Baby Bump Blues: Oh my! A 14-year-age gap
Caxton journalist, Sanelisiwe Tsinde shares her pregnancy journey.
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BRINGING a new soul into the world is one of the most precious things for a woman but the thought of myself being pregnant again has never truly crossed my mind, especially since I have a son who is turning 14 this year.
With a number of celebrities hitting parenthood in their late thirties and forties, it shows more than ever that age is just a number. I am not that old by the way, but having a child that is way taller than you makes you feel that way :)
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The signs started showing at the end of last year as I became very tired but I thought it was just normal fatigue, my body has been working the whole year and needs to rest.
Then I lost my sense of taste and had weird cravings, my first thought was, I have contracted Covid-19. To assure myself and trying to ignore the signs, I read an article on one of the news sites, which stated that Covid-19 can make women miss their period. But it was definitely not the case for me.
My body and my taste buds forced me to quit the things I loved most, my tea and my favourite beverage, I just could not stomach it. Now I have to accompany my colleague and friend Khethu to make tea at the office while I pour myself a glass of water, it pains me sometimes. I miss my tea.
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As time went by it was clear that I was pregnant but I was in denial.
On February, 2 I decided to finally buy that pregnancy test. After work, I went straight to the bathroom, within a few seconds, there were the two lines, so I am really pregnant.
The next day I visited a doctor for an ultrasound who started telling me about the heartbeat and showed me the baby’s head, wow there is a person growing inside me. After so long, it felt surreal and exciting at the same time.
I was smitten! He told me I was 18 weeks pregnant. I have embraced this journey and I am looking forward to it.
The bump is now showing and the movement in my stomach excites me, I can not wait to meet my little person and now for the big question, should I or should I not find out the baby’s gender.
Th father is rooting for a girl and has even named her, my son wants a baby brother, time will tell.
The first pregnancy
I had my son in 2008, I fell pregnant with him during my last year at college, a few months before my 21st birthday. It was scary, my mother was furious but with the support and commitment from his father, he actually made my journey easy.
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When he was born, it was the greatest feeling in the world and he is still the apple of our eye (and his grandmother’s, believe it or not). We share a very special bond, for the first three years, we were inseparable as I was a stay at home mom, but to tell the truth, he is still a mommy’s boy, even though he will never admit it.
When I look at him and look back, I realise that he is one of the things I got right in my life, a respectful (although a teenager with moods) young man who gives his best in everything he does.
Now being mature and wiser, (hopefully) I am more confident and look forward to being a mother for the second time.
In our next feature, Njabulo (longman) Gumede will share how he feels about having a sibling.
Caxton Local Media Covid-19 reporting
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