1 Day Extra

Yesterday, Nanay had a close call. She was found to be 3.75 cm dilated, which means that you girls may need to be delivered by CS soon. 4 cm is the point of no return. When Nanay's cervix dilates to 4 cm or more, she will have to be scheduled for CS.

Nanay was already instructed by the doctors not to eat dinner and that is usually an ominous sign. It is a standard Pre-Operation preparation. Nanay said that doctors will check her dilation at 12 midnight and depending on the measurement, they may or may not schedule the CS. Although very anxious, Tatay still went to work and instructed Nanay not to text him about the results. Right after the shift, Tatay printed the revised birthplan and mentally prepared himself. "This could be the day but I hope we can have at least 1 week more or even two".

He drove past the Ortigas and Greenhills morning rush and every church that he passes by, Tatay made a short prayer for you and Nanay. He arrived at St. Lukes in no time and before going to Nanay's room, Tatay passed by the St. Lukes Chapel. He again said a prayer. He then proceeded to Room 226, Nanay's room.

Slowly opening the door, Tatay saw that Nanay's bed was still there and Nanay was still on it! It was a perfect way to start the day. Hep hep hooray! We gained another day extra. You don't have to be delivered yet which means you still have another day to grow inside Nanay's better-than-St-Luke's-worldclass incubator, her womb.

Stay still babies, stay there.