Dr Irene Chua - TPS

[newbie2009]

Any1 of you been under Dr Irene? How do you find her?

[M&M]

hihi^^
i'm under Dr Irene Chua from TPS. She's very nice and patient lady.
Heard from other mommies from this forum that she's good at delivering and stitching skills are not bad. They would even go back to her for their second baby.
She will answer n clear any doubts you have even if it is a long list of questions, she wouldnt mind.

[M&M]

you may wanna refer to this thread.

http://www.mummysg.com/forums/f37/gy...chua-kkh-3183/

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M you may wanna refer to this thread. http://www.mummysg.com/forums/f37/gy...chua-kkh-3183/

Thanx for directing me to that link.

How many mths preggie are you?

[M&M]

i'm 6 mths pregnant now.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M i'm 6 mths pregnant now.

wow. congrats. is your baby a boy or a girl? How do you find dr irene? does she allow you to contact her if you have any concerns? Btw is the wait at the TPS @AMK long? I am intending to go down for my 1st appt in the evening.

[M&M]

Originally Posted by newbie2009 wow. congrats. is your baby a boy or a girl? How do you find dr irene? does she allow you to contact her if you have any concerns? Btw is the wait at the TPS @AMK long? I am intending to go down for my 1st appt in the evening.

gee..thanks.. having a prince. what about you? how many weeks/mths r you now? dr. irene is very nice. before pregnancy i've got some abnormal bleeding after menses for about a month.. so i went to Kandang Kerbau Hospital and was by random put to dr. irene. she's so nice n always clear my doubts so i decided to stay through with her since she know my history and is a nice gynae. i didnt know there's a TPS @ AMK so cant comment. is it under Kandang Kerbau Hospital too?

the waiting time for TPS @ Kandang Kerbau Hospital is pretty short. they will bring you the nourishments (medication) so you do not need to go to the Kandang Kerbau Hospital pharmacy n q till you drop. payment wise have to wait ... but if you want to cut time you can sign up with their scheme, pay maybe $400 first. then they deduct from the $400 every visit. forgotten what's that called.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M gee..thanks.. having a prince. what about you? how many weeks/mths r you now? dr. irene is very nice. before pregnancy i've got some abnormal bleeding after menses for about a month.. so i went to Kandang Kerbau Hospital and was by random put to dr. irene. she's so nice n always clear my doubts so i decided to stay through with her since she know my history and is a nice gynae. i didnt know there's a TPS @ AMK so cant comment. is it under Kandang Kerbau Hospital too? the waiting time for TPS @ Kandang Kerbau Hospital is pretty short. they will bring you the nourishments (medication) so you do not need to go to the Kandang Kerbau Hospital pharmacy n q till you drop. payment wise have to wait ... but if you want to cut time you can sign up with their scheme, pay maybe $400 first. then they deduct from the $400 every visit. forgotten what's that called.

oh congrat on your baby prince. I do not know what is my baby's gender. now only 12weeks old. when did you find out that your baby is a prince? will b going to see dr irene chua today. 1st appt.

[newbie2009]

went to see dr irene last friday at TPS @ AMK. She is really a nice and lovely lady. Very assuring and comforting.

[M&M]

if you have any queries, quickly note it down in a book or something cos pregnant mommies tend to be forgetful.. hehehe. make a list of questions before your next appointment. she will clear all yr doubts. hmmm.. 12 weeks.. so you r still in yr first trimester. all the best darling. i know my baby's gender at 20 weeks when i was doing the detailed scan. jia you!

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M if you have any queries, quickly note it down in a book or something cos pregnant mommies tend to be forgetful.. hehehe. make a list of questions before your next appointment. she will clear all yr doubts. hmmm.. 12 weeks.. so you r still in yr first trimester. all the best darling. i know my baby's gender at 20 weeks when i was doing the detailed scan. jia you!

Thanx gal. Went to Kandang Kerbau Hospital yesterday to do a scan for Down. Took a blood test too. And they also took blood to test for HIV and afew other tests, drew out 3 tubes of blood in total. *painful....tilll now*

[M&M]

Originally Posted by newbie2009 Thanx gal. Went to Kandang Kerbau Hospital yesterday to do a scan for Down. Took a blood test too. And they also took blood to test for HIV and afew other tests, drew out 3 tubes of blood in total. *painful....tilll now*

i've been through the same tests ... not that bad . just dont look at the needle when they r drawing the blood . until now still pain? wah... yr skin must be very thin.. kekeke. (joking onli)
i think i should be doing the glucose test on my next appt... wonder how it will be like. heard have to drink a lot of sweet drinks provided by the hospital.. i hope i pass the test. kekeke. my next appt is on the 24th March. my prince will be 7mths big by then. wonder how heavy he is by then. Dr. Irene Chua estimated my prince weight during the last appt to be of approx. 700gram which is normal.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M i've been through the same tests ... not that bad . just dont look at the needle when they r drawing the blood . until now still pain? wah... yr skin must be very thin.. kekeke. (joking onli) i think i should be doing the glucose test on my next appt... wonder how it will be like. heard have to drink a lot of sweet drinks provided by the hospital.. i hope i pass the test. kekeke. my next appt is on the 24th March. my prince will be 7mths big by then. wonder how heavy he is by then. Dr. Irene Chua estimated my prince weight during the last appt to be of approx. 700gram which is normal.

I already did not look at the needle . Not sure if my skin is very thin. However I do know that my veins are very fine. When I went in to do the blood test, I warned the nurse that I am very scared of needles. And that I have very fine veins. So she was saying there are two methods that she can try to take the blood from. 1st is from the area above the elbow. The 2nd position is above the palm area. I heard that the 2nd position is more painful, so i told her that i will only want to try the 1st position. In the end she used all her methods to draw my blood . Including tying my arm with 2 rubber band (normal people only need 1 band), then she hit, she fan....she do everything . finally managed to draw my blood. Hence she is quite experience, she manage to draw 3 tubes of blood in one try. In the past when I did blood test, the nurse got to poke me many times as my blood does not flow out. Hengz.

Will b seeing dr irene end of this month. hopefully by then she will not tell me that i am still fat. haha.

[M&M]

hehehe. you r lucky..the nurses at the TPS r very nice ppl and skillfull too.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M hehehe. you r lucky..the nurses at the TPS r very nice ppl and skillfull too.

ya must agree that the nurse at TPS is very skillful. I think she used all the method she knows to help me draw blood . if not i sure freak out if she got to draw blood from my hands.

[yakii]

Originally Posted by M&M i've been through the same tests ... not that bad . just dont look at the needle when they r drawing the blood . until now still pain? wah... yr skin must be very thin.. kekeke. (joking onli) i think i should be doing the glucose test on my next appt... wonder how it will be like. heard have to drink a lot of sweet drinks provided by the hospital.. i hope i pass the test. kekeke. my next appt is on the 24th March. my prince will be 7mths big by then. wonder how heavy he is by then. Dr. Irene Chua estimated my prince weight during the last appt to be of approx. 700gram which is normal.

They going to give you a glass of very very very sweet syrup drink and is luke warm and want you to drink that w/o drinking water after that for 1hr then go draw blood for the test

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by yakii They going to give you a glass of very very very sweet syrup drink and is luke warm and want you to drink that w/o drinking water after that for 1hr then go draw blood for the test

err...so waht is the objective of flooding us with syrup? is there anything that we need to take out so that it can minimise any fluke results

btw for the test, is it ex? any other tests that are conducted prior to this?

[M&M]

Originally Posted by yakii They going to give you a glass of very very very sweet syrup drink and is luke warm and want you to drink that w/o drinking water after that for 1hr then go draw blood for the test

wa... thank you for the information dear

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M wa... thank you for the information dear

Any suggestion how to prevent diabetes during pregnancy? Is it my food must all be bland?

[M&M]

Originally Posted by newbie2009 Any suggestion how to prevent diabetes during pregnancy? Is it my food must all be bland?

yr food dont have to be bland my dear. eat as per normal just minimize the sugar intake can .

take less frequently of those high sugar content stuffs like sweets, chocolates, canned or bottled drinks. taking more plain water is always the best.

i eat normally. i like to drink milo so when i make milo i make sure that its not too sweet. occassionally i take a few sips of coke. i still drink canned drinks but only max. 1 can. n i drink a lot of plain water. chocolates i still eat but i'll limit myself. like not more then 3 pcs. once in a blue moon i still eat ice-cream. i do eat sweets too but i'll limit the consumption.

so dont worry.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by M&M yr food dont have to be bland my dear. eat as per normal just minimize the sugar intake can . take less frequently of those high sugar content stuffs like sweets, chocolates, canned or bottled drinks. taking more plain water is always the best. i eat normally. i like to drink milo so when i make milo i make sure that its not too sweet. occassionally i take a few sips of coke. i still drink canned drinks but only max. 1 can. n i drink a lot of plain water. chocolates i still eat but i'll limit myself. like not more then 3 pcs. once in a blue moon i still eat ice-cream. i do eat sweets too but i'll limit the consumption. so dont worry.

so i presume you passed your sugar test . ok will try to heed your advise. Btw when are we expect to do this glucose test?

[obscurestloh]

newbie, you can check out the thread regarding gestational diabetes

Gestational Diabetics

click on the url

[godloved]

hi all, i am under dr irene chua too. just wanted to share my experience so far. saw her before i got married for the pre marriage checkup package and was very comfortable with her. she's the friendly sort who IMHO makes me feel like i am not just one of her many patients.

recently i went back to her after finding out i am preggie and she has again given me the very reassuring feeling and i believe i am in good hands. also i feel that she is a very positive dr who tries to really emphatise with patients concerns.

hope this little contribution helps any mtbs to feel reassured. seing her again next week. and i am looking forward to it.

[newbie2009]

Originally Posted by godloved hi all, i am under dr irene chua too. just wanted to share my experience so far. saw her before i got married for the pre marriage checkup package and was very comfortable with her. she's the friendly sort who IMHO makes me feel like i am not just one of her many patients. recently i went back to her after finding out i am preggie and she has again given me the very reassuring feeling and i believe i am in good hands. also i feel that she is a very positive dr who tries to really emphatise with patients concerns. hope this little contribution helps any mtbs to feel reassured. seing her again next week. and i am looking forward to it.

haha. will be seeing her today. wonder what she will tell me. hehe. agree that she is a comforting and nice gynae.

[M&M]

i went for my checkup on tuesday. was expecting glucose test as i've read on the forum. well... apparantly i dont have to go through that test. wanted to ask dr. irene chua about it but forgotten.. anyway, i've checked with the nurse when making payment. according to her not all pregnant moms r required to do the test. phew~