Hormone Blues

I know it's part of the pregnancy. I know I'll be bitten by it sooner or later. So now I'm having it and it's utterly unenjoyable. I feel so sluggish I want to stay in bed forever. I feel something weird in my tummy, like an upset stomach, only there's no vomiting. Terrible, terrible feeling. I sometimes get it in the afternoons or evenings. And when I eat something, for a moment I enjoy it, but when the food's all gone and I've had my drink of water to wash out the food, I get this aftertaste that makes me cringe. I also have emotional outbursts here and there, which is not so typical of me. huhuhu...I know this too will pass.

Meeting our OB

After much deliberation, hubby and I decided to try and check another OB. Don't get me wrong, I love my old OB and I would still highly recommend her. In fact, thanks to her, I was able to give birth to Zoe without anesthesia. My old OB holds clinic in Medical Plaza Makati, where she accepts my HMO card for consultations, but because of the continuous rise in gas prices and the parking and toll fees, it's just not worth it to travel all the way to Makati for the consultations. She also holds clinic once a week in Asian Hospital but I'll have to pay Php500 per consultation.
Thanks to a mommy friend, she recommended her OB in Asian. The good news is she accepts my HMO card in Asian and the better news is she's also a Lamaze advocate, which means she won't cut me up for the smallest of reasons. She gave birth to her two kids also through Lamaze so I know I'm in good hands. So now we get to save on gas, travel time, parking, and toll. It's really quite expensive to give birth these days so it's best to save as much as you can on things that you can save on.

Thump, thump!

Hubby and I, with Zoe in tow, went to Paranaque Doctors Hospital in Better Living for my transvaginal ultrasound. I've been waiting for weeks to have it done because we've been so excited and anxious to find out how the baby is doing. Thank God the baby seems to be doing A-okay. It's now 7 weeks and 1 day and the heartbeat is normal. The estimated due date is on the 16th of January, which means it could even be earlier than that! A New Year baby perhaps?
Zoe got to see how the baby looked like inside my tummy and was amazed how tiny it was. We also had to tell her that there's just one baby inside (she wanted one boy and one girl to come out daw one at a time!) and she was cool about it.
Hopefully, we'll get to visit our OB on Wednesday as her Monday clinic did not push through. Will keep you posted.
I've been feeling so woozy today, partly I blame on my hormones and partly because I haven't had a restful sleep. When we got home I took a nap and was surprised that I slept for almost 3 hours! Now it's almost midnight and I'm the only one awake.

6 Weeks and Counting

I'm into my 6th week already and I'm starting to feel more queasy and tired. I feel so tired and sluggish most of the day that it takes double the effort to bring my body from one place to another. I've also had these food cravings, the latest of which was for tom yum soup. Thank goodness Lucky Me! already has it's version as there are no Thai restaurants in the area. I've also been craving for Starbucks' Belgian waffle but when hubby went there they didn't have any. Good thing I wasn't craving for it that badly. I've also been having this weird aftertaste everytime I eat.
We're scheduled to visit the OB next week. We want to try this new OB in Asian who's also a lamaze advocate because my old OB honors my HMO card only in her Makati clinic while this new one accepts Medicard in her Asian clinic. With the prices of gas, parking, and toll, it really is not practical to travel all the way to Makati for my checkup. I just hope I'd like this new OB enough as I can be very picky with my doctors ; ) I also can't wait to see how the baby is through ultrasound. Hopefully, the doctor will give me the go signal to have one by next week.

Finally!

(Note: I'm reposting this from my other blog.)

We’re pregnant again with Baby #2! We’ve been waiting and praying for months, even years, for this moment, and we’re ecstatic! When my period was delayed for 3 days already, hubby and I decided to check if we were, indeed, pregnant. We didn’t want to get our hopes up because my cycle can be quite erratic. The pregnancy test revealed 2 lines but one of the lines was still a bit faint, so we told ourselves to take one more preg test today, just to confirm. Now it’s official, the two lines are clear enough. I have yet to visit my OB though.
We already told Zoe that she’s going to be an ate. I’m just not sure if she comprehends what that means coz when I told her there’s already a baby inside my tummy, she was dubious because my tummy wasn’t big daw. Kids…And when we asked her if she likes a baby brother or a baby sister, she puts out two of her fingers and says, “I want both.” Oh my.
Right now it’s still too early for morning sickness, although I feel a bit more woozy lately, and I’ve been experiencing some cramping. I’ve also been craving for Chowking’s green mango with Chinese bagoong, hehe. I’ve also been resisting that cup of coffee, buti nalang there’s such a thing called decaf. It’s the taste I’m after anyway. Hope you’d include me in your prayers for a safe and worry-free pregnancy. Expect more pregnancy-related posts in this blog : )