As per usual, i was very excited to see Dr Chen (actually, more excited to see Baby Adri cos i only get to "see" her once a month!). After a short wait, the following was the conversation that ensued:
Me: Hi, Dr Chen!
Dr : What have you been eating? Have you been snacking?
Me: *Shocked* Er...no actually....No chocolates, no tidbits, no fried stuff for me because i feel queasy each time i take those stuff. No ice cream of late too..Why, Doctor?
Dr : You put on 4kg! That's a lot! The average weight gain for one at your stage should be about 2kg every month.
Me: Oops...i don't snack but i eat quite frequently. Or maybe i do snack. I "snacked" on bread every 1.5hours cos i feel really hungry! Should i cut down?
Dr : Hmm..luckily for you, you started off slightly underweight so you're still fine. No, don't cut since you are not snacking on unhealthy stuff like lots of chocolates. Some expectant ladies "feast" on chocs and ice-cream cos their cravings..
I wasn't perturbed at Dr Chen's remarks but very amused. I was tickled that she actually "greeted" me with an abrupt question instead of her usual checks on how i was doing. That probably meant that i must have put on
A LOT! I can still remember her expression. Funny!
Curious as to how much weight i had put on since Week 1 (til Week 24)? 9kg. Yup, only 9kg. I guess the sudden increase in rate shocked her.
Casually shared doc's comment with a colleague and he responded with something like "Your doc yoga instructor ah?" after finding out that i had only put on 9kg since week 1. That really got me laughing for days! =D
This is Baby Adri at 24 weeks. 600+ grams (Will update on her weight cos this mummy actually forgot Baby's weight the moment she stepped out of the gynae's room! If Mummy remembers, she'll ask doc tmr =p).
Mart and I were looking at her side view and wondering whose lips, nose and jaw she's taking after. Ha, conclusion? No conclusion? It's really hard to tell!
Baby is now 28 weeks. Excited I am, to my "meet-up" with her tmr =D And oh, I've put on another 4kg since week 24. I wonder how Doc is going to react this time...=D
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