mommy talks
Posted on November 11, 2007
I got a really nice tag from Litzie. I've been reading this tag on a lot of mommy blogs lately and I've thought of doing it then. The only problem is, I can never seem to find the time to do it AND nobody was tagging me. Haha! So thanks Litzie, for giving me an excuse to finally answer this myself.
1. What food did you crave when you were pregnant? During my first trimester, what I had were foods I didn't like. Ramil had a very hard time looking for the food that I will eat because most of the time, when it is served already, I wouldn't feel like eating it anymore. But I remember an instance when we found something that works, Pizza Hut's Fettucine Alfredo. I was so happy with it, it's almost the only thing I ate for a week.
2. Did you gain a lot of weight when you were pregnant? I gained around 35 pounds during the whole duration of my pregnancy. If I remember correctly, it's still within limit of the appropriate weight gain.
3. Did you drink milk when you were pregnant? I was a milk lover even before I got pregnant and good thing I still liked drinking it even during my pregnancy. Sometime in my fifth month though, I reduced my milk intake because I was gaining weight fast. My ob told me to lay off the milk for a while. Haha!
4. How long did you stay in the labor room before your delivery? I was in the labor room for a little over seven hours. We arrived at St. Luke's at around 5:30 am and then Mateo came out at around 1:30 pm. My water bag broke early at home, around 2 am, so when I reached active labor, it went pretty much quickly.
5. Did you have epidural during labor? No, I had spinal anesthesia or saddle block instead. It was very similar to epidural except that it was a one-time injection to my lower back and then I didn't have an epidural catheter the whole time.
6. How did you give birth? Normal Spontaneous Delivery. We even planned to do lamaze but due to miscommunications and since my water bag broke early, we weren't able to push through with it.
7. What was your first reaction when you heard your baby's cry and saw him/her for the first time? I didn't really feel weepy but I felt like being handed a gift I have waited for a long time. I was so excited when they gave him to me. The doctor handed him to me and told me, 'eto na baby mo'. I answered with a 'hello baby' then I kissed him and I remember wondering why he has curly hair (which I later learned only looked curly because of the wetness and all) even though Ramil and I have straight hairs. Upon seeing him for the first time, I also immediately thought that he has Ramil's lips, which I wanted him to get so I was happy.
8. Prior to that moment when you first held your baby, did you know how to carry a newborn? I've tried holding my cousin when she was still a newborn though it's been years ago and I haven't really held a baby in such a long time. I was never worried about this aspect though, I know it will be second nature even to a new mother. True enough, I never felt any awkwardness when I first held him.
9. Did you take a bath after your deliver? I took a bath a week after I gave birth. I would have wanted to, earlier but we were staying in my parents' house and my mama was adamant that I let at least a week go by before taking a bath. Ramil and I were even supposed to attend a wedding five days after I gave birth. I was mentally set to go but my mama was ready to lock the bathroom doors just to prevent me from taking a bath. I took pity on other guests and decided to just send our apologies 
10. How was your first night with your baby like? Mateo's first time at home was a breastfeeding struggle. A few hours after arriving from the hospital, he was rooting for a nipple so I excitedly prepared to breastfeed. We were already successful at breastfeeding even in the hospital, he was latching well, and so I didn't think it would be difficult. Unfortunately, it seems that my milk at the time was still insufficient for him so he'd cry whenever I'd remove him from my breast. The first was spent on hours of breastfeeding and crying sessions. My nipples were really hurting from too much sucking from him but he still didn't seem satisfied. We had to resort to buying formula milk and one small bottle (I didn't bring any because I was optimistic about bfing him) in the middle of the night just to let my nipples have a little break. When he finally got his fill of milk, he slept fitfully and we took turns watching our little angel sleep.
12. If you were to pick just one moment from the time you gave birth until the moment you were discharged from the hospital, which do you think is the most special moment for you? I would have to say the first time that Mateo successfully latched at my breast. It was pure joy and awe.
Since most mommies have done this already, I think I have nobody else to tag. Haha!
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hi andrea! uy i tagged you din with this meme. anyway, everytime i read someone gave birth through normal delivery i always feel envious. i really wanted to have a normal delivery. kaya hay buti ka pa normal delivery. si dwyn din parang si mateo before. pag di sya nakasuck sakin umiiyak. so parang for hours binebreastfeed ko lang sya. and people would say di pa ba yan tapos? hahaha.
Hi Ann! I read your post on this, di siguro nagregister sa akin na ni-tag mo ko. Haha! Kakatawa naman kasi usual tanong din sa ‘kin yan non, kung di pa ba tapos dumede si Mateo. So at least normal lang pala un. Don’t worry, pwede pa naman ang VBAC, malay mo normal na next time
ay pareho kami ni ann. inggit sa mga normal delivery. at ako inggit sa BF-ing mo with Mateo. Ay naku talaga! Si Mateo masipag magsuck si Dustin naman ayaw.