This morning I called Eda to wish her Happy Birthday, but to my surprise she informed me that her baby is due tomorrow and she’s not working today. I know that she’s pregnant but I thought she’s due next year. Eda is so happy and thrilled at the same time that she kept on asking about my experiences giving birth to Adam and Hannah. She told me I should be a pro at this! Suka hati dia jek!! Well, I take that as a compliment la.
I have some complications while pregnant with Adam. I was hospitalized when I was eight months pregnant. I was high with fever (I ate tons of durians at my MIL’s dusun, pergh!) and as a result, Adam barely make any movement. The scan result showed that there’s white patches scattered all over my womb and my mom said it must be the durians!! Gen did not say anything as he’s the one responsible for my overdose of durians. He kept on asking me to try various types of durians.
After 4 days in the hospital, I was discharged but I still have to attend check up every few days apart. During these check ups, the doctor found out that the water inside my womb is not enough for Adam. They decide to induce my labour so that the lack of water will not suffocate Adam.
My experienced friends have been telling me that the procedure will hurt so much that I already curled at the possibility of experiencing the pain. Another friend have been induced thrice and it was very painful that she have no more energy to deliver the baby that the doctor finally have to operate her. Scary mah!! However, funnily enough, I think Adam can sense my distress, that I was again admitted to the hospital a day before I am scheduled to be induce. That is on the 25.07.05.
After Gen went home at 9 pm (actually I ask him to sleep at home because I honestly don’t think that I’ll give birth anytime soon) and I don’t feel any contraction whatsoever. The nurses kept on asking me whether I felt any cramps or contractions. However, without any experience, I don’t know how contraction would feel. I cannot sleep properly as they tied my tummy with belts (to a machine) to measure Adam’s movement. The nurses said Adam has been contracting inside my womb maybe because of the lack of water. Well, ok. But I still wonder why I did not feel anything.
Alone in the hospital, I stroked my tummy and asked Adam to be a good boy and told him that he have come out tomorrow otherwise the doctor will induce him to get out. I also told him that I’m very scared and he has to come out easily.
Well, the first contraction finally woke me up at 2 am on the 26.05.07. And it hurt so much! My stomach throb and got harden and my heart suddenly beat faster. I immediately know that this is contraction, this is what that they have been talking about. The gaps between the contraction pain is getting quicker and the pain prolonged each time. I called Gen at 6 am as the pain is almost unbearable.
Gen came at 8 am with mom. I ate breakfast but immediately throw up as the contraction pain is overwhelming. However, the doctor told me that I’m not ready to deliver yet as the opening is only 4 cm. It must be at least 8 cm before they can send me to labour room. My mom estimated that I’ll give birth in the afternoon so Gen sends her home to cook lunch for me. They left at 9 am.
At 9.30 am, I called the nurse as the pain is now excruciating and I already throw up twice. My legs are so shaggy and I cannot even stand. They put me on the wheelchair, ask my name, check my bands and immediately wheeled me to the labour room. I must somehow scream that caused them to panic. I didn’t even get to call Gen. Uhuh.
Inside the labour room, I didn’t feel anything. The lights were blinding, so as the nurses aprons and the wall. My heart raced like mad. I was put in a ready position but Adam just kept quiet. After five minutes, the nurses actually left my bed. LOL. False alarm kot?? Is it possible?
Then I heard a newborn baby scream in a particle to my right. Adam suddenly moved and strongly kicked my stomach; as if he wanted to come out and by this time I can actually feel his head heavily pushing down looking for an entrance. I called the nurses again and the process now begun.
Believe me; they didn’t call it “in labour” for nothing. I kept telling Adam that it’s just both of us, so he has to help me to help him get out. I think I also recite few Surah that I can remember just to keep me calm.
At 10.14 am, after a few pushes and pause in-betweens, I can hear a loud wailing and the nurse showed Adam to me. My Adam all covered with tiny white debris (LOL. Mom must say that it must be the remains of durians that I have been eating). I smiled at him and suddenly all the pain went away just like that. Adam looked exactly like Gen. Crumpled and hairy face with loads of hairs. Only tiny. He only weights 2.4 kilos.
Gen only saw Adam at 12.30 pm, and everybody was so surprised that I have gave birth to Adam exactly on the date and time they scheduled me to be induced. By then, I am very tired, worn-out, exhausted, hungry (I did not have a proper breakfast and my last meal was at 8 pm the night before) and irritated with Gen’s absence.
All in all, giving birth to Adam is just so beautiful!
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