A New Beginning

Assalamu'alaikum...

I'm back. Akhirnya, setelah bertahun-tahun tak menulis di blog, hari ni saya mula menulis semula. Dan harap-harap tu, akan consistent la. 😊

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The year is 2021. Zaman Covid-19. So many uncertainties, and so many precautions. After our failed IUI attempt at Gleneagles in 2018, me and my husband have stopped any form of treatment. But, I know I need help. 11 years is a long time, and I'm turning 40 soon. Macam-macam kami cuba. Then, one fine day, I told my husband that we need to go for IVF. The last resort. While searching on the internet, I stumbled upon an ad by Genesis IVF, Penang. Saya ingat lagi, saya fikir banyak kali samada saya patut contact Genesis dan buat appointment atau patut tak saya tunggu lagi. But, engineering taught me a simple equation:

I (input) + P (process) = O (output)

My logic is this - If I want to change the O, I need to either change the I or the P. If not, the O will be the same. Allah takkan mengubah sesuatu jika hamba-Nya tak berusaha untuk berubah. Ikhtiar. And IVF is our last ikhtiar.

So, I emailed Genesis, explaining my condition. Then, suddenly I received a call, asking me when can I come to see the doctor. Jun 19, 2021. 3 days before my 37th birthday, I met my doctor, Dr Ng Peng Wah. A very pleasant gentleman, I must say. He scanned me and said my chances were 55%, eggs were good on both sides, and the problem could be the egg did not meet the sperm. Simple explanation, but it gave us HOPE. 

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Well, to cut a long story short, at 39, I am now a happy mother to a 10-month-old son. Our long-awaited baby. I will write more about my IVF journey in my next post. Stay positive, ya!😉

p/s: "Maka nikmat Tuhan kamu yg manakah yg kamu dustakan?" ar-Rahman ayat ke-13.

TTC & Me - Pantang, Jangan Tak Pantang.. ;)

Assalamu'alaikum...

Sedar tak sedar, dah lebih setahun saya tak update apa2 kat blog ni.. Dah masuk bulan Rejab dah, tak lama lagi Sya'aban, Ramadhan pastu Syawal.. Syawal ni, Insya-Allah akan cukupla 5 tahun usia perkahwinan saya dgn En. Suami.. Alhamdulillah.. (^_^)

So, bila dah menginjak ke angka 5 ni, usaha utk dapatkan baby perlu lebih la kan? Azam tahun ni - All out utk dpt baby sendiri! Ya Allah, perkenankanlah ~ 

To be frank, saya sebenarnya seorang yg sgt skeptical dgn supplement yg diformulatedkan utk those yg TTC yg bnyk dijual kat luar tu.. Takut if ada side effect.. Tapi, kalau ada antara kawan2 yg dah berjaya hamil dgn mana2 product, boleh la share ye?! Nak tahu dari real people with real testimonials.. =)

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So, last year, atas nasihat keluarga, saya try p mengurut.. P pada hari ke-4 lepas suci.. 1st time p, kakak yg urut tu ckp, badan banyak sgt angin, makan tak menentu, kaki sejuk.. 2nd month, 3rd month, 4th month, still tak berhasil.. Maybe sbb terlalu mencuba kot, so En. Suami suruh stop and relax.. Lagipun, mungkin sbb terlalu byk keje dan byk travel, so badan selalu rasa lemah.. Tapi, memang best sgt kakak tu urut.. Siap dgn sauna lagi.. Cuma mungkin belum sampai rezeki kami.. =)

Photo from https://www.etsy.com/

Tapi, yg saya nak share kat sini ialah nasihat (or more like pantang) dari kakak tu.. Walaupun belum berjaya pregnant, alhamdulillah, saya dapat rasa perubahan yg positif.. Dah tak bersin pagi2 walaupun tak cukup tidur, badan rasa lebih cergas dan yg paling penting, kaki dah tak cramp.. Kalau tak, kerap juga kena bangun malam dan sapu minyak panas.. Ni list yg kakak tu bagi - item 1 to 21 are those to avoid, k?!:

1. Pulut
2. Tembikai
3. Timun
4. Nanas
5. Tebu
6. Kacang panjang
7. Bayam
8. Rebung
9. Kobis
10. Cincau
11. Air kelapa
12. Minuman gas/berkarbonat
13. Ais
14. Aiskrim
15. Nescafe
16. Teh tarik
17. Makanan yg ada cuka
18. Makanan masam dan pedas (e.g. tomyam)
19. Mee/maggi
20. Nasi sejuk (e.g. nasi yg masak pagi, tp petang baru makan walaupun dah reheat & laksa)
21. Dan makanan2 lain yg menyumbangkan 'angin' kt dlm badan..
22. Banyakkan makan ikan
23. Banyakkan minum air suam

Hopefully, this list dapat bagi benefit utk yg sedang TTC, dan utk semua, in general.. 

p/s: Jangan putus asa.. Allah akan bagi, bila dah sampai masanya.. Till then, be happy and be grateful with what you have got.. (^_-)v