Boy!!! We welcomed Vivek into our lives on May 31st, 2007 after about 12 hrs of labor. The due date was May 28th. At my last doctor's appointment on May 24th I had dilated just 2 cm and we decided that on June 4th we will induce if the baby was out by then. I was not too happy about the decision to induce. But hey, we did not want to wait after a week past the due date.
I woke up on Wednesday May 30th feeling uncomfortable. I have been having pains on and off, nothing on a regular basis. As the day progressed I began feeling more and more uncomfortable. When Raghu got home in the evening, he saw me looking so pale and in pain. After dinner we decided to go for a walk by the lake, hoping that it would make me feel better. Heck no!!! I could not walk for long with out sitting down. I got back home and called the Hospital. The nurse told me to rest for a while since I had just got back from a walk. She told me to lie on my left side and call back after an hour if the pains still persisted. I lay down but felt no relief. After close to an hour I called the nurse again and told her that I was in pain and I think I am having contraction. This time when we timed it it was about 5 mins apart. I told her I wanted to come to the hospital and was prepared to come back home. After I hung up Raghu started to load the car. Yes, my bags were packed and ready. We left my father - in law at home and drove to the hospital. The time was about 9:30 pm.I was in pain and trying to time my contractions. The hospital - Stillwater Medical Centre is about a 10 min drive from our home. We got to the hospital and the went up to the Emergency Entrance . A nurse there helped to a wheel chair and got me on the elevator to the Labour and Delivery. By then my pain had subsided. The nurse at Labor and Delivery took me to a room for observation. She checked me and said that I had dilated about 4 cms and said she would keep me under observation for an hour or so before admitting me in. So our stuff was still in the car. I just lay there and started to make calls to my family back in India to tell them that I am in the hospital.
I woke up on Wednesday May 30th feeling uncomfortable. I have been having pains on and off, nothing on a regular basis. As the day progressed I began feeling more and more uncomfortable. When Raghu got home in the evening, he saw me looking so pale and in pain. After dinner we decided to go for a walk by the lake, hoping that it would make me feel better. Heck no!!! I could not walk for long with out sitting down. I got back home and called the Hospital. The nurse told me to rest for a while since I had just got back from a walk. She told me to lie on my left side and call back after an hour if the pains still persisted. I lay down but felt no relief. After close to an hour I called the nurse again and told her that I was in pain and I think I am having contraction. This time when we timed it it was about 5 mins apart. I told her I wanted to come to the hospital and was prepared to come back home. After I hung up Raghu started to load the car. Yes, my bags were packed and ready. We left my father - in law at home and drove to the hospital. The time was about 9:30 pm.I was in pain and trying to time my contractions. The hospital - Stillwater Medical Centre is about a 10 min drive from our home. We got to the hospital and the went up to the Emergency Entrance . A nurse there helped to a wheel chair and got me on the elevator to the Labour and Delivery. By then my pain had subsided. The nurse at Labor and Delivery took me to a room for observation. She checked me and said that I had dilated about 4 cms and said she would keep me under observation for an hour or so before admitting me in. So our stuff was still in the car. I just lay there and started to make calls to my family back in India to tell them that I am in the hospital.
Oh yeah... my contractions come back and they hurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By now my contraction are about 10 mins apart but very intense. So here I am talking to my brother in India and telling him I am in labor. He just didnot believe me. He was so shocked.. U say you are in labor???? You do not sound like you are in pain. That was funny!!!At about 11:30pm the nurse comes back to check on me and finds out that I have dilated about 6 cms. She said, oh well you are not going home now and I will call your doctor after I admit you in. What a relief. Didnot have to go home. We were in labor thru the night and my doctor- Dr Henry came in at about 5 am and the delivered Vivek at 6:52 am on May 31st.
A prefect boy. He weighed 7lbs and 7oz and looked so adorable. It was such a magical experience. I have no words to describe the whole process. I feel so blessed and lucky to have such a wonderful baby and a loving family.
Welcome Vivek Raghuram.!!!
For a picture of Vivek go to www.stillwater-medical.org and click on nursery.
