We had another scare today! Sel has been spotting on and off the past 2 weeks. Well, this morning she had a lot more and it's like chocolate mucus (sorry TMI). Sel was freaked out! She can't help but feel really worried.
Anyway, she had googled and thought that she's lost my mucus plug. She called the gynae's clinic but they had no idea what she was talking about. After describing it to them, Dr Sim decided to see her again today. Vin rushed to take an urgent leave and accompanied Sel to the clinic. After some checks and monitoring, we're relieved to say that my baby is fine. At the clinic, Dr Sim was not able to see any signs of bleeding. She suspected that Sel may have yeast infection and had inserted a tablet in her vagina for treatment. Sel's blood pressure had risen. She is still on strict orders to be bed rest and the c-section is scheduled on the 30th of this month.
Since nobody knew what Sel was talking about when she was describing the chocolate mucus, she decided to take a picture of the bleeding when it happens again. It so happens that she bled again in the late afternoon and this time, it was more red than brown.
Sorry it's gross!
Sel was quite disappointed that she's unable to deliver our baby via normal vaginal delivery. After reading more about c-section, she's come into terms with it. She's also upset that the scheduled c-section clashes with Vin's reservist and yet he refuses to defer. Sigh. We can't push back the date because Dr Sim will be going away then. Vin will just have to try and take time off from his reservist to be there for Sel during the c-section. He'll probably have to go back to camp on the same day. Anyway, his reservist will end that weekend which is just in time for Sel and baby to be discharged from the hospital. That's the plan! But you know that not everything goes according to plan when you're having a baby.
Bad news! Due to the low placenta placement, our baby is unable to turn. Thus, she is in transverse position. Sel will most likely need to deliver her via c-section.
Anyway, what's most important is that the baby is healthy. Alhamdulillah.
All the dieting seems to work, our baby is now measuring at acceptable average size. Yeay!
Anyway, after the appointment, Sel had to get home to finish off some work. We were planning to head out again to spend some time together after she's done. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened while we're at home. She realized that she was spotting when she went to the toilet. It was fresh blood! She had to go relieved herself and when she was done cleaning herself, she had blood dripping down her legs and pants as she stood up. She then had some cramping as though she has the runs. Sel called Dr Sim’s clinic immediately for advice. She was advised to monitor the bleeding for an hour.
Thank god the bleeding had stopped. Dr Sim wanted to play safe so she requested Sel to come back to her clinic for some medication. Well, Sel was given steroid shot to help our baby develop her lungs faster (in case of early labour). Oh man, the shot really hurts! She was to come back tomorrow for another dose. Dr Sim had prescribed some hormones for Sel to take to helps relax her muscles and hopefully prevent any future bleeding. At least the CTG shows that the baby heart rate is normal and that she was not having any contractions.
According to Dr Sim the low placenta is the cause of the bleeding. Sel was on strict orders to be bed rest. Dr Sim warns that the bleeding could get worse and if it does, our baby might have to be delivered via c-section at KKH because the cost of NICU at TMC will be too expensive. It is best that Sel take it easy until the 35th week when the baby’s major organs will be fully developed. We’re to see her again next week to follow-up.
What a scare we had today!
Yeay! The cot is up. So are the wall decals. The mummy and daddy owl will look after baby at night.
Baby's Cot
Lemon Pepper Pan-Fried Cod with Spinach & Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients1 fillet of boneless cod fish
1 cup of spinach
1 small potato
2 pinches of lemon pepper seasoning
Some butter
Some skimmed milk
1 slice of lemon (wedges)
Method
Put the potato in the microwave oven on high for 5 minutes. Heat up a frying pan and melt about 1 tablespoon of butter. Season the fish on both sides with the lemon pepper and place it in the hot frying pan. Turn the fish when it’s slightly golden. When the fish is done, place it in your serving plate. Leave the heat on and add some butter to the leftover juices in the frying pan if it’s too dry. Add the spinach and stir-fry until it is cooked before placing it in the same serving plate. Take the potato out of the oven and peel the skin. Add a bit of butter and mash the potato. Add some milk as you continue to mash the potato until you get the right texture. Then serve the mash potato on the same plate with a slice of lemon wedges.
The spinach and mashed potatoes if eaten individually could do with a little more seasoning of salt and pepper but it taste fine when eaten with the nicely seasoned fish. Not sure if the serving is filling enough for Sel to last till tea break.
Cream Cheese Sandwich with Tomatoes & Cucumber on Toasted Wholemeal Bread
Healthy and delicious!
Sel has the sudden craving of eating teppanyaki garlic fried rice so she googled for an easy recipe to try.
Ingredients
2 cups of steamed rice
2 eggs (scrambled)
1½ bulbs garlic (chopped)
2 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce (which I omitted)
Light soy sauce to taste
Some prawns
Method
Heat up a wok and melt the butter. Add garlic and saute until golden brown and fragrant. Add the prawns. Then the rice and eggs. Pour in some light soy sauce. Toss the rice to allow the sauce to mix well with the other ingredients at medium-high heat.
It's not the same as the garlic fried rice that Sel craved for. But it's just lacking the slight "chao ta" taste.
To add on more protein and some fibre to the meal, she cooked steamed chicken with pek chye.
Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken
Some pek chye 1 shitake mushroom (sliced)
1 clove of garlic (chopped)
1 clove of garlic (sliced)
1 slice of ginger (shredded)
1 chilli padi
2 table spoons of light soy sauce
1 teaspoon of oyster sauce
Method
Marinate the chicken with the light soya sauce, chopped garlic, ginger and chilli. Place the pek chye on the oven dish and spread the oyster sauce over the vegetable. Throw in the mushrooms and sliced garlic on top of it. Place the marinated chicken in the same oven dish and pour over any left over marinate over the chicken. Cover the oven dish with aluminium foil and put it in the oven. It should take less than 15 minutes to cook.
Garlic Fried Rice
The recipe was taken from http://www.mywisewife.com/home-kitchen-recipe-garlic-fried-rice-japanese-style.html. Ingredients
2 cups of steamed rice
2 eggs (scrambled)
1½ bulbs garlic (chopped)
2 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce (which I omitted)
Light soy sauce to taste
Some prawns
Method
Heat up a wok and melt the butter. Add garlic and saute until golden brown and fragrant. Add the prawns. Then the rice and eggs. Pour in some light soy sauce. Toss the rice to allow the sauce to mix well with the other ingredients at medium-high heat.
It's not the same as the garlic fried rice that Sel craved for. But it's just lacking the slight "chao ta" taste.
To add on more protein and some fibre to the meal, she cooked steamed chicken with pek chye.
Steamed Chicken with Pek Chye
The recipe was taken from http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3844/steamed-asian-chicken.Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken
Some pek chye 1 shitake mushroom (sliced)
1 clove of garlic (chopped)
1 clove of garlic (sliced)
1 slice of ginger (shredded)
1 chilli padi
2 table spoons of light soy sauce
1 teaspoon of oyster sauce
Method
Marinate the chicken with the light soya sauce, chopped garlic, ginger and chilli. Place the pek chye on the oven dish and spread the oyster sauce over the vegetable. Throw in the mushrooms and sliced garlic on top of it. Place the marinated chicken in the same oven dish and pour over any left over marinate over the chicken. Cover the oven dish with aluminium foil and put it in the oven. It should take less than 15 minutes to cook.
