Monday, 4 November 2013

Finally, Our Lil' Guy Born at 39 Weeks! :)

Posted by I Am Rachel Zoe's' Mom at 05:04 0 comments


The Birth Story of Neil Moses
Repost via Babycenter (November 2013 Birth Club)


Date of Birth: 11/04/2013
Original Due Date: 11/11/2013
Weeks Pregnant: 39 weeks
Baby's Weight: 8 lbs 39 oz

  Sunday around 5:30 early morning after I peed, a gush of liquid came out. I've never experienced urinary incontinence and that I can always control my bladder so I was thinking that it might be my amniotic fluid. Afterwards, was having some contractions though were mild and some abdominal pressures. 

  Thought of it as I might be on labor, my husband called 999, rush me to the hospital via the ambulance. The doctors checked me, they just wanted to be sure if my water really broke. They monitored my contractions thru the machine. Contractions not that of regular intervals so might just be normal braxton hicks. The doctor said cervix still closed.

  The doctors scheduled me for repeat CS the next day, Monday. It was 3:07 in the afternoon, we heard the sweetest cry. With Amber, I was put on general anesthesia so wasn't had the chance to hear her very first. I am glad with our son, it was a spinal one so Daddy was around, I am widely awake, so we were able to hear that of baby Moses.

  It was a wonderful experience. Added, I've never seen Amber having so much joy when she saw her little brother thru her Dad's mobile. She was giggling and in very much excitement. She kept on saying "So cute, so cute!" You will feel how happy and glad she really was.

  Actually she have been a sweet sister from the very start of my pregnancy. Loves to hug, kiss my belly and talked to baby a lot. She even sings him Lullaby Song every time we go to bed. Their bonding was so special.God willing soon, they'll see and meet each other face to face. Can't wait for that moment.

  Truly we're blessed. Happiness is beyond words... Thanks be to God!

Friday, 1 November 2013

38 Weeks 5 Days Today! :)

Posted by I Am Rachel Zoe's' Mom at 22:27 0 comments
    Thanks be to God, I am now around my 39th week of pregnancy. Last Wednesday, I had my antenatal check-up, BP normal and weight now measuring 76.50 kilograms. Last week, 24th of October, the Doctor told me baby measures big, 7.5 lbs based on the ultrasound scan. His head measuring already at around 39 weeks wherein I am just past 37 weeks then.


The big sister to be, Amber, has always been excited. Never missed the chance to kiss my belly daily. Also she's the one who puts lotion on it during night time, enjoys doing it! :) Loves her little brother so much, she is very sweet!

To share, baby's development right now:


Inside the Womb at 39 Weeks
Photo courtesy of Babycenter
Photo courtesy of Pregnancy Companion
Photo courtesy of Pregnancy Assistant

Child length: approximately 20.5 - 20.7 inches  (about the size of a Celery bunch)

Child weight: approximately 7.3 lbs

At this stage:  The child is fully formed, and you watch for the first symptoms of the beginning birth.

Although your baby is full term, he will continue to grow until you deliver. At this point waiting for your baby is a challenge.

Your baby is practicing breath and urinating, and can use his fingers to grasp tightly. Your baby has lost most of the slippery vernix that had been covering and protecting his skin. In addition supplying the kiddo with nutrients, around this time your placenta continues supplying antibodies to help protect him against infections from bacteria and viruses.

In fact these antibodies will actually give his immune system a boost for the first six months of his life. Pretty amazing! If you could peer inside your belly, you'd notice that his tiny fingernails have reached or grown past his fingertips. He'll need a trim fairly soon after he arrives.

Believe it or not, your baby may have taken its first bowel movement. The waste is greenish-black substance called meconium and either passed in the womb or is stored on his or her intestines and will be excreted after birth.

Childbirth can begin at any time. Its symptoms can occur a few days or a few hours before the zero hour - every woman is different.

Your baby is starting to come down into your pelvis. The movements continue to be less noticeable. You will start to become more uncomfortable, due to the baby being lower in your pelvis. Frequent trips to the restroom and trouble sleeping are quite common. Taking a nice warm shower and drinking warm milk before bed can make you more relaxed and help with sleep.

Symptoms of Labor:
1. Losing the mucous plug - a sign that the cervix opens
2. Then may come the membrane rupture or, colloquially speaking, water breaking when the amniotic fluid leaks out. It may happen, but is not required. Sometimes the bladder is pierced by medical personnel.
3. Another important sign are contractions. They are different from pre-contractions that you have experienced fro some time now in that they are regular, escalating and do not stop when you change positions.
4. Keep a close eye on yourself and monitor the situation. You will not miss this moment for sure.

Before your pregnancy, your uterus weighed only two ounces. By now, it has stretched large enough to hold your baby and weighs around two and half pounds.

Days left to birth: 9

Due date: 11 November 2013

Data Sources: Babybump, Babycenter, I'm Expecting, Pregnancy Assistant, Pregnancy Companion and Pregnancy Guide

"Almost there!"

 

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