(2008/11) November 2008

I think it is always a matter of luck when it comes to both maids and CL. and also the personalities lor. Someone that gets along well with ur fren might not get along well with u... maids also the same. they have their own ways of doing stuff. some more if u are getting ur mum/MIL to supervise the maid, the poor maid have to listen to them too.. lagi messy.. sometimes i think we s'poreans can be too fussy and uptight.

Vincy, i had 2 Sri Lankan maids... my mum prefers maids not from Indo of Philipines cos she feels that there are a lot of maids from the same countries.. easier to get together and plot! that's how panaroid she was!!! Sri Lankan maids can't speak Eng though, but they were very nice...
 


actually i prefer recommended maids by relatives and friends like the family can't afford to keep her or family condition chcanges so no need maid, those maids normally more reliable but also very rare cos high in demand.

I had one maid from a reputable agency but the agency failed to be honest and maid turned out to be going out everyday when i m out and steals phones and money. Sent her back to agency.

I realised even the most reputable agency wont tell u the truth she was a transfer maid and I asked agency why was she transfered the co. said cos she talked once on fone which was not 100% truth.

Beware of transfer maids too, they are potentially a home hazard like problematic people.
 
Pkum
u bad mood when constipation.. i bad mood once my feet steps into my office building.. Luckily this thurs public holiday, then Fri morning went for my checkup liao.

Had a bad night, couldn't sleep and felt so uncomfortable. In the end took urgent half day this morning and slept until 1030am
 
tink my hubby pissed off with me last nite, other than 2 separate incidents which i argued with him, told him i found men ever changing their mind and he's one of them..

Before marriage > dun wan children oso can
After marriage > at least hav one to pls his parents since he only child
After pregnant > Hope to have one more

... I super pek chek lei maintained i only wan 1 and why he keeps changing his mind, then he like a bit buay song.. wahahhaa... why men like that one..
 
to share some experience on transfer maid. My sis had taken 2 maid that is rejected by others and end up these 2 maids are very good. they can take care of her kids well and is those (auto) type, meaning will clean or help automatically, dun need u to call one lor. So really is by luck
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peanut >
cool down. maybe after having the 1st one. he begin to like kids le lei. dont blame him la. haha.. cool off..

i realise we preggie we get more emotional... sometime really cant help it to get agitated.. For bb seek. must try v hard not get too angry or upset. knowing it's v hard through.. hahaha..
 
but tink he yesterday really pissed off with me.. i couldnt sleep keep tossing turning and sighing but he heck care me.. so bad one.
 
Peanut,

Because I on thyriod medication, so not suitable to breastfeed. Dont want the medicine to go into baby through Breast milk.
 
peanut: this is call hormonal changes..

I find that I get pissed off easily these days and oso very emotional. but always try keep in check as it's not good for everyone. once we are into 2nd trimester, things will be better. I think half of us are reaching the 2nd trimester mark soon.. so hang in there....
 
yeap but i cant attribute totally to pregnancy cos even before that i was already an easily pissed off person wahhaaa.. But heard 3rd tri emotional roller coaster will be at its peak.
 
This is a phase only, as our hormone changes and we will become emotional.. as what other mummies said, hang in there.. Things will become brighter.
 
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Hi Peanut, cool down!!! Dont be so upset with hubby.

My lao gong also the same, but I heck care, I say one, means one lor! So need to look at birth control options le...hee
 
Carol..
hahaa.. i ok now lah.. in fact i feel a bit bad for picking on him lately.

Birth control: condoms lor wat else.. i dun wan to eat pills and no longer trust the "safe period" practise anymore.
 
Peanut, wait till he needs to get up in the middle of the nite to take care of bb then mayb he will change his mind again? hee hee...
 
JJmom
in fact we stil dunoe who e bb will be sleeping with. our room cant even squeeze in an extra cot liao, unless we let e bb sleep on our king size bed which i wonder if its a good idea. otherwise will hav to be at my MIL's rooms liao which means she'll be the one disturbed by all the cryings tsk tsk...
 
Peanut, this is the same topic tat we r discussing recently too. Considering if we r putting the bb cot in our rm or the study rm (which pc will need to move to our rm then) because :

1. we think it's better for bb to sleep on his/her own since young so tat they will be brave...haha

2. at least only 1 of us have to wake up to attend at nite.

3. more convenient for the CL to take care at nite instead of coming to our rm.

4. my dog is sleeping in our rm now, not gng to let them sleep in the same rm.

But we have not decide yet. Bb's safety being alone in the other rm is a major concern thou...
 
yah i've also told my hubby i'm not supportive of letting the bb sleep together on same bed.. Since there is no extra room at all, it means he/she will confirmed be sleeping with my PILs whose room is much bigger.. Unless they decided to swop the room with us.
 
Spin,hui-this morning after that post, don't know why I suddenly got emotional and keep crying non-stop for no reason, can't stop at all.. (this happens b4 in my first preg too).. in the end can't work and I came home.. I went to see gynae , got my MC and saw my little bb head and stomach..
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he gave me 3days MC but not sure I wanna take all, like wasted lo but I don't feel like gog back to work.. feeling kind of 'you(1) yu(4)'.

Oh yeah can help edit the table, my bb EDD is 30th Nov now.
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Re: CL or Maid
For my first preg, I stayed at my MIL place and she did my confinement for me including taking care of my bb, sometimes we took 'shifts' at night, she let out her master bedroom to me during that period so the baby cot was just in front of my bed so baby always with me. So for this 2nd preg, shd be the same plan ba..

Re:bb sleeping with?
My baby actually slept with me even on my queensize bed before but me and HB not the sort to anyhow flip during sleep so its ok but now my bb 'migrate' to his own bed-mattress but I still sleep beside him.. he's still a baby to me.
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Frankly speaking even thou me and hubby not those v flippy type of person but if its quite a newly born bb i wont dare to let him/her sleep with us cos stil so fragile!! Then once they get bigger then they'll get so used to sleeping on the same bed that they wont wan to sleep alone.. which is the case with my niece/nephew.. they sleep with my SIL since young and now they stil sleep with her (3&6yrs)and my Brother already long being kicked out from the bed.. so cham.
 
hui,
volcano ramen sounds good...havent had that in a long time. i had economic rice for lunch, popiah and tutu kueh for tea snack and casear salad + sandwiches for dinner. super full now. gota stop myself from eating so much at one go.tend to get really bloated easily.

Enne,
me too!! last nite i watched a movie which i've actually watched before n i just started crying uncontrollably!! so weird coz i didnt feel that sad the last time i saw it. maybe coz hubby was not home n wil not be back til tom so somehow feel lonely.

peanut,
dun think too much about it ya? am sure that you and hubby can come to a concensus once you have experienced the first child. it is quite normal that some couples enjoy e first child so much that they can't wait to hv another!but most impt is that both of you can agree on a decision.in the meantime, happy thoughts ok?=>
 
Chilipadi
Consult you a little about maids & CL. Actually I'm also thinking of not employing a CL but apart from the food, the maid may not be able to take care of the bb as well as a CL, right? I'm only afraid of that. It will be good to have someone experienced around to tell me what to do since this is my first time. Even if the maid might know, different culture may not be the same.

I'm also going to get a maid for the first time. Think we will employ come July or so. Now my only wonder is if I should employ a CL, sigh.

Re baby sleeping on bed
Actually I would have gone with the babies should not sleep with us but after reading The Baby Book about attached parenting, I think I want to give it a try. With the right precautions, I think it should not be a problem. Plus my husband has been talking to my dogs about how they cannot get on the bed so often next time because of the baby that he's also actually prepared to let the baby sleep on the bed.
 
Morning Ladies!
Waiting for Movers to come and shift my office!

Peanut,
preg women get emotional easily so dun wori ya..i will update the table once i settle down in new office ok?

Karen,
my dog used to slp with us on bed but once bb born he's lock in kitchen liao..

Re: BB sleeping,
i still tink bb slp with us is better but not on the same bed but in the same room.. Now Jovial and me share a bed coz Jovial can't slp in cot liao so we share one mattress and hubby got his own mattress..
 
Peanut..take it easy, who know after u have the 1st will change yr mind..heehee! I think is the hormone change so we get emotional upset easily.

I use wrong nick to post, I am on thyroid medi, so not suitable to breastfeed.

BB sleeping...my gal sleep in cot same room with us till 1yrs old. Then the cot too small she keep banging on the wood so we move her to bed, since then I ask her want to sleep on her bed she say NO, sleep with mummy, cot baby sleep.

But also good when in cot she wake up at 7am, now she wake up at 10pm. maybe more secure.
 
Gd morning ladies! Last evening i was so tired that i almost fell aslp while driving home..came home and fell aslp immediately...

Peanut, i m also like u, snapping at my hb quite a bit.. i already so tired liao, still have to chase aft him to do this/ do that. very sian. I also learn how to close one eye but sometimes really cannot tahan him. take it easy ok?

Re: bb slping with us
My bb prob slping in another room... dunno leh, i want my room to be for me only.. wahaha... :p thinking if i shd make a full length wardrobe in bb's room or not.

Enne, u ok? take care ya? hahaha i m no longer last in the list.. :p

Hui, be careful ok?
 
Morning
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Yeah! Today is my 12weeks
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Suppose I can start announcing to my families & PIL but m thinking better to play safe & wait till I get my Oscar test result next week bah...

Any1 taking the NT test or Oscar test soon? I will be taking next tue, a little worried abt it thou i m trying 2 stay +ve.
 
Hihi,

I'm new here.

Can anyone recommend any gd gynae ard tampines? I'm a bit confused. This is my 11 weeks but my GP haven intro any gynae for me. He only told me to go for O & G Scan. Is there anythings that i need to do?

Pls advise?
 
morning mummies...

bad morning as MS is bad today. also megan's kindy close due to HFM. So a little stress and tired this morning. Maybe my MS is stress related...hmmm

Karen, actually caring for a new born is quite easy. Frankly speaking my maid never bath or change my baby for almost 2 years. Everything was done by me or hubby. Only when she is old enough that we started to allow the maid to help change her and feed her.

For the 1st month, what new mummies will find difficult is how to bathe the baby. When you go for the antenatal classes, observe ehat needs to be done. If not if you have any friends, sisters, mum or MIL that have experience, get then to show you how it's done and you try after that. As the baby is new born, you don't need to soak the baby in the bath tub for a long time.

Feeding, as most mothers will be breast feeding, the maid is not required in this area. You will only need the maid to help fetch you water or make a glass of drink for you while you are feeding baby.

Changing diaper is also quite easy. Again you can get someone who is has experience to show you. After a while if you feel confident that yuou maid can handle the diaper changing, you can start training the maid to do that.

For all 1st time parents to be, you will wonder if you can cope being parents or if you are prepared being parents. Answer is that one is never prepared till the baby arrives. I have seen how my husband whom I doubt if you can help me when baby arrived. And boy was I surprised. I did not have to do any diaper change for the 1st 2 weeks cos' he took leave and did all the diaper change. Also I had a c0section so he did not want me to strain. Everytime I needed to breastfeed, he wld wake up and pick megan up for me to feed. I hardly did anything but sleep, eat and feed. I believe as a couple, if you work together, nothing is impossible. You can overcome anything. You will surprise yourselves with what you can do. I am sure experienced mummies here can tell you the same.
 
Hi bibi,
I staying in Tampines too. Now seeing Dr Koh at Raffles Women Clinic, Tampines Junction (Opp t stadium).
There is also a Singapore Women Clinic @ St81.
 
Bibi, welcome.

Think gynae will advise if u need to do NT test or oscar test ard 12weeks ~ 14weeks.

Think it's better to get yourself a gynae soon bah. Have u been doing ultrascan of your bb?
 
Good Morning mummies ...

I am also feeling so tired. Feel like taking MC today but got something to rush out, so no choice dread my deadbeat body to work.

Re babies - my girl slept in the cot in the same room with us. We moved her to sleep on mattress on the floor when she was 13 months. I sleep on the floor with her while my hb has the full king size bed to himself !!

JJmom,
So good, 12 weeks liao ... me still waiting. Me at 10 weeks ... am waiting impatiently for 39 weeks to come ...
 
Gals..
me and hubby ok lah.. mayb i felt bad so i more loving to him last nite and he also ok liao fed me icecream. Then i suggest tonight we go for nice dinner tsk tsk.. partly i'm also trying to avoid his mama food some of the days =P

JJmom,
me Oscar test this Fri..
 
Peanut>
glad to hear tat =)

next monday co shut down & friday got gynae appt for OSCAR.
looking forward! can have long weekend..
 
JJmom, me suppose to be 3mths by this Fri.. If everything is fine, i'll also be signing the package liao.. So hav to pay a lot wor.. $500+ for Oscar and the 5th mth tests and $688 for the package.. pok gai...
 
peanut
yup yup. my appt is around 11am mah. so no pt gg back to work. & the nurse asst said they will give us MC for that day.
 
Afternoon ladies

JJmom, i will be taking the NTscan this friday. Excited..

alibaba, ya lor, the oscar test is not cheap, is 300+, probably is the accuracy that is ex!
 
Lilian,
Thanks for the info.

JJmom,
My GP told me to go for O&G Scan this week. I'm going tml but i don know what the purpose of this scan.

I heard from friends that the GP will recommend a gynae for me but no news so far.
 
alibaba...
no no.. $500+ consist of Oscar and another test which is not due yet (i forgot wat is that test abt liao)..

Appt time:
so good leh everytime mine early in the morning so hav to go work in the aftern
 


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