Immediately we started planning for a baby boy.
Finally, I missed my period in Oct!
I bought a pregnancy test kit home secretly. I obtain the sample and was waiting in the toilet anxiously. I wanted to give my husband a surprise, but the suspense is too much to bear alone... I open the door to call my husband to reveal the results together, and it was Negative!
It was very dissappointing! I was quite sure that I am conceived. "Let's try again next month.." he said.
I am not convinced!
I bought another test kit the next day. This time, the 2nd line is very very very faint... almost cannot see, but you know there is a line.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
“一点点咯。" he replied...
Just what is 一点点?
I cannot be a little bit pregnant right? It has to be a YES or NO answer.
I bought another kit the very next day, and this time it is positive!
However, the excitment is gone. We were like "oh, really pregnant liao."
What's next?
- I quit my daily morning coffee immediately.
- Take my folic acid more obidently
- Schedule a doctor visit.
- Recorded my weight and waistline.
- And I took a photo of my flat tummy.
2nd Month
- Join a forum.
- Decide on a gynae and hospital
- Spend time with you partner.
- Buy maternity wear.
- Annoucement ( it is a taboo to make known before 12weeks).
- Look around in the streets for the perfect pram.
- Book a confinement lady.
- Book a massage lady
- You should be able to know your baby's gender.
- Don't forget to talk to your baby.
- Start thinking of a name for your baby
- Read up on delivery.
- Decide if you would like a natural birth or cesarean
- Decide if you want to breastfeed
- Start asking for hand me down clothes, mittens and booties
- Arrange for confinement food catering if necessary
- Book maternity photography - usually need to book tp to one month in advance.
- Start buying baby cot, baby car seat, baby pram, lots of hankerchief, clothes, bottles, bath tub, steam sterilizer, breastmilk storage bottles, nipple shield
- Take you time to look for a good breastpump, I highly recommend Medela Pump In Style Advance.
- Ensure that you have enough storage bottles
- Clean your house and make space in your refrigerator
- Arrange to service your air con
- Arrange for dust mite cleaning services
- Decorate baby's room
- Maternity photography
- Inform your boss about your maternity leave
- Prepare your hosipital bag
- Confirm confinement lady and massage lady
- Stock up your fridge with the following ingredients
- Red dates
- Dried Longans
- Herbs for cooking
- Confinement bathing herbs
- Make sure you have 1 big pot (1 for bathing herbs)
- Get ready!
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