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3rd Pregnancy - Threatened Miscarriage (Part 3)

The coast is slightly clear now. My bleeding has stopped for more than a week now except for the little spotting this morning. A bit disappointing but still thankful that I have come this far. I restarted my Duphaston just to be sure that I won't bleed the next few days.

We had an appointment 2 days ago. I was never happier to find out that the blood pooling was gone and that my cervix lining has thickened. Seeing the baby move and hearing its heartbeat made my heart so full. I could resume normal activities but still need to limit any strenous exercises. That was easy I thought until the spotting today made me realised that the past 2 days activities were probably too much for my body. I should take it easy.

During the ultrasound scan, Dr Ben could see the gender. My husband was excited to know but I refused to know until birth. So in the end, only he knows the gender now and the suspense is killing me. I have a strong feeling that it is a boy and regardless, I love my babies all the same.

Counting down the days, I am left with 5 days before work resumes. I dread it. No more extended bed rest. I was quite sure before that I wanted to resign but because of financial commitment, I decided to perhaps stay a little longer. To make things look more bearable, I downloaded an app to countdown to the key public holidays and stocks vesting days before the baby's arrival. At least, this motivates me a little that every day and every single event passed is a step closer to meeting Beanie. I hope the little spotting today is just a one-time off thing and won't come back so that I can go back to work with a peace of mind.

I have been busy too the past few weeks. I picked up crocheting recently and was on full mode since then. The crochet bug gave me an idea to start a small hustle to sell handmade crochet crafts and hence StitchModz was born. I love crocheting. It is therapeutic and takes my mind off that I am restricted with little movements while on bed rest. Also, it keeps my brain active and I don't feel as bored as before where tv and tablet were my only companion. I hope this small business will take off to a great start when I launch it in end April.

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