Guest in the program Chat with mom with milk episode 129 is Elena (Russian, has lived in Vietnam for 24 years). Elena is the mother of an 18-year-old daughter. Although the journey pregnantgiving birth has taken place since 2004 but Elena still remembers every detail and shares in the program.
Elena has lived in Vietnam for 24 years and has an 18-year-old daughter.
Elena said she first found out she was pregnant in 2003, when she was preparing to graduate from college. Unfortunately, by the third month, she had a miscarriage. After that traumatic event, the doctor told her to keep for about 1 year to get pregnant again because if she miscarried again, it would be very dangerous, affecting her ability to have children later. But only 3 months later, Elena found out she was pregnant again.
“At that time, I felt more worried than happy because I did wrong the doctor, afraid of repeating the sad story. So during the first 3 months of pregnancy, I did not go out of the house, went all over the hospital for examination and took many other medicines. placenta to keep the pregnancy. After 3 months of safety, we can breathe a sigh of relief, “Elena said.
During the first time of pregnancy, pregnant women “eat like never before” and as a result, after 3 months, they have gained 15kg. She humorously said: “Every day I have to eat 5kg of apples, 5kg of tangerines and fried spring rolls. After more than 5 months, I gained 34kg, my weight reached 90kg. The doctor warned me not to eat much or else I wouldn’t be able to give birth. My ex-husband is an old man, but the house in Hanoi’s old quarter is very small, the entrance is narrow. I remember when I was 7 months pregnant, if I wanted to enter the house, I had to tilt my head to get in.”
Pregnant with a daughter nearly 20 years ago, but Elena still remembers every detail.
In the 7th month of pregnancy, Elena and her family went to Huong Pagoda to travel to spring. Although she was heavily pregnant, she still climbed up the temple and then down by herself. After that trip, exactly 2 weeks, she gave birth to a baby, when she was only 7 and a half months pregnant.
“At that time, I had just graduated from school, was teaching a foreign language at a center. Every day my husband would drive me to work by motorbike. That was the same day, but when I got off the car, I saw that the water came out and wet the seat. turned to my husband and told him that I thought I was about to give birth, he asked if it hurt, I answered it didn’t hurt and he also said that he would go back to teach after finishing giving birth. I have no experience so I don’t know anything. Fortunately, I thought that if my water broke, I would have to give birth, but I did not listen to my husband. At that time, my husband drove me to Viet Nhat hospital but the doctor said that when I gave birth prematurely, I had to go to the Chinese Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. I was advised to call an ambulance to transfer to the hospital. However, I did not feel any pain, so I went to my husband’s motorbike to take me to the other hospital.” Elena recalls.
Elena’s birth was like going out, surprising the doctors.
When hospitalized, the doctor warned that because the baby was born prematurely, the baby might not live, making Elena and her husband very worried. However, when checked, the baby was healthy, 7.5 months old but already weighing 2.6kg, so everyone was more secure. So the Russian mother prepares herself to be on the delivery table.
“I lay down waiting to give birth from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm without pain, so I called my husband to eat pizza season again. After eating, I lay down to wait until 5 am the next morning but still no pain or signs of labor. At this time, the family I just called the doctor for a caesarean section but the doctor replied that this “buttock” is a normal delivery, no need for caesarean section. At 7 am the next morning, the doctor put me on the delivery table, still no pain. when the doctor instructed me how to push, I used to push and then shouted loudly. The doctor asked: “Why are you screaming so loud?” I said that when I saw people saying that I was going to give birth, I shouted loudly, so I also shouted but it didn’t really hurt. I don’t know when the baby comes out, I don’t know when the baby comes out, I don’t know when I see the baby crying, I know I gave birth If it’s so easy to give birth, you should have a dozen children, but it’s too wasteful to give birth to one.” Elena shared her birth anniversary.
After the “bright” birth, the Russian mother continued to shock the doctors because she thought she had finished her “duty” so she dropped off the delivery table and went to her room to lie down and drink milk. After handling the baby, the doctor returned, but the mother was nowhere to be found.
“After a while, I heard the doctor’s panicked voice: “Oh, where is the mother-in-law?”, I got up to ask what was wrong. The doctor said: “Oh, go to the delivery table right away, not clean it yet. , I haven’t sewn anything yet.” I didn’t know anything at that time, so I replied that I didn’t need to sew, it was okay to leave it wide. Elena laughed.
Elena’s daughter is beautiful and can speak 6 languages.
In particular, the “escort” of Elena to give birth consisted of more than 30 people, including parents on both sides and many friends. People went to the hospital to wait for her to give birth, but they also bought food and beer to eat and drink. However, because the baby was born prematurely, the whole family could only look at the baby for a bit, then the doctor had to put the baby in an incubator to take care of him. As for Elena, just a few hours after giving birth, she felt that she was healthy, so she asked to be discharged from the hospital.
After giving birth, even though she is a Russian, Elena still adheres to the traditional Vietnamese confinement rules given by her mother-in-law such as wearing socks, inserting earrings, wearing warm clothes, and eating fingernails to produce more milk. “Only one thing is that her grandmother reminded her not to take a bath, but I live alone, so I always take a shower when she comes home.”she says.
As a mother for the first time, she did not have much experience, so Elena was also very confused. Fortunately, thanks to the help of two grandmothers and hired helpers, she did not have too much trouble. The Russian mother always keeps a cheerful and optimistic spirit, so she never falls into a situation of postpartum depression. She confided: “I don’t have any serious mental problems because I always think that having a baby is the happiest. I can’t sleep for 1, 2 nights or a few months, because I can make up for it at other times. Eat hoof nails. It’s okay to get bored for a whole month because if it’s good for milk, I accept it.”
Elena got married for the second time but could not have more children.
When her daughter was 8 years old, Elena divorced and the mother and daughter moved to Ho Chi Minh City to live. 4 years ago, she remarried to a Russian guy. After getting married for the second time, she really wanted to have more children, but unfortunately because of an illness, she couldn’t have any more children. She accepts that and is enjoying a happy life with her husband and daughter.
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