(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs

mamato6js,
thanks for the advice.. i'm going to 28wks this thurs.. hope we all stay healthy lah...

jess,
yah 16 days and 2 wks not much diff lah.. haha... nv enuff to travel the whole of NZ... it's just too BIG!
 


purpleclouds> haha. but i still dunno who u r =p nxt wk u identify me ok? =p

milkyway> haha. u opp of me. hubby dun care wat i buy. only c de stuffs after i buy them. i got the decidin power =x
 
jess and berrypie,
have the nurse ask you to choose hospital already? wonder if I choose Mt A then towards due date, if had to take TMC, and then I apply the discount card still valid anot.
 
milkway
we r planning for a 3 weeks to a mth for next time :p... lol

moojenn
not yet wor... next visit was told that i will be advised the est. hosp bill size only..
TMC membership card discount i think will still valid, cos they will send u a temp. card while they r processing. it is worthwhile to use the discount early.. cos i used it for discount in detailed scans and parentcraft class le.
 
Huishan

Why need to do health screening now when you are pregnant? Some of those tests you mentioned, your gynae should be monitoring for you throughout your pregnancy what, like blood glucose, blood pressure. And at some point, they have to check the chloresterol level also? And that you are pregnant now, really not much you can do if one of these tests fall out of range, cos not all drugs are safe for preggie.

Thought should go for health screening 6 or 12 months after you give birth, when your health state goes back to the "normal" stage.

Just my own opinion.
 
juz to update (hope im not being 4gotten) :p

was in foul mood la...failed my stupid driving test for the 2nd time...all was well in the circuit bt during the parallel parking 'suddenly' 4get 'everything'. The mind went 'blank'. can imagine i reverse in and out of the lot 10times??!!!!!????? (immediately failure coz past timing)haizz...

was in dilemma, dunno wanna wait til after confinement then go for the 3rd attempt or give another shot b4 delivery.

well...going for my 3rd in aug at 34wks+ into pregnancy...actually my instructor and friends are worried for me. bt i really can't imagine myself taking my driving lessons and test while leaving 3 children and 1 baby under hubby's care lor...dunno if he can cope with bb or nt....

AND...hao shi cheng shuang, huo bu dan xing..was diagnosed with gestational diabetes 2day. KNS...futhermore dunno why gt GD, bb still on small side...28wks+ at 1kg nia...tot shld be bigger if mother gt GD???? bt bb's wt stil in acceptable range lor bt at the lower percentile (10%). at 24wks still at the median percentile of 50%...

*PIMPLES*
me pimples on back and back of neck...nose expanding also i think...as at 2day 48.3kg...
 
oh...btw got my flu jab 2day also. was asking my gynae abt the risk of expecting moms if kenna swine flu...

reply no known effect of swine flu yet on expecting moms but if expecting moms and children kenna, more vulnerable lor...the risk is greater...so he suggest the flu jab which although may not prevent us totally of getting the flu bt at least will protect and minimise the catching of the virus...

AND it is safe to haf the jab during pregnancy...

2day my bill inclusive of delivery downpayment, flu jab, stretch marks cream and vitamins is S$1447.89...pocket bleeding...:p
 
<font face="Comic Sans Ms"><font color="0000ff">Milkway / Huishan

Will bring yr loot along on Mon but I cannot meet you guys for lunch as I still got meet up in city hall after tt.

Next time if u guys hv lunch date den let me know earlier, I will travel down since I get kinda bored @ home at times *hee*</font>



<font color="aa00aa">Meet Up on 26-June,

So far only Shokudo Streets of Japan (The Heeren) allow me to make a tentative reservation but not confirmed as they hv another big reservation. Marche only allow reservation till 5pm but e lady said we can go try if it's ard 630pm, shld still hv seats for us. Swensen &amp; Aston dun even want to entertain me lor
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My fren managed to help me to get reservation at The Rice Table (Orchard).. it's buffet style, S$28.50 net per pax but location not tt fantastic, it's @ International Building, next to Shaw House so abit of walking from Orchard MRT. (map enclosed)

She also suggested The Spoon Soup (Raffles City). Anyone been there? Nice?

I'm now like zomibe cuz only slept @ 5am &amp; woke up @ 7 plus.. brain not functioning. Any other suggestions??</font></font>
 
moojenn
nope.. me see him at CCK clinic.. me stay west end :p
sengkang toooo far for me

hi girlygirly
wow, i salute u! still can go driving test! jiayou for ur next attempt.. i dun have driving licence at all.. must take care!
i'm not sure abt GD issue.. but still must take care more
 
Mama6js, u so nice, self qurantine ☺.

Jess, I got few bottle in bundle from taka baby fair at pigeon the other time. I too hope my bb will keep latching on.

Christine, wat u mean by Set ah? The antenatal class nurse told me bb head will down at 35weeks leh. Maybe early down early come out la. :p

Jenifur, I feel more secure &amp; assure &amp; confortable about my pregnancy lioa as I know if anything happens to me or doubts there tis Dr wong who will be there go patiently listen &amp; guard me.. BIG diference. Indeed.. hee

Btw, thanks for asking, I cant join the gathering, still very unwell of my this arms/hand/wrist/fingers pains.


Ohya, Cloudme,
maybe I shld post my misplease about lisa chin at aug09 thread and the out come there too for them to update hor :p.. its spaming anot ah?

Rach,
In my last visit with Joycelyn during scan she told me point &amp; indicated where the head &amp; so on.. did u read my earlier A lot of smiley face one, I mentioned there lor.

Hey PumpkinSeed,
Thanks so much! U ares o lucky ☺..

PrincessXiaomei, me having boy too no pimple, hope not come later.
 
Jess

bohbian leh...coz when i took up my driving, i wasn't pregnant yet. halfway then pregnant bt i don't feel like giving up lor...juz for info, i gave up once 10yrs ago when i was pregnant with my eldest gal...i dun wanna give up the 2nd time lor...

bt hor..a bit regret taking the 3rd attempt coz nw realized tummy big liao, a bit uncomfy nowadays...feel like humpty dumpty and the braxton hicks contractions sometimes makes me feel breathless....

and thanks...will give my best shot. bt 'if' F**L again, gotta wait till after confinement le...bt will nt give up. die die muz pass...otherwise waste hubby's money and own effort...

and for the GD, muz 'lun' lor, control diet a bit...cannot take too much sweet stuffs le...jialut, i've gt sweet tooth leh for this pregnancy...luvs chocolate and ice-cream like crazy...
 
Jess.
I also seeing him at his CCK clinic. When I visited the clinic last week, the nurse or gynac never mentioned to me at all. My next visit is mid next month which I will be 7mth plus liao. I did ask gynac when should choose the hosp and he said anytime also can.
 
flower4,
think not consider spamming lah...
cos u only share in 2 threads and these 2 threads are the one u join...
unless u go post in all the threads...
 
Michelle

you wore black? i also wore all black.. u took the shuttle service there or wat? if u took the shuttle service then i'm the lady who took the same shuttle serv with u.. hee~ cos purple clouds said she sat one couple behind u.. means we could b sitting opp u on the one big piece blue mat.. my hubby was the one occupying two spaces initially.. not proud to say..haha.. but easier for u to recall.. (the lady who said, nvm she go ask the reception, sat beside us) haha..nvm sounds very confusing to me.. anyway.. we can see each other again tis sat.
 
flower
my fren/ colleague advised to let bb have breast milk directly on nipple rather than thru milk bottle.. they will get used to the taste of the rubber milk bottle teats then dun wan to latch on nipple le.. hmmm "headache"

try to do some "stretching"/ hand massage when u can. Like opening ur palms wide stretchy open then close it tight into fist a few times; ask ur hubby to massage ur palm by pressing the palm area rubbing outwards; squeeze/ press flat and sides each indivi finger from inner to tips..
learn from mrs wong class.. hope i describe correctly..

girlygirly
jiayou! becareful of ur tummy since u be sitting in driver's seat with the steering wheel at ur tummy area.

sweet stuff: try to narrow down to 2 to 3 times a sweet treat a week la.. lessen the qty u eat too. I'm loving the sweet stuff more than ever now but i try not to fatten myself n bb too much :p

moojen
oh which day u went? I was there on tues morning (unscheduled visit) due to the sudden backaches i had. during collecting the med, the assistant told me abt the price increment lo. my next visit will be 6 jul le.. which i will be "average 31wks"..
 
jenifur> haha... that is if shelled is able to carry everything out to meet out and distribute la... if its a few kg worth of stuffs..
it'll be difficult for her to bring out as well.. hehehe...
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Hahaha...as long as the owner dun mind.. i'm fine la.. hehee... anyway... what time will u all be staying till on friday at Plaza Sing??
if its decided... my Prenatal class ends at 8.30pm...maybe if u all still ard.. i can pop by at abt 9plus thereabouts?
hahah...

Btw, any more desitin cream to be ordered??? wanna order some.... for other mummies.. what cream are u using if u are not using desitin cream??

Soup spoon has nice soup.. but there's not much range... hehehe.. :p
Actually if any mommy is able to go earlier..can get the seats de.. unless u all wanna go to Cafe Cartel again.... go at 6pm sure can get seats de...

flower> haha.. i did read that post.. but the rest of the mommies able to tell where the bb is also...
hahaha..dunno how to feel... ehhehe.. :p

shelled> alternatively depending on when we are meeting...and if i'm renting a car that day.. i can go pick u up..
then we go for the meet up...but everything is tentative as of now...so..we'll see how when ur loot arrives!!
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wah...how are u going to weigh the items individually?? u gonna separate and weigh with weighing machine???
abit mafan for u rite???

I would suggest just use the amount bought to determine the shipping charges...easier la....

what say the rest??

Means... if total amount bought is $200 and shipping costs total is $50..
And my loot is $40....
Then my shipping charges will be $50/$200*$40= $10...

still gotta weigh one by one very leh chey la.. i think the difference will just be a few cents....most a few dollars...
and the stuffs are mostly cloths...not that heavy rite?? hahahha...

milkyway> haha...good for u..
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I've spent $100 on babymallonline... faint.....

huh??? what about crowded places??? i'm still like running everywhere... hhahhaha.... still gg to movies etc leh.. hahaha..
and church is crazy every week.. ahhahaha...

I'll see if i can wake up next monday.. i'll sms u again if i can meet u all for lunch..
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itsy> hahahaa..ya... but i still dunno who u are.. hahahahaha......

caspinall> long time no see u here liaoz.. :p
i think of the 3, dun take medela mini electric.. not as powerful.... and not so good... hehehhe..
Medela Swing is not bad too.. but my coll has recently upgraded to Medela Pump in Style and has a Medela Swing to sell..
Anyone interested??

She has used it for 2-3 months..and find it too time consuming for now that she's back to work...so she got a dual pump..to save time...

So if anyone dun mind a 2nd time Medela Swing, she wanna sell.... :p

Chern> haahahahaha... thats the best way to describe... but not sure she get it or not leh.. hehehhee...
 
Afternoon gals~

itsy/rach > last sat @ Mt A
i was at the right side also, 2nd last. i was the only one wearing bermuda bah .. i cant stop laughing while doing the pelvic tilt **shake ya bom bom, shake ya bom bom** and tummy tuck
i think i saw u, rach .. red top, hair above shoulder
itsy mah, no impression leh, sorry

angielsw
thanks for checking kiddy palace babysafe mattress .. additional $30 to custom-made, and with 20% discount, is definitely cheaper than buying a standard size cot lor

shelled
shipping cost i anything also .. tks for organising the spree
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26 Jun gathering
dun think i'll be joining this fri gathering le, i kena laid off today .. hvnt 'recover' from the shock yet .. keke
i registered my bb for infantcare just 10 days ago, paid $70 registration fee + $1.2k deposit. If withdraw now, the centre will only refund 50% deposit .. lugi $600
oh well~ can only blame myself for being too kiasu :|
 
girly,
of cos you are not forgotten. Someone was asking where u gone a few days back only... must be tough having to take the driving lessons now during pregnancy... gd luck! i seldom drive nowadays too.

i'm not told to test for GD but i've put on like 9kg of weight already!!! now being controlled by hb lor instead of my gynae cos i will ask for dessert after every meal so now he ban me from eating sweet stuff...
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no soft drinks even!

Soup spoon,
i dont recall that we can make reservations for soup spoon. But the outlet at Raffles place is very small leh. Not very big. It's not a shop by itself but more like "stall" somewhere at the basement. Not sure if it can accomodate so many of u.

Jenifur,
no prob, another time ba. FYI, I'll be collecting Huishan's stuff on her behalf cos her lunch hrs is pretty late. And i realised u stay awake till very late at nite. received emails from you like 2,3,4am!! Gosh, better take care!! I would have knocked off latest by 12am! usually around 11pm i will be so tired already.
 
hi mummies... think i better not to join u all for dinner on this fri as i just come back from Japan, just play safe, not to spread any possible virus to u gals.

have been quarantined myself... my boss told me not to go back to work place this week
 
moojenn
it's not in the pkg i received today. HR say they'll call me :|
hub say if company nvr compensate we go MOM complain till the cows come hm
but my EDD 24 sept leh, today 23 niah .. dunno will get anot
 
Rach,
i've done 2 sprees from babymallonline leh.. 1 from jenifur and the latest from Shelled, so add up also about $100 already.. so total spending on bb stuff is more than $1k including cot and pram!! still left car seat lor and some other minor items... :p

cutedevil,
just got laid off? but can like that laid off when we are pregnant? the company still has to pay for the 4months ML rite?
 
Jenifur
Soup spoon is pretty small, might not be able to accommodate all of us.

cutedeveil
I can't recognize u but surely I've heard u and your hubby lor.. laughing non-stop. You kana laid-off?! Wah, must fight for compensation!
 
girly!
was just wondering where u been! im sure u must be disappointed but u v determined hor hope u can pass the next time!

im gettg so big n clumsy nowadays and cant imagine i got so many more weeks to go!!

Re: Gathering
im ok anywhere as long as parking is convenient. u all decide lah. how abt shokudo at raffles city? soup spoon v tiny place leh dun think can hold all of us.
 
cutedevil..
on what grounds ur coy want to "axed" u. now pregnant state, cannot even fire wor.... not even when they got valid reasons...
and yes.. need to compensate the 4mths ML.
 
<font color="aa00aa">Splitting of shipping costs for BBmall spree</font>

It's not very fair to split shipping according to cost of items because we pay the forwarder BY WEIGHT and not by price lor.

How i intend to weigh and split costs, FOR EXAMPLE:
You order 5 items, I'll just weigh all your 5 items together. If your total weight is 1kg, and we paid $50 shipping for 10kg, then you pay shipping $5 lah.

Not say I am going to weigh EACH item one by one lor. So its very straightforward and a lot more fair than splitting by price. Because some small items can be more expensive than bigger items.

This is the way I'd prefer to do it, in terms of fairness and clarity. Most spree orgs will split shipping by weight also.


<font color="aa00aa">Rach</font>
You don't worry so much lah, ok? I won't cheat your money one lor. I scared of karma one hor!
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<font color="aa00aa">BBmall spreers</font>
You are all very welcomed! Now I only hope the exploded Batch 2 don't kenna GST or something. *crosses fingers*
 
hi ladies, enjoy ur gathering on fri!
wld love to join in, but i can't make it

-> shelled / jennifur
thanks for organizing the spree/BP.
- jennifer, just emailed u on the collection of the CB and desitin stuff
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-> caspinall
breastpump (Medela PIS vs Ameda Lactaline)
Heard good reviews on both pumps.
i ordered Ameda Lactaline for myself cos the PIS is rather expensive.
My fren used Ameda Lactaline, and she always urged me to get the Medela PIS instead cos her Lactaline has died on her after a few mths and she has to change the parts quite frequently.
on the contrary, i also know someone who hv used the Ameda Lactaline for more than 3 yrs and it's still working.
i think ultimately, it probably also depends on how u wash the parts and take care of it.
if u don't want to spend too much on breastpump and only want to bf 6 mths, u can consider buying from TMC parentcraft, then sell back to them 6 mths later for 50% of the price. do check with them if this is still available.
 
shelled> hahaha.. ok la.. whatever way u are comfortable with...you are the one who's gonna do it one by one...just tot via cost wise will be more straight forward.... but as long as u dun find it mafan.... hehehee.. :p
and nope.. I'm not worried about you cheating my money at all...
Coz i know u wont! I trust u la....

Dont be so worried la.... think u very worried people say u cheat their money... hahahahhahaa....

Must be some bad experience....
 
Rach
Because now economy is bad mah, then always got horror stories about how spree orgs run away with spreers' money. Plus hor, none of you know where I live, it is actually very easy for me to run away with your money......
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But in general, it miffs me when ppl don't trust but still want to join the spree. Last time doing sprees in LJ always kenna ppl with 101 questions because they don't trust. Very waste my time to answer all their qns leh.
 
milkyway, hrd i'm not the only pregnant de who got it .. HR only say will update me abt ML compensation v soon

http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/communities/workplace_standards/employment_standards/the_employment_act/Maternity_Leave.html#dis
Dismissal/Retrenchment/Employer’s Obligations

If a notice of dismissal is given without sufficient cause within 6 months of an employee's confinement, the employer must pay her the maternity benefits that she would otherwise be eligible for.

If the employee is retrenched within 3 months of her confinement, the employer must pay her the maternity benefits that she would otherwise be eligible for. This payment is in addition to any retrenchment benefit which the employee is entitled to.

Moojenn, only mention confinement leh .. but how come 3/6 mths confinement? read liao also blur :p

Jess, got the same comp pkg as the rest. Co restructuring, my dept gone, my manager is the only one unaffected

itsy, ya, must fight for the 4 mths ML!!! alot of $$ leh~

shelled, i'm ok to split cost w weigh

breastpump frd highly recommend Ameda
 
cutedevil
currently got 1 mth compensation?

shelled
i will go with what u have in mind ... dun mind at all!

nose bleed
my body is very heaty wor.. nose bleed since yesterday morning, quite frequent.. on and off but at least the blood dun flow out of nose.. that will be disgusting... doc says it common in preggie..
 
girlygirly> erms. maybe i shuld as my doc on de flu jab too. abit worried abt H1N1 too. alot of pple coming back from overseas. -_-

dun think too much abt ur driving test. u're better den me. i haven even gone for my lessons. nt to mention test. hubby buay tahan, decided to buy car instead of waitin for me to get my license. -_-

sheryn> haha. i wore black. yes. erms.. nv take any shuttle bus there. cos hubby was driving. haha. ya. i realise got one guy occupying 2 spaces. keke. think my hubby's colleague was de one infront of u initially till de lady who came late went in btw u 2 =p

but still, i can't remember who r u. haha. pregnant really super forgetful =x

cutedevil> ops. kean laid off? 4mths compensation? hais. but infant care need register early. i register late, n cant get de infant care now -_- have to go find more ex one now.

i think u shuld b compensated. it's 3mths to delivery date? not 6mths? actually i'm not sure. u better check. n ya. see if mom can help if ur company tries to be funny.
 
Evening ladies.

Pardon me if I'm wrong. I'm no lawyer, but just read the rules on the MOM website.

The issue of compensation here is with regards to a worker having been unjustly terminated due to her having to take maternity leave. The confinement that they are referring to is the 'Maternity Leave period' of 4 mths.

The first statement states that it is an offence to terminate a worker during the leave period. The second and third paras refer to periods during which should a worker be terminated, the compensation packages that are due to the worker.

Cutedevil, my advise would be for you to speak to your boss about the reasons on the grounds of termination. Seek legal help at the Legal Aid Bureau, or make a walk in appt at MOM to discuss the case.

I hope that it'll work out well for you.
 
Dear all, i'm not sure if any of you do remember of this article you seen on the newspaper recently. This little girl here is my sister's friend's daughter. My sister is helping her friend to gather donations for the treatment for her daughter. She needs US$350K and the window for her operation must fall between end July to early August for her 3F8 drug in NY. With this, she has 40-50% chance of surviving. Without, it will be 20% only. Please help to spread the word to your friends too. All amounts will be recorded and receipt acknowledged. Little Charmaine's blog is http://ourfeistyprincess.blogspot.com/ .
For more ways of how to make the donations, maybe you can PM me and i will give my contact or my sis's contact to make the necessary arrangement or else you can just simply get the contact from her blog. WHichever way is also fine as long as we all help them as much as we can.

* I will also forward what my sister has forward me to my mailbox. *

Hope that you will be able to help this little girl. Gladly appreciate it! :)
 
So much to read from here.... but my back is really aching... sob sob... hope all of you will take some time to go through the above blog... really very sad... ): Perhaps sending the donations from the method stated in the website save the hassle! :) Do help if can okay! Thanks!

i need to rest. in pain! i came in to post this for charmaine......

will try log in tml then.. :)
 
<font face="Comic Sans Ms"><font color="0000ff">Feistyprincess Charmaine

She's such a fighter. Alot of adults dun even hv her fighting spirit lor.. Will definitely be praying for her healing

I know the Mar-08 thread did a fund raising for her. M wondering if maybe we can also do the same thing??

Told DH I might wana approach them to see how we can help further with the fund-raising. Maybe will help by opening a BP thread to sell e cakes bah</font></font>
 
<font size="+1"><font color="aa00aa">BabyMallOnline Spree Update</font></font>

<font color="aa00aa">Batch 1 has been shipped!!</font>
 
morning everyone =)

haven't been in the forum for awhile &amp; lots of catching up on the topics!

Jul,
read that you wanted to borrow KP card to buy the babysafe mattress. I actually ordered from http://www.thebirthshop.com.sg/ and they have 20% discount too. I inititally thought there's only 15% discount. I bought the $175 latex mattress for $140 including delivery to my place. Maybe you wanna check with them if they still have this offer? Then you don't have to borrow the KP card and carry the mattress back home yourself..

cutedevil,
sorry to hear about the retrenchment.. so sudden ah.. ya, must fight for the compensation. don't let the company get away with it..

princessxiaomei,
my back is aching very badly too. can't seem to sleep well at night and i have a desk-bound job some more.. wonder if there's anyway to alleviate the back pain.. I already tried to sit with proper posture but doesn't seem to ease the pain =(

jenifur,
received your email regarding the CB loot.. Will sms you to collect my desitin &amp; CB products soon. Thanks!


wow, babymallonline spree.. guess i missed it. But i have been spending so much and I didn't realise how big my bills were until I started paying the credit card bills.. I think that's the evil of credit cards.. must control.
 
Just read about the breast pumps, do we have to buy now or can we wait till after birth ?Thinking of trying out the pumps at the hospital first.Somehow i remember reading somewhere that the hospital provides pumps for you to try, true?
 


Good Morning All Mummies,

Cutedevil,
I have checked with MOM.

Dismissal/Retrenchment/Employer’s Obligations
If a notice of dismissal is given without sufficient cause within 6 months of an employee's confinement, the employer must pay her the maternity benefits that she would otherwise be eligible for.
(This means if the employee is terminate/retrench 6mths before she starts her confinement (3mths pregnant), the employer has to compensate the 16weeks of the maternity leave.)

If the employee is retrenched within 3 months of her confinement, the employer must pay her the maternity benefits that she would otherwise be eligible for. This payment is in addition to any retrenchment benefit which the employee is entitled to.
(This means if the employee is terminate/retrench 3 mths before she starts her confinement (3mths pregnant), the employer has to compensate the 16weeks of the maternity leave.)


Cutedevil,
Note that you are covered if your child is a citizen of Singapore at birth. Pregnant employess are already covered by Employment Act when they are 3mths pregnant. Last time is 7mths pregnant.
 
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