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🤰🤰My difficult but a memorable pregnancy ( read high risk pregnancy ) journey

✅It began in September 2015 and I got the confirmation in Oct 2015 with a blood test. Since we were prepared for this as this was planned, our happiness knew no bounds.
🙏🏻🙏🏻Each day of pregnancy commencing from 10th October 2015 ( blood test confirmation) till my delivery date - 7th June 2016 is so fresh in memory. This us because it was so so much wanted. I wanted to celebrate each day and make it memorable.
😘😘I started to pen down all memorable moments so that I could read them to my child when he grows up.
From the first month my doctor ( I love her for her correct guidance at each step even for the tiniest of things) monitored me closely as she was concerned about it.
✅First concern for her was my age. At 33 she wanted to make it 100% risk proof so she was overly cautious and asked me to take all necessary precautions to make it successful.
✅Second concern was a low lying placenta due to which I was asked to take complete rest as I was gaining weight rapidly and a low lying placenta and weight could lead to spotting etc. Or might be risky.
✅She wanted me to take complete bed rest but I took permission from her to go to office till the time I was comfortable as I did not have to move much in office but she stopped my driving, extensive household tiring chores, physical exertion etc.
🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️I was keen to go to office due to my professional commitments to the management as well as I wanted to be mentally active thru out my pregnancy.My job required leadership skills, extensive interviewing for top management positions, using my brain in applying hundreds of excel formulae, employee engagements etc and I wanted to utilize all these skills while being pregnant.
✅✅It's because I believe strongly mostly your child gets how and what you are doing during your pregnancy
🧛‍♂️Well, I can see the effect too. A brainy child ( touch wood).
🙏🏻🙏🏻This does not mean MOMS TO BE staying at home are lesser. They should also read, write and watch good stuff so that it could reach the child. I promote all pregnant women should try to do things which involve mental activities like puzzles, solving mathematics questions, listening to mantras etc to make sharp babies.

🤪So like every first time mom, I had my own fears ( some of them really funny and I get a good laugh whenever I recall how stupid I behaved in some situations)
😊I wish I had subscribed to Babychakra way back then for such awesome advice.
I used to google about every little thing ( which one should not as it shows things that may vary from case to case and leave you frightened).
✅For eg.I used to think my baby is just below my abdominal layer and even a small jerk would harm him :)) . It was only after c section I came to know how deep the babies are hidden in so many cushioned layers and are pretty safe inside ( unless the time and situation is really against you).
✅I remember fighting with cab drivers for speeding on a road bump etc that could harm my baby.
✅I remember crying when my baby who used to active thru out the day would suddenly stop movements in the end of the day. Bhai rest bhi to karega baby ya had time wrestling karta rahega;) lol
There are umpteen no. Of cases when I would trouble my doctor to ask the silliest of questions while in doubt ( thank her for her patience )

🙈🙈Now by the end of second trimester due to rest I believe I gained extra pounds and was becoming over weight day by day. My doctor used to scold me for this.

🤔🤔( oh I forgot to mention that luckily I did not face morning sickness even for a day and had no aversion to any smell not any kind of particular food cravings - so it was smooth in this regard, therefore I became a complete foody --- though home made but my appetite increased manifold I don't know why so I ate a lot and the calories weren't burnt plus my thyroid issue)
😐So all this led to my weight issues and on each visit my doc used to say you need to control it now as obesity would lead to preeclampsia resulting in c section.
And she was right thru out I had issues of high BP and was on medication for it.

🙄🙄I was 57 when I conceived and my weight on delivery day was 87. 30 kgs!!!
My doctor was giving warnings on warnings and o failed to control it any how.

😦😦So I also would like to advice expecting moms to not to gain unnecessary weight thinking they need to eat for two. Right mix of nutrition in moderation is just fine. Keep yourself active unless asked for complete bed rest due to medical issues.
🤗A fit body is ready for a normal delivery plus also post delivery your recovery and incision healing is better.
😰😰I remember how my weight led to discomfort post delivery.i was unable to move, feed and turn sides for a month or so. Breast feeding became a challenge as I was huge for the little one. Getting back to normal life was so difficult every time I would get up I would feel my stitches would split wide open and tear apart ( though they were done so nicely with the steri strips and glued perfectly but my over weight would always make me feel my tummy is leaning down and down)

😑😑2 months pp I did not care much about my body. But after that with my mom’s motivation I had decided to reach my pre pregnancy weight by the time Krishiv would be one.
🤗🤗So I became strong willed, made few life style changes and achieved my goal before my sons first birthday .

HOW?
Stay tuned to know - in my next post :)

😍😍“ Fat to Fit ! The climax “ - check out on next

Love 💕