Hi all! I've given birth on THursday night. Supposed to induce after Thursday night, but one day earlier, Water bag broke around 1am THursday, so rushed to the hospital. Only 1cm dilated, so went to sleep in the waiting area. They didn't have any bed for me.
MOrning around 6am or 7am, then they pushed me to the labour ward. Had breakfast, then put on epidural around 8 plus.
Had drip for oxytocin, to hasten dilation.
Dilation super slow, but I felt no pain because of epidural. Think 1cm every 1 or 2 hours. Had to increase the oxytocin amount.
Around 7pm, started to feel some chest pain. THink it's due to my position when I woke up to watch TV. The rest of the time I was sleeping.
Had to be given oxygen to help with breathing.
Doc said I may only dilate fully around 9pm, but 10 pm I was still 9.5cm.
Think it was super crowded, because I keep hearing people shouting push from the other side, many times, and many different babies crying.
WHen I really wanted to push, and the epidural was running out, they were all busy!!!!! Pain started.
I think I must have pushed for super many times, at least 10-18 times, when I decided to give up. I was not pushing properly, as in trying to 'ps' push, but sometimes the pushing went to my forehead, so wrong.
Then the nurse called my doc in, finally.
Turned out she used forceps, only 1 or 2 pushes, and the baby came out. Wah piang. Waste my energy. Had a number of tears.
When my baby first came out, it was purplish. I didn't even want to take a look. I just let them do their thing. He had actually swallowed some of the meconium. After some suction and wiping, he regained colour.
He's 3.7kg! The doc couldn't believe the weight, because at last check, just 2 days ago, he was only 3.4kg. Coz she kept saying my stomach looks small, just like all people. Then I thought my stomach was flat after giving birth, and felt very happy. The next day I looked at myself, it's still there. Sigh!
Friday whole I was almost sleeping. Wanted to breastfeed totally, but think I was too tired, so they fed him FM.
Attended lesson in the afternoon. Tried BM, and my right nipple bled after 1 time. I think now a bit better, though I can't tell whether anything is coming out, not even colustrum.
Discharged this morning.
Now trying to deal with crying baby, and well-meaning parents who keep thinking my baby is hungry.
Waiting for CL to come later.
So, in all, in and out of TMC in 2 and half days.
Baby healthy. but got some pigmentation on buttocks and legs.