(2008/10) Oct 2008

[bunnyhop]

oh just to add. the first time I drank DOM, i gag. i tot i drinking hard liquor! so thereafter when i drink DOM, i always dilute with some warm water before drinking. then it taste like Yomeishu hehehe.

Isabella, about being bo chap, i feel guilty of that a bit too. in some ways lah... but not in terms of med. well, for ur 1st preg, u took med in 1st or 2nd tri? coz i read that in 1st tri, our baby developing their organs inside, its the most most crucial stage of development and they are the MOST vulnerable to what we are feeding them with. so med like cough mixture is a no no during 1st tri. but in 2nd tri, some doc say ok to cough med IF the benefits outweighs the risk. by then the organs more or less formed i think...so it depends on which stage u were at during 1st preg?

 

[precious_08]

thanks for all the advice. I did all the stuff like taking more fruits, honey drinks, took doc's medicine prescribe for pregnant ladies but still coughing very hard. Think if I continue to cough so hard, it'll affect the baby.

Storeberry, congrats...it's so exciting to know the gender of your baby...can start preparing for his name and clothes..

 

[icylemon]

afternoon mummies.

raining in jurong. such nice weather to sleep.

 

[dimpletot]

I feel kinda bloated after lunch again. Think i ate too much ya kun kaya toast around 10am, then the hor fun just now quite filling though i only ate half...

storeberry,

so exciting! Are you starting to wear maternity clothes already?

I'm still wearing own clothes, but the larger sized ones. At least half my skirts and pants cannot wear liao...

 

[lilybud]

One of my colleagues passed me a big bag of maternity clothes today. So happy!...haahaaaa...can save $$....

 

[blur_p]

bunnyhop,
You TBF for 15 mths. <font color="0000ff">佩服佩服.</font>

Are you a SAHM or FTWM?

 

[dimpletot]

<font color="ff6000">Anyone drinking Enmum or Similac?

Or anyone drank this during previous pregnancies?

Wondering which one is better/ more popular... </font>

 

[thebusybee]

Hi All October MTBs!

Here to join this thread...(been apprehensive as I previously had an early miscarriage) and wanted to be sure first.

My LMP is 8th Jan 08 and EDD is 13th Oct 08. Seeing Dr Chris Ng (clinic at Camden Medical Centre). Happy that so far this pregnancy has been on track. I am exactly 9 weeks today and hormones are raging. MS made me so sick that my appetite has been poor. Any tips?

 

[icylemon]

<font color="ff0000">diane</font>,
good leh. can save $.


<font color="0000ff">dinpletot</font>,
i m drinking anmum now. had tat during my 1st pregnancy too.

similac nvr try before. but i tried before mamil gold. very sweet!!

 

[lilybud]

eh I also feel like trying one of these powdered milk formular for mummies. Now Zoe Tay is advertising 1 brand...cant remember, is it Similac huh? (pardon my bad memory)....

din know mamil gold also has....hmmm if its sweet, then i dun mind trying!!..later i go and buy...
rachel's mummy - do they have other flavours like choco or strawberry?

 

[lilybud]

Hi Debbie! Welcome welcome! I think 1 of the mTBs here suggested drinking Sweppes Ginger Ale..maybe u can try?...I read from some books that citrusy drinks can also kill off the MS...a bit...heeheee...

 

[everafter]

rachel's mummy, how does anmum taste like? i only like sweet milk

 

[lili_fc]

i had Anmum (milk powdered + packet) too. I quite like it. NTUC is selling. I got sample from gynae (TMC)

 

[icylemon]

<font color="ff0000">diane</font>,
yes i think they have. i got it from gynae. u may ask for sample 1st before buying the whole tin.

 

[dimpletot]

<font color="ff6000">yah i was thinking of drinking, but also heard that too much milk throughout pregnancy will cause excessive weight gain. think they have some low fat ones. so get the benefit of the calcium without the weight...

dunno which brand to buy, scared buy already don't like the taste - quite exp!</font>

 

[thebusybee]

Hi Diane,

Thanks for the tip. I have tried that, become a burping machine after that. But appetite very poor now. Nothing appeals to me, abit worried that I lost weight from my 1st doctor visit... (even tho doc has assured me nothing to worry for now) Very frustrating being hungry yet dun feel like eating also.... Anyone else experience this? I also thought of drinking supplements like anmum to make up for the nutrition. But cannot stand the milky taste now... Sigh

 

[pig_pig]

Storeberry
Wow! So fast know the gender of your bb liao. Congrats!

Gals
I'm feeling so sick today. Didnt go to work this morning. Am running a fever, cough and sorethroat. Also having headache very often. This pregnancy is making me feeling so miserable

Going to see my gynae this evening to follow up on my bleeding last week. So far bleeding has stopped but constantly can see brown discharge bit by bit. I dont know if that is what they called spotting? Hopefully my gynae will not order bed rest for me this time.

Think I should be around 8-10 weeks from now and my tummy is starting to pop up liao. Yesterday when i went back to work, there was a colleague who approached me and asked if I'm pregnant esp she noticed i was on a few days mc last week. Have you gals starting to wear your maternity clothes? I think i have to start wearing it soon cos I cannot get into most of the clothes liao.

 

[pig_pig]

Busy bee
Same here. I also cannot tahan the milky taste of anmum. In fact, I dont like to drink any milk even before pregnancy. Now my hubby is forcing me to drink a milk with cereal (cannot remember the brand). At least the smell of this milk is not too strong.

 

[pig_pig]

Isabelle
During my 1st pregnancy, I was constantly having very bad migrane and my gynae had prescribed me with some pandanol. I also heard pple telling me that preggie women better dont take medicine in the 1st trimester and i tried to tong until the pain was so bad and i nearly started to shiver and vomit and I cried in front of my gyane. When I told my gynae about my concerns, he kept assuring me that it is perfectly alright to take the medicine that he had given me and the medicine will not do any harm to my bb. Like now, me having fever, I also worry if i dont take medicine, my bb in my tummy will also suffer cos fever is still there. Therefore, I feel that it is not bcos we bo chap but if we are not feeling well, i guess the little one inside our tummy will suffer too. We need to have full recovery so that the little one is able to have a proper development in our tummy too.

 

[dimension]

<font color="119911">milk>> i tried anmum choc milk. also qutie sweet i find. maybe suits u everafter and Diane =) sweet tooth issit?
dimpletot>> ya!! i oso scared to buy coz such a big tin then scared i dun like. the anmum i had was a sample sachet. i personally found it too sweet. thinking of drinking fresh milk instead. all those who dun like very milky taste
milk can try the Meiji low fat milk. thats what i'm taking =)

MS>> hey ya i find that i drink orange juice does help my MS =)

mousebb>> o no, get well soon. so sad to hear some of u fall sick this period, esp since we must stay off meds. but this period keep raining, i think is really not a very healthy period. many bugs around

do take care all! Vit C supplements may help?
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[dimpletot]

thanks lili and icylemon - think I shall ask for some samples from gynae - hope they have.

i think the milk with cereal is Nestum! I am also drinking nestum now.

busy bee - think you can try eating small meals? anything you feel like eating. hopefully you feel like eating something. my friend really craved mars bars. eating or drinking small amounts might keep the stomach from churning. maybe hot chocolate?

 

[dimension]

<font color="119911">o ya busybee my gynae oso suggested drinking soya milk if i dun like milk taste or if lactose intolerant. coz soya milk oso rich in calcium. mabbe u all can consider? but not soya bean curd. meanwhile, whatever u feel like eating, just eat. i heard some mothers 1st trim is liddat... take care</font>

 

[dimension]

<font color="119911">anyone find that they can eat only in the day time but come to night time, nothing suits your taste? everything oso dun feel like eating even if hungry?</font>

 

[thebusybee]

hi mousebb,

Hope u are feeling better, do try to get plenty of rest. Try not to overstrain yourself. Guess it is important for us to feel comfortable at this stage, so go ahead with maternity wear if you are ready. Diet wise, my gynae's advice was to just eat whatever is palatable for now as with the morning sickness it is so hard to maintain balance diet. The prenatal vits will make up for any deficiencies in our body.

You might want to try this. I bought the bella band, its to slip over over you pre-preggy bottoms and cover the unbuttoned or undonezip. http://www.ingridandisabel.com/

I bought mine from maternity exchange at marina sq. Hoping it can tide me through the first trimester.


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[pig_pig]

Juz Me
Thanks!
I also feel that my appetite is better during the day but come to evening, i will start to feel bloated again.

 

[jollyhoppy]

jus me : ya..i'm also drinking the Meiji Low Fat milk..for both morning (+cereal) and night..
i like the taste..=)

 

[dimpletot]

Juz Me and jollyhoppy,

I'm also drinking meiji but think it doesn't have enough calcium... also thinking of getting an alternative that i can drink warm. gynae suggested powdered milk.

busy-bee - how much is the bella band? I have a pair of preggy jeans but sometimes when people can see the band i think it's kinda embarassing.

 

[thebusybee]

Hi Dimpletot,
Small meals work so far. I have been on mainly kokokrunch and digestive biscuits diet these few days. Try to eat porridge but end up throwing up. So still experimenting on what I can or cannot eat.

Hi Juz Me,
My appetite worsens in the evenings too! My dh so worried that i am not eating enough. How you tackling this problem?

 

[thebusybee]

hi dimpletot,

Bought my bella band for $55, quite expensive but I think its versatile can swap around. Rather then buying several maternity bottoms.

 

[jollyhoppy]

hi dimpletot,
ya..was also worried that there is not enuff calcium...my fren recommended me the Anmum cos she said its very good for the bb's brain development...

don't have much appetite in the evening too..try to have a bun with me..and munch abit..at least dun go hungry..

 

[pinky_brain]

the gynae once told me that babies are like parasites.. even though we have MS and are not eating well. babies are hardly affected. they'll take whatever nutrients from the mommy.. and it's pretty common not to gain weight in the first trimester esp if you have pretty bad MS. as long as you're taking fluids and eating something.. it sld be fine. however, if you really can't eat at all.. then it's best to let your gynae know and she'll be able to give you the option of being on the drip until your appetite comes back. (that means having to stay at the hospital for couple of days)

 

[pig_pig]

Busy bee
Thanks, will take a look at the website.

 

[reichan]

Hello mummies,
Really good sleeping weather today. Yawns...

Seems like many mummies are falling sick. Please take care ya. Read somewhere that pregnant women have lowered immunity during this period. Because the fetus is actually a foreign body inside the mummy's body. Usually, when our bodies are faced with foreign bodies i.e. viruses/bacteria/germs, the immune system stepped to 'eliminate' before we fall sick. However, with a fetus, the mummy's body will accomodate and adjust the immunity level. That's why we fall prey more easily to germs and viruses.

I also sick like crazy for my last kid. Fell sick at least 3 times in the 1st trimester. So now I take precaution loh. Wash hands, wash hands, wash hands! We get all these germs from touching stuff, especially in office or crowded environments. Please take care, everyone!

 

[pinkimum]

hi ladies, so many updates today

busy bee, I also feel hungy, but not much appetite. Sometimes I think I just eat for the sake of eating. But sometimes I will have sudden hunger pangs. Very weird lah, I also don't know how. Sometimes I just munch on biscuits.

mummies, is it possible to be lactose-intolerant only when preggie huh? Last time I was okie after drinking milk but now I get diarrhea. So try to keep off milk now. Can we eat cheese?

Storeberry, congrats. Must be so exciting. And you can start shopping for ur little one!

mousebb, do take care and rest more.
I also have been getting headache on and off. Sometimes I just try to sleep it away. But sometimes after sleeping, feel worse.

I am also running out of bottoms to wear. Basically, I am surviving on one pair of jeans only. haha..

 

[dimpletot]

pinkimum,

I also got diarrhoea after taking meiji chocolate full cream milk. but meiji low fat milk is ok. weird hor?

i think we can eat kraft cheese. only don't eat those atas block cheeses. dunno whether mould is harmful.

 

[volf20]

Juz Me - me too. Dun feel like eating at night. Hungry but everything smells awful to me. MAybe that's why I have hunger pangs in the middle of the night. Also cant stand the smell of steam fish and croissant now... yikes

 

[jollyhoppy]

Ruffles, i cannot stand the smell of fish too...
i've turned into a carnivorous... love meat!! heee

 

[volf20]

Ya I love meat and green veg now. Always did lah...
Am also yearning for curry ..but scared I puke out..

 

[reichan]

Cooking soup for dinner now. Old cumcumber soup. Yum. Think my appetitie is coming back. Not burping like a sailor after meal anymore! Yeah! Marketing is still a problem though... seeing those raw, glossy meat and fish. Yikes! Hahahahaha

Busybee, the bella band thing looks pretty good leh. Works well for you? Must go see soon. Breaking out from my current clothes...

 

[elchwong]

I hate fish nw too! Bland veges oso....they jus suddenly turns yucky to me last wk when I step into wk 6...

 

[lilybud]

Hi jollyhoppy and Ruffles

I am also a meat eater....yum yum...and also crave for curry with hot rice...wahaahaaa!!
Eh i like so greedy...watever craving the other MTBS have, I also have leh....haahaaa!!

Dimpletot - that time i gulp down 1 whole bottle of meiji choc milk at one go....then go gas and diarrhoea after tat....see lar, the consequence of dun know how to limit myself..

wah..i am feeling so hungry and yet bloated now. waiting for 6pm to knock off.

racehl mummy - ok will go and take many many samples...wahaahaa! wait the nurses say i "yao kui"...

 

[lilybud]

Jollyhoppy and Ruffles - u all know the gender of ur bb already?...because was thinking since we got same craving, then maybe the bb's gender will be the same or maybe we can deduce something from the craving hor?

 

[jollyhoppy]

Hi Diana..
hee.. dunno the gender yet..now abt 10weeks..gg to the gynae later..will definately report once i know the gender(hopefully soon...) heeee...then i can start shopping... wahhhhh

 

[pinkimum]

rei-chan, me also cooking soup now, pork ribs and peanut soup. But till now, I seldom have cravings leh. Except last weekend, I had KFC. Tasted so good when eating, but so bloated after what... sigh...

Diane, I also gulped down one packet of milk today.... then its to the toilet after that. I think I already know the consequences, but I had no appetite for anything else.

Anyone seeing Dr Eunice Chua at TMC? I am having problem getting appt with her. I am planning to go back spore this weekend and do a check-up, but she is fully booked for next week.

 

[lilybud]

jollyhoppy - wow hope u can see bb's gender today! so excited for u.

 

[jollyhoppy]

hi diane,

i dun think can see the gender now.. hee...prob have to wait about 3-5 weeks time ya..

 

[lili_fc]

milk powder is good for bb. I had fresh milk before that, but after trying anmum, i like it. Fresh milk will be fat but not milk powder, i guess.
Instead of 4 spoon, i made 3 spoon to suit my taste. I find it sweet. Nurse gave me few sample but i simply like anmum. So, u gals must try.

 

[lili_fc]

milk powder is good for bb. I had fresh milk before that, but after trying anmum, i like it. Fresh milk will be fat but not milk powder, i guess.
Instead of 4 spoon, i made 3 spoon to suit my taste. I find it sweet. Nurse gave me few sample but i simply like anmum. So, u gals must try.

 

[cheezel]

Hi! the thread is moving rather fast here.

I'm abt 8wks preg. #1 is 10 month old. MS not as serious as the last preg but nevertheless it still makes me feel miserable and very tired.

mousebb
i spot throughout the 1st trim of my last preg. theres once i even bleed and its like mens...its due to low placenta.got a scare out of me. didnt report work for nearly 3 months. but then it stop when its 2nd trim when the placenta move abit up. dun worry. but dun strain urself too much. i spot a few times for this preg....but think its not as serious as the 1st one.

aching ard the pelvic bone. going to see gynae tomor. hope everything is okie.

 

[mayng]

Rei-chan, u cant drink Old Cucumber soup lehz. its cooling. only can drink after 12weeks or more.