Finally I find time my busy schedule to spend some time on my blog which has long been ignored. I have several times contemplated writing about my experience with The Cradle, Bangalore where I had my first baby. I must say that the whole experience was very good and my hubby and I were both satisfied with it.
My baby was born on Sept 17th 2009 at The Cradle Bangalore through c-section. I had to go for a c-section as the baby was in breech at 38 weeks. So I went ahead with the elective c-section on my doctor’s advice. The process was fairly smooth and we did not face any kind of hassle.
I informed the doctor about 2 days before when I wanted the baby to be born and also the time. The c-section was scheduled in the evening and she asked me to get admitted in the afternoon. She asked me not to eat or drink anything after 1.00 pm that day and I got admitted to the hospital at 2.30 pm. I was given the room immediately and all the formalities of signing the papers etc was done in the room. The room was spick and span and very comfortable. I was prepped up for the operation at around 4.30 pm and was wheeled into the theatre at around 5.15. I was given the epidural (which again was not very painful). My lower body went numb immediately but I was fully alert. I knew what was happening around me and completely in focus. If you think I am being brave, hell no!! I was very nervous and I could hear my heart beating so loudly.
Finally the moment came when the baby was lifted out and I heard her first cries. My hubby completely forgot about me, left my side and followed the nurses where the baby was cleaned. Once she was cleaned up, the doctor immediately brought the baby back to me and we clicked some picture….it was complete family time. I thanked all the gods for being so kind to me and making us proud parents of a baby girl. I had tears in my eyes and still I could not believe I was holding MY BABY 
Baby was taken out of the operation and handed over to my Sister in law who was standing outside. They moved to the luxury room. I was wheeled out of theatre and was back in my room after 30 mins. The family celebrated the arrival of new member.
Once the effect of epidural wore off, I had some pains (which was expected) but the beauty of it was that I was asked to take a bath same night with the help of nurse. I started walking around on the second day which was great!!. My doctor and nurses came to check on me from time to time. We left the hospital next day with our little bundle of joy . The final bill was not a surprise to us contrary to some reviews I had read. We just had to pay some extra apart from the package which we took which was quite reasonable.
Overall our experience in Cradle was great except a small issue. The air conditioner did not work in the room, so we had to shift to another room. Apart from that, our stay was very comfortable, but nothing like being at home with the baby. I will always remember the first time I saw my baby with tears in my eyes. That moment will remain etched in my memory forever…It feels great to be a mother!!!
