<font color="aa00aa">Mommies with great OSCAR results - congrats!!
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jowinbaby - on maternity shots, there are a couple of recommended ones on the SMHF as well. Check them out in the bulk purchase section? And usually if you purchase in bulk with other mommies, you get a discount off the list price. I did that with Sean Lau's Photography the last time.
I also had maternity shots taken - but it was kinda R(A), so DIY by hubby! Haha, quite difficult to get the right lighting at home though. This time round, I think we won't even bother.
X- Sean Lau is a young husband & wife team. Their studio is at their home. Don’t think they do maternity shots though; just baby ones if I am not wrong?
Another photographer you can consider is The Studio Loft. It's run by this lady called Maryann Koh - she is on my facebook list. Quite popular with the mommies as well.
And yes, if you can't see the gender at OSCARs, then most prob baby = a girl! Have to wait till detailed scan at week 16 to confirm.
Jowin - TMC quoted me $348++ or $380++ for OSCAR I think. Can't remember exactly. My appnt is next week. Not sure why it is more expensive than what StefShan mentioned though?
Jo Lim - on BabyPlus, you won't really be able to gauge how effective it is, cos how the child turns out would be a function of numerous other factors - genetics, mothers' nutrition pre & post-delivery (if you are nursing), the amount of nurturing, luck even….but my #1 has been a pretty easy baby. Latched on from day one, self-soothes, not fussy, extremely cheerful & extroverted, met the developmental goals quite abit ahead of schedule - basically in line with what the other parents commented on the BabyPlus site.
I am going to use it for #2, but also partly because I did for #1, and it would be unfair if I didn't for #2 (if it really did make a difference!) You have to be committed though - the sessions start from week 18 all the way till delivery, and you have to strap it on for 2 hours/day.
Gingerleaf - the flower pot photo is so cute! Must be difficult to get all the babies paying attention at the same time.
Ccy - don’t worry, its great that you have a good appetite. I am hungry every 2 hours too! Plus I have zero MS, so have to really make sure I don’t overeat, grow fat, plus get indigestion after that!
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