LJ Moreno and Jimmy Alapag share how they lost their baby – Manila Bulletin

Telling your child about the miscarriage was the hardest part

The couple LJ Moreno and Jimmy Alapag She uploaded a vlog on September 9, but it wasn’t her usual funny videos. “Today’s episode will be a little different from the previous vlogs. I know that many of you have been following us in our previous announcements (about LJ’s pregnancy), ”Jimmy began. She shared that LJ had a doctor’s appointment last week when she was pregnant with her fourth child for just over six weeks.

“We were supposed to hear the heartbeat, but then we couldn’t find one,” added LJ. “The doctor said it could be too soon, because I have myoma. At my first appointment, the doctor told me that I had myoma in the uterus, which is not alarming because it was growing in the opposite direction, not towards the baby. “

But with his recent visit, his doctor said it was possible that the fibroid was the cause. “I went back to the next appointment hoping to hear the heartbeat, but we still couldn’t. She (the doctor) said we would do our best. She said, ‘Manage your expectations and be open to the possibility that you may have a miscarriage,’ ”LJ hinted, explaining that the doctor injected her with progesterone to try to save the baby, but there was nothing they could do. “They call it a miscarriage. I didn’t bleed at first. The pregnancy stopped, the baby stopped. “

Her husband jumped in directly to say “as disappointing as it is, my biggest concern is making sure LJ is okay and telling the kids.” The couple agreed to simplify the explanation and told them that “Machete machete not a baby yet. “

With everything that happened, LJ still sees the glass as half full. She trusts the Lord and his plans. She admits that she doesn’t go to the doctor regularly for checkups. “But because of this pregnancy, I discovered that I had three small nodules on my thyroid. They gave me medication for that. If this pregnancy didn’t happen, I wouldn’t know this is happening to me, ”she said.

Jimmy intervenes: “And I think that’s what’s really important. If you are between 30 and 40 years old, be sure to get your annual checkup. [We should] take care of ourselves as parents so that we stay long enough to take care of them (children). “

The couple ended the vlog by explaining why they wanted to share this experience with their followers. “To help them and show them that we are no different than any of you who have been through this experience,” they said. “Again, in God’s time. Still grateful, still blessed. “