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…our precious precious bundle of joy!

[Photo taken on 26 January 2009]

Date of birth: Friday, 16 January 2009
Weeks in mummy’s tummy: 36
Weight: 2.16kg
Length: 44cm
Head circumference: 31cm
Delivery: Natural with Kiwi vacuum
Labour: 3+ hours

Updates to follow (birth story, how’s baby doing, how’s mommy and daddy doing) when I can find time in between feeding, pumping milk, diaper duty and getting more than 3 hours of sleep per day… (this post alone took me 4 days to complete…*faints*)…

…because I’m having trouble accessing my own website, ironic as it may sound.

Apparently, the Celcom Wireless Broadband thingamajig that I’m using at my parent’s place (another thoughtful gift from hubby…knowing how much time I spend online, he bought a 12 month package so that I can surf the ‘net while I’m staying at my parent’s place as well as when I’m in the hospital waiting to deliver… ) has some problems accessing certain websites, including those hosted by Exabytes, which is my webhost.

This is one of the few times that my website could actually load fully (most times, it just says ‘transferring data from www.sooyin.com’ and the page never loads), so I’m taking advantage of my good luck and using this time to write a quick post.

Another reason for the lack of updates is due to my precious baby who’s still happily ensconced in my tummy. Every day begins with anticipation that today is D-DAY…but so far, she shows no signs of wanting to come out. Even the regular contractions have tapered off! Throughout the day, the thing I do most often (other than sleep and eat!)…is to ask my baby girl a combination of:

1. “Babyyyyy…when do you want to come out?”
2. “Babyyyyy…come out tomorrow ok? Ok? Deal? Deal?”
3. “Babyyyyy…come out la…everyone is so eager to see you…”
4. “Babyyyyy…you must be so uncomfortable in there, no place to stretch your legs. Come out tomorrow la, plenty of space out here for you…”
5. “Babyyyyy…everything is ready for you. Got new clothes and new toys to play with. Come out tomorrow, k?”

Or some variation of the above… …

I’ve never been good at waiting patiently, sigh.

The reason I password protected it is because I guess not everyone would like to read it (especially if there are any male readers!)…but if you’re not squeamish, be my guest! The password is no1toldme.

Will get round to answering comments soon, promise!

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Woke up this morning around 6.30am feeling contractions every 4-5 minutes. Went to DSH at 9am for the routine CTG scan, and yup…still there, every 3-5 minutes. Saw the doctor after the scan…and he said…”Hmm…this will likely continue for the next 2 weeks you know…”

Anyways, instead of reducing my oral tablets from twice a day to once a day, he decided to stop it completely. Told me to keep an eye on my contractions, if it becomes worse, come in for another scan. Hubby and I asked him…it’s already 3-5 minutes apart, how will I know when’s the right time to come in? The answer was…when it becomes painful.

Alamak! What if by the time I go to the hospital (when the contractions are painful), it’s too late to get an epidural? *blek*

Anyhow, it looks like baby will be here anytime between now and CNY since I’m no longer taking the meds to relax the uterus muscles. And if she still refuses to come out by CNY, doctor said he’ll have to induce (constant contractions that go on for too long will put too much stress on the baby). I do hope that she’ll decide to come out on her own. I don’t really like the idea of inducing (although I know at some point, it’s necessary) as I prefer to let baby choose her birthdate…I know, sounds pretty silly!

Also, I’m allowed more physical activities now…ie. can walk about, etc. though the doctor said don’t wander off too far (like to Ipoh I suppose…*grin*). However, with labour imminent, I suddenly find myself not wanting to leave the apartment, just in case.

From today’s ultrasound, doctor said that baby is positioned really low now…and yeah, I can feel the pressure on the pelvic area when I walk. She’s been kicking up a storm since last night too…feels like an entire cast of Riverdance performing in my tummy. I think she must be feeling excited too…

When we got home after the check-up, I told baby…”Girl, pack your bags and get ready to come out…it’s all systems go! We’re giving you two weeks…after that, like it or not, you’re gonna be evicted from your nice comfy home!”

In the midst of all the excitement, I think hubby’s kinda worried about what happens if I go into labour during weekdays when he’s in the office…will my parents be able to get me to the hospital safely? And with our lousy DiGi lines (yes, LOUSY cause SMSes sometimes don’t go through, phone calls get diverted straightaway to voice mail because there’s no or low coverage…sigh), he’s worried that I won’t be able to reach him. So today, he bought a Hotlink prepaid card to use on his backup phone so that I’ll have another number to call just in case. So sweet, yes?

Oooo…this is just so exciting! The finishing line is within reach!! Woohoo!