Shopping for a better Doctor & ...fees! (PART 2)

26 MARCH - NOON

UMSC

Since we have time in the afternoon, me & cubby-angel decide to give it a try on UMSC since we heard some good names from some forums & an old friend of my mom (a retired senior nurse in UMMC)

First thing is the car park is under refurbishment (with the sign board "to serve u better!"). we found that the building was kind of small & new, the environment look smore comfortable & established as a specialist center, with a cafe located at the ground floor, a lobby with few uncle & aunty lying on sofa reading newspaper...overall the environment looks quite peaceful & we're comfortable with it.

We made the appointment this morning & they mentioned the doctor we r booking got 52 patients today & the other got 4...what the hell makes this much difference? so we follow the crowd & book the 53rd place, but luckily, since today is working day, we're there much earlier & got the 3rd Q-no...haha...besides that, we observed that the nurse or the officers there is much warm & efficient that waht we got in UMMC this morning, especially those chairs...i like them so much, i lean on it & almost fall asleep cos it's so comfortable, then we was laughing at it & we guess this is in the bill later...

It's 4PM, i recognise the Prof. who appeared the same as what we saw in photo online. We wait for our turn...

OK, finally we get to meet the famous Prof, he sounds expert in this field no doubt. he starts to ask some questions & tell a bit of jokes, he is very caring & nice, asking us to be caution on certain thing. then he starts the ultrasound scanning, oh gosh...the equipment is so old!!! they should let it retire, the prof did it secretly without letting me to have a view on what he is doing...then he was shocked to discovered that cubby-angel is carrying 3cubbies...

what is even more surprising is...Prof suddenly changed his tone, he is telling us this is so risky...for him, i though a Doctor of professor as a medical practitioner should be putting concern on their patient first, then he continues that he is not the right person to visit, asking who intro us to visit him & other junks, then he intro us to see his colleague for such so called "risky" pregnancy case... me & cubby-angel both opens our eye big big, i totally lost confidence with him immediately...how could he lecture the students if he can be such a piece of certificates producing academician?

Even more fantastic is...what we predicted was right, the comfortable chair was in the bill, the so-called consultation fees was 100% more than SDMC...hear me rite, SDMC. the antique-ultrasound was 200% more expensive than SDMC, and that's all... Conclusion, we shall not step in here ever again for such professional professor O&G services...

to be continues...

Shopping for a better Doctor & ...fees! (PART 1)

Everyone need to shop, as a smart consumer for delivery of cubbies (babies)...we need to ask enough question to find out all the hidden costs & charges that is going to impose on some specialist services, especially on delivery of babies...for me & cubby-angel's case, we have greater concern on the doctor that is helping us to deliver the cubbies. Therefore, we planned for several visit to other hospital for this round of visit back home.

26 MARCH

First in the Friday morning, to avoid the jam in the noon during the prayer session & the long lunch break (3-hrs), me & Cubby-angel rushed to UH, the semi private hospital (UMMC) in the morning and the full private specialist center (UMSC) in the afternoon. below is the summary of our finding:

UMMC

the Car park was extremely lousy designed, you hit the columns, wall or even other cars if skills is not that good, and worse thing is you have to turn all the way till to roof top for a space, which is 6 storey above. Then you will find that there's no direct access into the hospital building, you need to get down all the way & cross a very congested & busy internal road, with lots of cars & taxi jamming the way and you reach the main lobby, which is hidden under the tunnel which was there since the time i was born here, mroe than 30 years ago. but before the tunnel, i'm very impress with the latest touch screen large screen panel displayed in order for us to find out where is the O&G Dept, rather to wait & ask the info counter, which is not available.

we follow the direction shown on the screen but it didn't lead us to the correct location, so we gotta start asking ppl, and we got the right direction for the O&G clinic, which makes us walk a very long corridor, i guess about 100m away. We're happy that finally found this ancient piece of treasure...haha..

We want to register right away , so i approach the counter, stood there for almost a minute, looking at those ppl working inside, trying to find out who is actually on duty, but nobody cares and so i asked one of the lady & she just ignore me, then the other ask me to press for the Q number which located further from the counter. then we start to wait for our number, there's nobody before us, and it took at least 15-20 mins to wait for our Q-no for the registration, a senior personnel is conducting it, we are not allow to choose doctor, even special case such as twins, triplets & so on. So i feel no point to continue but since we're, just make an appointment on early of MAY. Now back to the registration counter, they put up a sign there, PAY RM10 cash for the registration, then i get ready the money & we waited for another 15mins, it's done...but they didn't ask for any money, according to the lady, we can pay next time when we visit...this part is the best & i love their trust on us...but end up we didn't head back for the consultation due to the poor accesibility there and i worry much this is the speed when the deliver my cubbies... cubby-angel agreed with me & we get off to shop to share this experience with our parents...

to be continued...

Morning Sickness

Many ppl might face the morning sickness during the 1st trimester...
However, I'd only started my morning sickness on week 10 (it had just started for 2 weeks).  Hopefully it won't last till the end of pregnancy.

I don't understand why is it called morning sickness when I have it throughout the whole day and night....

I will try to control not to vomit immediately after food.  Giving the stomach some time to digest & absorb the food before it is all throw up.  I have many small meals and many small visits to the toilet bowl for throwing out...

One thing I'm glad is that the morning sickness only comes every alternate days...
meaning I can have a day rest in between, I can go out and eat all I want during the rest day...



and the other day will be staying indoor & visiting the nice toilet bowl...

2nd Gynea Visit...

Since first Gynea visit during last month, we expecting so much for the 2nd visit, which is today...2PM !!!...this puts us in a much anticipated situation which i keep reminding myself of the few questions which i need to ask, but she makes us wait almost an hour before she appear to start the consultation sessions...luckily we're no.2, there's 32 Q number on the table.

Our Gyneacologist Dato Dr. Siti was shock for the 2nd time when she look at her own report...& says: "It has been quite sometime i don't have a Triplets...", she continues the process with much smiles on her face...

VIDEO

So we carry on with the scanning of cubby-angel's stomach...but before she starts that, i "ON" the video mode of my N95...& start filming quietly...(before this i thought of to ask permission, but then after i consider...normally this kinda request are not granted due to protect of interest of the Medical center, Doctor with her skills and also the type of device...so on so on...therefore, i decide to make the process simple, i took the video without asking permission and i think the nurse & doctor saw what i'm doing but hey don't stop me...) kinda lucky, although the quality of the video is quite bad, at least our parents get to see how is the process of scanning and make them know that their three little grand cubbies are in good conditions...that's my major intention!

DANCE WITH JOY

i first saw the vieo it was like...wow! how come they become so big...i was pushing myself much forward to the TV, i think my dear cubby-angel lying down there happily anticipating & enjoying the scanning process...the little cubbies looks so big for me, they are so real...in facts...they are real! haha...then Doctor was measuring the littlecubbies...they are about 23mm, about 1 inch, they are so tiny little inside there, but we can see that the shape of their head & body is so obvious...their limbs are there...their heart are beating...and SUDDENLY...cubby no. 1"boing"...it's like jumping...from its original position...then another cubby no. 3 also "boing"...start to jump also, mayb they know that we are watching them, and they wanted to attract attention too...we expect that & you'll never know nowadays babies are much much much more smart than we are 30 years back...haha...ops...imagination starts to distract my rational mind...haha...not to forget also cubby no. 2 which is so gentle, lying down there at the center...quietly watching other 2 siblings jumping in joy...this should be a good boy/girl...much patience...can't wait to see them joining our family...where they can be nurture to be very very wonderful dancers...which i like to see them becoming 1 of them, i'm not so greedy...i mean 1 fro each of them, hahaha!!!

i think my dear cubby-angel must be very happy seeing me so excited, happy, joy at the same time with so many questions marks on my face...the whole process was really remarkable...memorable...that's y i must capture little video as i can...sorry that i can't hold your hand while we watch together, the setting of the scanning machine, the place the Doc stands and also both the nurses are so much of a "road-block" for me...but since we're excited, i already forget about it ...but i think i should suggest them to lok into it, since such wonderful process/moment should be in the "holding hand" type of scenery la...dun you think so...? thanks for agreeing me on this...i can totally understand that...

I asked but Doc didn't explain what is happening to the little jumping cubbies or mayb i'm too excited admiring them and forget what ever things Doc was saying... hihi...the Doc after took their measurement, then re-calculate the maturity as 12 weeks 4 days...she got d whole thing memorized, cos i didn't see her checking any tables or charts...so PRO...i feel secure if my she is helping to bring my little cubbies to the world...

this is consider quite a long session, i think Doc spent about 20-30mins with us fro start till complete the scan and also some consultation after that, the other i can see them mayb in&out within 5-10mins...

Thanks my dear cubby-angel who brings so much fun & luck into my life...without you i got nothing...I LOVE YOU!

Looking forward for the next session again...eagerly...19th APR...

In search of the tiny little tickling of cubbies heartbeat...

Currently i got a strange habit...

...which i initiated it after i offered my massage session for my dear "cubby-angel", to relieve some soreness and to improve our relationship by giving more 'sayang' to her...to make her feel secure and comfortable is what i love doing...strange thing is...

...i start to divert from the slow massage and slowly leaning my headtowards my "cubby-angel's" cute tummy and in search of some 'sound'!!! Sounds which i have been searching on all over her cute tummy for...i think i found it!...i'm not sure but i think i can sense that those 'bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop ...' was the sound of the tiny little heartbeat...in a very high frequency rate...it sounds jus like the old type of boat with the diesel engine...that can be found in the fishing village of small villages with a river passes by...

...i feel so excited about it, it totally distracted me from continue doing my research for my studies...and spend almost the whole nite just chatting with my "cubby-angel"...

...tonite will do the same again...& very excited looking forward the monday Gynea session...

Thanks my dear, Helena, for bringing the little wonderful lifes into our life.

Yummy Food

Had been bored with the variety of food....

Started brainstorming with hubby what food will attracts my appetite.
Thought of 猪脚醋..

We went to the Morning market & NTUC to buy all the necessary ingredients on Saturday.
On this lovely Sunday morning, we cooked 猪脚醋.


Ingredients: Black beans, Vinegar, Ginger, Eggs & Vegetarian Mutton

It was quite a big serving which we didn't manage to finish it within a day (2 meals).

Although initially I crave for it, it only lasted for 2 meals, and I begin to felt bored with it...
Oh, need to start thinking new recipes.

9 Meals a Day

Although I might be vomitting very often, I still eat a lot.

I had 9 meals within a day... meaning every 1.5 - 2hours, I will be eating...
I get hungry easily even though the previous meal was a heavy meal.

All these eating are making me losing appetite and getting tired of eating & chewing the food.
Especially in terms of preparing the food.
My whole day is like prepare food, eat, clean up, sit down wanting to online/nap, then I could feel hunger is coming again....

Am I over eating??
Will I be over weight???
Will check it out during my next gynae visit...

Vomit...

What my dear worry very much is that I had started vomitting this week (week 10)...

What he felt is that vomitting is something very torturing... but to me... vomitting is a relieved, it helps me to be free from the torture of gassy feeling and butterflies flying in my stomach.

This gassy feeling usually starts in the afternoon... I will have the feeling like "wanted to burp", but then.. the burp just won't comes out.  So, the gas is trapped somewhere....which makes me feel very uneasy.  Usually I will try to control the feeling for some time... sometimes it goes away within an hour.. sometimes, it just stays on... That's the time when I will go to the toilet, look at the toilet bowl and try to vomit it out.. Yes, each and every time, it works... and I felt extremely relieved after the vomitting process...

Guess this is just part of the process for the 1st trimester ! ! ! !

Heat is Catching Up!!!

Body temperature is increasing day by day....

Last week I was still able to sleep without air-conditioned, but this week....No Way... I need the cool air to cool down my body, else I might ended up burning the mattress with my well heated body temperature!

Gaining Knowledge bout pregnancy...

we love to do research & we do it online, we can do research on food, parks, movie sessions, types of business, assignments, everything...we love to do things the correct way (easier way) but not short cut & we love to put "health" ideas into lots of things which we brainstorm or mastermind...

this while we are excited searching all over the internet for all pregnancy knowledge, we digged into details..but found that almost all websites out there are similar, i wonder they copy & paste, edit some words only, but they do have very nice photo of scanned babies in mummy's womb like this link below:

http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/pregnancy/calendar/triplets/4

besides that, last sunday i went on to have a search on Youtube for 'Triplets', found a few video showing a life example on a couple from western countries, showing the whole duration of pregnancy until the moment the lady about to deliver their lovely babies...Me & my dear cubby-angel was enjoying the video and keep concentrating on how the pregnant lady handle her daily activities such as sitting down, lying down, stand up, walking...we study into all details in order to make good plans on suitability of furniture to accommodate the activities...mayb i think too much but this is how excited i am to be a cubby-daddy...ops, cubbies-daddy...hahaha...

we are currently in SG...we found a good website...

http://www.babycenter.com.sg/pregnancy/labourandbirth/planningyourbabysbirth/antenatalclasses

which organising prenatal classes for as a "parent-craft centre", hihi... i like the term -> "parent-craft"...it suits us best since we always loves to learn, especially learning the best, proper skills in taking care of my cubbies-angel and my future three little cubbies...can't wait to enrol & start joining the classes...we'll register & make it on a wonderful weekend...hihihi... ;)

Vomit as solution to poor digestive system???

No doubt pregnant ladies will increase in the "Rate of Consumption" throughout the 9 months (considering both intake of liquids and physical form of food), which caused increment of body mass by 10-20KG (depends on type of food and specific diet), bad news is, no matter what...at least a few kilos will be added,good news is...pregnant mummy are so lovely, chubby and so nice to hug...(I really mean it!)

...comes to the digestive part, it caused much confusion since we can't predict when helena is getting hungry and how much she should consume...end up we missed most of the meal time, and ate too much when her digestive system is not that active and shortly after the hunger session, this caused numerous amount of gas was trapped within her digestive system, which eagerly needed to be release from either side of the system, from the top (Burg...) or from the bottom (A..)...

whereby those trapped in between really create huge miscomfort for my lovely pregnant lady, end up she keep vomitting to release them (wind trapped), i feel so bad about it, i'm thinkin she can have some gassy drink to help the 'burg'...but it is still the same...then she keep eatin & vomit, eatin & vomit, eatin & vomit...and at the end...she feels comfortable by doing it...it's suppose to be a bad thing to vomit, but my dear she made it a solution to her non-schedule digestive system...how wonderful!...but i still wish that other solution will do to help her...mayb i'll try some 'eno' drink for her tonite after her food, to help release some wind...or mayb we shall take a really slow walk to help dear digest some food...

dear, it's really sad to see u vomit, i'll do my best to reduce that, i can't do it so frequent & i know it's not easy for u too...i love u.

Nutrients...for Helena

I put the whole concentration on Helena for her daily nutrients...and also hope that she could

Helena or mum-angel or cubby-angel (OH!!! another cute new phrase) insist on a healthy diet, which i love so much (since after years of trial and training...), for me it seems like what ever she eaten, it'll be absorbed and turn into very good things in her body, i can tell it since she still got the 'tenderness' and 'chubby-ness' of a baby...smooth skin and sweet smiles, hihi...you can't see a sweet smile from a person which is not happy or not healthy,which makes me so certain that she is always in a top health condition...therefore, i'm not worry on cubby-angel's diet, but only concentrate on those nutrients which she needs to prepare/stand-by in order for the little cubs consumption...i would consider they need the most is Omega-3 for the nervous & brain development (DHA, EHA....HA ...HA ...HA...& so on), calcium for bones (just to stock up very little in the body while or before those little cubs starts consume it cravingly), protein for lots of healthy cubby flesh...(from AMW...Y for sure...) Iron/zinc, Obimin and others...

So...in order to have sufficient nutrients for our little cubs, all this while we have being consuming nutrition sets by "Amw..y"...which i used to swallow since 20 yearsback, Helena is getting used to the daily similar process as me byconsuming them. Definitely to eat only good quality food would be my major concern fro my lovely cubby-angel.

As conclusion, cubby-angel is very healthy now and she is ready for the little cubs...

*hihi...can't wait to back from work and keep touching and "sayang" cubby-angel's cute little tummy...i want to feel it everyday while it's growing...

7th March 2010

It's uneasy and really sad to see helena feels not well sometimes, especially with her digestive system which doesn't sound any alarm when she is hungry, it's so unpredictable...therefore, the strategy is gonna be eating & eating & eating anytime when she is free, so that will not get gastric (for not eating on time) & get 'heartburn' (for eating too much after too hungry)...so since i'm free on sunday, i'll make more types of food in order to feed her together with the '3 little cubs'...which she carries...:"Dear...it's meal time"...her smiles worth every single hardwork...

Pain...

Was unable to update the blog for the last few days as I was having some difficulties to sit...

Last week I sprained my right ankle, after several application of 正骨水 daily... it recovers in less than a week.

However, 2 days ago, when i woke up from nap, my left buttock muscle was in pain.  So, did the same procedure.. applied 正骨水 on the buttock.... what a cooling sensation on the buttock

The next day when i work up, the pain on the buttock is gone...but there's a new pain in the front of the left thigh, between the hip joint and thigh.  The pain started with just slight uncomfortable feeling to severe pain.
The pain does not allow me to sit up on a chair, neither could I lift up my leg an inch.  I could only walk in small steps, trying to minimize the knees movement.  Sleeping time is a torturing moment, I need to carry my leg with both arms and without bending my body.

As the pain continues... I tried to google the cause of the pain... found "Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction" which means pelvic pain caused by the cartilage of the joints becomes softer and allows the bones to move during pregnancy due to the amount of hormones produced.  The pain most probably occur during mid-pregnancy, but some says it can occur anytime during the pregnancy.

Symptoms of pelvic pain:

Pain in the pubic area and groin are the most common symptoms. It is common to feel a grinding or clicking in your pubic area and the pain may travel down the inside of the thighs or between your legs. The pain is usually made worse by separating your legs, walking, going up or down stairs or moving around in bed.

After checking the symptoms... I was quite confident that I did not fall into this category.  Partly, it is still too early for my cartilage to be soft (I'm only in 11-12weeks), and I felt less pain when i walk as compared to sleeping and sitting.

So, my dear decided to help me to apply lotions on the area and give it slight massage to help the blood circulation and to release some tension in the tendons and nerves.  And thanks to my dear, who did constant massaging for both legs, the pain is gone within 2 days.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH MY DEAR!!! 

So, now i'm back to normal, sitting in front of my laptop continuing with this blog

H e A r T b E a T ^--v--^--v--^--v--^--v

Since last nite, helena was uneasy, cos still not used to the increased frequency of heartbeat, which caused her can't really fall asleep, at the same time those impacts of the heartbeats are causing her to be more tired and make her need to lie down and rest most of the time, i feel that it's still too early (since it's only about 10weeks, but the gynae told us that it was 12weeks & more) to experience those increase rate of heartbeats,i wondering what is the schedule of activity for those little cubs, we need to find out, in order to reschedule helena's rest time, to suit them, dear little cubs, let ur daddy knows...KISS!!!

Those heartbeat doesn't make me worry, since helena is such a healthy angel, she used to dance a lot, this will not make her weak, and those 3 little cubs certainly will take good care of their 'mum-angel'...dear, here comes the new phrase created especially for u...we shall improve it from here...