Thks so much Bibi & Gla_Gal
My first birth was easy. Water ruptured at 39 weeks n induced birth with epi. Experienced only 2 times of severe contractions. Heaven! She was born in July 2006 at 3.16kg, 50cm.
This time I suffered!!! Here is my story I posted for my SAHM Thread.
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Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 9:40 am:
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Hello mummies
Since now got mood to write something...let me tell you all my HORROR BIRTH STORY! I have to say...I SUFFERED!!!
On Sat mrng, I was starting to feel abit more painful contractions than usual. It was getting nearer n more intense but still not the unbearable kind. So hb suggested to go for a walk from our place to AMK central. Sounds fun ya!
Both of us put on our track shoes n put S in her stroller n there we went.
It was a very peaceful walk..superb weather! We stopped by one big playground n I was playing 'ring-sliding' n see-saw with S. After that, we continued our walk n I felt even stronger contractions n the durations were getting nearer. So we decided to buy back lunch n get fil to come to fetch us.
We reached home n hb called gynae n was asked to go in for monitor. We showered. Had lunch then we head to hospital around 2+pm.
We went to the delivery suite n get everything plugged on for monitoring. Bb's heartbeat was good...contractions was 'good'...but cervix was still closed when gynae came to check on me at 3+pm. So gynae suggested to either walk around or go home cos possible happen today but also could be few days time.
We decided to check out n walk around. Just when we reached one floor down, suddenly my contraction was like 10 times more intense. So we went back up again. When we reached the delivery suite again n the midwife saw me in such an agony n decided to check me. To everyones' surprised, my cervix was opened n already dilated 4cm within an hour. So the nurse rang up my gynae. Gynae was shocked n predicted probably still a while more to go until fully dilated. I was getting stronger n nearer duration of contractions....unbearable n I was screaming my head off. Around 5+pm, midwife checked me again n I was already 7cm dilated. Everyone started to panic as it was so fast. Then hb was talking to my gynae on the phone. He was still saying don't panic cos it might take few hours more to fully dilated....suddenly the midwife snatched my hb's phone n told my gynae:"She is 9cm dilated!!!". Luckily my gynae was just 2 blocks away (doing his nephew tea ceremony

) so he practically flew over within 10mins.
As it all happened too fast, I only managed to get my epi around 6pm. By the time I was already ban4 seng1 ban4 shi3. The pain was soooooooooooooooo unbearable! So when the epi kicked in, just nice for pushing :S
I pushed for just 2times n he came out to this cruel world..haa!
Eventhough everything happened just like 3+ hrs but I felt like 3yrs!!!
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