Can Diet (among other methods) Determine the Sex of Your Baby?
byIf you’re yearning to conceive a baby boy, can it really be as easy as eating breakfast cereal and a potassium-rich diet to tip…
Just For Mum
According to some observation made, women are more prone to reading as we love to read and listen to others story hence why women are the best listener and the best storyteller. Read our blog for the best pregnancy stories, tips on being a mother throughout the whole trimesters, breastfeeding and many more just for mum!
Booking for An Antenatal Class
byWhat is an antenatal class? Antenatal class is a teaching session that you attend during pregnancy to help you prepare for labour and early…
How much weight gain can I expect?
byHow much weight gain is normal during pregnancy? You are expected to gain approximately 25 – 35 lbs (11 – 16kg) in pregnancy. However,…
How do I increase my chances of getting pregnant?
byWhat could I do to maximize my chances of getting pregnant? About one in six couples will experience difficulty in getting pregnant. However, there are some…
When do I see a doctor?
byWhen do I see the Doctor? It is generally recommended that you see your doctor, preferably an obstetrician even before you embark on your…
Pregnancy Test
byHow do I know whether I am Pregnant or not? Your period is overdue….you are feeling uneasy, your breasts are tender and you feel…
When is My due date?
byOne of the questions which all of my patients ask is that when they are going to deliver their babies. The answer is not…
Pregnancy Signs
byPregnancy is a special journey in a woman’s life. Pregnancy causes dramatic changes to a woman’s physical appearances, emotions and well being. Some women…
Announcing your pregnancy
byThe lines on the home pregnancy kits are unmistakable and a trip to your doctor has just confirmed it – you’re pregnant! It’s the…
12 Early Signs Of Pregnancy
byThere is nothing more heart-racing than guessing if you are pregnant – it doesn’t matter if you are trying to conceive or just happen…
Love Thy Body
byYour pregnancy body image Pregnancy is usually a happy and joyful time for women. After all, an offspring is growing within you, waiting to…
Beauty Tricks for the Pregnant Mum
byStaying beautiful and glowing with inner shine is, actually, not as impossible (or expensive!) as many women think. In fact, sometimes, the best things…
Top to toe beautiful pregnancy guide
byPregnancy can bring on a flood of emotions. There will be days when you feel overjoyed by the growing life inside you, yet there…
The Common Confinement Practices in Chinese, Malay & Indian
byConfinement is a period for your body to recuperate and recover from childbirth. The idea of confinement is familiar to Asians but foreign to…
Pregnancy & Exercise: The Myths and the Facts
byTimes have certainly changed. Pregnancy used to be a time when the expectant mum was told to put her feet up, eat enough for…
Stretch Marks | Inevitable or Avoidable?
byYou find out you are pregnant and you are over the moon. You are excited about the little one that is growing inside you…
Prenatal milk powders
byNutrition plays a major role throughout our lives. When you are pregnant, your nutritional needs are no longer just for your own well being…
The Benefits of Confinement Practices
byUnlike a decade or more ago, less and less of tradition is observed or practiced today among the races in Malaysia and in many…
Top Eight Conceiving Myths Busted
byThere must be hundreds of things a couple will hear about conceiving, including advise on what to do and what to avoid when trying…
A letter to Leah
byHighlightedMy dearest Leah, Tomorrow, you turn one year old. How time flies. It has been a roller-coaster journey for your mommy. From the moment…
Changes After The Arrival Of Your Little One
byChanges after having a baby can come unexpectedly. But what are these changes new parents have to go through after the arrival of the…
We Asian Should Do Things Our Way | A Mother’s Experience
byIn today’s age of globalisation, cultures from all over the world are clashing head-on. It is no different in Mabel Teoh’s household as she…
Raising daughters in today’s world
byThis month, Mabel looks at some of the realities that hit home when trying to raise a daughter in today’s world. “…women should…
New Year Resolutions
byBy Gayatri Unsworth I’m not generally a resolution-making type person but after watching 2012 whizz by in a blur of morning sickness, nappy-changes, nursing…
Mummy’s Day Off.
byBy Gayatri Unsworth I recently traded the baby on my hip and the pre-schooler trying to clamber up my legs to bravely venture out…
Choosing The Sex Of Your Baby
byAre you a mum to a brood of energetic boys, yearning for a break from all that testosterone? Or overwhelmed with pink ribbons, dresses…