I take Depo Provera(DMPA) a month before Elijah turned one and still using it until now because I am not religious when it comes to taking of pills. I might forget about taking pills everyday so DMPA works best for me. Since then, I always gain weight from 3-4 kilos every three months. I was 55 kilos last November 2011 and will check my new weight next month. I wonder how much kilo do I gain after celebrating holiday. I am getting bigger each day and tiger stripes are getting visible in my legs, I can’t even wear shorts.

This weight gain happened because I let it. I eat a lot and never thought of getting this big so I have to pay for it. If I want to use skirts or shorts, maybe wearing boots can hide the stretchmarks. I’ll borrow my sister’s cowgirl boots the next time I am going to town.

Even today, when I am watching movies or television series that shows a pregnant women, I can’t help but push also. I can feel their pain especially if they don’t have any anesthesia. Lucky for me that I didn’t push so hard on my delivery but I suffer a lot after that. I have to walk even if my stitches really hurts.

The feeling of giving birth is something that us mothers should be proud of. Not all women can have the chance to be pregnant. Not all of us can experience it. We may have different levels of pain depending on where, how we give birth but it’s all the same. Kudos to those who didn’t use anesthesia and tried giving birth normally.

But an incident of disposing a baby in China last October 26 shocked us all. A hospital medical team mistakenly disposed a live baby boy. According to the report, Liu Dongmei who is pregnant for 8 months was rushed to the hospital and gave an emergency birth to a baby girl. The baby was not crying nor breathing so they dispose the baby without following proper hospital procedures. The child was inside a plastic when found that he is still alive. The baby was a boy but the family has been told that it was a girl. The newborn’s hands and feet were moving, air bubbles were coming out of his mouth according to Liu’s sister-in-law. Good thing the baby was rushed to an intensive care unit right away.

Cholesterol screening
We need to care about cholesterol levels, because they may to rise after menopause. This test uses electrophoresis to differentiate between the different types of lipids. Start taking this test at 20 years of age.

Bone density test
Women are prone to osteoporosis and this happens as a result of low estrogen levels after menopause. This test uses specialized X-ray called a dual-energy X-ray that screens your spine, hips, and wrists. Start taking this test at 65 years of age.

Vitamin D test
Doctors found out that vitamin D helps maintain strong bones and protect against cancer. Must start having this test at age 40 because as we age it is more likely that we will have insufficient vitamin D due to less efficiency in synthesizing vitamin D from the sun.

Blood pressure check
High blood pressure can cause heart failure, blindness and kidney disease. Women of all ages should check their blood pressure every year because after 40 years of age are more prone to high blood pressure.

Mammogram
It is used to detect early signs of breast cancer. Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the alternatives for mammogram.

Physical breast exam
Experts endorse a physical breast exam at home after menstruation. It is recommended for women ages 20 to 30. Used to observe possible signs of breast cancer.

Pap Mear
Done by gynecologists to detect deadly forms of cancer. The test remains an effective, widely used method for early detection of pre-cancer and cervical cancer.

Thyroid test
Women are at higher risk for most types of thyroid disease, probably because of hormonal factors. The Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test, is a blood test that measures the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Vision screening
Women are at a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, one of the most common eye health problems.

We should have a regular medical examinations even if we are in good health to assess the risk of medical problems in the future.

Hepatitis B is a three-dose series of injection recommended for infants after birth up to eighteen years of age. It is given in the thigh muscle. It is developed in 1982 to prevent the Hepatitis B virus infection.

Elijah had his BCG and Hepa B vaccine right after he was born. I am not aware of it because I was sleeping, they just told me when I woke up. His second shot of Hepa B vaccine was October 14, 2009, third third was December 9, 2009.

Yoga provides pregnant women with many benefits.It helps to reduce swelling, back and leg pain, and insomnia. It also helps you  focus on relieving tension around the cervix and birth canal and on opening the pelvis to make labor easier and quicker. Practicing yoga regularly helps lower blood pressure and the body expel toxins from the body. Mommies who do yoga says they sleep better. It is more gentle than any form of exercise. It is an ideal form of exercise that helps you feel relax physically, spiritually and emotionally. Pregnant mommies who do yoga exercises appear healthier, both in mind and body.

You can always try yoga at home by buying DVDs and books that teach and explains the benefits of yoga during pregnancy if you’re hesitant to try a class. But it is advisable for pregnant mommies to consider at least one session with a yoga instructor to ensure that you are doing the right positions.

I can’t seem to find any article about the fourth dose of Tetanus Toxoid. I want to ask the attendant why she didn’t gave me a vaccine if she told me last November to go back there and have my fourth dose. I don’t understand her. I want to ask but she’ll just annoy me infront of other people there so I go back here without nothing anything. Hay!

Baby boy Muhammad Akbar Risuddin who tips the scales at 19.2 pounds (8.7 kgs) was delivered through caesarean section at a medical facility in North Sumatra province.

The baby was named after the local district chief and “Akbar” means big. His mother, 41 years old was diabetic.

The first shot was given to me on my 7th month being pregnant, June 9, 2009. The second was on July 9, 2009. The third dose was when Elijah is four months already, January 26, 2010.

It is an injection into the upper arm muscle or thigh given only by health care professionals. It is given to prevent Tetanus (lockjaw), a life threatening bacterial disease, to you and your baby.

Rumaisa is fifteen weeks premature and discharged after 5 months in the hospital.