My LAST.

After a week I can see that my tummy is slowly going back to its normal size. I still look 3 months preggy though, but I know as the days goes it will eventually shrink without me using any new weight loss products. My face is also shrinking and I’m losing some pregnancy fats already. I can’t wait to finally get back into shape. As of now, I’m still not fully recovered. I still have the pain of my incision (it still has bandaged). My OB said I still have to wait until Saturday to finally take a bath without having to worry that my incision will get wet. Going thru a c-section really is a challenge that’s why I told hubby that this will be my last pregnancy, lol!

I'm back...

...well a bit.

I just went through a cesarean section operation for our second child. Undergoing such is really a big challenge for one’s physical condition. The pain is severe especially after the effect of the anesthesia has subsided. Now, I have to take a lot of medications such as antibiotics to prevent infection and promote fast wound healing, pain reliever for pain, anti-inflammatory to avoid inflammations and of course multivitamins to help my body fight against stress and recover fast.

I'll be posting my birthing story and some pics soon.

Skin Conscious

Right now I’m reading about skin id reviews to know matters about skin changes. During my pregnancy, I’ve noticed that I looked different. There are areas of my skin that darkened as my pregnancy goes. Whenever people noticed that they will immediately utter that I’m carrying a boy. Oh, I do hope that these changes of my skin are only because of pregnancy and that it will turn back to what it used to be after giving birth. I am getting more and more conscious about it.

It's Official

I’m now officially on maternity leave. Now I’m not obliged to wake up so early to go to work, walk here and there…or be stressed out. Finally, I can rest…I just hope a full week long rest before giving birth. I still need to inspect everything like our hospital bags, and all the things that we’ll bring to the hospital (aside from the hospital bags). And I promise to be good on the one week of my pregnancy. I’ll never skip any of my prenatalvitamins, drink my milk before bed, and take enough rest. On my Monday I’ll have another lab test, Tuesday my prenatal check-up, and Thursday my Biophysical scan. Quite busy sched but I’m enjoying the rest of the days my baby is inside me.

Uncomfortable

When I entered my 3rd trimester, I started feeling so much aches and pains especially on my lower back, thighs and legs. Though the husband gives me massage every night before I go to bed, I don’t feel okay every morning. I feel sore and achy. I know, I know these are all parts of pregnancy and I don’t need any rheumatoid arthritis treatments…I just can’t wait to feel comfortable again. Getting sleep, and moving around. Because now, I feel so vulnerable..:(

Just my thoughts today...

We went to my OB this afternoon for my monthly check up. I’m supposed to visit her next week but we decided to go today since I’ve been feeling some discomforts lately. When she saw me she was a bit surprised. I got bigger, lol! But she said that my weight as well as the baby’s size is just normal. Honestly, I do feel that I‘m heavier now and the weight of my tummy causes me to sway when I walk now, lol!

Well, my OB already asked me to choose the date so we’re now deciding what date is best. Honetly, I can’t wait to finally give birth. Being pregnant has lots of joyful and exciting moments but along with it comes uneasiness, anxiety and discomforts. But I’m glad that when summer comes the discomforts will be over.

Hmm...speaking of summer, I wish I can visit some beach, unwind and refresh after giving birth. And I wish we can go to some beach that’s good for the whole family and stay in a place like one of those north myrtle beach hotels. I really really want a time to relaxed..

It's a BOY!

I'm already on my 27th week almost 7 months. And as posted here, we already knew baby #2's gender..So...NO more secrets... We're having a BOY this time. Yey!!

Here's the result of my ultrasound:

Hubby and I were so happy when we learned that he's a boy. It made us more excited.

Now, I can finally start shopping for baby #2's things. This time, color blue is the apple of my eye. :)

Finally!

We went to the ultrasound clinic this morning to have my congenital anomaly scan done. And yes....we finally knew baby #2's gender..... it's a......

....yet ;) hehehe....



We'll announce soon! Would you like to guess????

Aching Feet....

...and legs. That's what I have right now...Huhuhu...

I've been neglecting this for a month already so now I'm starting to reap my unwise moves. I know I should not sleep on my right side, should have elevated my legs when sleeping, should not stand or sit for long periods of time...and should exercise and massage my legs before going to sleep. In short, I should have not abused my legs, but I didn't.

Today, I noticed these veins that are starting to swell already and the whole day, I suffered the burning pain that comes with it. It's really painful. And I don't want to suffer so much so starting tonight I'll do the right thing.

I just hope that they will return to their normal state after I gave birth...

Looking for something

I was at a health store in a mall last week to look for some oil and cocoa butter for my itching and stretching tummy. I moseyed on over to all the displays looking for that particular lotion but unfortunately the product is out of stock. What was in stock are fat burners and some health supplements.

Left with nothing to do I just go through their other items and bought some healthy crackers. I went home a little disappointed. I told my self, I'll try next week. So, I called the store this morning and the sales lady happily informed me that the product is already on stock.... yey!!I really need that so I might buy tomorrow. Hmmm..I just hope that it will really help sooth my itching tummy :D

Uh-oh...I'm getting bigger...

I’m on my 20th week of pregnancy now and I could almost feel that I’m gaining weight. I gained 2 kilos from my last month check up. I haven’t checked my weight again yet but I felt bigger. I just hope that I won’t gain so much after the end of my last trimester. I’m tad bit worried that I might use tonalin cla just to lose weight if ever. Gosh, hope I won’t.

Eating Double?

Well, I don't believe that you should eat for two people if you're pregnant. If you do, you'll gain so much weight!

As for me, I really hope that I won’t gain so much weight during my pregnancy. I’m already on my 19th week and the food aversions and morning sickness are already gone so now I eat almost all the food that I love. And I eat a lot! During lunch in the office, I added additional half cup rice from my previous 1 cup. And I eat twice what I’m eating during the afternoon breaks. I know, I know, I’m bad :D. So starting tomorrow, I’ll monitor what I’ll eat and control myself from eating too much. I’ll also make sure that I eat enough vegetables and fruits every day. I’m determined not to gain weight because I don’t want to suffer just to lose belly fat after my pregnancy :).

Fasting?

...Oooppss.....it's Fastin, alright. I learned that Fastin is a dietary supplement. In short a diet pill. Hmmm...why is it called as such? Perhaps it means fast-thin, or you’ll lose weight fast. Anyway, I don’t need it yet. Perhaps if I’ll gain weight during my pregnancy and if by chance I’ll get a hard time getting back to my normal weight. But I hope I won’t get so huge this time that’s why as early as now, I’m conscious with my eating habit. I hope getting back in shape won’t be my future problem.

Still not showing....

To count, I’m already nine weeks and 4 days pregnant but my tummy is still not showing when I wear my uniform but at home, I can already see a bulge. My office mates often joke that compared to them, they are the ones who can be thought of as pregnant because of their bulging tummies, lol! They look more preggy than me. I told them they should consider taking diet pills, haha! Anyway, I can still fit in my clothes but maybe after two weeks or so, I’ll be needing to wear more comfortable clothes. Time to take out my maternity clothes again from the closet. I just hope I won’t get so big so I won’t have a hard time losing the pregnancy weight I’ll gain.

Random Preggyness Tag

Haaay!!! wasn't able to blog today. Not even a peek. I was busy. And now I need to catch up with the blogs I regularly visit. And to start with, I need to answer some tags.

Here's a tag from Eds:

Moms Who Played Along:
Mai Yen Eds Mhay Your blog where you posted this

Preggy Facts:

1. Who did you first inform about your pregnancy and how?

I asked my sister first about the weird feelings I'm having that time. That's when I confirmed that I'm preggy. Then I told hubby about it.

2. Maximum weight?

150 lbs!!

3. Cravings?

Big shrimp (Sugpo), and Siomai

4. Aversions?

Nothing in particular

5. Morning Sickness?

Yes..:( it was awful!

D Day Facts:

1. Number of Kids/Deliveries?

~ 1 ~

2. NSD or CS?

CS

3. Girl or Boy?

Girl

4. AOG (age of gestation) on Birth?

Jaden is 2 weeks early. Her due date is 2nd week of June but she came on the 30th of May.

5. How long in labor?

Didn't experience actual labor. I was still inside the mall with hubby when my OB told me I need to go to the hospital for a C-section since the baby is not doing OK as per my last ultrasound's result. Such a long story.

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Tagging: Lilet, Milet, Nice and Toni

Baby Bump Tag

Milette passed this tag to me....

When I got married, I know that alongside is to build a family. That includes having children. I remember when I first saw that two pink stripes. We we're soooo excited. And my journey to motherhood began...

What I Love About Being Pregnant...

I feel that I'm so much loved by the people around me specially my husband...

The extra concern and attention...

The caring foot massage and back rub...

The excitement of my baby's kicks and the happiness it brings...

the feeling of anticipation and excitement

and the fulfillment of being a mother...

I love being pregnant because it makes me feel honoured that

God has chosen me to give birth to His new creation.

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passing this to Kitts, Nette, and Toni.

Mommy Survey

Saw this on Aggie, Kitts and Toni's sites and felt like snagging it :D

1. Was your first pregnancy planned? like kitts, my pregnancy was not exactly planned but we're not really NOT trying.
2. Were you married at the time? Yes
3. What were your reactions? Mixed emotions..excited, fullfilled, happy and a little bit scared. Excited to tell hubby. Happy kasi gustong-gusto talaga ni hubby na magka-baby na. scared sa whole stage of pregnancy and parenting itself and fullfilled kasi I'm now sure that we can really have a baby!
4. Was abortion an option for you? Nope
5. How old were you? 27
6. How did you find out you were pregnant? I was delayed ng 2 months already and since hubby was not with me during those times, I did the test myself to make sure and whoala!
7. Who did you tell first? my sister na sobra kong ka-close..want to surprise hubby din kasi.
8. Did you want to find out the sex? Yes, we both want a girl
9. Due date? June 15, 2006
10. Did you have morning sickness? yes, and that was terrible.
11. What did you crave? sugpo and siomai
12. Who/what irritated you the most? none in particular
13. What was your first child’s sex? Girl.
14. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you were getting? No.
15. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 50lbs++
16. Did you have a baby shower? unfortunately wala :D
17. Was it a surprise or did you know? --
18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? none.
19. Where did you give birth? Antipolo City Medical Hospital
20. How many hours were you in labor? I am not yet in labor at that time but all in all 7 hours since I got admitted to the hospital :D
21. Who drove you to the hospital? hubby as always :D with us are my two sisters.
22. Who watched you give birth? Just the doctors and nurses.
23. Was it natural or C-section? C-section...you'll know here why.
24. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? I was given an Epidural.
25. How much did your child weigh? Jaden weighs 7.9lbs
26. When was your child actually born? May 30, 2006 earlier than expected din
27. What did you name him/her? Jaden Meekaila
28. How old is your first born today? She's 17months as of this writing

False Alarm

I'm now on my 37th week.. 37 weeks and 1 day pregnant, to be exact.

Last Sunday, I visited my OB for my weekly check up. She examined me again and it really hurts! Good thing, the baby is doing ok (150 bpm).. She said that I'm already 1-2 cm and she estimated that it can happen anytime this week. I felt relieved. She said also that I can now go to the mall and do my walking exercises. Kaya naman, after my check up, go kami ni hubby sa mall. When we went home, ok pa naman pakiramdam ko. I stayed at my parent's house since Jerry need to go to Mandaluyong pa for a meeting engagement.

Things suddenly went bad by 8:30 p.m. I had contractions. Inobserved ko muna kasi feeling ko na stress lang ako. but as I observed, naging frequent siya with 5 minutes intervals and painful na. Observed ako uli, by 9:30 p.m nagco-contract pa rin siya and may pain na rin sa lower back ko so sabi ko baka labor contractions na to. Kinakabahan na talaga ko.. My mother sent my younger brother sa house to get my hospital bag..just in case..

Patuloy pa rin contractions ko. I texted na my OB. She said observed ko pa raw, if hindi ako nakatulog and the following day, tuloy tuloy pa rin contractions with 5 minutes intervals or less, I should go to the hospital na. By 11 p.m. Jerry fetched me and I decided to go home muna since sabi ng doctor observed ko pa daw. It was a torturing pain... I was crying na talaga. I was up until 2:30 a.m. with the same contractions. I thought she's coming out na talaga... Buti na lang she didn't. [ I told her not to come out last night because I still need to go to the office and turn over some minor things. She cooperated naman. (masunurin ang baby ko :D)] Jerry was very supportive that time. I can see his concern and of course, his excitement. We just prayed that if it's time na, make it easy for me. But if not, give me the comfort at makatulog na ko. After praying, I went to the bathroom to pee, there's blood na, but still minimal. I went back to our bed and endured the pain it was already 2:30 am. Thank God, nakatulog na ko. When I woke up this morning, wala na contractions and minor lower back pain na lang. I believe God heard our prayers.

I'm planning to file my ML this week and avail it starting next week. I feel that This has been a long pregnancy already and I'm so anxious na to feel comfortable again.. and of course, to see my baby. I'm praying also that God will make our waiting much shorter. I know He's always there and He knows, and will not forget, that there's a human inside me that needs to come OUT :D!

Final Stage

I dropped by Aggie's blog and saw little Martha..finally! I know Aggie's super excited with the new member of their family.. congrats Aggie and Edil!

As for me, I had my weekly check up last Saturday, I told my OB that I had several contractions lately and a feelling of a burning pain pressing my pelvic bone...and I'm still just approaching my 36th week.

She performed an IE and found out that my cervix is effacing already. She advised that I take 1 week bed rest to avoid pre-term labor. She said that if I won't take a rest baka masyado ako matagtag at mapaaga ang panganganak ko. Ok lang daw kung next week pa ko mag labor (37 weeks na ko) wag lang daw ngayong week na ito. Mahirap na mag pa-incubator!

She also said na baka hindi ko na abutin yung EDD ko which is June 11th. Upon hearing that, I had mixed emotions.. first, ayoko pa kasi mag leave until maglabor ako eh, and a week leave...for me matagal yun so sabi ko siguro kahit 3 days muna observe ko after that we'll see. Second, I felt excited.. excitement to know that I'm now on the final stage and can't wait to see baby Jaden. malapit na pala... then, I feel scared and nervous. Nervous about the pain of labor! Whew!....

Now, I'm still here in the office. (Matigas ang ulo ko noh? :D) I need to make bilin kasi sa aking releiver for my 3-day leave. Need to fix some things pa so that ok pag balik ko next week (kung hindi pa ko manganganak :D)..

Haay..the long wait will be over... I'm on the final stage! cant believe it, ang bilis ng time. I'm praying for a safe and normal delivery.. hope you'll pray with me too. There are alot of fears and apprehensions (which is normal daw sa mga pregnant mothers).. But I'm trusting God.

Still a month to go

I'm now approaching my 34th week and I'm praying and asking the Lord to help me and make the next weeks easier for me'.....whew! (Im praying also for a normal delivery! hehe)

I'm experiencing lower back pains down to my knees. My tummy is getting heavier and bigger, and I'm sill having difficulty in breathing... and walking'... and there's still the uncomfortable, sleepless nights..plus the heat of this season makes it really really uncomfortable for me.. (God, sana matapos na lahat ito :D)...[am I now complaining??? :D]
........but behind all this, I'm super dooper excited na to see my baby! and because of this excitement, I already prepared my hospital and my baby's bags.. and all the things that will be needed when that special day comes.

Im counting the days ánd feeling her kicks and movements, I know just a few more weeks and I'm going to see her na. I'm nervous.. ( just thinking about the pain of giving birth..ooooucch!)and scared... I have this mix emotions now...I know, I cannot be a perfect mom, but what i know is that I can be the best mom for her...

I began to feel tinatamad lately to do LOs but thinking about my baby inspired me to make one...