I had been married for more than three years without getting pregnant. Then my mother-in-law went on a trip to Thailand and mysteriously brought back a charm for having a child. That was when I finally conceived. During my first pregnancy, my stomach hurt every night, keeping me awake. My mother-in-law and husband fussed over me and took care of me, but refused to take me for prenatal checkups. A friend finally sneaked me in for an ultrasound, and we discovered that the embryo in my belly was curled up in exactly the same pose as a seated Kuman Thong…
