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Syd G
post Oct 6 2010, 12:13 PM

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I did a lot of things that made people cringe during my pregnancy, so I'm not gonna share them here tongue.gif

I believe like all things in life, perfection is overrated. I dont strive to be a perfect wife, a perfect mother or a perfect person - I believe in letting go of certain things (like letting my husband pick the colour of my daughter's clothes - he picked a lot of blues.., enjoying a cuppa or two during pregnancy) and standing guard of the things I do believe strongly (like fully breastfeeding my child till 6 months at all cost).

I dont believe in living with extreme fear. But that's just me smile.gif
Syd G
post Oct 6 2010, 12:43 PM

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QUOTE(abubin @ Oct 6 2010, 12:32 PM)
Here is a quote from a website: http://www.epigee.org/pregnancy/caffeine.html
Caffeine in coffee cause miscarriage. Think of the possibility of miscarriage after fifth month. It is very low already. Even with one cup of coffee like every week. That is much safer than crossing the road in pedestrian crossing green light. But now...you want BEST for your child. So...everytime your child cross the road..you will be worried sick. Stress like hell. However, you are FORCED to let go because you know, you cannot be with your child FOREVER and hold their hand to cross the road forever. You are giving yourself unnecessary stress and the people around you. Yelling and scolding them for not wanting the BEST for your child.
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There are a lot of causes of miscarriage. Just because the mother was drinking coffee, it's convenient to blame the coffee wink.gif

I dont know of anyone drinking more than 8 cups of coffee a day too, pregnant or not.
Syd G
post Oct 7 2010, 11:36 AM

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QUOTE(abubin @ Oct 7 2010, 11:31 AM)
Lol...did you piss coffee? The most I have is 3 cups per day..but this is guys speaking.

Any gals or pregnant lady out there can post some experience?
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I did coffee, Coke, instant noodles during pregnancy. A cup of coffee twice a week, a glass of Coke twice a week, instant noodles as needed (like twice a month) tongue.gif

But..

I also ran a half marathon, did the Menara KL towerthon and many other races whilst being pregnant.

You can judge me all you want, but it's not like I care tongue.gif
Syd G
post Oct 7 2010, 08:23 PM

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Why thank you sir. I believe that knowledge is power wink.gif

I'm wondering if Chinese moms questioned the rationale of drinking wine for 'heat' during confinement. That's a lot more detrimental to your baby's health if you're breastfeeding. Or Malay moms having to resort to eating a lot of ikan kering - that's truckload of sodium right there.
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post Oct 7 2010, 10:16 PM

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QUOTE(DarkNite @ Oct 7 2010, 09:32 PM)
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why do you say that?
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Google up alcohol and breastfeeding smile.gif

I mean, if someone is THAT concerned about caffeine ..
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post Oct 13 2010, 04:31 PM

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I grew up watching lots and lots of TVs. I am now an adult who doesnt watch much.

Games are good in my books. TVs on the other hand...



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post Oct 13 2010, 08:28 PM

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QUOTE(dreamer101 @ Oct 13 2010, 07:01 PM)
Syd G,

1) Do your family history include may children with autism??

2) Incident of autism are 20 times more likely in male versus female.

MY POINT is dependent family history, each one of us has to handle our children differently..

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If you read the subtle hints, I was actually agreeing to what you said wink.gif

I ended up being overstimulated by TV, having short attention span and living life as if it's on autopilot. Sure, I was one of the smartest kids in class when I was younger but the other effects were much greater....

 

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