Yesterday, I decided to take a leave from work in exchange of some peace of mind. Matti has never been active or should I say hyper as he is lately, and it is making me anxious. I have been reading some real-life pregnancy stories and it's making me sick. So I told my husband our little munchkin is not moving as he is before and as always, he said I should not worry. But I am just persistent that I've sent a message to my OB gyne, asking her opinion. She said if Matti will not move more than two times after meal, I'd have to take my BPP and NST. So yesterday, we went to MD Care to have these tests done.
MD Care is located in E. Rodriguez. It's just in front of Burger King so we did not have a hard time looking for the clinic. We arrived there at around 11 in the morning. My husband told me that he liked the place because there's a big lounge inside. I was asked to fill up a form and so I did. There are only a few patients when I arrived so I waited for just ten minutes.
(thank you hubby for the documentation!haha)
The receptionist asked me to go to the ultrasound room and wrapped this elastic thing in my tummy. She also attached something (which according to her will monitor my baby's heartbeat and contractions. She asked me to click something when I feel our baby moving. And for the first five minutes, I never felt the baby move. John is with me inside the room and I told him see? See? Matti is not moving! He told me to relax and after quite some time, our baby finally moved! Nakakaloka ka anak! Pinakaba mo muna talaga ako?! Then the doctor came and checked the monitor. He told me, malikot naman si baby ah? Okay naman. Another sign of relief! After that, I was asked to transfer to another room for the ultrasound.
After a few minutes, we got the results! Fist bump my little man, we got 10/10! Here's the results. :) I was okay until I saw and realized that he's already 6.8 lbs! And I still have more or less a month to go! I know I am super matakaw, but it's quite surprising that I didn't have any weight gain problems during my first and second trimester, and now I should control myself from eating! Bakit kasi ang sarap kumain! And I am always hungry! Oh well, I will try oatmeal this time to at least increase my fiber intake.
Thank you MDCare for a very pleasant experience!:) I highly recommend this clinic for all the soon to be moms out there. :) Oh, and we paid 1,700 pesos for the ultrasound and test. According to the other moms to be, it is reasonable enough so I must say we got a good deal already.
That's all for now. I'm back to the waiting game. and before I forger, big THANKS to the Guy up there for taking good care of me and Matti. We owe it all to You Lord.
much love,
Niki-the super excited mom
