Posts Tagged ‘Antenatal Health

One word: Dejavu. It’s like 1st trimester all over again. The heartburn, the gastric plus vomitting — it’s 4.30am and I’ve just vomitted my guts out, twice — nausea, super smell aversions and fatigue. Now that I’m so much bigger, sleeping is harder too *sobs* Subsequent pregnancies are not easier, says Dr Tan. So whoever [...]

Peekaboo! I see you Everything is good, says Dr Tan 29 weeks 4 days ♥ The eating hand shot ♥ Can you see her cute little nose there to the right? And her tiny clenched fist on the left? At this stage, LBT is about the size of a squash fruit. The video above of [...]

Does the thought of drinking oil makes you go yuck? That’s exactly how I feel — even if I’m not pregnant — on any given day. But after researching on its uber goodness, how could I refuse? Especially when it is the healthiest oil in the world! *wahh* I finally bought a bottle of organic [...]

The 2nd trimester has got to be my busiest months — Oct 2011 to Jan 2012 — because I didn’t realise until yesterday that I’m already few days into the 3rd. I can’t believe this but I’m actually half complaining. At the beginning, I was all excited about having LBT in my arms. Time couldn’t [...]

I bought this gym ball during my last pregnancy. I was already in my final stretch at 36 weeks — Natey was born 2 weeks later — so I didn’t really get to fully utilised it. This time around, I started exercising on the ball as soon as my morning sickness was at bay. Reebok [...]

This thingamajig was handed down to us from a good friend. Thank you, Mayyee! She swears by it since all her sisters used it for their pregnancies and herself for both babies. So here it is now with me, after many testimonials What is it? The BabyPlus curriculum is a series of 16 naturally derived [...]

It was a very exciting day and also a day for thanksgiving. Since our last check-up 6 weeks ago, we finally got to see our darling LBT again this Tuesday morning and this time with the much anticipated detailed ultrasound ♥ Complete & Perfect ♥ Blissfully sucking her thumb without a care 23 weeks 3 [...]

These little green gems in a pod are my latest craving. If you don’t know what they are, edamame are often seen served on a plate going around the conveyor belt in sushi bars — from RM1.99 for a handful — and are actually fresh green soya beans. Edamame is known for being one of [...]

I really enjoyed reading this book and was thoroughly inspired by it. It was an enlightenment to finally be out of the dark, clouded by many misconceptions and stereotypes of natural birth as seen on tv. Here are some of my favourite quotes and awareness excerpted from the book, with links for further reading and [...]

I came across the term Hypnobirthing when I was 5 months pregnant with Nate. Unfortunately I stopped there and did not explore further. If this is your first pregnancy, I hope you will find out more and not just rely on your Obgyn like I did. With the word Hypno being short for hypnosis, you [...]


The Definition

mel⋅o⋅dra⋅mat⋅ic
[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik]

–adjective
1. of, like, or befitting melodrama.
2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.

–noun
3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.

mouse
[n. mous; v. mouz]

–noun
1. any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families.
2. a quiet, timid person.
3. Slang. a girl or woman.

Peek ⋅ a ⋅ boo

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