My second trimester is generally more relaxed compared to the first trimester. The cervical cerclage reassured us that my cervix won't open prematurely and cause a sudden miscarriage-- just like what I have experience during my previous pregnancy. We have also asked my parents to come over so I won't need to move around the house to cook or do the household chores. They came here just before my cervical cerclage operation. So from then on, I was on bed rest. I was confined in the four corners of our house, leaving only when it's time for our hospital check up. Per doctor's advice, I limited myself on my internet usage and refrained from reading too much regarding pregnancy complications. Looking back, I can't imagine how I spent this trimester with limited activities on house-arrest and kept my sanity!
I guess what kept me from losing my mind is having this positive thought that in a few months time, we will be with our healthy baby! At 17 weeks, I also started to feel his movements. I am so thrilled whenever I feel them. But I think it's only around 20 weeks when the movements were more pronounced that my husband can see/feel them too.
My hospital check ups were scheduled every 4 weeks. I had an anomaly (detailed) scan by the radiologist at 20 weeks. She made a thorough scan of everything. We're very happy that the results are all normal and our baby is healthy. During the scan, our baby's legs are closed so she can only confirm with 80% accuracy that our baby is a boy. My husband is so glad upon hearing this, although honestly, the gender is not that important. What matters is that we have a healthy and normal baby!
At week 20, I stopped taking Prednisolon. But I am still taking Duphaston, Aspirin and Clexane injections daily, together with my prenatal vitamins and calcium. I have experienced getting heartburn again so I am taking Gaviscon when needed.
At week 24, my OB is on leave so I consulted the other high risk doctor instead. The ultrasound scan showed that our baby is healthy with healthy heartbeat. All measurements are normal, the chambers of the heart are normal and blood flow is normal. He also said that our baby's gender is boy. I stopped taking Duphaston as per my doctor's instructions.
