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[J.warner]

29 + 6 today

^ hi how do they measure babys weight? Sakin kasi fundal height lang. Pinahihiga ko then measure nila from top of abdomen hanggang pubic bone. Nung 26 wks ako sabi 26cm. Then nung 28 wks sabi 28cm so sakto lang but not sure how accurate yun.
Also sis how do u know its amniotic fluid and not just vaginal discharge? I tried to search iba iba nababasa ko, medyo worry din ako coz I thought I have normal discharge kasi white/clear and no odor but mas madalas sya unlike before na di pa ko preggy. Now I usually change pantyliner 4x a day.

[hermione28]

Hi sis, sa ultrasound po. I am in Dubai po kasi baka ganun talaga dito? Nasaan po kayo? Some Obs dont measure babys weight? That give me kind of relief because I am really freaking out. Ipapaulit yung ultrasound ko pag 32 weeks na and don daw mag dedesisyon baka CS na daw ako ng maaga. Lalo ako natakot preemie na agad si baby.

Sa amniotIc fluid naman sa ultrasound din sinabi parang may leak na daw, nababasa daw ba underwear ko madalas. Sabi ko medyo but I thought its normal. Ngayon pinansin ko na and oo nga medyo damp sya and clear na watery lang na walang odor.

[thatprettyghoul]

Hello. PH based ako, every ultrasound may estimated fetal weight si baby at amniotic fluid measurement. Nung 34th wk (which is last wk) sabi ni OB 1.9kgs si baby nasa 10th percentile daw yun. Meaning, in terms of average weight at that age, 90% of baby girls weigh more than her and 10% weigh less. Tatlo vitamins ko plus I also drink Anmum once a day and so far I gained 11kgs kaya di ko din gets bakit sya maliit. Iniisip ko baka dahil petite body built ko before pregnancy and I am only 5 flat sakin kaya ka ko nagmana. Pero nung mga previous utz nya normal weight nya bigla lang sya nagdrop.

OB added Moriamin Forte sa vitamins ko. Vitamins at the same time pampagana. Grabe yung gutom ko palagi ngayon as in naghahanap ako ng snacks ayaw ko lumubay sa pagkain. She also advised me to drink 10glasses of water a day. Tapos 3x a week, instead na 10 glasses plain water iinumin ko yung 6 glasses dun titimplahan ko ng Hydrite.

[hermione28]

Buti sayo may nireseta saken sis wala same pa din vitamins ko. Wala din sya sinabi sa kakainin at iinumin ko. But since the beginning of my pregnancy I am trying to drink 2L of water everyday. I tried to eat healthy din. Siguro wala masyadong sustansya yung kinakain ko dito. Ano pa ba gagawin ko para mag increase fetal weight.

[mrs_mcta]

Napanood ko sa isang vlog ni Mariel (Rodriguez-Padilla) nung isang ultrasound niya medyo maliit si baby, pinakain siya ng protein as in steak ganyan. Answered prayer nga daw for her kase she's 'required' to eat steak. Nag pescatarian kase siya para may kasabay si Isabella kase si Isabella is pescatarian.

[hermione28]

Ah talaga? I should start watching her pregnancy vlogs. Wow steak, good thing kaka kain ko lang ng steak few days ago haha. Pero malakas naman ako sa meat eh, pork nga lang dapat lean meat siguro.

Thanks sa idea sis. Sana lumaki na baby ko kasi nakaka frustrate yung ganito. 9kg na gain ko in 6 months pero si baby low fetal weight. So pano ako kakain watch your weight daw sabi din ng OB ko tapos di ako maka pag exercise or kahit maglakad kasi bed rest ako no physical activity. Pano yun.

[J.warner]

^ hello sis if may nakita sila sa ultrasound mo re amniotic issue, bed rest ka lang talaga. Tiis tiis lang muna. Try not to worry too much especially if wala naman masakit or spotting like brownish discharge. 😊
Are u having a girl? Not sure if true mas low ata fetal weight ng girl?
My first is a boy, he was only 2.5 kg when I gave birth to him at 38 weeks. Sya pinakamaliit dun sa nursery but around 2-3 months ang chubby na nya nangangalay braso namin pag karga sya. Hes 7 now & healthy, sagana sya sa milk & vitamins di sya nagkakasakit sis kahit medyo underweight sya pinanganak.

[J.warner]

Btw sis Im based in AU. Di pa naman uso dito tinetext OB. Bahala ka ano gusto mo kainin at bahala ka na din kung anong prenatal i-take mo. 😄

^^ lagi din ako gutom sis. Ice cream or popsicles everyday minsan pati pakwan finifreeze ko pa.  30 wks today.

[nikki968]

Hello! Has anyone of you been diagnosed with GDM?

[mrs_mcta]

7 months yesterday! Grabe, hindi ako makapaniwala 3rd trimester na kame. Tuwang tuwa ako every time gumagalaw si baby.

[glamorosa_09]

^same here, cherishing my baby's movements. Sa panganay ko kasi, nung newborn na sya, pag-gumagalaw sya especially pag tulog, na-mimiss ko movements nya sa tummy ko.

I read a study pala that showed fetuses are more responsive to maternal touch than to maternal voice. They displayed more arm, head, and mouth movements when the mother touched her abdomen and decreased their arm and head movements to maternal voice.

Here's a link to the study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460088/ and an article about the study https://www.whattoexpect.com/news/pregnancy/fetus-response-mother-rubbing-belly-study/. Interesting read.

[J.warner]

Hi Jan-Mar2020 sissies! Kumusta na, sino na malapit manganak satin? Probably by now hirap na din kayo matulog like me bumibigat na tyan ang hirap huminga minsan pag nakahiga.

[thatprettyghoul]

Hello! I?m 38 wks na. Narelieve na yung shortness of breath ko kasi medyo bumaba na yung tyan ko. Waiting nalang ako na mag open cervix at magka contractions. Yung OB ko kasi pro NSD sya, iCS daw nya ko pag lang may immediate need to do so. Weekly naman ang check up at may mga bilin sya sakin para kahit ako daily namo monitor ko si baby.

[glamorosa_09]

Wow! Full term na si baby, waiting ka na lang talaga sis... Have a safe delivery... Hopefully magcooperate body mo para tuluy tuloy sa NSD...

[hermione28]

Hi mga sis wow buti pa kayo NSD. Anyone can give me an advice? May doctor is pushing for CS dahil daw sa weight ni baby, but I don?t see anything wrong with it. I mean yeah baby is small but all others are fine pati nga movements nya nag monitor si doc ok daw responses nya malikot. Should I look for second opinion? Lipat na ko hospital?

[mrs_mcta]

^^Wow sis thatprettyghoul, congrats konting kembot nalang hehe.

I'm currently 30w2d, grabe nasa-30s nako. In 10 weeks (or less?!) makikita na namin si baby girl.

Medyo ang dami ng thoughts na naglalaro sa isip ko, pag na-ne-nega ako, nag dadasal nalang ako agad.

May schedule ako on Friday na BPS and doppler studies (?).

So far, pushing kame for NSD ni OB. Though yung ibang patients niya daw with primary infertility, pinipili na mag elective CS kase parang for them sobrang tagal nang hinintay ni baby, CS na agad para sureball parang ganung thinking. Pero kame, ang conversation namen is mag c-CS siya if medically necessary na or kung hindi umikot si baby, ganon. And what I like about my OB is breastfeeding advocate siya, tuwing nagkikita kame, sinasabi niya sakin 'oh promise mo mag breastfeed tayo ha'.

Sis hermione28, baka pwede ka pa-explain pa further kung bakit sa tingin niya dapat ka i-CS. Ang alam kong CS na related sa weight ni baby is pag sobrang laki? Baka may studies din pag maliit si baby, not sure lang don.

[glamorosa_09]

@hermione

Kung ako siguro sa posisyon mo sis, kukulitin ko yung ob ko na iexplain saken bakit kailangang cs hanggang sa ma convinced ako. Parang anong meron sa maliit na baby na need i-cs? Anong possible complications pag pinilit i-normal? And then I'll do my own research din. Pag di ako na convinced sa explanation ng ob, I'll probably look for a second opinion. Pero kung nagtitiwala ka naman sa ob mo, okay na makinig sa kanya.

Pero nabanggit mo rin kasi na nag lileak yung amniotic fluid mo. Hindi naman cause of concern yun? After hours of labor kasi, may possibility din talaga ma distress or bumaba heartbeat ng baby pag wala nang amniotic fluid. In that case, cs talaga. Pero not sure kung same case sa may leaking amniotic fluid.

Kaya nung first ko, hindi ko pina rupture water bag ko, nung bandang 8 cm na, para kahit matagalan labor ko, ok lang.

[hermione28]

@mrs_mcta - nag explain sya pero hindi ako convinced, I?m in Dubai kasi, arabic OB ko, I understand her but its really hard to explain my feelings.

glamorosa_09 - about sa amniotic fluid nag normalize na sya sis, nag repeat kame ng growth scan and now ok na yung amniotic fluid ko. Placenta is posterior, high, grade 0. I researched na ok daw yun.

I?m 31 weeks now, gusto nya ko iCS pag 35 weeks. Ayoko talaga, anong possible options ko, na stress ako kahapon kasi naghahanap ako ng ibang hospital but they don?t accept daw pag sobrang late na sa pregnancy. Bakit ganun.

[glamorosa_09]

@hermione

Haist, ang hirap nga kung hindi ka convinved sa explanation ng ob mo. Gusto ka niya i-CS tapos pre-term delivery pa...

Sa first ko, nakalipat ako ng ob on my 30th week, along with that was the hospital din. Di ba pwedeng OB mismo ang hanapin mo? Derecho ako sa ob nun eh, nag walk in ako during her schedule sa Cardinal Santos.

[thatprettyghoul]

Thank you @glamorosa_09, hermione28 and mrs_mcta! Yes, sana makapag NSD. Kinakausap ko nga si baby na makipagcooperate sya at kailan ba nya balak lumabas. hehe. Naglalakad lakad din ako dito sa bahay.

@hermione28, sa pagkakaalam ko din pag mababa ang weight mas pwede mag NSD. Maschedule lang for CS if there are complications encountered or pag elective. May nabanggit ba sya na complication sa inyo na magwa warrant ng CS? Saka bakit daw ilalabas na si baby at 35wks? Hindi pa yun full term. 37th wk pa ang FT. Sana makausap mo ng maayos si OB regarding dyan sa concerns mo baka may dahilan naman sya.