@Micontingsabit 23 March 2022

I Carried You - pregnancy questions 032422 It was 10 months ago when I gave birth and I still can't forget how it feels like and how happy I was hearing and holding my Lil B for the first time. Thanks to my fellow mommies here (too many to mention), @Momentswithmatti tagged me to this prompt. How can I say no to this, I love answering questions especially this is one of my most precious memories. Alright, you ready? Oh if you are a mother, I'd love to see you do this prompt too. I love reading different experiences. 1. Normal delivery/CS? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#1-normal-deliverycs CS/C-section, it was an emergency CS. I was pretty confident that I will have a normal delivery but things turned around. I had a c-section because my water broke and my cervix wasn't dilating fast enough. Here's what happened..... I went to my OB for check up in the morning and she already checked if my cervix is already open. It was about 1cm that time, time check around 9to 10am. It was around 8pm the same day when my water broke. We went to the hospital, checked my cervix again and the nurse said it was around 2cm but water was already gushing out as if I took a bath. She called my OB told about what happened and told me that we may need to have a c-section. I waited for my OB and around 9pm, she checked my cervix and again, water gushed out and told me that it was nearly 2cm wide. At that rate, my water may run out if they will check it every now and then that my put the baby in danger. I didn't know what to do so I needed to call my husband and i am glad that I didn't wait because I was actually planning to wait for a few more hours to see if I will progress. They prepped me right away for c-section and once they got her head out I heard them saying **'uy chord coil, buti na lang!'** My Ob told me that it was almost too tight that's why they needed to cut it before letting her totally out. I know that chord coil can be seen in the ultrasound but understand why they didn't see it. Why? When I had ny CAS (Congenital Anomaly Scan), the doctor didn't see her left body parts and her face. She hid her face and totally tucked in.

2. Father in the room? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#2-father-in-the-room No :( The pandemic didn't allow us to have my husband in the room, plus he was also in the province so he needs to travel either ahead of time or after I gave birth and get an RT-pcr test too. I had my sister with me in the hospital though. 3. Due Date? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#3-due-date My EDD was between May20-26. 4. Birth Date? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#4-birth-date May 17

5. Morning sickness? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#5-morning-sickness No morning sickness. Whew! Lucky me. Though, I don't like the smell of cooking meat, smells spoiled or rotten to me. EEEEEEEEk. 6. Cravings? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#6-cravings I craved for corn, strawberry and cold drinks or icecream. I can still remember my mother asked the magbibinatog to always drop by our house every afternoon. Then after 3 or 4months my *paglilihi* stopped but he still drops by our house hahahaa. 7. Gender of the baby? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#7-gender-of-the-baby Bebi gorl! It was seen clearly during my first pelvic ultrasound. I was planning to have a little gender reveal for my in-laws but my mother can't wait. Well, she did look like a boy up until now that's why I want her to have earrings.

8. Place of birth? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#8-place-of-birth To my hometown, Marikina sitiiiiiii! I gave birth to the same hospital my sister did. We were lucky enough to have a maternity hospital nearby because I don't have to worry on other patients in the hospital. I mean, I don't have to worry about getting COVID in that hospital because they only cater women, pregnant woment and children. 9. Hours of labor? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#9-hours-of-labor I was kind of waiting and hoping to feel the pain of labor and I always ask my OB how would I know if I am already in labor. She said, 'It's very painful and you won't miss it for sure'. Well, I was pretty attentive enough to notice that MAYBE I am already in labor but I didn't tell my sisters or parents. Here's how it went. Around past 7pm, dinner time we were chitchatting while finishing our dinner, I felt a very light poke at the back of my pelvic bone thinking it was just a normal back pain. Suddenly at around 8pm, I noticed that poking feeling comes and goes, so I monitored how long the interval was. It was about 15 to 20 mins interval, then I knew that I was already in labor but I still didn't tell my sisters because I was still waiting for a severe pain. Around 8:30pm, I played Mobile Legends with my husband while on videocall and when I lost, I took a wiwi and then boom! My water broke. The poke like sensation was still there.

10. Weight? https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#10-weight I weighed more than 60kgs. Oh wait, the baby. hahahahha! Sarreh, Lil B weighed 3kgs. My OB actually was a bit shocked during the last few weeks of my check up as I gained weight faster and she asked me to stop taking multivitamins. 11. Baby's Name https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841#11-baby039s-name This is the first time that I am going to reveal Lil B's name. Her name is Saoirse Marion. Side story.......*tingininginingining* We were checking out a few names online as my husband wants to name her with a meaning. So that when she goes to school and if the teacher asks what her name means, she have something to present. One of the names I suggested was to use their sister's name, Marjorie. She passed away years ago so we didn't get a chance to meet her. One day, my husband told me that she might have found a name but doesn't know how to say it. Then he told me it means FREEDOM, he was hesitant at first to share the name until he said it. I told him that it is pronounced as *Seer-shah.* It's an Irish name, that's why it is complicated to spell and to pronounce. Check this link for more cute Irish names. By the way, I agreed to this name but my husband still tried to think of other names because he doesn't want her to have a hard time introducing herself to other people. I told my husband that's why she needed a second name. I suggested Marion as it is a combination of our names. One of his friends commented on this name, that she might grow up as a lesbian if that's going to be her name. I was like, WTF?!?? Why????! And if she will, so what. It will not make her a less of a person. UGH, some people. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/irish-names-mispronounced-america.amp Anyway, I told my husband to think of other names that he wants for our baby before I give birth but he didn't hahahaa. So yes, I gues that's her name. My sister needs to be familiarized with the spelling too because she's the one who will fill out all forms in the hospital for me, which she did a great job because she didn't mess it up HAHAHAAHA.

Check out their articles here: @Usagi A walk to remember: pregnancy edition @Loveleng18 A Little Bundle of Joy @Momentswithmatti Remember Labor https://read.cash/@Usagi/a-walk-to-remember-pregnancy-edition-1cd81841 https://read.cash/@Loveleng18/little-bundle-of-joypregnancy-story-bd15a14a https://read.cash/@Momentswithmatti/remember-labor-3747897b I've also shared my pregnancy experience in these articles: *****Just when you thought it's over, it's not. It was just the beginning (...***** https://read.cash/@Micontingsabit/just-when-you-thought-its-over-its-not-it-was-just-the-beginning-post-partum-p3-d7f99b16 *****Little Beebee goes live!***** https://read.cash/@Micontingsabit/little-beebee-goes-live-93f2cfdf *****I believe in perfect timing. A pregnancy experience.***** https://read.cash/@Micontingsabit/i-believe-in-perfect-timing-a-pregnancy-experience-4654ecba I am calling out moms in this platform to do this prompt too!