My Pregnancy Diary during a Pandemic - A Malaysian Pregnancy Experience

Sigh, I really have the worse luck... Due to having to work OT a bit on Wednesday night, my hubby went ahead and dabao some economy rice for me. He bought the rice from the econ rice stall that I didn't like :/ That said, he bought chicken feet, pig's liver, and long beans.  Anyone who's preggo will tell you that's a terrible combo, mainly because 1. chicken feet is a fav food for flies to stand on; 2. there's a chance that the pork liver isn't cooked well-through; and 3. even if they are well-cooked, pregnant people shouldn't eat so much pig liver (or any other animal's livers). But, being the "unwasteful" person I am, I finished everything. To be honest, I was ravishing anyway.  Lo and behold... the very next day at around 2 am plus, I woke up to intense abdominal pains and had my first (of many) diarrhea.  The whole night was a nightmare for me since I literally had to wake up every 30 mins or so just to rush to the toilet after a bout of in...

Welp, the doctor can't be sure of the gender due to the baby's position but she couldn't see any male genitalia so she reckons the baby's a "she" :) That said, during the scan and the subsequent measurements, it seems like the baby has a much smaller than (even lower) average head circumference, which could mean some form of defect, but oddly enough, the baby's weight (in spite of my weight not increasing) is still on track.  So I think it's likely it's an incorrect measurement due to the position of the baby. The doc probably thinks so too and scheduled another scan after 2 weeks. Had to do the glucose test again tomorrow - yuck! - but well, gotta do what you gotta do! 

Wowzers!  I'm just a few days into my third trimester (week 27) and I'm starting to get hunger pangs. It's incredibly weird since it's not particularly severe - like being hungry 30 mins after eating economy rice or anything like that - but I do get really hungry maybe 3 hours after?  I've noticed that I'm eating random stuff a lot more often like the banana cake I bought. Usually it'll last me days, but now, I'm left with only 2 pieces and it has only been 2 days since I bought it.  I also can't help but to snack on... well actual junk food. I've been really good and avoiding too much junk food throughout my second trimester and now that I'm getting hunger pangs, I often find myself more inclined to grab something savory like chips or sweet like ice cream or soda. Maybe I should steam edamame more often just so I'd have some actual healthy snacks to snack on. Can't wait for the doc's appointment next Monday though! Might be the t...

I happen to work from home and have very little interaction with my colleagues on a day-to-day basis.  Thankfully, I had a bunch of friends who were new mums as well who gave me some valuable advice - one of which is requesting free diaper and milk samples.  Thought I should help out other new mums like me who might also be looking for free samples online. Rather than going to each brand you know one by one, I've grouped them all up in one convenient place... and yes, you're very welcome :) P/S: It's actually for my future use too. Note that I'm actually from Malaysia so these brands might be more relevant to my countryfolk but you can easily do a quick survey of what brands are available at the mall and then google for free sample for each of the brand. It might be a bit tedious but for the free samples, I'd say it's worth it :) Right, let's get to it!  Free Diaper Samples - I'd recommend getting the newborn (NB) or the small (S) sizes if you're exp...