June 2017
He is already 19 months old!
Many times, I had the urge of posting something up and reviving the blog but it never became a reality.
Work responsibilities have piled up . It would still be manageable if there are just the two of us still, like in the past. I could do work at home at night, and on weekends. It is a different story now...there are 3 of us and most of my time at home is spent entertaining the little prince.
Doing school work at home is hardly in my dictionary now.
Am I complaining? Of course not.
Baby's First Overseas Trip!
I told the husby and we decided the June holidays would be a perfect timing as he turned 4 months. For 2 weeks, we toyed with the idea of Langkawi, Bintan , Bali , KL ...... Langkawi was at the top of my list as I pictured a rest n relax beach holiday.
One morning , while in the lift, I said in jest that I missed the Australian winter and if only we could go there.
And so that was where we headed to ...7 days in Perth!
Us with the lil one. He slept all the way to the boarding gate. |
We brought my parents along and that was an added joy, definitely. How I wished the nephew could tag along as well ! |
He was quite good on the flight to Perth - lying in the bassinet and sleeping when the time came. However, he refused to stay in it when we were going home to SG. Totally refused to. |
Check-ed in at midnight! We didn't want to bring our stroller over so I googled and managed to find perthbabyhire.com.au where we rented a stroller and a bath tub! All we had to do was choose among the many models, pay through paypal and got them sent to the hotel concierge for a small fee. To return , we just had to leave them there too. It was very much worth the money. We rented the stroller for AUS$40, cannot remember how much the bathtub was (maybe about $20), for the entire week. I really hope this service exists in other parts of the world! |
One of those rare wefies with mom. |
The Quinny that I have always wanted but totally impractical in SG cos of its massive wheels. |
Didn't plan to be matchy matchy ! My Armani jacket finally breathed its final breath right after the trip :( |
The mussels were supposed to be spicy but oh well, as expected, Maggi Chilli sauce is probably ten times spicier. Cannot make it lah - their definition of 'spicy'! |
Love the fruits and vegetables at the Fremantle market! So so colourful ! |
We have rarely taken any wefies since Furqan came along.... this is precious ! |
Quinny was comfy enough for lil prince who, obviously, loved the weather too! Very nice to sleep! |
I did try to make sure one of us will wear matching outfit with Furqan each time. I don't know, it just gave me that cheap thrill ! |
He turned 4 months then! |
So engrossed in watching a sheep being sheared at the wildlife park! |
Another 'adventure' of taking public transport! We tried out the train to go to Fremantle ! |
Changing / Nursing Room
Ever since Furqan is around, I have had a slight obsession with nursing/baby changing rooms in shopping malls.
Haha...something that we have never bothered with before.
In fact, suddenly , everywhere we go, all we see are strollers, babies, baby wraps, diaper bags.... We used to study people's shoes, bags and all those fancy schmancy things in the shop displays. See how one's lenses of the world change with circumstances.
One of my favourites is the one at Tampines Mall. It is very roomy, brightly lit and it has got a very nice wallpaper. The only downside is that their hot water dispenser is always spoilt! That is a no no ...esp for mummies like me who bottle feed their babies.
Top of my list currently is the one in Takashimaya on the fourth level. We didn't check out the nursing rooms but they look roomy and adequate enough .... AndI like the diaper changing area.
There are about four or five changing stations and plastic bags are provided for soiled diapers (with the rubbish bin attached individually to each changing station).
Water dispenser works perfectly fine and I find it interesting and extremely considerate of them to even have a machine selling diapers! I thought that is pretty cool...if only every mall has this, I never shall have to worry again about not having enough diapers with me.
We shall continue to explore all the nursing/changing rooms in SG Malls.
Oh, how my life has changed!
The Birth Story
Oh well...blame it on the sleepless nights. and always-busy-with-don't-know-what days.
Anyway I want to pen this down so that I would not forget how my first cutiepie (first because we hope to have more...hahaha) entered the world.
I had an Elective Cesarean. Elective Cesarean means it is a planned surgical procedure versus the Emergency Cesarean which some mothers have to go through when facing complications while attempting vaginal birth.
I have always hoped for a normal delivery but baby was in breech position for the longest time, all the way till I reached my 36 weeks. By that time, I was already having mild contractions and had gone on the CTG monitor to monitor the frequency of my contractions.
Dr Su, my gynae at NUH, did not want me to go into labour while my baby was still in breech position. First, they do not recommend vaginal birth for such conditions as there is a high risk of infant deaths . Second, she did not want me to end up going for Emergency C-sect as that carries 4 times higher risk than a planned one. For a planned one, a mum will be given medication and all to prepare for the major surgery.
It wasn't a difficult decision. 16 February (a Monday) was the chosen date.
So I had to take my medication on Saturday and Sunday and had to fast from 6am on Monday itself. My slot was at 3pm so by 1 pm , we were at Ward 2A at NUH to register. I was praying so hard that I would get the Coral Deluxe Suite as I have set my heart on it for the longest time . We got it but that will go in another post.
I changed into the hospital gown and waited for them to wheel me into the operation theatre at 2:30pm. Unfortunately, there was some delay ...I was getting a little frustrated by 3:15pm because hey, I couldn't wait to meet my man!
Finally they wheeled me in at about 3:45pm. I was feeling extremely nervous by then and kept reciting my prayers and visioning my little boy , in order to keep myself calm.
If you had watched Xiaxue's birth video, she was still pretty calm and collected. I wasn't... as my contractions were coming on stronger than ever!Perhaps if I had gone through normal delivery, 16 Feb would still have been his birthday.
In the theatre - Contrary to the stories about epidural and its long , painful needle, I felt nothing when it was injected into my back. That is because they gave me an injection prior to that to numb the area so I really felt no pain.
They then proceeded to place an ice-pack at various parts of my lower body to see if I could feel the cold. When everything was in order, they called the husband in .
I honestly did not feel anything when they were ..well...cutting me up. I have read that one will feel some uncomfortable tugging and pulling but I honestly felt nothing. WIthin minutes, the husband was saying," They are pulling out his legs now...... ok , I see the buttocks now. Soon soon!"
A few seconds later, husby announced that his head was out ....I was waiting for his cries and I heard them very soon after. He was sooooooo loud!!!!!!
Immediately. husby left me on my own (oh wow...) to go see his precious son. When he was reciting the adzhan into baby's ears, little one was all calm and quiet.
The nurse placed him on my chest for some skin-to-skin contact and all I could feel then was heaps of love for our little miracle. He was so cute, so small , so adorable. At that moment, nothing else mattered in the world....all I wanted to do was to continue having him on my chest and holding his tiny fingers. That was definitely one of the best feelings I have ever had!
Everything was over in about 35 minutes. Hehe.... that is one perk of a c-section, I suppose. The cons come during the recovery period (oh boy! Don't get me started on that!)
They had to separate us after a few minutes of embrace as I had to be sent to the recovery unit. I stayed quite long there because my oxygen level was on the low side and they had to ensure it stabilised before sending me to the ward where my whole family and baby were waiting .
And that ...is my birth story :) :) :)
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