As I have outgrown most of my normal clothes to the extend that I have to wear the same things every week, dear hubby accompanied me around to shop for maternity wear. We went to Suntec City as there are a few maternity wear shops 'conglomerated' on the same level with a pretty good selection. Spring Maternity was on sale and we grabbed 2 plain tees at $12 each and another at a discount. We foresee that I will start to need these for everyday wear in another couple of months.
Other damages:
2 newly arrived tops (suitable for work)
1 maternity office pants
Thank you, lao gong!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Pretty Nails... Beware
3 chemicals to avoid in your nail polish:
1. Phthalate
2. Formaldehyde
3. Toluene
Gosh. Did a check on my 'collection' and found that a base coat that I had gotten free from a local salon during their package promo seems to contain 2 of the 3 toxics. Gonna chuck it out soon.
1. Phthalate
2. Formaldehyde
3. Toluene
Gosh. Did a check on my 'collection' and found that a base coat that I had gotten free from a local salon during their package promo seems to contain 2 of the 3 toxics. Gonna chuck it out soon.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Goodbye, Trimester 1... Hello, Trimester 2!
This week had marked the start of my 2nd trimester - another milestone for us to cheer for.
To begin with:
1. My colleagues have remarked on my growing bump.
2. Started on the maternity wear that were bought recently - argh, need more...
3. Started to experience mild leg cramps. :(
4. Increasing appetite - Mom cooked flower crabs today, yippie!
Wishlist for now - massages from hubby!!! hehehe
To begin with:
1. My colleagues have remarked on my growing bump.
2. Started on the maternity wear that were bought recently - argh, need more...
3. Started to experience mild leg cramps. :(
4. Increasing appetite - Mom cooked flower crabs today, yippie!
Wishlist for now - massages from hubby!!! hehehe
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Another New Week
It's finally the 13th week. One more week to go for 1st trimester to be over. Well, anyway I'm finally over with Utrogestan and have started on the fish oil and multi-vits. Dr ordered an increased intake of folic acid though. 3 more weeks to the next scan... endure endure..
Friday, October 5, 2007
A Hurdle Cleared
As promised by the clinic, I had received a call regarding the blood test results and the nurse told me that I'm in the low-risk category. Statistics - 1/14899 risk of DS. :) It was a relief to both of us and we will keep our fingers crossed for the next 7 months.
We visited the ParentCraft Centre and signed up for Mrs Wong BB's class in Jan. As I have not gone through the detailed scan, the staff advised us to make our payments only in Dec, when things are clearer. Have to mark down our calender for every Sundays, 12.30pm.
We visited the ParentCraft Centre and signed up for Mrs Wong BB's class in Jan. As I have not gone through the detailed scan, the staff advised us to make our payments only in Dec, when things are clearer. Have to mark down our calender for every Sundays, 12.30pm.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Oscar Scan
Just a few days ago, I had asked my hb what if we have negative news during the next scan. I guess anxiety is normal among new expectants, and especially when my symptoms start to diminish. My MS has gradually subsided, and with my weight going down - I didn't quite feel pregnant. Both of us decided that we would leave it to heaven.
This day finally came - the OSCAR tests in which I would be testing for down syndrome possibilities, and maybe a host of other disorders. We waited expectantly outside Dr Chang's clinic. We were early and there was no other patient around. Shortly, we were called in. The scan was a quick one, but we managed to see our baby much clearer than ever. It was the first time we saw the baby moving and hear the heartbeat - and it was amazing! Heartbeat rate was 170+ which is within the norm. The Dr also showed us our baby's head, neck and nasal bone. The results were good - 1/3218 chance. He also reassured us that because we were able to see the nasal bone, there was nothing to worry about. This is because in a DS case, normally the nasal bone would not be seen. However, we would need to wait for the blood test results to recalculate the 'score'. Looking forward to a phone call that would bring us good news, this Wednesday!
A glimpse of our little one where the nasal bone is seen...body length measuring 5.44cm at 12 weeks.
After the u/s scan, I was brought to the resting room, where sister XXX drew 5 whopping tubes of blood. Never managed to catch the name of this sister whom I see at every visits..hehe.. Sister explained what the blood test was for while doing the preparation work. It was not as painful as I feared, and the good thing was, she only injected once and changed the tubes after each one was filled.
This visit to Dr Tan must be the fastest in our history. We were in and out within 15mins, including waiting time.
When all the medical appointments were over, we dropped by the Info counter. There is an ongoing promo for NUS Alumni card, with $20 discount in the subscription fees for the FBI card. We signed up on spot and took back a big bag of goodies - the 3 books by Mrs Wong Boh Boi, Mothercare catalog, baby stuff like bibs, and signed up for a host of other goodies from Nestle, etc etc etc. Good deal!
This day finally came - the OSCAR tests in which I would be testing for down syndrome possibilities, and maybe a host of other disorders. We waited expectantly outside Dr Chang's clinic. We were early and there was no other patient around. Shortly, we were called in. The scan was a quick one, but we managed to see our baby much clearer than ever. It was the first time we saw the baby moving and hear the heartbeat - and it was amazing! Heartbeat rate was 170+ which is within the norm. The Dr also showed us our baby's head, neck and nasal bone. The results were good - 1/3218 chance. He also reassured us that because we were able to see the nasal bone, there was nothing to worry about. This is because in a DS case, normally the nasal bone would not be seen. However, we would need to wait for the blood test results to recalculate the 'score'. Looking forward to a phone call that would bring us good news, this Wednesday!
A glimpse of our little one where the nasal bone is seen...body length measuring 5.44cm at 12 weeks.
After the u/s scan, I was brought to the resting room, where sister XXX drew 5 whopping tubes of blood. Never managed to catch the name of this sister whom I see at every visits..hehe.. Sister explained what the blood test was for while doing the preparation work. It was not as painful as I feared, and the good thing was, she only injected once and changed the tubes after each one was filled.
This visit to Dr Tan must be the fastest in our history. We were in and out within 15mins, including waiting time.
When all the medical appointments were over, we dropped by the Info counter. There is an ongoing promo for NUS Alumni card, with $20 discount in the subscription fees for the FBI card. We signed up on spot and took back a big bag of goodies - the 3 books by Mrs Wong Boh Boi, Mothercare catalog, baby stuff like bibs, and signed up for a host of other goodies from Nestle, etc etc etc. Good deal!
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