29,30,31,32,33,34 weeks

 the most awkward position of taking photo (>.<)

taken during week 32th 

Ohhh... time flies and I'm getting really nervous but excited at the same time. Baby is growing and is moving sporadically these days. Despite of that, I also done a little bit of baby shopping which is so enjoyable. We'll touch to that in some other post. Besides, I'll be posting my pregnancy photo regularly the for the weeks to come.Getting into 3rd trimester feels like reaching target soon.... uhhhh.

One thing for sure is I'm getting tired easily these days. Also, I tend to feel hungry easily too. My appetite is good but I can eat up that much of food already because it is either making me feel too full or trigger stomach discomfort such as acid reflux and burping and indigestion problems. So, small and frequent meal is the best for the time being.

I'm craving for sweet things especially desserts a lot. Since I'm having gestational diabetes, I got slightly worried too. Anyway, when the cravings hit, I just need to eat the cakes and donuts, Man, it feels so good! but later on, I got to control my carbohydrates intake and poke my fingers to ensure my sugar level stays within the limit. hmm~

Well, for stretch marks, I don't know whether this is the genetic thing or what but I starts to have little strokes of stretch marks under my stomach. It is not nice at all! Although I have been using anti stretch marks cream and lotion twice daily, at the end, I still got to deal with it. Anyway, it is not a big issue.

Oh, any mom-to-be has the similar problem like I do? I pee on my panties few times when I cough or sneeze. Oh dear, it is really embarrass, but it is really hard to control not to accidentally pee on it. I feel want to pee all the time even if I had just finish the business in toilet.

Talking about sleep position, I used to sleep flat till week 31-32 ish? Well, I can't sleep in that 'comfy' position now, my whole body hurts the next day and I feel like I'm suffocating in the middle of night. I'm either lying on my left or right side or both side, depends how my baby wriggles, any side that both of us feels really comfortable. Visiting the toilet before bed is always very helpful because it ensures me a good rest. Normally, I will only need to visit the toilet somewhere around 6am or 7am OR if it were good enough, I can awake somewhere around 8-9am..Wee, happy mood!

Some people started to have restless leg syndrome (RLS) around 29weeks, but glad to tell, I don't. I have pain butt syndrome most of the time once entered this 3rd trimester. It gets so obvious when I got to sit patiently during Sunday service in church which I got to sit at the same spot for almost 2hours... oh, my butt just move a lot! to the left and to the right. Now, week 34th I started to feel the RLS. I noticed a minor swelling on my both legs, not to obvious but it is noticeable. I'm glad the Burts Bee MamaBee foot cream come to the rescue. Then, with the help of compression stocking, my legs feel much better the next day. I try not to stand or walk too much during working hour because I'm worried of thrombosis. Other than that, I think everything move on nice and smoothly! Thank God!

27 weeks & 28 weeks

Entering week 27th was so tiring and I feel hot all the time. Besides putting on more and more loose fitting clothing, I also enjoyed mingling around in shopping mall only when the crowd aren't too pack. Sometimes, I experience back pain when I've been sitting too long doing all my never ending paper works. Also, it hurts my butt too and I will want to have a short walk to ease the almost numb butt. When I sit in yoga post, my legs and feet got numbed and all I can do to help myself is to sit and gently massage my leg. Thankfully, I still haven't experience any restless legs syndrome (RLS) 'yet'.

Talking about my appetite, gosh, I eat 6times per day because I feel hungry all the time, or my stomach just been way too efficient in digesting all the food that I've consumed. I also feel dehydrated easily especially after awake from a mid night pee. I literally drinks a lot of water, probably half of my 1.5L water bottle and back to sleep. Oh, I enjoy things that cooked with tomatoes, especially the bolognese sauce, yummy!

Time flies, entering week 28th I started to feel pain every time I wake up in the morning, not sure is due to long time lying on bed or the muscle stretched. Doctor told me it is the round ligament pain but seriously, it is very uncomfortable. I feel like I wake up like an old lady in a very clumsy way @.@"""
Also, I really can't stand for too long in a same posture, it hurts my legs especially my calf. Somehow, things are very different when I walked for about 20mins doing my jobs, it feels better, weird! Oh, week 28th is also means I'm entering 3rd trimester. Let me tell you, the morning sickness issue appears again. Awww, not that I want to vomit but I sometimes feel like my stomach can't digest my breakfast which makes me want to throw up. So, I will have some chewable kiddy vitamin c 100mg or I will have some probiotics or culture drink such as Yakult or Vitagen.

Baby is 1.35kg on week28 day 6, I feel so happy and excited to see my little baby growing. Ouch, I also got injected with my pregnancy1st Tetanus, my arms swells for about a week, it feels more like muscle sore. I will be injected with my 2nd Tetanus by the end of Sept too and do a vaginal swab to check if there's any Gram positive Streptococcus (GBS). Oh, I weight 77.5kg too, no wonder I begin to walk like a penguin some days. One more thing, I'm very into organic guava these days, it helps my toilet business too.

Lunch Ideas for Gestational Diabetes

 Here are some lunch ideas for gestational diabetes. I'm not a good cook but these food are just really easy to prepare and the ingredients are easy to find too. I'm not going to share the recipe because these food were prepared by a very good friend of mine.
I told my gym coach that I have gestational diabetes, and I told her what I want to eat, so she helped me made lunch plan for 2weeks now. I'm very thankful to have such a wonderful and helpful friend. She is the cook behind these yummy lunches. I'm the pregosaurous that eat them ... haha

-stir fry macaroni with mushrooms
- mushroom soup with wholegrain garlic bread
- grill chicken thigh
- vege skewer (aubergine, pumpkin, capsicum)














- chia seed pudding with soy milk (add gelatin to solidify) and nata de coco
- cashew nuts with pumpkin seeds
- corns and carrot

 -wholemeal long bread with olives, vege, mayonnaise and tumeric chicken (add on any vege you like)
- stir fry spinach 

- grill salmon
- brown rice
- steam broccoli and carrot
- sweet sour tomatoes, corn, carrot and tofu

 - wholemeal bread with eggs, mayonnaise, coral lettuce, turmeric chicken, tomatoes and olives
- wholegrain garlic bread with thick mushroom soup
- chia pudding with soy milk
- corns and carrot

- tuna tortilla wrap
- baked potatoes
- apple and carrot coleslaw
- strawberry and banana smoothie

 yummy grill chicken ! finger licking good...
even my baby feel very happy after I had my lunch!

Desserts
- strawberry yogurt
- oat, banana and cranberry energy balls

25 weeks & 26 weeks

 **Ahem, tired face ** just woke up from afternoon nap. 

Hello dear, I've been really tired and slacking in blogging for the pass weeks.  Works and life has been busy too and I think I napped a lot too. Oh my!

Well, week 25th I started to feel slight sore on my leg and feet not that I stand or walk a lot but it just felt that way. I need a good massage almost every night from my hubby on my legs before bed. Other than that, I also started to crave for bakeries and western breakfast. It was really weird and funny because I'm really not a person who has sweet tooth nor choosy with my food, but now, I really do. I like egg tarts and sugary donuts, it was sort of a comfort food and I just felt really good after had them. Although it might cause my blood sugar to spike, I just really need to eat it. Haha!
Talking about the movement, it has been increased sporadically. Hubby and I are so happy and excited. Hubby played a lot of classical music for our baby before bed. My working shift for that week 25th was slightly short but I was on evening shift 2pm-10pm or 4pm-10pm, but man, it was still quite tiring. Basically I was on stand by mode to take over any shift at any branch that lack of staffs. Not fun at all! I can't plan anything because I might on any shift suddenly. Moody....
Oh, and I started my healthy menu on week 25th too. Will share it in coming post, pink promise!

So, entered week 26th, my colleague went for her maternity. I'm so glad she gave birth to a baby girl at 3.3kg, strong women! Now, my turn to take over her job while she is away for 2months. My working hour changed again, not only myself but my whole body too, started to feel confuse, especially during the 1st day, I felt so tired and grumpy. A week passes by, I'm getting more used to the new working shift which is basically Mon-Sat 9.30pm-5.30pm. So far so good I guess.
I started to awake more and more during the night because of the sleeping position that cause my backbone feel really uncomfortable and sore. Later on I will awake between 6am-7am just to pee and drink water and fall asleep again till 8.30am. I also need supper before bed now because I'm hungry most of the time. Shh, I'm around 77.5kg now, completely no idea what my doctor will response later on.
Besides, everyday is summer day for me. I don't know because the weather has been really hot and humid these days or myself feel really hot all the time. I need air-cond  all the time and if I didn't, I feel as I'm going to faint. This happen almost everyday up to today.

Regarding the sore legs, I think my feet swell a little bit? not sure but will continue to monitor for few more days because my shoes felt tight. I begin to wear my compression stocking again. I got the compression stocking under my knees and it really guarantee a good night sleep, at least not that much of awake compare to previous week. About my sitting position, I need to have frequent break every now and then because the entire muscle of my back feel terrible sore as if I had many hours of gym workout. Oh !

I think, that's my update for week 25th and 26th. Hmm, really sorry for the lack of blogging. I need to have a good time management again. ** both hand covers face **
Today is Sunday and I'm entering my week 27th with happy face. I had a good 2hours nap just now with a lot of sweat because today is damn hot. Hubby on air-cond for me before he went to work. I had a bath and now what..... I'm thinking about what to eat for dinner later on. Haha... pregosaurous!