Ceci was delivered normally. I appreciated how the nurses at the labor room at Doctor's Hospital were so helpful and understanding at that time. My husband was not allowed to be in the room so everytime I got contractions I want to hold on to something. I asked the nurse if I can hold on to her arm and she said "Ma'am its ok so long as you will not pinch me"...that kept me wondering - are there really women on labor who pinch nurses during contractions? Poor girl! Of course, I did not pinch her and I was a very nice lady on labor pains. I was not shouting, I was just grimacing during contractions and just kept on saying "aaaraaaaay!" When I'm already crowning, the nurses immediately transferred me to the delivery room. My ob-gyne was not around yet at that time, only the intern and nurses. It came to a point that Ceci's head is already coming out of my womb. The intern told me to stop pushing the baby out and she tried to push the baby's head back. I was not pushing in fact she came out naturally because it was really her time to come out. Luckily at that moment my ob-gyne arrived and I heard her say - "its ok Mylene push the baby out". I did maybe one or two and she's out. Yey!
And so, I thought it is really nice to give birth in the hospital at midnight or early morning because the staff really takes care of you and they have very few patients. I remember there were only two of us at the labor room that night.
Ceci is now nine years old and she's full of life and love. She always give me hugs and kisses. Very affectionate. When I left the house on "liberation day" she became responsible. She look after the welfare of her brother and act like an adult in the house. She's interested in cooking and lately pestered me to buy her ingredients so she can bake a cake. I had to convince her that she can only bake with me around.
