Ending of 2nd trimester

I am on the last leg of 2nd trimester, from Saturday i.e.:- 10th May will be stepping on to my 3rd Trimester. Wow!!! I am been successful in handling all the traumas that a woman goes through.
My hubby and I planned to have a child right from day 1 of our wedding, infact we discussed about family planning soon after we got engaged. God gifted us a child in my womb on the 2nd day of our wedding. This is indeed a miracle as I see people still wanting to become parents but they are unable to.

I feel I conceived when we were in the back waters at Kerala during our honeymoon. Back waters stay during night was just an incredible experience and a thought to become parents during that night was spectacular. I prayed to God before we became one and had a wish to conceive that very day. I never knew even he was praying in his heart asking for the same GIFT; gift of our child.
We returned and soon on the 4 weeks got signs of conception. Instead of blood check we went for quick home check taking the local pregnancy strip and guess what; we understood that I have conceived. To confirm we rechecked it 2 more times and somewhat got convinced that yes I have conceived.

1st Doctors visit wasn’t that fruitful as she never asked for any check, neither anomaly check nor a blood check, and straight away wrote medicines, although I consumed all the medicines written I was still reluctant and unsure about the pregnancy.

On completion of 8th week we planned to change doctor, and here it goes, we landed up with the correct doctor I feel. Immediately she asked us to do anomaly check followed by another anomaly detailed check for the 3rd month to be done on 6th Jan 2015.

6th Jan when I saw my child in my womb I was overwhelmed seeing it moving its little limbs and body in my womb in ultra-sound anomaly check, it was about 4 inches long and hardly any structure was formed. To my mom-in-law it looked like an insect (Kidda), she kept repeating to my hubby that it’s still like an insect, where he used to bounce back answering, it is not an insect, ITS MY CHILD. Wow!! Those words encouraged me at every step till now. My hubby is with me, he loves our child as much as I do, or may be much more than I can think of.

My baby grew in my womb; still my stomach wasn’t showing up, I put on approx. 4kgs towards end of 1st Trimester. I started worrying if my baby is growing enough, because I could not feel the growth, I felt only I was growing in size and not my baby. But at the same time I used to feel hungry and so used to eat.

Towards last week of my 1st Trimester i.e.:- 12 week, those days were as equal as a nightmare to me. I felt nausea at every morsel that I took; I could smell oil in the cooked food and even smell overcooked food. The only thing I could eat was curd. Curd was life saver for me during that time, as every possible food I mixed curd and ate. Ahh, days do not remain as they are.
I stepped on to my 2nd Trimester, days changed, feelings changed and I felt suddenly energetic and full of life. Sometimes I never even felt that I am pregnant. I felt I was back normal. But the increasing weight always kept me alarmed that something/ someone is growing in me. Now this trimester I gained almost 10 kilograms, yes, I know it’s too much, but guess my body is accommodative or rather too impulsive in gaining weight. By the way it is not the first time I gained weight soon. I have the tendency to put on weight. Ups and downs were a part of my 2nd trimester.

I spotted bleeding twice this trimester; I even dreamt that I lost my child while urinating. This bought my heart in my mouth. Suddenly while bathing one day some flesh fell off, it trembled me from top till toe. I rushed to the doctor and then understood that it is called “Colips”. We went on to search the reason for Colips to appear and also to fall off and understood it was by the grace of God it fell off on its own, or else I would have had to go for an operation.

Lately last week, had travelled to remote place, when returned noticed some wetness and on checking noticed blood spotting again, I cursed myself to travel such long distance. I never want my baby to be affected in any case because of my utter stupidity. Anyway I exert so much travelling to-and-fro from my office to house. The distance between my office and house is about 56kms one way, these sums up to 112kms travel everyday via public transport.

I decided to rest my body completely and took long leave. Guess what? I am back normal, on the last leg of 2nd Trimester now. I can feel every kicks and every movement of my baby.

Had been for a routine check-up yesterday and by the grace of God our child is healthy and all okay in the womb inside. Need to intake more protein and unfortunately will have to eat non-veg a lot this trimester  (the worst food I ever want to eat). I like to be vegetarian. I love vegetarian food.

Now my baby keeps moving inside. The best part is it moves even when I am walking, hehehe love this feeling. And what makes me happier is the thought of holding my own child, my own flesh; seeing the face of my baby. May be like me or may be like my hubby.
Wow…….alas am ending my 2nd Trimester….