please kick
April 22, 2013
Sketch by @iskandarhanan
This is usually me when Baby D kicks or punches inside my uterus (well, this is me minus the yoga class haha).
It’s not that I don’t like it but it’s very shocking to see a part of my tummy suddenly go bloob bloob, and I can’t help but squeal softly every time which scares people. Haha. And a lot of the times, it’s not just a quick jab but it’s a slow but hard graze against my inner walls. Oh man, that one I feel so geli!
Yesterday, I sat next to a friend and she was telling me a really sad story. Her best friend gave birth to a baby, but the baby had died 3 days before that in her womb as the umbilical cord twisted the baby’s neck. I immediately felt tears come to my eyes. I just can’t imagine… 9 whole months of enduring the ups and downs of pregnancy, the excitement of baby preparation and just the general happiness when you think about how a baby will colour your life… and this ultimate test from God is given to you.
Man… I think I am pretty strong in a lot of things emotionally, but this one… this one is really really heartbreaking. I don’t even know this lady, and I already want to cry for her. May Allah give her abundance of strength to get through this, and lots of rezeki hopefully in the form of children in the future. He won’t let you go through something you can’t get through, right?
Since then, whenever I’m alone with Baby D, I keep rubbing my tummy and going please kick, please kick, please kick.
And when Baby D responds by kicking back, I just sigh in relief and go thank You so much Allah, thank You thank Youuuu.
Oh the endless mommy worries have started huh? I thought it starts when your kid starts going to school and discovers the opposite sex… but no… it starts from the womb!
yes, i felt exactly the same as u regarding your unknown friend. almost cried reading this entry as it reminded me of my experience of giving birth to a cute “little angel” that had problem with her umbilical cord too in 2011. She died 2 days before the day she was born.nnnow am pregnant, guess same month as u are giving birth to Baby D and my Doa is always as u do. Please kick, please move, please don’t stop moving at all (if the baby may do that but the baby needs to rest sometime kan?). I will be half hysterically if the baby stop moving for half an hour. Luckily had an understanding husband. huhu.
my firstborn was very discipline. He had his own timing for all of his movements. Around 3rd trimester, hubbs made it a habit of asking daily if I felt the baby moved. One time, I was too exhausted from work and being a whale, that I didn’t noticed the baby moved. Late in the evening hubbs called and asked and only then I realised that I didn’t notice any movement since morning. And I shook my very round tummy non stop until the baby finally decided to move. And know what? to take revenge on mommy for disturbing his extended sleep he decided to play football and rugby in my tummy. The whole nite! 🙂 … and yeah, the worry starts from the womb and does not stop. Full stop.
Had the same worries when i was pregnant with my baby alanna. But sometimes u’ll be so buzy in the office, i tend to forget to count her movement. But it’s normal if the baby doesn’t move for a while, doc said the baby is asleep. Rub your tummy or try laying down on your right side. When i was pregnant with alanna i will turn on the zikir on the computer a bit louder n usually it works. Smpi ada org ingat i alim sgt. N one time i couldnt even hear my friend knocking on my room door. Haha!
teringat masa mengandung anak yg sulung.bila kandungan dalam 6 bulan pergi buat umrah…ada satu hari tu baby tak bergerak sehari suntuk..goyang2 pun tak bergerak..rasa takut dah menangis2 di masjidil haram..alhamdulillah…azan subuh keesokannya dia tendang..bukan perlahan tapi kuat sangat..sampai sekarang umur 4 thn dia akan bangun seawal subuh..alhamdulillah..semoga baby vivy nanti jadi anak penyejuk mata..ameem ya rabb
yeah, it’s really a good sign when your baby is actively kicking 🙂
You can stimulate baby movements by a change in atmosphere within your tummy. The easiest is to drink cold water or eat ice cream. This change in temperature can cause baby to startle, as the stomach is adjacent to the uterus in the third trimester. As adults,we too go through this when there’s a sudden change in weather. Try it. I usually do it for my patients if their ctg shows no movement within a certain amount of time.
yup! you got that right! i thought i was being a paranoid mummy when i was pregnant but turned to be all mothers feel the same, we have developed our protective-maternal-instinct.. worry not my dear vivy, pray a lot to Allah, it will bring us closer to Allah and only HE who can make it anything happen… oh I just cant wait to meet baby D. safe delivery dear… in shaa Allah, everything’s gonna be alright.
Awww 🙂 As the saying goes, being a mom is about discovering the strength you never had and the fears that you never know 🙂 Insya Allah, all will be well. Take care!
hmm. my babies(twins) baru passed away 10.4.2013 yg lepas sebb premature babies (baru 7 bln). bnda yg I tak jangka nak berlaku. tiba tiba contraction and dr said, awk kene bersalin harini sbb bawah dah terbuka habis. heww. tp diorg selamat dilahirkan, sempat diazankan but then selang 2-3 jam mcmtu diorg pergi. takpelah . takda rezeki. vivy jaga diri elok elok, bnykkn berdoa mudh mudhan semuanya selamat. baby sihat dn selamat. inshaallah . amin