morning!
was on mc since yesterday cos of MS and will be on mc till tomorrow. happy cos can slack at home, not happy cos i spend my time at home hugging toilet bowl
yen, u also with prof mary rauff? gd choice. she's a really nice and professional dr. was with her for my 1st pregnancy, and definitely will get her to deliver my other ones. wrt trainee drs at NUH, ermm.. unavoidable if you choose a govt hospital. but frankly, the Medical officers are really quite gd cos all are quite senior drs training to be O&G drs. just request for no House officers if u are really scared. Another reason why i prefer to be in a govt hosp is cos you are monitored the entire duration of ur labour by drs. any sudden deterioration in the CTG or bb status will be picked up v early too. in private hospitals, it is the midwives who read the CTGs during labour, and do the VEs. if the midwives think there is something wrong then they will alert the gyne to come down. if you are lucky, ur gyne will come down periodically on his own accord to check on you, but for sure he will not be on standby your entire labour in the hospital and will only come when you are ready to push. midwives are experienced, but to be honest, they are not doctors. have heard a lot more horror stories of deliveries in private hospitals,cos of my line of work. just sharing my thoughts.
jaclyn, the NT test is to check for DS. prof rauff only asked if i were keen to do the test, didnt insist or recommend that its best to do or anything like that. i said yes so my screeninig is due to be on 20 Jan.
shirley, oh dear ur MS sounds so cham! so far i retain one meal, puke another. sian.
pinkmama, i love the bakchor mee featured on sunday papers! the crawford one is really yummy if u like lots of vinegar on your noodles!
jul, ON and Gap maternity clothes are quite reasonably priced, but i find the cutting too big for us Asians leh. buy the Xs size still too big and end up gotta sell away! so disappointing considering all the anticipation you go thru waiting for the stuff to arrive!
re baby clothes - totally agree with mashy! splurge on nice clothes for when bb is say 5-6 mths and older. when younger, most important is to have a pretty blanket and bibs cos thats what pp see most of the time cos they are either wrapped under a blanket, or the top is covered by a bib!
also been havng problem sleeping at night.. keep getting up to pee. abt 3 times a night! but this will pass la.. once hit abt 12 wks will get better again. just hanging in there.