Numbness (Lidya)
Chapter 11 Nine Months
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Litha was very happy about her pregnancy. Her husband is more attentive. There are many surprises that he gets.
After getting a surprise last night, Litha had to work. In this condition of young pregnancy, Litha still has to be more careful. All he did for the sake of keeping his future baby.
All the obligations he has done. Start waking the husband, morning prayers, cooking and breakfast. Litha can cook. He forced to be able to cook even though the smell of the smell of the spice spread to his sense of smell. Litha always wears a three-layer mask so that the smell of spices is not inhaled.
"You sure you want to go on deck, you're like yesterday's bad morning sickness?" ask Ali who is wearing shoes.
"Yes, come in. I also have to deliver the doctor's letter, right because yesterday did not come in? answer Litha.
"But you don't do soy sauce, you ask for a reduction in working hours or how to let it be a little light?".
"Inshaa Allah. Just calm down. I forgot, I used to get pregnant with Lidya too while working?"
"Yes but you must keep the condition yes, do not let you soybeans or fainting again".
"It must be mas. Thanks for the attention. I love mas. More attention since pregnant sister Lidya.hehe"
"So long ago, you thought I wasn't paying attention?..hhhmmm"
"Yes not really. I said more attention. It also means attention. Not the attention. How the hell are you?"
"Yes bumil sensitive. A little bit irritable.haha" mocked Ali.
"You love the goddamn temptation. Ntar is not aduin the same as baby. His father loved his mother's temptations. Make her mother angry".
"Don't that, dear. Baby grandpa, I'm sorry dad?" ali said while stroking Litha's flat stomach.
"Yes father" Litha replied by mimicking the typical voice of a baby.
They laugh together too.
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At 05:30, Litha and Ali rushed to work. Because the entry time starts at 06:10.
Better to leave early than late. As they say.
Don't forget Ali put his helmet on for Litha.
Chequek...!
Perfectly mounted helmet. Both driving down industrial areas.
"It's up to deck. Be careful" said Ali, extending his hand.
Litha kissed him with reverence.
"Yes mas. And heart of hearts too".
"Yes dear. Take care of our baby"
"Yes mas".
Ali leaves Litha's workplace to her own workplace. Today shipping goods to several cities within the province only.
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Litha entered her work area. He met his best friend.
"Hay Litha, I heard you yesterday You're permission because of illness huh? Now how are you doing? Is it better? What are you sick with?" greet Ariyanti with a shot of many questions.
"Yes Ari I didn't come in yesterday. I passed out and took Ali to the nearest puskesmas".
"You sick? You don't usually faint. If tired usually also incandescent continue to be healthy again right. Not to faint?"
"I'm pregnant Ri" Litha replied quietly.
"Whataaa?" Ariyanti shouted so that the other coworkers turned their heads towards the two of them.
"You don't scream. I'm not a budek" Litha replied annoyedly.
"Heheh.iya sorry. I'm surprised".
"Okayly enough. There's a husband"
"Yes. Let's go inside."
"Come".
They entered the production room. The work starts immediately. The foreman approached Litha.
"Where's the doctor's letter?" todong the foreman.
"This is ma'am" Litha handed over the results of her examination.
"You pregnant?"
"Yes ma'am"
"Consider that you are pregnant young. From the normal working hours of 7 hours, for you I give 6 hours. The target must be completed according to what is written here (suspension book). You work 6 hours as long as your condition is still morning sickness. After morning sickness, you work 7 hours".
"Thank you ma'am".
"Yes. And so that your baby will remain healthy later given maternity leave check. One month one time. Understood it?".
"See mom".
"Aheading the birth later there is also maternity leave. So when you are eight months pregnant, you are allowed time off to prepare mentally and physically for childbirth. According to the rules of our company. Production employees on maternity leave still get a full salary according to their monthly salary income."
"Ah yes ma'am".
"Now how old are you?"
"7 weeks ma'am".
"May the baby be healthy always".
"Thank you ma'am".
"Yes, get back to work".
"Good ma'am. Excuse me".
Litha finished her work. He had to work hard in the middle of morning sickness.
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According to company regulations, employees who get pregnant during morning sickness will work 6 hours, after recovery will work 7 hours. Litha did her job well.
Litha's pregnancy is now 7 months old. Litha held a small thanksgiving. His parents and his eldest son Lidya also visited the city to see the state of Litha.
The menu for this afternoon's thanksgiving is roasted chicken, shaved rujak, spring rolls, lemper and other heavy foods and snacks.
Litha cooks at Ariyanti's aid and her neighbor's boarding house.
The food was placed in sterofoam cardboard and distributed to neighbors only.
This time Litha was more grateful. When pregnant with Lidya, the condition of his family is not what it is today. She and her husband were still in the village and were looking for a job.
Now they are both well established and have steady jobs.
Every month can check the content in the obstetrician. Yes, Ali had Litha check with an obstetrician since the age of the womb entered 20 weeks.
The Flasback
"Darling, how was your pregnancy? Do you still have morning sickness?".
"Alhamdulillah. When is the control schedule again?"
"Next week, sir?"
"OKAY. Next week and so on to the gynecologist only huh? Mas will anterine constantly and want to monitor our baby".
"But mas-" Litha had not finished her speech but Ali cut her off.
"There is no rejection. We want the best for our baby. Not that I don't trust midwives or other nakes deck. But usually in midwives there is no USG. Mas will want your content in USG so I can see him in the dalem".
"Alright, Litha according to the origin of the paid mas. Don't use my pay".
"You're the same stingy kid yourself, baby?"
"It's not so. But we also have to save so as not to contract. I haven't held onto your money in months either. All of you arranged for the boarding, eating and checking me out. So I better pay my salary to be on the tube".
"Yes. You're right deck. Later after our baby is born, the salary of all you who hold for our needs. Including to build our dream house" Ali said while rubbing Litha's head.
"Yes mas".
Flashback Off
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Litha's condition was excellent until the age of 7 months. At the age of 8 months, Litha felt easily tired. Maybe because the weight of the fetus is getting heavier and his back also feels achy taste.
She and her husband never went out of control. Leave the company he used well. Litha never missed a vitamin schedule. How disciplined and worthy of an example. All he did for the sake of health and growth of the baby.
If after coming home from work, his body feels tired, Litha rests for a while until his sweat is dry. Then shower and fall. Sometimes he falls asleep and wakes up when Ali gets home from work.
After returning home from work, Litha cooked for herself and her husband. Not anymore. Not because lazy, but after working his body feels tired and crumpled he will not force to cook. So every afternoon buy a side dish in front of his boarding alley. Rice is available on magic com. Cooking rice itself is more practical and saves expenses for boarding residents. Isn't that right, reader? The author has experienced this time post newlyweds. Cook your own rice more sparingly.
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At the age of 8 months 9 months this month, Litha has faced HRD to apply for maternity leave.
Tok too tok!
"Assalamualaikum sir" Litha knocked on the door of the room that said HRD Room.
"Vaalaikumsalam. Please enter".
"Yes Sir"
"Please sit down"
"Good Sir"
"What do you need here. What's the need?" ask Mr. Diman the head of HRD company.
"I'd like to apply for maternity leave sir".
"Oh yeah, where's your pregnancy checkbook?"
"This sir" Litha gave her a special book to check her pregnancy.
"Hopefully the delivery will be smooth
. And according to the regulations of this company, every pregnant woman who will give birth is given a leave of absence for 3 months. And from tomorrow you I will allow leave until your child is 2 months old. You stay in the salary of the company through the account as usual" Mr. Diman explained at length to his employees.
"Good Sir. Thanks for allowing it".
"Now you sign this leave letter" Mr. Diman handed out a leave letter called Lithania Agustin.
"Yes sir" Litha signed and handed over to HRD.
"It's over and you can get out now".
"Yes sir. Excuse me"
Litha left the HRD room and returned to the production room.
"Mom, I have permission to HRD"
"Your target is done? If you can go home and rest".
"Already Mom. I say goodbye to my friend first"
"Yes".
Litha said goodbye to her friend. And lastly he said goodbye to his best friend, Ariyanti.
Litha and Ariyanti work at a biscuit production company. They are one group so meet every day.
"Ri, you're good huh. I'm on leave tomorrow. If you have free time, play at my hostel".
"Yes Lith. Hopefully good and can be normal again"
"Aamiinu. Thanks pray".
They embrace and Litha leaves the company where she works.
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Since her time off work, Litha rarely cooks. Ali who often cooks, if tired of just buying in front of the alley. All the housework Ali took. Start washing, sweeping and cooking. Ali really wanted Litha to rest after work.
Entering the age of 9 months makes Litha a little nervous. Although she had been pregnant before, she was still nervous. At the time of Lidya's birth, Litha felt a contraction up to almost 24 hours.
Litha routinely walks the morning road around the street in her boarding complex. Just up the front alley and back again. And so on until he was tired. If you are tired, then immediately fall down.
At the age of 9 months of pregnancy, Litha checked with her husband once a week.
As of today, Litha checked her content in her subscription content specialist.
"How's Doc, my baby's condition?" ask Litha
"Look at Ma. Her age is now 37 weeks. It is time for the baby to be born if he is soon born. But I don't have to worry. It's okay if he's not born yet. Safe range up to 37-39 weeks Ma'am. There are even up to 40 newborns, it is also due to induction or caesarean If the baby is born under 37 weeks of gestation and weighs less than 2,500 grams can be said to be premature."
"What's the baby's position then, Doc?"
"I explained everything Mom. Breech baby position. Amniotic fluid is enough, the placenta has experienced a little calcification and there is no umbilical cord circumference. His weight is now 2,500 grams" the doctor explained in detail.
"If the placenta has calcification how do docks?"
"Korang Ma'am. Because she is going to give birth. As long as it is monitored continuously and does not harm the baby do not need to worry Mom?" .I guess so, based on the experience of the author at that time. CMIIW🙏
"Nice doc".
"This vitamin and TD pills must be taken, ma'am?"
"Yes doc. We went ahead to take it" Ali and Litha told Angga's doctor.
"Please".
Ali and Litha go to a small pharmacy next to Angga's doctor's room. Submit the prescription and pay to his administration.
Then they went back to the hostel after stopping by the ice cream shop.
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