(2006/10) OCTOBER 2006 MTB

delphine · Oct 2, 2006

Hi Ladies,

Me just back from gynae checkup, was told that i am 2cm dilated.I am ask to admit tonight at 9.30pm. so will be back to update you ladies my birth story.

vivian_phoebe · Oct 2, 2006

Crystallized,
Think my Rhys already rejecting my breast liao. He more contented with the bottles now. So now as long as I am still able to give him BM, i am happy. And he and me are not too stress over DBF. I learn to take it easy liao... but i do still encourage ppl to DBF... even though i failed...
so happy for you that you can DBF, i knew all these while you are preparing for it... jia you!!!

Delphine,
congrats! you will soon able to cuddle your bb liao... jia you!!!

so exciting...

aspialle · Oct 2, 2006

Congrats Delphine!

Gemini
how is the cervix test like? im going for my 37 wk apptmt this thurs, they are measuring CTG, bb heartbeat, wonder if they will do cervix test for me

hi vivian
glad that ur BF with bottle works, as long as bb happy hor

coralmarine · Oct 2, 2006

Crystallized, so glad to hear all is well for you. AT nite how do you wake up? By bb's cry or alarm clock?

Delphine, hv a smooth delivery.

wendytan · Oct 2, 2006

Hi hi storm..
Wow..ur friend's baby is huge man..4.03kg..wow..but it's really very nice that ur friend can be cuddling to her baby now..so sweet..i guess I will be gg with Mdm Naini & Mdm Mona (on stand-by) if I need extra sessions ba..keke..hope I get fruitful results soon ahh..keke..

Hi hi DeeDee..
Glad that u have free-flow supply of BM..very gd ahh..hope u continue to have the free-flow supply..cheers~

Hi hi coolcoolmum..
All the best to you!Awaiting to hear from u..cheers~

Hi hi Vivian..
Thks for the info..coz I just prepared one receiving blanket..not sure if it will be enough..

Hi hi coral..
Glad that u r feeling better now..must look at the bright side of liferelax ahh..relax,,i guess for the time being u will feel "helpless"..dun think so much abt work..now is more on relaxing ur mind & preparing urself to be ready for the big day..hubby may feel relaxed but who knows on the big day..he's may start to feel kan-cheong while u r the cool steady mum ahh..hehe..but I think when Charlotte is out..hmm..maybe u might feel likewise ahh..try to endure a little while more, ok?U will be able to see Charlotte soon...be happy ahh & enjoy ur "short" moment of the "tai-tai" lifestyle ahh..look forward ur gathering with the forum friends..i m sure u will enjoy it ahh..cheers~

Hi hi crystallized..
Welcome back!YEAH!glad that u r enjoying mummyhood now..very happy to hear frm u...really cant wait to hear more from u leh..take gd care ahh..

hi hi Gemini..
ya, I do agree that the cervix check can be painful but I guess also we got to relax ourselves a little..sometimes too tensed up can caused more pain lor..keke..update u shortly on my check-up this am..

hi hi delphine..
congrats..very happy to hear that u r 2cm dilated..so excited for u..yeah!do enjoy ur day & all the best to u in a smooth delivery...cheers~

coralmarine · Oct 2, 2006

Cervix Check
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Actually I think it really depends on the gynae doing the check. Last yr when I was admitted at last minute, I did not have time to choose a gynae, so was monitored by a group of gynaes, some of them make the cervix check really painful, some are gentle, and won't feel much.

Aspialle, maybe your gynae will only do cervix check for you at wk 39, cos that's what mine said. Since we all fm KKH, they might hv the same practice. But so far my gynae did not suggest CTG. Maybe I already went in and did CTG twice during the false alarm so he find no need to do extra checks. Jackiejon, was sent to do CTG last wk when she went for her appt. (She's also 37wks like you.)

Wendy, thanks!

Just called Jo., she sounds quite cheerful. Still BF. But her gal prefers to sleep in the day and wake up almost hourly at nite for feed, so it's tough on her and hb but she's coping. She already started massage. She had Saddiah do a few sessions for her before Kahtijah is free to start the session for her. She finds Kaktijah harder than Saddiah.

wendytan · Oct 2, 2006

hi hi ladies..
me went for my check-up this am..my gynae did a cervix check for me wanting to see if my cervix has soften..apparently not soften yet..also my boy is only little bit engaged..gynae had difficulty measuring his head today..he was saying the last measurement of 34cm on his head & weight of 3.2+kg might not be really that accurate..as in he "over-reported"..haha..so he mentioned that my chance is 50-50 for natural birth..he did encourage me to wait till my edd (whc is this sun, 8-Oct)if nothing happens, then will induce me..i told him so far, i do not have any signs yet..so i told him that we will choose to go for C-sect tmrw afternoon ba..was wondering for a moment if i m too implusive..but i guess i cant wait too long (if not, i will be sitting at home waiting & also didnt get back to my offc on the appraisal)..he did mentioned that since my mum gave birth to both me & my sis via c-sect bcoz of her pelvic bone & she's also quite small-built..not as fat as me lah..haha..so there's a high chance that i might have to go for c-sect also if no signs of labour..now very hard to tell..he also prepared my heart that usually ladies with close to 1.5m of height usually have higher chance of gg for c-sect..

wendytan · Oct 2, 2006

October 06 Mother-to-be details updated on 2 October 2006

<table border=1><tr><td>Nick</TD><TD>BB Gender</TD><TD>BB Name</TD><TD>Wt @ Birth</TD><TD>Birth Method</TD><TD>EDD</TD><TD>Graduation</TD><TD>MTBs Age</TD><TD>Gynae</TD><TD>Hospital</TD><TD>Love Nest </TD></TR><TR><TD>koh</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>04 Oct</TD><TD>27 Aug</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>Dr A.Woodworth</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>ilovemybabyg</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Chelsey</TD><TD>2kg</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>03 Oct</TD><TD>6 Sep</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr KW Lee</TD><TD>GEH</TD><TD>Bt Panjang </TD></TR><TR><TD>Wei Kuan</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.4kg @ 35wks</TD><TD>Natural w/o Epidural</TD><TD>06 Oct</TD><TD>13 Sep</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr Adelina</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Vivian </TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Rhys</TD><TD>3.82kg</TD><TD>Induction Natural w/ Epidural</TD><TD>30 Sep</TD><TD>18 Sep</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr Chen Chern Yi</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Punggol </TD></TR><TR><TD>Doggiemummy</TD><TD>PRINCES</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2kg each @ 33wks</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>13 Oct</TD><TD>20 Sep</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Fong</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Dover </TD></TR><TR><TD>Josephine</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.655kg</TD><TD>Natural w/o Epidural</TD><TD>17 Oct</TD><TD>21 Sep</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Yu Su Ling</TD><TD>SGH</TD><TD>Bt Batok </TD></TR><TR><TD>Selina Ang</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Caleb</TD><TD>3.61kg</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>07 Oct</TD><TD>25 Sep</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Gordon Lim</TD><TD>GEH</TD><TD>Punggol </TD></TR><TR><TD>Dee Dee</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Kimi</TD><TD>3.175kg</TD><TD>Natural w/ Epidural</TD><TD>12 Oct</TD><TD>26 Sep</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>Dr Yvonne Soong</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>LittleKid</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.65kg @ 32wks</TD><TD>Induction</TD><TD>07 Oct</TD><TD>26 Sep</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Judy Wong</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>Sembawang </TD></TR><TR><TD>misterygal</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.2kg</TD><TD>Induction C-section</TD><TD>08 Oct</TD><TD>27 Sep</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>Dr A.Woodworth</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Clementi </TD></TR><TR><TD>doreen</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Damien</TD><TD>2.68kg</TD><TD>Natural w/o Epidural</TD><TD>24 Oct</TD><TD>27 Sep</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>Dr Caroline Khi</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Bishan </TD></TR><TR><TD>Crystallised</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.3kg @ 39 wks</TD><TD>Natural w/ Epidural</TD><TD>04 Oct</TD><TD>29 Sep</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr Chan</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Jenny</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Jaslyn</TD><TD>3.06kg</TD><TD>Induction</TD><TD>16 Oct</TD><TD>1 Oct</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr Lawrence Ang</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Sembawang </TD></TR><TR><TD>Bunny</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>14 Oct</TD><TD>2 Oct</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr L Ang</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Woodlands </TD></TR><TR><TD>coolcoolmum</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.36kg @ 35wks</TD><TD>Induction/Natural</TD><TD>25 Oct</TD><TD>2 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr Joyceln Wong</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Bt Merah </TD></TR><TR><TD>wtan</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.268kg @ 38wks</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>08 Oct</TD><TD>3 Oct</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Koh Gim Hwee</TD><TD>RH</TD><TD>Tampines </TD></TR><TR><TD>shirlin</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.4kg @ 39wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>28 Sep</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>ESH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Gemini</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.19kg @ 38wks</TD><TD>Induction/Natural</TD><TD>02 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>Dr Ho</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Punggol </TD></TR><TR><TD>babygrace</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>23 Oct</TD><TD>11 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr HK Ho</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>gingercat</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Ignatius</TD><TD>2.16kg @ 33wks</TD><TD>Induction</TD><TD>28 Oct</TD><TD>16 Oct</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>Dr Joycelyn Wong</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>East Coast </TD></TR><TR><TD>Babybenmen</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>02 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>Dr Han How Chuan</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Vicky</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>02 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr Yvonne Chan</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>yoyo</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>03 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>Dr Woodworth</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Lee-Tung</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>06 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>Dr Chia Yee Tien</TD><TD>MEH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Jasmine</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Alvis</TD><TD>2.97kg @ 38wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>08 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>29+</TD><TD>Dr Koh Gim Hwee</TD><TD>RH</TD><TD>Loyang </TD></TR><TR><TD>wtan</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.268kg @ 38wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>08 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Koh Gim Hwee</TD><TD>RH</TD><TD>Tampines </TD></TR><TR><TD>Delphine</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Desiree</TD><TD>3.1kg @ 39wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>09 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>Dr A.Woodworth</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>KCM</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.1kg @ 33wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>09 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>Dr Loh</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>Punggol </TD></TR><TR><TD>Lena</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>11 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Mayling</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>1.6kg @ 33wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>13 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>Dr Chris Chong</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Bt Panjang </TD></TR><TR><TD>beanie</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>14 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>Dr Low</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Coral</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Charlotte</TD><TD>2.9kg @ 36wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>14 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Tony Tan</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>Simei </TD></TR><TR><TD>Esther</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3.326kg @ 37wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>14 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr C H Koh</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Yishun </TD></TR><TR><TD>Emily Chua</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Ethan</TD><TD>3.28kg @ 37wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>16 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>Dr C.H Koh</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>McNair </TD></TR><TR><TD>janice</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Andrea</TD><TD>1.5kg @ 29wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>17 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>Dr Lawrence Ang</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>Queenstown </TD></TR><TR><TD>Chihiro</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.7kg @ 35wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>18 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>Dr A.Woodworth</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>18 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr L.Ang</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Van</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>18 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Poon</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Moonbaby</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.4kg @ 34wks</TD><TD>Natural w/o Epidural</TD><TD>20 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr Woo B H</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Cherrios</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Josh</TD><TD>2.3kg @ 35wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>23 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>Dr Mary Rauff</TD><TD>NUH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>babe76</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Klara</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>24 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr PK Teo</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>Yishun </TD></TR><TR><TD>aspialle</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>Ted</TD><TD>2.9kg @ 36wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>25 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr Chee</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Freshpoison77</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>25 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>Dr Ho</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>cneo</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>Dr Chen Chern Yi</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>smileybaby</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.5kg @ 35wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Prof Tay</TD><TD>SGH</TD><TD>Tampines </TD></TR><TR><TD>dorayaki</TD><TD>PRINCESSES</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.3kg & 2.45kg @ 36wks</TD><TD>C-section</TD><TD>26 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>Dr Ang</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>jackiejon</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Joanna</TD><TD>2.5kg @ 34wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>27 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>Dr Tony Tan</TD><TD>KKH</TD><TD>Seng Kang </TD></TR><TR><TD>momconomics</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>28 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Chris Cehn</TD><TD>GEH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>mmummyjoy</TD><TD>PRINCE</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>30 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>Dr Adrain</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>Beloved</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>mango16</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>2.6kg @ 32wks</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>31 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>Dr Ho</TD><TD>MAH</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>storm</TD><TD>PRINCESS</TD><TD>Cheyenne</TD><TD>2.4kg @ 36wks</TD><TD>Natural w/ Epidural</TD><TD>31 Oct</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>Dr Yvonne Soong</TD><TD>TMC</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD>luckyme</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>3rd_4th week</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA</TD><TD>TBA </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>Total PRINCES</TD><TD>26</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>Total PRINCESS</TD><TD>20</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD></td></tr></table>

coralmarine · Oct 2, 2006

Wendy, whichever way, you'll soon have your baby in your arms and cuddle. Wish you a smooth delivery whichever way it'll be.

aspialle · Oct 2, 2006

wendy
wow the next is u, have a smooth delivery and we will be waiting for ur birthstory

coral'
thanks for the infor

actually i hope bb arrives early, the best on my birthday 7 oct, haha

estben · Oct 2, 2006

Wow delphine congrats, wishing u a smooth delivery

BTW, can check how is cervix test being done? My gynae has yet to do on me maybe this coming wednesday 38wks ba.. but how its done really very painful type? give me some ideas please mummy out there.......

coralmarine · Oct 2, 2006

Esther, I don't know exactly what they do, but gynae told me they have to put their fingers in to check for dilation etc.

shir_shir · Oct 2, 2006

thanks coral.. will update after the checkup tmr.

wtan,
i really pei fu you leh. so fast decided on c-sect. i'm still taking a chance and hope that my boy will decide to come out tonite or at least induce tmr after checkup. really wish you have a smooth delivery! have a good rest tonight!

esther,
my cervix check is not painful. my gynae will wear her rubber gloves and put on some lubrication then insert at least one or 2 fingers into your vagina. while inside, her fingers will move downwards (towards rectum) where she checks if your cervix is open. if open, she will be able to insert her finger into your cervix. one finger = 1 cm (if i'm not wrong). so far, my gynae did that on 2 occassions but not painful. maybe cos i'm not dilated yet so gynae cannot insert her fingers into my cervix. you may wanna check with those mummies whose cervix is dliated and ask them to share their experience.

crystallized · Oct 2, 2006

Coral
i wake up when the baby cries, or rather, the little noises he makes. then u can see him sticking out his tongue or his tongue looking 4 sthg, then u noe he's hungry!

its easy to b awakened by ur own baby, u wun sleep like a dead pig wif baby nxt to u!

Dorayaki,
when i was in the labour ward, my hb told me the ward beside me was hvg twins gals! the mummy managed to deliver naturally! i din see the babies but my hb and fren said the hubby looked so pleased, he cldnt stop grinning.

i cannot survive cervix check, which was the reason i actually took epidural since my gynae cld not check me properly.

oh CL calling 4 me, coming up my birth story in a while! (soory to keep u gals waiting)

mmummyjoy · Oct 2, 2006

wtan, wishing you a smooth delivery

jinava · Oct 2, 2006

Hi Shirlin

For cervix check, do you need to open your legs wide and facing your gynae? or is it same as anus test or injection, just lay side way with legs bending? Quite paisai to face to face. I think I'll bath first before go for the cervix test, especially when discharge is a lot, else my gynae will faint with the smell.

estben · Oct 2, 2006

huh....... my pain thresold berry low de little bit also cannot tahan the pain wonder can skip cervix check....

anyway thanks coral, shirlin and crystallized for the ans at least i know what to expect IF gynae were to perform a cervix check on ME this wed.

shir_shir · Oct 2, 2006

hi jj & esther,
ya.. you'll be lying down with your legs wide open and bend. dun be paiseh lah... your gynae have seen all kinds..

but of cos, i did wash wash cleanly before i go for my checkup cos i will be embarassed too if it's not clean. also, to prepare yourself mentally, some girls will experience some slight brown spottings/bleedings. but there's nothing to be worried abt. for me, there' will be white discharge and only some brown spottings on the 2nd time and that's abt it. i wore panty liners also cos white discharge can be a lot after the check. so rem to bring another along just in case!

babyjo · Oct 2, 2006

Hi, Im a MTB from Nov thread. Been following the birth stories closely for those who have pop. Congrats!

Wtan, btw u realli dun intend to wait till ur EDD. Normally, for first bb u can wait up till 42 weeks. If there is no sign of labour, gynae will proceed c section.

I also encounter the same problems as you. Im in full term but cervix wasn't open at all but i insisted to induce. But my gynae already advised me tt i will end up c section. In the end, his predication was right.

So if your cervix is not open at all, i suggest better dun induce

crystallized · Oct 2, 2006

My Birth Story
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It all happened on 29 Sept....

(abit long winded)

1-3am: kept hvg the urge to poo but tried at least 3-4 times and nothing came out. i was thinking "is this it?" but dismissed the thot as i faced a similar situation a few times before. but inside me sthg was ringing at the back of my mind that today might b the day. i asked my boy "baby, are you coming alrdy?"

3am+ to 5.30am: started hvg lower abdominal cramps that slowly spread to my entire tummy. did not time the contractions initially as it was bearable and did not occur to me this was contractions. as the contractions got more intense, i thot no harm to start timing. to my horror, it was exactly at 10 mins interval. each contraction lasted abt 15-20 secs and i used deep breathing to cope. My hb was suddenly awake as i stood in the dark, asking me wat happened. i said "dear, i think i am hvg contractions." he jotted wide awake

and helped me to time my contractions. sometimes it got erratic and was at 7 or 8 mins interval. i wanted to hold it till late morning to admit but decided against it in case the contractions jumped to 5 mins interval and it wld b too rushed.

5.30am: bathed, shampoo-ed. funnily the contractions were more bearable when i stood up (earlier contractions happened all in bed when i was lying down). i thot to myself "cld it b false labour? shld i go hospital?" in the end we decided to proceed.

7.30am: Reached TMC. wanted to eat breakfast b4 admitting to labour ward but nothing was avaialable until 8am. so i only drank a cup of milo.

worried i wld b too weak to last thru labour if i din eat.

my hb checked wif the nurse and they said i wld b offered breakfast aft the gynae checked me and okay-ed it. so my hb dun allow me to wait anymore. asked me to quickly admit in. had cold feet and had bowel movement b4 i admit,

7.45am: Reached labour ward. thot i wld b sent to the Observation Room 1st to check if i was really hvg real labour but nurse immed brought me to labour ward. freaking out...

nurse checked me and said i am 1cm dilated (as per wat my gynae checked the day b4) and gave me enema to clear bowels. she told me tt my gynae said i wasnt going home anymore until aft i had delivered. i almost flipped at this comment.

it was then i wondered shld i sms Jenny to ask her to update u gals but was v worried i might hv a long labour and IN CASE i wasnt really gg to deliver . (who am i kidding man?!

)

i feel like hell while waiting to hold my bowels. was inside the toilet for 15 mins and i was starting to regret being pregnant. i wondered to myself if i was able to pass thru these nonsence w/o gg crazy. i wanted to cry inside the toilet man! i wanted to surrender alrdy!!! nurse asked me if i wanted epidural but i said no since i cld still cope wif the contractions.

i was strapped to the CTG and it showed i was indeed hvg regular contractions at 10 mins interval. nurse said it was still considered mild. i was thinking, can it get any worse than this! GOODNESS!

8am+: gynae came in to check me. i knew she was gg to burst my water bag and i was v tensed when she performed cervix check. she cldnt check at all and ordered 4 me to take epidural so i cld relax.

9.15am: Administered epidural. This was another torture! The LA was painful and i really wanted to throw the towel in when they inject into me. but all was over soon. then i started to feel dizzy (side effects) and shivering almost immediately. i asked for another blanket to keep me warm. luckily the side effects were quite short-lived. at the same time i was put on drip to hasten my contractions.

10.45am: 2cm dilated. Gynae broke my water bag and i was allowed breakfast! YIPPIE!

she said earliest to deliver wld b ard 4+pm.

12.50pm: Nurse checked me and i was 7cm dilated. There was heavy show thru'out. Nurse said i was making gd progress. i was v happy to hv dilated fast.

baby's heartbeat was going strong & steady each time there was a contraction. i kept talking to my baby to Jia You and asked him to be strong. we will b seeing him very soon.

1.35pm: Nurse checked and i was 8cm dilated. However, though baby's head was low, he needed to come down in order to deliver. we kept talking to our baby and asked him to hurry "down" so we can see him soon.

i was hungry again. but i cldnt eat w/o gynae's instruction.

1.45pm: Gynae came and checked. I was 9cm dilated alrdy. However, baby's head still needed to come down more. we talked to him again and coaxed him. he was v copperative and i cld feel my tummy going lower and lower. we were v happy and kept encouraging him.

i was allowed porridge. YEAH! (but i regretted later for being such a glutton)

3.30pm: i started to vomit the food i had ate since i entered labour ward. felt real horrible and i was worried how i wld go thru the last stage of labour.

4.40pm: i was fully dilated. Midwife was teaching me how to push. there was no need to lower my epidural dosage as i felt some sensation and no pain. the midwife was v gd to teach and guide me how to breathe and push. she even brought me a mirror and showed me that my baby's head was alrdy there. (size of a 20 cent coin). when i pushed, i cld see more head emerging. it was v encouraging. however, due to the pushing and the way i was holding for the crowning position, i vomitted water that i had drank (since i alrdy vomitted all my food intake). Nurse asked me to take anti-vomitting jab as i had vomitted abt 4-5 times alrdy. i refused, since i am nearing the end alrdy.

5.15pm: Gynae came and within 3 or 4 pushes, my baby is out b4 i realised it!!! i was stunned when they handle this little baby to me (he was v clean and only had little blood stains) and i only knew it was my baby when i felt the body warmth. i wanted to tear but i ended up laughing so happily tt he was finally in my arms.

he weighs 3.1kg. i was so happy that he listened to me and weighed less than the estimated weight.

babygrace · Oct 2, 2006

crystallized,
welcome back!
like i told u before, i know you can succeed in bfg cos you've got the right attitude from the start. it's good to feel positive about the frequent night wakings to feed. it's not easy but who says motherhood is easy?

Glad that you've finally experienced the joy of bfg yourself. R'ber i told you how sweet it was when bb cupped his little hands on my breast as he suckled? or when he drink, pause and look up and smile. that's when you feel that it's all worth it.

you're just like me, got contractions also not sure if that was it. kept thinking that i wanted to poo. haha!

gemini,
so dr ho will only induce u this wed?
is there a reason why he's not doing it today? does that mean that it's ok for bb to have 1 heartbeat slower?

wei_kuan · Oct 2, 2006

5.00am wake hubby up, a little cramp.
Took a bath, pack some items and went to KKH.

6.30am Reach KKH, went to the delivery suite.
CTG scan and cervix was checked. CTG show contractions was weak
although I feel pain every 5mins and have show. Cervix was still thick and
was dilated to 2cm. Was told to go home first to monitor.

7.30am Go KKH McDonalds eat breakfast with hubby, I was feeling so
uncomfortable and have to walk and stop at every contractions.

8.30am The pain was quite unbearable and went to KKH Delivery suite to ask for
admission now.

9.00am Was at labor ward and strap to CTG scan and have to lay down.
Was checked by MO and was told that it was still early, mostly by evening
or nighttime will deliver as this is my first child and cervix was thick
during the 6.30am check-up.
Was told that she will come to check how many cm I have dilated at about
11.00am (2hrs time).

11.30am I tahan the pain till 11.00am, really cannot tahan by 11.30am and press the
red bell many times to ask for epidural, MO check my cervix and said I can
start pushing as it was already 10cm and dont need epidural anymore. My
gynae was not here yet, but I did not care and start pushing, after 2 push,
my waterbag burst.

12.30am Gynae reached and did a slip for me (no feelings cos contraction pain is
worse than anything), with another 2 push, baby is out. Stitches also done
(no feelings also) cord blood also collected for donation.
I was tested GBS positive and they did not even have the time to put the
antibiotics for me, lucky blood test shown that GBS did not infected baby.
Actual labour pain was from 9.00am to 12.30am (3.5hrs). I was consider
lucky as dilation was fast and need not epidural. Maybe it was due to the
swimming and walking daily.

wei_kuan · Oct 2, 2006

I have miss too may post, guess will skip that.
Congrats to all who have delivered.

selina or wendy, pls help me update.
baby weight is 2.7kg

estben · Oct 2, 2006

wow weikuan your labour pain short hor, how nice. U even edure throughtout w/o epidural i really salute u. So confinement ending soon le so happy for you, must be busy preparing for first month celebration hor..

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

hehe, i just sneak back tpo my lovenest tonite =)

dear coral: thanks for calling and updating me

btw, my gal is born on 22 Sepember 2006 =)

estben · Oct 2, 2006

oh so nice to see see u here jo. How's confinement and your suddent labour story to share haha

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

i wana thank selina & coral for updatin my situation =) and to all the gals who have sent their encouragement & congratulations...

A naration from the horse mouth ..

20 SEP 06 - took annual leave to go JB on 21 Sep 06

21 SEP 06 -
3 am got show, 3.30am have cereals, 4 am bathe and 5 am asked mum to cook my fav carrot cake

left my mum hse at 730 am & reach SGH at 8am

doc examined me in this examination room b4 deciding that I SHOULD go into labour ward as I was 2cm dilated with regular contractions 2 mn apart, I was sent to get some bites..hubby & me quickly went downstairs to SGH Prima Deli to get my rum & raisin snowskin mooncake

strange thing is when I go into labour ward at 9 plus am, the contractions bec further & further apart..so I was asked to exit from labour ward admitted into my room

Nothing happens until 1145pm on 21 SEP 2006 when I finally feel painful contractions, doc said I was 4 cm dilated

21 SEP 06 - at 1155pm in labour ward was strapped on this machine that monitor baby hearbeart & contactions , so really uncomfortable..so I asked the doc to let me go back into my room at 2pm

22 SEP 06 - doc came into my room at 3 am and said f I continue to lie n my room, they cannt monitor the bb situation..i have no choice but o returnm t labour ward a 2 plus pm

22 SEP 06 - dying pain all the way till 1159 am when i delievr

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

hi esther, by rite i can only return to this place on 21 oct 06 =) today i HAVE to come back cos Motherhood mag called me up this afternoon to send my fav pic to them..they are going to publsh my article with my foto...

PS: I will be in the nov issu under MY PREGNANCY

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

confinement is horrible... wis I can wash my hair n body EVERYDAY..so far only did three times..

crystallized · Oct 2, 2006

bbgrace
i was +ve abt BFG but i din noe it wld b so rewarding and overwhelming experience.

truly unexpected and simply more than any words can describe. wats amazing is, hb can oso play a role by holding baby's hands, talking to him. and i used to worry wat to talk to my own baby, but now everything is automatic. i wld remove his mittens and swaddle when i BF him, spread his little hand and touch my breast and tell him "u r now touching mummy, can u feel it?"

wah the feeling is so shiok! else wld let him clench his fingers ard my finger and kiss him. i got so many things to say and tell him during each BFG session tt i am always looking fwd to the nxt one.

while in the hospital when the nurse brought my baby to me twice in the middle of the nite, (i was temp in a 2-bedder on my 1st nite) i was grinning like crazy the moment the nurse appeared wif my baby! YIPPIE!

i thot to myself tt the nurse muz hv thot i am a crazy mummy tt dun wan her sleep and so lookg fwd to BF her baby! hahahaha

but my baby's jaundice is coming up pretty rapidly. i am worried, and tdy hv increased my feeding by not looking at the clock anymore. its BF on demand. he has poo-ed quite a lot, almost aft each feed, and tdy i fed him at least 10 times liao.

now my both breasts r like 2 big tau paus!!! looked so big & full! its not engorgement until its painful rite? i feel tender but no pain yet, hope i dun get engorged. i shldnt hv engorgement since i feed so frequently rite?

and i massage my breasts, drink hot drink b4 each feed.

wei kuan,
wah u got super short labour!

when i saw my CTG graph, i cant imagine how on earth i am gg to tahan the pain if i wasnt on epidural! i SALUTE all the mummies tt r so brave to go thru delivery WITHOUT epidural!!!

crystallized · Oct 2, 2006

jo
u tried dried shampoo? hehehe, i am gg to use it now. sweat so much coz i kept drinking hot drinks and soups. dun dare to ask my hb if he finds me smelly! HAHAHAHAA

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

some pics to share -

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

hehe, i din try , pefer to wash =)

just now was baby freshly oout fr womb..this one is cleaner ; p

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

enjoying mooncake b4 going inside labour ward

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

22 Sep 06

24 Sep 06 (discharged)

sigh*, gain a total of 18 kg, still have 12 KG LEFT

shjo79 · Oct 2, 2006

cya gals on 21 Oct 06 when I return to lovenest =)

crystallized · Oct 2, 2006

eh not bad leh, the dry shampoo. now my hair feels "clean"... boh bian lah. make do wif it 1st. hehehe... see how many days i can tahan w/o bathing & shampoo. hope to tahan for 12 days.

babygrace · Oct 2, 2006

crystallized,
LOL! you're getting so high on bfg

it's a good sign that your breast is filling up, that means that ss is kicking in. So long as no engorgement, it should be ok.
Do you feed bb only one 1 side each time? i prefer that cos it would mean that he gets the hind milk. Pump out the other side if you ever feel an engorgement coming.
You're right, just keeping feeding him on demand. So long as he's peeing and pooing enough, his jaundice will clear. If PD is ok with his jaundice level, it should be ok. Mine also had jaundice but not to the extent of PD asking me to supplement with FM.

gemini · Oct 2, 2006

hi wendy,

ic. if u have a higher chance of going c-section, i think it's better to go ahead with it. Induction may/may not take a long time for contractions to kick in, if too long, and still not ready for natural birth, you will still have to go for c-section which i felt that waste of energy & unncessary pain being suffered, ihope u get what i meant.

hi bbgrace,

dr ho dun wan to induce me today as my cervix is still closed. he do not want to give me medication to open up my cervix as it may result in a v long wait towards delivery. i did ask him if my cervix is still closed on wed, how? He mentioned that he will see the situation on that day. my bb did hit the 15 beats during the CTG scan though it also show the 14 beats. not a consistent 15 beats thro' out. Still not a v big cause for immediate delivery. But I still have to monitor my bb movements these 2 days.

hi wei kuan, crystallized & jo,

thks for ur birth story...

babygrace · Oct 2, 2006

gemini,
i see. thankfully it's not a big cause for immediate delivery. i always felt that Dr Ho is very cautious, so if he thinks don't need to induce you immediately, then it's not that bad.

crystallized / jo,
You all very guai. abide by the no wash hair rule. i don't care, really can't tahan.

moonbaby · Oct 2, 2006

hi Dee Dee
thanks for the info..so it's just fruit basket? wonder if I can bargain for other freebies to tahan the reno noise

hi wei kuan, cyrtallized and jo,
you all have been brave moms! salute you all. It's heartwarming to hear all yr bb in yr safe hands now

to the rest of waiting moms like me,
Jia you! We can do it too

gemini · Oct 2, 2006

hi bbgrace,

dr ho will always give the pro & cons of a decision. but i find that if he's in a bad mood, and u ask him Qs, he will fire at u.

aspialle · Oct 3, 2006

hi crystallised , read ur birthstory, glad that it is not v long labour

hi jo, rest well for ur confinement, ur bb is cute

babygrace · Oct 3, 2006

gemini,
i find that he's more on the cautious side looking at how he felt that c-section is safer for me and the treatment he gave when i had spotting in the 1st trimester. but having said that, i trust him.
he always goes sharing his philosophy each time i complain about any discomfort or anything.

deedee82 · Oct 3, 2006

hello ladies,

my lil' kimi just got admitted into TMC for Jaundice =( yesterday when we went for the PD's first appointment, he said that baby looked very yellow and proceeded to do a blood test on her. results show 19.7 level, hence we sent her in immediately. all the way there, i was crying cos so heart pain. she will have to stay for 2 nights there, and the cost is 800+ bucks -_-"

i missed her so much now...

after sending her in, hubby wanted to cheer me up so we went to watch Rob-B-Hood. it's a very good show, made me laugh like crazy, but the ending was rather touching though. teared again cos I tot of my Kimi in hospital....

as I wasn't able to feed her, my breasts got engorged so badly that they went numb and became rocks. got home and quickly express the milk out. but had to do so 3 hours later again, cos it became engorged again... this morning when i woke up, found out i had leaked thru'out the night... if only kimi's here to help me...

sigh...

but congrats to the ladies who have been promoted to Mums!!! finally get to see the little life who has been kicking us, and moving within us for these 9 - 10 months. i must say all the labor pain and discomfort are worth it. just to see the smile of their little faces =)

petite_petite · Oct 3, 2006

hi, i've got a mixture of new and used rompers to let go. can't wear them anymore as bb is 1 year old already.

petite_petite · Oct 3, 2006

can contact me at [email protected] if ya interested.

wendytan · Oct 3, 2006

Hi hi coral..
Thks for ur post..ya, whcever the methods, as long as baby is delivered safety will do. Thks for all..i appreciate it a lot..thanks!will sms u again..

Hi hi aspialle..
Ok..will come back & keep everyone posted..cheers~

Hi hi shirlin..
Do hope u get gd news at ur gynae's appt today..watever it is..as long as baby is out safely..then its the most impt..all the best to u also...

Hi hi mmummyjoy..
Thks for all..thks..

Hi hi babyjo..
Really very nice to hear from u..will keep u posted again, ok? Cheers~

Hi hi crystallized/wei kuan/jo..
WELCOME BACK!do hope u all enjoy urself on the mummyhood!very happy to read abt all the birth stories b4 I m checking myself in..keke...take gd care...hugs..

Hi hi Gemini..
Thks for all..will keep u posted again..u also update me aft ur appt tmrw, ok?all the best!

wendytan · Oct 3, 2006

hi hi ladies..
i wont be able to post for the next few days..but i promised that i will be back to update u all again as soon as i have internet access..will come back to update the chart in a few days' time..thks ahh..i will be checking in to RH aft my lunch..me gg for makan b4 i cant intake anything else aft 11.30am (whc is like less than 1 hr from now..keke)

aspialle · Oct 3, 2006

hi wendy
Enjoy ur motherhood and cuddling ur precious bb...take care and rest well after birth

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