Hi mommies!
Good Friday to all. I've finally completed my 4-day training. Yesterday at lunch time, I got a fright when I went to the loo to find a patch of orange-brownish creamy discharge on my panties. I freaked out and wipe it with the toilet paper and smelt it (sorry I sound gross!). It was a bit mentallic,somewhat like blood's smell. So I rang TMC's emergency hotline to check if I should be of concern. They said if I wasn't sure, I should go down and see my doc, which I did.
I went down late afternoon and waited for over an hour for Dr Cheng! He didn't seem very worried when I told him about my condition. He went on to debrief me about my overall Trisomy results (part of OSCAR), which was like "excellent" (1:14,000)...He then took a culture sample of my mucus and sent it to the lab for testing. Also scanned me to see if my baby was ok. All was well...but I'm still worried cos I keep getting some sweet-smelling clear fluid on my panties. I fear it might be leakage of amniotic fluid
(((( *TOUCH WOOD*
Or could it be the baby was far too active inside, or could it be my bladder was too full, or could it be I drank too much water? I'm really trying to forget about the weird stains...
SaSA de mouse: You're also seeing Dr Cheng?!!! YIPPEEE!!! I've a friend here. But I find him really expensive for normal obs/gyn treatment ($70 per consultation). Actually, I was seeing him to consider the option of IVF last year, but God was with us, and lo and behold, I went on a Dec holiday, and struck JACKPOT naturally! He was very happy for me that I needn't go thru all the jabs!
Big Toes: So you also wait at Level 1 reception area? I agree with you that it's always crowded. I was there yesterday and despite telling the nurse I had a suspected "spotting" condition, they put me in the usual queue and didn't give me priority at all! I paid $190+ altogether for the visit!
Chillicrab: I think better cut back on avocado drink cos there's too much sugar. My gynae told me Enfamama is fattening! Then I told him why TMC's pregnancy guide bok advertises for Mead Johnson's Enfamama, he just smiled!
Mrs Yap: Yea, motherhood has made me more mellowed. I'm considering quitting my job to stay at home to watch cable tv, blog and monitor my shares online. I really dread taking MRT to CBD daily and worry about getting crushed by the comnuters. I stay in Northeast and it's really far for me to travel to town to work at 8.30am.
Millie: BloomingChic is my favourite maternity boutique. It's at Level 2 of Delfi Orchard (where Mothers En Vogue - level 1 - is located), next to Raffles Tailor and opp Irene's Creations. The styles are very fashionable and they change designs every 2 weeks. The staff are very helpful and the pants cutting suit my pear-shaped figure. It's similar to M'PHOSIS style, if you like this brand like I do. The material BloomingChic uses is very good and cooling. Price-wise, they are in the same range as M'PHOSIS.
I also tried Maternity House which has some rather frumpy and mumsy designs. There are of course nice ones too lah. Mothers En Vogue has too man nursing wear, and I don't want my bra to be exposed during pregnancy so I didn't buy. Spring is nice but these days, they carry too many floral prints. Egg Maternity at Vivocity has angmoh shop assistant, and prices are pretty steep in my opinion.
Aisha: I'm afraid La Mer is not suitable for pregnant moms, so better don't recommend to us!!! I'mnow using brands like Olay, Nivea and Johnson and Johnson. I've tossed my Shiseido Whitening products aside!!!
How come no one advised me about MASSAGE? So can massage or not??!!