Momo其實感覺很早就知道肚子有寶寶了～因為以前在床上跟她說抱抱的時候都會直接跳到我肚子跟胸口上躺著。但不知道從什麼時候開始她就不再跳到我胸口，甚至只會頭輕輕靠著我的肚子而已。就連穿鞋子後，以前抱她起來以前都會踢一下我的肚子，現在也都不會了。真的是個貼心鬼～🐶❤
終於沒有初期的不舒服感了！（謝天謝地！）然後...也比較沒有頻尿的感覺了！食慾也慢慢地回來了，所以在這個期間內需要特別注重吃的！畢竟現在吃什麼寶寶就跟著吃什麼。
Week 13 - Week 15:
Ｓ非常注重寶寶神經跟大腦的發展，所以很早就上網訂了最好的魚油要給媽媽跟寶寶補腦用。他還跟我說這個魚油非常好，而且吃起來沒有魚腥味。我一看到是液體狀，打開一聞撲鼻而來的明明就是非常中的魚腥味！當下真的差點沒有嘔吐（怎麼這樣欺負孕婦！）
「我上網看review，他們都寫說沒有魚腥味！快吃看看！」
被半逼迫的狀態下含了一小湯匙...真的立馬再灌了優格下肚。感覺好像吃了魚的肚子一樣。
「明明味道就超重的！！！你 自 己 吃 看 看 ！」
Ｓ嚐了一口，還故作鎮定說，「不會啊～還好啊。」自己還不是馬上又找了其他東西吃壓下去那個魚腥味。但他畢竟買了三瓶，我只能為了寶寶的神經發展，每天吃一湯匙的魚油。
NT Scan的報告出來的，家醫告知一切都正常～並且也已經過了第12週，所以可以開始恢復平常的運動生活。雖然這邊的家醫都會說還是可以舉重啊，但我覺得如果沒有教練的陪伴下，還是乖乖地做一些基本的運動維持身體。且一開始不要太激烈，並隨時注意身體的狀況。如果身體負荷不了並覺得累的話就要及時停下來休息。
後續就要轉到醫院讓產科醫生(Obstetrician gynaecologist，簡稱OB)接手後面的檢查事宜了。
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Ｗeek 16 - Week 19
第一次去見我的OB，她只有先簡單的問一些家族史的問題，還有我自己本身的一些病史。但最讓我驚訝的問題是當她的實習醫生蹦出幾句說 “Are you related?"
我的腦袋打轉了一下，想說他是再問我們是什麼關係？還是我們是不是有血緣關係？還是我剛剛沒有聽清楚？實習師看我有點萌了，就又重新rephrase了一次 "are you brothers and sisters?"
我才真的聽清楚他確實是再問我們是不是有血緣關係！ 當然馬上撇清說 ”No, we are not."
問診完，OB要我躺下來她要聽寶寶的心跳並測量我的血壓。一切沒有問題後，安排兩週後再照超音波。
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Week 20 - Week 23
一直到了Week 20也就是準爸媽準備以久的時候吧！因為這時候要做高層次超音波(Anatomy Scan)——就可以知道寶寶的性別了！這個超音波跟之前做得差不多，其實就是躺在床上讓超音波技術人員操作(對，在國外不是醫生親自操刀，都是由技術人員操作，最後的報告由醫生告知）。 當下技術人員會請你先將膀胱排乾淨，因為要從頭到腳的檢查寶寶，所以大概需要40分鐘以上的時間。如果寶寶不配合的話，可能還會需要你下床做一些運動讓寶寶能變換姿勢。
我們的寶寶就一直害羞不見人，所以其實弄了還蠻久一段時間的，我自己都要睡著了。照完後跟醫生確認一切都正常沒有問題就開開心心的回家了。
喔對，忘了說，IT'S A BOY!
懷孕前都會希望是女兒，因為覺得女兒比較貼心而且還可以買很多可愛的衣服。所想的中文名字、英文名字也幾乎都是以女生為主。
但知道自己懷孕後，其實對於寶寶是男生還是女生就沒有這麼在乎了，因為當下你最在乎的就是寶寶健康最重要了。
因為我猜的是女生，所以Ｓ自然就猜男生。可是再公布性別前，其實連續兩天我都夢到男寶寶，所以有可能自己已經知道是男孩啦？
▌酸兒辣女?
很多人在還不知道性別前就會依照媽媽的肚子形狀或是吃得東西猜測是男是女。但其實我也不知道這個準不準？因為每個孕婦的體質跟生理狀況都不同。
之前也得知有些人會利用清宮圖去預測自己生男生女。只要輸入出生年月日跟受孕的年月日就可以知道喔！
我知道我自己變得很愛吃水果跟甜食。初期的時候一直都是在吃蘋果還有香蕉，但後來知道香蕉的甜份過高，所以就改吃其他的水果。第二孕期的時候不知道為什麼一直想要吃芒果！當然也有聽說不要吃芒果，但可能夏天到了，又有craving，所以兩週大概吃了兩盒吧。但後來又不想吃，改吃當季的水果，像是藍莓、草莓還有櫻桃！
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Week 24-Week28
上週知道了寶寶的性別後，這週外準媽媽需要在Week 24的時候做糖篩的測試。
▌糖篩是什麼？
糖篩是妊娠期糖尿病篩查的簡稱，操作方法是孕婦短時間內喝下定量葡萄糖水並持續監測血糖變化，通過糖篩能監測出孕婦是否患有糖尿病。
妊娠期糖尿病（gestational diabetes mellitus，簡稱GDM）是指原先沒有糖尿病症狀的女性，在懷孕時出現高血糖的症狀，妊娠糖尿病不一定會有明顯症狀，不過會增加妊娠毒血症、憂鬱症的風險，也會提高需剖宮產的可能性。
由於要測試血糖，所以在之前一定要空腹8小時喔！
呆呆如我從早上10:30起床就沒有吃東西，結果到醫院先做了超音波檢查，看完ＯＢ後都已經下午2:00，最後喝了葡萄糖水還要再等一個小時才能抽血驗尿，最後我都快昏倒了。整整空腹了14小時。
結果很不幸沒有過，醫院打來通知說糖篩的結果有一點高，所以還是得再做一次測試，這次是2小時的Glucose Tolerance Test。所以會先在空腹的時候抽一次血，喝完70ml的糖水後的第一個小時再抽一次，第二個小時再抽一次，共三次。
▌糖篩2小時正常值？
空腹血糖: <90mg/dl
1小時血糖: <180mg/dl
2小時血糖: <155mg/dl
幸好第二次過了！不然每天吃飯都有點戰戰兢兢不知道該吃什麼好～（撒花）
前往>>Third Trimester
Second trimester is when everything seems to go back to normal, I would say this is the honeymoon stage! You're able to workout again and usually the morning sickness is gone as well. But every pregnancy is different. For myself this stage was when I felt like my normal self, but with a bump growing every day.
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Week 13 - Week 15:
So even now when things feel like it's back to normal, it doesn't mean you can eat whatever. At this stage it's actually important to watch out what you eat, especially this is when baby's brain in developing.
S got me COD liver oil online. He said this was the best and I should take 1 tsp every day. At first I thought it comes in capsules... but instead it was liquid form. He said he read the reviews online and people claimed that it doesn't have any bad taste.
I opened it, took a sniff and OMG it smelled like fish. I said to him "if I can smell it, I bet I can taste it!" He told me to give it a try, and yughhhhhhhhh, I felt like I was eating fish stomach (if anyone had it before would probably know what I mean). He gave me a sneaky smile and said ,"Remember to eat this everyday!" (Really wanna just roll my eyes... like if being pregnant wasn't hard enough)
But... it's for the baby... so just gotta do it!
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Ｗeek 16 - Week 19
This week we finally met with our OB at Sunnybrook hospital. Since it was our first visit, it was just a normal procedure where she asked about my family history and my health history. Then we listened to baby's heart beat and measured my blood pressure.
I've informed her that I've done leep procedure before, so I know that there might be a higher chance of having pre-term baby. Our OB was also very cautious about this, because in our following ultrasound appointments, the technician would always measure my cervix length.
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Week 20 - Week 23
This week was the week we looked forward to! Because it was the week to do Anatomy Scan! Usually this is the time when you find out your baby's gender!
I've always thought it was a girl, because some say if you have a boy, you will grow pimples, but I had a pretty clear skin throughout my pregnancy.
And there is this other saying in Chinese -- if you like to eat something sour or acidic, that means it's a boy; if you like to eat something spicy, then it's a girl. I've never wanted to eat something spicy, but I do remember during my first trimester I wanted fish burger from McDonald, which was odd because I would always order chicken and never fish.
But anyways! After 40 min examination, the technician told us that
IT'S A BOY!!!
S was happy because he guessed it right (he actually had no preference, girl or boy is fine). What came through my mind was "Oh great! we can save money!" (If it was a girl, I think I would buy too much cute stuff, for her and for myself 😂) But at the end of the day, girl or boy, as long as you know the baby is healthy is the most important to all parents.
ps. I also had a dream that it was baby boy 😊
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Week 24-Week28
This week is the time for glucose test! This test is to screen for gestational diabetes.
▌What is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes (GD) is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. It happens when your body is not able to produce enough insulin to keep the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood at proper levels.
Untreated GD increases the likelihood of having a large baby, and is associated with birth complications as well as health risks for the newborn (e.g., preeclampsia, shoulder dystocia). Untreated GD also increases the risk of stillbirth late in pregnancy (36-40 weeks).
Women who develop GD are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future. However, there is excellent treatment for GD, and most women diagnosed with GD have normal deliveries and healthy babies.
So for this glucose test, they gave me a glucose drink, you finish it in 10 minutes and then wait for an hour to do bloodwork. The first time the result came back a little high, so I had to do another glucose tolerance test. This time it's 2 hours, where you need to draw blood on an empty stomach, drink 70ml of glucose and wait 1 hour to draw your first blood and wait another to draw the second blood.
Luckily this time I passed. I was worried if I didn't pass the glucose test, I would have to be extra cautious with what I eat moving forward.
Can you believe we are approaching Third Trimester?
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