chinneeq July 4th, 2008
I am really grateful that I manage to bring this twin pregnancy to 38 weeks 2 days, and they boys are at least matured to a desired weight when they are born.
They only regret I have now is the delivery process, which I believe can at least save me and the boys from a traumatic delivery and the after delivery. I know it is no use looking back, but I will jot this down as a record of my experience.
- I should have not allow them to break my water bag so soon (before epidural as administered)
- Taking too much Etonox gas before the arrival of epidural (ended up drowsy that I lost my sense how to push)
- I should have stop the unnecessary internal vaginal check by the trainees (very sore until I cannot feel the pushing anymore)
- I should have delivered with my professional private gynae
And most importantly, all the above has caused me so much discomfort & pain that I could not:
- Get up from bed to take care of my own babies
- No chance to breastfeed within the first 24 hours
- Delayed my plan to breastfeed exclusively, and I wonder if I still have a chance to do so
Tags: birth, delivery, Etonox, hospital, Pregnancy, Twins
chinneeq July 3rd, 2008
Just a quick question here.
First birth (QQ): Normal
Second birth (Twins): Normal attempted followed by c-sect
More bleeding for c-sect
I bleed so much after delivery as compare to my first delivery until there are few times where blood flow down my leg the moment I stand up. During QQ’s time, there wasn’t much discharge after delivery.
Not sure if this is normal (I did not wanna ask the doctor just in case they stop me from discharge), but according to some explanation, it is normal. For normal delivery, doctor korek (I mean clean) all the lochia out from vaginal but in c-sect, it is impossible for them to do that.
Extreme internal wound pain
Aiyo…normal delivery, I could already walk like normal people on 2nd day but this time for c-sect, already 4th day, my internal wound (I suppose that is the stitches of the uterus), it still sore like hell! Thank goodness they have not perform episiotomy on me during the vacum procedure otherwise I’ll suffer like mad now with 2 cuts.
Any mum with vaginal and c-sect experience can share?
Tags: c-sect, delivery, episiotomy, normal, QQ, Twins
chinneeq July 2nd, 2008
de moment they were born
Jie-jie came visiting both di-di
Huh…c-sect is really painful (during & especially after). Am still almost an invalid now, and the brothers are taking turn WAILING like mad behind.
I’ll do a quick update what happened to me on that “special evening”!
JUNE 28, 2008 : Saturday morning
- 3-4cm dilated, cervix thinned during check up
- asked to go home to pack and admit
3pm @ HUKM
- admitted with water bag burst artificially
- 4pm: 4cm dilated with contraction 5 mins apart
- unbearable pain, start taking Etonox gas (epidural not available)
7pm @ labor room
- 5cm dilated.
- Dizzy after taking too much gas
- Epidural arrived (but already crying in pain)
9pm @ labor room
- 9cm dilated
- although contraction pain has been reduced, my vaginal was too sored after so much check up by the doctors and trainees!
11pm @ labor room
- 10cm dilated, vaginal birth + ventouse attempted
- first head seen but too weak and dizzy to push
JUNE 29, 2008 : Finally delivered
1am @ operating theater
- Was too weak although head seen already.
- Nothing they can do except performing an emergency
- Blood was oozing out after the op so I was retained.
JULY 1, 2008 : Finally discharge
Got to go now. More horror stories about delivering in government hospital to tell after this! Thanks for all sms, and I really need to apologize for not being able to reply.
Tags: c-sect, delivery, HUKM, Twins
chinneeq June 30th, 2008
Here’s a quick photo updates for those anxious to see how adorable Chin Nee’s twin boys are :). Looking at the photos reminds me so much at my children when they were born, make me so wanna have 1 right now *slapping myself*…Photo courtesy from Liz, she sent over and I help Chin Nee to post this up.
posted on behalf by jazzmint.
chinneeq June 29th, 2008
Greetings to all bloggers….Chin Nee has delivered as of last night. I received the news at 10:50pm, she’s already dilated to 9cm at that time, so I thought just 1cm more to go. This morning when I woke up, I didn’t see any sms. So I called her up, her hubby pick up the phone. Yes!! She has delivered safely at 1am. Ended up C-Sect instead of NB. More juicy birth story later OK :).
Baby’s weight: 2.73kg, 2.33kg.
Both mother & babies are OK now, they’ll probably be resting a few days in HUKM before go back to their home.
Congratulations to Chin Nee, Hubby & QiQi.
posted by: Jazzmint
chinneeq June 29th, 2008
With the cost of living going up now, it is really not easy to make a living, especially for us with a growing family. Living expenses is so high that most family can really sustain. Some of us even have to take up extra part time to earn some extra income to make up for the allowance shortage. If anyone has a good collection of the old rare coins, it is really a good time to sell them now to fetch some good money since they are very valuable. But of course you will only fetch good money if you sell it at the right place and get the right coin dealer for your deal.
chinneeq June 28th, 2008
Pregnancy @ 38weeks 2 days
Just came back from a check up with my gynae at Pantai Cheras. Was told Twin 1’s head has fully effaced, cervix is thin and I am 3-4cm dilated!
Wow…if I decide to deliver with my gynae, I’ll be induced and will be able to hold my babies 3 hours from now.
Anyway, we decided to come back and do all neccessary arrangement for QQ and the maid. Will be going to HUKM in another few minutes and see if they would want me to be warded. I hope labour will start otherwise I’ll be so bored sitting waiting in the ward.
So bye….do wait for my good news soon!
chinneeq June 28th, 2008
Years back when I was carrying QQ, I am very eager to learn everything about parenting. I even read up a lot on child’s education such as the Glenn Doman method. In order to make some early reading cards for my girl, me and some friends went into lots of hassle (not to mention money I spent) writing and printing our own cards. I am sure there are a lot of eager new mummies who wish to do the same like what I did, but I can tell you, it is really not as easy as you think if you want to make something which is lasting, as a memory or gift for your child.
Thanks to Parent Reviewers and the wonderful experience printing my own reading materials from See Me Read. It is so easy for me to create a good education reading kit for QQ, using her personal photos. She loves them!
From here you can make personalized learning products such as labels, reading cards and books and even writing pads without going through all the hassle. All you have to do is just load the photos of your child to match with some of your chosen words from the list. Do check from this site to see what you can create for your child.
Tags: card, Cards, Clenn, Doman, photo, reading, See Me Read
chinneeq June 27th, 2008
Initially when I wanted to let QQ go to school by her school van, her father was so worried and concerned about her safety. I do agree, that she is too young to board a high van to go on her own, but we do not have other choice since I’ll have 2 babies to take care in future (thinking it would be so troublesome to load them in and out of the car). Being understanding mummy has got no choice, she cried softly beside me when I called up and spoke to the van uncle.
On the first day, I got the maid to accompany her to school (then I went to fetch the maid from school later). We were so heart pain that she got to wake up so early, and reach home so late (since she is the first and last to board since our house is furthest from school). We were so worried when the maid complain that the van moved too fast until my lil skinny girl almost fall off her seat during cornering and passing through the bumps 
But now, we are happy to see she is enjoys riding in the van. Now, she even asked her father to fly pass the bumps, as if she enjoys the trill. So mummies out there who are worried about starting your child for school, worried about getting them on private transport, I have been through that and I can tell you, kids enjoy them too. It is just that we mummies are too scared to let go them sometimes, haha 
Tags: QQ, school
chinneeq June 26th, 2008
Today marks the day of my 38 week pregnancy.
Think I still wanna hold them any longer? Ho-ho….I really can’t wait for the twins to come out. Since they have reached their maturity, QQ’s nanny is back, it is REALLY time to deliver them, although I still wish they would choose their date and come out naturally.
Although not in my confinement yet, I have been confined at home for too long since it is hard for me to walk around. Have not been visiting the malls and do any shopping for months!
But on the other hand, at least I still get to sleep all night and nap 3-4 hours straight in the afternoon (ok, I am a pig!!), “enjoying” some ME time plus the last interesting pregnancy moments with the movements of my 2 little dinosaurs under my skin.
Wonder what both of them are up to inside right now?
Tags: Pregnancy, Twins
chinneeq June 24th, 2008
Poor heavy hippo here is so restless waiting for the arrival of the boys until she has nothing to do everyday except gluing herself to the computer and this!
Since I so “wu liao” (in Mandarin said got nothing better to do now), this is what I come out with for her meals at home with the kits I have. Instead of using the Kitty bread cutter (which is a bit too huge), I prefer using the little Vege Cutter to get this one-bite little sandwiches. Find them more useful as it can also be used to create little Pooh cookies with face, and even tarts!
Even QQ got creative to sprinkle her colourful love on her mini Poohs!
See: Pooh vege cutter that I use
Tags: cutter, Kitty, one-bite, Pooh, sandwich, vege
chinneeq June 22nd, 2008
Twin Pregnancy @ 37weeks, 3 days
Don’t know whether to be happy or worried, the boys still show no sign of coming out yet. Read this:
A typical, single pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, but a twin pregnancy often lasts between 35 to 37 weeks. Nearly half of all twins are born prematurely (before 37 weeks).
Now I am wondering if I have calculated their date wrongly since I did not have my menses prior to this pregnancy (due to the miscarriage incident). However at the last scan, they are showing a good weight of 2.6kg and 2.8kg each.
So now deliver at private or HUKM?
Hubby even suggest this morning if we should deliver the twins with our private gynae, since the babies are bigger now and has a lower possibility of needing the facilities of NICU.
Provided everything is ok, then a normal delivery for twins will only cost about RM5k (including epidural and baby care). The reason why I wanted to go to HUKM (semi goverment) initially is that my previous delivery with QQ alone at private already cost more than RM8K as she was hospitalized for 6 days in NICU. If the twins need ICU, we will not be able to bear the expenses.
Really don’t know should I go to HUKM or my gynae at private now. Any personal opinion is welcome.
Tags: gynae, HUKM, NICU, Twins
chinneeq June 21st, 2008
Not sure it is because the pregnancy is getting near to term.
Recently I really beh tahan QQ recently. She cry at slight little things, demand me to walk here and there to fetch her things, must sit there and choose her DVD for her, on the TV for her (although she is capable to do all these by herself). She does not let the maid shower for her, not even my mother when she was here 2 weeks ago.
Worst till, she picked up the skill of screaming and whining until she lost control and leak urine on the floor (it happens a few times a day!) Imagine, a 4-yr-old!!!! She was screaming so loudly yesterday afternoon (as I was smacking her hard) until her nanny (who is staying 2 doors away) got panic and came running to my house as she thought QQ was accidentally scalded with something hot in the kitchen.
I am really grateful to her nanny for being still so concern about her since she no longer taking care of my girl. But on the other hand, it is really embarrassing ler, sigh…….this girl hah….really make mummy no face!
Tags: nanny, Pregnancy, QQ
chinneeq June 20th, 2008
I always feel that being the second child is not going to be as lucky as the first child. For most parents, they get really excited the moment they know that they have been blessed with a child, spending most of the time making preparation for their first child and give all attention plus the best they could afford financially to their first child when she arrives. However for the 2nd time pregnancy, even attention gets less, what’s more preparation since everything is available by now.
Look what I have got for the boys!
When I was looking for a little gift for both of them, you would not imagine how trilled I am when I came across this website that provides good quality cool tshirts twins, thanks to information from Elina. You can get this easily online from HuddyBuddy, where they also provide cute little shirts for siblings, little Chatterbox. You can even customized your own T-shirt by loading your own picture with your own message online.
I am so happy to receive something so nice for the twins, and probably will be getting another one too, for their big sister get to shows off, and wear it together with her brothers.
Tags: Chatterbox, HuddyBuddy, siblings, Twins
chinneeq June 20th, 2008
It is really expensive to drive and own a car today. With the hike of the petrol price, plus serious inflation of living expenses, it is almost impossible for most people, especially the fresh graduates to own or even maintain a car. Even there was an announcement this evening saying that the vehicle service is increasing as well. If you do not want to have frequent maintenance to your car, do ensure to get the best and lasting components for your car. Radiator.com has the largest selection of radiators on web. If you want to find a Mustang Radiator, do take advantage getting your car service there at their certified installation centre.
