29th December 2009
I am 25 weeks pregnant now, my tummy is getting bigger and heavier. At times can feel baby moves to one side of my tummy, in fact very often baby likes to move to my right side, don't know why. When my tummy protrude one side, i will gently stroke the tummy, hope the baby can feel it :) I wonder if that is baby's head, back or buttock?
Today we went to see Doc Benjamin for routine check up. Baby is now 815gram and i have put on 9kg *faint* Doc checked baby's genital again, and he confirmed "well, the baby is still a boy" :) then he moved on to see baby's face, but baby putting his hands on his face so we can't really see his face clearly. I asked doc if KKH has 3D scan, he said yes but it costs $300 which is not worth it.. wow, 3D scan not cheap leh, normal detail scan only cost S$85.
Doc checked my urine, it seems i have some mild urine infection. I was asked to do urine test. No wonder the last few days i had urge to go toilet just to pass very little amount of urine. I was actually thinking that perhaps baby is pressing on my bladder..gosh, i really need to be more careful and understand my body better.
Next appointment is 4 weeks from now.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
8th Appointment at KKH
09th December 2009
Today we went to see Prof John Tee in KKH Private Suit at 330pnm, cos our gynae Doc Benjamin Tham is away. Prof John Tee is a very quiet doctor, does not like to speak much like Doc Benjamin. There were many parents waiting outside room 3, Prof John Tee only see us for approx 5-8mins (including scan). He did not say much, just said baby is growing well, now approx 600grams, 15CM long from head to buttock.
I asked doctor why i have some pain on the right abdomen over the last two days, he said it is normal due to expanding uterus. As for the piles, well just have to live with it, the piles may get bigger or worst as the pregnancy advances to later stage. Really scary to imagine how bad it would be...
Today could not see baby clearly during the scan. Baby is facing down, swimming and busy kicking my bladder again :P
Today we went to see Prof John Tee in KKH Private Suit at 330pnm, cos our gynae Doc Benjamin Tham is away. Prof John Tee is a very quiet doctor, does not like to speak much like Doc Benjamin. There were many parents waiting outside room 3, Prof John Tee only see us for approx 5-8mins (including scan). He did not say much, just said baby is growing well, now approx 600grams, 15CM long from head to buttock.
I asked doctor why i have some pain on the right abdomen over the last two days, he said it is normal due to expanding uterus. As for the piles, well just have to live with it, the piles may get bigger or worst as the pregnancy advances to later stage. Really scary to imagine how bad it would be...
Today could not see baby clearly during the scan. Baby is facing down, swimming and busy kicking my bladder again :P
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Baby Is Busy Kicking Me Now!
07th December 2009
I am now 22week pregnant.
I could feel baby moves during 18th weeks onwards, the feeling is really amazing and interesting. It was like butterfly flutters, or like bubble burst kind of feeling.
Now at 22nd week, baby's is kicking harder as he gains in weight and strength. This little naughty boy really kicks everywhere he likes to, wonder if he is practising Tiger kicks inside my tummy. Sometimes he kicks at the bladder which makes me wanna rush to toilet or feel very ticklish, sometimes he kicks me in the middle of the night to wake me up when i try to fall asleep after going to toilet, but most of the times he kicks a lot after i have taken my meals, and normally after 1opm. Gosh, don't tell me this baby is like his Daddy a night owl ah...*faint*
Sometimes baby is playing hide and seek with Daddy. He kicks me hard but when i called Daddy to come over to listen or feel his kicks, baby will pretent to keep quiet :p
胎教， 胎教... hmm, i really need to start soon. Now try to cut down on listening X Japan music :( and listen more to soft and classical music :)
I am now 22week pregnant.
I could feel baby moves during 18th weeks onwards, the feeling is really amazing and interesting. It was like butterfly flutters, or like bubble burst kind of feeling.
Now at 22nd week, baby's is kicking harder as he gains in weight and strength. This little naughty boy really kicks everywhere he likes to, wonder if he is practising Tiger kicks inside my tummy. Sometimes he kicks at the bladder which makes me wanna rush to toilet or feel very ticklish, sometimes he kicks me in the middle of the night to wake me up when i try to fall asleep after going to toilet, but most of the times he kicks a lot after i have taken my meals, and normally after 1opm. Gosh, don't tell me this baby is like his Daddy a night owl ah...*faint*
Sometimes baby is playing hide and seek with Daddy. He kicks me hard but when i called Daddy to come over to listen or feel his kicks, baby will pretent to keep quiet :p
胎教， 胎教... hmm, i really need to start soon. Now try to cut down on listening X Japan music :( and listen more to soft and classical music :)
All about Fathering
05th December 2009
Today we went to attend the 3rd part of the antenatal class. It was a long one from 9am to 2pm but it really leaves a deep impact in my heart, particularly on the second half of the class, the speaker from the Centre For Fathering Singapore introduced the topic on fathering.
He shared a lot of personal experience about being a father, preparation, changes and challenges faced etc etc, But towards the last part he read to everyone about a story which essentially highlight how a mother's love transformed a man to love his child the same way the mother did. My tears well up my eyes at the end, it was so touching when he repeatedly sing this simple song, emotionally.
"I'll love you forever,
I'll like you as always,
As long as i am living,
My baby you'll be"
A lot of attention has been put on mother and baby when it comes to pregancy but we should be aware too that father plays an equally important role in this journey. Fathers, too experience emotional and phychological changes throughout the entire process, only short of biological changes as compared to the mothers.
I am quite confident with the father of my baby who aims to be the hero for his son, and i know he will strive to make his son proud of him :) Daddy, 加油啊！ And THANK YOU for getting me the MOZART collection of womb songs for baby.
Let's remember the way a baby spells LOVE is "T I M E", we have to spend a lot of effort and time in the future to really nurture and understand our baby well.
Today we went to attend the 3rd part of the antenatal class. It was a long one from 9am to 2pm but it really leaves a deep impact in my heart, particularly on the second half of the class, the speaker from the Centre For Fathering Singapore introduced the topic on fathering.
He shared a lot of personal experience about being a father, preparation, changes and challenges faced etc etc, But towards the last part he read to everyone about a story which essentially highlight how a mother's love transformed a man to love his child the same way the mother did. My tears well up my eyes at the end, it was so touching when he repeatedly sing this simple song, emotionally.
"I'll love you forever,
I'll like you as always,
As long as i am living,
My baby you'll be"
A lot of attention has been put on mother and baby when it comes to pregancy but we should be aware too that father plays an equally important role in this journey. Fathers, too experience emotional and phychological changes throughout the entire process, only short of biological changes as compared to the mothers.
I am quite confident with the father of my baby who aims to be the hero for his son, and i know he will strive to make his son proud of him :) Daddy, 加油啊！ And THANK YOU for getting me the MOZART collection of womb songs for baby.
Let's remember the way a baby spells LOVE is "T I M E", we have to spend a lot of effort and time in the future to really nurture and understand our baby well.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
20 Week - The Halfway Point
22nd November 2009
Yes, i am now half way through the pregancy! Baby is 20 weeks now :)
Status of baby according to fetal development chart:
- Baby is 17cm long crown to rump, and weighs about 310 grams.
- The baby can hear and recognize the mother's voice.
- The mother will probably start feeling the first fetal movements.
- The toenails and fingernails are growing.
- The growth of hair on the rest of the body has started.
- The skin is getting thicker.
- The heart can now be heard with a stethoscope.
Baby may react to loud sounds. Baby can actually hear noises outside of the womb. Familiar voices, music, and sounds that baby becomes accustomed to during their development stages often are calming after birth. This is an important time for sensory development since nerve cells serving each of the senses; taste, smell, hearing, sight, and touch are now developing into their specialized area of the brain.
Ah, so many changes mark the midpoint milestone for the baby. Looking at myself, my physical appearance does change a lot too. By now most of colleagues already knew that i am pregnant cos tummy is getting bigger and obvious.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Antenatal Class at KKH
21st November 2009
yay... 上课咯！！！
Today Geo and I went for our very first antenatel class together with our couple friend - Derrick and Linda. We have our breakfast there before lesson commenced at 9am. During registration we were given a goodie bag which contains course notes, baby feeding set, sample milk powders, diapers, brochures, etc.
Geo and I never wake up so early on saturday before, so throughout the lesson i have lost count of how many yawns we made..hahe, first lesson quite boring leh, cos all theory, talking about body changes during pregnancy and orientation of maternity services in KKH. The class is not very big, i think probably have approx 10-12 couples, all are first time parents, including one angmoh parent who came late).
Luckily lesson ended earlier, four of us went to nearby Bugis OG shopping centre for shopping and lunch. Derrick and Linda have bought quite a lot of baby stuff wor, but for me and Geo - empty handed..haha, cos have not really planned to shortlist what to buy at this moment.. hmm..wait for December sales bah...
Look forward to next class, may have to do some exercise :)
yay... 上课咯！！！
Today Geo and I went for our very first antenatel class together with our couple friend - Derrick and Linda. We have our breakfast there before lesson commenced at 9am. During registration we were given a goodie bag which contains course notes, baby feeding set, sample milk powders, diapers, brochures, etc.
Geo and I never wake up so early on saturday before, so throughout the lesson i have lost count of how many yawns we made..hahe, first lesson quite boring leh, cos all theory, talking about body changes during pregnancy and orientation of maternity services in KKH. The class is not very big, i think probably have approx 10-12 couples, all are first time parents, including one angmoh parent who came late).
Luckily lesson ended earlier, four of us went to nearby Bugis OG shopping centre for shopping and lunch. Derrick and Linda have bought quite a lot of baby stuff wor, but for me and Geo - empty handed..haha, cos have not really planned to shortlist what to buy at this moment.. hmm..wait for December sales bah...
Look forward to next class, may have to do some exercise :)
20 week detail ultrasound scan
17th November 2009
I am 19 week and 3 day pregnant now.
Pretty look forward to this day for detail scan to see baby again. The scan is similar to the detail scan done during week 12 in KK ADC, this time round it is under another female doctor who looks more senior and experienced.
Pretty look forward to this day for detail scan to see baby again. The scan is similar to the detail scan done during week 12 in KK ADC, this time round it is under another female doctor who looks more senior and experienced.
Luckily KKH allows hubby to sit in throughout the whole scanning process, but the sonographer did not allow us to video it. She started by scanning baby's heart, wow it is pumping really fast! Then she went on to check and measure different parts of baby : the head, spines, lips, abdomen (to see stomach, kidneys, bladder and cord insertion), chest, limbs, blood blows, amniotic fluid etc etc. During the process i think i could see the baby sticking out the tongue, very cute :D
When the sonographer wanted to check the nose, one of the baby's hands is covering the face, the sonopraher asked me to have a toilet break then come back to room 3 to scan again. But after the toilet break, sonographer still cannot get to see the baby's face clearly cos baby now facing down, like swimming. Haha, so no choice she asked us to take 30 mins break, go for breakfast then come back again.
3rd round of scan, finally manage to get all done, and the sonographer concluded all is ok then we quickly paid up ($85) and proceed to TPS to see our gynae Doc Benjamin. The gynae seem to be rather concerned on the Thalassaemia result, he asked to arrange another medical consultation with Doc Angeline Lai, a genetic dctor to ensure we made an informed decicion about all possibilities on the baby's blood, though he assured us the baby will still be a minor carrier, i am very worried cos i might need to go through amnio test :(
Anyway now cannot do much about it, just have to keep praying and see what the genetic doctor says on the next appointment 23rd Nov.
The whole visit took more than 4 hours this time, but the process is very memorable. The day before we went for the scan, we kept telling baby to co-operate during the scan to let us see if the baby is a boy or gal. Baby seems to hear us :) During the scan, it did not take much effort for sonographer to find the right angel to check the baby's genital. The most magical moment has finally arrived - when doctor move the camera to see the baby legs, the angle is like viewing the baby's buttock, she shown us something in between the baby' legs, it was clearly a baby boy!
This is one of the scan photos given to us.
Baby weighs about 315gram now.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
6th Appointment
13th October 2009
I am now14week pregnant, into second trimester now. Morning sickness is getting slightly better now, and i can feel that energy level is slowly picking up.
Today i have to see the doctor because i have pretty bad water retention, and worst, painful piles. My body is all puffed up, so much so that i can't wear the wedding band now,
I try to put pillow to lift up my leg when I sleep, drink more water at day but cut down water intake at night but still it does not improve. My face is puffy and look swollen, my nose too, and both hands and fingers are painful and numb...... but all these cannot beat the pain and discomfort due to piles, gosh, i can barely sit straight because sitting put pressure on the piles and aggravate the pain. Sigh, not sure why i got all these pregnancy symptoms in such an early stage?
Since i was tested positive being a Thalassaemia minor carrier, Doctor Tham advised both of us to do a detail DNA test on Thalassaemia. After collecting the medicene, we went to KKH level 7 to draw blood for the test.
Today doctor scan the baby but did not give me any photo to keep, i was quite unhappy about it cos i want to keep all these precious photos mah. Anway from the scan monitor i saw that baby is now 7.6cm, grew by about 1cm compared to the last visit :)
I am now14week pregnant, into second trimester now. Morning sickness is getting slightly better now, and i can feel that energy level is slowly picking up.
Today i have to see the doctor because i have pretty bad water retention, and worst, painful piles. My body is all puffed up, so much so that i can't wear the wedding band now,
I try to put pillow to lift up my leg when I sleep, drink more water at day but cut down water intake at night but still it does not improve. My face is puffy and look swollen, my nose too, and both hands and fingers are painful and numb...... but all these cannot beat the pain and discomfort due to piles, gosh, i can barely sit straight because sitting put pressure on the piles and aggravate the pain. Sigh, not sure why i got all these pregnancy symptoms in such an early stage?
Since i was tested positive being a Thalassaemia minor carrier, Doctor Tham advised both of us to do a detail DNA test on Thalassaemia. After collecting the medicene, we went to KKH level 7 to draw blood for the test.
Today doctor scan the baby but did not give me any photo to keep, i was quite unhappy about it cos i want to keep all these precious photos mah. Anway from the scan monitor i saw that baby is now 7.6cm, grew by about 1cm compared to the last visit :)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
1st Trimester Blood Test and Detail Scan
28th September 2009, 5th Appointment
I am 12week1day pregnant now
These two tests are necessary to check for Down Syndrome to ensure baby is normal. The centre was quite crowded, we have waited for approx half an hour for the blood test eventhough we came earlier. The nurse drew 3 tubes of blood from me, then we proceed to ADC for detail ultrasound scan.
The sonographer is a young lady doctor under the guidance of a professor who stepped into the dark cosy room several times to check the progress. It took a while for the sonographer to finally get a good angel to see the baby. This is the first time we could see the baby moving the hands and legs so actively, really amazing.
The sonographer shown us baby's heartbeats, took the measurement of the baby, crown-to-rump length is now 6.61cm, EDD has changed from 11th April 2010 to 6th April 2010. She went on to check the baby skull, spine, abdomen, nasal (nose) bone and nuchal translucency measures at 1.9mm. After about half an hour of scan, sonographer concluded that all is normal. Thank God the scan is over cos she really pressed hard on my bladder, i wished i could run to toilet asap!
This is the the only scan photo given to me :
Both tests above cost about $380.
3 days later, KKH called to inform me that both blood test and detail scan result shows that the baby has low risk for Down Syndrome, the ratio is 1:7841. But KKH also sent me a separate letter informing me that i have Thalassaemia, a kind of genetic blood disorder that i knew since 2005 before our wedding solemnization. Both Geo and I have to do another blood test at the next visit.
Friday, September 4, 2009
4th Appointment
o1 SEPTEMBER 2009
Baby is getting slighly bigger now, measuring at 1.92cm. I am 8week2day pregnant now.
Doctor has prescribed a lot of multi vitamins, fish oil and calcium supplements to be taken two weeks later. We left KKH with one bag full of tablets and pills. Paid approx $230 today :P
3rd Appointment
18th August 2009
I was told I am 6week2day preggie today.
Doc Tham scanned and confirmed that baby is ok, measuring at 4.4mm now and we could see the heartbeats now :)
I was told I am 6week2day preggie today.
Doc Tham scanned and confirmed that baby is ok, measuring at 4.4mm now and we could see the heartbeats now :)
He prescribed me some progesterone pill to support the pregnancy as i have brown spotting in the past week.
More info on the development of the embryo
http://www.baby2see.com/development/week6.html
2nd Appointment
11th August 2009
Doctor looked at my blood test result and thank GOD it was good.
"come, let's scan" he said eagerly.
We could only see a small sac today. I asked doctor how many weeks i am now, he said "aiya don't worry so much now, stay relax and maintain serenity in mind is the best thing you need to do now". I was keen to know how many weeks i am now, but it seems doctor wanted to keep me in suspense for now.
This is how the sac look like now
1st Appointment with Doc Benjamin @ KKH
04 AUGUST 2009
We arrived at KKH in the morning.
Counter nurse look at mybooking and said : "Congratulations on your pregnancy!"
Next she passed to me one pack of mum-to-be gift pack (which contains a lot of brochures, info booklet and sample milk powder, baby napkins etc), then she started to bombard me the following questions which i did not expect and did not know how to respond:
Nurse : So you intend to deliver at KKH?
Me : huh?!! err....................... yes, most likely (me in blur look (@.@)?? with a silly smile
Nurse : then you intend to breastfeed?
Me: err??!! .....i don't know leh (in total blur look now, short of scratching my head)
Nurse : ok nvm we have all these brochures to provide you with more info. Now, would you like to sign up for FAST scheme?
Me : huh??......what is FAST scheme?? (i was thinking if no FAST scheme, everything must be slow at KKH!)
The nurse then went on and on to talk about the benefit of signing up for a prepayment package of $488 which will enabled subsequent visit and cost to charge automatically to the credit card and they promise faster turnaround time for dispensary, so on the very first visit, $488 gone. That is real FAST!
I was asked to do some routine test (urine test, BP check, height/weight measurement) before i proceed to see Doc Tham. Doc did a scan but could only see a small little black dot, and he could not rule out ectopic pregnancy at this stage, gosh this is really making me worried sick..
I had to a blood test today to check on hormone level and come back two days later on 6th August for another blood test to see if the hormone level increases.
Feeling very tired and lethargic now.....
We arrived at KKH in the morning.
Counter nurse look at mybooking and said : "Congratulations on your pregnancy!"
Next she passed to me one pack of mum-to-be gift pack (which contains a lot of brochures, info booklet and sample milk powder, baby napkins etc), then she started to bombard me the following questions which i did not expect and did not know how to respond:
Nurse : So you intend to deliver at KKH?
Me : huh?!! err....................... yes, most likely (me in blur look (@.@)?? with a silly smile
Nurse : then you intend to breastfeed?
Me: err??!! .....i don't know leh (in total blur look now, short of scratching my head)
Nurse : ok nvm we have all these brochures to provide you with more info. Now, would you like to sign up for FAST scheme?
Me : huh??......what is FAST scheme?? (i was thinking if no FAST scheme, everything must be slow at KKH!)
The nurse then went on and on to talk about the benefit of signing up for a prepayment package of $488 which will enabled subsequent visit and cost to charge automatically to the credit card and they promise faster turnaround time for dispensary, so on the very first visit, $488 gone. That is real FAST!
I was asked to do some routine test (urine test, BP check, height/weight measurement) before i proceed to see Doc Tham. Doc did a scan but could only see a small little black dot, and he could not rule out ectopic pregnancy at this stage, gosh this is really making me worried sick..
I had to a blood test today to check on hormone level and come back two days later on 6th August for another blood test to see if the hormone level increases.
Feeling very tired and lethargic now.....
BIG FAT POSITIVE
02 AUGUST 2009
Having a baby is certainly one of the most exciting, challenging and life-changing experience. Now this moment is here, i am glad and thank GOD for giving me this precious gift of life. But at the same time i have a strong unsettling feeling. Will the baby be ok? Will I be able to adapt to the new lifestyle? Will i be able to cope with both work and baby? oh gosh, i don't even know how to carry a baby!!.... All the scary TV scenes on women giving birth keep flashing on my mind, and, yes breastfeeding hurts!...argh!!! i really don't know if i can handle all that!
No matter what, having strong, healthy and happy baby is all-important. All the great mothers in the world have done that, and so i will... gotta do my best to protect the gift in me now :) May GOD bless the baby and me............
加油哦！
Huh?! BABY ON THE WAY?????????!
It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday, Geo went to church in the morning then came to fetch me to buy Yong Tou Fu from Compasspoint, well, i have this craving since few days ago :P
On the way I also bought the pregnancy test kit from Guardian Pharmacy, cos this cycle was really long overdue with lots of mensus-like cramps but nothing happened, "why not just test it on one stick to see how it goes", i thought...
After taking lunch, watching TV for a couple of hours, Geo knocked off, for me there was seemingly nothing better to do than to go toilet, then i saw the test kit on the dressing table, so took out one of them from the box to test.
I could not believe my eyes when the positive result appeared on the test kit minutes later. With a deep breath i brought the test kit to Geo who was comfortably sleeping on the couch, in the living room. I woke him up and shown him the kit, he could not figure out what was that at first, then i told him "I am pregnant", he went blank and speechless for a few seconds, the next i saw was his cannot-believe-it face, and then he said " you are pregnant already?!............." (after that he could not sleep anymore..... :D)
Haha, no hand-in-hand jumping-for-joy kind of reaction from both of us, this is really the mind-boggling moment that set us to start thinking about all the possible changes/challenges that are going to take place very soon.
This is the very BIG FAT POSITIVE i got on the CLEARBLUE test kit
Still a bit in denial mood, i still find it hard to believe, the well-orchestrated plan with measuring body basal temperature, ovulation test kits, etc... i did not believe it works now cos i have not even started taking the clomid (to stimulate ovulation) prescribed by doctor from KKH yet..
I took another urine test two days later, using the first urine in the morning which is said to be more accurate...well, still got the same result. From that moment, i was finally convinced and decided to quickly book an appointment to see my gynae in KK Private Suite.
Having a baby is certainly one of the most exciting, challenging and life-changing experience. Now this moment is here, i am glad and thank GOD for giving me this precious gift of life. But at the same time i have a strong unsettling feeling. Will the baby be ok? Will I be able to adapt to the new lifestyle? Will i be able to cope with both work and baby? oh gosh, i don't even know how to carry a baby!!.... All the scary TV scenes on women giving birth keep flashing on my mind, and, yes breastfeeding hurts!...argh!!! i really don't know if i can handle all that!
No matter what, having strong, healthy and happy baby is all-important. All the great mothers in the world have done that, and so i will... gotta do my best to protect the gift in me now :) May GOD bless the baby and me............
加油哦！
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