mommyhood

I'm now officially a mom:) I must say that going to this new state of my life was not easy. Like what I wrote in my previous entries, I had internal bleeding on my first trimester & had to go on bed rest for 2 weeks, I experienced nausea & vomitted a lot until my 4th month, on the 7th month I was diagnosed to have placenta previa & was again put on bed rest this time until I give birth! I am such an active person & to be on bed rest for sooo long is really a big deal for me but whew, I was able to survive it.

Anyway, I was admitted in the hospital last July 31, 2007. I was supposed to give birth last Aug. 1 but my doctor got sick & instead my operation was rescheduled on the 2nd day of August.Kokoy, my mom & I prayed the rosary at around 5 am on the day I will be giving birth, I took a bath afterwards & waited for the nurses to fetch me. I was so nervous when I was brought to the delivery room (you have to understand this is my first time), I don't want to let go of my husband's hand but sad to say he cannot go inside the delivery room. I gave birth via c-section at exactly 8:11 a.m. I did not sleep during the whole process.I was so relieved when I saw my baby for the first time because she is complete ( I guess this is the 1st feeling that every mom feels when they give birth). She was smiling when she was brought to me.I just feel so elated & contented at that time. Little did I know that I was losing a lot of blood already which was really bad because I am already anemic & to lose so many blood will actually threaten my life. According to my doctor, I lost half my blood and I had pre-eclampsia plus I had so many water in my body which reached my lungs. My life was at risk ( I went on 50/50). I had 4 blood transfusions, I was given medications to get rid of the excess water in my body & I was given treatment for seizure (which was really painful). I stayed in the hospital for 8 gruelling days.

Good thing my baby was healthy, she had an apgar score of 9! But after 2 weeks, she was diagnosed to have jaundice ( but this is no big deal since she just needs to be exposed to billi lights). She was hospitalized for 3 days because of this.

From birth until her late 1st month, she was such a cry baby and we spent the wee hours awake! I thought I would never get used to it but I did and now on her 2nd month, her body clock is slowly changing. I'm going back to work soon & I would really miss being with my lil girl. My world evolved on her for the past 2 months & going back to the stressful world of corporate life would really be such a drag but at least now, going home will always be delightful since I know that my precious one is waiting for me:)

Here's a glimpse of my little princess,all the pains I went through for her birth are nothing compared to the joy she brings to my life:)

Mishka @ Birth


Mishka @ 1 Month


My baby is now 2 months old:)