Week 32: Last baby class

Finally today is the last parenting class we've been going for the past month.  Attended a total of 5 lessons and by today... papa and mama are very drained already... maybe because need to focus on the class and details so we are mentally and physically drained to travel to Novena for the classes every week.

Today we learnt how to swaddle baby, shower, different holding positions, etc.  Basically a lot of information pouring into our heads for 3 hours each time.  Hopefully will help a little when babeebee arrives into the world next month!

Hello temporary papa and mama, i am not a real baby

Week 32: Gestational Diabetes Test Day!

19 long days have finally passed since the last baby scan.  Today is the day for GD test as well as babeebee's scan.   Now that mama is in my 3rd trimester, the scan has been 3 weeks interval instead of the previous 4 weeks.  Mama has been keeping a relatively healthy diet so as to pass the GD test and avoid pricking finger daily.  Even yesterday, mama's 32rd birthday, papa and mama didn't feast. We purposely had healthy DTF for lunch and ask granny to just cook me mee sua soup for dinner so that the GD reading will not explode.

Mama had to do a overnight fast with only sips of water allowed.  So kiasu mama started fasting at 11pm instead of the required midnight.  The test lasted till around 945am and the results is......... mama JUST passed!!! 7.7 is the maximum threshold and if it is 7.8, mama would have failed the test.  So happy and lucky to pass the test.. although it actually means mama still need to be cautious of my food choices. So control already still just pass.... mama thought I would get a good reading lo.. 

Mama was 70.4kg at week 29 and today, at week 32, mama weighs 69.8kg! Doctor Benjamin as well as papa and mama are all very happy over my weight.  Doctor says mama is model student.  He says mummies don't have to put on weight but baby will still grow and put on the necessary weight one.   Baby has grown from 1.5kg to 1.9kg.  Managed to get into the normal range but on the high side. (rather than out of the range the previous time round).

With all the good news of passing the GD test, mama's weight being stable, babeebee weight increasing... comes a bad news! Naughty babeebee has turned heads up in mama's tummy.  I thought 3 weeks ago you already turned head down?  Notti notti.  Doctor Benjamin has advised mama to do a nightly 10 mins exercise of either raising the hips with pillows or down on all 4s to encourage baby turning... Let's see how it goes in 3 weeks' time!!

Babeebee at week 32 weighing 1.9kg

Week 32 tummy update

Week 31: Tired weekend!!

This week, papa and mama have to attend 2 baby classes - on Sat and Sun.  We were so tired after the classes but managed to learn a lot from the trainer.  Saturday's class is about pain relief and we saw different videos of mummies giving birth ranging from 0 pain relief, gas only, epidural, c sect epidural.  The mummies without epidural are streaming their lungs out!! Such scary videos.  Made mama and papa confirm our choice of wanting epidural.  On Sunday, we learnt about how to carry babies and how to breastfeed and how to deal with breast engorgement issues.  But learning is just learning, hopefully when babeebee comes, we can handle you well... so you don't be a difficult baby okie??

The thermometer that daddy ordered online has arrived! It is cheaper to order online at $99 rather than the retail stores.  Thanks to resourceful daddy!

Lastly, look at mama's humongous tummy.  It actually is much bigger than how the pictures look. Mama has a hard time sleeping well at night as it is difficult to move from side to side.  Now that babeebee is much heavier, mama also been waking up to pee more often at night.  Online says it is a good practice though when babeebee arrives as need to wake up for night feeds.

Next week will be a really exciting week as it's mama's birthday, we're having the gestational diabetes test and lastly but most most importantly, we can get to see babeebee again!! See you!!

Week 31 tummy update!

Week 30: Shopping Spree for mummy!

As mama mentioned in the last post, the stretch marks cream and oil already finished and hence mama made use of today's Metro 20% sale and got all the stretch marks cream and oil as well as the shaping and cellulite creams for after pregnancy in advance since it is also birthday month for mama so mama can earn double points! Went with granny after our healthy chicken soup with noodle and spinach lunch at DTF.

The purchases at Clarins:
2 boxes of Tonic Oil
2 tubes of stretch marks cream
1 tube of cellulite cream
1 tub of body shaping cream
1 eye cream

lotsa free gifts!!!

Papa and Mama initially wanted to get Medela Freestyle pump to express babeebee's milk milk but upon further research and feedback from mummy's friends, we decided to get Spectra 9+ milk pump as there are many good reviews on it apart from the very good price of about $150 compared to $699 for freestyle.  Papa ordered online and it arrived quickly from Korea within a few days!

Lastly, 1 week of healthy diet for mama and papa has finally completed. 2 weeks to go before the scary gestational diabetes test on 28 January. Here's what mama ate for the past week. Papa mostly ate the same as mama too as papa himself wants to lose some extra fats so just follow mameemee with the healthy diet!

Discovered this healthy snack to snack on.... 

tummy update @ week 30

Week 29: New clothes for mummy

Today papa and mama went to Spring Maternity at Jem again to buy new clothes since it is new year! Papa says get something that is not blue or green as the exiting 3 tops i have are either blue or green. So mama found the pink one and the black one! Fatty mama is wearing L for all the clothes.  Since all the tops are nursing tops as well, so i guess it will last mama quite long even after babeebee comes out.

As usual mama and papa took a lot of Palmers coco stretch marks samples sachets as most of the time, mama will usually apply this after shower in the morning and afternoon before going out and only apply the Clarins oil and cream at night.  Mama already finished 2 bottles of Clarins oil and 3 tubes of Clarins Stretch marks cream as well as so many of this Palmers sample sachets (maybe 20?). Next week there is Metro 20% sale again and mama is going to restock some oil and cream!  Good news is so far there is no signs of stretch marks and hopefully it won't come out!!

Week 29: 6th visit to the doctor

Today we get to see babeebee again during the scan and mummy has gained another +2.4kg compared to last month and now is a whopping 70.4kg. Pass the 70kg scary mark already. Mostly cos papa and mama let go again and go back to our normal diet and feasting habits... Dr Benjamin Tham has returned from his holiday and we are so glad to see him this month instead of the cover doctor.  As usual, he said mummy put on too much weight, but despite that.. he also said I am the most sensible mummy he has seen for today.  Wa, does that mean other mummies weight all explode till very high? Ooops.  So mummy is still not the worse la.

Babeebee has grown from 740gm last month to 1.5kg this month! Doctor had to measure twice to confirm as he says babeebee is too fat le.  This is not too good as he says babeebee should be 1.2kg this week instead.  He is afraid that mummy develop Gestational Diabetes and hence he has ordered a test 3 weeks later!! The scary test involves fasting from midnight, drawing blood and drinking a sugary sweet drink to see how the body is able to break down the sugar or something. If mummy fails the test, mummy has to prick the finger daily at home and Doctor reminded me the 5 dieting rules and also to exercise.  Good news is that Doctor Benjamin mentioned babeebee has already turned and into the right position - head facing in and back facing mummy's tummy. Dadeedee is of cos very happy as he's been wondering if babeebee has turned already or not. hehe.

Scardy cat mama and papa got frightened by what he said.  Doctor said... "Very good, fear is the beginning of wisdom!" Papa and Mama are determined to pass the test and so the next 19 days diet gonna be very healthy!

Attended our second baby class later of the day and learnt pain relief, breathing and massage technics too.  By the end of the day we were so tired and KO...

babeebee at week 29 weighing 1.5kg

Tummy update at week 29

Week 28: 3rd trimester babeebee

This week babeebee is 3rd trimester le! Internet says that babeebee will start to turn from this week to week 32. Hopefully babeebee will be a good boy and turn so that doctor doesn't have to cut mummy's belly ok?

We welcome the new year this week to 2016 and we celebrated the eve by watching Ipman 3 nearby followed by a yucks yucks BKT at Clementi Mall. We were so unsatisfied after dinner and babeebee is not full and happy after dinner too right? In the end had twister fries and it made us happier to welcome the new year.  Papa and mama waited till past midnight and zzz right after.  Our new year resolutions mainly evolve around you and the family, being happy and healthy.

This week we also attended our first parenting class by TMC.  The instructor is Fonnie Lo and she is very experienced so we learnt quite a bit from the class.  Papa and Mama also did exercise in the class and some of it were so difficult esp those pelvis exercise and those need to be down on 4s and curl the body ones...

Next week will be an exciting week again as we finally can see Dr Benjamin Tham again and to know how you are progressing!

tummy update @ week 28