October 26th, 2007 | Babies, Cough, Health, Personal, Pregnancy | 1 Comment
I was worried when I caught the flu during the 3rd month of my pregnancy. I had mild fever, sore throat, cough and runny nose. I went to see my gynae but I did not mention about my cough as I do not wish to take cough syrup. Fearing it might affect my baby. I took some panadol to relieve my fever and lozenges for my sore throat. As for my cough, I was able to relieve it with a few effective natural remedies :
- Take 1 cup of honey, 3 tablespoon of lemon juice and mix them in a 1/4 cup of warm water. Take two teaspoons daily.
- Boil 3 cloves of garlic in a cup of water, then just drink the water when it’s still warm for twice a day.
For dry cough, try this natural home remedy instead of resorting to cough syrups:
- Almonds are useful for dry cough. It is also a good source of calcium to boot. Soak 5 to 8 kernels of almond in water. Leave it overnight. Remove the brown skin. Mix 20gms of butter and 20gms of sugar into the paste. Consume it morning and evening.
October 25th, 2007 | Babies, Personal, Pregnancy | 1 Comment
In my second and third month of pregnancy, I had terrible heartburn and as a result, I had no appetite to eat anything. What you’d feel when getting heartburn is a kind of burning sensation in the chest and throat with some sour and acidic taste in my mouth. This is due to some of the hormonal and physical changes in our body. Many women start experiencing heartburn and other gastrointestinal discomforts in the first trimester of pregnancy but in some cases, it could last until their baby is born.
Luckily, my heartburn went away on the fourth month of pregnancy. However, here are some of the steps I took in order to relieve heartburn :
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October 24th, 2007 | Babies, Personal, Pregnancy | No comments
It was last September, I woke up in the early morning and feeling a bit down cause my period was delayed for 5 days. I did not expect anything because my period is usually late and I have been doing pregnancy tests every month. But on that morning, I was so surprised to see my pregnancy test is positive. My hands were shivering and I quickly ran into the my room and woke my husband up.
My husband just gave me a smile and went back to sleep! Then I shouted at him saying “Hey Dear, it’s really positive!”. Then he said “We better go for a check up to make sure it’s not a false signal”. Later on that day, the doctor confirms I am pregnant! We could barely contain our joy.
October 23rd, 2007 | Babies, Personal, Pregnancy | No comments
I’m a first time mother who had just given birth to a baby girl 5 months ago, on May, 2007.
Although I have gone through quite a tough pregnancy but it’s definitely worth the trouble. The joy of holding my baby for the first time is unexplainable. To me, giving birth was an overwhelming but wonderful experience.
In this blog, I will share the experience of my pregnancy and my journey into motherhood and parenting. Also, I’ll write about health, working from home and various things of interests.
