Today, we heard Baby's heartbeat for the very first time. I'd always known that babies had a faster heartbeat, but I never could imagine how fast it sounded..... it was quite amazing! =) Baby had an average heart rate of 150-170 beats per minute. =)
Only problem with this whole thing was that it lasted for 30 minutes, and we'll hav to do it again next week. As I was lying flat on my back, it got quite uncomfortable less than 10 minutes into the monitoring. Darling is also down with a viral flu, so we both almost fell asleep listening to Baby's heartbeat! I can imagine Baby's indignance at the fact that both his/her parents almost fell asleep whilst monitoring him/her! =p
Anyway, this was to give Doctor an idea of how regular Baby's heartbeat is, as well as to check my womb has started contracting. Despite all the sayings of how I'd most likely be early, yet today, it didn't show in any sense. Baby has a regular heartbeat, and I didn't have any contractions today.
I'm now at an unimaginable weight of 73.1kg, but thankfully, all the weight gain in the last 2 weeks have definitely gone to Baby! Baby's now at an estimated weight of 3kg, and with 2 more weeks to go before we hit the due date, I seriously have no idea how much more weight Baby will put on!
Today has been quite a rough day though. Both today and yesterday, i didn't have much appetite, and today, I'm constantly feeling like I'm gonna puke. Sigh.......... I'm tiring super easily too. Can't seem to walk for very far before I start feeling tired and breathless. Today, just a short walk up a flight of stairs on the overhead bridge made me feel like crap........ I guess it's all the weight I'm carrying. Hmmmm.... I hope I get my appetite back soon....
Been difficult to fall asleep lately too. Take close to an hour to truly fall asleep, and if I do wake up, it takes a while before I sleep again. My tailbone hurts badly, and my tummy's itching a lot... Darling says it's definitely cos Baby is growing fast and stretching my skin to its very max.......
Hmmm... I hope Darling's virus goes away soon....the last time he had this was just before the camp last year..... and he was ill for more than a week with fluctuating fever and all......... then I was only 4 or 5 months, and could still take care of him properly....now, I can't even take care of myself...... in addition to the fact that Baby may arrive anytime soon, he really needs to recover super quickly, or he won't be able to carry Baby!
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Life is Beautiful
I love you not only for what you are
but for what you make of me.
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