At the end of June, we moved to Ecuador for the third part of our life...
We wanted to find a good weather to be able to grow our own food all year long.
We bought a pretty house with a bit of land and started this new journey with lots to discover and to learn.
While we were in Canada, very busy with all the administrative papers and more, the life decided to reserve us a special surprise!...
One day after a 10 hours drive trip, I started to get pain in my tummy; I thought of a digestive problem but after a week this idea faced me and I bought a pregnancy test;
It was hard to accept the positive result! This was not something we had planned... Our daughter is 17 and our son 21!...
So I decided to get an appointment with a gynecologist to confirm the result.
On July 29th, We saw this doctor who confirmed us with an ultra-sound that I was 9 weeks pregnant!
Another life changing event! (seeing this little heart beating inside of you is something really special!)
(Of course I thought of the possibility of an abortion for a moment but it's illegal in Ecuador and I would have to fly back in Canada...so we faced the surprising event!)...
Now I have decided to share with you this adventure for few reasons:
-1) I am over 40
-2) Being pregnant and giving birth in a foreign country and
-3) being pregnant on a vegetarian and plant base diet (mostly raw food).
For those who are interested by some details about the visit with the gynecologist in Ecuador:
it cost us $30 (included the ultra-sound)
The Doctor was really nice and happy for us!
He prescribed me a complete blood test (urine test and more) (cost $92.70)
He prescribed me some folic acid and vitamin B12 but I returned the bottle to the pharmacy as the B12 dosage was stupidly high (8333% of daily recommended intake!)
And I have another ultra-sound to be done at week 12 to look at the potential of down syndrome.
So here is the first image of our new experience!:
We wanted to find a good weather to be able to grow our own food all year long.
We bought a pretty house with a bit of land and started this new journey with lots to discover and to learn.
While we were in Canada, very busy with all the administrative papers and more, the life decided to reserve us a special surprise!...
One day after a 10 hours drive trip, I started to get pain in my tummy; I thought of a digestive problem but after a week this idea faced me and I bought a pregnancy test;
It was hard to accept the positive result! This was not something we had planned... Our daughter is 17 and our son 21!...
So I decided to get an appointment with a gynecologist to confirm the result.
On July 29th, We saw this doctor who confirmed us with an ultra-sound that I was 9 weeks pregnant!
Another life changing event! (seeing this little heart beating inside of you is something really special!)
(Of course I thought of the possibility of an abortion for a moment but it's illegal in Ecuador and I would have to fly back in Canada...so we faced the surprising event!)...
Now I have decided to share with you this adventure for few reasons:
-1) I am over 40
-2) Being pregnant and giving birth in a foreign country and
-3) being pregnant on a vegetarian and plant base diet (mostly raw food).
For those who are interested by some details about the visit with the gynecologist in Ecuador:
it cost us $30 (included the ultra-sound)
The Doctor was really nice and happy for us!
He prescribed me a complete blood test (urine test and more) (cost $92.70)
He prescribed me some folic acid and vitamin B12 but I returned the bottle to the pharmacy as the B12 dosage was stupidly high (8333% of daily recommended intake!)
And I have another ultra-sound to be done at week 12 to look at the potential of down syndrome.
So here is the first image of our new experience!:
Other little things...
I like fruits and veggies, I am attracted to but there is some that I cannot eat anymore at this time!
I can't eat : avocados, I have hard time with greens (kale...), bananas, some citrus.
Things I want to eat: apples and apple sauce with cinnamon, fresh orange juice (once a day), red fruits (cherries, strawberries, tomatoes... something is going on with my red chakra!), and lately saffron in basmati rice, peaches, pears...
I've been a bit tired and need a little nap in the afternoon and I cannot do long walk anymore.
I am working on a psychological level to accept that this pregnancy can be different and better than my two first ones where I needed to lie down for the three last months!.
The first months are a bit painful and hopefully it will get better soon...
