Pregnancy & Delivery

In every woman's life, getting pregnant is the gift given by god. First pregnancy is the most excited period. I would consider it as a golden period in my life. The thought of carrying a soul within oneself gives the utmost pleasure in life.

I had adopted the early pregnancy tests to discover the new life in me. The confirmation was given when consulted with the doctor. I started calculating the due date for the arrival of the new member. People showered me with lot of blessings and advices. I followed the week by week schedule and started dreaming about the new little one.

Science have been much advanced, which brought the stage by stage fetal development to me. My husband and me were every time excited to visit the hospital to watch the fetal growth. I had experienced the most nausea and vomiting in the first trimester, which is commonly called the morning sickness.

One of the first things to think about is how to safely get to and from work. I felt dizzty and nausea while commuting through public transport, which had heavy impact on work. Worst thing is to control the nausea till a safe spot is found. During travel I get down at the nearby bus-stop to vomit. But then I always carried a couple of plastic grocery bags (without holes!) tucked with me.

The second trimester is the smooth period, with celebrations. The morning sickness drained off. The feeling of air bubble rolling in my womb excited me. We roamed around the city with the heights of enthusiasm of the forthcoming parenting experience. I tasted much of variety foods in this period than the first trimester.

Work went on well and my sixth month collided with Ramzan. Being the first ramadhan after marriage, I wanted to go for the whole month fasting but with due consideration on my health, still fasted for half a month. It was really the wonderful month of Ramadhan wading off quickly and I was into my last trimester.

The third trimester each and every minute that I spent was in the thought about the arrival of the new one. Being the first labour, I started reading articles about vaginal birth and C-Section. Many motherhood forums threaded messages on this topic. Vaginal birth videos were available on internet. Initially felt a kinda of fear and had less confidence on how to cross the stage.

Elderly people suggested me to do regular exercise and walking daily. The whole of my third trimester I practiced walked morning and evening. Doctors advised to do all house hold work mainly sweeping. Every night I used to have a warm shower and especially in the back down the navel for the muscles to relax and get positioned to face the labour. Even though after a lot of study there was a kind of fear in me as the due date came closer.

It was 2 days for Bakrid and all preparations for the festival was in progress. I had spotted blood and went for the checkup to the hospital. All preparation were canceled. The doctor advised to get admitted in the hospital for further checkup. She wanted to wait till next morning for the labour pain.

The whole night that I spent in the hospital gave me lot of confidence and courage. I was afraid to face labour but that night was unforgettable. I was awake the whole night and got to see the different stages of labour experience by other fellow ladies. The scream and shout delivery from one, while a silent delivery by another, lady not withstanding the pain requesting the doctor for C-section, most informative night was that. That was more informative that the articles that I read.

The result of the doctor's checkup the next day morning was to give me external medicine to induce pain and get the baby out. After 5 hours, I had delivered a cute little baby girl by vaginal delivery. The 10 minutes which I spent in pushing out the little one to this world is the most memorable one.

For all woman wanting to have a vaginal birth, I would advise to practice regular walking during the third trimester as it would relax the muscles and help in natural birth. Natural birth is always advisable by everyone and most healthy way of giving birth also.