Mummy is feeling a little bit down lately. Everything seems to go wrong.
Well, 4th month check up, and baby curls up tightly, can't see the gender yet :(
And doctor seems bz as he needs to go for delivery, n the new assistant seems to be pissing him off, and she look pretty stressed up. Ambience isn't good. She did pissed me off last visit, giving me confusing instructions when I'm in the clinic getting ready for the scan.
Then hubby comes home seemingly swayed in opinion by his friend who's an insurance agent n who told him stuff that is going to inconvenient us as a family. I am pissed! Hubby is too 感情用事 when it comes to this. I'm paying for this insurance with my hard earned money. Why can't I do my research n consider properly? Why buy just because I trust this person n because he can sweet talk?
A life lesson I learnt is humans cannot be trusted, no matter how close you are or no matter how nice the other party is.
Can you even trust yourself? One minute you are in heaven and one minute you are in hell. When you are in heaven, you can make all kinds of wonderful promises, but when you are in hell, unpredictably, can you still honor your promises? Only the saints can do that... Jesus, Buddha, etc...
Well, mummy is feeling down also because little kieran is sick n hubby isn't capable of taking care of him at night so that mummy can wean him off night feeds, n mummy is dreading the day she has to breastfeed both babies at night :'(
She's also feeling down because she couldn't get the scrapbook album refill, n possibly buy some nice papers for making the scrapbook of kieran n the upcoming baby.
She's feeling down because she's really tired n disappointed with everything in general.
Need some love from parents, n some break from baby care. Need to go somewhere n do something while being assured that baby is in good hands.
Good night.
Good luck to me. Hope kieran's illness don't get passed to me or anyone else in my family.
A long time ago I was afraid of death n thought it a pretty cruel thing that God does to people. Now when I hear of deaths, I don't feel it is a very sad and miserable event... In fact I wonder when my duty will be done n I can go. This is how old and exhausted my soul is. People used to think if they work hard enough, one day, they will spend their lives relaxing n be free n happy. I think it's the worst illusion. We r never free the moment we are born, and we will never be released from misery until death do us part... Part from our body, but then again, who says death will bring us to a world without pains? Without physical pains perhaps but I don't know abt the rest...
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
4th month check up tomorrow!
I'm excited because tomorrow I'm going for baby's 4th month check up.
Previously, we knew Kieran is a boy when I was 4 month pregnant. Perhaps this time we will get to know it too?
I really have a feeling this must be a girl. Please please let it be a darling little girl! Hubby and mother in law will be super happy as they have been longing to have a baby girl.
When I know the sex of baby, I'll be going around looking out for pretty little baby girl's dresses and accessories! Taka baby fair is on now. Oh please let me know and then I can at least grab some girl's stuff at the fair. hehe
Previously, we knew Kieran is a boy when I was 4 month pregnant. Perhaps this time we will get to know it too?
I really have a feeling this must be a girl. Please please let it be a darling little girl! Hubby and mother in law will be super happy as they have been longing to have a baby girl.
When I know the sex of baby, I'll be going around looking out for pretty little baby girl's dresses and accessories! Taka baby fair is on now. Oh please let me know and then I can at least grab some girl's stuff at the fair. hehe
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Parenting toddler
Kieran has started to show his character and temper.
He's a very active child who's interested to learn every single thing he sees or hears. You only need to say it once and he gets it into his brain, and even very long after, he'll repeat it back to you. His inference skills are great too. He's also bilingual in Chinese and English, and he could show me he knows "open" and "kai" means the same thing. Although he is active, his attention span is good. He could concentrate on learning for a long time and has a great thirst to learn everything around him. It's quite easy to teach him things like names of objects, description of objects, and explain to him concepts which sounds rather difficult for a toddler. It may seem complicated but it seems that he understood the concepts. He would say or show in simple ways that he understood what we are trying to tell him.
But he can be really aggressive. He shows his anger by scratching your face or biting you. He said he wants milk milk but my mother told him "No no." and immediately, his face shows a determined look, and he reached out to scratch her face. Few days ago, I also refused to give him something he wants and he quickly held my arm and bite it. If he couldn't reach me and I refused to give him what he wants, he'll lie flat, face down on the floor and beat the floor with his hands, kick his legs and cry angrily. This is what we call throwing tantrums isn't it?! How do we guide him to release his anger and frustration in a constructive manner? How do we encourage good habits in him?
Its amazing how his character and habit resemble my husband's when he was young. My hubby told me he used to throw tantrums this way - in shopping malls. He also is pretty smart in that he knew his mother's weakness and used it against her. In this case, she was afraid of embarrassment and would give in to him if he throw tantrums in public. For my Kieran, he knew I was soft-hearted, so if said no to milk milk, he would change a softer strategy and said "walk walk" and held my hand to ask me to walk with him to the bedroom, where he would pull me to the bed, lie down, give me a cute hopefully and happy look and request for milk milk, please! Sigh... And the worse is, when I tried to put him to bed, he would suddenly say "poo poo" and wants me to bring him to his potty. He knew after several trials that if we are putting him to sleep, the lights are off and there's no chance for him to play, but if he says he wants to poo, we will immediately bring him to the potty and switch on the lights and he could look around and then play in the play room (which is where the potty is) after that. I found out the poo poos are fake because once he got to his playroom, he would roam around excitedly and forgot he wants to poo, and when we keep introducing the potty to him, he'll say "no no." and went on to play his favourite toys. These smart people knows how to manipulate the situation to their advantages! In terms of diet too, Kieran loves good food, and he likes green stems of vegetables, like my hubby did when he was a kid. Kieran would insist on having the stems and spit out if we attempt to feed him the leaves. But I'm glad at least he accepts vegetables. He's a super fussy eater.
Parenting... parenting... It is really not easy, and with a second one inside me, making tired and nauseous at times, it's even more difficult.
Last night at 3am, I felt a tiny but obvious little jab at my palm when I placed it on my tummy. I thought it must be Caitlin! But I can't be sure because after all, she's only 3 months (13 weeks) now. Could I start feeling her movements so early? I tried to feel it again and press down on my tummy but no more. I hope to feel her again soon :)
He's a very active child who's interested to learn every single thing he sees or hears. You only need to say it once and he gets it into his brain, and even very long after, he'll repeat it back to you. His inference skills are great too. He's also bilingual in Chinese and English, and he could show me he knows "open" and "kai" means the same thing. Although he is active, his attention span is good. He could concentrate on learning for a long time and has a great thirst to learn everything around him. It's quite easy to teach him things like names of objects, description of objects, and explain to him concepts which sounds rather difficult for a toddler. It may seem complicated but it seems that he understood the concepts. He would say or show in simple ways that he understood what we are trying to tell him.
But he can be really aggressive. He shows his anger by scratching your face or biting you. He said he wants milk milk but my mother told him "No no." and immediately, his face shows a determined look, and he reached out to scratch her face. Few days ago, I also refused to give him something he wants and he quickly held my arm and bite it. If he couldn't reach me and I refused to give him what he wants, he'll lie flat, face down on the floor and beat the floor with his hands, kick his legs and cry angrily. This is what we call throwing tantrums isn't it?! How do we guide him to release his anger and frustration in a constructive manner? How do we encourage good habits in him?
Its amazing how his character and habit resemble my husband's when he was young. My hubby told me he used to throw tantrums this way - in shopping malls. He also is pretty smart in that he knew his mother's weakness and used it against her. In this case, she was afraid of embarrassment and would give in to him if he throw tantrums in public. For my Kieran, he knew I was soft-hearted, so if said no to milk milk, he would change a softer strategy and said "walk walk" and held my hand to ask me to walk with him to the bedroom, where he would pull me to the bed, lie down, give me a cute hopefully and happy look and request for milk milk, please! Sigh... And the worse is, when I tried to put him to bed, he would suddenly say "poo poo" and wants me to bring him to his potty. He knew after several trials that if we are putting him to sleep, the lights are off and there's no chance for him to play, but if he says he wants to poo, we will immediately bring him to the potty and switch on the lights and he could look around and then play in the play room (which is where the potty is) after that. I found out the poo poos are fake because once he got to his playroom, he would roam around excitedly and forgot he wants to poo, and when we keep introducing the potty to him, he'll say "no no." and went on to play his favourite toys. These smart people knows how to manipulate the situation to their advantages! In terms of diet too, Kieran loves good food, and he likes green stems of vegetables, like my hubby did when he was a kid. Kieran would insist on having the stems and spit out if we attempt to feed him the leaves. But I'm glad at least he accepts vegetables. He's a super fussy eater.
Parenting... parenting... It is really not easy, and with a second one inside me, making tired and nauseous at times, it's even more difficult.
Last night at 3am, I felt a tiny but obvious little jab at my palm when I placed it on my tummy. I thought it must be Caitlin! But I can't be sure because after all, she's only 3 months (13 weeks) now. Could I start feeling her movements so early? I tried to feel it again and press down on my tummy but no more. I hope to feel her again soon :)
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Birthday
Today is my birthday.
Yesterday I had seen the gynae. I asked him about whether breastfeeding Kieran will affect my unborn fetus negatively. The answer is no, I'm free to continue breastfeeding. He did hint to me that many mothers find it difficult to tandem breastfeed both babies and may give up breastfeeding the second one.
I asked him if I could reduce the frequency of the iron pills as the iron is affecting Kieran as well, making his stools blackish, soft and difficult to pass out. He said it's better to continue and he asked if I would sacrifice benefits for the second child to give the best for the first. Oh well, I'm pretty tempted to say yes... (sorry, baby in my tummy) because the soft poo makes life a bit miserable for all of us. I still won't take the pills often though. I hated iron pills and even though the doctor wanted me to take it during breastfeeding, I never took it.
I asked for medication for my runny nose and the medicine gave me dizziness 2 hours after popping it. I didn't go to my parents place for dinner because of that so I'm definitely skipping this pill during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Otherwise, I will be sleeping throughout or be super dazed wherever I go.
Today, baby number two is approximately 12 weeks old. I must admit that until this point of time, I'm still a little bit reluctant to accept it's existence. Anyway anything can happen during the first trimester right? Many people miscarry. Maybe I'll miscarry too? With the major illness when baby was little, and the huge weight lost (I'm 40kg now by the way, the lightest I've ever been since I'm an adult), the reduction in morning sickness, the walking, the housework, strenous activity and having to carry my 9kg son around, my chances will be increased? But no. And here I am, entering into the second trimester. Baby is safe and sound. The second time I saw baby on the scan, I didn't feel much compared to the first. Just wanted to know if it's well and safe.
Let's give second baby a name so that I don't have to call it second baby all the time. Let's call it Caitlin as I'd love to have a girl and I'll name her this when she's born.
Today is the eve of Chinese New Year when we will be going to my parents and my in law's house for reunion dinners. I don't have a very visible baby bump yet, which is surprising since its my second pregnancy and I expect it to be bigger earlier, but it's good it hasn't shown as I could wear the nice new clothes I've bought for the new year. Hubby insisted on buying a cake to celebrate my birthday even though I said I didn't want it. He will be collecting it from a far away place tomorrow morning, as it's a my favourite cake shop. Sigh I really hate to celebrate my birthday this year. It's a pretty bad start of a year for me and I do predict more hardships ahead. It's depressing to think about this year.
What do I hope for this year?
That my Caitlin will really turn out to be a girl. We'll know in about 2 months down the road. April, I guess?
That Caitlin will have eyes, nose, ears and mouth like papa, basically, just look like her papa.
That I will have a fast and smooth delivery. (no caesarean, please!)
That tandem breastfeedding both babes will go on well.
That my parents can be able to look after both my children when Caitlin is born.
That I can find a good job with nearby workplace, reasonably nice colleagues and reasonably good pay. I don't ask for much. Just enough for my family to survive. In Singapore where wages are artificially depressed by our government who is excessively importing foreign cheap labours, what more can we locals expect?
That hubby's company increases his pay.
Basically this year is a surviving year. If we can survive, I am more than happy. There's really nothing much that I can ask for. No dreams, no ambitions, no hopes. Merely to survive.
Hubby applied for a post overseas but I doubt he will get it and if he does, it won't be a good time for me to go either, with the growing tummy, demanding Kieran and all those tiredness. Long flights and adapting to massive life changes isn't good for pregnant ladies too. Although it really would be good if we could get the chance to experience life overseas and give our children a chance to choose if they will prefer city life or the greener and cleaner air in a suburbs. But like I say, this year is no year for dreams. Even if we decide to leave, we still must focus on the practical solutions.
Gosh the flu med didn't help much and I'm still blowing my nose like crazy. Going to eat something to ease the hunger and then head back to bed. I heard Kieran stirring in his sleep. He may want this milk milk soon.
P/S: Kieran is starting to walk and he made his first unassisted baby steps on 7 Feb 2013 (Thursday) at my parents' place in full witness of his maternal grandparents, his mummy and papa.
Yesterday I had seen the gynae. I asked him about whether breastfeeding Kieran will affect my unborn fetus negatively. The answer is no, I'm free to continue breastfeeding. He did hint to me that many mothers find it difficult to tandem breastfeed both babies and may give up breastfeeding the second one.
I asked him if I could reduce the frequency of the iron pills as the iron is affecting Kieran as well, making his stools blackish, soft and difficult to pass out. He said it's better to continue and he asked if I would sacrifice benefits for the second child to give the best for the first. Oh well, I'm pretty tempted to say yes... (sorry, baby in my tummy) because the soft poo makes life a bit miserable for all of us. I still won't take the pills often though. I hated iron pills and even though the doctor wanted me to take it during breastfeeding, I never took it.
I asked for medication for my runny nose and the medicine gave me dizziness 2 hours after popping it. I didn't go to my parents place for dinner because of that so I'm definitely skipping this pill during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Otherwise, I will be sleeping throughout or be super dazed wherever I go.
Today, baby number two is approximately 12 weeks old. I must admit that until this point of time, I'm still a little bit reluctant to accept it's existence. Anyway anything can happen during the first trimester right? Many people miscarry. Maybe I'll miscarry too? With the major illness when baby was little, and the huge weight lost (I'm 40kg now by the way, the lightest I've ever been since I'm an adult), the reduction in morning sickness, the walking, the housework, strenous activity and having to carry my 9kg son around, my chances will be increased? But no. And here I am, entering into the second trimester. Baby is safe and sound. The second time I saw baby on the scan, I didn't feel much compared to the first. Just wanted to know if it's well and safe.
Let's give second baby a name so that I don't have to call it second baby all the time. Let's call it Caitlin as I'd love to have a girl and I'll name her this when she's born.
Today is the eve of Chinese New Year when we will be going to my parents and my in law's house for reunion dinners. I don't have a very visible baby bump yet, which is surprising since its my second pregnancy and I expect it to be bigger earlier, but it's good it hasn't shown as I could wear the nice new clothes I've bought for the new year. Hubby insisted on buying a cake to celebrate my birthday even though I said I didn't want it. He will be collecting it from a far away place tomorrow morning, as it's a my favourite cake shop. Sigh I really hate to celebrate my birthday this year. It's a pretty bad start of a year for me and I do predict more hardships ahead. It's depressing to think about this year.
What do I hope for this year?
That my Caitlin will really turn out to be a girl. We'll know in about 2 months down the road. April, I guess?
That Caitlin will have eyes, nose, ears and mouth like papa, basically, just look like her papa.
That I will have a fast and smooth delivery. (no caesarean, please!)
That tandem breastfeedding both babes will go on well.
That my parents can be able to look after both my children when Caitlin is born.
That I can find a good job with nearby workplace, reasonably nice colleagues and reasonably good pay. I don't ask for much. Just enough for my family to survive. In Singapore where wages are artificially depressed by our government who is excessively importing foreign cheap labours, what more can we locals expect?
That hubby's company increases his pay.
Basically this year is a surviving year. If we can survive, I am more than happy. There's really nothing much that I can ask for. No dreams, no ambitions, no hopes. Merely to survive.
Hubby applied for a post overseas but I doubt he will get it and if he does, it won't be a good time for me to go either, with the growing tummy, demanding Kieran and all those tiredness. Long flights and adapting to massive life changes isn't good for pregnant ladies too. Although it really would be good if we could get the chance to experience life overseas and give our children a chance to choose if they will prefer city life or the greener and cleaner air in a suburbs. But like I say, this year is no year for dreams. Even if we decide to leave, we still must focus on the practical solutions.
Gosh the flu med didn't help much and I'm still blowing my nose like crazy. Going to eat something to ease the hunger and then head back to bed. I heard Kieran stirring in his sleep. He may want this milk milk soon.
P/S: Kieran is starting to walk and he made his first unassisted baby steps on 7 Feb 2013 (Thursday) at my parents' place in full witness of his maternal grandparents, his mummy and papa.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
past and future
I had been thinking a lot about the future, and consequently, I began to think a lot about the past too. I thought about how hubby & I had come together, why we met, how we met, when we liked each other, why we like each other. When I see him today, I still feel a strange sense of I-cannot-describe feeling that one can only call "love". Its weird because we've been together for so long. People said when we have been married to our spouses for very long, the heart beating fast kind of feeling will fade and the relationship will develop from romantic to more of responsibility and commitment. For me, I can't tell the difference. There's as much romance in this as responsibility and commitment. Perhaps another 10 years down the road, we'll both feel differently about each other but that's in the future... and nobody can tell how the future will be like.
We met when I was in Year 2 in University so that was 10 years ago. I was about 19...
2002 - met
2004 - I graduated
2005 - Hubby graduated
2008 - Registered for marriage
2010 - Held traditional marriage
2011 - First child is born
2013 - Second child is coming
Well, it seems like a really long time. And when I look back at our photos, I'm amazed that we actually had looked like this before:
Perhaps God had predestined this to happen the way it happened. Thank God for although I did not exactly get what I wished for in life, life has given me a lot of things that I hadn't wished for, that I didn't believe would happen to me.
... like being married to this wonderful person, like having a son, like hearing my son say "peekaboo" to me and he's only 15 months, like being a mother and learning that I can actually really be a mother, like being a stay home mom, etc etc
Life has lots of lessons install for me, and none of these are truly what I had wished for but it happened anyway, and I was half glad and half sad that they did happen.
Hubby said I am a rubber band that had been stretched for too long, and if I carried on, I will snap. I must learn to let go. If you are letting go of something physical, it is pretty easy. If you are letting go of anger, hatred or love, it is also comparatively easy. If you are letting go of values you hold dear for most part of your life, that is something... and that is what I am learning to let go.
We met when I was in Year 2 in University so that was 10 years ago. I was about 19...
2002 - met
2004 - I graduated
2005 - Hubby graduated
2008 - Registered for marriage
2010 - Held traditional marriage
2011 - First child is born
2013 - Second child is coming
Well, it seems like a really long time. And when I look back at our photos, I'm amazed that we actually had looked like this before:
Perhaps God had predestined this to happen the way it happened. Thank God for although I did not exactly get what I wished for in life, life has given me a lot of things that I hadn't wished for, that I didn't believe would happen to me.
... like being married to this wonderful person, like having a son, like hearing my son say "peekaboo" to me and he's only 15 months, like being a mother and learning that I can actually really be a mother, like being a stay home mom, etc etc
Life has lots of lessons install for me, and none of these are truly what I had wished for but it happened anyway, and I was half glad and half sad that they did happen.
Hubby said I am a rubber band that had been stretched for too long, and if I carried on, I will snap. I must learn to let go. If you are letting go of something physical, it is pretty easy. If you are letting go of anger, hatred or love, it is also comparatively easy. If you are letting go of values you hold dear for most part of your life, that is something... and that is what I am learning to let go.
Monday, January 14, 2013
No confinement
Firstly, for this second birth, I will not do confinement.
Secondly, I will have my mom stay over to take care of baby and when I found a full time job, she'll either stay on to take care or bring baby or bring baby to her home n hubby n I will visit baby every evening n bring her home on weekends.
I'm at my wit's end.
I do not believe I can look after my toddler and a newborn myself effectively, even if u give me a maid.
If my mom can't manage, we'll probably have to find a nanny. And I hope we can find a trustworthy one. Or infant care. But there r no nearby infant cares n I prefer a good nanny to an infant care. Coz as I heard from a friend who worked there, they r encouraged not to hold baby often even when baby cry. It's mostly change diapers n bathing n feeding, and they r only to give attention at scheduled times. Most of them r pressured to feed baby more than they need as parents will question why baby did not finish their precious EBM. But then babies don't work this way. They feed when they like n they will refuse when they r done. She told me she witnessed some babies being forced so much that they have phobia of milk. And when baby r fussy, the more bad tempered care givers will beat them. Not to be discriminating but I was told these r usually China people. It's easy to understand. They are cheap foreign workers, they have to work long hours n they probably chose this line because they have no other choices. Not all of them r like that. There may be some gd ones but there r enough cases of black horses to warrant caution against them. Sigh. This whole infant care concept sounds pretty much like a farm to me :S but sigh... If I've no choice then I'll have to send her to an infant care.
How to cope with life like that? I'm already dreading the impeding doom. But yet I'm looking forward to seeing my daughter and hoping with ALL my might that this time, she will finally have my husband's eyes! Please have papa's eyes and papa's nose. It's ok if you have papa's curly hair too as little girls look cute with them, like angels. But if prefer mummy's straight black hair, that's fine too. Make sure you have more hair than your gor gor, otherwise I can't tie it n plait it nicely. And be more guai too, don't bully ah mah as ah mah will be taking care of you. And you be nice to mummy and come in natural birth ok? And don't take too long to arrive n made us worried ok? Try to come on 9 Aug. it'll be pretty cool to have a SG National Day baby. And who knows? We might appear on the Mount Alvernia hospital magazine! Isn't this cool? U r our pretty angel, babe :)
Secondly, I will have my mom stay over to take care of baby and when I found a full time job, she'll either stay on to take care or bring baby or bring baby to her home n hubby n I will visit baby every evening n bring her home on weekends.
I'm at my wit's end.
I do not believe I can look after my toddler and a newborn myself effectively, even if u give me a maid.
If my mom can't manage, we'll probably have to find a nanny. And I hope we can find a trustworthy one. Or infant care. But there r no nearby infant cares n I prefer a good nanny to an infant care. Coz as I heard from a friend who worked there, they r encouraged not to hold baby often even when baby cry. It's mostly change diapers n bathing n feeding, and they r only to give attention at scheduled times. Most of them r pressured to feed baby more than they need as parents will question why baby did not finish their precious EBM. But then babies don't work this way. They feed when they like n they will refuse when they r done. She told me she witnessed some babies being forced so much that they have phobia of milk. And when baby r fussy, the more bad tempered care givers will beat them. Not to be discriminating but I was told these r usually China people. It's easy to understand. They are cheap foreign workers, they have to work long hours n they probably chose this line because they have no other choices. Not all of them r like that. There may be some gd ones but there r enough cases of black horses to warrant caution against them. Sigh. This whole infant care concept sounds pretty much like a farm to me :S but sigh... If I've no choice then I'll have to send her to an infant care.
How to cope with life like that? I'm already dreading the impeding doom. But yet I'm looking forward to seeing my daughter and hoping with ALL my might that this time, she will finally have my husband's eyes! Please have papa's eyes and papa's nose. It's ok if you have papa's curly hair too as little girls look cute with them, like angels. But if prefer mummy's straight black hair, that's fine too. Make sure you have more hair than your gor gor, otherwise I can't tie it n plait it nicely. And be more guai too, don't bully ah mah as ah mah will be taking care of you. And you be nice to mummy and come in natural birth ok? And don't take too long to arrive n made us worried ok? Try to come on 9 Aug. it'll be pretty cool to have a SG National Day baby. And who knows? We might appear on the Mount Alvernia hospital magazine! Isn't this cool? U r our pretty angel, babe :)
Friday, January 11, 2013
Seen baby for the first time
Dear baby, today, daddy and mummy see you for the first time. You are lying so snug and comfortable in mummy's womb. You look like you are sleeping, cuddling, quietly listening and growing. Daddy says he feels you are a girl. The moment I have you in me, I feel a gentle spirit, and I believe you must be a girl, or otherwise, a very mild tempered boy. The moment I see you, I do not feel so apprehensive about the pregnancy anymore. Thank you for giving me signs to tell me of your existence before I contracted stomach flu and had to be hospitalized Otherwise, the doctors might have unknowingly injected medications that are harmful to you. You look so precious and so innocent, lying there quietly in my tummy that its hard to believe, in eight month's time, you'll be out screaming and crying and turning our lives upside down, just like what your mischievous brother did! Nevertheless, daddy and mummy will still love you and take care of you. And this time, granny said she'll take care of you when mummy goes to work, so you are very blessed. Your brother will be the poor thing who will be going to childcare when he's 18 months old, but he doesn't know it yet. Keep it a secret between you and me ok?
The Mount Alvernia hospital is a really caring place. Although I do not exactly like the A&E doctor who attended to me coz he never wait for me to complete my sentence and he didn't solve my problems. I had to go back to the hospital when the medicine did not make me feel better. I felt so terrible that I wished I could just die. And hubby too! I was obviously suffering and he didn't admit me during the first time I was there. If he had, my sufferings would be shortened by a good few hours and we need not pay that few hundred extra midnight charges. And he still ask me to take care of baby! I already felt like dying. If I could take care of baby, I'm not human. The Sister who did pastoral care came to talk to me during my stay and she's really warm and nice. The nurses are nice too and the whole place gave me a very warm feeling. It helps that the temporary chapel is nearby. I'm thankful that hubby stayed with me during my stay and my parents and in laws helped to take care of baby Kieran. But it sucks that we had to go through the New Year 2013 in a hospital. Once on drip, I finally felt relieved and I can sleep. The pain in my lower back was tremendously unbearable. Once that pain went away, I can sleep. I still vomit after drinking a tiny sip of water. I got better the next day but I heard that the virus had spread to almost everyone in my family who had contact with me. This was really strong strain of virus and we suspected it to be the Norovirus which claimed lives in Europe and the US and had caused hospitals and schools to be closed down. Lucky baby survived it all. I thought its going to affect her adversely but Dr Ho said she's alright. She's 8 weeks 2 days old today and most probably EDD will be on 21 Aug although for second births, it will definitely be earlier. Hoping for the best now.
The Mount Alvernia hospital is a really caring place. Although I do not exactly like the A&E doctor who attended to me coz he never wait for me to complete my sentence and he didn't solve my problems. I had to go back to the hospital when the medicine did not make me feel better. I felt so terrible that I wished I could just die. And hubby too! I was obviously suffering and he didn't admit me during the first time I was there. If he had, my sufferings would be shortened by a good few hours and we need not pay that few hundred extra midnight charges. And he still ask me to take care of baby! I already felt like dying. If I could take care of baby, I'm not human. The Sister who did pastoral care came to talk to me during my stay and she's really warm and nice. The nurses are nice too and the whole place gave me a very warm feeling. It helps that the temporary chapel is nearby. I'm thankful that hubby stayed with me during my stay and my parents and in laws helped to take care of baby Kieran. But it sucks that we had to go through the New Year 2013 in a hospital. Once on drip, I finally felt relieved and I can sleep. The pain in my lower back was tremendously unbearable. Once that pain went away, I can sleep. I still vomit after drinking a tiny sip of water. I got better the next day but I heard that the virus had spread to almost everyone in my family who had contact with me. This was really strong strain of virus and we suspected it to be the Norovirus which claimed lives in Europe and the US and had caused hospitals and schools to be closed down. Lucky baby survived it all. I thought its going to affect her adversely but Dr Ho said she's alright. She's 8 weeks 2 days old today and most probably EDD will be on 21 Aug although for second births, it will definitely be earlier. Hoping for the best now.
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