Weeks 23 to 26

The past few weeks have whizzed past and here I am at 26 weeks of pregnancy today! I have been largely doing ok, though my pelvic girdle pain remains and worsens the days I don't practice yoga. Fatigue also seems to have made a comeback, reminding me that I am nearing the 3rd trimester soon. I love the feeling of my baby moving inside, reminding me on a busy work day that he/she is inside me, growing day by day. My weight gain continues to be on the higher side when compared to the healthy range and that is something that worries my Gynaec and me!

I have been showered with kindness, love from all around. My friends, acquaintances give me useful tips and so do my office colleagues. My super boss gave me a sound advice though, he mentioned that at this stage every person will have a view or opinion, but the ultimate decision makers should be me or my husband.

As the year comes to an end, I am truly grateful for what 2023 has offered me. Towards the end of 2022, after 3 failed IUI attempts, my then-Gynaec suggested I go in for IVF, considering I was 38 yrs old back then. I somehow wanted to try some other alternate way to make our bodies healthier and then go in for IVF. Rohan immediately agreed to my plan of enrolling into an expensive fertility programme, though it delayed the IVF plan by 6 months. Joining the programme was indeed a game changer and to get pregnant twice with one ending in an unfortunate miscarriage was something I would have never dreamt of last year. Both of us and our immediate family members now eagerly await the arrival of our miracle, rainbow baby into this universe in 2024.