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1 month postpartum here. Every pump ko, nakakakuha ako ng 7-10oz. Dati I pumped 6x a day pero mas lalo lang dumadami. Kaya ngayon, 4x a day nalang.

When baby was in NICU, may nakasama akong mama na premie ang baby at need ng breastmilk. Nagdonate ako ng 3 large ziplock na puno ng frozen breastmilk.

After 2 weeks, nagmessage ang mama nung baby, narelease na sila at mabilis daw recovery ni baby lalo't pure breastmilk sya. Nagpapasalamat. I felt happy.

Ngayon, may mga napagsabihan yung mama nung baby na ibang mothers. Normal si baby nila, wala daw gatas si mother. Natanong ko kung nagpapalatch or nagpapump. Ang sabi, "wala talaga akong gatas kahit sa una kong baby. Baka pwede makahingi kasi marami ka namang milk."

Parang off sa akin na hindi sila nagtatry man lang. Gusto lang nya ibreastmilk si baby nya dahil may mahihingian.

Naisip ko, nagigising ako ng 3am. Napuputol ang tulog. Gumagastos sa bag, naghuhugas ng pump.

Akala ata nila madali. Madami akong milk, yes, pero di ko feel na deserve nila mabigyan. Masama ba ako? Nakokonsensya ako. Ayaw ko rin naman ibenta.

28 weeks diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. Adviced to diet and monitor sugar, FBS, 1 and 2 hrs after meals. Sineryoso ang diet. 3 tablespoon brown rice, 2 boiled eggs, and 3 pcs okra standard always per meal plus kahit anong ulam. No fruits of any kind. No desserts/biscuits. For snacks, I have nuts/ kahit anong luto ng egg. Also, if I can, I do threadmill 15-30mins per meal. Not always, pag pagod/masakit tiyan, pahinga.

36 weeks, baby is around 2.7kgs. OB told me not to go relax with my diet because babies at this stage can gain 1 kg per week.

37 weeks, diagnosed with polyhydramnios o yung sobrang dami ng tubig. Ang laki-laki ng tiyan ko. OB decided iinduced ako after a week.

Exactly 38 weeks, confined and induced with oxytocyn. Stayed in the labor room of a private hosp. 3 bed capacity don. Bawal ang visitors/ no husband with me. Minomonitor 3x a day yung movement and heartbeat ni baby, yung may pipindutin ka kung mafefeel mo movement nya and may printout. Grateful ako dahil hindi bumababa ang heartbeat ni baby. Iba pa yung may nakakabit sa tiyan to monitor baby's heartbeat sa screen 24 hrs. Abala sa pagCR dahil need tanggalin.

Masakit mainduced. Pero kahit anong sakit, iniisip ko nalang na pag mas sumasakit pa, eh malapit ko ng makita ang baby ko at matatapos na. 3cm ako upon admission. After 24 hrs, naging 5cm. Inhale sa ilong, exhale sa bibig. Dahan-dahan huminga. Controllin ang sariling pag-iisip. Masakit talaga manganak. Lahat ganito, pero kinakaya. Kaya ko din. Inhale, exhale, pray thru the pain. Kaya ko to sabay punas ng mga luha na tinatago sa midwives. Nahihiya baka ijudge. Kaya ko to. Paulit-ulit na sinasabi sa sarili. Lord, kaya ko to. Wala akong di kaya pag kumapit sayo.

After 2 days of induced labor, naging 7cm. It was lunch time, midwife told me no drinks and food dahil active labor na daw ako. Paulit-ulit na IE. 7cm, 6cm, 7cm again, iba-ibang IE levels. Around dinner time, head midwife conducted IE, 5cm pa daw. Nagtataka nako bakit umaatras. Pwede ba yon o subjective daliri nila. Sabi ko, pwede muna kumain? Gutom na talaga ako. Parang naawa naman sila, pinakain ako.

OB called the nurses/ midwives late at night, naisip ko, eto na, baka ICS na ako nito. This OB, 77 years old, family friend, the same OB that assisted my mom in all her 3 children, never gave up on me. As long as okay ako at si baby, itatry na mag normal.

Not the same fate with other pregnant women I spent time with in the labor room. I heard them cry and slept through their pain. Nag-aalarm yung monitor nila, baby is having 'brady'. Eto daw yung bumababa ang heartbeat ni baby during contraction. Inexplain ang situation sa kanila and have them sign something. Need maCS dahil hirap si baby.

I witnessed all 8 of them. Some, pagpasok sa OR, may maririnig na akong iyak ng baby within an hour. I can only pray na sana matapos na din paghihirap ko.

Day 3, 2am, my OB visited me. I was surprised because madaling araw na, nagdrive pa ang elderly OB ko. She performed IE. 6cm. Asked for bed pan and a needle. Pinasok nya what I felt was whole kamay nya, masakit pero tiniis para matapos na. Pinutok ang water ko. 5 bed pans ang napuno. Sabi nya, kaya di nagpoprogress labor mo dahil ang daming tubig, di makapush ang head ni baby sa cervix kasi lumalangoy sya pataas. Doc slept beside me on the empty bed. It was late for her to drive anyway and she just finished her rounds in all 3-4 hospitals sa city.

After 30mins, I talked to the midwife, miss, wag mo na akong i-IE. Dalhin nyo na ako sa OR. Anjan na si baby. Pakigising si Doc.

Pagpasok sa OR, focused on breathing. Nanginginig na buong katawan ko sa sakit. This pain, no wise words, no book reading can prepare us for this kind of pain. Only with our own experience can we understand.

Sabi ko, andito na ako, ibibigay ko na lahat-lahat ng nasa akin, lahat ng lakas ko, ilalabas ko na si baby. Matatapos na ako. With 3 push, baby out.

Healthy baby boy, 2.8kgs. Cord coil. Spent 2 days sa private room ko with my husband and went home after that.

We are all safe, healthy and recovering.

Thank you for reading this.

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