1st trimester is to me like a couple in a courtship. Highly curious, much anticipation and many moments of worry. Every scan we get from the clinic never fails to fill us with amazement...even if it is just the baby going from a small dot to a larger dot! The Gynae is the best place for information and comfort, and that’s where most of the expenses went to.
There were times when mummy experienced stomach pain and the pregnancy was less than stable. This explains some of the treatments that were done. Duphaston can help sustain the necessary levels of hormones required to maintain a healthy pregnancy and is typically given to pregnant woman who experience bleeding or abdominal pain. Prolution Depot, a progesterone drug, was later administered to further stabilize the pregnancy.
During the 12th week of pregnancy, mummy need to undergo a blood test. The combination of tests for PAPP-A, hCG and nuchal translucency that are included in the first trimester screen are used to assess the risk that the fetus a pregnant woman is carrying has a chromosomal abnormality such as Down syndrome (trisomy 21) or Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18).
A rough ride it was, but on the brighter side, there were no morning sickness for mummy and no middle of the night craving. Phew!!
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