Our baby journey (11+3)

Went for the 4th gynae visit again yesterday. Baby's doing ok, even bounced a bit while we were doing the scan. :)

I've scheduled my Oscar test to be on 20th August. The Oscar test costs about $300 and will test for trisomy 13, 18 and 21. Fingers crossed and hope the little one will be ok.

I realised that my gynae is actually quite budget. Each visit consultation is $60, each scan (with photo) is also $60. I've heard of some gynaes consultations and scans being $80 or $100. One mummy even told me her scans cost $155 per time.

Dr Tan also didn't give me many vitamins to take during the first trimester. Folic acid is relatively cheap at $10 a box and it's about a 2 weeks' supply. Utrogestan is more expensive at $30 per box but it is so yucky I stopped taking that myself (I really couldn't take it anymore).

Excited to see the baby at my next visit 2 weeks later. And I can't wait for the night sickness to stop completely.

Our baby journey (9+4) - 3rd Gynae visit + other symptoms

The hubs accompanied me to our 3rd gynae visit today and we saw the baby move! It was just shaking its limbs around. Definitely cute. We also heard its heartbeat. Think the hubs was quite moved by all these he told me afterwards he almost teared. :)

Anyway I think yeah going to the gynae in the morning is the correct decision as he has less patients and could definitely spend more time talking to us. So my symptoms have gotten from bad to worse. They are all common symptoms for the first trimester, but to have them all together just totally sucks. I feel awful at night and sometimes during the day as well.

Let's see, the symptoms are
- Night sickness (throwing up after dinner - getting more and more common)
- Nosebleeds (had them yesterday and today morning)
- Lots of phlegm (clear phlegm but makes me wanna throw up nonetheless.)

Been having some really vivid dreams. Like during one particular night, I dreamt that it was already 7+am, I quickly woke up and turned around and woke the hubs up as well. Halfway through waking him (thank God he doesn't wake easy), I realised it was still dark outside which meant it wasn't even 6am yet. I quickly aborted the attempt to wake him up and went back to sleep.

The hubs also mentioned I've been talking shitloads in my sleep (which I never used to do). There was one night I even gave him 4 numbers which he went to buy 4D with but didn't strike hahahaha.

Honestly I can't wait for the first trimester to be over because I just feel like total crap at night. Still, these symptoms are the ones that tell me I am still very much pregnant so gotta bear with it!

Night sickness

Did I mention I have no morning sickness? That's right, I don't. But I have night sickness and it's probably only slightly better than morning sickness I suppose. In the sense that usually by that time I am safely at home and can just moan and groan in bed non-stop.

I ate KFC 2 nights in a row and threw up a lot on both nights. I told the hubs that our baby hates fast food or maybe it's just KFC.

I realised I really can't eat a lot at night. Somehow I've lost the ability to burp. Perhaps in the past I could burp long and loud because I always drank coke during or after a meal. Now I can't seem to burp at night and I just feel awful. On a good day I just feel totally sick and may not throw up. On bad days the food just comes out and I still feel terrible afterwards.

Day time is not too bad. So now I've decided to just stuff my face with food during the day, and eat just a little at night. As long as I am not FULL full, I don't feel that bloated.

It's awful and part of me wants it to stop RIGHT NOW but part of me doesn't want it to stop just yet because it signifies that my baby is safe inside me and I am still very much pregnant. Contradictory isn't it?

Next gynae visit is in 6 days' time and the hubs will be coming with me! :)

Second visit to the gynae

Yesterday was my second visit to the gynae. He did an ultrasound scan again and I saw my baby for the second time! It has grown bigger compared to the last visit, but all along I thought I was week 7 this week, but the gynae yesterday measured the baby and told me I am at 6 weeks 3 days. -_-" Which is why I've decided to not put the weeks/days in my blog titles until I am more sure how old it really is.

Anyway yesterday I heard my baby's heartbeat! :) It was really fast but I was so glad to hear it beating fast and strong!

Told the doc I feel quite nauseous at times and there is this dull ache at my sternum (right in the middle of my chest below my breasts) before and after food. He said it's just bloatedness and it'll probably last all the way till week 12 (if I'm lucky enough it stops after week 12).

So doc gave me utrogestan (progesterone pills) which I absolutely hate but he says I have to continue eating them until week 12. >_< he also gave me folic acid.

The bill yesterday came up to $171.20. So 2 visits already cost more than $350...this is probably not the most budget way to do this. The consultation is $60, ultrasound scan is $60, utrogestan is $30 and folic acid is $10 and all these not including GST.

Yesterday's visit with the gynae was somewhat more hurried, maybe because I chose the night timing and there were quite a number of patients waiting to see him. Anyway yup shall see how things go and decide whether I wanna stick to this one. Next visit is in 3 weeks' time! :)

Our baby journey (7+2)

Nowadays I count myself very lucky if I can finish up a meal without feeling any sort of discomfort. I've been feeling a dull ache at my sternum, both before and after a meal. The dull ache comes on and off but it's more usually on so it really is very awful.

I am due for my 2nd gynae visit tomorrow and will ask him what is wrong with me and why it hurts so bad before and after meals. I tried reading up and googling about it but it all sounded very scary like duodenum ulcer or gallbladder so I decided to stop and not scare myself any longer.

Apart from this and the occasional gag reflex I feel fine. Just yeah tired mostly. I sleep early these days and don't get to spend as much time as I used to with the hubs. We try to spend the entire weekends with each other though.

P/S: Think we'll be able to hear the little one's heartbeat tomorrow at the gynae's! :)

Our baby journey (week 6)

So over the weekend things were relatively ok. Since I had my first gynae visit last week and my next one is in 2 weeks' time (week 7), I was a little concerned. Like, how would I even know the little one's doing ok inside me? I googled and the fact is that well, you can't. There is nothing to let you know the little one is ok, the only thing that lets you know that you are still pregnant is actually the fact that you still have all the symptoms e.g. morning sickness, tender boobs, fatigue etc.

So far I've been quite blessed in the sense that I haven't had morning sickness. My fatigue is under control as well, I can function relatively well the entire day but at about 10pm my eyes would turn droopy and I will be yawning non-stop. I've been having lots of very vivid dreams, mostly about arguments with friends/ in-laws etc. Hopefully this is not a premonition of things to come. :P

People have been saying to avoid drinking cold drinks, to eat more fish etc. For me, I've been drinking cold plain water. I think everything done in moderation is good (that's what my gynae said too). I've been refraining from sugared drinks as much as I can and also fried food. Also, I keep telling myself that I am NOT eating for two so there's really no need to stuff my face with food.

I've downloaded 3 different applications onto my phone. Everyday I just read a little, but basically they are more of weekly updates rather than daily.

Really can't wait for this first trimester to be over!

Our baby journey (Week 5)

I just found out a few days back that I am 5 weeks pregnant. So one of the biggest concern right now for the hubs and I is our finances. We literally spent quite a bomb on Oscar's various treatments. So suddenly we are both feeling really stressed.

Anyway I went to visit the gynae on Tuesday and he gave me Folic acid as well as a hormone pill thingie called utrogestan which supposedly helps to support the pregnancy.

So far this week has been fine except for the occasional headaches, constipation (no matter how much water I drink) as well as occasional cramps.

We are trying to do everything budget style yet of course not compromising on the quality of services rendered to us and our baby. I've chosen Dr Tan Poh Kok at Nex to be my gynae. First visit he did a scan and I saw my baby which was sooooo tiny, just a little black dot. Dr Tan is friendly and kind. So far so good! The first visit costs $192.60 including consultation, scan, the folic acid and the utrogestan. 

The hubs and I are definitely excited but scared at the same time. Suddenly we are gonna be parents! *gasp* 

More updates to come!