Month 8

"You are one hot mama -- literally. A 20 percent metabolic rate increase throughout pregnancy can leave you begging for a cool breeze no matter what the weather is like. Distract yourself with an exercise in blind identification. Try to distinguish between baby's feet, fists, knees, and elbows -- all doing some major pushing and nudging inside of you"

Oh yeah i sweat a lot these days. When i'm sweating, i get irritated. Kipas tangan comes handy but biler berkipas muka jer sejuk...tangan yang mengipas plak panas! When i switched on the fan and the aircond, even the polar bear cheep asked me to slow down the fan. Hot momma sungguh neh lol!

Baby's now the size of a honeydew!

Things are heating up inside as well: Baby may grow up to a full inch this week alone, and his brain is developing like crazy. Pretty soon, he'll be able to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing. Also, his bones are hardening, and he's started to keep his eyes open when he's awake.

My last checkup, pumpkin weight at 2.1kg :) Biler buat ultrasound, he was sleeping all the way. His position is facing my right rib cage. That explains why the kicking are always on the right side because both kaki kat stu, lol! Blah kiri relax jer takde pape rasa langsung. My gynae said not to worry if the baby is sunny side up (posterior) or anterior as long as the baby's head is down in the pelvis. Orang cakap kalo posterior, the labour may be long and slow. But tayah lah pening2 pikir the technical part, i just doa banyak2 it's going to be a normal labor.

I can practice some of the tips here to encourage baby into an anterior position:

1. To try to encourage the baby to turn before labor. Talk to the baby, encouraging her/him to turn around.
2. Sit up straight with your knees below your hips (don't slouch).
3. Lie on your side with the top leg over the bottom, knee touching the bed.
4. In labor, try to stay on your feet as long as possible. Jalan banyak2!
   
5. Avoid or delay getting an epidural.