2 June.. Friday. Its one week since baby Noah was born.. Wife seems to be doing well. Drank some black soup for dinner...
1.55am. Wakes up to feed baby. Feels a weird blob of something ooze out of the uterus.. Its a uterus shaped.. Blot clot.. Ans theres.. A big red patch on the bed..
Maybe its normal, feed the baby, burp him, take off his soiled nappy, run warm water to clean, air his balls, sudo cream, change his nappy...
Read up a little, seems like blot clots coming out is.. Normal?
Go back to sleep...
5am.. Wakes up to feed.. Wife checks the pad. More blod clots.. And constant flow of blood.. This.. Doesnt look good.
Feesing baby, cant even have time to change him, wife says.. We need to go to the hospital..
Wake up the inlaws, ask them to take care of baby.
Drives the van into the tight space of 22A. Walking with the wife, supported by the dad.. She passes out just before entering the car.. Lega go wobbly, hold her up as best as i can. Calls out to dad, shes.. Pengsan..
He grabs her legs and i below her arms swings her in to pessanger seat, forgot to buckel her up, dad remonds me.. , slowly back out..
Wife is in dream land.. Later on when she regsined consciousness, Says she was at the beach
I was voice navigating to Auckland Hospital, where she gave birth.. She wakes up.. So thankful to hear hwr voice "Middlemore.... Its nearer...."
Drives there.
Parks outside emergency.
Gets admitted to Resuscitation 1.
I stood at the side and gave an account of what happened. Good thing wife asked to take her phone. She had photos in it. Doctor from Singapore. Nurses.. All came to check on her. Full ED, wires getting signal for vitals.. IV drips in both arms... Oxytocin, Analgesic, etc.. They clear whatever clots they can find.. Swab.. For infection test..
I stand there.
Thinking.. Gosh.. That was really.. Alot of blood lost.. I dont want to loose my wife..
Surreal feeling.. Standing in an emergency ward.
Really professional doctors and nurses.. See them zooming in and out.... Respect. Gratitude.. Doing all they can...
To keep my wife alive.
Trust in God. Gee. She really picks the best dates for things to happen. A Saturday.
She stabilisers..she doesnt shiver anymore.. Doctors tell whatever they can.. And go off.
We wait there.. She lies down while i sit beside her..
She wants to pee..
We ask the nurse.. She gets a comote.. Sits up.. Waits.. Stands up.. Takes of nappy.... Two blood clots plop out... Nurse looks at it.. And says she'll come back..
She sits to pee.. Lots of pee... Probably from all the IV..
She.. Wants to vomit.. I grab a cup.. Nah.. I need to grab her.. I try to waot for the nurse to come back. But nah.. Every second is one closer to less blood in her brain..
I lift her up.. And plot her on the bed.. She instantly feels better...
We just have to clean her uo and get fresh sheets again.. Maybe hust pee on the nappy next tine..
We wait.. And wait.. I go repark my van.. Last time at Auckland Hospital for the birthing, i kept thinking about the 5 minute rule for the drop off.. This time i didnt bother..
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When she was okay. And i was ready, i asked her.. And i went off to park the car.. Yup.. Thankfully NCR sent me here once to fix the ATMs
Hospitals can be quite a maze, especially if its ones first time.. The allies.. The foot paths.. Rhe parking..
We wait.. Get a ward in Gyne room 5. Single. Nice view.. Nurse says get an ambulance next time if bleeding..
We go to Maternity, cause she is still within 6 weeks of birth..
Midwife sees her.. Needs am Ultrasound scan.. Scheduled for 11, they get it done at 10.30. I drive home with the pumped milk.. And have breakfast..
Home.. Ah.. Cute baby.. Sleeping...
Grab some stuff.. And drive back..
Just spend the afternoon and early evening chilling with her on the bed.
Thamk you Lord, for this second chance of life. Let us cherish every moment.. And do the things in life that matter.. And forgoe all the things that dont.
Let us use the time you've given to us wisely..
Every second is a precious gift.
Thank you Jesus.
