How did we get here? Let me tell you the story of our 5-day ordeal. As you may know, from my first blog (https://www.rollyminiano.com/2021/01/1226-0601-pm-when-everything-changed.html), we had a very joyous occasion as we welcomed our son. As per usual cases, a normal delivery would only be required to stay in the hospital for 2 - 3 days. As you can see from the title of this post, we stayed in the hospital for 5 days. A few hours after Akiro's birth, we had a lot of firsts already. His first feeding after the initial feed. His first burp. His first poo and pee. His first diaper change. So far, I'm enjoying this new chapter in our lives as we welcomed parenthood. I gladly took turns with Leslie in making sure he is alright. I let Leslie rest since the first 24 hours is the most critical. Prior to his birth, we made sure we would capture all of Akiro's milestones. The first one is his 1-day old milestone. We brought with us the swaddle backdrop, as well as the card. Sorry,...
It was a day after the holidays when we were asked by Leslie’s OB to go to the OB Complex of St. Luke’s Medical Center - Global City. It has been days since we waited for any sign of labor. Leslie’s OB, Dra. Elisa Malvar-Cornelio, has been really helpful since we started in her service. It was decided that if Leslie doesn’t have any contractions before December 26, she would be induced for labor. I’m not a medical practitioner but as it was explained to me, there are risks if we don’t do the induction, due to Leslie’s ICP condition, a condition she had when she got pregnant with our child (I’ll write a separate post about this experience as well). 7 AM, OB Complex, St. Luke’s Medical Center - Global City, For Induction. This was the instruction relayed to us by Dra. Cornelio’s secretary. We arrived at the complex a few minutes before 7 AM. Leslie was admitted to the High Risk Pregnancy Unit (HRPU, or HARPU, as they call it). It was a heart breaking moment, to tell you honestly. Due to ...