Saturday, November 1, 2008
The Symptoms
How we found out?
I have to say my wife first sign to being pregnant was the sudden increase in her sense of smell. This was before she did the pregnancy test. Bila queue up utk amik lauk lunch or at food court suddenly the smell of food hit her so hard and not in a good way. She would start to feel queasy and lose her appetite. I would be giving her that cheeky look and trying to hide a smile. After the same thing happened a few times, I was already determined that my wife is pregnant. I was determined not to believe myself until proven otherwise.
A bunch of friends thought I should ask my wife to test herself, so this time I asked my wife to bought a home pregnancy test kit.. and it turns out
TWO LINES means POSITIVE !!
My wife was sooo excited. So was my mother in-law and my mother when we told them. My father and father in-law seemed more calm. I myself was actually TERRIFIED!
We didn’t have a “regular” clinic at the time, so my wife pegi nearby her office. The result was postive.
After my wife tested positive, the symptoms started to kick in full force. Whenever she near any food, she would feel nauseous and worst when someone is cooking. Even then the unbearable smells still creep in. Needless to say she haven’t been cooking anything herself since. Her appetite kept decreasing as a result. But since she is pregnant, she can’t skip meals. So it’s a challenge for us every mealtime to figure out what to eat. There’s isn’t many options for non-smelling food, really. The first few weeks I think my wife lost some weight instead of gaining it like she should.
She also getting headache and nausea almost constantly throughout the day. Whoever named “morning sickness” must’ve been a man. Sometimes even me if I don’t have snacks around, mealtime would be really horrible because the gasses would’ve been accumulated and bubbling to come out, making me feel like vomiting the food I just ate.
Having said all that, I must say that this pregnancy is actually relatively not easy. I’ve seen and read about other women with much worst symptoms. Some people when they get pregnant they worry about things like bila nak give birth tu sakitla..or sakit2 time pregnant etc. To me I think being pregnant itself would be a wonderful journey, pain or no pain. You can watch you baby grow and feel her/him move inside of you..it is a bonding experience like no other. As for labour pain, well, ALL your dosa will be wiped clean and you will emerge from the labour with a clean slate like a newborn yourself. Nothing to be scared of.
Now, 17 weeks my wife into the pregnancy, yes, I am still terrified. But, I am also very excited and cannot wait to meet my baby. I may not be the perfect father later, but I promise you Baby, I will try my best.
I have to say my wife first sign to being pregnant was the sudden increase in her sense of smell. This was before she did the pregnancy test. Bila queue up utk amik lauk lunch or at food court suddenly the smell of food hit her so hard and not in a good way. She would start to feel queasy and lose her appetite. I would be giving her that cheeky look and trying to hide a smile. After the same thing happened a few times, I was already determined that my wife is pregnant. I was determined not to believe myself until proven otherwise.
A bunch of friends thought I should ask my wife to test herself, so this time I asked my wife to bought a home pregnancy test kit.. and it turns out
TWO LINES means POSITIVE !!
My wife was sooo excited. So was my mother in-law and my mother when we told them. My father and father in-law seemed more calm. I myself was actually TERRIFIED!
We didn’t have a “regular” clinic at the time, so my wife pegi nearby her office. The result was postive.
After my wife tested positive, the symptoms started to kick in full force. Whenever she near any food, she would feel nauseous and worst when someone is cooking. Even then the unbearable smells still creep in. Needless to say she haven’t been cooking anything herself since. Her appetite kept decreasing as a result. But since she is pregnant, she can’t skip meals. So it’s a challenge for us every mealtime to figure out what to eat. There’s isn’t many options for non-smelling food, really. The first few weeks I think my wife lost some weight instead of gaining it like she should.
She also getting headache and nausea almost constantly throughout the day. Whoever named “morning sickness” must’ve been a man. Sometimes even me if I don’t have snacks around, mealtime would be really horrible because the gasses would’ve been accumulated and bubbling to come out, making me feel like vomiting the food I just ate.
Having said all that, I must say that this pregnancy is actually relatively not easy. I’ve seen and read about other women with much worst symptoms. Some people when they get pregnant they worry about things like bila nak give birth tu sakitla..or sakit2 time pregnant etc. To me I think being pregnant itself would be a wonderful journey, pain or no pain. You can watch you baby grow and feel her/him move inside of you..it is a bonding experience like no other. As for labour pain, well, ALL your dosa will be wiped clean and you will emerge from the labour with a clean slate like a newborn yourself. Nothing to be scared of.
Now, 17 weeks my wife into the pregnancy, yes, I am still terrified. But, I am also very excited and cannot wait to meet my baby. I may not be the perfect father later, but I promise you Baby, I will try my best.
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