My husband and I live in Germany quite recently, only 5 months. And 5 weeks ago, a wonderful event happened in our lives - our son was born! Despite the fact that the whole pregnancy went well, without complications, the approach of childbirth was very frightening: it was still a foreign country, not knowing the language, unfamiliar doctors and a clinic. Imagine my surprise when, having entered the clinic, the doctors, seeing my confusion and misunderstanding, immediately called a Russian-speaking employee from the department for foreign patients of their Clinic. After 15 minutes, employee Olga was already next to me in the delivery room.
The birth turned out to be very difficult: a large child with my fragile complexion. Even before the birth, doctors and midwives, doing ultrasound, probably assumed that it would be difficult for a child to be born naturally. Therefore, in a conversation with me, they very correctly, gently and non-persistently said that they would do everything possible to ensure that the child was born naturally, but a caesarean section cannot be ruled out. After this conversation, I was not at all afraid, I realized that I could completely entrust myself and my baby in the experienced hands of doctors.
Our son did not want to be born, and when there was no point in waiting, the doctors began to prepare me for a caesarean section. It all happened so quickly and imperceptibly that you can't even believe it. Instead of general anesthesia, I was given a spinal anesthetic, and thus both my husband and I could be said to be "present" at the birth of our baby. To hear the first cry of our baby, and in a minute to hold him in your arms is just a miracle!
After the birth, my son and I spent several days in the clinic. There are simply not enough words to express my gratitude to the doctors, midwives, nurses and Russian-speaking attendants for the care, attention, understanding, warmth and, of course, the professionalism that they showed towards me. Thank you so much for giving my husband and me happiness - our child!
