Register and Check Up Your Pregnancy at KK and UMRA

For those yang first time pregnant tu..mesti tertanya2..
Bila nak start check up...
Nak check up kat mana...

Through I punye experience....
Masa first pregnancy tu...macam mana I tau I pregnant??
My menstrual cycle boleh dikatakan normal...
Normal means...every month mesti period and beza dalam 1 to 2 days je...
Just after married, the next month tu tak period....
Ape lagi...cuak makk.....
Pi beli pregnancy test kat Guardian ngan my BFF and check tang tang tu jugak.....
Which UPT (UPT stands for Urine Pregnancy Test) I bought?
Any brand would do...
So, buat la UPT...and guess what.....POSITIVE
Ok, when the result shows it is +ve, I mula la panic tak tau nak buat apa....(poyo jek kan)

What to do when you know that you've got a bun in the oven aka pregnant?
Drop by to any nearest KK (Klinik Kesihatan) to confirm it and boleh register terus your pregnancy di Klinik Kesihatan...
Bile nak pergi confirm kan?
It is up to you bile2 you nak pergi...but the check up will start at the third month for the first timer...

Macam I, first pregnancy I pergi register je kat Klinik Kesihatan and buat BUKU MERAH tu...
But I did the check up at UMRA, tak pernah pon pergi Klinik Kesihatan..
And, every time I went to UMRA for check up, the doctor will update the BUKU MERAH tu...provided we have to give it to the doc buku tu, if not the doc wont update it...
Second pregnancy ni, tak pergi pon register kat KK since dah ade record kat UMRA kan...

So, for the first pregnancy, I register both at KK and UMRA during my third month of pregnancy...
Kindly note that, for the first timer, if you want to give birth at UMRA, you have to register and start your check up before your 5th month of pregnancy ye, after bulan ke 5, UMRA will not accept if I am not mistaken....

Bile dah register kat KK and UMRA,
They both will advise date of the next check up...
Tiba date untuk chekc up, org KK tu akan call as a reminder, if you decide nk buat kat private je, then cakap je yang you nak buat check up kat private, they will understand and wont call anymore...
Ade jugak mommies yang buat check up kat both KK and private...
Sebab, kat KK boleh dapat ubat free, while kat private you have to pay for the medicine....
Cuma, if you go to KK, you have to wait LIKE FOREVER la..hehehehe....

So, what is the medical care given during our monthly check up?

Briefly, at UMRA
3mo - scan and confirm pregnancy (single or twin)
4mo - scan (tak datang pon takpe)
5mo - scan and start taking medicine (obimin etc)
6mo - scan and cocok kancing gigi
7mo - scan and check diabetics, start taking urine, and buat detail scan on the baby
8mo - scan and start to check up biweekly (doc dah start monitor closely)
9mo - scan and check jantung baby, doc dah brief bile mau bersalin and the procedure bagai....

This is for normal pregnancy, meaning for those yang takde kencing manis or darah tinggi....
For yang special case tu, I'm not sure what did they go thru during their monthly check up....

So, congratulation for those who are expecting and enjoy your pregnancy...