First Doctor's Appointment

As soon i spread the news to my friends that Joyie's pregnant, they told me to take her to the doctor so she will be given vitamins, taken care of,  and to avoid any defects while the baby is forming. They said that earlier visit to the doctor will save us trouble or anything harmful to the baby, especially during the first three months.

Saturday came, November 19, 2011, Joyie and I went to Rattanavej Hospital. As a first timer, Joyie preferred to have a female doctor to check her. Unfortunately, no female doctor was available at the time. We were told to come back the next day. 

We arrived back at the hospital around 6 pm the following day. Joyie's blood pressure, height, and weight were recorded by the nurse. She was then asked to take a sample of her urine to check if she really is pregnant using the pregnancy test. After a couple of minutes, the nurse came out from the room, nodding her head whilst smiling, and showed us a positive result.

Not long after that, we were ushered in one of the doctor's room. There we met Doctor Luetlak who examined Joyie using the ultrasound. She showed us some black and white thingie that was moving inside Joyie's stomach - or womb, I don't know. It was fun watching the thing moved. My heart leaped with joy and was smiling while watching. The doctor advised joy of things to avoid and things she must eat. She was then given vitamins and an anti-vomiting tablet in case she suffers from morning sickness. Just before we left, the doctor gave us a small piece of paper as a reminder of our second appointment next month. We were all smiles whilst going back home, and even before we went to bed.

It was just another wonderful day!

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First Sign of Life

A month after we got married Joyie started to feel very dizzy at most times. She also gets tired easily even doing minimal work at home. She said she might be pregnant but i thought otherwise. Since i have no idea how fast a woman would feel such things, i admittedly ignore the signs. I thought she was just being her - a natural born teaser. 

A few days later she asked me to buy a pregnancy test. I was like "What's that in Thai?" Though i was still a bit skeptic, she was not. We decided to buy it together so we could explain things thoroughly. It was never a problem because the man in the counter spoke good English. One word - and he understood.

When we arrived home, we checked the label as how it was used. There was an English translation saying two red lines would mean positive, while only one signals negative. It was also best use if done in the morning because human chronic gonadotropin (hCG) is high, thus, early morning urine yields better result.

Positive, yeah?

The next morning, she put a little amout of her urine in a disposable plastic container, and placed the pregnancy test in it. Seconds after that, two red lines appeared. We were shocked when it changed right before our eyes. Who would not be? But of course we were happy :)


Thank you so much LORD for this miracle of the first sign of life.


*Pregnancy test was done on November 9, 2011

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