My 5th pregnancy

I was just reading my past postings and realized I had stopped at 2nd, 3rd and 4th pregnancy. My 5th pregnancy resulted in Adlan Zarif.

I think I had similar symptoms of early pregnancy and since I have had those three terminated pregnancies, the gynaecologist had given me progesterone shots to strenghten the pregnancy, similar to this one.

With Zarif, I was 32 then (and oh God, so distant that age 32) and had craving for coffee. Whereas with Munirah I was not able to smell, let alone drink coffee, with Zarif black coffee was so sedap. And it has to be black coffee. Japanese food was another favourite. And I had plenty of opportunities to savor those foods.

I do not remember much about this pregnancy except that towards the last trimester, I could not sleep laying flat or on my sides and had to sleep in a sitting position. Imagine that and my neck ache sleeping that way for a good two months! Since this was the first boy, my office mates often would see my stomach senget sebelah due to the baby moving, stretching to one side or the other.

This time the C-section was a planned one; the doctor had run some tests that I would not be able to have a normal delivery. I was given epidural and was awake during the operation, with MrM by my side. MrM did not tell me that the thin white string that ran across the cloth shield over me was intended to pull my stomach open. MrM claims that as soon as the uterus is open, he could hear Zarif cry. Such miracles. Dr Nik gave Zarif a huge and may I also say, loud, welcome with his "Assalamu'alaikum...!"....

It was an experience. With Munirah I was under general anaesthetic so I was only able to see her the next day. With Zarif, they immediately put him by my side after cleaning him up and wrapping him with a towel. Nothing beats that.

Of course, MrM had a merry conversation with Dr Nik as the doctor was stitching away every layer of the seven layers beneath your skin. For instance "is it possible that you get rid of some of the fat, doctor?" and I go "at my expense and after delivering a son and you ask the doctor that?"

I was very glad that he was there with me throughout the surgery.