The journey into the joys of motherhood started on
my 40th week of pregnancy at 19:00 on a Tuesday (22nd of
November 2017) with a visceral nudge. The unusual lower abdominal and
pelvic pain heralded the imminent arrival of our little cutie. I immediately
tapped my husband that was lying just at the other side of the bed to inform
him.
The first stage of labour progressed in its unique
way. The contraction quickly advanced from every ten minutes to five. For those
periods I was totally restless and in severe pain. No position was comfortable;
I couldn't lie or sit. With the intense pain, my trip to toilet became regular
because I was vomiting and stooling. My husband and I decided to go to the hospital
after we called the birth ward and informed them of our situation.
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On arrival at the central hospital in Hämeenlinna
in Finland, I was checked by friendly and professional midwives. They affirmed
that I was in labour but my cervix is still close. I was given the option to
either stay in the hospital for observation and care or return home. I chose to
return home because I wanted to be messy (vomit and stool) at the comfort of my
home.
I had a vigil throughout the Tuesday due to the
pain until the dawn of Wednesday. I had thought that when the amniotic sac
breaks that the fluid will rush down like a tap as we see in movies but mine
just dribbled down. With the confusion, I forgot all I learnt in my nursing
school and picked up my phone to call a friend(Lydia). With the advice of my
sister and the friend, we decided to go to the hospital and that was about
21:00.
In the hospital,
I was checked and told that I was already 3cm dilated. By that time, I was
already tired as a result of sleepless night, intense pain and vomiting. I
immediately requested for an analgesic. I was given one but the effect was not
felt. After two hours, I requested for an epidural injection because I was beginning
to feel very weak. I was already 5cm dilated and that made it possible for my
request to be granted.
I decided to sleep after the epidural injection was
administered to regain a little strength. My cervix was already fully dilated
when I woke up and the effect of the epidural injection had worn off. I was
ready to birth my son. It took about 30 minutes and our bundle of joy was out.
The feeling was incredible and I owe all thanks to God, the Maker and Giver of life.
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