So we requested to view the labour ward since we have so much time to kill. The nurse was very kind to assist us to call the labour ward and guide us the direction to the labour ward. The moment we reach there we were greeted by another really friendly nurse showing us two different wards. Well according to her there's only 2 wards not occupied at that time. The first room is the single room with attached toilet. I was taken aback the moment I stepped in, because firstly the bed doesn't look comfy at all and there's so many wires hanging everywhere honestly kind of freak me out. So we went to the second room which is the suite. The difference with the suite it comes with a sofa. Oh by the way, I manage to see the water birth pool in the suite. It's exactly like what I saw on discovery channel. Of course if we do not intend to use it, it will be removed and the room will look much more like a suite. I have yet to decide which room I will want to go through labour in but definietly not the suite because it is way way to costly.
After the visit, we asked about ante-natal classes and the nurse referred us to Sister Elizabeth. So we went to look for her and had a long and informative chat. First she was explaining what all the classes is all about. Briefly as below:-
Session 1 Breastfeeding & childhood survival / feature of newborn
Session 2 Process of labour / tour of delivery suite / post natal ward
Session 3 Miracle of stem cell / care of newborn
Session 4 Pain relief in labour / nutrition in motherhood
Session 5 Prenatal exercise
After all that she was very nice to give us some tips on what type of clothing to buy for newborn and what type of car seat. She even explained that the best way to bath your baby is to put the tub ontop of our dining table is the best! Initially, we were very proud that we didn't had to go to that extend but after listening to her we felt a bit foolish because we totally didn't think about what happen after the baby bath! Sister was asking us if our stand is just enough for the tub then what happens when the bath is over. How do we dry the baby? She further explained we can't carry with one hand and wrap the towel because baby is very slippery. It is also very dangerous to carry a wet baby around. So best is to have a place right next to the tub so that we can dry and dress the baby before moving him around. Looks like we will need to move the tub with the stand into the bedroom instead.
Anyway, looks like we should be more clear after attending the classes which will commence next month. After our long chat, we still had half an hour to kill so we decided to have a drink before going back to see the doctor. We check out the cafeteria and I got sucked into ordering the waffles.. Oh my god it taste like homemade pancakes! I think the next time, we will just stick to starbucks.
At 11am we went back to the specialist area and waited for about 15 to 20mins and then it was our turn. As usual, because this is our first time, doctor asked us a few questions like allergy and medical history. Then she reassured me a few things like the discharge or the muscle pull. After that we started with th ultrasound and again she explained to us what we are looking at because most of the time I can't tell what I'm looking at! Baby progress is very good. We even manage to see him move his mouth and doing lots of stretching! After the scanning Dr told me that she will send me back to Bangsar Women Specialist and then she will see me again after CNY. Well, as expected the bill came up higher than usual and we were quite surprise that we actually have a CD to bring home. This is what's in the CD
Well there's a lot of clips but one is taking really long to upload and looks blur. Looks like I have to figure out whether can we compress the file.
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