Hi Jadefeet
Nice to hear from you! Oh dear, i understand, I was in the labour ward for 3 days the last pregnancy. I hated that feeling cos I was already dilated to 8 cm. Oh dear, you have UTI? Have the infection results come out?
Just to share personal experience with you. If you really really want to delay labour, then if any signs of contractions, ventolin drip is the BEST though some side effects like heart palpitation, but v v effective. So suay suay if you really kenna contraction again during the 8 Nov period, then ask for drip to wait for Dr Foong. I totally understand how you feel, i would also dread to kenna 'that' one. Kept laughing when I saw your posting. But I have also checked around, except being a little rough, 'that' one seems to be more skilled. I also scared this will happen to me, thats why I tot of having a backup gynae once it is more stabilised, in case Dr Foong not around, I rather have my backup gynae.
I suggest you start talking to baby now and ask him if he wants to be delivered by handsome and gentleman doctor, then hang in mummy's tummy just a few days more.
Meanwhile, just have to bedrest more to delay timing. I understand what you mean, of course the longer it is, the better the baby's health, but dun worry too much. 34 is really ok. Dr Foong is q nice in the sense that he wants you & baby to be as safe as possible and if the baby arrives now, need to be in NICU which can be costly, so he will always advocate keeping the baby in the tummy as long as the mummy can.
Jac
I know what you mean. I got v weird taste bud. Sorry to say that but I think Gleneagles Food is really good! I really enjoy it! All my frens also say I dun know how to appreciate good food one. Thats why me & hubby both like that and v rarely go restaurant cos we cant appreciate, so we are those v 'wan ton mee' couple
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Yes, you are right, if you tender on 31 Dec, your official last day is 31 Jan 08 for eg (if your company is 1 mth notice), then they have to cover you with all benefits, eg medical, insurance, leave & etc till end 31 Jan 08. So technically speaking, if anything happen to you from 31 Dec - 31 Jan, they are still liable. But of course some company can be v nasty. Instead of asking you serve notice, they can say when you tender 31 Dec, they pay you 1 month in lieu of notice and ask you go that day. Then they are no longer liable for you from 1 Jan onwards, but they would have already compensate you the one mth notice. Most of the time companies do this when staff has behaviour issues, say eg, aggressive employee, so keeping then another day cause some risk, must well pay off and let the person go. But if you keep mum abt your treatment & resign nicely, give reason like hubby posted overseas, then 'suddenly' you got crisis (using say appendix) as excuse, there is no right to refuse you as long as you produce medical certificate. Hope this is useful to you.
Koala
Poor thing. The way you describe like tummy v big. It must be hard but you are right. As long as baby is healthy, its worth it. You are 36 weeks now right, just a couple more and you can see your baby. Who knows, you may deliver same time as Jadefeet! Another 2 'graduates'! I am really envious.
In fact, I am getting v bored. Today bored until depression and headache. Then dinner time ask hubby to drive me to mum's house & east coast park for a ride. Feel so much better after that. Yah, I think after the tons of medication that Dr has prescribed, I will start drinking cordycep to strengthen baby. I really just want to have a healthy baby.
Happy
yah, but bcos of baby project & work, I have not been travelling around much... so sad.. I really really like Japan and hope to be able to go there again F&E.
I guess with a young baby, its even tougher. Guess all plans have to be shelved!
Chloegal
I really cant believe this! I have been thinking of you today and sharing with my hubby your IC story and your twin sister's IC story! Of course I remember you and that your sis delivered just a while back!
Thanks for dropping by! I really really hope to pull thru this round. Everyday is a miracle for me.
If you can just share with me again, how many weeks of MC were you on after surgery? Were you on full bedrest after the cerclage during your MC? Did you bleed a lot? My doctor gave me 2.5 weeks of HL and need to see him after that. What other precautions you took to check on yourself?
Also, I remembered you went back to work and you had to stand most of the time and it went well for you. I was hoping to go back to work but just wanted another datapoint to give me some confidence.
Looking forward to hear from you!