The Birth of My First Child. essays

The Birth of My First Child. essays Witnessing the birth of my first child. Giving birth to life is a miracle. Most women give birth naturally. Some women cannot give birth naturally, these women due to science have to be assisted by a procedure called caesarian section. I recently witnessed my wife go through this procedure of caesarian section and it was an unnerving, scary and exciting experience I will never forget. Firstly, I felt nervous because after eight months of pregnancy, our doctor advised us the baby was not turning. The doctor went on to say, that these cases sometimes happen and not to be alarmed. He told my wife and I, that if by the due date the baby had not turned, he would have to perform a cesarean section to take the baby out. This news made me tense with nervousness. I felt my wifes life was in jeopardy because of this complication. My wife assured me the caesarian procedure is safe, that doctors have performed this procedure for quite some time. When due day arrived I woke up at 5am, which was early for me, because the previous night I could hardly sleep, all I did was toss and turn. I could not help but worry what will be the outcome of the caesarian operation. The operation was scheduled for 11am on September sixth nineteen ninety-four I will never forget that day. I woke my wife up at eight oclock, and we said a prayer together. We got ready and left the house at 10am. For some reason, driving to the hospital seemed to take longer than usual; maybe I was thinking too much about the outcome of the caesarian operation. We arrived at the hospital at 10.30am and went through registration. We were sent up to the maternity floor. When we arrived at the maternity floor the nurses there all knew my wife, because she works at that hospital as a nurse. My wife was led into a room were she was hooked up to a sonogram, a dilation machine and a vital sign machine. After the nurse left I asked my w ...