Labor Summary

The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
Mother
Mother: Admitted 03/04/2008, Transferred from 44, to Ward 41, Bed 12
Delivered Time: 21:42
Estimated Gestation: By Dates – 41 Weeks; By Ultrasound – 41 Weeks
Labor and Delivery: Spontaneous Labor, Liquor Meconium, 1st Stage: 19 Hours, 2nd Stage: 42 Mins, 3rd Stage: 6 mins. Total Observed Labour: 19 hours 48 mins
Labor and Delivery: [...]

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Alhamdulillah … Welcome to The World My Dear

Apr 4, ‘08 12:33 AM
for everyone

We arrived in Royal Women hospital this morning (Thursday, 3 April 08) at around 4AM.
They admitted us to the Emergency Section, just to have check and continously monitor on the mums and bubz.
5.30AM, the midwive performed an internal check. 4cm dilation.
9.30AM, another internal check, still at the Emergency Room. 5cm [...]

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(Relatively) Heavy contractions starts

Melbourne, Apr 3, ‘08 3:33 AM
Ranie’s been having some (irregular) heavy contractions since 11.30pm (Wednesday, 2 Apr 08).
It’s Thursday, around 3AM now. My Wife getting more regular contractions since 1.30AM …
Called up the Emergency Dept at Royal Women Hospital, and consult with them.
Is it time?
Wallahu alaam.
Better be prepared.
We’ll be going to the hospital soon.
Pray [...]

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Ayat-Ayat Cinta … Refleksi

Melbourne, Mar 26, ‘08 10:31 PM
Ayat Ayat Cinta – Refleksi Diri
*Edited version, untuk Majalah Ibrah edisi Bulan April 2008*
Salaam,
Saya baru selsai membaca Novel Ayat Ayat Cinta, ditulis oleh Habiburrahman El Shirazy, atau yang akrab disapa dengan panggilan Kang Abik ini.
Akhir February lalu, cerita dalam novel ini ditranslasikan ke film layar lebar. Ini menjadi diskusi hangat [...]

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Considering Names

Melbourne, Mar 22, ‘08 11:19 PM
Baby … ayah bunda lagi nyari nama buat baby niy … bingung
Awalnya Ayah pengennya Safa Avisenna Rahman Djunaedi
Tapi terlalu byk nama co-nya, jadi nanti avisenna Rahman dipake untuk adek nya yang co aja yah insha Allah.

Ada Safa Raihana Djunaedi (Wanita yang Luhur dan Suci), Azka Alesha Djunaedi (Beriman [...]

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Keindahan

Melbourne, Feb 11, ‘08 12:46 PM
Sampai sekarang tidak pernah habis terpikir,
Ada makluk kecil bernyawa di dalam rahim kekasih hatiku,
Yang menyahut dengan tendangan-tendangan kecil,
Ketika aku berbicara kepadanya dengan suara halus diluar perut bunda-Nya,
Ah, aku tidak sabar untuk bertemu denganmu bayi kecilku,
Untaian do’a dan harapan yang mengalir agar engkau menjadi hambaNya yang shalehah,
Mendapatkan sifat2 yang terbaik dari [...]

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Do’ain yah …

Melbourne, Jan 2, ‘08 11:45 PM
Well, today was just a regular day like any other day.
Went to work this morning. Then had an appointment with the dentist to do a tooth filling.
Then, Ranie called in the afternoon.
She said she had some bleeding …
Hmmm … not good.
I picked her up, and we went to Royal Women [...]

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Bukan Milik Kita

Melbourne, Nov 22, ‘07 5:05 PM

Badan ini, bukan milik kita.
Jika ia milik kita, maka seorang ibu hamil mampu mengendalikan perubahan tubuh yang ada di dalam dirinya.                                                                                                           Jika ia milik-ku, maka aku akan mengerahkan segala energi agar rambut dikepala bisa gondrong dalam semalam, lemak diperut bisa menguap diganti dengan otot dalam satu jam, lutut [...]

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Life Is Weird

Melbourne, Nov 13, ‘07 3:51 PM
Life is weird – in a good way – … apalagi setelah nikah Januari kemarin, and especially setelah Ranie pindah ke Melbourne July lalu. 11 thn udah gw tinggal jauh dari keluarga di Jkt / Bandung, and practically living on my own since I was 14 y.o, Tiba2, there’s [...]

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Ngiri …

Melbourne, Nov 3, ‘07 2:50 AM
“Hehehe … sayang … bobo dong, Bunda udah ngantuk ” …
“hmmm … baby, kenapa ketawa terus ngomong2 sendiri beib?”
“Iya A’ … baby na nendang2, kayak dikelitikin perut Adek … makanya agak geli”
“Hueee … Aa ngiri”
Ngiri karena bunda udah ada physical and psychological connection with the baby …
Which left us [...]

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