Its another sick day....

To God Mama Jo!

Hope she has a wonderful sweet 28th birthday~!

HAPPY CELEBRATIONS!!

My flu and cough came over the midnight, so I am on mc again...*gosh* i am realli bogged down with so many health problems...

Am currently on antibiotics and medication prescribed by the GP this morning. He assured that the medication is safe for pregnancy, so i'm just going to go ahead with the medication. The antibiotics is to ease the pain and headache which has resulted from my gum swell (yea my gum is abit red and swollen cos of the cracked tooth now)...

Vomited again this afternoon...the taste of the medicine really makes me puke, especially the cough mixture...

Baby prince seems to be a bit quiet in mummy's tummy today, maybe he knows mummy is sick so he feels down too? Or perhaps he doesn't want to make mummy too uncomfortable so decides to stay quiet...

Daddy is working late today...come home soon daddy....

Sick mummy =(

Today is an extremely bad day for mummy....in fact should i say this "suay-ness" was with mummy since last week...

Wonder what luck falls upon mummy...she actually cracked her tooth while she was having dinner last week. The pain stayed with her since then...She went to the dentist last Friday and the dentist told her..."Its an almost unfortunate thing this has happened" then he proceeded to explain to mummy what happened....in fact mummy's tooth cracked with her nerve still alive inside, causing her to scream in pain when she has meals cos her tooth felt very sensitive at the slightest touch. However the dentist could not do an x-ray on her as she was pregnant, so in order to know the extent of the crack, she had to undergo the root canel treatment which is estimated to be about $860 (mummy estimated will cost over 1k eventually...)...her heart almost dropped when she heard that, as she was thinking how could such a thing have happened during this time...

She has been eating on the left side of her mouth since then, but unfortunately it was very hard for her as food will still naturally go over to that damaged tooth...and it was very painful. She suffered headaches as well, probably cos of the toothache..

Now that her MS has gone, her appetite has increased or back to normal since the start of the pregnancy....how could such unfortunate thing happened when she is back to eating full of joy? She feels very upset at the slightest thought of it....and what makes it worse is she called the gynae office today, the nurse there told her it is not advisable to do the treatment until she has given birth, as it poses a risk since have to do gum injection. This risk...if mummy decides to go ahead with the treatment still, will be something that mummy has to be responsible for. But mummy doesn't want to risk hurting me...as she went through so much in her first trimester just to have me stable inside her womb...so she is contemplating whether she could bear with the pain until she gives birth...

Another alternative will be to ask Dr Heng personally again on Wed when she goes and see her. Ultimately mummy is sure the decision still lies with her. Or wait till i grow bigger in the 3rd trimester then safer for mummy to do the treatment? Root canel is a series of treatment, not just once...imagine undergoing through the injections each time round...Sigh...no idea....

Talking about today is perhaps once of the worst days for mummy...she went to work in the morning....threw up once before she had breakfast, then threw up again after she had the breakfast + vitamins she eats every morning. So gross....She is feeling extremely unwell since two days before (the sore throat pain extended to the point where it affected her sleep...she was woken up by the pain). This morning, she feels feverish and is suffering from a terrible sore throat, headache, stuffed nose, giddiness and a full body ache and pain, not forgetting her tooth pain...she went to the company doctor yesterday and she only prescribed lozenges as there were no other medications that mummy is advised to take as she is pregnant...the doctor mentioned to mummy gotta let her body heal naturally...so meanwhile she is taking panadol and lozenges...

She came back from work in the morning...told her boss she is not feeling well so is taking unpaid leave...she felt dizzy in the cab back home, and rushed to the toilet to throw up again the moment she stepped into the house...lucky daddy was at home (he's oso sick =( ) so he bought lunch for mummy....she has no appetite so she just had fish soup for lunch...

Its now 8.15pm...mummy is still not feeling as good though better than in the afternoon, as her body is still in pain...she has to pop in panadols again before she goes to bed....i hope mummy gets well soon....she confided in a few colleagues that she is feeling very upset and sometimes feel like crying when she thinks of everything that has happened...i hope she cheers up soon too....cheers to a happy mummy...

Mummy's Painful Tooth

Ok everyone....say cheezzzzzzzeeee~!

This is cute cute baby stephanie....hope she'll grow up healthy and well...heard about her having jaundice...just hope it clears off soon!

*Sigh* i have not been feeling well today...going to see the dentist tonight cos my tooth is seriously killing me *argh!* Since yesterday night, i wonder what happened when i ate my last mouthful of rice before finishing every grain on my plate, i heard a crack *uh-oh* and next moment the pain and numbness confirmed my horror that my tooth is starting its torture...pain pain! Wonder how i am going to have my dinner tonite, after struggling through with my two meals so far (breakfast & lunch).

TGIF....and its gonna be one long weekend, thank goodness though...Monday is Deepavali....

Wong BB's lessons are gonna start one week earlier (now 23rd instead of 30Nov as she will be on leave for two weeks)...

If got the chance will take picture of my tum tum and post it here, so i can monitor its bloom for the next few months...i don't exactly take pride in it though, but i thought it'll be good to see how it changes and perhaps compare to my next pregnancy?! *oops!* better don't say so soon yet....

Can feel little prince practising his acrobats more distinctly now...he does it few times in a day...i will feel my tum tum and see if he moves or whether his heartbeat is strong, cos i'm wondering how he is doing inside....wonder how much he has grown...i'm so waiting for my next appointment....

Wonder whether i have put on any weight? Since the last appointment, i hadn't and was worried about baby's growth...hope at least can put on some pounds during these few weeks.

Have paid $500 to the confinement lady (Auntie Yong) on Sat, 11-Oct. Need to pay her the balance of $1500 to her when she has finished her tenure. The thought of confinement shudders me....

1) Must keep warm during the hot period season of Mar-Apr *GOSH*

2) Sweating horribly yet cannot bath!!

3) Sticky face, oily hair and scalp *eeeee-yur* (can u imagine flies nesting in my hair?!)

4) the brown herbal bath...bathe liao also thinking of using water to spray it off man! *can imagine the yuckiness...how to let this brown color water stay on my body?! Bathe liao also don't feel clean*

5) With that my colleague told me have to use boiled water for the confinement period! *So troublesome and machiam like water rationing!* (boiled water...ok well...at least got boiled water to use but wait till u hear the next one)

6) Heard we cannot touch water at all!!! For the whole month!! This was what a mother on singaporemotherhood forum (and even Kun) told me....i gapped and nearly fainted!! How to wash face, brush teeth, wash hands leh?! *horrors of all horrors*

Mummy's Internal Thoughts

I miss my grandparents again...*tears drop*
In fact i have still been missing them very much after their passing away months ago...and will still think of them frequently...I do have dreams of them frequently too...

Thinking that next year when my baby prince is out is the month that my grandma passed away...
its exactly one year later....

My grandfather missed my grandmother too much he passed away just a mere two months later after her death. I know they miss each other....its also good they get to accompany each other in the other world.

Somehow i felt that my grandparents are the ones who blessed me with this child. Too bad they didn't live to see my baby prince. But i hope they know somewhere out there in the other world. And i know they have been keeping watch over me as well....

Thank you mama and ah-gong....

Sorry for blogging on these sad thoughts as i just had this urge to write them out....

On a happier note, uncle tony is getting married next year.....i know that we have all been waiting for this day aren't we =D my grandparents will be elated to know that...and i hope they do!

And i went to visit joo and baby steph today!! Baby steph's realli pretty...i think she will grow up to be as pretty as her mum =D i don't know why but i just felt a surge of emotions when i saw the baby...probably cos we have now gone to the next stage of becoming mothers and having adorable children....or its just my mother's instincts playing on me....time flies isn't it...i was just reminiscing how we were kids last time, to teenagers, to adults and now we are already mothers....

Last time marriage, and not to even mention, having our own kids seemed so distant......its unbelievable how time and youth waits for no one...

The arrival of a pretty princess!

Its the arrival of a new born baby today~! *drum roll please*....Baby Stephanie! She is delivered safely via c-section today and weighs 2.2kg.

Congrats to Joo on the safe delivery process and her pretty princess....Your worries and efforts for these past weeks/months have indeed paid off....I'm sure when you first saw Baby Stephanie and held her in your arms, u mus have dropped tears of joy and a burden off your heart =D Though Joo has encountered many problems in her pregnancy, especially recently....she remained strong within....kudos to mummies!! Mummies are the greatest afterall =)

Baby Steph is as strong as her mummy....trying hard to turn in her mummy's tummy as she knows how badly her mummy wants her to do so....but due to the low amniotic fluid...it makes the process difficult....Mummy has to bear the pain whenever baby tries to turn.

Joo had to be hospitalised yesterday due to emergency seizure, and had told me how scared she was yesterday. However she is still a strong mummy to me. She has proven this fact as she went through the multiple tests, these many weeks or months of endless worries + stress and finally the c-section she had hoped she won't have to go through (as she was thinking so hard of natural birth).

Congrats to you and eric....stay happy parents ok! I will visit u and baby tomoro...
Rest well mami!!

Past Developments of Little One

Ahhhh....look at my precious little one here...spotted at 6weeks5d+-7days....heartbeat was detected on the ultrascan machine.

CRL: 0.87cm
EDD: 02-04-2009



These two scans were taken only about two days apart as i gatecrash at the gynae since i was bleeding in the middle of the night (yes red bleeding flowing type). It really scare the daylights out of me . But luckily, baby was fine. I think in the second picture, he looks like he's curled up probably cos mummy was worried which affected him too... :(

CRL: 1.85cm

G.A: 8w5d+-7d
EDD: 25-03-2009 (1st pic) / 27-03-2009 (2nd pic)

My baby is now at 10weeks! The tiny being at the right pic is more obvious....

CRL: 2.77cm
EDD: 25-03-2009

And its almost the day i was counting down and waiting for...the ending of the first trimester dawns upon mummy! The start of the second trimester is beginning real soon. My baby has now reach 4.54cm at 11weeks+ (as below). Can see the cute little head and body now....Yippie!!

I still remember this scan being taken at the first image i've seen my baby move...He was playing and floating in his amniotic sac....hehe!! I guessed he was listening to mummy cos after mummy made the comment..."how come baby is not moving?" He moved! *touched* He kicked the wall and bounced across the sac like a pendulum...So cute right!

Its a BOY!!!

My last appointment was on last wed, 8-Oct. It was the day scheduled for my triple test (a test to see whether my baby has any risk of Down's Syndrome)....Dr Heng had three small tubes of blood drawn from me....results will be out in three weeks time...

And finally the moment that we have been waiting for (or rather its just me...hehe)....My gynae revealed that my baby is a BOY! Though i seriously hoped for a girl, nevertheless i am still very happy...

The baby is 15weeks+, stands at 11.38cm and weighs 120g.

Baby is very guai to open his legs wide for gynae to be able to scan his gender. Before the scan, i have asked baby to guai guai let the gynae scan by staying in a good position, which he did! *sayang baby*...he's such a cutie on the screen....now i can starting getting all the blue stuffs!

People have commented to me that I lost weight (how not to when my appetite was poor during the first three months) and that my tummy still looked small (which i agree)....sometimes i worry whether baby has grown cos of my small tummy, but was assured by others (who are already mothers) that it is absolutely ok....perhaps this is my first pregnancy hence my tummy still looks small...

My next normal scan will be on 5-Nov and my detailed scan will be on 19-Nov at East Shore Hospital. I hoping everything will turn out fine *crosses fingers*....

My confinement lady will be meeting us this weekend to discuss and chit-chat for details. I have decided to engage her through Lynn's recommendation as it seems that my MIL is not comfortable taking care of new-borns at the initial stage and also doing confinement for me...so better to engage a CL. As a first time mum, I have also enrolled in TMC Mrs Wong Boi Boi's Parentcraft classes starting 30-Nov (6 lessons)...all these is going to cost me a bomb but are considered second nature to me, as i feel that its always better to do what needs to be done...$$ wise can earn back...

Am able to feel baby's quickening movements now, its is somewhat ticklish that i have to scratch my tummy at times (so cute!) ..in fact i was able to feel my baby's heartbeat at around week 7-8, my tummy actually moves up and down in accordance to the heartbeat, amazing isn't it!!

Wonderful friends

My spotting and bleeding finally stopped at week 13.

I am very lucky to have family and friends supporting me and spurring me on during this unstable time....Jo, though she was having a hard time with her pregnancy as well, didn't fail to offer me words of comfort...Jo is now in her 1st trimester and like my case, bleed and spot frequently, almost daily...Its good to hear that her foetal heartbeat has finally been detected and her baby has moved!

Joo is in her 3rd trimester and is due for Caesarian anytime soon...though she was hoping for a natural birth but circumstances warrant it otherwise...Her amniotic fluid is low and her poor baby couldn't turn, resulting in a breech position. Pal, I wish u the best in your delivery, sooner than u know, baby steph will be cradled in your arms....

As for me I am currently in Week 16 (2nd trimester).

I am worried for the both of them and we have been keeping each other in our prayers...Together with bin, we have known one another since primary school days...so it was so wonderful to have three of us pregnant at the same time! Haha...nono it wasn't a deliberate arrangement...its just that we have telepathies *winkz* Bin is the only one not preggie as she is not married so we will tell her, "Get married soon!" haha...

Quoted from Jo's blog....these are where our similarities lie...
1. Eldest in the family
2. Have younger brother
3. Husband is the only son
4. Husband has older sister
5. Sister in law have children
6. Our Child will be the First internal Grandchild
7. Our child will be the first external Grandchild
8. Complicated pregnancy
9. Have to go on long mc

Have a smooth and safe pregnancy ladies!

First Appointment

I knew i had to find a gynae within the next two weeks, and have managed to fix my first scan on 30-July...*excited* Finally, i chose my gynae...Dr Heng Tung Lan from East Shore Hospital. She has a very cheerful and bubbly personality...though i was a bit discomforted when she didn't give me a satisfactory answer to my bleeding and spotting problems during my first trimester...though she did assure me not to worry so much...

My first bleeding occured the day before my actual scan, so my appointment was pushed forward one day ahead. The first scan only showed the sac... (above pic - GS: 0.85cm, 5w4d, EDD: 27-03-2009). Dr Heng told me that if the next appointment (in one weeks time) showed no growth and no heartbeat, the foetus had to be washed away...

It was the hardest one week's wait...but i was rewarded with the foetal growth and heartbeat at the next appointment...I was jumping with joy! (as below. CRL: 0.51cm)


From weeks 7 to 12, I was bleeding and spotting every two three days...who knows how much tears were shed worrying over whether i will miscarriage due to the frequent spotting. I had to bed rest and was at my mum's place during this period of time...taking extra care not to walk or stand about too much. Lost weight due to the loss of appetite, and suffering from the effects of morning sickness (or i should term pregnancy sickness)...so much so i had to take more than one month's of unpaid leave/annual leave/mc to rest. Pregnancy sickness was worst in the evenings...

MS MS please leave me alone...

Priceless Jackpot

I finally have the mood to set up a blog again, after some persuasion from friends....my previous blog was left rusty at blogdrive.com. I hope my interest in blogging will last longer this time...

I have to thank my little one inside me too, for harbouring thoughts of creating a brand new blog...thought it'll be such a treasure to record the ongoing journey of pregnancy so in future my baby prince could exclaim..."hey mummy! So this is what you went through when u had me!" This blog is of course, dedicated to this precious little one...his family, his mummy and daddy's friends...all the support garnered from them during these 16 weeks of pregnancy (and counting...) My last menstrual period (LMP) was on 12-Jun-2008. Coincentally it coincides with my best bud...unfortunately she miscarriage for her first one if not our expected delivery due dates (EDD) will be the same...I still remember when we were both excitedly discussing it will be so cool to deliver our babies together...situated door-to-door in our respective delivery rooms screaming in pain...and that we could even buy babies' stuffs together! how cool!

But i was sad and shocked to hear when i receive her sms one day saying gynae couldn't detect her baby after she had spotting a few days before...but fortunately, her prayers were heeded and she is now pregnant with a baby once more...currently at 10weeks...so we still get to buy baby stuffs together! She is delivering in May, just two months after mine...

Back to the road of pregnancy when i first detected a big fat positive...it was 19-Jun-2008...i had my missed menses for a week and my boobs were feeling so sensitive, sore and painful (pardon me for the pun). I decided to test it with Clearblue pregnancy kit and I striked jackpot! I was kinda dumbfounded but i know i was happy...really exhilarating deep down in the bottom of my heart...i immediately made a call to my mum and my hubby and told them the news...at that point of time, i had not decide to tell my in-laws yet...until i confirm my pregnancy the next day at my company's doctor and the test still showed positive.

Things were not as smooth though...during my first trimester....