Long time, in fact 2 months since I last blogged! When I started off, I was hoping for a week by week update. Yeah right, I really thought I could do it.
Anyway to wrap up, all was fine in baby land. The nuchal thickness scan, looking for any chromosomal trisomy was OK. But the biochemistry wasn't all quite right. That called for more testing, some stress, considerations of amniocentesis, ruling out of amniocentesis, and an anomaly scan which was reassuring. Of course, some stress still remains. That will stay till I have my baby in my arms!
Hope I am wrong, but I have always feared that with my patience and my kind of great luck so far, God may be hell bent on gifting me with a specially abled child. Please God, change your mind right away. You know I am quite ordinary. Just give me an ordinary healthy baby. No Einstein, nothing otherwise either.
We took a long overdue family vacation abroad. Between my 13th to 15th weeks. It was planned way before I was pregnant. And thanks to God, since all was fine otherwise in babyland. And my super cool obstetrician was fine with me taking the trip as well! I did a lot on that trip, stuff normally a pregnant woman should not. About that I will write later on but! Not that I believe in jinxes but I will spill all the beans once I have my baby. I don't want idiotic people coming up with their ridiculous "I told you so's." Thankfully, I am not surrounded by too many such people. My family is really caring but simultaneously non interfering! A unique gift.
BTW I have, in my pregnancy realized again and yet again what a caring lady I have for mother in law. She's the best thing happened to me. I can imagine how I have such a nice husband. He's her son! She never minds my extra hours of sleep, makes everything I crave- pickle's, chaat, sweets. She doesn't mind me camping at Mom's when tired (Mom stays close to workplace), has an almost non existent list of dos and don'ts. She even gets up an hour earlier to pack me a wholesome lunch for work! Something she has never done so far! Her children have always eaten at their office cafeterias so far.
Second trimester has been good so far. Nausea is low, appetite is at a all time high and the first trimester food aversions are diminishing. Finally I am gaining weight! And the bump is showing. And I am not too keen on hiding it. I hate when girls wear grossly mismatched stoles and dupattas that run till the pubes to just hide the beautiful bump! It certainly doesn't hide the bump, makes you look frumpy instead, since you asked me :P
Iron and Calcium supplementation has begun! Thankfully apart from the occasional acidity and vomiting, I am tolerating the tablets very well.
Some fetal movements I can finally feel. In the beginning of this month, when I was about 19 weeks, I felt some flutters in my tummy, but only on paying close attention, when I was resting. I wasn't sure that was my baby, gas or my mind. But at 21 weeks I have started feeling definite kicks/fists! Its a mild lovely feeling. The pregnancy feeling is finally sinking in! However the kicks are too mild. So the husband will have to wait for them...for a few more weeks I guess!
Well, that's a lot for today! Soon I intend to write about traveling when pregnant, and more about Iron and Calcium...
Anyway to wrap up, all was fine in baby land. The nuchal thickness scan, looking for any chromosomal trisomy was OK. But the biochemistry wasn't all quite right. That called for more testing, some stress, considerations of amniocentesis, ruling out of amniocentesis, and an anomaly scan which was reassuring. Of course, some stress still remains. That will stay till I have my baby in my arms!
Hope I am wrong, but I have always feared that with my patience and my kind of great luck so far, God may be hell bent on gifting me with a specially abled child. Please God, change your mind right away. You know I am quite ordinary. Just give me an ordinary healthy baby. No Einstein, nothing otherwise either.
We took a long overdue family vacation abroad. Between my 13th to 15th weeks. It was planned way before I was pregnant. And thanks to God, since all was fine otherwise in babyland. And my super cool obstetrician was fine with me taking the trip as well! I did a lot on that trip, stuff normally a pregnant woman should not. About that I will write later on but! Not that I believe in jinxes but I will spill all the beans once I have my baby. I don't want idiotic people coming up with their ridiculous "I told you so's." Thankfully, I am not surrounded by too many such people. My family is really caring but simultaneously non interfering! A unique gift.
BTW I have, in my pregnancy realized again and yet again what a caring lady I have for mother in law. She's the best thing happened to me. I can imagine how I have such a nice husband. He's her son! She never minds my extra hours of sleep, makes everything I crave- pickle's, chaat, sweets. She doesn't mind me camping at Mom's when tired (Mom stays close to workplace), has an almost non existent list of dos and don'ts. She even gets up an hour earlier to pack me a wholesome lunch for work! Something she has never done so far! Her children have always eaten at their office cafeterias so far.
Second trimester has been good so far. Nausea is low, appetite is at a all time high and the first trimester food aversions are diminishing. Finally I am gaining weight! And the bump is showing. And I am not too keen on hiding it. I hate when girls wear grossly mismatched stoles and dupattas that run till the pubes to just hide the beautiful bump! It certainly doesn't hide the bump, makes you look frumpy instead, since you asked me :P
Iron and Calcium supplementation has begun! Thankfully apart from the occasional acidity and vomiting, I am tolerating the tablets very well.
Some fetal movements I can finally feel. In the beginning of this month, when I was about 19 weeks, I felt some flutters in my tummy, but only on paying close attention, when I was resting. I wasn't sure that was my baby, gas or my mind. But at 21 weeks I have started feeling definite kicks/fists! Its a mild lovely feeling. The pregnancy feeling is finally sinking in! However the kicks are too mild. So the husband will have to wait for them...for a few more weeks I guess!
Well, that's a lot for today! Soon I intend to write about traveling when pregnant, and more about Iron and Calcium...
