Hi princessxiaomei,
Really peifu that you can latch all the way. How I wish I can do tt. No need to wash bottles and buy pump. However my nipples are very sore after latching, n I do not hv enuf milk. After latching for 30 mins both sides, bb can still drink 70ml of EBM or FM. Dun know how much he really suckle frm my breast. Prefer to pump so I kn how much EBM I have. Also I can't latch without a breastfeeding pillow cos I dun kn how to hold the bb. Really wrong position and no strength to support him. Envy those who can latch while lying down, seems so relaxed easy.
Hi Jo Q,
My gynae didn't tell me if bb's head is engaged during the last couple of visits before delivery. I suppose so as can feel him very down below. On one hand, I feel it's not right to go for induction cos he should put on more wgt and come out when he's ready, unless there's medical condition. On the other hand, scared of c-section, so tried induction to see if can go natural. Gynae didnt promise me natural, only say will try n see. Luckily am able to go natural.
How's your c-section wound now? Did you opt for epidural or GA? My delivery is very smooth, dilate fully within 5.5 hrs, however I suffered side effects of epidural which is spinal headache. Very terrible that I can't sit up and walk cos of headaches and giddiness. No appetite to eat and bf. This only happen to 1 in 200 people. Suay for me. On the day of my discharge, the anasthetist who did the epidural came to see me cos I asked the nurse to feedback to him my condition. He came to do a blood patch on me. How painful it was!He was wearing surgeon gown and was distracted with many calls from the delivery wards. Went to extract my blood with my arm stretched towards the ceiling and could not draw much blood. (think this was wrong way of drawing the blood). Poke me more than 15 times in 3 places before he can draw sufficient blood to insert to my back. During the process, told him to stop doing it and tat I can bear the headaches, but he persisted. The worst has yet to come.
He could not insert the blood to my back cos he was too distracted and the nurse not from delivery ward, also did not position me near the edge of the bed before insertion. I was at the centre of the bed, moreover the bed was very low (cos I'm short so I adjusted the height as such) and he was very tall, so of course the insertion could not go in. His needle poked my back bone more than 15 times before he succeeded. It was so painful tt I pleaded with him to stop n stop and to throw my blood away. Again he persisted relentlessly and I was at his mercy.
Am thinking should I sue him for doing the blood patch on my hospital bed instead of at the delivery ward. Now even thinking abt it caused me to shiver.