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…baby, having doubled in size since last week, is as big as a blueberry(about 1/2 inch in length).

Photo and info from: Baby Center.

I was supposed to go back to work on Wednesday. What happened was that I woke up in the morning, went to the toilet…and horror of horrors…found out that I was spotting again!

We ended up back at the Bangsar gynae, again, with me feeling all worried and panicked. The doc did a scan, and baby was still in the womb, and this time, we could see baby’s heartbeat flickering on the screen as well as hear it (it’s amazing, it really is!). Doc said that everything looks ok, my cervix is still closed, baby looks fine, so it’s probably the lack of progesterone that causing the bleeding. She upped my dosage of Duphaston, gave me another week’s MC and sent me on my way.

Well, the next day, the spotting still continued, and to my horror, got worse in the afternoon…very much like a period instead of just brown discharge. Hubby hurried home to take me back to the doctor…I was sure that the worst had happened. She did another scan, and again, baby was fine, thank god. This time, I got a progesterone injection and strong, stern advice to Stay Home and Rest.

Today, the bleeding has lessened somewhat, but it’s still present. I really don’t know what’s wrong, and at the moment, I’m just hoping and praying for the best.

Been having diarrhea on and off for the past week, and just as I thought whatever bacteria that was lurking in my tummy had packed its bag and left, it struck again this afternoon AND evening.

My tummy feels ultra sensitive now. Worst still, I’m still alternating between hunger (almost every two hours), lack of appetite due to the slight nausea, and now, paranoia about food that I should eat that won’t further exacerbate the diarrhea.

Did some reading on the Internet, and found out that while diarrhea in early pregnancy does not affect the baby…and in some cases, might actually be caused by the change in the body’s hormone levels, it’s important to drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration. Still, I can’t help but worry that all this purging and alternating between hunger and nausea may not be good for the baby.

Well, other updates other than my tummy’s condition…weight is now 42.2kg (I usually hover around 40kg). Tummy has a very very slight curve, which I think has more to do with the weight gain than a growing baby…*grin*. When I touch my abdomen, it feels slightly harder than usual although hubby says I’m just being over-sensitive…*blek*

Another three and a half more weeks before the next follow up with the gynae. By then, we should be able to hear baby’s heartbeat…how exciting!

Even though my website is still in a mess (categories, my categories are all gone!), I just HAVE to get this off my chest.

Out of sheer boredom and desperation, I finally caved in and watched PS I Love You last night. I’d originally refused to watch it because I think Hilary Swank is nowhere close to how I picture Holly Kennedy to be, and well, ever since Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, I’ve always thought of her as a man.

Anyhoo, I watched it…and obviously, from this post’s title, totally hated it. Why?

The story was changed so much it’s like it’s taken from an entirely new book! It’s set in New York. Holly’s brothers were dropped from the story. Holly’s father became a man who abandoned his wife and kids. Ciara looks ridiculous. Their holiday to Spain became a holiday to Ireland. Holly becomes a shoe designer. The letters are delivered in ridiculous ways, including…from a singing leprechaun! Her mom owns a pub, and Daniel works in that pub. And what’s with that ridiculous singing scene in Holly’s apartment? And who came up with this William character?!? It’s like everything that they could change from the book, they did! They should’ve just called it Oh we lost the book so we’ll make up the story as we go along. PS, I love you. And let’s not get me started on Hilary Swank and her wide-toothed, annoying smile…my goodness, she and Ben Affleck have that same cheesy, irritating Captain America smile. I wonder what would their kids look like. But I digress.

The only thing I liked about the show were Holly’s cute outfits.

Granted, the book was not a Pulitzer prize winner, but it sure was a hell lot better than the movie. It just irritates me when they make a movie out of a good book and spoil everything in the process. Let’s just hope The Time Traveler’s Wife fares much better than this one.

Other than getting hit by fatigue at odd hours of the day, feeling hungry all the time, slightly bigger but more sensitive boobs, I seem to now have developed a sharper sense of smell despite having a blocked nose every morning as well as a slight, but constant and nagging feeling of nausea.

This morning, I gagged quite a few times when I woke up. I say gagged because nothing came up…or rather, out. But the feeling of nausea has remained with me throughout the day. At first, I thought it was probably due to hunger, but even after eating, I still felt ever so slightly nauseous.

I do hope this is not a preliminary sign of morning/evening/whole day (touchwood!) sickness. My mum told me that when she was pregnant with me, all she could eat was milk and cheese (no wonder I can’t eat either…talk about being overdosed in the womb, haha…)…I hope that doesn’t happen to me!