Staying Late At Work

The only reason i'd do that if i have meeting or important deadlines ( say 6pm on dat day) to submit reports. But it wont never be more than one hr!

Personally i dont believe in staying late to do work. I love my job very much, for that Thank You Allah. And i think i always have something to keep me bz during the day. I dont think i ever say, im bored on dat day ke ape.. Cos there will always ALWAYS be something to settle everyday like dr's request, pts counsellg, stok ubat xde etc etc on top of the ongoing work/ observation/preparation/ reports that i have to do.

But at the end of d day, i always go back at 5. And yet i still manage to finish my work on time. Well, prioritise is d keyword. Every morning i would prioritise my to-do list on my planner. So i'd do the importnt ones n im between that,dispensing
Meds, seeing patients, attendg d doctors etc. But one thing for sure i dont take long break for tea ke bfast ke coffee break. I usually do it on d go or at least 5 mins max!I even pump out my milk while im working. But i take solid lunch hr break whre usually is d bonding time wif my staff. U got to have good relationship wif your staff/colleagues/boss. ;)

( but sometimes sadly bile patients ramai sgt, makan pun x sempat ok!! Cos clinic opens during lunch hr too)

But Alhamdulillah, i usually get to
Spend time wif my family by 5.30 pm ;) thats d beauty of not living in KL ;) No traffic jam dat hinder u to b back on time. sometimes, d latest wud b 6 la. Well unless if i have to do night oncall ;( once a month sadly )

I feel bad when i usually tell my boss/ colleagues that im going homee. Sbb they always stay till 6-7?! My boss even told me she always stay back when she ws my age! ;) but err, to do what? ;) i usually tell them, i miss my baby ;) heheh actually d fact is ,ITS ALL DO-ABLE within 8-5pm ( for my job nature la!) and my reports all kene hantar at d end of d month, bukannye can hantar few days awal ke.. Cos we need d data for d whole month. So wat i do, every week i kumpul bit by bit. Dont have to wait till end of d month to compile evrytg. I dont know whether its Malaysian culture ke ape yg love to stay back, chit-chat a bit sambil2 keje.. Sorryy not my way, i chit chat juge time keje, but kje jalan.. To chit chat2 after work.. Nooo ;) When it comes to family time, its family time. When it comes to work, u work hard! No need to take breakfast or lunch lama2..borak2 menjual barang, bergossip ( as they claimed civil servants do, im a civil servant, but i dont do that! I think im always busy jee )

But dont get me wrong, i do stay late IF , only if i have legitimate reasons..if i really have to. But i wont make it as a habit. Im sorry Boss! ;)

"If you don't take conscious control of your own work hours, the work hours can easily take control of you"
-Harvard Business Review.

Methadone for Drug Addicts in Malaysia

If you read my twitter accounts, most of my 'complaints' are pertaining to work to be specific the drug addicts. Back in Australia, when i was working in the community pharmacy, i didnt really pay attention to the drug addicts that come everyday for their dose of suboxone or methadone. Never cross my mind that i'd do something like that.

Now im back home, serving my country. One of my duties is to dispense methadone. I was introduced to this work when i was in HKL ( and there were like what almost 200 patients!!) and now in my own clinic, im in charge of the methadone clinic. Currently i have very small number under me.Since i prefer quality rather than quantity. Me and my specialist is trying to limit the number of our patients. Alhamdulillah, with small number its easy to monitor, to support, to counsel. And so far, all of them have been negative of other drugs :) yeay!! and i tell you, its a satisfaction to see them change to be a better person and serve the country/community!

so apa itu methadone?

just in case, if you know someone , your friend or even your family member who is currently taking other drugs like heroine etc. There's help available ( FREE OF CHARGE) in every gvernment health clinic/hospital.

its actually a DRUG/medicine to help the addicts with the cravings. o yes, cravings to drugs can be REALLYYY PAINFULL!! ( i dont know how it feels but i asked them bout it). So with methadone, you wont have that euphoric feeling ( alaaa feeling yg best-best, rase high, happy etc etc when you take other illicit drugs) , methadone will only cure the pain feeling ie the joint pains, fever etc, In other word, the physical pain of cravings.

And the duration of action is only for 24 hours, So if the patient or participant (thats what we call the drug addicts) is already on the stable and correct dose for him, the medicine should last for 24 hours.Hence, he or she would be able to do daily life routine normally without feeling of gian/cravings etc etc. Means they would be able to work and make money. they wont be lepak2 and kacau ppl for money.

And with methadone, the pharmacist had to directly observe the therapy. We actually had to see them drink and swallow the med. last time inn HKL, or maybe tempat lain too, there were patients who kept d methadone in their mouth, spit it when they are outside and SELL it!!! and yes, ppl buy!! who cannot tahan d cravings and have no money to buy heroine or any other illicit drugs. Another thing, the pharmacist has to observe them EVERYDAY! they have to come everyday to drink it in front of us! yes ppl that includes saturday and sunday too! ) but we dont complain much though we didnt get paid for OVERTIME! But if the patients have been stable and well-behaved, no sangkut2 urine, have permanent job, they are allowed for take away dose . So they only have to come every 2-3days.

well, some people may say why is our government helping these people who actually looked for trouble themselves?

let me tell you this : do you know that when methadone treatment started, crime rates in this country has decreased. In a study in US, there is 50% of improvement in treating drug dependance and a study in Malaysia done by national drug center, in 2005, there was 35% improvement and insyaAllah higher percentage in the future.

and we also want to reduce the number of HIV patients - do u know the cost of that treatment is verrrrrrryyyy expensive and since all of the citizens in MALAYSIA are entitled for FREE MEDICINE from the government, well we have to cater that as well ;( So instead of spending money on treating HIV, its better we tackle the roots- the drug addicts. so less innocent babies or wives got transmitted with HIV

and of course improve social functioning of a society...more people work, make money. help the economic.. less addicts litter around rob ppl, less crimes, ppl less scared to live in this county! do u want malaysia to be like mexico ke ape??. well they are human too. im not on their sides i do have bad experience with them, But i think these drug addicts deserve 2nd chance to have a quality of life. Alhamdulillah, some of my patients are very ok. My patients came from all walks of life- the rich , the poor, those who was abandoned by family, those who have family support, different races including Caucasian. I think besides the drug itself, its important for the health personnel to have good rapport with them. As a pharmacist who see them everyday, i always at least tanya khabar.. you know just to make them feel comfortable. but err not too comfortable. And more importantly, support them. Alhamdulillah.. so far, and i hope it stays that way.. they are free from drugs.


I dont know why i posted about Methadone. But sadly, majority of the drug addicts are MUSLIM. i would say 85%... Like seriously. malay and muslims and young. So wasted i must say. So by any chance if someone is reading about methadone, like i mentioned before, you know someone who is currently having drug problems. help is available. i wish i could blog in malay but i find it hard to look for words.
so to sum up, kepada penagih di luar sana, sila lah berubah!! Our government provide bantuan for u guys.. So please seek help , take methadone and change to be better.

Mariya's First Fever

For the first time in her life, my baby was down with high fever, accompanied by Mr vomitting and Mrs diarrhea. and not to mention, their lil children. miss cough and runny nose. :( I was sick last Saturday and i think maybe i have passed a lil bit of my virus to my baby. im sorrry mariya :)

Had my MC on Tuesday and baby started to feel feverish on Wednesday. Worked on Wednesday but took EL on Thursday to take care of her.
But alhamdulilah she is fine already. Thank you Allah.

On Wednesday evening, she had slight fever so i spared paracetamol and ibuprofen to her babysitter. During lunch, i went back  to check on her and gave her paracetamol. ( hehe,, when it comes to medicine, i prefer to give it on my own) .The temperature went down a bit.

well after work, suddenly the Temp raised again. I gave med again but it didnt work.

So thats it with Paracetamol.

She couldnt sleep, all she did was crying the whole night out..And in between that, she had diarrhea and vomitting. I was soo panic and of course SAD :) ( i insisted to go the ER! hahah being a first time mother to an unwell baby kan) 
But i remember reading somewhere, if you exclusively breastfeed your baby for the first 6 months, insyaAllah, with Allah's will, the baby will get sick less. i hope so. really hope so.  So all i did that night, was hug her the whole night and of course, LOTS LOTS LOTS of breastfeeding. I dont care i didnt get any sleep , all i wanted is to see my baby smiling and laughing again.
 I didnt give her med anymore. I just  pray to Allah and of course, hug and kiss her. Its true, when they said, breast milk is the best medicine for baby ( at least thats what i always tell my patients). And again, Thank You Allah for that.

The next morning, the temperature is starting to go down...no more vomitting and still slight of diarhea.  I know it could be a viral infection and it is self-limiting. I didnt give any med on Thurday, And again, for the whole day, she was close to my body the whole time! i hugged and carried her everywhere. ( i took EL remember :) FAMILY MUST COME FIRST no matter that day you have piling works and reports to submit!! i had to take EL for my baby. )  So by evening, the temperature was back to normal and no more vomitting, cough n runny nose. Subhanallah...

But the point im trying to convey here is, when your baby is sick, medicine is the last option. especially for the cough, runny nose, vomitting and diarhea. Let it heal by itself or do it naturally.. but of course, there are certain time period of that.

Paracetamol is still ok for the fever. To cool down a bit. but i dont give it every 4 hours . Only when i think its really high . ( sbb takut dpt fits ke ape kan.. ) . But i totally disagree with giving cough /runny nose meds to baby. NO NO! please! Im a pharmacist, yes drug works but pls dont give it to little baby.

All your baby needs is your attention, tender, loving and care, and of course, your breastmilk. ( if you cant breastfeed, formula will do) But i think, the TLC plays an important role. All these while, i only read about it. But when i experienced it myself, Masha Allah.. Allah's creation is PERFECT! You may think this is only one- time experienve for me.. so its easy for me to say. But ive been reading about this a lot. and i do tell my patients to do this. even my mum asked me to do the same thing. I guess its a common practise. Congratulations to you if you are doing it. Im a newbie here so just to share some experience. Cos i met, i had some patients who insisted to get some meds when the baby was only sick for few hours. The limit is always 3 days. Anything more than 3 days, anything with blood, or if your gut feeling tells u something is not right. ALWAYS GO TO THE DOCTOR!!

SO what to do when your baby is not so well?
Bila baby tak sihat sangat, just for a day or two, dont give ubat yet. Paracetamol is OK. but the best is natural. and of course,

Breastfeed her and hug her like really really A LOT!

6 months of Mariya

Today is exactly 6 months of Mariya's life in this world. Thank you Allah.

Im still, Alhamdulillah amazed and delighted with this gift from God. Im still Alhamdulillah so far, enjoying every moments of motherhood, every single step and milestone she made. Alhamdulillah..

And thank you Allah too, for still making me able to nurse and provide the greatest milk to my baby. ( though i must admit, in my job setting, its a bit hard to express the milk during office hours... Meeting patients for drug counseling, dispensing methadone & meds, dealing with reports and not to mention, whole day meetings) Nak lunch or breakfast pun kne cepat cos need to find time to pump. but Alhamdulillah ive made it for this first 6 months and insyaAllah many more months to come. tapi mmg sgt2 kais pagi, makan pagi ok :) Im lucky to have a very supportive boss and staff to help and cover for me =) at times when i feel like giving up, but when i think of Mariya and support from Mr. the willpower to express milk comes back again. ( the challenges of breastfeeding working mother, seriously. i dont know how the doctors did it cos they are even much busier than me.. )

But anything for you, my dear Mariya. Mama will try my very best to provide the best for you!!

and today mark the day, i'd start giving my baby her first semi-solid food :) well, actually ive started last week with avocado + milk :) for the first 2 days. hehe Looks like she love it but i think she prefers banana + milk better :) And today, ive grinded organic brown rice and made porridge. together with carrot puree + brocolli puree. Ill start slow with the menu..introducing one type of food at once. Im planning to use the 4 days rule. err more like 2-3 days je kot! So far, banana ok. avocado ok. Carrot- yet to try.

I only made puree for one week stock :) and puree can be kept up to one month ye ppl :) but i prefer it to be weekly deal. So i could prepare the stock during weekend. but still have to wake up everyday early in the morning to make the porridge :) Im planning to prepare all her food myself. ( insya Allah, i hope i can stay this way ) All in plan,and hopefully will stick to it.

like i said, anything for you, my dear mariya.


Just wanna share things that have been on my mind lately.

Count your blessings! Life aint perfect but just think of the good things in life, and you'd feel your life is complete. In my case, im grateful for the lovely family that i have, a job that i look forward to go everyday, a home that i cant wait to go back daily, friends & supports that are always there when in need. Life wont be perfect but its how you perceive and think of it! Dont worry much of the unnecessary.

Till Then Ppl

Take care

The Most Beautiful Feeling..

I ever had in life is

to become a mother...

my daughter at 2 hours :)

Mariya Batrisyia bt Abu Hurairah,

born on April 9th2011 , 0918 am at Hospital Columbia Asia, Seremban.

(Orang Nogori anak den nihh)

Apple of my eyes, at almost 3 months

3 MONTHS PASSED JUST LIKE THAT!

in a blink of an eye.

TRUST ME!(my to do list for pantang days/maternity leave was very long and yet to cross any!!)
All i did and i wanted to do is be with my baby 24/7!

Talking about confinement, i love pantang days! I had my rest and more importantly i get to spend time with my beloved baby.

I love waking up in the middle night, every 2 hours just to nurse her and watch her fall asleep
I love changing her nappies when she poo poo ( well sometimes Mr does) ..
I love how i have to act silly and sing loudly just to make her laugh..
I love listening to her laugh and cry and the way she talks ( baby talk!)
I love how she can easily fall asleep in my arm, while im humming to her
I love how she stares to my eyes and how our eyes met as if we are both talking
I love how I could sooth her when she cries badly, and she wants no one except her parents

I just love being a mother.
Alhamdulillah

So this update is just to let everyone know im a mother now. support breastfeeding mommies. we can do it! anywhere anytime! Ameen

Truly, it was the best FEELING ever the first time i held her, the first time i met her eyes, the first time she latched to have milk from me, the first smile, the FIRST of everything and more to come..
Im able to actually just stare at her while she was sleeping..


And ill be back to work SADLY, well i do miss my job. But can i bring my baby to work pls! Its been 3 months and i hope I can cope, she can cope while im working :( Ameen.

Here's our little family. ( on her 7th day where aqiqah was made and her hair was shaved )( Thank you Allah)

Mama's Labor Story

Dear Mariya,

It was Friday, 8th of April, i was still at work but i felt slight cramps ( I had no idea that u were coming the day after :) ) Your ob in Columbia Hospital, Dr Intan was overseas and will be back on the 16th.( i was really hoping she'd be the one to deliver you but i guess we plan, Allah decide kan) Your LMP due date was supposed to be on 11 April, but your scan date was on the 8.4.2011. I was supposed to come back to the hospital on Monday, 11 April for the check up. And if tak kluar jugak, you will be induced on the 16th by Dr Intan.

As Mama works in a gov health clinic, its easy for me to do check up whenever i want. i had some pains so i went straight to the maternity clinic to get check up by the dr and the midwives. I was concerned since your head hasnt engaged. So on that particular day, i requested SN Liza ( i guess you will see this nurse often, whom im quite close too) to check whether your head has engaged or not. Alhamdulillah, it has. At 39 weeks plus! Normally sayang, baby's head engage at 37 weeks ye. But i was told, it will take time to come out, at least 3-4 days MINIMUM!

So i decided to go back to KL that weekend. Papa picked me up from work, and headed straight to KL.( No, we didnt go back to our hs in Seremban so mama tak sempat kemas2 properly d hs as if nak tinggal for 3 months!) cos i was really confident that u wont come out that weekend! I had cravings for Subway, so off we went to Bangsar. It was raining, and we missed the Subway shop at Bangsar. So we just jalan2 at Bangsar Village. I did last minute shopping for you in Mothercare while Papa was at Panwest, looking for golf stuff. ( it was just next to each other!) While walking, i felt a lil bit pain. like period pain. But it wasnt that painful. So i thought it was just like warning. you will come out in few days time.

And that night, i was sleeping at Mak Tok and Tok Ayah's place in KL. I was having the pain but i didnt tell anyone. Cos i feel like it wasnt really painful, it was more like.. period cramps :)

at around 5 am : suddenly i feel like a splash of water coming out from my body.

i woke papa up and Mak Tok was already awake.

I told them, my water has broken.

Papa was so excited and get dressed.

But i wasnt sure whether it was THE water or other kind of water.

I decided to wait after Subuh before heading to Seremban! ( mind you from KL)
On my mind, i was like,, should i just go to HKL or to the Columbia Hospital where you do your routine check up. But dr Intan wasnt around!

Then, the water came out again.

So after Subuh, we sped , well Papa sped to Columbia Hospital

and there, around 7, the water came out again. and i was already in the labour room.
But I noticed something different.. the color.

something was telling me, something;s not right.

I was so worried. After all the check up ( oh, i didnt realise i dah terbukak 4 cm ok!) I didnt know that the cramp pain tu, is actually labor pain! ( silly me!) the dr, said, you had poo-poo. :(

its ok baby... Mummy understand, you cannot hold it any longer. and thank you for making it such an eassssyyy way for me :)  no long hours of labor pain :) ( again though i really want natural birth for you, but we plan and Allah decide)

the Dr advised us to do caesarean since she was afraid you might swallow the poo-poo and that could distress you.

i want to have you save and sound so we decided to have the operation..
So i went to the OT around 8.30

and at 9.18 am, there,, you were born..

i still remember your first sweet beautiful face came out from tummy,,Masya Allah..
, i kissed you and say Thank to Allah.


it was definitely one of my best moments in life for mama and papa :)

we love you very much and we hope and pray you will be a good daughter, a good muslimah and be the best in everything you do!


Loves,Hugs and Kisses,
Mama

Patience is Half of Imaan

As much as im excited for my little baby to come out, i know i have to be sabar kan..

Though the head should engage by now, but my lil angel still enjoying her time in my tummy, refusing to find the exit yet.. Its ok baby.. But dont stay too long k cos mummy and daddy cant wait to hold you..

The head is still not engaged and the amniotic fluid level is still high. So there's no reason to induce or force her to come out. Let her stay in my tummy for a while..

But the not so good news is my OB is currently overseas. She and I thought sempat laa baby kluar before she went there,( looking at my activities etc.) But kita merancang, Allah menentukan.. I must admit i was a bit dissapointed, but heyy,, sure ada hikmahnya kan.. Trying not to think so much on that, instead need to concentrate on my preparation (mentally, spiritually and physically) for the childbirth..

And yes im still working :) every morning, a must-ask question by the staff, almost everyone la, would be, " puan belum bersalin lagi?".. :) i prefer more cuti days with my baby, rather than staying at home waiting for the time..but though i have pretty much settled all d works, but it keeps on coming!! Well at least, it keeps me busy during the day :)

Last Fun Night Out

Hey people.

Im still here with tummy of netball size ( ceceh. biase org sebut basketball, but i prefer netball :)

Working still, waiting for the D-Day while currently reading my much awaited Ina May's Guide to Childbirth Book. ( Ordered through Amazon and reached me in 3 days je ok! mind you i ordered on Friday night, received on Monday!) what a great service! Its almost thursday but Alhamdulillah, managed to finish up all the works that i planned to finish up before deliver :) and hence, the blogging too =)

Anyway, last Saturday , me and Mr went to Nurul's birthday dinner ( though my OB advised me to be near Seremban, but i never miss her bday dinner) so off we went to celebrate her night.

Was planning to pergi sekejap jer.. haaa.. kau.. we got back at wee hours and reached home almost Subuh! i have my Mr by my side all the time, so if anything happen. he can just drive me to the hospital kan

Its been ages since i was up that late. Kinda reminded me of the layback uni times, ( during holiday and weekend) .. definitely wont be able to do that anymore once the lil angel pop up from my oven :) BUt i really had fun that night ( they reminded me repeatedly not to laugh hardly as they were afraid my baby could pop out anytime!)

But what i love the most about that night, is how special it was! The fine dining was prepared by the birthday girl herself. When we receive the invitation card, i thought it was just like another makan-makan /hang out at her crib in Bangsar. But nahh.. i was totally wrong! The beautiful ambience of table setting by the pool with candles! ( It was earth hour ok!) But so cantik ok!

( this was taken from mira's twitter during prep)

and mind you, this placemat's design, menu card, was designed by Nurul herself! :)

I wish i brought my camera with me, but my iphone was all i have..

and my bad, i didnt even have the birthday girl's picture all dressed up prettily.

(only this when she was serving the food to the guests), but still she look pretty :)

And the 3-course meals menu COOKED by her was superb! ( well she was , and still is like our master chef back in Brisbane, so memang expected la sedap!)

If i was in a posh restaurant, i wouldnt be able to have extra SERVINGS and asyik tambah the lamb cutlets :) byk kali ok! ( ish.. i was really eating for two! )

Well done Nurul! and thanks for having err 'feeding' us :)

and of course, what made us stayed back that late that night was..

...board game ;) it was cranium time .

all in all, i really had fun that night, and knowing it would be the last time that i could spend time like that mcm sedey la pulak! But dont get me wrong! i really look forward to parenthood :) so that night was like a closure to both of us :) ( unless tetibe, the grannies offer to look after the baby while we are out having fun.. NAHHH... dont think so! )

so now, back to baby, pls-come-out-soon, mummy&daddy-are-waiting time :)

Of Baby Preparation

The baby cot is ready ( thank you Mr )
but not the bedding set :)

Good news is I just received the fabric that i ordered online :) Yeay!

( was thinking of sewing on my own, but haiyaa,, where got time! class pun tak abes belajar :( )

But luckily i have a staff who is good at sewing :)

She is a pharmacy Assistant during d day, tailor and baker at night :)

Baby dont come out yet k. mummy wants to prepare your crib nicely first :)

As for my preparation list, well pretty much all have been thicked..except of course, baby's arrival :)

counting days for that ( o Allah, please let it be a smooth experience for me)

Mummy 's hospital bag packed, baby's bag packed, daddy's bag also packed!

( cos he will be on the move since i will do my confinement at Melaka ( insya Allah)

anyway,

Went to the antenatal class last weekend, held at Royal Bintang Hotel, Seremban.

And love the goodies that i received as well as the things that i learnt.

But sadly missed the important part of the class, ( we were late for the first half and hour of the class) which is the breathing technique during labor and the massage for the mothers ( Mr was lucky to skip this part cos he need not to massage me in front of the whole class!)

We were in time just for the antenatal and postnatal exercise. The teacher ( heheh actually the physiotherapist) made us , all of the participants to demonstrate ok! Its good, in the sense that you know that you are doing the right thing. BUt i managed to get the slide presentation so i can learn on my own at home and of course with the help of youtube search :(

Other than physio stuff, we also learn about jaundice in baby, breastfeeding, massage for the baby, preparations for labor,delivery., nutritional talk etc etc. well lots of things! Sehari rase mcm tak cukup jer.. But Alhamdulillah for the opportunity given. ( i skipped my state annual general pharmacists meeting for this ok! and not to mention, it was held at the same place!! but family always come first =) ) And the fees pun is very affordable. So i would recommend to all the mothers-to-be out there to join antenatal class. At least, rase prepared sikit . ( HOPEFULLY! ) But i dont feel as nervous as i felt before i joined the class.

So just wanna share with you , teknik bernafas / breathing technique during labor :) i could only find two videos :( :( wish we didnt miss that part of class,, but takpe la.. ade hikmahnye :)

o btw, i won a baby scrapbook! (maybe i'd just keep it for the future) for answering questions :) and of course, i asked a lot too! =) I have a whole set of questions before i even signed up for that class.

Internet and books have been great to me but why not grab the chance of asking the real person and hands-on experience kan.

Well, starting to feel nervous and excited at the same time. Cant wait for the baby to come out, but scared a bit ( not a bit la... well sikit la).

Please pray everything will go smoothly yeah. for the baby as well as the mummy!

Ameen.

Antenatal Check Up

Im currently waiting for my turn to see d obstetrician for my antenatal check up. Since im bored and not to mention, ANGRY, i decided to blog. I seriously find it vvvvveeerrryyyy rude not to offer seats to pregnant ladies esp those guys who r sitting. This is my 7th check up here, and still i can see men sitting while heavily pregnant ladies are standing, haihh malaysians... ! This well-known private hospital in Seremban, ( not many choices pun of private hospital here) pun should provide more seats or at least put a sign to prioritize the pregnant ladies.

Anyway, i still remember last 2 check ups,while waiting for my ATT injection, i asked this one guy, politely for a seat, since there was an empty seat where he put his bag pack. And guess what, he pretended like i wasn't there. Not even a reply or a smile, just a blank stare. Maybe he didn't understand English. i assume. but well, its kinda obvious when i pointed out the seat!
Luckily Mr wasn't there at that particular time, kalau tak, mmg drama la! :)


By the way, remember i said something about going to private and government clinic.
pegi klinik kerajaan for check up ke or pergi private hospital?

My humble honest opinion is i prefer government clinic much much better. I did check up at private with my first pregnancy in KL and this pregnancy in Seremban. And this time, im doing my check up at my own gov health clinic as well ( maybe there's a bias here since i am a staff, and i dont have to wait at the waiting area, since i have my own office to do my work while waiting :) )

But that doesn't change the fact about the check up that they do in general. Where the midwives will check you from head to toe!! Everytime pergi check mcm segan la.. they check kaki la.. perut la.. check semua la! Baby heart beat and position is a must la kan... using doppler set and ukur2 manual :) Then with other routine check ups which include blood test, urine test, dental check up! The counseling and talks that they give. One whole complete set! ( maybe lame sikit la nk tunggu... ) but its for your own well-being! And I can assure you the cleanliness and the sterility of the instruments/bekas used is assured. takde gune2 balik ke ape. Sekali bukak terus buang.

Compared to the private, where i noticed that they are using the same bekas again and again ( sharing too!) well to reduce cost is one of the factor. so understood la.But still, err.. need not to elaborate on that more.

But the reason that im going to the private , is because im planning to deliver there ( for the comfort purpose :), insya Allah) as well as the doc, the obstetrician. I want a lady doctor, and Alhamdulillah, my dr now is a Muslim lady doctor and she is the consultant for one of the baby magazine. So far, she's ok.. very lembut and menenangkan :) . ( cant say much yet since i havent delivered yet!) But from all the check ups, she mmg really nice la!! Cos i was doctor-shopping before i found her ;) And another advantage of private check up is of course, the 3D and 4D scan. But the waiting time... haihhh...kalah government clinic ok!

But i would say, if you cud go to both, you SHOULD! Make time for the government clinic or hospital check up. ( not sure about hospital though but shud be the same!) With your blood test done routinely, you'd know about your haemoglobin level and other levels. In private, they only do urine test. I think jarang kot blood test. ( see,,, how much the government spend for us. tak masuk lagi ubat ye puan-puan.. check up tu , all the brg2.. i know the price since i m the one who did the order for the clinic too..tak murah ok! )

i have no political interest in whichever party..im not into politic pun. But im just saying from what i observe. i work in the health sector and i must say, goverment bykkkk sgt tolong rakyat in terms of the health care ok. In developed countries, they subsidise ,they dont give medicine for free and the subsidize pun based on their income. Unlike us in Malaysia, tak kesah berapa byk income or takde income pun, the treatment and medicine are FREE! well bayar singgit je! so i consider that free la! compared to the real cost of treatment and drugs. so please dont complain much. eh takde kaitan. but i get very stressed and tired of all the complaints!! you can afford to go overseas selalu to visit your children who are living there, but you dont want to buy vitamin supplements! and insist us to supply to you! i get a LOT of patients mcm ni ok.

well back to the point, do your antenatal check up at both private and clinic if you could. If not, government alone pun dah enough. I get to 'meet' my baby every month ( now every 2 weeks) at both private and gov clinic. Its just the ultrasound machine kat government tak secanggih private la. But well, if you just wanna know whether your baby is doing fine and healthy, gov scan machine will do. The canggih2 machine kalau nak tau in detail and of course, the face etc.
Here's my both check-up cards put together in FashionValet 'bag'. I was looking for a small folder to put all the records and this is handy. it fits nicely :) It is advisable to bring these records anywhere you go , in case if anything happen to you. so ill just chuck everything in this folder :)