Hi Ladies!!
I'm BACK!! Was discharged yesterday...
Here's my birth story, the whole labour was about 5hrs.
2nd December 2005
9am:
Saw the doctor, he said to admit and induce birth. Although girl's doing well inside, she's already 8 days past EDD and no one knows how long induction with tablet will take. Some take 2-3 days.
1230pm:
Inserted prostaglandin tablet to open up my (very stubborn) cervix
1pm:
Irregular contractions started coming, ranging from 15-30mins apart. This lasted till 5pm until it got more regular 15mins apart.
630pm-730pm:
Strapped on CTG again... SUDDENLY contractions came at 2-3 mins apart!!! Together with a strong urge to poo, the nurses panicked and wheeled me down to the labour suite.
730pm:
Pain Pain Pain... pethidine injection given and started on the gas.
8pm:
Only <2cm dilated! Very disappointed!
9pm:
About 3cm dilated... still on the gas. Strong urge to poo... kept asking for the bedpan! No poo lah, it's apparently baby pressing on the rectum!
930pm:
Had a show... waterbag still intact. Still asking for bedpan! Pain getting worse, offered epidural and I said ok.
1030pm:
Anaesthetist LATE! urgent cases in the ICU. By the time she came... I had dilated so quickly to 9cm! We all said thanks, but no need liao!
Waterbag burst by itself. Called gynae urgently as I was progressing much faster than expected.
11pm+
Gynae came and within 3 mins... Alyssa was out! She weighed 3.49kg. After all the stitching, donating cord blood, document processing etc... I was back in the ward at 1am.
My contractions were so intense... Luckily hubby was good at telling me when to breathe in the gas.