Bundle Of Joy

Some people believe in not counting the chicken before they hatch….meaning …not really buying stuff before the arrival of the child….reason being… “u never know what to could happen”..
Some others believe in planning and getting stuff much earlier as it may be too overwhelming to do shopping right after the little one has come….

I was not sure what to believe…so i just did what my heart told me. I knew that once i have the little one in my arms….my hands would never be free to make anything for her….so I started with making quilts with blouse pieces that were not used at home…so it was making use of unused materials at home…at the same time me making some little things for my kiddo…

http://www.allyouwannaknow.net/youtoocantry/2010/06/15/how-to-make-a-quilt/

I started doing this in my 6th month of pregnancy….was quite tiring sometimes…but did it when i could…

it was worth it…little baby now uses the quilt i made as a rug for everyday sleep….feels great

I was gaining exactly abt 1KG per month…at the end of preganancy i had gained abt 10.5 Kgs…which the doctor told me was ideal weight gain. Right after delivery I reduced by abt 6 Kgs. Then gradually in 2 months I was back to my original (pre-pregnancy ) weight….continuous feeding of baby made me reduce further…

I was told to talk to my baby from when she was 3 months old…different opinions existed about when the child could actually hear me(if at all it could)….nevertheless…I did it. …because it was fun….

I used to sing to her …I used to play certain tapes for her…..

Sometimes…..I had noticed that she moved specifically when some songs were sung (not sure if i just imagined so…)…it made me feel that some songs excited her..
Our bonding and sharing started there itself…..

All of a sudden by the 7th month i started feeling the kicks and punches my daughter was giving me…first very subtle ones….then they were nice football kicks…after that in the eighth and nineth month i had her rolling all over my tummy. it was visible and others could see my tummy move.

I shot some small videos…tho it dint capture the effect too well….

u know what… i used to actually tap my tummy and my daughter would respond by moving.

sometimes i could see some part (not sure if it was her elbow…hand…or leg)…sticking out of the tummy…

the doctor had asked me to count atleast 10 movements per day….once i panicked that there were not many movements. But the test showed very good activity…

It was a great experience….i missed it badly after delivery….

I had to travel a long way to attend my lamaze classes….but that one hour was really good. relaxing….

It had been a long time since I had been to any class where many people came over and leanrt something and it was exciting and meant only for the moment…no homework…no carry over….it was  great. i really enjoyed it. if u get a chance…dont miss it. of course it has benefits on ur pregnancy too…:))

Nausea ….whew…..that feeling is horrible and spoils the whole day….lot of remedies told…but nothing worked for me. the only thing that made me feel better was to eat something that tasted god…of course junk food was a No No….so I ate fruits…donno if it is a remedy…but just made me feel better

Short cervix is a problem that might be detected in the scan of 5th month….this detection may not be accurate. However….if u have  a short cervix…try not to exert urself. u may have to avoid a lot of the lamaze excercises….walk slowly(even otherwise)…dont worry…all will be wel:)

Enjoy your good hair growth….because after the 3rd or 4th month of delivery….u r bound to have heavy hair fall….the hormones would have dies down by then and all the nice thick hair would be coming off…dont worry..u won get bald…altho u night feel u will!!!;)

…Following the post on infections….fever and cold is another common problem….there are safe medicines you can take for this. But please consult your doctor before you take any medicine….as whatever you take will affect your baby too.
You need not worry too much if your fever is under control ….however…always check with your doctor just to be sure.

Always keep some aids handy after getting it prescribed by your doctor

Nausea tablets
tablets for fever
relief for constipation
relief for stomach upsets

Urinary infection is one common problem many people face during pregnancy.This could be due to detergents used, not enough water content…or so many other reasons…

one very simple thing u cud do is to drink lots of water which would flush out pus cells automatically.this is not only a cure but also a prevention for infection. Of course this adds to the number of trips you visit the restroom ….with an already pressed bladder…this migt be an irritating thing to do…but this is much better than suffering infection…

…remember…u r pregnant and cannot take medications so easily….

dry grapes soaked in water over night and eaten in the morning can ease out constipation and give iron content to the body. But beware…dry grapes also have high sugar content….

I was low on haemoglobin…so I started eating a lot of dates as I knew that it has good iron content. But then when I told the doctor this…she told me that it was a total No No…

Reason: dates is very high in sugar content also. and we can never say when we get into gestational diabeties (diabeties during pregnancy…which can occur at any stage for no appharent reason). adding too much sugar to the body is not good. so prefer greens over dates for adding iron to the body was the advice I got.