Today, I am 11 weeks according to the gestational age of my first ultrasound.  My OB and I have agreed that we will use the ultrasonic age instead of my LMP.  My due date is on Dec. 20 but I requested for a repeat CS so we will not wait for my due date.  I am planning to give birth on Dec. 8, as what I really wanted since I saw my first ultrasound.

How we discovered

It was by chance, again, just like Ria.  I was really sick from April 9 until we reached Leyte.  On April 10, I decided I will go to a doctor for a check up because my fever was as high as 40+ degrees.

So I first had my urinalysis for me to present to the doctor.  When I handed it to the doctor, she said it’s nothing.  I complained about my back pain, difficulty in urinating, etc.  But she said my u/a was normal.

She told me if I already had a pregnancy test before I went to the clinic.  I said no.  She said I’m delayed.  I said I have PCOS, so it’s normal for me to be delayed.  Besides, I was just delayed for 7 days (my longest cycle was 40 days, so it didn’t bother me).  She said she will not give me a prescription unless I conduct a pregnancy test.  But she requested for a CBC.

So I went to the lab for blood extraction.  While waiting for the result, we went home and bought a pregnancy test.

To my surprise, the test was positive with a faint test line.  I asked Dann to buy another one, which gave the same result.  When we went back to the clinic to get the CBC result, we bought two more with different brand names.

So we decided to go the In My Womb for an ultrasound.  There was no gestation.  A fluid was seen in my ovary (I think it was the right ovary), in which the sonologist said it may be a sign of ovulation.

By the way, according to my CBC, there was an infection.

So we went for a two-week vacation still unsure if I’m pregnant or not.  When we went back to Manila, I had an ultrasound again and the baby was already there. 🙂 The fluid that was seen was actually a sign of early pregnancy, which is the same as ovulation.

The Start of Our Journey

I first experienced the signs of nausea and vomiting (also known as morning sickness, but I searched, it’s more proper to call it nausea and vomiting) when we were still in Leyte.

If according to my first ultrasound, I was 4 weeks that time.  At first, I can still contain it.  I did not tell Dann about it.  But it got worse after few days so I voiced it out.

I cannot eat well, I always want to sleep to avoid feeling uncomfortable, and I just wanted to rest…And every day, I was feeling worse than the day before.  I craved for Ruffles, McDo fries, isaw, etc.  That time, I already know that I was pregnant.

For the whole month of May, I was not productive at work.  There were weeks when I just wanted to sleep because of that uncomfortable feeling.  This is far worse than my first pregnancy.

I cannot eat nor drink.  I came to that point when I did not want any intake because I will just throw up.  Every morning, I feel so heavy and I want to empty my stomach (and yes, it’s already empty by the time I wake up!)  So I try to vomit whatever will come out of my mouth.  There were times when I just don’t want to go to work because I was really not feeling well.  But I can’t! Because I do not have leave credits anymore.

When I started to welcome food intake again, I cannot have a full stomach or else I will throw up everything…as in everything!

I’m more sensitive now.  When I had too much walk (you know, like 5 travels to the washroom…and that’s already too much!), I will have abdominal pain.  The stairs, oh those flights of stairs, make me feel so tired even if it’s just the start of the day.  We do not have elevator in our building and our office is at the third floor! My goodness.

This is the reason why I just want the first trimester to end.  I’m really useless at this stage.

Support from everyone

I am lucky to have good people around me.  My family and colleagues always make me feel special.

At work, I am glad that I have the sweetest colleagues that I could ever have.  They bring me food, fruits and ice (for my water. I cannot drink lukewarm water).  They do not demand output though there are reminders.  They are very lenient to me.  And the best part is, they let me sleep during lunch time. 🙂 It’s just that, they are the best colleagues that I could ask for.  (Though I really feel bad for missing the deadlines)

My parents are also very supportive.  They call from time to time to check how I’m doing, especially the time that I had UTI.  And for the record, I already had two UTI’s during the first trimester. sheeesshhh.

My husband is always there to buy me whatever I want for that specific moment.  He’s with me on my cravings (and expect a bigger Dann after this pregnancy).  He carries almost everything, kulang na lang ako..haha.  He always ask if I’m ok or not. He’s just the loving and caring husband ever since.  He does whatever I ask him to do…get this, get that, prepare sandwich for me, etc.  He’s even willing to take the ‘paglilihi’ just for me to eat well.

And my baby girl, now transforming into an Ate, is really excited for her sibling.  She’s really protective to the point that she doesn’t want Dann to touch my tummy.  She told Dann before, “hindi yan toy, tao yan!” when Dann was playing with baby.  She unexpectedly mature faster than we thought.  I noticed it when she asked for a baby brother.  She said one time that she will give her money so we could buy something for the baby.  When we said that we will buy her toys, she said she has many toys already and just buy something for the baby.  She doesn’t want to be called baby anymore, she said she’s already an Ate.  Ria also said she will take care of the baby and it’s ok if we will not be able to buy everything that she wants.  She understands.  And we’re really proud of her.

The difference between my first and second

Well, first, I’m super sensitive. I was sensitive during my first pregnancy but this is worse than I thought.  Before, I do not want to be pregnant again because of nausea and vomiting.  But I still thought I could get through it.  I am and I am really trying my best to survive.  It’s just so difficult!  It’s difficult to wake up and get moving every morning.  There were nights when I just want to sleep (I slept at 8.30 pm during my 6-7 weeks).

Second, I’m really immobile.  If there are chances that I can just lie down and sleep, I will grab those chances.  On weekends, there are days that I just do not want to get up.  As much as possible, I want to stay home and rest, sleep.  I do not want to go to the mall unless necessary.  I do not want to move.  It’s like moving now is already a chore.  And I’m really lazy.  If Dann is there, I will ask him to do what I have to do (except for work, of course).

 

And yes, this is a lengthy post.  We are excited for the second baby.  Excited for December.