It was October 19 when I gave birth to my baby. I didn't expect that I will give birth that time since my due date was on November 22 (it was November 5 but then changed to November 22 during the ultrasound). During that day, I felt so sleepy and tired and my lower abdomen and back are aching a little. I thought that was just a normal pain since it's still bearable so I just ignored the signs. I slept the whole day and then wrote article at night. I still remember that night when I chatted my friends that I will give birth because of the pain I am feeling. That was supposed to be a joke not until the pain intensified. I told my boyfriend that my back and abdomen are aching and I felt like I am about to poo. I let him stay with me inside the comfort room as I am letting everything out gently since I am afraid I might let the baby out.
After that, we went to our room again to rest but the painful feeling didn't subside so my boyfriend woke everyone around the house telling them that I might give birth. His family woke up and asked me how long am I feeling the pain so I told them I am feeling it since morning. They told me I should have told them earlier so we can go to the hospital immediately knowing that that time was 1 AM. Well I wasn't aware and I also believe that I will give birth on November.
The pain was killing me and that's what they called labor I guess so they prepared the things that we need. My boyfriend's aunties even got 'oregano leaves' and rub them on my abdomen and back. They even have that 'palina'. I don't know what to call it in English tho lol sorry.
I don't know but during the labor, I still managed to chat my friends and clean my fingernails since they're dirty and I don't want to give birth being dirty.
We went immediately when my boyfriend's father came with the service/vehicle we are going to use. We need to hurry since the hospital we chose was quite far from our place. If the vehicle run in normal speed, it will take one hour to reach there but since we are in a hurry, we arrived there within 40 minutes. That 40-minute travel is extreme pain for me. That's the most painful feeling I ever felt. Plus, the pain even got worse whenever there's a bump on the road. I cannot even imagine how my face looked like that time but I never cried even during the delivery. I promised to myself that I must remain calm so everything will go smoothly and I thank God for made it.
So how about my boyfriend? Well, I can say that he panicked and got nervous. His hands were so cold and he can't get the work done correctly. Like when I told him to pack our things, he kept on asking where I put these and those when he was the one who kept them in the first place. Lol
So we arrived there at the hospital we chose. We chose that hospital by the way even though it's far because they won't require swab test to enter the premises AND my boyfriend's family are afraid of swab test results knowing that my boyfriend usually got sick during those times. They are afraid they might get quarantined (so how about us, right? I want to give birth to the nearest hospital but then their will be done hmm).
Choosing that hospital is my biggest regret in life. I don't want to go back to that hospital. I guess I'll be writing my experiences there on my next article. I will not mention the name of the hospital to be safe tho. I don't want to bad mouth them either but their treatment towards us was inhumane.
Alright, I'm ending my blog with this. Sorry if this is poorly written. Having a baby really limits my time in everything.
Have a great day, fam. Ciao! ❤️
bigla ko tuloy naalala yung second time akong nanganak, how the public hospital treated us. Kaya nung 3rd nagdecide ako na manganak sa lying in, though my baby didn't survive because of birth defect, thankful ako sa midwife dahil alerto , kaya nailigtas nya ako sa posibleng caesarian operation. Thanks to God.