Mama’s note on baby Tio’s birth

(written around 1 year back)

It seems that mama has lost the note mama wrote right after baby was born. And it’s been 2 years and 3 months now so mama better write another one before mama forget.

While staying inside mama’s tummy, baby Tio did not give any trouble at all. Mama did not experience morning sickness much (only 3 days out of 9 months), mama could eat anything, could smell anything. Baby Tio started to actively moving after the 5th month (?) and often mama & papa felt baby Tio hiccuping inside.

So mama & papa had been expecting that baby Tio could be delivered normally. But 2 weeks before the due date the doctor said that mama’s amniotic fluid was low so mama most probably would deliver by Cesarean section.

So baby Tio was scheduled to be born on 9 Jun 2007, but on 5 Jun mama had spottings. The next day mama and papa went to the hospital just to check, thinking that the time had not yet come. But then after some fetal monitoring the doctor decided that mama had to deliver on that day. So mama was told to change mama’s clothes, shaved and told to wait while the nurse checking on the baby. Papa was outside and mama would actually loved to have him beside her. Then suddenly without warning the nurse administered enema (so mama could poo and had the bowel clean before the operation). Oh it was really a pain in the a**!

Then mama was brought to the operation room where it was cold. But it was not like what mama had imagined (like what mama saw in movies). Then the anesthetist tried to inject the epidural and mama had to curl on mama’s side but she could not find the right location and she said that mama was not being cooperative. OMG, it was painful and mama did wince everytime the needle was inserted, so mama didn’t know how to be cooperative. So finally mama was given general anesthetic. They asked mama to inhale inside a mask and suddenly mama was deeply asleep.

So the process was lost to mama. Mama woke up because the anesthetist called mama rudely. And then mama was transferred to the room. Mama went to the hospital at around 11.00, was operated at 12.01 and woke up at around 13.30. But it was not until the next day that mama met Tio, coz mama was told to stay in the bed and not allowed to eat. They brought mama to nurse Tio. Tio was so small, red, with very fine hair and blinking his eyes slowly. He was the most beautiful baby mama had ever seen. Mama was afraid to touch and move Tio so mama had to call the nurse when changing position. Mama learned how to give Tio formula through a cup. Mama did not really think about exclusive breastfeeding that time but mama does not think that the few cups given to Tio on those first few days matter much. Mama also learned how to clean Tio’s belly button and to give Tio bath.

So Tio stayed in the baby room from 6-8 Jun. Tio had so many visitors, mama and papa’s friends. Then on 8 Jun Tio was allowed to stay with mama. Mama and papa learned how to change Tio’s diaper and clothes. Then on 9 Jun Tio went home with mama and papa by a taxi. Tio wore Piyo-piyo shirt and pants and a matching receiving blanket. He looked like a bundle and mama and papa called Tio “our bundle of joy”.