(2009/10) October 2009 MTBs

lin: i think better not cos it involves chemicals which could harm the baby.. some salons that i know, they wont do any chemical treatments for their customers who are pregnant ...
 


Hi lin, oh our due date is quite near ya.. I think we will go for it just to have an idea since first time mum&dad..keke..We went for their Hospital Maternity Tour last Sat too.. but seems like they only brought us to the older wing but renovated. THere is another wing on the right side nearer to the bridge which I think the rooms are bigger there.. hopefully during the childbirth classes they will bring us there too.

btw, i think is not so advisable to do rebonding during pregnancy ya.. due to the chemical used..
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Lin, I may not be a good example to follow. I did rebonding and hair colour. I had previously asked gynae and she has no objections once I passed the first trimester. My hairstylist also took care not to let chemicals touch my hair roots, and according to him, there are no lack of pregnant customers who do such treatments.

But of cos, if you can wait till after delivery will be good. For me, I cant stand my messy hair.
 
Thanks all for the replies on the vitamins.

WW, actually, I think I'm having a balanced diet, hence gynae said it's ok not to take the pills daily as I am already absorbing the nutrients thru my daily meals. Guess the pills just act as supplements. Hence, she is ok when I said I'm taking on alternate days instead.
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lin: it should be safe since we don't ingest the solution. Only thing is I've read that our hair can be quite unruly during pregnancy, so if you rebond, you may not see the best results. It's the same for perming, as the curls may not come out the way you want. Go ahead. I had a friend who permed, straightened, and dyed her hair in a few days apart when she was pregnant. Everything still ok with her. I just couldn't stand the smells.
 
my friend was telling me she just has to pack a set of clothes for her delivery at nuh private suite. At TMC, heard they will charge for every small little thing. It sounds quite troublesome.
 
hi mommies,

may i check with those of you who are at 24 weeks or thereabouts (EDD ard 9th Oct).. what's your baby's estimated weight?

TIA
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Hippo, I'm hibernating at work.. hehe ...

Blurmummy, hubby and I hv thot of some names for our little one but nothing confirmed as of now.

Anyone already has difficulty moving around? Sometimes after sitting down for long time, I hv some pullig pains on one side of my thigh when I stand up and I must walk very slowly before the pulling pain gradually goes away. I'm wondering am I 5mths now or am I 8mths preggie? :p
 
lin, actually i was the 1 who initial to attend the course, but hubby ask me to check if is useful... after hearing from a few mummies here guess is seems not useful so decide not to take up... like what you say, we can pick up from our parents during confinement...

You attending the tour too? i am going too maybe another month or so ba... maybe after your tour feedback to us how much it cost... btw, you staying 1 bedded or 2 bedded?
 
Hi Chynle

my sis is asking me to go if i am going to breast feed full time, i think the cost if 150/++. i still deciding whether to waste this $$ anot lo..

my hubby ask me to go for natural birth, but i scare it will be very drama... u noe??? cos once in a very blue moon, i feel diffcult breathing, i scare unable to push bb out and lack of breath, i actually prefer ops, cos not so scaring, but it will be more ex n i no feel like wasting $$ to stay in 1 room den,,, haizzz..... hard to decide, how abt u?
 
hi sweetzinc
the salon staff say that if i m only till 4 mths preggie den she wont ask me do, she say 4 onwards can do liao...

hi bluesea
i had 4gotton to ask my gynae during my last visit, i cant stand my hair too, cos itss natural curve, go out till ppl c le will faint n i also no noe how to hide my face '')i now c my hair also want to cry le...

hi glass
i also very feel like going ahead, i cant stand my hair, feel like cutting botak...it got worse today when i go n cut short yesterday, cos not enough hair to pull the curves down... my hair sucks now...

btw, my sis also comment that if it is due to chemical n we cant rebond our hair, she say that the food we eat everyday also got chemical... i feel make sense, seeing my hair so messy, i feel like doing the rebonding but dont have the courage,.... haiz...
 
Hi Blurmummy

we have started thinking of names, but nothing came to our mind...


my hubby once commented that bb born in yr of Cows will have very hard life. not sure if he is accurate, but seem like this yr doesnt seem a gd yr for the world...

so i am thinking of going to let those ppl find a name for bb - u now those whose are expert in all these chinese fengshui n etc...afterall, we would want our bb to live better n happier than us

i think shouldnt be ex...
 
Hi Shugar

thks for ur info... still thinking abt it..haizzzz.... so much to learn... maybe will go since my sis is nagging me abt it ")
 
hi bluesea

btw, i m now almost 22 wks preggie... starting from the late 1st tri till around 3 wks ago, i had this type of feeling too.


my right leg / right thigh would feel tight n i hv problem getting up of bed n walk till many mins later, it would go away

some ppl comment that it may be due to too much cold drinks, cos i also drink cold drinks everyday, leg cramps n poor bood circulation.... but i did not take in the advise to stop drinking the cold drinks, just massage when the feeling is there and it just disappears suddenly.

btw, how many wks preggie r u le?
 
lin, i wanna go for natural birth with epidural if can. but sometimes is really not up to us. If bb doesnt want to come out after certain hours, gynae will still advise you to go for ops.

my plan is 1 bedded room cause i want my hubby to stay with me through out my stay in the hospital.

You mentioned about breathless, i do have that too though not common... no chest tight at the moment. but i have heart burn and indigestion... guess for me is common because i have gastric history.
 
Hi lin, i feel my back pain alot sometimes ask my hubby to massage for me b4 i sleep, then sometimes breast veri itchy and wear bra will feel veri tight.

Anyone of u also got back pain or pain near umpit area? i tell my gynae he say might be muscle cramp so ask my hubby to massage for me can liao.
 
bluesea, i oso hv the pulling pain on my right tigh esp whn i lie on my bed. hv hard time getting out of bed, nd my hub to massage b4 able to stand up.

lin, my gynae did say tat we cn do treatment or anytin to our after 1st tri cos our baby are fully formed by then. bt i still choose not to do so cos as we go into deeper months our hormones change more and dunno wat will happen to our hair.
 
Hi Chynle

my sis recommended me natural birth with epidural too

my plan is same as urs, to get hubby to slp w me, but c how 1st ba, cos almost 99% of ppl ask me to go natural but i want ops.

i understand if bb doesnt come out n go for ops, the charges should be quit ex lei...

btw, how does heart burn feels like?
 
hippo: hmm, earlier the 2009 threads weren't working leh, can't access. for me at least...

famela: hihi! long time no see! I'm into week 25 this week... BB was estimated to be around 500g when i went for scan last week.

blurmummy: Though of a few names which we decided to KIV first.. haha, wait for BB to come out and see which name suits the face! hahaha :p

lin: faster sign up if you want to take the Mt A prenatal class...starts 1st week July. maybe can be in the same class for the 1st session as me and miemie! :p
re: breathless- don't really have that, but now heartburn is starting to bug me.
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Lin, This is what heartburn feels like.

Heartburn is an uncomfortable but common feeling of burning or warmth in the chest. Although the pain of heartburn is felt in the chest, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart. Instead, heartburn is caused by stomach acid
 
hi blurmummy

i got back pain, but though that it is pt of the process
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i guess should be due to walking too much, but it hurts more when i am in very cold room...but it turns better immediately when i sit down.

some pple say our body grow bigger, but we r too small size to support, advise me to get more calcium
 
Hi Shugar

ya, the 09 threads wernt wking this noon
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u have signed up for the class, so fast? if miss this july class, do u think that will be another class ???
 
HI All

hope it useful, got it from other threads, i added a few items like milk n food warmer n clip on fan myself... i always use it, very useful to me...hapi shopping...'')

Checklist for first-time mums
hope this is useful, esp for all mums-to-be

Checklist of Purchases

Baby’s Room
Baby Cot
Musical mobiles/ Merry-go-round
Mattress (3" or 4")
Blanket
Bumper
Pillow/bolster case
Bedsheets
Mattress protector
Changing table (optional)
Cupboard/Chest of Drawers

Clothes for baby
Mittens/Bootees
Cloth Diapers (Can also be use to wrap baby)
Nappy liners
Blouse/shirts - long and short sleeves
Suits - pants and long shirts
Rompers
Handkerchiefs (get plenty of them)
Face towels
PILCHERS (pants worn over nappies)

Baby bathing
Baby wipes
Bath tub
Anti-slip mat
Changing mat
Rubber mat
Bath towel
Bath sponge (optional, small cotton handkerchief would suffice)
Baby soap/bath lotion
Baby shampoo
Baby oil
Cotton buds
Baby powder with puff

Laundry for Baby Clothes
Buckets with lids
Basket for baby laundry
Nappy/clothes detergent/softener
Clothes hanger for drying mittens/booties/handkerchiefs

Feeding Baby
Milk bottles (big+small) + teats
Bottle scrub brush
Warmer cum carrier bag
Thermometer (to use when baby is unwell)
Large pan/pot (for sterilising)
Tongs (to handle hot bottles)
Electric Steam Steriliser (Pigeon/Avent)
Milk containers
Bags/milk bottles to store expressed breastmilk

Misc
Safety pins
Pacifiers
Thermometer (Check room temperature)
Nail clippers
Anti-nappy rash cream (Drapolene)
Oil for wind (Ru Yi or ‘White Tree Oil’)
Ziplock bags for checkups and outings.
Woodward’s Gripe Water
Sterile thermoplastic tray with swabs & swabsticks
Polythene bag for soiled diapers
Dish/ container (to wash baby’s face)
Care of the Umbilical Cord Stump
Sterile swab applicators
Sterile cotton swabs
Sterile container for cord spirit
Cord spirit

Accessories
Playpen
Stair/door gates (If you want to separate your baby & pets)
Rubber protectors for bedroom doors
Highchair
Walker
Bouncer
Stroller
Pram
Baby carrier
Car seats

Toys & Playstuff
Rattle
Mirror
Baby gym

Mummy Care
Maternity Dress/top/bottom
Pyjamas with front opening for breast feeding
Breast pump
Anti Stretchmark creams
Nursing bras
Maternity bras
Nipple cream for crack nipples
Nursing pads
Disposible panties
Cotton panties (larger size when reach later stage of pregnancy)
Sanitary pads
Panty liners
Bedroom slippers
Painkillers (with doctors prescription only)

Other optional items
Plastic bowl/ container, 10-12 inch diameter for both baby and mother
Electrical HotFlask (autoboil), quick access to boiling water for formula milk
Thermoflask without autoboil, for mum’s drinking water
Claypot or double boil claypot for mum’s confinement soup
Claypot or earthenware for cooking pig’s trotters in ginger and black vinegar
2 pails for mum’s bathing and face cleansing.
 
hi shugar! thanks for that reply. yah, haven't been in for a longgg time. been reading on off from my mobile phone but very hard to reply from there cos sometimes the connection a bit weird and after i type long long, it won't get tru. vair frustrating, you know?

uh-oh, i think i should start watching wat i eat. i went for gynae's checkup yest. and she said that my baby's almost 1kg! (read: http://famela.me) i even emailed her later at night to verify and she confirmed it's 1kg. and this after i googled and found that average weight is about 500-600g. errr... must be all the durian and fresh milk and other fattening stuff i've consumed this past month. yikes!
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hi lin, thanks for that link.
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i checked that site already before i came in here to ask the mommies. got even more worried after seeing all those sites citing all the average weight.
 
Hi famela

u r welcome...my bb at wk 21 already weight 440gm, seem more heavier than the website, must be due to the steamboat n burger king
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glad that ur bb is fine too,my mum keep telling me durian is very 'bu', must eat also, but i depend on moods, sometimes dont feel like eating
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Hi famela

btw, i think u dont worry bb too heavy.

previously i worry bb underweight, but now i guess overweight is better than underweight ba, so long as gynae nvr say bb bad health can le

btw, where u deliver at n ur bb gender is...?
 
ok, am glad i'm not the odd one here. seems that your baby is rather big sized too yah?
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was a bit taken aback when i heard the estimated weight yest and been googling non-stop every chance i get today. heheh

since it's only an estimate, i shall now leave it at that and just monitor my progress from now on la. i want a big baby, just not too big such that it jeopardizes the chance of a simple, natural vaginal delivery that's all.
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ya lar my gynae didn't say anything.. she said it's a good weight so that's one worry less.

i'll be delivering at KKH. my baby's a girl
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this is my 2nd child.

what about you?
 
famela: how mny weeks are you? 1kg..wow..

hippo: ha.. i read ur question. but so busy and tired.. that i never reply :s ..
maman is mother in french.. then Yummy Gor gor is bao lor. coz one day he was having his GUG class.. then had lunch with another little girl.. he was going yummy yummy at his food.. then the little girl started calling him Yummy Gor Gor! ha..
so maman de yummy gor gor means in english Yummy Gor gor 's mother! heh.. creative huh? duh. hahaha
 
astro,
i guessed it must be something like that lah.

famela,
my bb was about 500g at 23 weeks! and sonographer already told me i have 20% chance of gestational diabetes, cos baby a bit big. but i have yet to see my gynae, next week appt. but i've been a bit worried, so watching what i eat from now on lah.

re: back pain & cramps
so far *touchwood* i notice those of us who are exercising very regularly dont have that problem. so maybe you guys would like to think about brisk walking a bit of something to start the exercise process?

lin,
wah... how you manage to find that long list? haha... thanks for posting it up here!
 
hi happi hippo,

i too free, go c other threads lo. u r welcome, should thks the ppl for posting on sg motherhood, so i copy a copy for myself n paste here lo "")

btw, y did ur gynae hv to tell u that u have 20% chance of gestational diabetes? i feel that any human being who eat sweet stuff will also have mah. i think more than 50% of singaporeans will have diabetes lo.

no worries, i eat burger king often n drink soft drink everyday, gynae also no say anything. ppl normally with experiences will tell u to eat wat u like, so if u hapi, bb healthy too
 
Hi famela


my is boi boi n its my 1st, deliver at mount A. many ppl ask me go for natural, but i prefer ops, not so drama, c how ba... still early hor
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i think the weight estimation diff for all ppl n the babycentre website, 1 of my frnds say she gain 20kg during pregnancy n ate alot.

most impt is healthy can le, many ppl also say bb fat den cute mah ")
 
Hi lin, the hospital tour took ard 30mins. they will show u the delivery ward as well as the rooms... btw, thanks for the long list. it helps!.
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lin: wow the list is so long! hahaha... think i should show it to my HB... he'll fall off the chair from the number of things to buy! :p
 
hippo: GD very de sian one. my fren got it.. wah. daily pricks 6 - 8 times! then monitor diet and such.. it is a torture leh. monito diet is still ok. i cannot stand the daily pricks!

i better watch my diet.. i been taking way too much chocolate for my own liking.. and the thing is.. i was never a chocolate person..

hi lin.. welcome.. new here? me been MIA-ing quite long time here..

shugar: yo!.. ha. i conveniently took lin's list.. and going to print it.. .. haha. keep telling Miser time to start preparing for Di Di liao lah.. last time with Teng, by 7th mths i bought all is necessary. he gave in to my nagging.. told me to go prepare a lit lor. but i forgot what to buy also. hahaha..
 
Lin, I'm also coming 22 weeks. EDD 30 Oct. Are we very near in EDDs?
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Lin and Jazol, the pain very irritating right? Makes me feel so heavy and clumsy, as if getting old and immobile like that. Argh...
 
lin,
well, he said 20% chance cos bb is a bit bigger than average. but then again, this sonographer is one of those that a bit extreme kiasu type. e.g. he told me if pregger gets fever, VERY DANGEROUS, fetus can DIE ONE.

when i saw my GP and asked him abt it, GP said "nonsense lah. fever take medication asap temperature go down, then what's the problem? who told you this kind of nonsense to scare you?"

so i figured the sonographer is on the kiasu/kiasee extreme, while my gynae and GP are on the other end of relak one side kind. so i just take the middle ground and be abit mindful and not get overly worried/carried away lor!

astro,
i know. i read up on GD. that's why been eating extremely carefully. but then again, i've been sick, so not much appetite anyways. been eating porridge and soupy type things, not much carbs. i think i actually lost a bit of weight! and i need it! haha...

pregger craving a bit funny right? i used to like all the sweet things like cakes, chocolates, etc. but this pregnancy, i dont craving for it much. only keep wanting to eat sour and spicy or savoury type foods. favourite = tom yum soup! hehe...

since its your #2, you can recycle a lot of things right? for us having #1 think will spend more $ lor.
 


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