A Pregnant Back

Posted on August 31, 2009August 26, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Mine to be exact. My crazy masseuse made Tee take a picture of my pregnant back at 9 months. Yup, there sure is a lot of meat towards the bottom. I was PREGNANT!!! Her rationale was that every pregnant lady takes a picture.......click to learn what next.

The day before T2 was born

Posted on August 26, 2009August 25, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee took these photos of me and the Hubs. Actually, she was probably taking a picture of T2 as the Hubs's face and my face has been cut out when she took the shot..... This on the other hand was really of me.......click to learn what next.

Pregnant Belly Painting

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For weeks, Tee had bugged me to allow me to paint my belly. The time was never right as most of the time, Mommy just didn't feel like it. But I couldn't disappoint her after promising her and forcing her to wait for.......click to learn what next.

Looking forward to losing weight

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The time has finally come. Baby is still not out yet so Doctor says that if baby does not make an appearance within the next 48 hours, we will pull her out. YAY!!! I am really looking forward to the month after confinement.......click to learn what next.

Are late pregnancy headaches normal?

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I'm feeling sooooo nauseous and I've had this constant hangover type pressure headache for all of last week. Is this normal? I'm slowly losing control of my bowels too - yikes! Ok, sorry....too much information. These are all signs of labour about to.......click to learn what next.

Last week of pregnancy – I hope!

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I can hardly breath anymore. I can barely move. I can hardly eat. There is no more room! I have stopped my Glucophage medication for diabetes because I no longer need it. My placenta is not producing as much sugar as it did.......click to learn what next.

The longest wait…….

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After eating lots of durians (don't worry, I've been taking precautions to ensure that I don't get over-heated by drinking lots of barley, eating mangosteens and drinking lots of water) AND drinking my nightly liquor; it SEEMS........that the baby has taken a turn.......click to learn what next.

A boring Sunday

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs didn't allow me out today. *sigh* But I had some Kahlua last night and it was HEAVEN!!! Kahlua Creme on the rocks. It bloody rocked! I'm going to have it every night now. Pity I can only have ONE shot. I.......click to learn what next.

Oops! I did it again!

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Wiped out every single email on my gmail accidentally. It just makes me SO MAD, but I'll just accept it as pregnant, frazzled brain for now. Apologies again to those who've taken time to comment and email and will not be getting a.......click to learn what next.

Taking Pregnancy photos

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I just realised that my last chance of taking any pregnant photos will have to be done within the next fortnight or before! Oh gosh! The very same thing happened with Tee, the dream of getting some beautiful professional photos documented somehow never.......click to learn what next.

Effects of a fast maturing placenta

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I have been advised to be on bed rest today till the baby comes out. Can you visualise how long my face is right now? Because I am diabetic, the baby's developmental age is plus minus 2 weeks LESS than my actual pregnancy,.......click to learn what next.

I have a sore BUM!

Posted on July 15, 2009July 15, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Only the left cheek though today...... Yesterday, I drove myself again to the hospital to get my second jab but not without first making a pit stop at TMC where they treated me like ROYALTY. They brought out the stool, chose the most.......click to learn what next.

Unusual discharge is never normal in pregnancy

Posted on July 13, 2009July 13, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Following on from the period like cramps and 'rainbow' discharge, I called my Doctor after breakfast this morning whilst I was on my computer to inform her of my state of affairs. She was too busy with patients to come to the phone.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy pain and pink discharge

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Ouch. The pain is quite unbearable sometimes. Something is poking me down there. Who wants to make bets that this baby wants to come out sooner than she is meant to? My entire gut tells me she wants to come out. I've been.......click to learn what next.

Early postnatal blues

Posted on July 9, 2009July 9, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, I was curled up into a little ball on my bed and stayed in bed all day. I did not get up to make Tee's breakfast nor tie her hair nor get her dressed. We have a helper for that now but.......click to learn what next.