It's cos i've been "forced" to rest.
My left knee joint is hurting really badly. The pain is lesser as compared to what i experienced on Saturday but i still can't quite move around at ease, be it walking, sitting down + getting up or even bending. When i tried to get up from my bed this morning, i almost fell onto the ground cos my knee was simply aching!
Decided i won't be able to work. Decided to bring forward my gynae visit. Thought I would kill 2 birds with 1 stone - As compared to a GP, i thought Dr Chen would know it better as to why my knee was hurting and I would be able to see Baby again, today, rather than on thurs! =D
Oki, so what's wrong with my knee? After examining me and deciding that there wasn't anything unusual such as swells, Doc felt that it was prob due to "overuse" that resulted in excessive rubbing of my soft bones. I didn't do anything extraordinary but i guess Baby's weight did add a strain to an especially long day of teaching on Saturday. Doc "ordered" me to rest and specifically told hubby, "Rest ah, no shopping ah. Absolutely NO shopping." And hey, before you start wondering, i wasn't shopping over the weekend. I rested for the whole of Sunday cos the pain was excruciating!
Doc then covered me with 2 days MC. I asked for a day but she gave me two. Contrary to the first trimester, i'm not feeling that stressed this time round cos i've covered the syllabus back in school and am in the midst of revision with my class. They are quite self-disciplined and motivated so i'm not too worried.
Since i couldn't move around, i ended up eating, reading and then deciding to explore the various modes of which i could upload pics onto my blog. Still havent quite gotten the hang of it. I'm quite an IT nerd. =p
Okie, how's Baby? Here's baby, weighing 1745 grams. =D =D
Today was another detailed scan of Baby but i didn't get to keep the other pics. Doc pitched Baby's growth against Baby's growth chart at Week 20. Baby is average, neither too big nor too small. =)
Star event of the day:
I saw the 4 valves of Baby's heart! They were beating away! Strong!
That was simply BEAUTIFUL and amazing! I had seen her heart flickering away but today was the first time i saw the 4 valves! I literally went "Wow...." It was simply amazing! Clear, defined valves.
I don't think i'll ever get the chance to see that again, unless Doc does another detailed scan.
And oh, Baby moved during the scan! She moved her hands a little and gave me a nudge! =D
And how abt my weight?
I've been good. Doc didn't question me about my weight gain cos i've only put on 2kg since my last visit 4 weeks ago. (Applause, please. =D) And hey, no gimmicks. I had my breakfast before i visited doc, i didn't try to cut down on anything. =)
However, I got "reprimanded" by doc for not being regular on my iron pills and DHA. =p
Oki, enuff excuses, i admit i was simply lazy. I promised i would try to be more regular. =p
And when's my next visit? 6 Nov 2007. =)
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