol2... huhu

1. in my 3-4 weeks of pregnancy... i experienced cramping and mmg rasa sgt x comfortable esp. at the left side of my tummy & rasa cam mild period cramps... nak jln kene slow2 sbb skt bile tehentak2... nak tdo xley ngiring langsung sbb sakit juge...& my perut mmg membuncit mcm dh pregnant 2bln... huhu... my question was... is it normal??? google says some ppl do experience mild cramping at lower abdominal area & its normal... so i choose to bear d pain... mmg x mengeluh ke sesape except to hubby. reason being - i wanted to be pregnant sooooooo much... so when i finally got d +ve line... i said to myself... if dis is wut it takes to be a mom... i'll endure anything. n 2ndly... i was afraid ppl will say how manja i was... nak pregnant sgt tp sakit sikit dah nak mengeluh2. n ppl can be very2 harsh with their comments...huhuhu. seriously i dnt expect others to understand so i choose to keep it to myself. WRONG DECISION. huhu.
went to see my gynae in the 4th week... she was surprised to see my tummy... n bile die tanye ade sakit2 x... i said ade kalau jln n tdo mengiring. n she looked really2 concerned... trus suruh scan... n to our horror... rupe2nye i was having some early pregnancy complications due to the iui & hormone injections. my tummy penuh dgn fluid. n worst d doc couldnt even locate any embrio sack in my uterus. kalau dh my gynae pon mcm risau gile... i was already at the verge to cry. sbb she gave us 2 possibilities. 1. i'm having ectopic pregnancy (kandungan luar rahim). OR 2. its jus a temporary complications and d fluids could dissappear soon & insyaAllah by then, we can see d fetus. immediately got warded. i was strictly given 2weeks mc. i bedrest fully for those 2 weeks.. and alhamdulillah... the pain ease by days... n perut pon dh kurang buncit n keras... i was feeling more positive.. & our next scan confirms dat fluid has lessen and my gynae can finally see d sack... alhamdulillah... so from then on... i promised myself... ppl can judge me however they feel like. i shldnt take their words for my wellbeing. go see d specialist. huhu panjangla plak baru FAQ no. 1, ok next...

2. when can i start shop for my baby?
- everybody keep saying awal lagi awal lagi awal lagi. but i can't help but freaks out everytime i check out d baby's checklist. and wif hubby working on shifts. we have limited weekends for shopping & surveys. plus wikens for balik kgs, family events, etc. n i was having bad sickness so night shopping is jus a no-no for me. penat & mmg rasa lemah je nk kuar memlm after work... mmg pk nak rehat jer. so as for me. i drafted my checklist in my 4th month. start shopping in my 5th month. our strategy was to get d big stuff first... so 1st spree....beli stroller+carseat, & bouncer. bile dh msk 6th month.... ade wiken hubby keje mlm... so siang tu ajak die g beli brg2 baby... hasilnye... now at 27th week... i can comfortably say i'm at 95% of my checklist... heeee... lega! actually for the small2 things tu mmg kejap je.. 2 shopping trips and i could slash out most of the items... :D i dare not wait for my 7th-8th month n baru nak shopping... lantakla org kate awal sgt wutsoever... i'm d kind of person who freaks out for d little things and x suke kalau ade perasaan nnt x smpat mcm maneeeee. huhu. u can say i worry too much.... but now i'm already starting to worry bout how i'm gonna plan for my baby's aqiqah. hihuuuuu. i think too much yes. :P

3. how much clothing should i buy for my baby?
- ok ini mmg confusing. i seriously do not know how much is enough. huhu. so far i've bought 4 long sleeves set, 3 short sleeves set, 1 sleeveless set, 4 rompers, 2 leggings and 7 outing clothes. ranging from 0-3,3-6 & 6-12 mths sizes. owh outing clothes tu jd byk cos i can't stop myself from buying cute skirts. hihu. :P nnt i feedback smule whether this is enuf or not k. :)

4. wut brand/type should i buy??
- this practically covers every thing!!!! diapers, feeding bottles, breast pads, maternity pads, barut baby, detergents, etc.2. Confuse gile xtau nk beli brand ape n type ape! i end up buying a little of every brand i came across and hopefully i can write some reviews later on... huhuhu. i would definitely urge mothers to write theirs as i think these reviews are d most important google answer m2b is searching for. but for the big things like strollers, bouncers, playpens, carriers, breastpumps, sterilizer, etc. tu x mampu la eden nk beli byk2 kan~ hehe but luckily this big items slalunye byk reviews u can find so pasrah jela beli... :P

5. d difference between maternity pads and normal pads. perlu ke maternity pads ni?
- based on google search... most mummy recommends pureen madame maternity pads... so just to be on d safe side... i got 2 pack of 20s of those and 1 pack of 10s of kotex maternity loop. i opened up the packaging to see if it is of much diff then d normal pads. hurm. as for pureen tu mmg btolla... it's wider n longer then normal pads. but it has no wings... so agak sceptical d ctu.. btol ke xkan bocor? for kotex tu rase2nye normal pad is way more convincing... huhu. i usually wear whisper for extra heavy flow... d only pad that prevents me from leakage and gives me 100% confident. so.... later i'll review whether u really need this maternity pads or any heavy flow pad will do.

6. ok ni bkn FAQ. tp pemberitahuan. if u r gonna get urself a Guardian disposable undies. it's cheap (at RM5 per pack of 6). get size XL or XXL kot if u usually wear size M of normal undies (triumph/sorella maternity undies). adalah kerana size M die kecik! huhu. it fits but jus enough fit. huhu. n being pregnant haruslah u get bigger bums... so later i'll check out size XL n XXL k

rasa cam byk lagi FAQ nk tulis.... tp dah ngantuk... so i guess i'll stop for now... huhuhuh..
later2 sambung blk...

nite2...