Early Symptoms of My Pregnancy

Mid of January of 2011, as I was heading towards work, I noticed that I was a bit dizzy. I thought that maybe it was due to hot temperature and the sun, or I was just hungry.. It was around 8:00 in the morning.

For almost everyday that I was feeling that way I thought that maybe it was just a mild migraine, or vertigo..

Came February, it felt like as if my dizziness had worsen because it came to a point when I almost fainted as I arrived to the office. Luckily I came just in time and I immediately drank a glass of cold water..

During this month I also noticed that I've always wanted to eat heavy meals every morning - eventhough I had already eaten breakfast at home, I still wanted to eat again when I arrived to the office. Luckily there were several fast food chains in the area such as Jollibee, Tropical Hut and Goldilocks.

Later, I noticed that I always felt hungry almost every 2-3 hours.. And it was not just a feeling of being hungry but it was more of a “starving” feeling - I couldn't stand my stomach "growling" that's why I called it "megahunger".

I also noticed that my breast became a bit heavy. Then I remembered that I had missed my monthly period.. last February.. I wondered – am I pregnant already??

I then asked my husband to accompany me to Watson's; I just told him that I was going to buy vitamins. I didn't want to let him know that I was going to buy pregnancy test kit because I was not so sure at that time and I didn't want the both of us to get frustrated, if ever the result would be negative.

Because it was the first time that I was going to buy the kit, I asked the sales lady where to find it. I didn't notice that the kit that I was looking for is already in front of me, right on top of the counter! The saleslady politely pointed the kits on my front and she told me to choose whichever brand I would prefer. I looked into each brand one by one then finally I decided to buy the one labeled as Blue Cross. I chose this brand because the packaging was nice and instructions are very comprehensive. I thought at first that the kit was expensive but on the contrary, it's very affordable.

I almost tried to use the kit the same night that I bought it. Luckily, I read the instructions first and it indicated that results would be more accurate if done in the morning.

So early the following morning, I had mixed emotions as I went to the bathroom to use the kit. Of course I was praying and hoping that the result would be positive, because we have already been married for 6 years and if ever, this would be my first pregrancy.

As I was watching the results to develop, I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Two lines which indicated positive pregnancy! Tears fell off in my eyes. I still couldn't explain the feelings that I had during that time.

I sat on the bed beside my husband who was still asleep but he was awakened when he heard me sobbing. Speechless and still crying, I showed him the kit. At first he couldn't understand what was going on maybe because he was still half-asleep. But when he finally noticed that it was a pregnancy test kit, he immediately kissed and hugged me, knowing that finally, we're going to have a baby.

He hugged me so tight, and he was also crying at that time, thanking and praising God for His great gift that we've just received.

We immediately decided to go to an ob for check-up. After work, we went to the ob and we realized that the baby was already six weeks old – with a size of a rice grain.

I couldn't forget what the ob said so everytime that we eat rice I would always say to my husband “look, our baby is as big as this single rice grain!”.

From then on I changed my endearmeant to my husband from "yabidabdab" to "daddy-dabdab" :)