Week 29
Suppose to visit Dr Ravi at Hospital Sultanah Ahminah last week, but due to the long Hari Raya break all over Malaysia, our appointment has been pushed back, and Dr Ravi has some urgent meeting in KL, we were seen by Dr Eliza. Our blood test result has came back to be negative of any infection, thus leave our oligohydramnios a mystery. The scan this time show that we have sufficient amniotic fluid and baby is doing fine and growing well, and he is in the acceptable weight range. That gave us a super big relieve i must said! After all the drama, we are finally on the right track.
A lot of mummies feel that third trimester is tiring because baby bump is so huge and heavy now, it has caused some sleepless night, backache and water retention. For me, third trimester is the best for me, i have recovered from all the pregnancy symptoms and happily enjoy food and shopping. I don't usually get backache, maybe because my bump is not that big, according to a lot of people I've met, they always comment that I've a small bump, oh well... I've my brisk walking regularly thus i don't have problem of swollen feet too. I didn't buy a pregnancy support pillow to sleep, instead i use 3 pillows to support myself to get a good night sleep.
I've been watching my weight closely too, as i don't want to gain too much weight than i suppose to and have problem loosing them post natal. At this moment as of week 29, I've gained 9kg so far, and before pregnancy, i have a BMI of 20.3, which means i should not gain more than 16kg, or less than 11.5kg.
| BMI | Recommended weight gain (kg) | Average weight gain per week after the 3rd month |
| Underweight (less than 19.8) | 12.5 - 18 | 0.5 |
| Healthy weight (19.8 – 26) | 11.5 - 16 | 0.44 |
| Overweight (26.0 - 29.0) | 7 - 11.5 | 0.3 |
| Obese (more than 29.0) | 6.0 - 8.0 | 0.3 |
taken from - http://www.nestle-family.com/nutrition-for-all/english/how-much-weight-can-you-gain-during-pregnancy_215403.aspx
Friend of mine who has a healthy BMI and only gained 8kg throughout her pregnancy, which made me so envious! I have only planned to put on 8kg max for my pregnancy, but now it seemed quite impossible, because your weight will only go up during the last trimester instead of going down, so i shall just stick to this chart to make myself feel better.
However in JB, it is just so weird that people mostly think that pregnant ladies must gain so much weight and eat double the portion to be "healthy" which got me really annoyed at times. Whenever i go for my facial, manicure, massage and dining, people who tend to be surprised at my size and bump size when they knew how far I'm into the pregnancy.
Ultimately, everybody wants a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. I may not have the biggest baby and in order to buff up my little bud, I've been drinking avocado milk shake, eating durian and also having beef at least once a week. Hoping that little bud can get enough protein and grow well! These are tips from the mummies from the FB group, tested and proven effective, so if you want buff up your baby - avocado, durian, beef and mama milk helped those mummies and it can help you too!
Here's me at week 30! 10 more weeks my little bud!
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