Since this blog is about Niki, I think this post is just what the blog needs; that's the whole reason for this blog to start with ;-) .. my leet mo-mo's amazing journey
1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Yes, we decided on parenthood 2 years after we got hitched
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Yup
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
I remembered being all panicked, happy, uncertain and afraid all at once. Was a bundle of nerves
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Nope
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
Old .. I was 29+ and 30+ when I delivered.
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Home pregnancy test .. and then we confirmed it with Dr Gendeh our family GP the following evening
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
No one for the first one month, and then my parents and in laws, once I started showing everyone caught on ;-)
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Since it was our first, of course, we were bouncing off the walls and couldn't wait till I was 5 months in and then .. ta da! we found out .. and then .. it was the naming process, which we found to be so much fun .. there was a lot of laughs .. and of course Quinjoh
9. DUE DATE?
18 October 2004
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yeah the whole first trimester I was a mess .. lost about 4kgs and was at an all time low of 48kgs which should be my ideal weight now!
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
In terms of food it was : mutton, beef, spinach and japanese green tea
Then I craved endless attention from my hubby .. and got away with a lot of mischief
Then I started my Harry Potter craze
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
Nothing important
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
A baby girl
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Never, we felt so blessed and I remember feeling really, really happy throughout the pregnancy .. and I glowed like a glo-worm .. according to hubby dearest
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
About 6 kgs .. I had a neat little package, and since I was quite fit throughout it was a smooth pregnancy .. and I wear my stretch marks with much pride :-), so even if there's no more bikini for me .. like ever! there's still the unikini
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yup, it was lots of fun
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I hinted and it was executed
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Yup. My due date was the 18th and by the end of the first week, we were already pretty anxious .. my baby didn't want to check out from her cozy womb I was guessing .. Our Ob-gyn asked us to hold on another week before we decided to induce the pregnancy. I went through 2 induction and was in labour for almost 24 hrs before we delivered via emergency C-section. It was quite an adventure filled delivery, I must say. I remembered being wheeled into the OR and thinking that if this was the last thing I did here on earth, delivering my baby safe and sound would be my greatest achievement. I didn't feel afraid but I think my dearest hubby was worried sick. I found out only later that it was the first time he cried as a man according to his mum
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Selangor Medical Centre in Shah Alam
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
Longer than anyone I knew
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?My husband in our maroon Putra 171. The baby seat was already fixed on the back seat and mine & my hubby's overnight bags were in the trunk.
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
My ob-gyn and about 6 other people in the OR. Thank goodness I waxed!
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? A c-section
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Whilst being induced the second time, I got to enjoy the oxygen which was really nice ;-)
During the C-section I opted for general anaesthesia from the bottom half down. It took more than 10 hours to wear off afterwards. I thank God everyday that I'm pretty tough and I tried walking around the ward the day after my delivery. And nursing my baby was the most amazing experience ever.
27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
3.2kg
28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ?
November 1, 2004 at 1.12pm.
We stayed at the hospital for the next 5 days and likened it to a short break. We took the single suite and Vicky bunked in on a rollaway bed. It was fullboard all the way and when Niki comes in for her feed she always smelt so good. I remember all these very fondly indeed
29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
We named her Nikita Leeann Kumar
30. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
4 years and 3 months and counting
So I would love to know about your first born as well, send me a comment as what bittergourd did :)
2 comments:
1. my first pregnancy was not planned.
2. yes, we were married at the time.
3. happy, uncertain & afraid.
4. abortion was not an option for me.
5. i was 31 when i delivered.
6. like you, home pregnancy test & then, we confirmed it with Dr Tan, our family GP the next day.
7. i told my mom first.
8. yes, we want to find out the sex.
9. due date: 14 December 2006
10. yes, i have morning sickness.
11. in terms of food, it was: nasi kandar, tau foo fah & soyabean.
12. -
13. my first child's sex was a baby girl.
14. nope, we never wish at all.
15. i gain 10 kgs throughout the pregnancy.
16. no baby shower.
17. -
18. no complications during my pregnancy.
19. i gave birth in Damansara Specialist Hospital in Damansara Utama.
20. i was in labor for 4 hours.
21. my husband drove me to the hospital.
22. my ob-gyn, 2 nurses & my husband.
23. natural.
24. i did not take any medicine to ease the pain.
27. my child weigh 2.82 kg
28. my child was actually born on december 6, 2006.
29. we named her Kaylie JY Lim.
30. she is now 2 years & 2 months old.
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