hi mummies!
the thread moves too fast! catching up took a long time, phew! will try to post as much as i can recall hee [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
p00h, muffin and prenra,
thanks [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
my gynae din give me anything. he feels that indigestion and stuff like this will pass naturally by end of 1st trim so no need to take med. he still feels that any med is no good for the bb as we will never know the effects so try to minimise as much as possible. i'm trying to bear with it and counting down to end of 1st trim. well, he did give alts such as taking ginger water to reduce wind, prune juice for constipation, all natural remedies and better in his opinion.
re. maternity clothes
1st time mummies can try getting it from online sellers, much cheaper and the quality can be quite good too. some of the sellers allowed trying at their plcs too so if there is one near your plc, can try it out. i find stores selling maternity clothes too exp. 1 pc can be twice the price of normal clothes and we only get to wear it for like 8 mths at most? hee i got most of mine during #1's time from online sellers, so this time round, no need to get too much liao. only got 1 capri jeans and the quality is good [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
for info, some BPs currently selling maternity clothes:
http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/5085658.html?1297544798
http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/4745020.html?1298346783
http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/5132987.html?1298348751
re. cl
hmnn i always feel it's better esp for 1st time mummies to get cl to help. reason being you would prob not feel so confident taking care of a newborn by yourself. even with mother or mil's help, you will still have to do quite a no of stuff yourself esp night duty. i hv quite a few friends who let their mother/mil do their confinement for them, ends up their verdicts are all that they feel very tired after the confinement coz they din get to really rest well. if finances permit, getting a cl is good coz you can rest well and learn from the cl how to take care of bb at the same time. learning from the antenatal class is diff from learning hands on, very diff with a live bb from a doll demo at the class. of coz, getting a cl is pure luck too, so am waiting for 1st trim to be over then can ask my frens for recommendation. my cl during #1's time is a nightmare in some ways though she did help alot. if you are planning to have a traditional confinement, eg. no touching of water, etc, more impt to have a cl. oh yeah, according to tcm docs, we are not supposed to carry heavy weights, squat, bend or do awkward positions in our confinement. as mentioned by #2, our bones are supposed to be moving back to their original position after childbirth so must maintain straight position so that they will align well. haha not sure how much of it is true but i have heard alot of stories of friends who used to be very strong physically (healthwise) whose health took a downturn after confinement coz they did not rest well and vice versa, some friends who were more sickly as in have more pains but getting much stronger and better after confinement when they "bu" enough and rest well. up to individual to believe [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
re. infantcare
hmmn i dun have this prob now coz is sahm or should i say, i hv diff worries on how to cope with 2!!! and not who to take care of them haha. when i had my #1, there was heartache going on, coz my mum who originally agreed to help (before i was pregnant) backed out when i was about 4/5mths preg, then we asked mil who agreed to take care but she din tell us impt info like she dun dare to bathe bbs? so ended up when i first went back to work, have to come back every night to bathe bb. she also surrendered and showed the white flag midway into taking care of my bb during my ml and said she can't cope along coz my #1 was a high need bb in terms of carrying and being close to adults. he is good and very smiley, cooing everytime he's awake as long as someone is carrying him. put him down, you get a cry cry monster. mil's surrender put us into intense stress coz was going back to in less than a mth! ended up we decided i was to resign coz i cannot trust and rest assured if someone who is not family is taking care of my bb. almost had depression as we went around looking at ifc, maid agencies. also paid deposit for a maid but ended up crying every night when i think of the horrible things that could happened. haha i could be more a pessimist but i fear what could happened to bb more than anything. any harm done can never be undone! thankfully hb's supportive [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
