confinements day number sixteen

xuan is the name!
See the different expressions of his face. In fact, there were more... but i wasn't that lucky or patient to wait and snap.
The one expression which i still failed to snap is when he smiles, at times even chuckles.

Yeah, baby at just weeks old, he does smile ! And when he smiles, its so sweet that it takes off whatever worries or unhappiness in you. It felt as if suddenly the 'happiness' button inside you were automatically switched on !



I've gone through half a month of confinements by now. It's day 16 ! And i havn't wash my hair. It's so haggard looking now. Bet the flies would loves to make a nest in them. Anyway, i don't sweat that much lah ! Thanks to air conditioning ( mostly at night lah... for sleeping comfort ), its not so bad....

Food wise, i've been only taking ginger wine chicken ! The other day i get to eat some sour vinegar pork leg and pork's stomach black pepper soup. Fluids are mostly red dates boiled water, warm water or milk. It's totally very healthy, no sugar and salt !
Well, they say this is the period to cleanse the uterus/ stomach and rebuild my loss blood.

I must say, this time my blood loss is kinda massive. Right after given birth, my gynae was a bit worried when she sees my anaemic condition. Anyway, at this moment, the blood discharge has lessened. If it goes on, i think i would be too pale white, without any blood left !

so, i spent my days mostly sleeping, breastfeeding, changing baby napkins, resting ! I have spend lesser times with my elder 3 kids.... hmm, probably when confinement period ended, i'll made up the time with them.

Xuan has got his birth certificate now. His mykid's card can only be collected in a month time.
For those new parents to be, when you go and apply for the birth certificate... remember to bring these few things....

- birth certificate form ( given by hospital and to be filled up )
- letter from the hospital confirming the birth took place
- your gynae visitation card
- both parent's original MYKAD
- marriage certificate

and don't forget to photocopy the above all documents before you turns up !
That's what caught everyone unaware ! Hubby thought he was so lucky, with no crowds at the Maju Junction JPN centre ( 7th floor ). Only to be told, to get those documents photocopied !
( It wasn't mentioned in the hospital's memo, and everyone was unaware of this new ruling ).
So, he went down stair and to his 'surprise', there was long queues of parents waiting to have their documents photocopied !

Dunno why the JPN can't do it themselves ? save cost ? save time ? Aren't those paid by us tax payer ? What do the photocopy machine in their office for ? -_-" duh !

Ten years ago, when we apply for Ning's birth certificate, we don't need to photocopy anything. In fact, it was done right at the hospital itself !

Whenever we touched on these public service department, dunno why we always get very worked up ! hehe....