Congrats to the mummies who have popped!
Went for my 37th week checkup, and yes the lightening I felt was the baby engaging. All is normal. My obs didn't even estimate the weight this visit.
Re: showering everyday/air-con or fan
I intend to shower everyday (whether it is herbal water or with a warm shower), and shampoo my hair everyday. My hair is the type, if you don't shampoo daily will get oily and flat and my scalp will get itchy. My mum also does not believe in strict confinement practices - she says, we live in hot Singapore, not cold China, so have to be practical. Just in case, I will blowdry my hair after shampooing.
Mummy feel good, mummy will be happy too
As for aircon/fan. Definitely need one of them. This is the hottest season of the year.
If it is really hot, aircon but set the temp maybe 24 or 25...not too cold. In any case, temperate countries have much cooler temperatures, and people do confinements there too! And like what one doctor said, if aircon is a nono for confinement, why is the hospital room airconditioned for you after birth?
I hear that my CL is quite ok with the mummy making decision on how strictly the mummy wants to adhere to confinement practices...so I hope minimal conflict hhaaha.
Many of my gfs in healthcare also told me the above