My doctor!

Me and Renjith, both love kids and we both never really thought about “planning” after we got married. But we dint want to have a kid till we both were settled (term which has no meaning now to me), so we figured we’ll wait for 1 year. I was the one who was more eager to have a baby soon after our first anniversary. I never wanted to plan for a baby and had always thought that it should not be planned and it should happen in its own way. It reminds of the episode in FRIENDS where Monica and Chandler try to have a baby and every time she ovulates and they have to rush to “DO IT”. I never wanted that to happen!

But after few disappointing months and negative home pregnancy tests (I would have had nearly 6-7 home tests done and all turned negative).. I started to get worried. That’s when we started taking advice from my cousin who is a gynecologist. Unfortunately she had to move to Australia so she asked me to contact her senior Dr. Jyotsna Madan.

The first time we visited Dr. Jyotsna, we both knew that she is the right doctor for us. She was so positive, composed and assuring that I knew I am at the right place. As she promised, I conceived within 3 cycles of “fertile super” (medicine similar to clomid).

When we broke the news to her, she was as excited as we both were and put me on some more tablets for the weeks to come to keep the baby safe. We broke to news to all family members on the same day. My mom as usual got so excited that she decided to call all her brothers and sisters right away. :)

Every time we go visit the doctor for our routine tests she talks to us so gently and enquires about my health and also about Soumya my cousin who is in Australia. Our doctor seems so surprised that we don’t have any questions at all. Once when we went there, she asked me if anyone in my family is diabetic and I flatly said “No”. Just after I left the hospital I realized that I was wrong as almost all of my uncles and aunts are diabetic. I had only thought about my mom and not the entire family and I was so wrong. My mom accompanied us in our next visit and we told Dr. Jyotsna that I had not considered everyone in my family while she asked me the question. She dint get angry or irritated, instead she told me “I was asking you about your family.. which means the entire family tree ma.” with a sweet smile on her face. I only managed to smile back looking so embarrassed and stupid at the same time. Just then mom added “She was only thinking of the shrub and not the family tree” and everyone else in the room were laughing including my husband and the assisting nurse. How embarrassing right!

Anyway I am 24 weeks away to hold Jr in my arms.. God! Time seems to just fly and the baby bump seems to get bigger and bigger. :)