VBAC vs C-Sec

3 weeks ago on my FB wall post reads: "I am so determined to go through normal delivery, please let it happen!"


Lots of friends sent me words of encouragement and I felt even more determined & motivated!


For my 2nd child it will be VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean) and it won't be as simple as it seems to be or rather as I thought it will be. Dr.Chen was obligated to tell me the possible risk involved for VBAC and leave the ultimate decision to us. There will be a 4-10% risk of womb rupture due to the previous surgical cut, and when that happened it will cause blood loss to mother and oxgyen supply cut-off to baby. It sure sounds scary huh? That's what Jimmy felt and would not tolerate risk like that. But my surgical cut was like 3-4years old, would have heal completely by now - but how can I insist on VBAC w/o a supportive hubby? Afterall it's our baby. I chanced upon these real-life stories related to VBAC and was really happy they made it through. If only I am one of them. http://vbacsupportsg.blogspot.com/

But it's ok. Utimately as long as my baby is safe & healthy, that's all it matters.

A tint of self-consolation?

Little One @ 33weeks

Yes, it is confirmed a girl!!

Was msn'ing with cousin-in-law one day and she mentioned about getting ob-gynae to re-confirm the gender to avoid any possible surprises, and so we did. Dr. Chen even gave us a up close u/s scan showing clearly Raeanne's femine area and jokingly said that we can confidently side-bet with whoever doubting the gender.

Lil one is now at a healthy 2.2kg, with mommy gaining 12kg so far.

I did brought up the issue of decreasing appetite to Dr.Chen but he wasn't too concerned about it as everything is showing positive esp on lil one's growth & weight. He did a growth scan checking not only on baby's heart and lungs development but also on mommy's amniotic fluid level (whether it's of sufficient supply). Dr.Chen tried to show us a glimpse of bb's face but she was back-facing us (guess lil Raeanne is a shy girl), only managed to show us her legs - kicking away!

Nowadays her movement is so much harder which made me laughed at times.

I'm so looking forward to the arrival of this lil one.