tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132078872023-09-29T07:04:46.560-07:00Pregnancy and Motherhood!Tabitha Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1136180327531487182006-01-01T21:03:00.000-08:002006-01-02T03:34:54.926-08:00My Birth Story at 38 weeks!My birth story<br /><br />It all started on the 29 December, when baby became super duper active, and I started having regular tightenings... I decided to walk aroung Orchard Rd, maybe I had some gut feeling that I would delivery soon and wanted to enjoy going out one last time... I still remember having dinner at Sakae Sushi.. yummy japanese food...<br /><br />Contractions became more painful during the night but I thought I'd bear with it cos I was seeing my gynae in the morning.<br /><br /><br />30 December 2005 : THE BIRTH OF BABY TABITHA<br /><br />0920 <br />Went to see the gynae. Had a CTG which showed regular 10 min interval contractions. FH rate was good. AFI had dropped to 3cm, cervix 1.5cm dilated and baby's weight was still 2.5kg.. no growth. Mommy's weight was 57.2kg... some weight loss.. so gynae suggested that we help the contractions by inducing the baby since not growing much.. maybe the placenta was maturing...<br /><br />1030<br />Admitted to the labour ward for prep. Had the fleet enema, and epidural... the epidural was really good. My legs went totally numb.... and the IV syntocinon drip was started... didn't feel pain, just regular contractions.<br /><br />1400 <br />Gynae came to check.. still only 1.5-2cm dilated by very thinned out and soft so she stretched me to 5 cm... and increased the drip.<br /><br />1730<br />Rechecked by gynae, still only 6cm, so she helped me dilated cervix to 7 cm. Baby's head position in Occipital posterior... not so good for delivery, so suggested tail down of the epidural and I was told to push gently with each contraction so that baby's head would turn to occipital anterior...<br /><br />1900<br />Nurse came in and saw me pushing and became alarmed... I told her i had sensation to push. She rechecked me and found that I was fully dilated.. so she started me on pushing and when i was ready, started calling my gynae.<br /><br />1930<br />Gynae came and helped with the pushing. Made a small episiotomy of 2cm as I was starting to tear... Sensation of pushing came like passing motion/ constipation!<br /><br />2009 <br />Baby Tabitha was born! Held her briefly before she was taken away to be weighed and cleaned up... a moment in my life when I was completely speechless... I don't believe I could have been a part of something so wonderful...<br /><br />2009-2100<br />Uterus wouldn't contract...was pumped full of ergometrine and epidural to help contraCt. Uterus was massaged for 1 hour... I was to tired to care... almost passed out...<br /><br />Vomitted violently once, and became really unhappy.. and finally got to the Ward at 11pm<br /><br />Saw my beautiful baby girl... it was the best feeling in the world. Taught her to suckly that night at 4am... <br /><br />I am now a mother! isn't that wonderful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1135815698540157642005-12-23T16:17:00.000-08:002005-12-28T16:24:59.476-08:0037 weeks pregnant!Almost term now... I'm so happy I lasted this long.<br /><br />Recently I've been really worried about labour... I don't know if I can go through with it... it really terrifies me.<br /><br />Today we went to see the doctor... so far so good, everything is alright. She's not a very big baby so that's good. No contractions yet, so probably won't be delivering so soon<br /><br />I really can't wait to see Tabitha, after all these months of waiting and watching her grow, it's amazing that she'll be born soon.<br /><br />Baby's name: Tabitha Kay Shen<br />Baby's weight: 2.5kg<br />Mommy's weight : 58.2kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1135067154204045312005-12-20T00:15:00.000-08:002006-01-06T00:19:19.846-08:0036 weeks + 4 daysLast week I got my hair cut really short... its really horrible.. but its for confinement so that it'll dry quick and I won't feel icky... I'll have 2 months to grow it a little longer... I hate having short hair.. I look like a dork...<br /><br />Recently I've been getting a lot of nightmares... I don't sleep very well either... Also, I'm a lot more moody than usual.. I don't know why...<br /><br />I worry about my baby alot and I worry about everything...<br /><br />I'm actually terrified of labour. I don't know what to think of it.. I don't know if I will know how to push and everything. <br /><br />Deep down inside I know that it all comes naturally, but I really don't know... I feel really lost..<br /><br />My dear hubbie doesn't seem to understand. I think its just a guy thing... he just tells me that its going to be okie. Then, again, he's not the one who'll be subjected to the pain of labour. <br /><br />I don't know... I just feel a little sad... I hope my baby comes out in December now that everything is safe... I would so much like her to have the chance to start school early...<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Kay Shen Hing Kei (QingQi)<br />Baby's weight : 2.3 kg<br /><br /><strong>Wish list for baby</strong>:<br /><br />1. Canetons multipurpose high chair from baby Sayang <a href="http://www.online.babysayang.com/online/index.php?action=item&id=312&prevaction=category&previd=1&prevstart=0"></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/Canetons.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/200/Canetons.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />2. Play gym, eg jungle gym and play net from motherworks <a href="http://www.mothercare.com.sg/index.cfm?GPID=20&GMCID=8&GCID=19&GPdID=191"></a><br /><br />3. black & white or any other play mobiles for hanging over the cot<br /><br /><br />NO baby clothes cos we have too many already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1134456173199477302005-12-12T22:36:00.000-08:002005-12-12T22:42:53.236-08:0035 weeks + 4 days pregnantWent to see the doctor today and my baby has grown!!! She's now 2.3kg... phew... we don't have to worry about her being too small... I was starting to feel guilty. My AFI is still low about 5cm... dunno why... but since she is growing very well, I guess we just have to wait and see how things go... <br /><br />My only worry is that our doctor is going on leave til 23 december... I just hope I don't deliver until then... if she chooses to come out on 23 december she'll be exactly 37 weeks so that's not too bad.... I hope she weighs more than 2.5 kgs at birth.... hopefully she won't be too big though!! :D<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Kay Shen Hing Kei (Qing Qi)<br />Baby's head circumference 313 mm<br />baby's FL 66mm<br />Baby's HL 59mm<br />Baby's AC 291mm<br />AFI 5.0<br />Presentation : cephalic<br />Placenta : upper anterior<br /><br />Mummy's weight 58.2kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1134189990101182492005-12-09T20:34:00.000-08:002005-12-09T20:46:30.123-08:0035 weeks + 1 dayI made it to 35 weeks! So happy!!<br /><br />ONly one more week til 36 weeks and we'll be so much more reassured if the baby comes out.<br /><br />My only worry is that her amniotic fluid is so low and her weight although 50% percentile, is still smaller than most babies... she was only 1.7kg at 33 weeks!<br /><br />My next appt is on tuesday for another scan, hopefully she will increase in size then... I'm worried that with less fluid she is feeling squashed! But her movements are good and she has been growing consistently. So have I!! I am now a whopping 58.4kg... i dare not think what I will weigh at my next visit... I really hope i don't past the 60 kg mark...That's really frightening!!<br /><br />Yesterday we shopped like crazy at all the sales. I bought everything I could possibly need and more. I guess I'm very gan cheong about my baby girl and I just want everything to be good for her. Sigh... first time parents are such suckers!! ha ha....<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Kay Shen Hing Kei (Shen QingQi)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/ShenHingkay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/320/ShenHingkay.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Mother's weight : 58.4kg<br />mom's waist circumference : 38inchesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1133494195521572682005-12-01T19:23:00.000-08:002005-12-01T19:29:55.793-08:0034 weeks pregnant!Finally 34 weeks... <br /><br />I'm so glad baby tabitha made it to this stage.. I just hope she stays in for minimum 2 more weeks or at least until her weight is more than 2.5kg....<br /><br />My tummy is still getting quite tense and sometimes its so bad at night... i get so worried if the baby will pop out...<br /><br />I have been resting so much this pregnancy I feel so lazy... it'll be hard for me to get back to work... which I don't really miss.. :P <br /><br />My greatest dilemma now is where to deliver the baby... i prefer TMC. I hope I can deliver there..<br /><br />We were thinking about our baby's name and we decided we'll call her Tabitah Kay Shen so that her nick name can be Kay like her dialect name... <br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Kay Shen Hing Kay (QingQi)<br />Mommy's weight : 58kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1132972625062722942005-11-25T18:29:00.000-08:002005-11-25T18:37:05.083-08:0033 weeks!Hi<br /><br />I skipped a week in blogging cos I was in hospital again at 32 weeks and 3 days. I don't know if I'm over reacting but I really just want the best for my baby so I'd rather look silly and over anxious then have something happen to the baby and feel guilty for not trusting my gut instincts that something was wrong.<br /><br />Anyways, this admission, I had an iv salbutomol drip that made my heart beat really weird. Otherwise, it was okie cos it stopped the pain and the contractions..<br /><br />My baby is fine.. she grew another 200gram since the last admission, so I feel much better... she's 1.7 kg now so hopefully she carries on growing like this.<br /><br />Tabitha's a very active baby... she keeps kicking and kicking... now that she's bigger, she kicks me in the ribs and sides and everywhere... sometimes it hurts too..but its nice to see her jumping around. <br /><br />My liquor is still lowish but normal, hope that my baby still has enough fluid to move around nicely... <br /><br />Lately I've been getting panic attacks about delivery and my baby... I think I just worry too much about everything...so i'm just going to try and relax and just enjoy my rest time and everything until Tabs comes.... <br /><br />Baby's Name : Tabitha Kay Shen? Tabitha Ann Shen<br />baby's weight : 1.7 kg<br />Mommy's weight: 57.5 kg<br />AFI : 6cmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1131963434811026562005-11-14T02:04:00.000-08:002005-11-14T02:27:58.630-08:0031 weeks +3 daysGoing crazy staying at home....<br /><br />After all the bed rest I had during this pregnancy, you'd think I'd be very good at keeping myself occupied by now... but I'm not... I think I will go seriously mad soon....<br /><br />I've been reading a lot of the online websites on babies and preterm labour (PTL) and everything and I just feel so relieved that some of the symptoms I had could have lead to PTL. I was beginning to feel really frustrated at myself and wondering if I was hallucinating my symptoms but I'm sure I'm not. Having a stupid medical degree doesn't help either... it just freaks you out twice as much.<br /><br />One good thing out of all this is that I think I will be a better doctor after this, at least I know what its like to be on the other side and I really do understand when you're trying to get a straight answer and the doctor seems to just brush you aside. It's horrible. I am quite ashamed of the professional conduct of some of the doctors I know... they really have no bedside skill.<br /><br />I like my private gynae, so I'm hoping baby stays in long enough for me to deliver at TMC. I don't really like the way I was treated everywhere else. Maybe I'm just manja (spoilt)... but I really don't like to be chucked around like the way I was.<br /><br />And, like I keep telling my hubby... the PV ARE painful!!! So was the dexa injections. <br /><br />I am just going to vent and vent and vent now..... cos I feel truly traumatised...<br /><br />ARGGHH...... I hope its out of my system now... <br /><br />My baby is super duper active... like she's trying to poke her way out of my tummy... and it feels really weird cos she's like flailing around in such a confined space. I'm so scared she'll hurt herself. Sometimes, she moves so much, it hurts...<br /><br />I hope she won't be a grumpy baby like her mom... I'm trying to be happy and cheery about everything.. but its sometimes really hard when you feel so helpless, and useless.<br /><br />I get panic attacks about baby stuff now.. I don't know what I need and what i don't need...My relatives have really spoilt her already, she has designer clothers!! And, she isn't born yet... I cannot imagine when she grows up!!! :D<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Ann Shen Qing Qi (Hing Kay)<br />Mom's weight : 56 kg( i think my weight fluctuates depending where I weigh myself)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1131764069177319432005-11-11T18:38:00.000-08:002005-11-11T18:54:29.203-08:0031 weeks +1 day!I feel so silly posting this... but I had another little scare again 2 days ago!<br /><br />Just started work again, and I thought things were alright but I started getting more braxton hicks like contractions and a sensation of fullness in the pelvic region, esp, when I stand a lot, and, sometimes it comes with backache. I was wondering if this was normal, but no one seemed to know.<br /><br />I was in a lecture when I just felt tightening every 3 min and it just felt weird and uncomfortable so I thought I'd go see my obs just to be reassured.<br /><br />It turns out that i might have been having preterm labour cos the baby's head was really low and my cervix was effacing/ softening and becoming 1 cm dilated. I maybe a medical person but even then when things like this happen to you, you can get pretty freaked out.<br /><br />Anyways, I had to run around to 3 different hospitals cos they couldn't take me in as the neonatal ICU's were full and I ended up having to be examined by so many different doctors. I felt so violated... it was horrible. <br /><br />Sigh, I went to a private obs cos I wanted to avoid all this running around and explaining to different docs but in the end I had the nightmare I was trying to avoid. <br /><br />In the end, it was lucky I didn't progress to true preterm labour but I was so physically and emotionally exhausted I just cried and cried. <br /><br />My husb. has been supportive but he's busy with work right now and so its really tough... and no matter what, men just don't really get it... no offense to them, its just different. They care but they don't really understand what you're going through either.<br /><br />I hate saying this but I'm kinda tired of being at this stage, I just can't wait till the baby comes. I just want to hold her and make sure she's alright. It's been such a roller coaster this pregnancy. I just wish I had someone to tell me that what I was going through was/is normal so that I won't freak out at everything. Its scary. And, worse still, having a medical degree doesn't help. I know, but I really don't know. In the end, I'm just like anyone else. I feel really useless sometimes that I have so much problems whilst others just sail through. <br /><br />The only really good news is that the placenta has moved and I'm no longer in previa. The placenta is about 6 cm away and I can have a normal delivery which is nice.<br /><br />Anyways, I'm going to be resting now till I'm term... I'm just to tired to deal with work and being pregnant. <br /><br />Baby's weight : 1.46kg<br />Baby's name : Tabitha Shen Hing Kay (QingQi)<br />Mom's Weight : 55.2kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1131175788205493132005-11-04T22:54:00.000-08:002005-11-11T19:12:37.603-08:0030 weeks pregnant!Another week has passed by safely.... such a joy... :D<br /><br />Started an easy week at work so I don't feel so tired. I hope everything continues this way. Its good to be out and about cos when I was lying in bed the whole time I kept on thinking that my legs will turn to jelly and that I wouldn't be able to walk anymore after all the bed rest. I ended up wiggling my feet and playing toe games to avoid DVT. Now, I am starting to get all tired and sometimes my tummy feels really tight and I feel like I'm exploding. See my 7-almost 8 month belly picture!!! I finally succumbed to taking a belly photo! :D <br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/GSP000004.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/200/GSP000004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Baby tabs is kicking and moving around nicely. It feels nice to have her wobble around now. Initially, if felt a bit weird when she kicked, but now I'm used to it and I think I will really miss it when she's born.<br /><br />I can't imagine that I have 10 more weeks to go.... I just can't wait to hold my daughter in my arms.<br /><br />I just bumped into my old friend who just delivered 6 months ago and already, she sounds so experienced. I feel so lost, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Sometimes I'm so excited I wonder if I will end up driving my baby crazy instead of the other way round. ha ha ha.... <br /><br />Sigh... so many what ifs.... life has sure changed now... suddenly I can't think of buying expensive stuff for myself anymore... now its like I want to get expensive silly stuff for my daughter. There's so much I want to show her about everything. Its funny, I kinda wanted a son at first but I could never imagine being so much happier about having a girl instead.<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Ann Shen QingQi (Hing Kay)<br />Mom's weight : 56kg<br />Mom's waist circumference: 37.5 inchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1130681203296076222005-10-28T05:54:00.000-07:002005-10-30T06:06:43.336-08:0029 weeks pregnant!I'm so glad to have made it to this stage. Today I was reading my usual online message board of mothers delivering in Jan 2006 and they were all talking about being blimps. I feel so much like a blimp... sometimes, its so bad, I feel like a beached whale flailing around in bed.<br /><br />I don't remember how I got so big. I'm lucky I haven't started to get pedal edema yet and can still fit into my old shoes (sigh, no excuse for shopping)<br /><br />I'm starting to get all tired again, its kinda weird. Sunny comes home from work and he seems to have more energy than me, and all I've done is cook lunch and dinner.<br /><br />My tummy's also getting more itchy. So far my belly button hasn't popped out yet, although its getting stretched. I hope it doesn't cos its a bit weird to me... I see alot of ladys with popped out belly buttons... its kinda reminds me of a ripe orange that has this little bud at the tip... and from what I've heard, it gets really sensitive, so I hope mine doesn't pop at all.<br /><br />I seem to get more depressed lately too, not enough nice clothes to wear. And, when you walk around and see all these skinny pretty girls walking around.. you get so jealous... but then of course, the baby kicks and you feel happy and special again...<br />so I've been hoping she kicks more often.<br /><br />People keep telling me to talk to my baby now, I feel kinda weird doing that cos I feel like I'm just talking to myself. I try to say encouraging and loving things to tabbiesus but when she kicks as a response, I dunno if she hears me and is happy or just plain irritated! :P<br /><br />Baby's name: Tabitha Ann Shen Hing Kay (QingQi)<br />Mommy's weight : 55.5 kg... (blimp, blimp!!!!!)<br />Mommy's waist circumference : 37 inchesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1129772803124870922005-10-19T18:27:00.000-07:002005-10-30T17:06:02.376-08:0027 weeks + 6days pregnant!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/babytabitha.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/200/babytabitha.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The placenta has moved 2 cm!! Yay... if it continues to move at least 3 more cm, than I'll be able to avoid a cesarian!!! I'm so glad.... I'm terrified of surgery.<br /><br />My doctor had a 3D u/s machine yesterday and we got our first baby photo. She is so so so so so so cute!!! :D <br /><br />Sunny's also so glad that I can go back to work next month. I think I have been driving him crazy at home. <br /><br />I'm so happy that baby is doing fine and growing well. I have been putting on weight... and eating like a pig.... my latest craving is corn chips and cheese dip. I thought I was going to have a japanese baby initially cos all I craved was japanese food, then I started craving Steak, now ? mexican???... I think this baby likes food in general... she has such chubby cheeks!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Baby's name: Tabitha Ann/ Rose/ Linn Shen QingQi (hing kay)<br />Baby's weight : 1kg<br />Baby's head circumference : 24 cm<br />Mom's weight : 54.4 kg<br /><br /><em>Baby's shopping list:</em><br /><br /><strong>Feeding</strong><br /><br />Baby bottles: avent<br />Steriliser : avent<br />Breast pumps : avent isi handheld, ameda purely yours VS medela pump in style advanced<br /><br /><strong>Bath</strong><br /><br />towels<br />soap<br />baby powder<br /><br /><strong>Bedding</strong><br /><br />crib bumper padding, bed sheets<br />blankets<br />pillows (that allow breathe through to avoid SIDS)<br />bolsters<br /><br /><strong>Toys</strong><br /><br />rattles<br />stuffed toys like <em>Cloud 9 Sleep sheep</em><br />anything cute!<br /><br /><br />What else do I need? <br />We've got lots of clothes, and some cloth nappies already.<br />We have a playpen (bebe dreami), taurus wood cot, Safe n sound car seat, bathing tub.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1129546710941721002005-10-17T03:50:00.000-07:002005-10-17T03:58:30.950-07:0027weeks + 3 days pregnant!Only one more week to being 7 months! YAY.<br /><br />So far everything is going smoothly. No more spotting. Baby is very active especially at night! Oh dear!! Its funny cos she kicks and somersaults at like midnight!!<br /><br />This weekend I saw a advert for a cheap pda phone for $199 so I got Sunny to bring me there to get one. I've been dying to get a PDA phone but I didn't want to fork out 1000 dollars for it. Especially, since I know how i can get sic of these fancy gadgets really easily. Well, the phone is a Zircon PDA phone which is quite small a nifty. Its not that great but its cheap!!!<br /><br />Since I got out, the first time in 3 weeks. It felt great to just be in the sun! We had lunch at a Riciotti and I had a nice melted chocolate cake which I have been craving for like crazy. Its funny, I swore off chocolate for the first trimester but now, I get so depressed from staying at home, I need a little serotonin from the choc.<br /><br />We also managed to get some fancy cloth diapers from muminmind. Its so expensive, but apparently it helps with nappy rash, so hopefully it'll be quite good.<br /><br />I can't wait till my next appt with my obs. I want to see my baby!!!<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Shen QingQi (Hing Kay)<br />Mom's weight : 54kg<br />Mom's waist: 36.5 inchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1128664057391763912005-10-06T22:39:00.000-07:002005-10-06T22:47:37.396-07:0026 weeks pregnant!2 more weeks before 28 weeks! I can't wait. <br /><br />Baby tabs has been kicking like crazy, and especially at night. Its a really weird yet nice feeling. I haven't been able to sleep so well lately and its making me feel tired and nauseous during the day. When that happens, my appetite is shot too. I can't decide whether that's a good or bad thing. On one hand being nauseous without actually throwing up, prevents me from eating excessively and putting on weight, but then, I really miss enjoying my food and I wonder if my baby is getting enough nutrients. <br /><br />I can't wait to eat sashimi again after my pregnancy, that's something I really miss, especially the Uni... yum yum....<br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Shen QingQi (HingKay)<br />Mom's waist : 36 in<br />Mom's weight: 53.5 kgAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1128407397824178272005-10-03T23:09:00.000-07:002005-10-06T22:50:27.783-07:0025 weeks + 4 days pregnant!Had another scare last week!!!<br /><br />On Sunday, after waking up and moping the kitchen floor and cooking breakfast... i found I was having some PV bleeding... as much as a normal period!! I freaked out... I didn't know what to do... should I wait till monday? or go to the hospital? In the end I decided to go to KKCWH just in case it didn't stop and things got worse. Baby was kicking fine, and I didn't have any pains or anything else, but I guess that amount of blood at this time just wasn't normal.<br /><br />Anyways, luckily, the bleeding stopped by afternoon with strict bed rest. I had to use a bedpan to pee... so embarrassing!!<br /><br />Well, now I'm on strict bed rest for up to a month. My placenta's still low, near the os and I have placenta previa major type II. Sound's scary right?<br /><br />Baby was fine on the scan... she was sucking her thumb! so cute!!!<br /><br />I thought of a chinese name for her that is a combination of my mom's and sunny's mom's chinese name. It's Hing Kay... which means a wonderful surprise which is exactly what my daughter has been so far!!<br /><br />Mommy's weight : 53.2kg<br />Waist : 36 inches!! <br />Baby's name : Tabitha Shen Hing Kay<br />Baby's weight : 6.99gramsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1128406138435562912005-09-09T23:05:00.000-07:002005-10-03T23:08:58.436-07:0022 weeks pregnant!Argh!! Had such a busy week at work. Doing calls is just not the same when you're pregnant! I was so tired I nearly died... I didn't know what to do with myself... and then I fell ill with fever... <br /><br />That was a terrible few days where i felt so sick, and tired with chills and rigors... oh it was so horrible!!! <br /><br />Baby is kicking a lot nowadays!! Which is reassuring...<br />Just can't wait till September ends!!<br /><br /><br />Mommy's weight 50kg<br />Waist : 34 inchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1128405822997815302005-08-26T22:51:00.000-07:002005-10-03T23:03:43.003-07:0020 weeks pregnant!Half way through!! So glad! I never thought I'd make it so far... finally, my energy is back and I can eat and everything is lovely! I almost feel human again.<br /><br />We're having trouble with our baby's name... we can't decide on the middle name nor the chinese name. The middle name, Leia, means weary, and I don't really want our child to have a negative connotation to her being even before she has the ability to develop her character. So... what shall we call her? Anyways, I feel that we should choose a simple one syllable plain name cos she may turn out exactly the opposite of me and like things to be completely common and normal. So, if she hates her name Tabitha (which may occur cos I forsee that a lot of people can't pronounce it properly ... like how they mispronounce Anita.... which is even easier to say)then, she can fall back on a simple no fuss middle name. I was thinking of Ann (after myself), or Rose (after my mom) or Lynn (after Sunny's mom) <br /><br />Tabitha Ann Shen<br />Tabitha Rose Shen<br />Tabitha Lynn Shen<br /><br />As for her Chinese name, apparently the translation into Hokkien doesn't sound good either... so we've scrapped that. Phew... I wasn't so keen on the name anyways.<br /><br />Sigh, maybe we should just scrap the middle name after all! <br /><br />Mom's weight: 50kg<br />Waist circumference :34 inchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1128405042594802522005-08-19T22:50:00.000-07:002005-10-03T22:51:29.350-07:0019 weeks pregnant!Came back from a wonderful trip to HK. Ate so much yummy food! Went to "siew fei yeung" so yummy!!! My craving! Bought my first set of baby clothes. They are so cute! The stuff in HK is so nice... Actually I am so glad that we're having a girl. I know how to dress her and make her pretty. I'd be totally at a lost for a boy. <br /><br />Felt the baby kicking which was really nice and she moved so much that I could show Sunny how she made my tummy wobble!<br /><br />Mommy's weight : 49.8 kg<br />Waist circumference : 34 inches<br />Baby's name : Tabitha ShenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1123470402935620742005-08-07T20:01:00.000-07:002005-08-07T20:06:42.943-07:0017 weeks +3 days pregnant!I survived the weekend without anymore tummy pains or weird discharge. Went to see the doctor today, and everything seems fine. Tabby is alright and making funny faces as usual. No more thinning of the cervix. The only worrying thing is the placenta is a little bit low and if it doesn't move at least 5cm from the cervix I'll have to have a caesarian. Sigh! I was hoping to try for a normal delivery. I've seen LSCS before and they look scary. I hope my baby's placenta moves up enough, I'd really rather have a normal delivery. I'm so worried now. Sigh. Pray pray pray! I have until 28 weeks for the placenta to move. <br /><br />I'm off to HK tomorrow. I can't wait. All the yummy food! I'm going to get my hair cut short so that its easier to manage. <br /><br />Baby's name : Tabitha Leia Shen Shi Ji<br />Mom's weight : 49.3 KGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1123148502289357302005-08-04T02:13:00.000-07:002005-10-30T17:07:52.083-08:0016 weeks + 6 days pregnant<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/baby%2017%20weeks.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/200/baby%2017%20weeks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />IT's a girl!<br />Having a bout of abdominal cramps and "show"-like discharge so i freaked out and went to the doctor's. Baby's fine, ultrasound shows that its a girl! I feel so happy that my baby is so strong and alive. I'm so relieved about everything else. i'm also quite excited about being able to buy all the cute clothes and stuff. <br /><br />The bad news is that I have to be on salbutomol pill that give my tachycardia and tremors for a week and i have to rest in bed again. Sigh. But I love to see my baby. I can't wait till I can feel the baby kick. <br /><br />My gynae says my uterus feels big like its 18 weeks! which is such a relief because everybody says that I don't look pregnant yet and that I'm too skinny.<br /><br /><br />Baby names:<br />Tabitha Leia SHEN, what a lovely name!<br />Tabitha - biblical name, gazelle <br />Leia - Star Wars name, Princess, Smart<br /><br />Mom's weight : 49kgAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1122862265054853172005-07-31T18:55:00.000-07:002005-07-31T19:11:05.060-07:0016 weeks pregnant!It's funny how my nausea just went away like that. However, I think my stomach still feels weird if I eat too much. I'm just recovering from bad indigestion/ gastric over the weekend. I can't seem to eat anything these days, I just get really gassy and throw up. But, it's different from before, I feel much better overall. Definitely less tired, but still more tired than before pregnancy.<br /><br />Having a tough time at work this week. Feel really messed up and upset by work colleagues. I think having to work during pregnancy is tough. I really do have a lot of respect for pregnant mothers who work through their pregnancy. Its a big thing.<br /><br />You'd think some people would cut you some slack when you're going through a tough pregnancy, but some people are just so insensitive to the fact that you are pregnant. Others are so much nicer. It's not that you want to be lazy anyways, its just that you appreciate it when people realise that its not as easy as before pregnancy to do some of the work and they treat you nicer. <br /><br />I get really worried that my kid will grow up pigheaded and small minded like some of the people around me. I get scared alot about whether I will be able to teach my kid the right values. Its like the time on the plane when an idiot mother and her three uncontrollable daughters were kicking up such a ruckuss and on top of having no respect for other passengers, they felt it was their right. You can't blame the kids when you see how stupid and rude the parents are. Anyways, I hope i'm not like that when my baby is born. I really hope not. It scares me that one might turn into a monster. I blame it on the being Singaporean. Its this idiot attitude that Singaporeans have. Everything else can be fine, except when you meet these rude people, who always happen to be Singaporean. i'd like to meet other people like this, then I can safely say its not a Singaporean thing, but I can't. <br /><br />Sorry, I seem really disillusioned in this blog. I don't know. Its the stress of work. I don't really like what I'm doing right now, and I can't wait for it to be over. I've reached a low point at work. Lots of frustrations. How to give when no one recognises your contributions and try and push you around, just because you try to co-operate and not kick up a fuss usually, they think they can walk all over you. I feel it more now, cos I don't want my kid to feel that I'm such a pushover. Cos, I'm not. I just keep quiet most times cos that's just easier for everyone, just get it over and done with it, you know and move on. People just don't get it. But, if i do this, and people mistake me for being a pushover, then I'm really unhappy.<br /><br />Mom's weight : 49 kg<br />(probably still low because of all the smallminded people in the world)<br />Baby's names :<br />boy : Luke, Joshua, <br />girl : Tabitha, Leia<br />(STAR WARS fans are we!!!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1122259669654484872005-07-24T19:35:00.000-07:002005-07-24T19:47:49.660-07:0015 weeks pregnant!15 weeks! Its so wonderful now that the nausea is less. I can eat again without running to the loo to puke! I still get nasty gas and bloatedness but its really much better. Instead, now I'm hungry every 3 hours and I eat lots! Its kinda scary compared to what I used to eat. It makes me feel bad about my weight gain. I have to really tell myself that I'm pregnant and i'm not just getting fat! I also worry about my baby's nutrition. I wasn't eating so well initially, and now, although I eat more, I just have to watch that I'm not eating junk all the time. I have really bad cravings for Mcdonald's Quarter Pounders! That's so yummy and soothing! Strange right? <br /><br />I haven't been able to feel the baby move yet. Sometimes, I do get this weird flutter!<br /><br />The other weekend we went baby shopping for strollers and stuff because of the sales and we got a nice Maclaren techno XT stroller in purple! We also bought two beds, one wooden and one foldable cot for use at my mom's place. Its kinda strange buying all this kind of stuff so early, but we wanted to make use of the sale. I didn't know what colors to choose, but i seem inclined towards blue rather than girlie colours. i don't know the sex of the baby yet, but i'll probably find out in 2 weeks when I go for my next check up! I can't wait to find out! I couldn't wait till delivery. Also because I have to be mentally prepared for if its a boy or girl.<br /><br />I just can't wait till I'm showing properly so that people can tell I'm pregnant rather than fat!<br /><br />Mom's weight : 49.5kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1121605613674980922005-07-17T05:57:00.000-07:002005-07-17T06:12:59.070-07:0014 weeks Pregnant!It's been awhile since I've blogged. Work got crazy and I was just so zonked out by the time I got home. Last week was really good! I got to see my baby again! It was amazing! We did the scan for screening and the doctor said the baby's nose bridge is really high, like mine and that makes the risk for Down's low. But it was really amazing to see the baby so formed now. It really looks like a little human now. Our baby is so active, it was turning here and there and waving. We couldn't tell the sex though. It doesn't really matter although if it's a girl, I'll know what she has to go through growing up and I really hope she doesn't suffer like me. <br /><br />The nausea is much better now, but the tiredness is still quite strong. I guess its just work that tires me out so much. Now, I still throw up occasionally because of the bloatedness and the indigestion.<br /><br />I'm so happy that I survived the first trimester. Its just wonderful.<br /><br />Baby's length : 7.45cm<br />Mommy's weight : 48.6kg<br />EDD: 13.1.06Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1119188008543654942005-06-19T06:25:00.000-07:002005-10-30T17:10:02.316-08:0010 weeks + 2 days pregnant!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/1600/babyshen-10weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8173/89/200/babyshen-10weeks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Ten weeks + 2 days into my pregnancy....<br /><br />This week was exciting cos I got to see my baby again on wednesday. I just love the ultrasounds cos it shows me what my little baby is up too!<br /><br />Previously you just see a little beanny baby with a beating heart, but today, my baby was so active, waving his hands and legs and bouncing around. So cute. Makes the nausea worthwhile!<br /><br />I had a little respite from my nausea yesterday and I was so hopefully that it would be the end of my misery. At the same time, I was terrified that something bad had happened. This is the worse time... only 2 more weeks till second trimester! I won't be seeing my gynae until july 13th so it'll be a while before I see my baby again. i was getting so paranoid about my baby that I almost wanted to borrow a doptone to just hear the heart beat!! <br /><br />But today, the nausea came back really bad, so I'm relieved rather then upset.... So weird.<br /><br />The only problem with the hormones now, is that my temper and my "OCD" attitude seems worse. I get very fed up very easily, over stupid stuff. I just have to remind myself that there are more important things in life, like baby.<br /><br />Mommy's Weight : 47kg ......losing weight :(<br />baby length : 2.8 cm<br />EDD: 13 January 2006<br />Names : Tabitha, Caitlin, Elspeth for a girl; Joshua for a boyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207887.post-1118454209416110052005-06-10T18:37:00.000-07:002005-06-10T18:43:29.420-07:009 weeks!9 Weeks!<br /><br />This was my first week back at work, and it was so tiring! Even after a half day clinic, i'm still zonked beyond belief. I sleep at 9.30! Can you imagine? The nausea is worse than ever and is present always! If I'm not careful with eating regularly, I throw up big time after every meal, and feel like a sic dog. I think the hormones are also up becos I get particularly emotional too. Like weepy and sad and wondering if I can be a good mother, wife whilst feeling like a sic nauseaus dog. My friends tell me that when the baby comes its all worth it, but I don't really know right now cos the nausea is so bad. <br /><br />There are all these emotional insecurities that surface now, like how am I going to take care of a baby. I know there is no pressure for me to have sons, but somehow there's internal pressure. Plus the fact I don't want my daughter to suffer being a girl like I did. Sigh. But, I think its just the hormone wreaking havoc with my mind.<br /><br />I can't wait to go to the gynae next week. I love seeing the u/s and seeing the baby form. Its amazing. <br /><br />I still have to take it easy. If I've had a bad day at work, I still get mild spotting. I'm just trying not to freak out everytime otherwise I'll be stuck in bed for a month!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230247279790521123noreply@blogger.com0