Regular visit to Gynae

From this week onwards, I will have to visit my gynae on a weekly basis. Was praying very hard that I can get approval to induce pregnancy on 16 Aug 08. It happens to be my 36th weeks and it's Regi's birthday too. But too bad, Dr Tham said that baby is still very tiny - 2.2kg now therefore not advisable to induce unless I want to see her in NICU.

Which parents would want their baby to stay in NICU for 2 weeks before discharge?? Although I am having all the difficult times in carrying her, I will have to "tahan" for another 2 more weeks to make sure that she is of standard weight then she can come home with me on the same day.

All parents hope and pray hard that baby will come out healthy. Me too... so no matter what happen, I will have to endure all the pains that I am experiencing now. By the way, I think me having pre-natal blues too. Sleepless nights since I am on medication to control contraction. I kept having negative thoughts and horrible (maybe scary) dreams too. Am I mad or normal?

I do hope that from today onwards, me off the medication and I can sleep better too. Was given some flu medication so that I can sleep better at night. Hopefully this medication can help me get some sleep without any dreams or rather nightmare.

Here are some information on the baby from MumCentre Singapore:
Month 8
- She is about 30cm in length
- Close to 2kg in weight
- May settle into birthing position with head down
- Will be able to survive if delivered now

Month 9
- Fully developed by end of the month
- May weigh about 3kg
- Should be head down by now and positioned close to cervical opening with feet up under breastbone
- Bones in the head are sofy and flexible to allow passage through vagina during delivery
- May have longer periods of inactivity due to cramped space
- Organs and body systems are maturing and ready to function on their own

I was about 53kg before pregnancy and currently (as of today) 67kg - ADDITIONAL OF 14KG already... oh no.. how am I going to lose all the weight after delivery???