Rainbow Baby

Week 27 today.  So far so good.  Baby is kicking harder now.  Don't even want to think what will happen in the last trimester. Swollen feet is a normal sight.  Knees are also aching due to the extra weight, I think.  Good that hubby is back and I get my regular massages. Still wondering if I want to get a baby cot for the baby or not.  I do prefer to co-sleep as it is easier to breastfeed.  DH has decided to sleep on the floor during those times.   Can't fit into most of my clothes now.  I think I should get another maternity blouse to last until delivery.  And nursing bras too. What else?  Also wondering if I should get a breast pump now itself or wait until after delivery.  But I know I can't depend on others to get this for me, not even DH.  So, I probably will get one before delivery. I am getting lots of pre-loved items.  Car seat, baby craddle, diaper changing table, stroller, lots of clothe...

So, I did GTT last Thursday.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  But here's what happened. What happen? First, I have to fast for 8-10 hours before the first blood test.  On the day of the test, the nurse took my first blood test.  Then he came with a cup (dispenser cup size) and half a packet of glucose powder.  He mixed the glucose powder with warm water and told me to take my time to drink it.  Once I am done, I should tell him the time. I happened to meet an older colleague who was also there for this blood test.  He said he does this glucose test like every quarter of the year and it's like nothing to him.  His advice was to gulp the whole cup down.   I did as follow.  But I think I should have drank it slowly.  Because right after that, I felt queasy and wanted to vomit.  Luckily, I managed to hold it in because during the second blood test, the nurse asked if I vomited.  I said no.  He s...

I am due for the dreaded Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) tomorrow.  I didn't realised that not all pregnant women have to go through it if it doesn't show up in their urine or blood earlier.  I have no idea why my Obgyn ordered this test for me because my urine has been ok so far.  Most probably it's because I put on 3kg within the last 1 month and my family history. I am not sure what to expect.  I will probably tell you more about it when I come back.  Pray hard that I don't have gestational diabetes. Why is it a dreaded GTT when I haven't even done it before?  Well, I heard horror stories about it.  Like how sickly sweet the glucose drink was.  And some drink until want to puke.  And on top of that you can't eat anything after you drink it and you have to wait 2 hours for them to test you.   I took a day's leave to do this test because I don't know how I will be after the test.   Oh well, when you gotta do it, you g...

I thought naming a baby is a simple job but turns out the hardest job ever.  You see, I want to give her the most auspicious name.  Yes, it's a girl.   I don't want to give a name that burdens my girl.  You know, like those celebrity gives those fancy names, like ahem, North West, ahem.  I guess nobody is laughing because both parents are rich and famous.  But if your parents are not rich and famous, then you are subject to become a laughing stock. See, I was given a name that makes my friends laugh at me and make it into a nickname.  I remembered my mom said she was too tired right after labour and gave the job of registering my name to my dad.  Both of them had decided my name, the Chinese name that is.  And guess what, my dad spelled my name wrongly on my birth cert that became a permanent joke.  He added a 'G' to the end of my name.  And because of that and my surname, my name became a joke that still exist till today, ...

Disclaimer:  This is entirely based on my experience and may or may not be useful to you. Today I would like to share my experience on bras during pregnancy.  Since this is my first pregnancy, I have no idea what kind of bra I should buy.   When I was in my first trimester, I already grew out from my normal bras.  But before that, just a little history about my bras and boobs. I have big boobs for a petite person.  I have been searching for a comfortable bra for years and finally settled with Wacoal.  Since my assets were bigger, I have to use underwire bras for support.  Before pregnancy, my bra size was 34D.  I also prefer bras with padding (not thick ones) because my nipples are also bigger.  Everytime I feel cold, my nipples would show and I really dislike that.  And because my cups were bigger, I can't wear like quarter cup or half cup.  It has to be full cup.  Otherwise, the breast will pop out.  So, sexy ...

I just came back from my check-up with Dr Jason Lim.  This time, I got nagged by him because I have put on 3kg within a month's time.  To me, I am very ignorant on how much weight I should put on but to him, he is extremely concern that I might have gestational diabetes because of my family history.  He said that reason he nagged me was because gestational diabetes is dangerous for baby, which I am aware of. I wasn't eating much.  Even rice I don't eat a lot.  But the culprit, I believe was Fresh Milk.  I drank a lot because that's the only thing that I crave throughout this pregnancy.  I told him I thought I needed the calcium and he told me to just eat calcium supplement instead. Baby size is 800g and I am not sure if baby is too big or too small or normal.  I forgot to ask.   I also got a tetanus jab which is a routine jab recommended by Ministry of Health Malaysia.  During the jab, I spoke to the nurse and she said all D...

You have to listen to this.  For those who are not familiar, the singer is Ramin Karimloo, an Iranian who had migrated to Canada but now living in UK with his British wife and 2 sons.  He was selected to be the Phantom in the musical, Love Never Dies by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Love Never Dies is kinda like Part 2 of The Phantom of the Opera.  It was not as successful as the predecessor and the show has been stopped. The thing is, I have heard this song many, many times.  I love the tune and the lyrics.  It's very touching at the same time very impressive song.  But Ramin has brought it to a whole different level. I have heard it sung by other Phantoms.  But none as good as him.  And the weirdest part is, I have heard Ramin singing the same song while in the musical, I have also heard him singing in other venues, but, none as good as this one that was performed in the Olivier Awards.   You can feel every feelings, the sadness,...