{"id":47,"date":"2010-01-23T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lunaemami.com\/?p=47"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:43:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T10:43:21","slug":"its-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lunaemami.com\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"It’s positive!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear baby, <\/p>\n

Mum found out she’s pregnant today – and funny how it happened. Around 2:00 this morning, I was having my last smoke for the day by the condo’s window when I subconsciously stroked my tummy. It kinda felt bloated. Because my period was already delayed for more than a week, an idea popped in my head… I could be pregnant!<\/p>\n

Your dad and I was about to watch a flick on the telly then, but I asked him to go out and buy the cheapest home kit pregnancy test from a nearby 24-hour pharmacy. He disliked the idea (he was just feeling lazy!), and told me it could wait until the next day. I begged him and said I won’t be able to sleep until I found out.<\/p>\n

And so he went. When he got back, I opened the box and placed the contents beside our bed (a single mattress on the floor), I didn’t feel like peeing yet. We started watching the movie (I can’t remember which). Thirty minutes into it, I suddenly felt going to the bathroom so I brought the test with me. I’m familiar with the brand and knew that it can come up with the result in less than a minute.<\/p>\n

I held my breath. Within 40 seconds, I saw the two strips, indicating a positive result. I was terrified! Mum and dad’s initial plan was to have a baby two years after the wedding. Not that soon.<\/p>\n

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The scary result.<\/center>
I walked out of the bathroom and told him in a flat tone, “It’s positive”. He nodded to express ‘I hear ya’<\/span> and said, “We’ll go to the doctor tomorrow” . We continued watching the movie, but obviously our minds were someplace else. I tried to remember my last menstrual cycle, and recounted the days until my fertile period. Mum is certain that you’re made in China. Beijing, to be exact.<\/p>\n

When the movie ended, though both distressed, we tried to get some sleep so we could wake up early for a visit to the OB clinic. <\/p>\n

We roused at noon. Gabe, your soon-to-be aunt, was wondering why we were awake so early. We didn’t tell her what we were up to since we wanted to wait for the doctor’s findings before making an announcement.<\/p>\n

Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is just a 20-minute FX\/jeep ride away from our place. But instead of going there to look for an OB, we scanned the row of laboratories\/clinics just across it and found United Diagnostic Laboratory. We anxiously waited at the receiving area for my turn. After 15 minutes, a nurse escorted us to the second floor. <\/p>\n

I met the OB privately, dad stayed at the hall. Her name is Dra. Manbee Granada, and we call her Manbee the OB. Cute, ei? Anyway, the ultrasound showed a small black hallow hole which could be you, but no heartbeat was detected yet. She said if my guess is right, that you were conceived mid-December, then it means you’re only about 4 weeks old. <\/p>\n

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That’s you baby at 4 weeks! Sorry for the crappy photo, there’s nothing much to see anyway.<\/center>
She advised me to come back after a couple of weeks for a follow up ultrasound. By then you should already have a heartbeat and should be more visible. <\/p>\n

I stepped out of her cubicle and showed the ultrasound to your dad. We were still tangled up in mixed emotions then: Confused, nervous, frustrated, upset… But we also felt a tinge of excitement when we saw the report! <\/p>\n

Dad doesn’t have a stable job right now and mum’s unemployed. We cannot fly to Australia (where your dad grew up) yet because one of the requirements for mum’s spouse visa is an x-ray check up – which I cannot undergo now because of the pregnancy. We’d have to reschedule that after you’re born.<\/p>\n

We don’t have much money as of the moment, but we sure do have more than most people living in poverty. As long as your dad and I are together, we’re confident that everything’s gonna be alright.<\/p>\n

See you again in two weeks, baby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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