best to ignore the pains so I kept talking and kidding with those who went with us to the hospital. I bravely put on a cheerful face that the nurse who kept on checking me couldn't believe that I am already in labor... and in so much pain!
By the way, there were about 5 women who "waited" with me: my mother, my grandmother, a neighbor (I consider her as my aunt), my aunt, and my baby's grandmother. There was only a single bed and a sofa in my room so look at how they "camped" in my room:
At around 1:30am, the pain came at 5-minute intervals that I could no longer put up a brave face. I was pretty sure that my face was already contorted with pain, and I asked the nurse to give me the anesthesia. A few seconds after the injection of those pain killers, I felt very dizzy and fell asleep. But from time to time, I would wake up from the extreme pain!
Almost 3:00am. The bag of water broke. At first I thought I peed due to the extreme pain but the doctor immediately called her nurses that it's time. I had to be transported to the delivery room but all-women that they were, they could not carry me to the stretcher! I had to ignore my pains for a while and roll over to the stretcher.
My mother went with me inside the delivery room. Even in the midst of labor pains, I reminded my mother to take pictures when my baby comes out!
Important reminder for expectant mothers: Don't tire yourself by pushing aimlessly. Wait for that time when you feel like the poop's coming out. Indeed, labor pains feels like you're having an extreme case of diarrhea, but five times more painful!
The pain dulled my senses and all I could remember was giving 3 strong pushes and the baby came out at 3:25am. I heard the nurse praising me for being good at pushing! haha! So easy for her to say... then I fell asleep again. Later on, the pain killer wore off and I woke up at the painful stitches the doctor was doing. Then I slept again. I woke up at lunch time just to eat then went back to sleep.
I did not place the pictures here when my baby was being cleaned up by the nurse because they might appear gross to you. ^-^
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