My Lady of the Lantern

Do you remember that one flipped out evening led me to a decision about which I said I would speak later? I guess now is a good time to say what it is - Where to give birth? Home Birth? I am not for it. So, it would definitely be a medical facility, right? The question is - where? The city that I am in right now, I cannot consider too many options as available for me. Dr. BS though has a better equipped private hospital than most others around here (and it has a NICU, huge plus). So hers was the place I wanted to give birth in, if I were staying back here for the D-day. The city(City X) where I now plan to be for the D-day is where my parents and in-laws are. I will go to stay with my mom for the delivery. And a few days post-birth, will visit my in-laws. And then return to my current abode. Oh joy! Why am I taking that longer path - the second alternative? My mother * would have come down even if I had decided to stay on here. But here she would be no more than an attendant. She has ...

Oya, I have more to add on what I am experiencing. First one is scratching ... I went scratch scratch scratch the skin around my belly-button, boobsies, and I wondered what was up. Google did not really help me coz it listed some scary c-ailment that has scratching and rashes as a major symptoms. I needed to moisturize better...that's what I learnt the hard way. Previously, I would do it once in the morning...but now I massage olive oil lightly in my skin pre-bath and moisturize twice a day. No more finger-fighting with the skin! And holla, my right ankle acted horribly a couple of days back, and y'day again! I was able to identify why...if I slept/lay down too much on my right side, apparently the right ankle, and the thigh go painful...and it's not the romantic painful. My right thigh is dough, the left one is plaster, I suppose. And coz it is good time for it, here is my 19w5d belly shot . Take Care! ^WiseGuy^ P.S. I have added a poll for your voting pleasure on the side...

This past Sunday and Monday have been super-rainy, and the aftermath of those days followed by sudden rise in temperature is a sweetheart cold that I have developed. So far, I am sneezing and blowing my nose (like a lady, mind you)... and that's that. Where has sleep gone? On Monday night, I suspected I was on my way to insomnialand. I don't have major discomfort when I hit the bed. But I will turn sides, lie flat on my back, and yet, stay awake. Birdman has been called in for 'make me sleep' duties, and he has tried cuddling/ persuasion/ 'atleast-let-me-sleep' strategies so far. You have any ideas for him? I slept late last night (around midnight) and woke up at near-daybreak for a pee call. I hit the bed and I knew the sleep was gone again. I started singing, and the poor man caught hold of me - stuffy nose and all and tried to pat me back to sleep. Good try there. The one thing that is awesome is that with the clogged nose and all, I can still SMELL things......

So there are times when I am what I theoretically say that I am not. Like what I would not want to say that I do but I actually do. This relates to a 2 1/2 year old girl I recently met. I had my small bit of contention about the way she was behaving. In one word, she is stubborn. The other thing is that she apparently has a sweet tooth. So her pediatrician asked her parents to take her off sweets, because she was overdoing on sweetmeats. Well, so if you do not give your child items that essentially qualify as desserts, one would have to certainly give items that taste non-sugary right? So, this one day, I looked at all that she had...the one non-sweet thing she had was an egg, but otherwise the little one had let's see, Cashew biscuits, raisins, cake and a mixture of curd and rice. The last item could have been counted non-sweet, but mom dear mixed three teaspoonful of sugar in it! Am I being wrong if I think that her parents are not really helping the 'eating habit'? I als...

Hello Kaiser, I have had a few tough weeks recently...not physically tough, but I was all knots about what I was doing so wrong. Anyways, I had better news on September 9th and that was so fantastic. But I discovered something beautiful recently. First of all, that I care for you a lot already. I hope that we are a fantastic team. But I also wonder if you are going to be like me. I was pretty hard-headed as a kid, as in not-dumb, but with a mind of my own. I did stupid things too, but I did what I wanted to. Your mother learnt the power of fire, because she deliberately placed a finger on a candle flame. She wanted to know why everybody wanted her to be careful of flames and such. Frankly, I can handle just me, and if you were me, I don't know if I can be my mother in rearing you. But I promise, that you will get more opportunities. In a lot of ways, the restrictions saved me from unpleasant stuff, but still I wanted to do them once and find out for myself. I also wonder if I had t...

Nopes this post has got nothing to do with the expletives-riddled TV show of the same name. First of all, a belated update on how Thursday (17w4d, officially) went for me. My doc was leaving for a conference the next day and she had a jam-packed waiting room. Even though I made it on time, I had eight patients waiting before me. I was nervous and the waiting was a little bit hard. Anyways, I had my turn and I was asked to lie down on the get-ready-for-an-ultrasound lovebed. Few things from the ultrasound: - Kaiser was doing well. Baby was again lying east-west, but h/she faced upwards. He/She kept his/her legs straight till Dr. BS poked him/her gently. He/She kicked back with both his/her legs. I had to see the movement. I was all lumps before that. - The heart rate was 158 bpm. Baby weighed 187 gms. - The liquor looked better. The report says: Adequate Amniotic Fluid. - Kaiser measured 17w5d. Also, my BP was down to 125/80 which is my best reading so far in the pregnancy. I have to ke...

Mum had been on my case (again)...for the past few days asking me to add curd to my daily diet. I being the free birdie, procrastinated. Sunday I sent an SOS : I suspected a fungal infection.... I have had it really. I would like the past fortnight to not repeat itself. Please! I am gearing up for tomorrow's appointment+ultrasound, and it better tell me 'improvement'. Grrrr... ^WiseGuy^ P.S. The infection has been taken care of already. Thank God for that.

Just want to lighten my mood a bit here. This is just a quick list of what I feel these days: Hair: I haz dem. They are falling off my head, but flourishing at other places...like my stomach. I also have a linea negra . Skin: Well, an oil factory would be an overstatement, especially since the output seems to have diminished recently. However around my belly, skin seems a bit dry in certain areas...such as around the navel and a little band over the pubic area. Strategy: Area-specific moisturization. Cravings: I have nothing specific actually. I like white bread, and rice. Between salty and sweet, I seem to be hovering equally on both the types. Sleep: Well, when I lie flat on my back, that one point at the tail-end seems to carry all the tension. Turning sides helps. I have been told to prefer the left side, but I like to turn to my right initially. And oh, here is a 16w5d belly shot. Take Care, ^WiseGuy^ P.S. Dear Kaiser, I want you to be doing great, whatever it may be that is ...

We met Dr. BS today in the forenoon. She had an emergency last night and was unavailable for the appointment y'day. The meeting started normally. (normal normal normal grrrrr....) The nurse took my BP and it was 130/80. Dr. BS came in and the ultrasound began. The baby seemed to be lying face down east-west direction. If anything, it was that Kaiser was moving both his arms and legs continuously and it was amazing. The doc took the measurements again and Kaiser was 17 wk something, which I did not hear properly. In her chamber she started with a line: "The liquor is on the lower side." I wondered where liquor came to be in my system. Well no surprises if there was no vodka around anywhere. My inner funny bone did not crack much butt coz when I clarified I understood that she meant amniotic fluid . I also got my first Tetanus Toxoid injection today. Added to my prescription are Arginine granules and more rest. See you in a week again, Kaiser. Those waters better have rise...