Kayliz, good tt you hv made a decision! Our kids are only with us for a certain period of our life whereas our spouse is going to be with us for life. So must think long term too. I will be installing CCTV at home coz I have no other village help like parents/in laws. But I have very nice stay at home neighbors whom I can depend on if really need be. Anyway, hb usually goes out later in the AM to work and my office is around 10 min away from home, I can drop by during lunch hours. whether its safe for baby to be with maid all alone at home, will have to supervise and see. there is no guarantee anyway of a good caregiver, be it IFC, nanny etc too. mine is a Filipino coz i feel language is impt where taking care of babies is concerned and hb is not keen to get an Indo who is unwilling to take pork and need to separate her food. and, 4 off days a mth is compulsory according to my agent.
mawanab, take care and keep us updated on yr check up with gynae! i heard TMC long queue today though ..
fuzzybear, thanks but I don't need maid agency contact la, already "booked" mine, waiting for her to come in end of this mth only. oh, you hv yr dad around so thats good then. i had a Myanmar maid 2 years back and she was really good and hardworking except for some language barriers, I was also very strict with her initially and trained her from scratch, and I feel it did work to be stricter first and lax later depending how good she is. but we passed her over to hb's ex-wife when my half daughters moved back to their mum after staying with us for 6 mths. when she stayed there, she cld not get along well with hb's ex-wife and wanted to change employer so left in the end. i hope i will be equally lucky with my next helper.
plush84, are you intending to buy the FP rocker too?
good morning mummies, waiting for long weekend ...
kayliz: 4 days off is for all maids irrespective of nationality as far as i know... but be prepared in worst cases like after few days/weeks if maid wants to go back home like mine suddenly she wanted to go back and flying back in 10 days time... its bit stress to handle them... depends on luck too... if u get good and reliable maid the life is so easy.... i wish u all the best on ur maid hunt...
littleprince, i didnt have to do glucose test either. but I'm at gleneagles. I was a bit worried doing the urine test just now cos of all the chocolates i ate. haha. and my weight gain this time round is 1.3kg (last 4 weeks was 2.6kg). woohoo. sounds like M&Ms are not fattening after all. i think not eating ice-cream really helps. I didnt touch a single icecream in the past 4 weeks. N I think it's definitely safe to eat 12 seeds of durian to replace dinner. LOL.
Morning mummies! Long weekend is coming..
Is there any recommendation for any pillow support for backache during sleeping? I can't sleep on my sides because my bb will kick me when I lie on either side.. So I have been sleeping on my back for few nights and morning it's really getting abit sour.. I was taught to use another pillow to support my back so that I can sleep 3/4 on a turn but it still doesn't help much.. Got those wedge pillow also doesn't help.. I miss sleeping thru out the night.. Dark circle getting darker Liao.. Any recommendations??
Welcome cheers21!
Aaaarrrgghhh, my turn to be so pissed!!! I don't understand why my mum is sooooo superstitious! Now that it's hungry ghost month so she said the bb cot can't be delivered and installed till after hungry ghost month is over. Some more i cant be around when the cot is installed so she has to be present for delivery and installation and it can't be moved til bb arrives. Bl***y h*ll. spring maternity supposed to deliver within 3 biz days of purchase, I already pushed it back to fourth day to accommodate her. Wah liao. Tis cannot do, that cannot do. Sigh, rant over. Been like this for years.
littleprince, initially I was planning to get the FP rocker but getting the FP bouncer as freebie from Prudential.. still need to get the rocker then? hehe..
Some people dun believe it leaving cot, stroller empty before the baby arrives as they see it as bad luck.. just bear with it? My mum has told me I can still be in the house during the installation of furniture or moving of furniture, just not in the same room.
hi attigal, I bot the $100 premium for prufirst with the $320 top up (not sure what's that called) at the expo baby fair last wkend and got the bouncer free. That's in addition to the usual freebie which is the Omron thermometer that we can only collect upon baby's arrival. but I think my agent kan chiong so told me need to order and can only receive 3 months later.. maybe he wanna ensure the payments are in duly and get his comm first? dunno leh. anw, gd for me too since I have no space to store. haha. can pass u my agent contact if u want. met him first time ever at the fair. lucky chap approach me. prev, I had been speaking to another aia agent for quite a while and this chap nicely got me in.Hi plush84, may I ask which policy did you purchase from Prudential to get the free bouncer? I recently bought Pru 1st gift for my #2 but was told there would be freebies, but not sure what they are. Thanks in advance!
I hid myself in another room when the delivery guy form mothercare fix up the cot in my baby room.. but leaving the cot empty before baby arrives - no choice, because we have to see how the cot is set up...so the empty cot is now in my baby room.. but we intend to dismantle it to re-fix in our master bedroom.
Can un-installing and installing still be done during this month?
Wah.. stress.. next tuesday is my appointment... I am scared again that my weight gain is not within 2kg. Very "Xin ku" for me.. last week didn't gain any weight, i paranoid, stuff myself with tons of food.... today morning I weigh myself, I gain 1 kg.. so now over the next 6 days I can only gain 0.5 kg max, with 0.5 kg Macdonald breakfast allowance on my actual day gynae appintment , else my gynae nag again. :/
hi attigal, I bot the $100 premium for prufirst with the $320 top up (not sure what's that called) at the expo baby fair last wkend and got the bouncer free. That's in addition to the usual freebie which is the Omron thermometer that we can only collect upon baby's arrival. but I think my agent kan chiong so told me need to order and can only receive 3 months later.. maybe he wanna ensure the payments are in duly and get his comm first? dunno leh. anw, gd for me too since I have no space to store. haha. can pass u my agent contact if u want. met him first time ever at the fair. lucky chap approach me. prev, I had been speaking to another aia agent for quite a while and this chap nicely got me in.
Great then, easier with family friend..ask him abt the expo goodies.Izzit! I bought from my regular agent.. must check with him liaoz. He is a family friend and handles my whole family's policies.. he did mention got freebies but didn't specifically say what. I got the omron thermometer too when i bought the same policy for #1 but in the end also never use - I bought the expensive braun one instead which I feel easier and more accurate to use.
Great then, easier with family friend..ask him abt the expo goodies.
Oh so the Omron one complicated ah? Just see how it works then.
Best news to start the long weekend, HDB just uploaded that key collection for our BTO is 22 Aug!!! So happy!!!
wah yogini, i tink ur gynae is v strict leh. u r so skinny! don't think u gained much weight since the start of ur pregnancy right?
littleprince: why cannot drink milo ah? I need to drink Milo to kick start the day one sia. It's like my comfort food. I in a lousy mood and milo will perk me up!