Happy Birthday Maya Suraya

My baby girl turned 1 on May 18th 2011. Can you believe it? I’ve been a mommy to the most wonderful baby for 1 whole year and InsyaAllah many many more to come. I’ve realized I haven’t shared my birth story on my blog. So here it is, my birth story with Maya Suraya.

Monday, May 17th 2010.

I had my doctor’s appointment that morning. Faliq and I entered the doctor’s office and before he checked me, he asked whether or not we would like to induce. He said, I could come that night, the nurse will induce me, he’ll come the next morning to burst my waterbag and that’s when I’ll feel the pain, and we’ll have our lil precious by noon. As soon as I heard that I could have my Maya tomorrow, DEAL, we’ll check in tonight!

I was overwhelmed with excitement. I was telling my family that we’re going to have her tomorrow. May 18th is also my MIL’s birthday (what a coincidence eh?). I was ecstatic! I went to Carrefour and Pavilion that day too.

Before leaving for the hospital, we had a big feast at my inlaws’. We were taking PLENTY of pictures with my big round belly because it’ll be all gone when I come back home later. Faliq, mommy, and Aza accompanied me to the hospital and I was officially checked in around 10pm that night.

The nurse asked me whether or not I would like to spend a night in the labor room or my room and I opt for labor room because I didn’t want to bother about moving from one room to the other when I’m in labor. BAD choice! Labor bed is UNCOMFORTABLE! After checked in, the nurse gave me my gown and later she literally shove something up my you-know-what. It was uncomfortable but the pain was manageable.

Mommy and Aza left and it was time for me to sleep but I couldn’t sleep. I was majorly uncomfortable. I had this thing around my belly to monitor the baby’s heartbeat and my contractions. Faliq was snoring away on the couch of course.


Tuesday, May 18th 2010

Around 3-ish, I felt pain on my lower back and I didn’t even know it was contractions. It felt like really bad period cramps. I was trying to find a good position but whenever I do that, the machine could not read the heartbeat and contractions. Soon after that I felt water coming out down there and then it clicked “OMG, I’m having contractions and I’m leaking!” I buzzed the nurse and the nurse came in and she said “Oh, baru 1cm. Takpe tido dulu. Besok doctor datang.” HEH?!?!? Tido? I was in pain, and also I was afraid of the hospital. I couldn’t shut my eyes. I was so afraid of the paranormal. Hehe :p

Anyhoos, the doctor came in around 8am to poke my waterbag. He said I was about 2cm dilated and when he read my readings, he said, the contractions Ive been having is nothing. I was so tired by then. I didn’t have good rest and I surrendered to epidural. The anesthesiologist did his thing and within few seconds I was pain-free. I could sleep, deep sleep and at one point I could hear my self snoring. My sister put some makeup on my face, attempted to do something with my hair, just so I look picture ready. Every so often, the nurse would come and check on me and Alhamdulillah I was gradually dilating. The nurse said, I should be fully dilated by 3pm, and boy she was RIGHT. 

The nurses prepped me for labor. Stirrups in placed and other stuffs were too that I vaguely remember. The doctor came in all prepared to help me deliver my baby. When they told me to start pushing I was thinking “is this really happening? Am I about to have a baby?” I pushed and I pushed and I was coughing a lot when I took few deep breaths due to a fever I had. After three big pushes, Maya was out and the doctor said “It’s a girl” and “she’s bigger than I thought she would be”. He soon placed her on me and when I hold her little hand, the first person that I thought of was my father; and of course I cried. Faliq had the honor to cut off the umbilical cord.

After Maya Suraya was cleaned, Faliq Qamat Maya and just as he finished, our family who were waiting right outside the labor room, came gushing in the room (almost everyone teamed up to wear pink since we’re having a girl =D). Everyone, including us, could not have enough of her since that day.

Thank you Allah for giving her to us.

Mommy to Maya Suraya
Farah~