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Week 1 & 2 – Jaundice
Week 1 of motherhood is known to be the toughest one yet for any new mothers, what with all the new things and fatigue to face. Having read up so much has not prepared me much for what reality brings. I returned home on the day of my delivery without a confinement lady, as she had to travel from Setiawan by bus, I had earlier booked her for Feb 6 only. Thank God for John’s sister, Rita who just came back from Sarikei on that day the night before, and she came to help with the cooking and all that. I started breastfeeding Josiah from the hospital itself, and though…
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The Birth Experience
This can be pretty graphic, so read at your own risk. So by my calculations, my EDD aka Due Date for Baby Josiah was Feb 6. However, by Monday Feb 2 I was starting to get some contractions. By Wednesday, I finished all the work I can so I don’t have to go back to work on Thursday. So many people were asking me to take 2 days off before the due date. On Wednesday whole, I was timing the contractions, and it was getting pretty regular at 5-10 minutes apart, lasting at least 30 seconds. That was from early morning, then as at around midnight, it became closer and…
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Last checkup..hopefully
Today I went for my last checkup with my OBGYN, really hopefully this is the last checkup before delivery as my EDD is this Friday, Feb 6. Although it is normal to be late for up to 2 weeks, I certainly hope that is not the case as my baby is getting bigger and bigger! As of now, he is already about 3.4kg. Anyways, it will be very near, as yesterday, I lost my mucus plug. Well, was a bit shocked at first, but after that, I realise this is just a sign that labor might start anytime between a few days to a few weeks. At the moment, I…
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Chinese New Year away from home
This year is the first year in 30 years that I spent CNY away from home, my home town that is, although I now have to call Kajang my home. As of first day of CNY, I was 2 weeks away from meeting my first born face to face, so it’s impossible to fly back to Sarawak. No airplane would be willing to board a heavily pregnant woman, well, I wouldn’t try to board anyways. So, we thought we’re going to spend a quiet CNY here, like just another holiday. Thank God for great church friends who invited us to join their reunion dinner. It is pretty awkward at first…
