My Pregnancy Journey at 6 weeks

Hi all!

So... I'm 6 weeks and 4 days pregnant as of this writing. Yay!!! I had my first "official" OB check-up last Tuesday, June 25, and finally saw and heard our little baby's heartbeat! That was such  an emotional experience. As cliche as it sounds, knowing that there's a living thing growing inside of me is just absolutely amazing. It's a miracle.

So let me explain first why I said first "official" check-up. Last 18th of June, I had to leave work and visit my OB on my 5th week because I had some brownish discharge when I went to the bathroom during my lunch hour. I didn't know what to do so I called in and they asked me to drop by that day if possible. At first I didn't want to panic and even told the nurse that I will just come the next day when I'm not working but after sending the photo to my hubby (yes, I took photo of the tissue I used to wipe. TMI I know, lol!), my husband right away called me and asked to go to my OB that instant. Hearing the the panic and concern from my hubby's voice, I started crying non-stop (and it was in public while I was eating my lunch). As soon as I got back to work, I talked to my manager and asked if I can take medical leave and sure enough she let me go.

I took the taxi and arrived at Raffles Hospital in less than 15 minutes and immediately registered to see my OB. Once I was in, she did an ultrasound to see if there's any bleeding inside but luckily there was none. She said some women experience it and it is quite normal. It could be an old blood from the implantation and there's nothing to worry about. My baby looked fine and that gave me a sigh of relief. She prescribed me a medicine Duphaston to be taken twice a day for one week to stop the bleeding and it did. Thank God.

So anyway, since I was so elated and inspired from our last visit to my OB, I decided to make a video on our journey. I am planning to do a regular update on my youtube channel (search: babynibeans) and let you know how I'm doing and show my growing belly as well. I hope you can join me in this journey and subscribe <3

Thank you all for reading (and watching)!

Talk to you soon! Baby dust to all!

TTC No More

Hello ladies!

If you still haven't guessed from the title well yes, WE'RE PREGNANT! I don''t even know where to begin because if you remember my last post, I mentioned there that I don't have any high hopes for that cycle since we only got to BD twice last month. Well lo and and behold, great things really do come when you least expect it. 

So what triggered me to take the pregnancy test? Well first of all, I'm 5 days late today. Although that really doesn't say much because there was a time when I was a week late but still turned out to be negative. However last night, my DH noticed that my "girls" are getting bigger. I actually don't see it myself but I can feel it though. My breasts have been tender for the past few days on the week that AF is supposed to come and that is one sign that I've never had before. I normally experience soreness a week before my expected period not during the week. Aside from those two symptoms, I have been feeling "wet" down there recently {sorry TMI} for the past week to the point where I would run to the toilet with a napkin in my pocket thinking that AF finally came.

Aside from those mentioned, I didn't have any more symptoms that was really obvious. I wish I could have listened more to my body. I used to be paranoid about it before and write down every single "symptom" I used to feel but then I kept getting negative HPTs so I stopped it. It was one thing that stressed me out, I think. Lol!

So how did I break the news to my dear hubby? Well let me tell you, I have been orchestrating a very elaborate way of surprising my hubby with the good news in my mind but today, it proved that I am not capable of pulling off a surprise like this. I took my HPT at around 9 in the morning while he was bathing {our toilet and bath are separated} and as soon as I saw the two lines, I started to cry my eyes out! It was so surreal, I couldn't believe my eyes so I hurriedly went to the bathroom and asked  my hubby to hurry up with my voice cracking up from my hysterical cry. I knew he panicked and went out immediately. As soon as I saw him, I showed him the test and I started to cry even more. He gave me a hug and hushed me to stop crying. He said I might stress the baby and as soon as he said that, I slowly stopped crying. Later on he told me that he thought I was crying because AF came, so in a way, it was still a surprise for him. Hehe.

Since I wanted to be super sure, I headed out to Watsons and bought me the Clearblue digital pregnancy test. Sometimes the regular HPT can still trick your eyes so I wanted the digital that says if I'm really pregnant or not {although I know a blood test would be most accurate way}. So here are my results... I've been staring at them for the whole day now with the fear that it might change, lol!

Anyhoo, a little background of how our month went by:

• May 10 - AF showed up!
• May 20 and 22 - Baby Danced. Kept my legs up, like I always do, for at least 15 minutes then laid still.
• May 23 - Positive OPK

What's funny is that on the 22nd we actually went for a staycation at Costa Sands Sentosa and checked-in in the same room where we were on our wedding night! How awesome is that right? After a year and 8 months, we came back to the same place and turns out, we "conceived" our first baby there. Being happy, stress-free and care-free that day may have helped in a way in my ovulation.

Needless to say, I am still floating on cloud 9 as I write this entry. I cannot contain my excitement and happiness. On the other hand though, I cannot help but worry. I know that the first trimester is the most crucial part of the whole pregnancy and I am hoping and praying that everything turns out good. 

To those who extended their prayers, well-wishes and congratulations, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! I hope and pray that those who are also on the TTC journey will soon be blessed like we have been.

On that note, I think it is right to say that I am no longer a hopeful mommy-to-be instead a happy mommy-to-be! Baby dust to all!

Hebrews 10:36
Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

Psalm 37:5,7
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you. Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act