Research on Baby Items
Hubby and i did some research on big items to prepare baby arrival (i.e. pump, baby cot and stroller). We went to mini baby fair in Takashimaya to look at the actual items to learn what to expect etc.
Therafter, our conclusions are:-
1) Breast Pump
- It has to be light enough so that i could bring to office everyday to pump milk.
- It needs to have a good review especially on the suction and backflow.
2) Baby Cot
- It has to be sturdy enough to carry our baby especially if he/she will be very active.
- It has to fit our door so we could move from 1 room to another room.
3) Stroller
- It has to be lightweight so it is easier for us to commute since we do not own a car in Singapore.
- It has to be easy to open and fold with one hand so we have no problem in boarding or alighting bus.
Forth Check-up (5 October - 16 Weeks and 3 Days)
During our last check-up, our gynae told us that we might be able to see the gender of our baby in the following scan (after 4 months). Hence my hubby was busy teaching my baby to open his/her legs during our scan so we could have idea on his/her gender on the next scan.
I gained 1.5kg at this time and baby was 124mm. Gynae told us that baby is too big, hence she asked me to cut down sweet food (ie. cake, ice cream, chocolate and etc).
The gender of our baby is.............
Please refer to below on my hubby's hand-written journal
We also asked our family members to guess the gender before we reveal the answer.
And we noted that mothers' instincts are no joke hahaha because only the mothers guessed it right.
Decision on the BIG Items
As per above consideration on pump, baby cot and stroller, we decided to go for Baby Fair in Expo with my parents in-law so that they could give us some inputs on baby cot and stroller.
Our decisions were:-
1) Breast Pump - Spectra 9+
I was contemplating between Spectra 9+ or Medela Freestyle as both are lightweight and small in size and have similar suctions. However Medela is much more expensive than Spectra. Hence decided to buy Spectra 9+ instead.
2) Baby Cot
We walked around to see the baby cot and decided to purchase Milano Cot 4in1.
3) Stroller
After walking around all the stroller booths, we finally went back to Combi Booth and decided to purchase Combi Stroller Handy 4 which only weighs 4.9kg.
Babymoon
On October 2016 (18 weeks+), we went for our babymoon to Taiwan. It was unplanned babymoon because the flight tickets were purchased before i was pregnant (when there was Scoot 1-for-1 Promotion). The dates were also decided by my two other friends. Hence total four of us.
The trip will be covered in different blog post.
During the trip, i had a lof of rashes on my tummy area, i guess it was because it was the hot weather and the food that we ate were all the street foods. Luckily my Bio-Oil helps to reduce the itchiness and redness. In addition, my feet were swollen after coming back from Taiwan which the gynae guessed were because we walked too much during our holiday.
Baby's Name
Since we know the gender of the baby, my husband has been busy finding baby's name. He listed down few names and we decided with....CALLEN TAN
Fifth Check-up (4 November - 20 Weeks and 5 Days)
From the day i knew i was pregnant to date, i could consider myself lucky that my pregnancy was quite smooth sailing. Vomited 5 times in total, nausea only due to the strong smell and no particular craving on food.
On the fifth check-up, we did an Obstetric Ultrasound Uterine Doppler Scan at another clinic assigned by our Gynae. The scan is basically did a full scan on the organs and bones structures of the baby, from head to toe. They also did some measurement on each organs.
During our scan, our baby was super active that the person in-charge keep sighing and said that our baby is super active and hard to take photos of the organs and measurements. She even advised us to take our lunch first and come back later. Since we had lunch before we went there, we decided to continue. There was a period where i felt uncomfortable as my visions were getting blurry and felt like vomiting, hence i asked the person in-charge if i could be excused for a while to to go toilet and told her the reason. She suggested me to sit up for a while instead of lay down, but it made me worse and i almost black out. She then asked me to lay on the side instead. It really helped and slowly i was getting better and she continue with the scan.
Once the scan were over, we went to our MAH to meet our gynae with the scan results on hand.
The result of the scan is that all the organs are functioning well, but the measurement of the baby was too big compared to average (ie head, tummy, and leg).
I gained a total of 3.5kg up to date and baby was 439 gram on that day and the gynae added my diet plan which was to reduce carbs and replace white rice with brown rice as possible. In addition, they noted that the baby's heartbeat is quite fast, hence i was given aspirin for the baby which she mentioned safe for the baby.
Sixth Check-up (25 November - 23 Weeks and 5 Days)
On Week 21, i started to feel baby's kick...Yipeee i was super duper happy. However i think baby was still shy from his Papa as he stop kicking when my hubby touched my tummy to feel it.
Subsequently, my hubby found a way to trigger baby's kick which was to sing a children song for baby. Baby seem to like a song called "If You're Happy and You Know it". He will kick few times whenever my hubby sang this song to him.
Subsequently, baby will kick when time to eat or after eating...hahaha no wonder he is a big baby.
Hemorrhoids
On the morning before going to Gynae's clinic, i noticed some blood when i passed motion in the toilet. I was shocked and scared because i did not have such problem before and i heard bleeding during pregnancy is not a good sign. Luckily for us, we have gynae's appointment on that day, hence i told my gynae about it.
She checked and noted that i had Hemorrhoid and prescribed 5-days of Suppositories.
Hemorrhoids are blood vessels in the rectal area that have become unusually swollen. Hemorrhoids can be itchy and mildly uncomfortable – or downright painful. Sometimes they can even cause rectal bleeding, especially during a bowel movement.
Hemorrhoids are common during pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester.
Suppositories are solid, bullet-shaped preparations designed for easy insertion into the anus (back passage). The suppository dissolves at body temperature and gradually spreads over the lining of the lower bowel (rectum), where it is absorbed into the bloodstream.
Gynae Scan
I gained 5.1kg in total and my baby was 935 gram which average baby is only 600grams+. So Gynae continued to ask me to monitor what i ate to control the weight gain of the baby.
I guess its like Daddy like Son, because my hubby love to eat too.
Treatment of Hemorrhoids
After insertion of Suppositories for 2 days, i noted that there was no more bleeding from anus area. However i noted brown spotting on my vagina and it was getting more. I called the clinic on monday morning and they asked me to take MC (medical leave) on that day and bedrest at home.
I guessed i was worried, i cried in office when i heard i needed bedrest. But after 1-day bedrest, the spotting was gone. Happy!!!.
Thank you for reading my blog. Stay Tuned for the next post>>>>
Hubby and i did some research on big items to prepare baby arrival (i.e. pump, baby cot and stroller). We went to mini baby fair in Takashimaya to look at the actual items to learn what to expect etc.
Therafter, our conclusions are:-
1) Breast Pump
- It has to be light enough so that i could bring to office everyday to pump milk.
- It needs to have a good review especially on the suction and backflow.
2) Baby Cot
- It has to be sturdy enough to carry our baby especially if he/she will be very active.
- It has to fit our door so we could move from 1 room to another room.
3) Stroller
- It has to be lightweight so it is easier for us to commute since we do not own a car in Singapore.
- It has to be easy to open and fold with one hand so we have no problem in boarding or alighting bus.
Forth Check-up (5 October - 16 Weeks and 3 Days)
During our last check-up, our gynae told us that we might be able to see the gender of our baby in the following scan (after 4 months). Hence my hubby was busy teaching my baby to open his/her legs during our scan so we could have idea on his/her gender on the next scan.
I gained 1.5kg at this time and baby was 124mm. Gynae told us that baby is too big, hence she asked me to cut down sweet food (ie. cake, ice cream, chocolate and etc).
The gender of our baby is.............
Please refer to below on my hubby's hand-written journal
We also asked our family members to guess the gender before we reveal the answer.
Decision on the BIG Items
As per above consideration on pump, baby cot and stroller, we decided to go for Baby Fair in Expo with my parents in-law so that they could give us some inputs on baby cot and stroller.
Our decisions were:-
1) Breast Pump - Spectra 9+
I was contemplating between Spectra 9+ or Medela Freestyle as both are lightweight and small in size and have similar suctions. However Medela is much more expensive than Spectra. Hence decided to buy Spectra 9+ instead.
2) Baby Cot
We walked around to see the baby cot and decided to purchase Milano Cot 4in1.
3) Stroller
After walking around all the stroller booths, we finally went back to Combi Booth and decided to purchase Combi Stroller Handy 4 which only weighs 4.9kg.
Babymoon
On October 2016 (18 weeks+), we went for our babymoon to Taiwan. It was unplanned babymoon because the flight tickets were purchased before i was pregnant (when there was Scoot 1-for-1 Promotion). The dates were also decided by my two other friends. Hence total four of us.
The trip will be covered in different blog post.
During the trip, i had a lof of rashes on my tummy area, i guess it was because it was the hot weather and the food that we ate were all the street foods. Luckily my Bio-Oil helps to reduce the itchiness and redness. In addition, my feet were swollen after coming back from Taiwan which the gynae guessed were because we walked too much during our holiday.
Baby's Name
Since we know the gender of the baby, my husband has been busy finding baby's name. He listed down few names and we decided with....CALLEN TAN
Fifth Check-up (4 November - 20 Weeks and 5 Days)
From the day i knew i was pregnant to date, i could consider myself lucky that my pregnancy was quite smooth sailing. Vomited 5 times in total, nausea only due to the strong smell and no particular craving on food.
On the fifth check-up, we did an Obstetric Ultrasound Uterine Doppler Scan at another clinic assigned by our Gynae. The scan is basically did a full scan on the organs and bones structures of the baby, from head to toe. They also did some measurement on each organs.
During our scan, our baby was super active that the person in-charge keep sighing and said that our baby is super active and hard to take photos of the organs and measurements. She even advised us to take our lunch first and come back later. Since we had lunch before we went there, we decided to continue. There was a period where i felt uncomfortable as my visions were getting blurry and felt like vomiting, hence i asked the person in-charge if i could be excused for a while to to go toilet and told her the reason. She suggested me to sit up for a while instead of lay down, but it made me worse and i almost black out. She then asked me to lay on the side instead. It really helped and slowly i was getting better and she continue with the scan.
Once the scan were over, we went to our MAH to meet our gynae with the scan results on hand.
The result of the scan is that all the organs are functioning well, but the measurement of the baby was too big compared to average (ie head, tummy, and leg).
I gained a total of 3.5kg up to date and baby was 439 gram on that day and the gynae added my diet plan which was to reduce carbs and replace white rice with brown rice as possible. In addition, they noted that the baby's heartbeat is quite fast, hence i was given aspirin for the baby which she mentioned safe for the baby.
Sixth Check-up (25 November - 23 Weeks and 5 Days)
On Week 21, i started to feel baby's kick...Yipeee i was super duper happy. However i think baby was still shy from his Papa as he stop kicking when my hubby touched my tummy to feel it.
Subsequently, baby will kick when time to eat or after eating...hahaha no wonder he is a big baby.
Hemorrhoids
On the morning before going to Gynae's clinic, i noticed some blood when i passed motion in the toilet. I was shocked and scared because i did not have such problem before and i heard bleeding during pregnancy is not a good sign. Luckily for us, we have gynae's appointment on that day, hence i told my gynae about it.
She checked and noted that i had Hemorrhoid and prescribed 5-days of Suppositories.
Hemorrhoids are blood vessels in the rectal area that have become unusually swollen. Hemorrhoids can be itchy and mildly uncomfortable – or downright painful. Sometimes they can even cause rectal bleeding, especially during a bowel movement.
Hemorrhoids are common during pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester.
Suppositories are solid, bullet-shaped preparations designed for easy insertion into the anus (back passage). The suppository dissolves at body temperature and gradually spreads over the lining of the lower bowel (rectum), where it is absorbed into the bloodstream.
Gynae Scan
I gained 5.1kg in total and my baby was 935 gram which average baby is only 600grams+. So Gynae continued to ask me to monitor what i ate to control the weight gain of the baby.
I guess its like Daddy like Son, because my hubby love to eat too.
Treatment of Hemorrhoids
After insertion of Suppositories for 2 days, i noted that there was no more bleeding from anus area. However i noted brown spotting on my vagina and it was getting more. I called the clinic on monday morning and they asked me to take MC (medical leave) on that day and bedrest at home.
I guessed i was worried, i cried in office when i heard i needed bedrest. But after 1-day bedrest, the spotting was gone. Happy!!!.
Thank you for reading my blog. Stay Tuned for the next post>>>>
