Labour Room Drama -92

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Dear Stella, you are doing a great job I pray you live very long to reap the fruits of your labour.

Here goes my labour room drama. I found out I was pregnant for the first time since I got married after TTC for six years;You can imagine the joy that filled hubby's heart and mine.

I quickly asked my boss who is like a sister which hospital I could use in the Ajah axis of Lagos. God used her to direct me to a very good hospital. My antenatal classes started immediately cos I was 38 years old and being a first timer I didn't want to take chances.

My first trimester was a little challenging with the morning sickness wahala I tried to manage it well cos I have a very supportive husband. I missed work just once during my pregnancy period I was very strong.

Fast forward to 38weeks and 5 days, I was lounging in my living room watching a movie at about 1 a.m in the morning when I started feeling menstrual like pains. I managed to finish the movie and went upstairs to wake oga that he should take me to the hospital. He was like haba madam it's too late to go to the hospital from our house besides these are early signs.If I hear! I no gree o!

My threshold for pain is low omo na so I start drama for house with hubby.I told him 'I will drive myself to the hospital that it's because he is not the one in pains' we did vigil until 8a.m when I felt like using the bathroom, I saw the bloody show and quickly took my bath, called the doctor, had a light breakfast picked my bag and off we went to the hospital.

Once we got to the hospital I had already called the CMD who directed the nurses to put me in a private ward. When the doctor came he checked me and said I was 2cm dilated. He gave me epidural to ease the pain and l slept off. All the while hubby was watching over me and running errands(God bless all the loving,caring and supportive husbands out there).

My beloved bvs na so una sister dey till 4p.m no show by that time doctor came back and induced labour with a tablet inserted into my cervix. Thereafter na so so 'chook chook' hand doctors go dey do. That thing can pain like say fire burn person. I will use style look at hubby's face when the checking is going on him face go be like aboki shit lol.

When by 9.30p.m the doctor came to insert another dosage of the inducement drug I just screamed with my whole strength people of God, that's how my water broke and instead of the water to be colourless it was greenish.Meaning the baby had passed out his meconium ( first poop). In all this I was still 2cm dilated. Thank God for a good and experienced doc. He just called my husband and said your baby is in distress to save mother and child we need to do a caesarean section asap.

Though, the doctor had suggested CS during anc we were still hoping for natural child birth since hubby had lost his job and his business was having teething problems my salary wasn't much then. Doctor said the bill for CS was 300k.

I bless God for my husband's faith he quickly signed the form for the operation and signed for me too cos I was in serious pain.

By some minutes after 11p.m I was wheeled into the theatre was given all the injections and then the doctor prayed asking God to make everything successful.I was chatting with the doctors when the operation was going on by 11.50p.m my sunshine and cutest little man was delivered not long after I started quivering and shaking so seriously that my teeth were clattering. I was wheeled into my room before I knew it I was drifting in and out of consciousness.

In all l give God all the glory and I pray that God will remember every couple who is trusting him for the fruit of the womb just as he remembered me after I had given up hope.



P.S-my son's birth brought open doors for us my hospital bill was paid miraculously and on the fourth day we were discharged.Glory be to God.

`Praise God for open heavens.Why were you shaking?did you react to the injection?