hi all,just logged in really quick to say hi.baby keeps latching every hour so when she falls asleep, i quickly use the few precious moments to eat or bathe or just lie down and stone.
just to let you ladies know, i experienced menstrual like cramps on the day i went into labour.i thought it was just normal 3rd trimester pains but gynae told me that it's a sign i'm going into labour.
what you have to do is to time the menstrual cramps.
eg, you will feel the cramps staring at 6pm,and it continues for how many seconds.after that it will disappear and everything will be normal again.
all of a sudden, at 7pm,you get the menstrual cramps again and it lasts for how many seconds.then it goes away and everything feels normal.
this is actually a real contraction.and as it progessed a few hours later, the menstrual cramps got really intense.but i was still able to walk downstairs to take taxi to hospital and to shower / eat.
for the actual labour pains, while i was in the hospital lying down in the delivery suite (while waiting for my epi doctor to arrive), i felt a really strong contraction.it was so painful i couldnt even scream.i just started gasping for air and tears flowed out of my eyes.my hubby was sos scared he started yelling for the nurse to get the epi doctor here asap.
i always thought i had a high threshold of pain (i can have a brazilian wax and feel comfortable throughout the process)but contractions are really terrible!!!
i really admire those mummies that went through natural delivery without epi.
oh, and also, when i was pushing, i started pushing just like if i had constipation.so i would feel pressure in my forehead when i pushed.but nurse told me that is the wrong way to push.if i push this way, baby will not come out and i will waste energy pushing.
the correct way of pushing is from your tummy.hold your breath and push from your tummy and baby will successfully move with each push.
as for the epi, the moment you have an epi, you will immediately be numb from tummy down, so they will put a cathater in you for your pee to come out.you can also lie on your back even though the epi tube is on your back. if you suddenly start to feel the contractions come back, just tell the nurse and she will increase the epi dosage for you.when you're on epi, you're not supposed to feel anything at all.
when you push, you also cant feel the contractions.nurse had to tell me
k contraction is coming now.hold your breath and push.then hubby and nurse will start counting to ten.
cassey : i'm so happy that breastfeeding is a success for you.i'm still in the process of getting to that stage.nipples are so sore.even before i have a chance to let my nipples rest, sophie starts crying for a feed again.die,man at this rate.
ooooh, what package did you get for the newborn photography?we're thinking of having it done as well but not sure which photographer is good.
to all the mummies who managed to see sophie's picture : thanks for the compliments.honestly, sophie looks like her dad and all she got from me was her hair colour (black) and blood type (b+).hahahah.hubby keeps beaming whenever somebody tells him his daughter looks like him.
baptism : since i am catholic,i need to baptise my baby but not sure when i want to do it.some people say a good age is 7 weeks.some people have done t earlier.will have to go to kiddy palace and get one of those white dresses for newborns for her baptism...
constipation after delivery : i've been having real bad constipation!!!!been drinking lots of warm water and hot milo and also taking stool softeners.my epi stiches dont really hurt anymore but of course i still cannot run or bend down quickly...
been contemplating getting a pupsik baby carrier so i can carry her around the house.pupsik does local delivery on their online website so might consider that.
sigh,baby's awake...got to get my udders out for her highness otherwise she's going to throw a fit...
xxx
