After months of disappointment and a missed abortion I had decided I would want to see only a positive next time I test with that kit.And I am so happy it did!
My doctor confirmed it later and said I was 5 weeks pregnant!
Of the 9 months of pregnancy, 1 month is a bonus start when you don't even realise you are pregnant.But since the gestation period includes the egg formation as well, it comes about to 9 months and 1 week,i.e a good 40 weeks.
And all the jargon's are explained w.r.t to weeks and not months.
Here follows my 40 weeks journey...
Trimester 1:
Week 5
Broke the news to our parents and very very close friends.They were overjoyed!With my brother at home for a visit,had a really nice weekend.Took three month off from work and decided to relax completely at home.Veena drops in to surprise me with a jar of mampazham pulliseri :) Laurels of being preggers! :)
No symptoms at all.Caught my darling hubby Vinay checking on the kit results again n again."I got to see it all the time",he revelled.We were so excited and the feeling hadn't sinked in.
Week 6
Why no morning sickness? I want to experiance it all.My mom said she never had any,so maybe I too wont.But I do want to have it all, as they show on TV...fainting,vomiting...lolzz. :P
My Doc thought I should go for an early scan to ensure things were fine.Saw a beautiful gestation sac and fetal pole and I fell in love with it!It was so tiny and cute.The scan report looked like a dark sky with tiny stars around and my baby shining the brightest!
They said I would be due on Jan 28th,2012!
Blood report gave me a blow when they found my TSH levels were alleviated.That should be fine my doctor said and put me on pills.I was also give Injections every week to prevent any miscarriage.
Week 7 and 8
Onset of nausea and morning sickness.Some God would have heard me the Day I complained I ddnt have any.Regret? I wouldnt say.Its an assurance for me that things were progressing.
I couldnt enter the kitchen and was averse of all the food I loved."Dont even look at me",I cringed to the food.I hated the sight and smell of mangoes.I had this huge aversion to any kind of smell.I hated the smell of car my husband brought along in evening.I resented watching malyalam movies(no idea what was going on).Slowly I hated watching TV or touching the laptop.I slept and slept all day with curdrice being my staple food.My mood swings got the worse of me when I couldnt stand the food my cook made.My mom and dad decide to come over.
I puked tea,juices and sometimes all the food.I was losing weight.All this was eased when on 13th of June, I heard my bean sized baby's heartbest for the first time.I so wanted to hug the CT screen that day! :)
Registered to whattoExpect.com and joined the Green Babies Club(all due on last week on Jan 2012).
Got a copy of WhatToExpect book as well :)
Week 9 and 10
Pregnancy is no cake walk.One must be mentally and emotionally prepared to bear a child.Only then can one enjoy her pregnancy.
When I thought the morning sickness was gone,it striked back with full vengeance.I was losing all my stamina.I would be tired with a small walk or after a bath.I could hardly cook and Vinay did all the household and kitchen work.Watching him cook a gorgeous meal or clean up the house,I would thank my stars for having him.
How on earth do other women manage? I used to wonder.
My pregnancy becomes a headline and all relatives and friends start calling.Get a lot of tips to combat morning sickness.what to eat and what not to.what to do and what not to.Everyone now knows!I just hope it doesnt flash up on facebook.I was too touchwoody about these things.I wanted the first trimester to pass soon.Fingers crossed!
Mom and dad are reaching on July 13th.Looking forward to that!
Week 11
Its not all easy.Pregnancy is a tough job.I still wonder how people work in office while going through all this? My heart cries to the house maids who dont even skip a day when they are preggos.
Morning sickness comes and goes.sometimes I would eat to my hearts content and sometimes I could barely eat anything.What surprised me the most was my aversion to sweets.I can swim in sweets and here I am now,I wouldnt even taste them.I wanted spicy,flavoured chatpata things to eat.After every meal I would look in the fridge or on the dining table for some tidbit that can get some taste in my mouth.
Last two days I was so severely tired,completely bedridden.Watching the series Friends is the only relief.Joined a library and books got me a lot of solace.
Mommy friends called me to soothe me over and I imparted my share of fear and joy to married friends.
Week 12
Busy setting up furniture and cleaning house for mom and dad.
Still cant stand ripe mangoes and pumpkins.
Achan and amma arrived.I am so excited I cook idlis,sambhar and chutney for them
(And bid adieu to the kitchen ..:))
They got me savouries from kerala.Cant have even the yummiest plum cake and chakka vazhtiyathu :( Vinay having a good time hogging them!
Saw my baby as a foetus for the first time during the NT scan.Amma jumped up her chair.Doc told her he will show her seperately as well.My baby had a large head and looked so cute! The scan report had the pictures for "it" in various positions and looked so very adorable :)
P.S Vinay Nelloli u missed that again! Baby says if u dont come next time, I wont smile at you when am born :P
Week 13
Last week of my first trimester,I gain up some energy.Excited about Vinus Bday and my 3 month preggo anniversary falling on same day.
Started having apples and milk.Morning sickness reduces as well.
Visit sri krishna temple,Nigdi on 23rd and celebrated Vinu's bday with loads of fun.Had tandoori chicken after a long time.Missed u macha :)
Lost my gold earing and all sorts of superstitious thoughts soaked up my mind.Miraculously find it the next day and am so calm.
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| Celebrating the first trimester on Vinay's bday |
Trimester 2:
Week 14
Here I enter my 2nd trimester and my fourth month into pregnancy.My doc says I can start to go to work.
Leg cramps starts and it becomes so difficult to sleep at night.Stretching and pulling of abdominal muscles happen and I am reasoned its pretty normal by WTE books and other ladies at home.Still a small pinch of pain scares the hell out of me.5 more months to go and the wait is so long! With 9 months we are a billion+,what if it were less :P. A good soothing eco-thought atleast ;)
When I thought the sickness have subsided,they show up again.I sleep most of the time.
Looking forward to join back work next week!
Week 15
Had a tough time at home with mom falling sick.Decide to postpone my joining by a week.
Sharath drops in for a visit and I made Chicken Biryani all by myself!
Could feel fluttering and thumping at times in my tummy.
Heard my lil ones heartbeat through doppler and it was rocking! :) :)
End of week I feel energetic and really looking forward to go to office!
Since am showing up a lil,got two loose kurtas to wear at work.I havnt yet told many at work.
Veena too is pregnant and now I have a preggy friend to share my days! :)
Week 16
First day in office went pretty smooth.Bus ride was also comfortable.Few close collegues had already guessed it and came up to congratulate me.I am in the same old project and my manager says hes happy I am back.Seems there is a resource crunch!
I decide to work moderately and not put too much exertion on self.My Manager has been kind to understand that.
Amma is all well now and Vinay and I carry our dabbas to work.
Had a good pile of work at office but I take it to completion at my own pace.Guess its time to slow down and enjoy this phase after five years of toil at work.
Long weekend around the corner and am so longing for it(already!).
Week 17
Achan and Amma leave for a trip to Shirdi-Ajanta-Ellora.
Miss them so much already!Spent the long holidays sleeping and watching tv.
Dad returning back to kerala on Saturday.Usha ammai comes to visit me with loads of sweets :)
Week 18 and 19
I get a carpool to go to office.Happy I can sleep an extra hour in the morning.
I now began to trust the "bubbles like motions" or the "fish fleeting across" feeling in my tummy that started at week 15.Those are my baby's motions and they have become more recurrent now,especially when I stand and cook :) Vinay says "Pavam,must be feeling the heat".
Amma had to rush to Kerala to attend to my ailing grandma.Pretty tough and tense week.
Feel exhausted only sometimes otherwise my energy levels have increased.
Manage to cook my dinner n breakfast,but definitely missing my mom! How much I depend upon her... and how much I need her...I now realise!
Work goes easy with my awesome colleagues and the trips made in car were a sure comfort.
Week 20
Energy levels rise,but cold caught me down.Manage to survive through it with gargle and steam inhalation.Vinay too gets cold.
Baby movements increases,especially in the evenings.
Ammama recovers and returns home.Waiting for amma to come back to me.
My tummy looks bigger and stretched now.
Week 21
Excited about the anomaly scan this weekend,will get to see my baby :)
I feel super energetic….can cook anything and can run around for long long hours! I never felt so good…not even before I was preggy…hope to stay this way forever!Started getting baby kicks :) they are likelil bubbles bursting inside u.
Week 22
Week starts with a sad news.Ammama passed away on 19th.Feel like a era has ended.I cant show her my baby,so unfortunate.Nausea completely goes.Except for the occasional tiredness, I feel good otherwise.Manage to prepare and carry my dabba for lunch.
Sep 22nd, my hubby can feel the kicks toooo :) :)
Week 23
Woke up from my nap in office with my lil bunny kicking!He/She gives me a nice jolt at times.Get muscle cramps in the legs when I wake up in the morning.This happens every other day.Darling Hubby stretches and pulls it to comfort me.Mood swings sets in.I get doped under sadness and depression at times.Guess its to do with the hormones gushing up and down.In laws are planning to visit us this weekend.We both are excited.
Week24Blessed to be so full of life and energy.My in laws are here and we prepared a satisfactory lunch for them.Hubby took cleaning and beautifying our pretty house under his belt.Fun filled 3 days with malu and madhav and our visit to the zoo.Mom-in-law stays back.The week is over in a blink with relatives at home and dussera holidays.
Week25
What happened to me??? I lost all my energy and vigour.Unwell with fatigue and tiredness.Take a three day break from work and take complete rest.I recoup but don’t feel like I was before.Its a long weekday at office and I work on Saturday to save on my leaves.Thanking God that mom-in-law is with me to take care of me when I needed someone the most.Hope to get back my lost energy soon…
Week26 -27
Kicking and movement becomes more prominent…my energy levels have improved.Get my second tetanus shot and doc gets a cute lil kick when she examines JMom in law leaves back to Kerala and there we are back again to the struggling days :PDiwali is here and am looking forward to the longgg weekend…5 days of holidays and I am going to pamper myself!!!Watched “In the Womb” in national geographic and we marveled at the wonder called Life!By this time our baby could be sucking its thumb they say and also would have started blinking his/her eyes…I am longing to take my baby in my arms!!!
Trimester 3:
Week28
I enter my Third Trimester!Now physically I look pregnant and I walk like pregnant…I have to push my tummy ahead and walk for better comfort.Walking for long time is tiring as well and I often wish If somebody could pull me through when I walk from the busstand JMy linea nigra extends in a faint line above the belly button now…baby boy??? ;)Can feel the movements and kicks more often that before…sometimes the kicks are really hard ;)Can’t wait to get by baby in hands!Feel refreshed with no mobile in hand for a week, it’s good to take a mobile break sometimes J
Week29
I join pre natal classes in Jehangir hospital.Though it’s a refresh to the known facts, it’s a good thing for husbands as they too start “living in” the pregnancy zone!And for my husband, the main attraction were the snacks and lemonade served there JWe celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary on Nov8th.We both have a quiet dinner at BBQ nation. Next year we will also have a lil seat next to us JMom reaches Pune and I am so so happy!She got tiny little jhubbas ,clothes and nappies for my lil one J and they are all stitched by her! Lucky Grandchild J J
Week30-31-32I can finally feel being physically pregnant. I walk like a duck with my tummy ahead of me.Weekdays are occupied in work and weekends I look expectantly for my classes.I enjoy the yoga and the breathing exercise they make us do. Vinay has also practiced it well , as he will be my “delivery coach” in the end ;) ;)
Week33 Achan reach Pune and I Miss two days at work!This week at pre natal classes they show us the delivery rooms and NICU. My heart melted when I saw tiny babies recouping in the NICU.They were all so lovely and kicking. I wish time flies soon and I can hold my lil one in my arms.
Week34
“You are soon gona be a mummy”“and u a papa!!!”We both are elated and are waiting eagerly for the D-day! I can no longer fit into most of my dresses. What to wear is the most stressful part of going to work.I guess I can feel what Braxton Hick contractions are.
Week35
My Maternity leave starts!!! A lot of people advise to come to office till Dec end , but I am un apologetically happy and excited to be on leave.
I have to visit my doc every week from now on.
We do some baby shopping...pick few stockings,bodysuits,caps,pyjamas,sweater,blankets and other accessories for my lil one.
My last class at pre natals.The tummies of fellow classmates have grown and we all resign with best wishes from Niloufer and Dr.Jyoti.
Week36
I feel really heavy.Leg cramping hits at night.Doc says the baby has fixed his/her head in the pelvis and hence the discomfort and heaviness in pelvis.
Cant sit for long at a place and backpain starts.
I paint and embroider during free time(which happens to be 24 * 7 :) ) ...take long luxury bath and sleep!
Its year end and have lots of movies and new year programs to watch on TV.
Looking forward to the new year with the best gift I can ever get in life :) :)
Week37
Happy New Year 2012!
We had a nice dinner at my fav Magnolia on the new years' eve with my parents.
I am finally in Jan...the month i was looking fwd to since past 8 months.
Completed my painting and now I am more interested in cleaning and organising my home.
Doc says at chk up,"Ahh u have a long way to go...lets expect the delivery by Jan end or Feb first week".God how long do I need to wait ???
Week38
I feel pregnant for eternity.
The Radiologist at the scan says there is a loose cord around my baby's neck.Dead scared and tensed.Onl negative thoughts were coming to my mind.I rush to my doc.She seemed to be quite relaxed abt it.She said its normal,just make sure the baby moves.My face said it all.Sensing my distress she asked me if I was willing to wait for another two weeks,if not we can go for a c-sec.I asked her to decide on the best.So we agreed upon to wait for 2 weeks.
Week39
The only thing I did was feel my baby's movements.
I must admit,each passing second was filled with anxiety. I tried to be as positive as I could.
Week40
The final milestone.The last week on Jan.
I had the cramps since past 2 weeks,so nothing new.Doc said the loop n all would hav gone,not to worry.Still for assurance we got for a scan.The loop still exists! I freak out even more when the radiologist suggests that I should go for a c-sec soon as its a risk to keep waiting.My doc asks me to calm down and come on Monday the 30th to get admitted.
I keep my bag ready to take to hospital.
Sunday we made Gujia and watched 'The Dirty Picture'-unedited! :) And went to to sleep thinking abt the next day-all anxious but calm.
Jan 30th,2012
I wake up at 6 am to my waters breaking.By 7.30 am as we leave for the doctor's clinic,my contractions start.She examines me and asks me to get admitted to the hospital.I was just 1cm dilated!
At d hospital as I sit in the waiting room with mom, my contractions increase.I started getting contractions every 7-8 mins.By the time I was in the ward,the contractions occurred every 2-3 mins.By 10am I as howling in pain and asked the nurses to send my mom in.After a lot pleading they let her in for sometime.The nurses and docs were happily chatting away while I was seeing stars in the day!
I had only contracted 4cm and but the pain was at its peak.When the pain became unbearable,I decided to take an epidural.It was about 1.30 pm when they shifted me to the OT to get an epidural.When the pain subsided,I fell asleep.I was so tired. The next I remember was my doc saying that I had dilated 8cm and I should start pushing.The effect of epidural was waning.I did as they said but just cudnt get the baby down.The doc informs me after sometime that I need to go for a c-sec.They said the baby was big enough to come down with a cord around the neck and its already been 8 hrs of tough labour. The risk was increasing they informed.
The next thing I knew , I was in the OT surrounded by half a dozen nurses and 3-4 docs.
4'O clk the clock read.Another hour or so( stupid me) for the baby to come out,I wonder.
While the docs chatted away in marathi,sharp at 4.04pm, i hear my baby's first cry!
I saw my li'l ones tiny feet through the screen in front of me.A nursed whispered in my ear," its a boy".
When they got him to show me, i kissed on his forehead.He was wide awake and stared at me.
When I held him first,he was tiny,delicate and light.A 3.48kg wonder,he was all rose and plump.
I am finally a mother and Vinay, a father.
He is our gift from God.
Everyday is a moment to cherish as we see him smile and discover the lil things in life.
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| Our li'l piece of heaven |
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