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Daughter, Daughter..

21st of March 2014 marks the birth of my daughter. She was born at Sungai Buloh Hospital at around 6.30pm. My wife was in labour since the night before, at 3am. Last year was the big moment when she found out she was pregnant. After having herself tested with a pregnancy test and further confirming it at a clinic, she was already 10 weeks pregnant! So the pregnant months were interesting. We went for check-ups, scanning, keeping track of the baby’s progress and stuff like that. And when the time came, I am glad to say I was there, in the labour room with her, holding her hand and gave her support. It’s true what they say. Giving birth is extremely painful. I can tell by the way my wife held my hand, squeezing it tightly on every push she made. Tears were running out of her eyes. Her whole face became red due to the hard pushes she made. Even her eyes seemed like they were bleeding. Her lips were dry and pale. And just about the time she was about to give up out of pain and exhaustion, me and the doctors told her to hold on and just keep pushing. She gave a few more strong pushes and out came the baby’s head, then the shoulders. By then, the doctors can already pull the baby out. One thing though, when the doctor says for the first few times that they can already see the baby’s head, they’re most likely lying. It seems that giving mental support is very important to make sure the mother does not give up, they actually lie a few times. And also, when the contraction is not wide enough, the doctor will cut the vagina to make it wider. Just thinking of this makes me sweat in pain.

So the doctors pulled the baby out and put her on my wife’s tummy.  The doctor then clipped the umbilical cord with a plastic clip and cut it off from the baby. I actually asked for permission to cut it myself, but they were too busy they didn't hear me. Too bad, I have always thought of cutting my own child's umbilical cord. As I laid my eyes on my daughter for the first time, I was looking at a piece of heaven. She was truly beautiful. But she wasn’t crying. I was actually worried about that. As the doctor took her away, I was left wondering about it. Then the doctor pulled out the umbilical cord along with the placenta. Such a weird looking thing. Much larger than I expected. It looked like an alien life-form, seriously. The doctor informed us that the baby was finally crying. Then it was time to stitch up the cuts, so I was told to wait outside. As I was leaving the labour room, tears automatically streamed down my face. It was weird. I was unsure whether I actually cried because I was terrified or happy. Perhaps both. But mostly terrified, I have to admit. It was a scary moment. So that was it. Upon agreement by me and my wife, we named our daughter Airis. Our three year old son, Rayyan gave her a warm welcome as well when we reached home the next afternoon.

Rayyan now has a cute new sister. We are now proudly a family of four.

                                                                  Say hello to little Airis!

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