HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY TO ZAHIR!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

So this year, my humble self, joined the league of mothers and it sure feels great to know that very soon Zahir will open his mouth and call me 'mummy'.
Dear Zahir, now you recognize me, my face, my smell and my voice and it gives me so much joy when I see the happiness on your face anytime you see me( even if it is "my milk factory is here" that is going through  your mind)


Yesterday you turned around, from your stomach to your back, for the first time.All these your firsts i.e first smile, first turning around, first laughing out loud just proves to me that I am doing things right as a mother.
Thanks for making me experience this journey called motherhood through you because now I sure love, respect and appreciate my own mother more.
I pray that we get to celebrate many more years of mother's day together eventhough, a mother should be celebrated everyday.
I love u my dearest lil Bubba!!!

To my mum, thanks for being you and loving me unconditionally.
To all other mums out there, keep doing the world's greatest job!!!

ZAHiR'S BIRTH STORY (PART 2)

I sat on the chair thinking of what to do, then about 10mins later, I heard Femi come in, apparently, he also had a change of mind about waiting till 8 pm, so he left the office.Immediately, I took a shower, checked my hospital bag and we were on our way to the hospital,by the time we got downstairs, I had stopped feeling any pain but we still proceeded.

When we got to the Labor ward,I was checked for dilation and effacement and I was still at 1 cm,then the Dr did a scan and she asked if I knew the sex of the baby(I said NO). My urine and blood sample  was sent downstairs to the Lab, then I was hooked to a fetal monitor while a drip was also set up,by that time, I was scared, so i asked what was going on when Femi was told to go and buy as many bottle of fruit juice as possible for me to drink. The Dr asked if I felt the baby move that day as much as i used to,I said no but I felt him move on our way to the hospital after I ate banana and drank water.She told me that i had low blood sugar, so I need to drink as much sugary juice as possible( I was thinking whao,I finished a large pack of chocolate 2 days ago). 

I finished the drip, fetal monitor result showed baby was ok and Lab result came out good.The doctor said it is definitely labor and asked if I wanted to be admitted or I will like to go home to progress.She also said I should tell Femi that we might end up having a csection(I rejected it) and said I will go home.Femi dropped me off at home then went back to resume his duty at work till 11 pm.As per the advise that I was given to walk up and down in order for labor to progress,I started pacing around the house and that was when the nasty pain started, by the time Femi came home, I was in tears but I refused to go back to the hospital( because I didn't want a csection)

Femi went to sleep and I was left alone with the excruciating pains,I can't count how many showers I took, some helped and others just made the pain worse. Occasionally, I will wake Femi to massage my back,by 3 am on Saturday morning,the pain was like 5-7mins apart and getting worse,that was when Femi suggested that we should go back to the hospital and I agreed.

When we got to the hospital this time around, I could not walk to the L&D ward so I was carried in a wheel chair by a nice Phillipino nurse.I was checked for dilation and I had only progressed to 2cm, the Specialist (Dr Poonam) was called and I was given another drip, when Dr Poonam came at about 4:30am she did a scan and saw when I was contracting(she said the contraction was too strong) then she checked again for dilation, I was only 3cm dilated.Then she explained that the baby is very big,that with the contractions I was having,I am supposed to start pushing the baby out but there was no space for baby to make the descent down the birth canal and if we wait further, the baby might go into fetal distress( fetal what??? Tu fi akwa) so the baby will be brought out via surgery meaning a Cesarian Section!!!!

I busted in tears cos my biggest fear just came true but then again I thought the baby's wellbeing is what matters so I gave Femi my consent and he signed the papers.

I was formally admitted to the hospital, I changed into a hospital gown, catheter was inserted( to pass urine) and by 5:50am I was wheeled into the Operation room, where Dr Poonam and the Anesthetist were waiting,I was given oxygen to inhale,I took 2 deep breaths and the last thing I remember was another contraction before I fell unconscious.

And my baby was brought into this world at exactly 6:00am on 3rd of March 2012, weighing 4.195kg, 21 inches in height and scoring 10/10 in his APGAR test!!!!!

P.S: Stay tuned for the post on my post delivery/Saudi hospital experience and my journey to recovery after being cut in half!!!

SWEET ZAHIR!!!

Mirror Mirror on the wall...Who is the sweetest of them all?

May Allah continue to make you a source of joy to the entire family...

ZAHiR'S BIRTH STORY( PART 1)

I am writing this post for me because one day I will like to tell this story over and over again to Zahir. At the risk of my memory eluding me in some years time,I decided to put my baby's birth story/my experience, into writing.

I had gone for a final prenatal check up at 36 weeks and I was told everything was fine,did a scan and baby was 3.7kg.when i got home, I decided to finish a pack of Toblerone chocolate that I had quickly so that I can start controlling my diet till my due date(shebi I still have at least 4 more weeks to go na) I was wrong fast forward to 38 weeks and 2 days,Femi left for work at 2:50pm then I decided to use the rest room around 3pm and I saw that I had lost my mucous plug,I quickly called Femi and told him what happened,he asked some question and told me not to worry. I dropped the phone then sprung into action i.e finished the laundry, mopped the kitchen and fixed my hair. After about 3 hours I started feeling some cramp like pain that was coming and going, I timed it and it was far apart,so I just slowed down to catch some sleep,this was wednesday and it continued like that, by Friday evening the pain had increased I called my Sis and told her, she said I should call Femi to take me to the hospital.Femi called me at 6pm by then I was already timing the contractions and it was 10-15 mins apart,I told him that he should lemme observe contractions till 8pm and call me back,as soon as I dropped the phone,I had a terrible contractions, then I became scared and regretted not telling Femi to come home immediately(I was outta credit on my phone)... To be continued!!!

MY EXPERIENCE AT THE MALL

Just want to share a recent realization about motherhood, it changes everything about you. The way you act, live and for freaks like me, the way you  think in emergency situations, changes as soon as you bring that lil one into this world. Something happened to me recently at the mall,Femi and I had gone to return Zahir's car seat because of some defects,while there, Zahir got hungry so I had to go and feed him at the female mosque,while he was feeding,we were alone inside the mosque,then I became really pressed to visit the rest room(needed to pee) and that was when the dilemma/confusion started. I contemplated leaving Zahir alone at the mosque while I go to the restroom which isn't far from the mosque, then some veiled Saudi women with unknown faces came in, (what if they steal the baby before i get back)I changed my mind.By now, I was wondering what to,do I walk all the way back to the eatery,where Femi is waiting for us, give Zahir to him then walk back to use the rest room. Or do I give the baby to the strangers at the mosque (to watch him while i pee)and risk them running away with my baby... You can guess the option I chose eventually...lol Xoxo

SO SORRY I HAVE BEEN AWOL!!!

Hello y'all, I am so sorry for being away for so long. I have been studying for a professional exam which I will be writing next month in Nigeria. It has not been easy balancing motherhood(demands of a colicky baby) with being a wife and a self-studying student, the discipline was just not there, coupled with the fact that the last time I wrote a serious exam,was Law school Bar exams in 2008. I will like to quickly add an update of things to look forward to on this blog.... I want to write about the birth story of baby Zahir, hoping that one day, he will get to read it. My trip to Nigeria,up coming exams and a certain wedding ceremony that is happening after my exams. Things that I have learnt about pregnancy and motherhood so far. My vacation/travel plans in the nearest future...etc These are all the things I can think of right now...blog u soon!!! Xoxo