A few days before August 4, andrea was already feeling some of the symptoms of childbirth – cramping, contractions, dissolution of the mucus plug, etc. So on the night of August 3, we already packed our things ready for our impending stay in the hospital. Here are some of the stuff we brought.
- 3 days worth of change of clothes
- our papers (Philhealth, medical records, marriage contract)
- PSP (for mateo and occasionally for me)
- chargers for the phones
- my laptop (planned to work while waiting or when doing nothing)
- toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, and a towel)
- and some of anika’s would-be clothes
We were set, or at least we thought we were. Because in the end, we ended up doing groceries on our first day there. We had no snacks. No water. No extra tissues, and even my laptop restarted a couple of times (seems like whatever router they’re using there is making my laptop go haywire, which is quite unfortunate because I had no laptop insurance whatsoever). Despite having gone through everything with mateo before, we still forgot how the whole hospitalization thing worked. Hehehe! Good thing friends and families kept visiting and supplying us with food and other necessities. Hehehe!