Pretty

This is the prettiest BBT Chart I've ever had.

Hehe, fertilityfriend.com gave me a '2 days trial for VIP benefits of the charting software' so that's why my chart suddenly ber-colourful. I know that in 2-4 days time, my temp will drop and I will get my menses.
Please ignore the coverline actually. (the red lines. Im on Yasmin, its a birth control and it supposed to correct my cycle pattern. so this is the nicest pattern ive ever seen on my own chart. Im hoping after today's last tablet, i will have a pretty chart on my own with the help of the natural progesterone cream (lumiglow).

If i were not on any meds, and the coverline was at day 8, it means i ovulated on day 8. but im on birth control to correct my periods, so the coverline maybe just indicated that progestin is taking over in order to thicken my uterus lining. (if anyone who wants to prevent pregnancy, that was the time u can have sex all you want without worrying that u might get pregnant) That's why BBT can be used as a guidance to 'prevent' pregnancy as well.

I finally found the answer why i lose weight.
it's YASMIN. tak sama mcm diane35, yasmin ni balance water retention dalam badan kita so baru aku tau yg badan aku naik selama ni, gemok air. hahahahaha! gila with Diane35 i gained until 49kg (lastyear). sedangkan masa seumur hidup aku sampai la aku kawin, aku ni budak underweight yang semue org takcaya aku ni 25 (in 2009), ramai org ingat aku 15thn. sebab berat aku 34kg je. dan aku nampak sgt kecik dan kurus.
Skang ni aku 43kg aku rase dah ok and comfortable. aku dah la "sangat" tinggi. 150cm je so skang sudah balance and im happy. if anyone of you yang period takbetol, u can try YASMIN. u can ask ur gynae for it.

Guidelines for Us Who are TTC Clueless.

I know that some of us TTC here not sure about this acronyms, that term, this words, that meds, this procedure, what do if this, what to do if that, and etc. so i'm here to write some guidelines , hoping that it will help.(not official guidelines, just blabbings actually ;P

Caution: I've made all of this based on my experience, and my readings. Im not the doctor. Im here to SHARE :-*

1. What to do when you are browsing some forums and they are discussing things with some acronyms you never heard before. e.g: BFP, DH, DPO, EWCM, POAS, PCOS, or words like Baby Dancing, and etc. 

GOOGLE. :D or view to your right --->

2. What to do when you dont understand what is a BBT and how to chart, and what is it for? 

BBT is a Basal Body Thermometer. kita boleh beli thermometer tu dekat Guardian. i dont know other brands but the famous one is Omron. BBT ni untuk detect ovulation, kalau korang punya cycle normal. tapi kalau tak normal pun, kita boleh BBT utk nak tau what is happening to our body. to be precise, what our hormones are doing. Kalau taknak guna BBT, boleh pegi jumpe doc untuk blood test je no problem tapi adakah kita rajin nak pegi buat blood test semata2 nak tau condition hormon kita?
Chart tu pulak, boleh download, boleh signup dekat fertilityfriends.com atau mana2 website charting. kita boleh pin point suhu badan kita setiap hari kat situ.
For more information, GOOGLE.

3. When laaa to start checking?

According to doctor, if you are under 35, you can start your appointment with your desired gynae after 1 year of trying. Kalau taknak check masa dah setahun kawin pun takpe, nak tunggu 3 tahun pun takpe no hal, TAPI, kalau lepas 3 tahun masa check tu rupenye macam2 penyakit dan complication, maka, lambat lagi lah nak mengandung insyallah. sebab nak cure penyakit tu takkan ambik masa 2 3 bulan. Kecuali dengan izin Allah. and our ovaries will get weaker when we get older. so lagi lambat check, lagi lambat lah. kecuali kawin umur 18tahun.
Kalau baru 2 3 bulan kawin nak pegi check boleh tak?
Boleh, tapi doc mesti suruh balik. :P or dia kata Pegi enjoy dulu la! Jarang doc nak prescribe ubat subur dekat orang yang 2 3 bulan kawin. (for ur own good)
Actually u can if u've tried for 6months and nothing happen (with regular period) tapi My experience pulak, dulu pun cadang mula2 nak betulkan period je. (without knowing when u start to consume hormonal pills, ur brains will become LAZY if u stop consuming them later, hoping that the period will start over itself) ada orang period akan ok lepas makan ubat hormon, but what happens to me is, after 6months getting married i consumed some hormonal pills utk induce period kononnya nak betulkan period, tapi endup nya, WITHOUT meds i CANNOT get my periods anymore! berbanding zaman skolah2 and zaman keje as photographer dulu, tak period 2 3 bulan tapi dia akan period sendiri walaupun lambat.

4. Which to start first? The Gynae? Supplements? (or Makcik Urut?)

Masa awal2 kawin, boleh la amalkan herbs dan vitamin yang elok2 untuk pompuan, contoh: Evening Primrose Oil, Vitex, Habatuss Sauda, Kacip Fatimah, Jus Kurma, B Complex, Folic Acid, Susu Kambing, ape2 lah yg anda suka. Tapi kalau dah 2tahun baru nak start, BOLEH jugak cuma, lagi lambat lah..bcoz herbs ni benda yg slow (tapi safe) ada orang takdehal pun kalau lambat2...ada orang pulak nak cepat, tapi malas nak makan supplement, lepas tu sedih sebab apa Allah tak bagi2 rezeki lagi. Lepas tu takfaham mcm2 terms sakit puan ni, i know somebody who never even heard of "CYST"....boleh tanya pulak "Cyst tu apa?"  Tapi sebok mengeluh psl tak pregnant2 lagi. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER my friend, go find some knowledge!
But after bottles of supplements and vitamins and still nothing happen, go find some medical help lah. Before going to gynaes, makesure you bring your "period calendar".

Can i go to makcik urut?
First things first, makcik urut can only urut. She doesnt know your hormones, and mengurut wont correct any hormones. Urut can relieve stress, can correct your muscles, some of your tissues, but your rahim is flexible.
After tekan2 your perot, she may say something like "Rahim awak ni senget la, patutlah takboleh mengandung" or "Rahim awak kebelakang sangat ni, macam mana air mani suami awak nak sampai?"
:) smile!
You can try mengurut. And she may urut to correct the position of your rahim, and SOME women get pregnant after mengurut but dont just rely on the makcik urut. makcik urut pun kdg2 cakap mcm doctor jugak, makcik urut also can say things like "makcik dah penah urut orang tu 10thn takde anak, skang 4 dah anak dia"
doctor pun kata "saya pernah rawat satu orang ni 10tahun takde anak, lepas makan ubat ni/buat procedure ni dia mengandung, skang 4 dah anak dia"
:)
the fact is, its your hormones! you are not infertile because of your rahim is senget la, kebelakang la, terbalik la. My cousin ada rahim yang terbalik. boleh beranak 2 kali.
and i have been to makcik urut too. she said the same thing as above, my rahim is senget and mcm mana air mani nak lalu? (katenye) I tried to test the makcik urut with this question "kalau dah urut tapi tak mengandung jugak mcm mana?"
"maknanya suami awak yang masalah"
mcm tu je jawapnye. hehehehe, if that easy, seriously org pompuan takperlukan ubat subur ni semua. patut dia jawap "kalau tak mengandung jugak kena la check dgn doctor takut ada apa2 masalah hormon atau tube awak sumbat, atau badan awak byk asid,.." ini terus kata Suami awak yang masalah. heheheh....so-the- typical makcik urut.

5. What to do if Your husband doesnt want to check.

I know lots of our hubbies here hates the doctor. Tapi at the same time mereka pun berharap isteri diorang mengandung. Bila dah agak lama kawin (lama tu bukan 3 4 bulan, lama ialah setahun setengah, or 2 tahun setengah) and dah stress dengan soalan2 orang sekeliling, and wifey dah ajak2 check, dia mule mcm nak marah. What to do?
Laki mmg ada ego skit, lepastu malu nak check things like sperm count ni semua sebab takut problem tu datang dari diorang, and some guys think that, "aku tak cukup jantan rupenye" kalau sperm count diorang tak menepati ciri2 untuk mengandungkan isteri. Lepastu malu dgn bini takut bini kutuk dalam hati yang suami aku ni mandul or tak subur, or tak "power". (Power tu tak semestinya Skill yang berbagai2..kalau skill ngalahkan Buku Kama Sutra tapi sperm awak tak mencecah 15juta pun takboleh abang)
What to do? Seriously, i dont know how. :D my husband alhamdulillah jenis yg "suka" nak check check ni and dia dah cakap kalau problem tu datang dari dia dia akan cuba usaha untuk makan ubat semua. Tapi lepas test, prob bukan dari dia jadi sebab tu dia rilek je. tapi ada orang yang taknak check lansung, alasan: Malas or Takut. Aku tattau ape yg diorang ni fikir, maybe diorang ingat doctor tu nak pegang anu diorang ke? Atau doc akan gelakkan diorang dengan mengatekan "ape ni bro lu punya sperm tak power mcm mana bini lu nak pregnant!" mcm tu ka???
Tell your husband, if both of you are clueless on how the doctors check the sperm,

1. Doc akan bagi botol kecik. botol sama yg utk test air kencing tu.
2. Doc suruh balik rumah, and "puasa" for 2 days. so u cannot play2 for 2 days :P
3. Hari ke 3, u can play all you want, no matter how u 'play' but tell him not to shoot inside u. shoot inside the botol yang doc kasi tu. its awkward i know, but both of you have to do it that way.
4. Bring the botol to your klinik (on the same day) and they will make the test. wait for 1-2 hours then you will know straight away your husband's sperm Count, Motility, and Morphology. The Doc will review the test for you, if all is fine, then u may not need any supplements for your husband. but if there is, then the doc will prescribe some meds to improve the count or motility of morphology. my husband's count was 150million. but still the doc prescribe some supplements to improve the motility&morphology. (pergerakan dan bentuk sperm) The doc will give you the copy of the test for ur keepsake. DONE!
(berapa ringgit? depends on the klinik or hospital tapi lebih kurang dalam RM45 - 90 je)
Why do we have to test his sperm count? Sebab kalau wifey sorang je yang ulang alik jumpa doctor, makan ubat macam2, rupanya2 husband yang problem. tidakkah itu membuang masa dan beras?

i have a suggestion, if your husband TAKNAK jugak check, and all u do is argue all over again about this, takpe lah. U can get a supplement for him. Kalau rasa problem tu "mungkin" dari dia la.
Macam mana nak agak kalau dia yang bermasalah itu? If your husband ialah seorang yang

i)  Perokok tegar. tapi tak semestinya. my husband pun perokok tegar tapi hairannya sperm nya tiptop according to doctor, ada jugak lelaki yg tidak merokok tapi sperm count lemah sebab:
ii) Keje dalam environment yang banyak habuk, toxic, asap, chemical, (kilang, construction, lab)
iii) Bawak motor, mungkin selalu terhidu asap2 lori, kereta, habuk2 jalanraya (toxic can make the sperm lemah)
iv) Suka minum soya, suka makan kulit ayam, (semua tu ada estrogenic hormon which is not good for men sebab estrogren tu hormon pompuan, dan boleh melemahkan hormon lelaki)
v) suka pakai spender ketat (dont laugh!) tapi ini doc yang cakap. lelaki yg suka pakai spender ketat2 atau seluar ketat2 lagi menyusahkan sperm dia nak healthy sebab (kilang sperm) testis tu kan duduk di luar kan, jadi suhu yg ideal untuk kilang itu ialah suhu yg normal dan sejuk. tapi bila laki kau pakai seluar ketat2 dia jadi panas dan berpeluh. jadi, sila buat conclusion sendri! dan sila buang spender ketat suami anda. hehehe, beli boxer je.

So what supplement? try Biodex SkyHerb for men. I've been to Biodex seminar last year. one guy is totally mandul. after doing the sperm test, his sperm count is ZERO. it is called "Azoospermia" dan dia pun bersedih sebab takdapat bagi wife dia mengandung. tapi couple ni muda lagi baru 23 tahun mcm tu dan dia keje kilang dan hari2 terhidu chemical. He tried the skyherbs for 1 month, and after doing the re-test, sperm dia jadi 10ribu. still tak cukup sebab baru 10ribu tapi atleast better than zero kan! and dia gigih ambik supplement biodex tu sampai 3 bulan dah atas usaha gigih dia, wife dia pregnant :)
semua ni kuasa Allah. kita mesti usaha! :D
Mana nak beli Biodex ni? Go to www.biodex2u.com.my 


tapi kalau ur husband taknak makan gak, then go on bergaduh la korang pasal takde anak. go on asking the same question to each other "bila kita ni nak ada anak?" lepastu gaduh, usaha ciput tapi gaduh yang lebih.

6. Do i have to know EVERYTHING?

not necessary. but please dont be ignorant. bahasa kasar: Jangan Jadi Bodoh. i know a lot of things because i love to read and explore myself, (dan sebab saya taknak jadi bodoh) and because i hate the fact that the doctor wont explain everything, and wont answer my question completely. so i GOOGLE for more info about my own body. i know about PCOS before i know that i have it. because after i got married for 3 months, i already googled something like "reasons for infertility" because i already know that i MAY be infertile because of irregular menses since i was in school.
But of course u dont have to stress your minds if you are not interested, but then, DONT ASK STUPID questions like "folic acid tu apa?" if u are TTC and ask me that, ill punch u in the face. (amboi apehal lak aku) hahahaha
So what are the things that you should know so that tidak dipanggil ignorant?
1. Some common top infertile problems such as PCOS, Endometriosis, Blocked Tubes, Thyroid.
2. Some common top fertility booster supplements such as Evening Primrose, Folic Acid, Vitamin B Complex, Vitex.
3. Your major hormones (Estrogen & Progesterone) Please know what this 2 hormones do. We often hear orang tua2 cakap "maybe rahim awak tak kuat kot" again, please jangan salahkan Rahim sebab yang salah ialah Progesterone yang tak triggered from your brains (pituitary gland) and your ovaries. When u are lack of progesterone, u cant ovulate, or cant get ur periods. because ur ovaries are not making them. PLEASE DONT ASK "progesterone tu apa?" i will cubit u!
4. Fertility Drugs like Clomid, and pregnancy hormone called HCG.your luteinizing hormon (hormon masa waktu subur) called LH.
5. What is IUI, IVF and HSG. (hSG dgn hCG tak sama)

Jangan lupa, berdoa jugak. Bila buat semua benda without doa dan tawakal pun takmo jadi jugak. jadi mesti tau doa2 nabi zakaria, doa2 penerang hati, doa2 berjimak Obviously. dan petua2 Rasulullullah tentang waktu sesuai untuk berjimak dengan niat untuk mendapatkan anak.


I will update more later ;D

Asthma

Semalam. Saya MC kerana asthma menyerang. 

Rabu malam tu kitorang pegi makan malam, mcm biase lah kalau dah lepak GravyBaby, sampai 12mlm baru teringat nak balik..then masa dah nak sampai rumah tu tetibe rasa mcm kebas kat dada..mcm..pedih hati tapi rasa direct dekat chest. aku ingat sekejap je tapi sampai naik umah pun rasa lagi.

aku terus la terbaring kat sofa. laki aku mcm biase kalau aku sakit2 mcm tu die wat derk je psl die ingat aku cramping mcm biasa tu. 

jakgi bila lame sgt die tgk aku pegang dada mcm org sakit jantung, teros dia "APAHAL NI? :-O"

gaggaaga

aku cakap la dada mcm kebas, nak tarik nafas mcm kebas, sakit,..laki aku cakap sebab batuk kot?

aku cakap bukan. aku tattau asal jadi mcm tu sebab before ni takpenah pun. kalau asthma, aku tau la asthma mcm mana sebab dari kecik memang ada asthma. 

aku batok pun tak berhenti tiap2 malam, dah 2minggu lebih.

tattau la kalau effect batok tu.

Esoknya same gak. aku memang nak MC, tapi kol 8pagi bos aku dah tepon sambil bagi instruction suruh buat itu ini itu ini, taksempat aku nak ckp aku nak MC. 

sampai je ofis, aku tahan sakit. sambil2 tu aku google. chestpain ni kemungkinan sebab apa.

one of the sign yg aku jumpa, nak terkena Angina Attack. iaitu blood clot ade tersumbat dan menyebabkan darah tak cukup oksigen. gaaaa!!

aku teringat Yasmin memang ada risk utk blood clot. aku ingat blood clot tu masa darah period. tak fikir pulak berkenaan dengan darah oksigen yg nak dihantar ke jantung.

Dalam leftlet yasmin ni, die tulis kalau ade tanda2 chestpain, segera pegi hospital, straight ke Emergency.

aku ponnnnnnnnnnn pegi lahhhhhhhh, asben aku teman.

aku pilih DEMC sebab panel tempat keje aku. kecuali pakar. 

Wow DEMC mmg terbaik la weh. aku park jauh gak then ade caddy dtg tompangkan kitorg sampai lobby. (heh jakun)

Ambik nombo utk jumpe doc. Lepas panggil nombo, aku gi jumpe Dr Nazir. aku citer kat die semue apa yg aku rase smlm, lepastu aku gitau aku tgh on Yasmin.

die cakap Yasmin tu memang safe sbenanya. Blood clot tu pulak akan jadi kat orang2 yg over 40 atau org yg ade hypertension ke, ade penyakit darah tinggi ke, tapi umur mcm aku MOST LIKELY takkan kena, and yasmin is very very very safe. its a good drug. kate Dr Nazir tu.

ok selamat.

so dia cakap aku boleh continue Yasmin, no worries. 

Tapi die suruh proceed buat A.C.G. mcm orang check sakit jantung tu, just incase kot2 ada. 

Buat la mende tu jap, teringat bapak aku dulu buat. Nasib takda apa2 abnormal kat heart aku, semue ok. So doc prescribe dengan Ventolin, pam yg baru. sebab yg aku guna before ni tak bagus. dia bagi yg lagi elok. then ubat2 asthma yg lain. aku kene pam every 4hours. sampai ilang sakit dada.

doc cakap dalam 48hours patutnya berkurangan. kalau sakit lagi kena datang balik.

WAH! lepasni kalau Dr Delaila mcm aku rase dah tak syok, aku nak tukar DEMC, jumpe Dr Norleen or Dr Zamri lah! ;P lagipun dekat je DEMC.