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Getting Pregnant

♣Check your Rubella Immunity (at least 3 months before you plan to get pregnant)

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Pregnancy ♣ craving for chicken drumsticks in the 1st trimester.

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Week 12 My husband and I went to Korea for our honeymoon trip (of course with our unborn baby too)

Week 28 My husband and I flew to Hong Kong (of course with gynae's letter stated that I am fit to travel and the condition of my pregnancy)

Week 34 We've been told for over a month that the baby's been consistently in a transverse position. Gynae recommended an exercise (breeech tilt exercise) to assist the baby adjust position. I need to get into an extreme knee-chest position. Hold on to this position for 15 minutes. Repeat for 2 hours. The point is to get the hips higher than the head so the force of gravity will encourage the baby to move up out of the pelvis and into a more favorable position.

Week 36 Checkup with gynae - again the baby was in a transverse position even though I've performed the exercise as directed. Unavoidable - Caesarean section (because of the Caesarean section, we can have an option to choose the date that we want to deliver the baby). My husband and I thought of delivering the baby on Week 39 which was 07 Jul 07 - a memorable date 070707.

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Labour and Birth 11.30am It was a bright Sunday morning. My husband and I went to our regular dim sum place. After paying the bill, we went to the library. And, then my husband suggested that we could get a movie. But my body was tired and I had to reject him. Then, we went home.

3.15pm Once I came out of the car, I felt some fluids leaking down to my legs. I was so nervous (I can feel my heart pumping at a very fast speed) and thank god my husband was just next to me. He said "don't be nervous..it's ok..we go to the hospital". Seriously this leaking was totally different from the way you urinate.

I called my gynae and told him about the leaking..and he said we better rush to the hospital while he will be there as soon as possible (good enough that the hospital was just 8 minutes away from my home).

Arrived at the hospital admission department, I went to the reception and said that my water bag has leaked. The admin personnel brought a wheel-chair and push me to the delivery suite. A nurse came and check my pulse...heart beat (put on a device around the waist to check the baby's heartbeat as well). I kept telling the nurse...I am very nervous...

3.30pm Ok finally my gynae arrived..check my condition..adviced me to go on GA (I was too nervous..) He said "your hearbeat was too fast and so do the baby".

The same nurse asked me to put on the hospital robe and laid on the bed. Then, insert a fine tube into my urethra (for urination).

3.45pm Finally, I was pushed to the Operation Theatre (I guessed that were around 6-8 people in that theatre). Waited for the anaesthetist to insert the morphine - to put me on sleep)

4.31pm The most memorable moment that I've been waiting for has finally arrived - Alicia was born (1 July 2007 at 2.61kg).

Babycare (newborn) Week 1 Thank God I've hired a confinement lady to look after my newborn. Things were easier and I have more time to sleep in the night - got to rest as much as you can during this 1st month after delivery. But, due to the Chinese tradition of confinement - I need to eat GINGER..GINGER..and MORE GINGER each day to release the 'wind' in the stomach. How true is this ginger works to release the 'wind'...no harm listening to the old people.

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Parenting It is a joyful moment watching your baby growing each day. From a light-weighted baby to a

(Disclaimer: These guides are based on my real life experience and it is not a must follow guides. Please consult your doctor before doing any of the exercises/treatments as precribed in this guide. I, Wong Choy Foong accepts no liability whatsoever, whether it was caused by accessing or other related actions to these guides)