FollowAs I was running across the road to the newspaper vendor to buy the morning papers, I suddenly felt really heavy, as if my legs just can’t carry my body weight anymore. I have always been petite and light all my life (except during my pregnancies) and this morning, gee, I felt heavy and fat once again. …
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A Pregnant Mummy’s Crave
Today I craved for curry puff and fatt koa, aka Chinese muffins. So I went to the nearby Chinese kuih stall to buy a gigantic curry puff with lots of chicken, potatoes and eggs as filling (which costs RM1.30 each) and a purple sweet potato fatt koa. When hubby saw me eating these and sharing the…
Relief For Dry and Itchy Skin
Many of my readers suggested Palmer’s Cocoa Butter oil to relief dry and itchy skin. I got a bottle from the pharmacy on Monday and have been applying copious amounts to my skin twice a day after my bath but I don’t see much results. Though my skin is not that itchy and dry as it was…
Burger King
After my appointment with the fetal specialist today, daddy asked the gals what they’d like to have for lunch. Both Alycia and Sherilyn wanted to have burgers as they got hooked to burgers when daddy brought them to MacDonalds on Monday. I didn’t want fast food as they are not the healthiest of food but…
Dry and Peeling Skin
That’s a picture of the dry and peeling skin on my belly and waist. Though I’ve been applying copious amounts of baby oil on my body twice a day after my shower, this however does not seem to hydrate and moisturize my skin. I wonder what’s wrong with my skin. I had forgotten to ask my gynae when I…
Pregnancy at 18 Weeks
That’s my belly at 18 weeks+. Pretty big eh? But many people are not even aware that I’m preggers, maybe because of my dressing up and I know how to conceal my belly! Also, I have not put on much weight. To date, I’ve only gained 3.5kg. As with my other 2 pregnancies, my appetite has…
Amniocentesis Results
The day finally came when the results for my Amnio test were out. I had called the gynae’s office in the morning but was told that it’s not out yet. Later in the afternoon, the nurse called to inform me that it’s finally out, 4 days early. As it was pouring heavily with thunder and lightning,…
My Fresh Milk Stock
That’s how much fresh milk I drink for 1.5 weeks – 4 boxes of my favorite Marigold HL milk – plain and banana flavor. Despite having aversion to certain food, luckily I still love milk during my pregnancy, all 3 of them. When I was carrying Alycia and didn’t have appetite to eat anything, I was practically surviving only on fresh…
My Craving Was Satisfied
Post Amniocentesis – Day 2
Just got back from my gynae’s office. He did an ultrasound scan and told me that everything looks fine. There is no built-up of amniotic fluid outside the sac and there is no bleeding around the area that was poked. Baby’s right kidney still looks dilated. If the Amnio test shows that the baby has normal chromosomes,…
Alycia’s Acceptance Of The Baby
For the past 1 week, Alycia has slowly but surely accepted the baby. Everyday, she would hug my belly, kiss my belly and talk to the baby. When she’s happy, she will tell the baby why she’s happy. When she’s back from school, she will tell the baby that she’s back from school. When daddy…
Pre-Natal Vitamins
These are the pre-natal vitamins that I am currently popping : Vitamin E, Multi-vitamins, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Calcium Lactate and I have recently started to pop Neuro Gain, a kind of fish oil that’s supposedly good and recommended by gynaes too. It’s very expensive costing almost RM2 per capsule. It’s known to aid in the baby’s brain development. I hate…
I hate plain water…no thanks to my wacky hormones
Eversince I got my first bout of morning sickness since week 8 of the pregnancy, I never liked drinking plain water. The sight of plain water sends nausea down my guts instantly. I only like flavored water but it must be unsweetened water coz anything that’s sweet also made me nauseas. So what I do now everyday is put…
Dilated Kidney and Ultrasound Scan
I consulted Dr Patrick of Fetal Medicine and Gynaecology Centre today upon recommendation by my gynae to consult a fetal specialist. After a thorough ultrasound scan and some calculations, I was told that my chances of having a ‘Down’ baby is low, i.e. risk is about 1 in 300. Apart from the dilated kidney, everything…
Birds’ Nest
That’s a bowl of birds’ nest double boiled with ‘pau sum’ (a type of ginseng) and rock sugar. I love birds’ nest and the only time I get to savour this expensive and exotic delicacy is when I’m pregnant. For both my pregnancies, I ate a lot of birds’ nest. Whenever my mil was around,…