Hi friends,
As the title, YES....my beautiful sunshine has
made it safely into my world on 27 Dec 2013 which was 1 month earlier than the
expected due date. I'm so sorry that I did not update my blog for so long. It
was due to all the vomiting and all the hurdles I went through during my
pregnancy. Many friends here have e-mailed me regarding how I was doing. I am
so happy that I am supported by those who don't even know me personally. I will
let you guys know in short what I went through throughout my silence.
After 18 June 2013 - I had few appointments with
Dr Helena before she referred me to Dr Raman from FMGC to get tested for Down syndrome
for the baby.
Week 12 - Tested for Down syndrome Test with Dr
Raman. He was a friendly Dr with all the positive vibes you will need. I
received the results after few days. All were good except I was a bit low on
the hemoglobin level.
Week 13 - We had a test result review with Dr
Helena. It was our last appointment in KL Fertility before we see a Gymea of
our choice since KL Fertility only concentrates getting the patients through
the most crucial time of pregnancy which is the first trimester. Since it was
the last appointment, she gave a referral letter to Dr Subra from KPJ Seremban
which was our Dr of choice and coincidentally he was a friend of Dr Helena.
That made it much easier. It was a bit sad to leave the hospital but we knew we
will be back here when the baby arrives.
Week 13 - I decided to get registered for the
pink book from the government clinic. Based on all their tests, I have low HB
as I knew earlier. They prescribed me with the medicine to help my HB. I went
for all their appointments and towards the end Dr said I might need to be
admitted to the hosp to take care of my HB. Luckily my baby arrived before the
appt. I do not want to go in detail with the government appointments.
Week 14 - We met Dr Subra in KPJ Seremban. The Dr
was friendly and warm towards us. We had a connection going on even the first
appointment. We gave the referral letter from Dr Helena. He was happy to hear
Dr Helena's name. We discussed my health condition with Dr. He was not really
concerned with the infection as it was quite normal during pregnancy and he
will give me antibiotics 2 weeks before delivery. For the HB, he said just to
continue the medication given by Dr Helena. We had a scan and baby was doing
fine
Week 16, 18, 20 - Scans were done. Baby was in
great shape and was growing at a normal phase.
Week 22 - We had a detailed scan with Dr Subra.
All the required criteria were good. The baby was a girl as per the scan. I was
happy, even though gender did not matter at all for a couple who was trying so
hard to get a baby. Dr did not allow me to go back to Raub as my placenta was
on the low side and there are chances to miscarry my baby as I have 2
miscarriages before this. I was imagining myself going back to Raub with my
husband and can play with my puppy earlier as I wanted to go back after the
detailed scan. But my imagination was cut short. It was OK as long my baby was
in good health. I wouldn’t do anything that might hurt my baby. I was given an
appointment after 1 month.
Week 25- My vomiting stopped. I had it only once
in a while.
Week 26 - We had an appointment with Dr Subra. I
was shocked to hear that my baby was underweight and was categorized as an Intrauterine
Growth Restriction (IUGR) baby. Dr mentioned that if the baby's weight was less
than 1.8 kg during delivery, she might have complication after birth. She might
need to be in NICU which will be very heavy on the cost if it was in KPJ. I
might need to consider government hospital for accommodating my baby. I held it
together in the Dr's office. But when I came out from the clinic tears started
to peak and drop on my cheeks. Dr asked me to get Im Dexa 12mg shot to help
baby's lung to mature. My baby's condition really worried me. I had many
sleepless nights thinking of it. I updated Dr Helena on my situation. She
called me once she read my email. She advised me to drop by at Dr Raman's
(FMGC) clinic to get his opinion as well.
Week 26 - We dropped by Dr Raman's clinic. He
confirmed baby was on the borderline IUGR and my water level was less. My heart
shattered. I then started to read a lot on IUGR babies.
Week 27 - According to Dr Subra's scan, baby was
still underweight and my water level was low. He also stressed that my placenta
was on the low side. He expected an early delivery. He said he will be happy if
I can hold my baby till week 34.
Week 28 - Baby's weight increased but still
underweight range. Appointment was every 5 days.
Week 32 - Baby was still underweight and my water
level was 8 cm. Dr mentioned that if my water level gets lesser than 6 cm, I
will go into an early delivery.
Week 33 - Baby did not gain any weight which definitely
had my heart shattered. My water level remained at 8cm. Dr asked me to come in
every 3 days. There were many travelling for me and my baby.
Week 34, 3 days (Mon) - Baby's weight was 1.9 kg.
My water level was 8 cm.
Week 34 (Mon - Thurs) - Had a lot of pain in my
tummy. I was so uncomfortable throughout the week. I had already gained 13 kg
so far. Thus, I blamed on the weight for my uncomfortable situation. I did not
go to hospital to get checked as I will be going in for my regular checkup on
Fri, which will be the starting of my week 35.
Week 35 (Fri) - Baby's weight was 1.9 kg but my
water level was only 2cm. I was shocked. Dr scheduled for an emergency Caesar.
My sunshine came to my beautiful world at 4.18pm. There were no words that can
describe how I felt when I heard her first cry when she was pulled out from my
stomach.
The above was a summary what I went through during
my pregnancy. I will explain in detail what happened that Friday, 27 Dec 2013
in my next blog entry.
