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Welcome to my little spot on the WWW! I'm newly and happily married and we've just decided to start on Project Little Monkey to add to our multicultural home.
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This one's for the dads
So much of pregnancy is about the mums and the bond between mums and the baby. Johnson & Johnson's tagline is "When a baby is born, so is a mother." Sometimes we forget "When a baby is born, so is a FATHER."My father was over the moon when I w...
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Mum and Dad get to see Little Monkey's latest scan
I'm back home in my little hometown in Malaysia for a week to see my mum and dad. I flew infrom Jakarta on Air Asia, one of the region's many budget carriers. It's pretty good service, the planes were on time and we landed 20 minutes early. Unfor...
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Bonding before birth
To tell the truth, I'm absolutely in love with our baby even before we've met him, so I don't have a bonding problem. Even though the thought of labour and delivery makes me really nervous, I can't wait to meet him and I think he'll make us a very l...
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It's a BOY!!!
Little Monkey is a BOY!!! We've just returned from a holiday in Canada and arrived in Jakarta at 1130pm on Wed night. The first thing I did on Thurs was to call my doc and scheduled an appointment for the very next day. Top Monkey came along as we...
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Little Monkey waves to the world!
I went to see another gynae on Thursday. After thinking about it, I realised I wasn't too comfy with the first gynae I'd seen on Tues. For starters, I told him that I was now 16 weeks and my gynae in KL had told me that I should inform him that I nee...
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5th scan at 16 weeks
Can you believe it? I'm almost halfway there. I'm 16+1 now (i.e. 16 weeks + 1 day) into my pregnancy. Saw my gynae here in Jakarta for the first time. I can't post any pics of the scan. The machine they were using gave grainier images than the o...
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Whee! I've bought my first pair of maternity jeans!
Feeling like a real mom now! Look at me! I'm shopping in the maternity section! I've got a wee bump! You know what's the best thing about buying maternity clothes? The sizes don't really matter! I know that if in normal times I was looking for ...
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Buying maternity clothes
I've come to the point where my bump won't allow me to wear my jeans anymore. They fit all right when I'm standing up but all I have to do is sit and eek! - it digs into me. So last weekend, we went shopping along Kemang for mummy clothes. I told T...
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My 1st pregnancy - the trip so far
I'm now 8 weeks pregnant (according to the ticker) and I've quite enjoyed it so far. This is what I remembered happening to me:Before I testedI'd suspected I was pregnant because I'd missed my period and I'm never late. Plus I checked up on symptom...
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Phew!!! All's ok!
Just had my doctor's visit and the scan and baby's all okay!!! I was so happy! Little Monkey's progressing along nicely and we even heard her heartbeat! It went *piddypiddypiddypiddypiddypiddypiddy* at top speed. That was a real Tear in Eye moment, i...
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Spotting at 7 weeks.. I'm freaked out!
YIKES.Last night when I went off to pee, I saw some brownish spotting when I wiped. God. My heart nearly stopped right there and then. Luckily, TM had returned home from Jakarta and when I crawled into bed, there was someone there to hold and comf...
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Sorry, Little Monkey!
I felt a bit guilty for stressing out Little Monkey yesterday, so I decided that we should share an ice-cream today! So off I went to get a scoop of Haagen-Daz (spelling?) cookies and cream flavour, topped with choc sauce and lots and lots of choc s...
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First trip home post-BFP
I came home on Wed to see Mum and Dad, this is the first time they're seeing me since I've announced my pregnancy to them. And wow, what a reception I got! The moment my car pulled up in front of the gates, Mum and Dad rushed out to help me with my...
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Getting to grips with morning sickness
Hi, pleased to meet you. I'm Barfy, the new mum-to-be.I was sick as a dog over the weekend, nothing I ate stayed in and I conveniently put the blame on TM (the "It's YOUR child!" line). They call it morning sickness but mine was more like all day sic...
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My Big Fat Positive pic
Kinda late with the pic, seeing how I got my BFP on 9 Mar but I only got to getting this pic off my digicam today. That's how it looked like on 9 Mar and boy, was it a great feeling! :))) ...
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My first scan!
Went for my first check-up with the doctor today. I picked Gleneagles Specialist Hospital here at Ampang because it's a good hospital and it's really close to home. Anyway, I'll have to change hospitals and gynaes once I move to Jakarta. Dr Tang was ...
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Morning sickness??? All day sickness, more like!
After yesterday's bout with sickies, I was quite cautious with dinner. We were attending a company do and I was careful to eat small portions. Thankfully, the rice and chicken wing stayed down.Today was the much-anticipated brunch with the girls at t...
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First bout of morning sickness?
I had brunch today at a hawker centre at the traffic lights near Ampang Point. I've been there a few times and while the food's nothing great to shout about, it isn't too bad and it's fairly cheap. So I headed there today to have some pan mee and a...
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I can buy baby bags!
Two nights ago while we were having our usual catch-up-on-the-day chat before bedtime, I told Top Monkey gleefully, "Now I can go buy a baby bag! I saw one in Coach that's really cute!" He spluttered in outrage, "Is that why you wanted a baby??? So t...
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Free baby tickers from Lilypie.com
This site is really cute. It provides free counters for baby-related matters such as ovulation cycles, pregnancy calendars, kids' birthdays, countdowns to your pregnancy test day and even countdowns for adoption days!I picked one for this site so tha...
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Pregnancy Calendar: I am 5 weeks pregnant
Firstly, let's see how we do the count. By the time most women do their pregnancy tests, they are about 4-6 weeks pregnant. Most women won't be able to tell when CONCEPTION occured but most will likely remember their last period. Therefore, doctor...
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Are chiropractic sessions safe during pregnancy?
Well, I've checked out books and articles on the internet about chiropractic sessions during pregnancy and they all agree it's safe for pregnant AS LONG as you find someone who's qualified to work with pregnant women. I asked my chiro clinic and th...
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Still can't believe I'm pregnant!
I still can't believe the test came out positive. I can't believe it because so many people told me they took a few tries to get it and this was our first proper try. So right now, I'm praying and hoping that the little one sticks around for the next...
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I got a BIG FAT POSITIVE today!!!
YES!!!! I never thought I'd get a BFP so quickly!!! I'm so excited and we're both so happy. See, I knew something was different with my body this month and like I said, my Aunt Flo's never late. I felt all different too and when I checked out th...
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Just read: 10 days late and still not pregnant
*sigh* I read this on a TTC (trying to conceive forum) yesterday. Someone had posted that she was 10 days late and had taken a test but it showed up negative. :(((Now I'm wondering if I'll be like that. I'm only 2 days late, but by gosh, it's fel...
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Am I... pregnant? Pt II
Well, I'm still waiting for Mar 7 to come before I do a test. It's a good thing we're here in Jakarta and I'm being kept busy doing things like house-hunting and checking out the stores here otherwise I'll just keep thinking about the test!I'd told ...
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Am I.... pregnant?
I'm not sure, really. According to the counter, I'm supposed to get my Aunt Flo today and I'm usually very regular. I usually get mild cramps as well before Aunt Flo comes a-calling but nothing so far.The problem is, I can't find any pregnancy tes...
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Updates from the chiro
Well, this is my 3rd session today. I'm much improved compared to when I first saw him last Thursday. However, my pelvis is still kinda crooked and I'm worried about how this will impact me during pregnancy. I'm just not sure how I'm going to able...
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Getting Ready for Pregnancy
Let's see. What have I been doing to get ready? Got the sperm donor, sorry, husband? Check. Come off the Pill? Check. Ovulation calculator? Check. What else is there to do?I found this article off WebMD which is pretty useful if you're planning to ge...
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Not a backache but a pelvis misalignment
Back from first session with the chiropractor. He told me what I had was a pelvic misalignment. My pelvis had shifted 1 inch from where it was supposed to be and he told me I was just about the worst case he'd ever seen. When he made me lie flat o...
