Another week over

Last 2 antenatal classes covered labour process, pains, options and breathing. Can't help but wonder how much of that can I remember while thrashing in the throes of pain...?

After the class, we drove to East Coast where Lynn was celebrating her 30th birthday. Its been a while since I've been to east coast, much less a chalet. It certainly has changed a lot. And boy was it crowded! There was no place to park and we had to park at the cornermost parking lot. Didn't have a lot of the BBQ stuff but was quite fun catching up with the SC girls, some of whom I haven't met in over a decade! geez, am I old... haha... Genieve was there and she was already expecting her 2nd child a couple of weeks later. She is also going to Mt Alvernia! Yet her belly looked about the size of my 2nd trimester! So sad :(

Shan and Bel were most fascinated by my 1% of pregnancy syndrome so we three girls hid in the bathroom while I showed them my pregnancy battle scars :( I hate to admit it, but i have been unsuccessful in controlling its spread. Some are appearing on my thighs. At this rate, by the time I deliver, I will be a walking PUPPPS person. So I finally decided to go see a specialist. Monday will get referrel from clinic. Wish me luck.

Hellboy 2

I managed to catch this over the weekend. Considered blogging it together with the earlier post but the again, din wanna disrupt these comments with all my whining about PUPPPS ;P but I think t did affect my mood watching the movie, coz I din really enjoy the movie leh. :( Tanya seemed to like it though (I hope it was like and not scared by it!) and was quite excited sometimes in the movie! heehee... was cute feeling her move during some of the more action-packed scenes.

This was quite a sinful, indulgent weekend as my poor hubby tried to distract me from the annoying, intermittent itching. We had bacon, eggs and waffles for breakfast, fresh Famous Amos cookies, Long John's Silver during lunch, chocolates for tea break and now awaiting my dinner. Yesterday was no better, with me indulging in 3 apple strudels... :( I'm sure this will all show in my next gynae visit...

Suffering Weekend

Its been quite a torturous weekend as we struggle with the effect of PUPPPS. (I say we because where I feel the discomfort, inevitably, the "joy" gets shared) I wish I could say I managed not to scratch but I really couldn't help myself. Some afternoons, it feels like I'll go insane. I learnt quickly some of the clothes that make me go crazy (STAY OFF that damn scratchy blue dress you dolt!).

I really wonder how I will survive the upcoming weeks, especially when I'm in office, unable to apply any salve on the itchy red bumps. My sis chanced upon this website on PUPPPS, so I'm sharing it in case any soul out there as unlucky as me happen to chance upon this website. I can't personally comment on any of the solutions there as I haven't tried any of them. Not because I don't want to, mind you, but most of the stuff are not available here. Except Tiger Balm, but I'm praying not to try that. When the PUPPPS is itchy, its real damn tempting. But when its not, the bumps are pretty damn painful, having suffered from the scratching of the thin, broken skin. I cannot imagine the pain Tiger Balm will inflict such cases.

To survive the weekend, I applied mostly icy cold calamine lotion and for the worse itches, I think I might soon empty my Desitin Creamy, meant for my child's diaper rash. But supposedly I should minimise calamine as its drying, and drying also itches the skin. Oxymoron, isn't it? Will pop by a pharmacy to look for an alternative to the calamine. I think I need some solution for office. I really cannot imagine coping with this itch in office. Let's see how things go next week. If need be, I might have to seek out a dermatologist for help. But I fear that steroids will be prescribed. I'm really hoping not to go down that path. Probably I will hunt down more pharmacies to try and find those treatments listed on Naomi's page. Hopefully can stumble across some of them.

MENTAL

The itching is driving me up the wall! It ebbs and wanes, and so sometimes I'm convinced I can take the itch. But then when it gets bad like now, I just want to gnaw on my fingers to prevent them from going to my tummy :( How am I to survive the rest of the 10 over weeks before delivery? And Dolly mentioned that it doesn't disappear until couple weeks after delivery :( Most PUPPPS only start week 35. I just feel so darn suay (unlucky) boo hoo... mind over body mind over body!!!

part of 1%

I've made an appointment to see Dolly today after lessons. Really cannot take the rash liao. Better get it looked at by her. Maybe can also ask about the vertigo episode i had. That day when sleeping, i suddenly felt very giddy and spinning. Wanna move but cannot. Scary. Was an expensive visit, since they count as unscheduled and the steroid cream and pills they gave me din help much. anyway i was diagnosed with PUPPPS, which affects <1% pregnancy :( how come dio Toto not so zun leh? haha..but trying to avoid the steroid cream if possible.

Today me and a frend was chatting about schools. hahah damn KS right? Baby just in her 3rd trimester leh. Aiyah yesterday lor. the papers listed schools that need balloting. anyway it was interesting analysing which schools should try for haha

Raw Red Rashes

Hai, 3rd trimester brings its own onset of problems. My belly now very itchy, I'm restraining myself from scracthing out stretchmarks even as I blog. I suspect is the office aircon too drying liao. haha tempted to take photo of the rashes but hai dun wanna turn myself off haha. i'm wondering if i should stop my stretchmark cream or am i supposed to put more or use some other cream or what? dunno why all my funny symptoms erupt after I'd seen the gynae! now must wait another few weeks before i can ask Dr Dolly. Hai ya wish i can faster go home and apply cream!!

Week 28 aka 3rd trimester

I'm into my final run, third and final trimester. Again uncertainties gnaw at me, am i ready for the baby? have we got all the stuff the baby needs? what is labour going to be like? what will life be lke after the baby is here, esp the first few months? am i able to breastfeed the baby? In the antenatal class we attended, even the nutritionist was very pro-breastfeeding. Also, we have not signed up for any cord blood banking. Should we...?

Work-wise, just when I thought it was easing, suddenly it piles up again. This time round is the really wu liao mundane job of printing and stapling the survey forms. After that I would need to assess which graduates gave good review and call to invite them back for the course review. (Although I really wonder who would take leave just to come back and answer questions for an hour or so? ok i know i'm repeating myself...) Guess I won't have any relief until after the course review in August. But then the term would be over, and I would be doing much marking and grading and moderation. But i think reprieve will surely come in Sept. By then I will be almost due. Its quite scary really.

I'm now really sleepy in office, after lunch. Wish I could doze off haha..