Wad Bersalin HSA – Forever Thankful (Part 5- Last Part)

I saw one cleaner aunty sweeping the floor and mopping. With a weak voice, I called out to her.

“Aunty… I’m going to deliver my baby. The pain is unbearable. Can you please pray for me? Please pray for a smooth delivery…”

She came near me and softly said, “Sure, sure… You don’t worry. I will pray for you.”

5.30 p.m.

I felt like the baby was about to come out. I could feel her head near my pelvis. I screamed like crazy,

“I need help! Help! Help! Nurse! Doctor! Help me!”

(When I think back now, I feel like laughing loudly at how I shouted.)

Nurses and doctors rushed in. They asked me to push. I tried a few times, but the baby didn’t come out.

Then the doctor said, in a firmer voice,

“I said 6 p.m. Just wait. After this, no more shouting. Okay?”

I felt like crying again. Mmm…

5.50 p.m.

Again, I felt the baby’s head near my pelvis. This time, I didn’t shout. I tried to push on my own—but I didn’t know the right way. I just pushed and pushed…

A nurse from outside saw me and immediately shouted for the doctors.

“Time for delivery!”

Several nurses and doctors rushed into my room.

They set up a handrail for me to hold and taught me how to push properly. I remembered what my friend Yati had told me:

“Don’t scream. Don’t shout. Just breathe and push the right way.”

5.59 p.m.

“We’ll count, and then you push hard, mummy. 4... 3... 2... 1… Push!”

I pushed with all my strength.

“Good job, mummy! Baby’s head is coming out already. One more time! 4... 3... 2... 1… Push!”

And then—

Our baby was born at 6.01 p.m.

“Good job, mummy. It’s done.

The doctor held up our baby and asked,

“Mummy, look here. What baby is this?”

With tears flowing, I said,

“Baby girl, doctor.”

“Yes, congratulations, mummy.”

Then the doctor placed our baby girl on my chest. She blinked at me... and gently closed her eyes.

An unforgettable moment of my life. I bowed my hands and thanked the doctors, while tears continued rolling down my cheeks.

I asked permission to call Guna, but the doctor said to wait until she finished the stitches. After the baby’s bath, the nurse handed her to me.

6.19 p.m.

I called Guna to say the baby had been born. He couldn’t believe it! I had to make a video call to show him our daughter—only then did he believe that I had delivered already. Haha...

FAs I lay on the bed, still in awe after delivering my baby, the same cleaner aunty came by again. 

With a smile, she said softly,

“Ma, I saw your baby… Nurse was bathing her. She looked like a gold statue. So beautiful.”

Her words melted my heart.

That’s my delivery story.

Thank you to the doctors and nurses of HSA. Also, thank you to the kind cleaner aunties and security guards.

Forever thankful to HSA.

-GowriArumugam-