Daddy and Mummy 'Camping' at PUSRAWI

Today at 10 O'clock, mummy checkout from PUSRAWI after two nights stay. Alhamdullillah nothing bad to be worried of. The doctor is still figuring out what's the cause of the gastric pain, the ultrasound came up positive and there's no sign of any liver-stone or anything like that. For now the doctor supplied mummy with some medicines and follow up checkup is scheduled for next week to see if the pain still persists. Granny called and she said it's alright and Daddy shouldn't worry too much as long as nothing critical found,. She said it's parts and parcels of pregnancy and becoming a mommy. If the pain still persists, the doctor will perform endoscopic procedure to see what's wrong with her esophagus. We will try to avoid that as much as possible due to the reason of you being still so young (8 weeks) and for the procedure to be done, mommy must be given a dosage of sleeping pills which is not recommended for pregnancy below 12 weeks.

Mummy complains she looks bloated due to the constant IV drop given to her but she still looks pretty to daddy hehehe..and today finally Daddy get to sleep properly on a bed instead of the small couch in the hospital...Pregnancy is tough, but daddy will always be there for Mummy.

Top Iphone Pregnancy Apps for Mom and Dad

I admit that I'm sort of a geek also..but not extremely geeky to the extend of wearing geeky glasses and holding laptop wherever i go LOL. I'm a Application Support Engineer with also a background of Software Engineering so I do honestly loves anything to do with computers and technology (Gadgets). Me and my wife we both own an iPhone and today I thought of sharing a couple of best iPhone pregnancy app that we personally uses and some others as well for all future/current expecting parents. So here we go. (I personally have them all on my Iphone as well)


1. iPregnancy - This app is one of the famous and most recommended app for pregnancy. I personally use this with also Baby Bump which i will cover next. This app is really extensive and very useful. You can have all your baby information in there as well as your Obstetrician visits information, reminder, important contact numbers, storing baby names suggestions, week to week information for you to know on the pregnancy (General), and you can also share your information to Facebook & Twitter. The only downside for me is the interface is kind of plain and lack the 'baby theme' that's all but it generally does what it's suppose to do. You can't expect much (in terms of design) when it's coming from a pediatrician.

2. Baby Bump - What i like most about baby bump other than the usual must-have functions is the interface and also the theme of the app, It really captures the true nature of the app. It has week to week information on pregnancy, journal, photo album, kick counter, contractions, database of baby names, and one feature called 'Birth' where in there you can set your birth plan, newborn essentials checklist, and also a neat feature of 'Birth Announcement' where as soon as your baby is born you can set all the details (name,weight,gender,D.O.B, length) and send the 'Announcement' by email, twitter, and also Facebook. This is to me the best iphone pregnancy app and I really recommend this to moms and dads out there!!

Preconception Apps

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1. iPeriod - For those planning to have baby or just keeping your period information, this is one of the apps that my wife uses.
2. Period Tracker - Another apps for the ladies out there which is also used by my wife. We use it both to keep track on her period and also for us to keep track on the best date to try an conceive.

There you go guys, I've listed a couple of the best iPhone app that I personally use (and still using). You can go to HERE for more detailed review on both of the apps.

Earn With Apps

Now, I do believe that there's plenty of other pregnancy apps for mom and dad out there, some of them are good and some of them are pretty bad. But the worst thing is they still make money out of it? You wondered how on earth did they do that? Well, I'm a developer myself (but not on mobile apps - not yet!) and I came around on some ideas on improving the pregnancy apps out there and make tons of money but I'm not familiar with apps programming. So I did a research and found an interesting guide book that is very interesting on how to start from scratch (developing made easy) until the part where you'll be making money out of it! Highly recommended!

Make iPhone Apps

or for those thinking "Hey..I don't have any experience at all on programming, how do I achieve that?" Well, there's another excellent guide titled How To Create iPhone Apps With No Programming Experience. Have you heard of the ridiculous app called iFart? and how a Crazy iFart App Debate Turned into a $54,657 Profit in Just 30 Days. The guide will show You How to Turn Your iPhone App idea into Cash Without Programming, Expensive Equipment, or Complicated Software. Try it!

Tips: Heartburn & Gastric during pregnancy

My wife has gastric since her teenage days but nothing too serious that requires her to get constant medication. But as she get pregnant, her gastric problem came back and causing her to have this heartburn sensation in the chest and throat, everything to her now taste different and her tongue tasted bitter all the time, the increased amount of acid in her stomach caused her to be 'gassy' all the time. Well according to the doctor this pain during pregnancy normally happens to most of pregnant women  (early pregnancy) and usually it will go away/reduced after the first Trimester. So, as a concerned husband i did some research on how to reduce the feeling of discomfort caused by gastric, heartburn information, treatment for heartburn and thought i would share it with you guys. Here's how we can help them:

Tips:

1. Avoid food that can trigger acid build-up such as oily food, vinegar, some citrus fruits, chocolate, spicy foods, caffeinated products (Coffee, Tea, Cola), carbonated drinks, anything sourly.

2. Try to eat more regularly with smaller portions. As our wives become pregnant, the content of acid in their stomach increased and the process of food digestion also become slower thus the reason of lowering the volume of food and best if they munch their food as many times as possible before swallowing to help the food to processed faster reducing the acid buildup.

3. No ALCOHOL, Period! Alcohol and Pregnancy does not mix!

4. Ask them to wear comfortable clothing that didn't restrict/pressing your stomach and waist.

5. Don't overstress them, this can also cause acid reflux to go wacko!

6. Drink yogurt based drinks or milk before sleep. 

7. Try chewing gum after eating. Chewing gum stimulates your salivary glands, and saliva can help neutralize acid

8. Avoid eating close to bedtime.

9. Drinking soy-milk and barley also helps.

10. Medication: ALWAYS consult with your gynecologist on what medication that your spouse can take.

11. Also i found a very interesting way to reduce heartburn & acid reflux  which is clinically proven  and unique and it's using a 5-Step Holistic System CLICK HERE. 

So there you go guys, I hoped the info i shared with you is beneficial and helpful in any way possible..