6 Oct 2018 (38w): I am officially a mother


If you follow my posts, you'll know that I am having a 'termed breech' baby in my womb. A c-section must be scheduled before my estimated due date so we have a better controlled way of baby being born.

The day has finally arrived. I woke up early in the morning, took shower, washed hair, lugged my hospital bag, then follow hubby to the Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC).

Before I pass the admission letter to the registration person, I noticed the letter stated a wrong date. My appointment is on 6 Nov 2018. What?! November?! The registration person questioned me why I need to admit 1 month earlier, I was like @.@ They made a few calls then finally let me go to my ward room.

PS: PCMC has concierge service. They will arrange people come help you carry bags and guide you to the ward room.

Nurses prepared all the necessary things for me in the room when I arrived. I changed to PCMC hospital gown, nurse used a cardiotocography (CTG) machine to monitor contractions, cleaned out my bowel, then I was pushed to the operation theater. The moment I leaved the ward room, I started tearing and my body shake uncontrollably. I was so nervous because I am going for a major surgery.

My gynae, Dr. Tan suggested me to do operation with GA, means I will not see my baby immediately and hubby would not be with me throughout the operations. The moment before operations, the doctor double confirmed with me if I want to change my mind. I can't think at all because I was too scared. So, they just proceed to do operation with GA for me.

Before I was coma, I saw Dr. Tan in scrubs. She touched my tummy and said my baby is still in breech. Soon after that, I am unconscious.

I don't know how long I was coma. When I awoke, I felt cold and my body was still shaking uncontrollably. Whichever nurse came near me, I will ask them how's my baby and they just said is fine. Then, I was pushed back to the ward room.

Hubby came to the room and told me baby did not cry immediately when she was out of my womb. She cried only 8 minutes later, before the doctors going to perform CPR on her.

My girl in NICU and I can't get down from the bed. Hubby run between NICU and my ward room, he took pictures of her and showed me, is a baby girl :)

I told myself I must be strong. I ate the porcupine date that prepared by hubby, ate salmon fish prepared by hospital. The very next day, I was waiting nurses to come and help me get down of bed. The move wasn't easy for me, but I told myself "Everything gonna be okay, Everything gonna be alright". With the mind to recover soon so I can see my girl, I will do what nurses told to do.

I cleaned up myself, then tried to walk slowly to NICU because there has my baby girl, Youna <3



Location: 39, Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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