In a good mood :)

I'm a Big Big Boy...

and I cannot fit into the 0 to 3 mths booties my mummy made!!!

Will NOT work for Milk

Breastfeeding has turned out to be a traumatic experience since Day 1... and I have given up all hopes of BB (who shall be known as J henceforth) latching on...

The only good thing after pumping repeatedly is that my milk supply has increased though it is still insufficient to meet J's needs. But, I shall keep trying and hopefully the supply will catch up with his demands eventually.

After observing him for the past few days, I must say that he is turning out to be one poser ;)

Welcome BB!

Er, the baby has a mind of his own and decided to arrive on 4 Aug instead! After dinner with my family, I felt contractions that were getting more regular but they were still sparse... around mid-night, I told G that it was impossible for me to sleep and we made the call for us to head for the hospital, false alarm or not...

It turned out to be a good call since I was 3 cm dilated by around 1 am... the rest of the night proved to be a long one while we waited for my cervix to be dilated.... epidural made the whole process bearable since I slept through most of the 14 hours of waiting...

By 3.30 pm, Dr A decided that it was time to push! Alas, the pushing was in vain since baby was too big to come through... emergency C-section had to take place and I was anxious for the safe arrival of baby... G could not be with us in the operating theatre and that greatly reduced my comfort level then...

In the end, I was under GA during the C-section so neither of us managed to welcome our baby at 1615 hours! What a disappointment... While waiting at the recovery ward, my mind was still groggy but I remembered asking repeatedly for my baby and was reassured that he has been sent to our room. I later found out from G that he saw baby outside the operating theatre and he already had his eyes opened :)

I finally got to see my baby at 1845 hours and fell in love with him immediately :P

A cosy bundle

Mini-me or Mini G?


Look at my chubby cheeks!!
I am Superman!

A Patient Boy

BB has been very patient... At 39 weeks, there has been no visible signs of labour other than some (mild) irregular contractions. The good thing is that he has given me time to increase my iron intake (think beef and pork liver) and get over a cold.

At this afternoon's check-up, Dr A has confirmed that I am already 2 cm dilated! As the amniotic fluid level is still borderline (low), she suggested that we induce labour on 5 Aug rather than wait till the EDD of 9 Aug.

Finally! We will get to meet the little one in 2 days time unless he choose to become impatient ;P