Pregnancy Diary: Part II - "Bunso Baby and Kuya Baby"

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What: Monthly Prenatal Checkup
When: November 11, 2006
Where: Lipa City

Obgyne: Dra. Lilibeth Manguerra

Weight: 72.5k
Blood Pressure: 100/80
Medicines: for the UTI: Natalwiz (multivitamins)
Next Checkup: December 9, 2006

Our Baby: 10 weeks to 11 weeks

Checkup and Ultrasound: Got a slight UTI (urinary track infection)… My doctor just gave medicine for it. Everything was normal with the baby. We were so happy to see our baby again thru the ultrasound. We saw some movements already. Meinhard was so excited with the ultrasound. He told our doctor that he called our baby “Bunso Baby” and he is the “Kuya Baby”.

Meinhard called our baby “Bunso Baby” and he said he is the “Kuya Baby”. He will always kiss and hug my tummy and will always tell “I love you Baby Bunso”. And he will asked us, “What did Bunso Baby said?” and we will tell him that “Bunso Baby said, I Love you too, Kuya Baby”, and after hearing that he will always give us a big smile. He will always ask us, “how will our baby grow?”, “how come I cannot hear Bunso Baby and why can Mommy the only one who can hear Bunso Baby?”. We know that he will be a very good Kuya to his brother or sister. He has been so excited and so happy the very moment he learned that he will have a new baby in the family already. We just hope and pray that he will really be the best Kuya for our Bunso Baby.

Facts About My Pregnancy:

• Cravings: IceCream (cheese and langka flavor…and kelangan dirty icecream) Unripe Mango, Guava and Bagoong/Alamang (it helps a lot to prevent myself from vomiting and for the excessive saliva)
• Dizziness
• Vomitting
• Not feeling good most of time
• Terrible Headaches
• Dry Skin and Itchiness
• Leg Cramps
• Breast Soreness/Tenderness
  
• Excessive Saliva
• Still having a hard time brushing my teeth – hate the taste of the toothpaste (need to find the right flaor of toothpaste for me. I tend to vomit after brushing my teeth.
• As early as now I need a new set of wardrobe already, especially the pants, to make myself more comfortable… (after this checkup, we went to Alabang and with honey’s generosity he bought me new sets of pants for me)

Your Pregnancy: 10 Weeks
Last updated: August 2006
source: http://www.babycenter.com/mybabycenter/110.html

How your baby's growing: Your baby is no longer an embryo! Though she's barely the size of a kumquat — just an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, she now has completed the most critical portion of her development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in her body rapidly grow and mature. Her vital organs — the liver, kidney, intestines, brain, and lungs — are now in place and starting to function (although they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy). Her liver continues to make blood cells, and the yolk sac, which previously supplied these cells, is no longer needed and begins to disappear.

During the next three weeks, your baby's length will more than double to nearly 3 inches. Her head is proportionately smaller now than it was a few weeks ago, but it's still almost half the length of her entire body. Her forehead temporarily bulges with her developing brain and sits high on her head; it will later recede to give her a more human appearance. Each day, more minute details — including tiny fingernails, toenails, and peach-fuzz hair — start to appear on her body. Her fingers are now completely separated; her arms bend at the elbow and curve slightly; her hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart; her legs are lengthening; and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. She is busily swallowing amniotic fluid and kicking her legs.

If you could take a peek at your baby this week, you'd be able to clearly see the outline of her spine through her parchment-thin skin. Spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from her spinal cord.

Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.

3 Questions About...Feeling your baby move

Feeling those first flutters and kicks is one of the most amazing moments of pregnancy. Here's how much longer you'll have to wait and what to expect when your baby finally gets big and strong enough to let you know she's in there.

Q1. When will I feel my baby move? You probably won't feel your baby kick until sometime between 16 and 22 weeks, even though she started moving at 7 or 8 weeks and you may have already witnessed her acrobatics if you've had an ultrasound. Veteran moms tend to notice those first subtle kicks — also known as "quickening" — earlier than first-time moms. (A woman who's been pregnant before can more easily distinguish her baby's kick from other belly rumblings, such as gas.) Your build may also have something to do with when you'll be able to tell a left jab from a hunger pang; thinner women tend to feel movement earlier and more often than women who carry more weight.

Q2. What will those first movements feel like? Women have described the sensation as being like popcorn popping, a goldfish swimming around, butterflies fluttering, a tapping sensation, and bubbles. You'll probably chalk up those first gentle movements in your belly to gas or hunger pangs, but once you start feeling them more regularly, you'll recognize the difference. You're more likely to feel these early movements when you're sitting or lying quietly.

Q3. When should I worry about my baby's movements? At first the kicks you notice will be few and far between. In fact, you may feel several movements one day and then none the next. Although your baby is moving and kicking regularly, many of her jerks and jolts aren't yet strong enough for you to feel. Once you're feeling kicks regularly, chances are she's doing just fine as long as there are no major changes in your baby's usual activity level.

Your Pregnancy: 11 Weeks
Last updated: August 2006
source: http://www.babycenter.com/mybabycenter/111.html

How your baby's growing: Your fig-sized baby is now fully formed — measuring 1 1/2 inches long and weighing in at a quarter of an ounce. His skin is still transparent, allowing many of his blood vessels to show through. Some of his bones are beginning to harden, and tiny toothbuds are starting to appear under his gums. His fingers and toes have separated, and he may soon be able to open and close his fists. He's already busy kicking and stretching, and his tiny movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. These movements will increase as his body grows and becomes more developed and functional. As his diaphragm develops, your tiny tenant may also start to get the hiccups. Because he's still so small, though, you won't feel any of his workouts or intrauterine gulps until sometime between weeks 16 and 20.

Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.