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34 days and counting

I have another 34 days to go before my ‘predicted’ due date of delivery (that is 4/3/2010).

If you ask about my feeling right now, my answer is, I wish I can deliver sooner than that. I mean, since 37 weeks is considered as matured weeks for delivery, so why not. As long as the baby has fully grown and matured enough, I shall welcome any sign for delivery with wide open arm in the 37 weeks onwards. I can’t wait to finally be able to meet my dearest Izz, and I bet my husband feel the same way too.

Today, I shall talk about everything or anything that related to pregnancy. I mean, I am pregnant at the moment. I am half way through my third trimester and counting days to deliver super-duper Baby Izz to the world. So relatively, I can consider myself an experienced in this area of pregnancy, according to what that I have been through this 8 months of being a pregnant soon-to-be mummy.

So, I shall start now.

First Trimester

I always manage my own ovulation calendar and my period is regular, so when I finally got married last year on the 6/6/09, I have somehow knew that pregnancy is possible since the date 6/6 mark the 10^th days of my cycle.

And I was proved to be right. About 2 weeks after getting married, I bought my first ever pregnancy kit and wallllaaaaaa!!!, though the line is barely visible, the result led me to the 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and another and another test until the Doctor finally confirmed on me that I am actually PREGNANT.

So, I cried the first moment when I actually accepted the result. I called my mother and her response was, “cepatnyerrrr”. I called my husband, my MIL, my sister, but I can’t recall their first reaction because my reaction alone surprised me.

On my 2^nd month of pregnancy, there is still no sign of nauseas. I was happy because I thought that I was free from all the bad symptoms that came together in the package of being pregnant. But I was proved to be wrong because from the 3^rd month of my pregnancy, the reality hit me hard.

Second Trimester

Immediately after entering my 2^nd trimester, I finally had gotten my ‘part’ in these common-famous-symptoms most pregnant women have to face. I manage to fast 7 days only during the fasting month. I can’t take rice in my diet for almost 1 month or else I will vomit my stomach out, my weight decrease instead of increase. And this prolong until the 5^th month. I got tired easily; I can hardly walk every time afternoon approached me so I slept during the lunch hour. Throughout those 2 months, my lunch was religiously bought by my dearest colleagues. My diet consists of bread, and bread, and more bread. I was not myself AT ALL during those times. I was totally DOWN. I didn’t go out at all during weekend. My hormones certainly went haywires and my MOOD SWING was even worst. Luckily, it last only for 2 months (nearly) because at the end of 5 months, I am getting back my appetite and my old self started to recover to NORMAL mood.

By the 6^th months, I started craving for guava. Yes you read it right. GUAVA!! I had to have at least 1 GUAVA per day. Seriously!! Because that particular fruit is like a snack to me. It felt different to me if I didn’t get my daily dose of GUAVA for a day. Other than that, I ate less veggie but replaced it somehow with fruits. I favour only GUAVA and grapes. This prolong until mid of 7 month.

Third Trimester

By mid of months 7 into my pregnancy, the craving for guava became lesser and was replaced by craving for, hmmmm, whatever that I feel like eating. But nowadays, I like to eat ‘JAMBU AIR’ and cakes@cupcakes and the like. Anything sweet will do fine for me.

I started buying baby item by the end of 7 months. Hmmmmm, what else? The third trimester is more like a ‘relax and enjoy’ time for me. The most enjoyable time throughout my pregnancy, I shall say that. Everything is sweeter, life is more manageable, I am happier, and thanks Allah S.W.T for that. Aminn. Despite the normal leg cramps, worst Braxton hicks, bad back pain, minus all that, the third trimester is a blessing to me.

Supplement I take throughout my pregnancy

1)      Folic Acid – from the time that the doctor confirmed on my being pregnant, I was given folic acid to take one a day. This prolong until the 5 months and the doctor ask me to stop taking it. But when I reached 8 months into my pregnancy and my Hb level is a bit low, the doctor asks me to start taking it back.

2)      Obimin – I can only consumed obimin for 1 weeks and have to stop when I found out that I tend to vomit my stomach out when I was on Obimin. Guess Obimin is just not meant for me.

3)      Pramilet – My daily dose of Obimin was then replaced by Pramilet. Another similar supplement as to Obimin. I letter learnt that, pregnant women have to either take Obimin or Pramilet as their MUST-HAVE supplement because those contents all the vitamin, minerals and all the good stuff that the mother and the baby needed.

4)      CALCIUM – Fearing that osteoporosis come knocking at my door at 28 years of age, I started taking calcium from the months 5 of my pregnancy. Plus, I didn’t drink any milk so I MUST TAKE another alternative to replace all the calcium that MILK have. I bought my supply of CALCIUM from USANA. Theirs, from what I read and all the testimonials gathered, is among the BEST Supplement to consider taking.

5)      BIOMEGA – Wanting my Baby Izz to become one genius child, and to cure the short term memory loss that seems to hit me lately (hehehehe…alasan je), I started to take regular dose of Fish Oil (DHA HPA bla bla bla if I am not mistaken) as part of my daily supplement. Go read THIS, then you will realise the benefit that USANA BIOMEGA carry in each of their capsules.

6)      ESSENTIAL – Also one of the supplements that I religiously taken the moment I register myself as member of USANA due to the benefits offered by it. Also read THIS to understand better why I willing to spend my hard earned money to buy this entire supplement by USANA when everyone else thinks that, OBIMIN or PRAMILET together with ACID FOLIC is enough for a pregnant lady to take throughout their pregnancy.

So, I think enough with this long boring rambling entry about pregnancy. Or else I’ll be chasing whoever that willing to read my blog away in any minutes. Huhuhu.

Just something to ponder by any going-to-be-mummy soon out there.

P.S: My husband tummy/waist line is getting smaller and smaller by day. Hehhehehehhe. Ask me why? Or email me at anor81@gmail.com to know how this is possible. I shall take his latest photos and compare it with his previous photos so you can see the different. NUTRIMEAL from USANA really work. My husband has tried it, and I witness the positive effect of it. There is no harm trying you see, because we’ll never know until we try it. *wink*. Plus, USANA product is guaranteed to be safe.

-ANOR-