She's Here!
12 Jan 2009Finally, the day to see the little one has arrived. Put off by a cold since last week so Dr Chan advised to induce next mon, 12 Jan. PWJ has been so excited.
645am - we reached Thomson Labour Ward while PWJ do admission procedures.
basically i have a rather painless and good experience birth,with minimal epidural and trouble-free. but wat i hated is how 'un-natural' and 'medically reliant' hospital is getting. i wanted a natural birth with no/minimal drugs but instead i hv 2 drips (one to keep me hydrated, one to induced brith), epidural, catheter and all other nonsense, blood pressure monitor, measure temperature/baby's heartbeat/contractions....
700am - @Delivery Room 7, i was given a blue hospital garb to don and nurse proceed to shave (!) me, weird feeling and given enema to clear my bowels, i endured for close to 5mins before dashing off to the toilet. I was put on a drip on my right hand, it was so bloody painful, i wondered how my mum and other folks who have to endure such pain when they go thru operations. Dr Chan came, checked and burst my waterbag and found myself sitting in a pool of water, i'm only dilated 1cm, gotta wait to full dilation (1cm per hr) till 8 or 9pm..gosh so long
830am - I chickened out and opt for an epidural jab just as i encountered a contraction which was painless, just a feeling of discomfort. I braced myself for the jab and it's not too bad, just a deeper ant prick to the back. My legs felt like puppets and dead wood, numb to the touch.
9am - I slept, thinking its a long wait
11am - I woke up to discover some pressure on my rectum, pressed for nurse and she checked, i'm actually 8cm and baby is progressing well! i got excited..
12pm - still waiting for doctor and nurse to come. slept again
130pm - suddenly doctor and nurse came and immediately told me to push. so i pushed lor...for a full hour before lil one popped out!
basically i have a rather painless and good experience birth,with minimal epidural and trouble-free. but wat i hated is how 'un-natural' and 'medically reliant' hospital is getting. i wanted a natural birth with no/minimal drugs but instead i hv 2 drips (one to keep me hydrated, one to induced brith), epidural, catheter and all other nonsense, blood pressure monitor, measure temperature/baby's heartbeat/contractions....
felt fine and just a little sore below, the drip was painful. then the influx of visitors came in streams over the next 2 days, was so touched by the many well-wishes and gifts, we have to call for a porter to cart out stuff to the car and it filled the 3-tier trolley to the max...
posted by Ling @ 8:55 pm
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