So far i think i'm doing ok, aside from my ballooning weight gain (i progressed a bit too fast in the weight area!)...i also had done checkups at both private & government clinics, bukak kad merah, ultrasounds, beli baju pregnant, eating my supplements, read maternity books.... and still are doing what pregnant mothers normally do during pregnancies.
Just to remind myself, here are the chronologies so far :
4 1/2 weeks : I discovered my pregnancy using self-test pregnancy kit given by Ujie. As my period is almost always punctual, sehari lewat jer syamariz dah meraban buat test, and the result brought me down to tears, what are u kidding..nooo, i was grinning like Mc Donald's the clown folks....terus inform hubby hehe
5-6 weeks : Serangan dimulai dengan heartburn (pedih ulu hati) yang sangat menyakitkan, i have to take that white medicine to ease the pain. Tak boleh perut kosong langsung, mesti kena pedih ulu hati, akibatnya bermulalah fasa asyik mengunyah ajer. Sometimes its not because of hunger, i just need to constantly munch on something in order to avoid the pain, tapi tetap kena jugak....malam2 nak tido punya la susah
7-14 weeks : Morning sickness strikes!!! At first i felt light headed sort of pening lalat....than my throat began to have a weird funny taste around it. Tekak rasa pahit & payau menyebabkan perasaan loya & mual mula berkembang. Pada tahap ini, sebarang bau-bauan yang ekstrim akan mengembangkan lagi tekak anda seperti bau masakan, bau dapur, bau bilik air, bau perfume termasuklah bau suami hehe...
Muntah pulak dimulai bila gosok gigi, whenever i brushes my teeth the result would be..i would throw up after a few seconds my throat received the taste of that toothpaste. Naik fobia gosok gigi pun ada jugak, tapi terpaksa la kan...nanti orang lari pulak. Selepas itu, muntah lagi bila terbau benda2 ekstrim dan juga bila perut kosong masuk angin. Maka badan pun mancanak2 la naik sebab asyik kena makan.
Among the food/drinks yang syamariz tak lalu time mabuk nie....teh, kopi/nescafe, susu anmum, susu lembu dan telur. Kalau makan pun tak lalu banyak2...takut mual. So kena makan sikit2 tapi sangat kerap..around once in 2-3 hours. Yang terkejutnya, i hate nescafe at this phase. Mind you..that is my favourite drink in the world. Sebabnya...kalau minum sure mabuk lagi teruk. Selain loya, muntah & sakit kepala...badan pun asyik rasa lemah dan takde tenaga.
Saat2 ini sangat menduga kesabaran. Banyak masa dihabiskan terbaring. Nasib baik Mr B boleh diharap buat kerja2 rumah, if not tongkang pecah la jawabnya. Bila dah tak tahan sangat, ada satu hari tu muntah sampai 3 kali, naik lembik dibuatnya sampai nak bercakap pun boleh loya, pegi private klinik, doktor bagi injection tahan muntah baru la rasa ok...after that kalau loya, makan ubat tahan muntah yang doc bagi ajer...
Oh ya, at 8 weeks of pregnancy i did my first ever ultrasound to have a look at what's growing inside my tummy. Saat bila tengok ajer my little baby kat monitor tu, perasaannya tak tau nak cakap. Macam tak percaya ajer, happy, terharu, excited...hilang sekejap sengsara morning sickness tu!
14-18 weeks : Makin lama perasaan loya & pening makin hilang. Gosok gigi pun dah kurang sikit nak muntah tu...i started doing checkups kat klinik desa at week 14 (3 1/2 bulan). Belum decide nak bersalin kat mana so to be safe better buat checkups at both clinics. Kat private cuma buat ultrasound ajer, wherelse kat klinik desa, checkupnya lebih thorough siap amik darah semua...
As my body is so rapidly growing (including my assets)..i have to change my wardrobe sooner than expected. At 3 months plus...i can no longer wear my jeans/trousers/skirts/kain baju kurung without the help of a belly belt (dipinjamkan oleh Ujie...again!). Then at 4 months....hanya kain baju kurung yang muat, i have to start wearing maternity skirts & pants to replace my dear jeans. So u can imagine how "makcik" i look like right now. Forget the high heels that i'm so used wearing, now only selipar & flat shoes (loafers) can be worn, if not muscle cramp la jawabnya especially at the calf (betis) area.
Beyond all that sufferings & traumatic feelings, there is an undescribable wonderful joy that i could barely hold. There is a human being growing inside me ! My flesh & blood! The miracle i have been waiting for all this while. That keeps me motivated, ecstatic and strong. Syamariz cuma berdoa diberikan kekuatan & kesihatan yang baik. Hope everything goes smooth sailing. This year, November would never be the same again. It would be the month that my little pride of joy would be born. Till then...i would always be counting the weeks like nobody's business hehe...
