Second trimester - Week 13 - 16

Second trimester 

They all said that second trimester is the honeymoon time for pregnancy, I really wish to believe this but unfortunately it just didn't happen to me. 

We did our NT scan for Down syndrome at week 12, despite everything seemed fine, we decided to go for the NIPT ( non invasive prenatal testing ). The test is non invasive, and required blood drawn from expecting mother, it will show results of major 6 chromosomes with 98% accuracy. It cost RM 2400 ( gst incl ) and the blood samples is sent to the laboratory in states, result will be back in two weeks time. 

One week after the test, I was called back by the hospital again because they need more of my blood samples, so the brave mum to be went to the hospital again and had another one big syringe of blood drawn.  

Week 14 appointment showed our NIPT results were all fine, baby is doing good and growing well, but I was down with flu. Doctor prescribed me with some decongestion medication to help me breath better so I can sleep, and also some veloxin to treat my nauseousness. My appetite is still bad, eating little and frequent doesn't help much. Saltines, pretzels, bread, sour plum, lemon juice all I've tried, just doesn't help much and I was trying really hard to keep the food in, and I have this metal taste in my mouth on my palate, which made my appetite worse. Food outside that is too salty, with msg will trigger the metal taste n it stayed the whole day even after brushing and gargling. 

Week 16, I had a week of midnight throw up! We had dinner everyday before 730pm and the food just stuck in my throat or my stomach and it didn't want to get digested, and by 1130pm I'll feel so miserable, I'll vomit out whatever that is not going down. The poor hubby had to nurse the sick mummy every night with milo or oats. So after 9 weeks of morning sickness, now I'm vomiting, and I always have this bloatedness that I want to burp, but it always ended a half past six burp or some food will come out. Gross I know! I read and realized it's quite common among preggers due to indigestion.  I started drinking sodas, occasionally coke but mostly just soda water or Perrier, it helps me burp better hence less food come out with the burp. 

Friends told me, you will feel better at 12 weeks, then 14 weeks then 16 weeks.... I'm looking forward to get better everyday. My gynae told me that's the joy of motherhood, I seriously never expect such joy. I started envy my friends whom are pregnant like me but posting on social media about their high teas, brunch, dinner with friends, while I'm still nursing all my pregnancy woes and feeling so tired n restless to go out. 

Ok baby, let's hang in there, they said by week 18 we will feel better, let's pray and be positive that we will!