My Pregnancy Journey (Part 3)

Finally..i have reached the (soon) ending point of the pregnancy. Now i'm at my last trimester, 33rd weeks. Baby E is weighed at almost 2kg, she gained almost double since my last check up a month ago. Everything is fine for now...except something that has been disturbing me for the past 2 months, besides the uneasy/insecure feeling.

Baby E is constantly having hiccups, 3-4 times a day, at times 5 mins non-stop. At first when i read up the article from babycenter.com during my 6th month, it was stated common for a fetal to have hiccups in the mum's stomach. Today, out of curiosity, i checked again. Now there's an exhange of comments by mothers in other countries mentioned that if a baby is having hiccups daily and more than 3-4 times a day, the reason could be due to coiling of the umbilical cord around the neck. This worries me as i start to panick and think of the worst-could be the hormones playing with my mentality. There are some women who lost their baby because of this reason and some lucky ones survived. This should not be taken lightly and i can only find out after my check up this Sat.

So for now, i'm trying to brush aside the awful thought till i get confirmation/assurance from my gynae.

Anyway my appetite is still the same, mouse-like, I don't snack a lot and so far i have only gained 10kg, quite a difference from Eiliyah's time of 16kg. But with 1 more month to go, the figures might go up slightly or more, we shall see. Baby E is getting more active since her cocoon (uterus) is getting smaller and she's getting bigger. She luv to wiggle her toes across my tummy and it's not enjoyable ok!! The pain might not be excruciating but damn uncomfortable! Like someone poke you with a pen across your tummy. She likes to move while i'm walking too, this baby is really torturing me! Wait till you are out, Baby E, i'm going to give you a tight smack on your butt. Haa

In the meantime, Big Sister, Eiliyah has been very supportive and caring of her little sister. She'll scold Baby E if i told her Baby E has been kicking me hard and she'll kiss my tummy before going in for her class. Let's just hope this 'luv/excitement' will stay on when she sees the real baby!

Eili kissing my tummy covered with stretch marks (fm 1st pregnancy)

With 5 more weeks (or earlier) to go, i really can't wait to deliver but on the other hand, i'm a little tad scared of the delivery process. I wanted my delivery to be au naturale, well maybe just a jab on my thigh to lessen 20% of the pain (like Eili's time), I just hope the timing of the birth (burst of water bag) and the pushing will be as easy like during Eili's time.

Recap of Eili's delivery:

I saw some tiny spotting in the afternoon of 6 July and my colleagu told me to get ready for delivery in the next 2 days. Feeling confident and tired of working, i immediately tidied my desk which i'm sure i'll deliver the next day. Slept at 10.30pm and felt a tug and slight contraction, went to the toilet as i felt my bladder is super full. Water bag burst the moment i stepped into the bathroom. Rushed to hospital by 11.45pm and refused any induced medicines or epidural suggested by the nurse. Took the jab at the thigh to reduce the pain at 6am as the intensity of the contraction gets stronger.

Dilation at 9/10cm at 8+am and lights are switched on to prepare for birthing. 5 pushes later, Eiliyah was out at 3.78kg! Ahhh...i really enjoyed (as in painless) the delivery as it's really fuss free and wasn't that painful as told by my friends.

I really hope the delivery of Baby E will be the same, if not, even easier and faster!! Hee...

My Pregnancy Journey (Part 2)

The truth fact is that every pregnancy is different so are the babies' behaviour and i should know better:

NOW: I can't be too hungry for more than 5 mins, if not, i'll turn into a Merlion. I can't bend too low when i brushed my teeth, trigger vomitting as well! (during 1st trimester)
THEN: I only remembered vomitted the yellow acid twice for the whole pregnancy, no morning sickness at all - happy pregnancy!

NOW: I have breakouts on my face this time - pimples pimples go away!!

THEN: while my skin is porcelain smooth during Eili's

NOW: I suffered water retention on my 1st trimester and only recently the water retention disappeared
THEN: I only had water retention on last trimester during Eili's.

NOW: No food can satisfy me, not even shark's fin. Ok, maybe black pepper crabs and durian but then these are my fav food before pregnancy!!
THEN: Even hawker food brightens up my day during those days

NOW: I tossed/turned at least 5 times every night since 1st trimester and slept late cos sometimes my mind only 'switches off' after 15 mins
THEN: My bedtime never past 9pm and it's all thru sleep the whole night

NOW: I don't gorge as much as i should be. Didn't like milk and only gain 1 kg per month!
THEN: I had 1 slice of bread and cup of milk at home, more breakfast at office, rice for lunch, teabreak, rice for dinner and milk before sleep. Gained 16kg in the end.

NOW: Baby E is super active with her punches/kicks, she does that everytime i consumed something or when i lie down on the couch at 10pm. She even hiccup when i'm sleeping!
THEN: Eili sleeps most of the time and sometimes i have to shake my tummy to wake her up.

So there you go, 2 different characters of my gals and i wonder will it be easy to handle Baby E since her sister is such a darling during her infant stage. Eili don't wake up for milk, not every 2-3 hrs like what i heard. She loves to sleep thru out, sometimes from 7pm till the next morning, she seldom cry and she loves to smile even at 2 months old. So, now you know what i'm worrying about.

2nd Trimester

Can you believe that i actually told people around me that I'm going to my 6 month of pregnancy when I'm already at my 7th month??? They were like "wow yr tummy is quite huge for a 5 month yah??"

Yah i flanked my maths since i thought 29 weeks means divided by 5 wks - WRONG! So i'm officially into my last trimester. Yah! Yah!!! I can't wait for the days when i can sleep flat on my stomach! Things are definitely better now, except the pimples, arghh i have to keep applying the tea tree blemish gel to soften it. I'm getting more active, yah you can see from those baking photos that i have posted. I love to keep everything tidy, love washing the toilets tiles by sitting on the toilet bowl and i'm planning to wash the baby clothings this weekend.

Names - we have yet to decide what name to choose. A islamic name with meaning or a english name with no meaning?? Sigh...to add a chinese name or not??? I'm in such a dilemma as he's leaving the naming to me as well! Arghh...