(2009/01) January 2009 MTBs

hihih all..

Is all the mummys wearing loose cloth now?
I still wear my normal jean.. heard is better to wear loose lose cloth as bb is moving so our stomach will comfortable and will not let the bb feel tight tight.. I dun know until one of my colleague told me.. cos bb feel tight tight but we cant feel any pain or what.. so pls take noted!Have to let it expand.
 


cjteng: u still can wear your normal jeans!!! my jeans pull until butt there cannot pull liao leh...so gd...envy leh...slow motion growing...not like me..
i am wearing loose clothes liao...more comfy for me..
 
hi gelato,

me too expecting my #3
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Yes, i m wearing loose clothings already. My fren oso told me cannot wear too tight fitting stuffs, else baby got no place to grow. =)

As for jeans, i still wear the normal ones, but i don't button, dun zip all the way up, then i use a belt to cover up, but wear it loosely - as in, 3 holes away fm the usual hole that i used.
 
mercsboy (mercsboy) ya. but is not good for me. now i feel tight liao. next week will not wear.

Wei.. I plan to buy bra.. anyone can intro where to buy? which one good?
 
cjteng: u want maternity bras or wat? i suggest buying those not too ex one...like sorella, they always have sale..then can buy diff sizes at least not so heartpain
 
cjteng : Support wise, i prefer those fm Mothercare. But they're not padded, so i used nursing pads - in case the nipples 'pertrudes'. The nursing pads - i used those washable ones fm "Medela".

If looking for sth which is value for money, i think can go for moms in mind (online store), or Spring maternity.

I need to start shopping for bras too, cos' already given away all my maternity stuffs previously... now i m considering those fm "Mothers en Vogue"... hvn't try b4... there's a promotion @ 2 for $43, i think - not sure if still on or not.
 
BTW, if u plan to breastfeed, can buy nursing bra to wear during maternity - then no need to buy nursing bra again... more $$ to be spent...

Fm experience, boobs are even bigger during bf time..
 
Samval, dun tempt me...hehe...

BTW, what's the gender of your older kids?

If you hv girl-boy-boy-girl, then it'll form 3 chinese characters - hao zi nu...
 
zill...true...happy mummy = happy Baby...hee

suika...depends on the situation right then....mayb Baby full month but will be too busy to 'see' them...haha

gelato..2 for $43 rather worth buying..not too exp...but buying nursing bra now might not be put in good use few mths lata cos of growing boobs?
 
hahha...samval..u sounds like my hb...

my #1 is gal and #2 boy

i've been wearing nursing bra already...have put on 4 kg so far..i'm 17 wks now...
 
Wow... so many of us expecting no. 3!!! Good leh cos I'm like alien to have so many kids. My fren even asked if it's too many liao.

Samval, you very brave to want to have 4 kids.
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gelato, my hb said similar thing as you, we have combination of gal-boy-boy so it's hao hai zi. Hahaha...

Regarding bb bonus, heard that the govt may announce 4mths of ML.
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piyobaby : that is true. maybe i didn't grow too drastically, + i bought mine during the later stage of pregnancy, so no wastage.

If buying now, then maybe shld give some allowances... or if tis is ur 1st pregnancy, then it's ok, can keep for next pregnancy, even if you outgrow later...
 
giggler...4 mths of ML...then I lugi big time liaoz...haizz..thought might benefit if they increase bb bonus and lower maid levy...=(
 
hey giggler : i may hv the same combination as you! mine oso girl-boy-boy (gender of #3 yet to be cfm, even tho doc says it's likely to be a boy) =)
 
giggler: 4mths of maternity, does it include all of us here or those conceive after august 2008?

piyobaby: why you lugi leh?
 
zill....my lasy day on fri...my superior discriminate against my pregnancy & make things diff for mi so for the sake of Baby...decide to leave....still cant find a job due to preggy...
 
mercsboy (mercsboy)& gelato (gelato) thanx. where can I buy it? maybe will go spring maternity and see ba.if not I feel very tight now a day.
 
piyobaby: why like that?! u can complain about your company one leh if they treat you differently because of your pregnancy!
 
zill...it's tough for cases of such nature as there may not be any evidence of discrimination...count me unlucky to meet such a superior...things just happen at the wrong time...

rem few wkends back there's an article in Sunday times on tis issue too...although I did not read the article but heard dat even MOM cant do much to help...unlike in other countries...
 
piyo: what happened? how come yr company like that one? that means u now at home as full time ah....like that expenses quite high lor...

cjteng, the bra extensions can be bought at spring maternity la...nursing bra maternity shops have too...
 
piyobaby: u working for SME huh? why dun u just dong your superior? now job market not too good...u can handle the expenses?

cjteng: the bra extensions at spring maternity is $4.90 each nia....
 
wow 4 months of maternity leave? that's good. but i think spore still cant beat other European countries leh. they have 6 months paid maternity leave + paid paternity leave for fathers too.
 
Gelato, how old are your older kids? Mine #1 is 4yo and #2 is 18mths.

Piyo, ya, I hoping for more cash too. Actually 3 mths of ML is enuf hor?

ZiLL, I dun know the details leh, have to wait for this Sun ba.

SamVal, heard that fathers will enjoy more benefit for this round like more paternity leave and they may also have childcare leave.
 
giggler: ya...& more subsidised of child care centres... i think they "attack" the fathers now rather than the mothers...
 
mine is girl boy girl...
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so good for singaporean, me won't be getting all the bonus..cause am pr and not working at the moment....
 
piyobaby, things with in laws will simmer over time... just give yourselves time lor... I don't fancy being home 24/7 with MIL, but not to the point I can't stand going home la... just give each other space. I'm the kind, if I feel real fed up about certain things, I give MIL a piece of my mind (in as diplomatic a manner as possible), then shut up and let things be... once I get my message across, let out my steam, I just get on with life lor... hee hee..
Hubby and I knew each other since we were 12... dated only when we were in the Uni, dated for 4 years and have been married for close to 10 years now... it's been such a long journey, no point arguing about MIL now la.... if you love the rose, just accept that it comes with thorns... =D
Used to admire friends with great MILs... but they also complain about their MILs... then again, at the very least, MIL bothers to help watch over maid & baby la... then I can work in peace... I've heard of very free MILs who refuse to even watch over maid for 1 day a week! I've learnt that if we count our blessings, we'll be happier... hee hee.. that's what we teach our girls too..

BTW, I'm also MO3... would have been MO5 if we hadn't lost the 2nd & 3rd babies... ;-p
 
My hubby and I both come from 3-kid families so we also hope for 3 kids, altho if we can have the 3rd one, we will consider ourselves lucky cos dunno how old we will be by then.
 
mercsboy...im serving my notice currently..actualli it's my superior instead of the company cos US MNC rather pro-family de....quite panicky as cant find a job yet cos all interviews were rejected when they are aware of my pregnancy....worst come to worst will have to go for temp job le...=(

zill....it's a US MNC....initially wanted to 'lun' but realli she is too much le...pick on alot of things + unreasonable....make me so angry that I'm worried for my little one....

giggler...anything more regardless of cash or benefits oso good mah...but they shd spare a thought for SAHM too vos they dun have ML benefit wor...hee

EmQ...dats a great way of looking at things...guess I seriously need alot more time to get over the soreness...sound very petty hor...haha
 
pinkie pirate: Don't wait too long lor... actually we wanted kids young and we wanted them close.. was preg when #1 was 2, but miscarried, then preg again when #1 was 3.5, but ectopic... finally preg again when #1 was 4.5, so my gals are 6.5 & 1 now... when #3 comes along, they'll be 7yrs & 18mths... I want 4 princess.. gynae says #3 likely to be gal again... so very happy... but wondering if to go for 4th... actually I wanted 6 kids... but having lost 2... felt lucky to have 2nd & now 3rd... we almost gave up... was considering IVF & adoption already when we found out I was preg with #2...
 
piyobaby: No la, not petty... let's be fair to ourselves... some pp can b very irritating... hee hee...
 
piyobaby: so shit one, thats why some female boss quite hard to work with, heng my lady manager quite nice...my colleagues are nice, that is why i stayed on my current job for 10 yrs...the pay is not so good, but i chose to stay on, coz relax. its a gd decision that u decided for your baby sake...the most dont spend on unnecessary hor...never mind another 4 months to go only...endure!! lets endure together!
 
ZiLL, think they feel that fathers shd share the burden of taking care of kids.

belacan, you're SAHM?

EmQ, so nice that so many are having #3.
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Samval, yup, nice age gap, I feel. The jiejie knows how to take care of didi.
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Your gals are quite big rite?

Pinkie, it's fun to have big family if you can afford.
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piyo, poor thing, you really lugi out leh.
 
EmQ, ya I think I must have one every 2 years!! Haha! Actually I also miscarried a few years back then just focus on career. Now have to chop chop! Hahaha!

Piyo, I think its quite normal to have some friction with the inlaws when their children get married. Takes them some time to realise that they have to let go and let their children be adults and to accept that they are no longer the centre of their child's universe. Its almost like a power struggle for those initial few years. For now just focus on ur bb lor, can think abt this issue when the time is right.
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Piyo, what line of work are you in?
 
EmQ...it's oso juz me to rem all tis things for long...typical of my character mayb bcos I dun like others bully the loved ones ard me...=p

zill...have been telling myself dat and we will ride over this rough patch...=)

mercsboy...everyone understand why when I told them she's 40 & unmarried...dun wish for my Baby to suffer the agony and faced hypocrite everyday otherwise Baby pick up wrong values...joking anyway...haha

giggler...no choice lor...all for the sake of the little one...=D
 
Zill: complain no use wor...i heard from my other colleagues that MOM got certain clause....something to do with within the 1st few mths of our pregnancy can ask us to leave...something along this line

gov not so good protect us....they protect employers first 1....oni outfront say nice nice but things really happens liao den another story
 
thanks pirate...now that they have shifted out...refused to bother myself wif the matter...take things as they come...anyway they have always treated hubby as the most neutral among the 3 bros...he's in the mid...for mi it's realli Baby more impt...=) im doing sales in medical industry...
 
suika: oh yes yes i remember liao!! they cannot terminate us only during the last trimester... if during first 2 trimester, we AWOL or misconduct, they can still dismiss us...
 
Zill: that's y....i dun noe abit this...oni recently my colleague told mi n i'm rather shocked to hear this
 

zill & suika...anyway MOM guidelines if im not wrong might not apply to certain salary ceiling groups...they have a very low salary ceiling like $1.2K or sumthg like dat....so most of the time they will advise to resort to engaging private lawyer...
 
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