38 weeks and counting...

Last nite we heard our baby's heartbeat at our gynae. His heartbeat was strong and regular. In fact, it sounded quite amazing, like a big drum beaten to the rhythm of life at 120 beats per minute (twice that of a resting adult).

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Talked to our gynae about syntometrine, a drug injected into the mother immediately after delivery of the baby to hasten the contraction of the uterus, thus preventing excessive blood loss through the uterus walls, or what is medically known as uterine haemorrhage. We read an article that linked, but without any statistical evidence, syntometrine to what is known as the "3-month colic" condition in newborn babies.

According to this report, major haemorrhage, where blood loss is over 1000ml, occurs in 1-6% of deliveries in the UK. Uterine haemorrhage is the commonest cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Our doc said that when it occurs, the mother could die within 10-15 minutes after the baby is delivered.

Mont Baby Hahn, about to erupt?

Our doctor pointed out that the benefits of using syntometrine much outweights the implied risk of colic to our baby. Also, there can be other causes of colic in newborn babies. We have yet to decide on this but we do feel that our doc is right, and like lots of decisions in life, we have to weight the benefits over the risks.

And like most expectant parents, we want our baby and mommy to be as safe as possible.

Baby Hahn (inside tummy) and Homer (on top of tummy).

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