Yesterday was a SUPER DUPER challenging day for me..as it was d v first time i go out w Quazza without hubby..
I had some work matters to settle...signing some new contracts at some schools in pasir ris...
So i tot since its just for a short while...wudnt be so difficult for me to bring my son along and furthermore , i have to start learning how to cope goin out w him without hubby...

It was d toughest wen i was driving and he started to wake up frm sleep...and started crying for milk...
I couldnt really concentrate on driving but just tried my best to reach d destination safely.

I also learned how to multi-task....which was breastfeeding him w one hand ( w d nursing cover of course) and sign d contract w my other hand...that even d teacher commented how amazed she was to c me handling my newborn baby...

Aniway i managed to reach home safely w Quazza so soundly asleep...but i called hubby to tell him how exhausted i was being out w Quazza on my own .
I started to have dis dilemma whether to leave Quazza at my sis's pl so dat her domestic helper can take care of Quazza or I AM SO TEMPTED to quit my job!!
The prob is if i were to leave Quazza for d short hours wen i am teaching at sis pl , i would have to express lotsa milk for him becos he cudnt take formula...
I wouldnt wanna take d risk tryin giving him formula again cos worried he will vommit like d last tyme again...
It would definitely take more time n effort to express a lot of milk just in case he needs more wen i am not ard.

And shud i consider quitting my job...i guess its gd cos i will be able to take care of him like how i have done it d past 3 weeks...and i noe MOMS NOE BEST!
But i have yet to discuss it w hubby...and i noe i would have to sell d car if i quit werking becos hubby takes train to werk everyday as he cudnt bring d car in to Pulau Brani and i wouldnt wanna burden him so much shud he start to be d sole breadwinner in our family.

OMG...This is so stressful for me!!
Maybe...like wat sis suggested....
Try leaving Quazza w bibik to take care...
We c how it goes...if she can cope n handle Quazza...plus d feeding issues n all..
If its really tough den...i can consider quitting my job..

Ok dats abt it den...i guess i better try to catch sum sleep cos i have been awake since 5am...so i better try to sleep wen Quazza is sleepin too..

Till den
Adios

Its been a v bz week for me...
Being a new mom is tremendously challenging!
Unlike sum fortunate new moms who are able to get sum help taking care of d newborn n recovering during d confinement period w either a domestic helper , mother in law or sumone to assist for dat matter...i have been coping d whole week all on my own...
On days wen hubby wasnt werkin...he could offer sum assistance...
But other than dat...its just me n QUAZZA...

Last week...was another test...
Although Quazza have finally recovered frm JAUNDICE...
He faced another prob...he kept on vomitting....and i meant really vommit continuously...for 10 times in a DAY...Becos....my mil suggested for us to switch to FORMULA milk..
He only took 20ml of d formula milk i was tryin to introduce to him but ended up vomiting 6 times just within d first 2 hrs...
I got pretty stressed up handling d baby , clearing d mess n washing d soiled clothes but all my MIL did was just watched....n said..."poor thing"...
She didnt help at all...
To make it even worse...she supposedly 'forgot' to cook for me...
So i was so hungry n weak and had to take care of my crying baby who was vomiting ...
Aniway...to summarise d whole thing...
I just told Hubby dat i will stick to breastfeeding at least for d next 6mths even though i have to endure d many sleepless nights w my baby waking up crying for feeding...
And wen Quazza finally stabilize n stopped vomiting d next day...
Mil came to me again....dis time she said..."MAYBE can try again giving him formula milk after d 40 days"...

I just ignored her n didnt say a word...
I told myself...i as d mom...shud trust my own instincts n noe wats best for my child...
At d end of d day its abt Quazza...and i have d best interest wen it come to my baby.

Other than dat milk switching incident...everythin have been pretty ok...
Hubby and i have been enjoying every single moment dat we have w our lil junior...
Watching him as he sleep became my fav hobby....
Its only d 3rd week and dis is how big he have grown...and in d pic above...Quazza was sleeping after i placed him in his Rocker...and i managed to finish up a wedding gift decoration order without him disturbing because he was sound asleep....

His cute poses n antics...just make me smile...and tell myself..

How blessed n fortunate i am having a loving Hubby and adorable son...These two GUYS above r my DARLINGS now...
And wen he opens up his eyes...

He is even much more adorable n cute dat i cant resist frm kissing n hugging him all d time...
Hubby has his own way of bonding w his son too...here in d pic above u c Hubby training our only 3-weeks old baby to crawl up on his bolster...

And i can't wait for dis cute guy to grow up cos there's plenty more things dat i wanna do w him...
How exciting...!!

This sunday is going to be Hubby and my v first WEDDING ANNIVERSARY...
Although we cudnt have an intimate or romantic celebration on our own cos ders 3 of us now....
I am still looking forwards to how dis SUN mini celebration is goin to be for 3 of us as a family...

Till den
Adios!!!

Hi....A v gd monday morning to everyone!!
I cant update my blog as often as before becos of d v BZ schedule now ever since BABY Q is ard...
Not dat i am complaining...just dat i hope frens , bloggers , readers , clients n acquaintances could understand y i even reply sms late at times...

I am back at home in SEMBAWANG...as of yesterday evening...
Hubby have start werking...so its just me on my own taking care of my lil prince...
I suddenly decided to return home to Sembawang becos i have plenty of wedding gifts decor and diaper cake orders to do...
I also wanna be independent and able to do things on my own and not depend on sis or her maid...
Its tiring n challenging but...i'm LOVING it...
Hubby and i also miss our cats so much...
Kitty d bigger one hasn't been eating n fell sick while we were not ard for 2 weeks...pity her...
So now hubby got to take a day off frm werk to send her to d VET.

My MIL n hubby have been suggesting me to try switching to FORMULA milk for Quazza...
So dat i wudnt have to be so tired breastfeeding him day and nite...
At the same time...babies who r usually fed w formula milk sleeps longer compared to breastfed babies who wud usually demand to be fed every 1-3 hrs...
I am really reluctant abt d switch becos i noe breast milk provides d best nutrients , anti-bodies n many other benefits for d baby much more den any formula milk...
So i told hubby dat perhaps i would do d switch wen i am starting back to werk or even so i will do half formula half breasrfeed...
But i dunno if Quazza will have confusion like how some babies do...sigh

Aniway..i would like to share w u all a diaper cake i did on d day before i deliver BABY Q





Its called Blueberry Swirl Cake...
This cake was created for my neighbour living next door who just gave birth to a baby boy too...
Glad that d mom n dad love d cake done for their precious son...

Btw for d rest of u out there who r interested to order diaper cakes frm me...

PLS EMAIL me at armeliajoppri@gmail.com/evilsnow_white@hotmail.com
These r d details i would need frm u..
1)Cake for : BABY GAL/BOY
2)Age: 0-12mths
3) Diaper size
4) Budget : $60 onwards( 1 tier $60 , 2 tiers $70-$90, 3 tiers$100-$150)
5) Color preferences if there's any
6) Date item to be ready

P/S: I will need at least a week to prepare the order.

Any other queries can email me at d given add above...

Till den

Adios

Hubby and i jumped for joy wen we received a phonecall frm KKH saying that lil Quazza can be discharged last monday morning.We quickly got ready and headed down to ward 32 to c our son.

His skin looks much better now...all d rashes have subside n d jaundice have improved much better...although there is still a slight jaundice ...
At least he didnt look so 'yellow' like d past few days...As u can c...he lost sum weight while staying in hospital...
He was 3.73 kg during delivery and increased to 3.92kg on d day he was admitted but have now went doen to 3.608kg upon discharge...
Poor thing...must be due to all d vomitting because he hav been vomitting out d formula milk he hasnt been used to..
Now we are all set to go home...

He slept so soundly all d way because he have been given some medication which really made him v drowsy..
He was asleep even wen we had sum guests visiting dat evening...
And unlike d first 2 days...when he actually wake up every 1-2 hours n cry for feeding...now he wakes up every 4 hrs or so...and even so...he will be given medication...
which will make him high....and go back to sleep......
I am so much happier w Quazza back in my arms...even though i get more exhausted feeding , cleaning and attending to him...
Seeing this cute lil angel sleeping in my arms is just so fulfilling...


As Quazza is still recovering , we have to bring him for regular checkups n blood tests to monitor his jaundice level...But he is much stronger now...he didnt cry so long wen his blood was taken just now..
Merely shouted just for dat moment of pain...and went back to sleep while waiting for d blood test result...
On a separate note....
Hubby gave me a pleasant surprise 2 days ago wen he actually presented me w dis new 'toy'...
And Iphone...perhaps to reward me for goin thru d labour pain???hahaha...
I totally didnt expect a new hp or any gifts frm him at all...
In fact i was upset he left me all alone to attend to Quazza cos he wanted to go out to Plaza Singapura to pay his bills at starhub..
I told him he cud just pay d bills online...but he insisted to go there n pay d bills personally...which was quite puzzling but didnt make me suspicious at all...
Wen he returned home...he was so excited to present me w d phone...
I was so touched and appreciate d gift so much...
In fact i am already contented w my current hp...an Omnia which was also a gift frm him last yr's bday...
My Omnia is still in a v gd condition dat i am feelin reluctant to change to d iphone now...
Nonetherless , i wanna thank hubby for d gift...
V sweet n thoughtful of him to do dat...

Till den
Adios

I am feeling so upset , worried and simply v down...
If dis is wat pple cal post-natal blues...perhaps it is...i dunno...

Yesterday hubby and i brought Quazza for his jaundice checkup and was told to come back today for follow-up because he does have quite mild jaundice...
So today...hubby me n Quazza had our V FIRST FAMILY outing together..cos d previous day i was accompanied by my sis n her family....
Despite d fact that i am still recovering and having bodyache all over...i had to go against d 'confinement' period rule and go out to bring my son for his checkup..
I noe dat for sum....they will just stay home n let d hubby bring d baby to d clinic...but for my case...
I need to be ard because i am doin Total Breastfeeding and Quazza usually demand for feeding every 1-2 hrs...so now u c y i got to be out wherever he is...

Aniway d checkup didnt turn out well frm d v start...
First , hubby and were so upset seeing our son in pain as the nurse took some blood sample frm him...he screamed in pain...and even hubby felt like crying lookin at him in dat state...
Then d results were out and we were told that his jaundice have worsened...thus , he would have to be admitted for 1-3 days so dat he can be treated .
My heart sank wen i hrd dat cos i noe my Precious One will be all on his own in d nursery and placed under d UV Light...
So many qns wen thru my mind...how is he goin to feed..??he will defnitely cry lookin for me...cos even this morning wen i was having my post-natal massage...he was crying wen he cudnt c me for 2hrs...
Hubby comforted me n told me dat its for his best after all..
He needs to be treated and we just have to trust that he will be in gd hands...

So we sent him to his ward...and only i ...d MOM was permitted to c him in d nursery before leaving and tears really flow frm my eyes looking at him in dat state...w his only his eyes covered n wearin nappies...placed under d light...
The nurse told me that they would have to feed him formula milk for today and hope that i could pump frm home n bring sum milk to d hospital tomoro shud he is being required to stay on for few more days...

To make it even worse...i had engorgement today because my milk supply is suddenly so much more after d massage dis morning and i couldnt express it to my son...
So before we head home...hubby and i headed to Mothercare and i bought a MADELA electric pump set which comes w d cooler bag , bottles n other accessories...

I guess i cant use d TOMMEE TIPPEE manual pump after all...cos its just too slow n tiring...
I dun mind spending more just for my precious one..its worth it...
And now as i am typing dis alone in my room...i am missing him so much...and kept on hearing his voice crying in my head...
Now i noe how a MOM feels...

I pray my son will be ok...and i will be able to c him tomoro...

Till den
Adios

Hi....Its been a while since d last update....
As u all noe...or perhaps sum who dunno yet...i have finally delivered my v first baby QUAZZA ILHANDYL last Tue....8th dec 09...
Let me bring u back to d whole journey that i went thru DAT DAY!!
I woke up as early as 3.30 to pack my stuff and prepare to head to KKH Delivery Suite for d scheduled induced labour..
But of cos....hubby and i went to MC DONALDS for our v early breakfast first cos i noe dat was goin to be my last MC DONALDS meal until my confinement period is over...
So we reached KKH at 5.30....and i went to d Delivery Suite to have my postine tablet to be inserted...and to wait for d table to have its reaction...i could go up to my ward and WAIT...
I was told dat if d first table doesnt have any effect , i will go for d 2nd and subsequently 3rd table after 12 or 24 hrs...sumthin like dat....
However..i didnt even have to wait for a day...
At abt 12.30pm...i started to experience d contractions which was immediately at 2-3 mins interval...and i was really tossing n turning on d bed tryin to control d pain...
I decided to head to d delivery suite again at 1.30pm as i told hubby dat i tink...dat WAS IT!!
There u c me struggling in pain...(but dat wasnt d MOST PAINFUL PART YET)....w d oxygen mask beside me shud i need it at anytime...and i was just posing for d pic...i didnt even use d mask YET until...LATER ..which i will come to dat part...
Hubby was enjoying d comfy seat and watching some funny show on TV...
At 3.30pm...my gynae arrived and confirmed dat i was 3cm dilated...and to my SURPRISE...he suddenly broke my waterbag using sum long object...which caused me to be in SUCH A TERRIBLE PAIN...which i never experienced ever before in my life....
I was really crying in pain and grabbed my hubby's hand as hard as i could...
To summarise d story short.....i opted for d epidural as i couldnt take d pain any longer...and i was told that i might still have to wait for 8-10more hrs for my cervix to be fully dilated!!!
Fortunately at 6pm...my gynae came in and informed me dat i was fully dilated so i can start pushing!!
I was so shocked as i didnt expect it to be dat soon...
I took abt half an hour to push...and finally at 6.31pm BABY Q is born...



As u can c he weighed 3.73kg at dat time wen he was born...and yeah today he is already 3.9kg...as i went for a checkup just now...
I was surprised i could have d strength to push and deliver a 3.7kg baby...
Its God's will of cos...but i hurt my chest muscle and ribcage bone during d pushing and still recovering...as i feel pain each time i breathe and move abt....

But the pain and ordeal that i went thru was all worth it...wen i see dis beautiful lil angel in my arms....for d v first time...


No words could describe d feelings i felt at dat moment...It was simply touching and memorable experience for every woman who goes thru it....DAT I AM V SURE....
Hubby took a pic of me , Baby q , Doc Arthur Tseng , my gynae n Hui Zhen ...d v caring nurse who took v gd care of me d whole time i was at d DELIVERY SUITE...
So dats my lil prince....Quazza Ilhandyl Bin Mohamad Joppri!!
Hubby and i r still tryin to figure out who he looks like...
My relatives and close frens came to visit me at d hospital and i thank every single one of u all who came although i cudnt upload all d pics...but of cos sum pics can be seen at my multiply and FB....AND i thank everyone for d gifts...

Aniway back to sum pics...dats hubby tryin to BOND w his son....
Apparently Quazza seemed attentive wen his Daddy is speakin to him
And he is pretty responsive wen i talk or even sing to him....
This jacket is indeed a precious one to me n hubby as it was d same jacket dat brought us together wen we first met...
I was in cold as i drove him home during OUR FIRST DATE...so he offered to lend me d jacket to wear home...but actually d objective was so dat we have a reason to meet again...
The same jacket was d one keepin me warm wen i was shivering while trying to push lil baby q during labour...and now d same jacket is keepin Quazza warm at d hospital...

This is a pic of him wen he first reached my sis pl last Wed...as i will be stayin in Serangoon during my confinement period...The Travel Playpen dat i ordered have yet to arrive initially...But the shipment frm U.S arrived at d v right moment...10th Dec...

So Quazza Ilhandyl finally get to sleep in his v 'first bed'

Sis was so sweet to make dis baggage tag for Quazza....w a pic of my fav cartoon character...POOH!!

And last but not least is a pic of me hubby and Quazza....
Our v first family pic together....taken at KKH dis afternoon after Quazza's checkup...

Ok i gtg now...
better catch sum sleep before my lil prince wakes up ..

Till den
Adios