Alhamdulillah.. we just hit 36W few days ago. We went for a check up, this time dear baby played hide and seek so we couldn't see her chubby face. She now weighs 3kg.. which shouldn't have surprised us, but we were still shocked anyway. Alhamdulillah all seems well, doc predicted my water bag would burst with the current rate of water I have in the tummy.
What's bothering me is my weight gain! Oh boy all this while it has increased accordingly, but this time around I put on 2kgs in 3 weeks! I wanted to cry but really there's no one to blame when I've been stuffing myself with sweet things (waffles, cupcakes, sweet breads) from the last check up. Doctor has warned me it may make things difficult (for me to lose weight, that is) if I let it reach til 80! I have 4kgs before that figure and I have 4 weeks to go. *sweating buckets*
So post check up, I have vowed to eat responsibly.. by these steps
What's bothering me is my weight gain! Oh boy all this while it has increased accordingly, but this time around I put on 2kgs in 3 weeks! I wanted to cry but really there's no one to blame when I've been stuffing myself with sweet things (waffles, cupcakes, sweet breads) from the last check up. Doctor has warned me it may make things difficult (for me to lose weight, that is) if I let it reach til 80! I have 4kgs before that figure and I have 4 weeks to go. *sweating buckets*
So post check up, I have vowed to eat responsibly.. by these steps
- Limit rice intake to twice daily (even better to once, but let's not dream that big)
- More fruits and less ice creams
- More plain water
- More veggies
Whether I'll succeed, that can only be seen come 8/11 which is next Friday..
Anyhoo, we've sort out 99% of the shopping list with the recent addition being infant massage oil and baby balm for the butt. We chose Buds' and Angel Baby simply because of the organic compound, plus Fabulous Mom had a sale going on so the prices were just too good to pass up! The thing about going all organic has its own pros and cons I suppose.. they're costly (for the sizes they come in) but I suppose we chose for some reassurance that our baby (and later on, children) are not covered in chemicals.
Yeah we did grow up with Johnson & Johnson, but back then there was really no other choice apart from these similar brands. Frankly, if we are so passionate about BPA-free bottles, breast feeding and using child friendly detergents.. organic skin care seems to make sense as well, right?
But I'm sticking to just the massage oil and baby balm for the moment, as these two will be thoroughly applied and absorbed through the skin, as compared to shower gel and shampoo.
Shopping list aside, we've moved some stuff like bath tub, washed comforter set, tummy binders, swaddle napkins and blankets to my parents' home. The room looks more baby friendly now, with me making some space in our cupboard as well. Soon there'll be the little one sleeping in the cot, and that thought makes me smile :)
We have loads of stuff to pack, not just the hospital bag.. but also our clothes during the one month stay. Our to-do list seems longer as the day looms closer, but the thing is only Allah knows when is the birth date. Insya Allah.
Talking about the date, I've been pondering for weeks when should I start my leave. See, in my company maternity leave starts once the baby is here, but I definitely do not plan to give birth on the train, or worse, in the office. Hence we agreed that I should go for medical leave for 2 full weeks prior to delivery. I actually have 23 days for MC, but I'm not that 'evil' to fully utilize it :)
At the recent check up, my gynae okay-ed my MC request and I swear my face lit up like those i-City trees. It just so happens the day she agreed to have me on MC falls on the same day my good friend proposed. Insya Allah. And this just means, this week shall be my last before the MC begins. I'm ecstatic, hence the long blog post!
I promised her that I would not stay idle even in my MC, and she recommended I get the bouncing ball. Definitely not the typical O&G doctor, she is. She said one of her patients had quite easy delivery with the ball.. so off we went to KLCC scouting for one. Upon finding one, i was this close to paying it, but husband decided against it because the sales person would not let us try the size we wanted.
So yeah, the list suddenly gets bigger.. with items and things to do. Oh, I should also jot here that there's definitely a plan to find a place to rent now that the baby's almost here. Alhamdulillah.. it came to me as a good surprise, amidst all these massive preparation. Alhamdulillah for Allah has granted us so much rezeki so far.. May Allah accept our ibadah and bless these sustenance.
See you in the next post!
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