38 week 5 days check up

Today went for my check up again. Baby R is 3120g. She gained another 100g in 4 days.

My gynae also do a V check for me to check if my cervic has soften and any dilation. Nothing so far. The check was not painful but quite uncomfortable. After the checkup, abit of spotting is normal.

After that went shopping with my mum n sis. During the time, some regular contraction were felt. But it was still minor. And now, no more contraction but I still feel uncomfortable at my pelvic. I wonder whether the V check will activate any real contraction today or these days? Or will I really have to continue to wait just like what my gynae say??

Tested & Proven!?!?

I always heard people drinking Coconut Drink in the last trimster.

It was suppose to help baby to be clean and fair when deliver!

So is this really true?

A fast research tells it all:-

In our country, coconuts have always been associated with health and prosperity and are present in some form or the other on many auspicious occasions. Young coconuts which have green shells (as opposed to the brown mature coconuts) are the ones with the most water content; this water is called coconut water or coconut juice.

Tender coconut water (elaneer / nariyal pani) is one of the richest sources of electrolytes. It is high in chlorides, potassium, and magnesium and has a moderate amount of sugar, sodium and protein. Potassium helps regulate blood pressure and heart function. Coconut water is also a good source of dietary fibre, manganese, calcium, riboflavin and Vitamin C.

A natural isotonic beverage with similar levels of electrolytes as the human body, coconut water helps prevent dehydration and relieves exhaustion by replenishing the natural salts lost by the body; it is widely used in tropical countries as a means for oral rehydration needed during diarrhoeal attacks.

It is essentially fat free and has zero cholesterol and some studies have reported that it can have some effect on improving "good" cholesterol levels (HDL) in the body. In the heat of summer when you are looking for something other than water to quench your thirst, you can have this nutritious and refreshing beverage instead of sugar and calorie laden aerated drinks and fruit juices. It is naturally sterile and so perfect for drinking while travelling without the fear of contamination.

Coconut water is a natural diuretic and so increases the flow of urine; this helps prevent urinary tract infections (UTI) as well as reduces the incidence of kidney stones. Coconut water also helps relieve constipation, improves intestinal function and promotes digestive health -– it is often recommended to people suffering from acidity and ulcers.

Constipation, sluggish digestion and heartburn are common problems during pregnancy and can be helped to some extent by drinking coconut water.

Coconut water contains high levels of lauric acid which is what is used by the body to make monolaurin -– a disease fighting fatty acid derivative. Lauric acid has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties which protect the body against various infections and boosts the immune system.

With such wide ranging nutritional benefits it is no wonder that coconut water is recommended for pregnant women.

Since is so good! I bought coconut from NTUC as well! =P

** Maternity Photoshoot **

Yeah!! Finally receive my soft copy of my photos le!!

Enjoy!!
(Pardon my make up, is juz not thick enough!!)

Growing of my Tummy!!

This is my tummy at Week 13!

And the following photos will be the "growing" of my Tummy ever since!!

**38 Week Check up**

Just came back from my weekly check up. The first thing my gynae saw me is ask me, "So how? no news yet huh? Baby must be too comfortable inside!!"

Baby R weight is 3014g, added another 200g and the head perimeter (Side to side) is 93mm. Which he thinks is abit too big for me!

And till now, she has not engage yet! Don't know whether my pelvic is too small for her and she is too big for me, so she cannot fit in! My gynae use an example, my pelvic is like a golf hole and her head is suppose to be a golf ball. But as she grow bigger, she is becoming a basketball! So how can a basketball fit into a golf hole!!

I will be seeing Dr in a few days time! Hopefully got good news!

** Cot is Ready! **

Baby R's cot is done as well! All thanks to Baby R's Yi Zhang!

So now is time to beautify the wall abit! =P

I bought 2 sets of wall stickets some time ago, 1 for sg and 1 for Jkt.

This animal train is the 1 i save for sg.

Now look more like a kid room le bah!!

** Close up of the stickets **

**Things To Pack! **

Finally finish packing the bag!!

Things to pack to hospital:

Mummy:-

2 sets of clothes with front openings for breastfeeding
1 set of go home clothes
Maternity bra
Disposable panties
Sanitary pads
Cardigan

Baby:-

1 blanket
1 baby vest (I pack 2 cos 1 of them looks so small)
2 pairs of mittens and booties

Daddy:-

1 t shirt (In case he got no time to go home and change)

Last minutes things to throw into the bag:-

Camera and charger
Hp charger
Documents File

Ok, i should be ready le bah!!

Week 37 Check Up

Today went for my 37 week check up. Baby R is 2809g, gaining about 119g. Seems abit little but since we don't want her to be too heavy and Dr lee also never mention anything, so i guess it should be ok bah!

As for the placenta, is still at the side of the Baby R's face!! So lets pray that Baby R can push the placenta away and dash through to the pathway faster than the placenta.

Baby R Jia You!!! Baby R Jia You!!! Baby R Jia You!!!

37 Week - Full Term

Week 37 of Pregnancy: Full-Term Baby

Your baby is gaining weight at about half an ounce per day. Since your little one is considered full-term now, if your baby was to leave the wet nest this week, he or she would likely thrive. That's because Mother Nature and you have done such a fine job.

With just three more weeks to go and at about six and a half pounds (though weight and height vary from fetus to fetus), your baby is doing just fine. You can expect weight gain to be about half an ounce per day. (Boys, though, are likely to be heavier at birth than girls. And here's a bit of boy baby trivia to back that one up: Moms carrying boys tend to eat more than moms carrying girls — a foreshadowing of teenage refrigerator raids to come.) Since your little one is considered full-term at 37 weeks pregnant, if your baby was to leave the wet nest this week, he or she would likely thrive. That's because Mother Nature and you have done such a fine job.

So what's keeping your little one busy while waiting it out until D-day? Practice, practice, practice. Your baby is simulating breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, sucking on his or her thumb, blinking, and pivoting from side to side (one day you feel the tushy on the left side, another day it has swung around to the right side). All these are skills needed for his or her next gig — starring as newborn.

Here's an interesting fact: Your baby's head (which, by the way, is still growing) will, at birth, be the same size circumference as his or her hips, abdomen, and shoulders. And guess what's making an impression (literally) these days on those shoulders and hips: fat — causing little dimples in those cute elbows and knees, shoulders and hip, and creases and folds in the neck and wrists.

Yeah!! Baby R is full term already! Which means her lungs are fully developed and will not be consisder as premature even if she wants to come out now!

Hurray!!

36 Week - The Last 4 weeks!

36 weeks plus going to 37 week very soon. During the last checkup, Baby R is 2690g, which is a gain of about 223g. I think still ok, not too much bah. She is not engage yet but Dr Lee did say that the placenta is at the side so hopefully it can move up more so that it wont block the way!

At 9mth plus pregnant, more contractions can be feel, more kickings from Baby R, more tired and worst more stretch marks!! Arragh!!!

As for the preparation to welcome Baby R, more or less should be done! Left abit of washing to go, do up the cot and some minor things to buy, we should be ready to welcome her!

Mr Leek insisted to pack my hospital bag last night so it was 3/4 done. But i got nothing much inside! How come ppl need to bring luggage there while my bag is still quite empty?!

My sudden "Ballon" tummy @ 36 week

(ppl still say is small aft the tummy ballon!)

From now on, is weekly checkup!

Active Baby R

Baby R is getting very active nowadays! But whenever I go take my camera to shoot her movement, she will act shy and don't move or be very gentle!

This clip is the best so far! Will cont to try again!

Can you all see the wave? That is actually the movement of Baby R!!

34 week - 我有一个小胖妞！！

Just came back from my gynae appointment. Was strapped onto CTG to see if I have any contraction and how active Baby R is.

Results show that she is pretty active. No real contractions so far only some tightening of the tummy. Which is fake contractions so is still ok.

Baby R put on 600+g, which means she is 2467g at this moment!! The weight i gained this 2 weeks all go to her! She is really a 小胖妞!!

Initially I was worried that I might need to csec because of my low placenta now the gynae said that if my 小胖妞 continue to grow at this rate, I will still have to csec.

Haiz, if she is smaller size we will scare she not enough nutrients and when she is bigger size I will scare I need to csec.

The worries will be endless......

Well as long as she is healthy will do bah

"Spotted!! Ms S "

I spotted 3 Ms S, MS STRETCH MARKS!!!

So sad!!

I never put on stretch marks cream everyday and maybe that is why they are here to find me.

But I will put everyday now so hopefully no more Ms S coming please!!

32 weeks aka 8 mths

Today Alf is in town so he went to see our precious gal together with me.

Most of the time he can only see her through photos so when he actually look at the computer, he cannot see where is the eyes, nose or mouth even when Dr Lee is pointing to him.

*Blur Daddy*

Baby R is 1848g already so she gained 300+g in 2 weeks time. So is Mummy! Gained too much weight this 2 weeks. Although Dr Lee never purposely tell me anything about my weight gain but i know myself is abit too much. So better keep my sugar intake! And remember to take more food that is rich in iron!!

But 1 thing that Dr Lee did mention is that the baby head is abit too big. Not that the head is bigger compare to other babies but might be too big for me! He say she must have follow her daddy's head! (-_-!!)

But we cannot do anything to stop baby's growth so let her grow on her own bah. Shall see how in the end!

@ 32 weeks (Tummy is getting bigger and rounder!!)

The Big 30!!

Yeah, Baby R is at 30 week now! Which means left less than 10weeks time!

Baby R is 1.506kg at this moment! Is abit fat!! From the average fetal weight, this should be about 31 week baby! Opps, I better control my carbo and sugar intake as gynae did say the maximum weight of the baby I can take should be about 2.8kg - 3.2kg. Anything bigger than that I might not be able to give birth naturally!

I'm also quite happy with my weight increase this round. I put on about 1.2kg so about half goes to the baby. Good!

Some other good news is the baby is still head down. So hopefully it will stays this way! And the palcenta is moving up! Great!

Will see my 小胖B in 2 weeks time!

5th Year Anniversary & 3rd Trimester Celebration

Today marks our 5th year together and me going into my 3rd trimester!

Early in the morning, we went to the clinic to see our little princess! She weights about 991g, almost 1kg by 27 week! Woah! And I put on about 1.6kg this month! (Arragh!)
Dr Lee says she is already in downward position. Most babies will stay in this position only a few baby will still turn around. Hopefully Baby R will be good and stay this position!
** Left pic: Can see the arm on top of her face. Her lips slightly open; Right pic: Can see her eyes **

People still says my tummy is small, don't look like 27 weeks! But I feel is big! Dr Lee did says is ok. And mention there are lots of woman in the hospital trying to loss their tummy when they are not pregnant!
** My Tummy **

For dinner celebration, we went to eat ShabuShabu at Illuma. Wrong choice! Not because of the food but the jam all bcos of F1 thingy!

We finally celebrate together after so many years! I even forgot today is our anniversary till Alf remind me. (Opps! Pregnant woman really got short memory!)
** In the car while waiting for the car to move!! **
** Our delicious Dinner **

100 days left

Wor time passes very fast, I'm counting down to the last 100 days to welcome our little precious baby!

It is really getting exciting! I think it will be even more exciting when Alfred is back this weekend and we can really go buy things for her! Yeah...I miss shopping!! =p

24 Week ~ 6 Months

I just came back from my monthly visit to see my precious gal. Today she very guai, smile at me so Dr Lee got a chance to take a photo of her. =p

* Right figure: can see her face clearly and she smiling. Left Figure: Side view of the face *

* Right Figure: Her little foot. Left Figure: Can see e structure of her nose*

Everything is going good and the placenta seems to move up slightly. Which is a good news!! She is growing well, weight about 600g now. So is the mother! Growing well too but a bit too well!! Gain 2kg for this month! Oh gosh! Dr lee say 1 - 1.5kg is normal so I exceed the normal weight gain for about 500g! Better cut down on all my sugars and carbo for now. =(

My tummy is looking bigger now although there are still people who says my tummy is consider small! But i guess is quite obvious that I'm pregnant now as 2 people let seats for me today when I board the train. Keekee!

21 Week

How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.

How your life's changing:You're probably feeling pretty comfortable these days. You're not too big yet, and the usual discomforts associated with early pregnancy are, for the most part, gone. If you're feeling good, relax and enjoy it while you can — the third trimester may bring with it a new crop of complaints.That's not to say you won't have some minor glitches to deal with now. For example, increased oil production may contribute to the development (or worsening) of acne. If that's the case, be diligent about washing well with a gentle soap or cleanser twice a day, and make sure that any moisturizer or make-up you use is oil-free. Don't take any oral acne medications — some are very hazardous during pregnancy — or use any topical acne products without first checking with your practitioner.You're also more prone to varicose veins now. As your pregnancy progresses, there's increasing pressure on the veins in your legs; higher progesterone levels, which may cause the walls of your veins to relax, can make the problem worse. You're more likely to get varicose veins if other family members have them. Also, they tend to get worse with each successive pregnancy and as you age. To help prevent or minimize varicose veins, exercise daily, prop up your feet and legs whenever possible, sleep on your left side, and wear maternity support hose.You may also notice so-called spider veins (a group of tiny blood vessels near the surface of your skin), particularly on your ankles, legs, or face. They may have a spider- or sunburst-like pattern with little branches radiating out from the center, they may look like the branches of a tree, or they may be a group of separate thin lines with no particular pattern. Though they may be a bit unsightly, spider veins don't cause discomfort and usually disappear after delivery.

P/S: True, I'm experiencing alot of Baby R martial arts now. But till now, i'm enjoying it! =p