Not Again


Nia and Robert were two independent and disciplined beings. Though they had carefully planned their family, plans did not work out as they expected them to be. Looking after three children already took a toll on them that an unexpected news knocked on their doors. Nia was pregnant again. (Ok, so this be the third time). In words of the couple, this was an unplanned pregnancy. But things were not as easy and smooth as the earlier two pregnancies.

That’s Odd

 Despite being an unplanned one and despite being a family of five already, the Tolbert’s were happy to welcome their child. This time yet again, Nia had this odd feeling that something was not right. She experienced major emotional and physical changes, that she did not in the earlier two pregnancies. Was it something bad that was coming their way? Did triple pregnancy take over Nia’s health?

 Stressing Over

Nia was worried. All the pregnancy changes were way too different from the past ones. She started having the vague thoughts of what will happen to her three sons if god forbid something critical was found this time. She had strong emotional responses and her belly, it was getting enormous in a click. She knew this time something miserable was in store.

Needed Help

 Nia recalled that she was following the same diet pattern, her yoga sessions were properly scheduled and moreover, she had her multi-vitamins on time. When everything was appearing to be right, why she felt unusual feelings with her pregnancy. She finally decides to visit her gynecologist. And the expert’s findings were too unbelievable to be true.

First Sonogram

 With a pounding heart and stressed face, Nia went to the doctor’s clinic to get an answer to her strange feelings. As Robert had some work that day, he could not join her then. The doctor performed the first sonogram and instantly asked Nia if their family had this history of multiple births. Nia already had twins before so she told the doc about the same.  But, what the doctor found in the sonogram, compelled her to perform another ultrasound on Nia. What was the matter?

Another Ultrasound

Nia started praying that her unborn baby was all well, and she unknowingly had not harmed him/her in any way. She just hoped that everything was fine with her and her baby. As the expert performed the second ultrasound, she got sure of what she saw before. And when she broke out the news to the expecting mother, Nia had her world revolving around her.