20th pregnancy check up (39 weeks 2 days)...

Done at poli on 29/10/09. My due date is approaching....

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Weight : 56.4kg (weight has stopped increasing because i'm about to deliver)
Baby's heart beating at 149bpm.

Nurse confirmed baby's head already positioned at my pelvic causing uncomfortable and reminding me on all the possible labor sign:
~Bleeding/ brownish discharge which looks similar to period end.
~Water breakage with big amount and uncontrollable. Usually is clear, but have to pay attention during labor if it is greenish or brownish, because that means there's baby excrement.
~Rhythmic contractions about 5 mins once.
Other than that, i'm being advised to continue on baby's kick count to ensure baby's movement until delivery.

Further appointment would be a day after my due date if i still yet to deliver.
Well, i hope this would be my last pregnancy check, i can't wait to meet my girl.

My 3rd trimester

Since 3rd trimester started, i felt myself get tired easily, feeling sleepy always. Even though i have make sure myself had enough rest, take a nap in the afternoon, but sometimes that don't really help, still feeling tired. . Well, i know it's due to hormones change, nothing much can be done.

As my baby growing bigger and leaving limited space in my tummy, i found myself having breathing difficulty especially when i lie down or after meal. Achiness at my lower abdomen and lower back, leg cramp since end of 2nd trimester continues. Besides, my lower chest bone, stomach and other part in my tummy also experienced achiness. I even feel numbness at my fingers. Luckily, all that usually happened at night, when i am about to sleep or sometimes during sleep. But because of that i tend to spend longer time to fall asleep and easily awaken.

On the other hand, my stomach starts getting gassy again. Am always burping loudly especially after meals. Also, i have to control myself not to eat full because of heartburn and breathing difficulty. Else, i'll feel uncomfortable.

My baby continue moving actively. But there are times which make me anxious, when she's moving softly and i don't really sure whether she's moving. For that, i'll hit my tummy softly and wait for her reaction. She'll response by kicking or some movements. That's really cute.

Starting mid 3rd trimester, i had to wake up at least twice at night for urine. That's really annoying. I already had to spend longer times getting the most comfortable position to fall asleep, and yet have to wake up 2 times. Besides, i had to spend longer time for 'defecate'.

My baby is hiccupping!! I had feel that 3-4 times a day since mid 2nd trimester actually. It feels like my baby kicking softly rhythmically. I thought my girl is playing inside my tummy. Until i read a pregnancy weekly newsletter, then only i know it is her, hiccupping. According to the newsletter, it's normal and shows a sign of good health. :)

Someday during mid 3rd trimester, i feel myself having contraction, not frequent, once in a while like 2-3 times in a day. Check with gynea and nurse, it's normal. The causes maybe hungry, tiredness, mood or etc. As long as it's not frequent and continuously, nothing to be worry, but i had to get more rest. It maybe a sign that i may deliver earlier before EDD. Therefore, they want me to be careful on it's frequency. If it's more than 4 times in an hour, i'll have to go to hospital.

@ 36weeks...

My tummy getting lower, pressuring my pelvic and lower abdomen. I have to urinate more often especially at night, else it'll caused pain at my lower abdomen. But i felt my stomach, lung and chest bone at ease. On the other hand, as i felt my tummy getting more and more heavy, my steps also getting heavier. I can't stand and walk for long even sit also cannot stay at same position for long.

I no longer be able to see my belly button and those ugly stretch marks has appeared. Hopefully, they'll gone after labor.

Every evening my tummy will get really hard, feeling like my tummy going to explode from inside and causing me hard in walking even sit. Sometimes causing pain at my lower back and lower abdomen. Glad that it'll soften in the morning, at least i'm comfortable during the day.

@ 37weeks ...

During check up, Dr told me that my baby has reached 3kg. No wonder, as the space in my tummy become more limited, i started feel pain again when i lie down. Feel like something heavy in my tummy and i had to sleep at my side, left side mostly. Because, baby's legs are on my right side, sometimes they will press on my chest bone causing pain if i sleep on right side.

@ 38 weeks...

Having a good night sleep seems to be more and more difficult because i tend to wake up many times at night for urine even though i didn't increased fluid intake. Maximum would be 5 times a night, really got me crazy.

Also, i noticed myslf having edema, a very minimal one at my legs. Dr said that's fine since my urine and blood test are normal.

Since my baby is growing bigger, my waistline has reached 39inches @38weeks, but my weight no longer increasing. I have grown a total of 13kg. Dr said my baby is about 3kg and i guessed the amniotic fluid is about another 3kg. So the rest weight would be mine??? My god!!! That's about 7kg!! ***wanna faint@_@***

The contractions (Braxton Hicks) also getting more frequent, about few times a day. Besides, vaginal discharge also seems to increase. I know all that's normal but it makes me tension since my baby is full term, could comes anytime. Because i don't really sure is it true "the time has comes" especially when i feel pain at my tummy. I'm so blur with those fake signs.

I noticed my tummy is "hard" always and limiting my movements even more. Also, baby's movements seems to reduce during daytime. When i'm in doubt of whether my baby is doing well, i'll massage my tummy with my hand. My girl will always response with little movements. ;p

@ 39 weeks...

Feeling more and more uncomfortable at my tummy, lower abdomen, pelvic as well as my lower back. Nurse at the poli confirmed my baby has positioned at mt pelvic causing the uncomfort, but they are hard to predict when i'll give birth.

Anyway, i'm ready to meet my girl....

Counting down...

1 week till my EDD....

Am counting down seriously....
Am waiting for my girl's arrival eagerly....
Am wondering who she'll looks like....daddy or mummy....
Am thinking when she'll be ready to come....
Am wondering whether she'll wait until daddy is back (hubby will be back on Saturday)....

18th & 19th pregnancy check up (38weeks+)..

Done on 22/10 at the poli, like any other simple routine check to make sure me and baby are ok.
Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/60
Weight : 56kg
Baby's heart beating at 138bmp.

Basically i'm doing well beside some achiness which i was told it's normal and i have to bear it until delivery. Next appointment would be a week later on 29/10.

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Gone to my gynea for check up on 25/10. My appointment suppose to be on 27th but i have gone there 2 days earlier.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 108/71
Weight : 55.5kg (different scale from the poli, therefore has slight difference)
Baby's heart beat normal.

No scanning done since the Dr had did it during last check up 10 days ago. Asked Dr about the vaginal discharge i noticed recently, and was told it's normal if it's not bloody, not smelly and not causing itchiness. Besides, also asked about the amniotic fluid leaking which i've been wondering. There is once i didn't urine but some fluid leak during i bath, and i'm not sure whether is my fluid leaking or i can't hold my bladder. Dr told me, usually if water broke, the amount will be alot and that's a sign of labor, but there is possibility of it leaking little by little. He then checked for me and confirmed my fluid is adequate so unlikely my fluid is leaking, besides, i'm only having it once and not continuously. Thank god, i'm fine, perhaps too tension while awaiting my girl.... :)

3rd follow up check up at GH Muar (37weeks6days)

Done on 19th Oct morning. It was tiring. Tiring because of waiting. I spend 2 hours waiting for my turn. It was a really simple check up done by training dr. **Sigh...**

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 121/66
Weight : 56kg (same with last follow up done 3 weeks ago, so my weight didn't increased anymore)
Baby's heart beat normal.

Being reminded to do baby kick count and if found the kicks reduced, have to admit to hospital. Also, if feeling pain, having discharge or amniotic fluid leaking.

Next appointment would be 2 weeks later ie 1 day before my EDD.

After this check up, i have made up my mind to go "private" for delivery, because it's faster and more profession. I don't wished to be waiting while i'm having labor pain. That'll be suffer i think...

16th & 17th pregnancy check up..

Done the 16th routine check on 13/10/09 at the poli. Since the weekly check has started, the check up was simple, merely to confirm i am doing well before EDD.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Weight : 56kg (the nurse should have read the scale wrongly, because when i peek at the scale it shows 55.6kg ie. my weight didn't increased since last week.)
Baby's heart beat normal.

My MGTT result is ok, so nothing to be worried. The nurse reminded me to be careful and directly admit to hospital if i have "labor sign".

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Had the routine check at private gynea on 16/10/09. Am busy with these routine check lately because am checking at 3 different places : private gynea, GH Muar as well as GH poli. Checking at the private gynea because is more detailed and done by experienced gynea, had to go GH because admitted before and the poli because i might choose to deliver at GH ie. they need the record (haha...till now still haven't decided where i want to deliver my baby ;p)

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 118/68
Weight : 55.5kg (so, confirmed my weight did not increased since earlier this month. Anyway, as long i am healthy.)

Dr did a scan for me. He confirmed my baby has dropped and is doing well. Surprisingly, he told me my baby has reached the weight of 3kg. So, my baby isn't small but i wonder why my weight did not increased at all. Then, the Dr asked me to maintain my eating habit and not to increase the meal.

When we were done,
the assisting nurse suddenly said : Your baby's hair is quite long hor.
me : Har ? Where? How you know?
With smile she pointed at the monitor showing some hair.
They are more than an inch long....standing on my little girl's head ;)

14th & 15th pregnancy check up..

14th check up was done on 2nd Oct at private gynea. It's a really simple check up because i have just done the scanning at Muar GH few days ago.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 117/65
Weight : 55.5kg ( didn't increased at all since weighted at GH....??? anyway, should be the scale problem...different type of scale different reading...)
Baby's heart beat normal.

Dr confirmed that my baby has get down, thats why i'm feeling pressure at my lower abdomen. Again, the Dr reminded me, i might deliver earlier. However earlier, he can't confirmed. But, he asked me not to worry too much, everything should be fine, just admit to hospital when the time comes. (Darling, don't be too early, daddy might not be back yet if you are due too early... :} )

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Went to GH poli for routine check on 5th Oct afternoon. This is the 3rd time hubby company me for pregnancy check up. The last 2 times was at Hongkong and China during my 1st trimester.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Hb : 11.6
Weight : 55.6kg
Baby's heart beating at 135 bpm.

Dr did a scan for me. She didn't measure baby's size since the measurement has just done at GH a week ago. She just confirmed my baby is doing well. Also, telling hubby which is baby's head, heart, and etc. I'm glad hubby has the chance to see how our baby looks like in my tummy before i deliver (The last 2 times, our baby still hasn't developed :} ).

Due to my pregnancy history, GH Dr advised the nurse in poli to do a Maternal Glucose Tolerance Test (MGTT) for me. It is to determine the risk of having pregnancy diabetes. Therefore, i have to be back to the poli the next day morning for the test. The nurse requested me to fast from 10.00pm that night and can't take any breakfast the next morning.

6th Oct early in the morning, after the nurse taking the 1st blood sample, she gave me a cup of sugar water consists of 75gm sugar. The taste is really awful and i was told to finish it within 5 mins. Then, the nurse allowed me to go home for rest and be back at the poli after 2 hrs for 2nd blood sample. Within the 2 hrs i still can't had any food besides plain water. The 2 hrs was a hard time. Am really uncomfortable after drinking the sugar water. I felt blur and my stomach was spinning. The nurse said it's normal reaction but i am glad the feeling only happen in that 2 hrs. I wonder who actually originate this test. Anyway, it worth since it's done for me and my baby's benefit. The nurse will informed me earlier if my test have problem, otherwise they'll let me know the result on next appointment.

Since i am almost 36 weeks pregnant, from this week onwards, my routine check will be once a week.

2nd follow up check up at GH Muar

Done on 28th Sept 2009.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 125/71
Weight : 55.5kg
Baby's heart beat normal.

The Dr who check for my tummy's height manually told me, my baby seems smaller. Well, i have actually knew from my gynea during last routine check. So, i dont really feel worry.

A scan was done by another Dr. I asked him about my baby's size. He told me, she's only slightly smaller and i'm only 34 weeks + pregnant. Then, he told me my baby's weight is 2.3kg (hm...she has grown heavier :) and that's normal.

The next follow up is on 19th Oct, i'm about 38 weeks by the time.

12th & 13th pregnancy check up..

On 11/9/09 afternoon, went to the private gynea for routine check.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 116/69
Weight : 52.5kg
Baby's weight : 1.7kg

Scanning was done. Gynea told me baby is slightly smaller. I felt so worry. Then, he cont to tell me she might not reach 3kg upon due. Oh, Ok...Thank god! I always thought a baby around 3kg is considered "big" already....How come nowadays, less than that means small??? Anyway, as long as my baby not under weight upon due, i don't mind! (Of course if she is bigger, better lar..easier to take care mar...hehe)

During check up i asked Gynea is it baby's movements will start to get lesser, because i found my baby not that active as usual on that day. He said could be, but at night, her activeness will have to be the same. For safety, he suggested me to do ECG for baby to make sure my baby's movement reduced not because of lack of oxygen.

ECG done for 1/2 hr. Baby's heart beat is normal, movements also normal (probably too soft, i didn't feel it). However, there was 2 contractions detected within 20mins. Nurses who helped me to do the ECG told me, if there are contractions at this stage, big possibilities i will deliver earlier. My gynea with a smile ask me whether i felt uncomfortable and painful which i didn't. He then told me not to worry, relax and rest more at home. But those nurses seem worry and told me to rush to hospital once i feel uncomfortable or pain.

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17/9/09 morning, i went to poli for check up.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 100/60
Hb : 11.6 (finally above min :-} )
Weight : 53.5kg (1kg within 6 days?? I think most probably because of the scale. It's a digital scale at the poli, should be more sensitive.)
Baby's heart beat normal.

The nurse take quite sometime detecting my baby's heart beat because my girl is quite active at that time. Once detected, she will push here and there, sort of avoiding the checking :-} The nurse also laugh and said so early my baby already wake up...hehe...

Asked the nurse about the contraction, she said if only once in a while in a day, that's normal. Nothing to be worry. Many reasons can be the caused such as tired, hungry, stress and etc. But if there are a few times in a day, then have to go hospital for further check up. Same as my gynea, she asked me to rest more and avoid carry heavy things.

11th pregnancy check up..

Done my 11th pregnancy check at GH poli on 1/9/09. Have a long wait that day, reached about 2.30pm, taken the number and waited till 3.30pm for my turn. Finished check up at 4.00pm....tired...! Only 2 numbers being called within that hour. I'm not sure what happend, they used to be very fast. Perhaps due to man power shortage because of H1N1 flu (some are helping out at the special counter for flu) or maybe it's fasting month, no energy to work!!

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 100/60
Hb : 10.9 (glad that increased, still not reaching min though)
Weight : 52.2kg
Baby's heart beat normal.

Had an injection for "Tetanus Toxoid" booster dos, the nurse said is a must for all pregnant lady after 30th weeks of pregnancy.
Have been advised to continue to take 2 iron pills twice a day before meal since my Hb still low. Actually i only take 2 iron pills once in the morning....;p Don't really want to take too much. Anyway, since my Hb still increased i believe the low Hb during last check up is due to my flu.

9th & 10th pregnancy check up..

The 9th check up was done in GH poli on 18th August and i'm about 29weeks pregnant. Due to the A(H1N1) flu, they have changed a little of their process to avoid us (pregnant lady) expose to the virus. Well, i don't think it really help because we, pregnant ladies and other patients, still waiting in the same hall. The only thing is we no need to pass by the outpatient clinics to the lab (nurse will come over to test our Hb) and pharmacy (nurse will collect the vitamin for us), then we will leave through another exit.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Hb : 10.0 (obviously has reduced again from my last record...sigh...)
Weight : 51.5kg
Baby's heart beating at 139bpm (ie. normal, within 120-160bpm)

Besides my Hb getting low again, i am doing well. Of course being nagged by the nurse on that and asked what i have done. Well, i really did nothing, eating as usual, not even having any tonic soup for the pass 3 weeks before this routine check. Is it because of that, my Hb reduced?? or because of the flu?? (I had flu for about 2 weeks plus and having antibiotic to cure it, finished and recovered 2 days before the check up). The nurse said, that could be the cause but she has then requested me to increase Iron supplement (2 tablets twice a day). Hopefully this does help.

My next appointment with the poli will be 2 weeks later. Since my last trimester begin, the routine check up is scheduled to once every 2 weeks.

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A nurse from the poli pay me a visit on 20/8/09 morning (2 days after my routine check in the poli). Well, she just dropped by to visit me, i guessed, because she told me she is going to visit a newborn baby stay in the same "taman" and she didn't even bring my record book. The nurse know me quite well because all the past visits was done by her. She checked my blood pressure (120/80) and asked whether i'm comfortable. She only spent about 10 mins.

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On 23rd August, went to the private gynea for routine check. My gynea (Dr Lim) wasn't available when i arrived due to emergency operation. I was being consulted by another gynea, Dr Raja. He is a much more experienced gynea but due to possible communication problem (scared i can't expressed well in English esp. during delivery due to panic), i didn't choose him as my gynea. I'm not sure how long he has been practised as a gynea, at least 20-30 years i think. He was my mum's gynea when my mum delivered my youngest brother 15 years ago. And my mum said at that time, he is already very experience.

Dr Raja is very strict, never like my gynea, Dr Lim, will greet me will a smile and ask how am i doing. He appeared to be very "cool" but he gone through my records very carefully during consultation. He asked some questions about my pregnancy history. He seems confused when i told him i got no diabetes as well as my parents (he asked twice). Then he requested me to bring my blood test report on my next appointment to confirm i had no Hepatitis B (wondering why my gynea didn't ask for it and now he wants it).

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 108/68
Weight : 51.5kg
No scanning since it has been done during last check up. Only baby heart beat checked, normal.

Besides, in a strict voice (sort of scolding me), Dr Raja requested me to stop taking tonic soup. He said he doesn't mean those Chinese herbal is bad but since we are not sure what is the cause for my last incident (also taking the same soup) and their functions clearly, it is better not to consume. He got the points, so i will be stopped taking the soup. Pertaining to my breath difficulty during sleep, he taught me to make a slope with pillows and sleep at my side on them. Well, it seems to help but sometimes, i cant get the slope done properly...hehe...

Since poli's has scheduled routine check every 2 weeks, my next appointment with private gynea will be 3 weeks later (suppose to be 4 weeks but it's Raya Holidays).

My 2nd Trimester

I was already back at home under my mum's care before my 2nd trimester started. My weight grown almost immediately after i'm back. Most probably because i have passed the unpleasant "morning sickness" period plus nice food available anytime. I started to eat more meals and slowly 2 pcs of toast with milk doesn't seem enough for my supper. Then, i started to awake during midnight due to hungriness and i had to wake up to had another piece of bread, else i won't be able to fall asleep....hehe......Until the end of 2nd trimester, i have gained a total of 8kg (from 43kg to 51kg). Well, i am glad that my weight is growing steadily and within limits, with my good appetite though.

Had admitted to GH for 1 day due to minor bleeding during early 2nd trimester. It wasn't a pleasant stay, though. Advised by GH's gynea, the bleeding was due to low laying placenta (gynea in SZ did mentioned when i had brownish discharged) which later being confirmed by private gynea. I was being told not to worry until 3rd trimester and to rest more, avoid carry heavy things.

Mum brought me to temple to pray for blessing and the 'goddess' advised me to limit my movements (used to walk fast with big steps ;p). I had since then walk and move like penguin, slow and steady. Besides, my family suspected my brother's wedding is part of the cause. Traditional Chinese belief believes it is not good to crash 2 "happy" events (ie. pregnancy vs wedding). Therefore, i was told not to involve too much in my brother's wedding (am helping a lot since back), could only attend the dinner as guest. Also, avoid attending other's wedding, party as well as funeral, even eating things bringing back from those events. I am also being taught to massage my belly with upward movements to help bring up my placenta. I am not sure whether it really help, but my placenta has moved up to normal position at the end of 2nd trimester.

Someday during mid 2nd trimester, i found my legs look swelling and my aunt also noticed it. Of course it wasn't really swelling (confirmed by gynea, not edema), my legs just merely grown "bigger" instead. Another words, they have grown fatter and stronger, to support my weight, i guessed...haha...Until end of 2nd trimester, that's the only part on me get fatter since i gained my weight **crossing my finger**. Hopefully they will become slim after deliver (I still wished to wear mini skirt! ;p)

My belly has grown bigger from day to day and the belly button has become more and more shallow, sort of flatten. Till end of 2nd trimester, my waistline is about 36 inches. Also, i can feel my baby growing more and more heavy. Because of the belly growing bigger and heavier, my movements become clumsy. No matter sitting or squatting, i had to be very slow, cant even walk fast when rushing and i always have to put a hand on my lower abdomen when moving, like holding it. Anyway, no one will blame me...pregnant women is the "greatest"....hehe....

Since early of 2nd trimester, i started to feel my baby kicks softly once in a while. During mid of the trimester, i have started to do the kick count as requested by the nurse in GH poli. At the beginning, it is still hard to count because sometime i cant feel the kicking especially when i am busy, had to pay much attention to get it counted. And slowly, i could feel more and more kicking including her movements. End of the trimester, my baby already moving quite actively, of course it's because she already growing bigger and my tummy has limited space left. It's really amazing to feel my baby moving in my tummy and knowing there's a little one attached to me.

Around mid of 2nd trimester, i found my tummy will get harden at night. It feels like the baby is expanding, pushing out hard inside my tummy and caused pressure to my waist. I'll have to sit or stand really straight. Strange thing is after a night sleeping, my tummy will soften in the morning. Then, get harden again at night. Anyway, the Gynea said its normal because baby is more active at night.

Almost at the end of 2nd trimester, sometimes, i feel painful at my lower abdomen as well as my lower back. Of course, i know this is because my baby has grown bigger and caused pressure. Also, my leg will cramp once in a while during midnight, have taken calcium tablets though. And since i am sleeping alone, the only thing i can do is reminding myself to relax the muscle. I'm glad that actually help, otherwise i really don't know what to do.

People always said husband had to be around when the wife is pregnant, to share those sweet and sour moments together. From what the wife has suffered during pregnancy, husband will be more loving, caring and appreciate the wife more. I agreed it will be nice if hubby is around with me for all these and i believe he would love to, if he could. However, our situation just doesn't allow. Of course, i can stayed at SZ with hubby until 3rd trimester and then be back in M'sia for delivery. But that will caused burden to hubby. He felt worry when he is working, i'm alone at home. Besides, pregnancy check is really costly in Hongkong and inconvenient. So our best option is, i am back. Anyway, i glad he is back once during my 2nd trimester and did feel the changes on me. I have also try my best to describe my changes and to share my feeling when we having webchat.

Still another 3 months to go. I hope he is with me when i delivered our baby. So, "my little darling, please be patient. Get growing and wait till you are ready only come out to meet daddy and mummy, ya?''

Follow up check up at GH Muar

Due to my admission early June, i have to go Muar GH for follow up check up on 10th August, to confirm whether my low laying placenta has get normal. Of course i have known earlier during my routine check up, from my gynea that it has move up and i will be able to deliver as normal.

Arrived there about 9.00 am and it was already very crowded. Taken number and wait. It was like any other routine check at the poli. The only different is i get to meet the doctor. Trainee doctor and gynea's assistant, not the gynea though. My mum said we (ie. normal pregnant patients) going there, are for those trainee doctors' training purpose, only special or serious case will be treated by specialist. Well, it's sort of true.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 124/64
Weight : 51kg
Baby heart beat normal and is doing well.

There is one thing i am in doubt, i am not sure how's the GH system works. Supposedly, i have admitted to the GH earlier, they should already opened a file for me and all my records and tests results should be kept in the file for future reference. But, during the follow up, i found that they
are opening a new file for me, asking me those questions as i am the first time there. Besides, i actually have to tell the trainee doctor, i was admitted earlier and am there for follow up check up! Weird system, rite?? I wondered where has my earlier admission records gone. They didn't keep the file ?? Or they kept them separately?? Wouldn't it redundant??

Anyhow, will still going there for follow up because i still haven't decided where to deliver my baby. That will have to depend on the situation i think (private gynea is more professional but GH medical equipments is more complete). So, going there is like make a booking, some Malay said to "tempah katil", just in case i am going there for delivery.

Am praying for smooth delivery.

A(H1N1) fear....

Since the the H1N1 outbreak, i had never feel it is so close....recently, a lot of schools are closed because of it....and the health ministry has declared it is out of control......more and more people death because of it....people being warned to be alert on own health especially those high risk categories....

Early since June, my family member has taken their turn (normal flu only i suppose) and recovered...and i thought i would free from it because i am always proud with my body's immunity towards flu (i seldom being infected ***Touch wood***)...but unfortunately, being the last one being infected in my family, i am having it, at this very moment...

At any other time, flu wasn't a big deal....but since the H1N1, it has caused fear....hospitals or clinics are crowded with flu patients......and the more i read from newspaper, the more i feel worry, especially i am under one of the high risk categories....it seems there is no more must have symptoms, such as fever, sniffle, sore throat and cough to determine (me only sore throat and running nose).....though i believe mine is because of the hot weather and extremely hazy air...

Anyway, i have went to my gynea for med yesterday and will be going to Muar GH for return check up....so let see what's the GH gynea suggest....well, i hope i am alright by then....

7th & 8th pregnancy check up..

7th pregnancy check up was done at GH poli on 14 Jul. It was 2 weeks since my last routine check at the same poli. The biggest purpose of this check is to make sure my Hb is ok.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 100/60
Hb : 11.0 (finally near to minimum of 11.5)
Weight : 48.3kg (gained 1.3kg within 2 weeks)
Baby heart beat normal.

Thanks God! My Hb is near to normal. I think the assumption about "red dates" should be quite true, although it helps enriching blood, but via blood circulation way ie. splitting blood cells for body to generate more blood, so within short time my Hb shown low. It can still be eaten, just don't when wanna go check up...hehehe...The nurse has requested me to cont on the vitamins, and my next appointment will be a month later (no need be back within 2 weeks :}).

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8th pregnancy check up..

Go to private gynea for routine check on 19th Jul, although i have just gone to the poli few days ago. Have to go both places because i still haven't decide where to deliver my baby, therefore, have to have records at both places. Other reasons are the poli will check on Hb and give vitamins for free, but they don't do ultrasound (will only do twice throughout the whole pregnancy period). They just merely listen to baby heart beat to make sure baby is ok (wonder about it because sometime the heart beat sound not really clear).

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Weight : 48.3kg
Baby's weight already 665gm (grown more than 300gm in a month and my tummy been expanding a lot, feeling heavy...hehe...).
Baby's heart beat normal.

Beside checking my baby's size (upon development), the gynea also confirmed that my placenta has gone up, and should be able to deliver my baby naturally (glad to know that).

Looking forward to meet my girl....still have 4 months to go...

6th pregnancy check up..

Routine check up at GH poli was done on 30th June 2009. I am the only one that afternoon, so the check up is quite fast without waiting.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Hb : 9.5 (ONLY!!! reduced again!!!)
Weight : 47kg (gained about 2kg within a month, according to schedule, nothing to worry)

I was shocked when i saw the Hb result, wondering why it reduced again. I have started to take iron pills twice a day (sometimes forget though :p) and i make sure myself eating enough nutrition foods. Mum also keep making chicken soup for me.....

The nurses nagged on me when she saw my Hb result, i know it's very low. They said if it continue to be low, i might have to be admitted!!! (**my GOD** pls help). I told them i have no idea why since i have eaten as they taught. One of them check my baby's heart beat, it's normal.

Then, we have little chat on my Hb since they are free that afternoon. They asked whether i felt dizzy or any problem, which i don't. I am just as usual. We talked about my eating habits. I found out from them, iron pills have to take before meal and all other vitamins after meal which all the while i took wrongly ie. all at once after meal...hehe...^could it be the reason??^ Then one of the nurse asked whether i eat "Chinese red dates". Of course i did, it is known to help enriching blood. Coincidentally, i have just drink the drink cook with it before i go check up. But she told me, the red dates actually will split up our blood cells and causing it watery. That was what we don't know. So, we suspect that is the reason why my Hb become low when i go check up. Could be it helps to split the blood cells in order for my body to produce more blood, but the process wasn't fast enough. She suggest me not to eat so frequent. Anyway, will just try out and see, don't drink before my next check up.

Next appointment will be on 14th July. Due to my low Hb, they want me to have routine check once every 2 weeks. And i will have to start baby kick count. Well, since the poli is quite near to my house, i don't mind frequent check, as long is good for my baby. Hopefully i am okay from next check up onwards.

Gastric

Tuesday morning, not sure what happened, i vomit immediately after the breakfast, not even finish actually. But i didn't feel uncomfortable. Without eating again since i have no appetite, i directly go to see the private gynea as planned.

Careless me, forget to tell the gynea and ask for med, thinking myself is ok. Later the whole day, no matter what i eat, i vomit immediately. My stomach is empty for the whole day. At night, around 10pm, my mum rushed me to clinic because i vomit again after eating piece of bread. I am having a baby and not suppose to let my stomach empty.

Well, i know it's gastric. Doctor smiled at me and asked whether i ate the night before. She said i am too skinny, no fat reserved in my body, therefore, when my stomach finish digest, the gastric acid will start causing problem. Hm....of course i did eat, a toast with cup of milk indeed before sleep. But that doesn't enough for me to last till morning already since my baby growing bigger and i am too lazy to wake up from sleep to stuff something during midnight.....

That night after taking med, only manage to eat some bread, as doctor said, can't eat a lot, because will caused me vomit, have to start little by little. Wake up 3 times that night to grab little bread.....Till today, my stomach still bloating, keep burping all the time....hehehe.....my own fault....felt sorry to my baby......Besides, my biggest problem now is constipation. Nothing seems to get work, although i have try eating lots of veges and fruits. (Friends, any cures?? for pregnant lady.)

5th pregnancy check up..

Done a pregnancy check up at private gynea on 16th June. Need not do the check up actually, but i wanted to cross check what GH doctor have advised me. ;)

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/80
Weight : 46kg (gained 0.7kg since 1st June)
Baby weighted at 309g, hear beat normal.

A full scan is done, though i have told my gynea that i have done a scan on early June. He said it is ok to do it again. He did a very thorough scan for me, checking baby's head and body size (forget to ask the size ;p), organs, internal organs......telling me everything is normal. He also told me, we will have a little "girl" by year end......yipee...**start thinking who my girl will look like.....her daddy or me.....hehhe** anyway, as long she is healthy and safe.

Have check with gynea that my placenta is really low laying (slightly only) but nothing to be worry till 28th weeks because it might be gone up. He said as long i did not tired myself and do heavy work, rest more, i should be ok. (God, please bless me and my baby.)

PS: been vomiting since that day morning, but forget to tell gynea and ask for med.....so careless...

4th pregnancy check up..

It supposed to be on 28th May. But a nurse has called to postpone it to 1st June because the doctor is not available on 28th.

I reached on time for the afternoon session (2pm) but waiting quite long for my turn because the nurse can't find my record book. They spent quite sometime looking for it. It seems they are having miscommunication, the visiting nurse has taken my record book to arrange for visit because i didn't turn up on 28th which actually has been postponed to 1st. Anyway, they finally can put me in the queue.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/80
Hb : 10.3 ( much lower than last check up - not sure why, though i have make sure to have balanced diet)
Weight : 45.3kg (gained nearly 2kg within 2 weeks -oops, too much)

After the scan, doctor said my baby doing well and the size is growing up to date. I mentioned about the brownish discharged and the doctor said she found my placenta low lying which might be the caused. But she assured that nothing to be worried at the moment as long i have no great pain and serious bleeding. She arranged a repeat scan for me on 30 weeks to reconfirm my situation. Besides, she advised me to be aware on the weight gained (not too much too fast ;p). Also, she gave me some vitamins and specially requested me to take the iron pill twice a day (because low Hb). Then, the doctor requested me to start doing kick count when i can feel baby's movement which i begin to feel soft kick sometimes especially when i lie on bed before sleep at night (so happy that i can feel my darling in my tummy already, i'm awaiting to have stronger baby's movemen ;-}) .

The check up took me 2 hours including the waiting time. My next appointment will be a month later on 2nd July (thought to arrange it on 6th or 7th July so that hubby could go with me since he will be back, but the nurse refused, saying that's dragging too long :-/).

Ferromed (iron pill), Folid Acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin B-complex given by the doctor FOC.

My baby @ 17 weeks 6 days (facing down).

My 1st Trimester

Am at SZ during my 1st trimester. That was a really unpleasant period.

Started with feeling sick, tired, moodless and losing appetite, i thought myself going to have flu. But i didn't, just continue feeling uncomfortable. Having my urine tested when my MP is late.

Tested the 1st time, the line wasn't very clear, so we bought another tester. The next day, hubby was so "kan cheong", sms me during his work for the result which i haven't do again. Waited another 2 days tested with morning urine and confirmed. We were happy of course and glad to found out our "works" success ;D.

Pregnancy effects become more and more obvious. Feeling sleepy all the time and my stomach is really uncomfortable, bloating and nauseating, eating lesser. I have stopped doing housework including cooking. Also, going out lesser because i will feel dizzy sometime. Then later, start vomiting once a day during evening. People always said "morning sickness" because it happens always in the morning. I wonder why mine in the evening, either before dinner or after, almost at same hour every evening and morning is the time i feel better.

For better, i am back to Muar leaving hubby alone in SZ during end of 1st trimester. I have lost 1kg in SZ and gained 0.5kg back within 2 days after i back in Muar. Glad that all the pregnancy effects are gone, feeling comfortable by that time.

During time in SZ, i am so lucky to have hubby taking over all my housework, cooking and washing dishes after meal, going to market and purchased grocery. Poor him, have to take care of me after get back from work. He is really great and caring while i am really blissful (Thanks, honey).