We joined a half day Antenatal Class at Hospital Sg Buluh. Very informative and it’s free!
Started at 8 am till 2 pm, meal provided.
Physiotherapy Session:
Some say time pregnant jangan angkat barang berat2. Well, nope. You should do exercises yang strengthens your pelvic muscle with different intensity for each trimester. This will help to strengthen your legs and glute for delivery.
Do a lot of readings. Especially on the breathing techniques on how to push better.
- Angkat kepala paras dada and mata pandang perut.
- Tangan pegang buku lali kaki.
- When you push, jangan keluarkan suara or nangis, semua tu makan energy
- Never ever raise your buttock masa push tu, boleh buat koyak lagi besar.
- Take a deep breath, and push while exhaling especially during contraction.
- Baca bismillah and selawat, InShaaAllah semuanya okay
While waiting for opening tu, how to ease contraction:
- Sit up straight bersandar or baring mengiring (jangan baring on your back nanti sakit lower back)
- Don’t focus on the pain, try to walk if possible, banyakkan berzikir and talk to your husband
- Drink water to avoid dehydration, tak ter push nanti
- Isi perut untuk dapatkan tenaga, minta husband buatkan milo ke, makan snickers ke, biskut ke
- Practice breathing
- Massage, minta husband urutkan lower back
Dietitian Session:
Eat a balance diet with protein, carbs, and fruits and vege.
What’s good to consume:
- Spinach
- Oranges
- Kacang Kuda
- Cereal + Milk
- Yogurt
- Sweet Potato
- Grapes
If having constipation, banyakkan berjalan, drink plenty of water and eat fruits and vege.
There are also sessions on how important it is for us parents to do hearing test on the baby as early as 2 months old and vaccination. And they did go thru some facts and myths during pregnancy and after delivery but this one deserves another standalone post :p
Child Safety Class:
Car Seat and Child Seat are two different things. Most parents akan sebut nak install Car Seat and not Child Seat. Car Seat is what already being installed in the car, Child Safety Seat is what you new parents need to install. For newborn, it is safe and better to use the infant carrier that is rear facing as early as when discharging from the hospital. But make sure test on how to install it first so that taklah gelabah teruk masa nak bawa baby masuk time tu lah baru nak test. The carrier should be installed at the back coz kat depan ada airbags, if something happen (Nauzubillahi Min Zalik), airbags akan push carrier and harm the baby. Hence, at the back okay. Either on the right or left side is okay as long as the carrier doesn’t in contact with the front seat.
Up to 2 years old, the child must use a Child Seat that is rear facing also. I was told that baby’s skull and bones belum fully developed up till 2 years old. that’s why kita selalu kena support kepala and neck dia. So it's more risky to face it front where the baby cannot stand any harsh impact. So if rear facing, the Child Seat akan protect the whole baby’s structure from any harsh impact.
The inclination for stroller, child seat for baby up to 1 year is 30 to 45 degree to avoid choking.
Spiritual Class:
During in labor room, banyakkan baca bismillah, selawat and doa banyak2 agar segalanya dipermudah dan selamat. Be it normal or caesarean, dua2 is a fight that is so sacred and blessed.
During contraction, spotting tu still consider boleh solat. Just basuh and solat macam biasa. Minta tolong husband amikkan wudu’. Solat time pregnant for those yang tak boleh sujud dah, is still the same for takbiratul ihram and rukuk, masa sujud je duduk. Rukuk ikut kemampuan, if takdapat 90 deg, 45 deg pun okay. If those yang takboleh berdiri, boleh duduk all the way.
Darah Nifas ni akan keluar from the day we give birth and up to 15 days, if lepas give birth darah tak keluar up to 15 days, and keluar darah selepas hari ke 15, tu ialah darah istihadah. Darah istihadah boleh solat, darah nifas tak boleh.
For daddy upon receiving the newborn baby, azankan and iqamah. And later, buatlah tahnik and cukur rambut. Sebaiknya cukur keseluruhan rambut baby, timbang ikut kadar emas and sedekah ikut nilai timbang. Akikah pun perlu dilakukan dari baby lahir sehingga sebelum baligh.
Breastfeeding Session:
This Hospital stresses on the importance of breastfeeding for newborn babies up to 6 months old. Not only it can avoid swollen breasts, but breastfeeding also can kecutkan Rahim, so no need for jamu and any irrelevant urut that over claimed can kecutkan Rahim. Once we give birth, akan ada satu moment where they’ll put the baby on your chest for bonding session. This will help to adjust the baby’s temperature as well.
And we’re advised to breastfeed the baby within that one hour after give birth. The colostrum will be the first immunization for the baby. Milk production is a lot more at night so that’s why kena bangun and feed the baby within certain timeframe at night. Kena set alarm!
- Pergerakkan mata eventho mata still close
- Sucking mouth in searching for breast
- Making noise
- Putting hand or finger in the mouth
- Facial expression and turning head left to right
- Crying
For Working Mom:
For mommies yang akan mula bekerja, we’re advised to pump our milk and store it. First, wash hands properly. Susu yang baru di pump, should be placed at the room temperature first before storing it in the freezer. Make sure to label the EBM.
- Milk that’s stored in the room can only last for 4 hours
- Milk that’s stored in an air conditioned room can last for 8 hours
- Milk that’s stored in the chiller can last for 3-5 days
- Milk that’s stored in the freezer of a two doors refrigerator can last up to 3 months
- Milk that’s stored in the freezer of a single door refrigerator can only last up to 2 weeks
- Milk that’s stored in the deep freezer can last up to 6 months.
Store milk in the fridge for one night before thawing it.
Best to consume within one hour after warming it.
Shake well bfr feeding.
Thawed milk cannot be stored in the freezer / chiller back.
Freshly Pumped Milk can be placed in the chiller first for feeding and relocate it in the freezer for storing.
Leftovers milk from previous feeding can only be consumed within that one hour time.
Change of schedule in preparing the baby bfr starting to work in 2 weeks time:
Best to consume within one hour after warming it.
Shake well bfr feeding.
Thawed milk cannot be stored in the freezer / chiller back.
Freshly Pumped Milk can be placed in the chiller first for feeding and relocate it in the freezer for storing.
Leftovers milk from previous feeding can only be consumed within that one hour time.
Change of schedule in preparing the baby bfr starting to work in 2 weeks time:
Day 1-3:
7.30 – 09.00 ;: Pumped Milk
10.00 – 11.30 : Breastfeeding
12.00 – 1.30 : Breastfeeding
3.30 – 4.30 : Breastfeeding
Day 4-6:
7.30 – 9.00 : Pumped Milk
10.00 – 11.30 : Pumped Milk
12.00 – 1.30 : Breastfeeding
3.30 – 4.30 : Breastfeeding
Day 7-9:
7.30 – 9.00 : Pumped Milk
10.00 – 11.30 : Pumped Milk
12.00 – 1.30 : Pumped Milk
3.30 – 4.30 : Breastfeeding
Day 10-13:
7.30 – 9.00 : Pumped Milk
10.00 – 11.30 : Pumped Milk
12.00 – 1.30 : Pumped Milk
3.30 – 4.30 : Pumped Milk
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