(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs


flower
wah so many!!! i not intending to invite more than 40 this time. call me paranoid or kiasi or selfish, with all the flu thing gg around, im minimising other ppl contact with my baby. with so many guests, u cant avoid playing the "passing the baby" game. i dun like my baby being passed around from hand to hand like a ball!
 
Hi there,

I've popped, pls help me to update. Thanks.
(Lost track if Jennifur or Ling is doing it)

ADD : 13 Sep
Wt : 2.76kg
Lt : 49cm
Method : Natural w Epi
BB's Name : not named yet
 
re-read my post and found it misleading... sorry ah.

My son is not out yet. He's sleeping in Mommy now. Apart from the contractions which seem to disturb him from time to time. Think he's quite comfortable at this moment. At least mommy is eh??? lol!

Cheers
 
I did not have epidural during my 1st delivery and almost crushed my hubby's fingers.

This time I've decided to have epidural, but frankly it did not numb my lower body totally. I find it a bit errie when epi was injected, I can feel something flowing down my spine. I told myself just bear with it, it will save me the pain for the next few hours.

However, after injecting the epi, I could still feel the mild contraction. A few hours later, I felt quite umcomfy or rather a bit unbearable, requested to increase epi dosage. Again few hours later, could feel the pain at the peak of contraction, to the extent of holding onto railing. So requested increase dosage, but nurse told me is already max. Unless they give me another medication... which I dun quite understand. Anyway, they proceed upon my consent since it was a standing instruction under epi. With this, my legs were totally numb, not even wriggling my toes like earlier.

It makes me wonder why some pple say they can sleep after the epi, but for me I could still feel the pain, which makes sleeping impossible during the 6 hours labour.

Notwithstanding this, I still have no regrets choosing epi. It really reduces the pain level compared to without having epi.
 
Hihi, just an update. I have delivered 2 days ago. My princess Sherene is at a chubby weight of 3.645kg.. For me, is natural delivery plus epidural.
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My bf is fine, able to meet her demand as at now..
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Congrats Pamelia, u made it.
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<font color="0000ff">Shelled</font>,
guessed mine are those stubborn fats - Haiz... Hopefully I can shed off all within 3mths.
I dislike the current me - probably due to my height as I'm standing at 169cm weigh 66kg nw make me look so irritating plus tat super heavy big boobs.,.. argh!

<font color="0000ff">Rach,</font>
Hws baby - is she better ord? Still crying in the nite - Issit better to pump and give her EBM in the nite so she can slp better?
My naughty girl recently learn to scream for milk - she seems so impatient. Last night was the first night my maid took over the night feeding - I think she stress and woke up many times so tis afternoon I told her to catch sum slp while baby is slping too. She sae to me " mdm, how come u can wake up so many times to feed baby + pump and u no need to slp in the afternoon huh?" I was like !!!!!

Today I was reading thru the papers and saw those holidays advertisement - frankfurt and switzerland 8days guided tour at $988.... So cheap leh... - hw I wish I can go holiday but wif 3 kids nw - i doubt I can for the next 2 years. Sob sob
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Hi mummies,
Been busy these few days running around for my baby passport (we are Malaysians) and shopping :) My girl will be 1 month old in 2 days time. I am happy that I have been TBF my girl for 1 whole month and still going on. My girl is now 3.9kg, gained exactly 1kg from the day of discharge till now, so happy :)

I agreed with NOT TO COMPARE the amount of EBM. That's why I have never published mine. I do direct latch most of the time, but still pump when needed. Even for myself, the amount varies so much depending on a lot of factors. It can be so depressing when the amount is low. I strongly encourage you to monitor your baby intake of milk through other ways, like frequnecy of pee/poo, weight gain, contendedness etc, rather than how much you can pump (unless you are doing exclusive pumping). Do latch on as much as you can and I practice feed-on-demand. Don't have to follow exactly 2 or 3 hourly. For these early weeks, latch on whenver baby wants to. And again, I strongly urge you to making sure your baby is latching on well if you think your have BFing issue/problem and get advise from specialist (I felt that I failed for my #1 because he didn't/never latched properly).

Good luck to all BFing mummies!

For non-BF mummies, good luck too, I have been through that also, it comes with another set of worries (and extra work) to formula-feed baby. So jia-you too!

Motherhood is never easy to start with, but it's certainly rewarding, I can assure you. Always stay positive and do the best you can!
 
<font color="ff0099">happykae</font>
169cm and 66kg?! Wah lau. I'm 168cm and <u>75kg</u> hor!! And you still have super big boobs. Mine is only like... so-so for my frame. Sianz...
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*demoralised*

Today I met with Gina to pass her some things, and her mom asked if I'm "also pregnant".
When I replied that I recently gave birth, she said: "I thought you were one of Gina's pregnant friends."

I wanted to dig a hole and hide inside lah.
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I think I shall hermit myself at home until I am of a socially acceptable figure. *prods fats*
 
<font color="ff0000">Happykae></font>
she's crying in the day now... got blamed for bringing her out...not supposed to bring her out before full month... >.<"
think she got disturbed.. by....somthing...she will suddenly cry at the top of her lungs like someone beaten her up like that...
and mum went to buy jing fong san and gripe water for her this afternoon..
after consuming both, she actually slept from 6plus to 11plus....
we tried to wake her up for feed...she actually feed for 20min and fell asleep again..
good or bad.. i dunno.. but at least she's sleeping and not crying....
yah.. have been giving her EBM past 2 nites..so i can rest and produce more milk while she doesnt have to work so hard for her milk in the middle of the nite..
CL feeds her..and i can rest....
supply is increasing drfinitely... i pumped 180ml out from 3 pumps... some more some less...
and now is my 4th pump of the day...managed to store her nite feed for today since afternoon..
so now i'm pumping for tmr's nite feed.. hehehe...feels good to have excess to store.. kkekeke.. :p

<font color="ff0000">Kam></font>
yeah.. i was just thinking this afternoon..what this child will bring.. hahah... so unpredictable..
and she cant tell me what she wants now.. hahaa...
 
<font color="ff0000">shelled></font>
hahahaa... maybe we shouldnt compare weight as well..
i'm 1.65cm...currently 82kg OKAY!!!
was 95kg before my gal popped! hahaha...
So i need to get back to pre-preg weight of 77kg...and then down to pre-wedding weight of 65kg loj....
 
Rach,
Perhaps i dont have mood to use laptop in the delivery ward cos i more excited about my princess coming out than using the laptop. hee...

Michelle,
Ya, time flies... soon your turn to celebrate your baby's full month. Im still thinking to celebrate or not. Maybe just distribute full month cakes thats it.
 
<center><font color="ff0099"><font size="+2">BF-ing mommies, please read this! </font></font></center>

Ok, I know it says for "well-endowed moms" but I found it so useful (in term of tips and information) in there that I feel <u>ALL</u> BF mommies <u>MUST</u> read it!

Read it arh!! THIS IS A COMMAND!!
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<font color="Ff0099">Rach / Sarah</font>
Hahahaha PAISEH LAH! I very hung up over what Gina's mom said to me today lor!! Sianzzzz leh.

Then better when I bring bb out, then still got STRANGERS asking if I'm pregnant again. They think I'm what?! MOTHER SOW IS IT?!
My kid just 1 mth old nia, then preggy again?!
Lochia also haven't stop completely, how to preggy?! *dulan*

Ok fine. I promise I won't compare weight again from henceforth.
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ops I think I created an unnecessary comparison. Sori Sori.

<font color="0000ff">Rach</font>,
where did u bring ur baby? but at least she fuss in the day better then in the night right. My mother did mentioned to me tat some baby patang - tat day I sae baby good girl in front of her then tat very night she showed me her true color. so nw I try nt to sae anything in front of her. good to hear tat BF is getting easier for u. Is the matter of time we get use to it.
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Shelled,
Since this is a command i add to my favorites 1st. when i BF then read.
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Thks.
Why my gynae did not do VE for me? Is it a must? Im going to induce this coming thursday le...
 
Bleah~ Very long never come in le! Been so damn busy. ARGH!

SO MANY HAVE POPPED!!! hahaha.. i myself left with 9days to edd! Kena strapped to CTG on thurs, and a lot of ppl asking when i taking leave -.-' my gynae didn't mention ANYTHING about taking leave, just ask my hub to walk me hahaha.. anyway bb 2.7kg @ 37weeks.

Went to Food fair @ suntec today, ate til i very full.. Left the place with bbq smell on me. Beware- Travel fair on 6th floor, so may get even crowded tmr.

Dinner @ Charcoal - St. James, hub's boss treat..yummy!!! MUAHAHAHAA ate lots of beef and shelled food. Probably the last of my major indulgence! weeeeeeeeee~~~~

Paiseh la Shelled... i sayang k~
 
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hellooo! anyone else awake? just finished feeding... know i need to go back to sleep but thought i'd kaypohkaypoh here first coz i haven't logged on for daysss... :p

pamelia...
good job! interesting birth story! congrats!

shelled...
just tt the $$ to ur acct. thanx for organising yah! btw, i'm probably going to order some stuff from ON coz there's a 20% disc now. plus my extra 10% disc, not bad leh! want to order ur piperlime boots? btw, we're in the same boat la... i don't exactly look that hot either! my jelly belly is sooo wobbly, my thighs are not looking that great either, my arms look like honey baked hams and don't even get me started on my butt. the way i look is a natural contraceptive man. :p

mamato6js...
actually that's a gd idea, to keep it small huh? and u are SO RIGHT. i don't like every tom, dick and harry carrying the baby! UNLESS... i carry the baby the whole time and pretend to feed her under the nursing cover! HAHAHAHA...

sarah...
don't be scared ok? just trust that ur body can do it! think about it, our bodies were built for giving birth, so it's something that we can all handle.
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believe in yourself, believe that your body can handle it and do it! you can! you can! our minds are powerful things. trust that you can go drug-free and you will! ;) all the best yah?
 
happykae...
frankfurt and switzerland for $899??? sure or not? so cheappp!

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arghhh... need to zzz now... coz she's going to wake up at 6am to feed!!!!
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hello,,,,,I'm up to pump again -

<font color="0000ff">Hi Joon</font>
Reli $988 8days 6night 70% meal cover - airport tax $460 but China Eastern. So tempted to go.....
 
Happykae: I'm up again too... :p oh how I miss uninterrupted sleep...

oh my food included too? That's really really cheap! How to go? With baby, we'll be public enemy #1 on the plane
 
<font color="ff0000">Sarah></font>
hehe.. up to u... but before u cant tolerate the contractions, stil got time to be online... heh...thats wat i did..
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haha..cuz we r singaporeans......... everything also can compare!! :p

i broight her out at 10am leh.... we were back by 1pm.....

<font color="ff0000">shelled></font>
haha.. i know exactly how u feel...some auntys are just brainless!!
they can still ask me " girl or boy ah?" when my girl is wrapped in pink from head to toe....???!!??

<font color="ff0000">Happykae></font>
i brought her to do photo casting...the one someone posted here few days back abt wanting a child for commercial...
she's one of the 2 finalists shortlisted now...
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yeh loh... now can pump out more, can shut off my mum's mouth....

<font color="ff0000">j@@n></font>
any website to see see huh???


I'm up pumping too..happykae u still ard?? hehee.. :p
 
rach> I sms Mona liow... but no reply.. she prob busy with Hari Raya!! :p As for my current ML, well, she's ok lah. just that she commented my womb is broad so need more sessions leave me quite wary loh.. if she is sincere, and she DID help me to push my womb back... so better to have a third party to check.. hehe

Shelled> Thanks for helping to order the nursing top! Hope items don't go OOS!

J@@n> I'm keen on Old navy too! So you got 20% + 10% off? Pls include me! :D
 
Today my boy was drinking like nobody's business! I latch on and immediately later, demand more milk.. my boobs cannot keep up.. luckily I got EBM (have benn diligently pumping whenever I'm free.. hehe). Then he will pass motion soon, waste my milk sia....

Is this a growth spurt?
 
<font color="ff0000">Lil Jade></font>
Mona works 365 days and she doesnt celebrate Hari Raya..but she has 11 customers this week.. hahahaa.....
so very busy.. hehhee....
huh.... Mona did mention be wary of ML who push ur uterus back..there's one she heard of a woman who did post natal massage prematurely..
after the ML shifted her uterus, she could never conceive again.....
coz the uterus hasnt contracted back...
so... yah....
who was ur ML??

hehehee... i just pumped 110ml in.... 20min??? woohoo...great improvement from yest...
and now i'm satisfied with the amount..the breasts not engorged...as i slept from 12am - 5am....
and now i'm going back to rest.. heehe..let me breast rest till my bb's next feed..
and today is day 13...and she finished 90ml of EBM last nite.........
wooohoo....

where do we get guidelines on how much bb should be drinking huh??
for total latch on mums, u just feed till bb is satisfied huh?
so no need to worry how much he/she drink issit??
 
Erm... Mommies...

If one side of me is bleeding... I should not give her suckle yes? I am sooooo tired... She actually slept on me twice...

Advice please~~~ Why I have nothing more for her and she keeps wailing from time to time? Want attention?
 
okie...
Finally after a night of epidural and lack of dilation (and sleep as well). Elected for C sec...

Marc Gabriel Yip
3.595kg
20/09/2009
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wifey,
congrats. difference pple have difference level of contractions pain leh... not all contractions pain are the same...

jus like menses cramp too.. at time its not really in line with your threshold, its all depend on level of contractions pains....

Dr Wong, say dun depend on CTG machine, your own feeling is more accurate then the CTG machine report...
 
oh dear mamato6js,
you have really highlighted the key point, HOw to prevent guest from touching &amp; passing my bb ah?

or i shall hold on to bb no matter wat?

Gerald,
Ang Pao, i dare not hopeful , some guests will give gifts/toys instead one too.....

so headache now mus really squeeze the budget...

any cheap &amp; good catering to recommend?
 
Rach, did u have natural or csec? Many pple advised me not to go for the massage coz the wound for csec may not have healed completely. Ladies who had csec, when did u start your massage?
 
huishan> lol. i oso have VE =p wah. touch bb's head? den bb must b really low liaos. congrats
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flower4> lol. 100 guest. i think i got close to tat oso la. need to increase my food order liaos. siao liaos. i m ordering quite an expensive menu. cos i wan something more special for my boyboy -_-" mum did say she wanna pay for everything, but i told her no need, juz give my boy a red packet =p

gerald> i oredi got alot of ap. so most likely de guest wun give again =x

mamato6js> haha. dun let pple carry bb, can c only. limited time =x

wifey> ya lo. i oso find de effect of epi pretty errie. de after effect is even worse. cant img myself cannot control my legs. u cant sleep? after epi i feel super headache. not tat i can sleep, but my head was practically spinning, i ask everyone not to tok to me -_-"

shelled> keke. dun worry too much abt wat gina's mum say la =p

sarah> at first i tot celebrate can dun distribute full mth cakes. den in de end still need. zzz. i olways kena cheated. think all in all will spend 2k liaos. like tat ap oso cannot cover -_-" unless i add in my mum's ap la -_-"

gina> wow. so good. how i wish bb is not out yet n i can go out paktor with hubby whole day long -_-"

j@@n> jelly belly?? i have tat too. i realise i'm dun exactly look fat now. but my stomach is so flabby. how to make it more tone??? zzz. even hubby disturb me. he say dun look fat, but if u see my stomach, u c so flabby. grrrs..

pamelia> at the start bb juz wanna learn to suckle. dun worry too much if she's not drinking. dey probably juz learning.

flower4> no la. i will bottle feed either at 1mth or 6wks. so can pump n store in freezer n use by than. but i dun pump often. only when leaking badly or engorged =p
 
Shelled
Thanks for the read on BF, very informative.

milk supply
Today is my 7th day since birth and my milk supply still seems low. BB need to feed every 2 hourly, and I feel that he doesn't really seems satisfied after each feed. I tried pumping and got only max 35ml... I know Shelled said not to compare but 35ml in the bottle really look pathetic! How can I increase supply?
 
Michelle,

She suckle on my left boob till it bled. That boob is ultra sensitive... When she suckled on it... i feel faint. -.-
 
Flower
thats just my personal point of view lah. i hv done quite a few full months already whereas its ur first one mah so u may wanna do grand grand one? :) after all its a time to show off ur bundle of joy to the whole world.

my #3 had fever right after his full mth. needed to be warded, on drip etc... imagine the drip on his lil hand. now i think of it i still very heart ache. and since then i got paranoid doing big big full mth parties. i dunno where he caught the bug from but i rather play it safe n tone down my parties.

eh i not tryg to scare u hor. by all means have a big party cos its really a time to celebrate our lil ones birth!

btw, i cant find that article on vicks leh. think i hv deleted it. sorry ah. u try to google?
 
<font color="ff0099">joon</font>
Hahahaha!! I think my figure also is natural contraceptive now lah! But the way you say it... damn funny lor!!
I bet if a bunch of us meet up, surely will compare flabs one lor.

Yes yes! Me want join your spree! Although I have no idea what I want yet.
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I go check out the boots now! Will email you my orders by tonight! I hate OOS also.


<font color="ff0099">rach</font>
Ppl also ask me if K is boy or girl, when I let him a romper that says "I AM NOT A GIRL". And they still can ask!! Wah lau. Unless u tell me they dunno how to read English lor!


<font color="ff0099">Lil Jade</font>
Don't worry, ordering tonight! All should be well.


<font color="ff0099">Gerald</font>
Congratulations on Marc's arrival!
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<font color="ff0099">flower4</font>
YOu cannot avoid the "pass the baby" game one lah.
Even when K was fussing like mad, and I told them all that bb wanna sleep, don't disturb. They still pass around machiam they are deaf. Made me so angry! End up K fuss so much through the next day also cos overtired liao.


<font color="ff0099">bbq98</font>
Started my massage abt 3wks after c-sec. Got cut open on 17 Aug, had my 1st massage session on 8th Sept.


<font color="ff0099">Pamelia</font>
Pls check with lactation consultant regarding your latching!!
Bleeding is not right!
 
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itsy> dun worry too much. u r doing fine. i only had 20-30ml at 1st wk. now oso have 100ml plus. so dun worry too much

pamelia> keke. slowly it will get better. i was oso like tat at the start. dun worry too much
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now bb dun really know how to latch on properly. u need to guide him, to open his mouth big. if not open big enugh, dun feed.
 


Joon,
Thanks for the encouragement. Yes we can do it! Hee... btw Old Navy selling what?

Any mommies to recommend maid agency at east area? need to go down today before i give birth.
 

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