38 weeks: 10th Prenatal Checkup

As usual, for every checkup the doctor will ask whether I have any discomfort, blah blah.

Was told that I have no weight gain. So, I'm still 62kg with total weight gain of 14kg!!!  :) However, doctor commented that if by next week still no weight gain will need to induce. Hmmm...

Anyway, asked the doctor how heavy the baby is~ Doctor measured and said baby is 2.8kg! Ok la. Not too heavy/ big I think?! :P

Oh ya.. Also did a baby heartbeat scan today...  Because I was unsure of how many movements baby has each day when doctor asked about it *opps*

My 38 weeks baby bump photo, not only stomach bigger, arms also bigger :/ :

Next appointment on the 30th Jan, which is Chinese New Year Eve :P

37 weeks: 9th Prenatal Checkup

Currently at 37 weeks, the baby is considered full term, and is ready and safe to pop anytime :)
So... Waiting game now... :P

Check-up was super fast. Just normal scanning of baby.

Anyway, gained 2kg since the last check up. Currently 62kg!! Total weight gain as of now is 14kg..

OMG! I'm feeling so fat and heavy now! Can't wait for baby to come our soon as I'm afraid that the longer the baby stays in my tummy, the bigger he will grow bigger, and I will have a difficult labor delivery.

Here's my baby bump photo:

 

 

Oh ya, I have also gotten the admission letter to the hospital from the doctor today.

 

Hmm. Now that baby's arrival is nearing, I'm having mixed feeling.. Both excited and nervous. Excited to meet the baby and nervous about labor and delivery. :/

 

Well~ It's time for me to start packing my hospital bag and wash all baby clothes and stuff :)

 

 



Till then~ Next check up is in a weeks time! :)

 

35 weeks: 8th Prenatal Checkup

Today's checkup was like usual. Except that doctor dolly explained to us about signs of labour, etc.

Plus, I also stayed on for another 20 mins to do a baby's heartbeat scan.

Doctor commented baby is still head down and is weighing about 2kg plus. :)

I gained another 1kg. Meaning I'm now 60kg. Total weight gain of 12kg!

Here's my baby bump photo:

Next checkup is in 2 weeks time :)

32 weeks: 7th Prenatal Checkup

Today, went alone to see Doc Dolly Wee as hubby needed to be at office.

Anyway, checkup was pretty normal. Doctor commented that baby's head has already turned down! So means I can have natural birth. However, doctor also commented that baby's head is alittle big but can still try natural birth. Doctor also commented baby has big nose~ Well, shall see when baby's out. :D

I gained another 3kg~ Total weight gain is 11kg as of now! Now I'm weighing at 59kg!!

Here's my baby bump update:

28 weeks: 6th Prenatal Checkup

Finally I'm now in my 3rd trimester of pregnancy which is 7 months :)

Was supposed to see the doctor today. However, went to see doctor earlier on 20 Nov 2013 instead as something happened.

Here is what happened:

On the 19 Nov 2013, upon returning home at around 7pm, I found some pink spotting on my panty liner. And when I wipe, there was also pink stain on the tissue. I panicked and call up hubby immediately. He told me to call up Mount E and seek for advise.

The doctor advised me to head down to the hospital immediately if I am still experiencing spotting after 1 hour. At around 7.30pm, hubby returned home. I was still having spotting and hubby decided that we should just head down to hospital to find out what's wrong instead of waiting and worrying.

At about 8.15pm, we reached Mount E and I was taken to the delivery suite immediately. I was asked to changed, and this was when I saw the pink spotting becoming bright red spotting. It was scary!

Anyway, I was strapped on for the next 1 hour or so to monitor baby's heartbeat. At around 10pm, the "back-up" doctor (Dr. Dolly was away and only back the next day) reached and examine me. I was told by the doctor that there wasn't any blood coming from my vagina or any open cut outside. She wasn't sure where the spotting came from. However, she said that as long as I was not having pain or contractions, and that baby was constantly active and moving, I am fine to leave the hospital.

The doctor also told me to visit Dr. Dolly Wee the next day for a check-up again.  So ya, that's about it. What a scary experience.

So the next day at 11am, paid a visit at Dr. Dolly's and told her the whole incident. She was like not surprised at all and commented that we youngsters see a little blood get so "excited", etc. Haha! She assured us that it's not unusual to see some spotting at this stage of pregnancy and long as I'm not having pain and contractions every 10 mins. Then, we proceeded to do an ultrasound. Doctor measured the baby and said that baby is in good size at 28-30 weeks :) She also checked my vagina and said there's no blood too. Hmm..

Anyway, since both doctors reassured me that baby is fine than I gladly accept it, although the spotting part is a little disturbing :P

Enough of stories, here is my baby bump update:

*Side note: I gained 2kg and am now 56kg!!*

My next appointment is in 3 weeks time. Till then :)

24 weeks: 5th Prenatal Checkup

The check-up was pretty fast and nothing much :P

I have gained 2kg since the last check-up. 53.9kg as of now.  Doctor commented that my weight gain is not too bad, and that perhaps its due to water retention thus my 3kg weight gain the previous month.

So.....  Means that no big baby, no risk of gestational diabetics  :D

Anyway, here is my baby bump photo update:



I think my baby bump is so so much bigger as compared to last month :P

Anyway, the nurse told me that I got to decide on which hospital to deliver. Either Mount. Alvernia or Mount. Elizabeth. Hmm...  Tough decision.

20 weeks: 4nd Prenatal Checkup

Finally! I'm halfway through my pregnancy :))

So.. 4th check-up was pretty fast.

Doctor commented that I gained so much weight :/ 3 kg since the last check-up.

During the scan:

• Doctor commented that its a big baby
• Saw baby's brain, two hands, two legs, spine, heart 4 chamber.
• Saw the baby's nose. Doctor commented that he has high nose. LOL
• Was told baby size is good. In fact bigger at about 21 weeks instead of 20 weeks
• Re-confirmed that its a baby boy :D
• Saw the baby moving  

After the scan:

• Doctor told me to control my diet if not I might get gestational diabetics
• Doctor told me to double my iron supplement intake as I have low iron from the previous blood test result.

Here is my baby bump photo. I think I ballooned a lot:

That's about it. Hopefully I will only gain 1kg by next check-up :(

Till then~



Pregnancy Annoucement

Today at about 8pm, together with my fiancé, we headed back to my house and broke the news to my family that I'm pregnant!

Decided to only break the news to my family now as I'm into 12 weeks and after confirming that baby is fine from our 2nd check up.

Somehow it was hard on us to break the news as we are already preparing to get married in September 2013, and the baby thing is surely seen as unexpected by my family :P

Only my mum, sister and brother was at home, my dad was at work. After breaking the news, my mum seems so unexpected and not sure how to react. But after some time, she seems to be really happy and excited. She immediately say I shouldn't be drinking anymore cold drinks, blah blah. Haha.

Then, my fiancé left the house to allow me to have private talk with my family. This was when we chatted a lot more.

I told my mum about everything from the start of my pregnancy till date, such as the hospital I go for my check up, the detail of the check up, and a lot more~ Then my mum shared her experience with me and warned me further that I must now eat wisely and told me what to eat and what not to eat.. She also asked if she can spread the news to my relatives, and of course I said yes...

We had so much more to talk about, however, since my fiancé has been waiting for very long, I decided that I should go off and shall continue the talking when I come home again during the weekends. :)

Overall, its such a good feeling that I finally break the news to my family. It's like nothing beats my own family caring for me during my pregnancy. Its nice to have the attention from my own family.

After all, its my first child, my parents are going to be grandpa/grandma for first time, my siblings are going to be uncle/auntie for first time :D

11 weeks: 2nd Prenatal Checkup

Our 2nd checkup was pretty fast.

Doctor Dolly asked me about my nauseous level, blah blah.. And she commented that I gained a lot of weight :/ About 1.5kg. Must be all the junk food I ate..

Anyway, proceed with the scanning. Photo here:

During the scan:

• Baby is currently 11 weeks and 1 day old.
• Baby has grown from 7.7mm to 44.6mm. WOW
• Managed to see baby's hands, legs. So cute. Haha
• Managed to see baby moving. But for awhile only.
• Baby's neck is about 1.5cm which has low risk for down syndrome.

After the scan:

• Doctor Dolly prescribed more vitamins for me. Calcium, Fish Oil, Iron and more Folic Acid

Here is my 11 weeks 1 day baby bump:


My next appointment will be on 21 August 2013, 11 am :)

6 weeks: First Prenatal Checkup

So, today went for my first prenatal check-up with my fiancé's company at Dr Dolly Wee clinic, Mt.E.

Didn't know that I have to come with full bladder, hence needed to do the scan via vagina.

So here is the photo of the scan outcome:



Was quite excited/relieved to see the baby finally :D

During the scan:

• Doctor said there is an egg yolk, and baby in in the black hole as shown in photo.
• Baby is currently 6 weeks and 6 days.
• Baby is only 7.7mm
• Managed to hear the heartbeat, which was so cute to hear it. Haha.
• Expected due date is on 6 February 2014.

After the scan:

• Clarified some stuff with doctor such as my Thalassaemia history as I am a carrier.  My fiancé was told to go for the blood test to see if he is also a carrier of Thalassaemia. If he also has Thalassaemia, then our baby has high chance of being a Thalassaemia Major which is bad, as that baby won't be able to live for long(approx. up to 10 years of age). If my fiancé is tested negative, means baby has a 50% chance of getting Thalassaemia Minor from me, which is nothing much of an issue to baby's health and growth.
• Doctor said my ovulation date is late by a week based from my last period. Hence, baby is only 6 weeks 6 days instead of 7 weeks 6 days. Hmm...
• Anyway, doctor said that upon hearing baby's heartbeat, means only 5% chance of getting miscarriage :) Was quite relieved upon hearing this :D
• However, doctor also warned me to not take any caffeine stuff such as, coffee, tea, coke, chocolate, etc, as it will increase the risk of being miscarriage! So I got to stop all these!! Was still drinking coke and eating chocolate all these while :/
• Doctor also said I can still go/recommended for some simple exercise which is good for baby.
• Doctor also said the expected weight gain for me is 1kg a month :0 (Currently:48kg)
• Was prescribed with folic acid 5mg and Bcomplex.

So ya. That's about it.

Here is my 6 weeks 6 days baby bump photo : 


My next appointment is in one month's time on 17 July 2013, 11 am :)

Paranoid Pregnancy

It's been only 3 days since I tested positive for my pregnancy and I'm getting really paranoid about pregnancy stuff.

These days, I began feeling cramps in my tummy(something like menses cramps) especially around evening time.. I read up on pregnancy forums and see that it might be due to ectopic pregnancy, and it freak me out! Then I feel tension on my shoulder, and researched about it and it was ruled out to be one of ectopic pregnancy symptoms..

However, it is also said that cramps on tummy in early pregnancy is common since uterus is expanding to accommodate the growing baby..

I have also been going toilet frequently to check if I have any spotting(which could be sign of miscarriage). Which I do not have luckily~

Arghhh... Really feeling so paranoid.......!!!!!! :((

Really cannot. I must be happier and stop thinking of negative stuff~