My Daughter Aini Syafiqah - First Few Days of Her Life

My eldest daughter Aini Syafiqah was born just after midnight on 16th September, 2003. Being childless on my previous marriage (12 years), the moment I saw her, I could feel that my tears ran down my cheek. I was very happy to see how beautiful she was. Weighted only 2.73kg, she was kind of small. Nevertheless, it was the happiest moment in my life.


The first week was horrible to her experience. She was diagnose to have jaundice and the reading nearly touch the upper limit where one would need a blood transfusion. I was nearly broke as my fiancial position was not good at that time. I have decided to sent her to Putrajaya Hospital. She was born in SJMC having the best doctors to attend to her and her mum.


While the charges was huge different, so are the technical knowledge between the pediatrician in both hospitals. For blood test in SJMC, they only need to get only fews cc of blood. You know if you take out the internal part of a Kilometrico ball pen, that is the size SJMC keep my daughter's blood. The blood was taken at the toe and not at the back of our palm as in Putrajaya Hospital where some *litres* of blood needed every morning for testing. The doctor probably around 20++ years old, while the pediatrician in SJMC was double the age. Just imagine that! Poor government.


I week later, she was released from the hospital but the jaundice keeps on until few weeks before showing sign of receding. I was relief. These are some of the photos taken by poor quality hand held device digital camera.



See...I told you she was beautiful and still is... :D