Okay so I need to talk about this because I think a lot of us go into the GD test with the worst expectations and I was absolutely one of those people. For weeks I had been mentally preparing for the glucose drink. You know the one. Sweet, heavy, makes you feel sick for an hour and then you have

When I first got pregnant, I thought NIPT was something every pregnant woman automatically did. The more pregnancy content I consumed, the more it seemed like NIPT was the "standard" option, so I was quite surprised when my gynae recommended OSCAR instead. As a first-time mum, I had n

When I first found out I was pregnant, one of the first things I started researching was maternity insurance. I ended up buying mine at 13 weeks pregnant and honestly, looking back, I’m very glad I did. One thing pregnancy has taught me is that not everything is within our control. You can be

One of the first decisions I had to make after finding out I was pregnant was whether to go with a government hospital or a private gynae. Honestly, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about it because the cost difference is definitely not small. Government care is much more affordable, and

💸 How Much I've Spent in My First 20 Weeks of Pregnancy (Private Clinic, Singapore) Honestly, I debated whether to post this because I know Singaporeans will have a lot to say 😅 But I believe in full transparency, so here it is, every single receipt from Week 5 to Week 21. Why private cl

Ever since the bump started growing bigger, this has become my everyday routine already 🥹 ☀️ Morning: Clarins tummy oil 🌙 Night: Clarins stretch mark lotion ✨ End result: one super glossy belly HAHAHA As a first time mum, I’m honestly quite paranoid about stretch marks 😭 I know genetics sti

never believed in “pregnancy luck” until recently… nothing dramatic, no glowing skin, no fairy tale moments just very random… very specific things like somehow the worst jams become manageable & the “confirm long wait” turns into “eh why so fast ah?” even my husband started noticing i

i thought cruises were for doing everything turns out… mine was about learning how to slow down before pregnancy, i was the kind that must maximise every trip wake up early, plan itinerary, squeeze every activity this cruise? completely opposite no plans no energy no desire to “make t

This trip was planned since last year, before I even knew I was pregnant. By the time we flew to Da Nang, I was only around 6–7 weeks pregnant, still super early, still trying to process everything, and also not really ready to tell everyone yet. So there I was, on a family trip, trying to ac

Nobody told me pregnancy dreams can feel this real??? Before pregnancy, I thought dreams were just dreams. Wake up already then forget. But now? Some nights I wake up from a nightmare with actual tears, heart beating damn fast like something really happened. Then some nights the dreams are so

I knew pregnancy would change my body… but I really didn’t expect my fingers to join the party so early 😭 One day my wedding band + proposal ring stack still fit nicely, then suddenly my fingers said: “Sorry, we are expanding operations.” Now I can’t even wear my usual ring stack comfortably

At this point, pregnancy is just giving me random side quests every week. This week’s side quest: superhero hearing. Before pregnancy, I could sit in the car with music at volume 12 and feel totally normal. Now volume 6 also feels like I’m inside a club 😭 Everything suddenly sounds damn

Before I got pregnant, I already heard people say pregnant women will keep peeing. Like okay, this one I was mentally prepared for. Wake up pee, drink water pee, before leaving house pee, reach destination pee again. Fine. Pregnancy bladder, I accept. But nobody told me there is another le

Before getting pregnant, I really thought I would become the super healthy kind of mummy. Like confirm eat fruits, drink water, meal prep, avoid fried food, nourish baby properly… all those very wholesome pregnancy lifestyle things. Then pregnancy happened and reality slapped me. Some days