Weight: 63.3kg (+0.8kg since last week, overall +16.3kg)
Vital statistics: 36-40-41(on 3/7/17) (was 35.5-37-37 on 27/6/17... apparently my hips also expanded quite a bit)
Symptoms: acne, abdo pain, braxton hicks, shortness of breath, nausea, hot flashes
Summary of the week:
27/8: early am braxton hicks. slept around 2-6am, then managed to sleep again ~8:30-11:30am. nausea seems to be coming back. also have abdominal discomfort and gassy colic. started with the Epi-No birth trainer today ~4cm.
28/8: midwife appointment at home~ my usual midwife is on leave so another midwife who is covering her duties came over. Honey hid at the corner of the window by the dining area and kept periscoping to see what's going on in the house haha. usually she would jump up the ledge but she decided to be a sneaky busybody and hid by the corner to peak in. i could see her from where i was sitting but don't think the midwife saw her hehe. my blood test results have all improved and now in normal range - ferritin 40 (up from 11, normal >30) and vit D 61 (up from 38, normal 60-80). so those supplements and vitamins are really useful... gotta be diligent and take them consistently hehe. also took a swap for the group B strep.. results will be back in few days. fundal height is 35cm, BP 100/60. Atty is pretty much in the same position... head down with her hands and feet to my left side. midwife forgot to document Atty's heartrate though... and i forgot to ask thinking it would be written on the pregnancy record. sighs... her heartrate sounded similar to previous times though. King took a video and listening back to the video it seems her heartrate is around 140bpm~
abdominal pain++ today. Atty seemed to have shifted positions after the midwife did palpation. her hands and feet are likely facing inwards now (usually they face outwards and her movements are extending out to my tummy) and when she moves i bet she is kicking my internal organs... super painful! i was in so much pain i forgot to take my iron tablets at night...
29/8: the hot flashes are making a comeback. these days at night it is 2-4 deg C but i have been sweating at night and when asleep, so ridiculous. have especially lots of sweat in the armpit and feet area. i'm in my summer sleepwear and King is sleeping beside me under 3 layers of blankets. what a visual contrast. the nausea is really back too... i thought the nausea may have been due to gassy colic, but apparently not... i googled and it seems quite common for nausea to return during the last few weeks of pregnancy due to hormone changes. hate the nausea... urgh.. appetite is worse these days and just don't feel right no matter what i eat.
30/8: interrupted sleep again.. due to braxton hicks/need to pee.. slept 12-6am, then 8:30-11:30am. went to cut my hair short today! now washing and drying hair is so much faster... my head feels much lighter too! other than the time savings... one other motivation to cutting my hair was the postpartum hair loss that i've heard about. hopefully the hair loss won't look so scary when my hair is short, haha.
31/8: the usual.. braxton hicks and nausea.
1/9: interrupted sleep~ slept 1:30-5:30a. then 10:15-12:15am. got a call from midwife that i tested positive for group B strep. sighs.. i'll need to get IV antibiotics when i'm in labour. that's a bummer since i wanted an active labor. not sure how the IV is going to limit my mobility. trauma from my dengue days are back to haunt me... i hated the IV fluids then.. i remember it hurt to even move my arm :( how irritating, that's the last thing i wanted to worry about when i'm in labour.
2/9: was about to drift off to sleep in the early am but i sneezed. Atty woke up with my sneeze and started to wiggle around quite a bit hahaa.. oops. these days i've been wondeirng if Atty is really awake at night or whether she is actually asleep but active in her sleep... especially when i see King flip and roll about when he is sleeping. epic moment when Atty was kicking/jabbing me and then King rolled over and gave me 2 knee kicks. hmmm maybe Atty takes after King...
packed my maternity bag and also Atty's baby bag today! about 95% packed... just gotta stuff a few more items into Atty's bag after laundry is done and get a few more maternity items for myself.
Vital statistics: 36-40-41(on 3/7/17) (was 35.5-37-37 on 27/6/17... apparently my hips also expanded quite a bit)
Symptoms: acne, abdo pain, braxton hicks, shortness of breath, nausea, hot flashes
Summary of the week:
27/8: early am braxton hicks. slept around 2-6am, then managed to sleep again ~8:30-11:30am. nausea seems to be coming back. also have abdominal discomfort and gassy colic. started with the Epi-No birth trainer today ~4cm.
28/8: midwife appointment at home~ my usual midwife is on leave so another midwife who is covering her duties came over. Honey hid at the corner of the window by the dining area and kept periscoping to see what's going on in the house haha. usually she would jump up the ledge but she decided to be a sneaky busybody and hid by the corner to peak in. i could see her from where i was sitting but don't think the midwife saw her hehe. my blood test results have all improved and now in normal range - ferritin 40 (up from 11, normal >30) and vit D 61 (up from 38, normal 60-80). so those supplements and vitamins are really useful... gotta be diligent and take them consistently hehe. also took a swap for the group B strep.. results will be back in few days. fundal height is 35cm, BP 100/60. Atty is pretty much in the same position... head down with her hands and feet to my left side. midwife forgot to document Atty's heartrate though... and i forgot to ask thinking it would be written on the pregnancy record. sighs... her heartrate sounded similar to previous times though. King took a video and listening back to the video it seems her heartrate is around 140bpm~
abdominal pain++ today. Atty seemed to have shifted positions after the midwife did palpation. her hands and feet are likely facing inwards now (usually they face outwards and her movements are extending out to my tummy) and when she moves i bet she is kicking my internal organs... super painful! i was in so much pain i forgot to take my iron tablets at night...
29/8: the hot flashes are making a comeback. these days at night it is 2-4 deg C but i have been sweating at night and when asleep, so ridiculous. have especially lots of sweat in the armpit and feet area. i'm in my summer sleepwear and King is sleeping beside me under 3 layers of blankets. what a visual contrast. the nausea is really back too... i thought the nausea may have been due to gassy colic, but apparently not... i googled and it seems quite common for nausea to return during the last few weeks of pregnancy due to hormone changes. hate the nausea... urgh.. appetite is worse these days and just don't feel right no matter what i eat.
30/8: interrupted sleep again.. due to braxton hicks/need to pee.. slept 12-6am, then 8:30-11:30am. went to cut my hair short today! now washing and drying hair is so much faster... my head feels much lighter too! other than the time savings... one other motivation to cutting my hair was the postpartum hair loss that i've heard about. hopefully the hair loss won't look so scary when my hair is short, haha.
31/8: the usual.. braxton hicks and nausea.
1/9: interrupted sleep~ slept 1:30-5:30a. then 10:15-12:15am. got a call from midwife that i tested positive for group B strep. sighs.. i'll need to get IV antibiotics when i'm in labour. that's a bummer since i wanted an active labor. not sure how the IV is going to limit my mobility. trauma from my dengue days are back to haunt me... i hated the IV fluids then.. i remember it hurt to even move my arm :( how irritating, that's the last thing i wanted to worry about when i'm in labour.
2/9: was about to drift off to sleep in the early am but i sneezed. Atty woke up with my sneeze and started to wiggle around quite a bit hahaa.. oops. these days i've been wondeirng if Atty is really awake at night or whether she is actually asleep but active in her sleep... especially when i see King flip and roll about when he is sleeping. epic moment when Atty was kicking/jabbing me and then King rolled over and gave me 2 knee kicks. hmmm maybe Atty takes after King...
packed my maternity bag and also Atty's baby bag today! about 95% packed... just gotta stuff a few more items into Atty's bag after laundry is done and get a few more maternity items for myself.
Atty ready! Yay! <3<3
ReplyDeleteehehee but hope she waits till her due date!
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