Vihaan's birth stories
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- Nurses:
- The first nurse at night:
- Frequently measured body stats such as blood sugar level, BP, temperature etc.
- Would count to 10 literally every time Sneha pushed. This was a pretty good idea.
- Patient with all our questions.
- We had more nurses later on, as we moved from triaging area to birthing suite to post-partum suite and their shifts changed every 12 hours. Most of them were nice but not all.
- The first nurse at night:
- Doctor:
- Even though they sometimes deliver 3-4 babies in a shift, I am surprised by the energy with which our doctor would encourage Sneha to push.
- I almost fainted when Sneha got Epidural. Apart from this, the delivery was uneventful.
- And, oh yeah, that Epidural was a great idea. We should have done that the moment Sneha was admitted.
- Sneha was pretty strong the whole time. While the nurse expected her to push 10s at a time, Sneha would often try to 1-2s more.
- The nurse said she’ll shake the baby right after birth to make him cry (so that he spits out fluids from his mouth). He didn’t need that - he cried the moment he came out! But not for long.
- The first song he listened to was Trains by Porcupine Tree.