20th Week Pregnant

Today is my 20th week and 47% has been completed to developed on my baby. I'm still in my 2nd trimester, only 20th weeks more that's about 140 days left before my baby will born according to my pregnancy countdown.
This week, As my baby reaches the weight of 10 ounces (300gm, a white, greasy substance called vernix begins to form. It protects the baby from amniotic fluid. In girl babies, the uterus completely forms this week, the vagina begins its development process. At this time, the girl baby has about seven million eggs.
On Wednesday, I will have my 2nd ultra sound, hope I will get the result of what gender I'm going to have. That will help me a lot to buy the right stuff and color for my baby. My friend have beating about it, some of them girls and some of them are boys. What do you think? Can you guess what is my baby gender?
I will update this pregnancy journey on Wednesday.

Pregnancy Update

It is my 19weeks of pregnancy. According to pregnancy countdown, the baby if measured from head to toe, my baby is about 9inches long now and weighs about 8 ounces (240gm). The Permanent teeth buds begin to form while milk teeth buds have already formed. It's really exciting to learn every changes going on.
Last week, I had my anatomy exam. I was glad to hear from nurse that my baby is healthy and the heart beat is normal. She tried to look up if we can find what the gender but too bad, the baby is facing down. The nurse told me, that my baby doesn't want to cooperate this time. So, she re-schedule me for my next ultrasound on the 24th hoping we will get the result. My husband and I hoping for a girl, but whatever God give to us we will be thankful for the blessing. Wish me luck next week, hope to get my result.

My First Baby Photo

This was my first Sonogram taken last June 9,2008 . My doctor has change my due date because they said the size of the baby was to small for 11weeks of pregnancy. So, instead they change it to 8 weeks. But I was so happy to see that I'm carrying a new life inside of me. I also hear the heart beat of my baby. I was so speechless, I only said ohhh.. that is cute. I will getting another Sonogram, so check me and my baby on out adventure on this world of pregnancy. Hope next time it will be clearly.

OVERWHELMINGLY GRATEFUL

I received an Award, But i'm not really sure what Kadamo means. I will just enjoy this moment for sharing this award. Happy blogging to all bloggers.

A STRONG CUP OF COFFEE AWARD
SWEET BLOGGER AWARD
KADAMO AWARD

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A STRONG CUP OF COFFEE AWARD
I used to drink coffee every morning, but when I got pregnant I stopped. Now I'm drink hot milk instead.

SWEET BLOGGER AWARD
I love flower, this is very nice award to share to all bloggers like me.

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1.) Janeth Vicy’s Life Journey
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KADAMO AWARD

Dahil ikaw ay isang sertipikadong blogger, itinuturing kitang matalik kong “KADAMO”. Maraming salamat sa walang sawang pagsubaybay, Virgie, Mitch and Mommy Ruby!

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15.) Reflexes
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19.) Your's Next!!!

I would like to share this award to all my co- bloggers. If you would like to grab this award, you are very welcome to do so. Just leave me a short message on my cbox.

Safe Seafood To Eat During Pregnancy

I found this very informative for all women who are pregnant like me. I research this because I accidentally ate oyster and I felt un-comfort inside my tummy. I Felt the baby was shaking after 5 hours I ate oyster. So, I went online and look up if this seafood are safe to eat when pregnant. And I was stunt when I read this info. I would never do it again. Hope this would be helpful to all people doesn't know what to eat or not.

....Most fish and shellfish are safe to eat in pregnancy, provided that they are properly cooked. Some types of sushi (such as steamed crab and cooked eel), are fine to eat while you're pregnant. However, you may prefer to avoid eating the kinds that contain raw seafood.

Fresh, raw seafood is potentially risky because it can contain parasites such as tapeworms, which, if they grow large enough, could rob your body of nutrients needed for your growing baby. Freezing and cooking kills the parasites. For this reason, many Japanese restaurants that specialise in sushi use frozen rather than fresh fish. You may like to ask a restaurant if they do freeze fish before serving it raw. Many restaurants lightly sear fresh fish on the outside, then serve it rare, but you may be safer if you order it well cooked.

Oysters and other shellfish should be avoided during pregnancy, unless they are part of a hot meal and have been thoroughly cooked. This is because, when they are raw, these types of seafood might be contaminated with harmful bacteria and viruses that can cause food poisoning. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to food poisoning because pregnancy suppresses their immune systems. The bacteria and viruses are usually killed by proper cooking making these shellfish safe to eat.

For seafood safety at home, you should cook most seafood to an internal temperature of 63 degrees C/145 degrees F for 15 seconds. If you don't have a thermometer, the guidelines listed below can help you to determine whether seafood is done.

• For fish: slip the point of a sharp knife into the flesh and pull aside. The edges should be opaque and the centre slightly translucent, with flakes beginning to separate.

• Let the fish stand three to four minutes to finish cooking.

• Prawns and lobster turn red when cooked; the flesh becomes pearly opaque. Scallops appear milky white or opaque and firm.

• For clams, mussels, and oysters, watch for the point at which their shells open, which indicates that they're done. Throw out those that remain closed after cooking.

• When microwaving seafood, rotate the dish several times to ensure even cooking. After letting the dish stand, check seafood in several spots with a thermometer to see if it has reached the proper temperature.

One concern about seafood, raw or cooked, is contamination with environmental pollutants, such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and dioxins.
It's recommended that pregnant women avoid eating too much oily fish as it tends to have more of these pollutants than white fish. You should eat some oily fish, though, as the omega-3 fatty acids and other vitamins and nutrients it contains are good for you and your developing baby. Limit your intake to two portions a week. There are plenty to choose from, including:

• salmon
• trout
• mackerel
• herring
• sardines
• pilchards
• kipper
• eel
• whitebait
• fresh tuna
• anchovies

Pregnant women should avoid eating shark, swordfish and marlin altogether because of the high levels of mercury in these fish, which could harm your baby's developing nervous system. You also need to limit how much tuna you eat as this also contains relatively high amounts of mercury

Information Source: Baby Center

Every women had different symptoms of pregnancy. For me, I never felt any symptoms on my first and 1rst month of pregnancy. I was 1 month and 3 weeks delayed on my monthly period, before I found out that I was pregnant. Some of my symptoms after two months was the one I color shaded.

This would be helpful hint to all women who was delayed on their regular monthly period. If you have one of this symptoms, you could be pregnant.

*SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN EXPECTANT MOTHER

1. Presumptive Signs and Symptoms

• 1o days delayed of menstrual period
• breast enlarge and becomes tender
• nipples enlarge with darken pigmentation
• "chadwick's sign"- the bluish discoloration of the vaginal wall
• striae gravidarum- formation of white lines over the abdomen, thigh or on the breast
• nausea and vomitting in the morning during the first trimester. called as morning sickness
• quickening- fetal movement- felt by the mother on the 16th week after cessation of menstrution
• frequent urination due to pressure to the bladder from the enlarging abdomen

2.Probable Signs and Symptoms

• egars shign- softening of the lower uterine segment after 6 weeks from the onset of last menses
• Goodle sign- softening of the cervix
• Braxton Hicks contraction- painless palpable contraction at irregular intervals
• Ballottement-sinking and rebounding in its amniotic fluid
• fetal body can be measure through manual palpation examination
• pregnancy test with positive result = I got positive result after 3 time attempt.
  

3.Positive Signs and Symptoms

• Fetal heartbeat heard with fetoscope and heard starting on the 16th week of pregnancy
• visualization of the fetus through ultrasound
• fetal movement is palpable by the examiner onthe 20th week of gestation

Source: maternal nursing books

The Best Gift Ever

Got this Meme Tag from Lisa, which I really love the story soon I finish reading it.

Friendly Rules:

1. Simply copy the inspirational story and in the end write down the lesson you have learned out from this.
2. Put your own blog name and link. Pass or tag this to your friends to inspire them.
3. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.

--- The Best Gift Ever ---

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.
For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom
and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had
purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study.
His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.
He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said,
"With all your money you give me a Bible?"
And stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very
successful in business.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him.
He had not seen him since that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still
new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11,
"And if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.
On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...
PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessing because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for...

PLS. SEND THIS TO AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE SO AS TO LET THIS GREAT LESSON FLOW AROUND.

End Copy

Lesson I learned Write here what your learned)
" This is very Inspirational story, I learn that Don't Judge the Book By it cover, You don't know whats inside of it, wink. Be patience, and be thankful for everything have you got,God is provider" By Virgie

This is a nice story which can give lessons to the readers. The lessons I've got on this story are, be contented of what you've got, either from yourself or from a gift. Be patience to wait of what you wanted because GOD give us a right time to have it and lastly be THANKFUL of a thing you've got either small or big.

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