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How should I prepare for my first scan? What does it mean medically?

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You will be asked to have a full bladder as this makes abdominal ultrasound images clearer. If the doctor or sonographer decides to do a vaginal scan, you will then be asked to empty your bladder. A scan usually takes around 20 to 30 minutes. You should wear a two-piece outfit so we can access your abdomen without you removing your clothing. You may eat normally prior to having a fetal ultrasound.

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Why is the position of my placenta important?

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It is important for a few reasons. - In a case of a fall or blow on the tummy, it can affect whether the baby is harmed. (If placenta is front of womb, such an incident can cause haemorrhage and is dangerous - If your placenta position is low, you will need a c-section. You will also have a higher risk of haemorrhage, so any bleeding can be dangerous for both you and your baby.

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I was sneezing and I leaked some pee. Is that normal?

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Not being able to control urination is known as urinary incontinence. This condition is a condition where the urine comes out uncontrolled. There are various kinds of urinary incontinence conditions, such as stress incontinence (due to sudden pressure on the abdominal cavity, for example from coughing, sneezing, laughing), functional incontinence (a person suffering from a medical condition that is unable to go to the toilet on time), urge incontinence (arriving ) - suddenly there is an excessive desire to urinate and not have time to go to the toilet), overflow incontinence (occurs when a person experiences urination that is not complete, then one day the rest of the urine is uncontrolled), or a mixture of the above conditions (mixed incontinence) .

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Addition ability

At what age should a child be able to add single digit numbers?

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What age can a baby count to ten?

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Different children take different lengths of time. I would say probably between 2 and 4, maybe?

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Baby food for 1 year old.

What is good food for a 1 year old?

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Learning through memory or understanding?

Different countries are at different stages of transitioning from education techniques based upon learning from memory towards learning through understanding. How does Singapore view the memory vs understanding debate?

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Personal opinion here... There’s a role for both. I believe that understanding a concept deepens the learning and retention of knowledge, but memorising facts or principles is also important especially when some things are just the way they are, and there’s no straight answer to a “why” question about that fact. When memorised points (eg. The multiplication table) are repeated often enough, the knowledge can also be retained through the years. Different people do learn differently, so it’s good to have a variety of learning modes and techniques, especially for children in schools. Creative thinking and critical thinking are also important skills to pick up, even to question why the answer given by the teacher is right, or coming up with other ways of deriving an answer.

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