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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Week 31 - No More Durians



We had our 3 weekly checkup this week and discovered that Pipsqueak has put on a considerable amount of weight. He's gained 700 grams in 3 weeks, so he's 1.7kg. The strange thing - my total weight gain was only 400 grams. Which means he got 300 grams off me! His size is within the normal range, so nothing to be alarmed about. But I am convinced that his weight gain was attributed to durians. I had 3 large durian seeds over the weekend and I felt so heavy and I could see my tummy had grown considerably the 2 days after. Another pregnant friend of mine has been eating durians and also gained a lot of weight. So to all the pregnant mummies out there who have babies that are too small - EAT DURIANS!

I'm going to stay off durians for now, I don't want Pipsqueak to become so huge that he gets stuck in the birth canal!

Every day that passes, I think that I can't possibly grow anymore, but I keep growing and I think I'm surviving on God's grace alone. Its getting really hard to breathe and I get reflux when I lie down to sleep at night, so I have to prop myself up a bit higher. He likes to turn around a lot and do somersaults when I lie down, which actually really hurt now! His legs are also kicking my ribs a lot, so I have to sit up really straight.

My belly also becomes lopsided a lot nowadays, you can see his limbs or his back sticking out at odd locations. He does respond to his Dad though, who gives him a bit of a massage and speaks to him, which results in the offending body part returning back to position.

Despite feeling very heavy, taking a walk or swimming actually makes me feel better, not worse. I suppose its the circulation. I've been waking up at 5am in the mornings and the worse thing is I can't get back to sleep! Probably my body's way of getting ready for the late night feeds in the coming months.

We finally bought Pipsqueak his cot and stroller today! Will post pictures of them in next week's update. I've also finalised his wishlist, so for those who would like to know what presents to buy, just ask and I can email you the list. I've started packing my hospital bag and placing items in as and when I can. I didn't realise there were so many things to pack, so I figured no harm getting ready although I'm not due yet.

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