Wellness & Vitality
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26 weeks
Last Thursday I had my monthly checkup, and from now onwards it will be fortnightly as I enter the 3rd Trimester. Dr. Bedi reconfirmed the sex of the baby as boy this time. I also got my Tetanus injection on my left arm. I need to get 2 injections for first time mothers. Normally, 3rd Trimesters are associated with end of the honeymoon period, where different pregnancy symptoms are coming back. I thank God that I had been blessed with a pretty easy pregnancy, I never had any of the usual symptoms like morning sickness, cravings for certain food, headache etc. Recently, I found that I have the carpal tunnel…
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New baby stuffs..sort of
Over last week, we bought a couple of major baby purchases. Both are second hands! We want something really quality without having to splurge, so once again, I head to www.mudah.com.my where you can get all your needs at a better price. First is the Graco playpen. We already have a 2nd hand crib, so why do we need a playpen? Well, this play pen will basically be used in the living room, where we spend most of the family time. The play pen comes with a changing board, which is a very solid one compared to those flimsy made of clothe kinds. Then there’s a bassinet that can be…
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Week 23
Last week, I had my 6th checkup at the gynae. Here’s what baby should be looking like now. I don’t have the scan for my last check, but baby sure looked big and healthy. At this last stages of my 2nd trimester, I’m already going out to stock up on baby stuffs before I get too heavy to walk around in our huge malls. So far, stuffs I already have that were blessed by people around me: 1) Baby cot with netting 2) Feeding bottles 3) Breast pump 4) Baby clothes and maternity clothes 5) Baby bath basin 6) Bouncinette 7) Baby basket carrier 8) Lots and lots of cloth…
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18 weeks
Sept 11, my third checkup. I am putting on more weight than I should, although my Gynae didn’t tell me to watch my diet or anything. On the scale, I put on another 2 kg. Today’s check was a little different, I had my blood taken. The doc used a large needle, like those used for blood donation and sucked out 2 tubes of blood. Then it’s the usual urine check which was normal and the ultrasound scan. As you can see from the picture above, the fetus is rather big now at 15cm. Today I can see the head, hands and legs very clearly, however there is only one…
