Pregnancy

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Simpul Biawak 101

Gempak tak tajuk, Simpul Biawak 101… muah ha..ha..
Me rasa semua ibu2 mengandung tak sah kalau tak kena simpul biawak ni kan… apa tu orang putih panggil ‘leg cramp’.
Kadang-kadang me terfikir kenapa la orang kita panggil leg cramp ni sebagai simpul biawak. Kenapa pilih ‘biawak’… sungguh kurang comel la..ha..ha.. Dalam banyak-banyak haiwan, biawak pulak dipilihnya… [...]

16Jul2009 | Little Mama™ | 12 comments | Continued
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I’m In The Hospital

Today, 31st March 2008 – I’m already admitted into the hospital.
Oh… I’m not blogging from the ward.
Actually, I’ve wrote this post earlier and edit the time stamp so that my writing is automatically posted today. Setting a post for future posting is just one of the little benefits of using Wordpress.
Back to the hospital story.
My doctor has already informed [...]

31Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Birth Ball

Birth what?
No, this is not a typo-error. I’m really talking about a birth ball.
You see, I got to know what is a birth ball during my HypnoBirthing classes with Wai Han, a certified HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator.

Well, a birth ball is actually just a normal gym ball. But since it is widely used in Europe and America during pregnancy and [...]

27Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: Week 17 – 22

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Here are the updates of my pregnancy since week 17.
1) 13th December 2007
Appointment with Klinik Kesihatan @10 am. We reached the clinic too early at 8am and have to wait quite sometimes for our turn. The procedure at Klinik Kesihatan is somehow fixed.
First, take a queue ticket at the front counter and [...]

25Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: Week 15

Thursday, November 22, 2007
I went to see Dr K at LPPKN again on 20th November 2007. My pregnancy is now about 15 weeks plus.
As usual, the nurse took my weight and blood pressure. And, some blood for blood test. I was asked to go to the 10th floor for urine analysis and the blood test.
The [...]

24Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: Second Trimester

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Now I’m in the second trimester already. And, I’m so happy!
However, new pregnancy complications start to emerge. I got flu, cold and mild fever a few days ago. And, yes – sore throat and cough.
I was struggling to breath when sleeping because both my nostrils were blocked with thick mucus. And, I [...]

23Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: Week 11

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Yesterday, I have an appointment with Dr K at LPPKN for checking the baby’s progress.
The nurse took my weight, my blood pressure and some of my blood for test. I was asked to go to the 10th floor to handover the blood vial to the lab lady. I was also asked to [...]

22Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: Week 8

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
I’m 8 weeks + now and starting to feel nauseous. And, it feels… yikes!
It started with an upset stomach (kind of acidic feeling) and it goes up to my mouth. Then, I feel like some metalic taste which is so not tasty. I really (really) hate this weird taste in my mouth.
It’s [...]

21Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: 4 Pregnancy Test!

Thursday, September 6, 2007
I know the ClearBlue pregnancy test showed the plus (+) sign which indicated that I’m pregnant. But still, I want to triple-sure that I am really (really) pregnant.
So, yesterday I left the office an hour early and dropped by at Guardian. Oh.. I got my boss permission to left early because I [...]

20Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Braxton Hicks – Ouch!

Since 4 weeks of pregnancy, I have been scouring the net for information about pregnancy, giving birth, breastfeeding etc.
And, there are a lot of “pregnancy blessings @ side-effects” that we pregnant lady may experience throughout the 9 months.
One of it is, Braxton Hicks!
As early as six weeks into all pregnancies, the uterus, which is a large muscle, begins [...]

19Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued
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Flashback: I’m Pregnant!

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Yes! I tested at 2am this morning using a Clear-Blue pregnancy test. To my delight, the positive sign showed up within seconds. I rubbed my eyes, still couldn’t believe what I saw.
But, the blue positive sign was getting darker. And, darker. Yes! I am pregnant!

I will only be seeing my doctor at [...]

19Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 1 comment | Continued
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Updates: Third Trimester

Wow! I’m already in the third trimester of pregnancy. I’m in my 32nd week already!!
So far, everything is progressing well. Not much pregnancy complications except for the low hemoglobin count and the low-lying placenta.
Here’s my update!

My hemoglobin count has increased from 9.3 to 10.5!!! Yes! It almost reach the minimum level of 11. In addition [...]

18Mar2008 | Little Mama™ | 0 comments | Continued