PACKING FOR YOUR LABOUR / DELIVERY

Assalamualaikum. Salam sejahtera.

Seriously, semasa menulis log entri ni, teringat kali pertama masuk labour room. Saya membawa satu beg pakaian yang besar, seolah-olah nak nalik ke kampung selama seminggu.

Dalam tu diisi dengan baju mak, baju anak, diapers, maternity pads dan breast pads.

Sepatutnya tak perlu. Untuk kali kedua dan seterusnya, saya hanya membawa satu backpack aje.

Berikut adalah ringkasan essential items yang perlu dibawa ke labour room.


Untuk ibu:

1. Sepersalinan pakaian 
- Untuk dipakai selepas discas. Jangan bawa pakaian yang yang dipakai semasa sebelum mengandung! Badan kita masih belum susut ke bentuk yang asal. Bawa aje pakaian mengandung dan kain batik. Yang berbutang depan adalah lebih baik untuk breastfeeding. 

2. Sepasang stokin 
- selepas bersalin badan terutama kaki akan berasa sejuk. Stokin adalah untuk memanaskan kaki dan mengelakkan angin dari masuk.

3. Tuala dan tuala kecik.

4. Toiletries 
- berus gigi, ubat gigi, sabun, syampu, bedak. Semuanya dalam travel size kit. Jangan lupa mandi wajib selepas bersalin.

5. Snacks & minuman 3-in-1
- Saya suka bawa biskut oatmeal, buah kurma, dan minuman 3-in-1 seperti Horlicks. Cepat kenyang dan mudah. Biasanya semasa dalam labour, kiita tak diberi solid food. Hanya soft diet. Dan selepas melahirkan kita akan kehilangan tenaga. Kita juga memerlukan tenaga untuk breatfeed bayi kita nanti.

My personal favourite. Yummy!

6. Handphone & charger 
- lebih elok yang ada Data Plan. 

7. Sweater 
- sebab yang sama seperti stokin.

8. Maternity bra 

9. Breast pad 
- 2-3 pasang sudah cukup. Tak perlu sekotak.

10. Maternity / sanitary pad 
- Bio Seleza Extra Long adalah yang terbaik. Mempunyai unsur Bio Velocity, Negative Ion dan Nano Silver untuk mengelakkan pembiakan bakteria dan mempercepatkan sembuhan lika selepas bersalin.
Ia juga pantas menyerap kerana adanya SAP molekul gel.

11. Disposable panties 
- Pakai dan buang. Memudahkan kerja kita daripada membasuh seluar dalam di hospital. 5-6 pasang sudah mencukupi.

12. Plastic bag besar 
- untuk bawa balik baju kotor kita

13. Minyak atau losyen panas 
- Yang mana sesuai. Untuk memanaskan badan kita dan melegakan sakit di bawah rahim ketika pengecutan rahim berlaku. 

The one that I'm using. Not too hot, not too mild, just nice. Mustajab lotion from DuniaHerbs


14. Selipar 
- Yang tidak licin. Kegunaan untuk ke toilet.

15. Buku pink, medical report, admited letter, reference letter, any medications.

Untuk baby

Sebelum kita register untuk bersalin di mana-mana hospital, minta periksa dahulu keperluan bayi apa yang akan dibekalkan oleh pihak hospital.
Keperluan bayi seperti diapers, cotton, baby bath, baby shampoo, baby oil, tissue, wet tissues; kekadang sudah dimasukkan ke dalam pakej nursery.

Sekiranya item2 di atas sudah disediakan, anda hanya perlu membawa pakaian baby semasa baby discas sahaja:

1.  Sepasang pakaian

2. Mittens & booties 

3. Baby blanket / bendung bayi


Semua barang harus disediakan dan dimasukkan ke dalam bag dalam 3-4 minggu sebelum EDD (expected due date). Diletakkan di tempat yang senang dicari dan dicapai. 

Oh yeah! 
Yang terpenting, jangan lupa bawa suami dan bapa kepada anak anda.
anda perlukan support semasa dalam labour, dan baby perlukan bapa mereka untuk diazankan dan diiqamatkan.

... AND HERE'S THE FOURTH ONE

Wan Syauqina Hasna (Saturday, 6th November 2010)

Again, like my second child, this one came out late and need to go through induction. Supposedly her due date is on 3rd Nov. However, my contractions came in early, as early as 3rd weeks before but all of them are false alarms. But during the routine check-ups & scannings, Dr Delaila (my gynae) told that the baby's already engaged and will be due anytime.

On the 4th Nov, already delayed a day, so the doctor advised me to go for induction. Hubby and I went to the SDMC on the 6th morning, arrived at the labour room at 9.30am. At 11am, put on the drip and start the induction.

At first, I can still stand the pain. But started around 3pm, the pain is really great and I need to request for painkiller injection. Then start from 6pm, the drama begins. The contractions has became more frequent, as frequent as every 5mins. 6.30pm, the baby is coming outtt... I could not remember how many I push this time, but I nearly could not make as I ran out of energy. Finally, with the last 2 trials, the baby came out at 6.41pm. It's a baby girl, weights 2.79kg.

Thank you Allah, for give me safe deliveries of all my babies. Also, I am grateful that my husband was with me all the time in the labour room, to sound the azan and iqamat to my babies.

THE THIRD ONE...

Wan Sakinah Hannah (Saturday, 15th August 2009)

The contraction pains already came in from Thursday night. From every hour, then to every 30mins, and finally to every 15mins on the Saturday afternoon. Luckily my hubby was at home (he was stationed at Johor Bahru that time). So off we go to SDMC (previously was SJMC). I remembered when we were going out, Jannah was crying, to follow us "picked-up the baby".

Once arrived at the labour room, it's true that I am ready to be delivered. Due to Dr Delaila had other case, it was Datuk Dr Siti who will deliver. She checked on me once around 6.30pm, then she went  back home.

At 7.00pm++, I'm ready to delivered. But the doctor's already went home!!! She's already reached her house gate, then she made a U-turn. She reached the labour room just in a nick of time. I started to pushed the baby out. Hey, really, I don't care if she's here or not, I will continue to pushed when the time's here.

But everything went well. The baby came out at 7.31pm. A baby girl weights 2.7kg. It was a miraculous experience, as the pain was quick. I did not have any painkillers nor stiches. Miracles indeed!

Sakinah at 1 year old. She loooves the blue bear named Cheeky, a gift from his uncle Cuyo.

MY SECOND

Wan Muhammad Safiiyallah (Tuesday, 8th May 2007)

This baby supposedly due on labour day, 1st May. But I did not go into labour on that day. So, it wasn't a labour day for me. After a week, and still no signs of labour (except for the minor contraction pains - the Braxton Hicks contractions), I was advised by my gynae, Dr Delaila, to go for induction.

Tuesday morning, 8th May, both hubby and I prepared ourselves to go to SJMC. We reached there at 10.00am, directly go to labour room. When checked the baby condition, his heartbeat is actually weak. Then I was put into drip & the induce started. The pain started to came, and I requested for an epidural. After the epidural started to work, I experienced less pain, but I was bedridden - couldn't sit up, eat, etc. Only had plain water.

Around 3.00pm, I can feel the contractions started to became more frequent. (Yup, even with epidural, the pain was still there. Just imagine if without them). At 3.40pm, I safelu delivered a baby boy weights 2.91kg. But due to the epidural effect, which makes me can't move from my waist to bottom, I need to stay at the hospital for 2 days.

Sofi at 3 years old - so stylish



THE DAY IT ALL BEGINS... MY FIRST NEWBORN

Wan Syazwina Jannah (Wednesday, 6th July 2005)

My contractions started on Tuesday night, 5th July. It was my first time experiencing the contractions pain, so it was a painful experince indeed. I was at my Mama's house, due to my hubby was working at Simpang Pulai near Ipoh (about 2 hours++ drive from Subang Jaya). Funny thing was at the same time, he was also experiencing stomachache & constipation.

On the 6th morning, a bit of blood came out. My contractions was already into its 15mins period. It was my parents who drove me to Selangor Medical Centre, Shah Alam and when we reached there, I was directly sent to the labour room. The time was about 9.30am.

My hubby reached the hospital about 11am. He sped all the way. And a week later, we received the traffic summon for overspeeding.

The doctor who delivered the baby, Dr Yern even asked me to stopped pushing because she just arrived at the labour room and just about to put on her gloves. After pushing 2 times, the baby came out. At 12.58noon, I safely delivered a baby girl weighed 2.43kg. As soon as she came out, the doctor put her on my stomach, stark naked. I was shocked by her action, but when I saw my baby's beautiful eyes, all the pains just disappeared. It seems like she was looking at me too.

Smile sayang...

A 5 year-old Jannah gone fishing at Tok Wan's paddy field