~Pregnancy and me (part 9) : 7th month ~

This entry is the continuation of the previous entry : ~Pregnancy and me (part 1) : 1st month~, ~Pregnancy and me (part 2) : 2nd month~, ~Pregnancy and me (part 3) : 3rd month~, ~Pregnancy and me (part 4) : 4th month checkup~, ~ Pregnancy and me (part 5) : 4th month symptoms ~, ~Pregnancy and me (part 6): 5th month check up~, Pregnancy and me (part 7): 6th month ~

Readers are advised to read those entries before proceeding on reading this entry to alleviate mental sickness symptoms caused by the misunderstanding in the contents & issues discussed in this particular entry

time-frame: March 2009
(28th - 31st weeks of pregnancy)
beginning of Final Trimester

"Apabila seseorang perempuan mengandung janin dalam rahimnya, maka beristighfarlah para malaikat untuknya. Allah mencatatkan baginya setiap hari dengan 1,000 kebajikan dan menghapuskan darinya 1,000 kejahatan".
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7th month SYMPTOMS

(1) Lower back & Leg pain
I've been having pain on the side of my lower back, running right down my hip and leg. In other words, this 'Sciatica' phenomenon was caused by the weight of my enlarging uterus that settle down on the sciatic nerve in the lower part of the spine.
Kaki senang sejuk dan lenguh2, jadi terpaksa pakai stokin tebal sepanjang masa. Lagipun, tak boleh berdiri lama2 nanti rasa sakit kat v-section tu sebab baby dah berat dan tekan2 bahagian bawah perut nih huhuuhu.

(2) Dreams and fantasies
I've been having so many vivid dreams day and night especially bila sambung tidur lepas subuh. Here are some of the dreams that I've been having:-
(a) Ouch! dreams --> being attacked or being hurt by intruders and not being able to do anything to protect myself.
(b) Memory dreams ---> dreaming of my lost mother. She used to come into my dreams, not saying anything but just be there in the same place with me.
(c) Life dreams --> dreaming about my family back in Malaysia. I surely misses them so much!

Apart from that, I'm still having all those regular symptoms like last months i.e stronger and more frequent fetal activity in my belly, backache, protruding belly button, more visible stretch marks, shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping, clumsiness and enlarged breasts. Surprisingly, I don't craved for any food during my 7th month pregnancy....jadi incik hubby dah tak payah susah payah masak apa2 kali ni hik hik hik.

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7th Month Check-Up

DATE: 14th March 2009
VENUE: Nagano Sanfujika (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Clinic, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan


For the 28th weeks check-up, we went with Ain. It doesn't take so much time as always, maybe because there are not so many patients for the Dr to attend to. Usual check-up was perform i.e weight + blood pressure, urine test for sugar + protein, fetal heartbeat, height of fundus, size of uterus and not forgetting checking on the position of uterus.

(tunggu turn jumpa Dr)

Hubby asked the Dr again about the sex of our baby. If last month Dr said, its gonna be 70% chances of getting a baby girl..this time he said that he was not sure yet. It might be a boy..it might be a girl..isk3x, baby SN ni main teka teki dgn Dr pulak. Baby SN is already 1.2kg in weight during his 28th weeks!

(baby SN's face, dah nampak lengkap muka cute dia)

This time, we manage to take pictures during the check-up. As I've told you, this clinic is so luxurious and elegant in style, isn't it?

(1st floor waiting room)

(staircase to the 2nd floor)

(1st floor 2nd stage waiting room)

Surprisingly I gained so much weight i.e increased 4kg compared to last month which means that I am already 57.5kg! Huhu..tambah 10kg berat berbanding berat asal sebelum ngandung isk3x. Thus, Dr advice me to control the amount of food that I'm taking and also set me for an appointment with midwife & dietitian on the 30th weeks.

(tunggu Dr perform ultrasound check on my baby)

This time, hubby has to paid 4000yen (RM150) for the check-up. Budak bertuah sungguh baby SN nih...hik hik hik....sian daddy....

(akak2 nurse tgh ngumpat2 kat kaunter pembayaran)

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DATE: 28th March 2008
VENUE: Nagano Sanfujika (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Clinic, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan

As instructed by Dr, we come again to the clinic 2weeks later for 30th weeks check-up and also for special appointment with midwife & dietitian. This time, we went with Ain again. For the 30th weeks, my blood was taken for test. The nurse took 3 tube out of my blood, sakit wooo...pastu kan Ain pejam mata...dia seram nak nengok ekekekke...After performing the usual check-up Dr congratulates me for being able to maintain my weight to expected weight i.e 56.6kg which means I've lost 1kg compared to last month. Lega..lega..ni pon sebab incik hubby sangat2 kontrol apa yang masuk dalam perut ni, sebab tu berjaya kontrol berat.

(posing kat 2nd floor waiting room)

Upon performing ultrasound check-up on baby SN, hubby again asked Dr the sex of baby SN. AT first, baby SN reluctant to show his/her identity but then when Dr moved around the ultrasound roller on my tummy, baby SN reacted to the touch and moved around.....sehingga ternampaklah ke'jantanan'nya...wakkaka..amik ko daddy, nak tengok sangat :p

(daddy's boy during his 30th wks 5dys, weight 1.5kg)
nampak tak 'keris' baby SN tercacak kat arrow merah tu? ekkekeke

After that, we went upstairs to met dietitian & midwife for 30th weeks consultation. As I've already expected, dietitian kept reminding me to eat more vegetables and not to eat late at night. (makcik ni macam2 tau2 je I suka melantak malam2...adakah ternampak jelas di wajahku ini? huhuuh). She even reminded me not to take spicy food regularly though she admits that its quite hard to do it because Malaysian food of course does taste spicier than Jap-foods.

(makcik dietitian bersimpuh kat atas lantai lama2 sampai lenguh lutut)

After the session with dietitian, we went to the session with midwife where she told us on what to expect in the incoming weeks. She even tought us on how to do the right breathing when the pain is coming (sampai Ain pon kena berlatih pernafasan sekali ekekekeke...fuh..fuh..fuh..) and when to come to the hospital (after every 5-10minutes of regular contraction OR after the water broke). Furthermore, she also show some diagrams on how many cm will be the opening of the v-section upon delivery (bukaan 7-10cm baru baby senang nak keluar isk3x...besar siot..ngeri). Time ni memang berdebar2 rasa dalam hati, tiba2 rasa isk dah tak lama dah nak bersalin...takutnyer..

(baby's incubator room)

Midwife has also jot down the names of the people that will be with me during labor (hubby & kak yati utk jd translator) and she even write down the date when umi will be here in Japan to take care of me during my confinement period. (giler specific dan mengikut prosedur sangat2 kan?). But I like the idea of planning everything in advanced because I am that type of person that prefer planning everything properly walaupun tahu time nak bersalin nanti, takkan sempat nak ingat apa2 perancangan yang dah plan sebelum2 ni.

(bilik2 bersalin kat hospital ni)

The session with the midwife ends 1 hour later. This time, we paid 2100yen (RM75) for the check-up and the consultations. Hubby walks aout from the clinic with a big smiles on his face. I bet he's really delighted after hearing the news about baby SN from Dr Hidetsugu Nagano. Woooo..we're gonna have a baby boy! (walaupun banyak baju yang ada dalam simpanan ni warna pink...padan muka baby SN nanti kena pakai baju pink ekekekeke)

(wajah bakal daddy yang sgt gembira nak dpt 'geng' baru utk tgk bola)

I am writing this entry to make sure that I'll always remember each and every lovely moment that I have encountered during my pregnancy. I hope that one day, whenever I'm pregnant for my next baby( 1st baby pon x keluar lg, dh sibuk2 nak fikir next baby hihiihi)......this experiences that I'm having rite now will remain as a memorable experience in my life.

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