Dumping this here for now, will refine when I have more time to write. This was a post I shared with my mom group in Facebook about 2 weeks after giving birth. ------------------------------ Hello everyone, I would like to introduce the latest addition to our family, Marcella Isla. Born last October 5 via NSD. 10 years in the making. But worth all the wait! Prior to getting pregnant, I struggled with adenomyosis (per my OB in layman's term namamaga daw ang matris) for 2 years. Some days super painful siya to the point na almost mabablack out ako and I bled heavily each time nagkaka period. Since I was already turning 40 this year, me and my husband decided at peace na kami with one child and okay na to have my uterus taken out. So I asked my OB last January if I can have the surgery already. But she hesitated, requested for an ultrasound which still confirmed the adenomyosis. Nagsama pa ng 3 more myomas and ang PCOS ko naging bilateral pa this time. I took that as a sign...
Dear Flicker, Today we are at 37 weeks and 5 days. We've been experiencing intermittent contractions but nothing that would signal an immediate trip to the hospital. Tuesday, September 25th, Dra. Aguinaldo (our OB-Gyne) checked and confirmed we've started dilating. But was only at 1-2cm. Too far yet. And there's no way of telling if Baby K is going to be out within the day. Or next week. So I was sent home with a couple of instructions. To summarize, I am to wait for contractions to be intense (the doctor reminded me of its intensity which was probably on the scale 6 and 10 being the most painful), about a minute long and 4 to 5 minutes apart . The night of Sep 25th I had that pain. But they were too far apart. The doctor also told me if I can still sleep comfortably for 2 hours straight, then it's not yet time to go. The following day, the contractions became further apart. It kind of burst my excitement bubble and left me feeling low the entire day. (note to s...