Skinny Baby

In the 32nd week, doc did a detailed scan to measure the growth of various body parts of baby - head, limbs, tummy - and checked his heartbeat. All was ok except for 1 anomaly. Baby's tummy is smaller than usual. It's only the size of a 29th week old foetus' tummy! She called him a skinny baby and said that we may have to go for an early op to get him out and feed him externally if this persists. I was heartbroken. What has caused my baby to be so malnourished. Doc explained that it could be due to poor functioning of the placenta. It could have stopped performing and thus not giving enough 'food' to baby.

I was told to drink more milk and eat more meat. If situation persists in 2 weeks' time when I visit her again, we'd have to let baby come into this world earlier than predicted...

Daddy's Voice

Now baby responds to Berry's voice more than mine. He even wriggles when my male colleagues talk. I told Berry to speak to baby more often so he doesn't recognise the wrong voice when he's offloaded.

Broken Tooth

When my tooth broke, I was reminded of the "My Two Front Teeth" song. The stronger message that drove home was -- baby has indeed a very strong need for calcium. He has zapped all my calcium that my tooth was affected. It broke into half, leaving a huge stump at the back of my mouth. From then on, I kept to a one-calcium-pill-a-day routine as much as possible. Don't want all my teeth to go missing before baby arrives.

STRESSED!

Work is mounting and deadlines looming. Really feel like giving up. Regretted not leaving this job when I first discovered I was pregnant. Dread the kind of consequences this stressful period will have on my baby. But it's no turning back. Can't leave now, much as I want to. The Lord help me...

Responding to Sound

I noticed baby responds to my voice. He'd move when I talk. That's when I become very conscious of the TV programmes I watch and the surrounding sounds I come into contact with. One thing I've done since he was 3 months in my tummy was to play classical music whenever we drive. Heard that calms the foetus and is good for his development.

However, I do hope baby isn't affected by the heated arguments and raising of voices at meetings in the office. Unhealthy... Won't know if these have profound effect on him or not.

Humpty Dumpty

I had a fall. Went on my knees and got pulled forward by baby and finally ended up on my face! Owwww! That was painful! Thank God baby was supported by my knees and so didn't hit the ground.

We survived. And I finally know what it means to fall flat on my face.

Wormy Movements

Not just can I feel baby's movements, now we could see as well! Looks like sand worms crawling underneath my tummy's surface. It's bizarre and exciting.