4D Ultrasound in colour

http://www.dailymotion.com/user/footprint-s/video/x91ad6_amandinho_people?hmz=7461626d656d626572

This was done on the 10th March.. 29weeks 1 day pregnant and probably one of the most wonderful things I have ever seen. It is amazing what today's technology can actually do. Imagine to be able to see your child in motion and colour inside the womb. Watching him slowly move his fingers, his hands across his face, his feet pushing against my womb was like magic. It really started hitting home that there is a living thing growing inside me.
As for the medical side of things.. our baby is big! 0.5kgs heavier than he should be :-) If he keeps growing on the same curve he will be over 4kgs at birth.. yikes! This means that the expected arrival date (according to the ultrasound) is a week earlier, 15th May, than the gestational calculation, 23rd May.
Thankfully the doctor thinks I will still be okay for natural birth. Interestingly, here it is more common for women (rich Asians or expats) to have cesareans. Most of my students and even friends are surprised to learn that I want a natural birth. I guess in modern times, convenience prevails over tradition.. and setting a date for birth is probably less of a headache (and of course less painful) than waiting for labour. Breastfeeding is the same. Despite all the obvious benefits and for me the special bonding of breastfeeding, most opt for formula feeding from the onset. My Vietnamese friend, who is also pregnant, has a completely different outlook on childbirth - cesarean, formula, nanny taking care of baby - but then again, culture and our differences make life interesting :-)