(2012/02) Feb 2012


I'm back from gynae visit.. Everything is good! Can see bb heartbeat.. I more an xin liao..

Gynae says bleeding is common. She gave me hormone jab and more hormone pills. If bleeding still occurs after 3 days.. need to go back for another jab..

Mine actually only 5w5days.. EDD is 17 Feb.. same as my dad's bday...

Planet, ha..our EDD is the same..
 
pinkz - maybe cuz 11.5 months to them quite old to be breastfeeding? ;) now best still, i'm bfing a 'baby' that says "milk milk" and asks for "more more" lols..

jinglebell10 - there really isnt anything to eat now to help ensure breastmilk supply later. jus need to be diligent in latching/expressing when baby is born, and a "fatty" diet helps.
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maybe thats why my boy is thin all along, cuz my diet not fatty enough..

feelingblessedprincess - steamed fish is good
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i also like. i am taking more tofu and fish too.. and ikan bilis for my calcium because i'm also bf-ing. i'll ask my gynae on fri whether i can bf or not. or what pointers he can give me to boost my nutrition..
 
La mer> first child I drink I gain 20+kg and baby 3.1kg!

2nd baby gain 2.8kg and I gain about 6kg only cause was stressed out now see 3rd babysee if genetic big or wad..

So good ah my girl self weaned at 14mth+ yesterday just relatch for a while only Hais..
 
windy - that's great news!! 5 wk 5 days can see heartbeat! hope i can see mine on fri (6 wk 4 days)

is the pill duphaston? I took that for my #1 tho i din spot or bleed that time.
 
Linda Ho - how do u know ur girl self wean? my son doesnt usually ask for milk, but when i offer hm, he'll start to demand and 'salivate" like that. very weird.

i won't consider 3.1kg to be big
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to me, more like 3.4kg and above then considered quite big.
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Jocelyn: u can provided it's fresh I recently ate sashimi buffet in fact #1 pregnancy craving for me heh heh.. Both my kids I ate sashimi raw oyster etc thruout my pregnancy..

Jinglez> maybe about 1 week before delivery drink lots of green papaya soup. Actually drink immediately after deliver not too late wor.. No need so kan chiong.. If u deliver tmc their food is very good for lactating mum cause got soup..

And of course latch on demand no bottles etc
 
La mer> put nipple in her mouth and laugh at me -.- from then on refuse to rematch back Liao

Normal bb weight about 2.9kg.. More than tht is big liao
 
pinkz, my baby took formula once or twice at around 11 months because of medication i took. after that, only recent months i mix in some for his cereal. other than that, no bottles. somemore he rejected bottles.
 
Just a note abt formula milk. It's dehydrated cow's milk with perhaps additional nutrients like DHA added. But certain proteins and fats are denatured by the heat during processing. And some babies with sensitive tummies or lactose intolerant may not be able to take it. That's why some mother's switch to goat or soy formula.

Breastmilk is still the easiest to digest. I continued to take DHA, calcium and multivit throughout the 16 months breastfed to reassure myself my kid is getting quality milk.

With regards to breastfeeding, i went for mums fairy's breastfeeding workshop. Conducted by sister kang fr mt alvernia. Recommended it to colleagues and relatives, all found it extremely useful. First time mothers who wsnts to breastfeed can consider going for the workshop
 
Windy; Congrats! That's a good news. Ok our turn soon ... Let's keep each other posted on our well being.

U know la, pan tang.. Cannot talk to friends so I can only talk to my forum friends. Every night I tell my hubby... "my forum friends these and that"...

Oh ya ... What birthday present to buy for a 4yr old boy aR? I go to toyRus... Got stunned for a while
 
Windy: Hi5! Congrats! Did you see the flickering heartbeat? My gynae said she could see but I couldn't really tell if I was imagining the flicker.. Heh. When's your next visit if no need to jab?

Adak: Possible to push to next week? About 7+ wks? Just in case u are some situation as me, self calculate 6.5 wks but actually 5.5 only.
 
Lamer, just wondering those who pump means the bb will drink from bottle, then all the way bottle already right... Sori many questions... Like wat nana say, cannot talk to fren... So gotta ask ex mummies here... Although now still early, but nice to know more thou...
 
nana: what about those lego building blocks? Or those mat where the kid can use water to "draw" on, and the scribblings will be gone once the water dries up. safe for little kids.

Always feel easier to buy presents for little girls...
 
my boy drank from bottle in the day when i was serving notice. When i was with him after work and at night, its still latched all the way. i think something like bottlefeed 4x a day, latch 3-4 times at nite (i wAS OBSESSED with keeping up the supply that time cuz I was quitting to be a SAHM so i wanted to ensure i would still have enough so i was the one who woke up to latch him, not the other way round). we still brought bottle of expressed milk when we went out last time.

then we did that less and less as he took more solids. thats why when i got sick when he was 11 months, it was some time since he drank from bottle and he completely refused. we had more success getting to drink the formula from the cup.

even now, i offered him my friend's breastmilk (my friend has excess and gave me) he also refused to take. More to do with being a toddler than nipple confusion now.
 
For my no 1, bf successfully for first few weeks. But once he suck too hard cause bleeding I have trouble bf again. Phobia cos of bleeding. bad thing about fm is heaty and I agree immune system v bad always catch flu easily. My son continuously see doc, every mth for 2 yrs as compared to my sil children she bf fully for 6 mths. 2 children go swimming but only my son sick. So if can this time round I be hardworking to latch bb.

Agree is handwork ESP for the 1st mth, cos still recovering from delivery and being a 1st time mom handling the bb is a big big challenge.

One piece of advice minimize people visit u ESP those auntie. I remember my Mil, auntie and my mom all at my bedside when breastfeed. Cos bb crying, make me so nervous and embrassed. Than they start to comment bb don want to drink bf. Ask u to feed fm. Makes the whole feeding v frustrating.


To stimulate breast milk, can try fenugreek fr gmc. Buy from US is cheaper. We can arrange bp nearer to our delivery.
 
planet: seems like enduring an additional week is better option... i think my mind is playing alot of stupid tricks on me, keep feeling quite negative. Am worried if something goes wrong, if MC .. etc etc.... hope i am still sane by my apt time..
 
serene123 is right. the fewer the people visit u in the first month, the higher the chance of succeeding at bf! actually i find the older generation thinking very hilarious. why would the baby ask u to feed formula? humans have managed to exist for thousands of years without formula right?
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thanks all for the support for the past few days =) Was given 2 days MC to rest for this week. Ha... so had to inform my boss about my pregnancy..

it's printed 5w5d on the scan printout but based on my LMP is about 6 weeks+. Am going back in another 2 weeks. Doc say will be able to see more clearly.. just now only see a long thingy with a flickering dot...

Yup, the pill is duphaston.
 
Pinkz> im more anti formula cause of the chemicals they add in and its meant for bb to barely survive. No point giving.and its now where near bm thanks to advert and brain washing we have the perception its almost the same.

But the truth is they are lacking way more
 
La mer: super agreed. This time round I will banned them from coming. They can really say thing to make u so frustrating u will give in and feed fm.


Ms super bad. Lie in bed for 2 hrs still cannot sleep. Want to vomit but only can burp. Now eating wo hua gua hope the salty sour taste make me feel better.
 
adak: you're not alone. many of us here are also feel the same. i was super worried last few days also. especially when the symptoms come and go. its tough but try to occupy yourself with other stuff and dont let your mind run too wild.

go out with your friends.. when you cannot talk about it, you think lesser too. =)
 
Hi Mummies, what u all hv for dinner? Me just hv sumptuous Korean meal wif bbq. Yum yum.... spicy and sour... yum yum... Tomolo must go eat again!!
 
Nana & Linda, try spicy and sour food! ... It seem my appetite is better n bigger when eating spicy n sour foods.
 
Hi everyone, been reading posts but too tired to post..
Serene123, I'm like u. Lie in bed but can't sleep. Feeling so so exhausted these few days.
Re: seeing baby
So envious of some of u who have seen ur bb n heard e heartbeat alr. Wil only see gynea on tues. By then shd be 6 weeks from LMP. Hope can see heartbeat to set my mind at rest.

Adak: dun feel so negative as ur emotions will affect bb. Think positively. I was feeling negatively last time n the whole pregnancy was very hard to endure. Each gynea visit was like a nightmare. Worried for this n that.
I concluded, even if I worry, I can't do anything, so might as well be happy.
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Nobody can be as unlucky as I am. MC for first one at week 6. second pregnancy was twins but one stopped growing at week 16 luckily stil have one bb left. So for now, I just tell myself, what's mine is mine. No point worrying cos we can't do anything to help bb at all.
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so, think positively. We want happy babies...
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On breastfeeding:
I learnt a way to shut old folks up when they say bb not drinking enough. I express out my milk each time. Left it to them to feed. They can see exactly how much bb drink eachtime. Os when bb latch, the ok'd folks claim bb not drinking. When expressed out, they can see clearly. N I get to rest without latching bb on.
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but each nite I cheated by giving fm to let bb sleep longer. They get hungrier faster from bm.
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Breastfeeding: I'm a pro breastfeeding mom as well but I do understand that some moms have a lot of difficulty and give up. My thoughts? At the end of the day, all mothers are trying their best for their children, if bf-ing isn't going well, you're tried and tried and it's gotten to the point that you no longer enjoy your baby, then don't feel guilty about switching to formula. Mothers feel enough guilt about not doing the right thing for the children so as fellow moms we should support their decisions instead of making them feel worse. At the end of the day I always think, do what is best for YOUR family situation.

Both my kids were breastfed, my older one till 23 months and my younger one who is going to be 2 is still breastfed. I do it because I find it easier when I am out with both kids. No need to bring bottles, formula, hot water...etc. Just my nursing shawl.

Can't wait for my appointment tomorrow, always exciting seeing baby for the first time.

Any one thinking of hiring a doula? I had one for my second birth and she was fantastic. But she's now gone back to the UK so I'm on the hunt for another.
 
Geyser: I have Ajisen noodles (prepacked self-cooked at home one), added in a drumstick and some pork ribs. One portion shared together with hubby. Also fried an egg with chinese sausage brought from sgp. Like Nana, cannot eat too much, will be uncomfortable if overeaten.
 
hi mummies...

im having spotting when i woke up...brownish discharge...2 ten cents size...getting worried...call DR Benjaimin Tham's office and he's already off for the day.

My mind is running wild as im not in SG now...this happens to me when my last pregnancy and ended up a MC the next day.

I quickly see a gynae in a private hospital...managed to see my beanie...so far healthy and in a good shape of 5 weeks ++...

So far no spotting...praying hard
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Hubby and i staying positive for this pregnancy...we have come to the term, its ours...it will be ours. All planned.
 

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