Post Natal Massage

Just finished my 1st post natal massage.

It's been such a long time since I did such pampering. Was quite pain when she pressed the uterus area but it's for my own good to expel the blood inside. There will be another session tmr! Hopefully the clogged blood clears up.

She mentioned that i have very little water retention and i'm very thin and asked me whether i eat enough during pregnancy. I ate alot ler leh.. seirously..She didn't even have a wrap that is of my size. =__= haizz

Pre-pregnancy weight : 47 kg
Weight before birth of Skyler : 54.5kg
Weight now : 50 kg

Too thin is no good yo.. have to beef up my weight and rest more so that milk supply gets better. After the post natal massage, i realized that my milk flow got better! yay! hopefully it will increase as the days go by. Started Fenugreek today and will take 3 capsules per day although the GNC staff mentioned that we can take up to 6. But it seems like abit over-kill, will gradually increase intake if milk supply is stil low.

Getting pretty used to waking up 2-3 hours for his feed. Time hasnt been enough as he's not on total breastfeeding as my milk supply is low. So it will be expressed Breast Milk and Bottle Feed PLUS pumping before I go back to bed again.

Okay got to go and get a better and more efficient pump and a nice good hair wash!

1 week old!

Today records his first milestone.

Skyler's umbilical cord dropped off!

Okay nutting very fantastic but it makes cleaning easier..



Mummy has been quite sleep deprived as Mummy is quite a light sleeper so when you shift or just moan , Mummy will wake up and take a look at you.



You are 1 week old!


Don't have much milk yet but Mummy will try my best to give you whatever I have okay? Mummy bought Fenugreek, nursing tea, Grandma made papaya fish soup so even if the milk supply is little, it's better than nothing yah! hee hee

Have been a naughty Mummy this week, been out of the house 2 times. 1st time was to the hospital review and some shopping of nursing bras and 2nd time was to get a nice stroller for you. Alot of things were not done before you popped cause Mummy was lying on the bed most of the time. Hope it wont affect my body somehow. Will try to rest more de.

Your new stroller!


When you are more settled down in another 2 weeks, mummy will arrange for your photography with Kelly k?

Photos!! From Birth (22nd May 09)

Contractions


I love Happy-DURAL! Kudos to the people who invented it. Otherwise you wont see me smiling in this pic. It will be cursing and swearing..



Still very energetic although contractions were 8 mins apart


After gynae came to induce, had a little breakfast. Still can pose


Out he comes!! after much much pushing!




The ward






Post delivery.. still not tired =__=






Me and bb!


He looks like DADDY!!! even our gynae said that he looks like Daddy nearly 100% and mummy is only a receptacle


Another close up pic


I look so lok kok!!


2nd day after discharge!


Starting to get abit yellow..


Yo! Yes Mdm! I will drink more milk and get fatter faster!






I love it when grandma carries me! =D

My Birth Story

Finally had time to log on cos Skyler is hospitalized again.

HAIZ..

His jaundice level didnt come down and has to be under phototherapy. So poor thing, keep crying when his feet is spricked. Really heart pain. Hopefully he will be able to discharge tomorrow!

Okay time to share my birth story

21/5 - 10pm Originally was supposed to induce on 22nd morning but everybody in the family insisted i checked myself in one night earlier to monitor bb's heartbeat after hearing what Dr Chan has said. Contractions 8 mins apart

VE done by nurse is uber painful, dig dig dig, like dig tunnel like dat. Dilation is at 3cm

12am Requested for Epi recommended by nurse. She say if you dont take now, later 2am you pain, no anesthetist want to come, i dont know ar.. so I took =__=. I was holding on to the nurse hand so tightly as I heard that it was really really painful as the needle is long and and it's injected into the spine.

But surprisingly, i only felt abit "suan" for 2 seconds, I even thought the nurse was bluffing me that it's done. BUT it's really done! Guess i'm those lucky few. Didn't suffer from the side effects from Epi either (vomit or shiver), really really lucky.

22/5 - 8am Gynae came to induce to hasten delivery. Cannot feel anything due to Epi.

11am 5 cm dilated. FELT PAIN =____=
even though i was on EPI on highest dosage. But I think if I didnt take EPI, the pain may be 100 times more. Gynae say the head is pushing down and my pelvic is narrow so maybe that's the reason why i can feel the pressure.

12pm 9.5cm dilated. Practice pushing. The head seems to be on the way out but the pain stops when they open and prop up my legs to prepare for delivery. Feels like da bian feeling.

12.20pm Gynae came with all the scissors and active pushing starts.. Not much progress, 10 mins later, gynae asked 2 midwives to push my tummy to aid the bb's way out. They really dont give face, and push hard, think all my intestines are all jumbled up.

12.53pm Finally after much pushing, with the help of midwives and the episiotomy cut, Skyler came out!

Week 35 Day 5 visit

Have been getting contractions lately but it was not intense so did not check into labour ward.

Today went to Dr Chan's clinic and she was shocked to see that my contractions quite close although I was still telling her that it's quite painless. Dr Chan still joked that maybe I'm already immune to the contractions.

yah right...



Anyway, she said that you didnt grow. Your weight remains the same at about 2.3kg since 2 weeks ago and the placenta show signs of aging (white spots) and amiotic fluid is below average (like 50) =(

Initially was so excited at the thought of seeing you tmr but a search online abt low amniotic fluid really made Mama so worried. Haizz.. online information sometimes really very scary.
Just pray and hope you will be fine.

Dr Chan asked me to check in hospital tomorrow to be induced to be on the safe side, and if I have contractions tonight, admit IMMEDIATELY

Skyler, you must jia you okay! Mama and Papa love you and you must stay healthy and strong for us!

3 more days to next visit

Daddy will be taking leave to go with Mummy!

Yay!

Daddy has been a good boy this weekend. ha! He finished all the tasks that ought to be done!

Yay! Yay!

He fixed my Subway cravings.. we had subway for dinner for 2 nights in a row before the promotion ended!

I love Subway melt with loads of mayo, chili and honey mustard!


He bought a very cute waterproof changing mat for Skyler which states "HIGH CLASS INFANT URINE MATTRESSS"



=___=


very high class meh??

My cute MIL packed me some hand-me-downs from SIL. BB socks!!! and they are so cute and pretty in pink!

Girls stuff is indeed cuter than boys. hahhahha Don't think will let him wear the socks to go out in case skyler scold me why mummy let him wear so "niang" socks when he's young hahaha


reserve for mei mei okay?

Weekly visit

Just went for checkup yesterday. It's a pity that Papa couldn't join us as he has too much work to do!

Now my visits are weekly visits and the next one will be on Next Thursday.
My last visit was only 5 days away and I now weigh 54kg!
yay! I put on almost 1kg in 5 days! I bet some of it must have gone to you.

You are doing well and you were playing with your face and ears and shaking your head when Dr Chan is scanning you.

Dr Chan says you are a naughty boy! always scaring people, making people so anxious that you may come out early. She is going to spank your bottom when you come out hur hur hur

She didn't measure your weight but from the scan, Mummy can see your slightly chubbier cheeks. Hopefully next week, we get to see them too =D

Okay going to take a nap now, so tired after your continuous kicking from 1am to 3am this morning.

Today is the best weather for sleep.. *yawnz*

On Standby Mode

The stuff I ordered online for Skyler.

California BB cream finally arrived! Heard quite a number of good reviews online but was surprised that the bottle is pretty small. I tried some on my hand and my skin turned baby smooth and the fragrance is so nice!!!



I'm very tempted to use it on my face... wahhaha

Breast Pump

Ordered one online but not collected yet. Brand new sealed in box at 100 dollars. Hopefully I will have enough milk for Skyler.



Still need to get one nursing bra online...

Checkup tomorrow again. Now i'm dilated 1.5cm, Dr Chan wants me to go on weekly visits for Vaginal Examination..

Hope it doesnt dilate further.
36 or 37 weeks will be good.

Skyler be good boy okay? Don't rush to be no. 1 in June's thread hor.. most importantly stay healthy and comfy inside hahahah

Week 34 visit

Mummy didnt gain any weight.

Weight remains at 53.10

You weigh 2.3kg

But Mummy is already dilated 1.5cm! Okay i'm starting to get the jitters of labour.. Starting to feel crampy, starting to feel a tearing pain below when I walk to the toilet. The bracton hicks contractions are getting more frequent too. Was still trying to target Week 37 as it will be the safest time for you to come out since it's full term but Dr Chan thinks it could be next week =(



Frankly speaking, i'm scared and worried of the uncertainties...worried whether you will do fine, worried about your health and scared of pain..

But after thinking about it, there is nothing to be scared of. You have done well since you hanged on to mama from week 27 till now, it's 7 weeks already! Although having a full term baby is every mother's wish, i think you will do fine as well even if you decide to come out next week.

In the meantime, please get fatter dear!

Someone who understands...

Finally found someone from the forum that understands what I am experiencing! She had the same symptoms, experienced the same things that I am experiencing now.

At least there's someone to talk to and ask for advice. and I don't feel like a freak being the odd one out. I have colleagues who were on bed rest, but they had a cerclage done before bed resting but I didn't, so their case is not really the same as mine. But this lady I met online understands perfectly.

She had a short cervix, 20mm like mine
She had regular contractions too even medication couldnt stop them.
She was on bedrest from week 27 or so onwards
Her gynae told her that she has an irritable uterus

The good news is, she managed to carry to full term 40 weeks and had to be induced. =) Hearing her success story makes me even more positive to carry to full term.

After talking to her, she said she ever experience contractions at 5 mins intervals! (i'm actually having 8-15 mins contractions for 3 hours for the past week). Every week she tells her hubby it's time.. and yet she carried till 40 weeks! with minimal walking. yay!

Hopefully it happens to me too! 37 weeks is good enough, that is my target.

5 more days to Week 34

Had some cramps over the weekend and the pain scared the hell out of me.
It's quite pain nor.. and i have friends who told me that labour pains are 1000 times more painful than menses cramps. The thought of it makes me shudder...

Will I faint from the pain?
Will I be able to make it?
Will I scream all the vulgarities that I can think of in the labour ward?

Anyway, I have decided that I will take HAPPY-DURAL

See what Grand Mama and Grand Papa have bought you? They love you so much!

A jungle theme pillow and bolster set for you to hug hug when u go to bed


Cute hor? This is from my yiyi in Malaysia.. Mooooo


Nice classical music for you! Hopefully you will really go to sleep when you hear this hur hur hur



Looking forward to Friday's checkup!