Me, Myself and I are probably the well appointed three little words for those who are living an independent life or at least for those who choose to be. As for me, I am not just me, or I, or by myself but in all things, I am now me and my baby. Yes, I have a life growing inside me. One that is beautifully established by God. One that my husband and I are both excited and grateful to God about. A true blessing from up above! All of a sudden I don't think of me, myself and I but my baby - in just about everything - every breathe, every thought, every move, every step, every endeavor, all that I practically do, feel, and plan.
For "My Young's" well-being, I take the basic precautions such as resting, increasing my dietary fiber intake, drinking increased amounts of water, avoiding caffeine and taking the necessary prenatal vitamins. I also avoid people who are smoking and watch my every step at the sky train and make sure to ingest only healthy and clean foods. In other words, I take steps to safeguard my health for the sake of my baby.
Now that I am pregnant, taking good care of myself is not merely a choice but a necessity. Relaxation, eating right, taking some form of exercise, have never been so rewarding for I know that it will be beneficial to my baby. It 's like being selfish but with a cause. Perhaps it is not selfishness at all but a matter of coping with the never ending changes that one experiences when pregnant.
I can never forget that one Saturday when I felt more tired than usual. I slept at our sofa right after having breakfast and then again after having late lunch and after that as well till dinnertime. My husband dismissed my being lazy on that day as simple fatigue when in fact I think I am at least two weeks pregnant already! Well, I think my instincts are far better than his. I got a first response home pregnancy test not long after that and of course it tested as "pregnant"! Surely, the easy-to-read results in the thermometer-like device are pretty accurate as they claim to have detected pregnancy hormone levels in 62% of women 5 days before their expected period.
Thus from then on, I am - eating, drinking, sleeping, living for two!
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