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Mental Well-being

THANKSGIVING If there's something for me to be grateful about 2020 thus far, it has to be my pregnancy and my company's decision to allow me to work from home (wfh) throughout this almost entire season. When I discovered that I was pregnant in late January, my initial reaction was rather mixed.  I was feeling really glad but I was also very anxious.  Naturally, I am someone who worries.  Having read about miscarriages (where sometimes moms-to-be do not even know the cause of it) and the fact that my mother had 2 miscarriages before successfully birthing to me, my fears felt real.   Hence, when the COVID-19 situation begins to worsen in February, it was to my relief that my company decided to allow me to wfh.  Not only that, I get to wfh till I go for my maternity leave.  At the earlier stage of my first trimester, I was unwell every now and then.  Furthermore, I was frequently concerned about falling down.  This is partially due to my natural tendency to walk fast and I have to