Her Story

It's a February day, and I am attempting to write a birth story for Figlia. I wrote and posted a birth story last year too, and it did not end the way this one will end.

T - 4 days:

Doppler for fetal weight and parameter check....SuperGyn would have liked to take out the baby now as per original plan (there were many original plans this pregnancy); bub is active, but weighs lower than what would be expected. My metformin intake is halved; tentatively, a date is set which happens to be CBub's birthday.

T - 2 days:

routine CTG in the morning; tachycardia noticed; FHR comes out raised when I use the monitor at home. Back for CTG in the afternoon, but it comes out as usual.

T - 1 days:

Admitted for observation; evening CTG normal.

T:

I feel excess movements early morning; CTG shows tachycardia; afternoon C-section - it's Figlia!

No loop of cord, but baby has had a good fill of the liquor; there is yellow staining - cleaned and put in the NICU - there is tachypnea, grunting and continued secretions.

T + 1 days:

I visit her in the NICU for the first time; I get to hold her; as some strange reaction, I touch her all over; I cry.

T + 2 days:

Figlia arrives in my room at night. The adventure has begun!