33 weeks pregnant

From BabyCenter

Your baby now weighs about 4.2 pounds/ 2 kilograms and measures approximately 17 inches/ 44 centimeters from head to toe. Your baby should already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down - his head should be pointing down.

Your doctor will be paying careful attention to your baby's position in the coming weeks - some babies do decide to turn back round again.

Your baby's skull is still quite pliable and not completely joined, so he can ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. But the bones in the rest of his body are hardening. Your baby's skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled.

f you're a first-time mother, your child's head may move into the pelvis this week and press firmly against your cervix. (This happens for about half of all first-time mothers.) If you're a second-time mom, you can expect this to happen a week before labor - and for some this won't happen until the start of labor. Hoping to manage your labor naturally? Here's all you need to know about natural pain relief.

You may notice that your feet and ankles are quite swollen by the end of the day. Water retention, also known as oedema, is often worse in warm weather and late in the day. Surprisingly, keeping hydrated helps reduce water retention. Your body - particularly your kidneys - and your baby need plenty of fluids, so drink up. If you suddenly feel swollen or puffy in your hands or face, however, call your doctor - it may be a sign of pre-eclampsia.

Breastfeeding full time

When I had Joshua, I was able to exclusively breastfed him for two months only. When I returned to work, I had him formula fed during day time and breastfed during night time. When he reached six months, and right after he had UTI, he stopped latching on me. That was the start of his journey of formula feeding.

I'll be delivering the little princess via C-section in 6 weeks time. And like her kuya, she'll be more prone to infection, based on studies. So, I am 100% sure to breastfeed her for one year. Aside from all the good benefits she will have from it, mommy and daddy will save more :D

This will be my wishlist for my breastfeeding journey:

1. Milktrays - Instead of using 4oz bottles for storage, these milktrays will be more convenient and will not eat a lot of space in the freezer. Available here.

 

 

 

 

2. Breastpump - This will be my ultimate companion / fairy for the success of my breastfeeding chronicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Nursing Bib - I have to have this as I'll be directly breastfeed her when we're out of the house.  Available here.

My OGTT ordeal

As what I have shared with you, I was 16-point higher than the normal range of glucose count for Asian people. So, to verify if I am diabetic or it’s because of my pregnancy, my OB advised me to take the 100gm oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

From 4^th of July to the 11^th, I was in a rigid diet. Imagine my ordeal, me being pregnant and all, only allowed to eat half cup of rice plus chicken, fish or veggies (soup based) for one week. Having a sweet tooth, I was always craving for something sweet but I dare not taste one. Gawd! It was one hell of a week for me – a torture for me.

My last food intake come 10^th of July was at 9pm, it was a glass of Anmum. I wasn’t able to wake at 10pm to have a light snack. We were in the hospital by 6:30am the next day.

The ask me to pee first and had my first blood extraction. Then I was given 240mL of too sweet orange juice, which I drink until the last drop with matching closed eyes. Yes, the taste was grossed I almost puke.

By 7am, I peed again and had my second extraction. By third extraction was at 8:30am, my fourth was at 9:30am and my last was at 10:30am.

The result was released at 2pm. We went home first than stay in the hospital that long, besides I am HUNGRY already. On our way home, I just had water after my very long fasting.

Finally, at 2pm the result showed: Yes, I am not DIABETIC! Thank God!!

32 weeks pregnant

From BabyCenter

Your baby now weighs approximately 3.75 pounds/ 1.7 kilograms and is about 17 inches/ 42 centimeters long from head to toe. Although his lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, your little one is inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise his lungs and practice breathing.

Some babies have a head of hair already, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on but children with fine hair in childhood usually have thinner hair in adulthood.

If your baby is a boy, his testicles should be descending from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes however, one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth. In two-thirds of all baby boys who have undescended testicles at birth, the condition corrects itself by the boy's first birthday.

You're probably gaining a pound/ 450 grams a week, largely because your baby is likely to gain more than half his birthweight during the seven weeks before birth. Make sure you are eating well in these last few weeks.