Raya Trip from Bukit Mertajam to Bukit Payong

Raya tahun ni kami sekeluarga beraya di kampung saya dulu. Basically pagi raya di Bukit Mertajam , then pulang ke kampung sebelah ayah di Kulim. Jalan-jalan raya di kampung. On 2nd day raya, balik kampung sebelah mak di Bayan Lepas.and on the 3rd daya raya, we were on our way back to Bukit Payong to celebrate raya with my in laws.

Trip from BM to BP mengambil masa 7 jam (during normal period). Last time kitaorg buat trip mengikut jalan yg sama (iaitu jalan Baling-Jeli-Tanah Merah-Kuala Tganu) ialah beberapa hari lepas akad nikah.hampir setahun 4 bulan yang lalu. sekarang trip ini akan menjadi lebih bermakna sebab kami membawa si kecil Ilyaas bersama-sama. Jangkaan kami trip ini akan mengambil masa lebih kurang 7-8jam (allowing the heavy traffic during Aidilfitri).

Tapi semuanya meleset, the heavy traffic becoming VERY VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC! and the trip drag us to stay on the road for 10 hours!

Jalan yang kami pilih ialah dari BM-Kulim. from Kulim we took our road to Baling and from Baling masuk Lebuhraya Pantai Timur straight ke Jeli. Initially, from Baling to Tasik Banding, semua nya ok. Ilyaas slept in his car seat, umi also have a nap. Lepas Tasik Banding -Jeli, it becoming difficult. Since makin mendaki banjaran Titiwangsa, telinga masing2 makin berdengung sebab pressure yang makin tinggi. semua nya jadi sangat tidak selesa. Apatah lagi buat si kecil Ilyaas. I tried to breastfeed him sepanjang perjalanan from Tasik Banding -Jeli utk mengurangkan kadar telinga berdengung, but the distance was so long, and I can't force him to keep sucking the milk if he is already full. So, once he can feel the pressure entering his ears, dengan keadaan jalan yang berpusing-pusing, Ilyaas started to cry. Kesian sgt since not much I can do to ease the uneasiness feeling. What we (husband and me) did were:-

1. Shut off the music
2. We takbir
3. We recite some common surahs
4. Berzikir
5. I hug Ilyaas tightly near to my chest so he feel safe
6. I rub his back, chest and feets with Baby Telon
7. Try to breastfeed him when I can. Don't force him if he doesn't want.
8. Talk to him and play with him to distract his uneasiness.

Ilyaas was crying when I changed his diaper. He was already hungry, sleepy and tired by the time we reached Jeli.

Once we touched Jeli (kaki Banjaran Titiwangsa), we stopped at pump station. I quickly bring Ilyaas out from the car to get some fresh air. He stopped crying on the spot. Alhamdulillah. Change his diapers, and we started our journey once more. Unlucky us, we stuck in the bumper-to-bumper traffic jams from Tanah Merah to Machang.I thought because on accident but it was actually because of traffic lights at intersection to KB-KT where so many cars coming in and out at the same time. Even polices were there to help. We were in the jams for 3 hours. Ilyaas was sleeping before we entered the jam and he woke up after 2 hours and we still in the jam. And Ilyaas poo-poo on me + muntah dgn banyak nya sampai kena seat kereta and I have to change my whole attire from tudung to jeans.Kesian Ilyaas having car sickness=(

heavy traffic jams in Tanah Merah. gila!

Ilyaas poo-poo on Umi.By this time, dah move from seat belakang ke seat depan. Me myself pening kepala apatah lagi Ilyaas yang masih baby.

Activity utama bila stuck dalam jem.cam whoring

Jem bukan setakat di Tanah Merah-Machang je, nak masuk Pasir Puteh pun jem juga, Mulanya ingat nak ikut jalan dalam je from Besut ke KT, tp sampai Besut, jem teruk jugak. 15minit dalam kereta tak gerak-gerak. So we decided utk ikut jln pantai melalui Setiu. Nasib baik tak jem walaupun kereta mmg banyak. Sampai Setiu nampak sign board highway baru, so try highway baru and alhamdulillah 30 minit dah sampai Bukit Payung. Roughly kitaorg sampai BP pukul 6.53ptg setelah bertolak dr BM pukul 8.20pagi. Fuhh!kebas punggung duduk dalam kereta selama itu.

jadi kat sini nak share beberapa tips utk perjalanan jarak jauh yang mencabar begini bersama baby:-

• Stock kan minuman dan makanan dalam kerata cukup.My mum bekalkan nasi dan lauk ayam serta kuih-kuih raya
• Letak persalinan baju ibu/ayah dalam baby bag. Terjadi kes mcm Ilyaas muntah and saya kena salin baju, tak perlu lah korek bonet utk ambil baju dalam beg besar.
• Bawa banyak mainan baby utk kurangkan rasa bosan baby duduk dalam kereta lama-lama.
• driver, penumpang serta baby haruslah pakai pakaian yang longgar, selesa dan lightweight.
• Jangan biarkan baby duduk dalam carseat sahaja, kesian sbb sakit belakang baby.sekali sekala dukung/pangku baby.
• Isi minyak kereta penuh2.
• Penumpang @Isteri jangan cepat merungut dgn keadaan perjalanan yg mencabar sbb nnt driver@suami akan tension. Bagi support pada suami yg memandu.
• Sabar separuh daripada Iman.
• kalau susu dah penuh, cepat2 pump dalam kereta sbb nnt kesian baby nak minum tersedak-sedak sbb susu terlalu penuh and baby akan jadi semakin cranky bila keadaan ni berlaku.
• stock kan lagu2 yg best dlm CD/Ipod sbb atas banjaran titiwangsa tak dapat signal radio.

Hopefully next trip kitaorg mengikut jalan yg sama ni akan lebih mudah.