Living is getting difficult now

Recently with the hike of price and inflation, seems that everyone is complaining about having not enough money now, what’s more for people like us with a young growing family. Even my part time online income is reducing tremendously over the months otherwise we would not be that tight. I am really trying to cut down the family expenses now, since hubby is the only sole bread winner for the family. If only I have some good valuable coins to let go now, it would really help a lot. But of course that is also selling at the right place to the right coin dealer.

Thanks friends!

Must really thanks to Liz, Sharon, Chanel, Angeleyes and Paik Ling for their lovely gifts for the twins (and mummy as well) and coming to the hospital to visit me. I was so weak during my stay in the hospital that few days that I did not even manage to sit up straight. But I do really appreciate for taking all the trouble to come over to visit me and my twins. And they even took photos for me to be posted on the blog.

And another important person to thank is to Jazzmint, for updating my delivery progress for me while I was in the hospital. Really appreciate all the help!!

Normal birth vs. 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?

Supply for cute wedding favors

Wedding is a once in a lifetime ceremony. A year exactly before I got married, I used to search a lot of information online for tips, ideas and the theme of wedding that I want. A very detailed person, it can be really fun planning my own wedding rather than to hire a planner to do it. Furthermore, it is fun and easy to get creative since there is so much information online to refer to. But if were to compare to now, there are even more sites providing online bridal information. I should have shopped at The Knot Wedding Shop for some unique personalized wedding favors online for my wedding since their pricing is quite affordable.

Some pp for me again this morning!

This morning, I had a good surprise from hubby when he told me that he managed to grab some pp for me online. Always waking up as early as five something in the morning, he will first log online to check the market condition, and browse online for latest news and happenings.

That's the good thing about teaching someone else at home who is computer savy on how to refresh some sites and make a reservation for you, in case there is while you are away!

Calling herself Mei-Mei recently

My girl is extremely moody and cranky these days. Like what everyone said, probably she is sensing that her baby brothers are arriving anytime, which caused her mood swing. She can come home from school, without uttering a word to me. She can just look blankly at me, and go to her nap without saying anything. She can purposely knock herself, or accidentally for no reason just to get my attention.

And most funny of all, she has been calling herself "mei-mei" (little sister in Mandarin) recently, saying that I'll give her a big brother soon. Obviously some jealousy here, huh?

That's my eldest little girl, sigh......

Regaining back my pre-pregnancy figure

Each time I flip through the magazines, my jaw will drop with envy seeing all the slim models posing all over in it. Carrying two babies at the moment, with a fully stretched tummy, I always wonder if I will be able to regain my pre-pregnancy figure again one day. Age is one factor because my skin will not be as elastic like before. To be able to get thin, I really go on strict diet and starved myself refraining from all the good food around me (but how if I am breastfeeding, right?)

Getting thin is one thing, but having a well tone figure is another issue. Thank goodness there are places like regency beauty institutes that provide professional help to “out-of-shape” mummy like me.

Pregnancy at 37 weeks

Pregnancy @ 37 weeks

A backdated post.

You would not imagine how happy I am when I got into my 37th week pregnancy.

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).

In the early stage, lots of relatives and friends had advice me against moving or walk too much since I am carrying twins. Fear that they will come out earlier (since twins have higher possibility of being born premature), I rested a lot on bed during this pregnancy.

My gynae in private hospital even suggested a jab of steroid to mature their lung and medication to delay delivery just in case they arrives early. Thank goodness the boys decided to stay in the womb for a longer time as I decided to go as natural as possible.

So, being able to carry the twins to the 37th week was indeed a great achievement for me!

No more arts and crafts activities at home

Although this is supposed to be an art and craft blog, it has been so long since I look for ideas online for art and craft. I guess basically I got lazy ever since my girl goes to school. And since she already have so much to do in school, I see that she is quite tired by the time she reaches home in the afternoon. So after taking her lunch, I normally let her play for a while before giving her shower and put her to nap.

By the time she wakes up, it is almost time for dinner. So no more time for home activities :)

My first parenting journey

Believe it or not, although this is my 2nd time delivery, I still have lots of worry about bringing up a child. My first baby was brought up by her nanny, and we only take her back in the late evening, after we had our dinner and take our shower.

Whenever she got sick, my hubby and I will either ask our nanny (also our neighbour) to come over to help or rush her to a nearby clinic. If only I could have a free medical pocket pc software installed in my hand phone to check for help, it could really save us from worrying for nothing most of the time.

This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.

Do you use Bentong Ginger for your confinement?

A neighbour of mine who has the same EDD almost as mine told me that she could get a supply of Bentong ginger at only RM80 per 10kg from the market. Not sure how genuine is the ginger, I called up my SIL who is also selling it. She told me that her cost price is already RM90 and it sounds so impossible to be able to get it cheaper than her.

Then I called up another ginger vendor and was told that they might be just normal old ginger. There are basically 2 types of Bentong ginger, (RM150 per 10kg from Bukit Tinggi) and (RM110 from Raub). And the quality of the Bentong ginger from Bukit Tinggi is much better.

Sigh....really making me confuse now. Wonder how much you all buy your Bentong ginger out there?

Update on 36weeks

Finally I reached the pregnancy maturity at 36 weeks, which also falls on my hubby's birthday last week. I was told that the babies will approximately arrive at that time, since it is really cramp inside. Besides some frequent tightening, there wasn't any other sign of labour. Anyhow, we are really glad that the babies can reach 36 weeks of maturity so that their lung can develops better and grow more.

Kava products

Do you spend a lot on your daily supplement? My dad does. But with so many brands and different manufacturer today, how can we tell which is genuine? Tell by the pricing?

If you have heard of the kava products, you will know what I am referring to. Nestled at the fertile volcanic land, this place is producing very famous organic products. Kava has been proven to be a safe herbal supplement whereby it can help to enhance our daily life by reducing the stress and anxiety. They come in powder form and even capsules for easy consumption. Read up more on the details if you wish to find out more info.

Pregnancy at 35 weeks

I am going to miss this pregnancy, I know I surely will.

Although I am huge and very uncomfortable right now, especially with the itchiness on my tummy, I definitely enjoy the feel of the babies kicking (plus a lot of attention from the public).

Each day, I feel that the kicks are becoming more intense, as their bone gets stronger. I wonder if after delivery of the twins, will I ever miss being pregnant again (plus good food during confinement).

Now I just cannot wait to see my babies, who they will look like, and if they really look that identical :)

Only once-a-week check up

Until now, I am only given once a month appointment with HUKM. Since the coming one will be this Wednesday, I am suppose to go to the hospital to take the blood test a week ahead, but guess what? I have totally forgotten about it!

Thank goodness Seet is here to fetch me to the hospital today to take the sample, thanks a lot to her! Hope the result will come out just in time for my check up on Wednesday!

Jewelry or gold bullion?

Our maid finally arrived yesterday. It was my hubby and QQ who went into the agency office to pick her up since I could not climb up the stairs. When we bring her home, there are so many things to explain to her, what to do at home, providing her a daily plan, and show her how to do things. I even have to make sure that all the valuable and cash are kept and lock up properly. Luckily I have passed most of the gold jewelry to my mum, who was here last week. Instead of keeping them in the safe box, I guess it is wiser to invest in gold bullion so that I would be able to make some good returns when the price of gold appreciates in future.

Presents for the boys

I went to collect some newborn diapers (and even presents) from this mummy of 3 girls yesterday. We were greeted by her very sociable girl who was really warm to me and my girl yesterday, until QQ was so shy that she dare not even get down from the sofa. On the other hand, her beautiful first girl was so shy that she was almost hiding herself away all the time while her newborn was fast asleep while we were there.

Gosh, she gave me 3 packs of newborn diapers yesterday. I wonder the boys would be able to finish them since they are quite small size. But I guess, breastfed baby will somehow use them fast since they poo many times in a day!

Thanks a lot, Shireen!

Benefits with card

Each time we go shopping, we are so tempted to sign up a credit card. I must say that they are smart to attract parents like us to sign up, by giving out toy as free gifts. Furthermore most of the banks are offering free annual fee for their credit cards, with good credit card interest rate, some even with 0% balance transfer from one bank to another bank.

However, one should beware of over spending when purchasing with a credit card. Just because one does not need to carry cash, it is so easy to over spend with the credit limit from the card. What’s more if one has more than one card, the overall limit would be really great, exceed the capability of paying. So, to find out more about how you can save and minimize the interest that you have to pay, so read more from some of this informative credit card articles online.

Help for claim

We parents get very excited when there is a new toy being launched in the market. Most of us will want to get it for our child to play, without waiting for it to be tested in the market for a while. Although test has been done prior being released to the market, sometimes defects can only be found after it has been used in a while or after a certain of time.

We are lucky if we see the notice of recall of the defective products by reputable company. For some cases, we might need the help from Austin Personal Injury for claim, when the manufacturer decided to hide the flaw in the product.

Another outing to a wedding luncheon

I am lucky that I still able to go out to attend a wedding luncheon this afternoon with this super big stomach. It is a family wedding, and it is fun to meet some of my hubby's relative from his hometown.

But it is really difficult to walk up the stairs, especially when the hall is situated on the 2nd floor. And moving around the tables is really not easy, when the chairs are arranged too close to each other. But I really enjoyed myself, this time and the attention I got with this super big belly!