Urgh...time to decide

One of the items in my shopping list this month is breast pump. I've listed 3 recommended brands: Medela, Spectra and Ameda. Spectra is definitely out because it's not battery operated - if time kerja teda karan, how? So at first I wanted to get the Ameda because the Medela that I want is way out of my budget.

After some research I found an e-store that sells Ameda Lactaline Dual for RM699 (for the pump only, no freebies) including shipping. Then today, I went to Happy Mums after my appointment with Dr S (BTW my blood sugar level is fine now, hooray!). And right now there are selling both Spectra (of course, I'm still not interested) and Medela PIS & Mini E Plus. Buying PIS would totally screw my budget for this month. But the Mini E are selling for RM799 (including 4 storage bottles, cooler bag,cooler and a bag to carry everything). I'm definitely interested with this one.

Then I made some research on the net and found out that Mini E is recommended for occasional use only (about 4 times a day) whereas Ameda is suitable for frequent use. But then if anything happen to Mini E, I could always go to Happy Mums or buy any spare parts there. Since I'll be buying Ameda from the net, it won't be that easy.

So, I'm still thinking about these:


Plan to visit survey Mothercare today, see if they are selling any breast pump. But hubby is still napping, so I'll just continue surfing the net first.

tick tock...tick tock...

Yikes! I'm in my third trimester. I have less than 2 months left...and I still have a very long list of lists-shopping list, to-do list, work related list, nursery list...and we still have not choose baby names. So much to do, so little time...

My blood sugar level is under control but Dr S is still not satisfy, he ask me to cut back on rice...so every meal is not so satisfying anymore. Do you know the feeling that you are not hungry anymore but there is some kind of void in your stomach? Eating lots of vege and fish just don't seem to fill that void...i miss my rice, waahhh! But on the bright side I don't have constipation anymore...hehehe

So far I have gain 10 kg. And my legs are not use to carrying all that extra weight. So most day my ankle would be swollen by evening. What with all those stair climbing, walking to classes and standing in class. But guess what, it's the school holiday! Hooray! I have one week of much needed break...aaanddd tomorrow is pay day! uuh bestnya. ada orang jeles ka?

What a Bummer!

Went for my regular prenatal visit yesterday. Guess what? My blood sugar was 14.1 mmol/L...So had to fast last night and come back for another check up just this morning. It was still above normal which is 11.3 mmol/L (normal should be below 7.0 mmol/L after fasting). So the good doctor asked me to do a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) at the Gribbles lab....And I still cannot eat anything! (I was sooo moody during the test, even I wouldn't want to be in my husband's shoes)

Got the result this afternoon:

Time Plasma Glucose
Fasting 4.9 mmol/L
1 hour 9.5 mmol/L
2 hour 7.8 mmol/L

Would only be able to submit the result to my doctor on monday so I'm not sure what it means. But I did some research, and this is what the American Diabetes Association considers abnormal during a 100 g of glucose GTT (but I have no idea how many g of glucose I was given...)

Time Plasma Glucose
Fasting > 5.33 mmol/L
1 hour > 10 mmol/L
2 hour > 8.6 mmol/L

According to this info, I should be okay. But I find another site which says that I'm diagnosed as prediabetes. I have an Impaired Glucose Tolerance (120 minute blood sugar value of (or more than) 7.8 mmol/L).

So now, I'll have to watch my diet (aargh...no more toblerone!) and do more exercise...I guess have to pause the internet shopping and go bershopping-shopping di shopping complex instead. Also consider as exercise mah kan...

Hope everything would be fine...and for the first time in history, I can't wait for monday!