On the 3 February I went to the hospital for my weekly appointment with my doctor. We discussed birthing options and then she went to listen to the baby's heart. That is when the day changed! The heartbeat was very erratic and the doctor was concerned. She decided to send me for another scan and then to a ward to have the heartbeat monitored for half an hour. The scan was a bit of a stressful experience as firstly, they allowed another patient to sit in and secondly the sonographer said nothing to me at all! When I got to the ward the nurses were lovely and got me hooked up. However, half an hour became and hour and a half, listening to a wildly erratic heartbeat. I'm not sure why it took longer, whether it was because the heartbeat was so erratic or because we were on Indian Stretched Time!
Eventually the doctor came to see me and said she wasn't happy and would like to do a caesarean as soon as possible. I agreed and suddenly it was all systems go! I called Sam and told him to go via the apartment to get the camera and my suitcase, school to get the boys and then get to me as quickly as he could! He managed it pretty quickly considering Chennai traffic and the three of them arrived to find me all prepped and heading to theatre! Sam settled the boys in the waiting room with food, games and the iPad and went to scrub in.
Sam wasn't allowed in to the theatre until they had fully prepped me and were about to operate so he stood at the window in the door and waved at me. Unfortunately I wasn't able to wave back as, bizarrely, they had strapped my wrists down with my arms fully stretched as if being crucified!!
During a Caesarian the anethatist usually tells you what is going on and manages things. It seems that our anethatist was Mr Social in the theatre, chatting away to everyone. Therefore, when I started retching it was down to the doctor to inform him! However, he gave me something that made me feel so good I was able to forgive him! Not long after, at 5.22pm, Emily was born.
Both Sam and I were amazed at the amount of hair she had. They weighed her and cleaned her and showed her to me then whisked her off out of the room! Sam quickly dashed off after her and, after being given something else by the anethatist, I slept for the remainder of the op!
Both Sam and I were amazed at the amount of hair she had. They weighed her and cleaned her and showed her to me then whisked her off out of the room! Sam quickly dashed off after her and, after being given something else by the anethatist, I slept for the remainder of the op!
Bearing in mind this all took the best part of two hours, William and Oliver were absolute stars waiting outside. I half expected to see them pop up outside the door but they were very patient. Obviously it wasn't ideal for them to be there but such was the nature of our situation. It actually worked out perfectly and as he followed Emily, Sam picked them up and they were able to meet their sister at a few minutes old.
By the time I was taken up to my room Sam, William and Oliver were having lots of cuddles and tucking in to pizza.
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