17/05/2025
The most heartbreaking story Iโve read today โ and a painful reminder of how brutal, lonely, and soul-crushing childbirth can be when youโre not treated with love and respect.
THE JOLIBEE PAPERBAG STORY ๐
โWent through a traumatic experience giving birth at a public hospital. Alone for 16 hours of labor and in pain every 5 minutes. The nurses were nice, but the doctors were the opposite and would get mad at me for reacting to the pain I felt. Had IE checked 5 times and it was the worst pain ever, while laying on an uncleaned delivery bed, with blood stains of other people. All this while another woman 5 steps away from me is screaming in horror giving birth, no curtains or anything to divide us.โ
โThe doctor did a splinting to move my stool out, didnโt wipe me or offer a napkin, but she just placed my old diaper back on. I gave birth where there were at least 10 students standing in front of me, one holding a phone which I noticed was taking a video without my consent. Afterwards, one nurse gave me a bad look and told me to go take a bath. I was forced to take a cold bath after literally just giving birth because they said there was no hot water available anymore. Feared I could die because it might not have been safe to take a cold bath. I felt I lost all my dignity.โ
Told everything to my husband, and all he said was โOk lang โyan. Tapos naman na.โ He gave no eye contact, no comfort, just those plain words.
And the next day, he comes back to the hospital holding a paperbag of Jollibee. My eyes light up and say, โHala Love, sarap nyan!โ And he says, โSorry Lab, sakin lang โtoh. Gutom na kasi talaga ako. Alam mo naman na puyat din ako naghihintay sayo. May libre naman na hospital food dyan, yun nalang sayo.โ
It hurts so deeply when the person you counted on the most chooses to be indifferent.
To anyone going through something like this: you are not overreacting. You are not asking for too much.
May we never settle for men who cannot give us even the bare minimum when we are at our most vulnerable.
You deserve tenderness, empathy, and someone who will hold youโespecially when youโre breaking.
Based on httpieโs life story.
