Hi Mummies,
Since Baby Paige is sleeping, tot I'll share my birth story with you ladies...
Last Thursday, 29 Oct 2009
6.00am : I was woken up by some discomfort, like mensus cramps starting from my back. I wrote down the duration of each contraction.
7.00am : Went to the toilet, I noticed that I had some bloody show. So I decided to take a shower and wash my hair. Then I continued to monitor the contractions.
9.00am : I called my gynae clinic and she told me not to worry as it is my first birth so will not deliver so fast, can have lunch then take my time to go to the hospital in the afternoon.
I did just that and prepared lunch while my hubby was out running an errand.
1.00pm : My contractions were 5 minutes apart. I couldn't cook lunch so I waited for hubby to return about 2pm and instructed him on the prepartation of lunch.
3.00pm : We had lunch. After my lunch, took another shower before heading to hospital.
4.30pm : Arrived at Mt A. My contractions were 4-5 minutes apart. They hooked me up on the machine and did a VE. I was 3cm dilated. Nurse asked me if I wanted epidural, I agreed.
5.00pm : Epidural was administered.
5.30pm : My gynae arrived around and I was 6cm dilated. Gynae asked the nurses to order her dinner and advised my hubby to go have his too. Gynae then burst my water bag.
6.30pm : Both gynae and hubby returned from dinner and I was 8cm dilated. She got ready and told me that it's anytime. The nurse actually asked my hubby to go round and see my baby's hair...
The epidural was quite mild, I think coz I could feel my baby's head pushing down on my vaginal area whenever I had contractions.
When gynae was ready, she told me that once the next contraction comes, I will be told to push like going to "pang sai" and I did just that. First push, Paige's head was out, then with a second push, her shoulders were out. Then gynae lifted her up and said, congrats it's a girl...
The next thing she said to the nurses and midwife was, "such an easy delivery, right?, this girl wanted caeserean u know..." And we all laughed about it.
I didn't have an episiotomy, it was a natural tear. I could feel the gynae stitching me up and it was quite interesting for us to be chatting during that process...hehe.
Praise God that I had a smooth and easy delivery.
The only challenge I have now is that I can't breastfeed Paige coz my nipple is too short. Even the nipple shield is now helping much. So i have to pump every few hours. I am able to do about 30ml each time. Is that little? Today is my 6th day...
Hope I didn't bore you ladies with my delivery. Will try to upload her picture the next round...