(2010/07) July 2010 MTB

I'm also waiting... sigh...

i've been at home growing 'mushrooms' for the past 1 wk already...

this mrng visited gynae... no signs at all!!

my ctg shows gd heartbeat... but no contractions. last wk gynae did ve, zero dilation....

so sianzzzz.... tink my bb is like both daddy n mummy... like to TU (drag)..... yawnzz....

now on my way home aft loitering ard orchard... sigh...

 


Shann,

let's c Ah Gal Gal or Ah Boy wants to come out 1st. Den are you still working?



I find it not fun waiting. Sigh. I have GD. I just want him to come out asap. Hope for natural birth~ Yet have to worried he will be big~



Jellypurin,

Hehehe...u are funny. Yeap, should get the Octopus to predict. Since he is so "zhun"

 
junie

ya lah... if this week he still no sound no pic i will chiong the pigeon warehouse sale leh... hope to get the wipes if the price is good

 
aisha: just be mentally prepared should she need to induce you. you can do it girl! :D all the best!



fazzy: maybe you shld lock the door when bfeeding or get one of those nursing covers. my sister bought me one to keep those peering eyes away. it's very infuriating to be placed under the microscope when we ourselves are trying to figure out this parenthood thing and give the best we can. i broke down in front of the ILs once and from then onwards they were very cautious. just concentrate on your bbgirl. everything else is secondary.

 
I'm waiting also...just started my maternity today and I'm now 39 weeks. EDD next Tuesday but when I went for my checkup last Sat, gynae said baby engaged but I'm not dilated at all...and wah, the VE check was really unbearable. Nurse said I was too tense and told me if I can't even tahan this, I will definitely need epidural liao!! Always thought my pain threshold was rather high but I think not now...



And also, my gynae doesn't seem to like the idea of inducing..cos I asked him if baby doesn't want to be out by next Tue, will you suggest that I be induced then? Then guess what? He told me that baby can be in mommy's tummy till 41.5 weeks and he hope not to interfere with the natural process of baby coming out! Was quite taken aback that baby can be so overdue in us, but of course..he did mention that provided baby is not in distress. Perhaps my baby is still of average size now...about 3kg at 38wks 4days. So he is not very encouraging on inducing him out

 
mrs long, jellypurin, rachel, shann, DQ - also waiting game for me..today went check-up..no dilation & no contraction..:S



me goin to work till end of next wk (right before my EDD on 24 jul)..tiring man!

 
supergal - i agree that VE is very pain!! experienced it for the 1st time today..i told gynae that it was pain & she said "no lah, it's juz discomfort, not pain"! & like u, i always tot my threshold for pain is rather high! dunno is it because we are not dilated, dat's why pain?



my gynae is also not pro-induction unless baby shows distress!

 
cheery

genting lane i think.



pigeon warehouse sale details:

Details of event are as follows:

Dates:



Saturday, 17 July 2010

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Time: 10am - 4.30pm (both dates)

Venue: 84 Genting Lane #05-06 Cityneon Design Centre Singapore 349584

Terms: Cash Payment Only and While Stocks Last!





Your way to our place:



Nearest MRT: Aljunied Station

Bus: 125 (from opposite Aljunied Station) and alight at Kallang Way

 
Har~ Pigeon warehouse sales so far from my place~...can't go le...



Autrumn,

Wow...u not gg to start your maternity early? You gg to work till you pop the bb (Coz anytime from now) Super mummy!! ...really tiring de leh!



MrsLong,

Yeap yeap.. "Fa mei" soon le...

 
rachel - intially i wanted to start maternity leave nxt mon one..but i tot stay @ home also nuthin to do..plus nobody cook lunch, so end up everyday need 2 go dabao (v lazy)...decided to leave it to fate lor..if baby comes out earlier, then i will start maternity leave earlier [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
autrumn

u n me the same lah... just work and past time lor... abit tiring now that we have a big tummy but i would also end uo babysitting at home w my #1 who had been sticking to me like superglue that i rather be at work... cant tahan leh!

 
jellypurin - ya, for your case, i don't think u can get much rest at home too coz your #1 will be sticking to u..but he/she will be super happy coz mummy's home [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
Mummies,

Thanks to those who had been so encouraging. Cherry, they practically followed closely behind me into my bedroom. Sigh. How to lock them out?

Thank god my hubby's been very supportive.



To all still waiting for baby to pop, jia you! Rest as much as u can now!

 
Ok i literally cried outside d clinic juz now.. guess wat i'm still 1cm dilated. n my gynae face was not encouraging at all too. she told me to come bck for another check up nxt week. today i'm at my 39weeks 6days. if by nxt week still d same have to induce, n gynae says dat i hv a higher chance of gng to emergency c-section...



wat should i do to make it dilated more? tried to walk till i can't walk anymore... wat else?

 
i did ask gynae wat i can do to make it dilate further, she said 'nothing'... if d time comes it will open. wah lau then hv to wait till when?!

 
Rachael,

I clearing my 2009 AL for this week n starting my maternity leave next week. Last week I am in HL, so yes, i m on leave alr.



JP, at least for now, hard for me to break my habit. Just woke up from my nap :p

 
Aisha,

If knees/legs cant take the weight, another way is to sit down on the floor, sole of both feet touching each other and pull inwards towards you. You know like those ballet dancers when they do warm up?

 
Aisha,

If knees/legs cant take the weight, another way is to sit down on the floor, sole of both feet touching each other and pull inwards towards you. You know like those ballet dancers when they do warm up?

 
Aisha,

Yup, cos by doing so, its say to stretch the cervix and helps dilate. But of cos squats are better cos with bb's head pressing on the opening and with gravity, its much more effective. But nowadays, i cant really squat. I can go dwn but cant get up..lol..think my knees cant take my current weight.

 
Aisha,

my gynae advise 1.5hrs walk n squats.

40 squats a day... i nearly freak out.

but she say split thme up to do.

the night beefore i birth, i walked 1hrplus orchard road.



then i did 10 squats by the bed. i use the bed as support. when i finish, i nearly died... that night my waterbag broke!! so i went hosp...



all the best!!

 
yvonne

it's like this, mine also kept flowing



grace

come to think of it, i din do many squats for my #2 maybe bcos i put on so much weight i got lazy. today i shall try to do 10... for a start

 
Grace, JP,

Hmm.. if the water keeps on flowing, then what should we wear? Just panty liner will help?



Yvonne,

Dun mind me asking, what you wearing now for your "leaking waterbag?"

 
Hi mummies.. how's everyone doing? I just need to voice out over here.. been very unhappy ever since i got discharged from hospital and also crying every day.. my baby suddenly look very yellow, even the eye white also look yellowish.. i'm worried is her jaundice increasing.. she didnt have jaundice till the day she discharged, 10.6 but now like more yellow than before. i suspect is due to the ginger my mum cooked in the food and yet she thinks it is normal and she insists i need to have ginger in all my meals.



Baby also has diaper rash which looks quite serious, even her private parts also look red and "peeling".. when i use water and cotton to clean her she will cry.. dunno is it because it hurts? luckily tmr is her checkup and i can check with the PD.



Secondly, i have very painful engorgement. nipples also sore from feeding. but cos no bleeding so i continue to BF even though damn pain.. but thank god my massage lady, mdm suria helped to massage my breasts & from her i learnt to pump regularly.. now still trying to stick to a schedule to feed bb every 3 hrs and pump after that...



i think i have a hard time coping with my confinement even though it's just the 3rd day. i am forced to bathe with the herbs and i am allergic to them that my whole body is full of red patchy rashes. not only that, i have to bathe with the herb water when it is scalding hot. now i just simply dun care, after using the herbs i will rinse my body with the normal heater water, and i bathe myself again at nite cos the weather is so hot and i am perspiring and feel so dirty.



lastly.. my MIL is causing me a lot of stress. since day 1 in hosp, she has been visiting me daily and will carry bb non-stop. even when my friends come to visit me, she also not auto enough to put bb down for my friends to see or carry. and she keeps patting the baby when she sleeping.. told her not to keep patting or carrying cos i dun wan bb to get used to it & she like not happy...



first time, i told her NOT to come in when i am BF-ing.. but she keep peeping then end up, become a routine for her to remain the the room when i BF. Then she will comment on my nipple, tummy, etc... very irritated... when she went hospital to visit me, the first thing she did was not to come to my ward but straightaway go nursery to get my baby out first. i hate it esp when bb is sleeping and she keeps touching and making bb wake.



now i am doing confinement at mum's house, she drops by almost daily. until now she dun even bother to inform us when she's coming. Once she came and i was alone with baby. her husband (hubby's stepfather) then very auto sit on the sofa & on the TV. then she start to carry the baby liao lor (my mum ard, she also dun dare to carry)..



choosing of baby's name, she wanna KPO.. and also she told us after my confinement, need to bring baby to her house to pray to ancestors and then bring her to Bugis temple. My baby does not share the same surname as the stepfather. Why need to pray at his side? (even my wedding we went to the stepfather's mum house to pray to ancestors!) and for a young bb i really dun wanna bring her to crowded places so soon..



i cannot stand her.. whenever she calls my hubby she always have a new "lobang" and expect us to follow.. i feel very unhappy and hubby said he dun wanna cause conflict so just go ahead.. saying it's only a one-time event.. i really cannot stand the thought of her going near my baby, i am going crazy trying to think of ways to minimize her contact with my bb..



sorry to flood the thread with my long post.. maybe i think too much but i am so upset that i cant do anything and all the pain and restriction is driving me insane!

 
sun_tan

if you are in hospital like yvonne and with epi now, u r on bed and they will let u wear the maternity pads or have u slp on a disposable mat that absorbs the water... it's quite uncomfortable if you can feel it cos u feel wet...

 
jelly,

yah loh, cos i was on hosp leave rem.. so i was bedresting.. then when i went gynae on the friday, i told her i want soon..hahah then she ask me to do the squats. i was cussing and swearing after the squats but then i was HAPPY when the waterbag broke...hahaha...



Sun-tan,

i wear PAD, not liner...dont want to dirty hubb's car lah.



sweetkiss,

i also had rashes for number 1. had it for 2 mths and have to see specialist.

dont bath the herbal one already, just bath warm water. DONT BATH HOT WATER.. it will make the rashes flare up more..



Jia you ok!

 
Sweetkiss,

If i were you, i would lock the door if i am breastfeeding, to prevent her from coming in. Tell her that by watching you breastfeed, its making you very stress and that would affect the milk flow. As for carrying bb, tell her firmly each time if she carrys the bb for too long. I dun care if i would offend her but making her unhappy or not, cos ultimately, thats my bb and if bb used to ppl to carry and rock her to sleep, then comes middle of the night how? Is she gg to wake up to help you coax your bb to sleep? Dont worry abt flooding the thread ok, thats what we are here for..to pour out our worries and distress and also to get advices from other more experienced mommies or we can just discuss the problems here too.

 
sweetkiss

hugs... okie, here is my take and sorry mommies, for the long post to sweetkiss



1. jaundice - it's very common babies have jaundice and i think being well informed how to come with a jaundice baby will help you understand that she will be better. having knowledge is powerful so find out as much as u can from PD tmr [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]



2. breastfeeding - u'r doing a great job. dun give up. if it hurts, just pump. worse comes to worse, supplement w FM and dun feel guilty. what matters most is bb is growing and is healthy. gambate!



3. confinement - if u are allergic to the herbs, then dun use it. use without it and have warm/hot showers. to me, that is the same as it keeps the wind away. also, if it means to hell with confinement rules since you are breaking out in rashes, be it!



4. MIL - i think if you hubby understands, he can control her. let your hubby know, if he does not control his mom, u may have PND. i know it is wrg to threaten ur hubby but guys just dun understand what u r going thru and at this rate ur MIL is causing so many distresses to you, u shd tell you hubby to get his mom a mile a way from you at least and come and visit every few days or every week instead of dropping by everyday and causing you so much emotional pain.

 

Aisha, I heard from my friend that my gynae suggest them doing one of the following.



1) nipple stimulation

2) having sex



Dunno if they did or it helps though, cos in the end also induce.. Pray ba.. dun worry so much yah

 
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