#4: MGTT

MGTT (maternal glucose tolerance test)

semalam buat MGTT atas arahan Dr. Rahana, alasan weight aku naik banyak huhuhu... takpe lah, screen je, cuma nak telan air glucose tu rasa merana sket T__T

leh read more on MGTT here

last aku buat masa pregnant Fatini, tu pon sbb glucose detected in urine (lepas aku breakfast milo & kek pisang -- lesson learnt in a hard way, since then i NEVER had my breakfast before urine checked huhuhu!!) masa tu alhamdulillah normal (fasting glucose 4.6 and 2-hour post-glucose 7.1)

lepas tu no more MGTT sbb no risk factors, urine all normal bla bla bla...

until this one huhuhu.... in 30 wks i gained more than 15kg so kena la buat, bak kata Dr. Rahana, "umo pon dah meningkat kan?" cis cis... okay lah... akhirnye aku akur... -.-

tp schedulded on Monday, khamis baru buat.. mcm2 alasan... sib baik amik darah sendiri, bancuh sendiri. Kalau lab yang buatkan, mana bleh nak banyak songeh!!

75g dextrose monohydrous == glucose aka gulaaaa.....

amekaawww.. penuh satu bekas!!

bancuh dlm air suam, boh air 1/3 mug je sbb kalau byk air, jenuh pulak nak kasik abis...

ni results nye selepas 2 jam telan ayaq gula tu... alhamdulillah normal, meaning takde 'gestational diabetes mellitus'....


 

Sewing: baby's stuff

BABY WIPES:

masa preggy ayish, aku buat wipes guna flannel. Cute2 prints masa tu... hari tu belek2 wipes jual kat tinytapir -- ada yang jual rm10-12 each... ada yang guna velour, sherpa, minky etc and reverse to cotton printed... geram je rasa.. sangat gebus...

so antara projek pertama guna serger machine ku adalah baby wipes yang gebusssss ini... guna bamboo velour yang mmg lembut itu, and reverse boh cotton fabric. Dino prints ni mmg aku sukaaaa sangat... hari tu beli 1yard nak buat custom CD.. tp x jadik, so aku buat la wipes ni... and polkadots tu kain cotton beli kat Kamdar je... cute, janji matching with the baby blue bamboo velour.

cara buat? senang jeee... potong ikut size yang dikehendaki, guna gunting atau rotary cutter. Rotary cutter tu mmg syiok memotong lurus2 empat segi gitu... pastu serge laa... memula nak buat rounded edge, tp tak jadik plak, tak pandai nak 'kona' kain kat serger tu, so empat segi gitu je lah...

baby wipes: bamboo velour --- so soft!!

baby wipes: bamboo velour (baby blue) reverse to Michael Miller's dino print (love this print sooo much!!) & local polkadot cotton

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ni pulak, aku sangat gatal beli remnants dimple minky. Minky mmg lembut, dimple dots ni pulak ada bonjolan2 kat surface, so mcm lagi laaaa syiok... aku beli remnants yang ukuran agak2 kalau potong belh buat wipes... aku beli kat etsy.com. and beli kaler brown, pink, turquoise, lime green, black/white damask minky & brown/pink damask cotton... fatini pon sukaaaa sangat cakap "lembut nye kain ni mummy...." cara buat, sama gak, serged edges... abis cerita, masa ni mood malas nak tukar benang, so tepi kaler putih je...

baby wipes: using minky dimple minky reverse to cute printed cottons -- various sizes

baby wipes: lime green dimple minky reverse to Riley Blake's printed cotton fabric

baby wipes: brown and pink dimple minky reverses to pink/brown damask cotton *love love love*

baby wipes: turquoise minky -- reverse to dino prints, polkadots & cute car prints!


BOOSTER / SOAKER

booster atau sooaker ni utk tambah serapan CD. Kalau yang masuk dalam poket tu, kita panggil inserts and selalunye made of microfiber so tak boleh in touch with baby's skin. Masa guna AIO coolababy, aku guna booster brand Kissaluvs yang mmg sangat syok.

Booster ni dia macam insert tp topmost layer tu dia lined dgn soft cotton fleece. kalau pakai siang, mmg cukup satu booster in AIO coolababy tu...

hari tu beli bamboo fleece, mmg niat nak buat CP and CD, tp CD ni mencabar sikit lah... so decided buat booster atau bleh panggil soakers gak... so kalau pakai prefolds ke, bleh la tambah serapan... and top with fleece, dapat la stay-dry kat baby's bum...

so aku buat using 2 layers bamboo fleece, top with fleece or bamboo velour. Cuma BV ni orang ckp tak stay dry... nway, am going to send out to 2 of my lucky friends to try these out... saje je.. ~_^

cara sama je, potong, and serge... pattern ikut kissaluvs booster, basically besar belakang, kecik di depan.. kalau nak buat 'hourglass'-shaped tu, mencabar sket la hehehhe... size, ikut suka... aku buat 2 sizes, pendek and panjang sket... kalau baby kecik bleh pakai yang pendek...

booster/soaker: bamboo velour- and fleece-topped

booster/soaker: 2-layers bamboo fleece topped with bamboo velour and fleece -- long 13" x 6"

booster/soaker: fleece-topped, size 10" x 5"

booster/soakers: close up of the topmost fabric -- from left: bamboo velour, fleece, bamboo fleece


EXTENDED TAB PREFOLDS (ETP)

teringin sgt nak buat CD, tp macam tak gagah la nak buat CD fitted atau AIO tu... nak kena jahit elastic kat peha la kat pinggang la, nak kena boh snap buttons la (so far aku mmg takde luck dgn snap button, asyik salah pasang je masa buat pantyliners huhuhu)

so aku decided buat ETP.... hari tu ada beli ETP megaroos, yang cotton knits and au naturel... Au naturel tu luar dia from bamboo terry.. mmg bleh guna snappi... sejak dapat 'contoh' tu aku mencarik kain apa yg sesuai nak buat outer.. kat sini susah nak carik cotton knits, kalau ada pon online seller jual, adalah mahal atau pon byk sold out. Nak beli from US, mahal la plak shipping sbb cotton knits berat.. try ambik tshirts lama, ada yang tak boleh snappi, jadik berlubang atau tak lekat langsung snappi tu.

So aku baca, diorang cakap bamboo terry mmg boleh, ada jual kat tinytapir, boleh tahan gak harge *gulp*.. pastu aku teringat, cotton terry ni selalu orang panggil towel, so terpikir plak nak korek towel2 lama kot2 bleh guna... tp yang lagi best aku jumpa cotton knits yang aku beli lamaaaaa dulu kat kedai yang jual kain lycra etc kat BTHO... masa beli tu dia buat sale jual RM5/m... aku borong byk gaks.. 3 colours semua -- stripey kuning, stripey hijau and stripey grey... plan nak buat pyjamas bebudak ni, tp dapat buat 2 helai seluar je utk ayish and haziq sbb nak memotong and menjahit sangat lah PITA nye!!!!

and aku ada baca gak, fleece is snappi-able....

so ini lah projek malam tadi... dapat 3 pieces ETP, from bamboo fleece -- 2 layers, tp part tgh, aku tambah another 2 layers for more absorbency. Outer guna cotton knits (tp buat 2 lapis bb knits ni sangat nipis) and fleece. ikut pattern and size megaroos tu, pastu serge...

ETP: teddy pakai ETP -- tab agak runcing, first try, main tibai je serge hehehe.. sebab bila serge, aku serge knits on top sbb knits stretchable, so elok kalau jahit tu belah atas, so nampak kalau dia kedut2... so, pattern tab tu 'tak nampak' masa dok serge tu... bila dah siap, alamak runcing nye, tp takpe lah janji bleh pakai...

takde baby, so ni lah model yang ada. In ETP with fleece outer -- using snappi!

ETP : flat pic- the inside -- soaker part are sewed to hold the extra layers together... tp guna benang putih supaya kehuduhan jahitan tak nampak sangat ehehehhe -- atas sekali is megaroos etp

ETP: from top left: fleece outer, green cotton knit outer, grey stripey cotton knit outer & au naturel MegAroo's ETP (size medium)

ETP : 2 layers bamboo fleece, soaker/middle part with another 2 layers bamboo fleece. Outer is cotton knits or fleece -- snappiable!



BARUT BABY

barut baby: a stack of barut yang dah berpotong, belum jahit

barut yang dah testing jahit tapi belum bertali -- tali baru beli... so this will be my next project :D so ni tunggu je lah...


sekian...

#4: Check up at UKMSC

At 30w+6d baru aku start check up kat private wing @UKMSC under Prof Azurah... sebelum ni kat public clinic kat bawah je. Takde la susah sgt pon kat bawah tu, sbb aku follow up dgn specialist. Ambik no selalu dapat la no 2 atau 3 (aku datang awal mcm patients biasa utk dapat no giliran). Cuma kalau lewat sangat, aku balik ofis dulu buat kerja, then datang balik bila doctor dah masuk. Tentang appointment klinik mmg takde masalah, cuma kali ni rasa nak bersalin dengan consultant. Kalau public patients selalu bersalin je dengan midwives or any doctors in charge.

kali ni tekad lah nak try bersalin private gak.. walaupon labour room nnt sama, tp Prof sendiri akan deliver kan baby and insyaAllah dapat dok single room kat Wad Khas.. Wad biasa sekarang, takleh nak bagi single room walaupon staff sbb mmg utk isolation room. Rasa nye nak selesa elok la dapat bilik sendiri, toilet dekat bagai... and tambah plak kakak & abang2 yang ramai, sure meriah nak melawat baby nnt...

InsyaAllah GL UKM bleh cover bilik, so bayar consultation and consultant services je lah, ok lah, ready lah beberapa ratus kot kalau normal delivery... harap2 semua ok..

Ni first time pon masuk dalam Klinik Khas ni.. lepas register, check urine, BP & weight, macam biasa lah.. Prof datang around 8.45 kot. lepas tu tunggu dalam setengah jam kot, sampai giliran (giliran no 4, tp ada patient no.2 tatau kat mana, tu yang cepat sikit sbb skip). Prof checked and scanned sekali, semua OK alhamdulillah... estimated baby's weight 1.44kg (naik 110g in 1 week?)

all parameters are within expected age. [[FL (femur length) 28w je baby?? ketot kah baby ku?? hahhaha... tp tu ada allowances +/-2 wks so ok kot... ]]

btw, baby masih oblique, kepala kat kanan atas, kaki elok landing kiri bawah... tp not to worry sbb masih awal... placenta semua ok... alhamdulillah

dah sudah tu, terus tunggu untuk bayar, and kena RM68.50 --->> murah tu for consultations and ultrasound (disclaimer: that is not the actual charges i presumed. I am PPUKM staff so, i maybe discounted and i have GL that may cover some charges. Kalau anda berminat nak follow up di UKMSC, sila bertanya kan charges yang sebenar untuk public)

**entry hanye suka2 utk info sendiri di masa hadapan....**

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Novel: Adam & Hawa

Aku carik pasal gi beli novel, sbb boring rasa nak baca novel and lagi satu sebab aku x sabar nak tau cerita "cinta buat emelda" yg kat TV3 kol 7 skrg ni. Cerita tu adapt dari novel "kasih antara kita"... Tp cam biasa lah, lain dari novel, and aku tak suka Aril Fatah dalam novel. Enuff said!

2nd novel is "Adam & Hawa"... Pernah baca novel ni, ingat2 lupa dah... Tp beli nak baca sbb novel ni akan diadaptasi ke drama tv... And sape lagi hero nye kalau bukan abam Aaron Aziz, bintang fofular 2011 ewahh...

Start baca petang semalam, and terus x leh stop baca...
Aduhhh... Adam Mukhriz punya pasal la ni... Takleh letak buku tu! And watak mmg sesuwai la dgn abam AA.. *cair* kol 3 baru abis baca... ye 3 pagi puan puan... dah la pagi ada appointment doctor huhu...

Tak sabo lah nak tunggu drama kat tv, sure ada ubah, tp jangan ubah watak Adam Mukhriz..!! Lelaki nakal, seoang pilot (ohh sure segak pakai uniform pilot *pingsan*), pompuan keliling pinggang tp 'jatuh centa' dgn Ain @ Hawa yg bekerja kat tadika milik family nye.. Hmm bleh bayang kan AA cuba mengorat sambil maintain macho *cair lagi*



adoi... cair kah?? hahahha (source twitter @Aaron535Aziz)











Kena tangkap basah (cliche la plak), kena paksa kawin tp membuatkan Ain benci dgn Adam.... Pastu biasa lah, lari sambung study.. Lari dari masalah...
Adam tggl sorang, usaha nak 'selamatkan' rumahtangga diorang...
8 tahun, jumpe kat Mekah masa buat umrah... *gulp* abam AA pakai jubah and kopiah...

Balik msia, mula lah Adam mengorat isterinye semula.... Part ni paling best kot.... Tolong la heroin dia yang best and pandai berlakon... Kalo x, potong stim laaaa..... Heroin tu patut Nadia Nisa, ntah la sapo... Tunggu je lah sesuai ke tak.. Aku tatau nak sajes sape...

ni lah Nadia Nisa tu... (rasa cam ada tgk kot dlm tv)(source)








Dah la, abis citer kat sini plak... Tunggu je and tonton lah sendiri, kat Astro prima if x silap, tp tatau lah bila... gi lah google sendiri berlambak je sinopsis cerita, novel bagai...

novel yang aku beli online from karangkraf

sinopsis adam & hawa kat kulit belakang...

Resipi: Donut (tanpa acuan)

aku mmg dah lama teringin buat donut sebab budak2 ni mmg suka sgt makan donut... akhirnye berjaya jugak... tu pon sbb ticer Nina buat kelas donut hihih... tak susah sebenonya... bebudak pon suka nak 'tolong' and jadik gebus plak tu... enak dimakan...

ni lah ticer Nina masa kelas membuat donut...

inilah resepi nye: (sumber: facebook Jom Masak)

Bahan2:
■ 500g gandum
■ 1 peket mauripan 11g
■ 200ml air suam...
■ secubit garam
■ 1 biji telur
■ 50g mentega
■ 1 sdb shortening
■ 2 sdb ssu pekat
■ 2 sdb gula pasir

ku uli pakai breadmaker, so dgn BM ni, boleh boh semua ingredients sekali gus and biar dia uli... cuma, BM ni, kena bubuh bahan2 berupa cecair paling bawah, lps tu tepung. Yis tak boleh bersentuh dengan air mahupon garam...

masa diuli dalam breadmaker ku... guna setting no. 10 -- selama 1j 30min. Tp 30 min je utk menguli, lagi sejam adalah utk biar dia naik kasik tembam..

lepas dah naik tembam, kita bulat2 leper kan dia, jangan lubang dulu, sebab nnt dia kembang lagi, hilang lak lubang. Hanya lubangkan masa nak goreng. lps dah bulat2 gini, biarkan lagi sejam.. ikut tahap kesabaran dan ketembaman donut yang diperlukan..

lubangkan jusssst sebelum campak masuk kuali.. ini part paling budak2 ni suka...

sesi menggoreng...

*** tips nk bg donut warna cantik.....masukkan minyak dlm kuali...terus masukkan donut...api kecik je....senang cite.....x payah tunggu minyak panas......masuk terus donut...sentiasa balik2 kan....nnti warna donut cantik... ---> ni tips dari empunye resipi...

ni lah hasilnye... (lubang tak cukup besar, makin mengembang makin hilang lubang nye...) dah goreng, taburkan gula castor... ikut suka masing2..

kalau nak buat donut berinti, takyah dilubangkan, lps goreng, masukkan inti. atau kalau nak buat donut salut chocolate pon boleh... ikut suka masing2..

ini lah peminat2 donut... mmg berbaloi rasa nye... dari 26 bijik, ada lebih 6-7 bijik je lepas sekali hadap....



selamat mencuba ye....

Kids' activities : drawings

Posting this up so i can clear the pics from my aipon..

baby #4 @29w+5d

i was quite busy last few weeks and only managed to squeeze time for ANC check up after 2months last check up...

did a scan, baby:
~normal parameters~baby "tooottt" (biarlah rahsia)~baby's weight 1.39kg (estimated)~heart ok, everything OK alhamdulillah...

mummy:
BP: 107/75 mmHg, urine clear,
gained 15kg fr my pre-pregnancy weight.. oh noooeess \O/
so, kena buat MGTT huhuhu... nyampahs nye...

and today, i managed to book an appointment with prof Azura at UKMSC.. insyaAllah this time nak beranak 'private' (errr labour room yang sama tapi :P...)

Breadmaker: kenwood BM450

I bought this in January from amazon.co.uk, sent it to a friend's friend's house and had it shipped by shipping company together with other stuff that we shared for 'group buy'. It finally reached me last week..

My first try, making cinnamon roll.. Cos breadmaking takes at least 3 hours and DH just bought a big loaf of gardenia bread during his groceries shopping on saturday.

My first cinnamon roll was a failure, cos it did not rise.. I guessed it was the yeast! It was an old yeast that i bought maybe a year ago lol...

But kids love it!! Only complained "keras la mummy", esp Fatini cos 'pagar depan' dia dah roboh, so susah dia nak gigit hahahha...


So just few random pics for ya all...

this is the breadmaker machine Kenwood BM450. quite big, so here it found a permanent place beside our fridge on the countertop :P

buku resipi tu beli lama dah masa Big Bad Wolf Books sale last year... mmg menyimpan hasrat beli BM... so now buleh la pakai hihih...

in 'action'... ku suka tgk dia berputaq dalam tu... (hahahha mode jakun!)

first batch: dough lembik... punya payah nak gulung and potong... dah la doh tak kembang huhuhu...

i donno what went wrong, ada oil keluaq probably from the filling?? just my guess huhu.. sedey tgk gitu...


So on tuesday, i made another batch.. This time jadik yea yea!!! Mmg laku lah.. Ada tggl 2-3 ketul je lagi.. But kids only like it without the almond nib, luckily i made half with and half without almond nib....

I'll share the recipe later yaaa...

2nd batch (done few days after) was quite a successful...

haaaa... ni 2nd batch yg menjadik and gebus ittew.... everyone love it!!!