Hi Everyone!
Firstly a big congrats to all mummies!
Yes, I have given birth too!
Baby GIRL
DOB 16 may 2006
Bith Weight 2.91
Birth story
15th may - had a medical appt. Did not go work as I had alot of discomfort. My appt was a night. My gynae checked and said that cervix only 1cm dilated and I will go into labour on my own. So need to wait. He asked if it was ok with me or needed some intervention. I told that I will need help to speed up if I dont deliver by my EDD. He gave me a letter to bring in to Mt A delivery suite on Thursday morning. I asked if there was any natural way to speed up labour. He said by stimulating my nipples and by having sex. After appt, went for dinner. Very pleased with dinner and came back home.
So we went back home and my HB helped me to stimulate my nipples and we had sex.
16th May
2am - vomitting very badly. Alot of discomfort.
2.45am - woke HB and said I cant take it need to go hospital cos voimitting badly.
3.30am - left home. Decided to bring along bag just in case.
4am - reached hospital. Was asked to go straight to delivery suite. Weighed myself, lost 1.2kg ..... Cleared bowels and mid wife checked cervix, 2cm dilated and strapped me on CTG. Was having contractions every 7mins and was excalating from 40 to 60.
8.30 am - gynae came to check in on me. He was surprised to see me there and asked what happened.
He checked cervix and I was 3cm dilated.
9.30 am - was given hormone drips to speed up my contractions. But the contractions were not strong as before induction... dunno why. So decided that I can bear without epidural.
11.30 am - midwife came to check. Still 3cm dilated only. Increased the dosage and kept asking me if I want epidural. I said ok after hearing a neighbour screaming away. Was so scared and was crying in my HB's arms.
1pm - epidural was administered. Cld feel the epi being administered, the catheter going in was painful and felt really funny. Dunno how to describe it.
1.30pm - change of shift. New midwives came. The one attached to me is very aggressive and loud. Not very happy with her. I asked her when my gynae is coming in to check on me and if he will be breaking my waterbag for me. Midwife said that he will come in soon and he might not want to break my waterbag and let nature takes its course. I told her that the letter given to by my gynae said that he will come in to administer the ARM. She laughed and went off....
4.30 pm - Gynae came to check on me and found that i was only 3-4cm dilated. He said that cervix was still thick and streched it for me. The midwife told him that I told gynae will be doing ARM for me. He just laughed it off. She was like, I'm not saying that, its your patient, she told me...real idiot.
5pm - alot of pain and I cant take it. Epidural was not working at all. I was in so much of pain. My midwife came in and said that its good I feel pain as it will be useful when I give birth. i was so angry, I am paying for my epi and that was to relief pain and not to feel so much of pain. Midwife said she will call my anesthetic. She did a cervix check, still 3cm only.
5.30pm - midwife checked my cervix. Dilated to 8cm. She said that I was feeling so much of pain bcos i dilated too fast. She called my gynae. He was on the way and asked midwife to pull out epi catheter abit. I was also bleeding.
6pm - cant bear it. Need to push. No epi effect at all. Midwife gave me the gas. My anesthetic came and tried to increase the dosage but it was still the same. I was fully dilated and badly wanted to push. Gynae was still not in even anesthetic was asking where he was. My HB was so angry cos I was really in pain. I was so scared that my moaning cld be heard next door. My HB told me to scream if I cant take it.
6.30pm - my waterbag broke. My gynae was still not in. Very bad urge to push. Midwife said that I shld not push and to wait for my gynae. If I pushed then she wld have to deliver for me.
6.40pm - gynae came in....at last. Offed the epi. Anaesthetician went off. I was prepared for delivery.
6.45pm - My baby was born.
hahahahahaha sooooo happy!
Sorry gals for the long winded story.