...Except all the ugly stuff to deal with afterwards.So, I stayed at the hospital overnight, as the doctor told me that I needed to be kept watch for 24 hours due to over-bleeding. It was really tough times for me:
- I was totally sleep-deprived, as from Friday night (May 9th) to the following Monday morning (May 12th), I didn't sleep any longer than pockets of 1 or 2 hours throughout the days. During the labor, the nurses were checking on my epidural effect (with ice cubes) and labor pain. After Mina was born, the nurses were checking on me and the baby.
- I was famished. I had only popsicles and diet soda for 20 hours. After Mina was born, I was so mentally everywhere, I don't recall having any comforting meal except small bites of hospital food.
- I was swollen and in pain. As Epidural wore off, I was in pain...also, my body was so swollen everywhere, I could barely sit comfortably, let alone walk to the washroom by myself.
Of course, this is only my story. I mean, I think my story is bad enough. Recovering from this would require some time, some uninterrupted sleep, some good comforting food...But what about Mina, very much a newborn baby who is highly in need? Despite reading "What to Expect When Expecting," we were pretty clueless. We barely knew how to change her diapers, or burp her after her meal. And so, my motherhood began.... in pretty rough shape.
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