July 10 Friday night I was tossing And turning on the bed my tummy couldn’t seem to know which position is ok. Sleeping was really hard to do.
July 11 I started drinking primrose every after meal start of my 38th week I was hoping to give birth on that day but alas baby’s not ready
July 12 Sunday. 5pm early contractions were felt so i had my dinner early and took a bath just in case it’s time. 7pm I started tracking contractions thru an app Intervals are still long as in more than 10 min and duration was short. I went up already to pack things again just in case.
8pm i prepped Caleb, he was really hesitant because it’s nighttime and he wont have company. 9pm when contractions are 5 minutes apart i texted OB.
10pm we went to graman 11pm graman for rapid test me and Alvin Contractions are getting longer and more painful no pain meds were given just yet until negative result of covid (this ia brutal! Why wait? Magbabayad naman kami. Help muna!)
11:30 negative sa covid and was admitted. Went up to room 202 Inside the room I was IE'd and I was 7cm dilated. They wheeled me to the operating/delivery room around 12:30 - pain was stronger like a lot lot stronger.
The doctors haven’t arrived yet I was told not to push. When the team arrived Euan was ready. PAIN like no other especially while he was crowning. Baby was out 1:45am July 13, 2020 Monday.
He’s big - 3.77kg big! He cried sooo loud his dad heard him from outside the DR! They took him to bathe and pedia wants to monitor his sugar level because he is a big so he stayed at the nursery for an hour or two.
Wait there’s more... Usually after that OB will do episiotomy and mommy is out of the room. But this time I need to stay for another procedure- tubal ligation. The anesthesiologists arrived with her kit and explained what will happen albeit groggy na ko. Numb from waist down, the whole team took charge again of my body and started the ligation. I dozed off a bit and when I woke up I can even hear them chatting about a movie “Through Night and Day” and made mental note to watch it with Alvin coz I already downloaded it from Netflix in preparation for this delivery (thought labor would be loong and kala ko tolerable pain na kayang manood oh well yabang lang). I know they were stitching but I couldnt feel a thing. I was wheeled back to our room around 2am. Baby is still in the nursery the nurse said they will feed him first (formula I know but I couldnt argue anymore I'm groggy) before taking to the room. Apparently when baby is heavy they still to check if blood sugar is normal. I still couldn’t feel my legs and was sleepy so it was actually a relief that the nurses were looking at Euan while me and alvin rest for a bit. CHILLS! I had them when I had my lap chole so I kinda knew it was because of my anesthesia. Alvin embraced me and covered me with blankets. Past 2 pregnancies - no catheter, now I have one down there plus an IV on my arm which means very very limited movement. When anesthesia wore off I felt pain not down there but on my sides. Turns out I am not prepared for ligation pain. So this is how it feels, I messaged my family and close friends and told them why they didn’t tell me it was going to be that painful. I couldn’t get out of bed because it pains to move. Couldn’t even turn because the pain was inside. Feels like some parts bumps into each other when I turn and pain shoots up every time. I try to move albeit painful just so I won’t get back sores (not enough though kasi fast forward I still had back sores). When the baby was roomed in, his dad wore his Super man cape and went on reserve battery mode - No dinner no sleep. He fed Euan, burped him, cleaned the bottles (brought only 2pcs because I’m prepped to feed my baby), changed diapers, ran errands, paid bills, fed me and so many other things.
No other people, no visitation and only 1 family is allowed inside, if we were to get more help they need to undergo covid test too. It was only him from Sunday night till Tuesday afternoon. I wanted to help him badly so I tried to stand up Monday afternoon, well I was able to stand mga 5 seconds then I sat again and eventually went back to lying position due to nausea. He told me to just try the next day and continued doing all the tasks alone. Next day, pain was still there but no more IV and catheter. I was also told to move more. I was so scared of moving coz my sides hurt a lot but I knew I needed to move. Around 10am I was able to stand up and sat at the sofa to feed Euan. Billing came before lunch time and we knew we can go home that day after the doctor’s visit. But our doctor couldn’t make the rounds for that day and we were just given prescription online (part of new norms) and we went home by 4pm.
Paulo the designated driver of the van fetched us with Caleb and Thea, and Nanay D to welcome Euan! Kuya Caleb was super duper excited to see the baby he had prayed for.
Dear Euan,
You came as a surprise and we were all happy and excited to finally see you. You were a figure of hope for all of us during this pandemic lockdown and quarantine phase. You were born during a scary time but your presence just made our lives brighter. We thank Jesus for your life. We celebrate each day with you. You are 8 months now and how big you've grown. We promise to take care of you, to guide and love you. To hold you when you need to and let go when you are ready.
Euan, I love you forever and always.
Mama
