Childbirth

My mil has never failed to make light offerings at the temple when I underwent childbirths. She had been telling hubby to keep calm and not to worry but on the other hand asked me to recite some prayers as she always does.

Going thru an elective c sec was neverthless the most heart thumping one. Firstly, it was my first experience with this doctor besides the d&c he performed on me last year. Secondly, my first two was emergency c-sec so I was caught unprepared actually, having not much choice and time to think about it. This time, I was given a lot of time to think and wait for the big day to come. I was surely nervous. I told the baby that if he or she did not come out before 13th, we would get the doctor to take him out on the 13th itself. There is a chinese saying 人算不如天算. True enough, I felt contraction at nearly 4 in the morning that I couldn't fall asleep. I had the urge to clear the bowel too. I knew that the baby was giving me some hints, he or she was going to make the grand arrival today.

Since the date had been chosen, god just wanted me to experience some contraction no matter how. When I was put under the machine to measure the baseline of baby's heartbeats and contraction, the midwife told me about the possibility of emergency c-sec. Then I came to know that any event of procedure that is not performed on the scheduled time is considered emergency, although on the same day.

Each doctor has their own practices. I'm allowed to go home the very next day as I have passed the requirements set by the doctor. But my confinement lady is only coming tomorrow, so I should better stay put for another night.

I wonder how my boys are doing without us...