Pre-Natal Massage

I had my very first pre-natal massage this morning and boy, am I glad. I felt totally refreshed and rejuvenated. No more feeling sluggish and heavy...my movements are lighter and I am more flexible. I hope Madam Ida is able to slot me into her busy schedule next week for another session.

I told Madam Ida that I need to pee a lot, especially at night and she said that it could be because my baby has a lot of hair (immediately I thought of the one time I said baby could take after Chow Chow and have lots of hair - ooops!) and the hair is tickling my bladder. Hahah...that's a funny thing. Anyway, it's old wives tale so we shall see if Amanda really got lots of hair when she is born!

Throughout the massage, the home-made massage oil from Ida reminds me Myojo Char Mee...heheh....

Little Dreamers loot for post-partum care

Ordered these three items from the Little Dreamers spree:



Warming Body Wash for Confinement

Created with pure essential oils of Lemongrass, Ginger & White Camphor which are commonly used in Chinese Medicine tradition to warm the body and expel 'wind' after delivery of the baby. Lemongrass, Ginger and Camphor are known for their relaxing & warming properties.


Warming Shampoo for Confinement

This warming shampoo was created for mothers who wished to wash their hair during the confinement month. Made with pure essential oils of Lemongrass, Ginger and White Camphor commonly used in Chinese Medicine tradition to warm the body, this wash will limit the exposure of 'wind'. Lemongrass, Ginger and Camphor are known for their relaxing & warming properties. This shampoo also contains pure Canadian Honey, Calendula Flowers and Shea Butter to further moisturize and soothe your hair.


Healing Bottom Spray

This wonderful blend of lavender, chamomile, witch hazel and aloe vera works well in healing bruising and stitches in the perineal area. Soothes delicate, irritated or torn skin. An essential product after childbirth, use this spray on your bottom area after urination or bathing. Serves as a gentle, effective wound and skin cleanser too!

I wanted to order more stuffs, but decided to be prudent and get these more popular and useful items first. Collected the items already. Will review after I've used them.

November Mummies Gathering at Sizzler

After chatting and sharing precious information with fellow November mummies-to-be for so many months on the Singapore Motherhood forum, I finally got the chance to meet up with some of them last night. We had dinner at Sizzler and I had a nice time talking to those seated near me. I guess most of us are feeling the same way towards the impending arrival of our bundles of joy - scared, nervous, excited, can hardly wait.

Looking forward to the next gathering!

Mamil Mama Vanilla

My first time trying Mamil Mama Vanilla and the taste was better than I expected. Not too creamy to make me feel queasy. But guess what, my lactose-intolerance has not eluded me just because I am pregnant. I had diarrhoea the next morning. Maybe it would be a good idea to drink these formula milk whenever I want some kind of detox or when I'm having constipation.

Now I'm gonna cut down the milk intake to every other day.

Welcome to the third trimester

I am 28 weeks pregnant today, or so the sms from Dumex told me this morning. This means I am officially in my third trimester now. Ok, this means I should "celebrate" by getting my act together to complete all I need and have been meaning to do in preparation for the arrival of Amanda. That is: check on the breast pump that Maria passed to me, learn to use it properly, buy the necessary spare parts, and if the breast pump is not not working, I still have some time to go buy a new one. Also, I better sign up for the pre-natal yoga and swimming classes. Oh and when is Madam Ida going to do my pre-natal massage? I better check with her again.

Think it's also better to go through my checklist once more to catch up on what's missing. I'm such a procrastinator it scares me sometimes. I hope Amanda will not inherit this terrible trait from me.

Third trimester. That's a scary word. Looking at the calendar, I have 85 days to my EDD! Wow!

The Baroque Effect: Vitamins for Brain

Some time ago during the Great Singapore Sale, Hubby and I went shopping at Jurong Point when we passed by Gramaphone. We decided to go in to have a look and see if there are any interesting movies or music CDs to get.

Hubby first spotted The Baroque Effect: Vitamins for Brain music CDs at the Instrumental Music section. I guess in his mind, he was already preparing to buy one of those classical music CDs meant for improving pre-natal developments. The Baroque Effect looks promising. It's a two-CDs pack and claim to:

- Improve Memory and Concentration
- Enhance Creative Thinking
- Assist Children in Intellectual Development
- Aid Babies in Brain Development
- Stimulate Infants in Creative thinking processes & Improve their Body Movement
- Induce Relaxation
- Reduce Anxiety

Basically, it's a collection of specially recorded Classical music to stimulate and inspire one's academic excellence. Ok, we shall see if the effect really takes place!

I've listened to the CDs a couple of times and they are not too bad. Relaxing and catchy melodies. I even make sure Chow Chow listens to it too!

Enfamama Vanila

I am drinking Enfamama milk now and I must admit the vanila flavour is not too bad. I've requested for samples and they sent me two sachets. The first time I tried it, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I didn't react too adversely to the milk. I'm not exactly a milk lover, no thanks to the fact that I am lactose-intolerant.

Now that I'm fast approaching my third trimester, I better buck up and start drinking the nourishing milks for mothers-to-be. For my own and Amanda's sake!

Strangely, today's milk has a layer of curd on it. This didn't happen the first time I made the milk. Hmmm....did I stirred the milk too much (I counted 50 times before I stopped stirring) or was the water too hot? I've checked the expiry date too, the milk is still safe to drink. So what happened?

Anyway, I'm almost done with the milk now...just a couple more sips and I'm done...for today. Will drink a glass of mummy milk religiously every night now. Pray hard that I won't throw up eventually.