(2009/08) August 2009 MTBs
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mashybrainz
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reira
if u rent the bed, u can't claim from medisave. If u admit the bb, can claim and will be less siong on your pocket.
if u rent the bed, u can't claim from medisave. If u admit the bb, can claim and will be less siong on your pocket.
morning gals
had a bad night - was awake most of the time due to BH - regularly like half an hour - for those couple of hours from 1am to 3am, i really thought i was going into labour cos no matter how i shifted position, the contractions refuse to go away. then ard 4am, the tightenings stopped..phew!! and resume just now at 8am. luckily never call the gynae
Claire,
sorry to hear abt yr loss and it's indeed good news that this pregnancy is doing well. so there's some truth in tat the embryo can implant too near/on the c sect scar resulting in miscarriage. now i am more determined to go NVD. wish me luck on finding a gynae who's willing to go pro natural.
reira,
eh I am not too sure abt FB also, but i realise that FB have this chat function when you are log in, and also lots of games, in grp mode, can also set up specific threads, maybe someone can go put up recommendations made here abt caterers, CL, massage ladies, sales, arrange meet ups etc etc? that way no need to serach thru the archives - cos this thread move so fast that always lose track of stuff.
re: the pep bed
sounds interesting, any links or articles to read abt it? one pt to note is that jaundice is usually a short term thingy with newborns - shd recover within a few days. also need to take bb's blood every day to measure the level, so even if you have the bed, u still need to bring bb into hoapital for those blood tests, so having a pep bed may not be much use.
re: caterers
think that a few are shortlisted
YLS -
Pros: for cheap pricing, large portions and their very good KBB.
Cons: std seems to have drop, reported case of one of the trays of food being spoilt, although they did replace, took a long time to do so.
Neo garden
Pros: food standard seem to be quite uniform over the years, got quality.
Cons: food portion is small, more expensive
Mums' kitchen
Pros: food taste nice
Cons: so far dun think anyone posted any cons.
Lavish dining
Pros: food taste nice
cons: food portion smaller than Neo's garden
had a bad night - was awake most of the time due to BH - regularly like half an hour - for those couple of hours from 1am to 3am, i really thought i was going into labour cos no matter how i shifted position, the contractions refuse to go away. then ard 4am, the tightenings stopped..phew!! and resume just now at 8am. luckily never call the gynae
Claire,
sorry to hear abt yr loss and it's indeed good news that this pregnancy is doing well. so there's some truth in tat the embryo can implant too near/on the c sect scar resulting in miscarriage. now i am more determined to go NVD. wish me luck on finding a gynae who's willing to go pro natural.
reira,
eh I am not too sure abt FB also, but i realise that FB have this chat function when you are log in, and also lots of games, in grp mode, can also set up specific threads, maybe someone can go put up recommendations made here abt caterers, CL, massage ladies, sales, arrange meet ups etc etc? that way no need to serach thru the archives - cos this thread move so fast that always lose track of stuff.
re: the pep bed
sounds interesting, any links or articles to read abt it? one pt to note is that jaundice is usually a short term thingy with newborns - shd recover within a few days. also need to take bb's blood every day to measure the level, so even if you have the bed, u still need to bring bb into hoapital for those blood tests, so having a pep bed may not be much use.
re: caterers
think that a few are shortlisted
YLS -
Pros: for cheap pricing, large portions and their very good KBB.
Cons: std seems to have drop, reported case of one of the trays of food being spoilt, although they did replace, took a long time to do so.
Neo garden
Pros: food standard seem to be quite uniform over the years, got quality.
Cons: food portion is small, more expensive
Mums' kitchen
Pros: food taste nice
Cons: so far dun think anyone posted any cons.
Lavish dining
Pros: food taste nice
cons: food portion smaller than Neo's garden
poopoo
Active Member
Enhanced Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML) Scheme
A working mother will be eligible for 16 weeks of paid maternity leave
Government-Paid Childcare Leave Scheme
Under the GPCL scheme, eligible parents can take 6 days of paid childcare leave per year until the year the child turns 7 years old.
Unpaid Infant Care Leave Scheme
a working parent to take up to 6 days of unpaid leave every year so long as he/she has a child below 2 years of age.
criteria
a) she gave birth on or after 31 October 2008 (or with an EDD on or after 31 October 2008);
b) her child is a Singapore citizen*;
c) she is lawfully married to the child’s father*;
d) she has served the company for at least 90 days immediately preceding her delivery date.
A working mother will be eligible for 16 weeks of paid maternity leave
Government-Paid Childcare Leave Scheme
Under the GPCL scheme, eligible parents can take 6 days of paid childcare leave per year until the year the child turns 7 years old.
Unpaid Infant Care Leave Scheme
a working parent to take up to 6 days of unpaid leave every year so long as he/she has a child below 2 years of age.
criteria
a) she gave birth on or after 31 October 2008 (or with an EDD on or after 31 October 2008);
b) her child is a Singapore citizen*;
c) she is lawfully married to the child’s father*;
d) she has served the company for at least 90 days immediately preceding her delivery date.
missy_gal23
Member
shirley, are you going for C-section? I'm currently in my 32 weeks and baby weight 2.2kg but gynae never says I need to deliver early. Did you ask you Gynae why?
mashybrainz
New Member
nicole
wow! Your bb is sumo weight.
wow! Your bb is sumo weight.
smurf_ling
Active Member
childcare leave
please dun be surprised if your company decides to prorate the 6 days childcare leave based on the month of ur delivery...see if we delivery in aug.. companies will lugi if they give 6 full days...they r not doing anything wrong if they pro-rate.. if i am not wrong when the enhanced childcare leave came effective last aug.. some companies oso gave prorated instead of the full.
please dun be surprised if your company decides to prorate the 6 days childcare leave based on the month of ur delivery...see if we delivery in aug.. companies will lugi if they give 6 full days...they r not doing anything wrong if they pro-rate.. if i am not wrong when the enhanced childcare leave came effective last aug.. some companies oso gave prorated instead of the full.
mashybrainz
New Member
shirley
it could be your gynae scared your bb too big and u can't give birth naturally if u drag too long. May end up c-section if your bb becomes too big. Anyway, 2 weeks earlier is just 38 weeks. Most pp give birth ard then anyway. I'm having my c-section at 38 weeks too.
it could be your gynae scared your bb too big and u can't give birth naturally if u drag too long. May end up c-section if your bb becomes too big. Anyway, 2 weeks earlier is just 38 weeks. Most pp give birth ard then anyway. I'm having my c-section at 38 weeks too.
poopoo
Active Member
piggytoh, i dun know also, i did asked my gynae what is my baby not head down yet if wanna to give birth 2 wks earlier, she said, she will induce, also i asked my gynae again how can you sure my bb will head down by that time, she said not to worry, she will ensure the baby head down @.@
Nicole, no my gynae is pro-natural deliver kind; she will not encourage C-section, unless anything happen last minute. She always tell me not to worry for everything, she will handle all issue.
Nicole, no my gynae is pro-natural deliver kind; she will not encourage C-section, unless anything happen last minute. She always tell me not to worry for everything, she will handle all issue.
hmm..mashy, so correct me if i am wrong
if choosing c sect - can do at week 38
If baby is too big via NVD, gynae will also induce at week 38 or suggest c sect.
what other factors will gynae recommend scheduled c sect?
btw, you mentioned that yr #1 is premature, so how come you had to have c sect also?
if choosing c sect - can do at week 38
If baby is too big via NVD, gynae will also induce at week 38 or suggest c sect.
what other factors will gynae recommend scheduled c sect?
btw, you mentioned that yr #1 is premature, so how come you had to have c sect also?
missy_gal23
Member
mashy, ya i think becos i eat durians...my gynae says durians cause big babies..but i can't help it..i ate some again last night haha...
shirley, maybe you wanna check with your gynae, heard 1 story (can't rem if it's from the forum or from collegues) that some gynae wants their patient give birth earlier cos they are going away for holidays so they want to quick quick do the delivery. hope yours is not the case..
shirley, maybe you wanna check with your gynae, heard 1 story (can't rem if it's from the forum or from collegues) that some gynae wants their patient give birth earlier cos they are going away for holidays so they want to quick quick do the delivery. hope yours is not the case..
mashybrainz
New Member
babymaking
The reason why i can choose to have c-section at 38 weeks is coz i know when i ovulated. For those who didn't know, it's safer to do it at least 39 weeks.
Gynae may also recommend C-section if bb is breech (which in my case is so and gynae said her position is diff to turn type). Some gynaes can help to manually turn the bb over.
They may also recommend c-section if mother has pre-eclampsia, GD etc pre-existing condition which may endanger her life if she does natural. Or if the bb is showing signs of distress, poo is out, etc.
Altho my boy is born 35 weeks, he's a huge bb (considering he's only 35 weeks). He came out 2.815kg, 50cm, the size of a full term baby. I was pretty tired after 18hrs labour and couldn't push him out. Plus, he inherited his daddy's big head...
The reason why i can choose to have c-section at 38 weeks is coz i know when i ovulated. For those who didn't know, it's safer to do it at least 39 weeks.
Gynae may also recommend C-section if bb is breech (which in my case is so and gynae said her position is diff to turn type). Some gynaes can help to manually turn the bb over.
They may also recommend c-section if mother has pre-eclampsia, GD etc pre-existing condition which may endanger her life if she does natural. Or if the bb is showing signs of distress, poo is out, etc.
Altho my boy is born 35 weeks, he's a huge bb (considering he's only 35 weeks). He came out 2.815kg, 50cm, the size of a full term baby. I was pretty tired after 18hrs labour and couldn't push him out. Plus, he inherited his daddy's big head...
missy_gal23
Member
pris, ya i think so too..gynae says estimated weight by delivery will be 3.5kg...bb head is down already.
mashybrainz
New Member
BTW, my boy got a perfect Apgar score when he came out even though he was preterm.
mashybrainz
New Member
pris
haha, i dunno if my boy still have perfect hearing score. Only know that now he has selective hearing. Only hears what he wanna hear. If he hears something that he doesn't like, he ignores and pretends that he didn't hear a thing.
haha, i dunno if my boy still have perfect hearing score. Only know that now he has selective hearing. Only hears what he wanna hear. If he hears something that he doesn't like, he ignores and pretends that he didn't hear a thing.
poopoo
Active Member
chintz,
my first one stay inside for 40 wks, still don’t want to come out, until my gynae insert medicine to dilation me.
piggytoh,
Ya, I will check with my gynae.
nicole, gynae on holiday @.@
Actually during my last visit, i confirmed with my gynae whether she still want me to give birth earlier, she said yes. So I asked her whether I can choose a date or not, such as 4th Aug or 23rd Jul (my EDD is 12 Aug).
She said 4th Aug, possible, if I can control my weight gain (ie. my baby weight gain)
my first one stay inside for 40 wks, still don’t want to come out, until my gynae insert medicine to dilation me.
piggytoh,
Ya, I will check with my gynae.
nicole, gynae on holiday @.@
Actually during my last visit, i confirmed with my gynae whether she still want me to give birth earlier, she said yes. So I asked her whether I can choose a date or not, such as 4th Aug or 23rd Jul (my EDD is 12 Aug).
She said 4th Aug, possible, if I can control my weight gain (ie. my baby weight gain)