Moving stuff to Kerrisdale

Thanks to Looying who passed me some maternity clothes, breastfeeding and childbirth reading materials, baby high chair, play gym, baby rocker amongst other small items. We drove to her place one weekend :) Her hubby and her are so warm and they shared with us their experiences.

Hubby has bought the Toyogo drawers and also fixed up the Quinny Buzz stroller. We are slowly (in batches) shifting things to Kerrisdale. I have also asked the maid to wash all the baby stuff and sorted them nicely. Everything seems to be in place. I just need to pack the hospital bag in July.

Hubby also helped me cut my toenails yesterday coz I couldn't reach my toes already and it's abit straining for me to bend over. My backache is terrible still and I think it will only get worse until I deliver. Thank goodness Hubby never fails to give me gentle massage to soothe the aches. I also did some stretching to ease the muscle tension.

Bottomless pit stomach, terrible backache and leg cramps

As I'm into my third trimester, I notice I am easily hungry (even more so compared to my second trimester). I can eat a plate of Cai Fan from Mirana (chicken, egg and green vegetables) and 30 mins later, I feel hungry again. It's not like mouth itchy and want to munch some biscuits. I can really have a bun.

Yesterday after a packet of Xing Hwa bee hoon for dinner, I was hungry 45 mins later. I have to control abit otherwise I will really become a big elephant.

I noticed that my backache worsens too. I experience such a dull pain every night when I turn to the other side or whenever I wake up to go to the toilet. It's also harder to fall asleep whenever I wake up. Usually, I wake up at 4 am and only managed to sleep at 5.30 am (but that's when my FIL's alarm clock rings!) only to wake up again at 7.30 am if Hubby's alarm doesn't ring at 7 am for his jogging session. Really shag mann.

Nowadays, I also find it difficult to go shopping for too long. Just a mere 30 minutes walking, the back pain will start to creep in, resulting in my frequent stretching at escalators. When Hubby helps me massage my back, it soothes a little but the ache will come back again T_T

Last night I experienced my first leg cramps. Two cramps in a night. Very pain! But I have to ouch softly because I didn't want to wake Hubby up from his sweet dreams. He has been very nice, enduring the cold temperature at night. He wraps himself every night like a cocoon while I don't even need the blanket at all (and still thinks it's abit warm).

This morning Hubby told me that he'd be giving me $500 for my (and I suppose baby's) monthly expenses when I'm at SAHM next year. It's very nice of him to offer, but let's see how things go. There are alot of unknowns eg, we don't even know whether we will be getting a car or balloting for a new flat yet.

Things to buy for mama

1. maternity bras - done
2. nursing pads - done
3. nursing wear - done
4. open front button pyjamas - done
5. nipple cream - done
6. disposable panties - done
7. long sanitary pads - done
8. radiation blanket from Kiddy Palace - done
9. dry confinement hair powder (for 5 days) - done
10. Warming Shampoo for Confinement $19.90 (by Kalis Chay)
11. Healing Herbal Pericare Wash $23.30
12. Lemongrass Confinement Shower Gel $35 (by Ai-lin Lee)
13. Pure Ginger Cream $13
14. Hand sanitizing gel (coz cannot wash hand) -  done
15. Facial wet wipes (coz cannot wash face) - done
16. stretchmark oil/cream - done
    
    These are the links that I bought from :
    http://www.motherhoodwecare.com/pregnancyconfinement.html
    http://www.littledreamers.com.sg/catalog.html

In fact, I have too many bottles of oil (this are excluding the creams!)

Things to buy for baby

1. Steriliser - done
2. Warmer -done: pass down from Joanna
3. Baby Bottles - done: I 've got 3 and medela cup feeder too.
4. Bottle teats - done
5. Breast Pads - I've got both disposable and washable
   
6. Breast Milk Storage - I've got disposable cups instead
7. Standby milk powder for 0-6 months infant- done
8. Cloth Diapers - done
9. Normal Diapers- done: Huggies newborn and Huggies S size
10. Liners for Diapers- done
11. Waterproof mat - done
12. Alcohol swaps - done
13. Sterilising tablets - done
14. Gripe water
15. Ru Yi Oil - done
16. Baby bathtub - done and also free one from hospital
17. Baby Towel - done
18. Baby Wipes - done
19. Small Face towel - done
20. Square Cotton Pads - done
    
21. Receiving blanket - done
22. Baby Powder - done
23. Baby powder holder - done
24. Baby Oil - done
25. Baby Lotion - done
26. Diaper Cream - done
27. Baby Detergent - done
28. Baby Softener - done
29. Pacifier (optional) - done
30. Baby Bathgel - done
31. Baby Towels - done
32. Nursing Cover - done: gift from Shufen
33. Baby Sling (cloth) - done
34. Baby Carrier - done
35. Baby Stroller - done
36. Baby Cot - done: passdown from Joanna
37. Baby Cot Quilt Set - done
38. Taggies - done
39. Breastfeeding pillow - done
40. Breastpump - done
41. New Breastpump parts - done
42. Baby clothes - done
43. Baby mittons - done
44. Infant Car Seat - done $199 from Maxi Cosi Dori
45. Baby rocker - done: passdown from Looying
46. Toyogo drawer - done (5 tier drawer with wheels $49.95)
47. Swaddleme blanket - done
48. Braun ThermoScan 5 - done from spree 
49. Osh Kosh and Carter's baby clothes - done

4th and 5th antenatal class

Hubby is always tired/sleepy during antenatal class. Last week we were 20 minutes early so we sat outside the class while he took a short nap to recharge.

After the class, there was a tour around Mount Alvernia hospital. We went to the delivery suite, the 2 bedder room, the single deluxe and and super deluxe. We also saw newborn babies in the nursery.

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5th antenatal class is solely on breastfeeding. I learnt alot from Joelynn's class. She is very interesting and I can't help laughing at some of the things she say but Hubby has on two occasions fall asleep in her class -_-

Anyway, Joelynn told us that it's not recommended to pass down breast pumps to other moms or buy second-hand breast pumps, because 99% of all the (different brands) breast pumps are open system, meaning, the milk flows two directions (into the system and out). And there is a risk of contamination even though we sterilise diligently all the parts all the time before every feed. Only the ones in the hospital that are rented out to mommies are close systems breast pumps, meaning the milk pumps outwards in one direction and not back to the system.

If you have already bought a second hand pump, it's okay to purchase the parts, change them and sterilise before using.

We also had a hands-on session with a dummy baby. How to do cradle hold, football hold and lying position. Thankfully, I bought my Brest friend breastfeeding pillow as I have rather clumsy hands and it'd be my first time handling a newborn baby, so I don't need to be too bothered about what kind of hold. Just place baby on pillow and bring baby near to my breast to suckle. Easy. LOL