By a twist of "fate"... going for cesarean seems to be the best option. Mummy has been schedule for the operation at 11.30 a.m. tomorrow.
Baby Matty has not engaged and Mummy's cervix has not dilated at all. Dr. Lim does not encourage going for natural delivery in view of the circumstances. So instead of inducing labour, looks like we are pretty much left with cesarean delivery... unless we want to wait out another week which is not advisable. Looks like Mummy will have to make use of this afternoon and read up more on cesarean delivery... something which we didn't quite prepare for.
A little disappointed because now Daddy might not be present to witness the birth of Baby Matty and there is a likelihood that subsequent babies will be delivered through cesarean as well. Not only that... breastfeeding might be harder as Mummy will be weaker physically as compared to a normal delivery and will definitely take much longer to recover. I will try to find out if it is possible to have epidural instead of general anesthesia... so that at least Mummy will be awake to welcome Baby Matty tomorrow.
Guess that it is true to say that we can never plan for everything in life. Let's just see how it goes tomorrow!!
Thursday 30 June 2005
Friday 24 June 2005
Alert... Overdue!!!
Placenta is still functioning well... Amniotic fluid is sufficient... baby is active. And what does that mean? It means that Mummy is going to stay pregnant for another week.
After the checkup yesterday, Dr. Lim advised us to see him again next Thursday with the view of going for induction when we hit 41 weeks. As it is, woman giving birth in their 40th week is not very common... I think we are the rare case of being able to hold until the 41st week. Felt a little disappointed as we all thought that we can finally get to see and hold Baby Matty by the end of this week.
Having discussed with Daddy... we have decided to monitor the situation for another 2 days before deciding if we actually want to wait that long. Mummy hadn't been able to sleep well the night before... laid in bed from 2.30 am until the next morning. If I lie on my right, Baby Matty will kick almost non-stop. If I lie on my back, I can't breathe well. If I lie on my left, it gets numb after a while. The whole night was spent alternating between left and right... trying hard to find a comfortable position to fall asleep in. We can't afford to allow that to continue for too long... otherwise Mummy's health might suffer due to lack of sleep and this will invariably affect Baby Matty as well.
Looks like we can only wait in the meantime.
After the checkup yesterday, Dr. Lim advised us to see him again next Thursday with the view of going for induction when we hit 41 weeks. As it is, woman giving birth in their 40th week is not very common... I think we are the rare case of being able to hold until the 41st week. Felt a little disappointed as we all thought that we can finally get to see and hold Baby Matty by the end of this week.
Having discussed with Daddy... we have decided to monitor the situation for another 2 days before deciding if we actually want to wait that long. Mummy hadn't been able to sleep well the night before... laid in bed from 2.30 am until the next morning. If I lie on my right, Baby Matty will kick almost non-stop. If I lie on my back, I can't breathe well. If I lie on my left, it gets numb after a while. The whole night was spent alternating between left and right... trying hard to find a comfortable position to fall asleep in. We can't afford to allow that to continue for too long... otherwise Mummy's health might suffer due to lack of sleep and this will invariably affect Baby Matty as well.
Looks like we can only wait in the meantime.
Wednesday 22 June 2005
ONE
Baby Matty hits 40 weeks tomorrow... which also means he is expected to be due tomorrow. Still waiting anxiously for his arrival with just one more day to go. Friends and family are equally anxious... with many messages flooding in each day checking in on us.
We will be visiting Dr. Lim again tomorrow morning and fairly certain that he would want us to be induced... just a matter of when. Hopefully the next time we post here again it is to put down the details of Baby Matty's arrival.
Baby Matty is definitely putting on quite a fair bit of weight for the last 2 weeks because Mummy is ballooning really fast and my belly is almost bursting every time he stretches to make himself comfy.
Can't wait for tomorrow to come!!
We will be visiting Dr. Lim again tomorrow morning and fairly certain that he would want us to be induced... just a matter of when. Hopefully the next time we post here again it is to put down the details of Baby Matty's arrival.
Baby Matty is definitely putting on quite a fair bit of weight for the last 2 weeks because Mummy is ballooning really fast and my belly is almost bursting every time he stretches to make himself comfy.
Can't wait for tomorrow to come!!
Wednesday 15 June 2005
Too Much Time on Hand... But Not Too Much to Go
Mummy has finally started her holiday since Monday. Initially, I was of the view that I should try and conserve my annual leave and work as close as possible to the delivery date... but am now happy with my decision to take a break before the arrival of Baby Matty. Going to work felt almost like fighting a battle for the last two weeks. Endless number of tasks to complete every day and trying as hard as possible to do as much as I can (just in case Baby Matty decides to come the next day)... left me feeling all stressed out and drained of energy. I even have difficulties keeping a conversation going on for more than 10 minutes. It leaves me grasping for air most of the time.
However, on the other end... having too much time on hand may not necessary be a good thing! Started to revisit the forum again and popped back into the support group for miscarriage and stillborn. What else... it got Mummy emotional once again. As others went on about their personal experiences... I can't help but transport myself back to those days.
As we count down to the arrival of Baby Matty (just another eight days to go)... the insecurity in Mummy continues to linger even though we are so so so close to the finishing line. If there is no movement from Baby Matty for more than 2 hours in a stretch... Mummy will suffer from a panic attack. Good thing that I know where his feet are. A light tickle will send Baby Matty squirming and kicking as he tries hard to fight off the "attack". Ok... I know I'm bad... but I really need all the reassurance that I can get... and only Baby Matty is capable of doing that now.
Oh by the way... we got a new place!!! It is at the end of Sea Avenue and so much nearer to your grandpa and grandma. We will be busy doing up the place, renting out Waterplace and of course getting acquainted with Baby Matty... for the next 3 months at least.
For now, we will concentrate on counting down and wonder every morning if Baby Matty is arriving today or not.
However, on the other end... having too much time on hand may not necessary be a good thing! Started to revisit the forum again and popped back into the support group for miscarriage and stillborn. What else... it got Mummy emotional once again. As others went on about their personal experiences... I can't help but transport myself back to those days.
As we count down to the arrival of Baby Matty (just another eight days to go)... the insecurity in Mummy continues to linger even though we are so so so close to the finishing line. If there is no movement from Baby Matty for more than 2 hours in a stretch... Mummy will suffer from a panic attack. Good thing that I know where his feet are. A light tickle will send Baby Matty squirming and kicking as he tries hard to fight off the "attack". Ok... I know I'm bad... but I really need all the reassurance that I can get... and only Baby Matty is capable of doing that now.
Oh by the way... we got a new place!!! It is at the end of Sea Avenue and so much nearer to your grandpa and grandma. We will be busy doing up the place, renting out Waterplace and of course getting acquainted with Baby Matty... for the next 3 months at least.
For now, we will concentrate on counting down and wonder every morning if Baby Matty is arriving today or not.
Saturday 4 June 2005
Not Landing Anytime Soon
Baby Matty has finally hit full-term now that we are 37 weeks along. Thinking that he will probably come earlier than expected... but not quite.
From the scan we did this morning, Dr. Lim confirms that the placenta is still "unripe" and still at stage one. The passenger will only touch down when the placenta gets to stage three. Looks like Baby Matty has decided to wait for Dr. Lim to return from his U.S. trip on 20 June.
However, Mummy has already decided to wrap up my work by next Friday and take a week of annual leave before starting my maternity leave (with the initial impression that Baby Matty will most likely decide to come before we hit the 40th week). Oh well... its ok. Been feeling a bit stressed out with the amount of work for the past one week and frantically trying to clear as much as possible every single day. Maybe taking a week or two off earlier will do some good. Gotta try and get as much rest as possible before the D day.
From the scan we did this morning, Dr. Lim confirms that the placenta is still "unripe" and still at stage one. The passenger will only touch down when the placenta gets to stage three. Looks like Baby Matty has decided to wait for Dr. Lim to return from his U.S. trip on 20 June.
However, Mummy has already decided to wrap up my work by next Friday and take a week of annual leave before starting my maternity leave (with the initial impression that Baby Matty will most likely decide to come before we hit the 40th week). Oh well... its ok. Been feeling a bit stressed out with the amount of work for the past one week and frantically trying to clear as much as possible every single day. Maybe taking a week or two off earlier will do some good. Gotta try and get as much rest as possible before the D day.
