24 March 2013
The day we celebrated the last day of the lunar new year. It was also the night Hubs and I moved in to his godparent's place. I felt the contractions throughout the day but it was not intense enough to warrant a visit to the hospital. In the night the contractions became more and more intense but it was still within my tolerance level so I waited and waited till dawn to wake the whole family up.
25 March 2013
At around 10am , after breakfast and after a bath we packed up and headed to TMC. I half expected it was a false alarm so I was not that anxious yet. After we arrived at TMC , I was promptly sent to the waiting ward. From then things seem to move very quickly. The nurse strapped me up and started monitoring the baby's heartbeat. She checked and I was already dilated 1 to 2 cm. I changed into my delivery gown and before I could react I was shifted from the waiting room to the delivery suite where hubs greeted me with a smile. A smile that said " this is it ".
I cannot remember how long I was in the suite but all I could focus was on the contractions that was becoming more and more intense. I was put on drip to increase the intensity and I thought to myself that I will endure it for as long as possible. No epidural or whatsoever pain relief.
By around 2 to 3 pm I think , the contractions became so intense that I needed Hubs to be there to hold my hands as I breathe through every contractions. I felt the tension building up within my body. Yet I was still acting like a hero. No pain relief. It was just me and the support from hubs.
An hour or so later , Dr Teo came in and broke my water bag. The contractions heightened once again. This time I was squeezing hubs hand as if I was going to break it. I asked for the 'laughing gas" but it was not working. The pain and tension just kept building up. I was grabbing the bars so hard that I could just break it into two. This is when I pleaded for pain relief. The epidural was given to me promptly. I heaved a huge sign of relief.
By then my dilation was at around 5 to 6 cm, it did not take long for it to reach 7 to 8cm. The midwife checked on me and told us we are ready to do some pushing. That sentence was the highlight of my day. I perked myself up and started pushing.
" We can see the hair already " was the magic words from the midwife.
I did a few more pushes before Dr Teo came in to give the final instructions. This was the most happening part of the whole delivery, our baby girl came out just after a few final pushes. I remember hearing her loud cries and she was placed on me immediately. I ignore the rest of the bloody mess (i.e. delivery of the placenta and the stitching up ) that was going on around me and just focus solely on looking at our little baby girl.
The day we celebrated the last day of the lunar new year. It was also the night Hubs and I moved in to his godparent's place. I felt the contractions throughout the day but it was not intense enough to warrant a visit to the hospital. In the night the contractions became more and more intense but it was still within my tolerance level so I waited and waited till dawn to wake the whole family up.
25 March 2013
At around 10am , after breakfast and after a bath we packed up and headed to TMC. I half expected it was a false alarm so I was not that anxious yet. After we arrived at TMC , I was promptly sent to the waiting ward. From then things seem to move very quickly. The nurse strapped me up and started monitoring the baby's heartbeat. She checked and I was already dilated 1 to 2 cm. I changed into my delivery gown and before I could react I was shifted from the waiting room to the delivery suite where hubs greeted me with a smile. A smile that said " this is it ".
I cannot remember how long I was in the suite but all I could focus was on the contractions that was becoming more and more intense. I was put on drip to increase the intensity and I thought to myself that I will endure it for as long as possible. No epidural or whatsoever pain relief.
By around 2 to 3 pm I think , the contractions became so intense that I needed Hubs to be there to hold my hands as I breathe through every contractions. I felt the tension building up within my body. Yet I was still acting like a hero. No pain relief. It was just me and the support from hubs.
An hour or so later , Dr Teo came in and broke my water bag. The contractions heightened once again. This time I was squeezing hubs hand as if I was going to break it. I asked for the 'laughing gas" but it was not working. The pain and tension just kept building up. I was grabbing the bars so hard that I could just break it into two. This is when I pleaded for pain relief. The epidural was given to me promptly. I heaved a huge sign of relief.
By then my dilation was at around 5 to 6 cm, it did not take long for it to reach 7 to 8cm. The midwife checked on me and told us we are ready to do some pushing. That sentence was the highlight of my day. I perked myself up and started pushing.
" We can see the hair already " was the magic words from the midwife.
I did a few more pushes before Dr Teo came in to give the final instructions. This was the most happening part of the whole delivery, our baby girl came out just after a few final pushes. I remember hearing her loud cries and she was placed on me immediately. I ignore the rest of the bloody mess (i.e. delivery of the placenta and the stitching up ) that was going on around me and just focus solely on looking at our little baby girl.
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