Motherhood, a life changing event that does just that, it changes you, your life, everything about you physically, mentally and emotionally.
December 2012 was when my pregnancy was confirmed, yeah! The journey to welcome a tiny, ugly, stinky baby ( read Cute, Cuddly and Life's Miracle ) had begun. It obviously raised some basic questions, Is it safe to eat outside food, can I travel by Chennai's infamous share autos? What to expect?
First thing first, we decided to have the baby in Bangalore, in the comfort of known doctors and known hospitals, Dr. One even suggested a colleague to follow up with in Chennai.
So we were all set, or so it seemed, the first trimester is a rude wake-up call, if you ever question your ability to have the baby it's these three months, forget outside food, I couldn't even digest water, I was puking 17-18 times a day and sleeping like a hog ! Any little smell would trigger the puke cycle again and again.. Sadly I lost 4 kilos when I should have been gaining..Usually, the nausea and morning sickness ( misnomer it's all day sickness) resides by 3 month or 12th week, mine went on for more than 15 weeks!
I was a text book case on Pregnancy, any symptoms or side effects ( if I can call them that) which could come up for the week, did.
Not all is bad though, an Ultra Sound was the highlight of these months to see a 1.56 cm baby ( who looked like an Amoeba then) was truly a magical moment and suddenly I had courage, the ability to nurture this tiny little creature whose beating heart was and is a reminder that I made it :)
First Trimester Lessons learnt :
1. Not all women develop nausea and not everyone has it as severe as me, how to beat the feeling is challenging, I had to resort to medication. ( Sadly whenever someone pointed out this fact, I felt like punching them is their faces. )
2. If you are a working woman as I am, you would need to take it easy a bit, body commands rest at this point, trust me your body isn't yours anymore, it belongs to the baby, who ensures that you sleep as much as possible so there is little chance of extra physical activity and even less of a miscarriage. Don't fight the feeling, go with it.
3. Yes, you have to avoid outside food ( for almost another year )
4. Zero in on your doctor and hospital ( We thought this was sealed deal but God had other plans)
I wish I could rush to the end, the story shall continue, when my baby sleeps next, till then take care and have fun!
December 2012 was when my pregnancy was confirmed, yeah! The journey to welcome a tiny, ugly, stinky baby ( read Cute, Cuddly and Life's Miracle ) had begun. It obviously raised some basic questions, Is it safe to eat outside food, can I travel by Chennai's infamous share autos? What to expect?
First thing first, we decided to have the baby in Bangalore, in the comfort of known doctors and known hospitals, Dr. One even suggested a colleague to follow up with in Chennai.
So we were all set, or so it seemed, the first trimester is a rude wake-up call, if you ever question your ability to have the baby it's these three months, forget outside food, I couldn't even digest water, I was puking 17-18 times a day and sleeping like a hog ! Any little smell would trigger the puke cycle again and again.. Sadly I lost 4 kilos when I should have been gaining..Usually, the nausea and morning sickness ( misnomer it's all day sickness) resides by 3 month or 12th week, mine went on for more than 15 weeks!
I was a text book case on Pregnancy, any symptoms or side effects ( if I can call them that) which could come up for the week, did.
Not all is bad though, an Ultra Sound was the highlight of these months to see a 1.56 cm baby ( who looked like an Amoeba then) was truly a magical moment and suddenly I had courage, the ability to nurture this tiny little creature whose beating heart was and is a reminder that I made it :)
First Trimester Lessons learnt :
1. Not all women develop nausea and not everyone has it as severe as me, how to beat the feeling is challenging, I had to resort to medication. ( Sadly whenever someone pointed out this fact, I felt like punching them is their faces. )
2. If you are a working woman as I am, you would need to take it easy a bit, body commands rest at this point, trust me your body isn't yours anymore, it belongs to the baby, who ensures that you sleep as much as possible so there is little chance of extra physical activity and even less of a miscarriage. Don't fight the feeling, go with it.
3. Yes, you have to avoid outside food ( for almost another year )
4. Zero in on your doctor and hospital ( We thought this was sealed deal but God had other plans)
I wish I could rush to the end, the story shall continue, when my baby sleeps next, till then take care and have fun!
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