Finally, a fresh post! If you haven't heard, a life-changing event has happened in the last week. As I type this, Paloma is now a week old. What a journey!
My parents, Fernando and I headed to the hospital after midnight Friday night, June 19, since I was feeling contractions. They were irregular, so I was unsure if labor was really happening.
After a positive labor in progress, Fernando got in his uniform ready to cut the cord!
I tried sitting on one of those birthing balls to ease the pain of contractions. Didn't work! I refused the epidural because of the possible side effects. I tried to be a trooper! I was fully dilated at about 10 am on Saturday and just wanted this baby OUT. But after three more hours of contractions, I was informed that Paloma insisted on entering the world face first. Because of that, she was stuck and could not descend (grueling contractions for nothing!!). Docs and nurses made an effort to turn her, so I was forced to get the epidural. Little did I know it was heaven, and my contractions now felt like nothing. I had coherent conversations with Fernando as they came and went. Paloma still wouldn't turn with the doctors' help, so the last means was to have a C-section. 
What! She was out in no time. Ahh...our baby!
Nice to meet you.
We stayed in the hospital for five days and acted like her paparazzi.
She looks quite Filipino in this picture.
It's amazing. The nurses have a soothing effect on the babies. This is after they groomed her and tucked her in. Bow down! Bow down!
I got a nice collection of these bows to match different outfits. Hehe...I love dressup.
Day of check out! Fernando also has a knack for calming her down.
4 comments:
Great to hear your birth story....in the end a happy, healthy and beautiful baby girl! I love her name, it's so unique. Do you guys have any nicknames for her?
I am in tears as I read this. I'm so happy that everything turned out okay. Thank you for sharing your story. I can't believe the girl I met in 1st grade is now a Mom! It's such a beautiful thing :).
oh my gosh justine! congratulations! cat just told me and i'm so happy for you guys :) thank god yes she is happy and healthy. btw she looks so aware in the pictures, it's amazing.
Congratulations! What a beautiful family! Thank you for sharing your story :D All the best!
- Roselyn and Joe
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