Too many Braxton Hicks

After managing to 'fight' off the low Hb, SOB and heart palpitations, G held the hope that the rest of third trimester can pass smoothly...

Had the third (and probably last) ultrasound scan and J & G are both excited to see XXM blinking! XXM is now estimated to be about 1.8kg, and Dr estimate XXM to be about 2.8 - 3kg at full term.

The past few weekends have been occupied with shopping for XXM. All of the clothes are now laundered and neatly folded...toiletries for XXM are more or less all bought and even the containers to neatly hold all of XXM's barang barang have been bought, cleaned and filled almost to the brim.

Perhaps G didn't manage to get enough rest or for some unknown reason, she has been getting frequent Braxton Hicks...as frequent as every 10 mins...worried that the contractions will squeeze XXM out, G saw the OBGYN yesterday. Not true labour contractions, cervix not dilated though XXM has started to descend...Dr advised rest and also prescribe a medication to decrease the frequency of the contractions. If frequency still remains as high, G may need to be hospitalized. To say that G is worried is an understatement...33 weeks is too early. Hopefully the contractions will ease off and XXM can stay in-utero for another 4 weeks to reach full term

J is also getting anxious and worried that XXM will arrive too early...not everything is prepared for the little one's arrival...

As each day passes, both J and G are getting more nervous and excited at the same time...the one thing very different from preparing for a baby vs preparing for a wedding - you just cannot count down to The Day for a baby because Nature has its own timetable which no one else can see

Third Trimester

Today marks week 30.

J commented that sometimes it feels like G has been pregnant for so long, yet it also feel so fast cos XXM is coming very soon!

G cannot agree more. While it feels like G's been pregnant for ages, the impending arrival of XXM is causing some serious freaking out for both J and G.

But what will come, will come...and the best way to deal with freaking out is to get the control back. So, J and G went baby shopping over the weekend...and finally, on this 3rd (and hopefully final) visit to Expo, they bought the sarong frame and a baby cot (that comes with the cutest bedding set!). Over the next couple of weekends, time to start buying the other stuff...

On a more serious note, G hasn't been feeling too well the past week. Shortness of breath, heart , palpitations and giddiness plagued her daily...and finally, she put in a call to NUH Women's Clinic and got an appointment to see her OBGYN. Diagnosis: anemia. The drop in Hb is from 13.1 to 10.9, and although 10.9 isn't a very low value, it seems to be significant enough to cause the symptoms. Dr prescribed another supplement with higher iron content, and G is supposed to stay at home and rest for the week. Hopefully, with the rest and change in supplement, G will start feeling better soon.

XXM is definitely growing and getting more active. The bump is seem to get bigger everyday, which has caused poor sleep for both J and G...and G is still trying to capture a video of XXM doing the moves. 2 more weeks to the scan...J and G are both looking forward to it!

And so, the countdown begins as the number of weeks left dwindle to a single digit...