Mikaela's Moon

I have missed my period for 2 months, and I decided to take a pregnancy test last April 24. I asked one of the team managers in our team, Rache, to buy me a preg test. I was shocked when it came out positive.

Raymund and I went to the OB last Saturday after shift. The doctor arrived in the clinic in Megamall at 12 noon, and we only talked for a few minutes. Estimated age of the baby was 9 weeks. She recommended that I undergo an ultrasound to confirm my pregnancy. The ultrasound session was scheduled at 3pm, so we shopped for gifts first while waiting.

At 3:40pm, I was called into the lab for my ultrasound. The doctor told us that the sac was there but they could not find the baby inside and they could not hear the heartbeat. I was devastated. We were barely out of the clinic when my tears started gushing out of me uncontrollably.

I cried all the way...and it didn't stop until Sunday morning. The only time I didn't cry was when I was asleep. I felt so depressed.

On Sunday, we attended Raymund's nephew's baptism and I was one of the godmothers. My in laws went to our house. The boys had a drinking session while the girls chatted. My sister in laws all told me to get a second opinion because the baby is too small. Often times, it is undetectable in the first ultrasound. My hopes went up, and I decided to find another OB.

We went back to the OB yesterday at noon. She told me that it was an abnormal pregnancy and that I had to undergo a "raspa", wherein they will scrape my uterus to get the sac out.

When I arrived in the office, I told my friends who already have children and they all told me the same thing: the baby is too small to be seen in the ultrasound. We have decided to go to St. Luke's on Saturday to find another OB and get a second opinion.

Friends, please pray for my baby..