finally received the legendary blue letter from dr claudine, she has not been able to pass a verdict on which form to issue me due to our mischievous baby. he turned down at 32 weeks and went into breech again during 34 weeks, which we then scheduled a caesarian section on christmas eve morning, the latest date the surgery can be performed. wonder if our boy was pulling a fast one on us or that our daily counseling worked, he was back in the head-down position at 35 weeks. dr claudine decided to go through the consent form and delivery charges with us after she comes back from her 2 weeks break.
Addendum to Consent Form - Normal Labour
the form consists of 3 parts :
- labour risks
- labour care and possible other procedures
- acknowledgement section
Estimation of Doctor's Fees - amount before GST
1. doctor's professional fees
- normal vaginal delivery $2100 - $2700
- vacuum / forceps $2700 - $3300
- lower segment caesarian section $3300 - $4000
3. anaesthetist $600 - $800 per trip, caesarian section 25% surgeon's fee
4. paediatrician $600 - $800
Low Vaginal Swab
went through the microbiological examination for group B strep and results would only be available the following week. a vaginal swab is taken and sent to the laboratory. the cells from the swab are transferred onto a dish or ‘plate’ containing agar (a growth medium) and after 24 and 48 hours incubation, the plate is examined to see if GBS has grown.
whatever the result of a group B strep specific test, it is good news. if test result is negative, that is great. if test result is positive, that is also good news – although it means the baby is at a raised risk of developing group B strep infection, it also means the risk is known so steps can be considered that have been proven to be hugely effective at minimizing that risk.
Nesting Instinct
much as i have been packing, cleaning, washing and putting baby stuff in place consistently since 31 weeks, something seems to need to be done everyday.
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| duckie - 1st toy from mummy & daddy |
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| mini cot 23"x42" at my in-laws' |
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| luxury cot 130x70cm at my parents' |
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| recycling a cupboard that mum wanted to discard for storing of baby's daily necessities |