"My Mum Wanted Me To Be A Mum Too, But..." - A Heart-Warming Story From A Malaysian Couple

It's never an easy journey in motherhood, but it never stops us from embarking on the journey of conception. How am I so certain about this? It's from my mother. For my mother who has been through the journey of motherhood, she knows the satisfaction behind all those sacrifices. Therefore, she wanted me to feel how she felt about raising children and becoming a mother. Thankfully, my husband and I have got two cute boys throughout our nine-year and still sweet marriage. Read on to find out how my husband and I started our journey of conceiving and hopefully it will help you to understand that you are never alone in the struggle of conception. We are Syazni and Shafiq, and this is our journey of conception. Our Ups and Downs In Conception #1 It was a long and tough journey. My first pregnancy did not come as soon as we planned and expected. We wanted to have children right away after our marriage. Thus, we kept on trying and trying. We did the pregnancy test whenever we knew that there's a possibility. However, the results were always not within our expectations as the results were always negative. On top of this, we did the fertility test to check whether his sperms and my eggs were healthy. The results showed that his sperms were more than healthy but my eggs were not. In order to ease our journey in conceiving, I took some medications prescribed by the doctor to improve my fertility. Eventually, we stopped. The pressure of getting pregnant had made us feel bad about ourselves as we doubt ourselves. We were wondering why we're doing so much in conceiving a child and yet we had never received any good news. Things had been more negative around us. We thought that we might not have children at one point. To prevent the situation from deteriorating, we told each other that we would just go with the flow and see what happens. #2 It was not just about conception. Our first baby came to us as a blessing after our thick and thin in lives. Throughout the years, we struggled not only in conceiving a baby. My husband equally struggled from lupus, a condition where his immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks his normal healthy tissue. As a result, we blamed ourselves. He was blaming himself while I blamed myself too. There was a lot of tears and fights as well throughout the years. It was really not easy as we also dealt with others' expectations too. People around us kept on asking us when we would have children. Though it was not easy, we think that our conception journey had actually grown us. To be honest, those moments were precious somehow whenever we think about them again. #3 It was a twisted point in our family life. We are now proud parents of two cute boys. After countless of trying and tests, I eventually gave up where I did not want to do a pregnancy test anymore. I didn't wish to do a test again as I didn't want to feel disappointed. But then, it was different on that one day. That morning when I woke up, the feeling was so strong that I wanted to do a test and I did. I shouted from the toilet as I couldn't believe that I saw two lines on the test! I ran out and showed the test kit right away to my husband who was then in front of the TV. We burst into tears out of happiness. We didn't believe it at first since we had waited for such a long time. Out of shock, my husband even kept on saying that: "I think this pregnancy test is broken." Worry not, the pregnancy test result was accurate, I had finally conceived!!! #4 It's time to spread the joy of my conception. Sharing our good news of conceiving was always heart-warming, especially with our family members. My mother is one of those who keeps on telling me how she wanted me to be a mum. She wants me to feel how she felt to have children and to be a mum. She knows how much I love children. Thus, I decided to gave her a surprise. I lied to her that I wished to come over to have her home-cooked meals as I wasn't feeling well. I even told her that I had been to the clinic to see a doctor and I just needed some rest. As soon as my mother asked me whether I was fine, I told her the reason why I was 'not feeling well' was that "She's going to be a grandma!" Upon hearing about my conception, she was so surprised that she cried. In fact, my mother and I cried together and we hugged so long that I didn't know how long the time had passed. # My Personal Advice For Conception For couples who are still working their way through conceiving a baby, I would say that you should keep on trying. This is because you are going to feel so contented when you look at your little baby for the first time. You are going to appreciate your life more when you are a mother or a father. So don't give up, keep on trying, keep on going and keep on swimming. For everyone who's struggling, you're going to get there. Everything will pass and we will help to pray for the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v1FXskzKSt1s Sharing Your Touching Moment of Conception With Clearblue As a woman, you should always believe in your strong instinct of having another new life in you. With Clearblue® Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test, you can detect your pregnancy as fast as one minute during your testing from the day of your missed period. The test kit provides easy to read, clear, plus (+) or minus (-) results. So, get your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test at any pharmacies nearby or you may get this amazing product from the comfort of your sofa with the amazing promotional price - buy 1 at RM29.90 or get 2 at ONLY RM40.00 through Motherhood.com.my! Nevertheless, let's wait no more to embark on your journey of conception with other Clearblue products such as Clearblue Digital Ovulation Test and Clearblue Digital Pregnancy Test with conception indicator. And always remember that you are never alone in the journey of conception and hopefully through our untold story, you would continue trying. Nothing can ever stop you if you are determined to become parents of your children. Just keep up your effort and you will be able to reap what you sow in the near future.

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