It was early morning on Thursday, 28th Jan 2010 at about 9am when I was just about to fall into a deep sleep when all of a sudden, wifey shouted that her water-bag had leaked! I was still groggy and sleep due to staying up late to watch the Man Utd vs Man City match. But with that shout, suddenly all grogginess and sleepiness vanished and came anxiety and urgency.
With no time to bathe, the ambulance was called and we were transported to KKH within 20 minutes. Once in KKH, wifey was wheeled into the Delivery Suite and I was left all alone to do the registration and administrative paperwork. Once all that was done,the waiting game starts.
Wifey was left waiting for an available Labour Ward for half a day as there seems to be an influx of mothers-in-labour that day which left no vacant Labour Ward available. It all seems fine till about 9plus PM when wifey complains of contraction pains. Face contorted with labour pains, I was trying to console her and felt useless as there was nothing that I could do to elevate the pain.
If only that can be transferred to me instead...
I can see that the pain was intense and the oxygen gas and the petadine jab does nothing to cease the pain. Left with no choice, we decided to go ahead with the Epidural and this seems to relax wifey and numb the pain.
However, baby Aqil Aiman still does not want to see the world yet. It was in the early hours of Friday, 29th Jan 2010, approximately about 2plus AM and after several last minute complications that the doctors decided that a Caesarian procedure is needed. As wifey was wheeled into the operating theater, mixed emotions overwhelmed me when I was waiting outside the operating theater, praying for the best for both wifey and baby Aqil Aiman.
Everytime the operating theater door slides open, I jumped to my feet but there were no news yet. At last, at about 5.20AM, the doctor emerged from the operating theater and approached me. It was good news and both wifey and baby Aqil Aiman is fine.
Alhamdulillah! I was very grateful to God. I was then instructed to go to the Baby Room to see baby Aqil Aiman for the very 1st time while wifey was being stitched up. Seeing baby Aqil Aiman for the very 1st time overwhelmed me. He looked up to me with endearing eyes when I 1st approached him and carried him into my arms. It was the 1st and best experience I've ever felt, being able to only see scans of him for the past 9 months and here he is, in my arms!
After I carried baby Aqil Aiman for a few minutes, I was instructed to wait outside the operating theater for wifey as she will be wheeled out and into a normal ward soon. The nurse will then bring baby Aqil Aiman into the same ward later on. Relief engulfed me when I see wifey smiling away when emerged from the operating theater.
It was one hell of an experience for me and I learnt to appreciate the women(wife & mother) more for the pain and hassle that they go tru during the 9 months and then the labour pains.