Hello, Baby!

Continued from the HK trip.. no more old posts on the pregnancy check ups. You are welcome ;)

A few days after returning from Hong Kong, we paid our O & G specialist another visit. This time, I learnt my lesson. I drank some water and held my bladder. Not an easy feat in this period of frequent urination, I assure you.

At 8 weeks+, we should be able to see the baby’s heartbeat in the uterus. That precious flickering will rule out ectopic pregnancy, Molar pregnancy and confirm that there is actually a 97% chance for the pregnancy to continue and for me to take home a baby!

Not long into the ultrasound scanning, I saw a tiny head, two hands, a trunk and, deep breath now, a galloping heart! I saw my baby. Well, it was actually a fetus, not a baby yet. But still.. I was overwhelmed and couldn’t stop telling my husband to ‘Look at that! Can you see the heartbeat? Look…!!’

3 years later

So I went home happy and finally satisfied with the concrete proof I wanted. But you are dead wrong if you think I finally have my peace of mind. No, I started to think if miscarrige would happen in the first trimester; if my baby is going to be normal. The list can go on and on if I let myself dwell in the scary unknowns.

One wise sister, a dear friend of mine, reminded me to put my trust in God. We are finite and there is nothing we can do by worrying. She had the same worries and oh-so-many pregnancy scares but God gave her a healthy and beautiful boy. Many of our worries are simply not valid.

So, baby, Mama is going to go home and take good care of myself so that you can grow healthily in me. We will meet face to face again after 4 weeks. Until then, God will take care of you. We love you and can’t wait to see you.