I sometimes procrastinate..I only had my hospital bag done just about a couple of weeks ago hehehe. I know in my heart I wouldn't give birth that early that's why I didn't pack it earlier. Here are what I'm bringing:
*Gazillion panties hahahah(yes too many of them)
*Robe
*Thick socks
*going home clothes (I actually have three hahaha..I have it in different sizes just in case I don't fit)
*towel
*toiletries
*my Rebel (of course I wouldn't dare give birth without a camera lol)
*lollilops
*Magazines
*books
For the Baby
*5 one pieces
*3 receiving blankets
*1 big blanket
*5 going home clothes ( heheh I can't decide once again)
*2 sweaters
*4 socks
These are what I'm bringing for about 48 hours stay in the hospital lol. Even though we live like 5 minutes from the hospital hahaha. I didn't even pack anything for Rico because he can just go home and take a shower hahah.
OMG! It feels like I'm going to give birth any second. These pelvic and abdominal pains are ridiculously painful. It feels like I'm having a nonstop contraction.I think this is what they call as Braxton Hicks contractions. They are practice contractions and don't have a rhythm like true labor contractions. I never felt these contractions with my two girls so this is pretty new to me. I couldn't sleep because I'm uncomfortable most of the time. It is even hard to sit down for a long period of time. There have been an increase pressure in the pelvic area. I think maybe the baby is going down that's why it's stretching my pelvis and giving me these pains. I keep checking if I'm bleeding or something like that hahaha. I really don't want to give birth this early. I mean the baby is barely 4lbs in the moment. The baby isn't fully ready yet. I keep thinking maybe I'm just constipated hahaha because the pain feels like I'm having a diarrhea but nothing is coming out. If this persists I may have to go in for a check up on Monday to see what's going on. Hopefully I'm not going to give birth anytime soon hahaha. I'm just not ready! Labels: Pregnancy
Your Baby:
Your baby sleeps approximately 90 to 95 percent of the day now. His skin has become thicker and he continues to become more of a pinkish color. Your baby's movements will peak this week. From now on they will change in quantity and quality. Most of the wrinkles are disappearing from your baby's face, and there may be a lot of hair on his head. The weight gain has been fairly incredible recently. Your baby is now almost 4 pounds and is 17 inches long.
Your Body:
The discomforts of pregnancy may be wearing you down. Remember to rest as much as you can. There are many things you can do to help relieve some of these discomforts such as massage, relaxation techniques, stretching, exercise, proper posture and a healthy, balanced diet. Be sure not to take any sort of pain medication � even over the counter remedies such as Tylenol or Advil � without first discussing it with your doctor.
You may be wondering about what the birthing process will truly be like. Depending upon whom you ask, you may find yourself with varying examples. According to reports and research, approximately ten percent of women will report that labor is truly painful, while another ten percent will report no pain at all. Everyone else is somewhere in the middle of this spectrum. Your experience will differ from others as you may have a different pain threshold, and may choose to use or not to use any type of medications during birth. There are many factors that can affect the amount of pain you will experience during birth.
Your body is producing a hormone called relaxin. This hormone is responsible for loosening or relaxing the pelvis, making it move mobile during delivery. You may feel the effects of this hormone in your legs as you experience waddling. Don�t worry; this is only temporary. And when it comes time to give birth, you will be very grateful it's there.
Your fundus is approximately four inches above your navel.
Pregnancy Symptoms You May Experience
* Breast Changes, tenderness, fullness, darkening of the areola
* Frequent Urination
* Constipation
* Indigestion or heartburn
* Occasional headaches
* Stretch Marks (cocoa butter can help with these)
* Itching
* Round ligament pains
* Hemorrhoids
For weeks now I have been having trouble sleeping. I feel sleepy at at about 5PM and then I try to take a nap but after 20 minutes or so I wake up. I haven't had a continues six hours sleep for so long now. I think because of my big tummy. There have been no positions where I can sleep through the night comfortably. I usually feel sleepy at about midnight but when I go to bed I keep turning and tossing until the wee hours of the night and then waking up at 5am or so and going to the bathroom. When I get up to go to the bathroom I have a hard time going back to sleep. So I ran on 3-4 hours sleep everyday. Oh well just two more months maybe I can sleep a little better but maybe not especially if the baby is awake at night rather than in the morning hehehe. Oh the gifts of motherhood...lol
I always crave for Jamba Juice nowadays even when it's cold I want some Jamba Juice heheh. Thank God it's healthy so I have nothing to worry about. I love Jamba Juice's Mango A-go-go. Even Jewelle loves that stuff. Everytime we go out I make sure to buy the Jamba Juice in the biggest size lol. Since my OB said I need to eat since I haven't gained that much weight it's find to indulge myself in Jamba Juice. Plus it's good for the baby because it's all natural.
I had an OB appointment this morning and everything looks good except I didn't gain weight =(. I've gained a total of 14lbs during this pregnancy and my OB said it's okey to gain about a pound per week. My tummy is measuring perfectly though and blood pressure, heart beats and urine are all great. I see her now every two weeks until the middle of September then I'll see her every week then. I have all my appointments done and now I realize just a few more appointments and I'm done. I spend more time waiting in the doctor's office than actually having seen by the OB hehehe. Labels: Pregnancy
Jewelle and I went to my OB appointment today. Everything looks alright. Yey!! NO gestational diabetes this time which is a good news because two kids, a pregnant lady plus poking yourself 5 times a day. Not a good site lol. I gained 5lbs hahaha. Gosh 127lbs already. She said I'm on the normal range so I have nothing to worry about but I keep thinking I have gained alot lol. I think I must let go of the pandesal lol maybe try wheat bread instead. Yuck! Aside from that I measure 26 inches and the baby's heartbeats look good so next appointment at 3 weeks after that it'll be two weeks. Wow! I'm almost there. Just less than 3 months and the baby will be here. I'm just so excited. After the baby shower which is on August 5th, I will have to start rearranging the house for the baby's things. So many things to do but so exciting as well. hehehe.
I have finally reached third trimester. Home stretched as they say and I can't barely wait until baby comes out. It's not like I'm ready or anything but my tummy is getting bigger and bigger by day and it's hard sometimes to take care of my two little girls when I am carrying another baby too. Especially the girls getting sick they always want to be cuddled and carried and I can't do that especially since they are older and carrying them would be too heavy for me. I will update more of what's going on with us on my other blog.
Since I'm pregnant I heard so many myths that people tell me but I hardly believe in them because if there's no basis why believe them right? Labels: Pregnancy
1. If you raise your arms above your head while pregnant (as when hanging up clothes on a clothesline), the baby will get the cord wrapped around its neck.
2. If you get a lot of heartburn during pregnancy, your baby will have a thick head of hair.
3. Avoid sleeping on your back; or, always sleep on your left side.
4. To keep your unborn child safe, avoid sex and exercise during pregnancy.
5. You should not touch a cat while pregnant. Women are indeed advised not to handle their cat's litter while pregnant because a cat's stool may carry a parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis, a serious infection in the mother and a possible cause of deformities in the fetus. However, other activities, such as petting your cat or allowing it to sit on your lap, are not prohibited. If you want complete peace of mind about this, you can have your cat tested for toxoplasmosis.
6. If you are pregnant, you cannot have x-rays and should avoid microwaves and computer terminals. Excessive or needless radiation should always be avoided, pregnant or not, but you should follow your doctor's recommendations for x-rays that are necessary. Modern microwave ovens and computer terminals do not expose the fetus to harmful radiation.
7. Don't take a bath if you are pregnant.
8. If the weather is stormy or the moon is full, you are more likely to go into labor, even if you are weeks away from your due date.
9. Avoid spicy foods — they can trigger labor before you are ready.
10. Avoid bumpy car rides — they can trigger labor; or, labor can be triggered by being bumped in the abdomen or by lifting groceries.
11. You can determine your baby's gender by the position of sexual intercourse when the baby was conceived, and by how your baby is situated in the womb.
12.The worse your morning sickness, the more likely you are to have a girl. (Dr. Shmerling does point out, however, that several studies have shown that women who are hospitalized for morning sickness are slightly more likely to deliver a girl.)
Labels: Pregnancy
This Pregnant Body
Joyce, you are looking and feeling very pregnant, and no doubt getting to know that little one inside you a bit more with each new day. You may notice your baby moving more after you drink a cold beverage or eat certain foods. At this point in your pregnancy, your uterus has expanded and is now taking up more of your abdominal area. You may begin experiencing some heartburn, which is due to the increased pressure on your stomach and esophagus.
Your Baby
Your baby weighs about 1.2 pounds and is about 8.4 inches from crown to rump (or just under 12 inches from head to heel). His or her lungs have started secreting surfactant, the substance that keeps the moist, interior surface of the lungs from sticking together; and he or she is practicing breathing. Your baby's eyes are also watching for light and its ears are listening to your heart beat and your stomach growl.
Please do check out my other blog: My own Little World. It has been updated finally. Thank you
I mention a few months back that I have been suffering from palpitations. They had my thyroid hormones checked to see if I have hyperthyroidism. The endocrinologist said that I don't have free thyroid hormones circulating so I don't have hyperthyroidism after all. So my question was...why am I having palpitations? I don't want to have a heart attack one of these days you know? Of course she probably laughed at me when I said that hahaha. But since I'm pregnant I want to be sure especially when I give birth. I know that some women who go through delivery who has some kind of heart disease does not make it. So I want to make sure I'm healthy and my heart can take the pressure of delivery. I was referred to cardiologist. Today I went to have an ultrasound of my heart called echogram. It's the same thing like when you have an ultrasound with your baby. He said that everything looks normal. Everything looks great and that palpitations does sometimes occur during pregnancy and that I have nothing to worry about. So I'm relieved that I don't have any serious heart problems. I know it was very inconvenient to go to appointments every week and blood test and lab tests but it's better to be sure than sorry right?
How was your weekend guys? Mine wasn't too good. I woke up Sunday morning with a splitting headache. I read in a lot of pregnancy books that migraines should temporary go away during pregnancy but not mine. Yesterday the girls and I woke up at about 10am, I thought maybe the headache was caused by me missing a breakfast but after eating headaches did not subside. By lunchtime I was hurting bad, I didn't want to drink tylenol because it'll make me sleepy and when migraines strike Tylenol usually don't make it better because my migraines are far too stronger than Tylenol. I needed somthing stronger Motrin perhaps but Motrin is not recommended for pregnant women so I have no choice but to have that splitting headache that is radiating all the way to my left mouth. By 3Pm I couldn't take it anymore, I was relieved that Jewelle decided to take a nap. You see she's still making poops every couple of hours. That means taking her into the bathtub, washing her behind and putting cream. When she decided to go to sleep, I decided to take a nap with her hoping that when I wake up it'll all be better. But to my horror, it became worse. We ate at about 7PM and I decided to go to sleep really early. By 9PM , I had the girls all ready for bed. They were complaining that it was too early but I just couldn't take it anymore I had to sleep it off because it was too bad already that it was affecting my vision. They finally said okey fine let's go to sleep. By 10:30PM Jewelle started crying and alas she made poopie again. Arghhh! No choice I had to go and wash her because she doesn't want her Lolo to change her at all. After changing her, we went back to bed but I can't seem to go sleep and headache is still as bad as before I went to sleep. Finally, at about midnight I think I was able to fall asleep. My body clock is probably used to the midnight bedtime. I woke up at 7am with a crying Jewelle. Of course, she made poopie again and she needed change. Headache isn't as bad but it still there. Oh well hopefully as the day progresses it'll get better.
I am finally showing hahaha sorry no pics maybe next time lol. Since I'm on my 21st week I now have a slightly medium bump. Not too big but you can't deny the fact that I'm pregnant. For the past few months I was wearing my Size small sweats and it was comfortable but now it's getting tighter so I have to start buying for more clothes whether I like it or not. I don't want to spend alot of money on clothes I would probably wear for the next 4 months or so. But I need something so I went online at Motherhood and bought me some maternity clothes.
I think that's enough for now. I'll buy as I go along because clothes are expensive especially if I'll only use it for a short time.
As I mentioned this morning the little girl has diarrhea for two days now. I was getting worried so I took her to the Doctor. Plus her diaper rash is so bad she gets so mad when I ask her if she needs changing. The doctor said she's okey. No dehydration or anything like that because her mouth is still moist and she has tears when she cries. No medicine was given because he said that it's an ordinary stomach flu, no bacteria of any kind. So we just have to wait and see. If by thursday she's still having diarrhea I will have to bring her back. Poor girl her bottom is so sore because of the rash. She fights too when I try to change her. We've been trying to wash it instead of wiping it because it is better that way. No further irritation. Labels: Pregnancy
I'm so fortunate that we have great health insurance. No copays or anything. Since Rico's in the military our insurance seems to be the best. I feel bad for alot of families out there who can't bring their kids or themselves to the doctor because they don't have insurance or if they do they pay alot for copays. I hear people having health problems but would think twice about going to the doctor because they don't have enough money to pay for the copays. I really hope that government officials can do something about this in the near future. A lot of people lose their lives because they would rather wait their illness out than pay about $20 for copays. It's just so sad.
