precious drops of blood

Sigh.. what a night!!

I had some brownish spotting last evening, but, as it wasn't so much and i wasn't in pain, i dismissed it, though i do have some worrying thoughts..

Read finished my new book: Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts.. then, decided to visit the toilet cos of high tide..

And discovered more discharge from my vagina, this time, more reddish in colour..!

I panicked and woke up AK... we decided to go to the 24 hrs clinic in KKH.

Reaching there, I was registered by a pinched-face nurse, who was crisp with me.. not exactly rude, but also not dripping with good service..

I had a gynae see to me within 10 mins. A young doc, by the name of Mary -Ann.. i seemed to have woken her from her sleep..

She took a long instrument, wrap it with an extremely long condom like material and put some KY jelly on it and inserted it into my vagina for a more detailed examination of what's going on..

Immediately, she noticed that the brownish discharge was not coming from way inside the uterus, but more towards the entrance..

She showed me the embryo's location.. everything seems fine and she prescribed some hormone tablets to stablise the pregnancy, + more folic acid.. and made me an appointment on the 29th July for further check up..

Sigh... i slept better after that..in fact, not enough sleep!!

Today? Still having the brownish discharge leh.. not sure...but just take my medication first and see how..

Poor AK, worried sick and not enough rest.. and now, the Doc say.. no more "action" from him for the time being..poor dear.. must try to make him feel better..

so sleepy...

Yawnz.. what a lazy day we are having today..

did some surfing today in the office and realise that citibank has some promotion that can be used to get delivery, hospital and antenatal discounts at Gleneagles hospital...

And mum told me that the last gynae that she had was from Gleneagles -Tanny Chen.. charge 800 sgd immediately, covers unlimited visits and include delivery charges! And this doctor is still practising!

Hm, dilemma dilemma...what to do? who to see? which hospital?

I also receive a new insurance plan which covers any unforeseen situation in a pregnancy...quite expensive.. not sure if we should take it up.. since all other insurance doesn't cover this area..

today got Mango sale! 70% off.. bought a top for 13SGD.. hee hee. must pamper myself before baby arrives.. next time cannot liao.. the top is free size, tie around the neck n back and v cut in the middle, so quite good even if i am in my fifth month.. i think!! but the people quite a lot at the sale.. i didn't feel quite well and thought i was going to faint! But.. i did take my iron pills.. hmm,, they say that if you take iron pills with vitamin C e.g. orange juice, it will be better absorbed. so. i think i will try that next time.. by the way, i hate orange juice..though this few weeks, i did drink quite a bit..

Nausea? Nope, not much..but i realise that i dun avoid vegetables nowadays..it is like my body can give me signals what i should eat... still feel quite tired.. and it is only 4.10pm!! ARGGGHH!! HOW TO SURVIVE UNTIL 6pm??

Hee hee, i told mum via sms that i am pregnant and she sms me back "congratulations". My boss Dave, was concerned about my trip and insist that I cancel it, so no need to go liao..

Went to my parents-in-law place for dinner yesterday, didn't tell them.. Waiting for Andy to tell them first..

He called them after work, when i picked him up and we were buying bread for the next day's breakfast. His mum was asleep but was woken up at his insistence..guess what she said when told the news? That she was suspecting it, but as we didn't reveal, so, she didn't say anything lor!

When Andy tell her to inform his Dad, she said.. "oh, no.. tomorrow then tell him.. otherwise, he sure cannot sleep one..!!"

Uh oh.. baby got 4 extremely doting grandparents..hmm. 3 now.. dunno about my daddy.. wait he teach baby how not to vomit in cars!! or how to polish cars!! haha..

My first view of baby!!

WOW!

I had my first view of my baby today!

These few days were a blur of happy confusion. not sure what to do.. not sure who i should see for my gynae.

Yesterday, during lunch time, i even went to visit the Toa Payoh Poly clinic to get a referral letter to KK hospital (Subsidised rates!! hee hee!).

The first appointment is on the 18th July at 9.30am. but i cannot wait, cos' I will be travelling to Jakarta soon and just want to be sure that everything is fine, so, this morning, AK called up Dr. Kowa @ Mt. E to make a first appointment.

He is a gentle and funny guy.. wears a bow tie.. and looks in his 40s... wow, his charges are quite a shock..

1st consultation: 50 SGD, scanning 90SGD. Subsequent consultation charges: 35 sgd/45 sgd.. antenatal package starts from 5th month of pregnancy and includes delivery which ranges from 1500 to 1700 sgd.

Excludes hospital charges, which starts from 1500 sgd, medication, baby charges.. wow..baby ah.. u so expensive ah..

Anyway, the scan shows baby at 9.73mm (~5 weeks pregnant), puting Estimated date of delivery (EDD) at 8th March 2006!!

I saw a black dot and hmm.. that's it.. and have to come back 3 weeks later for follow up.. still not sure if i want this gynae.. Think, i will keep the appointment with KKH and see how first..

I told my mum, va SMS!! (High tech hor?) She message me back congratualations. and next minute, she saw me drinking soya bean milk and called me up to tell me not to take cold drinks.
Uh oh.. the nagging starts liao..