Being Pregnant....with Essential Thrombocythemia

Its our 4th pregnancy and 2nd child... we lost 2 at 6 weeks, with was real early and come to think about it sometimes having heavy period at 40th day could be a false pregnancy. I had it a few times, so maybe  there are more pregnancies that we didn't know coz I didn't count until I got married.

Yea, when we lost it the 1st time, it was pretty disheartening but it was actually expected as I got Essential Thrombocythemia.. What u must be asking hahahah!!! actually we found out after we had V and it was my 2 yearly body checkup that spotted it. My doctor raised the alarm as it hit 700,000 blood platelet, normal person like you all will be about 400,000 count. She tracked my old records and found a pattern  with found it to be this ET. I don't die from this la, its just a post pregnancy hormonal change for some women. After visits to the hematologist, she did advise us to have a child asap before it reaches 1.5 million, that is when I may have to medicate to control it as to prevent blood clots.

We did research and really there was nothing we could do about it... yes I thought I was going to die sometimes but hahaha... having a child then wasn't really an option as we wanted to see the trend of the blood platelet. Monitored it for about 1 year or so, and realised it wasn't going anywhere high, the it struck us that by taking time out ain't going to help us much by waiting. We started trying last year when V was about 2.5 years.... yes between that time we lost 2.  The 1st was hurting to both of us, so we took awhile before we tried again. After visits to experts it was really nothing we could do, noting that 60% of the miscarriage happens in the 1st trimester and the underlying reasons are unknown and it may not even be ET. We took aspirin when we tried for the next one, had specialists looking after me etc... but it still didn't work out. I do remember a time I did scream at Trev, but you all know my husband, the most supportive husband any wife can get... just stood by me. That was our 2nd lost, but I rested a few days, prayed and told him we can try again. He too at this time grieved pretty fast and we had a successful one the next month. 

This time round, there were no meds, no visits to any doctors until I text back Dr Han.. he insisted that I paid him a visit. He discussed with the specialists in the hospitals and they all agreed not to medicate me...just assurance. For me I didn't quite care if I was pregnant, continued working and didn't spoke about it till it past 1st trimester. Like what most people would say "No hope no disappointment." The family didn't even know we were expecting until I almost reached 5 months, u should have seen my FIL's eyes when we announced, his eyes popped. "you don't look pregnant!" hahahha. Actually I didn't feel pregnant at all.... Life went on as normal. Hardly ate, never put on weight and actually lost kgs. People who worked with me knew as I stopped training consultants for I cannot stand for long. I travelled as normal with the support of my ever best gynae who gave me green light for EVERYTHING except me going to exercise,.. exercise to him is walking and swimming. Come on he allowed me to eat "hum" - u know cockles? hahaha

I got prettier this pregnancy.. total weight gain at 6months 4kg! woots 

The baby carrying has been exceptionally fantastic .. the husband forgets that I'm pregnant until I come home with swollen legs then he remembers. I don't crave anything or rather I don't eat at home :P ... baby hates the food at home. The car is mine everyday, yea the FIL dotes on me to let him take his car and he in turn shares with Trev... kekeke. He heard about me felling faintish on the MRT once and never was there a time I was without a car, if he has golf.. I actually have taxi money from Trev woo hoos!!! feels like a blessed child now. 

pregger woes this round = heartburn and water retention

Most of the great friends knows about the pregnancy and I seriously steer away from negativity. Man,  this pregnancy I had a handful situations and it took me real hard to get away... for really if you have been in my position? Spending time listening to negative remarks, gossips sucks.  So thats why I only announced my pregnancy on my blog only now, for I had to fly away for 15 days and seriously AM NOT game for people to nag at me.  Doesn't help that I will be on the traveling on the plane total for 24 hours up and down. Hates kind words at times and I told the husband not to share much. He was pretty amazed that I didn't blog it down. But I did want to announce it together with my new blog header and all... but had second thoughts later. He was very cute and told me to refrain to blog it to avoid causing all my friends to have a child for the last round I did it, we had a record no of friends giving birth!!! best of all, they said cause they were inspired by my blog hahahhaah! Omg!! I think its safe now... *hopes

* note: Please email me if you have questions and wants to try to be pregnant. Email me at florindatay@hotmail.com as I have privacy settings for my blog