2008

Time: 8.00am

Date: 2.01.08

Venue: Obstetrician& Gynecologist Clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan

Consultant: Dato’Dr. Ghazali Ismail, DIMP

When the alarm buzzed on 6.30 am,I groan. I throw up once I’m in the bathroom. Maybe because it was so cold due to the continuous raining since New Year’s Eve or maybe it’s just me, being silly and scared to attend our appointment. Scared of the outcome or diagnose that they will give me.

We were at the clinic as early as 7.45 am and despite of the appointment slip that we have, we still have to get our numbers and wait patiently. We were couple number five and the doctor is not in yet.

The doctor finally came in at 9am and he immediately asked for my files. We consulted him for more than half an hour (with constant interference from his staffs) and we really appreciate his personal attention to us despite his busy and tight schedule. First, heapologize for not being able to see us on the New Year’s Eve, then he apologize when he start scanning my stomach and he apologize again for answering his telephone calls in our presence.

He finally concluded that my babyis indeed small, compared to the estimated pregnancy date. However, she is very healthy and she moved and kicked a lot every time the doctor touched my stomach. As such, he happily concluded that we have wrongly calculated my pregnancy term. He gave us a new estimated due date as 2.02.08 instead of 23.01.08. Well I have noproblem with that as long as he didn’t schedule the baby to be induced or undergo a caesarean, I’m ok. All we have to do is wait for the baby to comeout.

Although he appeared very confident with his diagnose, he did ask me to see him personally for next scan appointment out of office hour which I presumed due to his busy schedule. He also repeatedly asked me to monitor the baby’s movement closely (which I dutifully abide) and to immediately go the hospital if something amiss.

Everythingis ok now, Gen dutifully drive me to work every morning, took me to lunch, pickme up after office hour and basically drive me everywhere I want to go.

Sampai bila la dia tahan agaknya…? Will wait and see.