My post natal journey with Preg Massage

Now that baby E is already in Da House, I feel that I have less " me " time..and I somehow feels that my life revolves around baby E and nothing else. Don't get me wrong,  I love being around baby E, sniffing his baby scent, talking non sense wording with him..although in certain moment it could be very overwhelming. ^^

On the other hand i can't deny that i want and miss my pampering time..and this is why i am looking forward for my daily post natal treatment with preg massage.

My encounter with preg massage started when i booked a pre natal massage trial with them. 

My friend who earlier tried their service, introduced me to their service.

 I was on 37-38 weeks then and was looking for a professional massage treatment for my sore preggie body. I was really impressed with their service and decided to booked them for my post natal treatment without a second thought.

I am very particular about when it comes to massage therapy, i am so damn scared when some untrained therapist touching my body - its so direct contact to my muscle and literally - nerves. This is totally a part where i need to be safe than sorry.

With preg massage, i know that i am in a certified good hand and they are clearly know what they are doing and they are good at it.

After a exchanging a few email with Sheron - the general manager of preg massage to decide when will be the best time for me to start the treatment, Preg massage decided to collaborate with me and my blog - Pinkbuble In Da House in sharing about my post natal healing journey with them.

Super yay!! Not only that I feel so blessed that Sheron is a super caring person, my therapist - Ms. Diana has a superb skill in handling the post natal treatment, and the treatment works wonder on me, today - after a full session of Jamu treatment, i must say..the treatment with Preg massage is totally worth it!

Yes, it does cost something..but stay tuned with me on why i think it's totally worth the penny spent.

Ethan Arelson Nuradi is in Da House!

Bilingual

So, it was Monday 7 October 2013 when we and Dr. Cheng decided to induced me 1 week earlier from the original due date (12 October 2013). At 11 am, me and Mr. went to Dr. Henry Cheng clinic to start the induction with something call the pill to thinning the cervix. I feel nothing but a slight cramp. Me and Mr. even went for Dim sum lunch as our " last " - just the two of us - date before the lil love arrived.

I am totally feeling anxious to know that, that day will be the last day for me and Mr. having our life together as couple and embark the new journey as little family in less than 24 hour. I am excited to meet the lil love but worried in the same time of what is waiting for me in labour ward.

I have packed my hospital luggage and all I can think of is to bring my lip balm and mouth spray. -_-'

Thank goodness for the check list I got from the Mt. Alvernia ante natal class.

~ Jadilah gw ma bang Arip mutusin untuk induce the baby 1 minggu lebih cepet dari waktu yg seharusnya..secara kata dokter baby nya uda mulai gedean and kalo makin lama di perut..bakal lebih gede lagi. Hasrat gw kan pengen lahiran normal yo, bukan sok jago..tapi karena mengingat kalo gw harus c-sect sembuhnya lebih lama..sapa yg ngurusin rumah, baby dan diri gw kalo gw ga bisa pulih cepet.

Hari itu 7 October 2013, petantang petenteng gw jalan ke tempat gyane gw untuk di insert pill yang untuk tipisin cervix..trus disuruh ke rumah sakit 6 jam kemudian.

Koper dah eke siapin, dan gw beneran bingung loh mesti bawa apa..karena yg gw kepikiran cuman bawa lip balm sama mouth spray. Sampah banget ye, kenapa yang gw kepikiran cuman ini?

Dan akhirnya, gw buka buka buku pas kelas ante-natal dari Mt. Alvernia. ~

By around 4.30-ish pm, we have reached Mt. Alvernia hospital and pass the nurse my admission letter. She looked confuse though, she was looking at me and start asking question like " is it for you madam? " D'oh!

I know i might not walk and having the urgent contraction kind but yes, I am on 39 weeks preggie and ready to deliver.

I was admitted to the labour ward for CTG and contraction monitoring.

Nothing fun about labour ward >.<' , in fact it's a bit scary for me. When I was getting ready, I heard the lady next to my ward was screaming in agony! literally like someone is torturing her in the next door. 

OMFG, the moment I heard that, I started to cry..not that I feel her, but more to scared - a new level that I ever experienced in my life. It beats my fear of dark ocean.

Nyampe ke Mt. Alvernia sekitar jam 4.30pm, gw datang dengan hand bag dan surat admission untuk labour dari dokter gw en tanya ke susternya, " ruang labour dimana ya? " hahaha, suster nya liat gw dari atas ke bawah trus ke perut gw en bilang " Is it for you? " Ya eyalaaaah sus, masa buat bang Arip?

Masuk ke ruang bersalin, gw langsung parnoan tahap tinggi..disuruh ganti baju sama suster nya en di pump dr belakang untuk clean bowel movementnya. Pas gw di toilet, labour ward sebelah ada orang tereak tereak kayak abis kena potong gitu..langsung dong ga pake lama, aer mata gw ngalir dengan sempurna. 

Damn damn! Gw takut luar biasa dan gw sambil nangis aer mata rintik rintik..gw cuman berdoa " semoga ini semua come to an end soon " - dah kayak mo disalib. hahahaha..*lebay mampus*

I was on natural delivery with epidural (ended up - assisted natural delivery with epidural )

The epidural doc came and start injecting my spine to insert the epidural, it was not as painful as I thought it would be..but it's definitely a super weird feeling and a bit stinging on your spine when Doc inserted the needle and i arched back in reflex, and the doc was like " u gotta help me by stay curving in "

I know lah doc, but can't help it.

Rencana awal sih mo nya natural delivery pake epidural, ternyata ya bo..ga ada yang bilangin ke gw kalo suntik tu epidural rada2 nyengit dikit gitu di tulang punggung, gw sampe yang " anjeng! " dalem ati pas tu jarum masuk, dan tak ingin aku mengulangnya lagi. Huhuhuhu.

Some weird thing about epidural reacting in my body.

I didn't feel any contraction at all, but am in extreme pain when the Doc do the internal cervix check.

>.<"

..and  apparently they need to maximise the dose for me, and see how it goes from there..or else, I need to do the emergency c-sect.

Oh, ini something yg baru gw tau soal epidural lagi..ternyata bisa numb-in bagian tubuh sebagian2 ya?

Kaki, perut sama pinggang gw sama sekali ga berasa sakit pas kontraksi dateng..tapi cervix gw ga numb dong, waktu diubek ubek sama dokter gw sampe kesakitan sendiri..Huhuhu..agak2 traumatic deh pengalaman di ruang bersalin gw ini. Dan akhirnya, dokternya bilang " kita panggil dokter epiduralnya en tanya what can be done, kl ga bisa..lu harus emergency c-sect "

I am not against c-sect methode of delivery, but I prefer natural birth with epidural due to the healing process, so when I heard about emergency c-sect, I kinda feel mixed up but on the other hand..I want that moment to be over and I am looking forward to deliver safely and meet my lil love soon.

By 11 pm, the Doc did another internal cervix check and i was only 1 cm dilated. Super wtf, it's been 12 hours since the first induction they did on me and i was only 1 cm dilated?? 

Doc Cheng said that they are expecting my lil love to arrived by the next day afternoon. 

Geez!

For the first time in my life, I prayed non stop. Haha!

I prayed that let the miracle help me to dilated fast and I will meet my lil love before morning..I was praying for the natural birth, the safe delivery, the pain, the baby, myself and everything I could think of.

Again, God is so good to us, it was pretty amazing from 11 pm to 2 am..I was dilated from 1 cm to 7 cm, and on that very moment, I know that whatever I asked in His name, I shall received.

Sebenernya gw ga anti c-sect sama sekali, cuman mengingat nasib gw di SG kan sebagai wanita bekerja, embak di rumah yang semua-mua nya gw urus sendiri, rasanya kl c-sect agak2 rempong yah! Dan waktu dokter bilang gw mungkin harus emergency c-sect..gw yang langsung drop gw deh, cuman ya apa mo dikata yah? gw agak agak pasrah tapi tak rela gitu deh..hahaha..tapi karena mengingat gw pengen banget moment gw di ruang bersalin itu cepetan kelar dan pengen ketemu the lil love, gw bilang ke Arip..ya sudahlah..rela lah gw kl harus c- sect.

Jam 11 malem, pembukaan gw di cek lg sama dokter, dan dong sodara sodar..cuman bukaan 1 cm doang.

Heloooo, ngapain aja itu pill en drip induksi dari pagi sampe malem 12 jam gini baru bukaan 1? Dokter cheng, akhirnya bilang " kalo gini yah kira2 besok siang lah baby lu baru kuar "

Yaoloooo, lama bener en eke laper cui.

Trus, di ruang bersalin itu..gw baru pertama kali doa tiada henti..lebay banget emang* 

Gw doa sampe ketiduran trus bangun lagi en doa lagi supaya semua dilancarin sama Tuhan..supaya gw tetep bisa lahirnya natural, gw baby semua sehat en sampe lebay gw berdoa minta ampun kali kali gw lewat on the spot, gw pengen masuk sorga. Huahahhaha..

Eh tapi Tuhan baek, dari jam 11pm sampe jam 2am..pembukaan gw tiba tiba dr bukan 1 langsung ke bukaan 7. Horeee!

By around 4.30 am, the nurse starts to on the light and asking me to start pushing because the baby's head is still way too high..it was a painful moment for me, and which is why I am not sure as well - to know that I am still on epidural..but I feel the pain. Soon after a few push, Doc Cheng was in and ready to help me with the delivery..He brought in some forceps for the baby head and start asking me to push.

Sekitar jam 4.30 pagi..ada midwife nya mulai dateng en mulai suruh gw push dulu soalnya kepala baby nya masih tinggi banget. Dan aneh banget, walo gw pake epidural..tapi gw berasa suakit pol loh! Ga berapa lama setelah beberapa kali push, dokter Cheng dateng dan siap eksekusi :P

A freaking big 9 pushes with the help of 2 nurses pushing my belly down, our son;

Ethan Arelson Nuradi greet the world.

He was placed on my chest the moment he was out and all I could think of is " am I still in this world? "

I was so much in pain and the Doc (and actually myself too) thought I could not made it, but hell yeah!

I MADE IT!

9x bo gw coba nge push dan juga dibantu 2 suster yang ngedorong perut gw kayak ngedorong mobil mogok, dan akhirnya..Tadaaaa..

Ethan Arelson Nuradi hadir!

( yang ikutan kuis nama-karena ga ada yang nebak bener, jadi yang nebak nama ethan akan diundi yooo)

Pas Ethan kuar, dia ditarok di dada gw..dan gw nya masi berasa dunia berputar..puyeng jek, nge-push 9 x geto..tapi yah, puji Tuhan..eke berhasil lahirin normal juga. :)

 3.49kg - 52 cm

Hello my little love..welcome to our little family :)

We've been waiting for you, and thank you for being the answer of our pray.

Daddy's boy

 And yeah, now that I officially a mommy..please welcome me to the Zombie night and the many joyful moments to come.

And oh, if you read my blog before..I am under Dr. Henry Cheng as my gynae, I am thankful for him and his clinic's team..especially Ms. Sharon - and one amazing thing about Dr. Henry Cheng is his stitching technique  down below, I don't know how he do it..but I can walk in the same day that I gave birth. Some people said it takes them several days to walk because the stitching is too painful and whatsoever. As for me, it is painful la..but manageable :)

I really think he is a very very good gynae, patience and I think he is one caring Doc especially in the labour room. His charges is reasonable and every bill in his clinic is transparent. 

If I am still around in Singapore and go for the second one, I definitely going back to him.

Dr. Henry Cheng

Women's Specialist Centre 

Bishan add : Blk502, St. 11, #01-356 

Tel : 6552 7377

Say hi to my lil love :)

 Now, stay tuned for my journey with Preg massage for my post natal healing :)

Counting down..

I am counting down..to the day I meet my little one..

I am not sure when exactly I will due or go in labour..but all I am looking forward apart from greeting my baby E to the world is to get back in my pre pregnancy shape. This whole 36 weeks has been a mix feeling for me, apart from the worry that come and go about baby E's health and mine - I noticed that I become overly concious about my body image. 

* keep looking at myself in the mirror - trying to find a better angle on the body - but none seems good at this point* -> ever feel the same?

I keep reminding myself that it's ok to look a little like hippo when I am expecting, but whenever I step on my weight scale - that freaking number keep reminds me on how much I have gained during this preggie time and those inches that keep adding up especially on these last 2 weeks..damn!

I promise to keep myself positive and really looking forward to meet the expert from Mary Chia in getting myself back in shape. I know I am not a model but I want to get back in shape before my maternity leave ends.

I think by now, everybody have seen the awesome transformation of Chen Li Ping in getting a good 6 kg off in just 3 weeks! Damn damn..I want to!!

I will do the same pose like her when I finally get back in shape - hahaha!

And yes, you read it right...I typed " WHEN " not " IF "

So support and stay tuned with me for my journey with Mary Chia, ok?

 

My 33 weeks maternity shoot and updates..

It's getting near!!

..and I have not get my baby's stuff fully sorted.

 >.<'

Most of my baby thingy is still with my Mom in Jakarta and she will not be here until few days after the baby is born. So I pretty much has only limited items mommy and baby items at home for now. 

I'm getting nervous closer to the date.

My gynae, Dr. Cheng plan to induce the baby on 38 weeks instead of waiting for 40 weeks due to the size of the baby..which is 2.6 kg as per last measure on 33 weeks old. He suspects that my baby will go as heavy as 3.6 kg on birth - and it will make my (hopefully) normal delivery harder to do.

I'll will update on the final date after my next visit to him.

My baby apparently is an active baby with lotsa hair on his head -  Dr. Cheng measure his 1.5 cm hair and print it for us to keep. -_-'

On this 33 weeks, his head is down to my pelvic area and his leg keep kicking my ribs and gestric area. The happy pain that I can endure.

So far, I don't have any much complain on the pregnancy except the unforgiving pain on my finger joint every single morning, and the 1 cm stretch mark that start showing up. Maybe it's true that whatever oil you use during pregnancy is a marketing gimmick. T_T

I have been using Bio Oil, Nip & Fab multi fix oil and Palmers for stretch mark diligently and still nothing could keep that ugly line away. Sigh! 

I can't wait for the Mary Chia -  Stretch Mark Lightening Treatment to fix me :D

Oh btw, do check out Mary Chia mid Autumn promotion.

It's totally worth every single cents of it and if you have not read my Mary Chia experience before, read it how I lost 1 kg per treatment HERE and if you want to know why I am trusting Mary Chia for my body and face treatment..feel free to browse it HERE.

 Do call them now and start the journey to feel good about your body.

Oh, I had a maternity shoot with

MC Photography

A trusted, and supportive friend and partner that I always treasure in my life journey.

This is a little sneak peak of mine..and do contact MC Photography directly for quotation, ok?

Nice right???
I love it to the max..
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 Here is another one to close the post!

 

'Till next update.

Do pray for me and my pregnancy.

Thank you.

 

Current addiction: Organic Essential Oatmeal Face Spa

This is super OMFG!

I didn't know that i can be addicted to a face spa >.<'

I never been a fan of painful facial that comes with forceful extraction and things that involved needle and stuff. Especially since lately there were a case by other beauty blogger that is sad to happened and an example of facial goes wrong. 

Another main reason for me now is because I am expecting, I need extra careful to pay attention on things applied on my face, and also I super hate when some beauty center said the facial is 60 mins, it was actually 5 mins cleansing, 5 mins scrubbing, 15 mins steaming, 10 mins extraction and another 15 mins in masking and the rest minutes was applying lotion and other stuff. So it's actually pretty much they left me 30 mins with the machine..and I personally don't really enjoy it.

If we share the same frustation, maybe you will like this

Organic Essential Oatmeal Face Spa by Mary Chia that I already tried twice and will definitely come back for more.

This is essentially a relaxing organic facial spa experience that is suited for all skin types.

So don't worry about having the not suitable treatment for your skin condition.

The facial starts with a light rose water mist spray, followed by a “warming up” massage using sweet tangerine essential oil. The therapist asked me to inhale deeply while the tangerine essential oil been applied on me. It's awesomely relaxing. Damn - now I want to go back again and have my 3rd session this month.>.<

After the warming up, they do full face cleansing on me using an aloe vera milk cleanser that is gentle on skin. The next step of exfoliation is done by blending freshly grounded organic oatmeal with the aloe vera milk cleanser to naturally exfoliate and slough away dead skin. 

Don't come to me and say I never warn you on how addictive this treatment, ok?

The total more than 75 mins treatment is almost fully hands on, simply massage, massage and more massage on the whole process. This is a kind of treatment that is too good to be true.

The next thing I know is I am enjoying a pressure-point facial massage on my face, neck and shoulders to promote blood circulation and detoxification through stimulation of lymph nodes. 

Just what I need to relief of water retention around face and eye areas. After the massage, my skin is nourished with a customized masque enriched with organic oatmeal. 
I do feel really good after this facial.

 

This Organic Essential Oatmeal Face Spa is totally my choice for the perfect pick-me-up facial elixir for your skin to look supple, dewy and naturally glowing!

And just when I thought the glow will stop after i wash my face the next day, 
this treatment WOW me even more.. 

I'm on 8 months preggie and a happy momma to be with this glowing face. 

The 75-min Organic Essential Oatmeal Face Spa is exclusively available at  

Mary Chia @ Goldhill Centre 

Please call 6250 7949 to book your Organic Oatmeal facial experience. 
Quote “Pink Buble” to enjoy a first-time trial session at S$108 (S$115.56 w/GST), 
Usual Price: S$255

It's worth it!

 

Being preggers in Singapore :)

The most common questions I received from friends and family back in Indonesia since they know I got pregnant are:

Are you going to deliver in Singapore?

Who will take care of your baby?

How to survive living in Singapore with kids and without a maid?

It's expensive to have kids in Singapore, you know that, right?

Ermm..maybe for Singapore friends that reading this entry, you might raise your eyebrow and " HUH-ing " about those questions, yes indeed - I want to tell you that back in Indonesia, some people (or at least) my big family and some friends thinks living in Singapore is way more complicated than living a comfortable life in Indonesia. 

I know some of you - my friend -curious about my life here but to proud to ask how am I doing so far here in Singapore, and you secretly reading this blog..but here, I need to tell you that when I made my choice to live in Singapore 7 years ago, I have made the one of the best decision in my life. 

I came here to Singapore as a fresh grads, and thank God..I could get a job within the first month on my stays in Singapore - I didn't get a job through recommendation or a short cut to the company, I earned it on my own - and at that time until today I am proud to be in the job in Singapore, and very grateful to have a chance  in living independently on my own.

Since then, I pretty much do things on my own from washing my clothes, dishes, taking public transport and going to places without counting on someone to send me off. I am happy and although sometimes back in my mind I miss to be at home and have someone to get the things done for me, but I never regretted my stays here in Singapore.

So, when those questions came to me..I realised that I've been so get used to Singapore style of living and not taking note on those issue asked above. I always think that if most lady in Singapore could cope up with baby and life here in Singapore, why can't I?

I believe when I try my best, the Man Up there is going to open the way for me. 

But yes, it is less comfortable than being preggers back at home, maybe? I don't know.

But if you are talking about the comfort of having cars and driver to send you go and back from work, yes it is indeed more comfortable than taking mrt or bus in Singapore, because nobody care about..

This sign:

You will found mostly non elderly, non preggers, non commuters with child and non disabled sitting on the priority seat suddenly fall asleep when they see me getting in the train, OR usually they suddenly get very busy on their phone and pretend that they never see me.

If you are that kind of commuters - SHAME ON YOU!

I do hope if you are pregnant someday/your wife is expecting..no one will give up their seat too.

But apart from the comfortable issue, I think I am ok being preggie in Singapore.
At least I am far away from the noisy auntie that keep telling me the myth of pregnancy :D

So as of now, yes..I will be delivering in Singapore, my Mom / my MIL will come and help me with the baby - So far no plan in hiring maid or nanny permanently and yes I know it's expensive to have baby in Singapore, and we are ready for it. I believe everything happens for a reason and this is for the best :)

                       

28 weeks and counting..

 Hello :)

Just a quick update on my 28 Weeks journey with this little bundle of joy!

We have finally picked the name for the Baby, but we are still call the baby as " Baby " whenever we talk to him. So far, I am glad that my Mr. has been really supportive and enthusiast in preparing the new born :) and weirdly he knows more things about baby stuff than I do - but he keep repeating the same annoying hint that he won't take care of the dirty diapers.  Blah!

Baby inside been responding cutely to us as well, whenever Mr. poked my tummy to wake him up and calling his name - most of the time he will poked him back in the same spot, and they keep poking each other until I start yelling or until the baby is tired in responding. :P

 I have gained 11 kg so far. 

My doctor said the baby is over weight and I will be doing Glucose test next Friday to find out of my diabetic level. I do hope I won't be getting into this kind of stupid sugar thingy in my body.

Here is my tummy progression:

It grows pretty big by now.
And weirdly, it started to grow like mad only on my 26 weeks onward.

Thank Goodness I have no stretchmarks so far :)
But my under arm and inner thigh turns really dark! Like I never scrub myself for ages.
And also, my skin tags is growing rapidly around my neck area. It's not so noticeable but pretty annoying for my eyes.

So, yeah..Will update again once I know the result of my next week test.

                       

Welcoming July!

Unlike every month end, where I only expecting pay day (kaching!)..this end of June mark my 6th month pregnancy, and I just feel that everything start to become real. That I am pregnant, and am going to enter another level in my life, motherhood.

~*~

Am gonna rant a little about my personal family stories..*skip it if you are about to judge me*

I was in a week hazescaping back to Jakarta, it was a nice quality time with family and my fur-ever friend, Coco. Although as expected, I couldn't stay in a looong period of time with my mum at home coz we just somehow irritate each other. I love my mum, but I don't like how my mum thinks that she know best and everybody has to follow her way - and not to mentioned; overly sensitive. I know this syndrome been running in my mum's side family since I was young, and that is why I never liked my mum's family. I prefer to be with my dad's family where everybody treat each other in a positive way and we just have each other back. I feel like I have family with my Dad's side. Never to my mum's side.

 I pity my dad the most on this case, he is a nice and humble man..and when my mum throwing tantrum on him..he could take it and give in to my mum, and it makes me angry. I hate bullies and I do think my mum bully my dad verbally..and I think I need to stand up for my dad, so I intend to say something hurtful back to my mum so she could feel how hurtful she is in treating and talking to other people. And when the argument is over with her, I realised..I am just behaving like my mum. Angry and bitchy. A kind of women I promise myself I will not be like. Ironically, I already am. T_T

I never regret born in my family, but I am hoping that my mum's family could be more positive in raising us - the next generation, by not spreading too much hatred and unnecessary hurtful comments just for the sake of saying it - but never mean it. Bull shit.

We can't choose in which family we are born at, but I do think it's matter and we need to choose wisely who we are getting married to and spending our lifetime with. I made a right choice (to be with my Mr.), and I do hope he feels the same to me, or else..jialat hor? 

I have this little worry in me on how well I can be a mother. As much as my mum is a control freak, I think she (plus my grandma from dad's side) raised me well. Although I prefer my grams way instead of her :) but mum told me many things that I think is my survival kit in this world; like trust no one in the first place, count only on yourself and God, always walk the talk, don't be money oriented, give to the less, be faithful to your partner, and love your parents. Unconsciously, I live up to her words - and grateful for that.

Only that usually little girl grows with  " I wanna be like my mum when i grow up " thing was never grow in me, coz I don't have that kind of mommy image to look up to ..and I am really scared that I just repeating my mum's footstep in raising my baby. T_T 

*Pinkbuble is in dilemma*

~*~

About pregnancy:

I hate water retention! and I seriously can't wait to get rid of this when I start my treatment with Mary Chia. Please get rid my almost a kg per treatment! pleaseeee!

And oh, today..I start exercising after a good 6 months "being careful" and not doing much sport activities. Just a simple 2 laps of swimming really boost up my mood and my appetite :P

So far, (thank God) no stretchmark yet, one little pimple on my left cheek, and supeeer dark armpit remains there. - SIGH! - My cellulite is happily grows on my thigh and this too, I can't wait to get the treatment from Mary Chia. I remember how Mary Chia Integra quartz help to break the stubborn fat cells under my skin, and I can't wait for the machine to do another magic in me.

A little about..my gynae, the hospital and the due date..

Ok, I finally write it down here as record about my pregnancy journal :)

Many people ask who is my Gynae? Where am I going to delivered the baby at? and when is my baby due?

So far, my baby will due on 12 Oct 2013 (I don't know if  it going to change nearer to the date) and I am seeing and already sign a maternity package with Dr. Henry Cheng, his clinic is in Bishan. This is the 2nd gynae I see, after feeling disappointed from the 1st Gynae from Paragon medical. 

I would rather not to disclose the name of the 1st gynae, but I think I am done of being annoyed by the nurse in the receptionist table every single time I came for check up and tired of trying digging out information from the Dr. about pregnancy, coz he said nothing. - sigh -

Anyway, with Dr. Cheng I feel more comfortable although he is occasionally in not so good mood and joking in a sarcastic way. He is very straight forward about everything he said, it's either you can take it or you will think he is rude. As for me, I like it! either it's good or bad, you got your answer right on your face.

Put that aside, I think he is awesome in what he is doing, and to read a lot of review about (his sarcasm) and his professionalism, I think I am in a good hand. :)

His front desk service is awesome as well, most of the auntie are friendly :)

Except 1 ridiculous auntie that answer you in a hurry manner like she is about to pee and can't wait to hang up your phone, and everything you ask, forever is your fault! hahaha..like today when she is about to put my phone through to Dr. Cheng, and the line just cut off from their side, she called back and start with a rude

" Elrica, I asked you to hold, you HANG UP ISSIT? "

Damn it! " NO auntie! It's YOUR phone that disconnected "

And I bet it's the same auntie who didn't allowed me to meet Dr. Cheng when I already called up (and already set urgent appointment - with another nice auntie) on urgent fungal infection down there. She keep going on and on and on, on how somebody need to Q for their turn. OMG lah, I am on my freaking turn auntie, and it's my name written in your appointment book. So, I hope and bless everybody who came to this awesome clinic never encounter her service..or else, it will be a nice check up experience.

Apart from that auntie, the rest was AWESOME, I love to sit and chat with the other auntie in the clinic. As I always take weekdays morning appointment where usually less people queuing, I can ask more question about the package, the hospital and how usually things goes near the pregnancy due date to the other auntie and they are sharing it in details with you.

As for the hospital, we are planning for the maternity tour in Mt. Alvernia on August, 10.

So far, over the phone I found the staff at Mt. Alvernia are very friendly and accommodating..although I know..I am not the sweetest person on earth, I am still expecting a good manner from the service industry.

And Mt. Alvernia, so far..has it.

Am gonna share more on the maternity tour later on, and for those who are looking for a good gynae in Singapore, you might want to consider:

Dr. Henry Cheng

Women's Specialist Centre 

Bishan add : Blk502, St. 11, #01-356 

Tel : 6552 7377

Towards the end of June 2013..

Today hits my 23 weeks of pregnancy- or 1 week to my 6th month journey with this little bundle of joy inside me :)

Body:

Up to today..I have gained 7 kg - when baby is on 500 grams.

I am no longer comfortable using my pre-preggie clothes coz my arm and thigh is taking most of the kgs instead of my tummy :P

I start feeling like I " literally " has nothing to wear whenever I am getting ready to work every morning T_T, and forget about looking good whenever I am attending any beauty events to keep my existence. 

Boobies getting bigger and the nipple turns darker..it jsut so weird to see myself in this changes. 

The usual colour that compliments my fair skin has turn into a big range of contrast and somehow it doesn't look nice.

Skin:

My waist below skin has turned darker..or some medical term called it 

" chloasma or melasma gravidarum ", and not only that, my armpit, inner thigh and certain part of my neck started it black patch..I feel less sexy - if this term still exist in me.

My persistent Eczema grows happily on my dry skin during this preggie period >.<'

Tried not so warm water to bath with, moisturized every inch of my skin, and even some comforting scented oil to keep it always smooth and Eczema free. Not so much win in fighting Eczema during preggie.

on top of that, talking about one stubborn dark spot on my right cheekbone..that definitely join the party in making my freckles look more prominent. T_T

 ~*~

Although I know this is nothing compare to the joy I will experience when the baby is on board, I somehow can't help myself from feeling a little ugly than before, and second to the excitement of meeting my baby, I want my old figure to be back.

Baby Gender revealed ^^

I did a detailed scan this morning to find out every details about the baby..and we also found the baby gender..and..
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Although I was hoping it will be girl, but seeing the baby in the USG screen moving around, keep scratching his nose, waving and stretching makes me feel really warm in heart..so maybe it's true, baby boy and girl is the same as long as they are healthy. But, really? :P

I am now getting excited to prepare for the baby thingy..what should i get for the first born?

Anybody could advice me of what should I get (or what not to get) to prepare the newborn? and where can i get it?

Pada nebaknya gw dapet baby girl (aku pun ngarep gitu) tapi ternyata baby boy cui!

Dan ternyata mitos mitos kalo bunting baby boy itu bakal jelek, kusam, suka daging dll ternyata ga entirely bener ya? Buktinya, aku masi tetep cantik glowing selalu..hahaha..

* ni pala ku - silahkan toyor!*

Tadi pagi pas scan, sumpe yaolooooo..baby eke muter muter melolooo, kaga ada setop nya euy.

Bakalan jadi baby yang amat sangat aktif rasanya. Aku siap siap kembali langsing deh (kapan pernah langsing cobaaa?) hahaha. Dan oh, tadi ke dokter nimbang..dan bujug..gw disuruh DIET dong, dokter gw yang cinpur ini sangatlah anti pregnancy weight gain, dia bilang dia cuman mau maximum weight gain gw cuma 12kg, kaga boleh lebih. Aku pun maunya begitu doc, sapa yang mau naek banyak seeeh?

Lalu lalu, kemaren aku baru balik dari bangkok..ada beli baju bebi sedikit..nanti di postingan bangkok, aku pamerin deh. ^^

Sekian update-an nya :)

I am expecting..a new member in Da House on 15 October!

I think many of you who doesn't read Bahasa roughly knows that I am expecting a baby by the previous title and also from the Ultrasound photo. :D

Yes, Indeed I am!

I am now on my18 weeks!

And so ready to start this new journey.

Flash back to February 2013,
it was on the Chinese New Year season where I felt sick most of the time and easily tired.
I thought it was because of the rainy season, non stop travelling and the full schedule of my blogging event and the make up job I had. But I never suspected that I am pregnant. Not at all - although I am hoping so.

We decided to try for baby since November 2012, but the timing was not always right, like the ovulation schedule I downloaded from the free app doesn't match the ovulation test kit I bought from Watsons. It gets me confuse, because technically..apps it's just an apps right? but when I tested my ovulation cycle-according to the apps- using that expensive ovulation stick, it was always shown an empty circle, means no ovulation. Shit.

Next attempt,
we took a week hornymoon to Bali in December, you know..to relax and stay away from the hectic life in Singapore, with the thinking that maybe the egg is stress..so let relax it for a week, taking diving certificate, stays in a nice villas, eat our heart out and..... Nope. Negative.

Then I got impatient.
 Oh yes, I am very impatient and when I want it, I want it now.
(So you better save ur comments on how other people keep trying for years and still full of hope blablabla..- I am just not that kind of person). I know myself better, when I want something, I want to get it before I lost my interest in it, and apparently it does apply on baby too. But one thing that I amazed on how God works in my life, it's like.. He knows me, He know me too well I guess. He gave the little angel to us on January, when we don't even plan it properly. Maybe this is the saying that; us, human- plan, but God decide.

I found out that I am pregnant on 9 February 2013 - CNY eve, when I was in Jakarta with the family.
I was 3 days late for my period, and decided to buy the cheap test pack in Jakarta..and get it tested at night, it came out 2 stripes. I was shocked.

Then I told my Mr. " It's positive " and above all the comments, he said " Congrats baby! "
What?? I know right, It sounds like I am graduating or winning another award kind of reaction, not a dramatic reaction I used to see from movie. Haha!

I get it tested for the second time on the next morning - 2 stripes.
Then I tested it with the expensive test pack in Singapore, yeap: 2 stripes.
Ahh..I am pregnant.

~ Ini gimana sih ya benernya, ga bunting keki..bunting, malah ga percaya ~

In disbelief, I booked Henny's gynae at Paragon medical.. and the doc found the heartbeat :)

So I am officially a preggers.

Although I hate being pregnant at first, I still think that this journey is quite wonderful..after the fatigue and unforgiving lethargic feeling is gone, I am now enjoying the pregnancy.
With this, I am very grateful to cherish my pregnancy journey with

^^

My first encounter with Mary Chia was during Singapore Blog Awards 2012, where Mary Chia is the sponsors of Beauty category and I was the winner! I believe that everything happened for a reason, the winning that I got last year lead me to be in touch with the leading Beauty and Slimming specialist in Singapore - Mary Chia, and when i shared the good news with them..they decided to support my pregnancy journey and more over, be my generous sponsors in getting my shape back after the pregnancy. How awesome is that???

Omg, I am so grateful and at ease to know that I am in a good hand in getting my shape back post pregnancy. I hope you guys stay tuned with me and follow my pregnancy journey with Mary Chia.
I am confidence Mary Chia could get me back my pre pregnant body or maybe even better than that.
If you have not read my journey with Mary Chia before, read it HERE and HERE.

I am VERY happy to have Mary Chia to be my Slimming and facial sponsors for this awesome journey!

Wish me a smooth pregnancy journey everybody!
Now it's time for me to Bo Phai Seh to look for more baby sponsor..hahahha..baby is expensive leh, and I just want the best for my baby.

Anyone wanna sponsor me? :P

Hadeuh..dilema dan pencerahan..

Ternyata bunting bawa dilema gajebo ke gw bo!

Seperti biasa, gw tipe yang parno-an, full of plan and susah banget loh yang namanya idup nge-flow aja liat kemana angin idup ngebawa kita, dan lebih susahnya lagi idup sama abang Arip yang ga ambisius nge-plan apa-apa kayak gw. 

Gw tipe yang ok, I need to do this and that supaya gw bisa achieved ini dan itu..dan all this while, I made it happened, gw ketemu orang yang ngebantu gw on my way up, yang akan selalu gw inget, thankful and grateful for..dan kalo kata pepatah kan " don't ever forget the people you meet on your way up because you might see them again on your way down ". Jadi karena gw kebiasaan punya pola idup yang I need to work it out to be successful, gw juga secara ga sadar..have this kind of mind set juga untuk my future baby. 

..Dan minggu lalu tuh gw dilema abis dong, mikirin..what is the measurement of raising a baby successfully? Kan ga ada standard ya bo? Kalo kerjaan kantor gw, jelas targetnya..gw mau setiap taon gw ada promosi, gw naek gaji, gw dapet bonus, dan gw selalu jd top employer..sok perferctionist abis dah gw? Ember! 

Balik ke baby, gw bengong dong..gw mikir nya mulai dari yang paling deket ngaruhnya ke baby gw dan little family kita, yaitu duit. Gw ga ada prinsip yang mo dapet barang sebagus bagusnya, dengan harga semurah murahnya, sama sekali engga. Gw lebih prefer bayar mahalan but i get better stuff. Dan dari prinsip begitu, kita mulai ngeliat harga rumah sakit, harga ngelahirin baby, baby stuff, trus liat angka tabungan..itung itung dll, pusing ngeliatin digit nya..dan akhirnya it comes to a point that, gw berasa..gw sebenernya bisa ga yaaa? dan sampe deg-degan sendiri. hahahahha..sumpe ga penting yah.

Ditambah the next question:

Mo kemana kita settle abis baby is born?

Tiap tiap tempat yang kita have in mind itu ada plus and minusnya - ya eyaaalah yaa -
dan dong tambah gundah, padahal brojol aja belon. Hahaha..
All we know is, kita ga mo stay di SG for good.

Ini sih maunya kita yah, ga tau maunya Tuhan gimana..

Nah ini, ini nih..faktor Tuhan yang gw udah tau dan udah ngalemin kalo Tuhan baek tapi suka banget gw nge-plan semua seenak jidat gw tanpa nyari apa maunya Tuhan. Kalo kata Belzy, sebenernya Tuhan uda siapin kok semuanya..cuman kita manusia ini aja yang suka sotoy dan arrange our own life,

he eh..teorinya gitu ya..cuman ini yang namanya otak manusia gw, o-em-ji dah!

Tapi selalu deh, setiap gw berasa worry nya uda nglebihin batas kewarasan gw..tiba-tiba Tuhan buka jalan, tiba-tiba..Tuhan kasih berkatnya..

Kayak awal mula, soal gw khawatir dengan biaya ngelahirin di rumah sakit private Singapore dan embel embel nya, ngeliat angka dollar yang berdigit gitu serem juga yah..

Dan sebelon ada orang yang bilang " uda tau ga ada duit tapi masi beli alat lenong " sini aku clarify, SEKARANG semua alat lenong saya puji Tuhan di sponsor dan kalo aku pamer pamer, itu juga karena aku seneng dapet hibahan dari para sponsor. 

Dan juga, sebelon ada yang berasa kaya yang bersimpati mo minjemin duit ke gw, it's ok - Thank you - gw masih sanggup. Nanti aja pas baby born, kalo mo hibahin berkat ke baby kami aja. Hahahahha..-teteup-

Anyway, balik lagi..ke soal ongkos lahiran yang gw khawatirkan itu..ternyata, Tuhan uda take care loh. Gimana caranya Tuhan beresin ongkos lahiran gw? Pake sponsor blog gw..hahaha..gw sampe takjub sendiri loh..tiba tiba ada yang mo kontrak saya untuk jadi spoke person company mereka, dan mewakili para ibu yang nanti nya mo balikin badan lagi pasca lahiran. Besok gw bakal tanda tangan kontraknya, dan akan aku kasih tau..company mana yang Tuhan pake buat beresin ongkos lahiran gw. Hahahaha. 

Trus walo belon ada jawaban, dilema soal mo kemana abis baby is born..gw berasa nemuin pencerahan dari hasil obrolan gw ke 2 orang. Satu, temen di SG..yang bulan depan dia pulang for good ke Solo, dia tuh new daddy dan punya karir bagus lah di bank Singapore..dia let go loh karir dia demi a better quality life sama anaknya.

Dan pas ngobrol sama dia, gw dapet jawaban dari worry nya gw soal..

mo tinggal negara mana, yang enak idupnya, gede duitnya, dan bagus untuk anak anak?

Jelas banget suara di kuping gw " your blessing is yours, and it will follows no matter where ever you go " Cihui yah tu guideline? 

Satu lagi, pas gw ngobrol ma temen deket arip di New Zealand, si Nona ini bilang " Focus on God and you should be fine "  trus ditambain sama dia embel embel " dateng aja ke NZ " hahaha..

Sekian curahan ati gw..selipin nama aku yah di doa doa kalian, biar aku dijauhin dr orang orang aneh, orang orang yang mulutnya penuh hawa negatif dan semoga kehamilan aku lancar lancar ajaaaa..dan aku hepi selalu, sponsor sponsor laen berlimpahan memenuhi kamar bayi saya. Amin.