Testing I, II, III, IV

Friday, 28.08.09

Testing (Part I)
Me: Dearieeeeee! Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mart: Yes??!!
and appeared with a wide smile at the master washroom.

As per the first round, I stammered and stumbled over my words..
Me: Am i seeing things? Is this real? What does this mean?!

With great composure, Mart took a glance at the "stick"...
Mart: Nope, you are not seeing things.
Me: So what does this mean? (and started to ransack the vanity top for the cover box that held the answer to my question)
Mart: You are pregnant!

Me: Oh my! I thought so too! But but...I don't trust this Watson's brand test-kit. Quick! Can you grab a Clearblue for me? Pleease, pleease?
Mart: Ok.

While i waited for Mart's return, i was filled with gratitude and without a shadow of doubt, immense joy. I literally screamed and called my sister and my best friend to share the joy with them! =D

Testing (Part II)
Instead of the affirmation i was seeking for, the much trusted Clearblue wasn't quite reliable.
The "positive" sign appeared in the test window.
That should call for great rejoicing, right?
Yes, but the control line was missing!

I groused.

Although Mart repeatedly assured me that i WAS pregnant, i wanted to be doubly sure.
Afterall, seeing IS believing.
Because i had bought a twin pack, i repeated the procedure hours later with yet another Watsons testkit.

Testing (Part III)

BLANK!!!

NOTHING!!!

There weren't any lines! Even the control line was missing!
Darn, a spoilt test kit. What luck!
It was already late and i couldn't bring myself to get Mart to buy another test kit.

Testing (Part IV)
Anxious. I couldn't wait.
THe following day, i woke up early and reached the gynae's at the earliest possible time and pleaded with the nurse for a slot to see Dr Chen.
Thankfully, my wish was granted. I couldn't bear the thought of being kept in suspense for a few days til the next available slot.

Dr Chen did a probe but alas, i was at the early stage of my pregnancy so the baby sac could not be spotted. I sighed. I had wanted the confirmation really badly.
After the scan, doc got me to do another UTD and her test kit affirmed that i was indeed carrying a child.
I left the clinic happy but not totally satisfied.

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The next two weeks were weeks filled with gratitude and yet unfounded fear.
As much as i was thankful for the baby and believed in divine protection, the human side of me simply couldn't help wondering if it would be an ectopic pregnancy. I knew the probability was very low. Nonetheless, somehow, i entertained those thoughts. I even had nightmares of me losing the baby due to an ectopic pregnancy!


Thankfully, my fears were totally dismissed when the scan during my subsequent visit to Dr Chen's 2 weeks after revealed the baby sac and Baby's heartbeat.

=D

Dr Chen took a fetal size measurement and estimated me to be 6 weeks 0 days pregnant as of 12 September.
However, if i were to base it on LMP (last menstrual period), i would have been 9 weeks 0 days.
Which is which?
Well, based on the actual conception date, my EDD is 8 May 2010. =)

How have i been feeling since?
Well, as early as it is, this pregnancy proved to be tougher than the first.

1. Nausea overwhelms me all day long and i can't seem to find the right food to curb it. What worked the last round didn't work at all!
2. I experience heartburns all through the day too and nothing seems to help. I certainly haven't found the right food to rid the heartburns.
3. I feel extremely tired and would be totally flat by 3pm in the day.

Could i have forgotten how it was like when i had Adri or could the toil be due to the fact that i now have my Princess Adri to look after while i am carrying this second precious?
Beats me.
Whichever it is, the "pains" are for a good cause.
Keep my fingers crossed.
The heartburns and nausea stopped the moment i crossed over to my second trimester, at exactly 14 weeks, when i was carrying Adri.
Hopefully, it will be the same for this one, if not earlier.
In the meanwhile, i'll have to continue my search for the remedies to the nausea and heartburns til i see Dr Chen on 3 Oct. =)


Baby #2's Factsheet as of 12 September
Age - 6 weeks 0 days (based on conception)
size - 3.7mm

Thank God for little children! =)

Adri's Response
I couldn't wait to share the news with Adri. Being a member of the family, she absolutely has every right to know that there will soon be an addition.

Well, i did wonder if ADri would understand.

I don't have the answer.

Adri seems to understand.

I get her to "sayang" Baby and pray for Baby daily and much to my relief, she does that willingly.

Adri would often point at my tummy, in particular, my bellybutton, and utter, "Later Baby come out and play with me."

Amazing and amusing, huh?

She probably thought that Baby would be arriving to this world through my bellybutton! =D

I am really thankful that Adri isn't jealous about her little sibling.

I hope sibling rivalry won't surface and she'll be a doting elder sister. =)

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