Surviving The Heat
I managed to brave the heat and go public (to Marina Sq, ok?) and back with Munchkin on my 7-months-pregnant own to meet Pau and Baby D last Sunday. Munchkin was surprisingly cooperative throughout the trip.
Tips on Heat Survival:
1. Keep the make-up minimal and avoid anything smudgesome. But unless you're Angelina Jolie, don't go totally without lah. The last thing you'd want to look like is a very bochap pregnant ahntee.
2. Tie up the hair and keep the fringe tucked at the side. You won't appear sexy anyway with your hair down but perspiration above your upper lip.
3. Keep the outfit sexy and loose - This I wish I've got slender enough arms to go sleeveless. Thing is, they tend to make maternity clothes sleeveless and people like me have to seek help in cardigans but I can't do that with the current weather. So by sexy for me I meant a single layer outfit.
4. Don't rush. Take sheltered routes as much as possible. I gave myself ample time so I could stroll. No sweat.
Tips on Bringing The Kid Out:
1. Comfortable stroller. I found Munchkin being cooperative lately mostly because she's more obliging to stay put in her new Aprica stroller unlike the Maclaren Triumph we lost. Probably because it's cushiony and has back ventilation and reclines much better so she fell asleep at ease in it.
2. Bring only useful items. I only brought along her favorite thin books in case she needed to be entertained during the train ride. And snacks in tiny containers (which I try not to give in the train unless really necessary).
3. Make bag hang-able on the stroller push handle.
Munchkin is probably easier to bring out at this stage because she likes to talk and play pretend. On the train-ride home, she preferred to be seated on the train seat instead of her stroller (which might have earned me cold hard stares from the standing crowd) and we chatted a lot of which, I had to pretend to understand every word she said.
On a separate note, I realised how bad bloggers Pau and I make. We didn't take any photos!
-edited- ok pau, except that one pathetic hotsling demo.
Tips on Heat Survival:
1. Keep the make-up minimal and avoid anything smudgesome. But unless you're Angelina Jolie, don't go totally without lah. The last thing you'd want to look like is a very bochap pregnant ahntee.
2. Tie up the hair and keep the fringe tucked at the side. You won't appear sexy anyway with your hair down but perspiration above your upper lip.
3. Keep the outfit sexy and loose - This I wish I've got slender enough arms to go sleeveless. Thing is, they tend to make maternity clothes sleeveless and people like me have to seek help in cardigans but I can't do that with the current weather. So by sexy for me I meant a single layer outfit.
4. Don't rush. Take sheltered routes as much as possible. I gave myself ample time so I could stroll. No sweat.
Tips on Bringing The Kid Out:
1. Comfortable stroller. I found Munchkin being cooperative lately mostly because she's more obliging to stay put in her new Aprica stroller unlike the Maclaren Triumph we lost. Probably because it's cushiony and has back ventilation and reclines much better so she fell asleep at ease in it.
2. Bring only useful items. I only brought along her favorite thin books in case she needed to be entertained during the train ride. And snacks in tiny containers (which I try not to give in the train unless really necessary).
3. Make bag hang-able on the stroller push handle.
Munchkin is probably easier to bring out at this stage because she likes to talk and play pretend. On the train-ride home, she preferred to be seated on the train seat instead of her stroller (which might have earned me cold hard stares from the standing crowd) and we chatted a lot of which, I had to pretend to understand every word she said.
On a separate note, I realised how bad bloggers Pau and I make. We didn't take any photos!
-edited- ok pau, except that one pathetic hotsling demo.
Labels: beauty, Munchkin, parenting, pregnancy, random suggestion
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