May 29, 2007 --- "Labor"After my last check up with my OB I was really hoping that I will labor naturally. As my doctor said, she will need to induce me on May 30 just in case I will not yet labor to prevent overdue. So we agreed that on May 30 in the afternoon after Meinhard's presentation in Mckinley Hill International School, I will be admitted in Mary Mediatrix Hospital in Lipa City.
It seemed that my baby heard me, the 29th of May, I had blood discharge already at around one in the afternoon and told my inay about it. I called Geraldine (my OB's secretary) and told me to observe the contractions first. I was so calm since with my first pregnancy the same thing happened. I knew that I dont need to go to the hospital immediately. I still need to observe the intervals of contractions. At five in the afternoon, my honey drove me to the hospital. I was admitted at around seven in evening. We still waited for a vacant room. I was only 1cm when I was admitted so my OB advised the nurse to give me something to induce labor. When I was in the room already (Rm329), painful contractions happened and the intervals were fifteen minutes to ten minutes. The whole night I was in painful labor. Good thing, the nurse was with me the whole time, monitoring my labor intervals and the baby's movement and heartbeat. That was what I like in Mary Mediatrix Hospital. Her worked was not finished until the time she brought me to the delivery room. A big thanks to her, she was really a great help. And of course, with my honey around and with his love and support, I know that I can tolerate all the pains and hardships. With so much labor pains, I was just thinking of my honey, meinhard and our baby and of course I was praying the whole time. I told myself that I can do this for them.
May 30, 2007 --- "The Big Day"
Mommy and Our New Baby's Big DayThe next day at around six in the morning, they brought me to the delivery room already. The pain now was so much already. I was breathing in and out the whole time to ease the pain. I knew that we were three soon to be moms in the delivery room. I was so tired already with so much pain. When I enter the delivery room, I saw my OB already, gave me some examinations if I was ready and asked the nurse to look after me first and monitor since she will be giving birth to another mom to be at that time also. I was 5cm when I entered the delivery room and it means that I need to wait more for some time. After quiet some time, they prepared me already for delivery. I remember telling the nurse and the resident doctor to get the camera from my husband. I was so much pain and I knew that my baby will be coming already. The next thing that I knew was I told the nurse,
"anong kelangan kong gawin" (what should I do next?) and they told me that,
"misis nakapanganak na po kayo" (you gave birth already) and told them again "pwede ba yun, nakapanganak ako ng natutulog" (is it possible that I gave birth sleeping?). I didnt know that I fell asleep. I didnt hear my baby's cry, unlike with Meinhard that I knew everything, I tried to be awake the whole time. And they prepared me for transfer in my room already at around nine in the morning. When I was in my room already, I was still so tired and restless and I think I fell asleep again. I just heard that Inay and Tatay came already and my Honey was ready to go home so he could come with Meinhard's presentation in school (it was his last day in school - with a school program in SM Cinema 2).
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
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At 7:51 in the morning I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. I was not able to see her the whole day because I was sleeping and resting the whole time. Inay and Tatay was with me. At around 12pm I was awake already. I was able to get up slowly. I was still dizzy and still in pain but it was tolerable already. With the nurse advised, Inay fed me when I was fully awake and took my medicines for faster recovery. My brother Jun, went to the hospital at lunch time and brought food for us. Jun and Inay visited our baby in the nursery room and took some pictures of her so I can have a glimpse of her. They showed us the pictures and just like other mothers felt at the very first moment they saw their baby, I fell in love with my newest treasure. I cant wait to see and hold her.
Daddy and Kuya Meinhard's Big Day
Unlike our first plan that Honey and I will watch Meinhard's presentation, it turned out that my sister Juvy, my sister-in-law Pem and Meinhard's two year old cousin Jhem came with Daddy to Meinhard's presentation at SM Cinema 2. I was really excited with this because this will be the first time that we will watch Meinhard in their school program, but I missed it. Anyway, Daddy and my sister took lots of pictures and video. And that was not only it, when they came to visit me after Meinhard's presentation, Meinhard had a surprise for me. He had a bouquet of flowers for me, it should be given by them in the school program to the mommies and he had a medal when he came. He showed it to me and I was really proud of him. It was a Virgil Hillyer Award from Mckinley Hill International School for Academic Excellence.
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Font: PapyrusIt was really a big day for our new daughter and for our son. Honey and I was so proud to both of them, my daughter for being healthy and our son for being good in his presentation and for his very first medal he gave to us.
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