Thursday, July 21, 2011

Crowd and Control

7:45 PM | Posted by Cacai M. | | Edit Post

When I was not yet a mommy-to-be, well, single too, I used to work in a company where I have to deposit checks and at the same time get money to pay the workers. That was how many years ago. I was still young and fresh. *wink* I can remember the bank was always crowded (and even now), it has many clients. Clients here and there inside. One day when I was in my transaction journey, I was very impressed of what the bank put going into the teller area for crowd control. It was impressive. It help people stay in lines and keep the transactions went smoothly. As I go into different establishments, I can see that crowd control stuff cannot only be seen in bank but in the gyms for concerts, political events and even in department or grocery stores, etc. That stanchions really help. And most companies or any establishments does nowadays. The good thing is stanchions consists of  retractable belts, velvet rope and more other ways being developed. So more styles of choices coming.  More so, it can even have printing done on the belts!

Talking about crowd like in national holidays celebration like having parades, street dancing and such, we always see barricades to maintain traffic control, security and privacy. There are even fence barricades, traffic cones, pipe and drape walls and  many alike just to make as people witnessing the event are safe and sound. So everybody happy!

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My Maternity Pillow

7:50 AM | Posted by Cacai M. | | Edit Post

One item that is very essential to me as a pregnant one. I bought this online and I find it great. It helps me a lot in my sleep. It does wonder, though there's still that pain (alright, it's always there). The good thing is, it helps.

And I think I can still use this as my pillow even if I would be pregnant anymore. It is a comfy pillow, not just for pregnant women. So I "hit two birds at a bang! " ;-)

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Materni-Tea and Tour

8:24 PM | Posted by Cacai M. | | Edit Post

July 19, 2011 (yesterday) @ 7:00 - 9:00 pm was the Materni-Tea and Tour in the hospital where I am going to deliver my baby on September 15 (my due date but it can be before that date). The Materni-Tea and Tour was a success, I was there together with my DH and the rest of the pregnant women with their husbands. Though DH was a bit uncomfortable because he did not eat first (there's foods in the hospital meeting place but just snacks, fruit cake and drinks: juice and water, coffee) and did not know when it will end (he even said he wanted to go home already, ha!), still I can see on his face afterwards (when we got home) that he was fine and smiled at me telling that I was the first few who attended that already had big tummy. Waaa! Yep, there were 18 couples including us (DH&I) who attended, it's crowded I know. Such activity started with a few explanation about the booklet and some info given, then had some snacks. After that, we had a tour going to the labor and delivery room as well as caesarian rooms. Then went up to the 5th floor showing us the rooms (all rooms are private) for the postpartum recovery. It is basically a tour in the hospital where the delivery journey will be made for the soon-to-be mommies (we will be called mommy very soon. Whew! *smile*), where the buttons located to push when nurse is needed and some electricity-how-to's stuffs. At first (and until now *grin*) I cannot comprehend much why it was called Materni-Tea but then I just realized, okay, I just now understand why is that has been called a Materni-Tea which in fact, there is no tea being displayed in the meeting. Drinking tea by the way is not good for a pregnant. As to my sense, it is called Materni-tea because expectant mothers who will going to deliver in that hospital are able to meet and great. It is the deeper meaning of tea, as just like tea party, the difference is that there is no tea served. So, it has been said as that for the deep meaning of tea, not physically. :-) What you think? ;-)

Labels: 3rd Trimester, hospital visit, pregnancy/mommy-to-be | 2 comments

Fun Lab Coats and Scrubs

3:48 PM | Posted by Cacai M. | | Edit Post

A recent trip to the clinic a few blocks down the road was such a welcome experience, much thanks to the parade of nurses and aids clad in those mens lab coats. It is about time they make such fashion sense and create fashion statements out of the normally-boring-down-pat and usually ignore-them-when-i-see-them medical scrubs and lab coats. If you ask me, these daily-work staple clothing makes these people less intimidating, if not friendlier. Suddenly a mom-to-be/mommy's journey (and alike) to ob-gyn or any doctor's clinic is no longer something you would always dread or something that will bore you to your wit’s ends. It could be at times, though, well who really goes to the doctor to be entertained, right? It is 100% business when you do, unless you have a doctor for a best friend!

Now, at least, you will have those interesting outfits such as scrubs for men which we can find at: http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/ to look at and keep you occupied while waiting for you lab result or waiting in line for your turn. As for myself, it don't look good for me wearing scrubs, well, maybe just the style of it. Looks like a, what they said "gay-look " . Oops! But not anymore. And if in case your own clinic has yet to discover these fashionable, patient-friendly medical outfits, would you be such a doll and leave them a note telling something you just discovered. :-)

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