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Jane, no, the vaginal swab isn't a vaginal examination. Swab is taken from the outer lips of the labia and just the tip of the cotton bud is inserted slightly into the vagina. Ahnetsan didn't find it uncomfortable at all, but I felt the friction quite painfully and had a little spotting after. I'm thinking cos I'd just cleaned up and was quite dry, plus obgyn didn't hold the lips open to do the swab. If you need one, I hope it goes better than mine!
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Blurmom, we seem to get attached as we go into our week 30s... I hope the others fare better than us.
11_beans, thanks for the heads up! I was just going to go by the National Library after my lunch apptmt! Will thicken skin and ask abt it.
Hope it isn't too heavy...
caramelle, I concur with you. Men and women alike from mainland China don't seem to be very considerate. I was boarding an un-crowded train yesterday and there was a ML-Chinese man standing behind me. While I was waiting for passengers to disembark, he kept trying to inch to the middle to squeeze past me. I kept inching towards the middle too, to block him off. *oops* Finally, I turned and looked at him hard in the eyes. He looked back for a while, then quickly looked away and meekly stood there until I stepped in. Then scrambled for a seat, displacing another woman, who shot him a dirty look.. *sigh*
> What's wrong with a high-riding bump?! Your baby likes to be close to your boobs, cannot meh!?! I'd say nothing to worry about, my dear. Mine is still rather compact and "medium"-riding. I thought it was quite low but maybe cos boobs are big, it doesn't look tt low when I'm dressed leh. I think low-riding bumps are quite cute to look at... but that's all to it - aesthetically pleasing.
neeciel, do you wear comfy shoes? Those go a long way, hideous as some may be. *heehee* But yeah, I must confess I've done something similar too. I was standing in front of this strapping, well-built and smartly dressed young fella. I kept shifting my weight and accidentally-on-purpose nudging his feet with mine. Keke... nope! No results all the way from central to J.East.
Fifi, well, sorry ah. Engaged means baby's head has begun descent down into the pelvic region and you can tell cos the bump suddenly sits much lower. It only occurs within 2 weeks of labour for 1st time MTBs, and for repeat mums, just at the onset or even only after labour begins. So head down is just head down position pls! Scared me.. Here I was, thinking OH DEAR! Is Fifi going into labour within the fortnight?!
dolly & Fifi, mis-use of terminology again... I think dolly means blocked milk ducts, not engorgement. Cos Fifi's absolutely spot-on, engorgement only happens after delivery, once our milk comes in after the initial colostrum supply.
Where have our full-time forum "jaga-ers"
sweethalo & Tubbym~ been these days?
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