24 September 2010

Week 35 and Counting!

Well, I guess I'm in desperate need to blog as I'm doing so via my ever so reliable iPhone right now. Tomorrow I'll be in my 35th week (3-5 more weeks to go!!). How am I feeling? I'd say...TORTURING BUT HAPPY!

I never knew I could be happy being tortured by the little munchkin in my belly. I guess it gives me the assurance that my baby is doing just fine - with him actively kicking and bumping around. There are times when it's not moving, I would just talk to him and stroke my belly at the same time, telling him to give me a sign that he is all right. Coincidence or not, my little baby actually kicks back in response to my calling!

I've packed the bag with all that I need in case I go into labour. In this week and the coming weeks, I hope I won't be bed-ridden as honestly, I'm already starting to have constant lower back pain, Braxton hicks, false contractions and my limbs are beginning to swell like balloons. Driving to work seems tiring to me now and the most obvious part is the numbness on my fingers. Picture this: you fold your right hand into a fist and your fingers would get stuck in that position! How do you open up your right hand again? You force it open with your other hand! Sounds weird eh? Well that's what I'm going through now and that's what pregnancy can do to you. To my fellow pregger mamas-to-be, don't worry! Different individuals have different symptoms :) Take it easy and enjoy the whole 10months process. It's worth it!

Motherhood is nearing...I am truly excited!!

06 September 2010

False Contraction

Anxiety and panic kicked in last night albeit my constant researching and reading tons of articles on pre-term labour signs and how a contraction would feel like. It started off on Saturday morning where I had stomach cramps and I went on to answer the call of nature. It happened again in the late afternoon, and again I visited the toilet. Last night, I had the worst cramp of all, not just any cramps but cramps that made me wanna vomit and I suffered a mild case of diarrhea! My stomach contracted tightly and I had to lie down, waiting for the motion to pass on.... and thank God it did after 15minutes.

It was a false alarm. But during the time I was in pain, calls were made to my friends, my boss, my mother to ask - "how would you know if you are going into early labour?" I am in my 32 weeks now and I read and was told on the possibility of having preterm labour anytime! The only comforting part whilst I was sweating in discomfort was that my hubby was at my side caressing me and when I asked him, "what if the baby decides to come out early?" and to my relieve, his face lit up and excitedly he said, "good! why not?"

I'll be going over to see my gynae later but I do have a feeling that its only a normal case of abdominal pain and the little munchkin is still not ready to say hello to the world......yet.

02 September 2010

Goodbye Good-Nights....

Counting down the weeks... I can understand now what other used-to-be-pregnant-mommas tried to tell me on the sleep deprivation syndrome. Every night now I only get like 5 - 6 hours of sleep (not forgetting the frequent bladder-release trips I have to make in the middle of the night as well). I just couldn't find the right comfortable side to sleep on:-

a) Sleep straight (facing the ceiling): my tummy automatically flattens down a little which makes the baby doing some frequent kick boxing - trying to find more space I presume...

b) Sleep sideways: my tummy front feels lopsided - too heavy at one side or it feels like I'm sandwiching the baby between my body and the bed...occasional kick boxing practice by the baby too.

Remedy? I picture myself in having a pregnancy pillow... Instead of having one actual pregnancy pillow, I made myself one by hijacking all 4 pillows on the bed (too bad for Tim!) - one for my back, one for my leg, one for my tummy and one for my head =) It works all right, after a bit of squirming, counting sheeps in my head and gentle patting by my hubby to make me fall asleep....eventually....

I am getting a little bit excited about going into labour. Will I miss having the baby inside me once I deliver? ... I wonder.... =)


This is how a pregnancy pillow looks like. Should I invest in one?