Inducing tomorrow

Ok, we have decided! If there is no action today, I would induce by poking water bag tomorrow. I had called up Dr Yang this morning and spoke to her. She told me to have a good supper before 2am, fast, admit into hospital at 11am. She'll see me at about 12pm and poke the waterbag and we'll wait. She guarantees that the baby would be out before her last clinic session.. whahaa which means before 5pm. Wish me luck!

Another Wednesday baby on the way!

Real stuff?

Last nigth I slept at 1130pm. Woke from 230am to 430++. I had 10-15min interval of mild regular contraction. Walked ard the room/house but didn't seem to be reduced. Finally I was too tired to stay awake. Then next, I woke up at 6am with pretty much the same pattern n intensity and went back to sleep till 7 plus. I decided to take a day off to cover back the sleep that I lost. I ended up not sleeping but decided to see Dr Yang today. Went on CTG, showed some contraction during the course of 10-15min. She did a scan and realised that baby is facing up (sunny side up, just like Shawn). That also contribute to more sore on my back. She told me to fly to the hospital if the pain intensify and increase in frequency, else baby would fly out :) Anyway, I decided to come home and rest and relax 1st. Would see how and decide later if I would want her to induce by poking my water bag. If baby turns face down, I could deliver in 2hrs, else it would take a longer time as sunny side up baby is more difficult to push (like Shawn) :)

My next appointment with Dr Yang is 16Nov (provided I don't delivery by then!) Heeee

Another visit...

Today mum and I went to Taka for lunch, met up with YT. On the way there, I had a bit of contraction but there wasn't any 2nd wave. At the clinic before seeing Dr Yang, I was on CTG. 5minutes into CTG,I felt nauseous. I beeped for the nurse and told her that I needed to change position. Later dr came in and said that it's due to the pressure of the uterus that causes nauseous. Dr Yang commented that I should just walked into her clinic 2days ago when I was having contractions as I could really be in labor (which I thought it was pretty much still bearable)! I got an earful from her as baby movement count were not that fantastic (as I was just telling her). But today he's back to normal, as CTG shown. She felt my tummy with her hands and said, "Hey you are having contractions. What if you you really deliver in my clinic!." She did a check and declare 3-4cm, ready to go. Should everything is status quo, I'll see her again on the 10Nov09 i.e. next Tuesday. YT is having a wk course which ends tomorrow. The request was that for baby to be out only after his course ends. So.. who are we to decide on this? Wahahaa let nature takes it course, indeed....

w37

I went for checkup yesterday afternoon. Dr Yang said I am 3cm dilated and cervix is very soft already. She said anytime now, so better be careful from now on. If there is any blood "show" streaks, any contractions, I better get going to the labor room! Anyway, then I went to Taka for snack before walking around to get some last minute stuff. Couldn't walk long. So by 5pm I was queuing up for taxi to pick up Shawn.

Came back home and packed up the hospital bag. Today I went back to office for half a day and would be working from home now on.

w35 visit

Saw Dr Yang on Friday afternoon. Weight gain wasn't what she had expected so I had to lie down there for about 10-15min on my back for CTG to monitor baby movement. Mei Yun was there with me to keep me awake... :) All is well. And I would be seeing her again 10days from then on 2Nov. After that we went to Taka for teabreak and I went on home to pick up Shawn from school.

Now that I'm coughing, darn.. I'm refraining from medication. Hopefully it'll be gone in a day or two. Still have to pump up the kgs that I owe in 3rd trimester. Perhaps I'm eating too healthily nowadays ahhaaaa

W34 checkup

I went for my regular check up today with mum. Baby is weighing at approximately 2.3kg now. Dr Yang said he's not fat, on average and on the tall side. Baby was busy kicking around and sticking out his tongue and lapping in the aminiotic fluid when she's doing the checkup. But she managed to get to the right angle and I had a good side view of the little one. Based on physical check, she said that baby is low and almost in engaged position. Well, I hope not too early as I'm just at w34 only. She still says that #2 would end up looking more like me just as she's seeing Shawn now... hehehee. As I asked about my own weight gain, I have added 16kg to my pre-pregnancy weight, versus when I had Shawn at this w34, I had gained 14kg but numerically higher than current pregnancy. She added that if I want baby to be more chubby, go on and have durian. She had already given up the dip stick test during the regular visit, since I had already passed my recent OGTT, I should be clear of GD. As for StrepB, this time round I am test negative. Means the antibiotics that was given to me during Shawn's delivery worked on me. Sounds good!

Passed OGTT

On 1Oct, it's Children's Day. Shawn stayed with YT while I dragged myself out of the house for the OGTT. I got to the hospital and had to drink the grossly orange fizzy drink and wait for 2 dreaded hours. No scanning was done during the visit just physical and heartbeat check because it was an adhoc visit and not part of the package.

Well, thankfully I passed the test. The clinic called me on 2Oct to inform me that I passed, much to my delight!