The Beginning
The sign finally came when my average 26 days cycle was past due in Apr 2014. Bought a twin pack pregnancy test kit on 24 Apr, and yay! I am pregnant! Both tests in the evening and next morning showed positive results. Hubby and I were elated and shared the great news with our parents and a few close friends. This marks the start of the life-long planning.
My very first task was to choose a gynaecologist. It was easy to shortlist as I wanted the clinic to be as near as possible to my parent's or in-laws' place for obvious convenience reason. There were 3 choices, Dr Tan Poh Kok @ PK Women's Specialist Clinic, Dr Claudine Tan @ Thomson Women's Clinic and Dr Tan Yin Yin @ YY Tan Clinic for Women. After reading reviews online and seeking friends' advices, the final decision by elimination was to go with Dr Claudine Tan. PK shares the premises with OneDoctors GP which would expose myself and baby to unnecessary risk. YY Tan is highly recommended with good reviews which explains the crowd and long waiting time even with scheduled appointment.
1st visit to Dr Claudine was during my 4th week. Much as the nurse who picked up my hubby's enquiry call was not too friendly, the whole experience was pleasant. His call must have been at the wrong timing when the clinic was packed and busy. Was requested to confirm the pregnancy via urine test and I remembered my last question to Dr Claudine was "So I'm really pregnant?". 😛 Opted for obstetric scan to be done next visit 2 weeks later as we probably will only see the water bag at that stage as per advised by Dr Claudine.