| AKU DAH JADI AYAH!
Wow. You don't write for a few days and suddenly it's a big chore to get
caught up. Let's see... where to begin... ahhhh, the beginning!
Friday, Sept. 17 was a holiday for me. My plan was to spend most of the day being
with Hani at home, waiting for the signs and contractions to occur since Hani was
6 days overdue that day. And IT DID! 9.30 AM after breakfast, Hani was in
such pain that me and my father-in-law took her and rushed to Hospital Selayang
and were there by 10 AM. I couldn't remember how many red lights I ran into, how
many 'damn-you-horns' I got, how many middle fingers were raised up.
All I knew was that I wanted to be there on time.
Upon arriving at the Dewan Bersalin, the doctors straight away brought her to the
ward and 2 hours later she was admitted to the labor room. The nurse at the counter
called my name and I was told to fill in a form, pay for admission and preppare stuffs like my wife's shirt, kain batik, towel for the baby, baby's shirt and a diaper. Having done that, I found myself sitting in the parents waiting room together with other half dozens of nervous fathers sweating their palms out, keeping their fingers crossed.
As minutes passed by feeling cold, I went down to the cafe at ground level of the hospital to have some lunch being it past lunch time and I seriously needed to calm down. Well, I bought a cheeseburger and milk(brief description of my lunch) and I was going to put some mustard on my burger. At the same time I was thinking of the birth that was coming. It was then that I realized that I had poured my milk on my cheeseburger! Boy was I emb@rrassed. I looked around to see if anybody was watching and thankfully nobody had seen me.
By around noon, Hani was feeling light contractions. By 3 PM she was having fairly strong contractions and was dilated to 4cm. Around 5 PM she was in heavy labor, using Lamaze breathing to get through the pain. They warned us and Hani had read that Pitocin causes contractions to be more painful. Hani was in quite a lot of pain and it was a sad thing to see her in such state. Though, I stood there by her side, comforting her in every way that I can, sweating. It was during the 8cm where the pain seemed so unbearable.
The doctor came in and told her if she felt the need to push with the next
contraction, she could. I was in a dream state, the baby was coming! Was I ready
to be a dad? I was so damn nervous that I didn't think I was! There was nothing for
it, he was coming whether I was ready or not.
My son; Wan Danish Haiqal was born at 6:50 PM on Sept 17th, 2004. Weighing 3.12kg, he's just about the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.
To Hani my dear wife,
You're the best and I love you so much. Being with you in the labor room and going through what we both went through make me love you even much more. I want you to know how much our baby means to me. Together we'll watch him grow and together we'll grow old. May god bless you always, my dear... always.
I hope to use this blog to chronicle my adventures in parenting. The ups, the downs; the victories, the defeats; things I learn, things I teach; funny situations,
scary situations. All of it. I hope you get something out of it, even if it's just
a laugh or two. Some pals say, biler smua dah selamat, it's all over but for me, a
new era of my life is just about to begin! Enjoy!
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Wan Mohd Fahimi @
9:49 AM
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