The detailed birth love story July 23, 2008

June 4, I had my check up with my OB Dra. Regina Manahan of Makati Medical Center at 1:20PM. As usual, Jai and I took a late lunch break for the check up. It was exactly my 38th week then in my pregnancy, I was then 1cm dilated but 0% effaced, 139lbs and my blood pressure was rather rising at 130/90. Nothing to worry aside from the rising BP, I wasn’t dizzy and don’t feel a progressing contraction it was still far and so we thought. But I was too tired or rather lazy to go back to work at that day probably because of the hot sun and I want to rest to help drop by BP, so I called in sick and went home. My maternity leave is scheduled to start on June 10, 2008(since 7/9 is a holiday!) but came June 5 and 6 I have to file vacation leaves ’cause I was too damn lazy and heavy to get out from bed. June 6,Friday it was Jai’s company outing, he had been asking me for 2weeks then whether I want him to go. Since he was new at his company and I want him to know all his coworkers I insisted that he go, so he went. Come night of June 6, I knew he was having fun so I tried to go to sleep but I could’nt, as usual my emotions reached its peak and I cried and talked to my little one ’bout how much I want his dad to be beside me. Anyway, I eventually fell asleep but 2AM of June 7 I woke up and have to go to the comfort room because of that unpleasant feeling. I felt like I peed on my pants and there was little (insignificant I thought) blood. So I just changed and went back to bed. But I could’nt so I texted my husband but as expected got no reply, so I just tried to fall asleep. I woke up 7AM with that same feeling, I have to go in and out of the bathroom to change. There was nothing on my mind then but to rest and just wait for Jai since he will back anyway by lunch. I just laid in my bed watching TV while my whole clan prepare for their outing. Until, ate lot(my sis in law)called in to check how I was and suggested that I go to the hospital. So I asked my cousins ate che at kuya don to accompany and drive me to Makati Med. I got my bags and called Jai at around 930AM, I asked him to just stick around his coworkers since they will leave Batangas at round 10AM as I was confident that I will be sent home. So, ate che and I walked in the delivery room and a very friendly nurse asked me questions and made me dress in to a hospital gown. Then she accompanied me to a delivery room where the resident OB check if it was water that’s squirting. Then at one check water gushed out and I then felt anxious, then she said, we have to admit you.

As I wait there laying in the delivery room, many thoughts came rushing through my head. I haven’t spoken to my husband again and I haven’t seen him since yesterday and I know in my mind that I won’t once I’m in the labor room, I was in desperate need of his support then. I was then accompanied to a wheel chair and into the labor room and they just told my cousin that I will be admitted. I was very anxious by then, I knew somebody has to pay for my admission, my room is not ready for my baby yet etc., but most of all I was 1cm dilated only! But I knew I have to relax and keep my mind out of any worries and just think of how me and my baby go through this process. As the nurses asked me all the necessary questions, did the IV, all the skin tests, I was induced while my baby being monitored well I tried to go to sleep as I feel the contractions getting painful.

I woke up at around 230PM and Dra. Manahan just arrived to check how I was. I was still 1cm dilated and still not effaced, she tried to reach for my baby’s head but she have to reach far that it hurt and she said my baby’s floating. He was not at all engaged in my cervix and couldn’t help me dilate, so she ask me if I still want to wait a few more hours to see how I progress. Dreading what happened to ate lot and her son with fetal distress, I immediately told her that I just want to have a caesarian delivery, although she said that the baby is very well I was very afraid of all the complications my baby could get while loosing water and as I was being induced. She then called me out of the labor room to go talk to my husband outside. As I was glided to the my husband I’m already in tears as I just wanted to see him, he let me decide but the first question out his mouth as I told Dra. Manahan I now opt to have c-section was “Dra. pag ceasarian ba hangang 3 lang ang anak?” Dra. Manahan and I just bursted into laughter!

Dra. Manahan then called in for a ceasarian and ask for anesthesiologist who came in after 30 minutes(damn! I hate myself right now cause I can’t remember his name! when he was uber nice) anyway, I was glided back to the labor room for all the surgery preps and the uber nice anesthesiologist came in to orient me with what he will do. At around 345 or maybe 4, I am just estimating time from the last that I had a look at that wall clock which was the one aside from the fetal monitor making noise then at the labor room, I was brought to delivery room number2.

Then came the team of nurses and interns my OB and anes, then I was injected with epidural, mind you this was the most painful injection I ever got! and after 5mins or so as I was trying to stay awake I slip into nothingness.

I woke up from the sound of my anes’ voice as he just beside me all the time and he was saying “carla, you’ll feel pressure..you’re baby’s coming out..”then the pressure! Dear me! I felt like my intenstines are coming out then I heard “baby out!” and a little cry! As I tried to lift my head to peek I saw a little thing brought to the arms of 3 OB interns and nurses as they wipe him with cloth under a yellow light and brought to me crying. As I talked to him and kissed him in the forehead he stopped crying and the nurse announced:

“Tetangco Boy of Maria Carla Bisares june 7, 2008 1655hours physician Dra Maria Regina Manahan”

I cried as he was taken out of the delivery room and brought to his father outside waiting, my anes told me that I will fall asleep again and in a minute I did. I slip into awakeness once in a while but unwillingly fall asleep again. I gain control over my sleep once I felt I was transferred to another bed and my tummy was being binded. I then was transferred to the recovery room and found a wall clock. It was exactly 6PM.