Comments on: Putting the Pieces Together

By: rowie

rowie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:01:33 +0000

*Hugs!*

In addition to anne’s comment above, one of my friends suggested that when it’s time to go to the hospital, have a third person with you other than you and your husband. Kasi daw, you’ll want your husband to be with you and you’ll need another person to handle all the paperwork, arrange for the hospital room, etc.
rowie´s last blog ..Thirsties Duo Wraps are here!

Ah! That will have to be my Mom then. But she doesn’t know it yet. Hahaha!

By: anne

anne — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:56:15 +0000

in addition to my previous post….but i don’t really know if this is applicable to you. anyway….i am a control freak and don’t want any blindsides. i live in marikina and my hospital is st. luke’s. my OB’s clinic is in pasig so on the duration of my pregnancy, we didn’t know what the traffic situation was along st. luke’s (i.e., where the u-turn slots are, are there detours, road works, etc.) and we don’t want to be stuck in traffic when i’m already in labor.) my husband did a trial run a week before my due date and true enough, there were road works that had to be avoided. i had an august delivery and august is a stormy month and marikina is notorious for flood so i had a back-up plan too for that. i have a sis-in-law who lives very near st. luke’s so we made arrangements with her. luckily we didn’t need that co’z i didn’t even know i was in labor. oh another thing….check if your hospital has valet parking. should you be in pain, you wouldn’t want your husband looking for parking instead of attending to you.

That’s good planning!!

We’ve figured out a quick route to the hospital already. Better to be prepared right! And yes, our hospital has valet parking. Whew! It helps a lot with the many OB visits. No need to waste time looking for a spot!

Naku August is indeed a rainy rainy month. I hope that when I go into labor, we wouldn’t have to fight a storm to get to the hospital!

By: odette

odette — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:54:00 +0000

ohh toni, 4 weeks to go! you have the same due date with my SIL in holland! i will keep you and baby timmy in my prayers, take care! {{{hugs}}}

p.s. i love your farmtown tshirts, would they ship international? i want to consider it for a giveaway in the future….and for me and farmer kj as well! ^-^
odette´s last blog ..one year in the cold

Thanks for the prayers O! And I’ll get back to you about the FT shirts

By: rowie

rowie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:46:57 +0000

BTW regarding managing expectations … I wish someone had told this to me beforehand, because I wasn’t prepared nor psyched up for it, so I’ll share it with you na lang: the first month after baby is born will be really hard. Pero kaya nyo yan, and isipin mo na lang that millions of parents before you have managed it and so will you! And after the first month it really really does get easier. Basta when you’re there na, if you have any questions I’m just a text away.
rowie´s last blog ..The Playschool Hunt, part 2

Thanks Row. ***hugs***

By: rowie

rowie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:34:29 +0000

Hindi, nag-leave without pay na ako (VL pa ba tawag doon?). I didn’t want to give birth right before or in the middle of exam week, so I told my boss it would be better if someone took over my classes several weeks before exam week para hindi naman mabitin yung mga students ko.

Regarding leaking: oh my gosh, my bag had been leaking for a week already before I went to the hospital and I didn’t know! Bad me, hindi ako nagpatingin kaagad. The first time it was trickle — as in super small trickle lang talaga — that I felt down my leg, parang water lang talaga. I didn’t want to appear paranoid so since it didn’t happen again, hindi ko sinabi sa OB ko kaagad (bad ko, di ba?). And then a week later, it happened again. This time I went for a check-up and cin-onfirm ng doctor amniotic fluid na pala yun! Then they put that machine around my belly to check for contractions and nagco-contractions na pala ako kahit di ko pa nararamdaman.

Anyway, they gave me medicine to induce labor more quickly so as to avoid infection (since my bag was already leaking). But after 22 hours of labor (whew!) and 2 hours in the DR, ayaw pa rin lumabas ni Rafa so na-CS din ako. Hwehwe. Mahal ang bayad kasi para akong twice nanganak (na-DR na nga ako, na-OR pa ako, and per hour ang bayad sa labor room so dagdag gastos pa yun). But after it’s all over di mo na iisipin yung gastos because of course your baby is priceless. (Although I think si Mike yung medyo nahilu-hilo when he saw the bill and had to go to the ATM, hehehe!)
rowie´s last blog ..The Playschool Hunt, part 2

Oh wow! I will be aware of all kinds of trickles from now on. Heehee.

Leave without pay. Sounds like a possibility. Hmmm.

22 hours of labor? Holy cow! Wow. 2 hours in the delivery room? Yikes. You must have been so exhausted.

By: kaoko

kaoko — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:05:15 +0000

Ooooh, I wantses this too!
kaoko´s last blog ..Bento with Pasta and Baby Potatoes

So cute no! The cookies will be a joy to decorate

By: renin

renin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:31:19 +0000

few more days to go before you deliver your baby…^_^
question: will you change your blog name wifely steps into something related to mommyhood?
with regards to puzzle # 1- most of my workmates filed their ML a week before expected delivery (but it is advisable to ask OB re: this matter). Just recently, an officemate of mine filed VL then her ML effective on the date of delivery.

btw, ML (from SSS) for normal delivery is for 60 calendar days, while ML (from SSS) for C-Section if for 78 calendar days.
renin´s last blog ..Orange cellphone holder

Nope, I’m retaining my blog name.

By: renin

renin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:26:06 +0000

most of my workmates filed their ML a week before expected delivery (but it is advisable to ask OB re: this matter). Just recently, an officemate of mine filed VL then her ML effective on the date of delivery.
btw, ML (from SSS) for normal delivery is for 60 calendar days, while ML (from SSS) for C-Section if for 78 calendar days.
renin´s last blog ..Orange cellphone holder

Ah, 78! Thanks. I still get confused.

By: fortuitous faery

fortuitous faery — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:16:01 +0000

pastry puzzles! oh what fun! now that’s what i call…”brain food!” haha

sorry i can’t help you in the mommyhood department…never been there.
fortuitous faery´s last blog ..Look What The Cat Dragged In

Brain food! I like that FF!

By: Asianmommy

Asianmommy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:49:21 +0000

I love your puzzle cookies!
We were moving, so I just quit my job & didn’t have to worry about asking for maternity leave.
I chose the bedding first, and then decorated the rest of the room to match.
I ate as usual, but I did avoid deli meats, caffeine, alcohol, raw fish. Not too difficult for me.
I ran out of clothes that fit in the last month, too–I ended up just doing laundry more often & wearing the same things over & over again.
I knew I was in labor when my water broke.
Good luck with everything! It’s an exciting time.
Asianmommy´s last blog ..Bowl & Cup (Mandarin)

It’s exciting indeed. Thank you Asianmommy!