christina angeli 🌺

So I had a doppler velocimetry on JUne 7, 2017. A Doppler velocimetry is a way to make sure that the baby is getting a healthy supply of blood. The ultrasound thankfully showed that the circulation of blood was a-ok! Lately I had been feeling more frequent tummy tightening. I could feel it harden real hard..rock hard.. and the vajayjay feels like something is pushing against it and I feel like peeing everytime the it happens :( The visit to the OB confirmed that what I was feeling were contractions and that baby is already ready to come out as the doc could already feel the head has descended. I was still 32 weeks  pregnant! So not yet the time for him to see his beautiful mom.  My doc got worried that I might pop way before baby is full term, prescribed me ixolilan for the contractions and prescribed me to be injected with Betamethasone (Diprospan) to hasten the lil dude's lung maturity in case he might be born premature. the doc put me on bed re...

I've been very excited about my upcoming baby showers. But unfortunately, I could not attend any of them. I have been having contractions, strong ones, and I can feel like bub's head is pushing down may vajayjay. Putting on panties and standing up have become painful down there. So when I had my prenatal check-up last May 16, the doctor confirmed that baby boy has started to descend and contractions were not just practice contractions. :( So she put me on bed rest again for 2 weeks. I was to have another ultrasound after the bed rest to check for my cervical length. I was still 29 weeks pregnant and I got scared! I can't give birth yet! huhuh. So I heeded the advise and cancelled the baby showers and apologized to the big bosses in the firm that I have to be MIA again. I think the contractions were brought about by the stress of attending hearings. hehe. I was not supposed to attend them yet but how can one refuse the bosses when you had been absent for more than 3 months...

 I actually missed the 2 week scans and the 2 week visits to the doctor as now I had to wait a month before I get to listen to baby boy's heartbeat, and a month before getting to see his development inside my tummy. April is about to end. Daddy and Mommy just had their 5th wedding anniversary. Our last "just the two of us" anniversary. :) And the lil pea is on his 27th week (more or less) and my tummy's getting very big that people would think I was about to give birth. Yes it was that big, and yes I got so big, and my nose got bigger (and harder.lol). And my face was full of acne!!! :( Doc said my weight gain and acne were brought about my meds.  I couldn't wait to get off them, but of course I was willing to take them longer if it meant baby will be safer. I also had some days when my tummy would harden. I assumed they were Braxton Hicks contractions or those that they call rehearsal/practice contractions that a mommy feels ...

March had been busy. I finally got back to the office (March 6) after a 12 week hiatus though the Doc told me to avoid hearings as much as possible and just stay in the office during work time. The Guava Republic, my College BFFs met up because our fried, June, came home from Canada. My cute bump   But the best part of my March was my highly anticipated mid pregnancy ultrasound!! I was hungry for one as I had been used to my 2 week scans and doctor check up and it's been a while since I've heard bub's heartbeat and seen his developments. I was very eager in knowing how the baby was doing and very very excited to know if our little bub would be a darling I could dress up in cute pretty dresses, or a sweetheart who'd play football with his dad. So the day came, March 30, 2017. I guess everybody who saw my big nose was right... It's a BOY!!!!! 💙💙💙 And his forehead is as big as dad's (and mom's) hehehe.

After the last ultrasound, Dra. Sabado said that she was worried why the hemorrhage was still increasing despite the medicines that I have been taking. I was also on Prednisone 5, a steroidal medicine that lowered my immune system (thus if I had to go out of the house, I must be wearing a mask), in the hopes of finally removing the hemorrhage.  She was worried I had APAS (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome), an auto immune disease wherein my body rejects my baby thinking of it as a foreign entity. She increased my dosage of Prednisone to 20mg and referred me to a specialist. I was still required to have bed rest, and another ultrasound in two weeks.  During our first visit to the specialist, she told us to undergo a series of lab works to identify if I indeed have APAS, she wanted it done ASAP to avoid further complications. We asked how much the lab works cost, and she told us around PHP 19,000.00!! Waaah! Wati and I were shocked! I was honestly worried and sc...

It is 2017! New year, new hopes, and exciting days ahead as in several weeks, we would finally get to see our lil mini me/mini Wati! yeah!  January 6, 2017. Our 4th ultrasound. I had my hopes up going to the laboratory. I felt positive that this time, the hemorrhage would be gone, or if not, would decrease even more. But my hopes were shattered as not only was the  hemorrhage still there, it increased in size! (from 4.5ml to 5.9ml despite all the meds) :( Tears welled up my eyes when the sonologist said that the hemorrhage increased..and then cried so hard when I got out of the laboratory. I cried coz I was so frustrated that it was still there. I got so down because I was so hopeful that everything would be ok. I cried coz I got so scared of losing the lil one who we prayed for so long, and who we finally were blessed to have been conceived. So damn scared. I would not be able to take it if it would happen. I ...

I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind That I put down in words How wonderful life is Now you're in the world <3 I'm writing this addressed to you, my baby love.. Your Song by Elton John was my song for you when I learned, after so long, that I'm finally pregnant with you. And everytime I hear that song, I choke up, because my eyes would tear up, and my heart would feel like bursting because of the overwhelming  happiness of finally having you, my little miracle, inside me...I was already so in love with you even that early, that thinking about it now is making me hold back the tears. :) So two weeks passed with me just lying down in bed. Babe, I felt like a day lasted for more than 24 hours coz I was literally doing nothing. hehe. I have to be honest, I was bored, being one who had so many things to do before I had you. But I'd rather be bored, than lose you, my love. 12.23.16, we  had our 3rd ultrasound to check on the subchorio...