July 20, 2006.
12:08 pm.
Fe del Mundo Medical Center
No words could express the anxiety, the relief, the joy and the excitement I experienced this day!
2:00am. Grace, my wife, felt regular contractions already. We waited to see if it was only a false labor. After more than 30 minutes of still regular contractions we decided that it was time to go to the hospital.
3:00am. I readied all the things needed to be brought to the hospital while Grace(Ghie) washes and dresses up.
4:00am. I woke up all the people in the house and told them we have to go to the hospital NOW!
4:30am. Fe del Mundo Medical Center (aka Children's Hospital). Ghie was admitted and was immediately brought to the labor room.
10:30am. The consultant called me and told me I could come inside the labor room to take pictures since Ghie is now fully dilated and could give birth anytime.
11:00am. The baby was still at station +1 although the cervix is fully dilated. The contraction has no enough power to push the baby down.
11:30am. After 1 hour, the baby is still at station +1.
12:00nn. The baby becomes bradycardic. The attending physician looked at me. I just prayed.
The AP called for a "prep". A stat CS must be done just to save the baby. Still the heart rate goes down to 30s. 15 minutes is needed to bring the baby out by CS. The AP calls for trial forceps. Assisted bearing down was done. The forceps wouldn't lock but the baby slowly goes to station +2. More bearing down.... Crowning.... The head goes out followed by the body.
12:08. Baby out. No cry. Pink all over. Cardiac at 100+. Breathing irregular. Apgar of 5 and 9.
I prayed again. Thank God. My baby and my wife are both OK. The baby would be named NEYARAH SHEYN. Hebrew words (Neyarah) for maiden or young girl of great importance and (Sheyn) for Grace, that would literally translate to Grace's young girl or a young girl of Grace.
Daddy: Neki Soriano
Born on: Jul 20, 2006, at 12:08 p.m.
at: Fe del Mundo Medical Center
Children's Hospital)
Weight: 6lbs., 5oz. Height: 50 cm
Hair Color: Black but scarce
Daddy: She's got her daddy's dimple.
