Why are you here?

I was really tired from last night's ordeal that I slept until after lunch time. Then I noticed some bloody spots and was told that I'm on labor! The labor pains were not that frequent yet and were still neglible but I made preparations, anyway. I was really scared of the pain that I was going to face but I did my best not to think about it and practiced more those breathing patterns.

Night came, all I had were bloody spots and the labor pains were still negligible. But I prefer to wait in the hospital so at 9:00PM, I was already sitting in the Emergency Room of Mercy Community Hospital in Iligan City, signing some admission forms.

When I was led to the weighing scale, the nurse who assisted me asked, "What are you doing here? Why are you being admitted?" I just calmly answered, "I am in labor and I'm going to deliver this baby soon". He could not believe that I was already 9 months pregnant. My tummy was so small that you might think I'm still in my 6th month.

To the first-time mothers: I warn you that those dilation checks are really, really, unpleasant. For me, it was traumatic, and I wouldn't even try to describe it here. ^-^ Also, try not to mind the nurse doing the "clean-up" and other "preparations". I also asked for an all-women delivery team.

Then the waiting began...