39 weeks 3 days - 1st Sept 2011

Hi hi, it's been so long since I last roared!

Just a quick update..mummy had an apptmt with Dr Su on 1 sept and mummy's blood pressure was showing signs of an upward trend, hence Dr recommended an induction to go into labour since I'm already a full-term baby!

Daddy & Mummy went home to pack stuff and reported back at the delivery ward after lunch. The rest was history as I now need my milk milk, so will be back for more updates ;)

38 weeks 3 days

Went to gynae again and gynae asked mummy, 'still no sign?'..
Daddy and mummy been asking me when I wanna come out...and they're afraid I may go overdue.


Anyway, daddy asked gynae what to do next if I still dun wanna pop..and gynae said to induce by 39 or 40 weeks. Gynae suggested giving me another week to see if labour will come for mummy and she said hopefully the next time she sees mummy, it will be at the delivery room..hehe...


Gynae arranged for mummy to be put on CTG to track my heartbeat and possible contractions. 
We headed to the ctg room and mummy sat on the comfy recliner with two round detectors straped to her tummy for about 20 to 30 mins. Being an attitude baby, of coz I have to struggle  for space and attention since mummy's tummy was compressed quite a bit. When the report's out, gynae asked mummy if i was very active coz there were quite a number of 'uphills' in the report and mummy said yes...so gynae said 'Good!'. Yay!


Well, when will i make my appearance? more updates then :)

Waiting game

At 37 weeks 4 days, I’m officially a full term baby now!

Visited Gynae yesterday for our weekly check and Gynae said my head is very low already..so mummy shall just wait for contractions/labour to come. That means I may pop out anytime from now 

Mummy’s tummy is so full of me already and I’m really running out of space in my swimming pool..
This morning, I guess I was annoyed with mummy’s frequent toilet visits cause that woke me too and I had to keep shifting my position to keep myself comfortable..so I gave mummy 4 straight karate kicks before I could settle down.

Mummy and daddy kept saying I’m an attitude baby…hahaha..wait till we meet And Daddy, yes I heard you saying ‘its okay, when you come out daddy let you kick’! ^_^

36 weeks plus

Visited the gynae two days ago..she pressed and pressed mummy’s lower abdomen to look for my head head and she told mummy that my head is quite low already and I may engage in a week’s time. Mummy now finds it a challenge to walk the mall as I’m moving lower and lower and getting heavier each day.

Mummy’s waist has grown from 24 inches to a 42 inches and she has since put on 16kg..hahaha…how amazing…and she’s complaining if she could regain her pre-pregnancy size..well daddy always goes..’can one…slowly’…hehehe..

I’ll be full term by 37 weeks and its just a day or two to go!

I can’t wait to see my daddy and mummy! ^_^

陈艺欣 @ 35 weeks 1 day

Shayla Tan is now 2.3kg! Yay!!!

Went for a repeat scan to access my growth yesterday and i’m growing proportionately..hehe…my head circumference is now 31.5cm and my thigh bones are getting longer too 

The sonographer told daddy and mummy that my head is at the bottom left with my body stretched up towards mummy’s ribs. She said I’m in a frog-like position..haha..and then mummy starts calling me ‘froggy baby’ 

Gynae said with my weight at 2.3kg..okay to pop if need be..no worries..and then she said since my head is down, mummy can try for vagina birth..Hmm..for the past few weeks, mummy has been contemplating  to  go for Elective C-section as she’s afraid I will get too stressed up during labour and end up with emergency c-section. If that happens then daddy won’t be able to go in to the operating theatre with mummy and can’t snap pictures of me.  On the other hand, a vagina birth will mean more speedy recovery and mummy will be more mobile and able to take good care of me..what a dilemma…

The gynae needs to see us every week now since I’m nearing full term, so more updates till then 

32 weeks scan

Went for my 32 weeks scan today and I was active as usual whenever mummy lay on her back.
I was kicking and moving non-stop that the sonographer kept laughing away.
Mummy kept feeling that I was lying transverse but the sonographer said my head was actually down.
Yay! Head down means I have higher chances to go through a vagina birth and mummy may not need to be cut up..hehe..
However, I’m just too active and I may just switch position when i feel like it..so we shall see 

I’m weighing 1627grams now, although within range, gynae said I’m a little smaller on the scale and asked mummy to eat more proteins to pump me up! But then, she said it could also be due to mummy being petite so that’s why I’m genetically small…hence a rescan in 3 weeks time with the sonographer to access my growth.

Mummy will now be seeing gynae every 2 weeks. Wow its getting close and I’m about to meet my daddy and mummy soon ^_^

29 weeks plus

Went for gynae visit @ 29 weeks and Gynae said i’m such an active baby as she could see the waves of movements made by me in mummy’s tummy the moment mummy lay down.

We also went for a pre-registration for my delivery so that when its time for me to pop, mummy can go straight to the delivery ward. Mummy was also told to pack our hospital bag for standby. Daddy already hand-picked my clothes, mittens and booties for bringing to the hospital so that I can wear them when we discharge ^_^

Remember my unsuccessful round of 4d video scan last week ?
We went for a 2nd round yesterday and it was better than the first but i still love putting my legs high up to my face..haha!

I was caught sticking out my tongue, smiling away, yawning and opening & closing my mouth!
Guess what? I inherited my daddy’s signature lips and mummy’s wide nose! Mummy had some problems uploading the videos so just some pics below 

Next scan at 32 weeks for development assess. Mummy is starting to get a little birth phobia as the days past by while daddy can’t wait to carry me in his arms soon. May god bless our family and we look forward to smooth delivery!