We lost the baby

We lost the baby...

I was in shock when I first found out. The December 23 ultrasound showed that the baby was fine. Except for the wrong ageing, which we thought was just a fluke -– the baby might be on his side or something -– we were looking forward to having our bundle of joy in 2009!

Christmas and New Year's came and went. And everything was fine...

Then came January 5, my first ultrasound date for 2009. The first thing I asked was for the baby's age to be checked. The first thing I was told was that the baby had no heartbeat... Huh?!? What?!? How could this be?!? After 3 minutes, the doctor confirmed that the baby officially had no hearbeat...

Whaaaaaaaaah! I was not expecting this! No warning that the baby was already gone! And then my next question was, “What do I do now?”

In a nutshell, I opted to wait a week for the baby to “pass out” of my body. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Sooooo, I had a d&c done. The wait was nerve wracking! Many thanks to everyone for assuring me that this was a normal procedure and that I need not worry! Of course I was scared! With God's help, I was pretty calm on the day of the procedure. And I thank the Lord that the d&c went well! The procedure itself was painless. And, I claim that my recovery is going well!!!

The long and short of bed rest...

A lot of people have asked, what exactly does one do while on bed rest?
To the clueless, bed rest does sound like a legitimate word for slacking
off. But that's one thing it definitely isn't.

Most days, I surf the net, watch t.v., read and pray... On bad days,
I just lie down.I literally have to pace myself for fear that too much
activity will affect the baby. Eat then lie down, pee then lie down,
shower then lie down, you get the picture. And the days just come
and go...

But I can't complain... This baby is a blessing! God's blessing to hubby
and I... You see, I have friends who're attempting to get pregnant...
I have friends who've had miscarriages... I have friends who've
spent a fortune on fertility treatments that have yet to be met
with success... This pregnancy may medically be “over budget”
but that's okay... So long as our baby is happy and healthy!

So, if you have a friend who's glum because they too are on bed rest,
tell her to hang in there! This too shall pass!

Happy 2009 to all!

Special thanks to www.emofaces.com for the smiley!