Baby JJ has arrived!

May 30, 2008….

This is the day Jermaine Jianne Yap has arrived into this world. I’ve mentioned before that one of my greatest fear is giving birth. Who could blame me if they portray labor as the most painful experience a woman has to go through. I can tolerate pain but the thought of danger and uncertainty makes me anxious. I sometimes thought giving birth could be the last day of my life.

 Well, on May 29, I felt mild stomach cramps which I just brushed off. I kept waking up several times at night but I immediately doze off to sleep. The next day, I felt the cramps getting slightly stronger which last for 2-3 seconds at interbval of 20 minutes. I texted my OB and before she could reply, I had blood spotting already. Me and my mom packed up and ate breakfast. We went to the hospital and as soon as I arrived there, the cramps got stronger and at a faster rate. They interviewed me first askig for inforation as I grimaced. It’s like having menstrual cramps only 10x stronger. After the irriatating interview, the nurse checked me adn said I was on 6 cm already. I waited for several minutes and they transfered me to the labor room. a 20-yr old pregnant girl keeps shouting and cursing. They said she was put to sleep but she kept waking up. The nurses laughed at her and kids her around. Now, back to my on ordeal….cramps keeps getting stronger and I heard one of the nurses said I was already on 10cm.  I remembered you are ready to give birth if you are at 10cm or higher. 

Cramps gets stronger and I started to panic especially when I learned they can’t give me the initial anesthesia since I ate breakfast. I nearly shouted at the nurse that I need a meds. They said the doc to give me epidural is coming down. That’s what they told me 15 mns ago..grrr…But I calmed down when the doc arrived. They transfered me to the delivery room to inject the epidural. As soona s they injected the med, I felt nothing waist down. I just lay there. Up util, baby JJ cae out and they stitched me up, I felt nothing. Btw, Pankiee called me while I am inside the delivery room..heheh..I can’t answer it so I just text her and everybody that came to mind.

Oww…can’t stay long..will continue next post…