After 4 months of trying, we managed to conceive! But the way we try to conceive could have been better. First month was based on experience & guessing when is the right time. Second time was bad cos I used the ovulation kits that Le Jing passed to me but I keep thinking that it doesn't work cos it keeps showing negative. The third time I used the app but the window period reflected was inaccurate. The final time was using both the app and a better set of ovulation kit and finally the kit shows positive (a smiley face! It was the BEST smiley face I see!) and had sex for two nights and ta-da! Ovulation kit really works! Haha.
At least this was planned and doesn't come as a shock. But the pregnancy test kit took quite long to show up. I kept testing and testing: 10DPO, 15DPO, until about 17 or 20DPO, then it shows up. It was such a long wait and such a trying time. It was really a time of patience and questioning.
Le Jing and I were in touch during this trying period and we were also trying together. We were updating each other whenever we did our pregnancy test and on our first day of the supposed period. She got the good news first. I was sooo happy and excited when I heard it that I called her at 11pm to share in her excitement and ask her to tell me how she discovered it! And also to give her some things to look out for. Honestly, I was a bit jealous when I heard it because I was still trying. Alas, God's will, her baby didn't survive. There was no heartbeat and the body naturally miscarried. When we were still waiting and seeing if it was really true, I knew that my revelation would come any time soon. Thank God we had an open conversation and I asked if I should still tell her upon first instance or wait until some time later then tell her about it. She allowed me to tell her from the onset and said that God will see her through. Well, true enough, I conceived after her miscarriage was confirmed. Glad she shared in my joy via messages. My good news came 2 weeks after hers. Well, I'll be seeing her next week and hope things are better with her.
This pregnancy is quite different. There are lots of discomfort. Once again, my morning sickness didn't last long. Thank God. It was mainly till Week 12-14. After that, it was fine. I started on chicken essence early and the baby is growing well at good weight and size thus far. I tried to psycho myself to get back the normal appetite at Week 20 now. Still going good. Looking forward to my bigger appetite after Week 24.
However, I have nasal congestion! Very bad nose block! At first it was from Priscilla. But I realised I never really recovered. Then I found out it's a pregnancy thing ): Boo hoo! Then...I have dry lips! I thought it was a reaction from the mask that I wore but it never goes away too! Read up this morning and found out that it's part of pregnancy too! I wonder what else is coming. Thank God that the nose block now mainly happens at night and early morning but clears up in the day time. But I still get phlegm in my throat. My lips is just really bad. Hoping to find a good lip balm that can help and I certainly hope it's not ezcema!
If I'm having such a different pregnancy experience, I wonder what will come of labour. Will it be more painful? Will it be more unbearable? Will I have to use epidural? I wonder what will happen and I hope God will see me through!
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