The Day I Give Birth To My First Child Essay

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Although, I have a lot of memorable moments in my life. I would have to say the day i gave birth to my first child, would be my favorite memory that stands out. In 2009, I was expecting to give birth to my first baby girl in October. All throughout my pregnancy I had a lot of complications. Ranging from morning sickness, to high blood pressure, to kidney stones. Even with all the problems I was facing, I was still very excited to give birth to my daughter. On August 5, 2009, while eating out at Chicos Tacos with the father of my daughter, I began to have contractions. By now this was a normal feeling for me, so I just took the medication that my doctor had prescribed to me. After a few minutes of more discomfort, the medication started …show more content…

At one point, I felt so much discomfort, I thought I had to use the restroom. But my grandma warned me that the baby could come out if I pushed too hard. At that point I could no longer hold back my tears, I was in excruciating pain. By there I began to become impatient and frustrated with the pain. My grandma saw my frustration and demanded my boyfriend to take me to the hospital. Once again he denied to take me. So then I started to call my friends and family to ask for a ride, but I got no luck as no one answered. But I couldn't give up, I kept on calling and calling. At that time it was around 6:00 a.m. i made one last try to contact my case worker. She finally answered, I explained all my symptoms and let her know I could no longer take the pain. Still half asleep she assured me she would be over shortly. I didn't have to wait long within ten minutes she was ringing my doorbell. I let her in and she told me to start counting how far apart my contractions were. She asked my grandma if she could borrow some towels so she could put on her car seat, just in case my water ended up breaking. My boyfriend then

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