My Pregnancy Diary during a Pandemic - A Malaysian Pregnancy Experience

Week 8 - I've been hit by a pretty bad case of what feels like "motion sickness" for the past few days. This means I feel very dizzy, nauseous in a mostly low undertones (constantly in the background), fatigue despite having enough rest (7-8 hours) and understandably, an extreme lack of appetite. To clarify though, I can understand why I don't feel like eating when I'm feeling nauseous all the time but today at least, I'm feeling pretty fine, especially after two whole days of almost constant feeling of nausea and dizziness, and I still don't feel like eating anything.  Maybe it's because I have this disgusting taste in my mouth that just won't go away. It's a bit like morning breath I'd say but worse because I can't just brush it away... or maybe I can? Not when I'm taking constant micro-meals throughout the day though. That would just take too much time 😕 The fatigue is pretty bad too, forcing me to bring back my usual habit of ...

  Despite not having a confirmation from a doctor yet, we've decided to inform our immediate family. My hubby has been bursting to tell his parents and I did tested positive on both test kits.... plus, it's not like I've been thinking about wanting a baby non-stop so it's very unlikely that this is just some weird psychological thing dreamt up in my head and executed by my body. Naturally, we got congratulations from both sides. His sis suggested that we get an ultrasound at a private clinic but personally, I think there's really no rush and we can save some cash for baby stuff later on.  My dad's funny though - during our video call, and after I told him that he's about to become a grandfather now... he did a double take; his eyes turned wide; and then he said, "wah, so fast ah?" 😂 Then my mum chimed in, in Mandarin. "He meant to say that he's happy for you" And then, my dad did a double take again and said, "yes, yes what your...

  FYI, a little background here, I've already did my first pregnancy test with a cheapo test kit (costed only RM4.66) and got a positive, and this is the repeat which functions to confirm the previous test. And yep, I've just done my second pregnancy test and guess what? The cheapo test kit is right - I'm really pregnant!  By now, I'm already more than a week late on my period and I've been feeling a bit odd, as in much tender than usual breasts and some pimple outbreaks which could indicate either stress or hormonal imbalance due to pregnancy... Guess I know it's likely caused by which factor now 😛 My hubby is way overjoyed... unsurprisingly, though I have a more conservative reaction... I became worried... lol. I'm not exactly the "my body is my temple" kind of person and more of a "live and let live" + "I'm too lazy and tired to exercise" kind of person, though I do try to eat a balanced diet whenever I could. This would...