Baby ASHER GABRIEL

Hi, hows everybody doing? I'm 29 weeks 3 days, cun wait for 30 weeks, that will be tis coming Saturday. Hooray Hooray, cun wait, at least there is a number 3 infront. And as u can see, 75 more days, 2 months plus left, it's too long, we are so ready for our baby to coming out, we've bought most things already, left with afew items like bath tub with stand, more home clothes, diapers, cloth diapers, high chair, rocker etc...

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And yes, decided on the baby's name-- ASHER GABRIEL!! nice? Now all we need is a chinese name, and we are really cluless!! Somebody help us pls, i want a name that means smart, top, first, successful, that kind of meaning.

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How am i feeling? tummy's heavy, so i bought a tummy support from spring maternity, and it really help me to walk easy, dun hafta hold my tummy and very comfortable. Leg pain and i get tired easily especially walking upslope, otherwise no backache, frequency, nausea, vomiting, no stretchmarks yet, no headaches, no cramps, no contractions yet, no heartburn, what else? Yup i think baby has been good to me so far, pretty ok pregnancy, just that i gain really too much weight, will go visit a sliming centre after delivery, weight's not a big deal, baby's heath is more important.

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Asher's kicking as i'm typing now, he doesn't like me sitting and squashing him, he's less active in the day and most awake at night after 11pm, can feel him kicking, elbowing, sometimes he'll go into an awkward position that makes me slighty uncomfortable, my tummy will shift to one side and it'll be really hard, i think smt it's his head or back. Oh dear, just placed the laptop on my tummy and he's not too happy abt it, trying to kick and lift it, haha..

Sometimes he'll kick really hard and give me a shock and i'll have to scold him.

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Baby's only 1kg last scan, which was 28weeks, i think he's not even in the 10th percentile, i'm ok abt that, not worried bcos it's an improvement since the 24wk scan, he was only 500gms and that will put him only in the 3th percentile. So he managed to double his weight in 1 mth, i say good boy Asher baby.

ASHER wooden blocks from cotton on

ASHER

Meaning: Fortunate, happy, blessed

Origin: Hebrew

Nickname: Ash

• Uncommon



• Very important in the hisory of Israel



• Eighth son of Jacob



• Head of one of the 12 tribe of Isael



• Jacob predicted a brigt furure for his son: Asher's food shall be rich

GABRIEL

Meaning: God is my strength, God is strong

Origins: Hebrew

Nickname: Gabe

• Uncommon these days



• One of the archangels



• He brought the message to mary that she would bear the Son of God

Baby Asher's wardrobe, all the stuff i bought him so far, i love to baby shop!! Rather spend my money on his things then to spend on myself now, i won't even need to think twice to get my bb smt but for myself, will think again. By the middle of the mth, i'll be very poor, spend all my extra $ on the boy. Below are some of bb's toys, Lamaze, Fisher Price and Vtech are my fav toy brands.

Too much of Lamaze

Too little FP toys, wanna get more, hehe

Vtech is lovely, now looking at Leapfrog stuff.

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Now for baby cot stuff:

Daddy and Uncle Luke fix up your cot for u, it's quite huge 1.7m x 1.3m

Waterproof mattress protector

12 piece crib set

Comforter set

Simple windup musical mobile

FP musical mobile with remote control

Vtech musical soother with projector, moving lights and timer

Ikea pillow and comforter

Munchkins cot organizer

Yup, thats all for today's update, will show u more stuff next time, see ya,

Asher says bye bye

Latest promotions

http://www.og.com.sg/

OG's having 20% sales and i especially think that the lamaze stuff, k's kids and the Fisher Price kick and play piano is a really good deal, might get it when i have money, haha.

Went to Mothercare at Metro Paragon today, they are closing down by the 24th April so they are offering their membership card if u spent only $100 instead of $300 at any other outlets and they are also having 20% storewide :)

The store is quite small therefore their selections are quite little, walked many rounds, can't find anything to buy so end up getting clothes again, a set of 0-3mths and one 3-6 mths, jus to get the MC card, yeah, i'm a mothercare member!

Upcoming Baby Fairs

http://www.mumsandbabes.com.sg/

http://www.metro.com.sg/promotions/promotiondetails/id/74

http://singaporeexpo.com.sg/category/events/

Hahah, yup the pics from my iphone, hehe, lazy la, ya these are the four fairs in April and June that i know of, let me know if u know any more k.

Will not go for the Mums and Babes cos i think Toh Guan is far, and will also give the Metro sales a miss, bcos i called them and they do not have promotion on the Avent duo electric, it's still at $899 with 20% discount, still not as good as Taka fair ($500) with freebies. Anyway they have 20% on all baby items and in Mothercare in Metro Paragon selected items are at 10% disc.

For Metro fair i think that the Phillips Avent sterilizer bundle is a good deal, 1. steam sterilizer, 2. Digital warmer, 3. one bottle 4. one bottle brush for $189. I got my at the Taka fair, $188, bundle include, 1. Steam sterilizer, 2. Warmer (not digital), 3. 5 bottles, 4. diaper rash cream 5. baby wash.

Happy shopping!!

To the National Library after 10 YEARS!!

When to the library today, borrowed books on baby names, got some baby magazines, and some freebies! For expecting mums, just fill up a form and you'll receive a baby journal, height chart and baby reading CD, how cool is that? Personally found the journal quite useful, you can go get it too. Now reading the Practical Parenting and Pregnancy mag, and here's some interesting information to share:

• Breastfeed your son for the first 6 mths and research shows that they can be smarter than their girls counterparts. Hahaha, i know what to do now... one more cool reason to breastfeed our babies!


• Having children too close together may increase the risk for autism, scary rite? Better leave a one to 2 years gap btw conception.

Another useful information from the mag are life-threaning conditions during pregnancy that you might need to watch out for:

• Gestational diabetes

-This is when high levels of glucose builds up in your blood.

-The predisposing factors are: Women with a family history of diabetes, raised BMI, and certain ethnic groups.

-Uncontrolled diabetes can cause babies to grow very large and also cause heart problems.

-Btw 2-5% of women gets it

-The majority will no longer have the condition after birth, but there's an increased risk of getting diabetes in later life.

Treatment include: diabetic control, injections of insulin

• Pre-eclampsia:

-It's cause by a defect in the placenta

-Can occur anytime btw wk 20 until a few days after the birth

-Can be life-threatening to mum and baby if undetected

-Can cause eclampsia, seizures and premature delivery

-Causes a rise in the blood pressure and pretein in the urine

-Symptoms include headaches, visual disturbances and general swelling

-Affects 1 in 10 pregrancies

-Treatment include: birth of baby, monitoring of BP, urine and blood, immediate admission to hospital

• Placenta Praevia

-This is when the placenta covers some or all of your cervix

-A C-section could be advised

-Any fresh, painless bleeding should be reported immediately

-Around 0.5%of pregnancies

-More common in women who had previous c-section, subsequent pregnancies, twin pregnancies and those who smoke

• High blood pressure

-A.K.A gestational hypertension

-It can affect the blood flow thorough the placenta and affect the growth of your baby, or caause a placental abruption

-Symptoms include headache, visual disturbances

-1 in 10 pregnant women

-Treatment include medication and close monitoring

• Placental abruption

-This is when the placenta completely or partially peels off the wall of the uterus

-Symptoms include severe abdominal pain, uterine tenderness and vaginal bleeding

-It can happen after some sort of trauma to the abdomen, such as a car accident, and is more common in women who smoke, drink a lot of alcohol or use drugs

-Women over the age of 35 are more at risk

• HELLP syndrome

-H:hemolysis, which is the breaking down of rbc

-EL:elevated liver enzymes

-LP:low platelet count

-IT can affect the body's ability to clot blood and the liver's ability to function

-You may feel tired and have pain in the upper right part of your belly

-There could be bad headaches abd nausea or vomiting and you may have swelling in your face and hands

-The only treatment for HELLP is to deliver your baby

• Obstetric Cholestasis(OC)

-This is a liver disorder that can cause unberable itching, particularly at night, especially on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands

-If left untreated it can be dangerous for the baby

-It affects around 1 in 135 women

-Treatment include medication to treat the itching, and help correct your liver function, or induction may be advised

-Soon after the birth OC disappears and causes no long-term effects

• Polyhydramnios

-This is an excess of amniotic fluid

-Symptoms includes breathlessness, and the feeling of getting bigger than they think they ought to be, the skin on the abdoment feeling tight and looking shiny

-Causes includes diabetes, infections or a problem with the baby such as inability to swallow the amniotic fluid

-Only 1% of pregnancies

-Treatment include careful monitoring and delivering the baby, medication can be given to decrease fetal urine output or removing the amniotic fluid witha needle

• Oligohydramnios

-Too little fluid in the amniotic sac around the baby

-Causes include having a problem with the placenta and a leaking of the amniotic fluid

-Very low levels of fluid in the first trimester can cause an increase risk of miscarriage

-Some babies cannot cope well with labour so your newborn will need close monitoring during birth

-Occurs in about 4% of pregnancies

-Delivery is the best treatment, amniotic fluid may be injected through the amniotic membrane to raise the fluid levels

Now u know, :) Take care!!

Baby shopping at Mothercare & Kaki bukit

Went to Mothercare at Marina Square and Baby Kingdom and Baby Hypermart last Sunday and these are the stuff i got.

Mothercare: Head support, Pupsik sling and a blanket

Kaki Bukit: Swaddle me, mittens, Nuk premium bottle, some feeding stuff and a bath cloth.

The medela Swing and Mini electric breast pump on offer

I wanna get this head support

The snuggle nest looks cool right

Why are Grobags so expensive? $70 plus for a sleeping bag??

This Maxi Cosi summer cover will fit a cabriofix car seat

Many many pushchairs

OMG this is the most branded baby furniture i've seen so far, looks like a stokke but dearer and much prettier, $2700 for a cot which of cos can be transform into a sofa and a toddler bed, just like every other cot..

A limited ed Quinny, $1400 after 40% off, haha, i wonder who will buy this at it's full price

Oh, my favourites, wrist rattles from MC, dunno if i should get it cos it's $20 for 2!!!

Yup, thats all the shopping for today, hope u've enjoyed shopping with me!!