Grace, Eye MD

Our baby is now 10 weeks old in my tummy. I went back to work for one day, but I had some mild, intermittent spotting, so my OB put me back on meds and bedrest. Hopefully, I can go back to work next week.

The exciting (nerve-wracking) part of our check-up was the ultrasound. Our previous one was 2 ½ weeks prior, and we saw our baby’s heartbeat! At that time, he was shaped like a lima-bean, 1cm in length, with no distinct body parts. But nonetheless, it was a relief and huge thrill to see his heartbeat!

This latest ultrasound three days ago, showed his length at 3.1 cm! Amazing, he tripled in length in 2 ½ weeks lang! And he was no longer shaped like a lima bean! His head was distinct from his body, and he had limb buds! Sam lit up immediately, and said, “Ayan na siya! Kaso, di gumagalaw!”. As if on cue, our baby started moving, first his arms, and then his legs! After that, he just kept moving, as if showing off! Hahahaha! It was a happy, happy sight to see! For the first time, it hit me that I had a living, growing baby inside of me! This early, I can’t feel him kicking yet, so we rely on the ultrasound to know he’s OK. When he’s much bigger, I can monitor his heartbeat at home with a stethoscope ☺

So in the meantime, I’m still trying to rest all I can so I really go back to work na. I’ve been behaving, and the farthest I’ve gone out to was the Ruins in BF to buy some DVD’s. No Alabang trips, apart from my Asian Hospital check-ups. I figured, might as well pangatawanan ko na ang rest, so no regrets later on.

In the meantime, the image of our baby flailing his arms and legs around is keeping me upbeat ☺ More so, Sam mimicking his movements while lying down! Hahaha!

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