Eddie Ndichu reveals how helpless he felt seeing Janet Mbugua in Labour

Janet Mbugua welcomed her son in 2015, October 26th and this was the most emotional day for her husband who had been standing with her throughout the pregnancy journey.

In a post shared by Eddie Ndichu on his wife’s blog we have every reason to believe that Janet Mbugua had a caesarean section and not vaginal birth. Not surprising at all as there is an increasing numbers of women today who appear to prefer delivering by caesarean section as it is quick in comparison to most labours.

Anyway, Eddie Ndichu opened up about how scared he was to watch his small wife in labour as she lay on a theatre bed waiting to deliver their baby.

I MAKE IT INTO THE THEATRE AND FIND HER SMALL BODY LAY ON THE TABLE ALL COVERED IN SURGICAL CLOTH. SHE SMILES AND I SEE SHE IS AWAKE AND NERVOUS. SHE SAYS, “I CAN’T FEEL ANYTHING”. SO I HOLD HER HAND AND KISS HER FOREHEAD GENTLY. I SAID TO HER, “THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING”. OUR CHARMING DOCTOR NARRATES, “NOT FAR TO GO… ANY MINUTE NOW”, AS HIS TEAM OPERATES ON MY WIFE. BY THIS TIME I AM SWEATING.

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Eddie Ndichu went further to how worried he was about their unborn son. He kept questioning whether his son was healthy despite all the prenatal visits to their doctor.

ALL I COULD HOPE IS THAT HE IS GOING TO BE IN ONE PIECE. TWO EYES, TWO EARS, TEN FINGERS AND TOES. IS HE GOING TO BE OF SOUND MIND? HAVE ALL HIS BODY PARTS DEVELOPED COMPLETELY? WILL HE BREATHE, WILL HE CRY? THEN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE DOCTOR LITERALLY FLINGS HIM IN THE AIR AND SAYS ‘HERE HE IS’! THIS TINY LITTLE BODY HANGING IN THE AIR COVERED IN MUCUS. I BARELY GOT A GLIMPSE OF HIS FACE BEFORE THEY SENT HIM TO HAVE HIS CORD CUT.
I SEE TEARS ON MY WIFE’S FACE AS SHE LAYS HELPLESSLY. I COULD SEE HOW BADLY SHE WANTED TO HOLD HIM. I CLENCH HER HAND EVEN TIGHTER AND CONSOLE HER. HE WAS WHISKED AWAY FOR NORMAL CHECKS AND A WIPE DOWN. THE DOCTOR ALLOWS ME TO GO AROUND AND WATCH THE NURSE AND HIM. IN MY EXCITEMENT I GO AROUND THE FROM WHERE MY DEAR WIFE IS CUT OPEN…. THAT’S FOR ANOTHER BLOG!!!,”

He continued.

Since this was their first child, the couple now understands the journey better and will hopefully apply the knowledge they have when planning for their second child.