28 April 2006
Went for checkup, bb not engaged yet. Gynae told me I need to go for induction next weekend if bb is not out by 05 May 2006.
30 April 2006
~ 05:30am - Felt contraction + menstural cramp, thought it was false alarm so went back to sleep
~ 06:00am - Felt the contaction + menstrual cramp again, was alert now, start looking time to count interval
~ 06:30am - Contraction + menstrual cramp, not sure whether is it suppose to be the time, so tried to go back to sleep, felt abit wet at panty but ignore
~ 07:00am to 10:00am - Felt the contraction + menstrual cramp, went toilet, saw bloody discharge, cannot sleep already. Went to bath and had my breakfast. Interval was reduced from 30mins to 5mins
~ 10:00am - Called gynae. He asked to admit now
~ 12:30pm - Was still walking around, watching TV at home since the pain is bearable. Gynae called and asked why am I still at home, call me to admit to hospital now
~ 01:00pm - Reach hospital, was lead to the delivery ward. Changed to the delivery gown and was strapped to the CTG machine
~ 01:30pm - Gynae reached, look at the CTG chart. He said contraction interval still far apart. He checked on the dilation, 0cm. So he did a stretch to 1.5cm *ouch*, the feeling is the same as the menstrual cramp + discomfort. At the same time, he burst the waterbag, not pain. Maybe because I can still feels the stretch pain. He puts me on drip (to speed up the contraction). Before he left, he tell me he estimated I can deliver between 6pm to 7pm
Labour begins
~ 02:00pm - Starts to feel intense contraction, contraction level was at 40 to 60 everytime. Was still able to laugh and joke.
~ 02:30pm - Midwife came (an indian lady, very encouring and fun midwife) and saw me laughing and joking with my husband. She said she's going to increase to drip to 30ml so that I won't be so happy (joking tone) like now. And
she'll increase 10ml every half and hour till it reaches 60ml.
~ 02:45pm - Contraction leve at CTG was at 60 to 85, painful when it hits 85 but can tahan
~ 03:00pm - Midwie came again, increase to 40ml, at the same time show me and teach me how to use the laughing gas
~ 03:10pm - Contraction level at CTG reaches 97, and I started shivering with pain. Keeps sniffing the laughing gas but when the next peak hits again at less than 3 mins, I felt very giddy and sleepy, temper also very bad. I throw the laughing gas. My back was in pain too and leg was numb. I gave up and opt for epidural instead. I burst out in tears while waiting for the anesthetic
~ 03:30pm - Midwife and anesthetic came. I was already covered with perspiration and shivering because of the pain. I don't feel pain when he administer epidural maybe because I was already in pain. Midwife also increase the drip to 50ml. Saw contraction hits 123 on the CTG machine. Wow, lucily I've opt for epidural earlier, else I might have already fainted in the delivery ward
Side effect: I was shivering, not sure because of the epidural or because of the pain. But I feels like vomitting after I was transferred to the normal ward
~ 03:45pm - Gynae came back again to check on the contraction. He said result not very good, might end up delivering at 7pm to 9pm instead. But the good news is because my cervix has already thinned so not that bad. He left and I continue to watch TV
~ 04:00pm - Midwife adjust the drip to 60ml
~ 06:00pm - Midwife came to drain off my urine and check on dilation. She told me fully dilated, can deliver already. She went out to call gynae. She came in and asked me to push first while waiting for my gynae
- 06:15pm - Gynae came and took over. Baby was out at 06:30pm
Total Labour hours according to midwife is 4 and 1/2 hours