Week 33 but only another month to go ….
Posted in Pregnancy on Dec 27th, 2009
Had my monthly visit to ob-gyn yesterday & left with much worries & anticipation :( …..felt so much to pen them down.
I was told of the 33 weeks gestational age. I told him about the severity of my back pain but he didn’t think it was a big issue but instead just summoned me to use those backache plaster from any pharmacy, LOL !! Then i bragged about how a lot of people commented that my stomach is very low….would there be a possibility that i had very low placenta & cause any concern? To which he said he’ll check later but he also commented that since i had a twin pregnancy previously i would have a ” very badly stretched ” skin, hence it’s normal that the stomach would dropped a little lower……oh no, does that sounds like it’ll be very difficult to ” firm ” back my belly after delivery this time, ooOHH ???
Blood pressure taken & was normal….much to my relief. We proceeded with the usual scan on my tummy & I’m quite surprise that since 1st check-up up till now, i was not check at the cervix/down under even once?? Not sure if it was a good thing that baby head has already faced down but the check revealed that my placenta was not low….ok!! Then after heartbeat was reportedly normal & ensured that the cord was not doing any harm, ob-gyn started to make measurement.
First comment: Be ready, this will not be a small baby. A little big for his age in fact. Measurement showed that he’s at 36 weeks i.e. 3 weeks ahead….adoi !! 2.5kg at 33 weeks & the weight gain will be at its’ peak in the next month.
I’m not surprise at all actually coz both his parents had big structure. And it was only bcoz i carried 2 babies the last time around that each of my twins was a little small (2.65kg & 2.3kg respectively).
We then discussed about the success rate of delivering a big baby NATURALLY for an OLD first timer. The ob-gyn couldn’t assured anything….all he said was it all really depends if your cervix is cooperating, a thing which was too early to even check !! But he said he wasn’t too worry looking at my size…. unless if the mother is very petite & short, the chance for natural birth is always there! Yet he said the size of the baby does matter & will see how things progress towards the end of next month !!
My dilemma now is should i just schedule a cesarean session so that i don’t have to worry about suffering the pain of trying for a natural birth yet not successful & ended up being cut-up too?? My mom’s & sisters’ worries on these are making me so doubtful now. But i really hate c-sect so much 
I think god will decide later ….
Next i conveyed my plan of inducing the birth on 8Feb if nothing happens by end of 7Feb as i didn’t want things to happen too near CNY. To my surprise, in that case ob-gyn actually gave his greenlight that i can go ahead anytime after Jan’2010 as he said bb is in good shape to be out & he’s worry any prolong will means bb might becomes too large for me. He further commented that it’s not surprise that labour might even start in late Jan itself. And for that, he has issued me the official admission letter (for just in case) …… ooh no, things seemed to proceed pretty fast now, am I ready for all these yet?? Next visit will be in 2 weeks time & by then hopefully we shall decide on the date more firmly.
Let me zoom into the remarks column :
see what’s stated on point (1)
” BIGGISH Baby “
never knew of such term, LOL
Wow…admission letter all ready yeah!!?
I am hoping and waiting for something to happen anytime. 26 more days to go, but nothing happen so far and doc hasn’t even issue me admission letter and the hospital that I am going doesn’t provide a “list of things to bring”
Congratulations that baby’s growing well!
For backache, Motherworld prenatal support belt helped me a lot.
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Take care!
Oops, the link should be http://mummysreviews.com/tag/mother-world/
actually i wonder how accurate the measurement is? last time when i had Jo, the doc said i would have a small baby like about 2.8kg, but my Jo came out at 3.65kg.
HS : ooh …. had always thot dr. was right, anyway i don’t mind bigger bb coz it’ll be less fragile ma. wow, Jo was a big bb too ehh
waaahhh…must be all the good food that the mommy has been eating
no worries abt c-sect..the pain will be only for a few days 
take care.
If u’re really keen to try to give birth naturally, do ‘brain-wash’ bb n let him know ur intention. Tell him wat to expect, teach him wat to do n how to cooperate when the time comes.
Dunno how effective it is, but no harm trying hor. Anyway, it really depends on how things r at that time. Think positive ok. Try not to over-indulge in food, if u dowan bb to be too big. hehehe Take care!
ginie : will think abt yr suggestion on brain-wash….despite i’m not the type who could talk to the ‘air’ lar, LOL….just felt weird haha !! i do believe in positive thinking though….and yes, i’ll have to moderate my intake already
Who’s your doctor in SMC? Dr Jason?
My ob was Dr Jason n he really ar…man of few words..
Btw, sounds exciting that baby is coming. U have more or less prepare dy ma **refering to yr previous post** so..just wait for baby to come.. If I were u, i will try natural first cos no matter what, it heals faster. Just pray for baby to cooperate with u.. n do more walking n squatting, walking,etc
rachel : mine is not Dr.Jason. yeah, i’ll stick to my heart on natural birth too unless god decides otherwise by then. too bad it’s too late for any effective exercise now …walkg is not a good idea for me now coz i’m suffering fr severe back pain at this stage, i’m afraid i might need bed rest soon
time flies ya, very soon you will be holding your new born in your arm, feel excited for you.
Take good rest now and get your hospital bag ready.
Take care Jacss.
Happy New Year to you and Mr. Heng and your two handsome twin boys! Have a great year ahead.
I don’t think you should worry at all. Just take epidural and try to deliver naturally. If cannot, then C-sect. I don’t think it’s an issue. While we all try to avoid c-sect, as long as the baby is healthy, it doesn’t really matter, right? Try to be a positive as you can ok? I come over and give you a BIG HUG on Thursday ok? Just realised that your ob-gyn Is Dr Tham. My experience with him wasn’t pleasant…..
my gynae told me that my baby weight was about 3.2kg but came out 4.08kg! Also, took me 11hrs to push my boy out….
Of course big baby lar, you’ve been travelling from one place to another and digging into so much good food, lol! Is your gynae Dr Jason Lim? All my 3 babies were delivered at SYMC too.
Hahhaa..the biggish baby remark is so funny!! Must be all the good food you had eh
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lastime my doc told me baby will be weigh ard 2.8kg also … but came out baby was 3.4kg lei …. stay positive and brain wash the baby …. somehow it work …. i remember when Jeremy had HFM disease, just so so near to my due date , i keep on telling the baby not to come out very soon, at least wait till Jeremy is 90% recover … yes !! my baby listen ….
stay cheers… and relax …… most important u & baby is healthy !!! i pray for u!!
u can do it!!!!
Don’t worry abt the big size… sometimes the weight by ultrasound is not so accurate but big baby means chubby baby so it’s cute too
So relax & surely u’ll decide when time comes!
Happy New Year 2010 to u & your family
i prefer to induce as we are all better prepared..all the best in your delivery!!
Agree w Peggy, induce is better planned and timed but let’s see what the doc says in 2 wks time. My doc also frightened me, told me to stop those daily McDonalds ice cream or he has to cut my belly up, he was ready for difficult delivery but we both took it a step at a time and baby came easily altho’ long labour .. don’t worry, no pain w epi.. i slept along like a baby..
i saw “breastfeeding only”…hoooray to you, Jacss!
Must be all the good food mummy is eating!
Btw, planning to get an urut lady to massage yourself back to shape?