tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57909924862556805252024-03-13T07:29:12.849-07:00On MotherhoodPregnancy Parenting Prenatal Postnatal Mother Mom Mummy Mommy Father Dad Papa Pa Pops Daddy Baby Kid Child Newborn .....Parenthood....Hyperemesis GravidarumMommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-49642059907852399252010-04-03T09:20:00.000-07:002010-04-03T09:22:04.289-07:00Baby is hereAt 41 weeks baby made an appearance at 9:30pm....all went well..a normal vaginal delivery.<br /><br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-35741260184289905332010-03-11T07:22:00.000-08:002010-03-11T07:24:29.612-08:0040 weeksToday is the due date but no sign of my little peanut...seems my honeybun is busy baking some more and is reluctant to come out!!<br /><br />Take your time love.<br />We are waiting for you.<br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-82308443937059802472010-02-26T04:33:00.001-08:002010-02-26T04:33:57.500-08:0038 weeks and 2 daysDaddy has a driving test on 2nd March and i will not be surprised if baby decides to appear on the test day!!!<br /><br />Babies choose the most opportune moments to arrive....this would be the start of parenthood for us!!<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Good luck with the test Daddy!!<br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-69842884647541474252010-02-20T05:51:00.000-08:002010-02-20T05:52:57.575-08:0037 weeks and 3 daysFull term is anywhere from 37 weeks to 42 weeks.<br /><br />So yes!! <br />Anyday now!!<br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-12890701060251330232010-02-05T06:03:00.000-08:002010-02-05T06:09:46.124-08:0035 weeks and 2 daysHmmmm....all well so far.<br />My Doctor complemented me on the growth ..she said i looked bigger!!...cool especially after the whole wide world telling me that i looked small for the number of months....yippeeee...so happy.<br /><br />Considering that full term means anywhere from 38 to 42 weeks, i guess the Big day is not too far.<br /><br />The usual pain in my pelvic girdle and hips doesnt seem much like a pain compared to the horrible hyperemesis i went through in the earlier months.<br /><br />A bit anemic so have been prescribed Ferrous Sulphate tablets....a blood test on Monday....seems a bit late for antenatal classes but nevertheless will call on Monday and definitely attend if i get a chance.<br /><br />Rest is cool.<br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-32696898569266027312010-01-15T06:40:00.000-08:002010-01-15T06:48:30.863-08:0032 Weeks<p>Just 8 more weeks to go ...yipppeeeeeeeee!!</p><p>After 6 months of severe sickness due to Hyperemesis, n number of Cyclizine and Ranitidine medication .....i have reached the 8th month...feel triumphant already.</p><p>I came off Cyclizine...it took me a good week to do without it...last week..but i managed ....so here i am now taking only Ranitidine....2wice a day........i tried cutting that down to 1 tablet but the acid was so severe that i ended up not eating anything ..so decided to caary on with Ranitidine.</p><p>It's rather disappointing when people around boast that they never took any medication for acid during pregnancy....but now i have given up on explaining the fools that each pregnancy is different......Given a choice i would obviously choose a medication free natural pregnancy.</p><p>Going for check up every two weeks. Things are good (touchwood!) and the baby kicks and jostles day and night....hahahahha.....fun to see my tummy in crests and troughs....sweeet.</p><p>Just 8 more weeks to go and that doesn't seem too far!!!</p><p>Yo!!!</p><p><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-51476061445608538452009-10-29T05:45:00.000-07:002009-10-29T05:53:11.775-07:0021 weekshad the 20 week ultrasound ..al well...baby's doing fine.<br /><br />My medicine doses have come down. Now i am on one cyclizine and one ranitidine in the morning...that's about it....keeps me going throughout the day..<br /><br />No cravings so far..buti make it a point to eat something every 2-3 hours....it starts with biscuits and medicine in the morning, followed by milk and toast at mid day, lunch around 2:30 pm, a snack around 5:30 and dinner at 8 includes an egg and some salad.<br /><br />Good news is that my weight has remained constant at 57 kgs ...not gone down....so i'm happy.<br /><br />Am now classified under "low risk pregnancy" so a midwife will do all followup appointments.<br /><br />Finally starting to feel positive of this pregnancy.<br /><br />I still am unable to travel by bus or cab because it brings on the sickness....cancelled the Greece trip coz of this.....and now back to good old walking.<br /><br />Working from home.....so quite busy 10 to 6.<br /><br />All well so far and hopefully will continue to be so.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-63243816564869689512009-10-14T05:22:00.000-07:002009-10-14T05:28:36.779-07:00back with a bangalmost 19 weeks now......and the Hyperemesis is still going strong....after being hospitalised, losing 10 kgs in the past few months and several changed medications i am finally back.<br />the medicines are continuing as are the random throwing up sessions......but alls well as long as the little one is doing fine inside.<br /><br />had a dating scan where we got a glimpse of the little one...thank God that all was fine.....have another scan in a weeks time...and then i will we half way thru this pregnancy (my first and last)........never again never again shall i put myself to this sheer torture...<br /><br />waiting for next week so we can see baby clearer this time..they say baby must have grown up quite a bit by now....touchwood!<br /><br />Seeking Lord's blessings for baby and us..<br /><br />God bless all<br /><br />.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-6742465047539097652009-08-27T01:48:00.000-07:002009-08-27T02:03:52.824-07:00Week 11- Hyperermesis Gravidarumwhere had i been the last few weeek ?????????????<br />well, in the hospital and then at home ..bedridden !<br />Hyperermesis Gravidarum is what the doctors callled my symptoms...and then i was kept on IV fluids for 4 days......the vomiting wouldn't stop......and then once it was a bit better i was put on regular medication....................this is sure is different from the regular morning sickness that people have....and all this while i got calls from family and friends ...each female relating to her pregnancy and morning sickness...have some ginger, keep eating...the advice came on and on.......but how on earth could i explain them that this was different...much worse than the morning sickness they experienced......it's impossible to keep anything down..ANYTHING.......wish someone would understand my plight.........i have wept and wept in these months until there was no strength to cry.....the anti nausea medicines make me sleepy and drowsy and disorientated at times.....i am sick and tired or everything ....i dont have the strength to walk or talk and today....this is after a month that i have gained strength to sit up and type.....and while i type this i am sick and dizzy and will rush to the loo any moment to vomit once again.....all days pass in oblivion.....i had not imagined pregnancy to be this painful.....never...<br /><br />the medication i am on is cyclizine, thiamine, folic acid and domperidone.<br />cyclizine is the anti sickness medicine that leaves me sleepy and dizzy........but i have no choice but to take it as that is the only way some food stays inside....<br /><br />i haven't been to work since last month and am living a vegetable existence at home......6 more months to go .........hopefully the nausea will subside after the 4th month and then i shall be back to nornal again....hopefully i will smile again.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-12794631008225824982009-08-03T02:23:00.000-07:002009-08-03T02:30:04.441-07:00Week 8<div align="justify">What was i thinking?</div><div align="justify">What have i landed myself into?</div><div align="justify">ohhhhhhhhh!!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Having a hard time coping with severe nausea..........and when i say severe, i mean severe.............weekends are a blur as i sleep and puke ...............i'm hardly able to keep anything down and it's been a nightmare...my weight has gome down from 64 to 60 kgs........am never hungry and if at all i drink water out it comes in no time.................ohoooooooooooo...this is such a torture!!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I had a different picture of the pregnancy experience..........people say they enjoy their pregnancy.....enjoy?? where is the E of the enjoy................this seems like such a pain!!!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Hmmmmmmm...wish i find that E of enjoy soon or i will shrink and lose weight and puke and lose perspective of life..........my doctor refuses to prescribe anti emetic ...........so all i do is sit and suffer!!!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I'm sooo pissed off with this whole experience....nausea, lightheadedness,puking...and what not.......GOD!! please show me the brighter side of this phase called pregnancy!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">:(</div><div align="justify"> </div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-58596756187854037622009-07-23T03:17:00.001-07:002009-07-23T03:22:50.745-07:00Week 7Did i say NO Nausea!!<br /><br />Well i eat my words now ..coz nausea heard this and has taken home in me.....they say you never miss the water until its gone....hmmmmm u never realize what nausea is once it rushes on..dishevelling your appearance, interfering with chores......nausea is here...and it seems is here to stay..<br /><br />lotsa nausea.....and it comes and goes throughout the day.....not just morning sickness..its all time sickness!!<br /><br />hmmmmm so much for being a mom soon!!<br /><br />all said and done...nausea is welcome as long as the bundle of joy inside turns out healthy....here's a brave mom raring to go!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-5838719040506557222009-07-15T05:38:00.000-07:002009-07-15T05:42:18.390-07:00Week 6hmmmm...eating well nowadays....a bit sleepy at work....no nausea as yet (touchwood!)<br /><br />they say scans can be taken from 6 weeks onwards ..but 12 week is the best....so will wait for the appointment<br /><br />had a blood test yesterday....so was weak and sleepy ...went home early and napped!!!<br /><br />lazy me!!<br /><br />:)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-77752794460904662382009-07-10T02:57:00.000-07:002009-07-10T03:01:25.410-07:004th weekwell......the feeling has not sunk in yet.<br /><br />Not much of a change ..no nausea(touchwood!)...........just hungry all the time......and a bit tired at times<br /><br />getting loads of attention from DH and mom<br /><br />waiting till the first scan to tell friends and family.<br /><br />:)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-26558556709960589782009-07-07T04:49:00.001-07:002009-07-07T04:52:45.594-07:00Congratulations!!!We are pregnant!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm speechless!!!smiley!!<br />God bless our little one/ones.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><strong>.</strong></span>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-76842231165335494932009-07-03T02:15:00.000-07:002009-07-03T02:18:55.208-07:00Tra la la la la laA faint pink line has appeared<br />hopes have been raised<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Another test to follow a week after missed period!!......great news on the way!!<br /><br />Touchwood and fingers crossed.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span></strong><br />(a kala teeka in case you missed it!)Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-53703593839206592722009-05-07T04:43:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:45:16.657-07:00Baby DustCame across this TTC ticker today....see bottom of blog!!<br /><br />Hmmmmmmm......excited and nervous too....let's see how this works!!!<br /><br />Wishing for lots of baby dust our way!!Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-40630523548955338092009-05-07T04:42:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:43:39.028-07:00Lucky?Just wondering how many people get lucky first time???<br />or is it a try try try again till you succed saga??Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-75907352565204992152009-04-17T06:21:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:28:50.776-07:00Don't take Prenatal VitaminsOK here are my two cents on Prenatal vitamins.<br /><br />I am speaking from experience here- had been on prenatals for the last month but the capsules did not agree with me...it so happened that i was getting a vitamin overdose.....leading to headaches, nausea, irritability and yellow eyes.<br /><br />The reason - Vitamin Overdose!! I was already getting the vitamins from fruits, vegetables and a healthy diet.<br /><br />So these pills were causing more harm than good!!<br /><br />Avoid prenatal vitamins at all cost....but do take Folic Acid... there are little tablets available which have folic acid only and no extra vitamins.<br /><br />In fact all vitamins seem like a sham...esp after it has been proved that vitamins are best consumed in their natural form (in fruits, veggies, food).....so what u waiting for?? throw away those vitamins and eat healthy to see yourself live long, happy, healthy and wealthy ( well, health is wealth as they say!!)Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-9089601037197775842009-03-17T03:39:00.000-07:002009-03-17T03:40:45.820-07:00:)It seems the parents are now ready.<br />April May could bring some news!!Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-87514976279718024052009-03-17T03:38:00.000-07:002009-03-17T03:39:19.612-07:00Lord Krishna<em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaran</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Ram Narayanam Janaki Vallabham</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></em>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-49922778184586991172007-09-20T00:02:00.000-07:002007-09-20T00:04:52.874-07:00Cuddly little one<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TXQRo-kXZ50/RvIbILKx65I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z9NoYzEeTxI/s1600-h/BABY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112178354269842322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TXQRo-kXZ50/RvIbILKx65I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z9NoYzEeTxI/s320/BABY.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Received this picture in one of the email forwards..........have made this one my desktop pic nowadays....</div><div>One look at this smiling, cuddly face and i forget all worries!!</div><div> </div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-5087283796015712862007-08-24T05:07:00.000-07:002007-08-24T05:09:45.308-07:00NameI think I have almost finalized a baby boy name. <br /><br />And now I shall start searching for a Baby girl name<br /><br />Again from the Bhagavad Gita.<br /><br />I find myself calling out the chosen name in various tones and sound modulations..happy, sweet, angry, searching……what not…….<br /><br />The Mommy is getting ready..Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-30022020015992563802007-08-20T00:13:00.000-07:002007-08-20T00:22:18.703-07:00Hmmmmmm<div align="justify">We’ve been married for 8 months now…and the questions have already started pouring in</div><div align="justify"><br />“Any good news?”<br />“Whats new?”<br />“Any developments?”<br />“Khush khabri kab de rahe ho?”</div><div align="justify"><br />I dare not say im not feeling well…even for the slightest headache or common cold…or the words will me misinterpreted..<br />So have to be damn careful.<br /><br />However I feel we need to spend time together first….kids will follow….moreover we need to settle in a place first and then think of going the family way……just don’t want to give logic to people so I just smile….or on the phone say hmmm (Thanks to the inventor of Hmmmm…the savior word.)<br />:)</div><div align="justify">Hmmm</div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-26431345757739159592007-08-10T00:27:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:59:48.709-07:00DreamzNow what ever that might mean………<br /><br />I saw 3 cute little puppies in my dream.<br />1 a pure white/snow white puppy<br />1 a jet black puppy<br />1 a black puppy with some white patches<br /><br />And though the white pup was adorable, I refused to take the white pup saying that it will need a lot of care………..and that I’ll have to keep it shining white always…so I chose the two black puppies…………..and they were really really cute little puppies.<br /><br />Now whatever that means!!Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790992486255680525.post-64717058179288262242007-08-08T02:25:00.000-07:002007-08-08T02:26:32.731-07:00Baby..............Thou look’st like.............?Now I cant imagine how will the baby look like…ofcourse like all other newborns …but how will our baby look…..pink and healthy and smiling …wow!! The very thought makes me feel like Mommy already.Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200920734454675680noreply@blogger.com