This is the new expedition. Everybody in the world has taken up this one and everybody has walked this path, but everytime its different. It is as unique as the individuals we are. We found out on 14th March. And in exactly eight months we had the package in front of us. Never got around to writing about the whole journey. Today (Nov 17th), Mom and the baby arrived home from the hospital.
Its been quite a pleasant pregnancy I should say atleast from my perspective. Prathi handled it so well. However the delivery was a bit too nerve racking. Prathi was admitted to the hospital on 14th in the morning for a routine labor induced delivery. By 1:00 PM everything seemed normal and she was having usual contractions. By 1:30, baby's heart rate dropped to a dangerous 60 which alarmed the doctors. She was taken into the OR at 1:45 PM. Dr. Sudha Kannan did the C-section and the baby was born at 1:58 PM. The last fifteen minutes was really difficult.
We didnot think about C-Section at all during the pregnancy. The baby was in perfect position, only that he was floating all the while. We were hoping that it would be a normal delivery. Everything changed in the last minute. Its difficult not to think about the reasons and alternatives. What could be done differently? What could have gone wrong? Why did it go wrong? "Both Mommy and baby came out of the ordeal safely and thats what matters" - is the immediate reaction.
Nov 14th is "Children's day" in India to commemorate Nehru's birthday. The funny part of it is that Feb 14th is Valentine's day and the difference between the two days is nine months. The expedition now enters the next phase.
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