(2006/07) JULY 2006 MTB


Hi Mummies,

Anyone of u have episiotomy? How's the stitches? My stitches is really painful whenever I sit down or go toilet...even applying antiseptic lotion also doesn't help.
 
Hi,
As promised, here's a pix of baby Kaylyn taken minutes just after birth...

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dear mummies... me also popped liao on 12 July!!!
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just wanna check on breast pump. which brand is good? also i have only NUK and Pigeon bottles, so the Avent pump won't fit rite?

for those who are giving partial BM and partial FM, do you cup-feed the FM or just express out the BM and bottle feed? currently on TBF, v tiring...
 
hi hi

How's everybody ...i'm back from my long long labour! Here's my birth story:

<font color="RED">14 July Friday</font>
6.20am - Admitted to KK Delivery Suite for induction. Need to induce cos baby movement getting lesser.

6.50am - Did VE and 1 cm dilated. Gynae inserted the prostin pill. 2 hrs later transferred to normal ward to wait.

6.10pm - Transferred to delivery suite to check dilation. Dilated 1.5cm. Gynae inserted 2nd prostin pill and because gynae wanted to manually stretch the cervix, she gave me laughing gas and managed to sretch the cervix to 2cm. Felt very high when breathing the laughing gas ... like flying like that. Transferred back to ward to rest and wait after 2 hours.

9.30pm - While watching TV, suddenly felt some watery discharge. Thought its due to the VE, so change to a new pad and continue watching TV. Already started to feel some contractions but not that painful yet. Then suddenly felt a gush of water coming down and nurse confirmed that waterbag has burst by itself. I was then immediately pushed to the delivery ward.

10.10pm - Midwife informed Gynae and Gynae advised to proceed and give epidural first before doing VE (as I had earlier requested for epidural and gynae knows that I'm terrified of VE). More and more contractions started coming and Anaesthetist came and administered epidural into my spine. Damn painful. But after that, no more contraction pain
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. Should call it "happy"dural.

11.00pm - Gynae came and check. Only 3cm dilated.

<font color="RED">15 July Friday</font>
2.15am - contractions reducing, getting lesser and further apart. Midwife proceeded to put me on oxytoxin drip to aid dilation. Started with a 3ml/hr dosage. Dosage slowly increased to 24ml/hr when no improvements in contractions.

4.15am - Midwife did a VE and found that its only 4cm dilated. After checking with another midwife, she proceeded to increase the oxytoxin dosage to the max of 30ml/hr.

6.30am - Midwife did another VE and found that its about 8cm dilated. Happily informed me that we should be expecting the little one to arrive at about 8am.

7.25am - Gynae came and did VE. Informed that its 10cm dilated and show hubby baby's hair from below. As I have no urge to push, so continue to wait.

8.10am - Midwife came and informed that epidural ending so ask me to start pushing. Contractions getting more and more painful as epidural ended. Pushed and pushed and pushed ......pain, pain and more pain. Pushed for nearly an hour until I got no strength.

9.03am - Baby Ryan arrived!!!

* Gynae then proceeded to stitch without epidural... terrible pain.... given laughing gas but no use ....then after that vomitted twice and got fever some more ....

Luckily went to induce cos when baby came out, his embical cord was one round around his neck and one round around his body. Luckily his cord is long enough... if not cannot imagine the consequences.

Here are his photos:
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dsii,

can help me update the table when u are feeling better?

bb's weight : 2.905kg
DOB : 15-Jul-06(Natural w Epi)

Do rest more and good luck.
 
Congrates to all mummies who have given birth!!
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For me, i am still waiting.. last apptm on Sat still no dilation. Tmwr seeing gynae.
 
YB,
Dun move too much. Let others help u with ur baby else it will take longer time recover.

bramble,
If u want ur baby to latch on then u have to spoon or cup feed ur baby. For me i dun intend to let him latch on cos i have inverted nipple and very hard for him to latch on even using a shield so i give him bottle.

Ok my birth story. To me c-section is nothing exciting.

11 Jul - gynae appt. Ju's head is stil up so gynae suggested i go for schedule c-section. he doesnt wanted me to go into complication later.
Gynae said will check a date for me.

11 Jul (noon) - gynae called and confirmed next day.

12 jul (0630) - check into TMC

(0700) - was shaved, given enema.
(0800) - wheeled into operation rm. Opt for Spinal instead of epidual and GA cos gynae said lesser side effects. Doct check that i have no feeling below. gynae came in told me he was in action now.
(0830) - gynae showed me Julian. Asked the nurse to call for hubby to come in. Hubby took pictures and bring Julian beside me to show me while gynae stitches me up.
(0900) - i was wheeled back to ward.

See my story so simple. No pain at all. I can get down to walk on the next day.

Here is pix of Julian
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Hello Hong,

I've got inverted nipples as well.. That's why I almost only replied on pumping to feed my twins then. Am hoping that this time rd, I can have my baby latch on, cos after pumping for 9 months, my nipple got slightly less inverted. Haha. Though still inverted... Haha. As in.. if i try to pull out the nipple, it can stay there for a little while.

Anyway, congrats to all mums who have given birth. Wonder how Michelle is doing now...

And all the best to all the mums waiting to give birth. haha. I'm waiting also... Don't know how long more I'll have to wait... Feel like bringing forward my appt on Thurs, to Tues, but feel abit paiseh... cos like.. think im quite blacklisted there, in my gynae's clinic, for being late most of the time. haha.
 
liverpool - Of course, of course! Me just impressed mah! Not many DHs will do research! BTW, may I know if your wife is eating any tonic to increase her BM?
Sandy,
No lah, parenting is always goes hand in hand, cannot anything also leave to wife mah. She already putting in all the effort to express BM, so must do my part as well mah.

JP,
So far as I know is, 1st few days is important, must latch the baby to stimulate the milk flow. If your breast can take it, after the baby finish latching, try to express with a pump for about 5 mins each. This goes on for about 5 days for my wife.

Husb must do their part as well for this 5 days, engorement happend quite frequently during this period and it can be quite painful. Pls assist to massage the breast before feeding or expressing.

Currently my wife is expressing about 150 - 170 ml every 2 to 3 hr interval. I will normally buy about 2-3 pkt of papaya soup from TMC when we were there. Other than that, she drink longan n red dates drink most of the time. Did not really take much tonic I guess, the rest are all simple confinement food.
 
Hi Joline/Jasline/hong,
Thanks for sharing your baby's birth story. It really helps first time mum like me to understand the various procedures and complications during labour.
All your babies so cute!! REally eager to see mine. Hopefully no complication. I kinda worried cos' I'm diagnosed with Group B Strep - a type of germ which localised in the vagina area (according to gynae and what I read in the internet, some women just have that). Gynae told me to remind him to give me antibiotic during labour.
Anyway, today starts my maternity leave. Need rest before my baby comes out. Will be seeing the gynae later.
 
morning mummies.... hmmm??? how come today no mummies around except me and lucida...

hello lucida... so good, u start your ML liao.. me not yet...

Hong,Jasline,YB,
your babies are so cute and lovely... wish i can see mine too... hmm...
 
halo all...gd morning...

me still cik..haiz..i think heatiness...flu and thorat itchy and fry..pengz...why now har??? my son too...cough and running nose...so later both of us going to see doc,,hheehe..

jaslin and YB
info updated!!!! congrats ah!!!

MICH has given birth yesterday (16/7) ard 5pm...natural with epi...forgot how heavy..shld be ard 2.7plus bah..will update her info and post it on forum before i go pop...hehee..tomolo nite admit TMC...getting ganc heong liao..hahaha
 
hmm...mummies who went for induced...

i wanna ask hor...when u gals admiite to hosp in the nite ur hb can stay there till labour or will hv to go home and come the next day??? i am suppose to admit to TMC tomolo nite ard 1130pm...so wondering if hb can stay there till i give birth or not..doc said normally the next day then will pop...which is wed...
 
congrats to YB, bramble &amp; hong... wow... most mothers have popped... wondering when's my turn... still have one more week to go... last sat's visit... bb wk 38 @ 3kg... already gain 16 kg...
 
hey dsii,
was still wondering how come you still not in yet... aiyo, why like that? both mother and son sick ah? poor thing.... better have plenty of rest these days... drink more water too....

yesterday got a shock cos woke up in the morning and found quite alot of light greenish and pinkish discharge.... thought it's spotting then after awhile, go toilet to check again and saw it again... after dat, no more discharge le.... at that time, i thought my turn is coming soon... chey... so it's false alarm... haiz....

MICH,
CONGRATS! I wanna see your little one's photo... hee hee...
 
Geberra
hahaha..sick loh..aiyo..me oso got greenish discharge leh...whole day yesterday and sat nite too..this morning too..hahhahaa..but not from V area...from my nose...hahahhaa.....

maybe tomolo?? then we can hv company liao..hahaha...gd hor???
 
dsii,
i also wish i can pop early.... better still if can same day as you loh... now praying and praying for bb to come out healthy and safe....

already put my hospital bag in the car... then i also pack a pc of towel and maternity pad in my bag to work everyday... just in case my waterbag burst at least got a towel to wrap ard when on the way to hospital.... told bb : "see, mummy and daddy got everything prepared for your arrival liao, so faster come out ok...." hee hee...
 
geberra
hehehe....wah...ya lah...cos anytime now mah...me still hoping i hv contractions on my own..so will not need to induce...hahhaa...aiya..then now sick..whether hv strength to push or not???
 
dsii,
hopefully TMC allows your hb to stay overnite with you tomoro nite else if suddenly in the middle of the nite you wanna POP liao and hubby not ard then how? tell the nurses this lah...
 
geberra
sunno leh..cos doc forsee the next day then will pop...thats y i chose wed..cos my hb said wed go day..hahaha...somemore got timing one ah..hahhaa...dunno leh..gynae said he will burst my waterbag next day 7am...so i am still wondering loh..

any mummies out there...can help me JIE KAI MI TI???

what kns..? really wat..hehehe....
 
Dsiitan... all the best to you k?

Think I will be one of the last to pop... lol..

I was told to go in at 12pm for induction for my #2 so not really sure leh... u may want to call up TMC to check...

If not 1 bedded ones may not be able for hub to stay cause after the pill, u will have to go up to ward one leh..
 
gd mornign steph
aiya like that hor maybe will need to go abck then next day then come loh..if not oso very siong for him...hehehe.....

me going to see doc and get medication ..faster eat faster recover..hahhaa....i chat again later ah..u gals go ahead..hehe
 
dsii...
see you later... think after medication, you sure go sleep liao cos flu medicine always makes ppl sleep one...

steph,
aiyo... me so sleepy now... wanna Zzzz... most likely i'll start ML this thursday... but already cant wait for thursday to come... haiz...
 
Hi Gebbera,

When is your due date? Mine supposed to be 25th July. Actually wanted to wait for end of this week. Anyway go office also nothing much to do cos' been offloaded from most of my work already. However, really dun feel like going to office.

Now waiting for time to go and see gynae. Hopefully will hear some good news (i.e. your baby head is engaged!! - ha ha, been dreaming about this last night). Then after that probably go shopping, drink high tea, and be tai tai for a couple of days.. hee hee
 
Geb, I also should be starting ML this Thursday but depending on whether is there enough manpower.. If not, I may not take leave so soon..

Me also sleepy.. can't really sleep well last night maybe cause I took my kids for a swim... or play water lah.. heheh

A bit sun burn.. sian..
 
Lucida,
my due date is 23-Jul, this coming sunday.... I same as you, already hand over my work to my colleague... so now everyday go office "shake legs" only... hahaha... that's why you can see me online so frequent... hahaha.... ya, must enjoy "tai tai" life before we delivered else gotta wait till 1 month later liao... i never tried staying at home for 1 month without going out leh... so duno whether can take it or not... hahaha....

Steph...
wow, you still can go swimming ah? ok ok, play water ah?? not bad huh... kekeke... me never go swimming since i preggie... actually it's a good form of exercise for preggie mama but me too lazy le... even taking a stroll i also lazy.. haha...

Mummies, me going off soon cos i called my clinic just now regarding the light greenish/pinkish discharge and they wan me to go down to TMC for a checkup to play safe... Maybe it's false alarm, duno leh... abit worried and scare now cos this is my first time... duno what to expect loh... so now feeling quite lost... hmmm...
 
Geb: Lol... bo pian... cause after I deliver, no one bring son and daughter for swim liao..

I think I reverse of you... never really went swimming before preg cause have always been fat and never bought a swim suit since sec school time.. hahah

So after preg this time, went to buy ON Maternity swim suit beginning of this yr and brough kids for swim...

Sigh.. me now having cramps, also dunno what is what...

Dun be scared.. just handle it as it comes... mummyhood is something which every woman will go through and handle instinctively..
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JP,
Thanks for the lochia informations. So yellow is normal la. Me "fang xi" liao!

YB,
My gynae did not do episiotomy but still need to do the stitches for me. Tis is because i tried to push when my cervix not fully dilated so me got very bad tear. The stitches was painful the 1st week to me. Somemore me got diarreahoe the 4th day, so the stitches very painful and felt heavy.

Anyway, everytime after pee, use warm water (I used water heater) wash that area. I even used Dettol + warm water wash tat area cos me worry got infection. U will feel more comfortable and the wound can heal more faster.

Anyway, I can sit w/o the air cushion started from 2nd weeks.

Hong,
Heard C-section dont have much lochia. Think styloBB mention before.

So what is the different between natural birth and C-section? Which one more painful??

Think Ju look like u. He got lot of hairs leh!
 
Steph,
hahaha.... ya, we are opposite... aiyo.. me got pig's thighs loh but still go swimming, didnt care so much... hahaha....

cramps are signs of Braxton Hicks if it's not painful... my gynae said contraction is painful one, and like stomachache pain...
 
NOIF,
c-section need to go under knife lor.

MICH,
congrats!

Z-Li,
I dun think my boy can latch on now. He dun want my breast. Ok lah, i dun really want him to latch on. I will give him wat i have. My supply still not very alot but i am not as stress as last time. My mum did confinement for me and i can say i am more relax this time.

Gebbera,
hope u get to see ur bb soon.

steph,
u still waiting?

Dsii,
hubby shld be able to stay with u.

mummies,
this time rd i am more relax with the confinement. I on fan and of course i get some of the wind. Hopefully i wun get wind in my body.
My place is quite windy, thanks god not that warm for thiss july.
 
BTW, do mummies here swaddle ur baby?

I have bad experience last time, this time i make sure i wrap my boy hands in the blanket.

He fuss a bit cos he trying to get his hands out but i just ignored him and i let him sleep in his own without patting.
 
Hong,
Yup! I on fan everyday too! Think the wind sure in my body liao cos when feel hot i just let the fan blow directly on me.

I touch water quite frequently too cos need to wash my breastpump, bring baby to basin to wash his buttock when he poo, bath baby, like every hour also touch water la.

I swaddle my boy but at times just let him sleep w/o wrap him cos too hot liao!
 
diistan
u r going in on Wed? finally! must be v excited! At least yr gynae breaks yr waterbag in the morning. Mine was timed at 12 midnight... cant sleep the whole nite
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The couch for hubs at TMC delivery room is quite uncomfortable.... ask yr hub to sleep well at home first.
 
Anyone wants Mamy Poko $2 discount voucher for new born? I have 2 but forgot to use it when i bought my new born pack.
But it says valid till 31 October 2006; redemption exclusively at selected NTUC fairprice outlets; limited to one coupon per transaction per customer.
 
dsii - if u r in the room ward during the nite. hubby cannot stay unless single bedded room.
if u r in the delivery ward, then hubby can stay by ur side.


i din swaddle bb after discharge as scare he "hot" now he is so used to not being wrap up, dun think can swaddle him again??
 
If u wan, u girls can swaddle baby in nappy cloth... its more cooling and can still swaddle baby.. I realised my kids tend to sleep better when swaddled during infant time..
 


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