I've been puking everyday, mostly mornings and mostly just water. As work got demanding this week, I also had less sleep and hence, I got sick with a sore throat and a cough. Again, no fun being sick when you're pregnant. I hope the girl doesn't get this from me as I cannot afford her sick right now with hubby being away this coming whole week. :( [a mental note to remind rye li not to ever marry a guy who travels so much unless he can afford to bring her along at all trips! ;)]
Here's what Baby Centre has to say at 8 weeks:-
If you could see your baby this week you'd see that his fingers and toes are emerging, his eyelids practically cover his eyes and his embryonic tail is just about gone. Of course, it's still too early to tell whether you're having a boy or a girl because the telltale parts aren't visible yet, but go ahead and play the guessing game. Many mums-to-be say they have an inkling early on - and often they're right!
I don't really have a clue at all as to whether I'm having a boy or girl. The symptoms are the same with Rye Li except that I got this constant funny taste in my mouth and that my cravings started earlier and it's mainly for spicy and sour stuff. With Rye Li, my cravings came later and it's mostly sweet stuff. So could it really be the opposite gender of Rye Li- she will be happy if she gets a ti-ti I guess? Oh well, we shall just see.
I'm not going to blog more but will cut and paste from what I wrote before when I was pregnant with Rye Li about the same time. Reading back that post, I realised my english really sucks and I will probably feel the same if I read back all the posts I've written in the girl's blog and mine. I know I could correct it now but I'm not bothered really.... Haha.
We had the following check up this Monday. Didn’t realise hubby was more excited that I was….he was worrying the whole day on the doctor’s appointment than I was. He said he wanted to sms me but didn’t want me to worry. Told him I didn’t really think much abt it too.So after work we went.
He picked me up from the train station and headed to the specialist center. Waited for a little bit but not as long as our first trip there. Went in and the doc asked how have I been feeling for the last 3 weeks. I said not that good and told him my concerns especially on how different my symptoms are compared to my sister and cousin. He mentioned that I should not be comparing at all and said all individuals are different. The doc was kinda different this time, more caring and had a lot more to say than our first visit. I think he sense that I may go for a second opinion if I’m not happy with him. Hah.
Anyhow, he did a scan again and this time, he allowed hubby to join us behind the curtain. He took a while trying to search for the little fella while we wait. Then he said there it is…and both of us were looking at it trying to make up of what exactly we are looking at. Then the doc went, there’s the heartbeat….and both of us went where? We have no clue what to look for. The doc then zoom into a spot and used the cursor on the screen to show us the blinking of the heartbeat. Only then we saw! It was so tiny and so cute! And yet I cannot tell it’s form really….hubby was really excited, more than me. This I only got to know later when he was happily talking abt the heartbeat after the check up.
The doc said that the little one is growing fine and that I’m exactly 8 weeks and 2 days old which means my due date that he gave from our first visit remains the same which is 20th January 2006. I asked abt the scarring and he said it has gone which is so much to our relief really. He said he doesn’t see anything wrong with the embryo so far and said our next appointment will be in a month’s time.
I asked him about a blood test and he said he usually take it at 3-4 mths and that if I wanted to, he can take one there and then. I decided to leave it as that and wait for a month or so. Hope that I will have nothing to worry about.
So far, this journey has been a roller coaster ride in terms of emotional and physical being. I have puked 6 times so far as of today and the nauseous feeling is still there although lesser these days. And I’ve been peeing so much….damn a lot actually. Just last nite, I think I went to pee like 10 times and I couldn’t sleep much. It says in the books that usually it will go away after the third month and come back later in the third trimester. I really hope so. It is annoying to have your sleep disrupted. And it doesn’t help either that I cant drink much water and when I try to compensate at nite, I pee more. Boo hoo.
It’s amazing how a little life growing within you can do so many changes to your body. My whole taste buds have changed. A lot of my favourite food is no longer edible to me without feeling nauseous. And I cant eat much at times which means poor hubby will finish it for me. He has put on more weight than me….hehe. am trying to make sure he starts his exercise program again for his sake. And I eat regularly too coz I get hunger pangs all the time. Which hubby will follow me when he feels greedy.
And when you really feel how sick you can get with all these morning sickness and all, you don’t loathe at what is happening to you. You accept it with grace and pride to know that you have a baby growing in you. And it really helps to have such a wonderful partner who tries to understand what is going on with you. He wasn’t there when I puked the first 2 times as he was traveling out of state. On my third one, he was next to me over the toilet bowl patting my back, consoling me. I didn’t expect him to do so and at that time I jst wanted him to go away coz I was at such a vulnerable state (and also I didn’t want him joining me in puking). But I got to know that he wants to be there although he feels helpless. After that, he was at every puke except for this morning’s coz he was in the other toilet having a tummy ache. He told me he could hear me but couldn’t come to my rescue coz he was in the middle of his business. So sweet of him. And this is what I’ve learnt too about being pregnant….such love! from your partner and from what a mother has towards her child no matter how the child reacts. This is a wonderful journey alright and I cannot wait to see the little fella come January next year!
Anyhow, he did a scan again and this time, he allowed hubby to join us behind the curtain. He took a while trying to search for the little fella while we wait. Then he said there it is…and both of us were looking at it trying to make up of what exactly we are looking at. Then the doc went, there’s the heartbeat….and both of us went where? We have no clue what to look for. The doc then zoom into a spot and used the cursor on the screen to show us the blinking of the heartbeat. Only then we saw! It was so tiny and so cute! And yet I cannot tell it’s form really….hubby was really excited, more than me. This I only got to know later when he was happily talking abt the heartbeat after the check up.
The doc said that the little one is growing fine and that I’m exactly 8 weeks and 2 days old which means my due date that he gave from our first visit remains the same which is 20th January 2006. I asked abt the scarring and he said it has gone which is so much to our relief really. He said he doesn’t see anything wrong with the embryo so far and said our next appointment will be in a month’s time.
I asked him about a blood test and he said he usually take it at 3-4 mths and that if I wanted to, he can take one there and then. I decided to leave it as that and wait for a month or so. Hope that I will have nothing to worry about.
So far, this journey has been a roller coaster ride in terms of emotional and physical being. I have puked 6 times so far as of today and the nauseous feeling is still there although lesser these days. And I’ve been peeing so much….damn a lot actually. Just last nite, I think I went to pee like 10 times and I couldn’t sleep much. It says in the books that usually it will go away after the third month and come back later in the third trimester. I really hope so. It is annoying to have your sleep disrupted. And it doesn’t help either that I cant drink much water and when I try to compensate at nite, I pee more. Boo hoo.
It’s amazing how a little life growing within you can do so many changes to your body. My whole taste buds have changed. A lot of my favourite food is no longer edible to me without feeling nauseous. And I cant eat much at times which means poor hubby will finish it for me. He has put on more weight than me….hehe. am trying to make sure he starts his exercise program again for his sake. And I eat regularly too coz I get hunger pangs all the time. Which hubby will follow me when he feels greedy.
And when you really feel how sick you can get with all these morning sickness and all, you don’t loathe at what is happening to you. You accept it with grace and pride to know that you have a baby growing in you. And it really helps to have such a wonderful partner who tries to understand what is going on with you. He wasn’t there when I puked the first 2 times as he was traveling out of state. On my third one, he was next to me over the toilet bowl patting my back, consoling me. I didn’t expect him to do so and at that time I jst wanted him to go away coz I was at such a vulnerable state (and also I didn’t want him joining me in puking). But I got to know that he wants to be there although he feels helpless. After that, he was at every puke except for this morning’s coz he was in the other toilet having a tummy ache. He told me he could hear me but couldn’t come to my rescue coz he was in the middle of his business. So sweet of him. And this is what I’ve learnt too about being pregnant….such love! from your partner and from what a mother has towards her child no matter how the child reacts. This is a wonderful journey alright and I cannot wait to see the little fella come January next year!
I have to add one thing though, yes hubby was really sweet then with my condition and he is still as sweet now. He doesn't hang out with me in the toilet anymore when I puke (coz he's hardly around) and when he is around, he tends to Rye Li most of the time.
2 comments:
Oh dear!! Do take care and yes, you have an exceptional hubby to tend to Ryeli. You can't be doing all the hard work wot...:-P...ok, shall come bek for more updates...:-)
1 more mth and the morning sickness will be lesser (i hope). when i was preg with cassie, i wanted spicy and sour food too.
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