Baby Esther - Day 5 (31/1/08)

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Giving the slight dazed look, before bathing.

Mummy NEA colleagues paying you a visit.

Baby Esther Gifts and Visitors

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On day 2, streamed relatives and friends to visit Esther

Not to forget gifts and presents from all.

Esther Tham Day 4 - 30/1/08

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Last nite marks the first nite, we spent alone with Esther, taking into consideration of all the night disturbances Esther can create. We are happy to say, Esther slept from 12 to 5 am, in between feeding, giving us a great opportunity to rest. After the feeding finished at 6.30am, we could get some more sleep till 10am.

Today also marks her first bath at home, done by my mum.

Diana taking her first supplement of confinement food, great stuff...

Esther Tham Day 3 - 29/1/08

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Mother and Baby will be discharged today, and will be celebrating Daddy Birthday at Home Dew.

1 last picture before Esther is discharged from the hospital

New Bed complete with Furnishing.

Add another "disco lights" for you.

Esther Tham Day 2 - 28/1/07

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Diana started her walking at 8.30am.

Esther 1st Day 27/1/08

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1) As Esther shit b4 delivery, she has to have her stomach cleaned out.

2) At 9pm, Esther latch on for the first time, 2 shots 2 kills

Birth of Esther Tham

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Push ....... Push ........ Push !!!

Baby Esther is born on 27/1/08 at the Time: 5.58pm.

I love Mummy's Hair

Need to suck off all the Residue

Yah, looks more presentable

My weight is 3.330 kg

My footprint

eeks....placenta plus umbilical cord

All wrapped up beside Mummy

Yeh, Whole Family Picture

The Labor Process

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This chronicle the events leading to Delivery on 27/1/08:

3.00am - Mild Contractions are felt, but still quite random

5.30am - Contractions are felt at a constant pace

6.00 am - Decide to leave for Mt E Hospital

Diana get comfty first on the delivery Suite

10.00am - Contractions are unbearable for Diana, have to get Epidural

Diana in distress, too painful even at 2cm dilation

10.55am - Dr Chua break Water Bed

11.05am - Epidura is applied

Right after epidural is applied

1.30pm - Cervix is 4 cm dilated

Daddy takes a little break

3.00 pm - Check that Baby Head is facing upwards, medication is applied to force baby to turn

3.30pm - Body Temp is checked to be higher than normal, started course of Antibiotics

4.20pm - Cervix is 9 cm dilated

Baby Head had turned

4.50pm - Diana Temp is down a bit

Yeh, posed right before Diana started pushing

5.20pm - Baby had turned, and hair can be seen, Showtime Delivery is soon

Ongoing Contractions

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Diana are feeling stronger contractions since afternoon, but they have yet to fall into a pattern. We shall seek the provider, to deliver Diana for a painless, non-complications labour and delivery.

ShowTime Soon!

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Diana Woke up at 6am with 'Show', signalling the incoming of labour. We brought foward our gynae visit in the morning to 9am. Clearly Dr Chua have determined tonight could be it, as the cervix has dilated 1 cm. Not the worry, we still find time to go down in the afternoon to Chinatown to run some errands and walk around.

Baby Esther displaying more upbeat movements.

40 Weeks Today

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Still no action from Baby Esther, looks like if she wants to, she can still hang on to Daddy's Birthday, when we can share same birthdays. How wonderful is it, can also save $$ for Mummy too.

Waiting Game..

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Still waiting for the arrival of Baby Esther..seems like she enjoys being in my tummy a while longer :)

Let it be the Lord's timing as he knows best!

39 Weeks Checkup

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Baby Esther is given a another clean bill of health, now weighing at 3.2 kg....but Diana actually lost weight, looks like Esther are taking in more nutrients than Diana is taking.

So till next Thurs, the mark of the 40 weeks, will be the showtime !

Looking Forward to Giving Birth!

Entry by Diana

Now is the waiting game..at 39 weeks and 1 day pregnancy, it is really anytime now. Still working as usual, replying to emails, attending meetings..it seems just like yesterday when we first knew i was pregnant..how 9 months fly. Baby Esther's movements are still very frequent and she likes to push her legs against my stomach. Her head is already engaged and in position for birth.

Thank God for making this a supernatural pregnancy with no side effects! I do not have any of the back ache, water retention, false contractions thingys that other pregnant mums experience..Im looking forward to experiencing God's promise of supernatural delivery..painless, quick & no complications!

38 Weeks Checkup

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Baby Esther is ENGAGED, and the delivery is on the week after, just as planned. Diana had a detailed check, with heartbeat monitoring and ultrasound scan done, all scoring 10/10. Baby Esther is also observed to have long legs, just like her mother.

Baby Esther Heart Beats Monitoring

37 Weeks Gynae Checkup

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Today marks 37 Weeks and 2 days of Diana's pregnancy. Baby Esther is weighing at a healthy 3Kg..her head is at the bottom but yet to be engaged. So the 24th Jan Birth Date is still back on for grabs.