6 Days

That is the no. of days left before the EDD date that my doc has given me. I have not gained any weight since last week and bb's weight was also almost stagnant. Bb has not moved into my pelvis hence she isn't engaged yet.

Initially I was worried that bb will come early now I wondered when she is ready to meet the world and as a friend mentioned, breath in the air in Singapore. Most of our friends had given birth 10 to 14 days earlier then the EDD. Only one of my friend gave birth 5 days after her EDD date. Even the confinement lady called me and asked me if I had given birth. She was worried that I forgotten about her.

I have started taking my leave to stay home instead of going to work as I have to clear my leave which were brought over from the previous year. Friends and colleagues have been nagging at me telling me to rest at home. I was just simply afraid that I will be bored since I am so used to the hectic working life. Its a good thing that its the long weekend so hubby is at home with me on Monday.

Bb, when will you like to meet the world?

Not yet

Yes, I am still around at home and going to work tomorrow. The gynae just confirmed that bb is fine and that she has grown amazingly in just one week. From 2.6kg to 2.9kg (almost 3kg)! Previously she just grow 200g every 3 weeks but this time, 300grams in just 1 week???!!! Now I am afraid that she might be a little big for natural birth, but the gynae said it should not be a problem and that I should give it a try.

I had stopped driving for a while and has been taking cabs around quite a bit. Most of the taxi drivers are quite nice when they see that I am pregnant. Some even give me advises as they are fathers or grandfathers themselves already. However the taxi driver I met yesterday was the most scary one.

He changes lane without checking if there is any vehicle in the other lane. He does not even know where is Far East Plaza, so I gave him directions on how to get there. Even so, he almost wanted to take the Thomson Road Exit on the CTE when I already informed him that its Cairnhill Exit. When he turned into Far East Plaza, he striked the curb. I got off the cab after we paid him. I was afraid for my own life.. I kept thinking what if we get into an accident?? I might not feel so frightened if I am not pregnant.

The worst thing is that I think I dropped my phone on his taxi! I called the cab company but nothing....The worst thing about loosing the phone is the contact list. So friends, do sms me your mobile no with your name so that I can rebuild my contact list.

Beanbag

When we were young most of our parents used a bean bag to prevent us to getting a scare if there is a sudden loud sound or movement. I checked online and found that there were a few stores selling such things. I told hubby about it and he suggested trying to make it on our own. I was a little septical initially as I was not sure whether we were able to get the bean sprout husk from the market vendors.

Since there was no harm trying, hubby tried to ask the veggy vendor on a Sunday and they gave us entire plastic bag! We started picking the husk and separating it from the rest of the mess. I Google for the weight of the bean bags are on sale in the market and got the mass required. Although the weight required was just 220grams but it was a lot! The husk were very light thus we under estimated the quantity required. It took us more than a day to get the weight required.

Dear hard at work separating the husks from the rest of the mess. Look at the huge plastic bag beside Dear. That was just part of what the veggie vendor gave us.

The husk which we had separated from the rest of the veggies
A bag was then sew to contain the husks. I took the spare cloth which my mum has at home and make a small bag. Then we placed the husk into the bag and finally sew it up and we are done!
The bag that I had sew.

The finished product.

My colleagues asked me why we go through all these troubles to make the beanbag. Well it was kinda fun and I wanted to do something for my bb. I have always felt that I have not done any thing for her yet. Some mums have been reading or talking to their babies while they are still in their tummies but all I did was to work. I hope that she doesn't hate chemistry when she is in this world as I am preaching chemistry everyday as part of my job.

36 Weeks!

Visited my gynae today again. Since I am in the final stage, visits to the gynae has increased from once every 2 weeks and today Dr Kee announced that I have to visit him once every week. Oh dear...

Dr Kee checked the baby's heartbeat and found it to be normal. The EGC scan also showed that the baby kept moving during the entire monitoring procedure. She is so active. During the scan the nurse also commented that my tummy still look very nice as there were no stretch marks. I am lucky that till now there were no stretch marks but is this going to last?

Bb's head has already turned but has yet to engage into position for labour. Dr Kee also mentioned the possible symptoms that indicate that I would be in labour and to call him if I were to experience any of the following:

1) Contractions (harding of the tummy) in 15 to 20 mins interval
2) Presence of mucous bleeding
3) Breakage of the water bag.

When Bb's weight was measure, she weights a weight of 2.48kg now 200grams more from just two weeks ago. I have also gained a total of 10kg from the start of the pregnancy. Oh dear...Oh dear.. hahaha so much weight gained!

Hmmm... when should I go on leave??

35 going onto 36 weeks

Aaaahhhh already 35 weeks! Now I really feel pregnant. I am walking slower then my usual speed. Most people know that I normally walk very fast, this is echo by most of my customers who keep telling me to reduce my speed when they see me walking around in their labs. But now I am sure I am walking slower then the normal speed. My husband told me to go home and wait for him while he goes to my in laws place. When I asked him for the reason, he said he can go and come home faster if I am not following him. -_-

My feet is also bloated. I was examining my feet and I could not see the veins in my feet. I also can see the marks left by my shoes which will disappear after awhile. All the signs that my feet has water retention.

My face! This is the worst. It has lots of pimples now... My nose is also red and bigger. Everyone tells me that.. I am so sad. Hope that all these will go away after bb is out. Crossing fingers and toes.

Sleeping is also a problem for me now... I feel tired so easily but I will wake up numerous times in the middle of the night to go to the toliet. I also have problems turning in my sleep. I have to shift and shift a little before I could turn over to sleep on the other side.

Bb is also moving and kicking a lot now. I can feel her kicks and movement almost all the time. Maybe because the space inside is so small so I can feel everything she is doing. Sometimes she even kick my ribs. I will go for another review this coming weekend and I hope bb gains sufficient weight for birth. Two weeks ago, bb was 2.2Kg. Wonder what is her weight this week.

Phototaking

Here is one of the photo which I had taken by my friend who is interested in phototaking. Hence he got us to be his first "customer". We had lots of fun taking the photos maybe as we are all friends and we were like talking and saying things about each other to make the rest laugh. It was a really pleasant experiance.



However in this photo I don't seem to look too happy in it. Hahah Maybe becaused I was already very tired as I get tired easily recently. More photos will come and I will post it once I get them. So be patient! Hahaha.

Bb having Hiccups?

I always wanted to take a video of bb moving but whenever I manage to get the camera and position it, she stops moving. She is just simply not cooperating. The only video which I managed to take is her having hiccups as the movement is continous and has a momentum. Hopefully I will be able to get a shot of her movements before she is out.