(2008/06) June 2008

[salmonfish]

feifei mine is at 9:30am but will definitely see you coz' the test is quite long and sometimes got to go in and out many times if baby is not in the ideal position for measurements.

juliet you also fix ur oscar on nov 20th la.. hehe..

 

[fion]

wah.. so salmon and feifei can meet up on 20nov.. kekeke..

 

[salmonfish]

LCY.. even though i think a bit of light brown spotting is probably ok... no harm seeing doc just to make sure, for peace of mind.

 

[fion]

salmon,
which gynae u wif?

 

[rainger]

Good Morning Mummies,
I was MIA yesterday, as was planning my son's 1st bday party. gan jiong so i tired myself out..
luckily i slept enough to make up for it. better dun get over excited :|

tomorrow, i am going to visit my gynae to confirm pregnancy ah... hope it's gd news, and not like false alarm

 

[cactus_79]

Hi LCY,

I actually have some discharge, but it is not brown or red. It's clear. Sore breasts too. Bloatedness. Sometimes feel dizzy - I have low bp to begin with (usually about 100/70).Occasional cramping. Frequent urination. That's about it. Oh... feel very slightly nausea sometimes.

 

[salmonfish]

babycupid - I'm with Dr Jocelyn Wong. She delivered my 1st baby too. Very nice gynae. Who are you seeing??

 

[newbbi79]

LCY,
Iniitally I felt abit of crampy feeling at my lower tummy, then feel hungry all e time...other than that, feel tired lor...Its better for u to see a gyane ASAP cos spotting no good leh...

 

[fion]

salmon,
I am seeing Dr Wong too.. kekeke..
when is ur EDD? hw come no details of yours? mine not yet check for heartbeat.. goin for the scan on 29Oct

 

[cactus_79]

Oh yes! fei fei reminded me... hunger pangs. I get hungry every 3 or 4 hours!

 

[salmonfish]

BabyCupid,

Oh that's great! hehe..
When is your EDD? Mine is around June 7 according to 1st scan, but I think can only confirm after OSCAR, more exact. How many weeks are you now? Book Nov 20 too ok?! hehe..

 

[tryphena]

Hey ladies!

I mia for a few days cos was resting at home on Mon and Tues as had cramps and spots.

LCY, i have spots on 5th week bt not much then almost everyday, and I checked with my gynae ytd he said is due to the expansion of our womb and the change in our hormones. its best to see ur doc so that they can give you sm medicine to ctrl it.

mini, be strong and you can try another time. on sun I went to A&E due to stomach cramp and worry cos my spots was constant. thn I remembered that bb is a gift fm God so if God wana take it back fm us means that He felt that we arent ready to take care of it. so dun worry, nurse your health back is more important now.

starmoon, glad to hear that you have recovered.

 

[newbbi79]

salmonfish,
Wanted to PM u my contact no but u dun accept PM...hee..so u are 30mins behind me...hee..ya lor, sure can see each other one...hee...But after that u seeing Dr Wong in e afternoon to see e results?

really?u mean if bb not in position, then difficult to take e scan? Is the scan tummy scan or V scan?

Babycupid,
ya lor, can meet one jiemie liao...TInk when our bbs are stable liao, we can meet up somewhere for dinner lor...it will be so nice... then when our bbs born, can all be frenz =D..

luz,
DO keep us updated hor...=D..

 

[fion]

salmon,
icic.. kekeke.. when is ur 1st scan? cos i did my 1st scan on 9 oct.. cant see anything yet.. only a waterbag.. so i supposed now shld be 7wks too.. kekeke..

feifei,
yaya.. really hope i can continue to join this thread.. 29 OCt!

 

[tryphena]

feifei, where's ACJ? so coincidence that most of u go to the same clinic.

i had changed my gynae to KKH

 

[mei79]

ladies, why my gynae haven't ask me to go for tests yet?????

 

[cactus_79]

Hi Jazol, which A&E did you go to on Sunday? I was at KKH A&E on Sunday. Dr Hendricks attended to me. Not sure if we may have passed by each other. Which gynae are you seeing at KKH now?

 

[newbbi79]

babycupid,
U will =D... That time i went for my 1st scan in my 5th weeks, only see waterbag, nothing liao....Sure u will see bb's heartbeat next wk...=D.

Jazol,
ACJ is at level 3 of TMC....

mei,
12wks hv to go for oscar test liao....u shd be 8wks like me liao hor?

 

[cactus_79]

Hi mei, don't worry! The tests are usually ordered by doctors after examining us. If doctor suspect complications, then will order more tests. Sometimes, extra tests are done cos we request for them for reassurance also. The important scans are only the dating scan at 6 to 8 weeks and the detailed scan at 19 to 22 weeks. If you are older than 30, or above 35, you may be offered extra tests, esp if the dating scan shows that the fetus may be abnormal. If you are under 30, in good health, no previous miscarriages, or still births, then you are likely to only go for 2 scans in your entire pregnancy. However, if you dun know your blood group, or if you are not sure if you are immune to diseases like chicken pox, rubella, hep B, you may have your blood taken to check. If you have complications like severe cramping or spotting, you may have blood taken to check for HCG levels and more scans done.

 

[loomi]

Hi all, sorry to butt in. I need some advise badly, since everyone should be preggy around the period, so likely to do the same stuff. I heard from a friend of mine that you must do the blood test (forgot the medical term) and detail scan for down syndrome during the 13th week in Spore. Is that true ? Will any place accept if more than 13th ? Like 15-16th week ?

My problem is I live in Japan, over here they are doing the test during the 15th-16th week. Technically I can do the test on the 15th week in here but I am going back to Spore on 16th, and the hospital refuse to disclose the result to me over the phone and any other method except for me to personally go down to hear the result. aiyo...

A friend of mine in Spore, just check for me at TMC, they will only do the blood test and scan on 13th week (cost $319), and they might not accept more than 13 wks. I don't want to be stuck with not able to do the test in both countries !!

Was just wondering if any of you know situation ? Or if you happen to visit your gynae can ask for me ? Pls let me know if there are any slight possibility of doing the test in Spore during my 16th weeks, where can I do it ? Can I get the result within 1-2 weeks ? And how much it cost ? I want to both the blood test and detail scan.

Currently I am on my 8wk, went checkup for the first time yesterday, saw the bb, head, u.cord and heartbeat !

Thank you !!

 

[tryphena]

cactus, I was at KKH 24 hr women clinic and was there in the evening. I am seeing Dr CK Khoo now, just went for my 1st follow up yesterday.

feifei, thks for explaining. OIC so most of you are delivering at TMC.

 

[juliet08]

gals...dunno wat to get for lunch again...such a pain to think of what to eat..argh..

 

[tryphena]

juliet, i m goin kway teow soup cos wan smtin light thou.

 

[juliet08]

think i can cave in n buy a dbl cheese burger? :S

 

[v4l3n]

I also dunno wat to get for lunch. Think of food, feel like vomiting. Geeeee....

 

[juliet08]

me not so much on vomitting but just v. v. restless..dunno whether it's coz i woke up real early this morning..now i feel like whole body n mind just wanna collapse on a bed...argh...

 

[cactus_79]

hi loomi,

I believe down syndrome test is not compulsary unless there are indications that it could be a down syndrome child or if mother is 30 and above. Even WHO guidelines are that mothers above 35 are at risk of having a down's child. not even 30.

 

[rainger]

loomi,
for my gynae, my Oscar scan for down down syndrome is 11th to 12th week. results quite fast definitely less than a week

Detailed scanning of the bb is done during the 20th week. see if the baby is growing well, or got any abnormal markers detected. scanning results is immediately analyzed and briefed by the gynae.

blood test, on and off i was required to do as requested by my gynae.

hope this helps

 

[rainger]

strangely from my personal experience even mummies under 30 are at risk of having down syndrome child these days, i wonder if it's bcos of the environment or work stress, or is it really genetic?

 

[rainger]

for my case during the detailed scanning done at 20th week, abnormal marker is detected. my gynae used the Oscar Scanning report to recalculate my risk of having down syndrome child. the risk was drastically increased.

 

[fion]

luz,
den hw?

 

[cranberi]

Hi loomi,

I just had my NT scan (down syndrome test) last wk at TMC. And i got my result on the spot. It is advisable to be done during 11th-14wks. The scan nt only depend on mother age but will oso did a full measurement of bb neck to determine whether is it at the high risk of DS. No hospital will do NT scan aft 14wks. Hope it help.

 

[loomi]

Thanks ! all.. the blood test is actually call 'triple screen test' most website say it done 15-20th weeks. When is it done in Spore ?
Sound like no problem doing the scan then. Know any place that do 4D scan ?

Learnt from gynae, down sy. only come from mother's X gene, nothing to do with the father gene.

 

[rainger]

babycupid,
one marker is still OK. 2 markers detected means really down lor.. i scare my gyane missed out any more markers so went 2nd opinion to check, so luckily really only one , wat a relieved. that period very scare ley. bcos my friend also kenna that same marker her child is down. but i believe different couple got diff thinking , for e.g. muslim and christians will keep baby no matter wat ley

 

[rainger]

loomi,
my gynae do 4d scan ley. got video one, i do 3d & 4d scan before if interested let me know

 

[jesslyncheong]

Hi juliet,yday afternoon i told u i beri Xinku i eat wat i feel like vomit rite?my mil ask me to eat sweet plum worst i dun like the smell.then at nite i ask my husband to buy me Mac plain cheeseburger & 1 packet of Ribena.Suprising i dun feel like vomiting anymore ley....I think my baby like to eat cheesebuger..hehehe

 

[jesslyncheong]

Hi luz,u mean u alady go for the Oscar test aldy huh?ur baby how many weeks?U mean the Oscar test can see how many markers?wat u mean u go for 2nd opinion?u went to see another gynae?Btw how old r u?Luz sorri to mafan u to answer my questions...bcos i haven go my Oscar test yet.Btw will u be ginving birth at TMC?which gynae r u?mine DR Khi at TMC

 

[juliet08]

jesslyn...i just ate a dbl cheese and now popping fries! haha...feel a lot better after my comfort food..think bb loves junkies like mama! hahaha...

 

[fion]

luz,
aiyo.. lucky.. ya lor.. some ppl will still keep even is down lor.. but sometimes bery diff to say rite.. this moment u will tink IF is down u will abort.. but when come to that moment.. u might not think tat way lor..

 

[jesslyncheong]

Hi ladies,would like to ask u all whether can we stll do mani & pedi & facial huh?i only noe cannot dye hair when u r pregnant ..can u help me to check it out ?My face got sme pimples so cannot tahan ley..hehe

 

[juliet08]

for facial hor, a lot of machines cannot use...best is to let ur beautician knows u preggy..then she will know which machines can use which ones cannot...

 

[jesslyncheong]

Hi ladies,would like to ask u all whether can we stll do mani & pedi & facial huh?i only noe cannot dye hair when u r pregnant ..can u help me to check it out ?My face got sme pimples so cannot tahan ley..hehe

 

[loomi]

Hi Luz, can PM me your gynae details ? thanks !

haha.. I am also into Mac .. never really fancy that b4, but love the shrimp burger and fries recently !

 

[jesslyncheong]

Hi juliet,did Dr khi gif u Duphaston med?do u think this med got give us feel likr vomit ornot huh?yday & nw i alady stop not to eat liao.u think can or not huh?

 

[mei79]

ladies, oscar test = nt test??

 

[chocky]

feifei,

e packets of 6 small pack is around $4.25. I believe JB shld hv since Anmum is manufactured in Malaysia leh. Shld be much much cheaper.

 

[juliet08]

jess, me w/ dr jocelyn wong leh...wrong channel!

but anyway hor, i wasn't given any med at all...am only on my own folic acid now niah...

 

[tryphena]

hey ladies, is Oscar test a must to do? cos din hear fm my gyane that need to do bt I will be seeing him in another 5 wks time. by thn is 12 wks aldy.

 

[chocky]

Jesslyn,

I saw in an article lately in e papers that preggy women not suppose to go for pedi and mani bcos of e chemical involved.

 

[fion]

jesslyn,
i am on duphaston for 2 wks too.. have finished the course on 22Oct.. i emailed Dr Wong asking whether there is a need to continue.. she said that duphaston is to stablise n stop the bleeding.. if no more bleeding/spotting... there is no nd to continue the medication..