Blogged Thoughts During My Last Pregnancy
Posted by mamie ami on September 7, 2007
This is my very first blog about my mommyhood. It was written in my friendster blogs on October 10, 2006. Seven days before I gave birth to my bunso, Enzo.
Am on my 36th week of pregnancy and judging by my fundal height, I should be giving birth anytime now. Been walking in the beach and in the malls but I don’t feel about to give birth yet. I hope I won’t give birth on a weekday because everyone’s in the office and the hubby has to attend to an out of town meeting. I am an independent woman, but still, nothing beats having everyone important around you in a life and death situation.
When I gave birth to my eldest daughter in 2001, my husband was supposed to be with me in the delivery room. However, Trinity decided to arrive when everyone else is soundly asleep (1:30 am) so those who attended to me at first were interns and they didn’t let him in even until my OB arrived. That was when I felt that in times of confusions and pain, it will be best to have a familiar face around. I was silently cursing those around me because they refuse to let my husband in. I was asking for my OB because I felt only she knows what to do to ease my suffering. I no longer remember if I indeed screamed during my labor pains but I do remember letting out a lot (monosyllabic yells, waste, blood and fluids).
And when the First Daughter came out, she was unlike her mom. I didn’t hear here cry nor scream. They placed her horizontally against my breast, she was that small. She was silent but I had no fear because I heard those around me say she’s ok except that she seemed to be an overdue baby so she must have eaten some of her waste and she has to be given antibiotics. The pediatrician told me this and of course I understood her but then I was so tired and groggy so I just nodded to everything she said and dozed off even when she hasn’t finished speaking.
I am about to go through my third visit to the delivery room. We’re not expecting any complications. Maybe just a rise in BP during labor. I don’t know… but by my experience, the things that I don’t know are always resolved by prayers. I am optimistic that it will still be the way it is today.
