Hi BS_S,
was so tired these 2 days man..dunno why...
haa..dunno leh, maybe u can ask ard who has make the placenta into pills. maybe can take home and slice piece by piece like the pig liver then wash it and fry it with ginger and seame oil. now we pregnant, cannot eat pig organs loh cos they are too rich in vit A and also lot of substance (forgot what 's that liao, bad for bb).
yup, think first time parent shd be a bit frightened of handling bb cos they are quite 'fragile' - soft and tender....if bb cry then worst still, parent will be at lost loh....
haa..yr class seems to be expensive only 5 lessons plus doc 's talk. for me, I have 8 lessons (one and a half hourly sessions) + 1 complimentary lessons on sat (Nurturing Your Child + Bonding with Your Child + The ABCs of Vaccinations). how long is yr per session class?
y'day, I started my first Antental lesson class, took half day leave. I went bugis with my hubby - went short st to eat tau hway and tau hway shui, shop at OG, the Sheng Kweong bb outlet and pray at guanyin temple. I only intended to buy long sleevless romper suit - night wear for bb only cos my cousin passed me lot of tied string type of shirt. but I will buy it next mth only. so took the KKH shuttle bus from bugis and arrived 15mins b4 1800pm. so we went to register and did u have any goodies bag, there are a lot of pamplets, vouchers etc... also free different sample of cream (in small pack) - nipple cream, stretch mark cream, bb bb rash cream, 1 breast pad, 1 pigeon brand bb wipe, I small bottle of dunno what cream for smooth skin for bb or mummy, 2 huggies diapers, a young parents magazine (aug issues) and a thick bindedlecture notes loh.
my first lesson topics is Child Bearing Journey and the orientation of maternity services. tot the maternity services is to take us tour ard but no lah. the trainer dun even intro herself cos didn't know her name. anyway, she said KKH has those hospital tour of delivery suits, delivery wards etc on every tues at 11am, interested paerson can register at woman clinic counter that day before 11am. I think I will register when I went for my appointment on 10/10 which falls on tues. if u are interested, u can also register when u have yr visit on 3/10 which also falls on tues mah (if yr visit is in the afternoon, shd not be a problem) and get to tour ard the KKH delivery services.
first lesson is boring - all basics knowledge can read from any book. I am more interested in the later part lesson abt Labour and Delivery, Pain Relief in Labour, Relaxation, Coping with 1st Stage of Labour , Labour Rehearsal & Postnatal Exercise, Preparing for Admission, Breastfeeding, Care of Your Newborn and Parentcraft which is hel;d in the mid-oct onwards. did yr lessons cover the above mentioned topics?
so far, there are only 9 couples attending loh. only 2 MTB 's tummy is bigger than mine and the rest are smaller than mine. only 1 hubby of the mummy did not accompany and all couple are accompany by hubby. Next week, will be doing some exercise so need to wear pants then. I also have a membership card where the card entitle me to borrow the book at the small library at KKH. of cos, this only valid during the duration of the course. I didn't realise that patient education ctr is beside the mac only. y'day class start late so we have only 5 mins toilet break plus whoever wanted to grab so bite of makan can bring it to the class and makan. anyway, y'day reached home at 10am after class so tired after bath, drink milk and eat some biscuits cos hungry as I eat my dinner at 1650pm) before I turn in to slp.
many of the ppls told me my tummy is not that big. ask u, did yr belly button pop out very obviously. one of my col next door told me if the bb is a boy, then belly button will pop out obviously, tummy will be very pointed, not so much fresh at the side of tummy, features of mummy is much nicer etc. if bb is a gal, then tummy will be very round, lot of fresh at the side, mummy's nose will be bigger and belly button will not be so pop out....
hai...recently, keep on gettting mosquito bites. I 'scream' for hubby resue and hubby managed to trap the mosquito in the bird nest bottle. but y'day, I slept so soundly that didn't realise I have 2 mosquito bites till this morning then I realised it.
hmm...will u be employing confinement lady? yup, my mum will be cooking the confinement food. she said need to buy seame oil, red dates + dry longans (longans have a type - remember to buy those lighten ones not so sweet). ppls said bf bb will be tiring for mummy who need a lot of rest during confinement. but of cos, i will try to bf. yup, stock up 'pu' medicine, this sun , gg to buy a piece of head meat (if pronouce in hokkien cos head meat less fat) to double boiled it with the 'tong chong ciao" and "pao sheng". Will cook it fornightly and for bird nest, will cook it end of every mth. ofc os, need to stop these 'pu' by end of 8th mth cos bb will be big loh.
for me, I drink the essence of chicken with "tong cong ciao" twice per wk (mon & thur) and 1 bottle of bird nest fornightly.
have u bought most of yr bb items? for me, I have not, need to buy bathrm tub, mattress, romper, bb lotion, those 'medicine for bb to apply on tummy, diposable panites for myself, small package of diapers as due date approach.