Everything seems to be familiar. Like history is indeed repeating itself.
It was again in summer and again my husband needs to go to work at night. I asked him not to go to work but he says he can't and assures me that if something happens, he'll be home in a flash.
This is already our third baby so I should know what to expect but I still am uneasy. Right around midnight, I started to feel contractions, all too familiar feeling. I called Myk to tell him and he says he is on his way. I got a little bit scared because I know I can give birth very quickly and I was worried that Myk might not make it back in time. Well, my worrying was not necessary.
When we got to the hospital, the resident doctor examined me and says she thinks that my cervix hasn't dilated yet. She consulted another doctor and I was told the same thing. The first doctor asked if I still wanted to go back home and wait. I think she doesn't believe that I am already in labor. I decided that I wait in the hospital. She agreed and said that she would induce my labor (again, all too familiar). It wasn't an hour that I was in the room when my water bag broke and I asked to be wheeled in to the delivery room. My ObGyn has not arrived yet. There was a resident doctor in there anyway. people in the delivery room keep telling me to wait for my doctor my I keep on saying the baby couldn't wait and she is already coming.
True enough, Micaiah Catherine Cabanos Mendoza did not wait for my ObGyn and came at 2:29AM on March 27, 2009.
After 15 minutes my doctor came running up the stairs. :)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A sequel
Three years after…
It was a very humid summer day. And I was very,very pregnant. An airconditioned room is hot for a pregnant lady so you can just imagine how I was at that time. It was april 13, 2005. I called Ate Baby, my cousin, and asked her to look after Nica because Myk and I are going to work that night.
Then at about 11 am, I take a leak. I went back at 11:10, again at 11:20…. and so on. I was scared,unsure of what’s going on. When these things happen who do you call? Of course, you call on to God, but whose phone number do you dial? "Nanay? How do you know that your water bag broke?" "I don't know, it never happened to me. I'm not a doctor" Great..
Myk insists that i call my doctor, but i say, no this is just normal. After a lot of insisting, Myk finally gets me to call the doctor, she asked me to drop by her clinic. So I go there… yada yada yada. "Go to the hosp, you need to have the baby after 12 hours, we don't want any infections. If you don't go into labor, we might do a C-section." That was my worse fear. Aside from the pain after birth, it's expensive! Really!
It was 2pm, still no labor, just very, very minor pains. Like nothing's going on,i thought it will be like the first. No sweat! But then the doctor came by again at 5pm, and said that the contractions need to be induced, if that doesn't help,we’re going for a C-section. Ok.
5:30, the drugs took effect. OOOOOOUUUUUCCCCHHHH!!! So intense that I wanted to get it out! Now! The nurses tried to calm me down. I just hold on to the bed railings and won't let go. 6pm, they said they are going to transfer me to delivery room. Finally! But I still can't let go of the bed railings. You know the pain that you want to cry, really, really want to cry but no tears come out, because of the pain? That's how it was.
And they won't believe me that the baby was coming out. Because, of course, they gave me the drug at 5, and they say normally it takes about 5 hours. Well, hey, come on! I think I feel the head! The nurses again tells me to stop pushing because I'll get tired too soon. I keep on telling them that the baby's coming out. They just won't believe me. 7pm I'm in the delivery room. My doctor only has one hand with surgical glove, the other hand is texting (the anaesthesiologist, i think). I still tell them the baby’s coming out. I think they got annoyed and they put me to sleep.
When I woke up, I still tried to push, oh… It's all over…
April 13,2005, at 7:23pm was James Malachi Cabanos Mendoza’s turn.
It was a very humid summer day. And I was very,very pregnant. An airconditioned room is hot for a pregnant lady so you can just imagine how I was at that time. It was april 13, 2005. I called Ate Baby, my cousin, and asked her to look after Nica because Myk and I are going to work that night.
Then at about 11 am, I take a leak. I went back at 11:10, again at 11:20…. and so on. I was scared,unsure of what’s going on. When these things happen who do you call? Of course, you call on to God, but whose phone number do you dial? "Nanay? How do you know that your water bag broke?" "I don't know, it never happened to me. I'm not a doctor" Great..
Myk insists that i call my doctor, but i say, no this is just normal. After a lot of insisting, Myk finally gets me to call the doctor, she asked me to drop by her clinic. So I go there… yada yada yada. "Go to the hosp, you need to have the baby after 12 hours, we don't want any infections. If you don't go into labor, we might do a C-section." That was my worse fear. Aside from the pain after birth, it's expensive! Really!
It was 2pm, still no labor, just very, very minor pains. Like nothing's going on,i thought it will be like the first. No sweat! But then the doctor came by again at 5pm, and said that the contractions need to be induced, if that doesn't help,we’re going for a C-section. Ok.
5:30, the drugs took effect. OOOOOOUUUUUCCCCHHHH!!! So intense that I wanted to get it out! Now! The nurses tried to calm me down. I just hold on to the bed railings and won't let go. 6pm, they said they are going to transfer me to delivery room. Finally! But I still can't let go of the bed railings. You know the pain that you want to cry, really, really want to cry but no tears come out, because of the pain? That's how it was.
And they won't believe me that the baby was coming out. Because, of course, they gave me the drug at 5, and they say normally it takes about 5 hours. Well, hey, come on! I think I feel the head! The nurses again tells me to stop pushing because I'll get tired too soon. I keep on telling them that the baby's coming out. They just won't believe me. 7pm I'm in the delivery room. My doctor only has one hand with surgical glove, the other hand is texting (the anaesthesiologist, i think). I still tell them the baby’s coming out. I think they got annoyed and they put me to sleep.
When I woke up, I still tried to push, oh… It's all over…
April 13,2005, at 7:23pm was James Malachi Cabanos Mendoza’s turn.
My first...
It was a cool evening of the 30th of July 2002. My husband and i had just finished dinner. I slowly lie down on our bed and turn on the television to distract myself. I'm scared and excited… whoa… "God help me," i pray. I somehow know this is the night. My husband comes up to me,kisses me on my forehead, then gently on my lips. "Are you sure you can manage on your own? I have to go to work tonight,I might not be back before midnight." I shrug my shoulders,"Sure, go ahead, I'm fine." He goes on to tell me that if i need anything, my mother-in-law and grandma-in-law are just in the other house, I can just ask for help. "Sure!! Go on, you’ll be late" and he kisses my belly and leaves hesitantly.
I try to sleep but I can't.. I frequently get up from the bed to pee. That’s fine, that's just normal. ouch… some pain. What is that? I try to sleep again. Then, of course, i wake up again to go to the bathroom and *GASP!!!* what’s this?! I ran to mama cel (my husband’s grandma) "It's time," I say. "GIGIIIII!!!!" she cries to my mother-in-law. Of course, I'm sooo scared but I just smile. I'm so excited. I quietly go back up to my room to change because I was in my pajamas, didn't wanna leave the house looking like that. "Where’d you go? Why did you go back up? You can't climb up the stairs anymore!" But I just sheepishly smile. It was 12midnight. We go up to the Infirmary, (fortunately so) there wasn't any room available. So, we then go to LBDH. The hospital looks a lot better. But now the pain is very … uuurrgghh! whoa!! We're at the hospital by 1am,my husband is not yet beside me. I almost curse him and blame him for the pain. I say to myself "I'm gonna smack him! He promised he wont leave me" clearly I'm unreasonable. hehe..
Then (finally) Myk comes in. "MAHAL!! are you excited?" that was 1:30 and he starts texting everyone… my doctor arrives at 2am. takes a look and says the baby won't come until about 6 am. Ok. Myk and I pray at the labor room... amen… But i cant let go of his hand. OOOOUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!
The doctor says, "Baby's coming out. Myk you can't stay. you have to leave…. Don't push yet, you’ll get tired"
"But... I... can't... help... it! aaarrrggghhh!!!" I stop to take a breath. The nurses gasp! I think maybe the baby was about to come out and when i stopped it went back in? I really don't know, I didn't see.hehe..
Another push and aaarrrgggghhhh!!!!!!! "its a girl!!!!" Then i black out.
I wake up at 6am, and asked if I was dreaming. "Girl?" Myk answers "yes, it is."
At 02:37, July 31,2002 Jennica Faith Cabanos Mendoza came to the world.
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