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I was set to fly to Sydney Australia this 6th of April, unfortunately since monday (April 4) I've been experiencing minor cramps and brownish discharge. I rested early monday night, thinking that it might only be a stressful day, I was praying and hoping that the discharge will go away the next day. Early tuesday morning, I did not see anything unusual and the cramps were gone but around mid day there are still spots of brownish discharge. Since I will be having a long trip the next day, I sent an SMS to my OB and she requested to see me immediately.

I went to MMC and upon reaching her clinic Dra. Mae's assistant gave me a request for pelvic ultrasound. Oh no! Another ultrasound! I was thinking of another expense, this is the 3rd time already! I really wanted to wait though the OB Sonologists are on lunch break, seems like one doctor and admin who was there took pity on me and had me up next. I was so thankful, it is yet another simple blessing from above.

During the ultrasound, I made it to a point to have a chit chat with the OB Sonologist and her assistant to keep me calm since hubby was not there and it just feels right to bond with the people who takes care of you for that moment. As I was telling them of my past pregnancy experience, kids and how hubby and I badly wanted a boy, the doctor said "o eto BOY" and I was "HA?!!", "Ayan o" as she showed me the monitor, I had a hard time seeing it though since there's a glare of light bouncing back to the screen and as if I would really recognize. I was really surprised because I didn't expect that at this early they'll be able to see the gender but through research I found out that even at 13 weeks if it's a boy, the baby's gender will be prominent.

But I had to make sure! So I asked the doctor again, "are you sure boy sya talaga?" she checked again and told me "Ayan o naka erect pa!". I just laughed at how my baby showed his thingy to the doctor. Here's the photos the OB gave me:

My Baby BOY Asher Cassiel (tentative name)

He is really growing fast, look at him at 15 weeks!

Though I was advised to stay home, yes another week of bed rest, I'm overwhelmed with happiness to find out the baby's gender so is my husband. He even forgot our expenses for the trip due to the cancellation. It was really an answered prayer, all the trip to Baclaran and Manaoag was all worth it. Now, my next wish for him is he will be healthy and strong when he comes out to this world. With prayers and faith in God, I know he will be.

Mommy, you need a break!

Last Tuesday (March 1) I was experiencing pain in my lower abs, it was quite tolerable though I was a bit wary on my discharge but since I don't see anything unusual yet I still went on with my usual routine. Around late afternoon, I saw a red dot, just one small red dot but I panicked! I called my hubby immediately, almost teary eyed, and told him what I saw. He too felt scared, he asked me to call my OB-GYNE ASAP. The doctor asked me to take Duphaston and Isoxillan, and see her the next day.

My OB, Dra. Mae Syki-Young is the 4th doctor I met after we confirmed I was pregnant. I was looking for this OB who I can connect and be comfortable with. Dra. Mae, was actually referred by my boss, his wife is also pregnant and he's been giving me good feedback about her, so I tried seeing her then. Dra. Mae has a lot of patients in her Makati Medical Center (MMC) Clinic, as in the first time I went there, I was patient number 26! Talk about long waiting lines huh! She is also an accredited OB in Intellicare, which makes it even better for me. The first time I came to her, I immediately felt comfortable, she's not rushing the check up though she still has a lot of patients to see and even if I'm a health card member referral. She looks very elegant but talks to you in a relaxing manner, more like chikahan type of voice.

So the next day, when I went to see Dra. Mae I showed her the photos of the red spot, I made sure that I took a photo to make her see what really transpired, she confirmed that its blood. She requested to have our Transvaginal Sonography (TVS) or ultrasound immediately to check how the baby is doing. The TVS cost at MMC is around Php 2330.

Here's the result of the TVS, my baby has a human form already, like my mom said "tao na sya".

Waving at mommy and daddy, look at the hand.

look at me i'm super likot

I was teary eyed when I saw the baby, he's super active and keeps on moving his hands and feet. We just can't help but feel overwhelmed with happiness seeing our almost 1.5 inches baby waving at us. The result of the TVS was all good, but still Dra. Mae wants to ensure the safety of the baby since I'm still on my first trimester. The cause? Probably stress, exhaustion or merely plain sensitive cervix, it can be any and all of the above. So I just agreed on the 1 week bed rest, no going out of the house and no shopping! I'm on my 6th day today and I think/feel that everything is going to be fine.