I've given birth for exactly one week liao, finally finished typing my birth story... Haha.. What a slow poke i am...
My birth story - Sorry for the delay...
3/3/11
9am - See doc, told him i wanna induce, but he doesn't really agree... But say cos my hubby most probably need to go off to sailing this week, don't wanna miss the birth... Gynae finally agreed. =)
1015am - VE done, 1cm dilated, gynae did a membrane sweep again and insert prostaglandins to soften the cervix. Hooked to CTG machine. All the while not much pain
2pm - sent to ward to await normal progression of labour... Vagina started getting very SNG n heavy till i need to lie down to get rid of the feeling...
4pm - pain more intense and i still wanna bear with
4.45pm - Gynae came, saw me in pain and say to omit second pill to be inserted till tomorrow... I agreed... =)
5-630pm - Hooked to CTG machine in ward level.. From what was supposed to be a 20-30mins thing, became 1.5hours... Cos my contractions were so intense and regular like 1-2mins apart...
The nurse saw the chart already say you still can tahan ah? I told her say i'm trying very hard too... Haha... Each time the contraction came, i hold onto the bed's rails...
630pm - Took dinner
7pm - Decide to have a shower, the moment i walked into the toilet and removed my panty, small amount of reddish/pinkish water gush down my thigh... I was thinking, did i just leaked my pee pee?
Asked hubby to come in toilet and see, told him maybe my water bag broke, then i proceeded to shower...
Upon showering, saw a big clot like thing dropping out and quite a lot more of pinkish fluid came out... - confirmed is amniotic bag broke liao... So happy... Haha...
7.20pm - Came out of toilet and informed the nurse my water bag broke liao..
7.30pm - Doc did a VE, say I'm only 2 cm dilated (all the while i was gripping the bed rails cos the pain was so intense)
Doc saw me in so much pain ask me if i want to go labour ward for pain management, i told him i'm still trying to tolerate it.
7.35pm- Pain became more and more intense i told hubby i need epidural liao.. INformed nurses of my decision... Took them like 20mins then send me down... Almost died.
8pm - Reached labour ward, all the super experienced midwives are there... I felt a little safer, but they didn't allow hubby in till i settle down or rather they settle me down.. Haha...
ONe nurse told me to start using the Gas... I did as told.. Breathe in quite intensively and the other nurse said : THIS ONE IS IN DISTRESS ALREADY... (IN MY HEART I WAS THINKING, LIKE THAT YOU ALSO KNOW AH?)
Meanwhile, they were trying to psycho me not to take epidural, told me say my pain is due to the prostaglandins pill inserted, it will cause “waves” of pain, ask me to try pethidine… I agreed.
Then the nurse did a VE for me, 3cm dilated and after that SUPER LOTS of liquor flow out like nobody’s business…. HAha…
8.15pm – Nurse inserted a IV cannula for me on my left and and took some blood for SCBB
The thought of having to wait for 20minutes for the IM Pethidine to kick in and then it only last for a while, I told the nurse, I WANT EPIDURAL… I then heard them calling the Anaesthetist…
8.30pm or so – Anaesthetist and an MO came together, explained the risks to me and proceeded to insert the epidural needle…
9pm – All in, still can feel quite intense a contraction, so he increase the rate till tolerable, I can feel contraction, but no pain, can feel legs and etc.
9.30pm – Gynae (not my gynae) came and did an VE, 4cm dilated, predict baby will arrive at 1.30am. I started getting sleepy, so keep trying to catch a little nap here and there.
12MN – VE done again, 5-6cm only.. Sigh.. Means it’s a long way to go.
1am – VE done again, 6cm
They kept doing VE for me to check my dilatation and say my lips of cervix is a little swollen, maybe that’s why dilate slower.
6am – Gyane did VE again, 9cm liao, husband can see baby’s hair about 1-2cm from vagina… Means baby descend down liao.. So happy.. Haha..
7am – Still the same thing, so started on Oxytocin drip
8am – My own gynae came, did VE, say baby’s position is very good, but let him descend down some more, so I do not have to push so hard later, expect baby to come out before 11am. Meanwhile they escalate the rate of the oxytocin.
9.30am – I told the nurse I can feel baby’s hair at the tip of my vagina liao, they kinda of don’t believe me till she open up. Told me I can start pushing le…
Push like mad for 40mins and finally baby Eden arrived at 1009hrs,
3475g, 54cm long and head circumference 34cm….
In labour for exactly 24 hours...Phew!
