Lia & Robby

I’m still writing down daily notes for the third trimester but since I’m now counting down the last 10 weeks, I want to do weekly posts tracking a [...]

This weekly thing moves really fast. It felt like I just posted the 30-week update and a week has flown past. How far along?  31 weeks! Total weigh [...]

8 more weeks to go… Time seems to fly faster and faster my goodness! How far along?  32 weeks! Total weight gain: 11kg. At my last checkup I offi [...]

How far along?  33 weeks! Total weight gain: 11.5kg. Finally some weight gain. Exactly on Tuesday I started feeling like my tummy was bursting. Haha [...]

[...] downward gently I felt her foot move from around the area. And then the pain went away. Food cravings: None. I’ve been introducing a bit more variety to my diet and so far for snacks in the office [...]

[...] her legs and feet are so I guess she’s been treating my liver like soccer ball. =p Food cravings: None. And I have to stick more closely to my diet. It turns out that while I only [...]

[...] feeling like there’s anything between my legs. So I’m not sure if that means anything. Food cravings: None. Anything making you queasy or sick? No. Gender: Girl Labour signs: Not sure if [...]

[...] the same. Lots of movements, I feel her head pushing down. But she’s not engaged yet. Food cravings: None. Anything making you queasy or sick? No. Gender: Girl Labour signs: ERMMM yes. [...]

[...] How far along?  39 weeks 4 days now Total weight gain: 11.2kg Stretch marks: Yup.. on the lower left and right sides of my tummy. Sleep: So if [...]

[...] Saccone Joly did for her pregnancy updates. Hehehe… So here goes: How far along?  30 weeks! Total weight gain: 11kg. I have not gained any more since my last check-up at 28 weeks, where I found out [...]

[...] I just posted the 30-week update and a week has flown past. How far along?  31 weeks! Total weight gain: 10kg. Erm I lost 1kg somehow. But don’t worry I definitely feel the baby growing [...]

[...] to go… Time seems to fly faster and faster my goodness! How far along?  32 weeks! Total weight gain: 11kg. At my last checkup I officially stayed at the same weight as 4 weeks ago. Yet [...]

[...] to another when I suddenly just lost my grip on a bottle, spilling about 70ml of breast milk. I felt so angry at the world, probably as angry as Clarissa does when she’s hungry [...]

[...] has always been a good feeder from the start (and impatient). When she was just born, my breast milk hadn’t come in yet and she sucked and sucked and sucked so hard that by the time I got home [...]

[...] machine was running, cleaning the soiled sheets, swaddle, clothes etc. 2am: I was expressing breast milk while Robby had her. She’s obviously overtired, and hungry again by now. So time for another [...]

[...] bottom?? =.= I also ate and drank more than when I was pregnant, hoping it would increase my breast milk supply. I heard that you feel cold / weaker right after delivery but I was the total opposite! [...]

[...] : 11kg.. I lost 0.5kg since last week. Why? Because I cut out a little here and there from my meal plan and because I’ve been going on more walks. Stretch marks: I definitely have some stretch marks [...]

[...] the same weight as 4 weeks ago. Yet the baby is growing well (she’s now 1.7kg). That meal plan is pretty amazing. Stretch marks: Not yet. Sleep: Well… I’ll take as much as I can [...]

[...] weeks, where I found out about my gestational diabetes (boo!). So I’ve been following my meal plan faithfully and everything seems to be working well so far. Maternity clothes: I suppose I [...]

[...] . But don’t worry I definitely feel the baby growing bigger and I’m still following the meal plan faithfully: breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, supper. And it [...]

[...] at all these teeny tiny newborn & 0-3 months outfits! Belly button in or out? In Wedding rings on or off? On Happy or moody most of the time: Both but generally happy. Work stresses [...]

[...] (for one day and for unknown reasons), headache, dizziness. Belly button in or out? In Wedding rings on or off? On Happy or moody most of the time: More moody this week =/ Looking forward to: Our [...]

[...] was such a great support and comfort – I feel so loved. Belly button in or out? In Wedding rings on or off? On Happy or moody most of the time: Happier than last week Looking forward [...]

[...] really bad that interferes with normal daily activities.) Belly button in or out? In Wedding rings on or off? On Happy or moody most of the time: Mix of both. Still irritable but [...]

[...] I have a small bowl of clear soup on the side. Snack 2: a medium / small apple, 3pcs of wheat crackers & low-fat, slightly sweetened plain yoghurt. The fruit is supposed to be part of lunch [...]

[...] … Food cravings: None. But it’s getting really boring to always have wholemeal bread / wheat crackers with milk / yoghurt for snack 3x a day!!! So last night I bought cornflakes (1 medium [...]

[...] under control! Like for the penne with cheese sauce I just had 12-16pcs for snack instead of wheat crackers & milk. Haha. It may feel crazy to some to be so stringent with portion sizes but it [...]

[...] because my diet was so controlled in my third trimester (12 spoonfuls of rice per meal, wheat crackers for snacks every day… geez…) the 11.5kg gained was really just the belly plus excess fluid, [...]

[...] , to share good things with me. But they don’t understand. I tried to explain about gestational diabetes, or diabetes in general. But they think it’s all just about weight. And so it [...]

[...] well, and upon hearing Clarissa’s actual weight of 3.2kg he also said I controlled my gestational diabetes really well.. yay!). Once everything was done, I was left in the room with just a couple [...]

[...] not gained any more since my last check-up at 28 weeks, where I found out about my gestational diabetes (boo!). So I’ve been following my meal plan faithfully and everything seems to be [...]

[...] 7.5kg more to go but at least I didn’t get very much out of shape because of my gestational diabetes diet’. I totally didn’t expect to lose most of that within the first two week [...]