Babies due on THIRD QUARTER OF 2016 (JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER) - Thread 2

[Jeannybaby]

Which is Witch Sis pano ginagawa mo na kain? hehe...buti ka pa 30lbs na gain mo. Feeling ko kulang pa ako sa weight gain. 23lbs palang na-gain ko and i'm already at my 31st week. My OB wants me to gain a lot of weight, wala naman daw problem to eat and eat kasi CS din ako. Kaso yun nga lang, nag plateau ata weight ko, kahit nagdrink na nga ako ng milk everyday and try to eat more than usual.

crzysxycl napansin ko sakn hiccups ni baby mga 2x a day na i think it's normal! i read somewhere na it's part of our baby's lung exercise inside our tummies. tanong ko kay ob this friday. 
uy buti ka pa may chance maging normal. hopefully sa succeeding check ups mo mag confirm na normal para mas mabilis ang recovery mo.

[crzysxycl]

Mga sis kamusta hiccups ni baby nyo? Dumalas ba? Napansin ko kasi sa akin dumalas sya, parang 2-3 times a day na though ganon pa rin ang tinatagal nya, mga 2 minutes.

Kwento lang:

Last visit ko kay OB, sabi pwede raw ako mag normal delivery. Nalito ako, naka mind set na kasi akong CS ako. Ang concern ko kasi pag NSD, since hindi alam kung anong oras lalabas si baby, baka mataon na rush hour. Medyo malayo kasi kami sa SLMC QC. Katakot pa naman yung mga kwentong nabasa ko na hindi agad nailabas ang baby. Also, nakita before na may myoma ako na possible maging obstruction paglabas ni baby so parang ang mangyayari ma-emergency CS ako which is more expensive. Sabi ni OB tignan nalang sa mga succeeding check ups kaso hindi ko maiwasang hindi mag worry.

On another note, nag umpisa na ako maglaba ng damit ni baby, yung mga newborn sizes lang muna at pakonti konti lang dahil ayaw ko rin mapagod. Nakakatuwa lang tignan yung clothes na ang liliit. Pag nalabhan at naplantsa ko na lahat, iprepare ko na yung hospital bag. Hindi ako masyadong excited no, haha. Para next na ayusin ko yung bags naman namin ni hubby.

[macheoc]

Sis which is witch ako rin ogtt agad. Ok naman results ko passed pero nasa higher side. So feeling ko pauulitin ako pag 30s na. Di ko pa naman gusto yung juice na yun hehe. Ah CS ka pala sis. When ka due? Ako goal lang ng ob not cs kaya ingat daw sa kain. Pero minsan gusto ko lang pakainin ng pakainin si baby hahaha

[120515]

sis cryz, glad to know your baby's well and healthy. regarding cs or nsd, i guess it's wait and see, maybe your doctor just wants you to be prepared whatever happens. we are praying for normal delivery but preparing for emergency cs especially with baby always measuring bigger than his/her gestational age.

regarding hiccups, i have not yet felt hiccups. but baby now responds to us. the other day, baby was kicking strong so what i did was after each kick, i would gently press where i felt the kick and then a few moments later, i would feel another kick in the same area. we did this about 6-7 times before baby got tired and probably slept

have safe and happy pregnancies everyone!

[Which is Witch?]

sis Jeannybaby, mahilig ako sa rice. Pero before pa mapreggy, same same lang din kain ko. ewan ko bakit bongga yung weight gain ko. Ang nabago lang pala, mas madami ako uminom ng tubig and napapakain ako minsan ng matamis. Medyo guilty ako lately, napapadalawang ripe mango ako. Bwahaha! CS ka din sis? Bakit daw?

sis crzysxycl, isipin mo nga mas okay yung normal. mas maaalagaan mo ng bongga si baby kapag labas niya. pagpray nalang na wag nga emergency CS, kasi true mas mahal nga yan. basta pagmay nafifeel ka na unusual, wag ka mag2nd thought na magpunta agad sa hosp. itrack mo na din interval nung contraction mo or BH. Gustong gusto ko na rin magayos ng gamit ni baby grabe! Si hubby kasi hindi pa naglalaba, siya yung maglalaba. Taga ayos lang ako. hehe. Excited much na ako!!!

sis macheoc, yung sched ko is sa katapusan na ng June. pero yung ika 40th week ko, july pa sana. 36weeks + palang yung ako don sa sched ng CS ko True yan, gusto ko rin pakainin si baby, plus masarap talaga kumain. hehe

sis 120515, ganun din ginagawa ni hubby ko minsan. haha. kasi parang bumubukol na siya sa tummy ko, ginagawa niya, sinusundan niya kung san yung bukol kasi palipat lipat si baby. parang feel niya na ginagawa ng daddy nya. hehe. nakakatuwa.

re hiccups, yes mas madalas na nga hiccups niya. Pero sa totoo lang, hindi ko na gano napapansin. Mas napapansin ko yung braxton hicks/ paninigas ng tummy. minsan may kasama ng sakit sa puson. Yun ang binabantayan ko. Minention ko kasi kay ob yun, again sabi niya it's normal. gagawin ko ng 3 times a day yung duvadilan, kasi dati ginagawa ko sa gabi ko lang siya iniinom. Niresetahan niya rin ako ng utrogestan, pag daw nagppreterm labor ako. Wahhh, wag naman sana. Nakakatakot. nagbilin na kasi siya dahil magbabakasyon siya.

[Jeannybaby]

Which is Witch sarap naman talaga ng ripe mangoes!;D CS din ako as I had a previous surgery done before sa uterus; kaya not allowed to labor.

Kamusta ang mga tulog nyo? nagbawas na ako ng matamis kasi napansin ko sobrang galaw ng baby ko pag napapasama sa sugar rush. Ang active ng baby ko kaninang madaling araw from 3am to 6am hindi talaga ako pinatulog  pag nagtry ako to change position and pag ayaw nya, naninigas tummy ko. Active baby is healthy baby although it would be nice if piliin nya maging malikot ng afternoon! Eh baliktad, tahimik naman sya all throughout the day, sa gabi lang talaga gising. Iniisip ko nalang, training na ata ito for the upcoming sleepless nights !

[crzysxycl]

jeannybaby - thanks sis! bahala na si Lord. as long as maconfirm ko sa next scan na pwede talagang mag NSD, baka saka ako makampante hehe. hindi ko na muna iisipin ngayon, nakakapagod din.

120515 - thanks sis! ilang weeks na kayo ni baby? kakatuwa naman, your baby is very responsive. try ko nga rin minsan yan hehe.

which is witch- thanks sis! oo nga eh, yun din naisip ko pag normal mabilis recovery. actually, natuwa hubby ko kasi pwede raw kaagad sundan kung NSD, haha. tumatanda na kasi, kailangan maghabol. re hiccups, ako naman madalas ko mafeel kasi natataon na paggising ko sa morning at sa gabi rin bago matulog sya naghihiccups. naka duvadilan din ako sis, once a day. ito hindi na nawala sa list ng meds ko. since 1st tri nagttake ako nito.

macheoc - sis ilan dosage ng juice na tinake mo for OGTT?

[120515]

sis which, rice is the culprit! we're the same - i also love rice! supercute that your baby plays with your hubby, too!

sis cryz, we're 24 weeks today yes, sis, try it - it's really amazing!

[chubs_0318]

Hi everyone! I've been a lurker of this thread for quite some time already and natutuwa akong marami tayo sa thread na to. Anyway, question lang po, aside from having ultrasound, may alam ba kayong hint na makakapagsabi if nasa right position na si baby? on my 36th week pa kasi kami magpapaultrasound and parang gusto ko sanang malaman ngayon pa lang if cephalic na sya. kami na ang inip di ba? btw, 34w3d na kami ni baby today.

[crzysxycl]

^Hi sis! Ako every checkup, kapag pinapakinggan sa doppler ang hb ni baby, kinakapa rin ni OB tyan ko tapos sinasabi nya kung anong position. From 6th month nakapa nya cephalic na si baby and proven correct din based on last ultrasound ko. Pinag abdominal belt nya rin ako kasi breech si baby nung 5th month.

[macheoc]

Sis crzy: 75g yung ogtt ko tapos 3x na kuha ng dugo. Medyo natamisan ako sa juice, parang sunny orange nung kapanahunan ko  hehe

Sis chubs: doppler din si OB and may kapa same kay sis crzy. Not sure if this site would help but my friend gave me this link:
http://en.hesperian.org/hhg/A_Book_for_Midwives:Check_the_baby

Sis jeanny: oo guilty rin ako sa sugar rush. Parang may party siya every time nag ice cream ako hehe

Question mga sis. Kailan kayo mag start mag leave from work? Or to those na hindi FTM, when kayo nag leave before? I asked my OB about this and for her, if things go as planned, better daw sana I start the ML by the time I give birth para more time with the baby after. May point naman siya. But our HR suggests sana max na daw 1 week before due date na andun pa rin ako sa work. Ive also read in some threads that some moms took ML as early as 34-36weeks. Im just wondering ano ang ideal. Sorry for the question clueless preggy here 😊

[Which is Witch?]

Jeannybaby - super active nga ni baby mo sis kung hindi ka makatulog. Hehe. Bait ng baby ko, kasi sa hapon siya nagttumbling or bago ako matulog. hehe Goodluck sa ating CS journey! hehe

crzysxycl - oo sundan na agad yan sis. pahinga lang saglit! hehe.

chubs_0318 - hi sis, congrats sis! lapit ka na pala manganak. ako sis, talagang ultrasound lang nalalaman kung anong position.

120515 - hindi ko alam kung mababawasan ko pa ang pagkain ko, i only have less than a month left bago ang schedule CS ko at bongga padin pagkain ko ng rice. hehe


macheoc - sis, ako magssick leave na ko starting ng 34 weeks. 36weeks kasi iCS na ko ni ob. And siya nagadvice na magabsent na ko ng 34weeks. tapos yung start ng patak ng ML ko is don sa mismong araw ng sched ng CS ko. para sulit ko din yung ML ko with baby. Siguro sis, depende din sayo. I'm a FTM and had previous miscarriage, kaya gusto ko makapagpahinga as early as possible. Saka lately madalas manigas na tummy ko and sometimes may nafifeel na ako cramps. So i feel like need ko na talaga magrest. And isa pa, naka bakasyon ang ob ko. dating niya few days before schedule CS ko, kaya bawal ako magpreterm labor. hehe. Doble ingat nalang Ikaw sis, pakiramdaman mo ang katawan mo sis, may nababasa din ako lampas 38weeks na, working and driving pa din. Bongga! hehe.

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had my ultasound yesterday(32w1d). ok naman lahat, thank God!
eto yung result:
HR = 167 bpm
AFI = 13.46 cm
posterolateral, grade 2 placenta
cephalic
EFW = 2072grams (+/-303grams)

kayo sis, kelan next ultrasound niyo?

[120515]

sis macheoc, my leave starts on my 38th week, 2 weeks before baby is due 😊 we're praying we won't have any complications that will force us to go on leave earlier. my husband is also planning to take a couple of weeks off work when baby arrives so we can both bond with baby at the same time.

sis which, my next scan will be on my next monthly checkup in june. we'll be 28 weeks by then.

sis chubs, our ob scans baby on our monthly checkup so she can see where baby is located. so far, baby is in breech position based on the scans but since it's still the middle of our 2nd trimester, she doesn't really comment much on it. when my friend was in her 3rd trimester, she visited our ob (we have the same one) every 2 weeks and had her scans every 2 weeks as well. our ob told my friend to prepare for cs because her baby was always in breech position. she had to have an emergency cs a month before her edd because her water bag broke and baby was in breech position.

have safe and happy pregnancies everyone!

[crzysxycl]

macheoc - akin naman 50 grams sis tapos 4x ako kinuhaan ng dugo, fbs yung una. re ML,mnagtanong tanong din ako sa mga kakilala kong nag ML before, sabi nila ideally 2 weeks before due date kaya ganun na rin ginawa ko.

which is witch - haha oo nga sis sana matimingan uli namin. nice to know ok result ng utz mo sis. wow, 32 weeks ka na at ang laki na ni baby, more or less 2 kilos na sya. siguro mas mabigat feeling mo ngayon sis, bigat na rin kasi si baby. ingat lagi, konting kembot nalang.

120515 - i tried pressing the area where my baby kicked and he responded. really amazing.

jeannybaby - sis ako may times na nagigising din sa movements ni baby, ok pa naman so far ang tulog ko. pansin ko nga lang sa umaga paggising ko ang active nya tapos gutom agad ako. sabi ng mom ko, pag gutom daw ako, gutom din si baby. kaya kahit antok pa ako minsan, napapabangon ako agad to eat breakfast kasi kawawa naman baby kung malipasan ng gutom.

Ang napansin kong nagbago lately is hindi ko na talaga mapigilan ang pag ihi. yung minsan kasarapan ng tulog tapos maiihi, minsan nag try ako pigilan, parang mabigat sa puson na matigas na ewan. hindi ko alam kung weight na ba ni baby yon. kaya lagi ako nagigising sa madaling araw just to pee. pag humiga na ako sa bed around 10, makakailang balik muna ako sa restroom to pee, mga 12 na ako nakakatulog. kayo rin ba mga sis?

[macheoc]

thanks for the tips on ML which is witch, 120515, and crzysxycl

siguro sa next check up ko ask ko ulit si OB about my ML. so far praying pa rin na normal ako kasi diba may suspected PTL ako at 20 weeks, ang shorten cervix ko then went back again. sa next appt ko pa malalaman if steady siya. Pero if basis yung pakiramdam ko, parang ok naman. Parang mas active na nga ako. well sana, ok pa rin...bongga nga yung mga 38 weeks up eh nagdadrive pa! 

re: baby's movements
may time na nagigising ako para mag pee. 28 weeks pa lang ako ngayon what more pa kaya yung 30+. I've also noticed na di lang kicks or jabs si baby. Hindi ko alam kung gumugulong ba siya or tumatambling. hehe

re: ultrasound: next ko pa sa 30th wk ko. pero nag pa 4d ako early this week

[shegie_285]

Hello mga sis.. nabuhay ulit ako hehe.. ang saya basahin ng mga updates ninyo.

Update na din muna ako, I'm 34 weeks and 2 days na. Wippee!  I have an appointment tomorrow with my GP (Doppler lang), and then after two weeks with the OB naman (OB laging may scan).  Last scan at 32 weeks breech position pa din si baby. Sabi ng OB may time pa naman mag-move.  Sa ante-natal class namin nagturo ang PT ng mga exercise para I-ready position ni baby. Napabili tuloy ako ng gym ball para mag-exercise. Ayaw ko sana ma-CS at wala naman akong katulong mag-alaga dito. Si hubby two weeks lang mag-leave pag nanganak ako dahil wala na siyang leave. Uwi pa kasi kami sa Pinas sa November and nagamit din ang one week when we went home for my dad.

Parang nag-iba din movements ni baby in the last few weeks, parang nagsi-swimming sa tummy ko. dati kasi kick and suntok lang.

Feeling ko ang laki din ng tummy ko. Hindi ako comfortable pag nakaupo sa couch namin at napapagod na ako maglakad.  I gained 12 kilos na pala so mga 27 lbs, normal ang BMI ko before I got pregnant. I read my gain weight should be between 25 - 35 lbs. The GP nor the OBs don't seem to care about my weight. Never pa akong wineigh for my check-up. Nung first check-up lang. Kayo na wine-weigh?

sis crzysxycl- naku lagi din akong naiihi. as in pagkaihi feeling ko naiihi na naman. hehe.. pero konti na wiwi na lang..

sis macheoc - dito sa Ireland, statutory na 2 weeks before due date mag-leave, pwede early but hindi pwede lagpas two weeks. I'll go on leave on my 38th week, 3 1/2 weeks to go.. can't wait! Ano ang PTL?

sis which is witch - good to know okay ang last scan mo. mauna ka pa sa siguro sa akin manganak dahil CS ka.. when ang scheduled CS mo? (sorry kung nasabi mo na previously, haba ng binackread ko eh).

sis 120505 - walking is good. ako I walk every morning to work, wala akong diet and I eat everything  (chocolates, ice cream and cake) so far okay ang weight gain ko. OB said I can continue walking pero napapagod na ako so baka mag-bus na lang ako straight to work every day at bawasan ko na lang food intake ko.

Wala pa din akong masyadong baby clothes at hindi pa din ako naglalaba at nagpe-prepare ng hospital bag!! need to do this soon!!

[aylatskie]

Hi mommies. I'm back here in the Philippines and in province currently. Dito na rin ako manganganak. Nagpa check up na rin Ako pero OB just checked the fetal HB okay naman daw. I'll see her after 2 weeks then ultrasound ulit I think that's the detailed one again like baby's measurements and I will undergo NST before the scan. Hope everything goes well. My fingers are numbing several times a day pero nawawala din. My manas is so grabe na. Pero I've read its normal naman.

[120515]

sis aylatskie, glad you got home safe! have you tried eating munggo for your edema? but that should go away after you give birth.

sis shegie, yes, i also walk 20 minutes from the train station to our flat when i come home from work. i haven't had ice cream since my last doctor's appointment and i've also stayed away from my usual pbj sandwich at work in the mornings, i now have either an apple or a banana for snack time at the office. those are the only things i changed in my diet! haha!

sis cryz, so happy for you that baby responded!

so today, we finally ordered the big ticket baby items from amazon - we opted for a playard instead of a traditional wooden crib because it's easier to move around and can be packed away when no longer in use. baby will be co-sleeping with us so we really don't need a crib. then we also got the pram/stroller, carrier, breast pump, diaper backpack, wipes warmer, cloth wipes, and 2 baby toys (1 beads grasper and 1 rattle ball) 

[cheniwin]

Agree as a 2nd time mommy I realized d masyado nagagamit ang crib and most babies from other friends of mine kwento din madalas ayaw ng baby sa crib na once they started to crawl and that is 4-6mos? so play yard is really useful. The baby gate was also very useful for us since we live in a condo type house. About babywearing never ko nagamit until 4mos. Ive tried sling and ssc pero d sya advisable sa baby who cant support his/her neck. And sobrang bihira naman kami lumabas ng house, nun medyo malaki na sya nagamit pero most of the time nasa stroller kasi sleeping. Stroller talaga un best purchase namin, un fully reclined and heavy duty nagamit from 0 till now mag 3 na si kuya and magagamit na ni baby sister paglabas its a chicco trevi.
sa cloths hindi rin kami bumili masydo meron lang syang basic pang araw araw na plain then 2 sets panglabas or ootd each size 0-3, 3-6, 6-9
Kasi paglabas ni baby tsaka ka lang makakasecide what kind of clothes to buy cause baka big baby pala sya and ibabagay mo sa features and personality nya un outfit nya plus masusukay mo. When I found out bagay kay baby ko un certain hue ganun na binibili ko lagi, meron ako advance purchased na d nya nasuot kasi hindi sa kanya bagay.
I also advised you asked other mommies na nanganak na sa same hospital you are planning to give birth pala alam nyo ang bibilin and not for your hospital bags. Ako nun sa madoc dami sobra kasi halos lahat provided na nila pati boppy pillow for breastfeeding, and even pang dress sa sugat. Doble doble and ang dami ko unused.
June na!! nagstart na ako magpack ng hospital bag.

God bless us always and take care batchmates

[120515]

^ sis cheniwin, thanks for the tip and same here for clothes. we didn't get that many, i think we have about 10-15 longsleeved, sleeveless, and shortsleeved bodysuits ranging from 0-6 months in unisex color. we also only have 2 swaddles/receiving blankets because my friends have said that they never really used them - their babies were fine with the bodysuits for sleeping.

our hospital explicitly says on their website that we only need to bring going home clothes for baby and myself and nothing else so we're holding off on other stuff for now like the bathing accessories. for diapers, we are committed to cloth diapering so i'm slowly building my stash and we got a few newborn sized cloth diapers. but if the newborn sizes will still be too big for baby then we'll probably use the same diapers that the hospital will use for baby.

for toiletries, we're going to continue using dr. bronner's, we started using it this year for my husband and myself and that's what we'll use for baby as well.

for bottles, we are holding off first because my friend said she went through 3 different brands and ended up using the same brand as the hospital used because that's what their baby liked. she has very little milk right now so they need to supplement with formula. but our other friend said that when she didn't produce any milk in her first week, what she did was just continue to make her baby latch and she also pumped to get her body to produce more milk, which is why i got a hospital-grade pump

have happy and safe pregnancies everyone!