Tuesday, May 6 2008, M and I attended an adult/child/infant CPR class. For a person who never practiced CPR before, I learned a lot from this class. CPR, standing for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is an emergency medical procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest. CPR is performed in hospitals, or [...]

child CPR, heartsaver CPR, infant CPR | May 8, 2008 6:16 am | Comments (2)

Since the mid first trimester, I began to ride an emotional roller-coaster along this pregnancy. The first was the The first trimester test to check Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome. I was tortured about whether I wanted to conduct this test. The result turned to be within normative range, actually much lower than the cut-off. Right [...]

Riding emotional roller-coaster | May 5, 2008 1:30 pm | Comments (0)

Last Saturday M and I attended an express birth education class sponsored by the hospital I am goging to deliver. This 7-hour class covered topics like introduction to labor, coping with labor, challenging labors, assisted and cesarean birth, and a tour of the hospital and maternity units. During the coping with labor section, the nurse [...]

birth education class, From Lina, Late-Pregnancy | May 1, 2008 12:42 pm | Comments (0)

During yesterday’s pregnancy routine visit, the doctor gave me a warning. He told me, although my blood pressure was acceptable (122/80), and there was so protein in the urine, he found I had gained too much weight (40 pounds already). Besides, there was a trace of suger showing in my urine. Even I passed the [...]

eat healthily, From Lina, gaining weight during pregnancy, Healthy Pregnancy, Late-Pregnancy | April 24, 2008 6:45 am | Comments (0)

What is fetal hiccups? How come baby has hiccups inside the tummy since there is no air there? Here are the answers I found.

fetal hiccups, Fetal Movements, From Lina | April 22, 2008 7:32 am | Comments (0)

According to Chinese zodiac*, 2008 is the year of rat. Therefore my baby, who is expected to come in June this year, is a rat, the head animal of the 12 animals of Asian astrology. So what does the symbol rat associate? According to Wikipedia, rats are leaders, pioneers and conquerors. They are charming, passionate, [...]

Chinese zodiac | April 17, 2008 7:06 am | Comments (0)

With her body growing, there is less and less room in the uterus for her to play. Therefore, there are less kicking, punching and knocking. Instead, there are more swirling, turning and rolling.

Changes of fetal movements | April 15, 2008 8:40 am | Comments (0)

Pregnancy doesn’t tear us apart, but unit us closer than ever before.

Relationship during pregnancy | April 14, 2008 12:49 pm | Comments (0)

With the coming of the D-day, I begin to think about all the necessary things that I need to prepare for her. The first thing is a safe car seat.

carseat for infant, infant carseat, infant safety | April 11, 2008 7:31 am | Comments (0)

Yesterday’s doctor visit gave me a good report. My blood pressure was 120/80, and there was no protein in the urine. All meant my PIH (Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, preeclampsia, also called toxemia) had improved!

PIH, PIH finally got improved!, preeclampsia, Pregnancy-induced hypertension, toxemia | April 10, 2008 6:48 am | Comments (0)