Wednesday, April 12, 2006

So How Come I Don't Feel Pregnant?

I still haven't felt any different (other than the symptoms I mentioned) since I knew I am pregnant. The Doctor said I should thank my lucky stars. But by the 7th week, most expecting women will start feeling nauseous and morning sickness will make its (dreaded) appearance. I hope I do not fall under the category of "most women". It is extremely rare but some women do not suffer morning sickness at all. In any case the good doctor has given me medication just in case. I sure hope I won't need it.

I haven't quite start having cravings yet but when I am hungry I need food FAST!! Otherwise it feels like I haven't had food in 3 days. And I realised I have been pee-ing a bit more often than usual. But thats all quite minor changes. I was kinda expecting the retching and vomitting already. (ok I'm contradicting myself) Umi calls me every 2 hours in the office just to ask how I am (I'm fine, I'm fine!) and every night pesters me to tell her what I feel like eating. He calls me almost every hour (usually its every 2 hours) and asks how baby is doing. I am basking in the spotlight that has suddenly shined on me. This is the time for me to ask for all of those things He has ever said No to. hehe

I make it a point to eat Folic Acid every morning now. Actually I started as soon as I felt different 2 weeks ago but now that I'm preggers I make sure I dun miss any. Initially I took it to increase my fertility but now its to prevent birth defects especially in the early days. I do not need iron tablets as yet as my b/p is ok but I have some at home anyway just in case.

On Sunday, we stopped by Afghanistan in Tampines for lunch. We passed by a shop selling fruit and He immediately took my hand and asked me to choose as many fruits as I wanted. He said it'd be good for our baby and began choosing heaps and heaps. I only wanted grapes but they didn't have any seedless ones so I ended up choosing the golden pears and mangoes while he got for himself watermelons. He doesn't quite like fruits and the only fruit he does eat are watermelons so it was quite strange that he was the one who dragged me to the fruit stall but then again fathers-to-be are known to do strange things out of excitement huh?


I guess slowly the idea that I'm pregnant is sinking it. I'm taking it one step at a time and trying not to feel freaked out when I sit down and imagine how I'd look like at 7 months onwards. (a penguin??, a big bear??, a big fat blob??)

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