pregnancy diary

it has been quite a while since the last time i blogged. I have now become mummy to the most adorable lil angel. We have been calling him baby chipsmore. Baby Chips was conceived in Paris during our honeymoon. His EDD was supposed to be on 1st January 2015 but he had to say hello to this world earlier on 22/12/14 via elective LSCS. Just a recap on what had happened during the entire pregnancy.

At 5 weeks of POA, i had threatened abortion. Went to see this particular malignant O&G MO Dr S. A TVS was done and was told that the sac is good. As usual, it is extremely difficult for a medical officer to get MC. She told us that no matter what, whether i work or i don't, whether i rest or not, baby chips will only have 50% of survival rate. She even scolded me for not filling up the details in my pink book. I went to work as usual. 

Being a new MO in Ipoh has some disadvantages as well. I do not know any doctors from O&G. Thank god mom has been working in the labour room for pain service and she suggested me to follow up with the fertility specialist Dr T. I remembered vividly that i called Dr T for an appointment during the PV bleed and he was visiting Cameron Highlands GH.

Me : Dr T, I am having PV bleed. I think its threatened abortion. Can i see you today?
Dr T : Sure, come to Cameron Highlands GH

That was my first encounter with Dr T. Somehow i felt very comfortable with him. We had a few serial scans done. He assured me that chipsmore is fine and prescribed me some duphaston tablets to strengthen the pregnancy . Sorry chipsmore. Mummy didn't take duphaston because it caused severe migraine.

Anxious hubby is always pestering me to rest. He has been telling me that the hospital will not collapse without me. Boss wants me to rest as well and he proudly said that he has enough MO to run the department. 

At 6 weeks of POA, Chipsmore went missing. We could not locate his fetal pole from the TVS. Sac was still in good shape. Dr T told us that i might have a missed abortion. Since the sac is still nice, he told us to wait for a week. I will have to go for dilatation and curettage if the sac remains empty during the next scan. Cafu and I were both so devastated with the bad news. I thought  that I was strong. I believe that Chipsmore must have been abnormal or maybe God doesn't think that i will be a good mother. That was why he had to take him back. I cried for few days at home. I kept wondering why God had to take Chipsmore away without even letting me see her ( ** well, i used to think that chipsmore is a girl ). I started blaming myself for working too hard.

We couldn't wait for a week. It was a mental torture. So, we requested for another scan. Finally, Dr T showed us chipsmore and his fetal heart sounds. It was a relieved for the both of us. That is why we call him chipsmore. Asha named him that.

I was diagnosed to have GDM at 11 weeks of POA. I was very strict with my diet until there was not much of weight gain during the initial part of pregnancy. Since i was always hungry, Dr L told me to eat. Worst is inject insulin. BSP has been stable all the while. I do get my monthly treats of haagen dazz, stickies and secret recipe cakes.

chipsmore had a choroid plexus cyst in his brain during the next scan at about 12 weeks. Dr T claims that choroid plexus cyst usually resolves by 25 weeks and its normal in most pregnancies. In view of my family history of edward syndrome, i was then referred to Dr J for a detail scan . Detail scan showed choroid plexus cyst but no ventriculomegaly. we were then counselled for amniocentesis. There is no point keeping a child with trisomy 18 because he is not compatible with life. amniocentesis was then done and it was a relief to know that chipsmore has normal chromosomes 46 XY.

when i first felt his quickening,  it was like little butterflies fluttering inside me. then i could appreciate his kicks better. sometimes he would be wriggling inside like a worm. i can grab his elbows and knees at times. 3rd trimester was the most uneventful. i was basically enjoying every moment of it. i tired easily. i no longer walk up the hospital tower block and no longer on call.

it was finally the time to decide on the mode of delivery. Dr T asked me to think about elective LSCS vs SVD. there is high rate of fetal distress. I was very scared with delivery pain despite epidural. after all that we have gone thru, i don't want to risk my baby anymore. I have finally decide for elective LSCS even thou cafu was against it. Everybody gave me the funny smirk when they know that i opt for elective caesar. I got tired of explaining. So when i got irritated, i will tell them that..... Look, Chipsmore is my baby. I will sign the operative consent. I decide on the mode of delivery.

My in laws are very superstitious. They had to choose a good date after consulting an astrologer. I don't know what good dates meant. But i chose 22/12/14 because that is the day mom is around, Dr T is on call and it is a monday ( ** I want to enjoy the weekend after eating tong yuen ).