Hola!
It's been a while since I write anything here. When it's time to write, I felt so tired and just sleep. When I'm inspired and awake, there are just so many things bothering me. One of them is, a toddler that keeps disturbing me with the keyboard and also a baby that needs to be fed every 1 hour or so.
Since I choose direct breastfeeding, the baby always latch on for an hour or less sometimes, and every 1 1/2 - 2 hours, so, my time is quite restricted to tend to them first. Not to mention I have to cook and feed the toddler as well. HECTIC.
But look, I am happy. And way better than before.
So, today I'm going to elaborate further about my pregnancy check-ups and L&D costs at private and government hospital.
For my #1, I delivered at Desa Parkcity Medical Centre in 2016. The cost was RM17k++ I went thru emergency c-section as there were signs of baby distress and I was having slow progress.
But put altogether, including my check-ups, I think the cost must've been 20k+ or more.
I went to a private clinic that was operated by doctors from Pantai Hospital as I thought of delivering there. I forgot their name but they're father and daughter, and yes, they work at the same place. The clinic is in TTDI (Klinik Wanita TTDI if I'm not mistaken). The monthly cost for a check-up there was about RM150-RM300. Sorry, I can't remember the exact price but it was always somewhere around that figures. It's cheap when you only do updates and regular scan (2D). But expensive when you were supplied with vitamins and medicines you need to take. I went there starting when I was 4 months pregnant till 7 months.
I only got to see the father as his daughter was fully booked as a lot of women wants their case to be handled by female gynae. He is okay. Frankly I did not know what to expect, hence only now that I'm writing about it.
Total check-ups I had done with him was 6 or 7 times and everytime it included 2D growth scan and everything was fine. But he did not do any tests on me which I was expecting like what KKIA done for expecting mothers.
Then I moved to Desa Parkcity and started seeing Dr. Jaspal. My first impression on him was, he's handsome xD but he is soft-spoken and gentle. Well, since I was a first time mother, I did not know what to expect. But now I know (after few appointments and postpartum checkups) that he is an experienced gynae and I believed he knows best in his area).
I had done every tests there and it costs me about RM3++ above every checkup. Plus, there are once or twice that I was prescribed with medicines, so the bill was RM4++ (JUST FOR 1 CHECK UP). Some people would think that's expensive (YES IT WAS FOR ME) but people from around here told me that's what they expected here. If they can afford living here, surely they can afford the medical fees. Just for your information, most of the residents are expats working in Malaysia or local businessman. What's so great about this place is that it's pet friendly :D *Let's talk about that in another post*
Did I mention that the labor and delivery charge at DPC MC was more than RM10K?
YES IT WAS!
It was RM17K++ for emergency c-section and because it was SATURDAY, so the charges is different than on weekdays within office hour. Plus, I stayed there for 5 frigging days. Supposed to be 3 days for c-section mothers, but then the baby got jaundice and was put under the phototheraphy light. Plus, I have nobody to help at home (yet) so I opted to stay there for 2 more days so that I don't have to move much to give him milk (I breastfeed).
I was totally bored after 3 days since there were not many visitors except for my husband. A friend or two came to visit, and so my stepdaughter who was still in school that time. She's not thrilled but not plain too. She looked rather nervous when she first entered the door lol. She just looked at the baby and as it was already more than 2 years ago, I cannot remember what she said.
Okay, enough reminiscing i guess.
How was the stay at DPCMC?
I could say 9/10 very good.
For single room, it was really spacious like you can put another queen bed there. It was 2 bedded room but they only put 1 bed, so it's got plenty of space. There are 1 reclining sofa, and 1 chair with coffee table inside so guests can stay and be comfortable in case if they wanna sleep there.
The aircond can get quite cold especially at night but luckily it can be adjusted. I always keep it between 20-22 degrees celcius. Sometimes I turned it off because my throat got so dry. I wished I knew about humidifier that time lol xD
How was the food?
8/10 taste like any hospital food but the presentation was okay.
How was their service?
9/10 Fast and reliable. one button call and within a minute they're there. Plus baby stays at the nursery if it's your choice. They can be formula fed (again, your choice) and mothers can have more time to sleep and rest.
How was the c-section experience?
Hmmmmmm, not so good but I'm glad (now when I think about it) I didn't have any problem like open wound or pus coming out. The doctor did a very good job I guess.
But it was still painful even 7 months postpartum. Even when I wanna have sex with my husband, rough movements can inflicts pain at the site. Having sex was so uncomfortable that I started having first one (PP) after 3 months. Moving around was painful let alone sneezing or coughing. I also cannot laugh much, but who cares when someone makes jokes right? lol. I lived my life as usual. Took care my baby myself. Kind of missed that bonding time with my first newborn (now that i have the second one)
And as my husband just got a new job, he had to go offshore for a week up to 3 weeks sometimes. So, I just ordered food. Starting then, I never did much on cooking or cleaning the house except for laundry. I called cleaners to come every two weeks and they'll clean everything. I was lucky I married to a man who's got everything ready in his house including a washing machine and dryer. It's very convenient when you stay at condo or apartment.
It's been a while since I write anything here. When it's time to write, I felt so tired and just sleep. When I'm inspired and awake, there are just so many things bothering me. One of them is, a toddler that keeps disturbing me with the keyboard and also a baby that needs to be fed every 1 hour or so.
Since I choose direct breastfeeding, the baby always latch on for an hour or less sometimes, and every 1 1/2 - 2 hours, so, my time is quite restricted to tend to them first. Not to mention I have to cook and feed the toddler as well. HECTIC.
But look, I am happy. And way better than before.
So, today I'm going to elaborate further about my pregnancy check-ups and L&D costs at private and government hospital.
For my #1, I delivered at Desa Parkcity Medical Centre in 2016. The cost was RM17k++ I went thru emergency c-section as there were signs of baby distress and I was having slow progress.
But put altogether, including my check-ups, I think the cost must've been 20k+ or more.
I went to a private clinic that was operated by doctors from Pantai Hospital as I thought of delivering there. I forgot their name but they're father and daughter, and yes, they work at the same place. The clinic is in TTDI (Klinik Wanita TTDI if I'm not mistaken). The monthly cost for a check-up there was about RM150-RM300. Sorry, I can't remember the exact price but it was always somewhere around that figures. It's cheap when you only do updates and regular scan (2D). But expensive when you were supplied with vitamins and medicines you need to take. I went there starting when I was 4 months pregnant till 7 months.
I only got to see the father as his daughter was fully booked as a lot of women wants their case to be handled by female gynae. He is okay. Frankly I did not know what to expect, hence only now that I'm writing about it.
Total check-ups I had done with him was 6 or 7 times and everytime it included 2D growth scan and everything was fine. But he did not do any tests on me which I was expecting like what KKIA done for expecting mothers.
Then I moved to Desa Parkcity and started seeing Dr. Jaspal. My first impression on him was, he's handsome xD but he is soft-spoken and gentle. Well, since I was a first time mother, I did not know what to expect. But now I know (after few appointments and postpartum checkups) that he is an experienced gynae and I believed he knows best in his area).
I had done every tests there and it costs me about RM3++ above every checkup. Plus, there are once or twice that I was prescribed with medicines, so the bill was RM4++ (JUST FOR 1 CHECK UP). Some people would think that's expensive (YES IT WAS FOR ME) but people from around here told me that's what they expected here. If they can afford living here, surely they can afford the medical fees. Just for your information, most of the residents are expats working in Malaysia or local businessman. What's so great about this place is that it's pet friendly :D *Let's talk about that in another post*
Did I mention that the labor and delivery charge at DPC MC was more than RM10K?
YES IT WAS!
It was RM17K++ for emergency c-section and because it was SATURDAY, so the charges is different than on weekdays within office hour. Plus, I stayed there for 5 frigging days. Supposed to be 3 days for c-section mothers, but then the baby got jaundice and was put under the phototheraphy light. Plus, I have nobody to help at home (yet) so I opted to stay there for 2 more days so that I don't have to move much to give him milk (I breastfeed).
I was totally bored after 3 days since there were not many visitors except for my husband. A friend or two came to visit, and so my stepdaughter who was still in school that time. She's not thrilled but not plain too. She looked rather nervous when she first entered the door lol. She just looked at the baby and as it was already more than 2 years ago, I cannot remember what she said.
Okay, enough reminiscing i guess.
How was the stay at DPCMC?
I could say 9/10 very good.
For single room, it was really spacious like you can put another queen bed there. It was 2 bedded room but they only put 1 bed, so it's got plenty of space. There are 1 reclining sofa, and 1 chair with coffee table inside so guests can stay and be comfortable in case if they wanna sleep there.
The aircond can get quite cold especially at night but luckily it can be adjusted. I always keep it between 20-22 degrees celcius. Sometimes I turned it off because my throat got so dry. I wished I knew about humidifier that time lol xD
How was the food?
8/10 taste like any hospital food but the presentation was okay.
How was their service?
9/10 Fast and reliable. one button call and within a minute they're there. Plus baby stays at the nursery if it's your choice. They can be formula fed (again, your choice) and mothers can have more time to sleep and rest.
How was the c-section experience?
Hmmmmmm, not so good but I'm glad (now when I think about it) I didn't have any problem like open wound or pus coming out. The doctor did a very good job I guess.
But it was still painful even 7 months postpartum. Even when I wanna have sex with my husband, rough movements can inflicts pain at the site. Having sex was so uncomfortable that I started having first one (PP) after 3 months. Moving around was painful let alone sneezing or coughing. I also cannot laugh much, but who cares when someone makes jokes right? lol. I lived my life as usual. Took care my baby myself. Kind of missed that bonding time with my first newborn (now that i have the second one)
And as my husband just got a new job, he had to go offshore for a week up to 3 weeks sometimes. So, I just ordered food. Starting then, I never did much on cooking or cleaning the house except for laundry. I called cleaners to come every two weeks and they'll clean everything. I was lucky I married to a man who's got everything ready in his house including a washing machine and dryer. It's very convenient when you stay at condo or apartment.
That is my firstborn baby. He's so full of hair. I heard if you're having heartburn often that's because
the baby has lots of hair. Not sure until now it's just woo or truth.
This is him now. Still full of hair and my husband said his hair is like 'dawai besi' because it's so straight and heavy.
He is going to be 3 years old in September. But he looks like 4/5 years old. Still cannot make a full sentence and speaks gibberish, But he does understand what people said (in English). He walks at 1y2m and talks at 19m or so but he's the most lovely and he's the one who taught me how to love and to be loved. True love.
Next, you can read about my experience giving birth at goverment hospital in the next post.
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