A baby was born!

Alhamdulillah...I have safely delivered a handsome baby boy weighing 2.97kg on 22nd of September 2016.

My husband was the happiest man on earth as the baby was born on his birthday. All of us were so happy with this gift from Allah SWT...

The day began with a regular check-up. Dr. Azilah told us that the cervix has dilated 2cm. Plus minus with the time for procedure, when I was sent to the labour room, the cervix has dilated 4cm.

The moment before the labour was so challenging. Even though it was the 4th, I think it was the most painful moment-to-labour I've ever had (even the post-labour when the Dr was trying to pull out the placenta). I tried many soothing techniques...unfortunately I couldn't get the pain reduced. I prayed and prayed..
May Allah help  me and forgive me.

Thank you my dear husband for being there throughout the process of delivery. You deserved this precious gift on your cherished moment...

And Ahmad Yusuf, you are so precious and handsome....I couldn't get my eyes of you...welcome to the family dear...your brothers and sister are so excited to put you in their arms...

Tonsillitis

My daughter keeps on having cough and fever. Nowadays we regularly visit the clinic to get cough and fever medicine for her...I think almost every month.

Last week, we went to the same clinic, but the Dr Anuar wasn't there. He was replaced by another Dr. When she saw all the records, with the oral test, she came into conclusion that my daughter had tonsillitis phase 3-4. She suggested an operation.

We were surprised to hear that...and at the same time disagreed with the suggestion. We didn't think that an operation for a 2-year-old girl is the final resort.

We went home, broken hearted. We decided to look for 2nd opinion. So, the option was to visit the clinic when Dr Anuar was on duty.

After a few minutes of discussion, Dr Anuar was also disagreed with the operation. It was a relieved. He thought 2 years old was not a suitable age for a tonsillitis operation. He gave us a few things we could do and medication to reduce the inflammation.

He even said, " when she is in this condition, give her all cold food, including ice-cream and cold drinks. But, when she is healthy, even a glass of cold water makes the tonsil swollen. So, no cold drinks and food at all when she is fine."

We tried and it worked. We gave her medicine accordingly and bought her vanilla ice-cream. Even the milk was cold and we waited for the food to cool down before we gave her. We gave her barley too. She is fine now... Alhamdulillah....