The suspense is so over. Meet our little angel...
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| About an hour after birth |
Born: 06 November 2010, 1:31AM
Vincent picked the name Mithi -- Tagalog for longing, or aim, or something that you wish for or want to achieve. Aiello is my pick, after a Jazz singer's surname. Katerina is our mutual choice. We call her Yeyo :-) Vincent and I had quite a debate long before we came up with her name. Yes, we know it's quite a lengthy name, but we just know that our daughter is going to be a smart girl when she grows up. We'll teach her how to write her name quick, long before she goes to pre-school.
There we no contractions. Nope, no water bag breaking drama in the middle of the night, nor any bloody show. The day before Yeyo came, we went to see our OB-GYN for another check up. We were quite optimistic about this visit since we had this feeling that our doc will not let us go anymore, and she surely did not. After a sonogram, we found out that Yeyo has less fluid to keep her at bay for another day, and so she has to come out ASAP. Our doc advised us to go home, go get some lunch, assemble our bags and then go back to the hospital. I will have to be induced.
The induction happened the moment I entered the Perinatal Department at 1:30PM, November 5th. I was immediately instructed to slip in my hospital gown and lie in bed. They then attached the CTG machine onto my belly to begin the long process of monitoring Yeyo's heartbeat, my blood pressure and contractions. I knew it's going to be a long labor in waiting, and so I brought a book with me (which I later forgot about the moment I was wheeled out of the delivery room). I must commend the doctors and nurses at the Philippine Children's Medical Center for really looking after me during this time. I had a good chat about books and movies with an intern assigned to keep her eyes glued on the CTG's screen. Amazing how she managed to do her job while I pester her about the things I see they attach to my body. Hehehe. The anesthesiologist's fellow came about two hours later to explain to me how the epidural works. I said I wanted it, so she said she's going to give it to me at certain doses when I need it.
By 12:30AM of November 6th, 11 hours later, I was fully dilated. My doctor prepped me up to practice my breathing and pushing. Having satisfied her with that, I was finally wheeled in the delivery room. It was 1AM, as I kept looking at the digital wall clock. I was cheered on by the doctors to take a deep breath, hold it, push at a count of 10 to 12, and then breathe out. Two male doctors, one of them was the anesthesiologist, were bearing down hard on my belly to help me pop Yeyo out. After 31 minutes of pushing, Yeyo finally made it out! I was only too happy to see her.
At about 3AM, I asked for my husband as I got really hungry (the last meal I had was the adobong manok for lunch the previous day). He came with my "breakfast" and said he saw Yeyo and she is my carbon copy ;-). While he was feeding me, a fellow from the nursery came in with Yeyo and she had her first latch on me. It was also our first family bonding. Awww...
It has been a week and we're now settled back home. Yeyo had her first pedia check up two days ago and had her first vaccine as well. My sutures are healing up well, and I can move around faster now. I am so blessed to have VIncent as my husband, this I must say. He took good care of me and Yeyo since day one, running around the house, doing the chores, making sure I get the nourishment I need as I nurse Yeyo (I am exclusively breastfeeding her), and gets up in the wee hours to help me out to fend for Yeyo. He is an awesome, awesome husband and I love him more everyday :-).
Hah! This has gotten too long. I need to sleep. Yeyo will wake up any moment now...
