Today, while listening to my baby's babbles i kinda thought i'd post something about my experience from the labor and delivery.
It's funny how time passed by too fast like you don't even know it.It's been past 3 months since i had my baby but until now i can still imagine how painful it was.They said a womans body is designed to forget the pains from having a baby.Part of it i guess is true because right now, if somebody wants to ask me how a contraction feels like, my answer would be " i don't know, i forgot".
But my story is different.I didn't have a normal labor.Instead, i had the first major surgery in my entire life and the pain was ugh! painful, like really painful.
My baby was born on January,this year.He was born one day earlier than his due date.
When we got to the hospital, we were hoping that i'm just gonna have a normal delivery but it seemed to be far from what we hoped for when the baby started having some problems breathing inside.I don't know for sure if it's really how the insurance works but even at first when the doctors seemed to know already what's going on, they still tried getting me into having a normal labor.My heartbeat was so fast that i could even hear it and i started worrying when i saw the monitor and the baby's heart rate slowed down.That time i felt like, i was gonna die but at the back of my mind i thought, if i had to die, i have to put up a fight for the baby to survive.Then, finally when the doctor couldn't find any other normal ways to get the baby out, they decided to do an emergency C-Section.I was really scared to death of surgery but i didn't have any more choice plus, i really wanted to get the baby out already before anything bad happens to him inside.
When we got to the operating room, i asked them to just put me to sleep because i couldn't stand the pain anymore after they start making an incision and i could still feel a lot of pain even with the epidurals in my system.
So, when i woke up it's done! i was still having a lot of pain but knowing that the baby was safe and healthy was a relief to me.When they took me to the recovery room and i saw my baby for the first time, i felt like i was gonna cry.It paid off all the pains i felt during all those hours of labor and delivery specially the part where i i had my first major surgery:).
I'm so thankful that we have friends and family who gave us a great support specially my husband's sister and his mother.They have been so excited about the baby from the very beginning.My husband did a really good job for being with me all the time and i really love him more for that and his daughter too.
All that waiting in the hospital and everything kinda sucked but it's all worth it.
Now, our baby is 3 months old and he's starting to have all these cute personalities that we enjoy watching each and every day.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Labor and Delivery:a Tough Time
Labels: Labor delivery
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