So, the latest news is that I am expecting, pregnant, knocked up, in the family way...
Actually, as news goes, it's not all that new. It's abt 4 months old. It's just the first time I'm publicly acknowledging it on my blog. My previously private (now friends only) entries are as follows, if anyone is so inclined:
Preggers?
1st Dr's Visit
no subject
2nd Appointment
3rd Dr's Visit
Update
Pregnancy so far
Today
To update from the last entry, I went for my Oscar test on 4 Dec, a Friday. Results were expected that evening, or by Sat, latest. So of course I was waiting anxiously. No call Friday. No call Sat. By 1pm, I called the clinic, knowing that the day was almost over, and that the nurses would not be too harried. My heart sank when Pauline responded to my query about my results with "I think Dr Kee wants to see you."
When I next saw Dr Kee, he shared that my risk of having a Down's Syndrome child was 1 in 46. The 'safe' statistic was 1:350. Although 1:46 works out to 98%, which are pretty good odds, it still sucked to be so far away from the safe number.
So we arranged for an amniocentesis test for 28 Dec. This was a more diagnostic test, with an accuracy of 99.9% because it basically takes a sample of the amniotic fluid to culture.
I had some reservations about doing the amniocentesis as there was a slight chance of miscarriage (although my OB/GYN has not lost one in 15 yrs, so that was a relief). My main reservation was what I was going to do if the results were not favourable. I really did not want to abort this child, and felt that terminating the pregnancy due to the fact that it was not 'perfect' was not the right thing to do. So mostly I prayed that God would not put me in a position where I had to decide.
It was a very tough two weeks, but what a wonderful moment it was when Pauline called on the 9th to tell me the good news!
So I celebrated by going shopping with Mum after school one day, where I bought a grand total of 1 maternity blouse and a pair of maternity cropped pants. That brings my maternity wardrobe to a grand total of 4 pieces - a maternity skirt for work I bought earlier on in Nov, and a pair of too long black pants I have yet to alter. Lol. I'm not showing very much yet, and can still fit into some of my fat clothes and more roomy tops. Besides, I didn't like the clothes I tried on very much. They made me look fat.
Yes, I know I'm pregnant and therefore have put on/will be putting on weight, but I'd much rather look pregnant than fat, if you know what I mean.
Hot of the press:
I think I feel the baby moving! This being my first time, I really don't know what it's supposed to feel like. I've read them described as flutters, and sometimes they feel like flutters, and sometimes they feel like gas. No, not like I need to fart (though I do that a lot), but more like how champagne bubbles feel against the skin, but on the inside.
First felt distinct flutters on Monday after lunch, then nothing for several days, and bubbly now.
If it is the baby moving, then... so cool!
Actually, as news goes, it's not all that new. It's abt 4 months old. It's just the first time I'm publicly acknowledging it on my blog. My previously private (now friends only) entries are as follows, if anyone is so inclined:
Preggers?
1st Dr's Visit
no subject
2nd Appointment
3rd Dr's Visit
Update
Pregnancy so far
Today
To update from the last entry, I went for my Oscar test on 4 Dec, a Friday. Results were expected that evening, or by Sat, latest. So of course I was waiting anxiously. No call Friday. No call Sat. By 1pm, I called the clinic, knowing that the day was almost over, and that the nurses would not be too harried. My heart sank when Pauline responded to my query about my results with "I think Dr Kee wants to see you."
When I next saw Dr Kee, he shared that my risk of having a Down's Syndrome child was 1 in 46. The 'safe' statistic was 1:350. Although 1:46 works out to 98%, which are pretty good odds, it still sucked to be so far away from the safe number.
So we arranged for an amniocentesis test for 28 Dec. This was a more diagnostic test, with an accuracy of 99.9% because it basically takes a sample of the amniotic fluid to culture.
I had some reservations about doing the amniocentesis as there was a slight chance of miscarriage (although my OB/GYN has not lost one in 15 yrs, so that was a relief). My main reservation was what I was going to do if the results were not favourable. I really did not want to abort this child, and felt that terminating the pregnancy due to the fact that it was not 'perfect' was not the right thing to do. So mostly I prayed that God would not put me in a position where I had to decide.
It was a very tough two weeks, but what a wonderful moment it was when Pauline called on the 9th to tell me the good news!
So I celebrated by going shopping with Mum after school one day, where I bought a grand total of 1 maternity blouse and a pair of maternity cropped pants. That brings my maternity wardrobe to a grand total of 4 pieces - a maternity skirt for work I bought earlier on in Nov, and a pair of too long black pants I have yet to alter. Lol. I'm not showing very much yet, and can still fit into some of my fat clothes and more roomy tops. Besides, I didn't like the clothes I tried on very much. They made me look fat.
Yes, I know I'm pregnant and therefore have put on/will be putting on weight, but I'd much rather look pregnant than fat, if you know what I mean.
Hot of the press:
I think I feel the baby moving! This being my first time, I really don't know what it's supposed to feel like. I've read them described as flutters, and sometimes they feel like flutters, and sometimes they feel like gas. No, not like I need to fart (though I do that a lot), but more like how champagne bubbles feel against the skin, but on the inside.
First felt distinct flutters on Monday after lunch, then nothing for several days, and bubbly now.
If it is the baby moving, then... so cool!
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