i am about to give birth to my second child in a matter of days. i am truly excited! however, i am also full of worry... you see, my first born was delivered through cesarrean section, and now, as expected, the second will be the same. early through this pregnancy, i believed that i can have a normal delivery the second time around, since this is widely practiced nowadays.
i first went to see my ob-gyn on december - i was about 3 months pregnant then. she knew about the cesarrean section but did not mention anything about how i was supposed to give birth... when i had my first ultrasound last january, i was informed that the baby is smaller than expected... that's okay. my mother always tells me that it's alright to deliver a small baby because i can always fatten her up after she is born. :) that increased my hope for having a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarrean), since my baby is not that big, i have a higher chance of having a normal delivery... or so i thought.
i was regularly seeing the doctor for 3 months, the i had to stop because i had to relocate. i had just found new ob-gyn in my area a few weeks ago, and she told me that i have to have a cesarrean section again because. she ordered me to have an ultrasound again to check the baby's size.. and lo and behold, she is big! well, maybe not that big, but above average big... and what's more, she told me that i may be having the operation on the 16th, the latest would be the 20th. i honestly am not prepared.. haha! i had my mind set that my baby cho (korean for second) will have the same birth month as my first daughter, which is july...
anyway, i am glad that baby cho will be here just in time for father's day.. i'm sure my hubby will be happy to have another gift of life for father's day.
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