Our Journey Towards Parenthood: My Wonderful Birth Story (Second Time Around)

I'm Back! Sorry for not updating my blog since I just gave birth to a healthy baby girl last Aug 20. I will make kwento about my birthing experience the second time around. (Click here for my birthing experience on my panganay)

So this was happened last 2 weeks ago. My scheduled CS was actually Aug 26 but our baby bunso wants to see the world in advance. Medyo pilya ang bagets db. Starting 1st week of Aug, I need to see my OB doctor every week for close monitoring of my weight, bp and our baby. My OB told me na hindi ako pwedeng maglabor or maputukan ng water bag due to my condition kaya strict sya sa pag alis alis ko, kailangan rin daw namin umabot sa 39 weeks para fully develop na si baby. But since I'm super active mom and wife lalo na pag nasa bahay, may iba na kong na feel on the 2nd week of Aug. Hirap na kong kumilos, matulog kasi parang binibiyak na yung balakang ko, di ko sya pinansin instead I focus on taking care of Rhian. Until Aug 20, Thursday I went to my OB clinic for my weekly check-up, (I even posted a photo on my IG that time) she checked my cervix kung naka close parin sya but with our surprised, 5cm na daw ako and I need to deliver baby bunso immediately, as in "NOW NA!". So imagine my reaction when she told me that, hello wala akong kasama that time, nasa office pa asawa ko, naghanda kami sa bahay kasi it's Rhian's 16 Month and wala akong kasama kung sakaling matutuloy ang pagCS sakin. I'm all ALONE! I'm scared that very moment, but I make myself calm kasi baka tumaas BP ko which affects my baby.

Check-Up Time. Be good #BabyBunso. See you next week! #ExcitedMommyHere #SoonToBeMomOfTwo 👭

A photo posted by Rackell Villareal (@rnvillareal) on Aug 20, 2015 at 12:34am PDT

After my check-up, I called my husband and my parents about my situation and of course lahat sila nagulat. I was walking towards 5^th floor habang kausap si husband na dalhin lahat ng gamit and documents that I prepared. Buti nalang pala 1^st week of Aug palang niready ko na lahat, so kukunin nalang nya sa room namin yun. That very moment, wala na kong inisip kung hindi ang safety namin ni Baby, I keep on praying to have a smooth, easy and safe delivery. Ibang iba ang pakiramdam compare nung naglalabor ako kay Rhian. As soon as I reach the Delivery room, here’s my situation.

Me(talking to the receptionist/nurse) – Hello, pinapunta ako ni Doctora Bustos, kasi ngayon na daw ako manganganak.

Nurse 1 – Po? As in ngayon na po?

Me – Oo ngayon na daw sa in NOW na daw.

Nurse 2 – May kasama po ba kayo sa labas?

Me – Wala akong kasama eh. Solo flight lang ako.

Nurse 1 – Naka schedule po ba kayo ngayon?

Me – Hindi, pero galing akong clinic ni Doctora, scheduled CS ako pero sa Aug 26 pa pero ayun 5cm na daw ako.

Nurse 2 – Ah ganon po ba, tinawagan nyo na po ba husband nyo?

Me – Yup, tinawagan ko na pero baka di na sya umabot kasi galing pang work yun tapos uuwi pa sya sa bahay so baka lumabas na yung baby tska sya makarating ditto.

Nurse 1 – Ang tapang nyo naman po Mam, cge po kami nalang po bahala sa mga gamit nyo.

Me – Ganon talaga eh. Kailangan mong maging matapang para sa anak mo. (pero deep inside, kinakabahan ako kasi wala si Ian sa tabi ko.

Few minutes after, the nurse gave me the dress I need to wear for my operation. They asked few questions while checking my BP and condition. In my surprised, I was inside the Delivery room na. As in yung naka ready na yung mga gamit for CS, the pedia, the anes doctor and the resident doctors andun na lahat, we just need to wait for my OB to start the procedure. I was talking to my anes doctor (same doctor during Rhian’s time) and told him na sana walang sakit pag iinject na nya ko sa spine like nung ginawa nya on my first baby.

Me – Doc Raffy, sana yung pag inject nyo sakin ng anesthesia tulad nung sa panganay ko ha. Yung wala akong naramdaman sakit.

Anes Doctor – Hhhhmmm.. Pano ko kaya ginawa yung dati?

Me – Basta please doc, yung wala akong mararamdaman sakit pag tinusok mo na ko sa likod. (deep inside, kinakabahan talaga ako)

Anes Doctor – Iba kasi yung sa panganay mo, kaya di mo naramdaman na ininjectionan kita kasi focus ka nun sa sakit ng pag lalabor mo, ngayon naman kasi hindi ka nag lalabor. Wala kang ibang nararamdaman.

Then, one staff hold me and told me not to move kasi bibigyan na ko ng anesthesia. I just need to breath in and breath out to relax, until I felt something na parang may tumusok sa likod ko and that’s it. Galing ng anes doctor ko. Good Job! He kept on talking with me para siguro hindi ako kabahan, I even asked him kung dumating na asawa ko and kung may mararamdaman ba kong sakit sa pag biyak ng tyan ko, he make sure na everything is going to be okay, na saglit lang yung procedure and makikita ko na si baby.

My OB doctor came in, she promised me na gagawin nya lahat para safe kami ni baby. My anes doctor informed me that the procedure was started already, wow! Wala nga akong naramdaman except sa para lang may gumagalaw sa tyan ko, he make sure na kalmado ako kaya kinakausap lang nya ako palagi. I was looking at the clock on my right side, the procedure started around 5:15pm then after few minutes nafeel ko na parang may humihigop sa tyan ko, actually parang ginagamitan ng vacuum yung katawan ko kasi ramdam ko talaga, that time medyo nag panic ako but my anes doctor inform me na nilalabas na si baby, I keep on praying and praying na sana matapos na yung procedure and makita ko na si baby bunso, until exactly 5:33pm I heard my baby is crying. Thank God!

Since wala akong kasama, I told the resident doctor to get my phone and picturan kami. So here are the photos taken during my delivery. Sayang lang kasi wala si Ian, wala kaming family photo tulad nung kay Rhian and hindi man lang nya nakitang lumabas si Baby Bunso sa akin tapos wala rin pictures si Baby nung nilabas sakin. Huhu.

Meet our Baby Bunso!

Rhaine Sophia Lumberio Villareal

First Picture at Recovery Room

Anyway, after the “Unang Yakap” hindi ko na alam ang sumunod na nangyari, Nagising nalang ako around 7pm and nireready na nila akong dalhin sa Recovery Room kung saan nag hihintay si Ian. I stayed at Recovery Room from 7pm until 3am the following day because they monitor my urine output. Hindi daw kasi enough yung nilalabas kong wiwi and they keep on hydrating me para mag normalized yung urine output ko.

First Picture with Daddy

When I saw my husband, I’m so happy. I was relieved. Iba kasi talaga ang feeling ko pag andyan sya sa tabi ko, kinuwento naman nya nangyari sa kanya and happy to say na nakausap nya OB ko after the procedure. We are thankful kasi naagapan yung pagputok ng water bag ko to prevent the permanent damage of my Uterus and di ko na kinailangan pang salinan ng dugo.

Proud Parents!

The following day, my parents together with our panganay went to the hospital. This is the first time Rhian saw her little sister. At first medyo deadma pa sya but when I carried baby bunso, I saw her face na parang nag seselos kaya medyo nagpapansin sya. But eventually, nag enjoy narin syang hawakan at halikan ang kapatid nya.

Ang unang pagkikita ng magkapatid :)

Yes Rhian, Big Sister ka na. :)

My Very Supportive Parents (Proud Lolo and Lola)

My Happy Family

For my recovery, actually my 2^nd CS was very smooth and ang bilis ng recovery ko kasi the following day after my delivery nakakatayo na ko, nakawiwi and popoh na ko agad comparre kay rhian na almost 4 days bago ako nakatayo ng maayos. I guess alam ko na kasi yung sakit and naka mind set na ko na dapat kayanin ko lahat for my babies. So after 4 days in the hospital, we were able to go home na. Lahat kasi ng test kay Baby, very good.

Welcome Home Baby Bunso!

My Precious Gifts

Thank you Lord for everything, for keeping me and baby bunso safe during delivery. Thank you for giving me a very supportive and loving husband na laging andyan sa tabi ko, for giving me the best parents ever na halos araw araw nasa hospital para bantayan ako, for giving me strength na kayanin lahat ng sakit, thank you for giving us another bundle of joy, thank you for guiding my doctors during the procedure and thank you for the life that you gave me.

I will be forever grateful for having two beautiful daughters in our life.