This week’s routine checkout was really an adventure! My blood pressure was running a historical high: 160/95 and 140/85. The doctor immediately ordered a preeclampsia checkout (see PIH? Oh, no!!) at the Delivery and Maternity Center of the hospital. I really didn’t expect that: Grandma and I planned to go shopping after the doctor visit! [...]

Pregnancy-induced hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension cause, pregnancy-induced hypertension diagnosis, pregnancy-induced hypertension symptoms, pregnancy-induced hypertension treatment | May 28, 2008 7:23 am | Comments (0)

Since the doctor warned me Gaining too much weight, I have been always wondering how much is my baby’s weight. I was afraid the baby had grown too huge. So I talked to her: “Hi, baby, mommy hope you will not become a super-size baby. Around 7 pounds will be ideal for you. ” But [...]

the weight of baby | May 27, 2008 6:49 am | Comments (0)

Belgian poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck once wrote a fairy tale named the Blue Bird. In this work, the author describes how the soul of a baby, waits in the hall of the Blue Palace (Paradise) to be born, and comes down when called by the mother. Although this is a fairy tale, it brings [...]

Fetal/prenatal education series | May 25, 2008 10:50 am | Comments (0)

Looking at my tummy, I am wondering how my baby positions herself inside. Sometimes I felt her little head moving in the lower part of my tummy. Especially when I sat, I felt her little head or fist turning aournd anxiously there, urging me to stand up. Sometimes I felt a little bump near my [...]

| May 22, 2008 12:57 pm | Comments (0)

I am in the last month of the pregnancy! The most important things are ready: car seat was bought and installed. We even went to the local fire department to get the installation inspected. Crib, change table, baby mattress, sheets, receiving blankets, baby tub, baby clothing from 0-6 months, dipers, breastpump, nursing pillow, nursing bras, [...]

| May 19, 2008 7:06 am | Comments (0)

Recently, I feel more and more Braxton Hicks contractions. Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labour (British English, false labor in American English) or practice contractions. They are painless tightening of the uterus, lasting 15-45 seconds each time. Braxton Hicks contractions are thought to be an aid to the body in its preparation for [...]

Braxton Hicks contractions, Pathology of pregnancy | May 14, 2008 7:38 am | Comments (0)

Choosing a right pediatrician is one of the most important choices I make for my baby. Therefore I am very serious about how I find a good pediatrician who is willing to work with me, especially since I might have a different baby vaccination schedule rather than the standard one. The following are the questions [...]

choosing a baby doctor, Choosing a pediatrician, family doctor, pediatrician interview | May 12, 2008 7:27 am | Comments (0)

Tuesday, May 6 2008, M and I attended an adult/child/infant CPR class. For a person who never practiced CPR before, I learned a lot from this class. CPR, standing for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is an emergency medical procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest. CPR is performed in hospitals, or [...]

child CPR, heartsaver CPR, infant CPR | May 8, 2008 6:16 am | Comments (2)

Since the mid first trimester, I began to ride an emotional roller-coaster along this pregnancy. The first was the The first trimester test to check Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome. I was tortured about whether I wanted to conduct this test. The result turned to be within normative range, actually much lower than the cut-off. Right [...]

Riding emotional roller-coaster | May 5, 2008 1:30 pm | Comments (0)

Last Saturday M and I attended an express birth education class sponsored by the hospital I am goging to deliver. This 7-hour class covered topics like introduction to labor, coping with labor, challenging labors, assisted and cesarean birth, and a tour of the hospital and maternity units. During the coping with labor section, the nurse [...]

birth education class, From Lina, Late-Pregnancy | May 1, 2008 12:42 pm | Comments (0)