First trimester
Yes, I guess every couple will be so thrilled and overjoyed when they first found out that, they are pregnant. Especially for us, it was really a surprise! Not like we never wanted a bb and it comes as a surprise; it's a surprise because we have tried with high hopes and anticipation every month until we gave up. Yes, everyone tell us that, when you gave up, it comes!
My menses has been very regular, except the 2 months prior to finding out that I was pregnant, I was late 5 days and then 7 days. So when I was late again for the month, I wasn't really paying much attention to it, thinking that it's a false alarm yet again! It's a Sunday morning and we were getting ready for brunch, this time my menses was late for coming to 2 weeks. So, there's this last pregnancy test kit sitting in the drawer and I decided to give it a go with the least hopeful mind.
The next moment, I was running to my hubby, and show him the result. We were both in a daze cos it just happened! We were both in disbelieve and decided to buy a digital one to check again, and yes, it said we were about 3-4 weeks pregnant!
Being a first time parent and anxious about knowing the well being of the baby, we arranged for our first appointment the following week. Well, all we can see is a sac, indicating that the embryo has implanted to the uterus and there's something going on, and we should be able to hear the heartbeat in 2-3 weeks time. Excited about the news but we kept it to ourselves, cause the folks believe that it's a taboo/pantang not to mention about it during the first trimester, hence only our parents know about it.
My journey as a mummy has just began and some pregnancy symptoms kicked in. I started to hate garlic which is my favorite food raw or cooked, it smelled like sour rotten food to me and I felt so nauseous or threw out with the smell or taste of it in any food or on the dining table. I felt nauseous first thing in the morning, when I'm hungry, after I had my meals and basically throughout the day. My sense of smell has heighten so much that I can smell almost everything! I can smell people's BO, so taking public transport made me sick and dizzy. I hate going to aircon restaurant because the lingering oil/food smell made me sick, the smell from my neighbor's cooking made me sick and I will close all windows. I lost my appetite on all food, basically can't stomach much food and I lived on milo and fruits, occasionally roast duck/pork with rice and soup. Well, most preggers will get out of this after first trimester, so even though it's a torture, I told myself it will be over soon, just endure!
And nightmare happened on week 7, I noticed dark brown spotting on my panties, and we rushed down to see my gynae. He did a scan and that's the first time we heard our little bud's heartbeat and it's just magical and we knew that little bud is doing good with that strong heartbeat! Scan showed that the fetus seemed fine and doing well, and doctor prescribed me with duphaston to stabilize the pregnancy, recommended plenty of bed rest and should the spotting got worsen, I need to go down to A&E immediately. He will see us in 2 weeks time.
After taking the duphaston for 2 days, the spotting stopped. I was relieved that everything is gonna be fine, but I was too early to think so. 5 days later, week 8, I was having the same dark brown/dark red spotting again despite having duphaston. Again, we rushed down to see my gynae and did a scan, everything seemed fine and baby's heart is beating well. I was put on double dose of duphaston and have been given proluton injection once every 3 days to further stabilize the pregnancy for 3 weeks. Proluton is an oil based deep muscle injection, it's do painful that left me limping every time I walked out from the hospital. However, it did stop the spotting so it's worth it I told myself, it will all be worthwhile.
Everything seems fine now with all the medication, and just the day before we need to go back for follow up on week 11, I was having fresh bright red spotting. I told my hubby that maybe we are just not fated to have this child, we both decided to stay positive but if it's not ours then we just have to let it go... We rushed to see our gynae, he did a scan and our baby is doing fine with a strong heartbeat, so he decided to check the vaginal to find the source of bleeding, and bingo ! There's a 2.5cm cervical polyps which was red and angry, and bleeding. Mystery solved! We have been scheduled for a surgery in 3 days time to have it remove, and at the meantime, as a precaution, I will continue on duphaston and proluton jabs.
The surgery was done under GA and everything went smooth, fast and painless. I was discharged on the day itself and the spotting stopped 2 days after the surgery. Thank god! We made it through our first 12 weeks!
Yes, I guess every couple will be so thrilled and overjoyed when they first found out that, they are pregnant. Especially for us, it was really a surprise! Not like we never wanted a bb and it comes as a surprise; it's a surprise because we have tried with high hopes and anticipation every month until we gave up. Yes, everyone tell us that, when you gave up, it comes!
My menses has been very regular, except the 2 months prior to finding out that I was pregnant, I was late 5 days and then 7 days. So when I was late again for the month, I wasn't really paying much attention to it, thinking that it's a false alarm yet again! It's a Sunday morning and we were getting ready for brunch, this time my menses was late for coming to 2 weeks. So, there's this last pregnancy test kit sitting in the drawer and I decided to give it a go with the least hopeful mind.
The next moment, I was running to my hubby, and show him the result. We were both in a daze cos it just happened! We were both in disbelieve and decided to buy a digital one to check again, and yes, it said we were about 3-4 weeks pregnant!
Being a first time parent and anxious about knowing the well being of the baby, we arranged for our first appointment the following week. Well, all we can see is a sac, indicating that the embryo has implanted to the uterus and there's something going on, and we should be able to hear the heartbeat in 2-3 weeks time. Excited about the news but we kept it to ourselves, cause the folks believe that it's a taboo/pantang not to mention about it during the first trimester, hence only our parents know about it.
My journey as a mummy has just began and some pregnancy symptoms kicked in. I started to hate garlic which is my favorite food raw or cooked, it smelled like sour rotten food to me and I felt so nauseous or threw out with the smell or taste of it in any food or on the dining table. I felt nauseous first thing in the morning, when I'm hungry, after I had my meals and basically throughout the day. My sense of smell has heighten so much that I can smell almost everything! I can smell people's BO, so taking public transport made me sick and dizzy. I hate going to aircon restaurant because the lingering oil/food smell made me sick, the smell from my neighbor's cooking made me sick and I will close all windows. I lost my appetite on all food, basically can't stomach much food and I lived on milo and fruits, occasionally roast duck/pork with rice and soup. Well, most preggers will get out of this after first trimester, so even though it's a torture, I told myself it will be over soon, just endure!
And nightmare happened on week 7, I noticed dark brown spotting on my panties, and we rushed down to see my gynae. He did a scan and that's the first time we heard our little bud's heartbeat and it's just magical and we knew that little bud is doing good with that strong heartbeat! Scan showed that the fetus seemed fine and doing well, and doctor prescribed me with duphaston to stabilize the pregnancy, recommended plenty of bed rest and should the spotting got worsen, I need to go down to A&E immediately. He will see us in 2 weeks time.
After taking the duphaston for 2 days, the spotting stopped. I was relieved that everything is gonna be fine, but I was too early to think so. 5 days later, week 8, I was having the same dark brown/dark red spotting again despite having duphaston. Again, we rushed down to see my gynae and did a scan, everything seemed fine and baby's heart is beating well. I was put on double dose of duphaston and have been given proluton injection once every 3 days to further stabilize the pregnancy for 3 weeks. Proluton is an oil based deep muscle injection, it's do painful that left me limping every time I walked out from the hospital. However, it did stop the spotting so it's worth it I told myself, it will all be worthwhile.
Everything seems fine now with all the medication, and just the day before we need to go back for follow up on week 11, I was having fresh bright red spotting. I told my hubby that maybe we are just not fated to have this child, we both decided to stay positive but if it's not ours then we just have to let it go... We rushed to see our gynae, he did a scan and our baby is doing fine with a strong heartbeat, so he decided to check the vaginal to find the source of bleeding, and bingo ! There's a 2.5cm cervical polyps which was red and angry, and bleeding. Mystery solved! We have been scheduled for a surgery in 3 days time to have it remove, and at the meantime, as a precaution, I will continue on duphaston and proluton jabs.
The surgery was done under GA and everything went smooth, fast and painless. I was discharged on the day itself and the spotting stopped 2 days after the surgery. Thank god! We made it through our first 12 weeks!
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