Natural ways of inducing birth

Visited Dr Tham yesterday....
Told him that i want my baby OUT naturally as soon as possible. So asked for natural ways to induce baby out.

He mentioned that walking is useless... Walking is useful to build up stamina during labour, but useless in inducing labour...

These are the 2 natural ways he mentioned:

1) Nipple Stimulation
But he doesnt recommend this as nipple stimulation results in contractions which may put the baby in distress. Unless the baby's condition is monitored via CTG, he does not recommend this to be done at home.

2) Having sex.
Sperm is suppose to help mature the cervix and thus start the labour process.
However, as the amount of sperm produced per session is small, he recommend sex 3 times a day for this to be effective.

To me.. option 1 is not recommended.
Option 2 is mission impossible.

Conclusion: Wait Wait and Wait......

Memories !!!

Its so near yet so far..
I’m so near to having Kaylee in my arms, but yet these few weeks is like the longest wait in my life !!!
Below are things that I will not want to forget:

First Trimester

• The exhilaration when we saw a positive on the pregnancy test kit (found out when I was 3 weeks)
• Freaked out during our Week 5 visit to obstetrician – suppose to hear baby’s heartbeat but we couldn’t. Luckily we finally heard heartbeat at week 6-7.
• The numerous downs when I had spotting and ups when things are ok after Doc’s review
• The horrible side effects of duphaston (medicine to strengthen the uterus) - Makes me faintish, gives me headache.. it was hell...
• Puking from week 6-12
• Lack of appetite – milo, crackers, bread were my staple food for many weeks
• Fatigue, lethargic, giddy, hungry all the time
• Prefer to be alone – Sulk Sulk Sulk
• Think I didn’t smile for more than 3 times a day during my 1st trime – Life was gloomy n dark
• Will always remember the lack of understanding from – my boss, my hubby. They always think that my nausea feeling was psychological
  
  Second Trimester
• Puking suddenly stopped from week 13
• Appetite and Energy levels crept back… feel damn high everyday and pestered Hubby to go shopping w me every weekend !! (mostly for maternity stuffs and baby stuffs)
• Acid Reflux – can’t seem to keep my food down – Milo seem to defy gravity and float upwards back into my throat – Very very eeky
• Dry and bitter taste in the mouth – had to keep chewing gum..
• Delighted to feel the first movement of Kaylee..
• Proud that my bulge managed to get me seats on the crowded MTR
  
  Third Trimester
  
• Didn’t have a good start – Had contractions and spotting and was hospitalized at Week 28
• Had the most painful injections at both sides of my buttock – to mature baby’s lungs
• PILLS – Had to be on medication from Week 28-35 and woke up in the middle of the night of swallow pills. The pills also made me giddy, gives me headache. Medicated oil is my savior !
• ACHES – ribcage, hips, pelvic, back, knees, legs
• PAIN – From Kaylee’s strong kicks and punches. The pain was more horrible if she face inwards and kick inwards. Feel like I was elbowed. The pain is enough to make me breathless for a few moments !!
• Contractions - My tummy will bunch up and go out of shape. Towards the end of 3rd trime, contractions will cause my pelvic bone to hurt. Feels like my pelvic is being split open
• Frequent urination – had to wake up at least 3-4 times at night
• Was ordered to rest at home and it was more rest rest and rest till the end of the pregnancy
• Think it was too much rest. My stamina went downhill – a flight of steps is enuff to make my knees go weak and get me panting

@ 36 Weeks

YIPPEE !!!
Just back from review..

Daddy is busy with Year End closing today, so got Grandma to go with me..
After the long weekend, the queue was horrible at the registration counter. I was like 7th or 8th in the queue.. It was the first time that there was such a long queue.. but luckily as always, Dr Tham is quite fast and so I didnt have to wait long..

Dr Tham gave me the all clear !!
I can stop all medications !! Been taking medications for 7 week s and finally !!
Tested for Strep B bacteria and result is negative.. so all looks good..

Baby is now 2.6kg, a little bit small but good enough..
So now, its really waiting time !!

A pity that we're unable to take 3D scans as baby is sucking her thumb.. despite the effort that Dr Tham tried to push her wrist away (by pressing and shaking my tummy), our stubborn girl refuse to budge even an inch !!

Head Circumference - 32.6cm

Abdominal circumference - 30.9cm
Thighbone - 6.6cm
Estimated weight - 2.6kg

Heartbeat - 141 bpm

Skeletal face..

Mummy n Daddy @ 35 weeks