Birth story, welcoming baby Gareth to the world!
830am: Gynae tried to break water bag with her fingers but she says membrane very thick so had to use the hook
9am+: contractions started coming in.. still able to take it
11am+: got really intense already, midwife says im 6cm dilated and ask whether want to take epidural... "last chance". So I agreed because already limit to the pain I can take..
12pm+: Epidural in, however not much effect and I can still feel the strong pain. Asked the midwife and she said because I took it too late.. so will still feel the intense contractions. Asked if I want to up the dosage. At that point I already damn desperate... PLS PLS up the dosage!! Gynae paid a visit and said baby suddenly turn face up... so labour might take awhile more and might be harder to push.
1pm+: 9cm dilated, was pushed to the delivery room.. at this point i am totally numb from my chest down. Couldn't even feel my breasts! This wasn't ideal because I didn't know how to push since I cant feel my muscles. Midwife tried to help by instructing me when to push... hubby also at my side cheering me and telling me to PUSH. Hubby said hair can be seen already ask me to try harder ... but I am already trying to push with all my might although I don't feel the pushing leh.. cos totally numb.
2pm+: Gynae came, altogether with 2 midwives and hubby.. 4 ppl cheering me on to push... i really try my best but really can't feel myself pushing. Gynae suggested I use vacuum cos baby's heartbeat became irregular ... readily agreed.. anything to help him out. With the vacuum , it took me just 2 final pushes and he came out to greet the world. They put baby on me and he came out crying like anything. I also cried cos damn emotional...
all in all, my lesson is that nx time i shall not be a hero. I will ask for epidural early on so that the dosage can be monitored and I wont end up with too much or too little right at the last part.
Btw, I had quite bad side effects of epidural that is why my update here so slow.. was shivering non stop for several hours and vomitting bile (yellow liquid). Because of that, i didn't even dare to carry my son to breastfeed because I just kept feeling like vomitting. Told nurses to feed him FM first and tomorrow morning I will try to BF.
but weighing whether should I take epidural, or the side effects.. i will definitely take epidural cos i realize my pain tolerance quite low!! Can't take the intense contraction when I was 6cm that time..
Heres baby gareth's photos
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