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How To Choose A Baby Mattress – I Ask The Experts!

#ProjectNursery takes a break from the fancy and goes a little practical. In building Bean’s little nursery where he will spend many hours in, parents like me do have to consider the practical aspects of the nursery. The little details sometimes drive me crazy. What material of the baby mattress, what material should his little clothes be made of, what material should the baby cot be made of to prevent any poisoning if my baby chews on it, and the…

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#ProjectNursery: BEFORE photos!

Here’s introducing… the Baby’s Room before we have our go at decorating it. Omg I hope it turns out nice. So I have one wall painted yellow previously with brownish curtains & flooring. This is the view of the opposite side of the yellow wall. I have a brown tall cupboard, brown doors and the rest of the walls are white. I started planning a nursery when I met with Denise Ang, the founder of Babysafe, a baby bedding specialist.…

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#ProjectNursery is getting a little more real

So we have made our VERY FIRST purchase for #ProjectNursery. I woke up early one day and got distracted by all the Qoo10 ads and starting online shopping. I came across this ultimately cute wall art pieces and bought a whole heap! They are all squares and sized 18cm by 18cm only! Perfect for a wall collage. Each piece is SG$4.45 each only! I bought all of the above 8 pieces. So cute right!! :) Big love for these. I…

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Ju Ann Pregnancy Journal

Baby Scan: Week 16 pregnancy gender reveal

We were real excited to meet Dr Tham. It’s time for Week 16 pregnancy update and also, time to tell the gender of Baby Bean. I woke up all excited and told Baby Bean to please allow us to see if you’re a little boy or girl. We’re both hoping he’s a boy. We had our parents from both sides with us at this “mega” appointment with Dr Tham. He was so nice to welcome all 6 of us into his…

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My Little Pregnancy Hiccup: Gestational Diabetes

I’m not a diabetic prior to pregnancy. But hello, I’m Ju Ann and I have been diagnosed with borderline Gestational Diabetes. I’ve got to be real careful about what I eat now, so here’s sharing tips on managing gestational diabetes. So many thoughts quickly ran through my head when I was diagnosed. I was worried. Did I do something wrong to trigger this? Have I put my baby at risk? What’s next? Just when I thought it’s going to be smooth…

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Prenatal Chiropractic Care

As many new mothers can attest, pregnancy is no picnic. Recently I tried out Prenatal Chiropractic Care in Singapore and boy am I feeling relieved. The muscle strains of pregnancy are very real and can be more than just a nuisance. I am now experiencing backaches, aches below my belly and the occasional calf strains due to calf cramps at night. :(

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Quiet Forest Nursery Theme

My inspiration for #ProjectNursery today revolves around brown, green and white. I call it a Quiet Forest Theme for a baby boy. It is actually pretty gender neutral though. I work around the “BROWNISH” based themes alot because my room has brown curtains and a brown cabinet. So my hands are tied that way. Ok what we have featured today is: 1) White Forest Tree Decals on a Brown Wall 2) Baby Fawn Bedding 3) Baby Fawn Canvas Wall Art…

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Prenatal Pilates at Pilates Fitness

Pregnant as I am, but I know I need to get my ass up and start exercising. I checked out some prenatal exercises that I could participate in and decided on trying out Prenatal Pilates. I have fitness goals like increasing my metabolism, flexibility and strength that I want to achieve but haven’t been able to because I didn’t know where I could go or do besides swimming. And swimming was getting a bit boring for me, so Prenatal Pilates…

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