So happy to find new friends who are going through the same pregnancy period.
Hi Dolphina:Your baby is growing well, no worries! You can actually visit this website
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ on the foetus development. It has estimated sizes for each week which is a good reference guide. I actually note down all the estimated sizes in my calendar & if got bored in the office, I will take a ruler & measure how big the baby is & daydream how the baby "swim" in the uterus. As for the MS, luckily didn't vomit except @ times "feel like vomitting". But definitely got bad digestion & constipation (@ times 20 mins in the toilet...almost sleep). I have been reading this book "Protecting Your Baby-To-Be: Preventing Birth Defects in the 1st 3 Mths of Pregnancy". Take note that mum can consume many food toxins which may not harm her but the baby as he.she has no detoxification ability yet. Body helps to protect the fetus by vomitting (even can be triggered by smell), feeling nausea & bloated, averting certain food so that you dun continue to consume such food because you never know which food is ok or not until u put in your mouth. I was surpised when I learn that vegetables (supposed to be nutritious) contains alot of toxins & some pregnant mums may suddenly avoid certain veg which they once liked. For eg, I use to eat chinese black mushroom but during my 1st 3 mths, cannot even forced down my throat. Later then learn that mushroom is one of the food to avoid as it is the least palatable & most toxic. But this is a general guide, some pple may have enough enyzemes in their liver to detoxify such toxins (which I dun have) but I can still eat broccoli (but not as much as in the past) as compared to my vegetarian friend who loved broccoli but cannot swallow down during her 1st trimester. So it could be the food you had during your dinner which may trigger your vomitting, take note of such food. However, once after your 1st trimester, MS should stop as all the organs have been formed & is not easily affected by the toxins in the food. During the 2nd & 3rd trimesters, you probably will be able to eat your usual food as your baby is growing rapidly in size. I'm sure you should be enjoying your pregnancy soon
Hi sun_moon: As long as the snakehead is fresh & well-cooked, it should be ok. But if you feel uneasy or do not like the taste, dun force yourself. Sometimes it could be other ingredients in the food i.e. too much ginger or spice (smell of garlic makes me want to puke) or herb.
And btw, I have just visited my gyna, baby about 6.2cm @ 12-13 week EDD become 30/12/04 to 2/1/05. Gyna thought he saw a little "dick" but could be the umbilical cord. Can see baby hearbeat, head with eye socket, jaw, spine & is waving his hands (up & down) as if he knows we are watching him. Gyna also did a scan to measure the neck width to determine the probability of down syndrome abt 1 in 868 chances (luckily very, very slim chance). Gyna also gave prenatal multivitamin & also bought from him NeuroGainPB Plus for brain development. Apparantly, this NeuroGain is formulated with the right amt of DHA, AA, EPA, OA for pregnant mum unlike the usual Scott's cod fish liver oil. Gyna also said that I can just finish the remaining folic acid tablets & just take the prenatal multivitmain which is good enough. Hope this info is helpful for all.
wah...very long message. sorri, in case bored u to sleep
Feeling a bit under the weather now..
