My Morning Sickness

 

Morning Sickness... can get really intense! It was probably the main reasons i was so scared of pregnancy! I've heard a ton of scary horrible things about morning sickness!

How it lasts for some"ALL DAY" and All throughout pregnancy!

Can you imagine? Being sick and throwing up every single day for 40 Weeks?

Thats insane!

But lucky lucky me!

My morning sickness lasted for 2 weeks! YES! 2 weeks and i was done and back on my feet!

It was so strange and funny though.. Before all the confusion about whether i was pregnant or not! I didn't feel sick and my appetite was fine! But just after finding out...and confirming the pregnancy... 

It hit me! Morning Sickness finally creeped up on me!

Like Pink Panther!

Dang it!

I was sick! Food looked gross! Food tasted yucky! Food smelt really bad!

I didn't feel like talking... I could go hours without saying a word!

I Zoned out completely from conversations! 

All i wanted was...

To sleep and sleep and sleep and NOT open my eyes and NOT move and NOT talk!

That's what i wanted!

And so... I............... did ..............just ..................that!

2 Weeks straight i was useless! 

I wasn't myself...

I started thinking...

Why would anyone want to be pregnant? Why would anyone want to have 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.10 KIDS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!???

Morning sickness ruins you! Your lucky if you never experience it! SO lucky!

I wanted to know when will i get better... how long would mine last? Like all my aunties... THROUGHOUT???

I'd die... I really would...

But i must say.. If it wasn't for my AUNTY/MOTHER IN LAW... I would not have survived this!

She made it so easy for me.. My job was to sit up from bed, i didn't even have to get up.. just sit up and

EAT what i could and DRINK what i could

and lie back down...

I only got up to Pee! Thats pretty much what i was required to do!

Which was..

I'd get awesome much needed rub downs too! 

So for that, I am forever grateful to her! She has made my pregnancy journey truly amazing and smooth sailing... Gotta <3 Her!! 

I didn't have the kind of Sickness that involved CRAZY PUKING! Mine was more contained! I did puke but only 3 times! 3 Times! So PHEW!

But the throbbing head and Queeeezy Tummy was bad enough..

One tip that really helped me was..

AH... MAGICAL LEMONS! <3 

The smell of lemons really helped me and also.. when i felt like i was going to throw up..

I'd cut it in half..and just sink my teeth into it and everything goes away!!

Works like magic!

So everyone is different.. Some women never get morning sickness, some get "all day sickness" and some sickness lasts a long time! You just have to do what works for you best and get as much help as you need... until you feel OKAY

Baby's Growth & KKH Experience

This was our first ultrasound picture of our Baby at Week 8 <3
It's on the extreme right in the little black sack
PHOTO TAKEN ON THE EMERGENCY BLEEDING DAY!

Seeing that this tiny thing actually has a really strong heartbeat is just...... AMAZING! It suddenly dawned on me that i have A Living Person in me.. Someone i am responsible for... It all became very real... Not just for me.. But for the both of us... A BABY!



Now I am going to address our EXPERIENCE @ KKH!
Lets just say...It was dreadful... so so dreadful! After researching online on several Gynaecologist at KKH we narrowed our search down to Doctor Cynthia Kew a Senior Consultant.
On our first visit, We were super excited and anxious to hear our little fetus's heartbeat and see baby's growth properly after that medical scare! I mean who wouldn't be excited!?
We arrived right on the dot 9am. We had requested to be a Private patient as well thinking in our minds at that time that we would have some form of  a "SPECIAL TREATMENT" so to speak because we're paying ALOT more! 
But NOOOOOOOOOO...!!!!

Firstly, we arrived at the Clinic stated for registration! Which took FOREVER! 
And then i was asked to head to a separate room for Height,Weight,Blood Pressure and Urine test! Which we also had to 

You guessed it! WAIT!

After all the tests were done... guess what?? We were asked to get our ultrasound done! Sounds exciting right??
So we thought.. but guess what?? Ultrasound department is on a completely different floor different clinic! 
AWESOME!
Well, we went of course... and after registering and that counter.. Guess what the lady at the counter said?

 


Oh no she didn't!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
But she did... so we waited and waited and waited... about 45 MINUTES LATER!
It was our turn! LIKE FINALLY!
We saw baby, we heard baby... 
And below is baby's growth!!

Baby at Week 12

And that's baby with tiny budding feet and hands just chilling on the bottom of the sack! Too cute!
Like a little cockroach.. 

I was super tickled when i saw baby! You could actually see movements which i thought was crazy and insanely funny!  I couldn't stop laughing which made it very difficult for the Sonographer to capture a photo! LOL! 
So we were lucky that she managed this photo of baby!

After that was done! We headed back up to the Clinic and waited to see Doctor!
Waiting time................... 1 HOUR!!!
AWESOME!! 
We had already been there 3 hours in total and havent seen the Doctor yet!
So much for being

SUCH BULL CRAP!

Our turn finally came... Thank the Good Lord! We finally met the Doc... She was okay... Very formal... Very to the point..
Polite and Informative..
But that was it... There wasn't anything special.. I couldn't feel a connection with her.. 
I mean come on!! She is going to deliver MY FIRST BABY! She is going to be with me every step of the way..
The least she could do was be.... Warm... And i dont know... Motherly??
But No.. She's just..

A DOCTOR!

Okay moving on, She mentioned to us that we had to get blood work done for both me and the husband! Because i have a history of Mild Thalassemia and I am anemic! And it may pass on to the baby..
So logically we had to do the test!

Then she also said... that we had to check for down syndrome in baby and she would get someone else to follow up on that and advise us.

FINE!

We left her consult room and her assisting nurse directed us to yet another room to get our blood work done! 
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!????
Another waiting game!!!
We waited for 30 Minutes to get our bloods drawn out tubes after tubes!

Im all Outta blood....

Once that was done... We were asked to head downstairs for counseling on down syndrome!
Another Floor Another Clinic!
This is getting "FUN" !!!!!!!!!
But we went of course... All this walking is making me super hungry! 
Down syndrome talk was done... and we had to head back up for final PAYMENT!

Payment Time!! Waiting Time!! 

Waited for 40 Minutes! 40 FREAKING MINUTES!
ARE WE BEING PUNKED RIGHT NOW??!!! 
ASHTON YOU CAN COME OUT NOW MAN! ARE WE ON PUNK'D??? 

We were going crazy... going crazy..
What was suppose to be a pleasant exciting wonderful experience turned so so so CRAPPY!!

Time to finally make payment.. Like Thank god! 
When we saw the bill..... 

YES! JAW DROPPING!
$500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

NEVER MIND $500 DOLLARS! 
But to be treated like that? 
After all the inconvenience? 
Different clinics Different Rooms Different Levels 
CRAZY CRAZY WAITING TIME!!!????
While the rest under subsidy pay way lesser??!!! That was TOO MUCH!!! 
TOO MUCH!!

I had reached BOILING POINT! 

This is unfair! Why would i bother going under Private when we get treated the exact same way?
Why should i pay Private Rates when there ARE no Special Privileges?
It all made no sense!

TOTAL WAITING TIME
9AM TO 1.30PM 

TOTAL PARKING FEE
ALMOST $10
For a crappy car park that never has any parking lots available!




Now that that chapter is OVER!
Here's the rest of our Baby's Growth!

Baby at Week 16
Our Chubby Bunny! <3 

Baby at Week 20
<3 
Getting cramped in there... 

And finally... Baby at Week 24
Cant really see much cause baby was in a weird weird postion! 





Morning Sickness, Gender Reveal & Change of Doctors/Hospitals Coming Soon <3   

My Initial Phase of being Pregnant

It wasn't all smooth sailing at the very beginning of my pregnancy!

EPISODE 1: Well it started with an Emergency Visit to KTPH A&E department!

Yup! That's right.. 

 I suffer from Acute Chronic Gastritis.. that flares up anytime it wishes too.. been battling it for about 5 years now!! 

This is the creature that loves and adores me and never seems to wanna leave me! AAAWWWW!

Cool Huh?

Meet my dear Friend....Helicobacter Pylori!

And being pregnant only heightened everything!

The Doctors couldn't do much because i was about 6 weeks pregnant then...

Options are extremely limited when your expecting..

I used to get my normal double dose of MORPHINE! Oh yeah! But not this time.. Damn It!

Instead i was given antacid and some pill.. all of which i know aint gonna cut it for my Bugs in my stomach! After about 3 hours... the pain grew worst! I wanted to die. The stabbing was unbearable!

The doctor came to check up on me and i told him i need something stronger.

He told me he could give me one dose of Morphine since all other treatments weren't effective! And it shouldn't affect the baby!! Then why didn't he bloody hell just give that to me from the start?? Stupid! 

I was in heaven after that!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 And i was finally Discharged after about 4 to 5 Hours!

Phew! Thank god! 

EPISODE 2: Another medical scare about a week after that!

It was pretty late in the night, i was just heading to the bathroom like every other day to pee!

When i stood up from the toilet seat... 

Oh my god!! There was Blood!!

And a lot of it...

I was super freaked out and didn't know what to do! All i knew was any sign of Blood during pregnancy isn't a good sign at all! 

I came out of the toilet.. and i remembered calling out very slowly and softly to gabriel almost in SHOCK!

I remembered telling him "Im Bleeding" ALOT...

The look on his face frightened me further!His jaw dropped to the ground... He stood there Frozen looking at the blood in disbelief! 

I started crying.... I was so upset

We didn't know what to do.. So he started goggling possible reasons as to why i was bleeding! 

 Some were very alarming like Miscarriage! And some were not so scary!

So we were super confused! We called our aunty and asked her for medical advice cause she is a nurse.  She told us to observe the bleeding first and if it didn't stop to head to KKH immediately.

Then we went up to Gabriel's mother room and told her what was going on... She was so worried.. I was so worried.. Gabriel was so worried! We were all WORRIED!

Morning came... and when i woke... I was still BLEEDING 

So KKH here we come!! 

When we arrived, we waited and waited... SURPRISE SURPRISE!! WAITING GAME!!

About 2 hours later..

They called us... Moment of truth! YIKES!

She told me to lie down on the table and then she examined me!

AND THERE IT WAS....

THE HEARTBEAT of OUR BABY

It was so loud and so clear and so strong!

WHOORAY!! BABY IS FINE!!! WELL and ALIVE!!!

Thank you baby Jesus!

That was the first time we both heard the baby's heartbeat!

<3 

It was the best feeling EVER! 

We felt so much LOVE for our tiny little baby we havent even seen or held!

Will be posting Morning Sickness,Baby's Growth and Gender Reveal Soon!

My Growing Baby Belly

 

Here's A Quick Look at my Growing Belly <3

We made it a point every 2 weeks to take Belly Shots!
We wanted an entire "Photo Journal" of my Pregnancy for keepsake so in the future... We can show baby all of it!
Once we hit weeks 20 onwards.. we decided on doing them every 4 weeks..
Just so we could really see how much my belly is growing!

12 Weeks Belly Shot 

14 Weeks Belly Shot

16 Weeks Belly Shot

20 Weeks Belly Shot

Solo Mummy Shot

And then came 24 Weeks Belly Shot! 6 Months Pregnant!

I think i weigh Okay!! HAHAHAHA he can still put me over his shoulder! So thats Good!! 

The Ever so strong and manly Godmother of my Baby <3 

He eventually gave up and collapsed! Ooops!!

Solo Mummy Shot

I've been told by many people that my belly is really small for someone in that month! So i guess im lucky and happy!! But it also doesn't mean that the baby is small!! The baby can still be huge.. Im just more "Roomy" on my insides! So i've heard! LOL

Stay Tuned for more baby updates... <3 

Finding Out I Was PREGNANT!

So this is how i found out i was pregnant!! 

We had just returned from Our Honeymoon in Beautiful Bali!! 

Some Pictures of the Villa <3 

 The amazing PRIVATE VILLA!!! 

 Our Private Pool!!!! 

 Bubble Bath

 Huge Shower

 Second floor bedroom

And US!!

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After returning from our trip, about 2 weeks later... I was due for my period..OMG

It didn't show up.OMG. So i went ahead and looked at an App i had downloaded called "MY DAYS" on playstore. It's an App that helps you keep track of our period cycles and also days when fertility is high and the day of your expected Ovulation! 

I had a mild heart attack after looking at it... If you know what i mean...

Part of me wanted to believe i was pregnant! 

Im pregnant!! Awesome!! Young mummy!! First grandchild for both sides family!! Grandma becomes a Great Grandma!! Cute little belly!! Get to play dress up if its a baby girl!! A little Baby in the house!! Oh how cute!! Get to shop for baby clothes,shoes and prepare for baby's arrival!! This is so exciting!! Breaking the news is going to be soooo much fun!! 

And the other part of me was terrified of the idea! 

Me?? Pregnant? A mother? No Alcohol?? hahahhaha! Am i ready?? Do we have what it takes to raise a baby??Will i be a good mummy? Is he ready?? Are we financially okay?? Do i have to give up everything?? Labour?? Pain?? Stretch Marks maybe?? Gaining weight?? Getting fat?? Will i lose the weight?? Morning sickness??Diapers?? Puke??No More Sleep??Depression??Can i handle it??

How is this possible? Its our so called "First Try" so to speak!

Maybe im just over-thinking! I cant possibly be pregnant!

That was pretty much what was going on in my head!The good and the bad!! 

Oh well... you gotta find out sometime soon right??

So i broke the news to gabriel(The Husband) That i may be possibly highly pregnant!

It went really well.. he was super excited and we headed off to Watsons to buy...

THE PREGNANCY KIT!!!

Time to pee!!! Moment of truth!!! Soooo....I peeeee-ed on the stick and we waited!!! 

When i came back after about 25mins....

THIS IS WHAT SHOWED UP ON THE PEE STICK!

I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT SECOND FAINT PURPLE LINE..   

So we were still confused and not sure if there was a line or not or were we just imagining a purple line! So we decided to wait for a few days and re do the pregnancy test! 

AND THIS TIME WE BOUGHT THE EARLY PREGNANCY KIT!

We were at  Lido Orchard waiting to go see a movie... and i had the kit in my bag! I just wanted to pee on it and KNOW ALREADY!! So i went to the toilet... and did it! 

I waited for 10 mins!

AND THIS TIME!! THE SECOND PURPLE LINE WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS!

"IM PREGNANT" 

Came out of the toilet and hugged and kissed gabriel and said "We're Pregnant Baby"!!!

Best Moment Ever!!!

Called all my Cousins!! Called the entire family!! And they were SCREAMING!!! SCREAMING!! 

Hahahahahahahaha it was so funny!! Couldn't make out what they were saying but i knew they were so happy and excited for me!

CAN YOU SEE THAT SUPER FAINT SECOND LINE? It got darker after a while!

 Then when the weekend came.. We headed to the Doctor just to get a Doctors confirmation on the Pregnancy! And also to get some folic acid and prenatal vitamins!

 THIS TIME! YOU COULD SO SEE THE SECOND PURPLE LINE! IT WAS PRETTY MUCH SCREAMING IN MY FACE! 

YOUR REALLY PREGNANT!