Hi Ladies,
trying to post again, website having problem is it?
Congrats again on all the new mummies!
As mentioned in the email, have popped on 29th Dec after long labour...
Here goes....
28th December, 1pm
Felt 3 trickles during lunch time, but couldn't tell whether it was urine or waterbag
6pm
I felt another trickle, and started to get worried. Told hubby and decided to go down to the hospital for a check... hee hee, decided not to alarm MIL and just told her we going for a walk.
9pm
Reached Mt A, and told to go to delivery ward. Hooked up to the machine, and surprise, having mild contractions. The nurse did a cervix check (super painful!) and said I was 1cm dilated. But she also mentioned that my cervix was very high and still far back, so hinted to me that may be a problem for natural birth.
10pm
Gynae came and checked, he told us that we will deliver by the next day.
11pm
Pessary inserted and after that, started to have regular contractions like menses pain. It was uncomfortable but not painful. Strangely, the pain stopped around 2am, and we fell asleep.
29th Dec, 9am
Gynae came by, and checked, only 2cm dilated! Drip was put into place, and then the action started! Pain got worse, but by 11am, had dilated 4cm.
11am
I opted for penethine and laughing gas. BY that time, the pain was quite bad, and I relied on these two. The laughing gas knocked me out, though I can still feel the pain
3pm
Pain is very bad, but after the gynae came back and check, still no change in dilation! Decided to try epidural to relax and open cervix, but gynae said that if by 5pm, no change, will do c-section.
5pm
No change, still 4cm, so decision was made for emergency c-section. Things happened so fast from then on. It was super scary, as I choose epidural, and was wheeled into OT alone. Hubby could only wait until gynae came in before he was allowed to be by my side. Was tearing and shivering badly, and trying to calm down. Also threw up twice from the epidural while waiting for gynae in OT.
6pm
Heard baby Shannon's first cry, and started crying myself after all the worry and pain. Midwife carried her over for me and hubby, and it was love at first sight... she was very alert, looking at us with her big eyes.
She weighed 2.75kg at birth, but lost a little weight by the time I checked out on 3rd Jan. I had to stay for 5 days, as I lost a lot of blood during the c-section, so now on 2 doses of iron pills. Shannon also had slight jaundice, and we decided to stay another day to keep her company.
So here's my super long birth story. Now trying to settle into routine and it's been very tiring. Shannon was up the WHOLE of last night crying and wanting to suckle that I also cried with her. Hubby had to run to the 24hr Cold Storage for Pacifers at 4am in the morning, coz we thought she was using me as a pacifier, unfortunately, it didn't work.
Clare,
I called up sister Kang today to ask, she said that reason why bb could be feeding for so long and frequent could be that she's not properly latched on... have the same problem myself