Please..
spare a few minutes of your time (esp to moms & moms-to-be) to read here and there.
Some blog-posts of real life experiences on petua2 org tua and minyak angin.
After reading the post of petua org2 tua, I remembered months back when I was 2-3 months pregnant, a kakak from my office recommended for me to take S*l*nd*h, kononnya utk dapatkan kulit anak yang putih, bersih and akan menyenangkan proses bersalin nanti. I senyum je.. refused to comment anything.
Having a medical background myself makes me a “tough-cookie” for those complimentary-herbs-whatsoever products in the market. I’m not a type of person that can be easily convinced to try all sort of so-called good suplementary processed food. So being provoked to try/consume S*l*nd*h or G*m*T E**s or H*rb*l L*f* or A*mw*y or whatever, didnt have any effects on me.
The only supplement foods I religiously followed was prescribed by my Gynae; Pramilet/Obimin, Calcium Tab and NeuroGain plus Anmum Milk. Thats all. However, I try to eat as much as I can all those extra good food only form their original source. Lots of fruits, milk, soy especially taufufaa my fav, vegetables and drinks a lot of mineral water. Kadang2 tu mengada2 jugak nak makan fastfood & keropoks, but I’ll make I limit the intake and after makan tu akan rasa bersalah sebab provide unhealthy food to baby.
Now that I’m approaching D-day and after reading the post, it makes me to think about my decision of going trough all the berpantang do’s and don’t. I know my mum is not very strict on the adat2 & petua2 tradisional, but I’m quite hesitate of my aunts and makcik2 jiran. Plus my mak bidan is a very traditional one and perfectly suits what we will picture of a mak bidan; old, small frame, chatty and full of do’s and don’t.
To imagine I have to drink air rempah periuk and jamu, eerrrkkk… boleh ke aku ni??
November 19, 2007 at 1:16 pm
good for you to be a tough cookie. i wish i could turn back the clock.
bila due? good luck ok
November 19, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Actually mcm I kt Japan ni, Dr mmg xde pun nasihat suh makan folic acid itu ini apatah lg nk bagi vitamin bla bla bla tu. I tanya org2 lain pun mmg diaorg kata mcm tu hihi. Kt sini mmg xde mcm kt Mesia mebbe sbb diorg xpecaya semua tu. Pantang2 makan pun xde apatah lagi suh pantang makan sushi. Kecuali herbs mcm Chinese herbs dia xkasik makan. Dia hanya akan nasihat makan nasi, ikan, sayur, buah banyak2 bla bla bla. Ini mmg xde masalah lah sbb I mmg amalkan healthy diet. Masa confinement pun ada kakak2 citer kt I, mmg Dr dia pun mmg xde kasik pantang2 makan itu ini. In fact dia paksa makan segala macam masa kat hospital tu hihi.
Huhu I pun penah baca psl minyak angin tu. But now I’ve just started consuming Salindah! B4 this I makan supplements Shaklee like calcium, multi-vitamin, iron, b-complex n bla bla bla tu. But since my MIL suggested Salindah I stopped makan Shaklee sbb dia kata Salindah tu mmg dah lengkap semua. I ni mmg jaga bab2 makan benda ni tp I berani makan Salindah pun sbb my MIL’s friends dh ramai guna n diorg kata mmg ok. I tak pecaya pn pasal anak lahir cantik n putih tu tp sbb ramai kata sng bersalin thats y I tertarik nk makan Salindah. I xnmpk pun the herbalisme of d product if not I pun tak nak mkn n my MIL n mom pun tak kasik. Pills dia pun putih, kecik, kosong n xde rasa pape. Ntahlah mebbe sbb dia been processed cara homeopathy kot. But now I’m in doubt baliklah! Mana tau I pun tergolong dgn golongan yg tak sesuai makan ke? Erk kene discuss balik dgn diorg
Takuts!
November 19, 2007 at 3:36 pm
tuty: harap2nye bleh bertahan jadik tough cookie ni sampai bila2 lah. stakat kene provoke dgn sorg bley tahan lagi, tp kalu kene dr depan blakang kiri kanan, jenuh jugak nak kene tahan kan… btw, i’m due mid-dec.. thanx for sharing tuty
Ina: supplement tu sebenarnya kalau x makan pun ok, as long as u makan balance diet i.e: fruits, fiber, mineral etc. lagi bagus sbb original from the source. Psl salindah tu, mu suggestion u discuss balik and do some research/findings dr org lain. We never know kan..
November 19, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Ummi,
Just follow your heart. Don’t let other people decide what you should or shouldnt eat/do .. Janji you makan cukup nutrients and jangan lupa exercise! 
DO NOT makan segala ubat2 tradisional tu… my boy was born fine, takde jaundice tapi lepas balik rumah, my grandma paksa makan jamu, terus kena jaundice! Tensyen! FYI, during my confinement, after my boy kena jaundice, I terus follow style mat salleh aka follow what I read in the book. In the end I tak pantang apa pun, I makan semua benda tapi alhamduillah OK jer, badan pun balik pada bentuk asal. I guess orang tua2 dulu takde gym, so terpaksa makan sup dengan ikan and segala macam jamu untuk kuruskan badan …
November 20, 2007 at 10:02 am
lolyta: thanx loly…i always believe that with good eating habits of healthy diets and exercises appropriately, its the way to slim down. lagipun, i mmg suka exercise. cuma bila dh pregnant ni, i do stretching and floor exercise. Swimming bila dpt balik from work early..=)
November 20, 2007 at 12:31 pm
lepas baby kena jaundice, i did what lolyta did.. cara mat saleh takde pantang lgsg kecuali tak mkn pedas2.. hope you’d be tough cookie forever, nnt masa confinement lagi byk makcik2 jiran2 bg idea mkn mcm2 or tak boleh mkn pape..
good luck. minum air byk2 nnt even nnt ada makcik2 pesan jgn minum byk. edema lepas bersalin tu biasa, bukan pasal lebih minum air. hehe
salindah also work on my mom and my aunties, but not me. i took complete set dari ante-natal sampai post partum.. tp yg postpartum tak sempat habis baby jaundice teruk sampai skrg.
November 20, 2007 at 1:13 pm
i ms pantang xmkn pon segala benda set2 bersalin tu. i continue supplement yg amik ms preggy & ada minum air manjakani + kayu sket. lain2 xde, actualy i have some hesitation bout so-cAlled set bersalin traditional. about the formulation..very not sure about it. better take things yg we know apa & utk apa.
November 22, 2007 at 1:06 pm
hi nannoor! so glad to hear that my lil junior is going be a mother very soon..good luck ye! anyway, i took all supplement you are taking now and my baby is very2 ok! For confinement, it’s up to you to follow any way, i did mix both traditional and modern way..
November 22, 2007 at 1:46 pm
kak noori: wahhh akak seniorku.hheehhee.. thanx for d wishes. for confinement, saya rasa pun nk mix both modern & traditional.
mamihafiy: itu lah kan, dh dekat nak bersalin ni lg pening kepala nak buat decision. i think its some sort of reminder yang bukan senang jadik parents.
tuty: i agree with u, maybe salindah works for them..logically, our body systems are different and unique from each other. some might get lucky, but some are not. so terpulang lah pd masing2 to take the risk kan… ape2pun, i doakan your lil’ Adam will get better soon. =)