At 9 weeks

Our baby is 9 weeks old today @ 19.2mm with a heartbeat of 179bpm, Alhamdulillah :) We can now see the head (at the bottom) and the legs. I think I can see the tiny fingers too but i might be imagining things ;) Too excited, looking at my baby...

The next step is to do the Nuchal Scan with Dr Raman at FMGC, as recommended by Dr P. This will be done in January when I will be 12 weeks pregnant. I bit nervous as i know for women below the age of 30, 1 of 900 women carry a child with Down Syndrome. I can only pray to God to give me healthy child and i will love my baby no matter what. I will then come back to KL Fertility for my final check up with Dr P @ 14 weeks before i can graduate and move to another gynae. I really wished i could stay with Dr P but Dr P only concentrates on fertility now. So i have no choice but to find a new gynae...

I got a thank you card signed by almost everyone of my family members and bought some cookies for the gang at KL Fertility. Just a small gesture for the big help and the job well done by the team. Hope they like it our small gift. If not, blame Famos Amous! ;)

The cost for today's visit is RM220

At 7.5 weeks

Hubby and I had the scare of our life. I had some spotting on 05.12.2011. Well, at least both of us think it looks like spotting. I almost broke down. I remember when my sister miscarried, she spotted first before she bled. I straight away called Nurse H and within 15 minutes, we arrived at the clinic. I am so glad the clinic is nearby!

I was given an oil based progestrone injection, on my butt cheek :) Ok, it hurts and it continues to hurt for the next few days. We then went in to see Dr Prashant. He looked so calm. He told me that spotting is normal and 25% of women who are pregnant experienced some spotting. Thank God the scan reveals that the baby is well, the size is 8.2mm with a heartbeat of 160bpm. I was at the clinic a few days ago when the baby was only 6.5mm with a heartbeat of 139bpm. Wow! I am glad, relieved....so this is how it feels to become a mother. You worry constantly about your child. I hope my baby will stay ok. We have came this far, insyaAllah we will make it. I have faith in you baby!

Btw, i ordered a pregnancy journal from the States. i cannot wait to receive the journal soon! i want to start writing in my personal diary, only for my baby's eyes! Sneak preview:

At 7 weeks

We heard the most beautiful sound today, our baby's heartbeats :) Thank you God! At 139bpm, our baby is 6.5mm at 7 weeks old. I could see the heart flickering on the screen, our precious! The grandparents are very excited, the uncles and aunties too! What more the parents ;) My husband has been singing since then...

(Btw, our baby is the white bean inside the black sac!)

I still remember a few months ago when the first scan photo which i got from Dr P was a copy of my Polyps photo. How devastating. And then came the IVF photo, after the egg transfer. And today, I am grateful that we are able to see our baby's photo, growing inside me, our miracle. Our singleton, our baby...

My symptoms - no more cramping BUT hello morning sickness. I only vomit once in awhile but the nausea is making me uncomfortable. It is not as bad as other people's experience, I hope it will go away soon. The doc prescribe me with Obimin plus continuing Utrogestan and Duphaston. But we can stop taking Progynyva now. I have decided to stick with folic acid until the end of my first trimester, then only I will take Obimin. My reason is to make sure my morning sickness won't be getting worse since Obimin might increases the chance of nausea etc. Anyway, the total cost for today is RM667. The Obimin is quite expensive i think.

I've started thinking about looking for a new gynae. I really really wanted to stay with Dr Prashant but Dr Prashant now only focuses on fertility. FYI, starting from next year, a female Chinese Doctor from HUKM will be joining Dr Prashant's team, focusing on gynaecology. She will help you to deliver at Pantai Hospital but i cannot remember her name even though she was mentioned to me hehe. So after 12 weeks, I have to find a new gynae :( I'm thinking of Dr Seri from PCMC....what do you think?

I will write soon after our 9 weeks check-up in 2 weeks time. I am continuing my prayers for my baby's health and mine....please stay baby, i really want to see you and hold you in my arms...HEALTHY, soon! :) My expected due date is 16/07/2012, LONG WAY to go but insyaAllah all will be ok. I was positive when i was on IVF and i will keep on being so! Thank you God...