Went home at 10pm plus for the last bath and shampoo! 11.30pm we all ready to head set off to Mount Alvernia.
Admission
Reached there took some pics outside the last time with my big tummy before I went in the delivery suite to do my admission with hubby.
Reached the delivery suite,Hubby go do all the admissions info and the nurse asked me take off all my clothes and undergarments change into the delivery suit and she started by pumping the Fleet (for constipated) into my asshole to make me poo all food out. After a few mins, very fast, I am ready rush to toilet to let off. There goes! All the steamboat I ate just gone! -.-"
When I'm ready, she put the CTG (to test baby's heart beat and mommy's contractions) on my tummy. 12am plus, Dr came and see I'm only dilated 1cm. Then he put the pills for the cervix muscle to soften and to dilate more. After telling me all the info that I need to know, he asked me to take a rest now for tml's push, wish me gd luck and see me tml.
All alone in the room waiting for hubby and the admission things is taking very long time as the queue is very long. I'm alone in the suite , I can hear the lady next door is pushing time to time makes me so nervous. I keep going toilet and because it's a shared toilet, next door I heard already next door change 2 labors mommies give birth to their girls. After hubby is back, we chatted for some time and start to rest early. Throughout the night, don't know is I'm too nervous or what, I can't really sleep. Keep tossing and turning, sleep and awake in between every few mins to a hr. The lower back is aching damn badly. Turn which side also dont feel soothe. The nurses keep coming in to check on the CTG. Take out put back, take out put back when I can finally sleep. Feel kinda irritated thou.
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Burst water bag + put drip
Til around morning 9am Dr came and check on me. I'm only 2 cm dilated! ZZzz. But I feel nth throughout the whole night just abit itchy down there. Then after that he make burst my water bag and start to put me on the drip. He injected something in and told me it's something like aesthetic. To prevent bacteria infection after the water bag burst cause after it burst it's directly contact with the surrounding air. He told me he estimated the time I'll be ready for labor at 3pm on so he'll be back at around 3pm after he close his clinic so if anything the nurses in charge will inform him.
Awhile later, a nurse came to check on my contractions and then she injected another medicine in my drip, she said it was to speed up the dilating of the cervix and I might start to feel more contractions pain after injecting. Hubby was by my side throughout the whole process holding my hands and talk to me constantly. Checking me whether I need anything or some water. He even caught a cold thou with his jacket on. While acc me the whole night and he dint have much rest as I keep waking up and he's worry so he's having light sleep throughout so he could cater to my help in anytime.
Thanks Hubby!! I love you so much!
By 9.30am, I started to feel the contractions pain. As time goes on, it's getting more n more painful. My lower back is very aching. I can feel the pressure it's like pressing down my lower back. The feeling is like gravity is holding your upper body and pulling the lower back downwards.No matter how I lie and position myself, I just can't find a soothing position. In my mind,I told myself, I'm not gonna consider taking epidural. I'm gonna stay strong! Others can do it, so can I. I gonna take it slow. Try to relax myself to let the cervix open more faster. I tahan til around 12pm plus, the pain is getting more and more unbearable. The nurse came to check on my contractions on and off and she asked me whether I need to sniff the laughing gas. She told me it takes 2-3 hrs to actually have the effects so maybe I can consider take it early. So I agreed. She told me to keep sniff it once the contractions come, don't stop cause the effect fades away very soon if I stop sniffing it. When contractions came, I just do what she mentioned, keep sniffing. Starting my hubby asked me "How u feeling baby? Got any effect anot? Still pain? Will 'seh' anot?" I replied " Eh.. Like nothing leh. No effect leh!" Then my hubby laughs. After few times when contractions come again more n more pain. I thought no effect so I just keep sniffing like no body business. In-out in-out very fast motion. Suddenly the feel come liao! I super 'seh'! I hold my hubby's hands and say " Oh my! Wooooo.... Bi, I'm floating now! Feel so high and 'seh' sia!! Help me!! 我头皮发麻！！ 救命啊！" Then I keep laughing non stop. Hubby keep laughing at me. -.- Nurse came and asked me whether I opt for epidural and we said no, and that was the last time I hear epidural this word.
Contractions getting strong even with laughing gas
I keep looking at the time, Its getting more pain and comes fast. Til I can't stop sniffing the laughing gas. Sniff til I like intoxicated lidat. Sniff til I feel like a drug addict. My whole body is shaking non stop, feeling restless,keep sweating cold sweat and cannot even open my eyes. I can feel my eyes is like keep '翻白眼' when sniffing. Hubby see already very heart pain. Keep hold my hands tightly and throughout the whole process taking tissue put water to wet my lips to prevent my lips getting too dry and also wiping my sweat off my forehead. He constantly encouraged me, asking me to hang on. Reminding me,soon all these 10 mths pregnancy is coming to a end and we will see our cute little baby soon. Because of his encouraging words, makes me hang on and I told myself, unless I really can't take it, if not I wont opt for epidural! Epidural is my last last last option and I will drag my patience overcome the contractions. And when contractions come , I'm too busying enduring it than to think there's still epidural this thing.
Aesthetic in thigh
Around 1pm, really cannot take it so the nurse ask whether I want to inject aesthetic in my thigh, I agreed. After few mins, I feel so dizzy and nauseous wanting to puke. Lucky nurse has already prepare a holder for my hubby to hold when I'm gonna puke. After puke, I felt relieved a little and I fell asleep before the contractions come again. Continuing keep sniffing the laughing gas even after the thigh injection whenever contractions comes on and off. Til around 2pm plus , Dr came and check on my cervix, it's already open to 8cm! Gd gracious! I was relieved to hear that. Hubby still encouraging me constantly non stop. Dr said wait awhile more, asked the nurses to prepare all the things ready for labor, he went for a short coffee break then come back and he get himself change into surgical suite. After awhile Dr check my cervix again and it's 9.5-10cm dilated already! Wee! However, he said but baby's head still on top nv come down to the birth canal! -.-" zzz Sian lor after I hear this! Dr then said prepare to push. Inform the baby Dr Simon Ng to come.We'll try see how. After several times of pushing, I'm exhausted cause I trying to force myself keep pushing non stop continuously and the contractions also keep makes me keep wanna push. Like what few mommies (kim & step) had mentioned, a very very big shit coming out but stuck there, u will keep want to 'gek' without controlling. Like constipated lidat. Damn "gao wei". Then hubby said " Mei mei jia you!! I saw Eden 'car car' outside already which means our Eden is coming out! Keep pushing!! Jiayou!" Then he showed me the 'car car' photo he took outside the suite. =D
Few sessions of several pushing
Again, several times pushing, Dr shaked his head then said hard la. He said the push is very good, he can see the head but once I breathe in for oxygen, Baby's head went deep in again. ZzzzZ. Then Dr told me, "I only help you deliver, the rest must rely on you already. You are young, if can try your best to push out naturally don't cesarean. If this situation continues, Im afraid baby's heartbeat will gets weak and by then must cesarean already. " This is considered a hard labor, I'm afraid you may need cesarean. I heard cesarean this word, I keep pushing hard with all my might when the contractions come..Dr uses the vacuum to suck Eden's head when I try to push. Struggling myself to step on the pedals and holding my thighs up to push hard , with the aid of 2 nurses pushing my tummy downwards from each side and hubby holding my hands tightly and my back up to 45 degrees incline pushing down my tummy. The 2 nurses also keep encourage me telling me "You're doing very good. Such a clever girl know how to control the pushing herself, keep going, keep going! Clever girl! We will help you natural birth, don't cesarean." and they pushing down real hard on my tummy.
Finally, our fruit of love
Finally, on 6/1/11, at 4.1+ pm, weighing 3.12kg, head circumferences 34.5cm,length 51cm, baby Eden is out with a slip of his body with a total labor hours of 7 hrs (From the moment water bag is burst til birth).The end of feeling constipated. Instantly I saw my tummy went down and Eden is placed on top of my boobs. Looking at him, I forgot every pain. Even after that Dr doing the washing and sewing, I dont feel much pain. I was distracted by keep looking at Eden, thinking he's the little one who has developed from a small little membrane to who he become now. The one who grows inside me for the past 10 months! He's our son! Our little 爱的结晶！ For that moment, I felt so happiness, so blissful... So noble.. so brave! Giving birth to him is the bravest thing I ever did in my life! Hubby kissed me on my cheeks and said " baby，辛苦你了baby！我爱你和我们的儿子!" then he went taking photos of every details of Eden's birth.
Dr said to me: "哇！年轻就是好！你很厉害！很能推！"
And to my hubby "很佩服你的老婆！很厉害推！她这样算难产了！可是她可以! 换别人很多都开刀了！"
Nurse: " Clever girl! Very brave! You last time got keep going gym or exercise is it? You very strong! push very well, good job mommy! " Cause after labor I can move myself well from the labor bed to another bed without much help and I look active after labor.
And after that I was pushed to my ward at St.Raphael ward. Mil and hubby's brother is already outside waiting for me and Eden!
SO HAPPY
HAHA Don't remind me that I look very horrible and fat! I know!! LOL!
