so we headed down to the famous dr a/z/i/z clinic on a saturday morning, unprepared for the incredibly long wait we had to endure. and what a LOOOONG wait it was indeed! three hours, in fact. the clinic teemed with makciks in the waiting room AND the reception desk. it was geylang central. we certainly looked like young punks in the midst of it all.
instead of languishing in the waiting room with all the makciks, their husbands and their many children, we escaped to a nearby coffeeshop and languished there instead in the sticky heat and oily smell. we were to wait for the receptionist to call when it's nearing our turn, but the call never came even after two hours. my pants were damp with sweat and my bladder was bursting to pee, but i'd been told not to pee, so that the scan would be clearer.
never mind the makciks and the noisy children, we went back to the comfort of air-conditioning in the clinic. i probably read through the entire collection of Young Parents magazines available and finished a bag of chips coz the dastardly hunger pang made another attack.
our turn finally came, and in less than ten minutes, we came out armed with this:
the peanut has grown to a broad bean. or kidney bean, whichever way you see it.
the doc's initial calculation, according to my LMP (last menstrual period) and using this round calendar thingy, i was supposed to be three months preggers. but of course, i wasn't! because my period was all wonky.
he muttered a bismillah before scanning, and explained to us what we were looking at on the screen. underneath a big black bag that was my bladder full of urine, a shadow slowly appeared. he pointed out my cervix, my womb, and ta-da! found the peanut-that-is-now-a-bean. with his nifty computer, he measured the bean, looked at the chart on the wall of various-sized beans, and concluded that it was 24mm big (the width of his thumb, he says), 6 weeks 2 days old, and its estimated date of delivery is 14 dec 05. insya allah! he gave me more folic acid (ack!), pills for the incessant wind in my tummy, vitamins, a hearty congratulation, and we'll see him again in four weeks time.
overall, we were satisfied with the doc, despite the long waiting time. he made us feel very relaxed and was very informative. a doc who jokes!
no wonder he's such a hit with the makciks, i tell ya.
Posted by nurhana at April 24, 2005 05:43 PM
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i like the fact that he started with bismillah. you've just won me over with doc aziz.
Posted by: rouge at April 24, 2005 05:53 PM
awww... yeah, i think that definitely won over a lot of makciks too! :D
Posted by: MILF wannabe at April 24, 2005 05:54 PM
Sorry babe, pinjam comments box... *waves to rouge* Hellooooo! :)
Wow wow...peanut is now kidney bean..hehe. Good to see tat lil babe is progressing well ;) Alamak so ur lil one won't be making its grand entrance on ur bday la? :p
Posted by: heriati at April 24, 2005 07:32 PM
heh! i mentioned it to the doc, and he said i could always induce it earlier... ;p
Posted by: MILF wannabe at April 24, 2005 08:15 PM
*waves back furiously at heriati*
INDUCE INDUCE!! hehe
Posted by: rouge at April 24, 2005 10:20 PM
kidney bean! hmm *thinks of fish & chips with baked beans now*
Posted by: herda at April 24, 2005 10:26 PM
i'm tearing just looking at the picture of the broad bean.. =) can't wait for it to grow bigger!
Posted by: nur at April 25, 2005 08:41 AM
it'll be a bean sprout soon heheee.
Posted by: MILF wannabe at April 25, 2005 09:40 AM
babe, i jus realised ur scans hv all been pelvic scans right? mine so far are the...*ahem* intrusive ones. Soooooo uncomfortable! :(
Posted by: heriati at April 26, 2005 09:01 PM
INTRUSIVE??? ack!
i think that's why the receptionist told me to keep my bladder full before going in for scanning. how come yours are intrusive? describe a bit leh...
Posted by: MILF wannabe at April 28, 2005 10:27 AM
babe, i dun tink i need to describe already rite? ;D
and it's nothing like the real thing... heh. :x
Posted by: heriati at April 28, 2005 06:59 PM
