She only read about the birthing process thru books......only theories but not practically.
Mary was rushed into the delivery suite....her water bag burst.
The pain...It was so unbearable at one point that Mary was trembling ....
She tried taking in gas but she used it wrongly.
As a results, she hyperventilated.
she felt very ‘high’ and drowsy.
But the pain was still there.
Finally she requested for an epidural.
When it was time to push, Mary was like a robot, being told when to push.
Thau Tua was of no help at all.....as he was panicky most of the time.
However..he did provide comforting words of encouragements to his wife.
He also relieved Mary's pain by massaging her from time to time.
Mary gave a cry as the pain was immense.
The midwife said that Mary was fully dilated.
Mary could start to push.
Mary pushed for about 5-10 minutes.......and then stopped in between.
Slowly baby was guided out with a forceps.
Baby 1.....emerged. It's a HE....Thau Tua's junior.
Next....baby number 2. It's a SHE.....a replica of Mary.
A set of twins....for Thau Tua and Mary.
A mixture of English and Chinese.
Slanted eyes....with blue eyeballs...great blendings.
Thau Tua's hands was trembling as he cut his babies' umbilical cords.
Coming out into the world for the first time !
Out from the darkness in the womb.
It was indeed comforting for the babies to hear Mummy's voice from the outside.
THAT moment was precious and priceless.
After cuddling the babies for a good 15 minutes, Mary let the nurses clean and weigh her babies.
Ah Boy was 2.4 kg meanwhile Ah Girl was 1.8 kg.
Later the babies were placed in an incubator due to their prematurity.
Nevertheless.....Mother and babies were well and healthy.
Mary was still undergoing her third stage...."after birth" process.
Meanwhile Thau Tua had left the room to meet the Lim's clan whom were waiting outside.
The announcement of the birth of his son and daughter.
Traditional Chinese Confinement....in my next post.
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