Smitten

11 weeks.

Finally, we visited the OB for my first prenatal checkup. To be honest I have been counting days to this visit, I just could not wait to take a look at the little baby growing inside my womb. Sometimes I question myself whether I am sure that I am pregnant or not – it seems so surreal that I am pregnant again. Haha.

I decided to meet Dr Idora of Pantai Kuala Lumpur Hospital. She is one of the doctors who are supportive of natural and gentle birthing. Turned out she was a sweet lady with a soft voice; she almost made me speak in whispers (so not me!). She was very informative too, explained things in detail and gave me reasons why she does this and that.

I asked her whether I am eligible for waterbirth. She was more on the no side, since I am a VBAC mom and it’s crucial for her to have easy access to monitor the baby and I. I was expecting a similar answer too, so yeah, I guess I can live with that. She said natural birth is totally OK, so that will do. She is even OK with birth plans too.

So this confirmed everything:
 

Aww..there you are! This little beanie has a nice heartbeat and everything else seems to be just right. Alhamdulillah. Dr Idora said that my placenta is a bit low, but there is nothing to worry yet as it should climb up as the pregnancy progresses (this happened when I was preggy with Bella too).

Dr Idora waited a while to show us how the baby moves. As if on cue it did a nice somersault-like movement, very close to how Bella shifts in bed when she is asleep. Kinda like the sister already, this one. Heheh.

A warm and fuzzy feeling came onto me and I fell in love all over again.

I was smitten for the rest of the day. Whenever I recalled that moment I smiled to myself like a crazy woman. Haha.

I am due on 29 August 2014. Come to think of it, it is just another 6 months to go. Gahhh….

Comments

Unknown said…
kalau tak, kita check-up with Dr yang sama.. My Dr Chantek aka Dr Adilah suggested Dr Idora. Tp bila memikirkan que yang sama mcm nak jumpa Dr Adilah, i opted for Columbia Asia. Plus dekat sikit dgn rumah..
Chekgu Azrine said…
Semoga dipermudahkan urusan sepnjg pregnancy nih ye
MOMMYLIN said…
tahniah... =)
MashaAllah such a happy read :)
nothing like a little life growing inside you!
Juju said…
firstly congrats on your second pregnancy. secondly i super love Dr Idora!! best obgyn ever. i delivered both kiddoes with her. although i wanted normal deliveries for both, i have to concur with Allah's plans. but at the end of the day, the most important thing is that both baby & mummy are safe and well. so wishing you all the best on your journey and take care!
Ayuni A. said…
Thank you very much for all of your well wishes ladies! :)

Kak Mel..la akak due lambat lagi ke..lebih kurang je lah kita ek, u in July and me in Aug :)

Juju..glad to hear abt Dr Idora from someone who has an experience :) thank you very much dear!

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