Pregnancy in Times of Covid

Im 28 weeks pregnant based on my calendar, exactly 13 days after Luzon lockdown. This is the longest days I stayed home, not even dared stepping out the door.

Even before lockdown, the tension is building up in the office at home, everybody in the whole world is waiting for the next country to be hit by Covid-19. Until one BGC employee got covid postive.
We know it's the start of community acquire covid, considering the fact that he has not travelled outside. I asked fellow mom in the office how their manager support pregnant in times like these. They were adviced to work from home. I asked my manager if this is possible, but she blocked it's not possible and only the head is the one who can permit pregnant to wfh. Just to give a brief background, my current manager is tyrant, who's side is always for the benefit og the company who doesnt give a fuck about the well being of her staff. So much more, she always pin points whenever there is fault, and always gets her way first to get what she doesnt need before us - you know like laptop and cellphone. She doesnt need it to be honest because she's only a manager who's not doing technical stuff but opt to have laptop and order desktop for us- her programmer and highly skilled staff, and now she made me use my personal laptop to be able to work from home (because taguig is lockdown already) , and will not pay for our internet or/and electricity bills, and would like me to re-use old headset (while she doesnt want me to burrow from my officemate because coming out of her mouth is unhygienic), and who also wants me to call AU and reimburse it later, who promises a lot but cannot/ will not fulfill atleast one - which makes her a hypocrite and a liar. In short I hate her to core, the only reason I make chuchu is because my mantra is "If you cant beat them , join them". She's one of the trusted leech in the uppermanagement who pays me, so I couldnt do more but to wait until the next opportunity comes. By the way she said im oncall during Maternal Leave - LOL the nerves of a witch.

Going back to Covid..

Before Covid 19, it was called Novel Corona Virus - a new virus that infects mostly the weak with underlying sickness and the seniors. But later on it became pandemic, some acquire it and doesnt show any symptoms or "asymptomatic" others experience dry couch, runny nose, sore throat, diarrhea and worse pneumonia. Some claims they started to lose sense of taste and smell.
China was first, Italay was second and now USA specifically NYC has become the epicenter of Covid 19 pandemic.

In lockdown - I spend most of my time working from home, so many issues. Then I cook for breakfast, and always the one washing the dishes. I love washing the dishes it makes me feel like Im washing off the virus. I was afraid that it might stick to things at home. Everytime my husband go for groceries, he wears mask and when he goes back I let him remove all his clothes and wash or take a bath. Lucky for us we leave below Robinsons grocery store and drugs store.

I support mama, I buy grocery for her and Jose and Frank carries it for her too.
Last Thursday was my 35th birthday - nothing much I just ordered  jollibee spaghetti and six pcs chicken joy, Pizza hut Supreme and DQ cake - all grab food. Papa is trapped in his work place - I hope he's okay. My father is a bit on his own now - he decides what he wants with little or no advice from us. I wanted him to go home before the lockdown = but because of his personality - he declines and now he's trapped. I just silently pray he will be okay. My sister Faye is with her family, Frank and Liam. Ma is with Mai, who's ofource stubborn and lazy so theres nothing much they can do but to wait for our support.

How I spend my days off work hours is ofcourse I watch news - what's happening to us and the world and fucking China giving us combo fuck! An also spend my time watching out to my family and friends and relatives. I always message them to keep me updated. I hope I can really help in times like these - but there is only little or nothing much I can since Im very much pregnant. To be honest Im afraid.. Afraid that it's not an ideal time and an ideal world for my Beanie. But I will just keep the faith and keep God updated of what I feel, I'll do my best and I know that My God will take care of the rest. Im afraid that this wont stop the soonest, that we may work from home longer, that we will be in quarantine for the next months and hospitals will get saturated with Covid patients infecting the hospital and becoming more risky for me to deliver the baby. I really pray that the medicine will get invented ASAP - I couldnt imagine that in just a snap our world will be put on hold and will be covered with uncertainty  - where are we going and until when are we going to be like this?

Lord, help the world heal.
Do not let covid take our lives, my family ma, pa , faye, mia, my baby, jose, liam frank and my beloved relatives and friends.
Lord give us the right doctor and hospital so that we may not get covid may it be in May or June.
I hope our resources are not infected too, like car, driver and the attendees in hospital.
I pray you help me in delivering my baby girl - hopefully I get HMO and normal delivery. If it is not Dra Abadilla, it's okay as long as Dra Sally Macapagal is not covid infected because she works in St Lukes. Lord please lift up all my worries, shield us protect us with your uneding grace so that we may live in peace in times of Covid.
You, my Lord is the most powerful of all and no one will ever beat you so much more this fear that I feel and as well as the pandemic.
I pray that my family - Jose  Beanie and I will live healthy and happily ever after.
Thank you Lord, I love you!

xo,
Fran

My Little Baby Girl

Hello World I just want to share with you my piece of heaven - Beanie, Franchesca, liit or kulit whatever we call her since we're still undecided of her name.

I know it's too early to say who she looks like. But I think my girl got moma's eyes. That time when we took CAS, I was laughing with Dra that's why she looks funny too. Nakikitawa with us.

xo-moma Fran