Saturday, 23 May 2015

Apa tu Law of Attaction

LAW OF ATTRACTION??

Aku ada baca satu article dari Pinterest. Apa yang aku tulis ni adalah dari pemahaman aku dari situ untuk rujukan aku.

Kita kena set kan diri kita 100% bertanggungjawap untuk kehidupan kita ni. Apa yang kita lalui akan reflect hidup kita ni. Semua yang baik atau jahat secara kita tak sedar sangat mempengaruhi fikiran yang positive atau negative.

Sebenarnya kita kena selalu fikir yang baik-baik sahaja. Kena isikan otak kita dengan benda yang baik-baik, kasih sayang, benda yang tenang...pendek kata yang happy sahaja. Secara tak langsung, benda-benda ni akan buat otak serta organ-organ dalam badan kita sentiasa sihat dan kita enjoy dengan hidup kita.

10 ways to begin living the Law of Attraction

1) Learn and be aware of the law of attraction and what it's telling you
2) Be willing to accept that you are creating your experience
3) Know exactly what you want in your life and expect to receive it
4) Create a vision board with pictures and text to reflect on what you want
5) Spend 3 minutes each morning and night affirming what you want by reviewing your vision board
6) Recognize and rid yourself of any resisting thoughts, ideas, emotions and events that oppose your intentions.
7) Be aware of any new ideas ans inspiration that comes pertaining to your goals and your vision board and write them down
8) Always maintain a healthy body trough daily exercise and proper eating
9) Treat everyone, no matter their actions, with respect
10) Take action on the inspired ideas...write down when you plan on taking action on it today

Semua yang omputih ini jumpa sebenarnya sangat lah bagus dan lagi bagus kalau kita kaitkan dengan amalan kita dengan Allah. Sebenarnya dalam islam da memang terapkan amalan-amalan baik dan bagus untuk kita amalkan. Zikir-zikir dan doa-doa serta amalan adalah bonus kepada kita yang telah dilahirkan sebagai Islam..

Semoga aku akan sentiasa Istiqoma' dan sentiasa berusaha sebaik-baiknya.


Friday, 15 May 2015

Makanan yang sesuai untuk pcoser

Tujuan post ini adalah untuk senang aku nak rujuk bila-bila nanti.

Info ini aku dapat dari Pinterest. Banyak info-info yang best dari pinterest ini. Caranya click je kat picture tu akan direct ke blog info tu.

Topic nya PCOS Superfoods by Taryyn. Tarynn ni dia pun PCOS tapi berjaya pregnant lepas amalkan Low GI diet dan exercise serta buat BBT. Sekarang anak dia da masuk 2..

We live in an increasingly health conscious society where we are becoming more aware of how food can impact on our bodies and well being, healing us or putting us at risk of disease. Superfoods are becoming increasingly popular for their touted health benefits. Well, let’s have a look at some PCOS superfoods that may help us manage our symptoms.
It’s important that we eat well-balanced, healthy whole foods and incorporating some of these foods into your diet will help to improve some of your symptoms. This list is by no means definitive but it is a good place to start. I make sure that they also frequently appear in my weekly meal plans.

AVOCADOS

Avocados have gotten some bad press in recent years as it is considered to be fairly high in fat. While this is true, the fats contained in avos are healthy fats and are actually anti-inflammatory in nature (1). This anti-inflammatory property is important in terms of PCOS as we are prone to chronic inflammation (2). One study even suggests that “inflammation directly stimulates the polycystic ovary to produce androgens.” (3) Yikes that doesn’t sound good! Inflammation is also problematic as it increases our resistance to insulin, making our symptoms worse (4).
Another aspect of avocados is that they help with the absorption of oil-based nutrients and carotenoids in particular. So, adding avocados to your salad will ensure that you are getting maximum nutrients from your salads and foods. (1)

NUTS

For a long time I have been enjoying nuts regularly as a snack. I find them filling and are not likely to spike my
insulin levels as they have a low glycemic index and actually lower the glycemic index of other foods you might be eating at the same time (Eg: an apple with a handful of nuts will have a lower GI than the apple on it’s own) (5)
But, it gets even better… There was a recent study of 31 women with PCOS (6). They were divided into two groups: one group received walnuts and the other got almonds. They ate these nuts daily for a 6 week period. The results were very interesting.
Researchers found that the women in the walnut group had increased sex hormone-binding globulin. This is important because SHBG binds to testosterone and lowers the amount of free testosterone in the blood (7) which will help to improve our overall symptoms.
The women in the almond group has lower androgen or testosterone levels. So, it looks like nuts are a really healthy snack to introduce into your PCOS diet. Just be aware that they are quite high in calories (22 almonds is about 160 calories) (8) .

CINNAMON

Cinnamon is a wonderfully versatile spice that can be enjoyed on both sweet and savoury foods. The good news is that it is also great for your Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Here’s why:
The first thing is that research has been shown to lower blood glucose in people with Type 2 diabetes. We know that this is important as many of us are insulin resistant and are at rick of becoming diabetic. The study showed that cinnamon consumption results in a lower demand for insulin (9). (Insulin acts on our ovaries to produce testosterone so if we can manage our insulin levels, we’ll be able to better manage our testosterone (10)
To take that one step further, there was another piece of research done on 45 women with PCOS. They found that women who taken cinnamon daily have nearly twice as many periods and two of the women in the study fell pregnant spontaneously (11)
I know what you’re going to ask me now: “How much should you have?” Well, the first piece of research suggests 3g of cinnamon per day. That’s just over half a teaspoon. I see many spiced almond milk lattes in my future, interspersed with cups of spearmint tea to ensure variety!

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

I’ve been making a lot of gluten free breads recently as I try to find alternatives for my carb-loving daughter. One of the staple ingredients in these breads (see Elana’s Pantry for some delicious ideas) is apple cider vinegar. I have heard that it is good for PCOS but have not really researched it, until now…
It seems that apple cider vinegar improves sensitivity to insulin (12) So, taking ACV before a meal will reduce your blood sugar levels after the meal, as well as the amount of insulin needed to cope with the meal. Not only that, but it also helps to prevent sharp rises and falls in your blood sugars and insulin. Hmmmmm, I wonder if that would help with carb cravings? A quick Google search tells me that lots of women feel it does help with cravings.
So, how should we take it? Firstly, find an organic one so it’s free of nasties. Secondly, 20 g (roughly 2 tablespoons) in water before meals is what was used in the research. Might be worth a try?

SALMON

Did you know that 67-85% of women with PCOS are vitamin D deficient(13)? So basically, most of us. Also, the symptoms of a Vitamin D deficiency include:
  • Insulin resistance
  • Ovulatory and menstrual irregularities
  • Lower pregnancy success/li>
  • Hirsutism
  • Hyperandrogenism
  • Obesity
  • Elevated cardiovascular disease risk factors
Sounding a little too familiar isn’t it?
Well, there are very few dietary sources of Vitamin D but salmon happens to be the best source, with 4oz of salmon providing 127% of your recommended daily intake. (14)
Not only that, salmon (especially wild salmon as opposed to framed salmon) is also high in Omega 3 which is known to help lower testosterone levels in women with PCOS (15)
So, why not have at least one serving of salmon per week to help battle your PCOS?

SUMMING IT UP

Antioxidants
Not one food is ever going to manage all of our symptoms but by incorporating a variety of healthy foods into our diet we will be better able to manage our symptoms.
So, to sum it up, why not try for a couple of servings of each of the following:
  • Avocados
  • Nuts
  • Cinnamon
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Salmon
Setakat ini aku penah amalkan Avocado, almond dengan cinnamon..tapi biasalah tak berterusan.

Lepas ni, aku akan cuba nak amalkan..bukan sebab TTC je tapi bagus untuk kesihatan.



Thursday, 14 May 2015

Melaka 2015: Vista Horizon Condo, Klebang

2-4.05.2015

Cuti Hari Pekerja ni aku da family bercuti ke Melaka. Tahun lepas rasanya banyak kali da bercuti kat Melaka.. Dulu Mr. H berkampung kat AKMAL, Melaka 3 bulan.. Selalu gaklah.

Memandangkan cuti Hari Pekerja ni bersembung dengan cuti Wesak, memang ramai gaklah yang bercuti time ni. Jalan ofcos jem je...Tapi dengan bantuan WAZE dapatlah cari alternative yang cepat sikit sampai.

Harga hotel pun kebanyakkan mahal time cuti ni.. akhirnya lepas godek-godek agoda terjumpalah tempat yang sesuai untuk kami 9 orang termasuk si kecik Irfan..

Kiranya tempat ni konsepnya macam homestay la... Nama dalam agoda Vista Horizon Condo. Tapi actually nama tempat ni Condominium Selat Horizon. Lokasinya berdekatan Pantai Klebang. Kami disana selama 2 malam. Harga RM 250/night. Condo ni ada 3 bilik, 2 parking dan ada swimming pool.

Pintu masuk

Aku dan Mr. H gerak lambat sikit sebabnya dia baru balik kerja malam..bagilah rehat jap. Mak ayah dgn kakak2 dah gerak dulu dan dorang da sampai. So, tak sempatlah nak amek gambar-gambar homestay tu..hehe..

Gambar-gambar ni aku amek dari agoda.com Tapi nak bagitaw memang sama keadaan nya macam dalam gambar-gambar ni!!! tak pelik la dapat rating 8.1 kat agoda.

masuk2 nampak view ni

kalau betul2 lampu pocong tu je tak ada


ni dapur

memang 90% sama macam gambar agoda ni

toilet dalam master bedroom

swimming pool



Dalam homestay ni tak boleh nak masak-masak even ada dapur pun. Ada beberapa laci memang berkunci dan ada washing mashine jugak..tapi tak boleh guna..pintu berkunci.

Vista Horizon ni dekat dengan Klebang original coconut shake. Walking distance. Boleh nampak orang Q dari bilik..kih3.. Sorry la nak beratur panjang-panjang gitu.. Tapi kami try juga kat Batu Berendam Coconut Shake...sedap dan tak payah tunggu lama...

Ada satu malam tu kami makan kat area Umbai..tak ingat lak namanya... memang ramai giler...dan kalau datang lambat memang kena tunggu berjam-jam..

Tak banyak aktiviti special pun kat sini....bolehlah nak relax-relax...Tapi stress jem pulak kat sini...hohoho


Tuesday, 5 May 2015

2nd appoinment- Who're you PCOS???

16.04.2015

Hari ni appointment pukul 9 pagi.. Sampai PPUM lebih kurang 840am... Parking pun senang gak la... Kena proceed buat bayaran before naik ke tingkat 4.

Pagi tu orang tak ramai lagi..Cepat gak la dapat masuk jumpa Doc. Rasa macam orang pertama..

Masuk-masuk bilik Doc da cuak sebabnya macam ramai org kat dalam tu. Ada nurse doc ofcos dgn sorang doc pelatih kot.

Nama doc tu Dr. Zura. Doc  ni nampak cool dan relax. Tak ada la sius sangat macam Doc 1st appoinment dulu.

Ok.. tujuan appoinment hari ni nak check result-result test yang pernah kami buat.

Alhamdulillah askar-askar Mr. H ok dan sihat... dan macam aku jangkakan dari 1st appoinment aku ada PCOS.. sebabnya masa TVS 1st appoinment tu da nampak polycystic ovary .. Masa doc tu cakap tak ada la aku terkejut. Tapi ofcos la sedih gak.. Dr. Zura cakap aku maybe mild PCOS sebabnya aku ciri-ciri PCOS tak nampak kat aku.. aku non-obese dan tak ada simptom tumbuh banyak bulu.

Harini CD 11 dan Dr. Zura cakap kena natural cycle dulu sebabnya tak sempat da nak on CLOMID. Next cycle baru start CLOMID dan terus proceed dengan IUI.

Dr. Zura terus suruh TVS sebab boleh check size follicle biasanya CD 11 dah nak ovulate. Hasil dari TVS tu ada 2 yg size 8mm sahaja. Tapi Dr. Zura tu bagos..dia tak down kan aku..Dia cakap normal sebabnya pcoser tak semestinya ovulate CD 14. Dia cadangkan datang buat TVS hari isnin tu track follicle tersebut.

Oww yer... result HSG haritu kedua-dua tube aku normal. Dan main concern aku sekarang ialah macamana nk biar kan hormon-hormon aku stabil serta telur aku berjaya matang dengan jayanya. Blood test on CD 21 pun da tunjuk level progesterone aku low.

PCOS atau nama panjangnya Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome. Paling senang nak paham, problem reproductive yang terjadi dari ketidakstabilan hormon yang membuatkan period tak stabil..

Punca PCOS pun masih belum diketahui. Maybe dari sejarah keturunan dan faktor pemakanan.

Setakat apa yang aku google, pcoser ni paling penting jangan bagi berat naik..tapi tak bermaksud semua yang gemok tu ada PCOS..tapi bila da disahkan pcos, memang kena jaga makan kena banyak kan exersice..

Actually lepas da tawu result ni aku lega sikit la...bukan happy...huhu..tapi setidak-tidaknya kami tahu sebabnya dan aku tak kan makan sebarang supplement tanpa tengok kandngan dalam tu. Tak semua supplement utk TTC sesuai untuk pcoser.

Next appoinment, kena tunggu next period dan call PPUM untuk appoinment.











































Friday, 24 April 2015

Sperm Test & Blood test CD 21

02.04.2015

Lambat betul nak update entry..berkurun nak update satu entry..

Next step lepas Blood test CD 2 dan HSG, kena buat blood test sekali lagi pada CD 21 untuk check level progesterone. Kalau CD 21 tu weekend, boleh buat CD 22 atau CD 23.

Kenapa CD 21? sebabnya pada pendapat doctor-doctor CD 21 biasanya dah ovulate dan level progesterone sepatutnya tinggi time ni...

So sebelum darah diambil..kenalah buat bayaran dulu. Kalau ada GL FOC. Tunjuk je GL masa buat bayaran.

Rupanya nombor giliran kat PPUM ni ada kategorinya. Cam contoh nombor giliran start nombor 1 akan dipanggil antara pukul 7.30am - 8.30am (contoh taw). Maksudnya ambil darah pun kena buat appoinment. Yang tak buat appoinment pun boleh ambil darah gak. Tapi kena tunggu lama sikit sebabnya dia akan dahulukan yang da buat appoinment.

Oww yer... hari ni Mr. H akan hantar sample sperm nya. Style kat PPUM ni..dia akan bagi bekas siap-siap masa set tarikh appoinment. Kiranya sample di keluarkan siap-siap dari rumah dan kena hantar sebelum pukul 830am kat situ.

Kos Sperm Test: RM 50
Blood test- CD 21(Progesterone): RM 50

Balik tu tak terus balik rumah...siap singgah IKEA nak buang2 duit dan makan meatball. =)

Sambil tu terus call untuk set next appoinment. Next appoinment ni kiranya nak review semua result.

Next appoinment 16.04.2015


darah sedia diambil

Port Dickson 2015: Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan

21.02.2015
Aku pergi holiday di PD... Rasanya dah banyak kali aku bercuti di PD.
Tapi kali ini special sikit sebab..ini 1st time aku dan Mr. H bercuti di PD.
Kali ni kami akan bermalam di RPP (rumah peranginan persekutuan) di PD. RPP ni diuruskan oleh pengurusan Puteri Beach Resort. Actually da pernah stay kat sini masa SKT office aku tahun 2011 kalau tak silap.
Hotel ni pun kami da book time kat Langkawi lagi. Saja nak cuba apply RPP..hihihi... Kami pilih Apartment 1 bilik. Harga RM 85 camtu.. Pilih tarikh pun main pilih tak sangka time tu cuti CNY.. Memang jem giler la jalan ke PD...sobsob..
Rasanya sampai hotel dalam pukul 2pm. Tapi dorang tak bagi check-in lagi..kena tunggu pukul 3.. Sabar jela.       
Pintu masuk
model RPP Port Dickson



opps gelap pulak

Dalam pukul 3 pm kami da masuk dalam bilik..aku pilih apartment 1 bedroom. Memang besar rasanya kalau bawa toto boleh muat 3 orang lagi...hehehe..

Apa yang tak best, ada bau kepam sikit kat tilam & bantal..hehehe...towel dan barang-barang lain macam da lama...

Kalau niat memang nak berehat tak mahu diganggu dan bateri hp tahan berhari-hari.....tempat ini memang sesuai... hp tu boleh simpan dalam handbag sampai checkout.. =)

Breakfast pun tak disediakan. Kena breakfast kat luar yer.

pantry

ruang tamu dan TV lama
Tak banyak pun aktiviti yang boleh dibuat di sini...Banyak lepak kat dalam bilik je.. Pagi sebelum balik tu singgah Teluk Kemang banyak gak aktiviti yang boleh dibuat kat sini. Harga pun rasanya tak mahal sangat kot.

Next time nak datang lagi ke kat sini????

Untuk tempoh terdekat tak mau la...dalam 5 tahun boleh la...

Monday, 23 March 2015

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) di PPUM

20/3/2015

Inilah hari yang 'dinanti-nanti'..... bukan tak sabar...tapi takut sebenarnya.


Appoinment untuk HSG hari ini pukul 8.30am. Seawal 7 am aku dan Mr. H dah keluar rumah... Hari ni tak rempit..naik kereta..kenalah keluar awal sikit.


Apa itu HSG atau nama panjangnya Hysterosalpingogram??



Is aX-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus and Fallopian tubes and the area around them.During a hysterosalpingogram, a dye (contrast material) is put through a thin tube that is put through the vagina and into the uterus. Because the uterus and the Fallopian tubes are hooked together, the dye will flow into the fallopian tubes. Pictures are taken using a steady beam of X-ray (fluoroscopy) as the dye passes through the uterus and fallopian tubes. The pictures can show problems such as an injury or abnormal structure of the uterus or fallopian tubes, or a blockage that would prevent an egg moving through a fallopian tube to the uterus. A blockage also could prevent sperm from moving into a fallopian tube and joining (fertilizing) an egg. A hysterosalpingogram also may find problems on the inside of the uterus that prevent a fertilized egg from attaching (implanting) to the uterine wall.

Baca yang ni pun da agak seram dan takut...huhuhu
Lepas da register kat Unit X-ray PPUM (kalau tak ada GL kena buat bayaran dulu) kena pergi ke depan sikit tunggu kat depan bilik X-ray.
HSG ni bukan X-ray macam nak masuk universiti dulu... 
Lepas tu nanti Dokter akan panggil nama kita..dan akan terangkan prosedur HSG kat luar tu... Kalau ada apa-apa nak tanya boleh tanya terus.. then kita kena sign sebagai persetujuan untuk buat HSG hari tu.
HSG kena buat pada CD 7- CD 10. Kena start puasa dari 1230 malam dan tak boleh bersama suami selepas habis period cycle tu.
Lepas tu..nanti nama akan dipanggil semula..masuk-masuk dah seram..sebabnya suasana dalam tu cam takut jugak...dalam tu gak ada ramai nurse dan doctor practical. So prosedur jadi lambat sikit sebab sambil nk buat HSG doktor kena explain kat practical tu.
Lepas tu kena tanggal seluar dan underwear sahaja dan boleh baring atas 'katil' tu... Doktor tu akan kenalkan diri dan inform siap-siap memang akan sakit sikit.. =(
Setiap prosedur yang dibuat doktor akan inform kat kita.. tak ada la kita terkejutkan...hehehehe...
Doktor akan cuci tempat tu dan akan buat bukaan dengan Speculum (macam mulut itik tu).. time ni akan rasa sakit sikit...time ni aku tarik nafas dan lepas perlahan-lahan dan cuba untuk relax..
Lepas da tu..tiub akan dimasukkan..time ni pun rasa macam tak selesa...(sakit gak sebenarnya)
Doktor akan inject dye (contrast) dalam tiub tu...time ni sius lagi sakitt...dan rasanya macam senggugut... Aku berjaya hilangkan rasa sakit tu dengan cuba relax dan tarik nafas lepas perlahan-lahan...dan cuba bersembang-sembang dengan nurse...doktor akan minta kita kebelakang sikit tapi jangan angkat punggung...aku perlahan-lahan gerak kebelakang (sambil tahan sakit).
Lepas tu..doktor akan amek x-ray uterus, tiub dan ovary. 
Alhamdulillah...tiub-tiub normal dan tak ada blockage. Time ni memang aku lega sangat... Doktor tu tunjuk kt screen dye (contrast) tu masuk ke tiub dan ovary...
Memang lepas HSG ni akan keluar lendir dan darah-darah sikit... Kena pakai pad dan minum air banyak-banyak.
Sepanjang dua hari ni...memang ada spotting cket dan rasa xselesa kat tempat tu... kena hati-hati dan balik kena rehat... aku dapat MC 1 hari...
Lepas ni blood test pada CD 21 dan suami kena buat sperm test.

Kos untuk HSG: RM 140

“Wahai Tuhanku! Janganlah Engkau biarkan daku seorang diri (dengan tidak meninggalkan zuriat); dan Engkau jua sebaik-baik yang mewarisi. (surah al-Anbiya ayat 89)