My Lady of the Lantern

What happens at this stage? People start talking to your belly. It has become increasing obvious to everybody, even strangers that I am expecting. And there are many unabashed and awkward stares at my belly. I find the protruding belly unusual (not ugly) too, and am amazed by how I need to negotiate belly space when standing against doors or other objects. ----- Do you remember Xo ? The one who became a part of fukdum post ? Well, she is on the family way too - she conceived after her first IVFw/ICSI cycle and is expecting her first in end-Jan 2011. Good for her. ^WiseGuy^

Case I: W got married and within three months she came to know that she had conceived. Why have a kid so early in marriage and for this simple reason she had the baby aborted. Later she conceived again and lost the baby in the fifth month. She conceived again and had a normal delivery. As of today, she is the proud mother of two daughters.[It is also rumored that she had found out that she was pregnant four months prior to her wedding and she and her fiance had disposed off the baby for the fear of bringing shame to their respective families.] Case II: W got married and was detected with a fibroid. Around the same time, she conceived and on some adverse opinion from her doctor had an MTP. A second opinion post-MTP concluded that she actually did not need the MTP(!). Second time she became pregnant, she delivered a healthy baby boy. Power of Contraception be damned, she conceived again within two years, which she promptly got terminated. Case III: W got married and because of lack...