Good morning ladies!
Update on my gynae checkup yesterday.
Now into my 37th week and I gained 500g of which 200g went to baby so she's now 2.3kg. Gynae discouraged HB and I from going ahead with my elective C-sect on 19 Oct and tried to convince us to go natural again. I told her my fears of my old medical history (piles, chest/rib bone car injury) but she is so confident that it will not be so affected as baby is small. I was also worried that I may not dilate enough then have to do emergency C-sect then cost will go up. She assured me again that she thinks it may not happen to me...so was utterly confused yesterday. Eventually HB and I decided to let God decide when Baby Paige should enter our lives...
Was so sure of seeing baby on 19 Oct but now have to live with the anxiety of uncertainty, stressing me the "control freak"...hehe
But Gynae was real light hearted about it, she advised me that if I should feel contractions in the night, dun panic, can still wait...as she said this, I answered so can wait till morning then ward issit? She smiled and said, "be prepared to deliver yourself at home lor." We all burst out laughing, she said u can wait 1-2 hours then must be warded coz baby is small so labour may be short...that was consoling....
She then went on to advise me to do more walking, like from orchard hotel to centrepoint, I went huh? My inner thighs are hurting so much how to walk so far, she said she had 1 patient who did that once and labour came on that night...that's an incentive...hehe
Anyway, that was what happened at my gynae check yesterday and I thought it was quite interesting...
She did not do VE but only the usual scan. Saw baby's face and HB thinks she has my lips and his nose(oops his big round nose...sigh). My next checkup is friday 16th....hopefully there will be more action by then
I'm thankful I have this forum to air out my anxieties and inner thoughts. Have a nice weekend ahead to all and chat again later!!!
Keep us in your prayers!
If I missed out congratulating any new mummies who have popped, CONGRATS!