After exactly two years of my marriage, I realized that there is never going to be a right time when me and CJ are going to feel that yes now we are ready for a baby. We both had good jobs but we were thinking may be after few months things will be little more appropriate. I was having some problems with my in laws and for that reason sometimes I used to get really frustrated.
Right after our two year anniversary in March we decided that we should start TTC now because we thought it was very normal that it could take us few months to get pregnant. I kinda knew then that from 10 to 20 days after AF was the fertile period so obviously we were having sex around that time. So when I missed my period in May although I was kind of prepared but I was also very happy because I that I am able to have baby and probably am very fertile. I did not even imagine in my wildest dream that getting pregnant was just the beginning!
One thing I know for sure that after we saw two lines in HPT strip; we were not confused about having a baby anymore. The whole world seemed to be a better place than yesterday and we felt yes this is the right time.
We live in a country which is still developing. I think I should feel blessed that I was born in that part of our society (mostly well off people who are living in the city) from where better education, medical treatment etc were more accessible. It is very normal here that women are not sent to have u/s until something was very wrong.
So when I saw a very faint second line, I was not at all bothered and decided to see a doctor thinking I should have some vitamins. We chose a random OB who practices nearby and saw her on a weekend at our convenience. Just as I thought she gave me some folic acid and asked me to see her again after 1 month.
I was living my life like any other normal women because I was convinced since I was pregnant it meant I was having a baby after nine months. I was going to work and doing other staffs normally. Now that I surf in the net a lot and discussed with few doctors I really don’t know how much it helps taking rest in early pregnancy but it generally advised here by elders that first three months are very critical and pregnant women should be in complete rest during that time!
I was not really having any nausea, food craving or anything. I did not know in pregnancy sore breasts were common so I did really notice. I thought I did not need to bother; like any other woman I was pregnant and like any other woman I was going to have a baby! Little did I know at that time very soon my definitions of being pregnant and having baby will be completely different. I think I would never believe until I bring home a healthy baby. And I am eagerly waiting for that day!
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