while the initial first week of post-natal recovery felt like it was going to last forever, the whole process thereafter surprisingly feels faster this time round than the first.
and as you can tell, i’m not big on confinements. i don’t deny that confinement’s important, for the body to heal, to increase your milk supply, and for the newborn to be ‘protected’ from illnesses (and of course, to hide all that disgusting post-natal flabs from the world!). but i’ll only tolerate up to two weeks, and that’s it. fresh air, please! and err, a bit of walking around is good exercise… no?
i hear some people (ie. the chinese) even get confined up to 100 days! that’s just crazy, man. the thought of being stuck home that long can give me the (post-natal) blues. old folks will tell you things like “nanti masok angin” or “nanti badan sejuk”, or… i don’t know. i don’t exactly have any old folks dishing out to me a smorgasbord of warnings and taboos, so i rely on my experienced and knowledgable tukang urut for all post-natal matters, and if she says ok, then i take her word for it.
alah, mat saleh takde pon confinement, okay jugak perrr… :p
also, with an older child in the picture, you feel more obliged to get up and running as soon as you’re feeling better, coz well, life goes on, and they need you just as much as your newborn.
anyway, since the daddies had started some kind of weekly football workout, we brought the little ones along to join in the kick about.
the men
the mascots
i have a feeling he’s gonna be an avid football player, this boy.
aniq, crowned ‘man of the match’!
as for the baby? aiyah, tucked tight against mummy’s chest with the susu masam smell, she sleeeeeps only lah, all the way. lagi best than playing football, you know.
half of the WAGS, ha ha
ok wait, her eyes were open at this point – pasal dia tau dah nak balik, darrr.
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LOL! aniq is so cute, siap dgn full gear – (stokin tinggi sampai atas); main iyer-iyer orh!! so cute, so cute!
yahh!! aniq siap dgn full gear dah macam professional footballer!
main pun macam org besar!! heehee.. very cute tgk e kiddos main!!
& they were only allowed in the pitch when e daddies are having their drink breaks..
lol! ah ah full gear, siap ngan stokin tinggi and kasut adidas merah (uncle dia lah tu belikan!)…
the daddies pulak kejap kejap stop for breaks… hurhur.
wah!! pandai aniq main bola eh.. did u sign him up for any soccer clinic?
hai hana… i just happen to read ur blog.. want to ask a question.. do you carry in all peanut shell products or just certain products?
becoz i’m interested in one of the baby slings.. the reversible one..
webbie : http://www.goo-ga.com/shop/baby_slings/reversible_slings/love_struck_baby_sling
if u don’t , it’s ok, just take my chances ajer.. tks dear..
hi crazypie. no lah, i don’t just use the peanut shell, i’m not a distributor lor! :D
yes yanty, i think i might send him to one of those. know of any for toddlers below 3 years?
Ok Hana, then I really would like the love struck thingy..
can we correspond through each other by email?
mine is erondawod@gmail.com
also I would like to know how much is it? I would like in Medium size pls?
Tks dear! ;)
sorry guys, i’ll say this again, i’ve stopped taking orders…. you can order on your own at goo-ga’s website. thanks!
Very cute mascots there..! Anyway I’m out by the 2nd week too. Staying at home gave me post natal depression.. hehehhe. Pergi pasar pun jadi…!
oh ya, omar told me abt izad msg him. but he’s working and I’m at home. I could see one of the boys wearing red at the field from my house! so i guess that’s aniq kan…
oh yah, your house so near, can see us at the pitch! ok hopefully one of the days omar’s not working, then u can bring adriana also… :)
yup duwi, in my case, pergi ntuc pun jadi!
Hana, Aniq doesn’t look like a 2 yr old la dey!!! Macam budak besar gitu!!
hana, my mum dun believe in confinement too. She also said “mat saleh no confinement ok jugak per”. She dragged me out of the house 2nd wk already, but kept telling me not to mentioned this to my aunties/uncles. hahaha…. (nurse modern beb)
Hi there, cute ‘lil girl u have.
yah sas, even when some ‘old’ passers-by peep into my wrap, see the baby and ask how many months, i’ll just say “err, notchet one month” and quickly walk away, lol! and sama ah, my mum pon “nenek modern” jugak hehe.
lynn, i also forget that he’s 2 sometimes. :D
tx townbee. btw, i already hv a kiddopotamus from my son’s time as a baby. was *just* comparing how he used to struggle to get his arms out of the thing, but this girl is happy to snuggle in it. heh.
i agree! confinement or not, walking about is always good for the mom and baby!
Aniq ada talent nampak…
i only practice a tiny bit of ‘confinement’ for adryan..be back before maghrib hahaha..for me no lah..that’s y i came home before my confinement ends because i can do what i like!!! ha ha
part makan and bengkung tu hmm ..alahhhh tak kuasa…so now i have a gelebeh tummy! nvm i’ll yoga-ed it off LATER haha
Wah…Aniq dah mcm Fernando Torres in the making seh..Train harder ok Aniq!!Btw,Auni looked so comfy snuggled up like dat..U managed to get back your pre pregnancy weight already is it?U looked slim already..
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happening korang!
Yeay….go go liverpool Aniq!!! Paling cantik is the liverpool jersey. Chehh… Bias nyer akuuu!
I went out during the first week of confinement for the 2 babies, much to the tsk tsk tsk of my grandma, mum and mum in law….heh
confirm ah, the boy i saw in red was aniq. ya, from my house, i have a good view if they play at pitch 1 & 2.
must ask izad to sms omar often to play so that he can exercise more..perut boncit liao!
haha..ogy, i think the ‘perut buncit’ syndrome is common among our husbands eh? ;) my husband pun sama jugak. :p
oh no wonder, jeremy also got an sms from izad abt a soccer game! but too bad, he had his ippt that same evening! :p
ahh, izad told me he wants to start a daddies’ soccer team. boleh lah sign up nanti ye? :p
ayu, join ah, u leh jadi the official nanny!
nahuya, have to go out what, go clinic for checkup also considered going out mah. hehe.
hi dil, thanks again! settled liao! hope all turns out well.
hmm nabilah, still got lotsa loose flabby skin on my stomach to get rid off – that’ll def take time, coz my tummy expanded so much. :S
yoga, lynn? haha dunno if that works. bengkung is ok, after you get used to it. kena pakai overnight, baru can see the difference tau!
sharinna, your comments always go into my spam, arh! sib baik i dpt retrieve. you big fan of liverpool hor??
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Can also email me for more info :)
yoga works…i did yoga last time hehe..every week twice..last time lah tu when i can fit into levi’s jeans size 29 hahahha
overnight??!?! so senak!!!!that time lepas birth..8pm jer i dah bukak hahaha
smalam lepas urut ader this makcik ‘lecture’ i ..suruh keep on bengkung..i cakap insya allah..dia cakap mesti..jaga badan la..
ahwawhwahhwhaw..
ah kan, dah kena lecture ngan makcik… :p
pakai jer lah. speaking of which, i hv mine on now oso ha ha. i dunno what your tukang urut uses underneath, mine letak fat burner, it’s pedas and berangin – the first day memang cannot tahan, within four hours dah bukak, sweating like mad! after that, dah used to it. (masochist lah katakan. eh eh, padahal tadi dia tekan my peha with her thumb of steel, dah terpekik terpekau hehe.)
eh u urut sampai 44 hari eh?? my tukang urut traditional ah..a long time family friend (everytime we go to her) ..tak pedih(letak asam) tapi dia ikat punyer la ketat!!
yg makcik lecture i tu dia suggest lisa cream ( something like dat) which only available in JB ..dia cakap mcm pedih2 jugak..she say yg lustre tu pun bole (kat eastpoint) but more ex la..
i smalam sengkak and mandi hadas jer..ok la ..tak sakit sangat..dia nak urut satu badan i cakap no thank you..ahwhwa..dia nyer thumbs pun boleh tahan ..
hi! congrats on ur newborn..my boy is 17 days old now and i tot newborn are suppose to eat sleep and poo (like u said of auni in previous entry) but he proved me wrong! heehee..cant help but read bout the bengkung conversation…how i wish i could wear it everyday but i stopped at the third day coz my whole waist was covered with rashes (due to the lipatan of skin)! now my stomach is gelebeh and i think it will take a loooooooooooooooooooooong time to get tight…maybe never! =S
ouh, you still have the hugabub :D
44 hari?! no lah, baru tercungap-cungap 10th day ni, lol! got a few more to go. been so busy, tergendala ever since the 2-nite-stay at hotel eastshore. :p
ok i’ve never heard of all those creams. and bengkung mesti lah ketat, otherwise tak guna, hehe.
you can go buy an abdominal binder if you’re not comfortable sleeping with bengkung. pat mustaffa ada jual, cheap and good, and recommended by my tukang urut too. :)
hi dyanna, congrats on your newborn too! looks like we gave birth around the same time?
and hmm, you know what, i think baby boys and baby girls memang lain lah – i remember aniq used to be more awake and active (and hungry) when he was a baby! hmm…
how come you kena rashes?? did your tukang urut use kapor or something? :S
yep mahd, of course i still have it… i love it. :)
HANA!!! The boys look sooo cute in the picture! I must get Hayden a set of jersey in that case! And gosh! Jai is currently on a hunt for soccer boots!! Whose fantastic idea is this???!! Do you know I can never, have never watched a soccer match? I just can’t..And to think that this is a weekly affair? Can someone please inspire me? Till then I’ll probably join u guys for supper after the game!! Hee..hee..
lol! which team does hayden support? now we have an idea what to get for his bday… ;p
oh, i think the guys were telling jai to put paku on his shoes or something, heee.
and wei, nx match is on weds leh. can u inspire us to go shopping or do our hair at the mall instead?!
Hana… You mentioned that we can buy the abdominal binder pat mustaffa. What is the brand? Me thot of trying coz I tak urut till now since I gave birth in jan… It is juz my luck that my urut was seriously sick and at that time pula, tak ada spare urut pula.
i sooo wanna see aniq with the red so-called boot……finally :)
Yes, i’m a Liverpool convert. Anyway, Liverpool…they are all clean players….clean cut..clean image…clean everything. Hehehe.
Alamak! Why go to Spam??!! Nie yg buat marah nie.. Terguris u know my hati…
ehhh i think its on tuesday tau! nanti i tanya e laki!
me & rin were planning to go for classes (yoga or watever they have) while they main bola.. can ilangkan the babats!
its not abt watching the daddies main bola tau.. for me its more of introducing rayhan to the game (ashik tgk pat teevee je) and let him run wild with his same age friends.. tu je cos i oso donch like watching soccer! :p
10 dah banyak tu..i urut for 5 days jer! ahha
oh eh? ah nanti i cari kat mustafa insya allah ahaha
eh bila u masuk tv bilang eh!
oohhh & also a reason to catch up with the rest of the girls.. (pet pot session!)…! :p :p
hehe..i heard from a lot of ppl too that baby boys drink a lot…and is more difficult to care for than girls…true huh?
kapor? no lah, the rashes came about when i took off the bengkung and the lipat-ed skin around the waist came in contact with the air…gatal giler…to have bad and scarred skin for a tighter stomach…hmmm…dun think so..this is wat u get for having sensitive skin..
dearie, appreciate it vy much if u cd email me ur kakak urut nye contact – yan7174@hotmail.com – might consider for my younger sis. thx lots!!
lol! ye la tu! pandai lu guess gender!
eh sorry la lum visit visit lagik pasal nak tunggu si nurul tu AS USUAL! she is in ubin shooting. next week should b free! :)
yes yes i also dont believe in confinements! heloo we went thru enuf during pregnancy, labour, post prenancy blues…tak kan nak seksa diri lagi kan??? u r lucky to have ‘modern mum’…so dont stop at 2 lah!(sori backtrack sikit..)
hi hana,
your friend with the tudung looks super familiar. she looks like one of my friends from my madrasah days. is her name hafizah bedin?
~sarah
Hi there. Glad that everything’s settled with the caterer. Enjoy the food!!
Eh yes I think Aniq will be an avid football player leh… Look at the way he kick the ball..! So cute..!
urghh, who likes confinement eh. i didnt stick to the 30/40 days at hm rule too.
hah!
kehkrekre….i also no big fan of confinement and i have old folks nagging down my ears, cannot do these go out lar. so irritating.
but i did obey the 40days rule for my second delivery. maybe pasal it hurts more to walk around that much. hahaha…..
anyway, i actually da lama nak tanya, how you wear the sarong until like that. me damn curiouslah. bley blog-teach it step by step?
tq.
diah, kalau twins kena double confinement kot? :p
aznor, mebe aniq can teach eri how to play, lol!
tx dil! we didnt take the nasi briyani tho, so we’ll see how the other dishes taste. :)
sarah, guess that’s her, she’s lenny’s friend.
ha ha, haryani, sempat selit suruh buat anak lagi eh. cet..
yanty, email me can? tx..
aisey, dyanna… so sensitive ah your skin? maybe it’s the oil or bengkung she uses, tak serasi… :S
lynn, asal 5 hari jer?? no pain no gain lor…
oh yes, len. rin told me she wants to join a gym, LOL! amore kapaaa… ;p
hah, tell me abt it, i’m the last person to watch a football match oso. memang lagi baik petpot ha ha.
hajar, yahhh, he’ll grow out of the ‘boots’ soon, so kena pakai byk2 now!
ani, you better go urut tau. sampai dah balik kerje pon you! hv to take care of yourself, k!?
sharinna, clean… underwear?? lol!