(2009/08) August 2009 MTBs


<font color="0000ff">mashy</font>, mine is seeing me weekly after week 34 and this week I saw him 3 times liao. And will see him again on Wednesday for check-up. Well, I will pray that bb comes on 15 July or 18 July. Ya lor like I can choose the date haahaa.

<font color="0000ff">Pink</font>, that's a swab test for Strep B, I have done mine liao. Will pray that you have a good maid.
 
<font color="0000ff">pink</font>, try to get some bb clothing wash 1st at least for the 1st month and also get your hospital bag ready.
 
<font color="0000ff">sbb</font>, think 2.1kg is a good weight at week 33, my bb is 2.4kg at week 34, gynae said all the food I eat go to my bb and I lost weight.

As long as you dun put on too much and bb is not packing on too much should not have GD unless your family has history of D. My gynae said I do not have to do GD test as I dun take much sweet stuff and also my family has no history and I am not gaining much weight at all.
 
<font color="0000ff">Pink</font>, it has to be the original one, if you have misplaced the original one, do get a duplicate true copy from ROM. They do not accept any photocopied cert for registration. Even for NRIC cards except those with certified true copy and a valid reason or letter from the company stating the holder of the NRIC is out of Singapore.

As for ebm, you can leave it in the fridge to defrost 1st then left it in room temperature or running water, if you want it to be slightly warmer, then soak in warm water. But do take note not all bb like defrosted ebm, Kai is one who rejected it and he prefer direct feeding from the breast as ebm has a smell.
 
Hi Ladies

Have all of you come across the advertisement about the goat placenta pills? I was telling my mum, wau lau, they are marketing the goat placenta. I do wonder if we do not bring back our placenta what do the hospital do with it? I heard some tales that they are sold or given to comestic company to make all those comestic powder.

Baby S, do you have any idea? If not, I am keen to find out from my gynae is he knows haahaa.
 
pink

yah, i chose 18 jul already. So if bb doesn't decide to come out earlier, it'll be 18 jul.

pris

some of the mothers in the jul forum are going to make into placenta capsules. If u are interested, maybe can ask them or do a search.
 
<font color="0000ff">mashy</font>, I send an email to the processing company liao and see what they say, I dun want to bring placenta home and I want them to collect from the hospital straight.
 
Wow u ladies serious about consuming the placenta ah? I find the thought a bit gross leh
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Eating yr own placenta ... mmm ... No medical proof to say that it's good rite? In fact we were told during the childbirth class it's full of toxins after filtering it out for bb in our womb.
 
pris :me also interested in the placenta processing.....dunno works oki not le....

age is catchign up le.....must try all means to up keep alittle mah :p
 
Hi lsdies i hv this stroller for sale too :0 cos me got 2 others and dad will scold me when i move to their house :p hv a look and let me know la
i hv the pixs but cant upload her ....do pm me for pixs la
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its graco.light weight.red/black colour.suitable from 3 months onwards
 
<font color="0000ff">pegsfur</font>, have to go and search and read up. Coz now singapore is selling this goat placenta pills which have lots of advertisement on. And all our comestic powder used placenta to make too.

<font color="0000ff">weishy</font>, I am trying to find out more haahaa.
 
hi morning mummies,

i got a question on pumping out BM
can we store EBM in those normal avent bottles?
after we pump the BM out...can we can juz pour fr one bottle to the other before we store?
 
Hi Ladies, i went for my gynae appointmt last morning but the outcome wasn't gd.....

i have only put on 1kg over the 3wks and Dr say bb did not gain much wt. Hence in short, bb at Wk32 is only 1.4kg.. and on the whole, i have only put on 6kg over the last 32wks. while Gynae say, on the average, i must put on 0.5kg per wk.

This is depressing... i broke down the moment i step out of the clinic (was alone as hubby was resting at hm)... n i bet i scare many of those onlookers who saw me burst out crying..

u girls are talking abt BB being too big or bigger than average but on my end, i am worried of my bb, fearing that she is not growing well... seriously, i duno what i can do now to gain wt in the next few weeks.....

Dr say wat more, which i am already doing... i am not sure what else i can eat to gain wt and given the short span of time left till delivery, i wonder what i can do..

my next gynae visit is in 2wks time and i reali hope i can gain more...... i have over the last 24hrs stuff myself w food n i am telling my girl to absorb well... i am so fearful nw......
 
LawShe, you tried taking more durian/beef/eggs already? I think another good way to gain weight would be to take small snack in between meals. You can eat a small sandwich/bao/cake/muffins.
Try drinking milk too since it has calcium and it will gives you the extra calories.

Don't be overstressed or else will lose appetite.
 
Sharon, you can pour the EBM into the avent milk bottle and leave it in the fridge. If you need to feed bb within the 24hrs, you can take out the milk bottle and warm up and feed. If not used in 24hrs then transfer the EBM into milk bag and freeze.
 
Hi Irene, i am taking eggs almost everyday... and durian wise, i have been eating lots till i get heaty and down w fever.. beef i take occassionally... i snack once in awhile but time just dun permit me to eat in the office all the time..

however, for the sake of my girl, i will eat more and more...
 
LawShe, you don't have to eat all the time. Just try to have a small tea break in the late afternoon. You can buy the sandwich when you go out for lunch and just munch from your desk?
If cannot eat then drink milk.
 
sharon

yes, u can. But it must be both freshly pumped out. U can't mix fresh with frozen...

lawshe
don't worry, some bbs are genetically small. My cousin in law gave birth to her bb gal at 2.7kg at full term! Mine came out 2.8kg at only 35 weeks. But that doesn't mean her gal is less healthy. In fact her gal put on a lot after that and is now a bubbly cute little gal.

Also, the scan ests of the weight is not accurate. My scan at 35 weeks then said my boy was 2.5kg only. But he came out 2.8kg. I heard some even have difference of 1 kg.
 
Mashy, the fact is i am also not gaining much, thus i kinda agree w the Dr that my girl din gain too... Sigh...

but thanks for the assurance... i will be super positive and eat!!
 
thanks irene n mashy,
cos i got lotsa old avent bottles...dunno whether to trade in anot...if can store EBM, then i will go trade them in

lawshe,
dun worry unduly...juz try eat as much as u can
too stressed up n u will lose ur appetite one
if u dun haf time to eat in office, maybe u can keep those packet milk wif u...i do dat in office
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lawshe

one of the ladies in jul thread also had the same prob. Her gynae's going to check if the umbilical cord is blocked or something which prevents nutrients from being delivered to the bb. U may wanna ask your gynae of this possibility.
 
MAshy, thanks for the info, i will check w my gynae on this issue 1st thing tml..

Sharon, storing packet milk in the office is a gd idea.. i will do just that.. wil head to the supermarket later

Frankly ladies, i was thinking if my work is a factor that is contributing to all these problem.. i m not getting enough rest and worst of all, i am working OT at least 3 evenings per wk
 
Hi Lawshe, u still got time to 'beef up' your bb. Dun worry so much, the doc's scan is always smaller than physical actual weight of bb.

Gals, done any shopping these few days?
I passed 1 pack of Angel wipes to my frenz who delivered early this year. She said it's good leh. I have not opened it to try for myself.
Now, john little at somerset still selling at $5.50 per pack. Maybe can stock up more if anyone is interested.
 
mashy: u r fast..I have gotten some 'kodomo', 'sweet cheeks' and 'angels', but all haben open. Can last me 1 month at least.

I so looking fwd to the Tue meet-up, to collect the items ordered from kikilala's spree.

Kikilala: do u need help to bring items over to M-hotel? I m working in Tanj Pagar, maybe can meet up at MRT to bring some items over.
 
MAshy, thanks for the info, i will check w my gynae on this issue 1st thing tml..

Sharon, storing packet milk in the office is a gd idea.. i will do just that.. wil head to the supermarket later

Frankly ladies, i was thinking if my work is a factor that is contributing to all these problem.. i m not getting enough rest and worst of all, i am working OT at least 3 evenings per wk
 
Lawshe, try taking durians, beef or fresh cream cake. It works for me. If not then try those milk for mummy.

Oh yah &amp; sleep more, cos when u sleep bb will grow more
 
yes Tulips, will ask for durian again tonite.. just had beef last nite, will start eating more of these from now on... fresh cream cake sounds nice too... yummy.....
 
Lawshe,
basically the baby weight at this stage is depend on baby tummy size - the calories in tummy. so it is only an est v often bb come out smaller than the est but there r exception.. i tink as long as ur baby grow shd be ok? my friend baby gal is 2.3kg at full term wor.. for me i ate lots of carbo food, rice, bread n potato chips is all in my list :p
 
LawShe
Maybe you can try to eat more durian, tonic and drink more preggie milk to help your girl gain more weight. Hopefully she will gains 200g every week (thats what it is suppose to be normally), then she should be 3kg already at week 40! As long as she is 2.5kg or above at birth, then shouldnt be any problem le.

It will affect your baby too if you are overwork and too stressed. There is a durian buffet at goodwood park hotel!!! Maybe you can meet up with mommies here who are also interested. I don't think I can eat any durian from now on since my gynae asked me not to eat those. I hope I will deliver around week 39 and baby weigh around 2.8 - 3kg.

maternity photo
For those who have booked to take maternity photo. Have any taken it and have the photos already? I am still deciding donno which studio to go to. Hopefully can take the photo latest by mid july!
 
hi gals

been scanning thru the past few days post - thks for all the concern!

time really flies, so far it has been 10 days in hospital. Just when one hope for a smooth day, sometimes things turn out quite un expectedly. So far everyday is kinda drama - with trips for scanning &amp; continuous monitoring in the delivery suites.

hmmm, one thing i must say - go for epidural if you are planning for natural birth - i've heard women screaming their heads off thru the sound proof walls.

it's really weird to hear women screaming trying to push their babies out while there i am trying to hold in the pain and baby.

kikilala,
if our stuff are here already, could you kindly let me know the registered postage cost? I have to trouble you to post it out instead. email me at [email protected] &amp; i tsf the $ to you first.
 
Piggy/Reira, thanks for the suggestion on the food items.. i will eat more..

i am getting quite heaty nw with many ulcers in my mouth but i guess the pain is still bearable, will take more durians...

Reira, i hope bb will absorb and grow as much as possible, i was hoping for her to be slightly more than 3kg at birth and i hope i can achieve that..
 
<font color="0000ff">Babymaking</font>, hope everything is going well with you. Do rest more. Did the dr give your anything for contraction and also any jab?

<font color="0000ff">Lawshe</font>, try taking baked potatoes with tuna and cheese too. I am not sure where they have such store near where you work. Try keep some buns in the office too and eat and drink with milk, from week 32 onwards, bb gained about 200g from week and then later part will be like slightly more.

If placenta is fully attache to the uterus, then nothing is wrong, sometimes bb is just being petite as long as they are healthy and you dun overstress yourself. Just try variety of food. Eat more fish, meat and maybe snack on some chips too.
 
pris
yep the docs have done whatever they could, on ventolin drips when the contractions cannot be arrested with adalat. bb's lungs also mature with 2 steriod jabs. that's abt all they can do.

lawshe
erm you really shdn't be eating so much durians until heaty until have ulcer - cos when you fall sick, bb is going to lose even more weight.

If you are already taking a proper diet &amp; yr gynae have done all the checks that bb is healthy (no restricted growth due to cord compression/ insufficent blood flow thru the umbilical cord etc/ placenta detachment etc etc), then it could be just that yr bb is genetically small. stuffing yrself may not help, in fact may make things worse. just eat a MODERATE HEALTHY diet.
 
babymaking
You are really brave! Really can't imagine the trauma you have to face everyday.

lawshe
huh... if you got ulcers in your mouth and you are very heaty, maybe need to take cooling food also. True that if takes too many durians, will make you sick instead and we wouldn't want that.

Did your gynae suggest anything to you which won't make you sick and will help baby to gain weight?
 
<font color="0000ff">babymaking</font>, I was in TMC for CTG on Friday too coz I started to dilate liao but no labour sign so gynae told me to rest well and minimised movement. I kept telling bb to stay in me till at least week 37 or 38, till Daddy is back and self-quarantine is over.
 


reira
i think any MTb to be in my situation will also have the same courage to hang in there for their little ones. Now i can really understand that mothers are wei da!

some of my fellow ward mates are in worse situation. one had placenta abruption and leaking water bag at early 2nd tri, no pain but cannot even sit up, so have been in CRIB for almost 6 weeks now...and still got to hang in there till week 34 in another 5 more weeks - imagine 11 weeks in bed in hospital - can't even move.

another's water bag burst ard week 20-21, and have to lie down in bed till week 34.

pris
u are already week 35 rite? whats yr bb's weight? hang in there, at least u can be assured that bb will be healthy even at 35 weeks. my niece is born a 33 weeker and healthy like anything now.

at least yr ctg doesn;t show any contractions - mine show reglar contractions at almost every 7 min even with adalat. ha, actually no need the ctg to show, the contractions hurt like hell.

my problem lies in waiting till at lest week 34 - another 15 days to go - hopefully can hang in till week 36 - which means another 29 days to go.
 

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