The Big Day&NHKニュース英会話
今ごろですが、私の出産当日の様子を書いたハミルの英文ですHere is a quick rundown of the day (from my point of view). At 5:30 Yukipu woke me up and told me she thought her water broke. Judging by the big wet stain on the bed I didn't feel the need to ask "Are you sure?". Most of the first hour I seemed to be watching Yukipu go back and forth from the bathroom to the car. Although she knew her water broke she also felt like she needed to use the bathroom. Nothing happened so, after several false starts,at about 6:30 we got on our way to the hospital. It is a first come first served system for rooms. Yukipu's first room was shared with a woman who had already had her child and was leaving later on that day. She had her whole family in there eating breakfast with her while Yukipu was doing her breathing exercises literally inches away on the other side of a curtain. Yukipu spent much of the morning shuffling between the room and the bathroom. I guess can assume I know what the first stages of having a baby feel like. By about 11am things got to a certain point she didn't feel the urge and was able to stay in her bed and focus. Sometime in the afternoon she was moved to the birthing room, which actually looked pretty much like a regular room. It even had a sofa for me to sit on if I wanted. I gave her backrubs and said supportive things hoping that I was actually being supportive. After a while of watching the machines I learned how to read to the second when a contraction was about to start. It came in handy since Yukipu wanted a midwife in the room during her contractions. The midwives were great, I must say. Sure, they all give different advice, which I found quite funny, but they were very supportive. They kicked me out of the room a few times to do some stuff I still don't know about. Probably checking how Tama chan was coming along and giving her instructions. I do remember the midwife saying something along the lines of "You have to push if you want to see your baby". With no pain medication at all a natural childbirth is, of course........ painful.The last time I was asked to leave the room they were getting Yukipu ready for the final push. I assume they did a few things I don't want to know much about. When they allowed me back in it was game on. Doctor K was there and it was evident that it was only a short time before the birth. Dr K and I had a short conversation ..... stopped short by Yukipu having a contraction (that I saw coming.... remember I became good at reading the machine). It was good to see that the doctor could have a bit of a conversation as I figured it also meant that the birth was going well.Lots of action in the last few minutes leading up to the birth with one midwife climbing up on the bed to hold Yukipu's shoulders down while she pushed. A few pushes later and I could see Tama chan's head. They cleared Tama chan's breathing passages while it seemed she was still only partway out. In any case, Tama chan cried and they finished the delivery.The time of birth was 6:15pm. Yukipu had a few minutes with Tama chan before they took her to be weighed, measured, cleaned up, have all her parts counted etc. She was 3378 grams and 52cm long. They also made a recording of her cry. She makes the exact same cry now on occasion, though at about 100X times the volume it seems.Tama chan was born at 6:15pm and I was able to hold her at 6:24, after the initial check. Yukipu's mom was introduced to Tama chan at about 7:15. I don't remember much after that. I was probably making photos, video and chatting with nurses, midwives and Yukipu's family. I think Yukipu's father and her sister came in to see Tama chan as well.I can't remember when I went home.・・・実は今、たまちゃんが産まれてから半年間の記録を綴った、ちょっとした本を作っていて(業者に一部5千円ぐらいで頼みます。身内に配るだけですが・笑)、それに載せる予定のコメントの一つなんです。本当は今月のハミルママの誕生日プレゼントに!と思いついた企画だったのですが、のんびり夫婦なので間に合わず次はまた1歳になったときに作れたらと思っています***すでにMさんとJさんとはお話している4月から始まった「NHKニュース英会話」いいですねNHKで勉強するのは数年ぶりかな!?ラジオは台所の隅っこからしか受信できないので(笑)聞かなくなってしまいましたが、テレビは携帯電話で録画して観ています(これまたうちは教育テレビがビデオ録画できない、、、)。「ああ、鳥飼先生とショールズさんだわ~お変わりないわ!」って嬉しくなったりサイトも超充実しているし(クイズのところが一度答えを選択すると変更できないのが難だけど)、語学におけるNHKの質の高さを思い出しましたこれは、ABCニュースシャワー(これもNHK関連!)と共にずっと続けるぞ楽天ユーザー以外の方は、コメントをいただける場合こちらにお願いいたします※