They say that the greatest achievement that a woman could reach is having a baby. I remember my teacher in high school once said, that the true essence of a successful woman is fulfilling her purpose- which is bearing a child. There are other countries believe that a woman who cannot bear a child is a shame to their family or place.

Being a woman is not easy. From having a monthly period to bearing a life inside the womb for nine months is never easy. But being pregnant was one of the best thing happened to me. Today, I will share to you my first pregnancy journey. I hope you will bear with me guys.

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My First Trimester

This time, I wasn't aware that there already a tiny being inside my body. I didn't feel any indication that I already have a baby inside me. I even participated a fun run in our school. That day, after I ran, I felt an excruciating pain in my tummy. I thought it was just due to running. The next day, I got a fever. My body ached all over. I took a medicine thinking that it was just a normal pain. Then after few days, I realized that I missed my period last month. So, I asked my partner to buy a pregnancy test. And it came out positive. I got scared because I was a graduating student at that time. It was few months to go before our graduation. I hid my pregnancy to my parents. I continued my study. I was so stressed at that moment because we were struggling for our research and I always feel nauseated. Every time I went to school, I felt so weak. But I was so determined to finished my studies so I endured everything. I got my first prenatal check-up when my tummy was almost four months already.

Second Trimester

Graduation came. My baby bump was still not so visible even if I'm already in my fourth month. I still managed to wear a see-through gown during our ring hop. My family has still no clue about my situation except my youngest sister. A week after my graduation, I decided to confess to my parents. They were disappointed but they accepted me at first, even my father. But my aunt brainwashed them. So they sent me to my partner's place. Since pregnant women are emotional, I cried every night. But I'm still blessed because my partner's family accepted me wholeheartedly. My partner's mother decided to sent me to a review center for the examination. I grabbed the opportunity. Even my tummy was already getting bigger, I still went to the center to attend the review even if it took an hour to travel. We only used motorcycle as means of transportation. Though it was not easy to travel since we have to be early for me not to be late for the review, I still managed to endure it.

My Third Trimester

Examination day came. My tummy was already big since it was in eighth month. I even did not fit on the chair so the proctor let me sit sideward so that my tummy won't hit on the armchair. The examination day went fine. Though I was exhausted but I felt relief because I can be able to relax while waiting my due date. I spent my remaining time at the hostel that we rented since my partner was still studying at that time. He was on his internship. I was always left alone in the hostel. I also cannot browse in the internet since the connection was very poor. To ease my boredom, I read books. I still remember the book that I love to read. It was Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.

Labor Day

It was 11 in the evening when I first felt pain. I ignored it at first because I thought it will be gone. I waited for an hour. But pain continued. That time I knew that this was it. I woke up my partner. He panicked when I told him that the will come out. Since I already prepared the necessary things, we immediately went out to go to the hospital. But there was no vehicle because it was already past midnight. So, we decided to walk towards the nearest hospital. It took us 20 minutes to reached at the hospital because I always stopped everytime I feel pain. But when we arrived at the hospital, we were not accepted because my OB doctor was not from their hospital. We were referred to the other hospital. Good thing the security guard looked for a tricycle. When we reached at the public hospital, I was admitted. At 8 in the morning, I gave birth to a lovely girl. When I saw my daughter, I felt like all my struggles were gone.

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CLOSING NOTE

My pregnancy journey was a great experience for me. Though there were problems but it was already fixed. I was still very blessed because after a month of giving birth to my daughter, I received another good news, which was I passed the exam. So in that year, I received two great blessings from above.

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