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TRIMESTER 3
The start of third trimester was bad. As I got back from Pavagadh I fell sick. I visited a doctor and he gave me some medicine which improved my health. As soon as I started to get better there was one more bad news. My husband tested positive for COVID. It was the most challenging phase . But everyone in the family stayed positive and got through it. During this challenging phase I got happy news. There was another wedding in my family. I was excited for the wedding but I wanted my husband to fully recover. Only then would I go to the wedding. We stayed in different rooms for about 10 days and then my husband tested negative.
Now only 2 days were left before the wedding and I had started looking for a flight ticket, but they weren't available ,so my father sent my brother and sister in law to pick me up by car. While travelling we had many stops for rest. We reached Rajasthan safely but were fully exhausted.Next day the wedding function started and I got involved in the function but I was not very active as I was tired due to travelling. In this phase of pregnancy, I could feel the baby kicking, which would make me so happy and more excited to meet the baby. Due to the physical change felt in my body I was less active during the wedding.
I would like to share one incident that occurred during the wedding. As I was less active during this wedding rituals, I got sick before the wedding day. That whole night I could not sleep and had loose motions and vomiting. Everybody in the family got worried. As I was in the village for the wedding there were no specialized doctors available every time. There are village ladies who are experienced and understand problems easily. So a village lady was called and she told me that the baby had moved down. But she told me not to worry about it. She did massages and I would feel relieved, but as soon as she would leave I would again have loose motions and vomiting. So she had come to me several times to keep a check on me. Then I was also taken to a nearby doctor who lived in another village. The doctor gave me medicine which gave me instant relief. In the evening I attended the wedding.
After the wedding I went home with my husband by flight. As it was my 7th month and in our tradition we are sent to our mother's house for delivery. So I had to go to my mother’s place, but before that we visited my doctor for a checkup. All my reports and ultrasound were normal so he allowed me to travel by car. I had a small baby shower ceremony at my in-laws place. My mother-in-law gave me a small god idol, fruits and dry fruits as an omen and sent me to my mother's house. We started our journey around 10 in the morning and reached by 12 at night. We had many stops for washroom, snacks and for resting sometime. I reached Pune safely. For the next 2 -3 days I rested and was back to my normal routine. After that I searched for the best gynaecologist in Pune. I visited the doctor and she did my check up to understand my case properly. The doctor took every little information about my pregnancy journey till date. Days passed by and my friends knew I was in town so they planned a surprise baby shower that I cannot forget. There was a photo session, games, lunch and a lot of gossip. They had planned the baby shower so well. I was overwhelmed.
After some time there was a fast in our tradition where all the married women worship a sacred tree. I had also kept the fast. I had milk ,fruits ,and lunch one time.
My husband had come to meet me so we had planned a baby shower photo session, went for a movie, visited Iskcon temple which was very relaxing and spent some quality time with the baby. Every week I had a regular doctor's visit and everything was normal.
Now as I am writing this I am 9 months pregnant and eagerly waiting for the baby. Only 10 days are remaining for the due date. Now I don't travel a lot. I stay home, exercise a lot, go for morning and evening walks and take good care of my health. Everyone in the family is excited for the baby. I now physically feel heavy and uncomfortable all throughout but other than those symptoms, I have enjoyed my third trimester. My husband and I have also been talking and processing through what it would be like after the baby will come into our life. It feels like we have entered a new level in our relationship during this period.
Overall, the whole pregnancy journey has been a rollercoaster but the ups outweigh the downs. We are so excited to start our new journey as parents. This was my journey so far. I hope you found my blogs interesting.
Bye…
- Aarti Vyas Mehta
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