At my last checkup 2 weeks ago, I was asked by the Klinik Kesihatan to start counting my fetal kicks. I didn’t do this last time as my private doc didn’t find it necessary. Anyways, this time, I had to record my kicks daily from 9am onwards till 9pm, and stop if I achieve 10 kicks, if not I was supposed to get to the hospital immediately. Sounds serious huh. Thankfully, Jordan kicks like a footballer, and kicks a lot. I have to record in the ‘pink clinic book’ but it seems a fuss to have to bring this book everywhere I go. So I decided there must be an…

This post is 2 weeks late. Yet it’s something I must share as it was the first time I saw Jordan’s face with a 4d baby scan. Normally all we get are the 3d baby scan. Jordan is now about 1KG and from the scan, looking really chubby. He even yawned in the video. I think he looks a lot like Josiah. Well now I’m 30 weeks and I just realised I’m not as tired as I was at this stage in my first pregnancy. I used to be unable to sit on my office chair for too long and I needed something to prop up my legs all the…

Prior to this checkup, which is 2 weeks ago, I had another checkup and was given a scare. My blood pressure had gone up from the regular 120 to 131. Plus, my weight also went up drastically by 4kg. The nurse looked at me shaking her head and said I’m going to need to test for diabetes in a couple of days and monitor my blood pressure every couple of days for 2 weeks and go back for a follow up. So two weeks ago was the diabetes check. For those who have not taken this test before, here’s how it goes. I have to fast from 10pm the night…