hi maidenleak and ginger,
actually I dun exactly have much to share cos all were via csec.
no. 1 - delivered via csec at wk 40 cos baby dun seems to want to come out. Being a 1st time and ignorant mum, gynae said cannot wait so in the end, I went for csec cos do not want to induce. Baby was at 2.7kg, delivered at East Shore.
no. 2 - since no. 1 was csec, so just opted for the easy way out, another csec. Delivered at week 38 at KKH by Dr Yvonne Soong and bb was at 2.45kg.
no. 3 - decided to do something out of the norm, to try for VBA2C. Went thru Hypnobirthing, engaged a doula and had to search for a gynae who is open minded to let me try for a VBA2C. In the end, only Dr Paul Tseng and Dr FM Lai are willing to do so. Opted for Dr Paul cos his fee is more affordable. He mentioned quite a good chance to do VBA2C cos previous 2 bbies were small. I went thru 5 days of labour at home. Mucus plug was out during 1st day of labour. In the end, emergency csec cos by day 5, dilation only at 3cm. Baby was at 3.5kg and she was delivered at week 41 (overdue).
No. 4 - labour started on the day of EDD. I went thru 9 hrs of labour at home and Dr Paul Tseng decided I should delivered via emergency csec cos worried of wound rupture since already 3 csec. Baby was at 3.5kg and delivered 1 day after EDD.
Becos of the course I went thru with Ginny, I wasn't afraid to go thru the labour at home. Hubby was kind of scare that I may give birth at hm, especially for bb no. 3 since labour was a few days. He kept urging me to go hospital which I din 1 2 cos I din 1 2 be strap to the machine. Ginny was my support. I smsed her very often, even in the midnite and she nv fail to reply me. With her assurance, I kind of managed to keep calm thru out the labour at home. Come to think of it now, I really have no idea how I managed to tahan the pain for 5 days. haha...
For no. 3 and 4, I was discharged on day 3 since I'm able to get out of the bed to walk. Wanted to go home asap cos could not stand the bed in the hospital. Somehow dun feel comfortable leh.