week 40 and moving towards overdue!

Hihi,

I am still hanging around leh.. Today went for my week 40 check up.. and mentally prepared that gyane will asked me to be admitted today or tomorrow.. Did the CTG checks..

Princess J's heartbeat is normal and, what do you expect? active as usual! keke.. to my surprise, i finally noticed peaks on a more regular basis under the contractions section between 60- 100... looking good right?

After that, gyane did a scan.. water level still acceptable, baby is now 3.3kg (in just 1 week!! whoa!!!)

Next coming up: Cervix check... that was like ouch!! gynae starts to look abit grim.. and explained that my cervix is only dilated 1cm and still thick, on a scale of 1-10 for suitablity for induction, i only score 3, which means that in the next 2 days, he don't think i can induce..

***out flies the thought of inducing on 31st August for a 1st September baby..

However, as he have to balance between baby getting bigger and going overdue too much, and hence a lower chance of natural vaginal birth, versus waiting for my cervix to dilate.. so, gyane suggests that we set 4th sept for induction of labour.. unless the baby decides to pop by then...

Oh dear.. so headache.. Princess J.. when u wanna make your appearance & say hi to us??

Feelings @ week 38, 16 days to go..

Baby got big enough that it is now hard to view her on the ultrasound.. managed to upload my first video! i took a couple of these videos..with my trusty o2 throughout this pregnancy..

she weighs 2.8kg now.. a gain of 1kg, though my weight only went up by 500gms. diameter of her head is ~34cm?

Still headdown.. not in breech position, BUT, still also facing outwards.. kaypoh person siah.. If this continues when i am in labour, it means that my labour will be longer, as in this postion, her head diameter is bigger and harder to push out. Backaches are common, and often, gynae & midwives have to wait for the baby to slowly rotate herself before her head can appear.. In such a position, babies tend to arrive on or later then their EDDs and are not engaged into the pelvis earlier..

Solution? Wait and see.. meanwhile, i found out that it seems helpful to go on all fours for HALF AN HOUR every night? How does one maintain this position for this length of time anyway? Ok! still give it a try.. no harm..

I cross my fingers that i will NOT need to go into emergency C-section.. if i really need one, the gynae better tell me in advance so that it is easier for me to opt for it right from the beginning rather then to go through normal delivery, followed by attempted to assist with vacuum and forceps and finally concluding that NOPE! Gotta go under the knife.. Yikes! Still gotta keep the spirits up and stay on the positive side.. i stil tend to look at the negative side of stuff.. Hope baby doesn't take after me in that aspect..

week 38 scan..

Playpen is all ok and ready to go!

Ak decide to take a look at the playpen that was delivered.. it was more complicated then we thought..keke.. but, it is finally up! cost us 100 sgd.. size is 28" x 48".. bigger then normal..

Hearing lots of stories now.. the most worrying one is: if want to breastfeed baby, and opt for total breastfeeding, but baby is impatient type and yells for food, and no milk yet initially, the crying is really stressful... how how?? aiyoh.. so stressed!!

Some friends recommend that i supplement initially if 1st two weeks not so good and baby is still learning to latch on.. and to supplement only after attempting BF on both breasts and baby still hungry..

life ahead looks tough manz....... and what with all the nonsense about no bathing & washing hair during confinement.. sigh..

week 37... 24 days left! Baby weighs 2.7kg..

Wah.. first time, i went for gynae check up myself..cos gotta do it on a weekday morning for the strep B culture test... cost me 50 sgd...uncomfy leh.... ouch..

Oops, i forgot to call up the nurse to inform them i found my watch.. hehe.. make them panic for nothing.. so paisay..

Nope, baby isn't engaged yet. Though her head is down, she is facing outwards, not my spine... oops... looks like we gotta talk more to her to turn the other way and face my spine.. otherwise, i will be suffering from achy backpain & long labour and delivery might have to be assisted.. ouch!

Sigh, looks like, still gotta lun another 24 days!

Her weight gain is on track.. now is 2.7kg.. a gain of almost 600gms, though i put on almost 2kg! eeks, i weigh an extra 12kg! hope it will all go off after delivery!

Have booked the malay massage lady liaoz.. to prepare her for my pending delivery.. will be done @ home..min. of 5 sessions..

Next visit will be 1 week later.. hopefully, baby will turn around into a posterier position.. scrubbing floors is supposed to help?? keke.. think AK will faint upon hearing that suggestion..