Week 8: I See Spots

I guess I'm pretty lucky not to feel any nausea or any morning sickness during my pregnancy. I don't know if it is yet to come for I'm still on my first trimester. Sometimes I won't feel pregnant at all for I have a lot of energy in me! :D

After dinner last night, we had a short walk to a nearby grocery to get some ingredients for my macaroons I plan to bake. While walking, we were joking to go to other hospitals to see othe OB just so we could have another ultrasound to check on the baby. It's a good plan but I didn't agree for it would cost us money of course. Just as we are about to get ready to sleep at around 11pm, I peed. That's the time I saw some brown spots and I'm pretty sure a trace of blood. Knowing that it is unusual, I showed it to my habibi. I needed a second opinion it is what they called "spotting" that I see. After arguing if it is spotting or not, I checked it again. Next thing I see was red blood! That alarmed me. My habibi stood up and was dressed and ready to go to the hospital in a minute! I wanted to see if I could contact my OB first. Since I know that the clinic is closed, I called their Delivery Suite Hotline. I told the lady who answered my call that I'm 8 weeks pregnant and I'm spotting. She adviced me to take some rest and go to the clinic tomorrow morning. Is she kidding? After seeing the fresh blood, I don't think we'll be able to sleep at all! I asked my habibi to get me the hotline number of another women's hospital. I called them and was assured that they have doctors to look at me. On the way to the hospital, I silently thought that could it be possible that the reason why I don't feel any pregnancy signs is that something maybe a problem with our baby? Immediately, I erased that thought. I need to be optimistic this time.

At 12:05am, we were at their lobby. There were I think about 2 patients there. My queue number reads "0001" so I thought that we'd be done in no time. My habibi kept on saying that if he like the service there, we would change my OB. Our number was called. My personal information was taken for record. Took my blood pressure and urine sample. I was asked what my concern is about. Then we were told to seat again and wait for our number to be called. All the while we though it was already the doctor we're talking to! 30 minutes has passed and we're still waiting. More patients arrived. Another 30 minutes passed and I start to wonder that maybe it would have been better if we just stayed at home and rest. My habibi's eyes are now red and is sleepy. Poor Dad-to-be. Another 30 minutes passed. They started calling patients whose number is behind us. My habibi wanted to complain but I stopped him. I pointed to the screen the text that says "Queue numbers may not be called in order." So there's no point of complaining. I just got a little irritated for I didn't know how they evaluate the urgency of their patients needs for I'm sure that whoever who came to the hospital during the wee hours have emergency cases. Another 30 minutes has passed and our number was called! Hooray!

I'm thankful that the OB who checked on me was a lady doctor. We had another ultrasound to check the baby. She said the baby is fine. The she showed it to me. I'm so happy when I saw the monitor. Our baby has developed arms and feet though it's still small. The heart is beating normally. Our baby seems so peaceful and it made me smile. I asked the OB to show it to my habibi as well. I pointed to him the arms and feet. We are both delighted! The soft spoken OB told me that the pregnancy is not stable during the first three months. I can't comprehend if what she's saying is generic or is it my pregnancy that is not stable. She prescribed me a medicine to take twice a day. I assumed that this is the magic tablet that they call "pampakapit". After the consultation, I told my habibi that I still want to go to my true OB.



So today I called her clinic and asked for an appointment. At first I just wanted to talk to her. But when the nurse learned of my situation, I was given the 10:40am slot. Just as I'm about to get ready at 10am, I got a call from her clinic asking me to come early. I thought that maybe my OB learned of my situation and wanted to see me ASAP. Since I still haven't taken my bath, I said that the earliest time I'd arrive is 1030am. There's not much difference! hahaha! So quickly but carefully I got ready. It's such a blessing that our house is just a 5 minute taxi ride. I arrived exactly at 10:30am. In about 20 minutes, I'm inside her clinic.

I told her that I can't contact her last night so we went to other hospital. Then I showed her the ultrasound they did. I also brought the medicine to show her. Just as I'm about to bring out the medicine, I saw on her face that she's half expecting it already. First, she apologized for she forgot to instruct me how to reach her during the wee hours. According to her, the lady I talked to last night may not be aware of the SOP they have. Secondly, she told me that there is a research study saying that taking those medicine is not helpful at all. She says that if I'm gonna have a miscarriage, there's nothing I can do about it. Some take those medicines just so they can say that they did something. Which makes sense. She then asked me if the doctor looked inside me and found the cause of my spotting. I said maybe but she didn't told me. She did not question the ultrasound I brought for it shows that the baby is normal. So she said that she'll just look inside me just to see if she'll be able to see the problem. In an instant, she almost shouted that she saw the cause of my spotting. Apprarently, I developed polyps. She said that this is common for women pregnant or not. She said that if I'm not pregnant, she'll remove it on the spot. But since pregnant women are prone to infection, she leaves it as is. She also checked if my cervix is still closed and it still is. I'm just glad that it is not our baby that caused my spotting. Since I already took one tablet earlier that morning, my OB gave me the option if I would continue to take it or not. Otherwise, I could just sell it on ebay! hahahah! That medicine is not cheap I tell you!

This experience just made me adore my OB more! I've been to two other OB's and it's only to her that I felt most comfortable with. My habibi's wish to go to other hospital for a checkup was granted in an instant. I guess we should really be careful what we wish for! :D