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A sério que não vos levo a mal!!!
Então o que se tem passado comigo?
Bom…Estou grávida!
De quase 6 meses!
E porque não tenho falado nisto?
Descobri que estava grávida em Maio mas, e em virtude do que aconteceu em Dezembro, desta vez não contamos a ninguém. Gato escaldado da água fria tem medo!
No principio de Junho, tivemos a certeza que era uma gravidez verdadeira, com um embrião a formar-se. Mas, o médico pôs-nos tantas reticências por causa da minha idade (tenho 41 anos) que ficamos um pouco abalados e continuamos sem dizer nada a ninguém. Tivemos férias nesse mês, a pequena papgena precisava de fazer muita praia, por causa dos ouvidos, isolamo-nos em casa de uns familiares junto à praia, sem contacto com ninguém. Acabaram por ser 3 semanas muito relaxadas e sem grandes preocupações a não ser a preparação da festa da pequena papgena, no último fsm de Junho.
Logo a seguir ao aniversário dela fui fazer a ecografia das 12 semanas.
Fomos a um médico muito conhecido aqui da cidade, o mesmo a que eu tinha ido na gravidez da pequena Papgena. A ecografia começou calma, com ele a dizer-nos que aparentava ser uma menina mas, progressivamente transformou-se num exame custoso porque o panda não colaborava com o médico e ele teve que abanar e empurrar a barriga para ele se ir virando, por mais de hora e meia, para conseguir medir todos os indicadores!
No fim desta hora e meia, o médico disse-nos que tudo parecia bem excepto o valor da translucência da nuca, que estava muito chegado ao valor superior do intervalo. Era o único factor de risco que o médico encontrava mas, conjugado com a minha idade (por esta altura, eu já estava farta da minha idade!!!) dava uma probabilidade de risco de Trissomias bastante alta.
O médico entrou então num pintar de quadro muito negro, tentando que eu lhe respondesse o que faria se os piores cenários se concretizassem. Não gostei da pressão! Deixou-me de rastos!
O exame tinha sido extremamente cansativo mas, durante todo o tempo eu estive a ver um bebezinho, ao que tudo indicava, saudável, a brincar, a mexer-se e aquela pressão para pensar e encarar cenários catastrofistas tirou-me do sério!!!
Não dormi nessa noite!!!
No dia a seguir fui ao meu médico assistente, que nos tentou acalmar e relativizar aquelas probabilidades.
Fiz a recolha de sangue para o rastreio combinado e ficamos à espera dos resultados.
Demoraram 3 semanas!!!! A partir do fim da 2ª semana, confesso que só dormia cerca de 3 a 4 horas por noite, e um sono cheio de pesadelos!!
Quando finalmente chegaram, no fim de Julho, os resultados eram muito bons, baixando consideravelmente a probabilidade de ocorrência de qualquer das trissomias.
O meu médico considerou que não devíamos arriscar a amniocintese, porque o risco de aborto espontâneo, na minha idade (outra vez!!!), era bem mais alto do que aquelas probabilidades!!
Respiramos um pouco de alívio.
Comecei a dormir melhor e a encarar com outros olhos esta gravidez.
No entanto, dissemos a muito poucas pessoas e continuamos sem dizer nada á pequena papgena. Claro que, por essa altura a barriga já estava a crescer e ela andava desconfiadíssima. Mas, eu ainda não me sentia confiante e quisemos esperar pela ecografia morfológica (a das 20 semanas)
Quando o dia chegou, lá fomos, apreensivos mas não demasiado nervosos. Eu escolhi não voltar ao médico que me tinha stressado e fomos a outro.
O médico começou por nos dizer que era um rapaz! (nós já andávamos a pensar em nomes de meninas) e foi-nos dizendo o que ia estando bem.
Até que, a certa altura, teve um movimento brusco e ficou concentradíssimo no ecran e muito calado. Eu olhei para o Papageno e só pensei ‘o que será agora’. Depois de um tempo assim, o médico acabou por dizer que tudo parecia bem com o bebé excepto o coração!!! Ele só via duas cavidades em vez de quatro e aconselhou que entrássemos em contacto com o meu médico assistente!
Saímos completamente zonzos e enquanto eu me afundei num sofá, na sala de espera, em choque só via o Papageno a andar para um lado e para outro a falar ao telemóvel.
Ao fim de 20 minutos, chegou à minha beira e disse que tinha ligado ao meu médico assistente, que estava de férias mas que o atendeu, que este lhe tinha dado o contacto de outra médica em Guimarães. Ele ligou, a médica já tinha saído mas quando expôs o caso, contactaram-na e ela voltou para trás para nos atender! (vai ficar para sempre nas minhas orações!!).
Esta médica tornou a fazer a ecografia toda e assegurou-nos que está tudo bem com o rapazinho!!! O coração tem as 4 cavidades, e tudo o que é possível ver num feto de 20 semanas, está lá, nos sítios certos!!!
Confesso que durante o resto do dia, e os dias a seguir, andei um pouco nas nuvens, sem saber muito bem se deveria chorar ou rir!
Demos finalmente a noticia do mano à pequena Papgena, que está absolutamente encantada e começamos a espalhar a notícia pela família alargada e pelos amigos.
Neste momento estou quase de 24 semanas, sendo que o parto será lá para o fim do ano, provavelmente pelas 38 semanas, porque o médico se inclina para uma cesariana (mais uma vez por causa da minha idade! IIRA! e de uma cesariana anterior ele não quer arriscar um parto normal).
Ainda não fiz absolutamente nada para o pequeno Panda!!!
E sinto-me a recuperar dos meus pensamentos negros mas, ainda não estou completamente normal. Ainda não consigo adormecer facilmente, ando a dormir á volta de 6 horas por noite (o que para o meu organismo é pouco, eu sou moça de dormir 8 a 9 horas por noite), não tenho grande energia, a vontade que tenho é de me afundar no sofá e no meu subconsciente continua a dúvida e o receio: estará mesmo tudo bem???
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No hard feelings!!
So what has happened to me?
Well ... I'm pregnant!
6 months, almost!
And why have not spoken about it?
I discovered I was pregnant in May but, because of what happened in December, this time we didn’t tell anyone.
We find out that this was a real pregnancy in early June, but the doctor put us so many problems because of my age (I'm 41 years old) that we were a little shaken and continue without saying anything to anyone. We had vacation that month, little papgena needed to go to the beach, on the recommendation of the otolaryngologist, so we went alone, three weeks, to a house by the beach with no contact with anyone. Turned out to be a very relaxed time with no major concerns other than the preparation of little papgena’s anniversary party in the last weekend of June.
Immediately after her birthday I went for the 12 weeks’ ultrasound.
We went to a well-known physician, here in town, the same that I had gone in the little Papgena’s pregnancy. The ultrasound began calmly, with him telling us that appeared to be a girl but gradually became a hard examination because little panda didn’t collaborate with the doctor and he had to push the belly in order to the baby move and turn. It took one hour and half for the doctor to measure all indicators!
At the end of this hour and half, the doctor told us that everything looked good except the value of nuchal’s translucency, which was very close to the upper range. It was the only risk factor that the doctor found, but combined with my age (by this time I was sick of my age!) the risk of trisomies was very high.
The doctor then went to paint a very black picture of what could be wrong with the baby, trying to push me to answer what I would do if the worst scenarios become reality. I didn’t like it! It affected me deeply!
The examination was extremely hard, my belly was in pain but during that time I was watching a little baby, to all appearances, healthy, playing, and that pressure to think and face bad scenarios make me mad!
I didn’t sleep that night!
The next day I went to my doctor witch tried to calm us and put those odds in perspective.
I took blood for analysis and we await the results.
It took 3 weeks!!
From the end of second week, I was able to sleep only 3 to 4 hours per night, and a sleep full of nightmares!
When they finally arrived in late July, the results were very, very good, lowering a lot the initial risk.
My doctor felt that we should not risk amniocintese because the risk of miscarriage, at my age (ARGH!!), was much higher than those odds!
We were both a little calmer.
I started to sleep better and look with fresh eyes this pregnancy.
However, we only tell the news to very few people and didn’t say anything to little papgena. By then, the belly was growing and she was very suspiciously but, I still didn’t feel confident and want to wait for the morphology’s ultrasound (at 20 weeks).
When the day arrived, we went there, scared, but not too nervous.
I choose not to return to the doctor that made the 12 weeks’ ultrasound and we went to another one.
The doctor began by telling us it was a boy! (We were thinking of girls’ names)
He went on and said that the brain was ok and the spine too until... at one point he had a sudden movement and was focused to the screen and very quiet. I looked at Papageno and thought 'oh man! What is it this time?’
After a very long time the doctor finally said that everything looked good with the baby except the heart!
He saw only two cavities instead of four and advised to establish contact with my doctor!
We left completely dizzy and as I sank down on a couch in the waiting room, in shock, I saw Papageno walk from one side to another while talking on the phone.
After 20 minutes, came to my side and said that he had called my doctor, who was on vacation but who answered (thank God!) that he had given him the contact of another doctor in Guimarães. He called the doctor and she had already left but when told what kind of case it was, they contacted her and she came back to attend us! (She’ll stay forever in my prayers!).
We fly to Guimarães. The lady doctor made another ultrasound and assured us that all is well with the baby! The heart has four chambers, and all that you can see in a 20 weeks fetus is there, in the right places!
I confess that during the rest of the day and in the next I walked on clouds, not quite knowing whether to cry or laugh!
We finally told the news to little Papgena, who is absolutely thrilled and began to spread the word by the extended family and friends.
I am currently almost 24 weeks, and the delivery will be in the end of the year, probably at 38 weeks because the doctor wants to do a c-section (because of my age, AGAIN, and a previous c-section, he doesn’t want to risk a normal delivery).
I have not done anything for the little Panda!
And I am recovering from my dark thoughts, but I'm still not completely normal.
I still can’t fall asleep easily, I’m sleeping around 6 hours per night (which is very few hours for my body, I'm a sleeping 8-9 hours a night kind of girl).
I don’t have much energy, all I want is to sink in my couch and in my subconscious a doubt and a fear is still there: is the baby okay?? Really?? Is it?
congratulations on your pregnancy! Just pray that everything going to be fine...
ResponderEliminarOh you dear soul! I am really happy for you! But I must say I cried throughout the post contemplating how you must have felt and what you have endured so far!
ResponderEliminarLet the positive thinking guide you through the end! I believe everything is going to be fine!
Olá! Estou a aproveitar a hora de almoço para ver os blogues e fiquei com um sorriso na cara (e ainda bem, porque precisava mesmo de uma notícia feliz :D )! Estou mesmo muito muito feliz por vocês e compreendo perfeitamente todas as tuas ansiedades e o silêncio "blogoesférico". Pensa é agora primeiro em ti e no teu panda, que já está aí a meio caminho. E abençoa a tua idade que, por causa dela, vais ter um acompanhamento muito mais cuidado e mimado (pelo menos é o que dizem). Cá estaremos deste lado para te apoiar em tudo :)
ResponderEliminarI'm so glad you posted this, I would have had no idea what was happening if you hadn't posted. Try to stay focused on the positive, you don't want to send bad energy to the little baby growing inside you. I'm very happy for you and I will pray that you find peace every night when you go to bed so that you can rest.
ResponderEliminarHaving a baby is always a blessing and there's a baby wanting to be held and cuddled. I had two very difficult pregnancies too and I had amnio for both. The doctors couldn't understand why I had less than half the amniotic fluid during my last trimester with one and the second one they thought the baby was not absorbing the fluid. I know how you must feel but try to stay positive, you need that for you and your baby.
Just remember how wonderful life can be with a new born baby in the house. The baby smell, the softness, the little itsy bitsy clothes and little diapers. You will have it all, stay positive and focus on having a healthy baby.
Oh, Papgena! What an crazy, intense story. I am sorry you have had so many scares with the baby but really super happy that you are expecting! Take it easy and try to remind yourself that this stage won't last forever. I'm glad you told Papgena and that could bring you a little joy- and that you got to go on vacation and relax in the summer.
ResponderEliminarAnd, again! I am so impressed by your ability to write in multiple languages!- wow
what a nerve wracking emotional roller coaster, i can't even imagine. pregnancy can be so stressful even in the best of situations because, even with all the scientific advances that there are, nobody can really know for sure what's going on in there. this story (and what happened in december) brought me back to all the dificulties i had with my pregnancies, even if they were different ones. thankfully all seems well and i wish you lots of serenity. :) lisa
ResponderEliminarWhat an intense pregnancy! First of all congratulations! it's a great news and you were very brave considering what you went through. Hang in there and you'll soon see your healthy babt at the end of the year. Wish you all the best!
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