Hi all! Due to very busy working days, i've finally managed to find a new dwelling for itsy-bitsy blog and it's no more itsy-bitsy anymore since the members in the family of the owner is expanding real soon. I bet my life will mostly revolve around my husband and my soon to be delivered daughter, i might as well start something new. A new start.
Thank you for all your supports all the while and please continue to visit me @ greenapplegreen.wordpress.com .
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Preggo vs. preggo
One of my female dogs (ah Q) got herself pregnant recently. Her belly is so obviously different from her previous figure. She has lose her appetite as well. We haven't get a vet to check her yet but by losing appetite, her belly should shrink smaller but it is just otherwise. It's getting bigger everyday same as mine.
A conversation between me and Q:
Me (pour a small bowl of water & place in front of Q): Q ah, you should drink more water cuz you're pregnant and your babies need it.
Q (stare at me in blank): .....
Me (stare back at her): ..... (blank)...
Q (get up and walk away): .....
Me : .... (sigh)
And assume that she's really pregnant. She is gonna give birth much sooner than me. FIY, dogs only need 60 days from the time of conceiving to delivering the puppies. =_=" And Q can still do jumping, rolling on floor, running and perform acrobatic movements!
A conversation between me and Q:
Me (pour a small bowl of water & place in front of Q): Q ah, you should drink more water cuz you're pregnant and your babies need it.
Q (stare at me in blank): .....
Me (stare back at her): ..... (blank)...
Q (get up and walk away): .....
Me : .... (sigh)
And assume that she's really pregnant. She is gonna give birth much sooner than me. FIY, dogs only need 60 days from the time of conceiving to delivering the puppies. =_=" And Q can still do jumping, rolling on floor, running and perform acrobatic movements!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Motivated!
I've been very motivated to work hard like a cow lately, dealing with all the incoming problems from both companies under my husband's management. It feels good to be needed. It feels good to be appreciated in some ways. Time flies a lot quicker for me. Without realizing, i need to go for week 23's checkup this Thursday. Another month has gone by. I was buried in piles of work. But i seem to be enjoying it at the moment.
Another 3.5 months to meet my girl face to face. It's been a moment of anticipation since the day we found out we're pregnant with our precious baby. I can't say i've been very health-conscious so far as i do drink milk tea, carbonated drinks from time to time but i've tried my best to avoid them if i can.
At the mean time, i'm still taking iron, calcium, folic acid one tablet each as daily supplement for my body and baby's. I drink pregnancy milk powder almost daily and recently, as introduced by a friend of mine, i start to drink protein powder supplement so that my girl grows stronger and bigger each day. I tried to cut down on my carbohydrate intake slowly and i'm still working on it as i need to maintain my energy level for work. One thing i notice is my girl can kick and move VIGOROUSLY in me now! When i say VIGOROUS, i do mean VIGOROUS without much concern that she shares my tummy at the mean time. No, she doesn't take that into consideration. Every night, she just party away in the belly doing whatever she enjoys doing. As i still haven't figure out (i dont know if i ever will) whether that's a kick or a punch, she just loves to do that sudden sharp kick or punch whenever i'm at the border line to almost fall asleep. Then, she just stops and leaves me staring at the ceiling for at least another 15 minutes before the sleep bugs come again. I'm being bullied! T__T already....
Anyway, we've already planned something out. Half year after she is born, we'll be bringing Chloe back to Perth to visit her grandma and both aunty and uncle..hehe. Then, when she's around 1 year old, we might bring her for her first time holiday somewhere near. ^_^ I'm looking forward to it...
Another 3.5 months to meet my girl face to face. It's been a moment of anticipation since the day we found out we're pregnant with our precious baby. I can't say i've been very health-conscious so far as i do drink milk tea, carbonated drinks from time to time but i've tried my best to avoid them if i can.
At the mean time, i'm still taking iron, calcium, folic acid one tablet each as daily supplement for my body and baby's. I drink pregnancy milk powder almost daily and recently, as introduced by a friend of mine, i start to drink protein powder supplement so that my girl grows stronger and bigger each day. I tried to cut down on my carbohydrate intake slowly and i'm still working on it as i need to maintain my energy level for work. One thing i notice is my girl can kick and move VIGOROUSLY in me now! When i say VIGOROUS, i do mean VIGOROUS without much concern that she shares my tummy at the mean time. No, she doesn't take that into consideration. Every night, she just party away in the belly doing whatever she enjoys doing. As i still haven't figure out (i dont know if i ever will) whether that's a kick or a punch, she just loves to do that sudden sharp kick or punch whenever i'm at the border line to almost fall asleep. Then, she just stops and leaves me staring at the ceiling for at least another 15 minutes before the sleep bugs come again. I'm being bullied! T__T already....
Anyway, we've already planned something out. Half year after she is born, we'll be bringing Chloe back to Perth to visit her grandma and both aunty and uncle..hehe. Then, when she's around 1 year old, we might bring her for her first time holiday somewhere near. ^_^ I'm looking forward to it...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Revitalised!
It's equally important to anything you find in your top to-do priority list! Especially when you're being pregnant and you think you just look so pale, dull, swollen and in the nutshell, ugly.
My wonderful husband bought me a BIG box of skin care products from Clarins a month ago. I've been using them for a month now and man, i feel good about myself. Despite being big and bigger, swell and getting more swollen, i find myself rejuvenated every time i use the skin care. You have to feel good of yourself, you have to love yourself before others love you! The wallet bled a bit after he bought the pack but he is just being so sweet and considerate and most wonderful husband of all! Love you dear!
Here's the BIG pack:
And it has every thoughtful mind in it:
A carry bag where i store all the products in there AND of course, the bag can be used for every other purpose when it comes fit.
From left to right: A non-alcoholic face toner, a soothing bathing gel, a 100% natural herbal stretch mark-prevention/minimization oil, a big tube of body scrub (I LOVE THIS), a day-time face lotion and a small bottle of energizing emulsion for my exhausted legs.
From left to right: I bought the second slim bottle a month later and it cost me around RM200. It's said to rejuvenate your facial complexion, improve blood circulation, lessen the dark rings and eyes puffiness and it helps to detox my face where all the 'toxic' could be wash down the 'drain' via the lymph nods located behind my ears. The last small tube is the newly bought face scrub that i used to use it when i was still in Australia.
I have to mention it again! I LOVE THIS BABY! I take time to scrub the whole body with it. Splash a little amount of water on the body and just scrub in circular motion and you'll feel like you're a soap! So slippery and smooth! I do this twice a week and the scrub leaves my skin smelling herbally great!
Claimed to be good for reducing stretch mark but my skin is still smooth and even smoother than before. Well, cuz it's very stretched now? ^_^ Stretch mark, GO AWAY!
My wonderful husband bought me a BIG box of skin care products from Clarins a month ago. I've been using them for a month now and man, i feel good about myself. Despite being big and bigger, swell and getting more swollen, i find myself rejuvenated every time i use the skin care. You have to feel good of yourself, you have to love yourself before others love you! The wallet bled a bit after he bought the pack but he is just being so sweet and considerate and most wonderful husband of all! Love you dear!
Here's the BIG pack:
And it has every thoughtful mind in it:
A carry bag where i store all the products in there AND of course, the bag can be used for every other purpose when it comes fit.
From left to right: A non-alcoholic face toner, a soothing bathing gel, a 100% natural herbal stretch mark-prevention/minimization oil, a big tube of body scrub (I LOVE THIS), a day-time face lotion and a small bottle of energizing emulsion for my exhausted legs.
From left to right: I bought the second slim bottle a month later and it cost me around RM200. It's said to rejuvenate your facial complexion, improve blood circulation, lessen the dark rings and eyes puffiness and it helps to detox my face where all the 'toxic' could be wash down the 'drain' via the lymph nods located behind my ears. The last small tube is the newly bought face scrub that i used to use it when i was still in Australia.
I have to mention it again! I LOVE THIS BABY! I take time to scrub the whole body with it. Splash a little amount of water on the body and just scrub in circular motion and you'll feel like you're a soap! So slippery and smooth! I do this twice a week and the scrub leaves my skin smelling herbally great!
Claimed to be good for reducing stretch mark but my skin is still smooth and even smoother than before. Well, cuz it's very stretched now? ^_^ Stretch mark, GO AWAY!
Friday, June 27, 2008
爱＝需要
听了 local radio 一位 DJ 做出的一段关于爱的分享:
爱起初是，你看我顺眼，我看你满意，彼此相处的融洽及舒服的在一起拍拖。
在一起久了就彼此的依赖，彼此的被对方所需要。彼此不能没有了对方。那你就知道你经历的就是所谓的爱了。
所以，爱=需要。它们是不能独立的。
这个分享从此就深深的烙印在我脑海里因为我绝对举双手双脚赞同～
爱起初是，你看我顺眼，我看你满意，彼此相处的融洽及舒服的在一起拍拖。
在一起久了就彼此的依赖，彼此的被对方所需要。彼此不能没有了对方。那你就知道你经历的就是所谓的爱了。
所以，爱=需要。它们是不能独立的。
这个分享从此就深深的烙印在我脑海里因为我绝对举双手双脚赞同～
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Retrieving MouMou's photos
WARNING: Heaps of photos ahead. Watch at your own pleasure!!
The ol' days when she was surrounded by 3 Crocs...
Whatcha lookin' at??
Once, i was a fur ball and had super soft paws too..
Mummy nurtured me to sleep..sweet dreams~
Safe and secure cuddling my blanket to sleep (and my rabbit plushie too but i wonder where she had gone now)
I was all timid and tiny but NOT ANYMORE now..wuahahah
hehehe...That was me after my milk (yumm~~)
This is the only look that i need to catch daddy mummy's attention to give me food. They always surrender to this cute look of mine. How easy was that..
When i grow up, i wanna be like daddy..to have hairy legs and i want that shoe lace!
Since i'm still young, i'll just help daddy tying up the lace. Me adorable or not?
Ooo..playtime with mummy~
My own playtime..i remembered i was searching for something
Stylo Milo style
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Blows from inside!
What's that?! Calm down. It is my baby...SHE is trying to tell me that she's doing superb in there. She's a real joy to have..in my belly. I can literally feel that she's getting stronger day by day. And bigger and better. And less space. So, she just moves and kicks anytime throughout the day, being super energetic between 12-1am. If I'm quick enough, i will be able to catch a quick glimpse of a sticking out tummy surface. A very energetic young lady. Well, that puts my husband in doubt of the accuracy of the anatomy ultrasound. Did the gynae get the gender wrongly? Ha Ha.
Now i can tell it's definitely not the gas. It's my baby moves! In a getting-more-compact space inside. I rub tummy, she moves. I get busy, she moves..less. I settle down, she moves A LOT! That's a whole new level of experience for me that i'll never ever forget in my life. She's our BABE! Our little PRINCESS! I'm counting down the days...ticking away. In exactly 4 months and 1 week, I'll get to see her for real and hold her in my arms..and in daddy's arms. How touching! God's creation is just too marvelous for words.
Now i can tell it's definitely not the gas. It's my baby moves! In a getting-more-compact space inside. I rub tummy, she moves. I get busy, she moves..less. I settle down, she moves A LOT! That's a whole new level of experience for me that i'll never ever forget in my life. She's our BABE! Our little PRINCESS! I'm counting down the days...ticking away. In exactly 4 months and 1 week, I'll get to see her for real and hold her in my arms..and in daddy's arms. How touching! God's creation is just too marvelous for words.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Congratulation!
I would like to dedicate a congrats post to a couple in my church care group! Another bun fresh in the oven! So fresh that baby is only 8 weeks! Thank God for everything! It's all exciting and jolly happy!!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
主题: 一颗想旅行的心
比如:
美丽得让人窒息的爱琴海 Aegean Sea
享受那海阔的天空, 天蓝色的海，长得像 marshmallow 的云朵:
总有一天我也要当一个过路客投宿在那蓝蓝的屋檐下
心...再次自在的飞翔～
美丽得让人窒息的爱琴海 Aegean Sea
享受那海阔的天空, 天蓝色的海，长得像 marshmallow 的云朵:
总有一天我也要当一个过路客投宿在那蓝蓝的屋檐下
心...再次自在的飞翔～
Monday, June 2, 2008
Fetal development: Week 18
Finally, I am stepping into week 18. I realised that recently i kept telling friends that time can be either whizzing past or crawling by for me. Friends asked "How many weeks are you now?" "I'm in week 17""Wow! Almost half way to go. Great! Time flies~"
"Oh yeah? Yeah...well, time flies." Time does fly when there are only 2 weeks to go to mark the half way of the 40 weeks journey. But when my mind flashed back to few months ago, "what!? Not even reaching half way yet? oh man~Time crawls la..."
I dont know. My thoughts just contradict among themselves sometimes. It has been 2 weeks since i last saw ah B on ultrasound monitor screen. I wish i could have u/s every day to know how he/she is doing inside. I miss ah B. He/she is so near yet so far...
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Baby should be about 15.24cm by now. Last measured, ah B was 11.05cm. Quite a remarkable growth in length hey! And weight? Should reach about 200g. I forgot to ask gynae to weigh my baby for me as i was too excited everytime i lie on the bed looking at the monitor til i forgot everything single thing that i had in my mind. =_="
Baby has, now, two layers of the epidermis and the dermis underneath the surface skin. The skin is now fully covered in a kind of wax and in medical term it is vernix caseosa and looks something like this:
I know..it looks YUCKS!!! *Imagining myself covered in a layer of room-temperatured white subtance oil...=/ eww~~~
Greasy, waxy, cheese-like substance are how it feels like! I know it sounds nasty but it does the baby good for goodness sake. This fatty secretions is covering the baby from head to toe to cover their extreme thin skin from bruising and abrasions as well as chapping since they stay in water for the whole 10 months. The greasy substance does something else apart from protecting the skin. You know the birthing process? The pushing part? You would thank that greasy waxy cream for smoothing the way for that watermelon to come out. If you know you're pregnant with a girl, it's a uterus within a uterus! Your little princess will have developed a uterus and vagina canal by the end of this week.
As for the mom, if you haven't seen you inn-y belly button yet, the great news is that you'll be discovering it popping out soon and stay in that way until after you've pushed your bun out from your oven. Be ready for breathing difficulty (well, not to the extreme side) since your lungs are squished by your belly and the space is getting more cramped as you can imagine. Everything else (your organs) in the mid-section is getting properly squeezed as well. Thanks to your growing (and grow and grow) belly. Be sure to eat your iron and calcium supplements, drink your pregnancy milk for mom and to continue with your folic acid (those prescribed by your gynae) daily since your body is producing more blood for both of you and your baby's bones are all in the process of hardening. Keep in mind that as more blood is being produced, it lowers your blood pressure. So standing up quickly and/or occasional speedy movements may cause slight dizziness or lightheadedness (yes! i agree to that totally!!). This is absolutely normal and it also means that preggo should stick to slow and steady movements.
Something that i didn't know: preggos at this point are producing more melanin, which cause dark patches of skin to occur on random parts of the body. These dark spots (unlike those of your parents) will retreat soon after birth (and so far, i haven't notice any on me yet and HOPEFULLY, they won't appear on me).
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Not much excitements compared to the beginnings of the pregnancy where you'd anticipate a lot of happenings on the baby. For now, the major progress of the baby is to grow in size so that the whole body grows into the right proportion with the used-to-be-enlarged-head. Gambate ah B!
"Oh yeah? Yeah...well, time flies." Time does fly when there are only 2 weeks to go to mark the half way of the 40 weeks journey. But when my mind flashed back to few months ago, "what!? Not even reaching half way yet? oh man~Time crawls la..."
I dont know. My thoughts just contradict among themselves sometimes. It has been 2 weeks since i last saw ah B on ultrasound monitor screen. I wish i could have u/s every day to know how he/she is doing inside. I miss ah B. He/she is so near yet so far...
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Baby should be about 15.24cm by now. Last measured, ah B was 11.05cm. Quite a remarkable growth in length hey! And weight? Should reach about 200g. I forgot to ask gynae to weigh my baby for me as i was too excited everytime i lie on the bed looking at the monitor til i forgot everything single thing that i had in my mind. =_="
Baby has, now, two layers of the epidermis and the dermis underneath the surface skin. The skin is now fully covered in a kind of wax and in medical term it is vernix caseosa and looks something like this:
I know..it looks YUCKS!!! *Imagining myself covered in a layer of room-temperatured white subtance oil...=/ eww~~~
Greasy, waxy, cheese-like substance are how it feels like! I know it sounds nasty but it does the baby good for goodness sake. This fatty secretions is covering the baby from head to toe to cover their extreme thin skin from bruising and abrasions as well as chapping since they stay in water for the whole 10 months. The greasy substance does something else apart from protecting the skin. You know the birthing process? The pushing part? You would thank that greasy waxy cream for smoothing the way for that watermelon to come out. If you know you're pregnant with a girl, it's a uterus within a uterus! Your little princess will have developed a uterus and vagina canal by the end of this week.
As for the mom, if you haven't seen you inn-y belly button yet, the great news is that you'll be discovering it popping out soon and stay in that way until after you've pushed your bun out from your oven. Be ready for breathing difficulty (well, not to the extreme side) since your lungs are squished by your belly and the space is getting more cramped as you can imagine. Everything else (your organs) in the mid-section is getting properly squeezed as well. Thanks to your growing (and grow and grow) belly. Be sure to eat your iron and calcium supplements, drink your pregnancy milk for mom and to continue with your folic acid (those prescribed by your gynae) daily since your body is producing more blood for both of you and your baby's bones are all in the process of hardening. Keep in mind that as more blood is being produced, it lowers your blood pressure. So standing up quickly and/or occasional speedy movements may cause slight dizziness or lightheadedness (yes! i agree to that totally!!). This is absolutely normal and it also means that preggo should stick to slow and steady movements.
Something that i didn't know: preggos at this point are producing more melanin, which cause dark patches of skin to occur on random parts of the body. These dark spots (unlike those of your parents) will retreat soon after birth (and so far, i haven't notice any on me yet and HOPEFULLY, they won't appear on me).
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Not much excitements compared to the beginnings of the pregnancy where you'd anticipate a lot of happenings on the baby. For now, the major progress of the baby is to grow in size so that the whole body grows into the right proportion with the used-to-be-enlarged-head. Gambate ah B!
Monday, May 26, 2008
是闷？还是平淡？
如果每天的生活如复印机般的重复又重复的过，你觉得生活是乏闷的？还是那是一种过得平淡的小幸福呢？
如果是十来二十岁的我，我应该会觉得生活没乐趣。会重复的思考人为什么要活在这么无聊无趣的世上。为什么我会没有朋友。为什么其他人的朋友圈子会那么大。为什么人家有男朋友而我却孤零零一个人。我的学业会是进步的还是退步呢。我的前途／钱途会是如何的呢。
回想起来，真的还是万分感恩。我也曾经历这一切但都过去了。感恩因为今天我还活着而且还活得很好。感恩虽然乐趣不比别人来得多但少少还是体验了朋友之间所有的欢乐。感恩我的双眼看到了这世界的美而并非我想像中的无趣。感恩我还是有朋友。感恩我的圈子不大但好的朋友有那么几个就够了。感恩没有糟糕的猪朋狗友让我踏上不归路。感恩上帝早就为我安排好我的人生的另一伴。感恩我还是顺利的大学毕业了并也努力的在商场上打滚过。上帝的恩典是要被数算的。那样我们才过的充实及满足。
回想起，四川的人民也过了不平凡的俩周但这些的不平凡让他们痛不欲生。那样的生活就是有趣的吗？不！我相信问他们的话他们宁可平淡的过一生也不愿经历这些灾难。没有人愿意经历这样痛苦的回忆。单是想到了这点我就不断的感恩又感恩。
所以，我认为生活得平淡并非是一件坏事也并非是无趣的。对于现在的我来说，每天的平淡是大幸福。偶尔接到一些电话传来一些坏消息就会让我精神紧崩的过一天。
朋友，你今天数算恩典了吗？你感恩了吗？
如果是十来二十岁的我，我应该会觉得生活没乐趣。会重复的思考人为什么要活在这么无聊无趣的世上。为什么我会没有朋友。为什么其他人的朋友圈子会那么大。为什么人家有男朋友而我却孤零零一个人。我的学业会是进步的还是退步呢。我的前途／钱途会是如何的呢。
回想起来，真的还是万分感恩。我也曾经历这一切但都过去了。感恩因为今天我还活着而且还活得很好。感恩虽然乐趣不比别人来得多但少少还是体验了朋友之间所有的欢乐。感恩我的双眼看到了这世界的美而并非我想像中的无趣。感恩我还是有朋友。感恩我的圈子不大但好的朋友有那么几个就够了。感恩没有糟糕的猪朋狗友让我踏上不归路。感恩上帝早就为我安排好我的人生的另一伴。感恩我还是顺利的大学毕业了并也努力的在商场上打滚过。上帝的恩典是要被数算的。那样我们才过的充实及满足。
回想起，四川的人民也过了不平凡的俩周但这些的不平凡让他们痛不欲生。那样的生活就是有趣的吗？不！我相信问他们的话他们宁可平淡的过一生也不愿经历这些灾难。没有人愿意经历这样痛苦的回忆。单是想到了这点我就不断的感恩又感恩。
所以，我认为生活得平淡并非是一件坏事也并非是无趣的。对于现在的我来说，每天的平淡是大幸福。偶尔接到一些电话传来一些坏消息就会让我精神紧崩的过一天。
朋友，你今天数算恩典了吗？你感恩了吗？
Saturday, May 24, 2008
感触
自从5.12四川大地震后就看到新闻报道和电视片段里的那些孤儿，那种母性的冲动就从我里边汹涌而出。孩子，看到你面世的那一刻做妈妈的我该怎么办呢？我想你不需要我为你带上华丽的妆容。你只需要我为你带上那个做为妈妈所保留的那满足笑容并且对你依偎着说：“孩子，你也辛苦了。”
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Fetal development: Week 16 / Wee lad or lassie?
I've had my anatomy ultrasound. Spinal cord is detected and it developed well. Brain of the size of a peanut, so far, appeared on the screen. Black spots showing both eye sockets are so visible. Nose and nose bridge are developed. Bones in the hands and fingers are so transparent since the skin is so thin and no fat composition has developed, yet, at this stage.
Pink or blue? Wee sitting or standing? We're only 80% sure cuz legs were crossed during screening. It's a mystery to be confirmed latter in the months.
Baby has lots of actions in there. Somersault. Yawn. Scratch head with the right hand. Flipping up and down. Just whole lot of self-entertaining programs lining up in there.
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Little fetus should measure about 11.45cm by this week. Mine is 11.05cm. I'm on the right track yay. The baby no longer looks like some sort of alien with out of proportion head to body ratio but rather they're starting to even out a bit and rest assure that the rest of the body is starting to grow faster than the head from now on. Baby's limbs are lengthening, almost reaching the normal proportions, which he/she will have at birth. Eye lids are seal shut at this stage but they're sensitive to the light. Hence, if you're planning to enjoy a sun bathe, your baby will be busy covering the eyes with their hands. Little one can suck the thumb and perform all sorts of actions with their hands, fingers, face (facial expressions) and reflex movements. They're just as active as they're going to be when they're ready for the world.
Wk 16 to wk 18 is a period where doctor would recommend for some tests to be carried out to check for the risks of genetic or birth defects. AFP test, which takes sample of preggo's blood and put it to test thus it's totally safe for the baby whereas amniocentesis test could be harmful for the baby at certain level since a sample of fluid need to be taken out from baby's amniotic sac. Both tests are to determine if baby's exposed to any risks of defects or Down Syndrome. I had some hesitation whether or not to do the test but hubby assures me that God is taking very good care of our baby so we just rest assure all the worries in His hands.
Give thanks to God that baby looks okay to gynae and she gave away that satisfaction look after checking our ah B. I'm relieved.
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Short note: My skin is stretching as stretched as possible. I feel the tension. Inside out. Outside in. It just makes me feel so uncomfortable at times. All my micro veins are becoming visible on both side of tummy. I'm like a bloated balloon ready to be let go into the air. Wait. Not yet. I'll stretch further and i will get bigger. Then, i shall be ready for the flying...in my hot air balloon. Goodnite folks.
Pink or blue? Wee sitting or standing? We're only 80% sure cuz legs were crossed during screening. It's a mystery to be confirmed latter in the months.
Baby has lots of actions in there. Somersault. Yawn. Scratch head with the right hand. Flipping up and down. Just whole lot of self-entertaining programs lining up in there.
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Little fetus should measure about 11.45cm by this week. Mine is 11.05cm. I'm on the right track yay. The baby no longer looks like some sort of alien with out of proportion head to body ratio but rather they're starting to even out a bit and rest assure that the rest of the body is starting to grow faster than the head from now on. Baby's limbs are lengthening, almost reaching the normal proportions, which he/she will have at birth. Eye lids are seal shut at this stage but they're sensitive to the light. Hence, if you're planning to enjoy a sun bathe, your baby will be busy covering the eyes with their hands. Little one can suck the thumb and perform all sorts of actions with their hands, fingers, face (facial expressions) and reflex movements. They're just as active as they're going to be when they're ready for the world.
Wk 16 to wk 18 is a period where doctor would recommend for some tests to be carried out to check for the risks of genetic or birth defects. AFP test, which takes sample of preggo's blood and put it to test thus it's totally safe for the baby whereas amniocentesis test could be harmful for the baby at certain level since a sample of fluid need to be taken out from baby's amniotic sac. Both tests are to determine if baby's exposed to any risks of defects or Down Syndrome. I had some hesitation whether or not to do the test but hubby assures me that God is taking very good care of our baby so we just rest assure all the worries in His hands.
Give thanks to God that baby looks okay to gynae and she gave away that satisfaction look after checking our ah B. I'm relieved.
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Short note: My skin is stretching as stretched as possible. I feel the tension. Inside out. Outside in. It just makes me feel so uncomfortable at times. All my micro veins are becoming visible on both side of tummy. I'm like a bloated balloon ready to be let go into the air. Wait. Not yet. I'll stretch further and i will get bigger. Then, i shall be ready for the flying...in my hot air balloon. Goodnite folks.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Too early?
Recently, i've kick start on my baby's prenatal learning process. How? Thanks to the BeBeSound Prenatal Kits (borrowed from a friend of mine) which includes a heartbeat listener, two earphones for both anticipating mom and dad, a pair of speakers with a fetal microphone. And a guidebook of course.
We failed to locate ah B's heartbeat mostly because ah B is still very small thus weaker heart pumps. So, we shall wait and wait til we reach 20+ weeks for stronger heartbeats from now. At the meantime, we indulge ourselves in the excitement talking to our unborn baby. We talk, we sing and we just blabber away twice daily for 10 mins session each cuz the book tells us baby needs a lot of rest. Don't over disturb.
I'm not too sure if this is too early but i'm sure it will sure has its positive effects on baby's brain development. Like learn to talk sooner, walk sooner, think sooner?...since brain controls everything else. Friend of mine introduced this BabyPlus product to me earlier last week. I'm still half confused with the functions of the product. It's said to contain 16 pre-recorded maternal heartbeats that differ from mom's and baby starts to learn to differentiate and thus get the brain to learn and function prenatally. I was a little convinced to get the product but then i have to shipped it oversea and bla x3 then i think i can just settle with the BeBeSound kits to get my ah B's brain functions early too. We'll see how it goes.
We failed to locate ah B's heartbeat mostly because ah B is still very small thus weaker heart pumps. So, we shall wait and wait til we reach 20+ weeks for stronger heartbeats from now. At the meantime, we indulge ourselves in the excitement talking to our unborn baby. We talk, we sing and we just blabber away twice daily for 10 mins session each cuz the book tells us baby needs a lot of rest. Don't over disturb.
I'm not too sure if this is too early but i'm sure it will sure has its positive effects on baby's brain development. Like learn to talk sooner, walk sooner, think sooner?...since brain controls everything else. Friend of mine introduced this BabyPlus product to me earlier last week. I'm still half confused with the functions of the product. It's said to contain 16 pre-recorded maternal heartbeats that differ from mom's and baby starts to learn to differentiate and thus get the brain to learn and function prenatally. I was a little convinced to get the product but then i have to shipped it oversea and bla x3 then i think i can just settle with the BeBeSound kits to get my ah B's brain functions early too. We'll see how it goes.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Mother's Day 2008
What I did? I sms-ed my faraway sister to buy a cake, which was on me, for my faraway mom in Australia. She settled with a green tea cake which to me it looks so much like an overgrown cabbage sitting on top of a layered sponge cake.
Cute yet scary...
As for my in laws, hubby and i bought a cake and it comes with a fresh carnation flower as a present for the mom. It was thoughtful in a way but when mom received that flower she laughed. She knew it's the tactic of cake houses nowadays to have "complimentary" flowers but i guess the cost has been added into the cake's price. We celebrated during lunch, cut cake, open up a red wine, took photos and all giggles away happily.
My thought? 2008 was kinda special for me thinking that i'm a mother-to-be and will i ever get to have celebrations from my kids in future? How long will it take for them to comprehend the actual meaning behind over-commercialised Mother's Day? I joked with my mom that my ah B will need many more years to come to be able to celebrate Mother's Day with me. Jokingly and yet so true, she replied "It doesn't matter cuz I also waited until today for my kids to understand it." I love my mom and now, my momS. Moms are indeed the greatest friends you can find on the Earth. Of course, dads aren't forgotten. They play significant roles in the family too! No money no talk! Dads are the greatest free ATM machines God has ever supply to human beings.
Cute yet scary...
As for my in laws, hubby and i bought a cake and it comes with a fresh carnation flower as a present for the mom. It was thoughtful in a way but when mom received that flower she laughed. She knew it's the tactic of cake houses nowadays to have "complimentary" flowers but i guess the cost has been added into the cake's price. We celebrated during lunch, cut cake, open up a red wine, took photos and all giggles away happily.
My thought? 2008 was kinda special for me thinking that i'm a mother-to-be and will i ever get to have celebrations from my kids in future? How long will it take for them to comprehend the actual meaning behind over-commercialised Mother's Day? I joked with my mom that my ah B will need many more years to come to be able to celebrate Mother's Day with me. Jokingly and yet so true, she replied "It doesn't matter cuz I also waited until today for my kids to understand it." I love my mom and now, my momS. Moms are indeed the greatest friends you can find on the Earth. Of course, dads aren't forgotten. They play significant roles in the family too! No money no talk! Dads are the greatest free ATM machines God has ever supply to human beings.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Cravings anyone?
Lately, i just love a rich spread of crunchy peanut butter on bread and munch it down together with a cup of thick Ribena drink! Sooo yummieeeeee!
To the preggos out there..
As early as week 11/12 onward, have you noticed that your heart beat is getting "louder"? It seems like someone is knocking from inside and when you look at your tummy's surface, you can even see the "thump thump thump" movement on the complexion itself.
If you do, you're more than just normal. I noticed it since my week 11 and according to findings, it's the increased volume of about 20-25% of blood in your body that is causing such heavy thumps. Your heart is working hard to provide blood for two individuals remember? So, protect your heart, eat healthy! Your body and baby will appreciate you in return.
If you do, you're more than just normal. I noticed it since my week 11 and according to findings, it's the increased volume of about 20-25% of blood in your body that is causing such heavy thumps. Your heart is working hard to provide blood for two individuals remember? So, protect your heart, eat healthy! Your body and baby will appreciate you in return.
Somewhere in Gunung Gading, Sarawak (photo post dated back to last year)
Half way heading towards the waterfall. It was soooo humid in the jungle!
Relaxing with mount-climbers in the hut near the fall
The life-saver waterfall we awaited for
A bloke cooling himself at the water pool
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Fetal development: Week 14
I think i'll begin to bore everyone with fetal development progress from now on since i've finally step foot in week 14, the start of second trimester of the whole pregnancy. Welcome to the second trimester!
I'm coping so far so good. According to internet findings and pregnancy books, all the nausea and morning sickness have subsided (thank good Lord i didn't experience much of those anyway). My little buckaroo should be about 8-11cm long by the end of this week, which according to pregnancy week it falls on 12/5/08 Monday. Its little body and limbs are coordinated enough for loads of complicated motions and at times, the whole body can move! And it's right that i still can't feel any of the motions cuz still tiny what..
Ohh..and guess what?! Little one develops the ability to move the eyes this week although the eyelids will still remain fused shut until third trimester. He/she will just spend most of the times entertaining him/herself making all sorts of fun facial expressions like squinting, frowning, and grimacing. Like how the little one can control the face muscles, he/she is able to grasp at things and suck their thumb with the little hands and fingers.
I guess any time from now, i'll have to get ready for some sudden odd bowel movement or the feeling that i've got gas cuz it might be my baby poking hello to me! I've been paying attention all this while but to my dismay, i haven't get to feel that so far.
Although the good-ol' symptoms of nausea and morning sickness are gone for some time before coming back again in third trimester, i have experienced dizziness, headache and little back pain now and then and they're exactly what the information told me. And the good news is the back pain is not going away but will increase as i gain more weight towards the end of the trimester. What more...i'll get ugly swollen legs and toes, ankle and/or fingers, which i've got all of them already. This is which they have a fancy name for it "water retention". Thank goodness they'll all go away after delivery.
I should just enjoy trimester two before i really turn into an overstuffed-lumbering-mammoth, which is not long to go.
Psst...I'll go for monthly ultrasound scan 2 weeks from today. Gender will be known then. =P
I'm coping so far so good. According to internet findings and pregnancy books, all the nausea and morning sickness have subsided (thank good Lord i didn't experience much of those anyway). My little buckaroo should be about 8-11cm long by the end of this week, which according to pregnancy week it falls on 12/5/08 Monday. Its little body and limbs are coordinated enough for loads of complicated motions and at times, the whole body can move! And it's right that i still can't feel any of the motions cuz still tiny what..
Ohh..and guess what?! Little one develops the ability to move the eyes this week although the eyelids will still remain fused shut until third trimester. He/she will just spend most of the times entertaining him/herself making all sorts of fun facial expressions like squinting, frowning, and grimacing. Like how the little one can control the face muscles, he/she is able to grasp at things and suck their thumb with the little hands and fingers.
I guess any time from now, i'll have to get ready for some sudden odd bowel movement or the feeling that i've got gas cuz it might be my baby poking hello to me! I've been paying attention all this while but to my dismay, i haven't get to feel that so far.
Although the good-ol' symptoms of nausea and morning sickness are gone for some time before coming back again in third trimester, i have experienced dizziness, headache and little back pain now and then and they're exactly what the information told me. And the good news is the back pain is not going away but will increase as i gain more weight towards the end of the trimester. What more...i'll get ugly swollen legs and toes, ankle and/or fingers, which i've got all of them already. This is which they have a fancy name for it "water retention". Thank goodness they'll all go away after delivery.
I should just enjoy trimester two before i really turn into an overstuffed-lumbering-mammoth, which is not long to go.
Psst...I'll go for monthly ultrasound scan 2 weeks from today. Gender will be known then. =P
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
7...is the evil number
Out of nowhere, we own 7 dogs now. All ranging from petite Shit-zhu to grand daddy German Shephard. I'm lucky that i'm pregnant that i dont deal directly with any of them in regards of food and play time. Dogs are weird kind of beings that sometimes you can just be so shocked and amazed and cry in awe of their behaviour.
You see, my bedroom is somewhere near the shelters where we keep the bigger dogs in. Out of the 3 huge dogs, two of them literally play with their eating bowls once they finish their food in the evenings. The klonking and clinking noise could happen anytime after 8pm before 8am. It is utterly annoying when all of the sudden your sweet dreams are shakened by a loud thump from the dropping STAINLESS STEEL BOWL onto cement floor. Then the game could go on for hours...
What the dogs did was flipping the bowls upside down so they would sit on the floor and they would just self entertain themselves moving and pushing the bowls around with their "hands". Then the German shephard dog would bite the end of the bowl and flip it into the air and they just glee with happiness when the bowls made noises. Until they accidentally push the bowls into their neighbour's area, which this third dog doesn't enjoy anything like that thank goodness!, then they would stop.
Unless they could literally speak dog's language for the dog to return them the bowls, i wondered to myself.
You see, my bedroom is somewhere near the shelters where we keep the bigger dogs in. Out of the 3 huge dogs, two of them literally play with their eating bowls once they finish their food in the evenings. The klonking and clinking noise could happen anytime after 8pm before 8am. It is utterly annoying when all of the sudden your sweet dreams are shakened by a loud thump from the dropping STAINLESS STEEL BOWL onto cement floor. Then the game could go on for hours...
What the dogs did was flipping the bowls upside down so they would sit on the floor and they would just self entertain themselves moving and pushing the bowls around with their "hands". Then the German shephard dog would bite the end of the bowl and flip it into the air and they just glee with happiness when the bowls made noises. Until they accidentally push the bowls into their neighbour's area, which this third dog doesn't enjoy anything like that thank goodness!, then they would stop.
Unless they could literally speak dog's language for the dog to return them the bowls, i wondered to myself.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Fret..or not
Just like all other ladies out there, I would never want to see myself goes out of shape. But i have to let it go this time round. It's a sacrifice to make. But, fret not!
I have successful histories of losing weights! Tons of weights! Who should i fear?! Wuahahaha~~~
When i was near the end of my teenage years, i moved to Australia to further my studies. Soon before i realised, i developed this eating disorder (in a way that i ate without much self-control) and my weights and shape rocketed high, touching the 60+kgs figures. With my height at 158cm, that's considered way too obese and it wasn't right at all. I looked round and resembled freshly baked cakes out of oven. Face=round, body=round, legs=all round! Nothing was rounder than me. And the thing was, i didn't realise how round i was until i saw a photo which was taken at my friend's backyard. It was awful!! I fret! Fret the only soul out of me. How could i eat and become that F.A.T all of sudden!
Then, i realised winter increases my body's metabolism rate and accelerates speed of burning calories and fats and hence, it makes me go hungry much faster. Then, i indulged in eating! How to control that? One needs to eat when one goes hungry. How to survive the hunger? Especially during the night. It was a nightmare. Even though i did realise it in the end, i just gave in every time i saw food in front of me. It took years to get myself in right eating order.
It was time i attended uni and with the help from tutes and spending most of the days in uni, i refrained myself from eating. I admit this is definitely not a healthy solution to slim down but i survived. I began with 2 pieces of bread and a cup of water in the morning and finished my day eating nothing else. Dinner time, i ate little portion of rice and lots of vegies and totally cut down on meat. I sipped on the yummy soup instead. I lost my weights in 2 months from 60+ to 56kgs. I was addicted to losing weight when i see the tremendous result! It was addictive. Gradually, i increased my food intake little by little and being whole day in uni attending classes, it helped to slim me down further to 51kgs. From then on, i maintained the weights til 3 years ago.
I met my bf (now promoted to hubby) and we enjoyed our foods of course! My weights went up again. A little this time to 54kgs. The extra kilos did show a little on my face and body since i'm the fleshy type. And just 3 months before my wedding, i went off to slimming centre, paid that money and got the professionals to do the job for me. All i need to do was to lie down, relax/doze off and by the time session ended, i felt "lighter"! Ha. And of course, thanks to the stress and all the cards, wedding arrangements and preparation we DIY-ed ourselves, i lost weight further to 47kgs. The lightest time in my whole life i would say. LOL! I havent seen that figure for some time now.
After months into marriage, the idea of pregnancy sunk in. Realising i didn't have enough fat for a good chance of conceiving (you have to have 24% of fats and above in your body in order to get pregnant), i need to put on weights again. After so much hard work..by the slimming professionals. They all gone down the drain. And the $$ too. Pfft.
There you go. My weight histories. I would say i'm quite proud with all the plummeting and rocketing of the figures throughout the years. At least, i know i'm able to achieve what i want with my strong desire for it. Perseverance is the key!
Now, what to fret when my body holds mostly liquid and fats that are going to wear off after delivery? Thanks to hubby for the treadmill in da house! And, thank goodness for the pool too! I'll put my determination to test after 6 months from now on.
I have successful histories of losing weights! Tons of weights! Who should i fear?! Wuahahaha~~~
When i was near the end of my teenage years, i moved to Australia to further my studies. Soon before i realised, i developed this eating disorder (in a way that i ate without much self-control) and my weights and shape rocketed high, touching the 60+kgs figures. With my height at 158cm, that's considered way too obese and it wasn't right at all. I looked round and resembled freshly baked cakes out of oven. Face=round, body=round, legs=all round! Nothing was rounder than me. And the thing was, i didn't realise how round i was until i saw a photo which was taken at my friend's backyard. It was awful!! I fret! Fret the only soul out of me. How could i eat and become that F.A.T all of sudden!
Then, i realised winter increases my body's metabolism rate and accelerates speed of burning calories and fats and hence, it makes me go hungry much faster. Then, i indulged in eating! How to control that? One needs to eat when one goes hungry. How to survive the hunger? Especially during the night. It was a nightmare. Even though i did realise it in the end, i just gave in every time i saw food in front of me. It took years to get myself in right eating order.
It was time i attended uni and with the help from tutes and spending most of the days in uni, i refrained myself from eating. I admit this is definitely not a healthy solution to slim down but i survived. I began with 2 pieces of bread and a cup of water in the morning and finished my day eating nothing else. Dinner time, i ate little portion of rice and lots of vegies and totally cut down on meat. I sipped on the yummy soup instead. I lost my weights in 2 months from 60+ to 56kgs. I was addicted to losing weight when i see the tremendous result! It was addictive. Gradually, i increased my food intake little by little and being whole day in uni attending classes, it helped to slim me down further to 51kgs. From then on, i maintained the weights til 3 years ago.
I met my bf (now promoted to hubby) and we enjoyed our foods of course! My weights went up again. A little this time to 54kgs. The extra kilos did show a little on my face and body since i'm the fleshy type. And just 3 months before my wedding, i went off to slimming centre, paid that money and got the professionals to do the job for me. All i need to do was to lie down, relax/doze off and by the time session ended, i felt "lighter"! Ha. And of course, thanks to the stress and all the cards, wedding arrangements and preparation we DIY-ed ourselves, i lost weight further to 47kgs. The lightest time in my whole life i would say. LOL! I havent seen that figure for some time now.
After months into marriage, the idea of pregnancy sunk in. Realising i didn't have enough fat for a good chance of conceiving (you have to have 24% of fats and above in your body in order to get pregnant), i need to put on weights again. After so much hard work..by the slimming professionals. They all gone down the drain. And the $$ too. Pfft.
There you go. My weight histories. I would say i'm quite proud with all the plummeting and rocketing of the figures throughout the years. At least, i know i'm able to achieve what i want with my strong desire for it. Perseverance is the key!
Now, what to fret when my body holds mostly liquid and fats that are going to wear off after delivery? Thanks to hubby for the treadmill in da house! And, thank goodness for the pool too! I'll put my determination to test after 6 months from now on.
Friday, April 25, 2008
All for the sake of precious one..
1. I'm a bird. One that is caged.
2. I forgot how I looked before I fell pregnant. Now, I'm all out of shape and to top it off, I'm getting heavier all the time.
3. I was all the time active, energetic and outgoing. Now, I'm all the time in inactive mode. Bed is my new best friend.
4. I used to eat without much hesitation of what I ate. Now, I need to peel the skin of each grape I pop into my mouth.
5. I was a coffee, tea and coke lover. Now, my main beverage is Anmum milk powder.
6. I swam, played badminton and jogged. Now, I see the 4 walls, some windows and fishes in the pond. Damn, even they have bigger rooms, comparing our sizes.
7. I went out to enjoy husband-wife's night out in some cool cafes randomly. Now, refer to 5.
8. Travelling was a breeze. Now, it's a banned mind and topic for the next 6 months. Or wait until baby is out, safe and sound and age 1.5 years old. That's approximately in 2 years time? Great.
9. I faced computer when I needed it. Now, I'm addicted to Facebook and picked up the old forgotten Yahoo! Mahjong after so many years.
10. I talked to others. To family. To friends. To hubby. Now, I talked to myself stupidly and to the air, assuming baby could hear what I've blabbered.
Ah well...
2. I forgot how I looked before I fell pregnant. Now, I'm all out of shape and to top it off, I'm getting heavier all the time.
3. I was all the time active, energetic and outgoing. Now, I'm all the time in inactive mode. Bed is my new best friend.
4. I used to eat without much hesitation of what I ate. Now, I need to peel the skin of each grape I pop into my mouth.
5. I was a coffee, tea and coke lover. Now, my main beverage is Anmum milk powder.
6. I swam, played badminton and jogged. Now, I see the 4 walls, some windows and fishes in the pond. Damn, even they have bigger rooms, comparing our sizes.
7. I went out to enjoy husband-wife's night out in some cool cafes randomly. Now, refer to 5.
8. Travelling was a breeze. Now, it's a banned mind and topic for the next 6 months. Or wait until baby is out, safe and sound and age 1.5 years old. That's approximately in 2 years time? Great.
9. I faced computer when I needed it. Now, I'm addicted to Facebook and picked up the old forgotten Yahoo! Mahjong after so many years.
10. I talked to others. To family. To friends. To hubby. Now, I talked to myself stupidly and to the air, assuming baby could hear what I've blabbered.
Ah well...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Give me my old stamina back!
Time crawls when you're in the shoes in whatever circumstances you do not expect to engage in. Pregnancy is so far so good. Had a few morning sickness now and then. Few big and small appetites now and then. Gain and lost some weights now and then. It's all weird in a sense. You never know you'll be feeling good/yucky for a day. Let alone talking about what is planned to happen tomorrow.
I got myself out of bed for a week to stay in office. I can do or do nothing in office but just get myself out of the house. Then the following week, i'll be staying at home in bed to rejuvenate myself again, looking at i'm only 10 wks pregnant and i need a lot of rest.
I almost got myself into food poisoning last night after i ate some meat that were contaminated by flies. Thank God i had diarrhea and vomited all out pretty soon after that just to get rid of those bacteria out of my body. The thought of bacteria harming my baby is scaring the hell out of me. Prayerfully, I hope he/she is alright in there. I promised myself i'll eat more sensibly from now on. Afterall, a good mother has to learn to act sensibly in any circumstances.
I got myself out of bed for a week to stay in office. I can do or do nothing in office but just get myself out of the house. Then the following week, i'll be staying at home in bed to rejuvenate myself again, looking at i'm only 10 wks pregnant and i need a lot of rest.
I almost got myself into food poisoning last night after i ate some meat that were contaminated by flies. Thank God i had diarrhea and vomited all out pretty soon after that just to get rid of those bacteria out of my body. The thought of bacteria harming my baby is scaring the hell out of me. Prayerfully, I hope he/she is alright in there. I promised myself i'll eat more sensibly from now on. Afterall, a good mother has to learn to act sensibly in any circumstances.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A little more than bulging belly
Pregnancy is a little more complicated than what i thought to be just the bulging belly itself. It's all about knowledge and learning human biology all over again. Well, not exactly. Some things are just not in the books. Schools won't teach you how to do A to get B and do C to get to D. You have to learn it by hard.
Schools teach you about XX chromosome for a girl and XY for a boy but they never teach you sperms of X-chromosome are bigger in size, swim slower, carry food on them for "camping" and of course, live longer than those of Y-chromosomes. And not to mention that due to the various characteristics of X-chromosome sperms, you wanna have girls, you gotta xxx like 6-5 days (back count) prior AND stop whatever you enjoyed 3-2 days before and on the ovulation day. Well, why stop since it maximizes the chance of scoring a goal? I've said, if you want a girl, you should do something like above.
Y-chromosome sperms appear slimmer, swim faster and die off quicker as they can't be bother to carry food on them. So, if you continue xxx for the rest of the days until ovulation day, you'll max the chance for the Y-sperms to reach the goal faster instead of allowing the X-sperms to do that. Poor them! They've been camping for days....
If you don't mind having either a boy/girl, then do however and whatever you want from after menstrual til ovulation and stop right there since anything after ovulation is no more fertile.
Now, if you would like boys, of course, as much xxx 3-2 days before and on ovulation day itself and hopefully they can find their right way. Again, only one side of the ovaries is at work each month so if the swimmers get in the wrong entrance then bless them.
Above are only some guidelines i learnt by hard via Internet and i don't bear any responsibilities upon any failures (credit me the success if you've seen this and did what i told ya and yay~you're pregnant). Please also be advised that even if you have done all the above and still don't see the result, the cold hard fact is that, there's only 25% chance of conceiving each month for doing everything correctly.
Another fact is, sometimes the more u depend on those ovulation kits, Basal Body Temperature-taking and charting and etc, the less chance you might get to conceive. Maybe it's the stress factor. The more stress u put on yourself and yr partner, the more it might not be a success. Mine? I threw those away 1-2 months ago and later, i'm having a small bulging belly. Believe it or not.
After some facts on the sperms, let's look at the ovary.
Image taken from http://www.medicalook.com
Those (many) round follicles, you actually get them from your mother since the day you were formed as a fetus inside your mummy's womb. Those follicles are being released every month to assist with your ovulation (some months you don't get ovulation even though you're perfectly healthy and menstrual still arrives like every other months). You will see all the round follicles as some deep black holes on computer scan. The "holes" vary in sizes. Holes with bigger size means they're almost ready to rupture and follicle in it to be released for ovulation in the next few months. The number of holes and follicles DO NOT increase in numbers as you grow older but in fact, they decrease in numbers. That, explains the proved fact that older women (>35) are less fertile as the follicles have been decreasing for the past 30+ earlier years and they're left with not many in the ovaries. It makes conceiving a little more less chance and harder than younger age women. To me, it's a very scary fact to come to know this. Just to think that one day, my ovaries will not have any of the fertile follicle left makes me go @_@"
So, if you're healthy, got a steady ongoing partner to spend the life with, not against marriage, not having that thought "i should enjoy while i'm still young", not against babies, not against the idea of having the responsibility of taking care of a family, then i don't see why you're not into the idea of getting married a little younger and get started a little younger. And no offense to anyone here. Everyone enjoys different lives. So enjoy yours.
Schools teach you about XX chromosome for a girl and XY for a boy but they never teach you sperms of X-chromosome are bigger in size, swim slower, carry food on them for "camping" and of course, live longer than those of Y-chromosomes. And not to mention that due to the various characteristics of X-chromosome sperms, you wanna have girls, you gotta xxx like 6-5 days (back count) prior AND stop whatever you enjoyed 3-2 days before and on the ovulation day. Well, why stop since it maximizes the chance of scoring a goal? I've said, if you want a girl, you should do something like above.
Y-chromosome sperms appear slimmer, swim faster and die off quicker as they can't be bother to carry food on them. So, if you continue xxx for the rest of the days until ovulation day, you'll max the chance for the Y-sperms to reach the goal faster instead of allowing the X-sperms to do that. Poor them! They've been camping for days....
If you don't mind having either a boy/girl, then do however and whatever you want from after menstrual til ovulation and stop right there since anything after ovulation is no more fertile.
Now, if you would like boys, of course, as much xxx 3-2 days before and on ovulation day itself and hopefully they can find their right way. Again, only one side of the ovaries is at work each month so if the swimmers get in the wrong entrance then bless them.
Above are only some guidelines i learnt by hard via Internet and i don't bear any responsibilities upon any failures (credit me the success if you've seen this and did what i told ya and yay~you're pregnant). Please also be advised that even if you have done all the above and still don't see the result, the cold hard fact is that, there's only 25% chance of conceiving each month for doing everything correctly.
Another fact is, sometimes the more u depend on those ovulation kits, Basal Body Temperature-taking and charting and etc, the less chance you might get to conceive. Maybe it's the stress factor. The more stress u put on yourself and yr partner, the more it might not be a success. Mine? I threw those away 1-2 months ago and later, i'm having a small bulging belly. Believe it or not.
After some facts on the sperms, let's look at the ovary.
Image taken from http://www.medicalook.com
Those (many) round follicles, you actually get them from your mother since the day you were formed as a fetus inside your mummy's womb. Those follicles are being released every month to assist with your ovulation (some months you don't get ovulation even though you're perfectly healthy and menstrual still arrives like every other months). You will see all the round follicles as some deep black holes on computer scan. The "holes" vary in sizes. Holes with bigger size means they're almost ready to rupture and follicle in it to be released for ovulation in the next few months. The number of holes and follicles DO NOT increase in numbers as you grow older but in fact, they decrease in numbers. That, explains the proved fact that older women (>35) are less fertile as the follicles have been decreasing for the past 30+ earlier years and they're left with not many in the ovaries. It makes conceiving a little more less chance and harder than younger age women. To me, it's a very scary fact to come to know this. Just to think that one day, my ovaries will not have any of the fertile follicle left makes me go @_@"
So, if you're healthy, got a steady ongoing partner to spend the life with, not against marriage, not having that thought "i should enjoy while i'm still young", not against babies, not against the idea of having the responsibility of taking care of a family, then i don't see why you're not into the idea of getting married a little younger and get started a little younger. And no offense to anyone here. Everyone enjoys different lives. So enjoy yours.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
幸福婚姻的8堂课
结了婚才觉得自己孤单...? 那是结婚好还是不结婚好呢?
其实“大多数夫妻是为了错误的理由而结婚”。你一脚踩进婚姻漫长的旅途了吗? 你还是有希望的，只要做点改变，夫妻关系就可以起死回生。
1。驯服自己就能驯夫
为什么婚姻令人觉得孤单呢? 治疗专家认为。多半是因为期待落空的关系。
原本以为伴侶能够满足我们的需求，却没想到只要是向外的需求，都无法令人满足。
其实驯夫应该从“驯服自己”开始。
“我们都为了埋藏在自己内心的问题而惩罚别人。”
事实上，每个人都带着原生家庭的伤口长大的，每个人多少都有些缺憾。
了解创伤的根源，才能达到疗愈的功效。
2。放下对对方的期待
你我都知道人不是十全十美的。你能做到的事不代表别人相同能够做得到。何苦勉强／教你的伴侶如何来爱你呢? 为何不用心来体会他／她对你的爱呢? 那会是一种不同的享受。
只有不断的学习着接受和放下，才能放下对对方的期待。
3。你想得到的，你先给
“你跟对方要什么礼物，就是你要先给出的礼物。”
希望对方给你什么，不妨先给对方，慢慢就会有所转变。
人有种“你愈要我怎样，我偏不怎样”的劣根性。
愈想改变对方，反而愈不容易达成目标。
只要你不再强求，放开你的手，对方感觉如释重负，就比较有兴趣来取悦你。
4。发自内心赞美对方
人是最感性的动物，所以人会感受得到一个人的赞美是真心的或者是假意的。
发自内心的赞美应该是最容易的，如果你是真的爱你的伴侶。
不需刻意或伪装的想要从对方身上得到什么的赞美才是最真实，最贴心的。
5。真正的爱，不会伤痛
最重要的是，女性千万不可陷入牺牲和角色扮演中。
爱是自然的流露，自然的“给”，牺牲的人拼命的付出，却没有空间接受，久了也会筋疲力尽的。
不少人被生活中 “做妻子的应该怎么做，不该做什么，该怎么做 或者做丈夫的应该帮忙包办什么家务事” 的事压得喘不过气，觉得只有自己一个人在付出却没有得到任何回报，频问：“为什么只有我变，对方永远不用改变?”
切记，如果你的改变只是想换来对方的改变，那就会永远没有改变了。
当女人懂得放手后，变得轻松愉快，也让男人知道该怎么做。
不妨给于一些爱的鼓励：“你为我做这些我觉得好幸福。”
万物起头难啊～但还是要继续不断的去做：“任何人都可以用爱灌溉。”
6。再次承诺的魔力
男人最怕，女人最爱！
这也是牵扯到男人与女人的构造的不相同。
男人；直接，用脑和理性来思考，不喜欢重复和做多余的谈话／事情
女人：拐弯抹角，用“心”和感性来思考，喜欢重复和做多余的谈话／事情
简单来说，简直就是两个世界的人，不应该放置在一起。
但是，人的一生，难道那每一天区区的1秒种“再次的承诺”都算是多余的吗?
7。放下尊严，彼此尊敬
女人没男人是不行的。男人没女人也是不成的。（这句话一向来都引起许多纠纷和话题）
不说肉体，其实人要的是那一种心灵上的依靠。互相依靠。
所谓的男女平等，其实根本不存在。请查阅第3点。
“你愈觉得女人一定要靠男人才行，我就愈不靠 ／ 你愈觉得男人一定要靠女人才行，我就愈不靠”。
偏偏，女人往往会发出这样的信息因为在古时，女人是被视为弱者，被踩在男人的脚下。随着时代的改变，女人就誓死要比男人强。
这是社会风气所捏造出来的女人，所以就怪不得女人有这样的概念。
但是，如果你想维持美好的情侶或夫妻关系，无论男女都要放开这伤感情的概念。
在你所爱的人的眼里，你不需要这样辛苦把你的尊严高高褂。
8。复习心动的初衷
忘记了那初次的心动了吗?
碰到令你喜欢的对象，不要发展成外遇，而是应该在心里感谢这个人提醒了你， 你最初对你伴侶的心动，并选择再次跟伴侶承诺，这些他人身上的魅力也会巧妙的转移到伴侶身上。
除非你想出轨，不然你不会让你的心和身体这么做。
其实“大多数夫妻是为了错误的理由而结婚”。你一脚踩进婚姻漫长的旅途了吗? 你还是有希望的，只要做点改变，夫妻关系就可以起死回生。
1。驯服自己就能驯夫
为什么婚姻令人觉得孤单呢? 治疗专家认为。多半是因为期待落空的关系。
原本以为伴侶能够满足我们的需求，却没想到只要是向外的需求，都无法令人满足。
其实驯夫应该从“驯服自己”开始。
“我们都为了埋藏在自己内心的问题而惩罚别人。”
事实上，每个人都带着原生家庭的伤口长大的，每个人多少都有些缺憾。
了解创伤的根源，才能达到疗愈的功效。
2。放下对对方的期待
你我都知道人不是十全十美的。你能做到的事不代表别人相同能够做得到。何苦勉强／教你的伴侶如何来爱你呢? 为何不用心来体会他／她对你的爱呢? 那会是一种不同的享受。
只有不断的学习着接受和放下，才能放下对对方的期待。
3。你想得到的，你先给
“你跟对方要什么礼物，就是你要先给出的礼物。”
希望对方给你什么，不妨先给对方，慢慢就会有所转变。
人有种“你愈要我怎样，我偏不怎样”的劣根性。
愈想改变对方，反而愈不容易达成目标。
只要你不再强求，放开你的手，对方感觉如释重负，就比较有兴趣来取悦你。
4。发自内心赞美对方
人是最感性的动物，所以人会感受得到一个人的赞美是真心的或者是假意的。
发自内心的赞美应该是最容易的，如果你是真的爱你的伴侶。
不需刻意或伪装的想要从对方身上得到什么的赞美才是最真实，最贴心的。
5。真正的爱，不会伤痛
最重要的是，女性千万不可陷入牺牲和角色扮演中。
爱是自然的流露，自然的“给”，牺牲的人拼命的付出，却没有空间接受，久了也会筋疲力尽的。
不少人被生活中 “做妻子的应该怎么做，不该做什么，该怎么做 或者做丈夫的应该帮忙包办什么家务事” 的事压得喘不过气，觉得只有自己一个人在付出却没有得到任何回报，频问：“为什么只有我变，对方永远不用改变?”
切记，如果你的改变只是想换来对方的改变，那就会永远没有改变了。
当女人懂得放手后，变得轻松愉快，也让男人知道该怎么做。
不妨给于一些爱的鼓励：“你为我做这些我觉得好幸福。”
万物起头难啊～但还是要继续不断的去做：“任何人都可以用爱灌溉。”
6。再次承诺的魔力
男人最怕，女人最爱！
这也是牵扯到男人与女人的构造的不相同。
男人；直接，用脑和理性来思考，不喜欢重复和做多余的谈话／事情
女人：拐弯抹角，用“心”和感性来思考，喜欢重复和做多余的谈话／事情
简单来说，简直就是两个世界的人，不应该放置在一起。
但是，人的一生，难道那每一天区区的1秒种“再次的承诺”都算是多余的吗?
7。放下尊严，彼此尊敬
女人没男人是不行的。男人没女人也是不成的。（这句话一向来都引起许多纠纷和话题）
不说肉体，其实人要的是那一种心灵上的依靠。互相依靠。
所谓的男女平等，其实根本不存在。请查阅第3点。
“你愈觉得女人一定要靠男人才行，我就愈不靠 ／ 你愈觉得男人一定要靠女人才行，我就愈不靠”。
偏偏，女人往往会发出这样的信息因为在古时，女人是被视为弱者，被踩在男人的脚下。随着时代的改变，女人就誓死要比男人强。
这是社会风气所捏造出来的女人，所以就怪不得女人有这样的概念。
但是，如果你想维持美好的情侶或夫妻关系，无论男女都要放开这伤感情的概念。
在你所爱的人的眼里，你不需要这样辛苦把你的尊严高高褂。
8。复习心动的初衷
忘记了那初次的心动了吗?
碰到令你喜欢的对象，不要发展成外遇，而是应该在心里感谢这个人提醒了你， 你最初对你伴侶的心动，并选择再次跟伴侶承诺，这些他人身上的魅力也会巧妙的转移到伴侶身上。
除非你想出轨，不然你不会让你的心和身体这么做。
Saturday, March 15, 2008
No more wait
2 weeks are just too long for a wait, dont you think so?? Agree? Yeah...
So regardless of my appointment date on 18th March, I popped in the gynae's clinic this morning with husband. We are 3 days early but after a week plus had gone by, something should be able to be seen i think. Thick faced, i registered my name down and almost immediately before i managed to find a seat, the nurse asked me into the room while husband was still looking for car spot.
A senior nurse led me to another room and sat me down. She searched for my file and opened it and asked me what i was there for today. I rolled my eyes a bit and told her i wanted to ask doc about the safety issue of some direct sales vitamins and ALSO, to do a scan if possible. She looked away a while and told me that i might not need to do the scan since i've done it last time. But, she didn't know nothing could be seen in the sac last time. Duh! I want the scan today. I must see something on the screen. Get me laid down on the bed. Do the test. I'll pay the money. *Dont you know pregnant women are aggressive?*
Without further ado, she took me to the bed and i waited for the doc to scan me. My husband joined the team shortly. This time i saw the sac grew much bigger and within the sac there's another little sac. In medical term, i dont know what it's named but the fetus is inside the little sac in the big sac. Very blur. Couldn't see much. I was very anxious at that point where i couldn't see much again. Husband got anxious altogether. Laughingly, the gynae tried to calm the couples down by using the cross hair to point to a little "flashing" dot in the little sac. THERE IT IS! MY BABY!!!!The tiny little heart is beating like nobody's business! T___T Almost want to burst into tears la! Anxiety+anticipation+amazement+cuteness overloaded = holding back tears (at least wait til i get home first). The heart is already functioning at this point of time even though it is still very weak. Too tiny to be seen vividly, it just looks like some flashing LED light if you turn it on and off. Beating ma! ^_^ I'm so proud of you my little one! Keep on fighting for life and our God will be guiding your way! No fear!
So regardless of my appointment date on 18th March, I popped in the gynae's clinic this morning with husband. We are 3 days early but after a week plus had gone by, something should be able to be seen i think. Thick faced, i registered my name down and almost immediately before i managed to find a seat, the nurse asked me into the room while husband was still looking for car spot.
A senior nurse led me to another room and sat me down. She searched for my file and opened it and asked me what i was there for today. I rolled my eyes a bit and told her i wanted to ask doc about the safety issue of some direct sales vitamins and ALSO, to do a scan if possible. She looked away a while and told me that i might not need to do the scan since i've done it last time. But, she didn't know nothing could be seen in the sac last time. Duh! I want the scan today. I must see something on the screen. Get me laid down on the bed. Do the test. I'll pay the money. *Dont you know pregnant women are aggressive?*
Without further ado, she took me to the bed and i waited for the doc to scan me. My husband joined the team shortly. This time i saw the sac grew much bigger and within the sac there's another little sac. In medical term, i dont know what it's named but the fetus is inside the little sac in the big sac. Very blur. Couldn't see much. I was very anxious at that point where i couldn't see much again. Husband got anxious altogether. Laughingly, the gynae tried to calm the couples down by using the cross hair to point to a little "flashing" dot in the little sac. THERE IT IS! MY BABY!!!!The tiny little heart is beating like nobody's business! T___T Almost want to burst into tears la! Anxiety+anticipation+amazement+cuteness overloaded = holding back tears (at least wait til i get home first). The heart is already functioning at this point of time even though it is still very weak. Too tiny to be seen vividly, it just looks like some flashing LED light if you turn it on and off. Beating ma! ^_^ I'm so proud of you my little one! Keep on fighting for life and our God will be guiding your way! No fear!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
z z z Z Z Z
I just can't get myself to do anything. I sleep all day. I feel so not myself. I've been attacked by alien hormones. My body is overtaken by the hormones! I could imagine they're setting up a control room somewhere in the body and taking control over my internal organs and messing up the systems T_T. I feel like crying for no reason. I feel the anger for no reason as well. I feel so hungry all the time. After eating, i still eat. I eat. I sleep. Then wake up to eat some more. Then sleep some more. Then i eat some more for high-T. Then nap. Then get ready for dinner. Then wander around a bit then get ready for good night sleep. Arghh~~~~
I feel so "bear"/"pig".
I rarely go out since the gynae-visit day. Hubby worries that i might move too much so i stay at home hibernating all the time. For two weeks, I went to office for 3 times (flexible job). Lucky me huh.
Despite all the groanings, I know i should be giving thanks. So far, i haven't experience much of those so called morning sickness. Sometimes i do feel very nauseated but not to the extend of vomiting my lungs out. If the condition continues so, i should be one of those lucky ones not having severe morning sickness.
Each day seems like life-long for me. I wait for time to go by. I feed the fishes. Sitting beside the pond, staring at them to finish eating. Then throw some more fish food. They're gonna be so bloated by the end of the day and so fat by the end of my pregnancy term. I hope they're some happy fishes to be fed with so much food.
I feel so "bear"/"pig".
I rarely go out since the gynae-visit day. Hubby worries that i might move too much so i stay at home hibernating all the time. For two weeks, I went to office for 3 times (flexible job). Lucky me huh.
Despite all the groanings, I know i should be giving thanks. So far, i haven't experience much of those so called morning sickness. Sometimes i do feel very nauseated but not to the extend of vomiting my lungs out. If the condition continues so, i should be one of those lucky ones not having severe morning sickness.
Each day seems like life-long for me. I wait for time to go by. I feed the fishes. Sitting beside the pond, staring at them to finish eating. Then throw some more fish food. They're gonna be so bloated by the end of the day and so fat by the end of my pregnancy term. I hope they're some happy fishes to be fed with so much food.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
1st addition
Finally, after a year's of wait and anticipation, here it comes surprising us. The timing is so right in God's hands. After i quit the teacher's job. After we had our 1st year anniversary honeymoon. After the hectic Chinese New Year schedules and celebrations and not to mention of the much drinkings involved. It arrives on time and it's to be expected to come to the world early Nov 2008. Just in time to catch the "rat tail" yes? I'm not those superstitious kind of person but I'm a Chinese so immediately those Chinese horoscopes flash thru my mind. Odd Chinese odd! Anyway, as long as the baby is healthy, all the others are nothing.
Looking back my previous post on 25th Feb, no wonder i hibernated A LOT! It was all due to hormonal changes in me. I sensed something wasn't right and with a long due menstrual, it triggered my suspicion for some pee sticks-testings. Never those pee sticks turned out to be so valuable and appealing in front of my eyes (and hubby's). We were all confirmed that i need some gynae-visit immediately the next day.
It wasn't long before my turn to be called into the room and straight ahead they laid me on the bed waiting for the gynae to ultrasound scan me. To our delight, a yolk sac was found. Tiny but visible to the machine. At the stage of 5w2d, everything was still too early to be seen. We saw nothing in the sac. Not even a dot. Nothing. This sunk my heart a little. But our gynae reassured us that a baby will be seen in there shortly (after 2 weeks wait) and that 2 weeks seemed like eternal for me.
Joy overflowed. Good news spread and we could wait no longer! Fine. We're a bit big mouth but we couldn't care less. We understand that since God provides, He will take care of the young one. With that faith, we broke the news to close friends, close relatives and of coz both sides parents and siblings were the first to know.
And I come to realise that a fact when someone is pregnant, every single individual besides her (no matter he/she is married or single or young or old or experienced or non-experienced) all becomes expert in pregnancy stuffs all of sudden. You'll get advises from head to heel of what to do/not to do or what to eat/not to eat or what to stay away from etc. Sometimes, it can be a bit overwhelming and of course, i appreciate every bits of them as they're all of good intention, aren't they?
So for the mean time, more hibernations are needed!
Looking back my previous post on 25th Feb, no wonder i hibernated A LOT! It was all due to hormonal changes in me. I sensed something wasn't right and with a long due menstrual, it triggered my suspicion for some pee sticks-testings. Never those pee sticks turned out to be so valuable and appealing in front of my eyes (and hubby's). We were all confirmed that i need some gynae-visit immediately the next day.
It wasn't long before my turn to be called into the room and straight ahead they laid me on the bed waiting for the gynae to ultrasound scan me. To our delight, a yolk sac was found. Tiny but visible to the machine. At the stage of 5w2d, everything was still too early to be seen. We saw nothing in the sac. Not even a dot. Nothing. This sunk my heart a little. But our gynae reassured us that a baby will be seen in there shortly (after 2 weeks wait) and that 2 weeks seemed like eternal for me.
Joy overflowed. Good news spread and we could wait no longer! Fine. We're a bit big mouth but we couldn't care less. We understand that since God provides, He will take care of the young one. With that faith, we broke the news to close friends, close relatives and of coz both sides parents and siblings were the first to know.
And I come to realise that a fact when someone is pregnant, every single individual besides her (no matter he/she is married or single or young or old or experienced or non-experienced) all becomes expert in pregnancy stuffs all of sudden. You'll get advises from head to heel of what to do/not to do or what to eat/not to eat or what to stay away from etc. Sometimes, it can be a bit overwhelming and of course, i appreciate every bits of them as they're all of good intention, aren't they?
So for the mean time, more hibernations are needed!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Today, i hibernated! A lot. As a consequence, i was super hyperactive in the evening. As the boredom hit me hard, i was inspired by PinkPau to do something stoopid to my friends, below are my results:
Victim 1:
helen says:
mei jin, i give u
mei jin says:
give me wat huh??
helen says:
ah jin, i give u snail
mei jin says:
y???
helen says:
u can do anything with it
helen says:
cook it or play with it
mei jin says:
oh
mei jin says:
....
Note: eheheh
(waiting for next victim to reply me)
Victim 2:
---> kAReN <--- ............... says:
yo
helen says:
mek, i give u snail
---> kAReN <--- says:
u put wat in its house?
---> kAReN <--- says:
so nice..
---> kAReN <--- says:
snail mail~
---> kAReN <--- says:
long time no receive snail mail liao
---> kAReN <--- says:
me away for a while
helen says:
cannot
---> kAReN <--- says:
eat dinner
helen says:
Victim 1:
helen says:
mei jin, i give u
mei jin says:
give me wat huh??
helen says:
ah jin, i give u snail
mei jin says:
y???
helen says:
u can do anything with it
helen says:
cook it or play with it
mei jin says:
oh
mei jin says:
....
Note: eheheh
(waiting for next victim to reply me)
Victim 2:
---> kAReN <--- ............... says:
yo
helen says:
mek, i give u snail
---> kAReN <--- says:
u put wat in its house?
---> kAReN <--- says:
so nice..
---> kAReN <--- says:
snail mail~
---> kAReN <--- says:
long time no receive snail mail liao
---> kAReN <--- says:
me away for a while
helen says:
cannot
---> kAReN <--- says:
eat dinner
helen says:
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