9-week Old Teddy Bear

Went to see my gynae in the 9th week. Asked a lot of silly, practical, but real questions on a preggie's mind:

1. Yes, I can eat crabs.

2. Yes, I can go for haircuts (separately, I read a website that said I can go to a dentist in the 2nd trimester).

3. Yes, I can eat birds' nests.

4. No, I cannot do crunches -- only brisk walking and swimming.

5. Yes, puking is normal. But gynae gave me vitamin B6 which is supposed to ease vomitting.

6. Yes, having discharge is normal. But if there are traces of red or brown, see the gynae IMMEDIATELY.

My baby's scan. Gynae said, "It's a teddy bear!" I beg to differ. That's obviously a kidney bean! 2.29cm in length. My dear hubby exclaimed excitedly, "Where where? I can't see!" That's how we got a blown up scan (with lower resolution >:[ I told my hubby not to talk at our next visit. I can't see clearly with this blurred scan). And all the terminologies of where is what on the scan.

Baby's growing well

The only consolation I have about this puking business is that my baby is growing well. So say my good friend and my hubby's boss. Such nice people they are.

I was all right in the 7th week. However, in the 8th week, the nightmare came again. I was taken by surprise. Wasn't that the end of the merlion days? Even though I still feel quite nauseous, I never expected I'd ever puke again for the 1st trimester. Out came all my breakfast and nice yoghurt drink.

Sigh... nevermind. Same old good, consoling words. My baby is growing well.

But I found out that frequent light meals work well for me most of the time. Though my meals are absolutely unhealthy. Well, getting better. I'm hanging on there. Avoid super oily food.

The Merlion

I started puking on the 6th week into pregnancy. Gosh, what a merlion I was and still am, on bad days. I pray that this will ease soon. It was when I couldn't eat anything that my hubby was frantic and bought me all sorts of food in case I take a sudden fancy to any of them. One of those he bought was this formulated milk powder for pregnant women. Strange. First time I hear of such products. When I stop being a merlion, I shall try it.

First Visit to Gynae

My sister's gynae. I used to be thyroid-toxic. When I suspected I was pregnant, I requested for a blood test to confirm it and at the same time checked on my thyroid indicators. Turned out that one of the readings was a bit low, so my GP advised to see a gynae soon.

I went when I was in the 6th week. Gynae advised against raw/ uncooked food. Else, I can take most food, even caffeine, but in moderation. Vitamins? Folic acid for now.

With a Baby

Yes, I'm pregnant. Got the news on 19 Feb. Ha. What will this mean for my family? Can't stop the urge to want to blog about this newfound responsibility.
I've made up my mind from day 1 of getting married that should I have a baby, I'll stop work to look after the child. But with the economy in a limbo, I wonder if I could afford to do that.
But babies are meant to bring joy to the home, so I shall stay positive and consider it pure joy to be where I am now. =)

Brand New Baby Dress for 6-9 Months

Bought this at $50 for my niece but she outgrew it even before I could give her as a present. It was from a push cart at Raffles City. It's velvet top, taffeta bottom. Anybody interested to get this for a baby you know? Drop me a message. Price negotiable.
Afternote: gave it to a friend's newborn! 5 Mar.

Time to get down to studying

One of the good things about being married is Berry and I no longer have to spend time on courtship, trying to impress each other and wondering where to go next to have fun.

We recently embarked on our first serious studies after being married for almost a year. (If you have suggestions on where to go for the first year anniversary, do email me.) We recently started attending Japanese language classes.

To create the right mood for studying, we finally got down to sprucing up our empty study area. Here are the first fruits.