Dollhouse Flora Hairclip & Rubberband Collections

Pretty enough for your little girls!

Customised flower with alligator clip and brooch pin.

Each hairclip is priced at $3 per piece and of course, you may choose your colour from the single colour brooch chart. Same goes to the pearl beads.

Hairclip is smaller in size which is approximately 3cm in width and with 2 petals only. :)

Floral rubberband is priced at $4 per pair.

The Flower Power Series!

A customer's order for her colleagues!
Gift box is provided upon request.

These are the PEARL series, priced at $4 per piece. Colours of the pearl can be chosen for our range of beads collection!

I've also started the new Swarovski's crystal series which is priced at $6 per piece.

Crystal buttons are genuine Swarovski's and of course, low quality items will NOT be used to deceive my customers.

This collection will only be customised upon customer's request. :)

Dollhouse Flora Single Colour Brooches

Orders are still open ya'all..!!

Definitely a great token for Hari Raya, for that pretty teacher for Teacher's Day and the best thing is, these flowers can be customised into hairclips or rubberbands too for Children's Day gifts as well!

These are the single colour brooches, priced at $4 per piece.
Pearl colour can be customised to you prefered colour.

To order, drop me an email at yayang_tomari@yahoo.com.sg.. or SMS me at 989 30 969.

Gift box will be provided upon request!

Celebrating Motherhood

It has been a blessed & wonderful 1 month and 22 days with my lil' bub, Yara Ayuqa.

With Allah's grace, I pray for more years and moments to come with her.

In my eyes, you are the smelliest, chubbiest, cheekiest angel that was sent from above.

Alhamdullilah.

HE heard my prayers all these while and bestowed me your presence.

How time flies and flashed by us.

Soon you will turn 2 months and like really...??

I still remember agonising on when to give birth while I was still pregnant and now here you are with me, in my arms.

Love you Yara.

Mamy will always love you.

Stay smelly, chubby, cheeky and adorable just the way you are.

*hugz*

Yara Ayuqa Tan..The Birth Diary

07:00am 21 April 2012
That morning, the weather somehow beat the same tune as my emotions. The feeling of physical pain, emotional dilemma & mood swings seemed to hit me simultaneously. The rain got so heavy that I was wondering whether it was the right time to go to the hospital. Thanx God for my parents, they were around to send me & husband over. Before leaving, Mak asked me to drink 'air selusuh' and used some of the water to rub on my back and tummy. We stopped over at  my workplace before proceeding to the hospital to send over my leave form.
The journey then to the hospital in the heavy deluge got too emotional for me that I kept stroking my tummy. I seriously did not know what to expect.


08:20am
Upon reaching NUH, we walked straight to Ward 22 Delivery Suite. Seriously, that feeling suddenly seemed surreal. I kept asking myself.."Am I dreaming?? Am I really going to give birth anytime soon..?"
I was escorted to my bed and the husband was quick to request from the nurses and medical practioners there that he did not want any MALE doctors to attend to me.

Right from the start, the nurses and the different medical professionals that attended to me were very comforting.That really helped to calm me down. And that's when I was strapped down on the bed with the device to monitor baby's heartbeat and my caontraction frequency. At that moment the contractions seemed under control with brownish discharge still making its appearance. The nurse kept asking me whether I need painkillers but I didnt think it was necessary at that moment. :) Me and husband spent the next waiting time watching ChannelNews Asia.


10.30am
A female doctor came and decided to insert the tablet in me to induce labour. Initially I got freaked out when I heard a male doctor attended to the patient beside me and luckily the husband already requested for only female doctors earlier. According to the doctor, I was 2cm dilated and she would come back to see me again in 2 hours time. And so the husband decided to take a quick snooze before the real drama begin! In fact during this time, I myself was in and out of snoozeland too.


12.35nn
Nurse (A very nice one but too bad, didnt get her name) and the female doctor came in, awoke me up from sleep. I was already 4cm dilated and that's when the nurse asked whether I need painkiller again. I still can smiled and said "No". LOL! She then wheeled me to my ward and said I could go for a walk for the next few hours. Ooh....how I was waiting for that! However, they were so nice that before I left the delivery suite, I was offered lunch. Yummy. Imagine having appetite even when Im already 4cm dilated!

Fish semur &sweet potato leaf in sambal with corn soup.

I wonder why apples in hospital are so white.

Last pix while pregnant. Poignant moment yo!

Sandal & beanie tak matching langsung!

OMG.

3:15pm

I decided to go back to the ward after husband had his lunch and we had a walk around the hospital. The contractions begin to get more intense although I could still giggle and waddle around. I guess the nurse thought that Im trying to act like a champion and was saying ..."some women already cry you know!" And so she left me when I declined for any painkiller. Husband watched some TV programmes and took some nap. Same goes to me...until the pain start to kick in and I began to feel uneasy.

4:00pm

I was brought back to the delivery suite after experiencing more bloody discharge. Upon reaching the suite, I had a strong urge to pass urine and I did. It was unsightly with all the blood in the toilet bowl. I reckoned  I rested for about half an hour in the suite before being pushed into the labour ward due to continuos bleeding.



What was my view like lying down on the "first-class" bed.

I managed to watch some TV while going in and out of contraction pain. While watching TV, I scanned through the room and was visualizing the drama that would take place...Scary Mary ok.

6:10pm

While bleeding, the nurse got a cue from my gynae, Dr Anna to rupture my membrane. I was expecting this "crochet-like" giant needle as I read through in the internet that it was how it looks like. True enough, they took out this hook-like thingy and from the reflection of the head light above me, I practically knew what was going on down there. I shudder to continue looking and pretend to be engrossed in the TV watching instead. That's when I felt the warm trickling of water....as per se many other women's experiences!

6:20pm

Hubby decided to go for a walk & light dinner after I assured him that I'll be alright and would call him should there be anything. But I was wrong! Somehow, right after he left the ward, I felt so alone and the contraction got more intensed! I finally succumbed to it and asked for the "laughing gas". I sent a quick text to hubby and told him to come back ASAP as Im feeling "something not right." After I was given the gas, the nurse said she would come back again at 7pm to check on me and how much I have dilated.

7:00pm

Was about 5-6cm dilated. Gas didnt work much and it was only much later I realised I did not even breathe in the gas properly. Slengeh.com hokay.

8:15pm

All these while, Mak kept on calling husband 's phone as I didnt have anymore energy to even speak. She die-die wanna come and insist that whatever time I give birth, my husband had to call her and she wanted to come to the hospital. The nurse overheard and advised no need to coz Mak wont be able to come in to the ward at all!



8:30pm
The "wanna shit" and strong urge to push kicked in. In my mind, I was almost on the verge of giving up. This Malay nurse, who was VERY supportive and encouraging, guided me on the pushing and breathing technique. She was also very patience when I kept buzzing her each time the pain got so unbearable. Howevre, each time she came in, I declined for any painkiller. Coincidentally, while going in and out of the pain, SURIA was showing the drama "Apa Dosa Ku" and it was on the scene where this lady was giving birth as well!

9:30pm
Hubby was pacing up and down and walking aimlessly in the ward. There were many nurses coming in and out that I guess he got so lost on what to do. I finally asked for enthonox jab BUT was told that I was already 7cm dilated and it was already too late. They told me that I could take epidural instead but I said No...again.

Around this moment, I was not able to follow the time anymore. I should have dilated 10cm already. All I know, at one point where the urge to push was becoming more intense, my gynae decided to take some urine sample from my bladder. Imagine having this urge to push while having a LONG needle trying to poke into your bladder........... Scary Scary Saturday literally.

While breathing in and out and pushing, the nurses encouraged me to turn my body on my side and pushed. OMG. I should NOT even try it. It got so bad....nope. WORSE! I turned back into a half-seated position and decided that was my "most-comfortable" position. Like real only.

I continued pushing with the encouragement from the nurses and soothing & comforting words from the husband. I felt the baby's head somewhere down there only to be told that a slight episiotomy will be done to allow baby's head to come out! I just cant be bothered to answer anything. Was cut down there and at the same time, they gave me a drip trough my vein to help me push the baby out.

This was when hubby told me not to push too hard to avoid tearing even more. I gave one final push, with all the verbal & physical encouragement from the husband, my gynae & the nurses and and before I knew it...this beautiful baby was on my body.....

She was finally born at 11:18pm on 21st April 2012 with no epidural or enthonox jab assistance.Alhamdullilah.

The date 21st April 2012 holds a great significance to me because when I was pregnant the first time in 2010, my EDD was 20th April 2011. However, I miscarried and lost the baby.  
But Allah is Great...He gave me this beautiful girl 1 year and 1 day later as a replacement for my loss. Thank you Allah.

She is mine & my husband's precious little thing to keep, to love and to hold.

She is Yara Ayuqa Tan.

3.36kg...51 cm long.

 "We've already love you even before we set eyes on you"

This is my birth diary.

Something I will reminisce each and every moment for it is indeed priceless.

37 weeks 3 days

Since I started my maternity leave last week on the 9th April, Ive been enjoying the late waking up timing (10am - 11am ish), the ample time I have to surf the Net for pregnancy videos, birth videos, reading other bloggers' birth stories and also doing up my crochet flowers.

In actual fact I wasnt intending to start my M.L early though but was advised by my SUP to take earlier as Im having this constant lower abdominal pain. Before anyone called me "LEMBIK", do imagine, liken having a bowling ball in between your legs while you tossed and turned in bed and getting up from a sitting position. Once I got up from that position, I would limp while walking and it takes a little while before I get my normal momentum in walking. Yes, all "ever-been-pregnant" ladies would always tell me," Oh..that's normal..."

I couldnt agree more but please respect that every woman goes through different pregnancy experience. Some have it easier, some have it more challenging. And being pregnant for the FIRST time at age THIRTY it is very challenging. It really irritate me especially when people have their own speculation that I should do this, I should do that... Haiz. I'll take the positive part anytime but other than that, I really cant be bothered. Right from my early pregnancy stage till now people always have issues with my tummy size, my overall size and whatever they can find fault with. WTVRrrr........ Some just cant wait to see me ballooned up to double my normal body size!

Ok,ok...Maybe I WILL grow FAT after delivery but insya Allah, I will wok hard to trim those fats down. HAPPY?

Like I mentioned earlier, now Im having ample time to continue with my crochet flowers. Each brooches or hairclips that I made are carefully handmade, sewn and immaculately prepared. I never have any problems with my customers before, Alhamdullilah. However, my recent incident with a customer forced me to put up her orders for sale. Hey look. I was very patience, waiting for her payment ($30 only) for ONE MONTH. Now, I guess I was just being too kind, always taking orders get the brooches & hairclips ready THEN I would ask for payment to be transfered. So when the flowers are ready, I sent 2 reminders to her for the payment and the 2nd time she promised to pay but nothing came. So after waiting for very long, I decided to sell off the brooches.

And Alhamdullilah, I managed to sell most of it and now only left with 2 dark brown,black & white. It 's definitely not easy to get ONE flower ready. After crocheting, I have to fix the pearlie beads and the pins for brooches. And each flower is meticulously sewn.

So...Its pretty heartbreaking when buyer/customer just go MIA, ya know. Well, on a positive note, I came up with a new design!

See those three gigantic flower brooches? OK, those are my latest edition. I am so "feeling2" wanting to put those heyuge flowers on my Lil'lady hairband! And those in the front rows are customers' order in brooches & hairclips. Im diggin' those rainbow ones! Im still taking orders by the way..... for as long as the Lil' Lady is still safely tucked in my tummy, I still can afford the time!

In the meantime...tangkap jambu dulu lah!!

36 weeks 6 days

As of today, I have almost reached the full term of my pregnancy. So as they say. Once baby reached 37 weeks, he or she is considered fully developed. And that's why, many gynaes advised not to rush into labour unless, of course due to an emergency.


Met my gynae yesterday and I told her of the swelling I had down there. She said its' pretty normal and after doing the internal examination, I am already 3cm dilated! Well, well, well.
That explains the extra dose of pain I had down there. She advised more walking to enhance easier delivery. Walking helps as the baby's head is pressing down the cervix thus, soften the cervical area and promotes dilation. But of course, what is labour without the pain, right?


Seven hours after the I.E, I experienced brownish discharge. After checking some information from the Net, it is pretty normal to experience this after I.E. I monitored myself the next few hours and I was 'clean'. Even waking up for Subuh and after that, I remained that way. It was only I had my next visit to the toilet that I noticed the brownish discharge again. This time, I called the NUH Delivery Suite for advise. Now, I am excited to give birth ASAP and see my Lil' Ah-Moi but at the same time, I definitely do not want to risk her life by giving birth too early or putting her in distress in my tummy.


After relating to the nurse about my experience, I was advised to monitor the discharge again on whether it increased in amount or my contractions get intensed in the next few hours before coming down to the hospital. As for now, the contractions Im experiencing has been bearable. I could still walk around for some shopping this morning but at times, it does get rather disturbing. Really like menstrual cramps! OMG. When I walked too much, I could feel her head pressing down and it gave me a sharp pain down there. Pelvic pain, dont ask. It seems to stay for now.


And so hopefully, the contractions remain under control for now. Ive already text the husband not to do OT today and to be home with me JUST IN CASE baby decided to make her appearance at night! She is well-known to be a nocturnal babe even before she's out!


It can be pretty exciting too since many of my contacts in FB guessed that I might give birth early due to the fact that Ive already dilated. Guessing game is always exciting hor! Secretly, I prayed she popped on the 15th April, as that will be a month shy from my 2nd wedding anniversary. Hehehehe!


Now, THAT will indeed be a beautiful wedding anniversary gift of all!