To Our Daughter..

  February 16, 2021    Because I'm considered high-risk due to my previous recurrent miscarriages, my doctor had recommended I do a 1 hour glucose test in my first trimester to test if I had diabetes. I read that the orange drink tasted like Orange Fanta and decided to go with that which actually wasn't that bad, just pretty sweet, even for me. I was instructed not to drink or eat anything within the hour though. After the hour, they drew 4.5 vials of blood and I was on my way. Now I have to wait for the results!!   February 25, 2021    Today was my second OB appointment and the doctor announced that it was my official dating scan day. That basically means whatever my baby measures is the date they're going to go with for the rest of my pregnancy. Obviously it's not going to be exact, but I was still excited because seeing my baby on the screen is always my favorite part of these appointments. Turns out I ended up being 4 days ahead from my first appointmen...

  February 9, 2021    I've been spending the last 1.5 weeks searching for a new OBGYN since I felt that my last one (whom I experienced the last 3 miscarriages with) wasn't helpful at all. I read about this new location on Yelp and it had lots of convincing reviews that I just couldn't turn away from. I'm super excited about this new journey with more compassionate doctors!   February 10, 2021    I was bummed Nes couldn't come with me to my appointment since he went to get the 1st dose of the Covid vaccine around the same time as my doctor's BUT good news! There is definitely a baby cooking in there! The nurse measured me at 8 weeks + 3 days and I even got to hear a strong heartbeat. I couldn't let myself feel much emotions though since a part of me will always  be worrying about what could go wrong. It was reassuring hearing the doctor say "Once we've confirmed a heartbeat, your chances of miscarriage immediately drops to x%." From a first imp...