My Pregnancy Tale - Part 1

Hellooo!!! In, my last post I shared my job search experiences & how I succeeded in getting one after a long try. I was very happy that I started job, I used to feel extremely tired & blamed my strenuous job. I was terribly hungry all the time & at last decided to go for a home pregnancy test on the day of New Year . 😊

I had many thoughts on my mind but just wanted to confirm it. Yeah!! 😊The result was positive. I didn't have any clue  how to react. I have seen in Tv Advertisements, serials where the couple get excited about the pregnancy,  all happy romantic moments ! Similarly when Sakthi (my husband) came to know he gifted me a nail polish set which he already bought & hided somewhere😕 💓 I had no idea how to react on this day.

Of course i was happy about it, Simultaneously I was worried about my job.

Me & Sakthi went to GP (General Practitioner) during the weekend to check again. The Midwife confirmed my pregnancy when I was already 6 weeks & I started taking  my Folic acid tablets regularly!

Tiny thing inside me??

Doesn’t it sound Wierd!!My God!!! This little person inside me is my parents' only grandchild as I am their only child. We considered this as a blessing😊 We called and informed our families they were extremely happy about this news. I won't be able to continue my job. I felt so bad that day as I struggled so much to get into that job. But I kept telling myself all thats happening is for good & convinced myself.

 I used to take 2 buses to and fro to work and my colleague did not let me lift anything heavy. So sweet of her. I was always on my foot at work. I don’t get to sit.  I was feeling guilty of not stocking the products and doing the normal work like others, just did the basic work. It was all going well. I used to feel really sick while travelling in bus for around 1 1/2 hours one way. The following day I informed my Manager about my pregnancy & discontinuing my job. He was so understanding. Thanks to him.

All I did at home was to eat, puke, feel tired, then again eat, be drowsy, puke......After 10 weeks of my pregnancy I had my first ultrasound appointment. The midwife made me lie on a chair & applied gel on my bump & moved the stick kind of instrument we had a screen in front of us where we saw our baby for the first time, Both of us were like "Awww" those tiny little fingers waving at us.  He/she was moving so much . Only then I felt that I could emotionally connect with my baby. All my Iron & Hemoglobin levels were fine & Blood tests were normal.

In Amsterdam, medical services were almost covered in insurance/free of cost.  As we pay heavy taxes over there. Service was first class and they concentrate on normal delivery 99.9%.It was tough being so far away from mom especially at this time . But I am sure people who have not been through  can never understand.. My heart was longing for my mom's homemade food during these days.

Somehow, I crossed my first trimester successfully. It was such a relief that my vomiting sensation reduced. But I had other surprises instead 😋 

stay tuned for  part 2 -  see u soon! 🙋