Current (ly) Issue

Last week been tough,

Now, I mean today, I feel great... :)

I feel confident about today, we have this compliance audit something but and we already prepared all the needed documents, so, finger crossed we could get great audit result.

anyway,

These days I've been visiting this website Mommiesdaily , and found some insightful writings. Not only about pregnancy and babies but some very touching personal stories. There were story about being single parent, going through divorce and even losing a husband. well.. it brought my tears..huhuhu...it amazing how people survive such thing, being tough and continue living into the fullest..Im thankful that through their bravery I could add my perspective about life..

I learned that Life always bring unexpected surprises, the good and the bad, and we have to act accordingly, respect whatever happen as the process of our journey in this world..

I learned that happiness doesnt always stay, it may disappear or fade away with time, and we have to accept that as thing that make us stronger..

I learned that we cant hold our beloved people or precious belongings forever..for one day they may being substracted from our life calculation, but we still have to continue counting.. :)

So, Let live this moment. Being grateful for so many blessings God gave us until today...

My precious thing today is..My husband... :)

Dear baby,

I love you dearly so berry berry much

You add what wasnt exist in my life

Happiness, laughter, tears, gratitude..

you are the monster bear I can hug when I am tired and weary

may you always strong and healthy..

be a great husband and daddy..

Dew drops

Iam about to cry now..

the pressure at the office today was tough, should deal with keep-coming-and surprising-matters for the whole day. Boost my stress level to maximum and I almost explode.

And in this tiring moment,

sometimes we just dont have choice except for being brave and...alone.

I've been walking through sharp corals..

touched by burning flame..

sunk in the deepest sea..

I've been through many things

holding on my own

I can keep doing it....and keep doing it..

Birthing Plan

Now,

Baby bree already have a regular kicking schedule...in the morning after breakfast and at night before sleep. Usually before sleep me or her daddy will tell her a story, either from story book or Istoryapps and other downloads using tab.

While I prefer more varied folklore/tale from all over the world version, daddy prefer more local and Islamic one. Last time daddy tell story about Noah prophet, but like usual, daddy part the story into several nights (haha, lazy daddy). Aubrey kicking frantically, exciting. and after the story finish, she get calmer. and we all went to sleep.

Btw, talking about my pregnancy, even tough it is too early to decide but I plan to give birth normal. Except, if here's medical condition that make me go with C-section option. well, Im fine with both, but I prefer normal. :)

And after give birth, I want to practice IMD (inisiasi menyusui dini) for my baby, and she will be room in with me for 3x24 hours.

WHy Normal?

I just find it is a natural way to give birth, it may scary and the pain looks tough (yeah, I also have that kind of fear and nervousness, hiks2), but I believe this experience will become an eye opener for every woman to cherish life even more, love our mom even more and see world differently..whoaa.

Why IMD?

IMD is super important to create intial bonding with our baby, beside, technically it will be breast feed lesson for the baby where she will learn to find her mom's breast and nipple, by herself (aww, good luck ya bree..hihi).

for more info about IMD, go check here

Why Room in?

For me, Room in is a MUST! I have several reasons:

1. I want to make sure I can breast feed her along our stay at the hospital

2. I want to make sure there will be NONE nurse/midwife give formula milk without my consent (or I will Sue them, for sure!!)

3. Call me paranoia but some baby kidnap cases are happening, so I want my baby to be always under me or my husband's watch.

So far, I've check out one hospital in Cirebon (RS Mitra) which I thought the facilities was great, but they seems to specialize in C-section and I didnt find the service convincing, so, another Hospital hunting these weekend, wish me luck mommiees... :)

Hello Mommies...

I am 22 weeks pregnant now, feel so much happier, stronger and better in so many ways.at first, I found pregnancy is hard, more because of the fatigue, sickness and nausea. But that only last in the first trimester, which now already passed. Alhamdulillah.

In my early pregnancy, I also find how shallow was my knowledge on being pregnant and baby related information, I feel sooo lack of knowledge. But Alhamdulillah (again) I work in a nutrition company whereso many infos and so many more experienced people are surround me.

I catch up step by step until now I feel confident about my pregnancy.

And to help new moms out there, here are some tips that you might found useful :

1. Pregnancy test

After married, both you and your husband sure should improve your diet into more healthy and complete in nutrition. The nutrition from your food intake will impact on your sperm and ovum quality.  And, even before pregnant you will need consistent folic acid for your future baby to physically grow healthy. what you eat today will make the health quality of your baby tomorrow.

If you don't use contraception, try to do pregnancy test 7 days after having sex. Do the test in the morning where HCG level is the highest. If you are not sure with the first result, do another test in the next morning and go to gynecologist for further check.

2. Hurraay,...Iam Pregnant
Congraaats, dont be panick!. Most first timer must have so many things pop in their head, worried, happy, afraid, etc those mix feeling. hehe. First, calm your self,drink some water, sit in for a while while swallowing the information. Second, be happy and share the news to your loved one.---> be creative, make a cute picture/ bow tie your test result, etc. :)

3. Nutrition intake
Super duper important to know that, by being pregnant meaning your calorie needs is increasing by 300gr. Therefore, you have to eat more composition of protein, carbohydrate and fat. Add your fruit and veggie consumption, especially those contain folic acid like orange, banana, spinach and avocado. why? lack of folic acid in early pregnancy will impact your baby spinal cord and brain development, the baby might born with spina bifida and anenchepaly.

4. Go Visit your Gynecologist
Easy, ask your experienced friends for recommendation. Or here how I did it, I pick several closest hospital to my home, google the doctor list and check the doctor schedule. Ohya, there are also so many moms who recommend their doctor in so many forum, so google surely will help you pick your obgyn. Now, I my self visiting three gynecologist, One regular in Asri hospital (dr. Satrio), another in YPK Mandiri (dr. Yusfa) and at Kimia (dr. Wibowo Noroyono---> Prominent Gynecologist in Indonesia recommend by a friend :)).
Actually, dr. Bowo is the most detail and thorough doctor, but his place is far and he is super duper busy. So, I choose dr. Satrio because he is having high availability in Asri and Asri is just 5 min away from my home. Huehehe. While dr. Yusfa in YPK is very helping for second opinion. He is quite detail also.
Btw, at the early pregnancy  the gyn will give you vitamin, mostly folic acid, seeing how important it is, dont forget to consume it EVERYDAY!. :p

5. Read Read Read
Along the pregnancy, there will be many question about this and that, either regarding the symptomp we have or other trivial thoughts. To prepare your self, you can visit below websites for their insightful information :

1. My pregnancy bible here (hahaha)
at babycenter.com, we can log in as member and we will have weekly update on our baby development through email (yaay, trust me everytime I get the email, it was a lovely reminder). Beside, they also have complete infos and cool baby apps, this website does help a lot.

2. This is the local version
Here, we can find most information in bahasa Indonesia and more fits for Indonesian mom, albeit
the info is actually universal and just as helpful. :) ps: they have Indonesian baby name list...

3. 'What to expect when you're expecting' book
here is the free download version what to expect

As starter, those 3 web and book will be very helpful. Trust me.. :)


Last, congrats new mom..
Be happy always and enjoy your pregnancy...
Now, I gotta check lamaze class in several place..
See you...

The longing of Everything

It is humane to long for something, beyond the limit of tangible things. One person could long for a fancy car, yummy dinner, lovely shoes or latest designer handbags. Whilst, others may long for something more abstract like happiness, ease or love.

There is nothing right or wrong on that, the most important thing is to always long for what is truly important in our life, which of course to want a thing meaning to pick based on priority. For me, my utmost priority is my baby.

She's my everything. All my hard work, my plan in the near future, now circulate around her. Again, I am very grateful to be a mother soon. I've plan many things for her, her essential needs list (newborn cloths, diapers, travel bag, etc) into her 'entertainment' list (pillow books, story books, lullaby apps), everything will be for her.

Now, Every time I back home and feel tired or exhausted, I remember my baby and somehow she makes me feel better. :)

I love every kick, every movement, every hard time we pass through together.
I already fall deeply in love with her....my Aubrey baby... ;*.