Banned

I just had my 50gm glucose challenge and urinalysis last Saturday and the result wasn’t good. I am 16-point higher compared to the normal sugar count for Asian people. The ending? Sweets banned for the week. I have to undergo a rigid diet that contains chicken, fish and veggies only for viand (soup based only!) plus half cup of rice per serving.

On Saturday, I’ll be undergoing the 100gm oral glucose test wherein I’ll have to fast (again!) for 8 hours then they’ll be getting blood sample from me every hour for 3 straight hours. Wow! I’m not afraid of the needles this time, I’m afraid of getting hungry for so long. I can’t even drink water during the lab test, imagine.

Oh well, I have to follow my OB’s advice as I don’t want to end up being diabetic and all.

On too my urinalysis, nothing has changed, I still have UTI. This time, I’m taking up cefalexin capsules every 6 hours for 7 days then water therapy.

So imagine, my diet shouldn’t have sugar and salt. Wow! Are these signs of aging? I just noticed that I’m having a lot of complications with this pregnancy compared to my first one.

31 weeks pregnant

From BabyCenter

Your baby's arms, legs and body continue to fill out - and they are finally proportional in size to her head. She weighs about 3.3 pounds/ 1.5 kilograms and looks more like a newborn. She measures about 16 inches/ 41 centimeters from crown to toe.

You may notice your baby isn't moving around as much. Don't worry; she's just running out of space in your uterus. As long as you can feel her squirming, you'll know she's just fine. Believe it or not, she still has plenty of growing to do. You can expect her to gain at least two more pounds/ 900 grams before birth.

Your baby's organs are continuing to mature and she is passing water from her bladder: good practice for the urinating she'll do after she's born. Soon you can wonder what your baby is wishing for - brain scans have shown that fetuses have periods of dream sleep around month eight.

You've probably gained three to four pounds/ 1.3 to 1.8 kilograms this month. Gaining a pound/ 450 grams a week is quite normal during the last trimester as your baby has a final growth spurt before birth.

Me and Kuya Joshua

I haven’t showed myself now that I am almost 8 months pregnant. See for yourself how big I am now.

Joshua and Dux

Joshua and his second cousin Dux had a grand time yesterday playing in Alabang. The pictures says so – notice their hair was so wet because of sweat.