Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Alma Inside!




These pics were taken at a studio just 3 days before I gave birth. At that time, I was already on maternity leave and hung out malls during the day while waiting for contraction to happen. We happened to pass by the studio and I decided this will a great sort of pic to show my child when she grows up. :)

Although I had planned to do a normal birthing, lil miss Alma was delivered safely via caesarean the following Saturday morning, 27 Sept 08 9.00 am at Pondok Indah Hospital by obgyn dr. Azen Salim assisted by anesthetist dr. Laurentius. I was entering my 40th week of pregnancy.

My c-section experience was overall very good. I recommend these two docs to anyone and the service given by the nurses at Pondok Indah was quite commendable.

As a bonus, I was able to see the whole operation procedure albeit unplanned, as it was mirrored through the silver frame lights above the operating room. Yup, I can see them cutting me, etc down to the last detail. That was an experience, I can tell ya. But when I heard Alma cry for the first time and they brought Alma to me... i just bawled.. and all the stuff I suffered throughout my pregnancy was all worth it.

To my relief, the after ops pains weren't as bad as people had described. It was actually quite bearable, with the worst being the second and third day. After a week, I still felt a little bit uncomfortable but after ten days it was all a dim memory.

Viva Alma Sophia!

Pic taken at:
Hocus Focus
@ Senayan City & PIM 2




42 comments:

Tomi Satryatomo said...

Selamat ya.. Semoga membawa keberkahan dan kebaikan.

Maaf baru tahu sekarang.

Salam u ntuk si kecil.

Yiyik K said...

Awww... what an amazing picture! Alma will really appreciate this one day. Btw, you look absolutely radiant... and quite ready to pop :))

fathia syarif said...

Thank you mas tomi:)

fathia syarif said...

hehe, amazing what touch ups can do:) and yeah, i have to agree with you, that was a big belly i had!

Meutia Chaerani said...

totally beautiful photography, may i know who did the photo?

fathia syarif said...

hi rani, thanks ya...it was done at hocus focus, a photo studio specializing in maternity, babies and kids... they even can make personalized books etc. they're located at Senayan city and pim 2.

Dedes Khaterina Kronberg said...

Fathia, alma lahirnya gede juga ya...apa karena itu akhirnya mutusin buat di caesar? Gue lagi hamil juga nih, jadi pengen tau aja...

fathia syarif said...

wow!! congrats dear! udah berapa minggu?

kita memutuskan caesar karena sudah 40 minggu dan kepala bayi belum turun juga ke panggul gw yg biasanya kalau anak pertama itu sudah turun 2 minggu sebelum kontraksi dimulai. sementara itu juga ukuran kepala bayi sudah gede melebihi ukuran panggul gue karena beratnya dah hampir 4 kilo. . pilihan lain adalah coba induksi dulu, which i really dont want to do... and its nio guarantee juga sih bisa normal karena udah gede.. so akhirnya ya caesar

Dedes Khaterina Kronberg said...

sekarang udah 15 minggu...gila ya bo ternyata bawaannya lapaaaar kalo hamil heheee...oh gitu ya ceritanya, jadi caesar. gue kudu banyak baca tentang kehamilan dan dengar cerita2 dari yang pengalaman melahirkan. It''s good to know it. Thanks a lot, Fathia! A kiss for alma ya!

Alana Skiera said...

Cute pics!!

Gue malah lewat 12 hari dari 40 minggu, lho.. terus diinduksi segala. Ketiban ga pecah2, sampai dipecahin dokter. Hehehe... Tapi tetap ditungguin dokter lahir normal (epidural).

Ini lagi hamil si kembar, gue takut deh c-section. Jadi ga begitu sakit ya? duuh...

btw, congrats again!

Wulan Putri-Roos said...

Lovely pics, babe! x

ADe Darmawan said...

Whooow... bentar lagi aku juga bakalan kaya gini yaa? Sekarang aja ngerasa kebegahan hehehe... Tapi aku sukaaa saat2 ini. Amazinggg :)))).

mlaku mlaku ambar said...

really momerable moment!

Lenah Susianty said...

bikin sama perut yang udah langsing dong, jadi before and after hehehe

A . said...

Very true! welcome to the parenthood :)

4756524 Budi-Thejajanpasar said...

photonya keren bangetz :),

sodja,

budi 'jajanpasar'

Novieta Tourisia said...

Viva dear Fathia and Alma! :-)

Lidia Tanod said...

Bagus banget. bisa jadi kenang2an yang luar biasa kalau Alma besar nantii. :-)

Aimee Ng said...

the best shot! mbak...hamilnya cantik bangettt...

Tigun Wibisana said...

Wuik....gede bener!!! Akan sebesar inikah nanti nyah meneerku? selamat ya, Fathia. Sudah bisa apa alma sekarang?

fathia syarif said...

kalo udah pernah diinduksi, gak usah khawatir soal c-section:) temen2ku yang pernah dua2nya bilang jauh lebih sakit induksi drpd caesar, thats why i didnt do it.

wow twins! am so excited for you.. when is it due?

fathia syarif said...

thanks doll:)

fathia syarif said...

yoi, kalo bandel2 si alma tinggal gue kasih liat aja tuh foto: liat tuh mama sampe segede gini bawa2 kamu! hehe

fathia syarif said...

thank you mbak ambar:) mudah2an alma nanti appreciate..

fathia syarif said...

arrrgh... langsing? alamat fotonya nanti 6 bulan lagi! huehuehuehu

fathia syarif said...

thanks bud!:)

fathia syarif said...

yup gede banget bang! semua orang bilang.. haha.. thanks ya..
si alma baru sebulan, udah bisa senyum2 gitu:)

fathia syarif said...

thank you aimee!

Bambang laresolo said...

Hampir nyaingi Demi Moore . .. ;-)

fathia syarif said...

mudah2an nanti kamu ga sampe segede gini de.. soale ini gede banget...aku aja sih yang makannya gila2an.. hehe

Mia Aristanti said...

DUHH FATH, JARANG-jarang ada orang hamil tua secantik elu :) pantes aja anaknya juga cantik!

Raymond n Yudith Est. 2007 said...

nice pics! sayang laki gw ga setuju wkt gw punya ide gini. jadi perut doang yang difoto, hehehehe.... c-section sih pas minggu pertama ga sakit, tapi gw berasa recoverynya lama banget, dibanding temen2 yang lahir normal. 6 bulan aja baru boleh ikut program pelangsingan badan professional, sebelumnya ga boleh, masih luka katanya...

rani riskadewi said...

wuihh perutmu sama gedenya sama aku dulu waktu hamilnya Kyla hahahaha..
Bagus-bagus fotonya, sayang waktu itu ga ada tuh tempat foto yang begini, uugghh...
fotonya alma dong mba, sekarang udah berapa bulan dia?

ADe Darmawan said...

Hihihi... aku juga takjub ngeliatnya :).
Kalo ga tau lahirnya alma doang, pasti aku dah nyangkanya kembar ;D.

Avi Wulandari said...

great ppics!.. u look radiant!

fathia syarif said...

Kan gue udah janji sama elu, selama hamil gak akan pake rok pita2 atau gambar teddy bear.. hihihi.. inget gak? thanks dear:)

fathia syarif said...

yah sayang banget jeng gak dipotret, kan lucu utk kenang2an:)

Masa minngu pertama kamu ga sakit ya? Aku sih sakitnya lumayan banget, justru sesudahnya gpp tuh. hebat euy.

Michael Setiadi said...

nice photo, fath. Sure alma will be proud of her loving parents !

fathia syarif said...

Thanks ya dear..Alma skrg baru 5 minggu.. kyla berapa umurnya?

Mufti Nur Ichrom said...

a buseeet, gitu yah org hamil ternyata, hehehe

Dinosh Nosh said...

waaa
pasti backpain parah yaa waktu itu..
sodaraku baru hamil 5 bln aja tidurnya harus tengkurep heheh

Aniza Alatas said...

Jadi perempuan ya harus begitu,itu wajar koq.caesar atau normal ada lebih kurangnya