Food Cravings!!!

Just want to jot down the food that I have been consuming during this pregnancy.

The food that I crave is rather different than when I was pregnant with Ryan. During the first pregnancy, I was practically eating Indian food throughout my first trimester. There was an Indian restaurant behind where I worked last time. So, I ate my lunch there almost everyday. I craved for their fried chicken together with poppadums and resam. Oh yummy! I just remembered that I totally hated oyster sauce and anything chinese.

For this second pregnancy, I still don't really like chinese food. The thought and the smell of the oil used in the chinese food especially those 'tai-chou' cooking really makes me sick. But take me to a nice chinese restaurant or those serving dim sum... oh yummy!

What have I been eating during this pregnancy???

- Junk food. I eat hamburgers be it McD or A&W almost once in 2 weeks. But i eat mostly the chicken or fist burgers. More healthy right? But don't worry. I steer clear from the carbonated drinks. Just had a sip so far throughout this 5 months. Couldn't tahan.

- I seem to be having an extra craving for chocolates. Also limit myself. Maybe just a small chunk every few days.

- I make it a point to eat fruits everyday. Well, almost! I stock the house with oranges, apples or papaya regularly. Also good for the bowels.

- Occasionally I want to eat Indian food like tosei and roti canai with dhal. A must! I will ta-pau from the mamak behind my pharmacy for tea whenever I work. I yearn for Malay food once in a while.

- The past few weeks I have this great craving for Nasi Lemak. But I try to limit to once in 2 weeks. Not sure the sotong that they use is actually good coz I am sure it is treated with some kind of chemicals.

- My breakfast consists of 1-2 slices of bread and a bowl of cereal/ muesli. If i am hardworking, I will throw in a cup of yoghurt which I am not really fond of. I will normally put jam and peanut butter, kaya or marmite on my bread. And a cup of Milo since coffee is off limits!!!

- I drink just plain water and fruit juices everyday. During my morning sickness period, I couldn't stand the taste of plain water. So I drank Ribena everyday for the first 2 months. Now, I don't even want to touch the Ribena.

It is always the case when it is not the first pregnancy. First time Mummies are normally MORE careful with their diet and follow the guidelines more closely. Now with my second baby, I don't follow the guidelines at all although I stay away from those really forbidden food. Food with preservatives like fish balls or processed food like sausages are also a no no to me. Only eat them in utter limitation.

I know I should be drinking more soymilk, yoghurt and cheeses that will give me more protein and calcium. Fish is also very low in my diet. Those are food that I should be consuming more.

Baby @ 5 months

I can't believe I am already in the middle of my 2nd trimester. It is true. Time really speeds up during this trimester. In the 1st trimester, I was practically counting the days and weeks and wished that I would get through the quesy period fast.

Had an appointment with the gynae Dr. Lim last week. It was a scheduled detailed scan. Hubby and I was pretty excited and nervous. After doing the blood test during the last visit, doc said that I had low risk of Down's syndrome for the baby and the blood test that I did was negative for certain criterias that he was checking. Hurray! The scan took about 10 minutes. Ryan was in the room too. He was getting restless while Papa was trying to hold him back. Everything looked fine and Dr. Lim said the baby is developing well. A huge burden was lifted off my shoulders.

Weigt now= 50kg

Another worry that set us back last week was about the confinement lady. We procrastinated in asking my last confinement lady that took care of Ryan last time...so when I saw her last weekend, it was too late. She said she was already booked! I was very disappointed and suddenly worried whether we could get a reliable pui-yit so last minute. We called so many contacts but all were either booked or no longer working anymore. Thank goodness after a few days of searching, we found one from Seremban who used to take care of my brother-in-law's children.

I can feel the baby kick now. Or maybe more like moving as baby is getting bigger. I should have taken measurements of my tummy over the months. I look more pregnant now. I was getting remarks last time like " Ah.. can't see that you are pregnant!" or " Your stomach is so small!"
After the 3 months, I felt very very energetic and was in the mood of cleaning the house and keeping it spic and span. Now, that hardworking streak is slowly dying down now. This week, I feel slightly more lazy. But still energetic. The house is getting messy again. More lecture from hubby.

Ryan likes to say "Hello,baby!" to my stomach. It is so cute. He will be waving to my stomach while saying that.