Week 35:
I remember when I went to my doctor she was not happy and wanted me to shift to hospital as soon as possible because the amniotic fluid dropped to 6 and she told me it would not be good to wait another week as the baby’s health level would drop. I had no choice but to accept what was planned by God.
I shifted to the hospital and it was decided that I will be induced at 7:00 pm the next day would be my delivery. Well, I was very excited to see our daughter but on the other hand I was very scared that my baby is healthy as she was coming in 36th week, almost a month earlier.
I was induced at 7:00 pm on 17th September and I was told that I would be taken to the labor room on 18th morning at 6:00. I was given a lung maturity shot so that baby’s lungs are mature enough to survive when born as her estimated weight was 2.1kg. It took an hour in CTG and inducing process. It was painful. It was first experience and I really hoped last too. God must have something planned for us but I just hoped that people who have no complications are far luckier. I was really stressed and really nervous that how would the delivery be. Well, it was not final that it would be normal one or a cesarean. And it was really hard for me to accept this fact that If I would end up in Operation Theater then what would be the point to go under all labor pain and inducing process and its pain the whole night. That night was definitely hard. But my hubby was there and his support really made me strong. Also, family visited which was very supporting too.
The next day, which was 1st day in my 36th week, I was taken to the labor room and I remember how nervous I was. My hubby was with me and my mother-in-law. First I went alone in the labor room. They gave me all the medicines and injected me with antibiotic, when I got settled then my hubby was called and then the waiting period started. It was 9:00 at that time. We chatted, took pictures and just waited when she would arrive. Our eyes were on the clock as the doctor said that approximately it would take 6 to 8 hours. It was long waiting.
I did take epidural but when I was 8 cm dilated it did not work and also, at that stage it took a lot of time to get to final stage of labor. I was unconscious as they gave me pain injections and within one minute you get drowsy and fall asleep immediately. And that is what happened to me, and I remember my hubby was really worried. When finally I had to push the pain did not seemed that bad, in fact they were better and controllable then the before ones. I remember I was really worried before that I might shout and do stupid stuff. But Thank God nothing happened that way.
Everything went good, and our little one arrived at 2:50 pm on Friday the 18th. The first time my hubby and I saw her we had tears our eyes. And we were happy to have her in our world as we had waited long enough to see her. Once her check-up was done my hubby brought her in and she was all dressed up and looked so cute. It felt great to be parent. And I just could not believe that I was a mother of beautiful daughter “inaaya”.
