The Plans for a Honeymoon Baby!

It took nine months before my husband, Vince, and I went on our honeymoon. His cousin Anna was getting married in Chicago and since we wanted to attend, we decided to delay our travel plans and take a longer trip and not only go to Europe, but also to the US. Timing felt right since it was just too hectic to leave right after the wedding. We moved into our townhouse about 3 weeks after our big day and it took some time to get settled and fully adjust to our new lifestyle as a married couple.

Before getting married, I already knew I wanted to wait a while before we started a family and Vince respected my decision. I am such a planner and major changes like having a baby was something I wanted to be completely ready for. We then made a mutual agreement to give baby making a try as soon as we went on our honeymoon.

And so we did just that. As soon as we left, we got rid of all kinds of contraception and I did my best to keep a healthy lifestyle conducive for conceiving. We were away for almost one and a half months and the trip was all that I imagined it to be - beautiful, stress free, adventurous, romantic. :)

The view of the caldera from Fira, Santorini

At the Colosseo, Rome

The illuminated Eiffel Tower, Paris

Basilica Sagrada de Familia, Barcelona

When we got home, my hopes were truly high because I had already missed my period and I was delayed for two weeks! We went to see the doctor right away with our fingers crossed for some good news. I was getting so anxious to know what was going on - was I pregnant? Why did I have severe cramps? Was there anything wrong? I was being co-managed by my long time ob-gynecologist Dr. Cristina Samson (Tita Nini) and sonologist/infertility specialist, Dr Marinella Abat, because I've always had polycystic ovaries. The polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a female endocrine disorder which can cause many symptoms and one of which is ovulation-related infertility. Since 2009, both my left and right ovaries were polycystic and so I was put on the pill and metformin which is used by diabetics but is also believed to treat PCOS by reversing insulin resistance and promoting normal ovarian function.

So moving on, I had a TVS (transvaginal) ultrasound done and unfortunately, I was NOT pregnant yet. In fact, my doctor said I was super fertile and just ovulating! She jokingly told Vince and I to rush home and continue our "business." Tita Nini gave some optimism to our slightly dampened spirits and pointed out that at least, I was ovulating naturally - something quite rare for someone with PCOS. At that point, I was just relieved that although it wasn't the news we wanted to hear, it wasn't bad news either.