I noticed that the frequency of my visit to Dr Ho has been increased to fortnightly ever since my blood scare during Week 26. Not that it is a bad thing but as the weeks goes by, I am starting to feel that reality is setting in – I am going to be someone’s Mummy soon!!! I have spent the last few weekends washing baby stuff and arranging things in the nursery. Most of the things are considered done except that the playpen is still not set up yet as Mum has advised against, saying that its very “pantang”.
We have also settled on Kaeden’s Chinese name. After much thoughts and discussion, we have decided on Zhong Kai Yi (钟恺义). 恺 – means happiness and 义 – means meaningful / significance, together they represent a meaningful life fill with happiness and joy
In the bible, parents prayed over the names of their children and it sort of signify the blessings and their calling in life. Thus, we hope that the name we have decided for Kaeden will be a reflection of the blessings he will have from us for the rest of his life.
Today’s visit to Dr Ho seems to fill with plenty of tests to be done. It started out with a simple finger-prick blood test to check whether am I suffering from Anaemia (a deficiency of red blood cells) followed by a CTG scan to test for baby’s heartbeat and signs of contractions. Guess the results for the first two tests look alright as Dr Ho did not mentioned much on it and proceeded with the “Growth Scan” check for Kaeden. Kaeden’s estimated weight is around 2.1 kg and he is currently still in breech position. Dr Ho reassured me that it is normal at this stage and will monitor again during my next visit. A V-Swab test was then done to check for Group B Streptococcus (which is a bacterium that causes life-threatening infections in newborn infants when they pass through the vagina during natural birth).
Thought the worst was over but the truth is – it is yet to come! Before I left Dr Ho’s office, he has arranged for a blood test to be done at the laboratory downstairs. According to him, this was to check how well I monitored my glucose level for the past 6 weeks. Sigh... another pathetic day :( Now must really pray hard that the test results will come back alright else there will be more sufferings for me again. *Cross my fingers*
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