Some tips on the early weeks

Atas permintaan mrs N (bukan nama sebenar), disenaraikan beberapa tips di awal pregnancy. i'm not an expert on this, anak pun br nak masuk seorang. these tips are some of the useful tips that i gathered from my O&G doctor, nurses, internet, books, magazines, and pesan org2 yg berpengalaman..so hopefully dapat membantu :)

A. Must EAT!
1. Folic Acid - for baby's brain development, very important in early pregnancy

2. Milk - for calcium, if our calcium intake is insufficient, our baby will take the calcium they need from our bones, nanti tulang kite reput daaa..

3. Food rich in iron, such as daging, bayam, kerang etc. - to maintain our hemoglobin level(needed to prevent anemia) tp klu makan byk sgt, blh sembelit lak! so moderation is the key here..

B. Avoid eating these:
1. Nenas..don't know exactly why, but my O&G dulu ade cakap,bahan yg terkandung dlm nenas tu lebih kurang sama ngan chemical utk mencepatkan labour..

2. Tebu..yg ni pun xsure why, org tua2 kata tajam.ape yg tajam xtau la,so elakkan jela, just to be safe

3. kafein..huhu yg ni plg susah skali nak elakkan, esp. for a coffee lover like me! kesan secara langsung setakat ni not clear, but from what i read, pregnant woman who consume a lot of caffein tend to deliver prematurely. ade gak yg kate ade efek pd baby's growth..but the result is still inconclusive. utk selamat jauhkanla..tp klu dah ketagih or mengidam, limit the intake, maximum 3 cups per day.

5. Ubat2an, jamu2 etc. kalau boleh dapatkan nasihat dr. b4 makan any ubat2an.sebab kite bukan arif in chemistry.utk org yg penakut like me,sakit tekak pun i went to dr. dulu, mintak ubat yg sesuai..hehe. better safe than sorry beb! stakat ni, sume dr. that i went to see said paracetamol 500 mg is safe for pregnant woman.utk jamu2 plak, ada yg amalkan makan some jamu/herba during pregnancy, and it helps to keep baby n mother healthy. terpulang, but for me, anak 1st ni takut gile nak mencuba2, so i stick to what dr. recommend only :)

6. Jeruk2..kalau boleh jgn makan byk sgt..sebab kite not sure ape chemical yg die letak utk preserve jeruk tu..

boleh rujuk wsite ni utk bacaan lanjut http://www.kidshealth.com/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/eating_pregnancy.html


C. Good practice:
1. Makan secara teratur, sederhana dan tak terlalu ikut nafsu,terutama yg ada diabetic patient dlm family, sugar intake kene jaga2, takut kene diabetis during pregnancy.unfortunately, i salah sorang yg ada menda ni (my dad is a diabetic patient and i eat too much sweet food during early pregnancy..hehe).bile dh didetect ada diabetis,penat wooo..kene jumpe dietitian, makan kene berdiet sihat. 2 minggu skali kene gi klinik, do BSP test:utk test kandungan sugar dlm darah,so kena amik darah 4 kali dlm 1 hari.so pg, tghari, ptg n malam kene gi klinik..serius bosan.
tp jgn makan sikit sgt lak, nanti baby xcukup zat, kesian baby! xyah nak jaga2 badan time pregnant, my dietitian said that nanti sume lemak2 yg terbina mase pregnant akan hilang menjadi susu masa kite breastfeed our baby. so don't worry! :)

2. Jaga kebersihan..terutama private area, takut kene jangkitan kuman, kencing kotor, etc. gigi pun kene jage, sebab pregnant woman mudah kene gingivitis.

3. Don't lift heavy stuff, don't stress yourself too much, don't do heavy work. tp jgn pemalas sgt, smpai asyik nak tidooo je :)

4. Amalkan membaca surah2 berikut: surah Yaasin, surah Maryam, surah at-Taubah, surah Yusuf, surah Luqman. walaupun baby belum lg boleh dengar awal2 ni, tp it's ok, biar baby tu membesar dengan ayat2 suci.amalkan membaca setiap hari, sampai baby dah lahir nanti.boleh psg mp3 quran, tp kite kene bacekan juga, biar baby membesar dgn mendengar suara mummy die bace quran :)

5. keep a close watch on your health n body. kalau notice ade something wrong such as bleeding, jgn tunggu, jgn tangguh, see a doctor!!

6. Rajin2kan diri membace buku,majalah,surf internet on pregnancy and baby growth :) there are abundance of info waiting to be read.

7. 1 more thing, dari segi regular check up, jumpe O&G bagus, tp paham2 jela klu jumpe dr. pakar ni, die xdela cek thoroughly sgt,sbb ramai patient die nak layan.tp die punye advice mmg bagus, sebab pakar kan..and ultrasound scan die memang tip-top,clear, nampak baby dgn jelas, siap leh nampak jantung baby berdegup2..
klu gi klinik krjn lak,yg akan cek adlh nurse,tp dieorg check sgt thorough,silap sket je dierg akan refer to dr.semua menda dierg akan cek, from BP, to weight, to urine, to our tummy,baby heartbeat,keadaan kite pun die akan siasat gak,ade mslh or tidak. mmg teliti,tp masalah nak menunggu giliran jela..letih sket,lama menunggu, kena take timeoff from work :)as for me, pernah checkup at both pakar O&G n klinik kerajaan.
skrg ni cek kt klinik krjn je, sebab dekat ngan opis, n suka dgn ketelitian dieorg cek..lgpun bak kata nurse kt klinik tu, 'kt klinik krjn ni, kiteorg jaga kesihatan due2, baby dan ibu.' kes termakan kate2 nurse tu la ni..

ok la, byk dah tu, kalau ade lg teringat nnt i'll update.harap sedikit sebanyak membantu whoever reading this :) emmm, bile dah selesai bace tu, jgn lupe, doakan yg menulis ni selamat deliver her first baby ye :D