I am a mommy :)

July 9th,2006. It was midnight. I had been admitted in the hospital since July 3rd. After a full week in the air conditioned room there enjoying food and visitors, i was trying to grab some sleep.My mom was lying in the other bed and she was fast asleep. Sree was in the room watching world cup football finals.I was feeling some butterflies in the stomach and was trying hard to catch the train of sleep.In vain..i couldnot sleep. I aksed him to switch off the TV so that i could sleep but he wouldnt do that either. After a while, i could sense a fluid leak. And it must have been about 1am on July10th, i started feeling some sort of pain (labour pain,is it ? not sure). I told my hubby and he rushed out to call the nurse. She came and in a very casual way said, "looks like labor pain. This would continue for few hours now.pray for a normal delivery." I told myself "Yes..the pain had started.But how many hours?". My mom had got up by then and sat beside me. The pain made progression and in a couple of hours,i was crying out in pain. I am a person who cant stand any sort of pain, even a pinch makes me cry for a while. I dread a lot of things in life which could even in a rare possibility induce pain in me. I am even afraid of injections which give just a second of pricking pain. Neverthelss, i was praying too. At about 6, i wanted to eat something and so hubby went out to get tea.I drank some tea. I wanted to forget about the pain but no, it wouldnt let me. I found myself rolling on the bed,yelling and i dont know what else i did !!!By around 9 , i was taken to the labor room. What followed next, i would rather not write in detail. But yeah, i was crying and shouting for help.I wanted to see my mom,husband and tell them i couldnt stand the agony anymore. I wished the doctor would come and perate me. But nothing happened.These nurses would have seen hundreds or thousand like me. So they didnt feel anything strange about my pain nor did they try to pacify me. Evertyime i looked at them, i could see their blant,expressionless face. I even tried once to run out of the room without knowing that they had tactfully locked it. After hours of pain,the doctor came in at around 12 noon and said "We will take the baby now". I was so relieved to hear those words. I forgot the pain or rather tried to forget it for sometime. I was praying for the baby who would see be brought into this world. My mind was full of thoughts about the newborn. The nurse took me on the stretcher and shifted me to the operating table. In minutes, i saw her !! My labor pain wasnt there anymore and i felt a great relief.The moment she was out, my girl started crying and tears filled my eyes too. I had become a mother and that was a great feeling. A nurse brought the little one near my cheeks and I kissed her with love. She was my lovely, little angel, Sreya !!

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