Reading up

What have I been doing these few weeks? I'm reading some books I borrowed from the library that I would like to recommend. New Pregnancy and Birth Book by Dr. Miriam Stoppard and Your Pregnancy Week by Week by by Hamlyn

Week 33

Ah Boy's head was engaged already at Week 31. During the gynae appointment at Week 33 Fri, Dr Teo conducted a Group B Streptococci test (GBS) swap test for me, a common bacteria screening. This is a bacteria naturally found in the digestive tract and birth canal of 1 in 4 pregnant women. If not diagnosed and treated properly, the little one is more susceptible to serious health complications (including meningitis, pneumonia and blood infection). I got my result on Wed and was tested positive for this bacteria and had to take antibiotics for 5 consecutive days.

Here's more to read up on:

Group B Strep International
Group B Strep Infections

Birth Plan

Birth Plan Checklist

Environment:
Soft music
Wear my own clothes
Videotape labor and birth
Take pictures during labor and birth

Support People Present at Birth:
Partner

Pain Relief:
Massage
Hot/cold packs
Breathing techniques
NO epidural!

Induction:
Medically induced or Self induced

Episiotomy:
No

Delivery Positions for Labor:
Still can choose meh?

Extraction Devices:
None unless baby's health at risk

Cesarean:
Partner present at all times during the operation
I'd like to be conscious
Immediate contact with the baby

Placenta:
I'd like to see/keep it?

Cord-cutting:
Partner cuts cord

Newborn Procedures:
Done in my/partner's presence

Feeding baby:
Breastfeeding

Separation:
No separation

Hospital Stay:
As short as possible

Gathering during Baby Fair 2007

Some of the May 2007 mums to be during the BabyCare Festival 2007 at Suntec on 2nd Mar (From left) Me, Serene, Xinyi, Kris, Cynthia and Stephie. Would love to have all our babies' own gathering too, right?