Today, I finally managed to have an hour of me-time while my hubby and my little one are snoring away. It’s been half a year since I wrote and my WordPress account is becoming rusty (and maybe) dusty too…

Ever since I came back, I have been preoccupied with my new portfolio, settling administrative matters for my hubby to join me in Singapore and taking care of a new life that was growing within me! Yes! I am finally revealing this little secret!

I discovered I was pregnant in mid-Mar, a few weeks before I departed for home. When I saw the double line on the test kit, I was both elated and at the same time, worried. Happy for we were planning to have one and we didn’t expect the surprise to come early! Anxious as our situation was unsettling. Hubby had resigned with the intention to settle down in the Sunny island with me for good. But Covid-19 thwarted our plans. Singapore had imposed a ban on travellers from South Korea due to the dire situation then and we were separated.

Back home, I immediately notified my organisation I was keen to return to work from my no-pay leave but was told I had to wait for a position. I waited for more than 2 months and it was nerve wrecking as the consultation fees and ultrasound scans were depleting my finances. That was also the time when Singapore entered the circuit breaker period and hiring practically came to a halt in most industries. Thankfully, I finally got a call from HR in early May regarding my posting. Definitely not a portfolio I am keen on but am extremely grateful to be given a job amidst a dismal job market.

Upon completing my SHN, I booked an appointment with Dr AL Lim, an obstetrician from Thomson Medical, a referral from my aunt. Most of the expecting mothers had their partners accompanying them into the consultation room and having my mum by my side was comforting or rather, I didn’t feel so nervous and lonely without my hubby. My first consultation with Dr Lim was a pleasant one. It was a far cry from my first visit to a maternity hospital in Gwangju where the obstetrician was indifferent and her assistant was rude and rough. Unlike them, Dr Lim was kind, humble and patient. He dishes out advice like a doting grandfather and ran through the entire scan thoroughly with me and my mum. My mum was thrilled to be viewing an antenatal scan for the first time. Such technology didn’t exist when during her generation. Dr Lim’s assistant was also very helpful and reassuring. Regardless of the number of patients he has to see for the day, he never rushed through his consultations. Sometime I have to wait up to an hour for my appointment but the attention and advice he gave made the waiting worthwhile! By the way, Dr Lim delivered my cousins and nephews and he remembers all of them! Isn’t he amazing?

All right, time for the next feed! Gotta go! Shall write about my pregnancy journey in the next post!

Happy weekend everyone 🙂