Saturday, 21st February 2009 (Week 38)
Ah! So torn! Feeling rather uncomfortable, I started to pray that the Lord will bring forth the baby QUICKLY, like now! But then I realised that if that happened, someone’ s birthday celebration will be a muted one. Child #5 is to celebrate her 4th birthday next Thursday – God willing, of course!
So if I birth before then, she won’t be having much of a birthday celebration. Ahhh!!! So I need to hold out and pray that the baby will come out after all the birthday celebration. Which means I have to hang on till then.
No praying for baby to come out till then! Oh Lord have mercy! 🙂
Sunday, 22nd February 2009 (Week 38)
After telling dh that I have been able to sleep through 6 hrs each night for the past 3 nights, I got up 3 times to pee last night! 🙁 And also after telling him that it was strange that I had no BHs waking me up in the middle of the night like the other pregnancies, I got woken up by contractions 15 minutes apart for 2 hours!
Now I am bushed! 🙁
Tuesday, 24th February 2009
Ok – I give up. I will not be waiting for any nesting instinct to kick in this time round. I am just going to prepare only my room where I plan to do all my labouring. I think that’s all the energy I have for now.
But I can’t help feeling that all this sitting around can’t be good though 🙁
Wednesday, 25th Februaruy 2009 (Week 38)
Went to see chiropractor. Told her that my groin hurt more now. She manipulated it. OUCH! She said that my hips are not aligned and is pushing the pelvis up and out of alignment and that’s why it hurts when I walk.
Well, I hope all these adjustments will help get the baby out sooner than later! Was tempted to start taking some EPO orally to get the whole labour thing going faster. But then my body is already preparing for labour in a very obvious way.
Lots more intense BHs. Those that can stop me in my tracks together with lots of bearing down. Baby has dropped. The muscles at the top of my abdomen feels really stretched out now. As if it can’t hold the weight of the belly anymore 🙂
Thursday, 26th Februar7 2009 (Week 38)
Brought dd to Qian Hu Fish Farm* for her birthday outing. A friend said I must be mad to go there in case I into labour. Told her that this is Singapore. We can get from any part of the island to the other side 30 minutes! Besides I am not even close to my due date.
Which reminded of the time we went to the zoo on #4’s due date. An old neighbour met us there and was horrified that I was out and at the zoo on my due date 🙂 And no, all that walking around did not bring forth a baby either. She came 5 days past her EDD.
Anyhow, as mentioned, the baby has dropped into position and it isn’t just my imagination. Even the kids noticed it. Yesterday, my 7 yr old said, “Mom, your stomach has become smaller!” And then the 5.5 yr old stared at me and said, “It was so big here (indicating where the baby was sitting high up) but now it is not.”
I am amazed that they actually notice such things.
* Qian Hu Fish Farm seemed to have let itself go. When we went in January 2009, there were lots of little fishes to be caught and the ponds were well maintained. This time round, the ponds were full of algae and a pathetic number of fishes available for fishing. Also the fishes were all very unhealthy. All of them died the day after whereas the fishes we caught at the last visit lasted at least 2 weeks. Needless to say, the kids were very disappointed.
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Where do you go for this chiropractor now? Nearby or not?
Spinetrends. Not near at all! 🙁 It’s all the way at Parkway Parade! I think I need to go get adjusted on Monday, not Thursday. Pelvic area super painful yesterday. This kind of pain, rest also no use 🙁
so far… adjust also go out of alignment again…not like when younger. Makes me v hesitant to bother to do it. Like waste my time & money to make the trip. ;(
my friend says that’s when osteopathic treatment is better than chiropractic. But who knows? Can only try and then see if it works or not, right? But ya, time AND money! 🙁
I did go osteopath several times. Years ago it worked. This last year…. he told me not to do this & that. Basically, I shouldn’t be pregnant, & shouldn’t b shifting & packing. *siao*. I can’t avoid either and I was too advanced in preg to be not.
Hmmm…that’s kinda like crying over spilt milk right? Silly man!
hehe….if i go adjust now…then next few days I feed baby lying down, then waste my effort again too. So like don’t know whether to go or not. Bc I think then I’d need to go every week!