Women of Choice
The Struggle of a Mother
Since entering the sixth month of the doctor Spog, advises Devita to control every two weeks. Because then it began to be discovered there were some malaise. Among them, placenta previa, breech, and umbilical cord twists.
In the morning leaving the cold air, the road was still empty, Yubi, the husband drove his second wheeled vehicle at the speed of driving Devita to the hospital which was about thirty minutes away.
Yubi only escorted him to the front of the hospital, after which he had to return to his workplace to attend a seminar held by the school.
With a bulging stomach and lead the eldest Devita to the registration room to take care of the administration alone.
A few hours queuing at the new registration place can go to poly content, here it is still the same to wait for the queue until before Zuhur. Because it just so happens that Friday Yubi can catch up early. Ba'da Zuhur Devita's name was summoned towards the examination room.
After weighing the BB, blood pressure, and ultrasound examination, Spog's doctor suggested to do a caesarean section that day, because the results of the USG are visible there is still a loop of the umbilical cord and the position of the baby transverse, because the baby is still visible, his head does not enter the pelvis even though the placenta that had closed the birth canal has shifted, but it is not possible to be born normally.
Even though three months after being sentenced to breech Devita has often done the ritual prostration of 10-15 minutes and walk every day as recommended by the obstetrician. But, it turned out that God had other wills and did not allow for her to give birth normally.
Hearing the advice from the doctor just made the 29-year-old woman a little surprised because in addition to her gestational age which only reached 37 weeks she also felt not ready if that day will also be done caesarean. Because the original intention was just to just control and not bring baby equipment and other preparations.
After getting support from the husband and considering the risk if it has to be postponed until next week because the distance of residence to the hospital is quite far, Devita finally breed. And started fasting right then and there.
After taking care of the administration of Devita was escorted to a special hospital room for polystyrene to wait for the schedule of surgery, after previously installed patient identity bracelet.
While Yubi took the initiative to go home first to take the needs of the baby and the wife's change of clothes.
Devita looked at the clock on the phone, it turned out to have shown the time of half five in the afternoon. It was only realized that he had not performed Asar prayers. The woman rushed to the nurse's guard room to ask for permission to go to the mosque around the hospital.
In his prostration Devita pleaded that the caesarean process that will soon be faced will be given smoothness and safety without any obstacles.
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Just a few minutes back to the hospital room, not long after there were two sisters and nurses who approached while carrying impusan bottles and other equipment.
"Sir, soon the caesarean will be carried out. Now we start installing infusions and other tools, huh?" One of the sisters said kindly. After previously having Devita change clothes with special green clothes.
"Yes, ma'am, monggo .." replied Devita.
Deviya thought after having installed a syringe that was placed on the back of the hand would be finished. But, apparently not.
The nurse still asked permission to give the antibiotic liquid, again by inserting a second syringe on one wrist and then circling it with a pen, and the effect was very uncomfortable in the sensitive part.
Just a few seconds feels normal again, it turns out there is still one more process that is the installation of a catheter hose to remove urine automatically after a cesarean section later without having to go to the toilet.
"Which family, Ma'am, who's going to drop off and wait in front of the operating room?" ask one of the sisters shortly after the installation of the tools that Devita said felt tense.
"My husband's coming home first, Mom, grab the baby gear. No other family, either, there, Mom."
"Owh, jaudah, no, anything Ma'am, later can be escorted and accompanied by a nurse who is here, really."
After everything is confirmed, Devita's body that was lying on the hospital bed began to be moved to a wheel bed. There were about four nurses who helped and delivered to the operating room.
To first enter the operating room of the womb for Devita is very mixed feelings. Between fear, tension, and sadness because there is no family present just to provide moral support.
Devita observed the operating room, seen a lot of equipment such as scissors and other sharp objects with various types of sizes make the guts instantly shrivel.
The surgery had not started, but somehow suddenly the cold sank to shiver through the bones causing his body to tremble violently.
"Mom, how come, my body suddenly feels shivering like this why, Mom?" ask one of the sisters who started preparing the equipment.
"Maybe it's just cold because of the AC, Ma'am, " replied the nurse.
"The mother should be relaxed, calm, not to strain, so as not to shiver," the nurse suggested later.
Devita also began to calm the heart, trying to relax and surrender. Little by little the shivering he felt began to gradually disappear.
"Are you ready yet, Ma'am?" ask the nurse to make sure.
"God willing, I'm ready, Mom."
"Then, now we start giving injections of anesthesia in the back, yes, to give anesthesia half of the body from the stomach to the tip of the foot." Sister.
"It hurts, Mom?"
"Let's not be too sick, the mama should be calm, relax don't strain."
'Yes Allah ... in such a situation it is told to relax not to strain it, which is, very difficult, yes?' inner Devita in the heart
"Yes, ma'am, I'm ready and will try to relax" she replied, trying to calm down.
"OK, Ma'am, please cooperate, yes, so that it can be started quickly," said the nurse prepared with a syringe in her hand.
"Mbak, the muscles are relaxed just not to be tense, if the Mbaknya like this later the needle can be broken." Nurse's words startle Devita.
"Yes, ma'am, I'll try again" he said, trying to flex the veins that had stiffened. Devita tried to surrender and recite the do'a as much as possible hoping to be calmer asking for ease and smoothness to the Almighty.
With a resigned heart and surrender fully to the Supreme Control makes his body feel calmer, all muscles become relaxed by themselves.
The nurse began to stick an epidural syringe on Devita's back. Once done, then leave it on for a few minutes to make sure the anesthetic is working perfectly.
"Try lifting his right leg, Ma'am!"
Devita tried to lift her legs which began to feel heavy. Trying to lift the same next to him is no longer able to move.
With the supine position and given a divider curtain divider on the chest so that patients can not see directly the caesarean section which will be done by the doctor and team.
After praying at exactly 18:15 the caesarean section began. It began to feel in the lower part of Dhena's stomach like something was slashed even though it did not hurt but enough to make the woman grieve.
There was one nurse sitting in a chair right next to her head invited a casual chat to distract the patient so as not to feel too tense.
Shortly after about 18:30 a baby's cry echoed through the room, after being cleaned and placed directly over the mother's chest by a nurse. To explore and get colostrum.
When the skin of the little one touched, there was a sense of happiness and should envelop Dhena's heart. Happy to see the baby in the arms.
Once enough is felt, the little one is taken back by the nurse and the other sisters begin to help Dhena to be moved to the push bed and deliver her back to the inpatient room.
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Dhena just realized that her condition that was considered okay was weak helpless when the morning nurse who helped wipe with warm water asked her to just turn her body turned out she was not able to.
'Yes, Allah .. it turns out like this post-cesarean effect, unlike during the normal birth of the firstborn, Fathan. In the morning I was able to walk and shower myself into the bathroom. But, right now I have to accept the fact that this body is exactly like a paralyzed person who is helpless to just move the body, his inner heart.
Even Dhena had to be able to hold herself as hard as possible so as not to sneeze, cough, and laugh at will. Because when the little things are done the effect is very, very excruciating in the part of the stomach bandaged, as if the stitches are still wet it comes back open.
It means: "And We command men to do good to their parents. Her mother had conceived her with great difficulty, and gave birth to her with great difficulty (after all).(QS. Al-Ahqaf verse:15).
