The Dream

Last Monday, Cesar emailed me that I was pregnant in his dream! Since I couldn't tell him the truth, I just replied --- "really, wow, kaka excite. Nagkakatotoo naman panaginip mo diba? I can't wait!"

Its difficult to keep this blessing to ourselves when we know that a lot of people have been praying for us, but we have to wait for the right time before we can announce it to the whole wide world.

Four more weeks to go and it'll be my 12th week, yay!

The Morning Sickness

For the past two weeks, I always feel nausated at around 4:30 pm, when I'm about to go home. Walking from the office to the train station, my thoughts are always about morning sickness and how its affecting me. I thought 'Great, so this is morning sickness. I can manage this one for the next six weeks'. Oh, how wrong I was for one Monday morning on my 9th week, I was vomitting at the office! So this is the real thing, so help me God.

Back at my desk, I am thinking of the pickled green mango I had at home, it would have soothe my queasy stomach. I can't wait to have it tonight, but for now, I think my skyflakes, apple and mandarin will do. =)

The Confirmation

1st of July - Kinect Night at Aimee and Jesse's place. I jumped, I ran, I squealed with delight while playing the adventure games. Every time I finish my turn, I had to go to the toilet and vomit because I'm feeling nausated. Hubby told me to stop jumping because I've been telling him I might be pregnant since my period is three days overdue. Friends offered me wine and softdrinks and I had to make excuses about having an ulcer attack (I felt bad lying but I just can't afford to drink alcohol when i am not sure about my condition yet).

Over the weekend, I bought a pregnancy kit but waited until Sunday early morning to test because its best to use your first morning urine.

and the result?

　

　

I cried and woke up hubby. he has so many questions, about my period, the preganancy test, etc etc. He was happy but want to make sure that I am indeed pregnant. I told him that I will have a blood test to confirm but because its monthend, I only had the bloodtest done on Wednesday and come Thursday, we got the confirmation from the GP:

　

We told my family first and they were all very happy for me. I told them to pray for me and for the baby. I cannot announce it yet to the whole world even if I want to because I was told its better to wait until the first trimester is over. According to this, I am 7 weeks pregnant so I still have 7 more to go before I can shout it out.

The History

Since getting married last December 2008, Hubby and I decided to have a baby right away, but sadly it didn't happen that quick. For the first 6 months of 2009, I was on medication for rubella and other anti virus that our baby needs but this meant the plan have to be put off to the next half of the year. In 2010, I was getting worried so I went to see a gynecologist and in August, after a number of tests, she confirmed that I was not ovulating. I had to take medications. And after six months of seeing her, nothing still. Then a friend of a friend recommended her OB, she said she had IVF twice with her and all were successful. I was resigned to the fact that we might have to undergo IVF to be able to conceive.

In May 2011, I went to see her OB and she read thru my long history (I brought everything I had from the GP and the previous OB) and said that there is one more procedure she wants me to do before we do surgery to remove the polyps in my ovaries (I have PCOS by the way), and that is HyCoSy - an intra-vaginal ultrasound that is not only uncomfortable but expensive as well, haha. She said that maybe, just maybe, this is just what I need.

　

　

　

Why HyCoSy?

In recent years HyCoSy has increasingly been used in preference to hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy as a first line investigation for infertility because of its convenience and safety. HyCoSy also allows examination of the other pelvic organs and because it is a dynamic study and can give valuable information regarding tubal function.

　

　

At the Sydney Ultrasound for women where I had the procedure done, the Doctor told me that my fallopian tube, altough inverted, is not blocked. There's no reason why I should not conceive. That gave me a flicker of hope.

A week later, we tried again.

Then 3 weeks later, I missed my period.