Week 1 to 3 : Normal. CNY Period!
Week 4 : Experienced implantation bleeding
Week 5 : Missed menses. Tested, result positive. Went to Gynae, Dr HC HAN at ‘The Private Suite’ at KKH. Doctor advise not to lift heavy goods and stay stress free. No pineapple, coconut and cold water. Appetite started to decrease. Start disliking food that I’ve njoyed before (exp, mushroom, fish etc…). Slight spotting. Supplement given : Folic Acid 5mg, Vit B6 and Dydrogestron 10mg (An tai yao?)
Week 6 : Still no appetite. Went for 2nd appt with Dr Han. Slight spotting from previous week was in fact old blood. Saw baby heart beating. Blinking light on the machine. Baby was 6w4d, measuring 7.5mm. Edd 14th Nov 2008. No morning sickness. However, felt sick int he stomach almost at 5.30pm everyday.
Week 7& 8 : Still no appetite. Went Japan for honeymoon. Was so tired throughout the trip. Felt so cold at Disney Sea! Darlin comtemplating buying bibs but he asked me..so “Mickey or Minnie?”. hehehe…
Week 9 : Appetite slightly better. Heavy discharge from week 7 onwards.
Week 11 : Went to Dr Han for check up. The baby head, hands and legs can be seen! So cute! ![]()
Week 12 : Went to do the routine Fetal Screening. I guess most pregnant ladies had went thru this. Didn’t know that I have to keep my bladder full before the screening. Ended up having to dunk a bottle of water after seeing the doc. Went in for the 2nd time and again, baby is notti and kept tossing around and hence I have to wait for the bladder to be fuller in order for the doc to see a clearer pic. Went in to see the doc the 3rd time and doc assess if baby is healthy by measuring the nuchal translucency and also to check the presence of the nasal nose. Doc Kenneth Kwek did an assessment and everything seems alright. Low risk and rate was 1 in 2000. Did the blood test and combined result was 1 in 1675. We are both glad that the result looks good. By the way, baby is 5.5 cm long. hehehe..
Week 14 : Went to Dr Han for the monthly check up. Baby is now 9.1cm. However, bb very lazy and was all curled up in a ball. Only managed to see the bb spine clearly and the heart ppumping at 160 per min. Doc advised to have more meat as the BP is a tad low.
Week 18 : For another round of scanning. According to the sonagrapher, this is to make sure that all of bb’s vital organs are working well. Had a glimpse of bb’s face, feet, heart and even the internal organs. the wonders of technology!The sonagrapher mentioned that evertything looks alright and …. bb is a girl!
Darlin says bb looks has his pointed face! mo
Week 20 : Leg cramp!
I was screaming away in the morning. The pain is unbearable.
Week 23 : Saw Dr Han again. Informed Dr about the constipation problem. Given Lactus to be eaten on the evening. Hopefully the prob will go away. Baby is getting bigger. We saw bb’s cute butt and legs kicking thru the ultrasound machine. hehe… However, I was advised by doc that I have gained too much weight since last check up. 3kg!! So have to cut down on carbs and sweet stuff.. ![]()
Week 27 : I gained only 300g! So cutting down on rice and no ice-cream does help! hehe…Everything looks okay at the ultrasound machine. Since i’ve going towards the 30th to 40th week. I will be seeing Dr Han every 3 weeks instead of 4. On another note, baby fair was on at Taka. Went and shopped with mummy and mummy bought so many clothings for bb! hehehe…
Week 30 : Gained 1.3kg. oops… must be the occasional brownies and ice-cream I’ve been feeding baby. Baby is about 2kg now! I informed Dr Han that I still had a slight yellowish/greenish discharge and he did two swab test. That cost darlin almost $80! I thought yeast infection is common among pregnant mum. In this case, the hospital must have earned alot. Dr Han didn’t even informed me the price before he do it leh! haha.. But I guess, at the back of his head he must be thinking, if you are seeing doc at The Private Suite, you should be able to afford lah. haha..Got a call two days later. Nothing serious, it is in fact yeast infection and I was told to insert the Isoconazole ovule for 7 days! Eh, each pill cost around $8 leh!! Argh!! On another note, KKH reminded us that it’s time to pay to secure a bed. Estimated bill size was $3180 to $4450 for a Single bedded Class Ward (Senior Consultant). Part of it can be deducted from the Medisave Maternity Package though (phew!). I guess all these cannot be saved lah.. And single bedded ward also means that darlin will be with me throughout the stay!
Week 31 : Between the the last and this week baby seems to have a growth spurt! haha.. I can feel the very distinct kicks from bb especially just below my rib cage (where her legs are). Sometimes in the night, I can almost feel my whole tummy vibrating.. so strong that when darlin put his hand over my tummy, he can feel it too. Bb..bb..what’s in your mind whole day? ![]()
Week 32 : Dr Han says that bb is now almost 2.4kg! Fat bb! haha… Average size is around 2.1kg according to him. Bb estimated delivery date has been bought forward by a week and will be around 3.6kg to 3.8kg when delivered. For myself, I’ve gained 10kg so far and doc says it’s still within normal range. However, a not so good news, I developed piles
. I know it’s common during pregnancy, it is not life threatening but it’s extremely unpleasant.
Week 33 : Went back to Dr Han. The pain was unbearable. He referred me to TTSH A&E. Went to the A&E but the doc on duty don’t think that a surgery is recommended. Instead he suggested that he will push the ‘thing’ back into the rectum. My gosh. I still shivered at the thought. It was extremely painful. I was shaking and grabbing the side of the hospital bed when he did it. I think the whole process took about 3 min but it feels like 30min. The doc says just take it as a preparation for childbirth. Gosh I don’t want to go thru it again. By the way, baby is about 2.6kg! She put on 0.2kg in just about 5 days!!!
Week 35 : Saw Dr Han again. Not much complaint except about my leg swell prob. He mentioned it’s normal and I will feel better if I pop up my legs with pillow before I sleep. My mum told me the same thing too. Hope the swell will go down soon. My ankle feels so thick! Dr Han also measured my aminotic fiuld and he mentioned I have a good amount of that. So he don’t expect any induced labour. By the way, baby is about 2.7kg! hehe..
Week 37 : Changed to a Saturday appt. Gosh. The Private Suite is so packed on weekend. Told Dr Han that I often felt breathless and a bit light headed after going to the toilet. My limbs also get tired easily. He says all these are normal cos of water retention and the weight on my tummy. Checked bb. Bb has engaged and I might give birth by the next two weeks. As usual, bb gained weight and is now 3kg. Fat bb! haha.. For myself, I’ve gained 14kg since the start! On another note, the stretch marks on my tummy are so darn itchy!
Week 38 : Dr Han checked for dilation and NO dilation at all.
Anyway, I thought it will be painful but not so painful la! I’m been scaring myself. haha.. Baby is approx 3.3kg and I ask doc when can I give birth. Dr gave me the option of induction and say I can admit myself anytime when I feel like it. I ..was like er…. I am in quite a delimma actually. Of cos I would want the normal way of feeling contraction and my waterbag burst and then proceed from there BUT what if bb gets too big and I can’t deliver??? At this rate, bb is gonna be 4kg by the time I am in 40th week. Will bb be too cramped inside? What if bb gets too big and I have to go for c-sect last min? Hmm..troubled! On another note, I’ve gained less then 200g since last week.