Hi Sunshinekid, Amanda, Claire
Actually I thought the first time round will be late but guess all these are just myths.
I have friends who are passed EDD dates for the first time round, mine was one day before EDD.
My gynae sees me bi-weekly , and if i remembered correctly, after 36 weeks, it should be weekly I think. Scanning is done as a routine, and measurements taken. There are some gynaes who dun do scanning at each visit.
The gynae will also use a doppler which amplifies the sound of baby's heartbeat so that you can hear
Hi Babycutie
Re:FDW, personally I would want to give off days because being cooped up at home 24x7 can be very depressing at times without any chance to go out side, unless you bring your maid out with you whenever you go out. For me, I dun bring my maid along whenever we go out on weekdays or weekends, and I give her 2 off days now, one is fixed off day stated in the contract, the other one is a variable one. We didn't want her in the house all the time too since we also want some privacy at home.
Some would say the maid might turn bad or be influenced in a negative way if they go out too often .. it all depends on who she mixes with, her maturity as well. I have seen a maid in my gal's school who is not allowed off days getting pregnant and repatriated.
As long as the housework is done and her performance is good, I give her that variable off day, plus I know my maid goes to christian church for worship and service, before she head off to meet her friends. My maid is also very nice - on her off day, she offered to follow me to church and look after my gal at sunday school, which means half her off day is gone .. she offered to help me because she knows I needed help and I appreciate that and because of that I wanted to also give her more time to sort of "make up" for it, but she's ok too if I dun give her the extra time.
With my second baby coming, we worked out that if I happen to deliver on her off day, will need her around to look after my elder daughter and she's willing to come back asap upon notifying her.
Actually I thought the first time round will be late but guess all these are just myths.
My gynae sees me bi-weekly , and if i remembered correctly, after 36 weeks, it should be weekly I think. Scanning is done as a routine, and measurements taken. There are some gynaes who dun do scanning at each visit.
The gynae will also use a doppler which amplifies the sound of baby's heartbeat so that you can hear
Hi Babycutie
Re:FDW, personally I would want to give off days because being cooped up at home 24x7 can be very depressing at times without any chance to go out side, unless you bring your maid out with you whenever you go out. For me, I dun bring my maid along whenever we go out on weekdays or weekends, and I give her 2 off days now, one is fixed off day stated in the contract, the other one is a variable one. We didn't want her in the house all the time too since we also want some privacy at home.
Some would say the maid might turn bad or be influenced in a negative way if they go out too often .. it all depends on who she mixes with, her maturity as well. I have seen a maid in my gal's school who is not allowed off days getting pregnant and repatriated.
As long as the housework is done and her performance is good, I give her that variable off day, plus I know my maid goes to christian church for worship and service, before she head off to meet her friends. My maid is also very nice - on her off day, she offered to follow me to church and look after my gal at sunday school, which means half her off day is gone .. she offered to help me because she knows I needed help and I appreciate that and because of that I wanted to also give her more time to sort of "make up" for it, but she's ok too if I dun give her the extra time.
With my second baby coming, we worked out that if I happen to deliver on her off day, will need her around to look after my elder daughter and she's willing to come back asap upon notifying her.