A Life Lost

02 April 2018


We went to Singapore last November to have the other embryo implanted. It went well and two weeks after the procedure, our test result was positive - we were pregnant. I had mixed feelings about the entire situation though, as I wasn't too fond of my last pregnancy despite it being uneventful.

And because we're now back in Manila, I had to look for a local doctor who was familiar with IVF. Turns out, there aren't that many IVF doctors here compared to Singapore. The level of care was also quite different - basically, I prefer Dr. Kelly Loi's version of doing things.

The baby though stopped growing after five weeks, and while I felt sad that we might have lost our last chance to have another child, I also felt relieved. I am aware how lucky we were that we even had the opportunity to do this again, but it is what it is.