Baby Story 2

The 7th week:
Jan 29th: Didn’t really know where to go for check-up. Kind of asked around and figured Dr. Ding in Puteri Hospital was good. So I took my second half day off and went to Puteri Hospital. Too bad, when I got there, Dr. Ding has gone for an emergency operation.

So I went to see Dr. Leila. She was quite nice and friendly. She kind of brief me those doubts that a common 1st timer mother will have, including how often we want to go for the check-up, where to deliver, what to eat more, etcs. She then did the ultrasound scan for me and I saw just a “dot”. She told me that that’s my fetus, and it was about 3mm. She then gave me some folic acid and calcium tablets, instructed me to take one each on daily basis.

I then went home excitedly with the ultrasound photo to show Looi.

That night was Jacky’s wedding, Looi and I attended the wedding. We saw those old friends and we were sitting together with Hong Fei, Wen Hua, Ming Jia, and Wei Liang they all. I guessed it was a common syndrome that I will get tired very easily. After a few dishes, at around 9:30pm, I was so tired and we had to go home. So we were planning to leave while In Shin was pretty drunk, I guessed. He had Looi drank a glass of wine and I told him that I was pregnant. He was shouting this news to everyone and I was shocked. It was quite funny though. I was kind of worried to say out this news to people as I was told that many it is “pantang” to tell people during the early stage of pregnancy. So, I kind of consoled myself while asking my baby not to be angry with me… =) This might not be too rational but under those situation and outside pressure, I chose to do it, who knows if the “pantang” thing is really “pantang”?