Imran

Imran - 1 day old

6 August 2001. Morning - to work. God. Jem lagi. I dah starting to get restless in the jem. Funny kind of restless. Tapping on my back became consistent. Tanda nak beranak tu.

Bang, kena divert ke hospital la.
Kenapa?
Nak beranak kot.
Sure ke?
Entah.

So we divert to Ampang. This pregnancy has given me few false alarm. One of it is due to kencing kotor. Sakitnya tuhan je tahu. Mengalahkan orang nak bersalin. Most of the time I'm depressed. Hubby just got promoted - responsible jadi lebih. Being in audit, bila ada job, balik pukul 2, 3 pagi is a norm. I got early contraction at 32 weeks. Kena tahan hospital for a week. MC sebulan.

Sampai hospital, went to the Dr's clinic - dah ramai orang.

Ada appoitment?
Tak de. Rasa nak bersalin la.
Ada contraction?
Tak de.
Ada darah, pecah air?
Tak de.
Kenapa kata rasa nak bersalin?
Pinggang berdenyut.
Pregnant biasa la macam tu.
Kalau rasa cam ni, selalunya dah dekat nak keluar.

Waited. Were called to see the Dr. about an hour later.

Assalamualaikum Shidah. How are you?
Rasa nak bersalin la Dr.
You're almost 37weeks. Baring, saya check. Baby dah turun *Scan* - fully engaged. Kita buat VE ye? You dah 4cm Shidah. Saya tahan wad ye?
OK.
You beware dengan dia ni. She don't know pain. Dr Jem sempat make a comment to the nurse. Ya lah, ni kali ke 3 bersalin dengan dia.

Duduk atas wheel chair tu.
Tak payahlah. Saya tak sakit. Boleh jalan.
Tak pe. Nanti lama kena tunggu. Your hubby kena buat admission dulu.

Sampai wad, depa pasang machine kat perut to detect contraction tu.

Saya tak de contraction.
Untuk monitor je. Negative reading. Memang tak de contraction.
Hubby went to work. To delegate apa2 yang patut then came in about 3pm.

Sakit tak?
Tak. Abang pegila balik, mandi dulu ke, ambil barang. Beg yang ada ni, sepersalinan aje. Lambat lagi ni. Tak sakit apa.
Sure? Nak bawak apa-apa lagi?
Sure. Nothing else. Balik je la.

4pm. Tengah syok tengok drama kat TV. Erghhh. Sharp contraction. Strong. Another one - then another. I called for the nurse. VE - 5cm.

Nak duduk sini atau labour room?
Labour room. Kuat sakit ni.
I was wheeled to the labour room. I saw that all other rooms are occupied, lampu atas pintu semua menyala.

The nurse left me in the room alone as one of the patient about to give birth. Siren bunyi. I felt another 2, 3 contraction. Very strong. What happen to me? Just a few contraction and I feel that I can't stand it anymore. What happen to my pain tolerence level? "Lailahaillaantasubhanakainnikuntuminazzalimin" Ayat yang jadi amalan aku nak bersalin sebab aku tak de pakai air selusuh whatnots.

After about 10 mins a nurse came in and give me the labour dress. As I try to sit, I felt a strong contraction and my water broke.

Air dah pecah.
Salin baju atas katil je la. Kita buat VE lagi sekali ye?
Another contraction. Rasa macam dah nak keluar.
Ok. Angkat kaki. Saya nak buat VE. Ya Allah! Kepala budak dah keluar! Panggil doctor!
Aku pun picit button for the doctor.
The nurse hold the opening trying to stop the baby from getting out.
Dr Jem came in a split second, capai sarung tangan. Tak sempat pakai apron, pakai boot dia. Katil pun tak sempat bukak. One push. All out.
Shidah hold. Tali pusat lilit leher dia. I have to cut first.
It's a boy!

It was at 5cm when she came in. Just few minutes ago.The nurse trying to explain to Dr Jem. I told you, this girl tak tahu pain. Tahu-tahu nak keluar je. After Dr Jem finished cleaning myself, she hold the baby and qamat. Then she gave the baby to me.

Another siren. I was left alone again as the nurses berkejar ke bilik lain pulak. Busy day, I guess.
At about 5pm, my hubby walk in the room, looking at me, puzzled.

Dukung anak sapa?
La. Anak sapa lagi.
Dah keluar? Reception depan tadi, cakap baru masuk, 5cm?
Entah.
Hubby take the baby and Azan.

Today, 4 years later, I'll still remember the very day I had a boy. Geng Ayah. He is our spiderman, batman, superman, whatever man lah. Happy birthday Imran!