Limbs numbness and cramps: I wake up lately with my hands getting more and more numb overtime. There is one day I cannot even press the alarm clock button down, and when I try to slide the toilet doors, I experience no feelings at all.
If I sit too long, my legs will be numb as well, as if there are millions of ants inside my legs.
Have consulted gynae, and she says it's ok.
Legs cramps are not frequent but happens around 2-3 times a week. The cramps will just pull me up from my sleep. Sometimes they are so painful, that I teared and have no energy to shout for jeff. I just grabbed him hard and now he will wake up and help me massage, and make hot drinks.
Feel bad for disturbing his sleep, as I know he works very hard nowadaes too. But his patience makes me grow stronger.
Increasing backache: My senses can determine good and bad chairs now. If my back starts to ache a while after sitting on the chairs, I will call for cushions, or put my hands behind my back to support. At restaurants and cinemas as well. Always happens on my middle-to mid lower backs.
Panting: Honestly frens or closed ones do tell me I am quite hyper by nature. Lately even climbing stairs or after showers or walking, I get panting. Need to breathe in from mouth and nose. Gynae asks me to regulate and breathe in-in-out. Try not to sit when I am panting. Standing and breathe will be much better to cure the situation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Maternity Photography
Me and jeff will be taking maternity photography soon. We will be going glamour shots and b-scene studios, wanting and hopefully to capture the beautiful moments when I am first pregnant.
I really look forward to it. Will be going IMM again this weekend, to check out of the photography studios again if there are better packages.
Dun think I will take the nude arti kinda photos again during my second pregnancy. Perhaps will be family photos then. :)
I really look forward to it. Will be going IMM again this weekend, to check out of the photography studios again if there are better packages.
Dun think I will take the nude arti kinda photos again during my second pregnancy. Perhaps will be family photos then. :)
6 weeks side-activities
During these draining unexpected 6 weeks, with the mounting issues, I try not to think about it.
Other than the times spent need to work on these issues, I try to steer myself away by arranging a lot of other activities:
-- Meeting frens for dinner: I try to arrange dinners with different frens during weekdaes when I am free. Of course not very packed until I am tired.
-- Window-shop baby stuff: Since we cannot buy baby stuff till last month, I try to go window-shop, to get myself updated of things need to get. This is quite an enjoyment, as certain things are realllllyyyyy so adorable, it is like shopping into another world of fantasies.
I shouls say nowadaes you get to see adorable and amazing designs from baby clothes, to toys, to even daily stuff. I am trying to control, and am afraid I will really spoil my kid.
-- Shopping and enjoying: I try to do walking during shopping, to keep fit. Some people tell me I dun look like I put on much weight during this pregnancy. (Ok, I am not very slim from the start before I am pregnant)
Walking during shopping can take the mechanical focus part away as my eyes and mind are really distracted from the shoppings. I just keep walking, drinking and resting.
-- Book chalets and cheap hotels: We relax occasionally at chalets and hotels. And will visit sentosa a few times at least before my delivery.
-- Eat good food: We will plan to eat good foods during weekends.
-- Multi-task: When i'm working, anytime I have free time to think about recent happening issues, I will start to msn frens to chat or call, to distract myself.
Other than the times spent need to work on these issues, I try to steer myself away by arranging a lot of other activities:
-- Meeting frens for dinner: I try to arrange dinners with different frens during weekdaes when I am free. Of course not very packed until I am tired.
-- Window-shop baby stuff: Since we cannot buy baby stuff till last month, I try to go window-shop, to get myself updated of things need to get. This is quite an enjoyment, as certain things are realllllyyyyy so adorable, it is like shopping into another world of fantasies.
I shouls say nowadaes you get to see adorable and amazing designs from baby clothes, to toys, to even daily stuff. I am trying to control, and am afraid I will really spoil my kid.
-- Shopping and enjoying: I try to do walking during shopping, to keep fit. Some people tell me I dun look like I put on much weight during this pregnancy. (Ok, I am not very slim from the start before I am pregnant)
Walking during shopping can take the mechanical focus part away as my eyes and mind are really distracted from the shoppings. I just keep walking, drinking and resting.
-- Book chalets and cheap hotels: We relax occasionally at chalets and hotels. And will visit sentosa a few times at least before my delivery.
-- Eat good food: We will plan to eat good foods during weekends.
-- Multi-task: When i'm working, anytime I have free time to think about recent happening issues, I will start to msn frens to chat or call, to distract myself.
6 weeks challenge
During these 6 weeks challenge, it seems strange that other than issues that I am experiencing personally, there are many issues happening around me, which steers my attention and makes time to be passing quite fast.
-- Jeff's car accident: My ah lao has a car accident, where he is "tossed" from the driver's seat to passenger's seat. A European car hits our 16 year-old car on the side at the U-Turn point, at my ah lao's driver seat. Apparantly, the European car only has the bumper a little swayed. While our precious car is gone, crushed and beyond repair.
People who sees my hubby koes his size. He is sent to NUH to do SOP check-ups. Luckily bone-checks and all organ-checks shows ok, with his back muscles strained, and need 2 weeks to be healed. I am thinking if people my size are hit, wonder what will be the impact.
It is proven the other party guilty. The insurance agent tells us the repair cost of the car is more than the market value hence the car is scrapped. We get back half the car's price from the scrapping, and more than the other halved will be "bestowed" to us 6-8 months later, after the case is settled.
Now then I realise TP cases can drag so long.... haiz.
We have got another 16 year-old honda esi civic white color of only 10.3K. Condition is quite good.
-- Promotion: Yes I am promoted, officially 1st March 2008. It has been discussed with me after Christmas, and I accepted the offer beginning 2008. As I need to do a lot of handover, and deal with recruiting, so the official promotion is in March. The company also gives me time to adjust, and I try not to stress myself too. 1 best way is that I give myself a pad on the shoulder again for planning the hand-over activities and transition phase evenly during the 2 plus months period, so that things are settled nicely, my style.
-- Mum starting higher-dose chemo: My mum's cancer condition is spreading again, and things does not look good. She has started her higher-dose chemo, and each session takes 3 hours at NCC (National Cancer Centre), somewhat like dialysis.
We are giving her the support we can, and trying to keep her happy and going strong.
-- Jeff's car accident: My ah lao has a car accident, where he is "tossed" from the driver's seat to passenger's seat. A European car hits our 16 year-old car on the side at the U-Turn point, at my ah lao's driver seat. Apparantly, the European car only has the bumper a little swayed. While our precious car is gone, crushed and beyond repair.
People who sees my hubby koes his size. He is sent to NUH to do SOP check-ups. Luckily bone-checks and all organ-checks shows ok, with his back muscles strained, and need 2 weeks to be healed. I am thinking if people my size are hit, wonder what will be the impact.
It is proven the other party guilty. The insurance agent tells us the repair cost of the car is more than the market value hence the car is scrapped. We get back half the car's price from the scrapping, and more than the other halved will be "bestowed" to us 6-8 months later, after the case is settled.
Now then I realise TP cases can drag so long.... haiz.
We have got another 16 year-old honda esi civic white color of only 10.3K. Condition is quite good.
-- Promotion: Yes I am promoted, officially 1st March 2008. It has been discussed with me after Christmas, and I accepted the offer beginning 2008. As I need to do a lot of handover, and deal with recruiting, so the official promotion is in March. The company also gives me time to adjust, and I try not to stress myself too. 1 best way is that I give myself a pad on the shoulder again for planning the hand-over activities and transition phase evenly during the 2 plus months period, so that things are settled nicely, my style.
-- Mum starting higher-dose chemo: My mum's cancer condition is spreading again, and things does not look good. She has started her higher-dose chemo, and each session takes 3 hours at NCC (National Cancer Centre), somewhat like dialysis.
We are giving her the support we can, and trying to keep her happy and going strong.
2kg :)
Am glad things are more stable now. Have been mentally challenged for 6 weeks, and has been trying to live life by counting weeks.....
I think I am stronger now overall. These 6 weeks, I have experienced dark brown discharge, contractions and some heart-burning, which are the worrying symptoms. Now being 33 weeks, things seem to be back to normal, and I am seeing the gynae every 2 weekly again.
Weekly visits to check on baby, some blood tests, cervical length checks and getting more and more medicine for consumption is quite draining, but am glad things turn out to be ok. I give myself a pad on the shoulder for going through this ordeal. Well, these issues may be peanuts in comparison to other cases, but am glad i pull through.
I thank everyone around me who has been showing concern. Especially my pillar, Jeff.
There is one thing the gynae has been telling me since week 25. Your baby is big. During the 31st week of visit to gynae, baby is estimated to be around 2.0-2.1kg. According to the gynae, baby is healthily growing, a little on the big side. Honestly, this does not get into me. I rather hear my kid is growing well and big, rather than the other way round.
I still continue my nutritions and nutritious meals as usual, perhaps cutting down on carbo.
I think I am stronger now overall. These 6 weeks, I have experienced dark brown discharge, contractions and some heart-burning, which are the worrying symptoms. Now being 33 weeks, things seem to be back to normal, and I am seeing the gynae every 2 weekly again.
Weekly visits to check on baby, some blood tests, cervical length checks and getting more and more medicine for consumption is quite draining, but am glad things turn out to be ok. I give myself a pad on the shoulder for going through this ordeal. Well, these issues may be peanuts in comparison to other cases, but am glad i pull through.
I thank everyone around me who has been showing concern. Especially my pillar, Jeff.
There is one thing the gynae has been telling me since week 25. Your baby is big. During the 31st week of visit to gynae, baby is estimated to be around 2.0-2.1kg. According to the gynae, baby is healthily growing, a little on the big side. Honestly, this does not get into me. I rather hear my kid is growing well and big, rather than the other way round.
I still continue my nutritions and nutritious meals as usual, perhaps cutting down on carbo.
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