Hi Sam,
U really need to stick by the rules very strictly on CRIB...means no getting up even for toilet visits and forget about bathing... This way will help u keep your babies with u as long as u can. It is also good not to request to go home yet until baby is bigger, cos when u go back will sure laxed abit and not CRIB strictly de...I remembered how smelly my hair was and how dirty I felt down below (I have to use Bedpan to pee) when I was doing CRIB in TMC for a week....The only comfort was that the room is comfortable and the food they have is Great !!! I wanted very much to go home and was discharged by my Gynae a week after...More contractions came in after that and I have to give birth a week later after going home. I wasn't strict enough for myself when I was doing CRIB, and I kinda regretted it..should have stayed in hospital longer...
Since you have your cervix stitched up, I'm sure babies will guai guai and stay together inside you, don't worry too much and have lots rest while you can before babies arrived (will be so busy and sleep-deprived), also do keep talking to your babies to ask them to stay longer in you, it will help, I'm sure they will understand...
Xiaowanzi is right, her boy so chubby chubby wor...keke
Maykel,
Jerlynn does spits out from her nose occassionally, that is when she is crying after her feeds (usually cos we changed her diapers too soon after her feed and she doesn't like it, so she stuggles and cry)
If you read the older posts, I think I remembered afcai baby boy also experienced the same of milk coming out from the nose too...You are right that it is important to sit them up when they spits/vomit milk, whilst doing it, u may want to try turning their head abit sideways for the remaining milk from her mouth to flow out, so she won't choke on it again. Try not to sleep them flat if they tend to spit/vomit milk, cos we won't want their milk to flow backwards and choke or fall back to their ears and get infection...
Jerlynn most times won't cry too after "Er Ni", and she will have a "Snooked" look...
I went to KKH's Children's A&E once, and really I will try to avoid if I can, cos the space is small and there is of cos many sick kids, if it is unavoidable, u can register and bring baby out to the entrance area where there are seats outdoors and wait there until your turn. One parent to wait inside to wait for the number and another outside. I think the nurse there did mentioned that Newborns or special cases can have priority, I remembered even Jerlynn's case "NB + Premature), we also have to wait more than 30mins...
Same like you, I didn't know where to bring my girl to see doctor then, it was like the 1st week I brought her home, and I felt safest to bring her to KKH as they have her records there. But now, i will bring her to a PD near my place instead...U can try searching for one near your place. And as I was trying to search online for you, I noticed the Children's clinic I visited for my girl also has a new Sembawang Branch (Praise the Lord!)!!! You can try them if you want...the charges are very reasonable, definitely not expensive. What you can do is bring your girl down for normal consultation together with her health booklet, and let him/her get to know your girl...The PD at bedok branch sat down with us, asked alot Qns about Jerlynn's condition when we visited her for her vaccination...Once they get to know our babies, it will be easier for them if we go to them for any emergency, we won't have to go through with them their conditions at crucial visits.
The link to the Clincs' website
http://www.kidslink.com.sg/clinics.html HOPE THIS HELPS! ( They have 24 hour Emergency Hotline too!!!)
I'm not working and am a SAHM, planning to go back to work either end year or preferably next year, depending on how much $$$ I will have left in teh bank by then...hahaha...I will let it dry out first before going back to work...being penniless is nothing compared to taking care of my girl myself. If I intend to go back work, I'm lucky as both my Mum and MIL notworking, so maybe will let them take turns to look after, it will be taxing for one to take care for too many days in a row...
I have no feeding issues with Jerlynn when she first came back, she really is a good drinker...she put on a GOOD 2.4kg after almost 8 weeks back home now...but I noticed recently she is very inquisitive and looking around the house whilst drinking milk, and will pause for longer. Sometimes after drinking 80% of her milk, she will want to stretch and uses her hands and push the bottle away...I will let her rest abit, and let her look around the house or voices around her, burb her very lightly and then 3-5 mins later let her finish her milk. I think as they grow older, they will not allow us to manipulate them liao, and will want to bein control whether to be fed anot (she sometimes shut her lips tight and turn hear head away, not wanting to be fed, so gotta Coo her alittle and put in the teat at every chance...) Hahaha
I also keep telling myself not to overfeed her, maybe she doesn't want her milk liao, but that was just the thoughts...dunno why I just cannot bear not to let her finish her milk and will still try to let her finish it...I am an "Obssessed Feeder"
Don't think yourself as selfish la...For me and my hubby, though we try to be devoted as much as we can and give whatever best for our girl, but we also won't want to take away the "Me" time... We understand that ultimately, it is the 2 of us that will stay together and walk down the road, daughters or sons will still get married and lead their own lives with their partners afterall. if we forget about ourselves and put in too much on our kids next time, we might turned out to be reliant on them and expect the same amount of devotion by them to us, and this will look selfish by then...kekeke
I'm not good at words, wonder if anyone understands what I'm trying to bring across...
But this is really based on individuals
u can call for "Home Massage" service mah...Good to do a massage to relax abit...
