#CelebrateingtheRainbow at the workplace – share your stories of Pride!
Pregnancy and childbirth is a wonderful experience of every women's life. Each and every instance of it will be cherished by mothers forever.
Pregnancy and childbirth is a wonderful experience of every women’s life. Each and every instance of it will be cherished by mothers forever.
It was 3:15 and the morning sun on March 3rd wasn’t even in
I was busy uploading tick tick tick
pictures from the shower my girls had brought in
I told my head “it’s just a trickle go back to bed”
but the pinkish surprise just wouldn’t let
I was counting the seconds, minutes went by
a voice in my head said, “maybe the time is right?”
I shoved hubby left and right, told him about my plight
“go back to bed baby, it’s just a false fright”
my mind was going places, my body was quite a sight
the clock struck and soon it was time to decide
we were both up and ready to take on the ride
hubby quickly checked the bags, mama bear and baby bear had their own tags
medicines, clothes, toothbrush…
torch, shoes, and everything pretty much
I got in the shower, ready to prepare
“lather lather, wash wash, don’t just stand and stare” we got in the car and the contractions began like the craziest cramps you just can’t stand my back was on fire and as I jumped up and down Shine on (you crazy diamond) played in the background
the hospital corridor was empty and as we huffed and puffed in the nurse said “please hand me your medical file, I’ve got to check you in” we laughed in surprise as reality struck us “Ting”, in all the hurry, we’d forgotten the most basic thing to bring
I had energy bars, and my favourite chips in my bag I even had eyeshadow and makeup, I didn’t want to look like a rag the nurse didn’t care, she twitched and made a face at all the bags that we were carrying, for a mere delivery case I was wheeled in at 7.50, buckled to an alien device, it made a ‘khrrrrr’ every time the baby’s heart thought wise soon the examination, the inspection began, I saw a line of doctors and their verdict this is how it ran finger after finger, as the pain continued to linger I had to “cooperate” it seems, for the whole thing to go quicker
Soon I was screeching like how a lunatic would have liked the nurse asked me, how old I was to be this psyched Hooray! the finger found the jewel, I was ready to be taken in it had been just an hour since I came in
the girl next to me had been screeching since last night I bet she wanted to curse me, her pointed look said it alright “breathe breath… push push” I felt like a missile ready to whoosh whoosh
the final “pushhhhh” as I lay almost half dead, my baby popped out as they snipped the cord on the bed wrapped baby up and took it to daddy dizzy with the sight fingers trembled as he held his firstborn tight
everyone had told me, “it’s going to be a boy” my heart knew that sure was a ploy little did I know that my wish would come true when the nurse showed me, my baby girl it was you
it was 9.57… I walked in and walked out like how a spa date would have turned out that’s when I counted, it took all of 120 minutes this birth story I found out…
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I am an Indian mom to a lively three and a half year old. Married to the Olive Greens. Bitten by the travel bug. I have backpacked across 14 countries and travelled within 21 states read more...
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