Archives for “Pregnancy”

When I read about fellow Mums getting pregnant, going to deliver or having just delivered their second baby, I get all excited and anxious myself ...

"Trim thighs and bum." Don't these words sound magical when you say them out loud? Say them again. And again. And again. Unlike magic, the vision of ...

Were you less-than-skinny before you became pregnant? Or are you worried about your weight now that you're pregnant? Maybe you're always thinking, "I just want ...

Latest updates: - baby's head is engaged - regular Braxton-Hicks contractions felt 3-4 times per hour (each lasting about 15-20 secs only) - cervix NOT effaced - sleeping is ...

Have you ever experienced changes only AFTER you see the obstetrician? Well, this happened to us the day after seeing our doc. His first question ...

Over the past few months and weeks, we've been hearing announcements of new arrivals and also getting baby photos through email (Don't they all look ...

We read somewhere that 60% of first-time deliveries occur a week in advance and also that birth can occur within a week before/after the estimated ...

Preparing for Christmas this year was rather difficult as I've got less mobility now and also have developed this excruciating pain called symphisis pubis dysfunction. ...

BABY NOTES: Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is probably almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which she'll need to ...

First of all, my Mum baked a really delicious fruit cake for Dr and we got to take some home too --- which we whacked ...

Nothing much to report this week as focused on catching up with emails etc from being away from the office a whole week. We are ...

Amphitheatre in Kuching (photo from www.webshots.com) Well, we arrived safely in Kuching and were very happy to see our in-laws, who were just as excited ...

I had a meeting to attend in Kuching next week and also thought it'd be a good opportunity to catch up with my in-laws since ...

This week, we decided to take stock of all that we have ready for the baby and also my emergency bag to the hospital. We've ...

~*~* Welcome to the 3rd trimester! *~*~ It's hard to believe that I'm now in the 28th week of pregnancy - time has really ...

"Happiness is like jam. You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself." Anonymous This week, we (or Raph mostly) coordinated a ...

We had a nice start to the long break ahead by having some visitors in our almost-there organized apartment on Saturday morning. They are a ...

In preparing for the upcoming lonnnng break of Deepavali and Hari Raya, both Raph and I spent most of week 26 glued to our computers ...

This week, our mission was to search for a great, big swimsuit that I would be comfortable and "alright" in (translation: not looking like an ...

"If the mountains won't go to Mohammad, then Mohammad will go to the mountains" Using this inspirational saying, I hunted the elusive dad-to-be for his thoughts ...

For this visit, we were armed with some questions since we had last seen Dr. N a month ago. Our questions (and doctor's answers) were: 1. ...

The past week turned out to be really productive for both Hubby and me. From Mon-Fri, we were kept on our toes by work and ...

It was a real hectic week for Papa and me and to quote the familiar line from run-of-the-mill sekolah menengah (high school) English essays, "...we ...

Update: Thanks to all the good luck vibes and blessings from God, I managed to survive the viva and am one final step away from ...

It's been a whole month since we have seen our baby and both of us were very excited about this appointment. Also, I'd run some ...