Part I - The Arrival of the "Little King"
Part I - The Process
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The little king of my life is finally here. Yahooo…….
I’ve always believe having a baby is a miracle, from the 9 months of pregnancy with baby growing inside my tummy to giving birth. I am truly blessed again with this miraculous thing in life. There is no gift as wondrous as this and I get to receive it for a 2nd time.
Blogging has not been created 4.5 years back then. I remember I used to write very long emails about my 1st delivery and the progress of my little girl until one fine day, 2 years later, my friend suggested that I put everything into blog.
So this time, I’m more advanced. I intend to blog as much as I can so that I will be able to remember later on in life when I grow old and grey. Heeheehee……….
It’s been a week now since the little king’s arrival. I just couldn’t believe it. All these 9 months carrying him inside me, always actively kicking, punching or moving. Hopefully, he will be active in sports in the future. J
I went in for admission before 8.00am on the 15th Nov 2007 as I was due for C-sect at 11.30am that day. I woke up at 5.00am to have a cup of Protein drink and 2 slices of whole meal bread just as instructed by my gynae. Last meal must be taken before 5.30am.
This time, no pain at all on the forefront. I was like waiting for the clock to tick away. The anticipation of going through the whole operation is making me more nervous. But as anxious as I was, I sat there in the ward waiting for the nurse to push me into the Operating Theater (OT)
Not long, the nurse came in and pushed me into the OT. The anesthetics doctor came and informed me what he was to do. Hubby also went in with me. Instructions were carefully lay out to him. “No camera, no video taking. No walking around in the OT. Just sit down quietly on that chair next to your wife and give support.”
After that, the journey of welcoming the baby started. I was jabbed with a spinal block and left to numb waist down. Man, it was fast. Within 5-7 min, I can’t feel my lower body at all. The hero, my gynae came in. His work began.
Hubby was just sitting there quietly. He can’t see a thing from his seat. Neither can I as there was a cloth hanged at the front of my face. I’m surprised now even in private hospital, hubby was not allowed to see what is going on up close. My hubby has to stick his neck out, only to hear more than see what the doctor and OT staffs were doing. Actually later on, hubby told me what he saw….Gruesome!! Better not know so much!!
I was freezing cold as usual, shivering all over (just like during the delivery of Xue Rou). My two hands were stretched out straight, felt like being crucified on the cross. J
This time, I was more ready for the operation as compared to the first. I didn’t freak out or feel scared. In my mind, hubby is here, got a good doctor to work on his expertise and an equally qualified OT team. So me and baby would be in good hands. The last time, there was just me, alone after 28 hours of labour pain and a team of doctor and OT staffs who seemed like new medic grads who started work on their first day. I was praying so hard “God, please take care of me”. Moreover, it was my first time being on the operation table, or should I say, being ‘cut’.
Doctor told the staffs to push my baby out from my abdomen. Wow, even in C-sect, they need to do some pushing. So weird!!. I can feel some kind of sensation inside my stomach as if something is wriggling and being pulled out (Yes, even though numb with anesthetics). So after a few hard push, came cries of the little king. OT staff brought him over for me and hubby to see. OT staff said “See, his 2 testicles! It’s a boy” Overwhelmed by his arrival, I kissed the little king. Tears welled up at the corner of my eyes. It was tears of joy. Our little baby boy is finally here. 12.02pm….
Jotted on 23rd Nov 2007
Hei Suet Hui,
I'm quite surprised too tht Sunway Med didnt allow taking pictures and didnt allow ur husband to actually see the 'cut'. who was ur gynae? Was the bill very expensive?
Posted by: Hern | December 3, 2007 01:46 AM