Journey to motherhood........

The journey was indeed long & tiring but the thought about the final destination made it memorable.

Day 1: We sat in the hospital waiting the result. we were literally killing time and praying for the best to happen. Atlast, the nurse called me and the result was in my hands. She told that it was positive.. i dont know why, i had tears in my eyes, perhaps tears of happiness.

I didnt have to tell anything to my parents.. they could read it from my face, from my eyes or may be from my long awaited smile....


Day 2: A second test to recheck and reconfirm....Few tense moments before we knew the result.. our prayers paid off.....A scan was scheduled to ensure that the pregnancy is normal and everything is fine

First Scan: I was waiting restlessly outside the scan room. Finally my name was called. I lay on the scan table praying continuosly till the scan doctor said that everything was normal...Then i heard something which pleased my ears even more. She said that i had twins. I felt good "oh wow....i am going to have 2 babies in one shot"

Doctor congratulated me and a set of instructions followed the wishes... food to be taken, what, when and how........complete bed rest...etc etc

I used to hear from mothers to be that they dont feel like eating anything, the food that they cherished previously becomes sour during pregnancy.......i never believed it till it happened to me.....my likes and dislikes changed completely...all my favourite food items became the most hated ones........

My wishes used to change within minutes. I would wish to eat something and my mom would take the pains to prepare it......by the time, it is ready, my liking for it would have disappeared.....

My parents deserve an award for making me eat healthy stuffs......Mornings were always a problem.....i wouldnt feel like getting up....my cousin sis would give a steaming cup of coffee which would make me feel better.....but laziness pushes me back to the bed....my mom will keep pestering me to get up and drink oats.......A tender coconut and an apple were my father's responsibility.....I used to get irritated with all this since eating was the most difficult job for me.....it would cause acidity, burning sensation, vomitting........but now i miss all that pampering....**sob sob**......jokes apart, my babies are hale and health due to that healthy food...

so a special credit to my achan and amma!!!

Each trimester had one detailed scanning which was another tense day for us........
Amidst all the tensions and pains, i was enjoying each moment.......The first time i heard the heart beat of my babies, the first time i felt their movements.....all were special moments and will remain like that forever!!

Towards the end, we were in the hospital most of the time....that made it more and more tiring....

Everything was planned....I chose the day, the date, the time (all operations in that hospital take place between 4 PM and 6 PM.....and i was the first patient), the star sign of my babies everything...Bharani was the nakshatram which is said to be a good one.....But God had something else in mind....

Nov 28th:I got admitted for a C-section delivery fixed on 30th....

Nov 29th: i could feel continuous movement of the babies..i even mentioned to my mom that my babies are playing ringa-ringa-roses..i didnt realize that it was the beginning of delivery as it was the last thing i expected....(a whole month remained for my actual due date)......I got terrible pains in the early hours of 30th...The nurses found out that it was indeed the delivery pain.....There was an emergency and the operation was preponed.....i was shifted to the operation theatre.....the main doctors arrived on time...their sincerity and dedication is worth mentioning....They were about to give the anaesthesia when they sensed that it was too late and only a normal delivery was possible now......I was horrified by the thought of it....i lay there praying to all known gods.....God touched our hearts so deep inside that our special blessing multiplied......my babies came out quickly without giving me much trouble....Within minutes i was a mom of 2.....a girl and a boy!!

Soon, I was shown my babies...that first sight made me forget all pains!!!

Thanks to the hospital and its staff.....

My twin joy arrived on nov 30th at 3:25 and 3:32 AM......Ashwati nakshatram!!!! One hour left for Bharani to start!!! Thats why they say "Man proposes and God disposes"