Cocaine

I am allergic to lidocaine, benzocaine and tetracaine.  Unfortunately, my obgyne usually use those anesthetics. Hmmm... I never tried cocaine in my entire life. I am curious on what is the feeling in Cloud 9? Hello anesthesiologist, can I try cocaine? If I love it, I might get motivated to make a second baby!

Hemolytic disease of newborn and breastmilk

Aside from prematurity, ABO blood incompatibilty may also cause jaundice. My younger sister was born with orange color skin. She had exchange transfusion few days after she was born. My mom's blood type is O+, while my sister's blood type is B+. Oops, I forgot to tell this to my fairy godfather.

My blood type is O+,  my husband's is A+.  Then, what? I wish to have a very good neonatologist. Can I perform a Coomb's test from the cord blood? Will there be enough blood left for the cord blood banking?

Antibodies do not cross placenta, but how did my sister get HDN ? My mom did not breastfeed us. Btw, i always hear colostrum is very good for the babies. It contains antibodies for immune protection. Ei, does it contain antibodies to blood type a antigen?  I am afraid of antibodies.

Oops, Im just guessing about the reason for my sister's severe jaundice. Btw, my younger brothers is also blood tupe B+.

Who believes in ghosts' month?

Who believes in ghost month? Should I schedule c-section on week 33 or week 37? My immunologist does not want me to have c-section later than week 36. My obgyne asked me thrice already to sched for an auspicious date for the c-section.

I am stucked. I feel there is no harm in believing that ghosts' month brings bad luck. But, I feel the baby will end up in incubator if he gets out to early. My womb is still the best incubator. Its free from nosocomial microbes. I dont want to decide as I am fearful of  surgery. I leave the decision to my fairy godfather. He requested for a distal femoral ephisys scan.

What are the risks of prematurity? Jaundice... Whatelse?

So near yet so far

Only 4 or 6 weeks to go to my scheduled c-section. Why I am still reluctant to shop for baby's stuffs? This is not going to be a good news. I have intrauretine growth restriction. I am taking 24 tablets of amino acids already! I need to adjust to 42 tablets. Oh my, I will look like a drug addict! Will see what my obgyne will say after she receives the letter from my fairy godfather. I need my second cycle of betamethasone. Tsk tsk tsk... What would that mean? Ai! So near, yet, I am still far from our target weight.

I am a still afraid. But, I know my friend's son, who was born at week30, has successfully discharged after his five week incubator stay.

Cant sleep tonight

I am still contemplating the arterial blood gases report of my father-in-law. Unfortunately, it is late. His interment is set tomorrow. Ai... We can't bring back the hands of time. Fairy godfather said he does not recommend increasing oxygen to patients with severe hypoxemia and pneumonia. Ouch... He feels tracheostomy is the best solution.

I really can't sleep. I am itching all over. My liver enzymes are good. Why I just had the itch after I returned home from my fairy godfather's clinic. I just took Benadryl 10 minutes ago. I hope It can help me sleep as well.

I am a vampire

I need the following as per my immunologist request:
8 units of platelet
4 units of plasma
2 units of whole blood

Ouch... I feel like a vampire! Yay! Where can I get my donors?

6 weeks to go

I am now on my week 28 of my pregnancy. 6 weeks to go before the c-section.  I had betamethasone injection last week- to aid the maturation of the baby's lungs. Mixed emotions... I am excited and scared. 6 weeks is like a breeze.I am still afraid to do baby stuff shopping. Luckily, my sister-in-law will hand down their crib. But, I am afraid to accept the delivery for now. What else to buy?

My KCT and ESR are awful. But, I was spared from my supposedly 5th Smoflipid infusion. Wow! Good news... no more Smoflipid. However, my amino acid is now increased to 24 tablets per day. 6 weeks*7 days/week * 24 tablets/day= 1008 tablets. Ouch! My immunologist target weight for the baby is 2.5kg at week 34. This means the baby should have 0.15kg weight gain per week. I feel like I am an 'eating machine' or a 'food vaccuum' or a 'food monster'. I don't know how do I possibly expand my stomach capacity to accommodate more food.

I had itchy itchy skin this week. I am monitoring my blood sugar and I will recheck my bilirubin next week. I hope I dont have gestational diabetes and cholestasis. Speaking of gestational diabetes, ouch,,, I failed OGTT the third time. I thought that rolled oatmeal is good for diabetics. I caused my sugar spike ya!